Sec. 606. Annual report to Congress
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Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an annual report, to be entitled Report to Congress on Future Water Project Development , that identifies the following: Each project report that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A). Any proposed project study submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection
(b)that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A). Any proposed modification to an authorized water project or project study that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that— is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); or is identified by the Secretary for authorization. Any project study that was expedited and any Secretarial determinations under section 804. Not later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice requesting proposals from non-Federal interests for proposed project studies and proposed modifications to authorized projects and project studies to be included in the annual report. The Secretary shall include in each notice required by this subsection a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in paragraph
(1)by not later than 120 days after the date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register in order for the proposals to be considered for inclusion in the annual report. On the date of publication of each notice required by this subsection, the Secretary shall— make the notice publicly available, including on the Internet; and provide written notification of the publication to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The Secretary shall include in the annual report only those project reports, proposed project studies, and proposed modifications to authorized projects and project studies that— are related to the missions and authorities of the Bureau of Reclamation; require specific congressional authorization, including by an Act of Congress; have not been congressionally authorized; have not been included in any previous annual report; and if authorized, could be carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation. The Secretary shall describe in the annual report, to the extent applicable and practicable, for each proposed project study and proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or project study included in the annual report, the benefits, as described in clause (ii), of each such study or proposed modification. The benefits (or expected benefits, in the case of a proposed project study) described in this clause are benefits to— the protection of human life and property; improvement to domestic irrigated water and power supplies; the national economy; the environment; or the national security interests of the United States. The Secretary shall identify in the annual report, to the extent practicable— for each proposed project study included in the annual report, the non-Federal interest that submitted the proposed project study pursuant to subsection (b); and for each proposed project study and proposed modification to a project or project study included in the annual report, whether the non-Federal interest has demonstrated— that local support exists for the proposed project study or proposed modification to an authorized project or project study (including the surface water storage development project that is the subject of the proposed feasibility study or the proposed modification to an authorized project study); and the financial ability to provide the required non-Federal cost share. The Secretary shall include in the annual report, for each project report, proposed project study, and proposed modification to a project or project study included under paragraph (1)(A)— the name of the associated non-Federal interest, including the name of any non-Federal interest that has contributed, or is expected to contribute, a non-Federal share of the cost of— the project report; the proposed project study; the authorized project study for which the modification is proposed; or construction of— the project that is the subject of— the water report; the proposed project study; or the authorized project study for which a modification is proposed; or the proposed modification to a project; a letter or statement of support for the water report, proposed project study, or proposed modification to a project or project study from each associated non-Federal interest; the purpose of the feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to a project or project study; an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs of— the proposed modification to an authorized project study; and construction of— the project that is the subject of— the project report; or the authorized project study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the change in costs resulting from such modification; or the proposed modification to an authorized project; and an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of— the project that is the subject of— the project report; or the authorized project study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the benefits of such modification; or the proposed modification to an authorized project. The Secretary shall include in the annual report a certification stating that each feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, and proposed modification to a project or project study included in the annual report meets the criteria established in paragraph (1)(A). The Secretary shall include in the annual report an appendix listing the proposals submitted under subsection
(b)that were not included in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) and a description of why the Secretary determined that those proposals did not meet the criteria for inclusion under such paragraph. Notwithstanding any other deadlines required by this section, the Secretary shall— not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register a notice required by subsection (b)(1); and include in such notice a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in subsection (b)(1) by not later than 120 days after the date of publication of such notice in the Federal Register in order for such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the first annual report developed by the Secretary under this section. Upon submission of an annual report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual report publicly available, including through publication on the Internet. In this section, the term project report means a final feasibility report developed under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
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Annual report to Congress
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