This Conference Summary describes the conference agreement on HR 3080 , Water Resources Reform and Development Act.February 11th, 2022
FiledFebruary 11th, 2022The agreement authorizes 34 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-resource-related activities — including port dredging, inland locks and dams, and flood control projects — costing an estimated $12 billion, but requires the deauthorization of at least $18 billion in previously authorized projects. It significantly modifies the procedures for selecting, reviewing and building water projects by creating a new process for water project approval, limiting to three years the period in which feasibility studies must be completed and streamlining the environmental review and permitting process, and allowing greater participation by non-federal interests in water resource development and operation.