Annual report to Congress
In general
Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an annual report, to be entitled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development”, that identifies the following:
Feasibility reports
Proposed feasibility studies
Proposed modifications
Any proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that—
is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); or
is identified by the Secretary for authorization.
Requests for proposals
Publication
Deadline for requests
Notification
On the date of publication of each notice required by this subsection, the Secretary shall—
make the notice publicly available, including on the Internet; and
provide written notification of the publication to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
Contents
Feasibility reports, proposed feasibility studies, and proposed modifications
Criteria for inclusion in report
The Secretary shall include in the annual report only those feasibility reports, proposed feasibility studies, and proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects and feasibility studies that—
are related to the missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers;
require specific congressional authorization, including by an Act of Congress;
have not been congressionally authorized;
have not been included in any previous annual report; and
if authorized, could be carried out by the Corps of Engineers.
Description of benefits
Description
Benefits
The benefits (or expected benefits, in the case of a proposed feasibility study) described in this clause are benefits to—
the protection of human life and property;
improvement to transportation;
the national economy;
the environment; or
the national security interests of the United States.
Identification of other factors
The Secretary shall identify in the annual report, to the extent practicable—
for each proposed feasibility study included in the annual report, the non-Federal interest that submitted the proposed feasibility study pursuant to subsection (b); and
for each proposed feasibility study and proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study included in the annual report, whether the non-Federal interest has demonstrated—
that local support exists for the proposed feasibility study or proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study (including the water resources development project that is the subject of the proposed feasibility study or the proposed modification to an authorized feasibility study); and
the financial ability to provide the required non-Federal cost share.
Transparency
The Secretary shall include in the annual report, for each feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, and proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study included under paragraph (1)(A)—
the name of the associated non-Federal interest, including the name of any non-Federal interest that has contributed, or is expected to contribute, a non-Federal share of the cost of—
the feasibility report;
the proposed feasibility study;
the authorized feasibility study for which the modification is proposed; or
construction of—
the water resources development project that is the subject of—
the feasibility report;
the proposed feasibility study; or
the authorized feasibility study for which a modification is proposed; or
the proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project;
a letter or statement of support for the feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study from each associated non-Federal interest;
the purpose of the feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study;
an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs of—
the proposed modification to an authorized feasibility study; and
construction of—
the water resources development project that is the subject of—
the feasibility report; or
the authorized feasibility study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the change in costs resulting from such modification; or
the proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project; and
an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of—
the water resources development project that is the subject of—
the feasibility report; or
the authorized feasibility study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the benefits of such modification; or
the proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project.
Certification
Appendix
Special rule for initial annual report
Notwithstanding any other deadlines required by this section, the Secretary shall—
not later than 60 days after
include in such notice a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in subsection (b)(1) by not later than 120 days after the date of publication of such notice in the Federal Register in order for such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the first annual report developed by the Secretary under this section.
Publication
Definitions
In this section:
Annual report
Feasibility report
In general
Inclusions
The term “feasibility report” includes—
a report described in section 2215(d)(2) of this title; and
where applicable, any associated report of the Chief of Engineers.