Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-15 and the Secretary for water supply storage in a nonhydropower lake within the Verdigris River Basin. SEC. 1123. CERTAIN LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (31 U.S.C. 6505 note), the Secretary, at the request of a local government, is authorized to provide technical services, on a reimbursable basis, to the local government to assess the reasons a federally constructed levee owned or operated by the local government is not accredited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (b) FEDERAL LEVEES. —In carrying out this section, in a case in which a levee owned and operated by the Secretary is hydrau- lically tied to a levee described in subsection (a), the Secretary is encouraged to cooperate, to the maximum extent practicable, with the relevant local governmental entities in assessing the rea- sons the levee described in subsection (a) is not accredited. (c) LIMITATION. —Nothing in this section— (1) affects the responsibilities of a local government to operate and maintain its flood control infrastructure; or (2) obligates the Secretary to expend additional Federal resources on levees owned and operated by the Secretary. SEC. 1124. COST -SHARE PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay the outstanding balance of the Federal cost share for any project carried out under section 593 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 380). SEC. 1125. LOCKS ON ALLEGHENY RIVER. The Corps of Engineers may consider, in making funding deter- minations with respect to the operation and maintenance of locks on the Allegheny River— (1) recreational boat traffic levels; and (2) related economic benefits. SEC. 1126. PURPOSE AND NEED. (a) PURPOSE AND NEED STATEMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a complete application for a water storage project, the District Engineer shall develop and provide to the applicant a purpose and need statement that describes — (A) whether the District Engineer concurs with the assessment of the purpose of and need for the water storage project proposed by the applicant; and (B) in any case in which the District Engineer does not concur as described in subparagraph (A), an assessment by the District Engineer of the purpose of and need for the project. (2) EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. —No environmental impact statement or environmental assessment required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall substantially commence with roc nor+ fn o xxr9+nr efnra rro nrni or+ iin+i1 +Iin ri o+o nn xxrl1i 0h