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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 7575 (Reported in House) — To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and devel... · Sec. 218

Sec. 218. GAO study on application of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund expenditures

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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the operation and maintenance needs of federally authorized harbor and inland harbor projects, including— an inventory of all federally authorized harbor and inland harbor projects; an assessment of current uses of such projects (and, to the extent practicable, the national, regional, and local benefits of such uses), including the uses listed in section 210(d)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986; an assessment of the annual operation and maintenance needs associated with harbors and inland harbors referred to in subsection (a)(2) of section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2238 ), including a breakdown of such needs for each of the following types of projects— emerging harbor projects (as defined in such section); moderate-use harbor projects (as defined in such section on the day before the date of enactment of this Act); high-use harbor projects (as defined in such section on the day before the date of enactment of this Act); and projects assigned to harbors and inland harbors within the Great Lakes Navigation System (as defined in such section); an assessment of any deferred operation and maintenance needs for such projects; an assessment of the annual funding level trends for moderate-use harbor projects (as defined in section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–121 ), excluding funds awarded to donor ports, medium-sized donor ports, and energy transfer ports (as such terms are defined in section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 )); an assessment of projected needs associated with donor ports, medium-sized donor ports, and energy transfer ports (as such terms are defined in section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 )); and an itemization of expenditures provided to donor ports, medium-sized donor ports, and energy transfer ports under section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 ).
Upon completion of the report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit such report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
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