‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(24) 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, 
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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 
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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-
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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 
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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-
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