Sec. 1002. CONSOLIDATION OF STUDIES
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## SEC. 1002 CONSOLIDATION OF STUDIES ###
(a)In General ####
(1)Repeal Section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)) is repealed. ####
(2)Conforming amendment Section 905(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(a)(1)) is amended by striking “perform a reconnaissance study and”. ###
(b)Contents of Feasibility Reports Section 905(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “A feasibility report shall include a preliminary analysis of the Federal interest and the costs, benefits, and environmental impacts of the project.”. ###
(c)Feasibility Studies Section 905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(g) Detailed Project Schedule > > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall determine a set of milestones needed for the completion of a feasibility study under this subsection, including all major actions, report submissions and responses, reviews, and comment periods. > > > #### “(2) Detailed project schedule milestones > > Each District Engineer shall, to the maximum extent practicable, establish a detailed project schedule, based on full funding capability, that lists all deadlines for milestones relating to feasibility studies in the District developed by the Secretary under paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) Non-federal interest notification > > Each District Engineer shall submit by certified mail the detailed project schedule under paragraph
(2)to each relevant non-Federal interest— > > > ##### “(A) > > for projects that have received funding from the General Investigations Account of the Corps of Engineers in the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on the date of enactment of this subsection, not later than 180 days after the establishment of milestones under paragraph (1); and > > > ##### “(B) > > for projects for which a feasibility cost-sharing agreement is executed after the establishment of milestones under paragraph (1), not later than 90 days after the date on which the agreement is executed. > > > #### “(4) Congressional and public notification > > Beginning in the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > submit an annual report that lists all detailed project schedules under paragraph
(2)and an explanation of any missed deadlines to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and > > > ##### “(B) > > make publicly available, including on the Internet, a copy of the annual report described in subparagraph
(A)not later than 14 days after date on which a report is submitted to Congress. > > > #### “(5) Failure to act > > If a District Engineer fails to meet any of the deadlines in the project schedule under paragraph (2), the District Engineer shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > not later than 30 days after each missed deadline, submit to the non-Federal interest a report detailing— > > > ###### “(i) > > why the District Engineer failed to meet the deadline; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > a revised project schedule reflecting amended deadlines for the feasibility study; and > > > ##### “(B) > > not later than 30 days after each missed deadline, make publicly available, including on the Internet, a copy of the amended project schedule described in subparagraph (A)(ii).” > . ###
(d)Applicability **[**[33 U.S.C. 2282 note](/us/usc/t33/s2282)**]** The Secretary shall continue to carry out a study for which a reconnaissance level investigation has been initiated before the date of enactment of this Act as if this section, including the amendments made by this section, had not been enacted.
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