    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-315
    111th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to extend and
    modify the program allowing the Secretary of the Army to accept and
    expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the
    evaluation of permits, and for other purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    SECTION 1. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS.

    Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33
    U.S.C. 2201 note; 114 Stat. 2594; 117 Stat. 1836; 119 Stat. 2169; 120
    Stat. 318; 120 Stat. 3197; 121 Stat. 1067; 123 Stat. 3478) is amended--
    (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

    ``(a) In General.--The <> Secretary, after public
    notice, may accept and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal public
    entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity related to
    a project or activity for a public purpose under the jurisdiction of the
    Department of the Army.'';
    (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e);
    (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

    ``(b) Effect on Permitting.--
    ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
    Secretary shall ensure that the use of funds accepted under
    subsection (a) will not impact impartial decisionmaking with
    respect to permits, either substantively or procedurally.
    ``(2) Impartial decisionmaking.--In carrying out this
    section, the Secretary shall ensure that the evaluation of
    permits carried out using funds accepted under this section
    shall--
    ``(A) be reviewed by--
    ``(i) the District Commander, or the
    Commander's designee, of the Corps District in
    which the project or activity is located; or
    ``(ii) the Commander of the Corps Division in
    which the District is located if the evaluation of
    the permit is initially conducted by the District
    Commander; and
    ``(B) utilize the same procedures for decisions that
    would otherwise be required for the evaluation of
    permits for similar projects or activities not carried
    out using funds authorized under this section.

    ``(c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds accepted under
    this section shall be used to carry out a review of the evaluation of
    permits required under subsection (b)(2)(A).
    ``(d) Public Availability.--The Secretary shall ensure that all
    final permit decisions carried out using funds authorized under

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    this section are made available to the public, including on the
    Internet.''; and
    (4) in subsection (e) (as redesignated) by striking ``2010''
    and inserting ``2016''.
    SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 2010.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with
    the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
    reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
    Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
    Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such
    statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

    Approved December 18, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6184:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    Dec. 1, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 7, considered and passed Senate.