Sec. 2016. Report on water storage pricing formulas
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Congress finds that— due to the ongoing drought in many parts of the United States, communities are looking for ways to enhance their water storage on Corps of Engineer reservoirs so as to maintain a reliable supply of water into the foreseeable future; water storage pricing formulas should be equitable and not create disparities between users; and water pricing formulas should not be cost-prohibitive for communities. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an assessment of the water storage pricing formulas of the Corps of Engineers, which shall include an assessment of— existing water storage pricing formulas of the Corps of Engineers, in particular whether those formulas produce water storage costs for some beneficiaries that are greatly disparate from the costs of other beneficiaries; and whether equitable water storage pricing formulas could lessen the disparate impact and produce more affordable water storage for potential beneficiaries.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment carried out under paragraph (1).