II 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6184 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 1, 2010 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
to extend and modify the program allowing the Secretary 
of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed 
by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation 
of permits, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; 114 Stat. 2594; 117 Stat. 
1836; 119 Stat. 2169; 120 Stat. 318; 120 Stat. 3197; 121 
Stat. 1067; 123 Stat. 3478) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, after public no-
tice, may accept and expend funds contributed by a non- 
Federal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit 
of that entity related to a project or activity for a public 
purpose under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
Army.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (e); 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON PERMITTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall ensure that the use of funds 
accepted under subsection (a) will not impact impar-
tial decisionmaking with respect to permits, either 
substantively or procedurally. 
‘‘(2) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In carrying 
out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
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evaluation of permits carried out using funds accept-
ed under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) be reviewed by— 
‘‘(i) the District Commander, or the 
Commander’s designee, of the Corps Dis-
trict in which the project or activity is lo-
cated; or 
‘‘(ii) the Commander of the Corps Di-
vision in which the District is located if the 
evaluation of the permit is initially con-
ducted by the District Commander; and 
‘‘(B) utilize the same procedures for deci-
sions that would otherwise be required for the 
evaluation of permits for similar projects or ac-
tivities not carried out using funds authorized 
under this section. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds accepted under this section shall be used to carry 
out a review of the evaluation of permits required under 
subsection (b)(2)(A). 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that all final permit decisions carried out using funds 
authorized under this section are made available to the 
public, including on the Internet.’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (e) (as redesignated) by strik-
ing ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO 
ACT OF 2010. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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