33 U.S.C. § 2352
Funding to process permits
The term “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.
The term “public-utility company” has the meaning given the term in section 16451 of title 42.
The term “railroad carrier” has the meaning given the term in section 20102 of title 49.
The Secretary, after public notice, may accept and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal public entity or a public-utility company, Indian Tribe, natural gas company, or railroad carrier to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity, company, or carrier related to a project or activity for a public purpose under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, including an aquatic ecosystem restoration project.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that expediting the evaluation of a permit through the use of funds accepted and expended under this section does not adversely affect the timeline for evaluation (in the Corps district in which the project or activity is located) of permits under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army of other entities that have not contributed funds under this section.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the use of funds accepted under subsection (a) will not impact impartial decisionmaking with respect to permits, either substantively or procedurally.
None of the funds accepted under this section shall be used to carry out a review of the evaluation of permits required under subsection (b)(2)(A).
The Secretary shall ensure that all final permit decisions carried out using funds authorized under this section are made available to the public in a common format, including on the Internet, and in a manner that distinguishes final permit decisions under this section from other final actions of the Secretary.
The Secretary shall make all active agreements to accept funds under this section available on a single public Internet site.
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified as a note under section 2201 of this title.
2025—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1133(1), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1133(2)(A), inserted “Indian Tribe,” after “public-utility company,” in two places.
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1133(2)(B), inserted “, including an aquatic ecosystem restoration project” before period at end.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 118–272, § 1133(3), struck out par. (4), which required the Comptroller General to carry out a followup study of the implementation of par. (2).
2022—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–263 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpar. (B).
2018—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–270, § 1145(1), redesignated par. (4) as (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “The authority provided under paragraph (2) to a public-utility company, natural gas company, or railroad carrier shall expire on the date that is 10 years after
Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 115–270 redesignated par. (5) as (4) and substituted “
2016—Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1125(1), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1125(2), substituted “, natural gas company, or railroad carrier” for “or natural gas company” and “, company, or carrier” for “or company”.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1125(3), substituted “, natural gas company, or railroad carrier” for “or natural gas company” and “10 years” for “7 years”.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1125(4), substituted “, natural gas companies, and railroad carriers, including an evaluation of the compliance with the requirements of this section and, with respect to a permit for those entities, the requirements of applicable Federal laws” for “and natural gas companies”.
2014—Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 113–121, § 1006(1)(A), (B), substituted “Funding to process permits” for “In general” in subsec. heading, added par. (1), redesignated text of subsec. (a) as par. (2), inserted heading, and inserted “or a public-utility company or natural gas company” after “non-Federal public entity” and “or company” after “that entity”.
Subsec. (a)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 113–121, § 1006(1)(C), added pars. (3) to (5).
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 113–121, § 1006(2), added subsecs. (d) and (e) and struck out former subsecs. (d) and (e) which read as follows:
“(d)
“(e)
2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–315, § 1(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary, after public notice, may accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–315, § 1(3), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the use of funds accepted under subsection (a) will not impact impartial decisionmaking with respect to permits, either substantively or procedurally.”
Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 111–315, § 1(2)–(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (e), and, in subsec. (e), substituted “2016” for “2010”.
2009—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–120 substituted “2010” for “2009”.
2007—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–114 substituted “2009” for “2008”.
2006—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–434 substituted “
Pub. L. 109–209 substituted “
2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–99, § 1(1), substituted “The” for “In fiscal years 2001 through 2005, the”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–99, § 1(2), added subsec. (c).
2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–137 substituted “2005” for “2003”.
Pub. L. 118–272, div. A, title I, § 1106,
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 106–541, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.