REPORT ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS FACILITIES IN APPALACHIA.

SEC. 206. REPORT ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS FACILITIES IN APPALACHIA. (a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Appalachian Regional Commission established by section 14301(a) of title 40, United States Code, 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 identifies each Corps of Engineers facility that— (1) is located within a distressed county or an at-risk county (as designated by the Appalachian Regional Commission pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 14526(a)(1), of title 40, United States Code), including in counties that are experiencing high unemployment or job loss; and (2) could be improved for purposes of economic development, recreation, or other uses. (b) Hydropower Facilities.— (1) Identification of potential hydropower development.—The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under subsection (a) the identification of any existing nonpowered dams, located within a distressed county or an at-risk county, with the potential to be used to test, evaluate, pilot, demonstrate, or deploy hydropower or energy storage technologies. (2) Information.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may use any information developed pursuant to section 1206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3806). (3) Coordination.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with any relevant National Laboratories.