Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects
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The purposes of this section are— to identify $12,000,000,000 in water resources development projects authorized by Congress that are no longer viable for construction due to— a lack of local support; a lack of available Federal or non-Federal resources; or an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant or feasible; to create an expedited and definitive process to deauthorize water resources development projects that are no longer viable for construction; and to allow the continued authorization of water resources development projects that are viable for construction.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and shall publish in the Federal Register, a report that lists each authorized water resources development project, or separable element of a project, authorized for construction before November 8, 2007— for which— construction was not initiated before the date of enactment of this Act; or construction was initiated before the date of enactment of this Act, but for which no funds, Federal or non-Federal, were obligated for construction of the project or separable element during the 5-year period ending on July 1, 2013; and that is identified in accordance with paragraph (3).
A project or separable element shall not be listed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)(ii) if the project or separable element is being constructed as of the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall identify in the report submitted under paragraph
(1)projects and separable elements that— meet the requirements described in subparagraph
(A)of that paragraph; and in the aggregate have an estimated Federal cost to complete (as of the date of the report) that is at least $12,000,000,000. In identifying projects and separable elements under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall identify projects and separable elements according to the order in which the projects and separable elements were authorized, beginning with the earliest authorized projects and separable elements and ending upon the aggregate estimated Federal cost to complete for the projects and separable elements identified satisfying the requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii). After the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the submission of the report under this subsection, any project or separable element identified in that report is hereby deauthorized, unless during such period the non-Federal interest for the project or separable element provides, under Federal law, all funds necessary to complete the project or separable element. For purposes of this section, if an authorized water resources development project or separable element has been modified in an Act of Congress, the date of the authorization of the project or separable element shall be deemed to be the date of the most recent such modification.