PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary must set up a community revitalization program within 180 days after December 27, 2020, to fund projects for economically disadvantaged communities under a continuing authority program. The Secretary must ask for project ideas on a public website and contact people who already sent proposals. The Secretary will pick projects, trying to include different parts of the country. Even if the usual cost rules are different, the federal government will pay 100% of the cost for projects chosen under this program. Continuing authority program: a type of Corps project program defined in another law. Congress authorized $150,000,000 each fiscal year to run this program. Congress also authorized yearly funding for 2021–2024 for several programs: $25,500,000 each year for emergency streambank and shoreline protection; $38,000,000 each year for storm and hurricane restoration and impact minimization; $63,000,000 each year for small river and harbor improvement projects; $63,000,000 each year for regional sediment management; $69,250,000 each year for small flood control projects; $63,000,000 each year for aquatic ecosystem restoration; $8,000,000 each year for removal of obstructions and clearing channels; and $50,500,000 each year for project modifications to improve the environment.

Title 33, §2281c

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(a)Community revitalization program

(1)In general

Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall implement a program, in accordance with this subsection, for carrying out a project under a continuing authority program for an economically disadvantaged community.

(2)Participation in program

In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—

(A)solicit project proposals from non-Federal interests by posting program information on a public-facing website and reaching out to non-Federal interests that have previously submitted relevant project proposals to the Secretary; and

(B)review such proposals and select projects, taking into consideration geographic diversity among the selected projects.

(3)Cost share

Notwithstanding the cost share authorized for the applicable continuing authority program, the Federal share of the cost of a project selected under paragraph (2) shall be 100 percent.

(4)Continuing authority program defined

In this subsection, the term “continuing authority program” has the meaning given that term in section 2282d(c)(1)(D) of this title.

(5)Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $150,000,000 for each fiscal year.

(b)Authorizations of Appropriations

(1)Emergency streambank and shoreline protection

Notwithstanding section 701r of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $25,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

(2)Storm and hurricane restoration and impact minimization program

Notwithstanding section 426g(c) of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

(3)Small river and harbor improvement projects

Notwithstanding section 577(a) of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $63,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

(4)Regional sediment management

Notwithstanding section 2326(g) of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $63,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

(5)Small flood control projects

Notwithstanding section 701s of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $69,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

(6)Aquatic ecosystem restoration

Notwithstanding section 2330(f) of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $63,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

(7)Removal of obstructions; clearing channels

Notwithstanding section 701g of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

(8)Project modifications for improvement of environment

Notwithstanding section 2309a(h) of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $50,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. section 1107(k) of Pub. L. 118–272, which amended this section, contains two pars. (3), the first of which amended subsec. (a)(2) of this section and the second of which amended subsec. (a)(4) of this section.

Amendments

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1107(k)(1), substituted “Community revitalization program” for “Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities” in heading. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1107(k)(2), substituted “a program” for “a pilot program”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1107(k)(3)(A), struck out “pilot” before “program” in heading. See Codification note above. Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1107(k)(3)(B), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “publish a notice in the Federal Register that requests non-Federal interest proposals for a project under a continuing authority program for an economically disadvantaged community; and”. See Codification note above. Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1107(k)(3)(C), substituted “select projects” for “select a total of 20 projects”. See Codification note above. Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1107(k)(3)–(6), added par. (5), redesignated former par. (5) as (4), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 2282d(c)(1)(D) of this title, and struck out former par. (4). Prior to amendment, text of par. (4) read as follows: “The authority to commence pursuant to this subsection a project selected under paragraph (2) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after December 27, 2020.” See Codification note above.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of div. AA of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. Definitions For definition of “economically disadvantaged community” as used in subsec. (a)(1) of this section, see section 160 of div. AA of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

§2281c Continuing Authority Programs