Sec. 6002. REVIEW OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASSETS
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## SEC. 6002 REVIEW OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASSETS ###
(a)Assessment The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of projects constructed by the Secretary for which the Secretary continues to have financial or operational responsibility. ###
(b)Inventory Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, the Secretary shall, based on the assessment carried out under subsection (a), develop an inventory of projects or portions of projects— ####
(1)that are not needed for the missions of the Corps of Engineers; ####
(2)the modification of which, including though the use of structural features, nonstructural features, or natural features or nature-based features (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)), could improve the sustainable operations of the project, or reduce operation and maintenance costs for the project; or ####
(3)that are no longer having project purposes adequately met by the Corps of Engineers, because of deferment of maintenance or other challenges, and the divestment of which to a non-Federal entity could better meet the local and regional needs for operation and maintenance. ###
(c)Criteria In conducting the assessment under subsection
(a)and developing the inventory under subsection (b), the Secretary shall use the following criteria: ####
(1)The extent to which the project aligns with the current missions of the Corps of Engineers. ####
(2)The economic and environmental impacts of the project on existing communities in the vicinity of the project. ####
(3)The extent to which the divestment or modification of the project could reduce operation and maintenance costs of the Corps of Engineers. ####
(4)The extent to which the divestment or modification of the project is in the public interest. ####
(5)The extent to which investment of additional Federal resources in the project proposed for divestment or modification, including investment needed to bring the project to a good state of repair, is in the public interest. ####
(6)The extent to which the authorized purpose of the project is no longer being met. ###
(d)Recommendations of Non-federal Interests A non-Federal interest for a project may recommend that the Secretary include such project in the assessment or inventory required under this section. ###
(e)Report to Congress ####
(1)In general Upon completion of the inventory required by subsection (b), 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 containing the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment and inventory required under this section. ####
(2)Inclusion The Secretary shall list in an appendix any recommendation of a non-Federal interest made with respect to a project under subsection
(d)that the Secretary determines not to include in the inventory developed under subsection (b), based on the criteria in subsection (c), including information about the request and the reasons for the Secretary’s determination. **[**Section 6003 of this Act was repealed by section 360(d) of division AA of Public Law 116–260.**]**
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