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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. 6001

Sec. 6001. Deauthorization of inactive projects

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The purposes of this section are— to identify $18,000,000,000 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.
Section 1001(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 579a(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: At the end of each fiscal year, 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, and make available on a publicly accessible Internet site in a manner that is downloadable, searchable, and sortable, a list of— projects or separable elements of projects authorized for construction for which funding has been obligated during the current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years; the amount of funding obligated for each such project or separable element per fiscal year; the current phase of each such project or separable element of a project; and the amount required to complete the current phase of each such project or separable element.
The Secretary shall compile and publish a complete list of all projects and separable elements of projects of the Corps of Engineers that are authorized for construction but have not been completed. The Secretary shall include on the list developed under subparagraph
(A)for each project and separable element on that list— the date of authorization of the project or separable element, including any subsequent modifications to the original authorization; the original budget authority for the project or separable element; a brief description of the project or separable element; the estimated date of completion of the project or separable element; the estimated cost of completion of the project or separable element; and any amounts appropriated for the project or separable element that remain unobligated. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the list developed under subparagraph
(A)to— the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Beginning on the date the Secretary submits the report to Congress under clause (i), the Secretary shall make a copy of the list available on a publicly accessible Internet site in a manner that is downloadable, searchable, and sortable. . The Secretary shall develop an interim deauthorization list that identifies each 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 of the project during the current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years. A project or separable element of a project may not be identified on the interim deauthorization list, or the final deauthorization list developed under subsection (d), if the project or separable element received funding for a post-authorization study during the current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years. The Secretary shall solicit comments from the public and the Governors of each applicable State on the interim deauthorization list developed under paragraph (1). The public comment period shall be 90 days. Not later than 90 days after the date of submission of the list required by section 1001(b)(4)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (as added by subsection (b)), the Secretary shall— submit the interim deauthorization list to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and publish the interim deauthorization list in the Federal Register. The Secretary shall develop a final deauthorization list of each water resources development project, or separable element of a project, described in subsection (c)(1) that is identified pursuant to this subsection. The Secretary shall include on the final deauthorization list projects and separable elements of projects that have, in the aggregate, an estimated Federal cost to complete that is at least $18,000,000,000. For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into account any allowances authorized by section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2280 ), as applied to the most recent project schedule and cost estimate. The Secretary shall identify projects and separable elements of projects for inclusion on the final deauthorization list according to the order in which the projects and separable elements of the projects were authorized, beginning with the earliest authorized projects and separable elements of projects and ending once the last project or separable element of a project necessary to meet the aggregate amount under paragraph
(2)is identified. The Secretary may identify projects and separable elements of projects in an order other than that established by clause
(i)if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that a project or separable element of a project is critical for interests of the United States, based on the possible impact of the project or separable element of the project on public health and safety, the national economy, or the environment. In making determinations under clause (ii), the Secretary shall consider any comments received under subsection (c)(3). The Secretary shall include as part of the final deauthorization list an appendix that— identifies each project or separable element of a project on the interim deauthorization list developed under subsection
(c)that is not included on the final deauthorization list; and describes the reasons why the project or separable element is not included. Not later than 120 days after the date on which the public comment period under subsection (c)(3) expires, the Secretary shall— submit the final deauthorization list and the appendix to the final deauthorization list to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and publish the final deauthorization list and the appendix to the final deauthorization list in the Federal Register. After the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of submission of the final deauthorization report under subsection (d), a project or separable element of a project identified in the report is hereby deauthorized, unless Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the final deauthorization report prior to the end of such period. A project or separable element of a project identified in the final deauthorization report under subsection
(d)shall not be deauthorized under this subsection if, before the expiration of the 180-day period referred to in paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest for the project or separable element of the project provides sufficient funds to complete the project or separable element of the project. Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each project and separable element of a project identified in the final deauthorization report shall be treated as deauthorized for purposes of the aggregate deauthorization amount specified in subsection (d)(2). In this section: The term post-authorization study means— a feasibility report developed under section 905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2282 ); a feasibility study, as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2215(d) ); or a review conducted under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 ( 33 U.S.C. 549a ), including an initial appraisal that— demonstrates a Federal interest; and requires additional analysis for the project or separable element. The term water resources development project includes an environmental infrastructure assistance project or program of the Corps of Engineers. For purposes of this section, if an authorized water resources development project or separable element of the project has been modified by 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.
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Sec. 6001
Deauthorization of inactive projects
U.S.C.§ 579a
U.S.C.§ 2280
U.S.C.§ 2282
U.S.C.§ 2215
U.S.C.§ 549a
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