Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-29 (b) BUDGETARY EVALUATION METRICS AND TRANSPARENCY. — Beginning in fiscal year 2020, in the formulation of the annual budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall ensure that such budget request— (1) aligns the assessment of the potential benefit -cost ratio for budgeting water resources development projects with that used by the Corps of Engineers during project plan formulation and evaluation pursuant to section 80 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-17); and (2) demonstrates the transparent criteria and metrics uti- lized by the President in the evaluation and selection of water resources development projects included in such budget request. (c) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. —In the development of, or any pro- posed major substantive modification to, a proposed budget for water resources development projects, the Secretary, through each District shall, not less frequently than annually— (1) provide to non -Federal interests and other interested stakeholders information on the proposed budget for projects or substantive modifications to project budgets within each District's jurisdiction; (2) hold multiple public meetings to discuss the budget for projects within each District's jurisdiction; and (3) provide to non -Federal interests the opportunity to collaborate with District personnel for projects within each District's jurisdiction — (A) to support information sharing; and (B) to the maximum extent practicable, to share in concept development and decisionmaking to achieve com- plementary or integrated solutions to problems. SEC. 1155. INDIAN TRIBES. (a) COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR TERRITORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES. —Section 1156(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310(a)(2)) is amended by striking "(as defined" and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting "or tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self -Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).". (b) WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS. —Section 221(b)(1) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)(1)) is amended by striking "(including a" and all that follows through "; or" at the end and inserting "(including an Indian tribe and a tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self -Determination and Education Assist- ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); or". SEC. 1156. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF COST -SHARING PROVISIONS FOR TERRITORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES. Section 1156(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310(b)) is amended by striking "the date of enact- ment of this subsection" and inserting "the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018".