The Secretary shall conduct studies to determine the feasibility of carrying out Corps of Engineers projects in coastal zones to enhance ocean and coastal ecosystem resiliency.
In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall-
The Secretary may carry out a project identified in the study pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the following authorities:
For each project that does not meet the criteria under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a recommendation relating to the project in the annual report submitted to Congress by the Secretary in accordance with section 2282d of this title.
The Secretary may carry out a project for a coastal state under this section only at the request of the Governor or chief executive officer of the coastal state, as appropriate.
In this section, the terms "coastal zone" and "coastal state" have the meanings given such terms in section 1453 of title 16, as in effect on June 10, 2014.
33 U.S.C. § 2803a
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, and not as part of title V of Pub. L. 92-532 popularly known as the National Coastal Monitoring Act, which comprises this chapter.
AMENDMENTS2016-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114-322, §1183(a)(1), inserted "Indian tribes," after "nonprofit organizations,". Subsec. (b)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 114-322, §1183(a)(2), (3), added par. (3) and redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
"SECRETARY" DEFINED Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113-121 set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.