Federal · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

33 U.S.C. § 2267a: Watershed and river basin assessments

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ecosystem protection and restoration; flood damage reduction; navigation and ports; watershed protection; water supply; drought preparedness; sea level rise; coastal storm damage reduction; and streambank and shoreline protection. the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of Agriculture; the Secretary of Commerce; the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the heads of other appropriate agencies. In carrying out an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with Federal, tribal, State, interstate, and local governmental entities. the Delaware River basin; the Kentucky River basin; the Potomac River basin; the Susquehanna River basin; the Willamette River basin; Tuscarawas River Basin, Ohio; Sauk River Basin, Snohomish and Skagit Counties, Washington; Niagara River Basin, New York; Genesee River Basin, New York; White River Basin, Arkansas and Missouri; New York-New Jersey Watershed Basin, which encompasses all the watersheds that flow into the New York-New Jersey Harbor and their associated estuaries, including the Hudson, Mohawk, Raritan, Passaic, Hackensack, and Bronx River Watersheds and the Hudson River Estuary; Mississippi River Watershed; Chattahoochee River Basin, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia; the Walla Walla River Basin; the San Francisco Bay Basin; Connecticut River Watershed, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; and Grand River Watershed, Michigan. In carrying out an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept contributions, in cash or in kind, from Federal, tribal, State, interstate, and local governmental entities to the extent that the Secretary determines that the contributions will facilitate completion of the assessment. The non-Federal share of the costs of an assessment carried out under this section on or after December 11, 2000 , shall be 25 percent. Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may credit toward the non-Federal share of an assessment under this section the cost of services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind contributions provided by the non-Federal interests for the assessment. The credit under subparagraph (A) may not exceed an amount equal to 25 percent of the costs of the assessment. At the request of a non-Federal interest for an assessment completed under this section, the Secretary is authorized to prepare a feasibility report, in accordance with the requirements of section 2282 of this title , recommending the construction or modification of a water resources development project to address a water resources need of a river basin or watershed of the United States identified in the assessment. the watersheds of the island of Maui, Hawaii, including the Wahikuli, Honoko̅wai, Kahana, Honokahua, and Honolua watersheds, including the coral reef habitat north of Lahaina off the northwestern coast of the island of Maui; and the watersheds of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.

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