Sec. 403. Authorization of projects based on feasibility studies prepared by non-Federal interests
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The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, subject to subsection (b): The project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, as described in the review assessment of the Secretary, titled Review Assessment of St. Lucie County, Florida Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project Section 203 Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment (June 2018) and dated July 2018, at a total cost of $33,107,639, and at an estimated total cost of $97,958,972 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project.
The project for navigation, Baptiste Collette Bayou, Louisiana, as described in the review assessment of the Secretary, titled Review Assessment of Plaquemines Parish Government’s Section 203 Study Baptiste Collette Bayou Navigation Channel Deepening Project Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment (January 2017, Amended April 2018) and dated June 2018, at a total cost of $44,920,000. The project for navigation, Houma Navigation Canal, Louisiana, as described in the review assessment of the Secretary, titled Review Assessment of Houma Navigation Canal Deepening Project Section 203 Integrated Feasibility Report and DRAFT Environmental Impact Statement (June 2018) and dated July 2018, at a total cost of $253,458,000.
The project for navigation, Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana, as described in the review assessment of the Secretary, titled Review Assessment of Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel Deepening Project Section 203 Feasibility Study (January 2019, revised January 2020) and dated April 2020, at a total cost of $95,483,000. The project for navigation, Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina, as described in the review assessment of the Secretary, titled Review Assessment of Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina Navigation Improvement Project Integrated Section 203 Study & Environmental Report (February 2020) and dated May 2020, at a total cost of $834,093,000.
The project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and other purposes, Chacon Creek, Texas, as described in the review assessment of the Secretary, titled Review Assessment of Chacon Creek, Texas Section 203 Integrated Feasibility Report and DRAFT Environmental Assessment (August 2018) and dated September 2018, at a total cost of $51,973,000. The Secretary may only carry out a project authorized under subsection (a)— substantially in accordance with the applicable review assessment for the project submitted by the Secretary under section 203(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as identified in subsection
(a)of this section, and subject to such modifications or conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate and identifies in a final assessment that addresses the concerns, recommendations, and conditions identified by the Secretary in the applicable review assessment; and after the Secretary transmits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate such final assessment.