Pub. L. 116-260, div. AA, tit. I, sec. 127 (as amended)

ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE.

Year: 2026Length: 654 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 127. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.—Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by inserting “, regional, or local” after “national”; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: “(D) Modifications of projects carried out pursuant to continuing authority programs.— “(i) In general.—With respect to a project being carried out pursuant to a continuing authority program for which a proposed modification is necessary because the project is projected to exceed, in the coming fiscal year, the maximum Federal cost of the project, the Secretary shall include a proposed modification in the annual report if the proposed modification will result in completion of construction the project and the justification for the modification is not the result of a change in the scope of the project. “(ii) Inclusion.—For each proposed modification included in an annual report under clause (i), the Secretary shall include in the annual report— “(I) a justification of why the modification is necessary; “(II) an estimate of the total cost and timeline required to complete construction of the project; and “(III) an indication of continued support by the non-Federal interest and the financial ability of the non-Federal interest to provide the required cost-share. “(iii) Definition.—For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘continuing authority program’ means any of— “(I) section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r); “(II) section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g); “(III) section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577); “(IV) section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i); “(V) section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326); “(VI) section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s); “(VII) section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330); “(VIII) section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g); and “(IX) section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).” ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) in clause (i), by striking “and” at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following: “(ii) the Secretary shall not include proposals in the appendix of the annual report that otherwise meet the criteria for inclusion in the annual report solely on the basis that the proposals are for the purposes of navigation, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, or municipal or agricultural water supply; and” ; and (2) in subsection (g)(5), by striking “if authorized” and all that follows through “2016”. (b) [33 U.S.C. 2282d note] Over-Budget Cap Programs.—For any project carried out under a continuing authority program, as such term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d)), for which the Secretary is required to include a proposed modification in an annual report under such section 7001(c)(1)(D), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, inform the non-Federal interest of the process for carrying out the project pursuant to section 105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215) and whether the Secretary has the authority to complete a feasibility study for the project. (c) [33 U.S.C. 2282d note] Annual Report on Status of Feasibility Studies.—Concurrent with each report submitted under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that provides for an accounting of all outstanding feasibility studies being conducted by the Secretary, including, for each such study, its length, cost, and expected completion date.
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33 U.S.C. 2282d note
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