Sec. 2030. Beach nourishment

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Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f ) is amended to read as follows: Subject to subsection (b)(2)(A), the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may provide periodic beach nourishment for each water resources development project for which that nourishment has been authorized for an additional period of time, as determined by the Secretary, subject to the condition that the additional period shall not exceed the later of— 50 years after the date on which the construction of the project is initiated; or the date on which the last estimated periodic nourishment for the project is to be carried out, as recommended in the applicable report of the Chief of Engineers.

Except as provided in paragraph (3), before the date on which the 50-year period referred to in subsection (a)(1) expires, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers— may, at the request of the non-Federal interest and subject to the availability of appropriations, carry out a review of a nourishment project carried out under subsection

(a)to evaluate the feasibility of continuing Federal participation in the project for a period not to exceed 15 years; and shall submit to Congress any recommendations of the Secretary relating to the review. The non-Federal interest shall submit to the Secretary a plan for reducing the risk to people and property during the life of the project. The Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan described in subparagraph

(A)with the recommendations submitted in paragraph (1)(B). If the Secretary of the Army commences a review under paragraph

(1)not earlier than the period beginning on the date that is 2 years before the date on which the 50-year period referred to in subsection (a)(1) expires and ending on the date on which the 50-year period expires, the project shall remain authorized after the expiration of the 50-year period until the earlier of— 3 years after the expiration of the 50-year period; or the date on which a determination is made as to whether to extend Federal participation in the project in accordance with paragraph (1). Notwithstanding clauses

(i)and

(ii)of subparagraph

(A)and after a review under subparagraph

(A)is completed, if a determination is made to extend Federal participation in the project in accordance with paragraph

(1)for a period not to exceed 15 years, that period shall begin on the date on which the determination is made. .

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