- aging infrastructure
means a water resources development project of the Corps of Engineers, or any other water resources, water storage, or irrigation project of another Federal agency, that is greater than 75 years old.
- annual report
means a report required by subsection (a).
- balance sheet
means a document that describes—
- bypass
means an alternate water route adjacent to a lock and dam on a Federal inland waterway system that can be used for commercial navigation during high water conditions.
- cargo container
means a cargo container that is 1 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.
- categorical exclusion
has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
- compound flooding
means a flooding event in which two or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge-driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven flooding, occur simultaneously or in close succession and the potential adverse effects of the combined flood drivers may be greater than that of the individual flood driver components.
- constructed width and depth
means the width and depth to which a project has been constructed, which may not exceed the authorized width and depth of the project.
- continuing authority program
has the meaning given that term in section 2282d(c)(1)(D) of this title.
- corrosion prevention activities
means—
- covered area
means an area—
- covered provision of law
means a provision of law under the jurisdiction of the Secretary contained in, or amended by, a covered water resources development law, with respect to which—
- covered water resources development law
means—
- deep-draft harbor
means a harbor which is authorized to be constructed to a depth of more than 45 feet (other than a project which is authorized by section 202 of this title).
- detailed project report
means a report for a project not specifically authorized by Congress in law or otherwise that determines the feasibility of the project with a level of detail appropriate to the scope and complexity of the recommended solution and sufficient to proceed directly to the preparation of contract plans and specifications.
- discrete segment
means a physical portion of a water resources development project to be carried out, or separable element thereof—
- discretionary cargo
means maritime cargo for which the United States port of unlading is different than the United States port of entry.
- donor port
means a port—
- ecological success
means—
- economically disadvantaged community
has the meaning given the term as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note).
- eligible entity
means—
- eligible harbor or inland harbor
means a harbor or inland harbor at which the total amount of harbor maintenance taxes collected in the immediately preceding 3 fiscal years exceeds the value of the work carried out for the harbor or inland harbor using amounts from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund during those 3 fiscal years.
- eligible non-Federal interest
means a non-Federal interest that owns or operates an existing non-Federal hydropower facility at a Corps of Engineers water resources development project.
- eligible operations and maintenance
means all Federal operations, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation, including (i) maintenance dredging reasonably necessary to maintain the width and nominal depth of any harbor or inland harbor;
- eligible organization
means an organization that—
- eligible pump station
means a pump station—
- emergency condition
means—
- emergency period
means—
- emerging harbor
means a harbor or inland harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2) that transits less than 1,000,000 tons of cargo annually.
- emerging harbor project
means a project that is assigned to an emerging harbor.
- energy commodity
includes—
- energy transfer port
means a port—
- enhanced inspection
means an inspection that uses current or innovative technology, including Light Detection and Ranging (commonly known as “LiDAR”), ground penetrating radar, subsurface imaging, or subsurface geophysical techniques, to detect whether the features of the aging infrastructure are structurally sound and can operate as intended, or are at risk of failure.
- environmental assessment
has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
- environmental impact statement
means a detailed written statement required under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
- environmental review process
means the process of preparing an environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a project study.
- expanded uses
means the following activities:
- feasibility report
means each feasibility report, and any associated environmental impact statement and mitigation plan, prepared by the Corps of Engineers for a water resources project.
- feasibility study
has the meaning given that term in section 2215 of this title.
- Federal jurisdictional agency
means a Federal agency with jurisdiction delegated by law, regulation, order, or otherwise over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or decision required for a project study under applicable Federal laws (including regulations).
- Federal lead agency
means the Corps of Engineers.
- finding of no significant impact
has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
- general cargo harbor
means a harbor for which a project is authorized by section 202 of this title and any other harbor which is authorized to be constructed to a depth of more than 20 feet but not more than 45 feet;
- general navigation features
includes constructed land-based and aquatic dredged material disposal facilities that are necessary for the disposal of dredged material required for project construction and for which a contract for construction has not been awarded on or before October 12, 1996.
- Great Lakes Navigation System
includes—
- Great Lakes States
means the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
- gross capacity
means the total quantity of dredged material that may be placed in a dredged material disposal facility, taking into consideration any additional capacity that can be constructed at the facility.
- harbor
means any channel or harbor, or element thereof, in the United States, capable of being utilized in the transportation of commercial cargo in domestic or foreign waterborne commerce by commercial vessels.
- harbor maintenance tax
means the amounts collected under section 4461 of title 26.
- Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
means the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established by section 9505 of title 26.
- Indian Tribe
means—
- inland harbor
means a navigation project which is used principally for the accommodation of commercial vessels and the receipt and shipment of waterborne cargoes on inland waters.
- innovative technology
means designs, methods, or materials, including roller compacted concrete, geosynthetic materials, and advanced composites, that the Secretary determines are appropriate to carry out this section.
- inter-tribal consortium
has the meaning given the term in section 3202 of title 25.
- low income community
means—
- managed aquifer recharge
means the intentional banking and treatment of water in aquifers for storage and future use.
- managed aquifer recharge project
means a project to incorporate managed aquifer recharge features into a water resources development project.
- medium-sized donor port
means a port—
- moderate-use harbor project
means a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2) that transits annually—
- natural feature
means a feature that is created through the action of physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time.
- natural gas company
has the meaning given the term in section 16451 of title 42, except that the term also includes a person engaged in the transportation of natural gas in intrastate commerce.
- nature-based feature
means a feature that is created by human design, engineering, and construction to provide risk reduction by acting in concert with natural processes.
- nominal depth
means, in relation to the stated depth for any navigation improvement project, such depth, including any greater depths which must be maintained for any harbor or inland harbor or element thereof included within such project in order to ensure the safe passage at mean low tide of any vessel requiring the stated depth.
- non-Federal disposal facility
means a dredged material disposal facility under the jurisdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary that is owned by a non-Federal entity.
- non-Federal interest
has the meaning given that term in section 1962d–5b of title 42.
- non-Federal public entity
means a non-Federal public entity as defined in the memorandum issued by the Corp of Engineers on April 4, 2018, and titled “Implementation Guidance for Section 1155, Management of Recreation Facilities, of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Public Law 114–322”.
- post-authorization change report
includes—
- priority funds
means the difference between—
- private nonprofit entity
means an organization that is described in section 501(c) of title 26 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that title.
- project
means a single cycle of maintenance dredging of an underserved community harbor and any associated placement of dredged material at a beneficial use placement site or disposal site.
- project sponsor
has the meaning given the term “non-Federal interest” in section 1962d–5b(b) of title 42.
- project study
means—
- public-utility company
has the meaning given the term in section 16451 of title 42.
- railroad carrier
has the meaning given the term in section 20102 of title 49.
- rehabilitation
means— Such term does not include routine or deferred maintenance.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of the Army.
- separable element
means a portion of a project—
- study
includes a watershed assessment.
- territory of the United States
means an insular area specified in section 2310(a)(1) of this title.
- total amount of harbor maintenance taxes received
means, with respect to a fiscal year, the aggregate of amounts appropriated, transferred, or credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 9505(a) of title 26 for that fiscal year as set forth in the current year estimate provided in the President’s budget request for the subsequent fiscal year, submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.
- total budget resources
means the total amount made available by appropriations Acts from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for a fiscal year for making expenditures under section 9505(c) of title 26.
- Tribal community
means a community of people who are recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States.
- Tribal Liaison
means a permanent employee of a Corps of Engineers district whose primary responsibilities are to—
- Tribal organization
has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
- underserved community harbor
means an emerging harbor (as defined in section 2238(f) of this title), a harbor where passenger or freight service is provided to island communities dependent on that service, or a marina or berthing area that is located adjacent to, or is accessible by, a Federal navigation project, for which—
- underserved harbor project
means a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2)—
- United States
means all areas included within the territorial boundaries of the United States, including the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession over which the United States exercises jurisdiction.
- United States firm
means a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or sole proprietorship that is incorporated or established under the laws of any of the United States with its principal place of business in the United States.
- water resources development project
means a project recommendation that results from—
- water resources project constructed by the Secretary
includes a water resources project constructed or funded jointly by the Secretary and the head of any other Federal agency (including the Natural Resources Conservation Service).