Pub. L. 116-260, div. AA, tit. II, sec. 201 (as amended)
AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
(a) In General.—The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development” submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress:
(1) Sulphur river, arkansas and texas.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Sulphur River, Arkansas and Texas.
(2) Cable creek, california.—Project for flood risk management, water supply, and related benefits, Cable Creek, California.
(3) Oroville dam, california.—Project for dam safety improvements, Oroville Dam, California.
(4) Rio hondo channel, california.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Hondo Channel, San Gabriel River, California.
(5) Shingle creek and kissimmee river, florida.—Project for ecosystem restoration and water storage, Shingle Creek and Kissimmee River, Osceola County, Florida.
(6) St. john’s river and lake jesup, florida.—Project for ecosystem restoration, St. John’s River and Lake Jesup, Florida.
(7) Chicago area waterways system, illinois.—Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little Calumet River, and other waterways in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.
(8) Fox river, illinois.—Project for flood risk management, Fox River, Illinois.
(9) Lower missouri river, kansas.—Project for bank stabilization and navigation, Lower Missouri River, Sioux City, Kansas.
(10) Tangipahoa parish, louisiana.—Project for flood risk management, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
(11) Newbury and newburyport, massachusetts.—Project for coastal storm risk management, Newbury and Newburyport, Massachusetts.
(12) Escatawpa river basin, mississippi.—Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Escatawpa River, Jackson County, Mississippi.
(13) Long beach, bay st. louis and mississippi sound, mississippi.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk management, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis and Mississippi Sound, Mississippi.
(14) Tallahoma and tallahala creeks, mississippi.—Project for flood risk management, Leaf River, Jones County, Mississippi.
(15) Lower missouri river, missouri.—Project for navigation, Lower Missouri River, Missouri.
(16) Lower osage river basin, missouri.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Osage River Basin, Missouri.
(17) Wyatt, missouri.—Project for flood risk management, P. Fields Pump Station, Wyatt, Missouri.
(18) Upper basin and stony brook (green brook sub-basin), raritan river basin, new jersey.—Reevaluation of the Upper Basin and Stony Brook portions of the project for flood control, Green Brook Sub-basin, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119), including the evaluation of nonstructural measures to achieve the project purpose.
(19) Wading river creek, new york.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, flood risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, Wading River Creek, New York.
(20) Lower columbia river basin (turning basin), oregon and washington.—Project to improve and add turning basins for the project for navigation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington, authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 280).
(21) Williamsport, pennsylvania.—Project for flood risk management and levee rehabilitation, greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
(22) City of charleston, south carolina.—Project for tidal- and inland-related flood risk management, Charleston, South Carolina.
(23) Chocolate bayou, texas.—Project for flood risk management, Chocolate Bayou, Texas.
(24) Houston-galveston, texas.—Project for navigation, Houston-Galveston, Texas.
(25) Port arthur and orange county, texas.—Project for flood risk management, Port Arthur and Orange County, Texas, including construction of improvements to interior drainage.
(26) Port of victoria, texas.—Project for flood risk management, Port of Victoria, Texas.
(27) Virginia beach and vicinity, virginia and north carolina.—Project for coastal storm risk management, Virginia Beach and vicinity, Virginia and North Carolina.
(b) Special Rule.—The Secretary shall consider any study carried out by the Secretary to formulate the project for flood risk management, Port Arthur and Orange County, Texas, identified in subsection (a)(25) to be a continuation of the study carried out for Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Texas, authorized by a resolution of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, approved June 23, 2004, and funded by title IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, under the heading “CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL—DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY—CONSTRUCTION” (Public Law 115-123; 132 Stat. 76).
- Public laws referenced
- 115-123