Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-51 (B) publish the revised interim deauthorization list in the Federal Register. (C) FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall develop a final deauthorization list of water resources development projects, or separable elements of projects, from the revised interim deauthorization list described in subsection (b)(3). (2) DEAUTHORIZATION AMOUNT. — (A) PROPOSED FINAL LIST. —The Secretary shall prepare a proposed final deauthorization list of projects and sepa- rable elements of projects that have, in the aggregate, an estimated Federal cost to complete that is at least $4,000,000,000. (B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST TO COMPLETE. — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to com- plete shall take into account any allowances authorized by section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent project schedule and cost estimate. (3) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS. — (A) SEQUENCING OF PROJECTS.— (i) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall identify projects and separable elements of projects for inclusion on the proposed final deauthorization list according to the order in which the projects and separable ele- ments of the projects were authorized, beginning with the earliest authorized projects and separable elements of projects and ending with the latest project or sepa- rable element of a project necessary to meet the aggre- gate amount under paragraph (2)(A). (ii) FACTORS TO CONSIDER. —The Secretary may identify projects and separable elements of projects in an order other than that established by clause (i) if the Secretary determines, on a case -by -case basis, that a project or separable element of a project is critical for interests of the United States, based on the possible impact of the project or separable element of the project on public health and safety, the national economy, or the environment. (iii) CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. —In making determinations under clause (ii), the Secretary shall consider any comments received under subsection (b)(2). (B) APPENDIX. —The Secretary shall include as part of the proposed final deauthorization list an appendix that— (i) identifies each project or separable element of a project on the interim deauthorization list developed under subsection (b) that is not included on the pro- posed final deauthorization list; and (ii) describes the reasons why the project or sepa- rable clamant is not inrinrlarl nr, tha nrnnncarl final