Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-16 Code of Federal Regulations (or any succeeding regulation), in rela- tion to a decision of the Secretary related to an application for a water storage project. SEC. 1127. PRIOR PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. In any case in which a project under the jurisdiction of the Secretary is budgeted under a different business line than the business line under which the project was originally authorized, the Secretary shall ensure that the project is carried out in accord- ance with any requirements that apply to the business line under which the project was originally authorized. SEC. 1128. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES PROJECT. (a) IN GENERAL. —After any flood event requiring operation or activation of any floodway or backwater feature within the Mis- sissippi River and Tributaries Project through natural overtopping of a Federal levee or artificial crevassing of a Federal levee to relieve pressure on the levees elsewhere in the system, the Secretary shall expeditiously reset and restore the damaged floodway's levees. (b) CoNSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec- retary shall provide an opportunity for consultation with affected communities. (c) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES PROJECT. —The term "Mississippi River and Tributaries Project" means the Mississippi River and Tributaries project authorized by the Act of May 15, 1928 (Chap. 569; 45 Stat. 534). SEC. 1129. INCLUSION OF TRIBAL INTERESTS IN PROJECT CONSULTA- TIONS. (a) REPORT REQUIRED. —AS soon as practicable following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the report required under section 1120(a)(3) of the Water Resources Develop- ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1643). (b) CONSULTATION. —The Secretary shall ensure that all existing Tribal consultation policies, regulations, and guidance continue to be implemented, and that consultations with Federal and State agencies and Indian Tribes required for a water resources develop- ment project are carried out. SEC. 1130. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL. Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking "10" and inserting "20"; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking "10" and inserting "20". SEC. 1131. ICE JAM PREVENTION AND MITIGATION. Section 1150(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 701s note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking "During fiscal years 2017 through 2022, the Secretary" and inserting "The Secretary"; and (B) by striking "10 projects" and inserting "20 projects"; onr1