33 U.S.C. § 2327 — Definition of rehabilitation for inland waterway projects

For laws about navigation on United States inland and intracoastal waterways, “rehabilitation” means (1) restoring a major project feature by structural work on a Corps-operated and maintained inland navigation facility, where the work significantly extends the feature’s physical life, is economically justified by benefit-cost analysis, takes at least two years, and either (i) was first funded before October 1, 1994 and requires at least $5,000,000 in capital spending or (ii) was first funded on or after that date and requires at least $20,000,000; or (2) structurally modifying a major project component that does not have reliability problems, where the modification improves that component’s or another major component’s operating efficiency by increasing benefits beyond the original design and requires at least $1,000,000 in capital spending. “Rehabilitation” does not include routine or deferred maintenance. The dollar amounts must be adjusted each year using the economic assumption published as guidance in the Corps’ Annual Program and Budget Request for Civil Works Activities. This section does not define “major project feature,” “major project component,” or “reliability problems.”