{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s2282d","title":33,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2282d.","heading":"Annual report to Congress","text":"\u00a7\u202f2282d.\nAnnual report to Congress\n(a)\nIn general\nNot 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 \u201cReport to Congress on Future Water Resources Development\u201d, that identifies the following:\n(1)\nFeasibility reports\nEach feasibility report that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).\n(2)\nProposed feasibility studies\nAny proposed feasibility study submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b) that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).\n(3)\nProposed modifications\nAny proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that\u2014\n(A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); or\n(B) is identified by the Secretary for authorization.\n(4)\nProgrammatic modifications\nAny programmatic modification for an environmental infrastructure assistance program.\n(b)\nRequests for proposals\n(1)\nPublication\nNot later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice requesting proposals from non-Federal interests for proposed feasibility studies, proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects and feasibility studies, and proposed modifications for an environmental infrastructure program to be included in the annual report.\n(2)\nDeadline for requests\nThe Secretary shall include in each notice required by this subsection a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register in order for the proposals to be considered for inclusion in the annual report.\n(3)\nNotification\nOn the date of publication of each notice required by this subsection, the Secretary shall\u2014\n(A) make the notice publicly available, including on the Internet; and\n(B) 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.\n(c)\nContents\n(1)\nFeasibility reports, proposed feasibility studies, and proposed modifications\n(A)\nCriteria for inclusion in report\nThe 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\u2014\n(i) are related to the missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers;\n(ii) require specific congressional authorization, including by an Act of Congress;\n(iii) have not been congressionally authorized;\n(iv) have not been included in any previous annual report; and\n(v) if authorized, could be carried out by the Corps of Engineers.\n(B)\nDescription of benefits\n(i)\nDescription\nThe Secretary shall describe in the annual report, to the extent applicable and practicable, for each proposed feasibility study and proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study included in the annual report, the benefits, as described in clause (ii), of each such study or proposed modification (including the water resources development project that is the subject of the proposed feasibility study or the proposed modification to an authorized feasibility study).\n(ii)\nBenefits\nThe benefits (or expected benefits, in the case of a proposed feasibility study) described in this clause are benefits to\u2014\n(I) the protection of human life and property;\n(II) improvement to transportation;\n(III) the national, regional, or local economy;\n(IV) the environment; or\n(V) the national security interests of the United States.\n(C)\nIdentification of other factors\nThe Secretary shall identify in the annual report, to the extent practicable\u2014\n(i) 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\n(ii) 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\u2014\n(I) 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\n(II) the financial ability to provide the required non-Federal cost share.\n(D)\nModifications of projects carried out pursuant to continuing authority programs\n(i)\nIn general\nWith respect to a project being carried out pursuant to a continuing authority program for which a proposed modification is necessary because the project is projected to exceed, in the coming fiscal year, the maximum Federal cost of the project, the Secretary shall include a proposed modification in the annual report if the proposed modification will result in completion of construction the\n1\n1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by \u201cof\u201d.\n(ii)\nInclusion\nFor each proposed modification included in an annual report under clause (i), the Secretary shall include in the annual report\u2014\n(I) a justification of why the modification is necessary;\n(II) an estimate of the total cost and timeline required to complete construction of the project; and\n(III) an indication of continued support by the non-Federal interest and the financial ability of the non-Federal interest to provide the required cost-share.\n(iii)\nDefinition\nFor the purposes of this subparagraph, the term \u201ccontinuing authority program\u201d means any of\u2014\n(I) section 701r of this title\n(II) section 426g of this title\n(III) section 577 of this title\n(IV) section 426i of this title\n(V) section 2326 of this title\n(VI) section 701s of this title\n(VII) section 2330 of this title\n(VIII) section 701g of this title\n(IX) section 2309a of this title\n(X) section 2289b of this title\n(2)\nTransparency\nThe 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)\u2014\n(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\u2014\n(i) the feasibility report;\n(ii) the proposed feasibility study;\n(iii) the authorized feasibility study for which the modification is proposed; or\n(iv) construction of\u2014\n(I) the water resources development project that is the subject of\u2014\n(aa) the feasibility report;\n(bb) the proposed feasibility study; or\n(cc) the authorized feasibility study for which a modification is proposed; or\n(II) the proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project;\n(B) 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;\n(C) the purpose of the feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study;\n(D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs of\u2014\n(i) the proposed modification to an authorized feasibility study; and\n(ii) construction of\u2014\n(I) the water resources development project that is the subject of\u2014\n(aa) the feasibility report; or\n(bb) the authorized feasibility study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the change in costs resulting from such modification; or\n(II) the proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project; and\n(E) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of\u2014\n(i) the water resources development project that is the subject of\u2014\n(I) the feasibility report; or\n(II) the authorized feasibility study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the benefits of such modification; or\n(ii) the proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project.\n(3)\nCertification\nThe Secretary shall include in the annual report a certification stating that each feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, and proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study included in the annual report meets the criteria established in paragraph (1)(A).\n(4)\nAppendix\n(A)\nIn general\nThe Secretary shall include in the annual report an appendix listing the proposals submitted under subsection (b) that were not included in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) and a description of why the Secretary determined that those proposals did not meet the criteria for inclusion under such paragraph.\n(B)\nLimitation\nIn carrying out the activities described in this section\u2014\n(i) the Secretary shall not include proposals in the appendix of the annual report that otherwise meet the criteria for inclusion in the annual report solely on the basis of the Secretary\u2019s determination that the proposal requires legislative changes to an authorized water resources development project, feasibility study, or environmental infrastructure program;\n(ii) the Secretary shall not include proposals in the appendix of the annual report that otherwise meet the criteria for inclusion in the annual report solely on the basis that the proposals are for the purposes of navigation, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, or municipal or agricultural water supply; and\n(iii) the Secretary shall not include proposals in the appendix of the annual report that otherwise meet the criteria for inclusion in the annual report solely on the basis of a policy of the Secretary.\n(d)\nProgrammatic modifications in annual report\nThe Secretary shall include in the annual report only proposed modifications for an environmental infrastructure assistance program that have not been included in any previous annual report. For each proposed modification, the Secretary shall include a letter or statement of support for the proposed modification from each associated non-Federal interest, description of assistance provided, and total Federal cost of assistance provided.\n(e)\nSpecial rule for initial annual report\nNotwithstanding any other deadlines required by this section, the Secretary shall\u2014\n(1) not later than 60 days after\nJune 10, 2014\n(2) 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.\n(f)\nPublication\nUpon submission of an annual report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual report publicly available, including through publication on the Internet.\n(g)\nNon-Federal interest notification\nAfter the publication of the annual report under subsection (f), if the proposal of a non-Federal interest submitted under subsection (b) was included by the Secretary in the appendix under subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall provide written notification to the non-Federal interest of such inclusion.\n(h)\nCongressional notification\nNot later than 30 days after the publication of the annual report under subsection (f), for each proposal included in that annual report or appendix, the Secretary shall notify each Member of Congress that represents the State in which that proposal will be located that the proposal was included the annual report or the appendix.\n(i)\nDefinitions\nIn this section:\n(1)\nAnnual report\nThe term \u201cannual report\u201d means a report required by subsection (a).\n(2)\nFeasibility report\n(A)\nIn general\nThe term \u201cfeasibility report\u201d means a final feasibility report developed under\nsection 2282 of this title\n(B)\nInclusions\nThe term \u201cfeasibility report\u201d includes\u2014\n(i) a report described in\nsection 2215(d)(2) of this title\n(ii) where applicable, any associated report of the Chief of Engineers.\n(3)\nFeasibility study\nThe term \u201cfeasibility study\u201d has the meaning given that term in\nsection 2215 of this title\n(4)\nNon-Federal interest\nThe term \u201cnon-Federal interest\u201d has the meaning given that term in\nsection 1962d\u20135b of title 42\n(5)\nWater resources development project\nThe term \u201cwater resources development project\u201d includes a project under an environmental infrastructure assistance program.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t33/s2282d.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2282d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2282d."},{"t":"heading","text":"Annual report to Congress"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2282d/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"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 \u201cReport to Congress on Future Water Resources Development\u201d, that identifies the following:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2282d/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Feasibility reports"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Each feasibility report that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2282d/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Proposed feasibility studies"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Any proposed feasibility study submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b) that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2282d/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Proposed modifications"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Any proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2282d/a/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); 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