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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 5303 (Received in Senate) — 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 Development Act of 2016 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Secretary defined. Title I—General Provisions Sec. 101. Sense of Congress regarding Water Resources Development Acts. Sec. 102. Youth service and conservation corps organizations. Sec. 103. Navigation safety. Sec. 104. Emerging harbors. Sec. 105. Federal breakwaters and jetties. Sec. 106. Donor ports and energy transfer ports.
Sec. 107. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 108. Beneficial use of dredged material. Sec. 109. Reservoir sediment. Sec. 110. Contributed funds for reservoir operations. Sec. 111. Water supply conservation. Sec. 112. Interstate compacts. Sec. 113. Nonstructural alternatives. Sec. 114. Operation and maintenance of environmental protection and restoration and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects. Sec. 115. Estuary restoration. Sec. 116. Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 117. Agreements. Sec. 118. Corps of Engineers operation of unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 119. Federal dredge fleet. Sec. 120. Corps of Engineers assets. Sec. 121. Funding to process permits. Sec. 122. Credit in lieu of reimbursement. Sec. 123. Clarification of contributions during emergency events. Sec. 124. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 125. Non-Federal construction of authorized flood damage reduction projects. Sec. 126.
Multistate activities. Sec. 127. Regional participation assurance for levee safety activities. Sec. 128. Participation of non-Federal interests. Sec. 129. Indian tribes. Sec. 130. Dissemination of information on the annual report process. Sec. 131. Scope of projects. Sec. 132. Preliminary feasibility study activities. Sec. 133. Post-authorization change reports. Sec. 134. Maintenance dredging data. Sec. 135. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. Sec. 136.
Data transparency. Sec. 137. Backlog prevention. Sec. 138. Quality control. Sec. 139. Budget development and prioritization. Sec. 140. Use of natural and nature-based features. Sec. 141. Annual report on purchase of foreign manufactured articles. Sec. 142. Integrated water resources planning. Sec. 143. Evaluation of project partnership agreements. Sec. 144. Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports. Sec. 145. Arctic deep draft port development partnerships.
Sec. 146. International outreach program. Sec. 147. Comprehensive study. Sec. 148. Alternative models for managing Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Sec. 149. Alternative projects to maintenance dredging. Sec. 150. Fish hatcheries. Sec. 151. Environmental banks. Sec. 152. Cost share requirement. Sec. 153. Public access. Sec. 154. Tribal displacement. Sec. 155. Drought emergencies. Sec. 156. GAO study. Sec. 157. Work defined. Sec. 158. Authorization of federally maintained tributary channels as part of channel system.
Sec. 159. Dam safety repair projects. Sec. 160. Expedited completion of authorized project for flood risk management. Sec. 161. Review of Benefits. Sec. 162. Federal cost limitation of ecosystem restoration costs for certain projects. Sec. 163. Local flood protection works. Sec. 164. Flood mitigation and riverine restoration program. Sec. 165. Table Rock Lake, Arkansas and Missouri. Sec. 166. Adjustment to cost benefit ratio. Sec. 167. Land transfer and trust land for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Sec. 168. Lake Kemp, Texas. Sec. 169. Coastal Texas ecosystem protection and restoration, Texas. Sec. 170. Corps levees that affect community-owned levees. Sec. 171. Corrosion prevention. Sec. 172. North Atlantic Coastal Region. Sec. 173. Acquisition of beach fill. Sec. 174. Prioritization of certain projects. Sec. 175. Watercraft Inspection Stations. Sec. 176. Gulf coast oyster bed recovery assessment. Sec. 177. Water infrastructure finance and innovation. Sec. 178. Flood mitigation and rierine restoration program.
Sec. 179. Initiating work on separable elements. Sec. 180. Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project, Fannin County, Texas. Sec. 181. Consideration of use of natural and nature-based feature. Sec. 182. Recreational access. Sec. 183. No wake zones for vessels. Sec. 184. Ice jam prevention and mitigation. Sec. 185. Tribal consultation. Sec. 186. Structural health monitoring. Sec. 187. Expedited completion of authorized project for flood control. Sec. 188. Cameron County, Texas. Sec. 189.
Great Lakes Navigation System. Sec. 190. Kennewick Man. Sec. 191. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Sec. 192. Additional assistance. Title II—Studies Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. Sec. 202. Expedited completion of reports for certain projects. Sec. 203. Tulsa and West Tulsa, Arkansas River, Oklahoma. Title III—Deauthorizations and Related Provisions Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 302. Valdez, Alaska. Sec. 303. Los Angeles County Drainage Area, Los Angeles County, California.
Sec. 304. Sutter Basin, California. Sec. 305. Essex River, Massachusetts. Sec. 306. Port of Cascade Locks, Oregon. Sec. 307. Central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sec. 308. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Sec. 309. Rivercenter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sec. 310. Joe Pool Lake, Texas. Sec. 311. Salt Creek, Graham, Texas. Sec. 312. Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas. Sec. 313. Stonington Harbor, Connecticut. Title IV—Water Resources Infrastructure Sec. 401.
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