((a)) ** Prioritization of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction efforts**

((1)) ** Priority** For authorized projects and ongoing feasibility studies with a primary purpose of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects and ongoing studies that—

((A)) address an imminent threat to life and property;

((B)) prevent storm surge from inundating populated areas;

((C)) restore or prevent the loss of coastal wetlands that help reduce the impact of storm surge;

((D)) protect emergency hurricane evacuation routes or shelters;

((E)) prevent adverse impacts to publicly owned or funded infrastructure and assets;

((F)) minimize disaster relief costs to the Federal Government; and

((G)) address hurricane and storm damage risk reduction in an area for which the President declared a major disaster in accordance with .

((2)) ** Expedited consideration of currently authorized projects** Not later than 180 days after , the Secretary shall—

((A)) submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a list of all—

((i)) ongoing hurricane and storm damage reduction feasibility studies that have signed feasibility cost-share agreements and have received Federal funds since 2009; and

((ii)) authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction projects;

((B)) identify those projects on the list required under subparagraph (A) that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1); and

((C)) provide a plan for expeditiously completing the projects identified under subparagraph (B), subject to available funding.

((b)) ** Prioritization of ecosystem restoration efforts**

((1)) ** In general** For authorized projects with a primary purpose of ecosystem restoration, the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects—

((A)) that—

((i)) address an identified threat to public health, safety, or welfare;

((ii)) preserve or restore ecosystems of national significance; or

((iii)) preserve or restore habitats of importance for federally protected species, including migratory birds; and

((B)) for which the restoration activities will contribute to other ongoing or planned Federal, State, or local restoration initiatives.

((2)) ** Expedited consideration of currently authorized programmatic authorities** Not later than 180 days after , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that contains—

((A)) a list of all programmatic authorities for aquatic ecosystem restoration or improvement of the environment that—

((i)) were authorized or modified in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (; ) or any subsequent Act; and

((ii)) that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1); and

((B)) a plan for expeditiously completing the projects under the authorities described in subparagraph (A), subject to available funding.