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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1811 (EAH) — 116 S1811 EAH: Water Resources Development Act of 2020 · 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 2020 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. Budgetary treatment expansion and adjustment for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations for navigation. Sec. 103. Annual report to Congress on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Sec. 104. Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports.
Sec. 105. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 106. Coast Guard anchorages. Sec. 107. State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs. Sec. 108. Great Lakes confined disposal facilities. Sec. 109. Inland waterway projects. Sec. 110. Implementation of water resources principles and requirements. Sec. 111. Resiliency planning assistance. Sec. 112. Project consultation. Sec. 113. Review of resiliency assessments.
Sec. 114. Small flood control projects. Sec. 115. Flood Protection Projects. Sec. 116. Feasibility studies; review of natural and nature-based features. Sec. 117. Federal interest determination. Sec. 118. Pilot programs on the formulation of Corps of Engineers projects in rural communities and economically disadvantaged communities. Sec. 119. Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding. Sec. 120. Emergency response to natural disasters.
Sec. 121. Cost and benefit feasibility assessment. Sec. 122. Expediting repairs and recovery from flooding. Sec. 123. Review of Corps of Engineers assets. Sec. 124. Sense of Congress on multipurpose projects. Sec. 125. Beneficial use of dredged material; dredged material management plans. Sec. 126. Aquatic ecosystem restoration for anadromous fish. Sec. 127. Annual report to Congress on water resources infrastructure. Sec. 128. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. Sec. 129.
Missouri River interception-rearing complex construction. Sec. 130. Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation of projects. Sec. 131. Levee safety. Sec. 132. National Dam Safety Program. Sec. 133. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed pump stations. Sec. 134. Non-Federal Project Implementation Pilot Program. Sec. 135. Cost sharing provisions for territories and Indian Tribes. Sec. 136. Review of contracting policies. Sec. 137. Criteria for funding environmental infrastructure projects.
Sec. 138. Aging infrastructure. Sec. 139. Uniformity of notification systems. Sec. 140. Coastal storm damage reduction contracts. Sec. 141. Dam remediation for ecosystem restoration. Sec. 142. Levee accreditation process; levee certifications. Sec. 143. Project partnership agreement. Sec. 144. Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging. Sec. 145. Replacement capacity. Sec. 146. Reviewing hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities. Sec. 147. Repair and restoration of embankments.
Sec. 148. Coastal mapping. Sec. 149. Interim risk reduction measures. Sec. 150. Maintenance dredging permits. Sec. 151. High water-low water preparedness. Sec. 152. Treatment of certain benefits and costs. Sec. 153. Lease deviations. Sec. 154. Sense of Congress on Arctic deep draft port development. Sec. 155. Small water storage projects. Sec. 156. Planning Assistance to States. Sec. 157. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. Sec. 158. Data for water allocation, supply, and demand.
Sec. 159. Inland waterways pilot program. Sec. 160. Definition of economically disadvantaged community. Sec. 161. Studies of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 162. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. Sec. 163. Sense of Congress on removal of unauthorized, manmade, flammable materials on Corps property. Sec. 164. Enhanced development program. Sec. 165. Continuing authority programs. Title II—Studies and Reports Sec. 201.
Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. Sec. 202. Expedited completions. Sec. 203. Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies. Sec. 204. Assistance to non-Federal sponsors; feasibility analysis. Sec. 205. Selma, Alabama. Sec. 206. Report on Corps of Engineers facilities in Appalachia. Sec. 207. Additional studies under North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study. Sec. 208. South Atlantic coastal study. Sec. 209. Comprehensive study of the Sacramento River, Yolo Bypass, California.
Sec. 210. Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule, Florida. Sec. 211. Great Lakes coastal resiliency study. Sec. 212. Report on the status of restoration in the Louisiana coastal area. Sec. 213. Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study. Sec. 214. Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan. Sec. 215. Upper Missouri River Basin mainstem dam fish loss research. Sec. 216. Lower and Upper Missouri River Comprehensive Flood Protection. Sec. 217. Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River and Rye Harbor, New Hampshire.
Sec. 218. Cougar and Detroit Dams, Willamette River Basin, Oregon. Sec. 219. Port Orford, Oregon. Sec. 220. Wilson Creek and Sloan Creek, Fairview, Texas. Sec. 221. Study on water supply and water conservation at water resources development projects. Sec. 222. Report to Congress on authorized studies and projects. Sec. 223. Completion of reports and materials. Sec. 224. Emergency flooding protection for lakes. Sec. 225. Report on debris removal. Sec. 226. Report on antecedent hydrologic conditions.
Sec. 227. Subsurface drain systems research and development. Sec. 228. Report on corrosion prevention activities. Sec. 229. Annual reporting on dissemination of information. Sec. 230. Report on benefits calculation for flood control structures. Title III—Deauthorizations and Modifications Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 302. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration. Sec. 303. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 304. Lakes program. Sec. 305. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.
Sec. 306. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program. Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Management Program. Sec. 308. Upper Mississippi River protection. Sec. 309. Theodore Ship Channel, Mobile, Alabama. Sec. 310. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Sec. 311. Ouachita and Black Rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana. Sec. 312. Lake Isabella, California. Sec. 313. Lower San Joaquin River flood control project. Sec. 314. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California.
Sec. 315. San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. Sec. 316. San Francisco, California, Waterfront Area. Sec. 317. Western Pacific Interceptor Canal, Sacramento River, California. Sec. 318. Rio Grande Environmental Management Program, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Sec. 319. New London Harbor Waterfront Channel, Connecticut. Sec. 320. Wilmington Harbor, Delaware. Sec. 321. Wilmington Harbor South Disposal Area, Delaware. Sec. 322. Washington Harbor, District of Columbia.
Sec. 323. Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation Water Conservation Plan, Florida. Sec. 324. Central Everglades, Florida. Sec. 325. Miami River, Florida. Sec. 326. Julian Keen, Jr. Lock and Dam, Moore Haven, Florida. Sec. 327. Taylor Creek Reservoir and Levee L–73 (Section 1), Upper St. Johns River Basin, Florida. Sec. 328. Extinguishment of flowage easements, Rough River Lake, Kentucky. Sec. 329. Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana. Sec. 330. Camden Harbor, Maine. Sec. 331.
Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine, anchorage area designation. Sec. 332. Baltimore, Maryland. Sec. 333. Thad Cochran Lock and Dam, Amory, Mississippi. Sec. 334. Missouri river reservoir sediment management. Sec. 335. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Sec. 336. Rahway flood risk management feasibility study, New Jersey. Sec. 337. San Juan-Chama project; Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico. Sec. 338. Flushing Bay and Creek Federal Navigation Channel, New York. Sec. 339. Rush River and Lower Branch Rush River, North Dakota.
Sec. 340. Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay and Watch Hill Cove, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Sec. 341. Harris County, Texas. Sec. 342. Cap Sante Waterway, Washington. Sec. 343. Local government reservoir permit review. Sec. 344. Project modifications for improvement of environment. Sec. 345. Aquatic ecosystem restoration. Sec. 346. Surplus water contracts and water storage agreements. Sec. 347. No wake zones in navigation channels. Sec. 348. Limitation on contract execution in the Arkansas River Basin.
Sec. 349. Waiver of non-Federal share of damages related to certain contract claims. Sec. 350. Reduced pricing for certain water supply storage. Sec. 351. Flood control and other purposes. Sec. 352. Additional assistance for critical projects. Sec. 353. Project modification authorizations. Sec. 354. Completion of maintenance and repair activities. Sec. 355. Project reauthorizations. Sec. 356. Conveyances. Sec. 357. Lake Eufaula advisory committee. Sec. 358. Repeal of Missouri River Task Force, North Dakota.
Sec. 359. Repeal of Missouri River Task Force, South Dakota. Sec. 360. Conforming amendments. Title IV—Water Resources Infrastructure Sec. 401. Project authorizations. Sec. 402. Special rules. Sec. 403. Authorization of projects based on feasibility studies prepared by non-Federal interests. Title V—Other Matters Sec. 501. Update on Invasive Species Policy Guidance. Sec. 502. Aquatic invasive species research. Sec. 503. Terrestrial noxious weed control pilot program. Sec. 504.
Invasive species risk assessment, prioritization, and management. Sec. 505. Invasive species mitigation and reduction. Sec. 506. Aquatic invasive species prevention. Sec. 507. Invasive species in alpine lakes pilot program. Sec. 508. Murder hornet eradication pilot program. Sec. 509. Asian carp prevention and control pilot program. Sec. 510. Invasive species in noncontiguous States and territories pilot program. Sec. 511. Soil moisture and snowpack monitoring. Sec. 512. Great Lakes St.
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Sec. 513. Determination of budgetary effects.
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