Sec. 1101. OUTREACH AND ACCESS
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## SEC. 1101 OUTREACH AND ACCESS ###
(a)In General Section 8117(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b(b)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > ensuring that a potential non-Federal interest is aware of the roles, responsibilities, and financial commitments associated with a completed water resources development project prior to initiating a feasibility study (as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))), including operations, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation responsibilities.” > ; ####
(2)in paragraph (2)— #####
(A)by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) > > designate and make publicly available a community project advisor at each district and division office of the Corps of Engineers for— > > > ###### “(i) > > inquiries from potential non-Federal interests relating to the water resources development authorities of the Secretary; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > any other responsibilities as determined by the Secretary that are appropriate to carry out this section;” > ; #####
(B)in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(C)in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####
(D)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(F) > > to the maximum extent practicable— > > > ###### “(i) > > develop and continue to make publicly available, through a publicly available existing website, information on the projects and studies within the jurisdiction of each district of the Corps of Engineers; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > ensure that the information described in clause
(i)is consistent and made publicly available in the same manner across all districts of the Corps of Engineers.” > ; ####
(3)by redesignating paragraphs
(3)and
(4)as paragraphs
(4)and (5), respectively; and ####
(4)by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: > > #### “(3) Guidance > > The Secretary shall develop and issue guidance to ensure that community project advisors designated under paragraph (2)(B) are adequately fulfilling their obligations under that paragraph.” > . ###
(b)Briefing Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the implementation of section 8117 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b), including the amendments made to that section by subsection (a), including— ####
(1)a plan for implementing any requirements under that section; and ####
(2)any potential barriers to implementing that section.
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