(2) by inserting after the last sentence in sub-
section (a) the following: 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a 
governmental agency or non-Federal inter-
est, the Secretary may provide, at Federal 
expense, technical assistance to such agency 
or non-Federal interest in managing water 
resources. 
‘‘(B) TYPES
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Tech-
nical assistance under this paragraph may 
include provision and integration of hydro-
logic, economic, and environmental data 
and analyses.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(2) 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 author-
ized 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 or-
ganizations to provide assistance to rural and small 
communities.’’; 
(8) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(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 Con-
gress 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 Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report de-
scribing the individual activities proposed for funding 
under subsection (a)(1) for that fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 2024. COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING OF FEDERAL, 
STATE, AND LOCAL ACTIONS. 
(a) NOTICE OF INTENT.—Upon request of the non-Fed-
eral 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 es-
tablish a schedule for consolidating Federal, State, and local 
agency and Indian tribe environmental assessments, project 
reviews, and issuance of all permits for the construction or 
modification of the project. The non-Federal interest shall 
submit to the Secretary, with the notice of intent, studies 
and documentation, including environmental reviews, that 
may be required by Federal law for decisionmaking on the 
proposed project. All States and Indian tribes having juris-
diction over the proposed project shall be invited by the Sec-
retary, 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