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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Mississippi River Navigation
Sustainment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) the Mississippi River is the largest, most famous river
in the United States and a vital natural resource;
(2) the Mississippi River Basin is the third largest
watershed in the world, covering more than 1,000,000 square
miles and approximately 40 percent of the continental United
States;
(3) the rivers, tributaries, and reservoirs that make up
the Mississippi River Basin operate naturally as a system and
any attempt to operate projects within the Mississippi River
Basin by mankind should take this fact into consideration;
(4) the Mississippi River is the backbone of the inland
waterway system of the United States and a crucial artery for
the movement of goods;
(5) each year millions of tons of commodities, including
grain, coal, petroleum, and chemicals, representing billions of
dollars are transported on the Mississippi River by barge;
(6) the Mississippi River is home to some of the busiest
commercial ports in the United States, including the Port of
New Orleans and the Port of St. Louis;
(7) safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River
is vital to the national economy;
(8) extreme weather events pose challenges to navigation
and life along the Mississippi River and are likely to become
more severe and more frequent in the coming years, as evidenced
by the devastating floods along the Mississippi River in 2011
and the near historic low water levels seen on the same stretch
of the Mississippi River in the winter of 2012-2013;
(9) the American Waterways Operators and the Waterways
Council, Incorporated have estimated that a disruption of
navigation on the Mississippi River due to low water levels
between December 2012 and January 2013 would have negatively
impacted 20,000 jobs and $7,000,000,000 in cargo;
(10) the Regulating Works Program of the St. Louis District
of the Corps of Engineers is critical to maintaining navigation
on the middle Mississippi River during extreme weather events
and should receive continued Federal financial assistance and
support; and
(11) the Federal Government, commercial users, and others
have a shared responsibility to take steps to maintain the
critical flow of goods on the Mississippi River during extreme
weather events.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Extreme Weather.--The term ''extreme weather'' means--
(1) severe flooding and drought conditions that lead to
above or below average water levels; or
(2) other severe weather events that threaten personal
safety, property, and navigation on the inland waterways of the
United States.
(b) Greater Mississippi River Basin.--The term ''greater
Mississippi River Basin'' means the area covered by hydrologic units 5,
6, 7, 8, 10, and 11, as identified by the United States Geological
Survey as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Lower Mississippi River.--The term ''lower Mississippi River''
means the portion of the Mississippi River that begins at the
confluence of the Ohio River and flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
(d) Middle Mississippi River.--The term ''middle Mississippi
River'' means the portion of the Mississippi River that begins at the
confluence of the Missouri River and flows to the lower Mississippi
River.
(e) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.

SEC. 4. GREATER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN EXTREME WEATHER MANAGEMENT
STUDY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a study of the
Mississippi River Basin--
(1) to improve the coordinated and comprehensive management
of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River
Basin relating to extreme weather conditions; and
(2) to evaluate the feasibility of any modifications to
those water resource projects and develop new water resource
projects to improve the reliability of navigation and more
effectively reduce flood risk.
(b) Contents.--The study shall--
(1) identify any Federal actions necessary to prevent and
mitigate the impacts of extreme weather, including changes to
authorized channel dimensions, operational procedures of locks
and dams, and reservoir management within the Mississippi River
Basin;
(2) evaluate the effect on navigation and flood risk
management to the Mississippi River of all upstream rivers and
tributaries, especially the confluence of the Illinois River,
Missouri River, and Ohio River;
(3) identify and make recommendations to remedy challenges
to the Corps of Engineers presented by extreme weather,
including river access, in carrying out its mission to maintain
safe, reliable navigation; and
(4) identify and locate natural or other potential
impediments to maintaining navigation on the middle and lower
Mississippi River during periods of low water, including
existing industrial pipeline crossings.
(c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--In carrying out the
study, the Secretary shall--
(1) consult with appropriate committees of Congress,
Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies, environmental
interests, river navigation industry representatives, other
shipping and business interests, organized labor, and
nongovernmental organizations;
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, use data in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(3) incorporate lessons learned and best practices
developed as a result of past extreme weather events, including
major floods and the successful effort to maintain navigation
during the near historic low water levels on the Mississippi
River during the winter of 2012-2013.
(d) Cost-Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying out
the study under this section shall be 100 percent.
(e) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study
carried out under this section.

SEC. 5. MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECASTING IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Director
of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Director of
the National Weather Service, as applicable, shall improve forecasting
on the Mississippi River by--
(1) updating forecasting technology deployed on the
Mississippi River and its tributaries through--
(A) the construction of additional automated river
gages;
(B) the rehabilitation of existing automated and
manual river gages; and
(C) the replacement of manual river gages with
automated gages, as the Secretary determines to be
necessary;
(2) constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the
Mississippi River and its tributaries; and
(3) deploying additional automatic identification system
base stations at river gage sites.
(b) Prioritization.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall prioritize the sections of the Mississippi River on which
additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact
on maintaining navigation on the Mississippi River.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
activities carried out by the Secretary under this section.

SEC. 6. CORPS OF ENGINEERS FLEXIBILITY IN MAINTAINING NAVIGATION.

(a) In General.--If the Secretary determines it to be critical to
maintaining safe and reliable navigation, the Secretary--
(1) in consultation with the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating, may construct ingress and egress paths to
docks, loading facilities, fleeting areas, and other critical
locations outside of the authorized navigation channel on the
Mississippi River; and
(2) operate and maintain, through dredging and construction
of river training structures, ingress and egress paths to
loading docks and fleeting areas outside of the authorized
navigation channel on the Mississippi River.
(b) Mitigation.--The Secretary may mitigate through dredging any
incidental impacts to loading or fleeting areas outside of the
authorized navigation channel on the Mississippi River that result from
operation and maintenance of the authorized channel.

SEC. 7. MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--In accordance with the project for navigation,
Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers (Regulating
Works), Missouri and Illinois, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910
(36 Stat. 631, chapter 382) (commonly known as the ''River and Harbor
Act of 1910''), the Act of January 1, 1927 (44 Stat. 1010, chapter 47)
(commonly known as the ''River and Harbor Act of 1927''), and the Act
of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 918, chapter 847), the Secretary shall carry
out for a period of not less than 10 years, a pilot program to restore
and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River.
(b) Authorized Activities.--
(1) In general.--As part of the pilot program carried out
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct any
activities that are necessary to improve navigation through the
project while restoring and protecting fish and wildlife
habitat in the middle Mississippi River.
(2) Inclusions.--Activities authorized under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) the modification of navigation training
structures;
(B) the modification and creation of side channels;
(C) the modification and creation of islands;
(D) any studies and analyses necessary to develop
adaptive management principles; and
(E) the acquisition from willing sellers of any
land associated with a riparian corridor needed to
carry out the goals of the pilot program.
(c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The cost-sharing requirements under
the provisions of law described in subsection (a) for the project
described in that subsection shall apply to any activities carried out
under this section.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such
sums as are necessary.
Output:
Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River Basin relating to extreme weather conditions, and (2) evaluate the feasibility of modifications to those projects and develop new projects to improve the reliability of navigation and more effectively reduce flood risk. Directs the Chief to improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by: (1) updating forecasting technology deployed on the River and its tributaries, (2) constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the River and tributaries, and (3) deploying additional automatic identification system base stations at river gage sites. Requires the Chief to prioritize the sections of the River on which additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation. Authorizes the Chief to: (1) construct, operate, and maintain ingress and egress paths to docks, loading facilities, fleeting areas, and other critical locations outside of the authorized navigation channel on the Mississippi River upon determining such actions to be critical to maintaining safe and reliable navigation; and (2) mitigate, through dredging, any incidental impacts to loading or fleeting areas outside of such channel that result from operation and maintenance of the channel. Directs the Chief: (1) in accordance with the project for navigation, Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers (Regulating Works), Missouri and Illinois, to carry out a 10-year pilot program to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River; and (2) as part of such program, to conduct activities necessary to improve navigation through such project while restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitat.