§ 2202 — Non-federal Engagement And Review

(a) The Secretary shall expeditiously issue guidance to implement each covered provision of law in accordance with this section. (1) Prior to developing and issuing any new or revised implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law, the Secretary shall issue a public notice that— (A) informs potentially interested non-Federal stakeholders of the Secretary’s intent to develop and issue such guidance; and (B) provides an opportunity for interested non-Federal stakeholders to engage with, and provide input and recommendations to, the Secretary on the development and issuance of such guidance. (2) The Secretary shall issue the notice under paragraph (1) through a posting on a publicly accessible website dedicated to providing notice on the development and issuance of implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law. (1) The Secretary shall allow a minimum of 60 days after issuance of the public notice under subsection (b) for non-Federal stakeholders to provide input and recommendations to the Secretary, prior to finalizing implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law. (2) The Secretary may, as appropriate (as determined by the Secretary), reach out to non-Federal stakeholders and circulate drafts of implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law for informal input and recommendations. (d) The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a copy of all input and recommendations received pursuant to subsection (c) and a description of any consideration of such input and recommendations. (e) When developing implementation guidance for a covered water resources development law, the Secretary shall take into consideration the input and recommendations received from non-Federal stakeholders, and make the final guidance available to the public on the publicly accessible website described in subsection (b)(2). (f) In this section: (1) The term “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— (A) the Secretary determines guidance is necessary in order to implement the provision; and (B) no such guidance has been issued as of October 23, 2018. (2) The term “covered water resources development law” means— (A) the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014; (B) the Water Resources Development Act of 2016; (C) this Act; and (D) any Federal water resources development law enacted after October 23, 2018.