2016-19024. Deauthorization of Water Resources Projects

AGENCY:

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice of project deauthorizations.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is publishing the names of water resources projects that have been automatically deauthorized under the provisions of § 1001(a), Public Law 99-662, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 579a(a).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Joseph W. Aldridge, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attention: CECW-IP, Washington, DC 20314-1000. Tel. [phone] or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 1001(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99-662, 100 Stat. 4082-4273, as amended, provides for the automatic deauthorization of water resource projects that were authorized in Public Law 99-662 and did not have obligations for planning, design, or construction in the five-year period following the date of enactment of Public Law 99-662 (November 17, 1986).

In accordance with section 1001(a), of WRDA 1986, 24 projects were automatically deauthorized on November 17, 1991. The following table indicates the disposition of the listed projects.

Table 1—(Automatically Deauthorized Under Section 1001(a) of WRDA 1986)

Corps district	Projects automatically deauthorized on 17 November 1991 under Section 1001(a) WRDA 1986	Primary state	Project purpose
POA	SOUTH CENTRAL RAILBELT AREA, AK	AK	HYD
SWL	LITTLE RIVER, AR	AR	FRM
SPL	LITTLE COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED, AZ	AZ	FRM
SPL	RILLITO RIVER, EL RIO ANTIGUO, AZ	AZ	AER
SPK	SACRAMENTO RIVER, CA	CA	EI
SPL	HUNTINGTON HARBOR DREDGING, CA	CA	AER
NWO	METROPOLITAN DENVER, CO	CO	FRM
POH	WAILUA FALLS, WAILUA RIVER, KAUAI, HI	HI	HYD
LRL	WABASH RIVER, IL	IL	FRM
LRC	LAKE GEORGE, HOBART, IN	IN	AER
LRL	OHIO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, KY & WV	KY&WV	FRM
MVN	LAKE CHARLES, LA	LA	NAV
MVK	CANEY CREEK, MS	MS	FRM
MVK	GREENVILLE HARBOR, MS	MS	NAV
NAN	FRESH KILLS IN CARTERET, NJ	NJ	NAV
NAN	GREENWOOD LAKE AND BELCHER CREEK, NJ	NJ	AER
NAN	PASSAIC RIVER BASIN CHANNEL CLEARING, NJ	NJ	FRM
NAN	PASSAIC RIVER, NJ	NJ	FRM
LRP	WHEELING CREEK WATERSHED, OH	OH	AER
NAP	SCHUYLKILL RIVER BASIN, POTTSTOWN, PA	PA	FRM
NWO	JAMES RIVER ND & SD	SD	FRM
MVM	MEMPHIS, TN	TN&MS	FRM
SAJ	CROWN BAY CHANNEL, ST. THOMAS HARBOR, VI	VI	NAV
NWS	LA CONNER, WA	WA	FRM
	Total: 24

U.S. Army Corps Districts

LRC Chicago District

LRL Louisville District

LRP Pittsburgh District

MVK Vicksburg District

MVM Memphis District

MVN New Orleans District

NAN New York District

NAP Philadelphia District

NWO Omaha District

NWS Seattle District

POA Alaska District

POH Honolulu District

SAJ Jacksonville District

SPK Los Angeles District

SPL Albuquerque District

SWL Little Rock District

Authorized Project Purposes

AER Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration

EI Environment Infrastructure

FRM Flood Risk Management

HYD Hydroelectric Power

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Authority: This notice is required by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99-662, section 1001(c), 33 U.S.C. 579a(c).

Dated: July 21, 2016.

Jo-Ellen Darcy,

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).