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33 U.S.C. § 2309a — Control of ice
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**(a) Program authority** The Secretary shall undertake a program of research for the control of ice, and to assist communities in breaking up ice, which otherwise is likely to cause or aggravate flood damage or severe streambank erosion.
**(b) Assistance to units of local government** The Secretary is further authorized to provide technical assistance to units of local government to implement local plans to control or break up such ice. As part of such authority, the Secretary shall acquire necessary ice-control or ice-breaking equipment, which shall be loaned to units of local government together with operating assistance, where appropriate.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 for purposes of carrying out subsections (a) and (b) of this section, such sums to remain available until expended.
**(d) Hardwick, Vermont, demonstration program** To implement further the purposes of this section, the Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with local officials, is authorized and directed to undertake a demonstration program for the control of ice at Hardwick, Vermont. The work authorized by this subsection shall be designed to minimize the danger of flooding due to ice problems in the vicinity of such community. In the design, construction, and location of ice-control structures for this project, full consideration will be given to the recreational, scenic, and environmental values of the reach of river affected by the project, in order to minimize project impacts on these values. Full opportunity shall be given to interested environmental and recreational organizations to participate in such planning. There is authorized to be appropriated
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**(a) Program authority** The Secretary shall undertake a program of research for the control of ice, and to assist communities in breaking up ice, which otherwise is likely to cause or aggravate flood damage or severe streambank erosion.
**(b) Assistance to units of local government** The Secretary is further authorized to provide technical assistance to units of local government to implement local plans to control or break up such ice. As part of such authority, the Secretary shall acquire necessary ice-control or ice-breaking equipment, which shall be loaned to units of local government together with operating assistance, where appropriate.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 for purposes of carrying out subsections (a) and (b) of this section, such sums to remain available until expended.
**(d) Hardwick, Vermont, demonstration program** To implement further the purposes of this section, the Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with local officials, is authorized and directed to undertake a demonstration program for the control of ice at Hardwick, Vermont. The work authorized by this subsection shall be designed to minimize the danger of flooding due to ice problems in the vicinity of such community. In the design, construction, and location of ice-control structures for this project, full consideration will be given to the recreational, scenic, and environmental values of the reach of river affected by the project, in order to minimize project impacts on these values. Full opportunity shall be given to interested environmental and recreational organizations to participate in such planning. There is authorized to be appropriated $900,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986, for the purposes of carrying out this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
**(e) Salmon, Idaho, experimental program**
(1) The Secretary is directed to complete an experimental program placing screens in the Salmon River in the vicinity of Salmon, Idaho, to trap frazil ice, and thus to eliminate flooding caused by ice dams in the river. Within one year of November 17, 1986, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on the feasibility of such experiment, including consideration of any adverse environmental or social effects that could result from such experiment. If, in the Secretary’s judgment, such experiment is not feasible or acceptable, the Secretary is authorized to consult with local public interests to develop a plan that is workable and practical, and then to submit such plan to Congress.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986, for purposes of carrying out this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
**(f) Wilmington, Illinois, project**
(1) To implement further the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall carry out a project for the control of ice on the Kankakee River in the vicinity of Wilmington, Illinois. The Secretary shall report to Congress not later than one year after November 17, 1986, and annually thereafter on the effectiveness of the program under this section with respect to the Kankakee River in the vicinity of Wilmington, Illinois.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986, for purposes of carrying out this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
**(g) Cost sharing** Cost sharing applicable to flood control projects under [section 2213 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2213&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to projects under this section.
**(h) Report to Congress** Not later than March 1, 1989, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on activities under this section.
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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**(a) Construction**
(1) **Payments during construction** — The non-Federal interests for a navigation project for a harbor or inland harbor, or any separable element thereof, on which a contract for physical construction has not been awarded before June 10, 2014, shall pay, during the period of construction of the project, the following costs associated with general navigation features:
(A) 10 percent of the cost of construction of the portion of the project which has a depth not in excess of 20 feet; plus
(B) 25 percent of the cost of construction of the portion of the project which has a depth in excess of 20 feet but not in excess of 55 feet; plus
(C) 50 percent of the cost of construction of the portion of the project which has a depth in excess of 55 feet.
(2) **Additional 10 percent payment over 30 years** — The non-Federal interests for a project to which paragraph (1) applies shall pay an additional 10 percent of the cost of the general navigation features of the project in cash over a period not to exceed 30 years, at an interest rate determined pursuant to [section 2216 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2216&num=0&edition=prelim). The value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided under paragraph (3) and the costs of relocations borne by the non-Federal interests under paragraph (4) shall be credited toward the payment required under this paragraph.
(3) **Lands, easements, and rights-of-way** — Except as provided under [section 2283(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2283/c&num=0&edition=prelim), the non-Federal interests for a project to which paragraph (1) applies shall provide the lands, easements, rights-of-wa
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**(a) In general** Not later than 1 year after June 10, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of—
(1) carrying out projects for the inland and intracoastal waterways for purposes of—
(A) flood damage reduction;
(B) emergency streambank and shoreline protection; and
(C) prevention and mitigation of shore damages attributable to navigation improvements; and
(2) modifying projects for the inland and intracoastal waterways for the purpose of improving the quality of the environment.
**(b) Recommendations** In conducting the study, the Secretary shall develop specific project recommendations and prioritize those recommendations based on—
(1) the extent of damage and land loss resulting from riverbank erosion;
(2) the rate of erosion;
(3) the significant threat of future flood risk to public property, public infrastructure, or public safety;
(4) the destruction of natural resources or habitats; and
(5) the potential cost savings for maintenance of the channel.
**(c) Disposition** The Secretary may carry out any project identified in the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the following authorities:
(1) [Section 701r of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701r&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) [Section 701s of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701s&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) [Section 426i of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426i&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) [Section 2309a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2309a&num=
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**(a) Watershed assessments**
(1) **In general** — In an area that the President has declared a major disaster in accordance with [section 5170 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5170&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may carry out a watershed assessment to identify, to the maximum extent practicable, specific flood risk reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, or navigation project recommendations that will help to rehabilitate and improve the resiliency of damaged infrastructure and natural resources to reduce risks to human life and property from future natural disasters.
(2) **Existing projects** — A watershed assessment carried out paragraph 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “under”. (1) may identify existing projects being carried out under 1 or more of the authorities referred to in subsection (b)(1).
(3) **Duplicate watershed assessments** — In carrying out a watershed assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use all existing watershed assessments and related information developed by the Secretary or other Federal, State, or local entities.
**(b) Projects**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may carry out projects identified under a watershed assessment under subsection (a) in accordance with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the following authorities:
(A) Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 ([33 U.S.C. 701s](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701s&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(B) Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 ([33 U.S.C. 426i](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426i&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(C) Section 206 of the Wat
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**(a) In general** Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an annual report, to be entitled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development”, that identifies the following:
(1) **Feasibility reports** — Each feasibility report that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).
(2) **Proposed feasibility studies** — Any proposed feasibility study submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b) that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).
(3) **Proposed modifications** — Any proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that—
(A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); or
(B) is identified by the Secretary for authorization.
(4) **Programmatic modifications** — Any programmatic modification for an environmental infrastructure assistance program.
**(b) Requests for proposals**
(1) **Publication** — Not later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice requesting proposals from non-Federal interests for proposed feasibility studies, proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects and feasibility studies, and proposed modifications for an environmental infrastructure program to be included in the annual report.
(2) **Deadline for requests** — The Secretary shall include in each notice required by this subsection a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals de
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**(a) Project studies subject to independent peer review**
(1) **In general** — Project studies shall be subject to a peer review by an independent panel of experts as determined under this section.
(2) **Scope** — The peer review may include a review of the economic and environmental assumptions and projections, project evaluation data, economic analyses, environmental analyses, engineering analyses, formulation of alternative plans, methods for integrating risk and uncertainty, models used in evaluation of economic or environmental impacts of proposed projects, and any biological opinions of the project study.
(3) **Project studies subject to peer review**
(A) *Mandatory* — A project study shall be subject to peer review under paragraph (1) if—
(i) the project has an estimated total cost of more than $200,000,000, including mitigation costs, and is not determined by the Chief of Engineers to be exempt from peer review under paragraph (6);
(ii) the Governor of an affected State requests a peer review by an independent panel of experts; or
(iii) the Chief of Engineers determines that the project study is controversial considering the factors set forth in paragraph (4).
(B) *Discretionary*
(i) *Agency request* — A project study shall be considered by the Chief of Engineers for peer review under this section if the head of a Federal or State agency charged with reviewing the project study determines that the project is likely to have a significant adverse impact on environmental, cultural, or other resources under the jurisdiction of the agency after implementation of proposed mitigation plans and requests a peer review by an independent panel of experts.
(ii) *Deadline for decision* — A decision of the Chief of Engineers under this subpa
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(1) **Definition of continuing authority program project** — In this section, the term “continuing authority program” means 1 of the following authorities:
(A) [Section 701s of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701s&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) [Section 426i of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426i&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) [Section 2330 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2330&num=0&edition=prelim).
(D) [Section 2309a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2309a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(E) [Section 577 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section577&num=0&edition=prelim).
(F) [Section 426g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426g&num=0&edition=prelim).
(G) [Section 701r of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701r&num=0&edition=prelim).
(H) Section 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1178).
(I) [Section 2326(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2326/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(J) [Section 701b–8a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701b-8a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(K) [Section 610(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section610/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Prioritization** — Not later than 1 year after June 10, 2014, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 2309a
ment Corporation’’ for ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Devel-
opment Corporation’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions
in subsec. (c)(3) of this section relating to the require-
ment that the international advisory group report bi-
ennially to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66,
as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of
Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 193 of House
Document No. 103–7.
§ 2309a. Project modifications for improvement
of environment or drought resiliency
(a) Determination of need
The Secretary is authorized to review water
resources projects constructed by the Secretary
to determine the need for modifications in the
structures and operations of such projects for
the purpose of—
(1) improving the quality of the environment
in the public interest and to determine if the
operation of such projects has contributed to
the degradation of the quality of the environ-
ment; or
(2) providing drought resiliency.
(b) Authority to make modifications
The Secretary is authorized to carry out a pro-
gram for the purpose of making such modifica-
tions in the structures and operations of water
resources projects constructed by the Secretary
which the Secretary determines (1) are feasible
and consistent with the authorized project pur-
poses, and (2) will provide for drought resilience
or will improve the quality of the environment
in the public interest.
(c) Restoration of environmental quality
(1) In general
If the Secretary determines that construc-
tion of a water resources project by the Sec-
retary or operation of a water resources
project constructed by the Secretary h
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