S. 2585Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to permanently extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds from certain entities to process permits.

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The bill changes the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 so that the Secretary of the Army can permanently receive and spend money from specified sources to cover the costs of processing permits. This affects the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and any entities that might provide such funding.

Key Provisions

Amends Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 by deleting paragraph (3).
Renumbers the existing paragraphs (4) and (5) as the new paragraphs (3) and (4), thereby making the authority to accept and use external funds for permit processing permanent.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

March 21, 2018

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Introduced in Senate

March 21, 2018

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

March 21, 2018

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 21, 2018

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2585

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 21, 2018

Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to permanently extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds from certain entities to process permits.

Funding to process permits

Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended—

(1)

by striking paragraph (3); and

(2)

by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.