; 79 Fed. Reg. 77460 (December 24, 2014)), inhibits the Corps of Engineers from considering in the economic evaluation of the Soo Locks projects the severe regional economic consequences from an unplanned outage at the Soo Locks. (b) Authorization of project Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), and based on the risks and severe consequences of service interruption at the project, the Secretary of the Army shall carry out the project authorized by section 1149 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254; 121 Stat. 1131), at a total project cost that is equal to the 2017 certified cost estimate, plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be required by ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the type of construction described in that section.