Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-46 SEC. 1215. TRANSPARENCY IN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Section 1012(b)(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Develop- ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2315a(b)(1)) is amended by striking "The Secretary" and inserting "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, the Secretary". SEC. 1216. ASSESSMENT OF HARBORS AND INLAND HARBORS. Section 210(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "shall assess the" and inserting "shall assess, and issue a report to Congress on, the"; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: "(C) OPPORTUNITIES FOR BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIALS. —In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify potential opportunities for the beneficial use of dredged materials obtained from harbors and inland harbors referred to in subsection (a)(2), including projects eligible under section 1122 of the Water Resources Develop- ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1645; 33 U.S.C. 2326 note).". SEC. 1217. MAINTENANCE OF HIGH -RISK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS. (a) ASSESSMENT. —With respect to each project classified as class III under the Dam Safety Action Classification of the Corps of Engineers for which the Secretary has assumed responsibility for maintenance as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- retary shall assess— (1) the anticipated effects of the Secretary continuing to be responsible for the maintenance of the project during the period that ends 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act, including the benefits to the State and local community; and (2) the anticipated effects of the Secretary not continuing to be responsible for the maintenance of the project during such 15-year period, including the costs to the State and local community. (b) REPORT. —Not later than 90 days after completion of the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report summarizing the results of the assess- ment. SEC. 1218. NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION REPORT ON HURRICANE BAR- RIERS AND HARBORS OF REFUGE. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with State and local experts in the North Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers, shall submit to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the durability and resiliency of ovicfinrr I-iiirrinorc on(1 h014-,nrc of r0Fiirso in rho Nnr+h