Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Abandoning Inconsistent and Rash Environmental Solutions Act” or the “ACRES Act”.
Abandoning Inconsistent and Rash Environmental Solutions Act
A BILL
To prohibit the breaching of federally operated dams if such breach would result in the replacement energy resource occupying additional acreage, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on breaching of certain dams
In general— The Secretary of the Army may not breach any federally operated dam if the energy resource intended to replace such dam as a result of such breach would occupy an area of land that is larger in acreage than the area occupied by such dam by at least 5 percent.
Study required— If the Secretary considers breaching a federally operated dam, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall conduct a study analyzing the number of acres of land such dam occupies.