{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s2202","title":33,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2202.","heading":"Non-Federal engagement and review","text":"\u00a7\u202f2202.\nNon-Federal engagement and review\n(a)\nIssuance\nThe Secretary shall expeditiously issue guidance to implement each covered provision of law in accordance with this section.\n(b)\nPublic notice\n(1)\nIn general\nPrior to developing and issuing any new or revised implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law, the Secretary shall issue a public notice that\u2014\n(A) informs potentially interested non-Federal stakeholders of the Secretary\u2019s intent to develop and issue such guidance; and\n(B) provides an opportunity for interested non-Federal stakeholders to engage with, and provide input and recommendations to, the Secretary on the development and issuance of such guidance.\n(2)\nIssuance of notice\nThe Secretary shall issue the notice under paragraph (1) through a posting on a publicly accessible website dedicated to providing notice on the development and issuance of implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law.\n(c)\nStakeholder engagement\n(1)\nInput\nThe Secretary shall allow a minimum of 60 days after issuance of the public notice under subsection (b) for non-Federal stakeholders to provide input and recommendations to the Secretary, prior to finalizing implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law.\n(2)\nOutreach\nThe Secretary may, as appropriate (as determined by the Secretary), reach out to non-Federal stakeholders and circulate drafts of implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law for informal input and recommendations.\n(d)\nSubmission\nThe Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a copy of all input and recommendations received pursuant to subsection (c) and a description of any consideration of such input and recommendations.\n(e)\nDevelopment of guidance\nWhen developing implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law, the Secretary shall take into consideration the input and recommendations received from non-Federal stakeholders, and make the final guidance available to the public on the publicly accessible website described in subsection (b)(2).\n(f)\nDefinitions\nIn this section:\n(1)\nCovered provision of law\nThe term \u201ccovered provision of law\u201d means a provision of law under the jurisdiction of the Secretary contained in, or amended by, a covered water resources development law, with respect to which\u2014\n(A) the Secretary determines guidance is necessary in order to implement the provision; 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