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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2848 (Engrossed in Senate) — To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Arm... · 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. Definition of Secretary. Sec. 3. Limitations. TITLE I—Program reforms Sec. 1001. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 1002. Advanced funds for water resources development studies and projects. Sec. 1003. Authority to accept and use materials and services. Sec. 1004. Partnerships with non-Federal entities to protect the Federal investment.
Sec. 1005. Non-Federal study and construction of projects. Sec. 1006. Munitions disposal. Sec. 1007. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities. Sec. 1008. Structures and facilities constructed by the Secretary. Sec. 1009. Project completion. Sec. 1010. Contributed funds. Sec. 1011. Application of certain benefits and costs included in final feasibility studies. Sec. 1012. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. Sec. 1013. New England District headquarters.
Sec. 1014. Buffalo District headquarters. Sec. 1015. Completion of ecosystem restoration projects. Sec. 1016. Credit for donated goods. Sec. 1017. Structural health monitoring. Sec. 1018. Fish and wildlife mitigation. Sec. 1019. Non-Federal interests. Sec. 1020. Discrete segment. Sec. 1021. Funding to process permits. Sec. 1022. International Outreach Program. Sec. 1023. Wetlands mitigation. Sec. 1024. Use of Youth Service and Conservation Corps. Sec. 1025. Debris removal. Sec. 1026.
Aquaculture study. Sec. 1027. Levee vegetation. Sec. 1028. Planning assistance to States. Sec. 1029. Prioritization. Sec. 1030. Kennewick Man. Sec. 1031. Disposition studies. Sec. 1032. Transfer of excess credit. Sec. 1033. Surplus water storage. Sec. 1034. Hurricane and storm damage reduction. Sec. 1035. Fish hatcheries. Sec. 1036. Feasibility studies and watershed assessments. Sec. 1037. Shore damage prevention or mitigation. Sec. 1038. Enhancing lake recreation opportunities.
Sec. 1039. Cost estimates. Sec. 1040. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 1041. Cost sharing for territories and Indian tribes. Sec. 1042. Local government water management plans. Sec. 1043. Credit in lieu of reimbursement. Sec. 1044. Retroactive changes to cost-sharing agreements. Sec. 1045. Easements for electric, telephone, or broadband service facilities eligible for financing under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. Sec. 1046. Study on the performance of innovative materials.
Sec. 1047. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 1048. Review of reservoir operations. Sec. 1049. Written agreement requirement for water resources projects. Sec. 1050. Maximum cost of projects. Sec. 1051. Conversion of surplus water agreements. Sec. 1052. Authorized funding for interagency and international support. Sec. 1053. Surplus water storage. Sec. 1054. GAO review and report. TITLE II—Navigation Sec. 2001. Projects funded by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Sec. 2002.
Operation and maintenance of fuel-taxed inland waterways. Sec. 2003. Funding for harbor maintenance programs. Sec. 2004. Dredged material disposal. Sec. 2005. Cape Arundel disposal site, Maine. Sec. 2006. Maintenance of harbors of refuge. Sec. 2007. Aids to navigation. Sec. 2008. Beneficial use of dredged material. Sec. 2009. Operation and maintenance of harbor projects. Sec. 2010. Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports. Sec. 2011. Harbor deepening. Sec. 2012.
Operations and maintenance of inland Mississippi River ports. Sec. 2013. Implementation guidance. Sec. 2014. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 2015. Non-Federal interest dredging authority. Sec. 2016. Transportation cost savings. Sec. 2017. Dredged material. Sec. 2018. Great Lakes Navigation System. Sec. 2019. Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. TITLE III—Safety improvements Sec. 3001. Rehabilitation assistance for non-Federal flood control projects. Sec. 3002. Rehabilitation of existing levees.
Sec. 3003. Maintenance of high risk flood control projects. Sec. 3004. Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams. Sec. 3005. Expedited completion of authorized projects for flood damage reduction. Sec. 3006. Cumberland River Basin Dam repairs. Sec. 3007. Indian dam safety. Sec. 3008. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed flood control dams. TITLE IV—River basins, watersheds, and coastal areas Sec. 4001. Gulf Coast oyster bed recovery plan. Sec. 4002. Columbia River, Platte River, and Arkansas River.
Sec. 4003. Missouri River. Sec. 4004. Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration. Sec. 4005. Ice jam prevention and mitigation. Sec. 4006. Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration. Sec. 4007. North Atlantic coastal region. Sec. 4008. Rio Grande. Sec. 4009. Texas coastal area. Sec. 4010. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers flood risk management. Sec. 4011. Salton Sea, California. Sec. 4012. Adjustment. Sec. 4013. Coastal resiliency. Sec. 4014. Regional intergovernmental collaboration on coastal resilience.
Sec. 4015. South Atlantic coastal study. Sec. 4016. Kanawha River Basin. Sec. 4017. Consideration of full array of measures for coastal risk reduction. Sec. 4018. Waterfront community revitalization and resiliency. Sec. 4019. Table Rock Lake, Arkansas and Missouri. Sec. 4020. Pearl River Basin, Mississippi. TITLE V—Deauthorizations Sec. 5001. Deauthorizations. Sec. 5002. Conveyances. TITLE VI—Water resources infrastructure Sec. 6001. Authorization of final feasibility studies.
Sec. 6002. Authorization of project modifications recommended by the Secretary. Sec. 6003. Authorization of study and modification proposals submitted to Congress by the Secretary. Sec. 6004. Expedited completion of reports. Sec. 6005. Extension of expedited consideration in Senate. Sec. 6006. GAO study on Corps of Engineers methodology and performance metrics. Sec. 6007. Inventory assessment. Sec. 6008. Saint Lawrence Seaway modernization. Sec. 6009. Yazoo Basin, Mississippi.
TITLE VII—Safe drinking water and clean water infrastructure Sec. 7001. Definition of Administrator. Sec. 7002. Sense of the Senate on appropriations levels and findings on economic impacts. Subtitle A—Drinking water Sec. 7101. Preconstruction work. Sec. 7102. Priority system requirements. Sec. 7103. Administration of State loan funds. Sec. 7104. Other authorized activities. Sec. 7105. Negotiation of contracts. Sec. 7106. Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities. Sec. 7107.
Reducing lead in drinking water. Sec. 7108. Regional liaisons for minority, tribal, and low-income communities. Sec. 7109. Notice to persons served. Sec. 7110. Electronic reporting of drinking water data. Sec. 7111. Lead testing in school and child care drinking water. Sec. 7112. WaterSense program. Sec. 7113. Water supply cost savings. Sec. 7114. Small system technical assistance. Sec. 7115. Definition of Indian tribe. Sec. 7116. Technical assistance for tribal water systems.
Sec. 7117. Requirement for the use of American materials. Subtitle B—Clean water Sec. 7201. Sewer overflow control grants. Sec. 7202. Small and medium treatment works. Sec. 7203. Integrated plans. Sec. 7204. Green infrastructure promotion. Sec. 7205. Financial capability guidance. Sec. 7206. Chesapeake Bay Grass Survey. Sec. 7207. Great Lakes harmful algal bloom coordinator. Subtitle C—Innovative financing and promotion of innovative technologies Sec. 7301. Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program.
Sec. 7302. Water infrastructure finance and innovation. Sec. 7303. Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund. Sec. 7304. Innovative water technology grant program. Sec. 7305. Water Resources Research Act amendments. Sec. 7306. Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 1996. Sec. 7307. National drought resilience guidelines. Sec. 7308. Innovation in State water pollution control revolving loan funds. Sec. 7309. Innovation in drinking water State revolving loan funds. Subtitle D—Drinking water disaster relief and infrastructure investments Sec. 7401.
Drinking water infrastructure. Sec. 7402. Loan forgiveness. Sec. 7403. Registry for lead exposure and advisory committee. Sec. 7404. Additional funding for certain childhood health programs. Sec. 7405. Review and report. Subtitle E—Report on groundwater contamination Sec. 7501. Definitions. Sec. 7502. Report on groundwater contamination. Subtitle F—Restoration PART I—Great Lakes Restoration Sec. 7611. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Sec. 7612. Amendments to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990.
PART II—Lake Tahoe Restoration Sec. 7621. Findings and purposes. Sec. 7622. Definitions. Sec. 7623. Improved administration of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Sec. 7624. Authorized programs. Sec. 7625. Program performance and accountability. Sec. 7626. Conforming amendments; updates to related laws. Sec. 7627. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 7628. Land transfers to improve management efficiencies of Federal and State land. PART III—Long Island Sound Restoration Sec. 7631.
Restoration and stewardship programs. Sec. 7632. Reauthorization. PART IV—Delaware River Basin Conservation Sec. 7641. Findings. Sec. 7642. Definitions. Sec. 7643. Program establishment. Sec. 7644. Grants and assistance. Sec. 7645. Annual reports. Sec. 7646. Authorization of appropriations. PART V—Columbia River Basin Restoration Sec. 7651. Columbia River Basin restoration. Subtitle G—Innovative water infrastructure workforce development Sec. 7701. Innovative water infrastructure workforce development program.
Subtitle H—Offset Sec. 7801. Offset. TITLE VIII—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 8001. Approval of State programs for control of coal combustion residuals. Sec. 8002. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation water settlement. Sec. 8003. Land transfer and trust land for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Sec. 8004. Reauthorization of Denali Commission. Sec. 8005. Recreational access of floating cabins. Sec. 8006. Regulation of aboveground storage at farms. Sec. 8007. Salt cedar removal permit reviews.
Sec. 8008. International outfall interceptor repair, operations, and maintenance. Sec. 8009. Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians water rights settlement. Sec. 8010. Gold King Mine spill recovery. Sec. 8011. Reports by the Comptroller General. Sec. 8012. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8013. Bureau of Reclamation Dakotas Area Office permit fees for cabins and trailers. Sec. 8014. Use of trailer homes at heart butte dam and reservoir (Lake Tschida). TITLE IX—Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act Sec. 9001.
Short title. Sec. 9002. Purposes. Sec. 9003. Definitions. Sec. 9004. Ratification of compact. Sec. 9005. Milk River water right. Sec. 9006. Water delivery through Milk River project. Sec. 9007. Bureau of Reclamation activities to improve water management. Sec. 9008. St. Mary canal hydroelectric power generation. Sec. 9009. Storage allocation from Lake Elwell. Sec. 9010. Irrigation activities. Sec. 9011. Design and construction of MR&I System. Sec. 9012. Design and construction of water storage and irrigation facilities.
Sec. 9013. Blackfeet water, storage, and development projects. Sec. 9014. Easements and rights-of-way. Sec. 9015. Tribal water rights. Sec. 9016. Blackfeet settlement trust fund. Sec. 9017. Blackfeet water settlement implementation fund. Sec. 9018. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 9019. Water rights in Lewis and Clark National Forest and Glacier National Park. Sec. 9020. Waivers and releases of claims. Sec. 9021. Satisfaction of claims. Sec. 9022. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 9023. Expiration on failure to meet enforceability date. Sec. 9024. Antideficiency.
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