Sec. 2057. Flexibility in maintaining navigation
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If the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, determines it to be critical to maintaining safe and reliable navigation within the authorized Federal navigation channel on the Mississippi River, the Secretary may carry out only those activities outside the authorized Federal navigation channel along the Mississippi River, including the construction and operation of maintenance of fleeting areas, that are necessary for safe and reliable navigation in the Federal channel.
Not later than 60 days after initiating an activity under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes— a description of the activities undertaken, including the costs associated with the activities; and a comprehensive description of how the activities are necessary for maintaining safe and reliable navigation of the Federal channel.