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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 · Sec. 1006

Sec. 1006. EXPEDITING THE EVALUATION AND PROCESSING OF PERMITS

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## SEC. 1006 EXPEDITING THE EVALUATION AND PROCESSING OF PERMITS Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-541; 33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “
(a)In General.—The Secretary ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) Funding to Process Permits > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) Natural gas company > > The term ‘natural gas company’ has the meaning given the term in section 1262 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451), except that the term also includes a person engaged in the transportation of natural gas in intrastate commerce. > > > ##### “(B) Public-utility company > > The term ‘public-utility company’ has the meaning given the term in section 1262 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451). > > > #### “(2) Permit processing > > The Secretary” > ; #####
(B)in paragraph
(2)(as so designated)— ######
(i)by inserting “or a public-utility company or natural gas company” after “non-Federal public entity”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “or company” after “that entity”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) Limitation for public-utility and natural gas companies > > The authority provided under paragraph
(2)to a public-utility company or natural gas company shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph. > > > #### “(4) Effect on other entities > > To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that expediting the evaluation of a permit through the use of funds accepted and expended under this section does not adversely affect the timeline for evaluation (in the Corps district in which the project or activity is located) of permits under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army of other entities that have not contributed funds under this section. > > > #### “(5) GAO study > > Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study of the implementation by the Secretary of the authority provided under paragraph
(2)to public-utility companies and natural gas companies.” > ; and ####
(2)by striking subsections
(d)and
(e)and inserting the following: > > ### “(d) Public Availability > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary shall ensure that all final permit decisions carried out using funds authorized under this section are made available to the public in a common format, including on the Internet, and in a manner that distinguishes final permit decisions under this section from other final actions of the Secretary. > > > #### “(2) Decision document > > The Secretary shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > use a standard decision document for evaluating all permits using funds accepted under this section; and > > > ##### “(B) > > make the standard decision document, along with all final permit decisions, available to the public, including on the Internet. > > > #### “(3) Agreements > > The Secretary shall make all active agreements to accept funds under this section available on a single public Internet site. > > > ### “(e) Reporting > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary shall prepare an annual report on the implementation of this section, which, at a minimum, shall include for each district of the Corps of Engineers that accepts funds under this section— > > > ##### “(A) > > a comprehensive list of any funds accepted under this section during the previous fiscal year; > > > ##### “(B) > > a comprehensive list of the permits reviewed and approved using funds accepted under this section during the previous fiscal year, including a description of the size and type of resources impacted and the mitigation required for each permit; and > > > ##### “(C) > > a description of the training offered in the previous fiscal year for employees that is funded in whole or in part with funds accepted under this section. > > > #### “(2) Submission > > Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the annual report described in paragraph (1); and > > > ##### “(B) > > make each report received under subparagraph
(A)available on a single publicly accessible Internet site.” > .
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Sec. 1006
EXPEDITING THE EVALUATION AND PROCESSING OF PERMITS
U.S.C.§ 2201
U.S.C.§ 16451
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106-541
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