Pub. L. 114-322, tit. I, subtit. C, sec. 1322 (as amended)

EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.

Year: 2025Length: 1,033 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 1322. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION. (a) In general.—Section 1011 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2341a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting “restore or” before “prevent the loss”; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016”; and (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking “that—” and all that follows through “limited reevaluation report”; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) by striking “For” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.—For” ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Expedited consideration of currently authorized programmatic authorities.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, 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 a report that contains— “(A) a list of all programmatic authorities for aquatic ecosystem restoration or improvement of the environment that— “(i) were authorized or modified in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1041) or any subsequent Act; and “(ii) that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1); and “(B) a plan for expeditiously completing the projects under the authorities described in subparagraph (A), subject to available funding.” . (b) Expedited Consideration.— (1) Expedited completion of flood damage reduction and flood risk management projects.—For authorized projects with a primary purpose of flood damage reduction and flood risk management, the Secretary shall provide priority funding for and expedite the completion of the following projects: (A) Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois, including stage 2 of the McCook Reservoir, as authorized by section 3(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-676; 102 Stat. 4013) and modified by section 319 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303; 110 Stat. 3715) and section 501(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-53; 113 Stat. 334). (B) Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as authorized by section 7002(2)(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-121; 128 Stat. 1366). (C) Comite River, Louisiana, authorized as part of the project for flood control, Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, by section 101(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4802) and modified by section 301(b)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303; 110 Stat. 3709) and section 371 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-53; 113 Stat. 321). (D) Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed, as authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-53; 113 Stat. 277) and modified by section 116 of title I of division D of Public Law 108-7 (117 Stat. 140) and section 3074 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1124). (E) The projects described in paragraphs (29) through (33) of section 212(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)). (2) Expedited completion of feasibility studies.—The Secretary shall give priority funding and expedite completion of the reports for the following projects, and, if the Secretary determines that a project is justified in the completed report, or, in a case in which a general reevaluation report for the project is required, if such report has been submitted for approval, proceed directly to project preconstruction, engineering, and design in accordance with section 910 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2287): (A) The project for navigation, St. George Harbor, Alaska. (B) The project for flood risk management, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey. (C) The Hudson-Raritan Estuary Comprehensive Restoration Project. (D) The project for navigation, Mobile Harbor, Alabama. (E) The project for flood risk management, Little Colorado River at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona. (F) The project for flood risk management, Lower San Joaquin River, California. In carrying out the feasibility study for the project, the Secretary shall include Reclamation District 17 as part of the study. (G) The project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Sacramento River Flood Control System, California. (H) The project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Ft. Pierce, Florida. (I) The project for flood risk management, Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, Iowa. (J) The project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Louisiana. (K) The project for flood risk management, North Branch Ecorse Creek, Wayne County, Michigan. (3) Expedited completion of post-authorization change report.—The Secretary shall provide priority funding for, and expedite completion of, a post-authorization change report for the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, New Hanover County, North Carolina. (4) Completion of projects under construction by non-federal interests.—The Secretary shall expedite review and decision on recommendations for the following projects for flood damage reduction and flood risk management: (A) Pearl River Basin, Mississippi, authorized by section 401(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4132), as modified by section 3104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1134), submitted to the Secretary under section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b-13) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-121; 128 Stat. 1193)). (B) Brays Bayou, Texas, authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640; 104 Stat. 4610), as modified by section 211(f)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b-13(f)(6)) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-121; 128 Stat. 1193)).
Public laws referenced
110-114100-676104-303106-53113-121102-580108-799-662101-640
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