Sec. 1017. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO INCREASE LOCK OPERATIONS
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## SEC. 1017 ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO INCREASE LOCK OPERATIONS **[**[33 U.S.C. 2212 note](/us/usc/t33/s2212)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary, after providing public notice, shall establish a pilot program for the acceptance and expenditure of funds contributed by non-Federal interests to increase the hours of operation of locks at water resources development projects. ###
(b)Applicability The establishment of the pilot program under this section shall not affect the periodic review and adjustment of hours of operation of locks based on increases in commercial traffic carried out by the Secretary. ###
(c)Public Comment Not later than 180 days before a proposed modification to the operation of a lock at a water resources development project will be carried out, the Secretary shall— ####
(1)publish the proposed modification in the Federal Register; and ####
(2)accept public comment on the proposed modification. ###
(d)Reports ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of 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 and make publicly available a report that evaluates the cost-savings resulting from reduced lock hours and any economic impacts of modifying lock operations. ####
(2)Review of pilot program Not later than September 30, 2017, and each year thereafter, 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 that describes the effectiveness of the pilot program under this section. ###
(e)Annual Review The Secretary shall carry out an annual review of the commercial use of locks and make any necessary adjustments to lock operations based on that review. ###
(f)Termination The authority to accept funds under this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO INCREASE LOCK OPERATIONS
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