Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8812) to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 8812 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resources Development Act of 2024''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Secretary defined. TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Continuing authority programs. Sec. 102. Community project advisor. Sec. 103. Minimum real estate interest. Sec. 104. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 105. Construction of water resources development projects by non- Federal interests. Sec. 106. Review process. Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. Sec. 108. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. Sec. 109. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. Sec. 110. Fish and wildlife mitigation. Sec. 111. Harbor deepening. Sec. 112. Emerging harbors. Sec. 113. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 114. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. Sec. 115.…
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