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§2282e Post-authorization change reports

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2282e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Corps of Engineers must finish post-authorization change reports without being delayed by changes in policy or priority. When a report is done, the Corps must send it to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. If the Secretary needs to review a completed report, the Secretary must finish that review and give recommendations to Congress within 120 days after the report is completed. For any report finished before December 16, 2016, whose review was not done, the Secretary must complete the review and send recommendations within 120 days after December 16, 2016. A "post-authorization change report" means a general reevaluation report, a limited reevaluation report, or any other report that recommends changing an authorized water resources project.

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Title 33, §2282e

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(a)The completion of a post-authorization change report prepared by the Corps of Engineers for a water resources development project—
(1)may not be delayed as a result of consideration being given to changes in policy or priority with respect to project consideration; and
(2)shall be submitted, upon completion, to—
(A)the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
(B)the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(b)With respect to a post-authorization change report subject to review by the Secretary, the Secretary shall, not later than 120 days after the date of completion of such report—
(1)review the report; and
(2)provide to Congress any recommendations of the Secretary regarding modification of the applicable water resources development project.
(c)Not later than 120 days after December 16, 2016, with respect to any post-authorization change report that was completed prior to December 16, 2016, and is subject to a review by the Secretary that has yet to be completed, the Secretary shall complete review of, and provide recommendations to Congress with respect to, the report.
(d)In this section, the term “post-authorization change report” includes—
(1)a general reevaluation report;
(2)a limited reevaluation report; and
(3)any other report that recommends the modification of an authorized water resources development project.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, and also as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, also known as the WIIN Act, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 1002 of Pub. L. 114–322, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 2282e

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73