MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION.

SEC. 129. MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION. (a) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 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 on the effects of any interception-rearing complex constructed on the Missouri River on— (1) flood risk management and navigation; and (2) the population recovery of the pallid sturgeon, including baseline population counts. (b) No Additional IRC Construction.—The Secretary may not authorize construction of an interception-rearing complex on the Missouri River until the Secretary— (1) submits the report required by subsection (a); (2) submits the report required by section 318(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022; (3) acting through the Engineer Research and Development Center, conducts further research on interception-rearing complex design, including any effects on existing flows, flood risk management, and navigation; and (4) develops a plan— (A) to repair dikes and revetments that are affecting flood risk and bank erosion; and (B) to establish, repair, or improve water control structures at the headworks of constructed shallow water habitat side-channels. (c) Future IRC Construction.— (1) Public comment.—The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for comment from the public and the Governor of each affected State on any proposals to construct an interception-rearing complex after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Period.—The public comment period required by paragraph (1) shall be not less than 90 days for each proposal to construct an interception-rearing complex on the Missouri River.