(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a) The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL STATE COOPERATION.—
‘‘(1) 
COMPREHENSIVE
PLANS.—The 
Sec-
retary’’; 
(2) by inserting after the last sentence in sub-
section (a) the following: 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a govern-
mental agency or non-Federal interest, the Secretary 
may provide, at Federal expense, technical assist-
ance to such agency or non-Federal interest in man-
aging water resources. 
‘‘(B) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Technical assist-
ance under this paragraph may include provision 
and integration of hydrologic, economic, and envi-
ronmental data and analyses.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ‘‘Up to 1⁄2 
of the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(5) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘(c) There is’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) FEDERAL
AND
STATE
COOPERATION.—
There is’’; 
(6) in subsection (c)(1) (as designated by para-
graph (5))—
(A) by striking ‘‘the provisions of this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’; 
(7) by inserting at the end of subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 annually to 
carry out subsection (a)(2), of which not more than 
$2,000,000 annually may be used by the Secretary 
to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit 
organizations to provide assistance to rural and 
small communities.’’; 
(8) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(9) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED ACTIVI-
TIES.—Concurrent with the President’s submission to 
Congress of the President’s request for appropriations for 
the Civil Works Program for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report describing the individual activities proposed for 
funding under subsection (a)(1) for that fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 2026. LAKES PROGRAM. 
Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 110 Stat. 3758; 113 Stat. 
295) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at end of paragraph (18); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (19) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) Kinkaid Lake, Jackson County, Illinois, 
removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to 
address excessive sedimentation; 
‘‘(21) McCarter Pond, Borough of Fairhaven, 
New Jersey, removal of silt and measures to address 
water quality; 
‘‘(22) Rogers Pond, Franklin Township, New 
Jersey, removal of silt and restoration of structural 
integrity; 
‘‘(23) Greenwood Lake, New York and New 
Jersey, removal of silt and aquatic growth;
‘‘(24) Lake Rodgers, Creedmoor, North Caro-
lina, removal of silt and excessive nutrients and res-
toration of structural integrity; and 
‘‘(25) Lake Luxembourg, Pennsylvania.’’. 
SEC. 2027. COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING OF FEDERAL, 
STATE, AND LOCAL ACTIONS. 
(a) NOTICE OF INTENT.—Upon request of the non-
Federal interest in the form of a written notice of intent 
to construct or modify a non-Federal water supply, waste-
water infrastructure, flood damage reduction, storm dam-
age reduction, ecosystem restoration, or navigation project 
that requires the approval of the Secretary, the Secretary 
shall initiate, subject to subsection (g)(1), procedures to 
establish a schedule for consolidating Federal, State, and 
local agency and Indian tribe environmental assessments, 
project reviews, and issuance of all permits for the con-
struction or modification of the project. The non-Federal 
interest shall submit to the Secretary, with the notice of 
intent, studies and documentation, including environ-
mental reviews, that may be required by Federal law for 
decisionmaking on the proposed project. All States and In-
dian tribes having jurisdiction over the proposed project 
shall be invited by the Secretary, but shall not be required, 
to participate in carrying out this section with respect to 
the project.
(b) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—Within 15 days 
after receipt of notice under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall publish such notice in the Federal Register. The Sec-
retary also shall provide written notification of the receipt 
of a notice under subsection (a) to all State and local 
agencies and Indian tribes that may be required to issue 
permits for the construction of the project or related ac-
tivities. The Secretary shall solicit the cooperation of those 
agencies and request their entry into a memorandum of 
agreement described in subsection (c) with respect to the 
project. Within 30 days after publication of the notice in 
the Federal Register, State and local agencies and Indian 
tribes that intend to enter into the memorandum of agree-
ment with respect to the project shall notify the Secretary 
of their intent in writing. 
(c) SCHEDULING
AGREEMENT.—Within 90 days 
after the date of receipt of notice under subsection (a) 
with respect to a project, the Secretary of the Interior, 
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, as necessary, and any 
State or local agencies that have notified the Secretary 
under subsection (b) shall enter into an agreement with 
the Secretary establishing a schedule of decisionmaking 
for approval of the project and permits associated with 
the project and with related activities.
(d) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENT.—An agreement en-
tered into under subsection (c) with respect to a project, 
to the extent practicable, shall consolidate hearing and 
comment periods, procedures for data collection and re-
port preparation, and the environmental review and per-
mitting processes associated with the project and related 
activities. The agreement shall detail, to the extent pos-
sible, the non-Federal interest’s responsibilities for data 
development and information that may be necessary to 
process each permit required for the project, including a 
schedule when the information and data will be provided 
to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency or In-
dian tribe. 
(e) REVISION OF AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may 
revise an agreement entered into under subsection (c) with 
respect to a project once to extend the schedule to allow 
the non-Federal interest the minimum amount of addi-
tional time necessary to revise its original application to 
meet the objections of a Federal, State, or local agency 
or Indian tribe that is a party to the agreement. 
(f) FINAL DECISION.—Not later than the final day 
of a schedule established by an agreement entered into 
under subsection (c) with respect to a project, the Sec-
retary shall notify the non-Federal interest of the final de-
cision on the project and whether the permit or permits 
have been issued. 
(g) COSTS OF COORDINATION.—The costs incurred 
by the Secretary to establish and carry out a schedule to 
consolidate Federal, State, and local agency and Indian 
tribe environmental assessments, project reviews, and per-
mit issuance for a project under this section shall be paid 
by the non-Federal interest. 
(h) REPORT ON TIMESAVINGS METHODS.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to Congress a 
report estimating the time required for the issuance of all 
Federal, State, local, and tribal permits for the construc-
tion of non-Federal projects for water supply, wastewater 
infrastructure, flood damage reduction, storm damage re-
duction, ecosystem restoration, and navigation. The Sec-
retary shall include in that report recommendations for 
further reducing the amount of time required for the 
issuance of those permits, including any proposed changes 
in existing law. 
SEC. 2028. PROJECT STREAMLINING. 
(a) POLICY.—The benefits of water resources 
projects are important to the Nation’s economy and envi-
ronment, and recommendations to Congress regarding 
such projects should not be delayed due to uncoordinated
or inefficient reviews or the failure to timely resolve dis-
putes during the development of water resources projects. 
(b) SCOPE.—This section shall apply to each study 
initiated after the date of enactment of this Act to develop 
a feasibility report under section 905 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282), or 
a reevaluation report, for a water resources project if the 
Secretary determines that such study requires an environ-
mental impact statement under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(c) WATER RESOURCES PROJECT REVIEW PROC-
ESS.—The Secretary shall develop and implement a co-
ordinated review process for the development of water re-
sources projects. 
(d) COORDINATED REVIEWS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The coordinated review proc-
ess under this section shall provide that all reviews, 
analyses, opinions, permits, licenses, and approvals 
that must be issued or made by a Federal, State, or 
local government agency or Indian tribe for the de-
velopment of a water resources project described in 
subsection (b) will be conducted, to the maximum 
extent practicable, concurrently and completed with-
in a time period established by the Secretary, in co-
operation with the agencies identified under sub-
section (e) with respect to the project. 
(2) AGENCY
PARTICIPATION.—Each Federal 
agency identified under subsection (e) with respect 
to the development of a water resources project shall 
formulate and implement administrative policy and 
procedural mechanisms to enable the agency to en-
sure completion of reviews, analyses, opinions, per-
mits, licenses, and approvals described in paragraph 
(1) for the project in a timely and environmentally 
responsible manner. 
(e) IDENTIFICATION
OF
JURISDICTIONAL
AGEN-
CIES.—With respect to the development of each water re-
sources project, the Secretary shall identify, as soon as 
practicable all Federal, State, and local government agen-
cies and Indian tribes that may—
(1) have jurisdiction over the project; 
(2) be required by law to conduct or issue a re-
view, analysis, or opinion for the project; or 
(3) be required to make a determination on 
issuing a permit, license, or approval for the project. 
(f) STATE AUTHORITY.—If the coordinated review 
process is being implemented under this section by the 
Secretary with respect to the development of a water re-
sources project described in subsection (b) within the
boundaries of a State, the State, consistent with State law, 
may choose to participate in the process and to make sub-
ject to the process all State agencies that—
(1) have jurisdiction over the project; 
(2) are required to conduct or issue a review, 
analysis, or opinion for the project; or 
(3) are required to make a determination on 
issuing a permit, license, or approval for the project. 
(g) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The co-
ordinated review process developed under this section may 
be incorporated into a memorandum of understanding for 
a water resources project between the Secretary, the heads 
of Federal, State, and local government agencies, Indian 
tribes identified under subsection (e), and the non-Federal 
interest for the project. 
(h) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—
(1) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS AND CEQ.—If 
the Secretary determines that a Federal, State, or 
local government agency, Indian tribe, or non-Fed-
eral interest that is participating in the coordinated 
review process under this section with respect to the 
development of a water resources project has not 
met a deadline established under subsection (d) for 
the project, the Secretary shall notify, within 30 
days of the date of such determination, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate, the Coun-
cil on Environmental Quality, and the agency, In-
dian tribe, or non-Federal interest involved about 
the failure to meet the deadline. 
(2) AGENCY REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of receipt of a notice under paragraph 
(1), the Federal, State, or local government agency, 
Indian tribe, or non-Federal interest involved may 
submit a report to the Secretary, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate, and the Council on En-
vironmental Quality explaining why the agency, In-
dian tribe, or non-Federal interest did not meet the 
deadline and what actions it intends to take to com-
plete or issue the required review, analysis, or opin-
ion or determination on issuing a permit, license, or 
approval. 
(i) PURPOSE AND NEED AND DETERMINATION OF 
REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, as the Fed-
eral lead agency responsible for carrying out a study 
for a water resources project and the associated
process for meeting the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, shall—
(A) define the project’s purpose and need 
for purposes of any document which the Sec-
retary is responsible for preparing for the 
project and shall determine the range of alter-
natives for consideration in any document which 
the Secretary is responsible for preparing for 
the project; and 
(B) determine, in collaboration with par-
ticipating agencies at appropriate times during 
the study process, the methodologies to be used 
and the level of detail required in the analysis 
of each alternative for the project. 
(2) PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.—At the discre-
tion of the Secretary, the preferred alternative for a 
project, after being identified, may be developed to 
a higher level of detail than other alternatives. 
(j) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall pre-
empt or interfere with—
(1) any statutory requirement for seeking pub-
lic comment; 
(2) any power, jurisdiction, or authority that a 
Federal, State, or local government agency, Indian
tribe, or non-Federal interest has with respect to 
carrying out a water resources project; or 
(3) any obligation to comply with the provisions 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the regulations issued by the Council on Envi-
ronmental Quality to carry out such Act. 
SEC. 2029. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of expediting the 
cost-effective design and construction of wetlands restora-
tion that is part of an authorized water resources project, 
the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 
under section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, with 
nonprofit organizations with expertise in wetlands restora-
tion to carry out such design and construction on behalf 
of the Secretary. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) PER PROJECT LIMIT.—A cooperative agree-
ment under this section shall not obligate the Sec-
retary to pay the nonprofit organization more than 
$1,000,000 for any single wetlands restoration 
project. 
(2) ANNUAL LIMIT.—The total value of work 
carried out under cooperative agreements under this 
section may not exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal 
year.
SEC. 2030. TRAINING FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may include indi-
viduals not employed by the Department of the Army in 
training classes and courses offered by the Corps of Engi-
neers in any case in which the Secretary determines that 
it is in the best interest of the Federal Government to 
include those individuals as participants. 
(b) EXPENSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual not employed 
by the Department of the Army attending a training 
class or course described in subsection (a) shall pay 
the full cost of the training provided to the indi-
vidual. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—Payments made by an indi-
vidual for training received under paragraph (1), up 
to the actual cost of the training—
(A) may be retained by the Secretary; 
(B) shall be credited to an appropriations 
account used for paying training costs; and 
(C) shall be available for use by the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation, for train-
ing purposes. 
(3) EXCESS AMOUNTS.—Any payments received 
under paragraph (2) that are in excess of the actual 
cost of training provided shall be credited as mis-
cellaneous receipts to the Treasury of the United 
States. 
SEC. 2031. ACCESS TO WATER RESOURCE DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program to provide public access to water resources and 
related water quality data in the custody of the Corps of 
Engineers. 
(b) DATA.—Public access under subsection (a) 
shall—
(1) include, at a minimum, access to data gen-
erated in water resources project development and 
regulation under section 404 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); and 
(2) appropriately employ geographic informa-
tion system technology and linkages to water re-
source models and analytical techniques. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, in carrying out activities under this section, the 
Secretary shall develop partnerships, including cooperative 
agreements with State, tribal, and local governments and 
other Federal agencies. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year.
SEC. 2032. SHORE PROTECTION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Act of 
July 3, 1930 (33 U.S.C. 426), and notwithstanding ad-
ministrative actions, it is the policy of the United States 
to promote beach nourishment for the purposes of flood 
damage reduction and hurricane and storm damage reduc-
tion and related research that encourage the protection, 
restoration, and enhancement of sandy beaches, including 
beach restoration and periodic beach renourishment for a 
period of 50 years, on a comprehensive and coordinated 
basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and 
private enterprises. 
(b) PREFERENCE.—In carrying out the policy under 
subsection (a), preference shall be given to—
(1) areas in which there has been a Federal in-
vestment of funds for the purposes described in sub-
section (a); and 
(2) areas with respect to which the need for 
prevention or mitigation of damage to shores and 
beaches is attributable to Federal navigation 
projects or other Federal activities. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall apply the 
policy under subsection (a) to each shore protection and 
beach renourishment project (including shore protection 
and beach renourishment projects constructed before the 
date of enactment of this Act).
SEC. 2033. ABILITY TO PAY. 
(a) 
CRITERIA
AND
PROCEDURES.—Section 
103(m)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘180 days after such date of enactment’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
(b) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall apply the cri-
teria and procedures referred to in section 103(m) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2213(m)) to the following projects: 
(1) ST. JOHNS
BAYOU
AND
NEW
MADRID 
FLOODWAY, MISSOURI.—The project for flood con-
trol, St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway, 
Missouri, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4118). 
(2) LOWER RIO GRANDE BASIN, TEXAS.—The 
project for flood control, Lower Rio Grande Basin, 
Texas, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4125). 
(3) 
WEST
VIRGINIA
AND
PENNSYLVANIA 
PROJECTS.—The projects for flood control author-
ized by section 581 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790–3791).
SEC. 2034. LEASING AUTHORITY. 
Section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the 
construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors 
for flood control, and other purposes’’, approved December 
22, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘federally recognized Indian 
tribes and’’ before ‘‘Federal’’ the first place it ap-
pears; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Indian tribes or’’ after ‘‘con-
siderations, to such’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘federally recognized Indian 
tribe’’ after ‘‘That in any such lease or license to a’’. 
SEC. 2035. COST ESTIMATES. 
The estimated Federal and non-Federal costs of 
projects authorized to be carried out by the Secretary be-
fore, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act are 
for informational purposes only and shall not be inter-
preted as affecting the cost sharing responsibilities estab-
lished by law. 
SEC. 2036. PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue revised 
principles and guidelines for use in the formulation, eval-
uation, and implementation of water resources projects. 
Subject to the requirements of this section, the revised 
principles and guidelines shall apply to water resources 
projects carried out by the Secretary instead of the prin-
ciples and guidelines for such projects in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONTENT.—The principles and guidelines shall, 
among other things—
(1) provide for the consideration of environ-
mental restoration costs and benefits under Corps of 
Engineers economic models; 
(2) incorporate new techniques in risk and un-
certainty analysis; 
(3) eliminate biases and disincentives for non-
structural flood damage reduction projects as com-
pared to structural flood damage reduction projects; 
(4) incorporate new analytical techniques; 
(5) encourage, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the restoration of aquatic ecosystems; and 
(6) ensure that water resources projects are 
justified by benefits that accrue to the public at 
large. 
(c) PROPOSED PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register proposed 
principles and guidelines under subsection (a). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pro-
posed principles and guidelines, the Secretary shall
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consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sec-
retary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, the National Academy of Sciences, and the 
Council on Environmental Quality. 
(3) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide notice and an opportunity for the pub-
lic to participate in the development of the proposed 
principles and guidelines. 
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT FOLLOWING ISSUANCE
OF 
PROPOSED PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES.—After publi-
cation of the proposed principles and guidelines, the Sec-
retary shall provide an opportunity for the public to com-
ment on the proposed principles and guidelines. The com-
ment period shall not be fewer than 60 days. 
(e) FINAL PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days fol-
lowing the last day of the comment period under 
subsection (d), the Secretary shall issue final prin-
ciples and guidelines under subsection (a).
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(2) APPLICABILITY.—After the date of issuance 
of the final principles and guidelines, the final prin-
ciples and guidelines shall apply—
(A) to all water resources projects carried 
out by the Secretary, other than projects for 
which the Secretary has commenced a feasi-
bility report before the date of such issuance; 
(B) at the request of a non-Federal inter-
est, to a water resources project for which the 
Secretary has commenced a feasibility report 
before the date of such issuance; and 
(C) to reevaluation or modification of a 
water resources project, other than a reevalua-
tion or modification that has been commenced 
by the Secretary before the date of such 
issuance. 
(f) EXISTING STUDIES.—Principles and guidelines 
issued under subsection (a) shall not affect the validity 
of any completed study of a water resources development 
project. 
SEC. 2037. INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW. 
(a) PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT 
PEER REVIEW.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Project studies shall be sub-
ject to a peer review by an independent panel of ex-
perts as determined under this section. 
(2) SCOPE.—The peer review may include a re-
view of the economic and environmental assumptions 
and projections, project evaluation data, economic 
analyses, environmental analyses, engineering anal-
yses, formulation of alternative plans, methods for 
integrating risk and uncertainty, models used in 
evaluation of economic or environmental impacts of 
proposed projects, and any biological opinions of the 
project study. 
(3) PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO PEER RE-
VIEW.—
(A) MANDATORY.—A project study shall 
be subject to peer review under paragraph 
(1)—
(i) if the project has an estimated 
total cost of more than $50,000,000, in-
cluding mitigation costs, and is not deter-
mined by the Chief of Engineers to be ex-
empt from peer review under paragraph 
(6); or