IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER RESOURCES PRINCIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 110. [42 U.S.C. 1962-4] IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER RESOURCES PRINCIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final agency-specific procedures necessary to implement the principles and requirements and the interagency guidelines. (b) Development of Future Water Resources Development Projects.—The procedures required by subsection (a) shall ensure that the Secretary, in the formulation of future water resources development projects— (1) develops such projects in accordance with— (A) the guiding principles established by the principles and requirements; and (B) the national water resources planning policy established by section 2031(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962-3(a)); and (2) fully identifies and analyzes national economic development benefits, regional economic development benefits, environmental quality benefits, and other societal effects. (c) Review and Update.—Every 5 years, the Secretary shall review and, where appropriate, revise the procedures required by subsection (a). (d) Public Review, Notice, and Comment.—In issuing, reviewing, and revising the procedures required by this section, the Secretary shall— (1) provide notice to interested non-Federal stakeholders of the Secretary’s intent to revise the procedures; (2) provide opportunities for interested non-Federal stakeholders to engage with, and provide input and recommendations to, the Secretary on the revision of the procedures; and (3) solicit and consider public and expert comments. (e) Definitions.—In this section: (1) Interagency guidelines.—The term “interagency guidelines” means the interagency guidelines contained in the document finalized by the Council on Environmental Quality pursuant to section 2031 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962-3) in December 2014, to implement the principles and requirements. (2) Principles and requirements.—The term “principles and requirements” means the principles and requirements contained in the document prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality pursuant to section 2031 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962-3), entitled “Principles and Requirements for Federal Investments in Water Resources”, and dated March 2013.