Sec. 102. Annual report to Congress
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Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the authorizing committees of Congress an annual report, to be entitled Report to Congress on Future Storage Project Development , that— identifies, with respect to Federal storage projects and non-Federal storage projects— each feasibility report that— meets the criteria established under subsection (c)(1)(A); and is recommended by the Secretary for congressional authorization for construction; each proposed feasibility study submitted to the Secretary by an eligible entity pursuant to subsection
(b)that meets the criteria established under subsection (c)(1)(A); any proposed modification to an authorized project that meets the criteria established under subsection (c)(1)(A) that is— submitted to the Secretary by an eligible entity pursuant to subsection (b); or identified by the Secretary for authorization; and provides a status update for each feasibility study for a Federal storage project that is under evaluation during the period covered by the report and is intended to meet the criteria established under subsection (c)(1)(A), including identifying— the initiation date of the feasibility study; the percentage completion of the feasibility study; and the expected completion date of the feasibility study. Not later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary shall publish a notice requesting proposals from eligible entities for proposed feasibility studies and proposed modifications to authorized projects to be included in the annual report. The Secretary shall include in each notice required under this subsection a requirement that eligible entities 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 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 authorizing committees of Congress. The Secretary shall include in the annual report— subject to subparagraph (B), a feasibility report or proposed feasibility study for, or proposed modifications to, a Federal storage project or non-Federal storage project that— the Secretary determines is related to the missions and authorities of the Bureau of Reclamation; requires specific congressional authorization, including by an Act of Congress; the Secretary determines could be eligible for design, study, or construction; and has not been authorized by Congress; and a list of, as of the date of the annual report— each non-Federal storage project that is under construction; each feasibility study that is being conducted for non-Federal storage projects; and the amount of appropriated funding that the Secretary has awarded to each project or feasibility study listed under subclause
(I)or (II). Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i)— a feasibility study shall not be included in an annual report if the feasibility study was included in any previous annual report; and a feasibility report for a non-Federal storage project shall not be included in an annual report unless the project has a Federal cost-share of more than $250,000,000. The Secretary shall describe in the annual report, to the extent applicable and practicable, for each proposed feasibility study and proposed modification to an authorized project included in the annual report, the benefits of each project or proposed modification. The Secretary shall identify in the annual report, to the extent practicable— for each proposed feasibility study included in the annual report, the eligible entity that submitted the proposed project study pursuant to subsection (b); and for each proposed feasibility study and proposed modification to a project included in the annual report, whether the eligible entity has demonstrated— that local support exists for the proposed feasibility study or proposed modification to an authorized project (including the project that is the subject of the proposed feasibility study or the proposed modification); and the financial ability to provide the required non-Federal cost share. The Secretary shall include in the annual report, for each feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, and proposed modification to a project included under paragraph (1)(A)— the name of the associated eligible entity, including the name of any eligible entity that has contributed, or is expected to contribute, a non-Federal share of the cost of— the feasibility report; the proposed feasibility study; or construction of— the project that is the subject of— the feasibility report; or the proposed feasibility study; or the proposed modification to a project; a letter or statement of support for the feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to a project from each associated eligible entity; the purpose of the feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to a project; an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs of construction of— the project that is the subject of the feasibility report; 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 feasibility report; 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 included in the annual report meets the criteria established under 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 that paragraph. The Secretary shall not include— in an appendix under subparagraph
(A)any proposal that meets the criteria for inclusion in the annual report solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary that the proposal requires legislative changes to an authorized project or feasibility study; or in an appendix under subparagraph
(A)or any other part of the annual report any proposal that meets the criteria for inclusion in the annual report solely on the basis of a policy of the Secretary. Notwithstanding any other deadline under this section, the Secretary shall— not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publish a notice required under subsection (b)(1); and include in the notice a requirement that eligible entities submit to the Secretary any proposals described in subsection (b)(1) by not later than 120 days after the date of publication of the notice in order for the proposals to be considered for inclusion in the first annual report developed by the Secretary under this section. On submission of an annual report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual report publicly available, including through publication on the internet.