Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota

(a) Assessment (1) In general The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the structure described in paragraph (2) for the purposes of determining ownership and condition of the structure. (2) Structure described The structure referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 1,850 feet wide and 40 feet deep concrete cutoff wall constructed by the Corps of Engineers between 1874 and 1876 that spans the Mississippi River between the 3rd Avenue Bridge and the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (3) Treatment The Secretary shall carry out the assessment under paragraph (1) as a study-like activity for the operation and maintenance of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. (b) Use of geophysical investigations In carrying out the assessment required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary may rely on the results of geophysical investigations commissioned by the State of Minnesota to evaluate the condition of the structure described in paragraph (2) of that subsection if the Secretary determines that reliance on the geophysical investigations is appropriate and avoids duplication of effort. (c) Briefing On completion of the assessment required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House a briefing on the results of the assessment.