This Special Public Notice announces that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, Rock Island & St. Louis Districts (USACE) Regulatory Divisions are considering a proposal to accept and expend funds provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to expedite processing of IDOT Department of the Army (DA) permit applications, subject to a series of limitations in accordance with Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, as amended; 23 U.S.C. 139(j).
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (WRDA 2000, Public Law No. 106-541), as amended and codified at 33 U.S.C. 2352, authorizes the Secretary of the Army, after public notice, to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities, public-utility companies, natural gas companies, or railroad carriers to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity, company, or carrier related to a project or activity for a public purpose under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army. The authority to accept and expend funds under Section 214 has been delegated from the Secretary of the Army to District and Division Commanders, including the Commanders of the Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, Rock Island & St. Louis Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
IDOT is eligible to provide funds to the USACE under Section 214 as non-Federal public.
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