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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 3080 (Enrolled) — To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and devel... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. TITLE I—Program reforms and streamlining Sec. 1001. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. Sec. 1002. Consolidation of studies. Sec. 1003. Expedited completion of reports. Sec. 1004. Removal of duplicative analyses. Sec. 1005. Project acceleration. Sec. 1006. Expediting the evaluation and processing of permits. Sec. 1007.
Expediting approval of modifications and alterations of projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 1008. Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities. Sec. 1009. Enhanced use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 1010. Determination of project completion. Sec. 1011. Prioritization. Sec. 1012. Transparency in accounting and administrative expenses. Sec. 1013. Evaluation of project Partnership Agreements. Sec. 1014. Study and construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1015. Contributions by non-Federal interests. Sec. 1016. Operation and maintenance of certain projects. Sec. 1017. Acceptance of contributed funds to increase lock operations. Sec. 1018. Credit for in-kind contributions. Sec. 1019. Clarification of in-kind credit authority. Sec. 1020. Transfer of excess credit. Sec. 1021. Crediting authority for federally authorized navigation projects. Sec. 1022. Credit in lieu of reimbursement. Sec. 1023. Additional contributions by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1024. Authority to accept and use materials and services. Sec. 1025. Water resources projects on Federal land. Sec. 1026. Clarification of impacts to other Federal facilities. Sec. 1027. Clarification of munition disposal authorities. Sec. 1028. Clarification of mitigation authority. Sec. 1029. Clarification of interagency support authorities. Sec. 1030. Continuing authority. Sec. 1031. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 1032. Territories of the United States. Sec. 1033. Corrosion prevention.
Sec. 1034. Advanced modeling technologies. Sec. 1035. Recreational access. Sec. 1036. Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction. Sec. 1037. Hurricane and storm damage reduction. Sec. 1038. Reduction of Federal costs for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. Sec. 1039. Invasive species. Sec. 1040. Fish and wildlife mitigation. Sec. 1041. Mitigation status report. Sec. 1042. Reports to Congress. Sec. 1043. Non-Federal implementation pilot program. Sec. 1044.
Independent peer review. Sec. 1045. Report on surface elevations at drought affected lakes. Sec. 1046. Reservoir operations and water supply. Sec. 1047. Special use permits. Sec. 1048. America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass program. Sec. 1049. Applicability of spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule. Sec. 1050. Namings. Sec. 1051. Interstate water agreements and compacts. Sec. 1052. Sense of Congress regarding water resources development bills.
TITLE II—Navigation Subtitle A—Inland waterways Sec. 2001. Definitions. Sec. 2002. Project delivery process reforms. Sec. 2003. Efficiency of revenue collection. Sec. 2004. Inland waterways revenue studies. Sec. 2005. Inland waterways stakeholder roundtable. Sec. 2006. Preserving the Inland Waterway Trust Fund. Sec. 2007. Inland waterways oversight. Sec. 2008. Assessment of operation and maintenance needs of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Sec. 2009. Inland waterways riverbank stabilization. Sec. 2010. Upper Mississippi River protection. Sec. 2011. Corps of Engineers lock and dam energy development. Sec. 2012. Restricted areas at Corps of Engineers dams. Sec. 2013. Operation and maintenance of fuel taxed inland waterways. Subtitle B—Port and Harbor Maintenance Sec. 2101. Funding for harbor maintenance programs. Sec. 2102. Operation and maintenance of harbor projects. Sec. 2103. Consolidation of deep draft navigation expertise.
Sec. 2104. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 2105. Arctic deep draft port development partnerships. Sec. 2106. Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports. Sec. 2107. Preserving United States harbors. TITLE III—Safety Improvements and Addressing Extreme Weather Events Subtitle A—Dam Safety Sec. 3001. Dam Safety. Subtitle B—Levee safety Sec. 3011. Systemwide improvement framework. Sec. 3012. Management of flood risk reduction projects. Sec. 3013. Vegetation management policy.
Sec. 3014. Levee certifications. Sec. 3015. Planning assistance to States. Sec. 3016. Levee safety. Sec. 3017. Rehabilitation of existing levees. Subtitle C—Additional safety improvements and risk reduction measures Sec. 3021. Use of innovative materials. Sec. 3022. Durability, sustainability, and resilience. Sec. 3023. Study on risk reduction. Sec. 3024. Management of flood, drought, and storm damage. Sec. 3025. Post-disaster watershed assessments. Sec. 3026. Hurricane and storm damage reduction study.
Sec. 3027. Emergency communication of risk. Sec. 3028. Safety assurance review. Sec. 3029. Emergency response to natural disasters. TITLE IV—River Basins and Coastal Areas Sec. 4001. River basin commissions. Sec. 4002. Mississippi River. Sec. 4003. Missouri River. Sec. 4004. Arkansas River. Sec. 4005. Columbia Basin. Sec. 4006. Rio Grande. Sec. 4007. Northern Rockies headwaters. Sec. 4008. Rural Western water. Sec. 4009. North Atlantic Coastal Region. Sec. 4010. Chesapeake Bay.
Sec. 4011. Louisiana coastal area. Sec. 4012. Red River Basin. Sec. 4013. Technical corrections. Sec. 4014. Ocean and coastal resiliency. TITLE V—Water infrastructure financing Subtitle A—State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds Sec. 5001. General authority for capitalization grants. Sec. 5002. Capitalization grant agreements. Sec. 5003. Water pollution control revolving loan funds. Sec. 5004. Requirements. Sec. 5005. Report on the allotment of funds. Sec. 5006. Effective date.
Subtitle B—General provisions Sec. 5011. Watershed pilot projects. Sec. 5012. Definition of treatment works. Sec. 5013. Funding for Indian programs. Sec. 5014. Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program. Subtitle C—Innovative financing pilot projects Sec. 5021. Short title. Sec. 5022. Definitions. Sec. 5023. Authority to provide assistance. Sec. 5024. Applications. Sec. 5025. Eligible entities. Sec. 5026. Projects eligible for assistance. Sec. 5027. Activities eligible for assistance.
Sec. 5028. Determination of eligibility and project selection. Sec. 5029. Secured loans. Sec. 5030. Program administration. Sec. 5031. State, tribal, and local permits. Sec. 5032. Regulations. Sec. 5033. Funding. Sec. 5034. Reports on pilot program implementation. Sec. 5035. Requirements. TITLE VI—Deauthorization and backlog prevention Sec. 6001. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 6002. Review of Corps of Engineers assets. Sec. 6003. Backlog prevention. Sec. 6004. Deauthorizations.
Sec. 6005. Land conveyances. TITLE VII—Water resources infrastructure Sec. 7001. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 7002. Authorization of final feasibility studies. Sec. 7003. Authorization of project modifications recommended by the Secretary. Sec. 7004. Expedited consideration in the House and Senate.
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