Call for Local Water Resources Proposals for the 2027 Report to Congress
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Opens the process for state, local, Tribal, inter-tribal, and certain nonprofit sponsors to submit water resources proposals for possible inclusion in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2027 Annual Report to Congress. Proposals are due by September 1, 2026, and must be sent using the Corps’ proposal form, generally by email. This matters for communities seeking new federal authorization for Corps feasibility studies, changes to existing flood control, navigation, ecosystem restoration, water supply, or environmental infrastructure authorities, or changes to already authorized projects. Inclusion in the report does not fund or build a project by itself; it puts qualifying proposals in front of Congress for possible authorization in a future water resources bill.
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Key Changes
- Sets a September 1, 2026 deadline for non-federal interests to submit proposals for the 2027 Annual Report to Congress.
- Defines the types of proposals eligible for review, including new feasibility studies and modifications to existing water resources or environmental infrastructure authorities.
- Lists the information sponsors must provide, including project purpose, location, costs, expected benefits, sponsor support, and ability to meet cost-share obligations.
Obligations
What this law requires
Non-federal interests seeking inclusion in the 2027 Annual Report must submit a completed USACE WRRDA 7001 proposal form by email to [email protected], unless they arrange an alternative submission process with USACE.
A proposal submitter must qualify as a “non-federal interest”: a legally constituted public body, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, inter-tribal consortium, or a nonprofit entity with affected local government consent and sufficient authority and capability to perform and pay damages if necessary.
Each proposal must provide required identifying and project information, including submitter contact details, proposal name, project location, study or project area map if available, specific USACE mission-related project purposes, project description, and whether the request is for a new feasibility study or a modification to an existing study, project, or environmental infrastructure authority.
If a proposal seeks modification of an existing authority, the submitter must identify the authorized study, project, or environmental infrastructure program and cite the authority if possible; for environmental infrastructure program modifications, the submitter must also describe assistance provided to date and total federal cost of assistance provided to date.
Each proposal must estimate, to the extent practicable, total costs and federal and non-federal cost shares for the proposed study and separately for construction or modification.