Deauthorization of inactive projects

Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d–2) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) to address the backlog of water resources development projects that the Secretary is authorized to construct.; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking Water Resources Development Act of 2024 and inserting Water Resources Development Act of 2026 each place it appears; and (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (3) Updates After submission of the final deauthorization list and appendix under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) review and update the list and appendix as necessary; and (B) not less than every six months, beginning after the date of such submission— (i) provide to the committees described in paragraph (1)(A) the updated list and appendix; and (ii) publish the updated list and appendix in the Federal Register..