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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2848 (Reported in Senate) — To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Arm... · Sec. 2015

Sec. 2015. Non-Federal interest dredging authority

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The Secretary may permit a non-Federal interest to carry out, for an authorized navigation project (or a separable element of an authorized navigation project), such maintenance activities as are necessary to ensure that the project is maintained to not less than the minimum project dimensions. Except as provided in this section and subject to the availability of appropriations, the costs incurred by a non-Federal interest in performing the maintenance activities described in subsection
(a)shall be eligible for reimbursement, not to exceed an amount that is equal to the estimated Federal cost for the performance of the maintenance activities. Before initiating maintenance activities under this section, the non-Federal interest shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary that specifies, for the performance of the maintenance activities, the terms and conditions that are acceptable to the non-Federal interest and the Secretary. In carrying out maintenance activities under this section, a non-Federal interest shall— provide equipment at no cost to the Federal Government; and hold and save the United States free from any and all damage that arises from the use of the equipment of the non-Federal interest, except for damage due to the fault or negligence of a contractor of the Federal Government. Costs that are directly related to the operation and maintenance of a dredge, based on the period of time the dredge is used in the performance of work for the Federal Government during a given fiscal year, are eligible for reimbursement under this section. Costs that are eligible for reimbursement under this section are those costs directly related to the costs associated with operation and maintenance of the dredge based on the lesser of the period of time for which— the dredge is being used in the performance of work for the Federal Government during a given fiscal year; and the actual fiscal year Federal appropriations identified for that portion of maintenance dredging that are made available. Monitoring Audit Not earlier than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may conduct an audit on any maintenance activities for an authorized navigation project (or a separable element of an authorized navigation project) carried out under this section to determine if permitting a non-Federal interest to carry out maintenance activities under this section has resulted in— improved reliability and safety for navigation; and cost savings to the Federal Government. The authority of the Secretary under this section terminates on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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