S.Amdt. 853

SA 853. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Udall of Colorado) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 601, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 138, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

SEC. 2034. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

(a) In General.--The authority provided by section 2032 of this Act and section 2045 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348) (as amended by section 2033 of this Act) shall constitute a pilot program, the authority for which terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

(b) Report.--Prior to the date on which authority is terminated under subsection (a), 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 describes the effectiveness of the authority described in subsection (a) in streamlining projects.