§ 2341a. Prioritization

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2014

   Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–121 title I § 1011 · 128 Stat. 1193

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a

   Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1011, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1217

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1011, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1217

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1011. PRIORITIZATION. (a) Prioritization of Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Efforts.— (1) Priority.— For authorized projects and ongoing feasibility studies with a primary purpose of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects and ongoing studies that— (A) address an imminent threat to life and property; (B) prevent storm surge from inundating populated areas; (C) prevent the loss of coastal wetlands that help reduce the impact of storm surge; (D) protect emergency hurricane evacuation routes or shelters; (E) prevent adverse impacts to publicly owned or funded infrastructure and assets; (F) minimize disaster relief costs to the Federal Government; and (G) address hurricane and storm damage risk reduction in an area for which the President declared a major disaster in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). (2) Expedited consideration of currently authorized projects.— Deadline. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a list of all— (i) ongoing hurricane and storm damage reduction feasibility studies that have signed feasibility cost-share agreements and have received Federal funds since 2009; and (ii) authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction projects that— (I) have been authorized for more than 20 years but are less than 75 percent complete; or (II) are undergoing a post-authorization change report, general reevaluation report, or limited reevaluation report; (B) identify those projects on the list required under subparagraph (A) that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1); and (C) provide a plan for expeditiously completing the projects identified under subparagraph (B), subject to available funding. (b) Prioritization of Ecosystem Restoration Efforts.— For authorized projects with a primary purpose of ecosystem restoration, the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects— (1) that— (A) address an identified threat to public health, safety, or welfare; (B) preserve or restore ecosystems of national significance; or (C) preserve or restore habitats of importance for federally protected species, including migratory birds; and (2) for which the restoration activities will contribute to other ongoing or planned Federal, State, or local restoration initiatives.

2. 2016

   Water Resources Development Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–322 § 1322(a)(1)(A) · 130 Stat. 1628

   Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(a)(1)(C)

   Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(1)(A), inserted “restore or” before “prevent the loss”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(1)(A), inserted “restore or” before “prevent the loss”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting “restore or” before “prevent the loss”; and

3. 2016

   Water Resources Development Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–322 § 1322(a)(1)(B)(i) · 130 Stat. 1628

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(1)(B)(i), substituted “December 16, 2016” for “June 10, 2014” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(1)(B)(i), substituted “December 16, 2016” for “June 10, 2014” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016”; and

4. 2016

   Water Resources Development Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–322 § 1322(a)(1)(B)(ii) · 130 Stat. 1628

   Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(a)(2)(A)(ii)

   Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(1)(B)(ii), struck out before semicolon at end “that—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(1)(B)(ii), struck out before semicolon at end “that—

   “(I) have been authorized for more than 20 years but are less than 75 percent complete; or “(II) are undergoing a post-authorization change report, general reevaluation report, or limited reevaluation report”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking “that—” and all that follows through “limited reevaluation report”; and

5. 2016

   Water Resources Development Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–322 § 1322(a)(2) · 130 Stat. 1628

   1. Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(b)

      Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(b)

      Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(2), inserted heading

   3. Redesignated · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(b)

      Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(2), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1)

   4. Redesignated · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(b)

      Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(2), redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) of former par. (1) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, of subpar. (A) of par. (1)

   5. Added · 33 U.S.C. § 2341a(b)

      Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(2), added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1322(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted heading, redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1), redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) of former par. (1) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, of subpar. (A) of par. (1), and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) by striking “For” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— For” ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Expedited consideration of currently authorized programmatic authorities.— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that contains— “(A) a list of all programmatic authorities for aquatic ecosystem restoration or improvement of the environment that— “(i) were authorized or modified in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1041) or any subsequent Act; and “(ii) that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1); and “(B) a plan for expeditiously completing the projects under the authorities described in subparagraph (A), subject to available funding.” .

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