Realignment of certain Corps of Engineers Districts

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall realign the following districts of the Corps of Engineers as follows: (1) Atchison County, Missouri, and Holt County, Missouri, shall be transferred to the Kansas City District. (2) Northeast Missouri shall be transferred from the Rock Island District to the St. Louis District. (3) The counties of Arkansas, Clay, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Lonoke, Randolph, and Woodruff, Arkansas, shall be transferred to the Memphis District. (4) Desha County, Arkansas, and Lincoln County, Arkansas, shall be transferred to the Vicksburg District. (b) Requirement with respect to realignment action (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may not carry out any action to modify a geographic boundary of the Corps of Engineers unless the Secretary submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a notification not later than 30 days in advance of such modification. (2) Consultation and public comment In developing the notification required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with and accept comments from affected stakeholders in the geographic boundary affected by the proposed modification to the geographic boundary of the Corps of Engineers, including— (A) State, Tribal, or local governments; (B) non-Federal interests; (C) the workforce of the Corps of Engineers (including any organizations representing such workforce); and (D) other entities, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (3) Contents In the notification required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include— (A) a justification for a modification to the geographic boundary of the Corps of Engineers; (B) a description of the effects of such modification on— (i) the ability of the Corps of Engineers to execute its mission; (ii) the finances of the Corps of Engineers; (iii) the workforce of the Corps of Engineers; and (iv) stakeholders (including State agencies, conservation districts, and the public); and (C) a summary of any comments received under paragraph (2) and the Secretary’s response to such comments.