MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS.

SEC. 1223. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS. (a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should provide the necessary resources to expedite the completion of the required documentation for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project in order to ensure that the project is not further delayed. (b) Expedite.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite the completion of the required documentation for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, including— (1) the supplemental environmental impact statement and the associated record of decision; (2) the dredged material management plan; and (3) a post-authorization change report, if applicable. (c) Preconstruction Planning, Engineering, and Design.—If the Secretary determines that the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project is justified in a completed report and if the project requires an additional authorization from Congress pursuant to that report, the Secretary shall proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design on the project. (d) Definition of Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project.—In this section, the term “Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project” means the project for navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734).