Sec. 1037. HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION
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## SEC. 1037 HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION ###
(a)In General Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ The Secretary ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) In General > > The Secretary” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(b) Review > > Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Federal interest, carry out a study to determine the feasibility of extending the period of nourishment described in subsection
(a)for a period not to exceed 15 additional years beyond the maximum period described in subsection (a). > > > ### “(c) Plan for Reducing Risk to People and Property > > > #### “(1) In general > > As part of the review described in subsection (b), the non-Federal interest shall submit to the Secretary a plan for reducing risk to people and property during the life of the project. > > > #### “(2) Inclusion of plan in recommendation to congress > > The Secretary shall include the plan described in subsection
(a)in the recommendations to Congress described in subsection (d). > > > ### “(d) Report to Congress > > Upon completion of the review described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— > > > #### “(1) > > submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives any recommendations of the Secretary related to the review; and > > > #### “(2) > > include in the subsequent annual report to Congress required under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, any recommendations that require specific congressional authorization. > > > ### “(e) Special Rule > > Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for any existing authorized water resources development project for which the maximum period for nourishment described in subsection
(a)will expire within the 5 year-period beginning on the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, that project shall remain eligible for nourishment for an additional 3 years after the expiration of such period.” > . ###
(b)Review of Authorized Periodic Nourishment Authority ####
(1)In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a review of all authorized water resources development projects for which the Secretary is authorized to provide periodic nourishment under section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f). ####
(2)Scope of review In carrying out the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the Federal costs associated with that nourishment authority and the projected benefits of each project. ####
(3)Report to congress Upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall issue 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 on the results of that review, including any proposed changes the Secretary may recommend to the nourishment authority.
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Sec. 1037
HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION
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