Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Abandoning Inconsistent and Rash Environmental Solutions Act or the ACRES Act.
(a) 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.
(b) 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.