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 2013 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. Title I—Program Reforms and Streamlining Sec. 101. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. Sec. 102. Expediting the evaluation and processing of permits. Sec. 103. Environmental streamlining. Sec. 104. Consolidation of studies. Sec. 105. Removal of duplicative analyses.

Sec. 106. Expediting approval of modifications and alterations of projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 107. Construction of projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 108. Contributions by non-Federal interests. Sec. 109. Contributions by non-Federal interests for management of Corps of Engineers inland navigation facilities. Sec. 110. Additional contributions by non-Federal interests. Sec. 111. Clarification of impacts to other Federal facilities. Sec. 112. Clarification of previously authorized work.

Sec. 113. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 114. Technical corrections. Sec. 115. Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program. Sec. 116. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 117. Actions to be taken in conjunction with the President’s annual budget submission to Congress. Sec. 118. Hurricane and storm damage reduction study. Sec. 119. Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction. Sec. 120. Review of emergency response authorities. Sec. 121. Emergency communication of risk.

Sec. 122. Improvements to the National Dam Safety Program Act. Sec. 123. Restricted areas at Corps of Engineers dams. Sec. 124. Levee safety. Sec. 125. Vegetation on levees. Sec. 126. Reduction of Federal costs. Sec. 127. Advanced modeling technologies. Sec. 128. Enhanced use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 129. Corrosion prevention. Sec. 130. Resilient construction and use of innovative materials. Sec. 131. Assessment of water supply in arid regions. Sec. 132.

River basin commissions. Sec. 133. Sense of Congress regarding water resources development bills. Sec. 134. Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam. Sec. 135. Aquatic invasive species. Sec. 136. Recreational access. Sec. 137. Territories of the United States. Sec. 138. Sense of Congress regarding interstate water agreements and compacts. Title II—Navigation Improvements Subtitle A—Ports Sec. 201. Expanded use of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Sec. 202. Assessment and prioritization of operation and maintenance.

Sec. 203. Preserving United States harbors. Sec. 204. Consolidation of deep draft navigation expertise. Sec. 205. Disposal sites. Subtitle B—Inland Waterways Sec. 211. Definitions. Sec. 212. Project delivery process reforms. Sec. 213. Efficiency of revenue collection. Sec. 214. Inland waterways revenue studies. Sec. 215. Inland waterways stakeholder roundtable. Sec. 216. Preserving the Inland Waterway Trust Fund. Sec. 217. Public comment on lock operations. Sec. 218. Assessment of operation and maintenance needs of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Sec. 219. Upper Mississippi River protection. Sec. 220. Corps of Engineers lock and dam energy development. Title III—Deauthorizations and Backlog Prevention Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 302. Review of Corps of Engineers assets. Sec. 303. Backlog prevention. Sec. 304. Deauthorizations. Sec. 305. Land conveyances. Title IV—Water Resources Infrastructure Sec. 401. Authorization of final feasibility studies. Sec. 402. Project modifications.