33 U.S.C. § 2326h — Five-year regional dredged material management plans

(1) In general. No later than one year after December 27, 2020, and annually thereafter, the District Commander of each Corps of Engineers district that obtains dredged material through the construction or operation and maintenance of a water-resources development project must, at Federal expense and in coordination with relevant State agencies and stakeholders, develop and submit to the Secretary a five-year dredged-material management plan. (2) Scope. Each plan must include (A) a dredged-material budget for each watershed or littoral system in the district; (B) an estimate of the amount of material likely to be obtained through construction, operation, or maintenance of all water-resources development projects expected in the district during the five years after submission, and when it is expected to be obtained; (C) potential projects expected in the district during those five years that are suitable for or require placement of dredged material, and the estimated placement capacity of those projects; (D) an evaluation of (i) the material's suitability for the full range of beneficial uses and (ii) the economic and environmental benefits, efficiencies, and impacts, including effects on living coral, of using it beneficially, including combined benefits, efficiencies, and impacts when activities involve more than one project; (E) district-wide beneficial-use goals, including expected cost savings from aligning and coordinating multiple projects, including projects across Corps districts; and (F) potential beneficial-use projects identified through stakeholder solicitation and coordination. (3) Public comment. In developing each plan, the District Commander must give notice and an opportunity for public comment, including asking stakeholders to identify beneficial-use projects, to ensure, as far as practicable, that beneficial use is not forgone in a particular fiscal year or dredging cycle. (4) Public availability. When submitting each plan to the Secretary, the District Commander must make it publicly available, including on a public website. (5) Transmission to Congress. As soon as practicable after receiving a plan under subsection (a), the Secretary must transmit it to Congress. (6) Regional sediment management plans. A plan under this section (A) is in addition to regional sediment-management plans under section 2326(a) and (B) is not subject to the limitations in section 2326(g).

“Littoral system” is used but this section does not define it.