Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-13 land surveying, cartography, geographic information systems, global navigation satellite systems, photogrammetry, or other remote means, in carrying out any authority of the Secretary. (b) CoNSIDERATIONs.—In carrying out this section, the Sec- retary shall ensure that use of information described in subsection (a) meets the data quality and operational requirements of the Secretary. (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE. —Nothing in this section— (1) requires the Secretary to accept information that the Secretary determines does not meet the guidance developed under this section; or (2) changes the current statutory or regulatory require- ments of the Corps of Engineers. SEC. 1119. LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESERVOIR PERMIT REVIEW. (a) IN GENERAL. —During the 10-year period after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall expedite review of applications for covered permits, if the permit applicant is a local governmental entity with jurisdiction over an area for which— (1) any portion of the water resources available to the area served by the local governmental entity is polluted by chemicals used at a formerly used defense site under the juris- diction of the Department of Defense that is undergoing (or is scheduled to undergo) environmental restoration under chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code; and (2) mitigation of the pollution described in paragraph (1) is ongoing. (b) COVERED PERMIT DEFINED. —In this section, the term "cov- ered permit" means a permit to be issued by the Secretary to modify a reservoir owned or operated by the Secretary, with respect to which not less than 80 percent of the water rights are held for drinking water supplies, in order to accommodate projected water supply needs of an area with a population of less than 80,000. (c) LIMITATIONS. —Nothing in this section affects any obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal law, including— (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and (2) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). SEC. 1120. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN COST SHARING FOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. (a) DEFINITION OF BALANCE SHEET. —In this section, the term "balance sheet" means a document that describes— (1) the funds provided by each Federal and non -Federal interest for a water resources development project; and (2) the status of those funds. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BALANCE SHEET. —Each district of the Corps of Engineers shall, using the authority of the Secretary under section 10 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 2315)— (1) maintain a balance sheet for each water resources rlocro1nn1,1on+ nrninr+ rri011 mi+ by ♦-hn .gorro+QNIT Fnr Xx7hirh