Sec. 1115. RESERVOIR SEDIMENT
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## SEC. 1115 RESERVOIR SEDIMENT ###
(a)In general Section 215 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2326c) is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 215 RESERVOIR SEDIMENT > > > ### “(a) In general > > Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 and after providing public notice, the Secretary shall establish, using available funds, a pilot program to accept services provided by a non-Federal interest or commercial entity for removal of sediment captured behind a dam owned or operated by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purpose of restoring the authorized storage capacity of the project concerned. > > > ### “(b) Requirements > > In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— > > > #### “(1) > > review the services of the non-Federal interest or commercial entity to ensure that the services are consistent with the authorized purposes of the project concerned; > > > #### “(2) > > ensure that the non-Federal interest or commercial entity will indemnify the United States for, or has entered into an agreement approved by the Secretary to address, any adverse impact to the dam as a result of such services; > > > #### “(3) > > require the non-Federal interest or commercial entity, prior to initiating the services and upon completion of the services, to conduct sediment surveys to determine the pre- and post-services sediment profile and sediment quality; and > > > #### “(4) > > limit the number of dams for which services are accepted to 10. > > > ### “(c) Limitation > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary may not accept services under subsection
(a)if the Secretary, after consultation with the Chief of Engineers, determines that accepting the services is not advantageous to the United States. > > > #### “(2) Report to Congress > > If the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate written notice describing the reasoning for the determination. > > > ### “(d) Disposition of Removed Sediment > > In exchange for providing services under subsection (a), a non-Federal interest or commercial entity is authorized to retain, use, recycle, sell, or otherwise dispose of any sediment removed in connection with the services and the Corps of Engineers may not seek any compensation for the value of the sediment. > > > ### “(e) Congressional Notification > > Prior to accepting services provided by a non-Federal interest or commercial entity under this section, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate written notice of the acceptance of the services. > > > ### “(f) Report to Congress > > Upon completion of services at the 10 dams allowed under subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall make publicly available and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report documenting the results of the services.” > . ###
(b)Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 is amended by striking the item relating to section 215 and inserting the following:" “Sec. 215. Reservoir sediment.” ".
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