Sec. 213. Investments for recreation areas
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Congress finds the following: The Corps of Engineers operates more recreation areas than any other Federal or State agency, apart from the Department of the Interior. Nationally, visitors to nearly 600 dams and lakes, managed by the Corps of Engineers, spend an estimated $12,000,000,000 per year and support 500,000 jobs. Lakes managed by the Corps of Engineers are economic drivers that support rural communities. It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers should use all available authorities to promote and enhance development and recreational opportunities at lakes that are part of authorized civil works projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.
Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on investments needed to support recreational activities that are part of authorized water resources development projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. The report under subsection
(c)shall include— a list of deferred maintenance projects, including maintenance projects relating to recreational facilities, sites, and associated access roads; a plan to fund the projects described in paragraph
(1)over the 5-year period following the date of enactment of this Act; a description of efforts made by the Corps of Engineers to coordinate investments in recreational facilities, sites, and associated access roads with— State and local governments; or private entities; and an assessment of whether the modification of Federal contracting requirements could accelerate the availability of funds for the projects described in paragraph (1).