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handle is hein.crs/govepwe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Army Corps of Engineers: Section 7001 Report on Future Studies and Projects Updated May 6, 2024 Congress specifically authorizes most ofthe water resource development studies, projects, and other assistance activities performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), typically through Water Resources Development Acts (WRDAs). In 2014, amid congressional earmark moratorium policies that applied to authorizations and appropriations during the 112th-116th Congresses, Congress established an annual process for submission and reporting of nonfederal proposals for site-specific water resource studies and projects that require congressional authorization. It was enacted as Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA 2014; P.L. 113-121, 33 U.S.C. §2282d). Although earmark policies changed after the 116t Congress, the Section 7001 process remains active and Section 7001 reports continue to inform WRDA development. Inclusion of a proposal in a Section 7001 report provides neither congressional authorization nor appropriation; rather, inclusion facilitates congressional consideration of the proposal's authorization. The Section 7001 process begins with a USACE call for nonfederal proposals and concludes with a report that the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASACW) transmits to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee (Figure 1). In turn, these reports, among other input, may inform the congressional development of subsequent WRDAs. For example, Congress used Section 7001 reports when developing WRDAs enacted from 2016 through 2022. In addition to Section 7001 reports, in the 117th and 118th Congresses, the House T&I and Senate EPW committees also have separately solicited priorities for WRDA development from Members of Congress. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11118 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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