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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 113–251 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3080) TO PROVIDE 

FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RIVERS AND HARBORS OF THE UNITED 

STATES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF 

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

OCTOBER 22, 2013.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. WEBSTER, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 385] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 385, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3080, the Water 

Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill. 

Section 2 of the resolution makes in order as original text for 

purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–24 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed in this report and amendments en bloc described in 

section 3 of the resolution. Each amendment printed in this report 

may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 

equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 

demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order 

against the amendments printed in this report or against amendments en bloc as described in section 3 of the resolution. 


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Section 3 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at 

any time for the chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 

of amendments printed in this report not earlier disposed of. 

Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 

for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or the Committee of the Whole. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc 

may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately 

before the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 

Section 4 of the resolution provides one motion to recommit with 

or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII, which prohibits consideration of legislation in the House until the third calendar day on 

which each report of a committee on that measure or matter has 

been available to Members, Delegates and the Resident Commissioner. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure filed 

its report on October 21, 2013, but the report was not made electronically available in its complete form until October 22, 2013. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original 

text, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 

is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in this report or against amendments en bloc 

as described in section 3 of the resolution, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 84 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 2–7. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ...................................................

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ...........................................................

Mr. Nugent .......................................................

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen .............................................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 85 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #24, offered by Rep. Hahn (CA), 


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which takes the receipts and disbursements of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ‘‘off budget,’’ and makes the full amount of the 

Harbor Maintenance tax collected each year available to the Army 

Corps of Engineers to be spent on ports without further appropriation. Defeated: 2–7. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ...................................................

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ...........................................................

Mr. Nugent .......................................................

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen .............................................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 86 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #46, offered by Rep. Brown (FL) and 

Rep. Frankel (FL) and Rep. Wilson (FL) and Rep. Roybal-Allard 

(CA) and Rep. Hastings (FL) and Rep. Wasserman Schultz (FL) 

and Rep. Garcia (FL) and Rep. Crenshaw (FL) and Rep. Posey (FL) 

and Rep. Murphy (FL), which authorizes projects that receive a 

final Chief of Engineers Report up to one year following enactment 

of the bill. Defeated: 2–7. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ...................................................

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ...........................................................

Mr. Nugent .......................................................

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen .............................................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 87 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to make in order and provide 

the appropriate waivers for amendment #69, offered by Rep. Polis 

(CO), which requires the Government Accountability Office to carry 

out a study evaluating why the Olmsted Project has exceeded the 

budget for the project and reasons the project failed to be completed as scheduled, as well as a list of contract recipients, including the number of women and veteran owned businesses. Defeated: 

2–7. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ...................................................

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ...........................................................

Mr. Nugent .......................................................

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen .............................................

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 


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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Shuster (PA), Gibbs (OH), Rahall (WV), Bishop, Tim (NY): 

MANAGERS Adds a new section that provides for expediting the 

completion of any on-going feasibility study for a project initiated 

prior to enactment and clarifies that the Corps of Engineers is authorized to move to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design activities immediately after completing a feasibility study. 

Amends Section 107 of H.R. 3080 to add a savings clause to ensure 

work carried out under an existing statute related to navigation 

that is repealed in H.R. 3080 can continue if initiated prior to enactment. Adds a new section providing non-Federal interests the 

ability to carry out work at their own expense for a project where 

a final feasibility report has been completed but has not received 

authorization from Congress. Requires the non-Federal interest to 

carry out work subject to any State or Federal permitting requirements and to carry out the project in accordance with the final feasibility report. Amends Section 120 of H.R. 3080 to request the 

Corps of Engineers to review the uses and economic feasibility of 

non-structural alternatives in their review of existing authorities 

for carrying out work after a storm event. Amends Section 102 of 

H.R. 3080 to add natural gas companies to the entities eligible to 

contribute funds to Corps of Engineers to expedite the processing 

of permits within the regulatory program of the Corps of Engineers. Makes other technical and conforming changes to H.R. 3080. 

(10 minutes) 

2. DeFazio (OR), Blumenauer (OR), Jackson Lee (TX), Pingree 

(ME), Edwards (MD), Bonamici (OR): Delays the application of environmental ‘‘streamlining’’ provisions in the bill until the Secretary certifies that there is sufficient funding to reduce the current backlog of authorized Corps projects to less than $20 billion; 

more than $40 billion in projects have already been authorized 

using existing environmental review processes, but have yet to receive funding for construction. (10 minutes) 

3. Flores (TX): Prohibits programs or actions authorized under 

this Act from further implementation of coastal and marine spatial 

planning and ecosystem-based management components under Executive Order 13547. Requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct and submit a study detailing all activities engaged in and resources expended in furtherance of Executive Order 13547. The 

study also should include any budget requests for fiscal year 2014 

for support of implementation of Executive Order 13547, and be 

submitted to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (10 minutes) 

4. Mullin, Markwayne (OK): Specifies that due to ongoing 

drought in many parts of the United States, state agencies are 

finding it difficult to maintain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-licensed lake levels. Not later than 180 days after enactment, 

FERC is to initiate an assessment of the effects of drought conditions on these lakes and report to Congress—specifically looking at 

existing FERC-licensed lakes with rule curves in areas of drought 

and the effect long-term licenses have on state agencies being able 

to meet all their obligations. (10 minutes) 


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5. Young, Don (AK), Petri (WI): Requires USACE to contract 

with private sector surveying and mapping firms, wherever practical, in performance of surveying and mapping services and activities for Corps projects. Requires the Secretary to issue agency guidance to encourage use of the private sector for surveying and mapping services, and requires a process to provide oversight of the 

performance of compliance with the guidance. (10 minutes) 

6. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Includes operation and maintenance 

costs associated with sand transfer plants in the annual operations 

and maintenance budget of the Corps of Engineers. (10 minutes) 

7. Bentivolio (MI): Seeks to increase the amount of backlogged 

projects to be de-authorized, beyond what is initially de-authorized 

in the bill from $12,000,000,000 to $35,000,000,000. (10 minutes) 

8. Jones (NC): Exempts the disaster restriction on projects which 

non-federal interests may contribute to. (10 minutes) 

9. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides that in making recommendations 

pursuant to Section 118 of the Act, the Secretary shall consult with 

key stakeholders, including State, county, and city governments, 

and, where applicable, State and local water districts, and in the 

case of recommendations concerning projects that substantially affect underrepresented communities the Secretary shall also consult 

with historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges 

and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions. (10 minutes) 

10. Grimm (NY): Modifies Section 118 to require the Secretary 

of the Army to include project recommendations made in the study 

for flood and storm damage reduction related to natural disasters 

under title II of division A of the Disaster Relief Appropriations 

Act, 2013 within the Secretary’s Report to Congress on Future 

Water Resources Development. (10 minutes) 

11. Peters, Scott (CA): Adds a subsection specifying that the Secretary of the Army coordinates with the Administrator of the 

FEMA to disseminate the emergency communication of risk to the 

public through widely used and readily available means. (10 minutes) 

12. Stutzman (IN): Provides that the Secretary of the Army shall 

not require the removal of levee vegetation until the Corps of Engineers’ policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees have 

been reviewed and adopted. Provides an exception for vegetation 

that presents an unacceptable safety risk. (10 minutes) 

13. Vela ́zquez (NY): Establishes a national water-based freight 

policy to improve the movement of freight and cargo over waterways, canals, ports, and harbors (10 minutes) 

14. Pierluisi (PR): Adds Puerto Rico to the provision of law that 

would be updated for inflation by Section 137 and that authorizes 

the Secretary of the Army to waive local cost-sharing requirements 

up to a specified dollar amount for studies and projects in certain 

U.S. territories. (10 minutes) 

15. Cotton (AR): Allows non-federal entities (regional authorities 

or municipalities) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) to collaborate on a proposal to sell any excess water supply in order to 

address an oversupply of water resulting from the 1958 Water Supply Act. This would not authorize the Corps to actually sell the 

water or release the water from storage. (10 minutes) 


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16. Richmond (LA), Scalise (LA): Directs the Corps to calculate 

the national benefits of proposed flood protection projects, including 

benefits from a reduction in national and regional economic losses, 

as well as the protection of evacuation routes. (10 minutes) 

17. Hastings, Doc (WA): Ensures that Congress continue the 

practice of authorizing project purposes at Corps of Engineers dams 

or reservoirs. (10 minutes) 

18. McCollum (MN), Kelly (PA), Schneider (IL), Lipinski (IL): Establishes a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in 

the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by 

providing technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and 

support to State and local governments in carrying out such activities. (10 minutes) 

19. Thompson, Mike (CA), Benishek (MI), DeFazio (OR), Simpson 

(ID), Titus (NV): Requires the Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) to conduct an assessment on the impacts of aquatic invasive 

species on federal assets and current federal spending on aquatic 

invasive species prevention. (10 minutes) 

20. Brownley (CA): Requires the Army Corps to consider activities of the Secretary of the Navy when assessing the operation and 

maintenance needs of harbors and the equitable distribution of 

funds. (10 minutes) 

21. Lowenthal (CA): Requires the Secretary to include ‘expanded 

uses’ of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the assessments 

and prioritization of operations and maintenance reports to Congress. (10 minutes) 

22. Brownley (CA): Requires GAO to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of activities funded by the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in maximizing economic growth and job creation in the communities surrounding low- and moderate-use ports; 

and include recommendations relating to the use of amounts in the 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to increase the competitiveness of 

United States ports relative to Canadian and Mexican ports. (10 

minutes) 

23. Schneider (IL): Expands congressional reporting requirements to include recommendations for mitigating current problems 

and limiting the construction backlog. (10 minutes) 

24. Gardner (CO): Establishes the Office of Water Storage at the 

Army Corp of Engineers to serve as an initial point of contact for 

the acquisition or satisfaction of a Federal permit for a water storage facility. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHUSTER

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 6, line 14, after ‘‘company’’ insert ‘‘or natural gas company’’. 

Page 33, after line 20, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS. 

The Secretary shall— 

(1) expedite the completion of any on-going feasibility study 

for a project initiated before the date of enactment of this Act; 

and 

(2) if the Secretary determines that the project is justified in 

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ning, engineering, and design of the project in accordance with 

section 910 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

(100 Stat. 4189). 

Page 42, after line 23, add the following: 

(g) SAVING PROVISION.—Nothing in this section may be construed 

to affect any agreement entered into under section 204(f) of the 

Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(f)) before the date of enactment of this Act. 

Page 46, after line 23, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. CONTRIBUTIONS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS PRIOR TO 

AUTHORIZATION OF FINAL FEASIBILITY REPORTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), a non-Federal interest may carry out a project for which— 

(1) a final feasibility report has been completed; and 

(2) authority for the Secretary to carry out such project has 

not specifically been authorized by Congress. 

(b) CONDITIONS.—The non-Federal interest— 

(1) shall, before carrying out the project, obtain any permit, 

approval, or authorization required pursuant to Federal or 

State law; and 

(2) shall carry out the project in accordance with the plan, 

and subject to the conditions, described in the final feasibility 

report. 

(c) CREDIT, REIMBURSEMENT, AND FUTURE MAINTENANCE.— (1) ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT OR REIMBURSEMENT.—Subject to 

paragraph (4), and in accordance with section 221 of the Flood 

Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), a non-Federal interest may be eligible for credit or reimbursement for the Federal 

share of any work carried out by the non-Federal interest 

under this section. 

(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION

PROJECTS.—Subject to paragraph (4), and in accordance with 

section 211(h) of the Water Resources Development of Act of 

1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13(h), whenever a non-Federal interest 

constructs improvements to a harbor or inland harbor under 

this section, the Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance 

of such harbor. 

(3) LIMITATION.—Any activities carried out under this section 

are authorized only to the extent specifically provided for in 

subsequent appropriations Acts. 

(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall not 

apply unless— 

(A) all laws and regulations that would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying out the project were 

applied by the non-Federal interest during construction of 

the project; and 

(B) the project is subsequently specifically authorized by 

Congress. 

(5) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—Absent a specific subsequent 

authorization by Congress, the non-Federal interest shall not 

be reimbursed or receive credit for in-kind contributions. 

Page 75, after line 12, insert the following: 

(3) review and evaluate the historic and potential uses, and 

economic feasibility for the life of the project, of nonstructural 

alternatives, including natural features such as dunes, coastal 


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wetlands, floodplains, marshes, and mangroves, to reduce the 

damage caused by floods, storm surges, winds, and other aspects of extreme weather events, and to increase the resiliency 

and long-term cost-effectiveness of water resources development projects; 

Page 128, beginning on line 13, strike ‘‘section 102(a) of the 

Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a))’’ and 

insert ‘‘section 3(a)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

1988 (102 Stat. 4013)’’. 

Page 163, strike lines 1 through 8. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEFAZIO

OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Beginning on page 11, strike line 19 and all that follows through 

page 12, line 3, and insert the following: 

‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effective on the date 

on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the cost to construct all water resources development projects that are authorized 

for construction by the Chief of Engineers by any Act of Congress, 

but are not completed, is less than $20,000,000,000 (adjusted for 

inflation as of the date on which the certification is made).’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FLORES OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(1) the July 19, 2010, Executive Order 13547 that established the ‘‘National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, 

Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes’’ (in this section referred to 

as the ‘‘National Ocean Policy’’) among other things requires 

Federal implementation of ‘‘ecosystem-based management’’ to 

achieve a ‘‘fundamental shift’’ in how the United States manages ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, and the establishment of 9 new governmental ‘‘Regional Planning Bodies’’ 

and ‘‘Coastal and Marine Spatial Plans’’ in every region of the 

United States; 

(2) Executive Order 13547 created a 54-member National 

Ocean Council led by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Science and Technology Policy 

that includes principal and deputy-level representatives from 

Federal entities, including the Department of Defense; 

(3) Executive Order 13547 requires National Ocean Council 

members, including the Department of Defense, to take action 

to implement the National Ocean Policy and participate in 

Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning to the fullest extent; 

(4) the Final Recommendations that were adopted by Executive Order 13547 state that ‘‘effective’’ implementation of the 

National Ocean Policy will ‘‘require clear and easily understood 

requirements and regulations, where appropriate, that include 

enforcement as a critical component’’; 


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(5) despite repeated congressional requests, the National 

Ocean Council, which is charged with overseeing National 

Ocean Policy implementation, has still not provided a complete 

accounting of Federal activities taken and resources expended 

and allocated in furtherance of National Ocean Policy implementation; 

(6) the Corps of Engineers is participating on at least one 

‘‘Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Regional Team’’; and 

(6) the Nation’s continued economic and budgetary challenges underscore the necessity for sound, transparent, and 

practical Federal policies. 

(b) PROHIBITION.—None of the programs or actions authorized 

under this Act may be used to further implementation of the coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management 

components of the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. 

(c) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

Senate a report detailing all activities engaged in and resources expended in furtherance of Executive Order 13547 since it was issued 

on July 19, 2010, as well as any fiscal year 2014 budget requests 

in support of National Ocean Policy implementation. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MULLIN OF

OKLAHOMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. REPORT ON SURFACE ELEVATIONS AT DROUGHT EFFECTED 

LAKES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(1) due to the ongoing drought in many parts of the United 

States, State agencies are finding it difficult to maintain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-licensed lake levels; and 

(2) local agencies should be able to modify licensees when 

drought conditions arise and persist. 

(b) ASSESSMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the FERC shall initiate an assessment 

of the effects of drought conditions on FERC-licensed lakes, 

which shall include an assessment of— 

(A) existing FERC-licensed lakes with stipulated lake 

levels and rule curves in areas of previous, current and 

prolonged drought; and 

(B) the effect the long-term licenses have on state agencies being able to meet all their obligations, including hydroelectric obligations, water supply downstream, fish and 

wildlife, and recreation. 

(2) REPORT.—FERC shall submit to Congress a report on the 

assessment carried out under paragraph (1). 


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5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG OF

ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. GEOSPATIAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING. 

Section 918 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

U.S.C. 2292) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 918. GEOSPATIAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING. 

‘‘(a) PROCUREMENT OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES.—Any 

surveying or mapping services to be performed in connection with 

a water resources project which is or has been authorized to be undertaken by the Secretary shall be procured in accordance with 

chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code. 

‘‘(b) GEOSPATIAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out water resources projects, the Secretary shall, wherever 

practicable, utilize the private sector for commercially available 

geospatial surveying and mapping activities. The Secretary shall 

not start or carry on any activity to provide a commercially available geospatial surveying and mapping service that duplicates, 

competes with, or can be procured from a commercial source. 

‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.— ‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue guidance to encourage entities in the Corps of Engineers to utilize, to the 

maximum extent practicable, contracting with private sector 

sources for geospatial surveying and mapping services for 

water resources projects. 

‘‘(A) CONTENTS.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(i) define appropriate inherently governmental roles in 

geospatial surveying and mapping activities, which roles 

shall include— 

‘‘(I) activities so defined in section 5 of the Federal 

Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2384); 

‘‘(II) preparation of standards and specifications; 

‘‘(III) research of geospatial surveying and mapping 

instrumentation and procedures that are not commercially available, with prompt technology transfer to 

the private sector; 

‘‘(IV) providing technical guidance, coordination, and 

administration of geospatial surveying and mapping 

activities; and 

‘‘(V) contracting with private sector sources for 

geospatial surveying and mapping activities. 

‘‘(ii) define commercially available geospatial surveying 

and mapping activities to include activities described in— 

‘‘(I) section 36.601–4(a)(4)(A) of the Engineer Federal Acquisition Regulation; and 

‘‘(II) section 467 of title 10, United States Code. 

‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall develop a process for 

the oversight and monitoring, on an annual basis, of compliance 

with the guidance issued under subsection (c). 

‘‘(e) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall conduct an assessment 

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tricts, laboratories, and technical centers, to determine the extent 

to which each entity is utilizing governmental and private sector 

sources for commercially available geospatial surveying and mapping services. In conducting the assessment, the Secretary shall 

consult with organizations of commercial geospatial surveying and 

mapping firms.’’. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. 139. ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET. 

The Secretary shall include operation and maintenance costs associated with sand transfer plants in the annual operations and 

maintenance budget of the Corps of Engineers. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BENTIVOLIO OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 136, line 12, strike ‘‘$12,000,000,000’’ and insert 

‘‘$35,000,000,000’’. 

Page 137, beginning line 1, strike ‘‘AUTHORIZED BEFORE WRDA 

2007’’. 

Page 137, line 12, strike ‘‘November 8, 2007’’ and insert ‘‘the date 

of enactment of this Act’’. 

Page 138, line 14, strike ‘‘$12,000,000,000’’ and insert 

‘‘$35,000,000,000’’. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 44, line 3, strike ‘‘that has been damaged’’ and all that follows before the closing quotation marks on line 7. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 72, line 18, insert ‘‘In making recommendations pursuant 

to this section, the Secretary shall consult with key stakeholders, 

including State, county, and city governments, and, where applicable, State and local water districts, and in the case of recommendations concerning projects that substantially affect communities 

served by historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions, the 

Secretary shall also consult with such colleges, universities, and institutions.’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRIMM OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 72, line 18, strike ‘‘may’’ and insert ‘‘shall’’. 


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11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PETERS

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 76, after line 13, insert the following (and redesignate subsequent subsections accordingly): 

(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall make 

the information required under subsection (a) available to the public through widely used and readily available means, including on 

the Internet. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

STUTZMAN OF INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 86, after line 24, insert the following: 

(f) INTERIM RULE.—Until the date on which revisions to the 

guidelines are adopted under this section, the Secretary shall not 

require the removal of existing vegetation as a condition or requirement for any approval or funding of a project, or any other action, 

unless the specific vegetation has been demonstrated to present an 

unacceptable safety risk. 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 95, after line 15, insert the following (and redesignate subsequent sections accordingly): 

SEC. 137. NATIONAL WATER-BASED FREIGHT POLICY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States to improve 

the condition and performance of the national water-based freight 

network to ensure that such network provides the foundation for 

the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve 

each goal described in subsection (b). 

(b) GOALS.—The goals of the national water-based freight policy 

are— 

(1) to invest in infrastructure improvements and to implement operational improvements that— 

(A) strengthen the contribution of the national waterbased freight network to the economic competitiveness of 

the United States; 

(B) reduce congestion; and 

(C) increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs; 

(2) to improve the safety, security, and resilience of waterbased freight transportation; 

(3) to improve the state of good repair of the national waterbased freight network; 

(4) to use advanced technology to improve the safety and efficiency of the national water-based freight network; 

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(6) to improve the economic efficiency of the national waterbased freight network; and 

(7) to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement 

on the national water-based freight network. 

(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL WATER-BASED FREIGHT NET- WORK.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a national 

water-based freight network in accordance with this section to 

assist States in strategically directing resources toward improved system performance to achieve efficient movement of 

freight on inland waterways, canals, ports, and harbors, and 

related freight intermodal connectors. 

(2) NETWORK COMPONENTS.—The national water-based 

freight network shall consist of the primary water-based 

freight network, as designated by the Secretary under subsection (d) as most critical to the movement of water-based 

freight. 

(d) DESIGNATION OF PRIMARY WATER-BASED FREIGHT NET- WORK.— 

(1) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall designate 

a primary water-based freight network based on an inventory 

of national water-based freight volume and in consultation 

with stakeholders, including system users, transportation providers, and States. 

(2) FACTORS FOR DESIGNATION.—In designating the primary 

water-based freight network, the Secretary shall consider— 

(A) the origins and destinations of water-based freight 

movement in the United States; 

(B) the total tonnage and value of water-based freight 

moved across United States bodies of water; 

(C) the average annual water-based freight traffic on 

United States bodies of water; 

(D) maritime ports of entry; 

(E) access to energy exploration, development, installation, or production areas; 

(F) population centers; and 

(G) network connectivity. 

(3) REDESIGNATION.—On the date that is 10 years after the 

initial designation of the primary water-based freight network, 

and every 10 years thereafter, using the factors described in 

paragraph (2), the Secretary shall redesignate the primary 

water-based freight network. 

(e) NATIONAL WATER-BASED FREIGHT STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

(1) INITIAL DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation 

with State departments of transportation and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, shall develop and post on a public Web site a national water-based 

freight strategic plan that shall include— 

(A) an assessment of the condition and performance of 

the national water-based freight network; 

(B) an identification of bottlenecks on the national 

water-based freight network that create significant freight 

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developed by the Secretary, and, to the maximum extent 

practicable, an estimate of the cost of addressing each bottleneck and any operational improvements that could be 

implemented; 

(C) forecasts of water-based freight volumes for the 20- 

year period beginning with the year during which the plan 

is issued; 

(D) an identification of major trade gateways and national water-based freight corridors that connect major 

population centers, trade gateways, and other major 

water-based freight generators for current and forecasted 

traffic and water-based freight volumes, the identification 

of which shall be revised, as appropriate, in subsequent 

plans; 

(E) an assessment of statutory, regulatory, technological, 

institutional, financial, and other barriers to improved 

water-based freight transportation performance (including 

opportunities for overcoming the barriers); 

(F) an identification of routes providing access to energy 

exploration, development, installation, or production areas; 

(G) an identification of best practices for improving the 

performance of the national water-based freight network; 

(H) an identification of best practices for mitigating the 

impacts of water-based freight movement on communities; 

(I) an identification of a process for addressing 

multistate projects and encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate; and 

(J) an identification of strategies to improve freight 

intermodal connectivity. 

(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 5 years after the date of completion of the first national water-based freight strategic plan 

under paragraph (1), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update and post on a public Web site a revised national water-based freight strategic plan. 

(f) WATER-BASED FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS AND

PERFORMANCE REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary 

shall prepare a report that contains a description of the conditions 

and performance of the national water-based freight network in the 

United States. 

(g) TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT DATA AND PLANNING TOOLS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall— 

(A) begin the development of new tools or improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performancebased approach to evaluating proposed water-based 

freight-related projects, including— 

(i) methodologies for systematic analysis of benefits 

and costs; 

(ii) tools for ensuring that the evaluation of waterbased freight-related projects and other transportation 

projects considers safety, economic competitiveness, 

environmental sustainability, and system condition in 

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(iii) other elements to assist in effective transportation planning; 

(B) identify water-based transportation-related model 

data elements to support a broad range of evaluation 

methods and techniques to assist in making water-based 

transportation investment decisions; and 

(C) at a minimum, in consultation with other relevant 

Federal agencies, consider any improvements to existing 

water-based freight flow data collection efforts that could 

reduce identified water-based freight data gaps and deficiencies and help improve forecasts of water-based freight 

transportation demand. 

(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with Federal, State, and other stakeholders to develop, improve, and 

implement tools and data collection under paragraph (1). 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERLUISI

OF PUERTO RICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 95, line 21, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end. 

Page 95, after line 21, insert the following: 

(2) in subsection (a), as so designated, by inserting ‘‘Puerto 

Rico,’’ before ‘‘and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’’; 

and 

Page 95, line 22, strike ‘‘(2)’’ and insert ‘‘(3)’’. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COTTON

OF ARKANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 97, after line 7, insert the following: 

SEC. 1ll. FUTURE WATER SUPPLY. 

Section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b) is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) 

and (e), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF 10-YEAR PLANS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF

FUTURE STORAGE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and not later than January 1, 2016, 

the Secretary may accept from an interested State or local interest a submission of a plan for the utilization of future use 

water storage under this Act. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

include— 

‘‘(A) a 10-year timetable for conversion of future use 

storage to present use; and 

‘‘(B) a schedule of actions that the State or local interest 

agrees to carry out over a 10-year period, in cooperation 

with the Corps of Engineers, to seek new and alternative 

users of future water storage that is contracted to the 

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16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RICH- MOND OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. CALCULATION OF BENEFITS AND COSTS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION AND HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE 

REDUCTION PROJECTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A feasibility study conducted by the Secretary 

for a project for flood damage reduction or hurricane and storm 

damage reduction shall include, as part of the calculation of benefits and costs— 

(1) a calculation of the anticipated reduction in flood or hurricane damage to public and private property and infrastructure resulting from the completion of the proposed project; 

(2) a calculation of the anticipated direct and indirect economic benefits resulting from the completion of the proposed 

project, including such benefits from any potential reductions 

in national and regional economic volatility, disruptions, and 

losses; and 

(3) a calculation of the anticipated benefits to public safety, 

including protection of evacuation routes, resulting from the 

completion of the proposed project. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any feasibility 

study for a project for flood damage reduction or hurricane and 

storm damage reduction that has not been completed before the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 97, after line 7, insert the following: 

SEC. 1ll. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT FOR NEW PROJECT PURPOSES. 

Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to carry out, at a 

Corps of Engineers dam or reservoir, any project for a purpose not 

otherwise authorized as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM OF MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. 139. MULTIAGENCY EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF ASIAN 

CARP IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OHIO RIVER 

BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES. 

(a) MULTIAGENCY EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF ASIAN CARP

IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER BASINS AND TRIBU- TARIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, 

the Director of the National Park Service, and the Director of 

the United States Geological Survey, shall lead a multiagency 

effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi 

and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing technical 

assistance, coordination, best practices, and support to State 


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and local governments in carrying out activities designed to 

slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by Asian carp. 

(2) BEST PRACTICES.—To the maximum extent practicable, 

the multiagency effort shall apply lessons learned and best 

practices such as those described in the document prepared by 

the Asian Carp Working Group entitled ‘‘Management and 

Control Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in 

the United States’’ and dated November 2007, and the document prepared by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee entitled ‘‘FY 2012 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework’’ and dated February 2012. 

(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of each year, 

the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in 

coordination with the Chief of Engineers, shall submit to the 

Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Appropriations and the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works of the Senate a report describing the coordinated strategies established and progress made toward the goals of controlling and eliminating Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 

Ohio River basins and tributaries. 

(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 

shall include— 

(A) any observed changes in the range of Asian carp in 

the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries during the 2-year period preceding submission of the 

report; 

(B) a summary of Federal agency efforts, including cooperative efforts with non-Federal partners, to control the 

spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio 

River basins and tributaries; 

(C) any research that the Director determines could improve the ability to control the spread of Asian carp; 

(D) any quantitative measures that the Director intends 

to use to document progress in controlling the spread of 

Asian carp; and 

(E) a cross-cut accounting of Federal and non-Federal expenditures to control the spread of Asian carp. 

19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 97, after line 7, insert the following: 

SEC. 1ll. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION AND CONTROL. 

(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall conduct an assessment of the Federal costs of, and spending 

on, aquatic invasive species. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The assessment conducted under subsection (a) 

shall include— 

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lated to mitigating the impacts of aquatic invasive species on 

federally owned or operated facilities; 

(2) identification of current Federal spending on aquatic 

invasive species prevention; 

(3) analysis of whether spending identified in paragraph (2) 

is adequate for the maintenance and protection of services provided by federally owned or operated facilities, based on the 

current spending and projected future costs identified in paragraph (1); and 

(4) review of any other aspect of aquatic invasive species prevention or mitigation determined appropriate by the Comptroller General. 

(c) FINDINGS.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural 

Resources of the House of Representatives a report containing the 

findings of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). 

20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BROWNLEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 102, after line 12, insert the following (and redesignate subsequent subparagraphs accordingly): 

‘‘(H) activities of the Secretary of the Navy; 

Page 104, line 18, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 104, after line 18, insert the following (and redesignate the 

subsequent subparagraph accordingly): 

‘‘(C) where appropriate, consider national security and 

military readiness needs in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy; and 

21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

LOWENTHAL OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 103, line 7, insert ‘‘and the costs for expanded uses (as such 

term is defined in section 201(c)(2) of the Water Resources Reform 

and Development Act of 2013)’’ after ‘‘the harbors’’. 

22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BROWNLEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 109, after line 23, insert the following: 

SEC. 2ll. HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND STUDY. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) LOW-USE PORT.—The term ‘‘low-use port’’ means a port at 

which not more than 1,000,000 tons of cargo are transported 

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(2) MODERATE-USE PORT.—The term ‘‘moderate-use port’’ 

means a port at which more than 1,000,000, but fewer than 

10,000,000, tons of cargo are transported each calendar year. 

(b) STUDY.—Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

carry out a study and submit to Congress a report that— 

(1) evaluates the effectiveness of activities funded by the 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in maximizing economic 

growth and job creation in the communities surrounding lowand moderate-use ports; and 

(2) includes recommendations relating to the use of amounts 

in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to increase the competitiveness of United States ports relative to Canadian and 

Mexican ports. 

23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 142, line 7, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 142, line 9, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 142, after line 9, insert the following: 

(4) a 5-year and 10-year projection of construction backlog 

and any recommendations to Congress regarding how to mitigate current problems and the backlog. 

24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER

OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. OFFICE OF WATER STORAGE. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, acting through the Chief of 

Engineers, shall designate a team to serve as the Office of Water 

Storage (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’) which shall 

serve as the principal point of contact for any person carrying out 

a project to construct a water storage facility that requires the acquisition of a Federal permit or the satisfaction of other Federal requirements. 

(b) ADMINISTRATOR.—The Secretary, acting through the Chief of 

Engineers, shall designate an individual to serve as the head of the 

Office. 

(c) PURPOSE.—The Office shall— 

(1) serve as an initial point of contact for any person carrying out a project to construct a water storage facility that requires the acquisition of a Federal permit or the satisfaction of 

other Federal requirements; 

(2) act as a liaison between such persons and appropriate 

Federal departments and agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior, 

with respect to such projects to facilitate the acquisition of necessary permits and the satisfaction of all other requirements; 

(3) ensure that, with respect to such projects, necessary Federal permits are acquired and all other Federal requirements 

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(4) coordinate with appropriate Federal departments and 

agencies to streamline the Federal approval process with respect to such projects, including by limiting the duration of 

such process to not more than 365 days in each case in which 

each Governor of a State associated with the project has provided notice to the Office of that Governor’s approval of the 

project. 

(d) TIMING REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, with respect to a project to construct a water storage facility, any Federal permit or other Federal requirement necessary to 

be acquired or satisfied for purposes of such project shall be 

deemed to be acquired or satisfied if— 

(1) each Governor of a State associated with the project has 

provided notice to the Office of that Governor’s approval of the 

project; and 

(2) a determination with respect to approval of the permit or 

satisfaction of the requirement was not made during the 365- 

day period beginning on the date on which an application for 

the permit or an inquiry regarding the satisfaction of the requirement was submitted to the relevant Federal department 

or agency. 

(e) NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS.—The Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior 

shall each provide notice to the Administrator of the Office upon 

the receipt of an application for a permit relating to a water storage facility. 

(f) WATER STORAGE FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘water storage facility’’ means any facility constructed by a person 

that is equipped to store at least 5,000 acre-feet of water for later 

use for any purpose, including dams, tanks, covered and uncovered 

reservoirs, water towers, and artificial water bodies. 

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