Sec. 101. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies
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To the extent practicable, a feasibility study initiated by the Secretary, after the date of enactment of this Act, under section 905(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2282(a) ) shall— result in the completion of a final feasibility report not later than 3 years after the date of initiation; have a maximum Federal cost of $3,000,000; and ensure that personnel from the district, division, and headquarters levels of the Corps of Engineers concurrently conduct the review required under that section. If the Secretary determines that a feasibility study described in subsection
(a)will not be conducted in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary, not later than 30 days after the date of making the determination, shall— prepare an updated feasibility study schedule and cost estimate; notify the non-Federal feasibility cost sharing partner that the feasibility study has been delayed; and provide written notice to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate as to the reasons the requirements of subsection
(a)are not attainable. A feasibility study for which the Secretary has issued a determination under subsection
(b)is not authorized after the last day of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the determination if the Secretary has not completed the study on or before such last day. Not later than 4 years 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 a report that describes— the status of the implementation of this section, including a description of each feasibility study subject to the requirements of this section; the amount of time taken to complete each such feasibility study; and any recommendations for additional authority necessary to support efforts to expedite the feasibility study process, including an analysis of whether the limitation established by subsection (a)(2) needs to be adjusted to address the impacts of inflation. Not later than 90 days after the date of the initiation of a study described in subsection
(a)for a project, the Secretary shall— take all steps necessary to initiate the federally mandated reviews that the Secretary is required to complete as part of the study, including environmental reviews; convene a meeting of all Federal, tribal, and State agencies identified under section 2045(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( 33 U.S.C. 2348(d) ), as amended by this Act, and that may be required by law to conduct or issue a review, analysis, or opinion on or to make a determination concerning a permit or license for the study; provide the agencies referred to in paragraph
(2)with all relevant information related to the scope and potential impacts of the project, including environmental impacts; and take all steps necessary to provide information that will enable required reviews and analyses related to the project to be conducted by other agencies in a thorough and timely manner.
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