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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 · Sec. 8397

Sec. 8397. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF PROJECTS AND STUDIES

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## SEC. 8397 EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF PROJECTS AND STUDIES ###
(a)Authorized Projects and Studies The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects and studies: ####
(1)Projects #####
(A)Project for Juneau and Auke Bay, Floating Wave Attenuator, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1181). #####
(B)Project for flood risk management, Little Colorado River at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). #####
(C)Project for flood damage reduction, Rio de Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2576). #####
(D)Project for navigation, including maintenance and channel deepening, McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River, authorized under the comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin by section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1218; 60 Stat. 634; 60 Stat. 647; 101 Stat. 1329-112; 117 Stat. 1842). #####
(E)Project for environmental restoration, Hamilton Airfield, California, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 279; 121 Stat. 1110). #####
(F)Project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration, Middle Creek, Lake County, California, authorized by section 1001(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1051). #####
(G)The San Francisco Bay Beneficial Use Pilot Project, California, being carried out under section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1645). #####
(H)Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California, authorized by section 1401(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714). #####
(I)Projects for ecosystem restoration included in the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan developed under the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program, authorized by section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202; 128 Stat. 1317). #####
(J)Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Branford Harbor and Branford River, Branford, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 333). #####
(K)Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and Sluice Channel, Connecticut, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 13). #####
(L)Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Milford Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 23, 1874 (chapter 457, 18 Stat. 241). #####
(M)Project for ecosystem restoration at Bay Point dredge hole, Tampa Bay, Florida. #####
(N)Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and Southern Florida, Everglades Agricultural Area, authorized by section 1308 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3819; 134 Stat. 2709). #####
(O)An update to the water control manual for Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Illinois, authorized by section 102 of Public Law 95-502 (92 Stat. 1695; 95 Stat. 1634). #####
(P)Projects for the restoration of the Illinois River Basin, carried out pursuant to section 519 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2653; 121 Stat. 1221). #####
(Q)Projects for ecosystem restoration, Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, authorized pursuant to title VIII of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 652 note). #####
(R)Project for navigation, Kentucky Lock Addition, Kentucky, authorized by section 101(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664). #####
(S)Project for flood damage reduction, Lower Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section 7016 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1282). #####
(T)The portion of the project for flood control and other purposes, Cumberland, Maryland, consisting of the restoration of the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 6881, 49 Stat. 1574; 113 Stat. 375). #####
(U)Project for flood control, Ecorse Creek, Wayne County, Michigan, authorized by section 101(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4607). #####
(V)Projects for ecosystem restoration, Salt River Marsh Coastal Habitat, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, authorized pursuant to section 506 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-22). #####
(W)Assistance for ecosystem restoration, Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam, Montana, authorized pursuant to section 3109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1135). #####
(X)Maintenance dredging and other authorized activities to address the impacts of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River, Maine and New Hampshire, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1173). #####
(Y)Project for flood risk management, Tulsa and West-Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). #####
(Z)Project for flood risk management, Rio Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736). #####
(AA)Projects for critical restoration, Missouri River Restoration, South Dakota, included in the plan developed under section 905(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2707). #####
(BB)Project for water quality control, Red River Basin Chloride Control Area VIII, Texas, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1420). #####
(CC)Dredging for projects at Port of Galveston for Turning Basin 2 project, Royal Terminal, Galveston Bay, Galveston, Texas, authorized pursuant to section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836). #####
(DD)Project for dam safety modifications, Bluestone Dam, West Virginia, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586). #####
(EE)The development and implementation of a sediment management plan at Big Horn Lake, Wyoming, pursuant to section 1179(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675). #####
(FF)Projects authorized by section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992. ####
(2)Studies #####
(A)Feasibility study of modifications to the portion of the project for flood control, water conservation, and related purposes, Russian River Basin, California, consisting of the Coyote Valley Dam, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177; 130 Stat. 1682), to add environmental restoration as a project purpose and to increase water supply and improve reservoir operations. #####
(B)Feasibility study of modifications to the portion of the project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, California, consisting of Seven Oaks Dam, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329-111; 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), to include water conservation as an authorized purpose. #####
(C)Feasibility study of modifications to the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4112). #####
(D)The update of hydrological modeling of the Fox River Basin, Illinois. #####
(E)Feasibility study of modifications to the channel depths and dimensions pursuant to section 5 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (33 U.S.C. 562) forthe project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606). #####
(F)A comprehensive 50-year review of the Kaskaskia River Navigation Project, Illinois, pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). #####
(G)Feasibility study for the Mississippi River and Tributaries project, to include the portion of the Ouachita River Levee System at and below Monroe, Louisiana to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section 204(b) of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2678). #####
(H)Feasibility study for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management at Coldwater Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3803). #####
(I)Feasibility study for the project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management at Maline Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3803). #####
(J)Feasibility study for the project for flood protection at the Truman Lake Visitor Center, Warsaw, Missouri, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1262; 84 Stat. 265). #####
(K)Feasibility study for an updated hydrologic analysis for the town of Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico. #####
(L)Feasibility study for water supply to reduce water consumption from the Arbuckle Simpson Aquifer, Oklahoma, utilizing reserved municipal water supply within the Corps of Engineers-owned lakes, pursuant to section 838 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4174). ###
(b)Continuing Authorities Programs The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects and studies: ####
(1)Projects for flood control under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for the following areas: #####
(A)Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona. #####
(B)McCormick Wash, Arizona. #####
(C)Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Arizona. #####
(D)The Santa Rosa Canal Alternative Conveyance Project, Arizona. #####
(E)Southern Maricopa County, in the vicinity of the Ak-Chin Reservation, Arizona. #####
(F)Nancy Creek, Georgia. #####
(G)Peachtree Creek, Georgia. #####
(H)Sugar Creek, Georgia. #####
(I)South River Basin, Georgia. #####
(J)Passaic River, New Jersey. #####
(K)Salt River Marsh Coastal Habitat, Lake St. Clair, Michigan. #####
(L)Blind Brook, Rye, New York. #####
(M)Aibonito Creek and vicinity, Puerto Rico. #####
(N)Canóvanas River, Puerto Rico. #####
(O)Municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. #####
(P)Municipality of San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. #####
(Q)Municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico. #####
(R)Río Inabón, Ponce, Puerto Rico. #####
(S)Yauco River and Berrenchin Stream, Puerto Rico. ####
(2)Projects for navigation under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577) forthe following areas: #####
(A)Sebewaing River, Port Sanilac Harbor, Lexington Harbor, and Harbor Beach Harbor, Michigan. #####
(B)Portsmouth Back Channels and Sagamore Creek, Portsmouth, New Castle, and Rye, New Hampshire. #####
(C)Sturgeon Point Marina, New York. #####
(D)Davis Creek and Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia. ####
(3)Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) for the following areas: #####
(A)El Corazon, Arizona. #####
(B)San Pedro River, Cochise County and vicinity, Arizona, including review of recharge facilities that preserve water flows and habitats. ####
(4)Project modifications for improvement of the environment under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) for the towns of Quincy and Braintree, Massachusetts, for fish passage on the Smelt Brook. ####
(5)Project for the removal of obstructions and clearing channels for flood control under section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g) for the Passaic River, New Jersey. ####
(6)Project for shoreline erosion protection of public works under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) and for beach erosion and storm damage reduction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g) for Buffalo, New York. ####
(7)Project for beach erosion and storm damage reduction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g) for West Haven, Connecticut. ## Subtitle D Water Resources Infrastructure
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Sec. 8397
EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF PROJECTS AND STUDIES
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