115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8 

AN ACT 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 

the United States, to provide for the conservation and 

development of water and related resources, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2018’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 101. Sense of Congress regarding water resources development bills. 

Sec. 102. Assessment of harbors and inland harbors. 

Sec. 103. Levee safety initiative reauthorization. 

Sec. 104. Dam safety. 

Sec. 105. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 

Sec. 106. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 

Sec. 107. Identification of nonpowered dams for hydropower development. 

Sec. 108. Emergency response to natural disasters. 

Sec. 109. Integrated water resources planning. 

Sec. 110. Mitigation banks. 

Sec. 111. Indian Tribes. 

Sec. 112. Columbia River. 

Sec. 113. Dissemination of information. 

Sec. 114. Non-Federal engagement and review. 

Sec. 115. Comprehensive backlog report. 

Sec. 116. Structures and facilities constructed by Secretary. 

Sec. 117. Transparency in administrative expenses. 

Sec. 118. Study of the future of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. 

Sec. 119. Acknowledgment of credit. 

Sec. 120. Non-Federal implementation pilot program. 

Sec. 121. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. 

Sec. 122. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal 

interests. 

Sec. 123. Technical assistance for regional coalitions. 

Sec. 124. Advanced funds for water resources development studies and projects. 

Sec. 125. Funding to process permits. 

Sec. 126. Study on economic and budgetary analyses. 

Sec. 127. Study of corrosion management at Corps of Engineers projects. 

Sec. 128. Costs in excess of Federal participation limit. 

Sec. 129. Report on innovative materials. 

Sec. 130. Study on Corps of Engineers. 

Sec. 131. GAO study. 

Sec. 132. GAO report on Alaska Native village relocation efforts due to flooding 

and erosion threats. 

Sec. 133. Study and report on expediting certain waiver processes. 

Sec. 134. Corps of Engineers continuing authorities program. 

Sec. 135. Credit or reimbursement. 

Sec. 136. Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule review. 

Sec. 137. Missouri River. 
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Sec. 138. Access to real estate data. 

Sec. 139. Aquatic invasive species research. 

Sec. 140. Harmful algal bloom technology demonstration. 

Sec. 141. Bubbly Creek, Chicago ecosystem restoration. 

Sec. 142. Operation and maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric facilities. 

Sec. 143. Hurricane and storm damage reduction. 

Sec. 144. Post-disaster watershed assessments in the territories of the United 

States. 

Sec. 145. Old River control structure, Louisiana. 

Sec. 146. Dredge pilot program. 

Sec. 147. Disposition of projects. 

Sec. 148. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 149. Community engagement. 

Sec. 150. Operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure. 

Sec. 151. Clarification for integral determination. 

Sec. 152. Cost share payment for certain projects. 

Sec. 153. Locks on Allegheny River. 

Sec. 154. Assistance relating to water supply. 

Sec. 155. Noise pollution abatement and mitigation. 

Sec. 156. Property acquisition. 

Sec. 157. Sense of Congress on navigation safety. 

Sec. 158. Cost and benefit feasibility assessment. 

Sec. 159. Study on Stormwater Runoff Requirements. 

Sec. 160. Sense of Congress relating to Puerto Rico. 

Sec. 161. Dredged material management plans. 

Sec. 162. Feasibility of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barriers 

Project, Illinois. 

Sec. 163. Sense of Congress encouraging non-Federal dredged material placement sponsors. 

Sec. 164. Project completion for disaster areas. 

Sec. 165. Inclusion of project or facility in Corps of Engineers workplan. 

Sec. 166. Mississippi River and Tributaries Project. 

Sec. 167. Maintenance of high risk flood control projects. 

Sec. 168. Contributed funds for non-Federal reservoir operations. 

Sec. 169. Corps of Engineers continuing authorities program. 

TITLE II—STUDIES 

Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 

Sec. 202. Additional studies. 

Sec. 203. Expedited completion of reports for certain projects. 

Sec. 204. Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 205. Brandon Road study. 

Sec. 206. Houston and Coastal Texas. 

TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND RELATED 

PROVISIONS 

Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 

Sec. 302. Backlog prevention. 

Sec. 303. Project modifications. 

Sec. 304. Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

Sec. 305. Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut. 

Sec. 306. Conveyances. 

Sec. 307. Clatsop County, Oregon. 

Sec. 308. Kissimmee River restoration, Central and Southern Florida. 
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Sec. 309. Lytle and Cajon Creeks, California. 

Sec. 310. Yuba River Basin, California. 

Sec. 311. Boston harbor reserved channel deauthorizations. 

Sec. 312. Continued authorization of certain projects. 

Sec. 313. Puget sound nearshore ecosystem restoration. 

Sec. 314. Land conveyance. 

Sec. 315. Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Sec. 316. Corps of Engineers bridge repair and divestiture program for New 

England evacuation routes. 

Sec. 317. Port of Whitman County. 

Sec. 318. Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire, navigation improvement project. 

Sec. 319. Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River. 

TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 

Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 

1 SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of the Army. 

4 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

5 SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WATER RE6 SOURCES DEVELOPMENT BILLS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that, because the missions 

8 of the Corps of Engineers for navigation, flood control, 

9 beach erosion control and shoreline protection, hydro10 electric power, recreation, water supply, environmental 

11 protection, restoration, and enhancement, and fish and 

12 wildlife mitigation benefit all Americans, and because 

13 water resources development projects are critical to main14 taining the country’s economic prosperity, national secu15 rity, and environmental protection, Congress should con16 sider a water resources development bill not less often 

17 than once every Congress. 
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1 SEC. 102. ASSESSMENT OF HARBORS AND INLAND HAR2 BORS. 

3 Section 210(e) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall assess 

6 the’’ and inserting ‘‘shall assess, and issue a report 

7 to Congress on, the’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(C) OPPORTUNITIES FOR BENEFICIAL

11 USE OF DREDGED MATERIALS.—In carrying out 

12 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify po13 tential opportunities for the beneficial use of 

14 dredged materials obtained from harbors and 

15 inland harbors referred to in subsection (a)(2), 

16 including projects eligible under section 1122 of 

17 the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 

18 (130 Stat. 1645; 33 U.S.C. 2326 note).’’. 

19 SEC. 103. LEVEE SAFETY INITIATIVE REAUTHORIZATION. 

20 Title IX of the Water Resources Development Act of 

21 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended— 

22 (1) in section 9005(g)(2)(E)(i), by striking 

23 ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 

24 2023’’; and 
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1 (2) in section 9008, by striking ‘‘2015 through 

2 2019’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2019 

3 through 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 104. DAM SAFETY. 

5 Section 14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 

6 (33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended by striking ‘‘2015 through 

7 2019’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2019 through 

8 2023’’. 

9 SEC. 105. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON10 STRUCTED DAMS. 

11 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 467f–2 note) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

17 SEC. 106. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 

18 (a) REPORT ON FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR

19 OPERATIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of 

20 completion of the forecast-informed reservoir operations 

21 research study pilot program at Coyote Valley Dam, Rus22 sian River Basin, California (authorized by the River and 

23 Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177)), the Secretary shall 

24 issue a report to the Committee on Transportation and 

25 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
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1 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen2 ate on the results of the study pilot program. 

3 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The Secretary shall in4 clude in the report issued under subsection (a)— 

5 (1) an analysis of the use of forecast-informed 

6 reservoir operations at Coyote Valley Dam, Cali7 fornia; 

8 (2) an assessment of the viability of using fore9 cast-informed reservoir operations at other dams 

10 owned or operated by the Secretary; 

11 (3) an identification of other dams owned or op12 erated by the Secretary where forecast-informed res13 ervoir operations may assist the Secretary in the op14 timization of future reservoir operations; and 

15 (4) any additional areas for future study of 

16 forecast-informed reservoir operations. 

17 SEC. 107. IDENTIFICATION OF NONPOWERED DAMS FOR 

18 HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 

20 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

21 develop a list of existing nonpowered dams owned and op22 erated by the Corps of Engineers that have the greatest 

23 potential for hydropower development. 

24 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the list under 

25 subsection (a), the Secretary may consider the following: 
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1 (1) The compatibility of hydropower generation 

2 with existing purposes of the dam. 

3 (2) The proximity of the dam to existing trans4 mission resources. 

5 (3) The existence of studies to characterize en6 vironmental, cultural, and historic resources relating 

7 to the dam. 

8 (4) Whether hydropower is an authorized pur9 pose of the dam. 

10 (c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall provide the 

11 list developed under subsection (a) to the Committee on 

12 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub14 lic Works of the Senate, and make such list available to 

15 the public. 

16 SEC. 108. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of Au18 gust 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)) is amended in the 

19 first sentence— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘strengthening, raising, extend21 ing, or other modification thereof’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘strengthening, raising, extending, realigning, or 

23 other modification thereof’’; and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘structure or project damaged 

25 or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other 
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1 than an ordinary nature to the design level of pro2 tection when, in the discretion of the Chief of Engi3 neers,’’ and inserting ‘‘structure or project damaged 

4 or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other 

5 than an ordinary nature to either the pre-storm level 

6 or the design level of protection, whichever provides 

7 greater protection, when, in the discretion of the 

8 Chief of Engineers,’’. 

9 (b) DURATION.—Section 156(e) of the Water Re10 sources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 

11 5f(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘9 

12 years’’. 

13 SEC. 109. INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES PLANNING. 

14 In carrying out a water resources development feasi15 bility study, the Secretary shall consult with local govern16 ments in the watershed covered by such study to deter17 mine if local water management plans exist, or are under 

18 development, for the purposes of stormwater management, 

19 water quality improvement, aquifer recharge, water stor20 age, or water reuse. 

21 SEC. 110. MITIGATION BANKS. 

22 (a) DEFINITION OF MITIGATION BANK.—In this sec23 tion, the term ‘‘mitigation bank’’ has the meaning given 

24 that term in section 332.2 of title 33, Code of Federal 

25 Regulations. 
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1 (b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue guidance 

2 on the use of mitigation banks to meet requirements for 

3 water resources development projects in order to update 

4 mitigation bank credit release schedules to— 

5 (1) support the goal of achieving efficient per6 mitting and maintaining appropriate environmental 

7 protections; and 

8 (2) promote increased transparency in the use 

9 of mitigation banks. 

10 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidance issued under 

11 subsection (b) shall— 

12 (1) be consistent with— 

13 (A) part 230 of title 40, Code of Federal 

14 Regulations; 

15 (B) section 906 of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); 

17 (C) part 332 of title 33, Code of Federal 

18 Regulations; and 

19 (D) section 314(b) of the National Defense 

20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 

21 Law 108–136; 33 U.S.C. 1344 note); and 

22 (2) provide for— 

23 (A) the mitigation bank sponsor to provide 

24 sufficient financial assurances to ensure a high 

25 level of confidence that the compensatory miti-
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1 gation project will be successfully completed, in 

2 accordance with applicable performance stand3 ards, under section 332.3(n) of title 33, Code of 

4 Federal Regulations; 

5 (B) the mitigation bank sponsor to reserve 

6 the share of mitigation bank credits required to 

7 ensure ecological performance of the mitigation 

8 bank, in accordance with section 332.8(o) of 

9 title 33, Code of Federal Regulations; and 

10 (C) all credits except for the share reserved 

11 under subparagraph (B) to be available upon 

12 completion of the construction of the mitigation 

13 bank. 

14 SEC. 111. INDIAN TRIBES. 

15 (a) COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRI16 TORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES.—Section 1156(a)(2) of the 

17 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

18 2310(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 102 of the 

19 Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 

20 U.S.C. 5130)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(e) of the Indian 

21 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

22 U.S.C. 5304(e))’’. 

23 (b) WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR

24 WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Section 221(b)(1) of the 

25 Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)(1)) 
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1 is amended by striking ‘‘a federally recognized Indian tribe 

2 and, as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 

3 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602), a Native village, Re4 gional Corporation, and Village Corporation’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the In6 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

7 (25 U.S.C. 5304(e))’’. 

8 SEC. 112. COLUMBIA RIVER. 

9 (a) BONNEVILLE DAM, OREGON.—Section 

10 1178(c)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675) is amended by striking ‘‘may 

12 provide assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘may provide assistance, 

13 which may include housing and related improvements,’’. 

14 (b) JOHN DAY DAM, WASHINGTON AND OREGON.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, not 

16 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act, and in consultation with the Secretary of 

18 the Interior, conduct a study to determine the extent 

19 to which Indian Tribes have been displaced as a re20 sult of the construction of the John Day Dam, Co21 lumbia River, Washington and Oregon, as author22 ized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 

23 (64 Stat. 179), including an assessment of effects 

24 related to housing and related improvements. 
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1 (2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—If the Secretary de2 termines, based on the study under paragraph (1), 

3 that assistance is required, the Secretary may use all 

4 existing authorities of the Secretary to provide as5 sistance, which may include housing and related im6 provements, to Indian Tribes displaced as a result of 

7 the construction of the John Day Dam, Columbia 

8 River, Washington and Oregon. 

9 (3) REPEAL.—Section 1178(c)(2) of the Water 

10 Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 

11 1675) is repealed. 

12 (c) THE DALLES DAM, WASHINGTON AND OR13 EGON.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 

14 of the Interior, shall complete a village development plan 

15 for any Indian Tribe displaced as a result of the construc16 tion of the Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Washington and 

17 Oregon, as authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control 

18 Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179). 

19 SEC. 113. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION. 

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

21 (1) Congress plays a central role in identifying, 

22 prioritizing, and authorizing vital water resources in23 frastructure activities throughout the United States. 

24 (2) The Water Resources Reform and Develop25 ment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121) established 
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1 a new and transparent process to review and 

2 prioritize the water resources development activities 

3 of the Corps of Engineers with strong congressional 

4 oversight. 

5 (3) Section 7001 of the Water Resources Re6 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

7 2282d) requires the Secretary to develop and submit 

8 to Congress each year a Report to Congress on Fu9 ture Water Resources Development and, as part of 

10 the annual report process, to— 

11 (A) publish a notice in the Federal Reg12 ister that requests from non-Federal interests 

13 proposed feasibility studies and proposed modi14 fications to authorized water resources develop15 ment projects and feasibility studies for inclu16 sion in the report; and 

17 (B) review the proposals submitted and in18 clude in the report those proposed feasibility 

19 studies and proposed modifications that meet 

20 the criteria for inclusion established under such 

21 section 7001. 

22 (4) Congress will use the information provided 

23 in the annual Report to Congress on Future Water 

24 Resources Development to determine authorization 
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1 needs and priorities for purposes of water resources 

2 development legislation. 

3 (5) To ensure that Congress can gain a thor4 ough understanding of the water resources develop5 ment needs and priorities of the United States, it is 

6 important that the Secretary take sufficient steps to 

7 ensure that non-Federal interests are made aware of 

8 the new annual report process, including the need 

9 for non-Federal interests to submit proposals during 

10 the Secretary’s annual request for proposals in order 

11 for such proposals to be eligible for consideration by 

12 Congress. 

13 (b) DISSEMINATION OF PROCESS INFORMATION.— 

14 The Secretary shall develop, support, and implement edu15 cation and awareness efforts for non-Federal interests 

16 with respect to the annual Report to Congress on Future 

17 Water Resources Development required under section 

18 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

19 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), including efforts to— 

20 (1) develop and disseminate technical assistance 

21 materials, seminars, and guidance on the annual 

22 process as it relates to non-Federal interests; 

23 (2) provide written notice to local elected offi24 cials and previous and potential non-Federal inter25 ests on the annual process and on opportunities to 
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1 address local water resources challenges through the 

2 missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers; 

3 (3) issue guidance for non-Federal interests to 

4 assist such interests in developing proposals for 

5 water resources development projects that satisfy the 

6 requirements of such section 7001; and 

7 (4) provide, at the request of a non-Federal in8 terest, assistance with researching and identifying 

9 existing project authorizations and Corps of Engi10 neers decision documents. 

11 SEC. 114. NON-FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT AND REVIEW. 

12 (a) PUBLIC NOTICE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to developing and 

14 issuing any new or revised implementation guidance 

15 for a covered water resources development law, the 

16 Secretary shall issue a public notice that— 

17 (A) informs potentially interested non-Fed18 eral stakeholders of the Secretary’s intent to 

19 develop and issue such guidance; and 

20 (B) provides an opportunity for interested 

21 non-Federal stakeholders to engage with, and 

22 provide input and recommendations to, the Sec23 retary on the development and issuance of such 

24 guidance. 
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1 (2) ISSUANCE OF NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 

2 issue the notice under paragraph (1) through a post3 ing on a publicly accessible website dedicated to pro4 viding notice on the development and issuance of im5 plementation guidance for a covered water resources 

6 development law. 

7 (b) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.— 

8 (1) INPUT.—The Secretary shall allow a min9 imum of 60 days after issuance of the public notice 

10 under subsection (a) for non-Federal stakeholders to 

11 provide input and recommendations to the Secretary, 

12 prior to finalizing implementation guidance for a 

13 covered water resources development law. 

14 (2) OUTREACH.—The Secretary may, as appro15 priate (as determined by the Secretary), reach out to 

16 non-Federal stakeholders and circulate drafts of im17 plementation guidance for a covered water resources 

18 development law for informal feedback and rec19 ommendations. 

20 (c) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE.—When developing 

21 implementation guidance for a covered water resources de22 velopment law, the Secretary shall take into consideration 

23 the input and recommendations received from non-Federal 

24 stakeholders, and make the final guidance available to the 

25 public on-line on a publicly accessible website. 
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1 (d) COVERED WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

2 LAW.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered water resources 

3 development law’’ means— 

4 (1) the Water Resources Reform and Develop5 ment Act of 2014; 

6 (2) the Water Resources Development Act of 

7 2016; 

8 (3) this Act; and 

9 (4) any Federal water resources development 

10 law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 115. COMPREHENSIVE BACKLOG REPORT. 

12 Section 1001(b)(4) of the Water Resources Develop13 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(4)) is amended— 

14 (1) in the header, by inserting ‘‘AND OPER15 ATION AND MAINTENANCE’’ after ‘‘BACKLOG’’; 

16 (2) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 

17 follows: 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 compile and publish— 

20 ‘‘(i) a complete list of all projects and 

21 separable elements of projects of the Corps 

22 of Engineers that are authorized for con23 struction but have not been completed; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) a list of major Federal operation 

25 and maintenance needs of projects and 
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1 properties under the control of the Corps 

2 of Engineers.’’; 

3 (3) in subparagraph (B)— 

4 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘BACK5 LOG’’ before ‘‘INFORMATION’’; and 

6 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

7 striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘subparagraph (A)(i)’’; 

9 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub10 paragraph (D) and inserting after subparagraph (B) 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(C) REQUIRED OPERATION AND MAINTE13 NANCE INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall in14 clude on the list developed under subparagraph 

15 (A)(ii), for each project and property under the 

16 control of the Corps of Engineers on that list— 

17 ‘‘(i) the authority under which the 

18 project was authorized or the property was 

19 acquired by the Corps of Engineers; 

20 ‘‘(ii) a brief description of the project 

21 or property; 

22 ‘‘(iii) an estimate of the Federal costs 

23 to meet the major operation and mainte24 nance needs at the project or property; and 
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1 ‘‘(iv) an estimate of unmet or deferred 

2 operation and maintenance needs at the 

3 project or property.’’; and 

4 (5) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated— 

5 (A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding 

6 subclause (I), by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 

7 year after the date of enactment of this para8 graph, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the 

9 list’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 2019, and 

10 biennially thereafter, in conjunction with the 

11 President’s annual budget submission to Con12 gress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

13 States Code, the Secretary shall submit a copy 

14 of the lists’’; and 

15 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘list’’ and in16 serting ‘‘lists’’. 

17 SEC. 116. STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED BY 

18 SECRETARY. 

19 Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 

20 408) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) WORK DEFINED.—For the purposes of this sec22 tion, the term ‘work’ shall not include unimproved real es23 tate owned or operated by the Secretary as part of a water 

24 resources development project if the Secretary determines 
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1 that modification of such real estate would not affect the 

2 function and usefulness of the project.’’. 

3 SEC. 117. TRANSPARENCY IN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

4 Section 1012(b)(1) of the Water Resources Reform 

5 and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2315a(b)(1)) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 

8 Water Resources Development Act of 2018, the Sec9 retary’’. 

10 SEC. 118. STUDY OF THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES 

11 ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an 

13 agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to con14 vene a committee of experts to carry out a comprehensive 

15 study on— 

16 (1) the ability of the Corps of Engineers to 

17 carry out its statutory missions and responsibilities, 

18 and the potential effects of transferring the func19 tions (including regulatory obligations), personnel, 

20 assets, and civilian staff responsibilities of the Sec21 retary relating to civil works from the Department 

22 of Defense to a new or existing agency or subagency 

23 of the Federal Government, including how such a 

24 transfer might affect the Federal Government’s abil-
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1 ity to meet the current statutory missions and re2 sponsibilities of the Corps of Engineers; and 

3 (2) improving the Corps of Engineers’ project 

4 delivery processes, including recommendations for 

5 such improvements, taking into account factors in6 cluding— 

7 (A) the effect of the annual appropriations 

8 process on the ability of the Corps of Engineers 

9 to efficiently secure and carry out contracts for 

10 water resources projects and perform regulatory 

11 obligations; 

12 (B) the effect that the current Corps of 

13 Engineers leadership and geographic structure 

14 at the division and district levels has on its abil15 ity to carry out its missions in a cost-effective 

16 manner; and 

17 (C) the effect of the frequency of rotations 

18 of senior leaders of the Corps of Engineers and 

19 how such frequency affects the function of the 

20 district. 

21 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study carried out under 

22 subsection (a) shall include consideration of— 

23 (1) effects on the national security of the 

24 United States; 
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1 (2) the ability of the Corps of Engineers to 

2 maintain sufficient engineering capability and capac3 ity to assist ongoing and future operations of the 

4 United States armed services; and 

5 (3) emergency and natural disaster response 

6 obligations of the Federal Government that are car7 ried out by the Corps of Engineers. 

8 (c) CONSULTATION.—The agreement entered into 

9 under subsection (a) shall require the National Academy 

10 to, in carrying out the study, consult with— 

11 (1) the Department of Defense, including the 

12 Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary 

13 of the Army for Civil Works; 

14 (2) the Department of Transportation; 

15 (3) the Environmental Protection Agency; 

16 (4) the Department of Homeland Security; 

17 (5) the Office of Management and Budget; 

18 (6) other appropriate Federal agencies; 

19 (7) professional and nongovernmental organiza20 tions; and 

21 (8) the Committee on Transportation and In22 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

23 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

24 Senate. 
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1 (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

2 submit the final report of the National Academy con3 taining the findings of the study carried out under sub4 section (a) to the Committee on Transportation and Infra5 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

7 not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

8 Act. 

9 SEC. 119. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CREDIT. 

10 Section 7007(a) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1277; 128 Stat. 1226) is amended 

12 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding sec13 tion 221(a)(4)(C)(i) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

14 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(C)(i)), the Secretary may provide 

15 credit for work carried out during the period beginning 

16 on November 8, 2007, and ending on the date of enact17 ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 

18 by the non-Federal interest for a project under this title 

19 if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to 

20 the project and was carried out in accordance with the 

21 laws specified in section 5014(i)(2)(A) of the Water Re22 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 

23 1331) and all other applicable Federal laws.’’. 
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1 SEC. 120. NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and 

4 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subclause 

8 (I)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘20’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘prior to the date of 

12 enactment of this Act’’; 

13 (B) in subclause (I)— 

14 (i) in the matter preceding item (aa), 

15 by inserting ‘‘that have been authorized for 

16 construction prior to the date of enactment 

17 of this Act and’’ after ‘‘not more than 12 

18 projects’’; and 

19 (ii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

20 and inserting a semicolon; 

21 (C) in subclause (II)— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘that have been au23 thorized for construction prior to the date 

24 of enactment of this Act and’’ after ‘‘not 

25 more than 3 projects’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking the semicolon and in2 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(III) not more than 5 projects 

5 that have been authorized for con6 struction, but did not receive the au7 thorization prior to the date of enact8 ment of this Act;’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(8) by striking ‘‘2015 

10 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 

11 SEC. 121. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 

12 PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 

13 Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘federally 

16 authorized’’ before ‘‘feasibility study’’; 

17 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REVIEW AND SUBMISSION OF STUDIES TO

21 CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

22 of receipt of a feasibility study of a project under 

23 subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 

24 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

25 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
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1 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re2 port that describes— 

3 ‘‘(A) the results of the Secretary’s review 

4 of the study under subsection (b), including a 

5 determination of whether the project is feasible; 

6 ‘‘(B) any recommendations the Secretary 

7 may have concerning the plan or design of the 

8 project; and 

9 ‘‘(C) any conditions the Secretary may re10 quire for construction of the project. 

11 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The completion of the re12 view by the Secretary of a feasibility study that has 

13 been submitted under subsection (a)(1) may not be 

14 delayed as a result of consideration being given to 

15 changes in policy or priority with respect to project 

16 consideration.’’; and 

17 (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(e) REVIEW AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary may accept and 

21 expend funds provided by non-Federal interests to 

22 undertake reviews, inspections, certifications, and 

23 other activities that are the responsibility of the Sec24 retary in carrying out this section. 
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1 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request 

2 of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall provide 

3 to the non-Federal interest technical assistance re4 lating to any aspect of a feasibility study if the non5 Federal interest contracts with the Secretary to pay 

6 all costs of providing such technical assistance. 

7 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by non8 Federal interests under this subsection shall not be 

9 eligible for credit under subsection (d) or reimburse10 ment. 

11 ‘‘(4) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In carrying 

12 out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 

13 use of funds accepted from a non-Federal interest 

14 will not affect the impartial decisionmaking of the 

15 Secretary, either substantively or procedurally.’’. 

16 SEC. 122. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVEL17 OPMENT PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTER18 ESTS. 

19 Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre23 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘feder24 ally authorized’’ before ‘‘water resources devel25 opment project’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 

2 except as provided in paragraph (3)’’ before the 

3 semicolon; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(3) PERMIT EXCEPTION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For a project de7 scribed in subsection (a)(1) or subsection 

8 (a)(3), or a separable element thereof, with re9 spect to which a written agreement described in 

10 subparagraph (B) has been entered into, a non11 Federal interest that carries out a project under 

12 this section shall not be required to obtain any 

13 Federal permits or approvals that would not be 

14 required if the Secretary carried out the project 

15 or separable element unless significant new cir16 cumstances or information relevant to environ17 mental concerns or compliance have arisen since 

18 development of the project recommendation. 

19 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—For pur20 poses of this paragraph, a written agreement 

21 shall provide that the non-Federal interest shall 

22 comply with the same legal and technical re23 quirements that would apply if the project or 

24 separable element were carried out by the Sec25 retary, including all mitigation required to off-
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1 set environmental impacts of the project or sep2 arable element as determined by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(C) CERTIFICATIONS.—Notwithstanding 

4 subparagraph (A), if a non-Federal interest car5 rying out a project under this section would, in 

6 the absence of a written agreement entered into 

7 under this paragraph, be required to obtain a 

8 certification from a State under Federal law to 

9 carry out the project, such certification shall 

10 still be required if a written agreement is en11 tered into with respect to the project under this 

12 paragraph.’’; 

13 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘(c) STUDIES AND ENGINEERING.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—When requested by an ap17 propriate non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall 

18 undertake all necessary studies, engineering, and 

19 technical assistance on construction for any project 

20 to be undertaken under subsection (b), and provide 

21 technical assistance in obtaining all necessary per22 mits for the construction, if the non-Federal interest 

23 contracts with the Secretary to furnish the United 

24 States funds for the studies, engineering, or tech25 nical assistance on construction in the period during 
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1 which the studies, engineering, or technical assist2 ance on construction are being conducted. 

3 ‘‘(2) NO WAIVER.—Nothing in this section may 

4 be construed to waive any requirement of section 

5 3142 of title 40, United States Code. 

6 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by non7 Federal interests under this subsection shall not be 

8 eligible for credit or reimbursement under subsection 

9 (d). 

10 ‘‘(4) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In carrying 

11 out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 

12 use of funds accepted from a non-Federal interest 

13 will not affect the impartial decisionmaking of the 

14 Secretary, either substantively or procedurally.’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (d)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

18 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik20 ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

21 and’’; and 

22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(C) in the case of reimbursement, appro2 priations are provided by Congress for such 

3 purpose.’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (5)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘flood damage reduc6 tion’’ each place it appears and inserting 

7 ‘‘water resources development’’; 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘for a discrete segment of a’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘for carrying out a discrete segment of a 

11 federally authorized’’; and 

12 (iii) in subparagraph (D), in the mat13 ter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘to be 

14 carried out’’ after ‘‘project’’. 

15 SEC. 123. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL COALI16 TIONS. 

17 Section 22(a)(1) of the Water Resources Develop18 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16(a)(1)) is amended 

19 to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(1) COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.—The Secretary 

21 of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 

22 is authorized to cooperate with any State, group of 

23 States, non-Federal interest working with a State or 

24 group of States, or regional coalition of govern25 mental entities in the preparation of comprehensive 
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1 plans for the development, utilization, and conserva2 tion of the water and related resources of drainage 

3 basins, watersheds, or ecosystems located within the 

4 boundaries of such State, interest, or entity, includ5 ing plans to comprehensively address water re6 sources challenges, and to submit to Congress re7 ports and recommendations with respect to appro8 priate Federal participation in carrying out such 

9 plans.’’. 

10 SEC. 124. ADVANCED FUNDS FOR WATER RESOURCES DE11 VELOPMENT STUDIES AND PROJECTS. 

12 (a) CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATES AND POLITICAL

13 SUBDIVISIONS FOR IMMEDIATE USE ON AUTHORIZED

14 FLOOD-CONTROL WORK; REPAYMENT.—The Act of Octo15 ber 15, 1940 (54 Stat. 1176; 33 U.S.C. 701h–1) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘a flood-control project duly 

18 adopted and authorized by law’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

19 federally authorized water resources development 

20 project,’’; 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘such work’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘such project’’; 

23 (3) by striking ‘‘from appropriations which may 

24 be provided by Congress for flood-control work’’ and 
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1 inserting ‘‘if appropriations are provided by Con2 gress for such purpose’’; and 

3 (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For 

4 purposes of this Act, the term ‘State’ means the sev5 eral States, the District of Columbia, the common6 wealths, territories, and possessions of the United 

7 States, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 4(e) 

8 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As9 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e))).’’. 

10 (b) NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON PROCESSES.—In im11 plementing any provision of law that authorizes a non12 Federal interest to provide, advance, or contribute funds 

13 to the Secretary for the development or implementation 

14 of a water resources development project (including sec15 tions 203 and 204 of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231, 2232), section 5 of the Act 

17 of June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h), and the Act of Octo18 ber 15, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 701h–1)), the Secretary shall en19 sure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the use by 

20 a non-Federal interest of such authorities does not ad21 versely affect— 

22 (1) the process or timeline for development and 

23 implementation of other water resources develop24 ment projects by other non-Federal entities that do 

25 not use such authorities; or 
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1 (2) the process for including such projects in 

2 the President’s annual budget submission to Con3 gress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

4 States Code. 

5 (c) ADVANCES BY PRIVATE PARTIES; REPAYMENT.— 

6 Section 11 of the Act of March 3, 1925 (Chapter 467; 

7 33 U.S.C. 561) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 125. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 

9 Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 

12 paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), 

13 respectively; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘4 years after the date of 

16 enactment of this paragraph’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘December 31, 2022’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘carry out a study’’ and in19 serting ‘‘carry out a followup study’’. 

20 SEC. 126. STUDY ON ECONOMIC AND BUDGETARY ANAL21 YSES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

23 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter 

24 into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 

25 to— 
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1 (1) carry out a study on the economic principles 

2 and analytical methodologies currently used by or 

3 applied to the Corps of Engineers to formulate, 

4 evaluate, and budget for water resources develop5 ment projects; and 

6 (2) make recommendations to Congress on po7 tential changes to such principles and methodologies 

8 to improve transparency, return on Federal invest9 ment, cost savings, and prioritization, in the formu10 lation, evaluation, and budgeting of such projects. 

11 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study under subsection 

12 (a) shall include— 

13 (1) an analysis of the current economic prin14 ciples and analytical methodologies used by or ap15 plied to the Corps of Engineers in determining the 

16 total benefits and total costs during the formulation 

17 of, and plan selection for, a water resources develop18 ment project; 

19 (2) an analysis of improvements or alternatives 

20 to how the Corps of Engineers utilizes the National 

21 Economic Development, Regional Economic Develop22 ment, Environmental Quality, and Other Social Ef23 fects accounts developed by the Institute for Water 

24 Resources of the Corps of Engineers in the formula25 tion of, and plan selection for, such projects; 
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1 (3) an analysis of whether such principles and 

2 methodologies fully account for all of the potential 

3 benefits of project alternatives, including any reason4 ably associated benefits of such alternatives that are 

5 not contrary to law, Federal policy, or sound water 

6 resources management; 

7 (4) an analysis of whether such principles and 

8 methodologies fully account for all of the costs of 

9 project alternatives, including potential societal 

10 costs, such as lost ecosystem services, and full 

11 lifecycle costs for such alternatives; 

12 (5) an analysis of the methodologies utilized by 

13 the Federal Government in setting and applying dis14 count rates for benefit-cost analyses used in the for15 mulation, evaluation, and budgeting of Corps of En16 gineers water resources development projects; and 

17 (6) an analysis of whether or not the Army 

18 Corps of Engineers— 

19 (A) considers cumulative benefits of locally 

20 developed projects, including Master Plans ap21 proved by the Corps; and 

22 (B) uses the benefits referred to in sub23 paragraph (A) for purposes of benefit-cost anal24 ysis for project justification for potential 

25 projects within such Master Plans. 
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1 (c) PUBLICATION.—The agreement entered into 

2 under subsection (a) shall require the National Academy 

3 of Sciences to, not later than 30 days after the completion 

4 of the study— 

5 (1) submit a report containing the results of 

6 the study and the recommendations to the Com7 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

8 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

9 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and 

10 (2) make a copy of such report available on a 

11 publicly accessible website. 

12 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BUDGETARY EVALUA13 TION METRICS AND TRANSPARENCY.—It is the sense of 

14 Congress that the President, in the formulation of the an15 nual budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

16 (Civil Works), should submit to Congress a budget that— 

17 (1) aligns the assessment of the potential ben18 efit-cost ratio for budgeting water resources develop19 ment projects with that used by the Corps of Engi20 neers during project plan formulation and evaluation 

21 pursuant to section 80 of the Water Resources De22 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–17); and 

23 (2) demonstrates the transparent criteria and 

24 metrics utilized by the President in the evaluation 
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1 and selection of water resources development 

2 projects included in the budget request. 

3 SEC. 127. STUDY OF CORROSION MANAGEMENT AT CORPS 

4 OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

7 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

8 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep9 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub10 lic Works of the Senate a study of corrosion management 

11 efforts at projects and properties under the control of the 

12 Corps of Engineers. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under subsection 

14 (a) shall include— 

15 (1) an analysis of— 

16 (A) asset management protocols that are 

17 utilized by the Corps of Engineers, including 

18 protocols that examine both asset integrity and 

19 the integration of corrosion management efforts 

20 within the asset lifecycle, which includes the 

21 stages of design, manufacturing and construc22 tion, operation and maintenance, and decom23 missioning; 

24 (B) available corrosion prevention tech25 nologies that may be used at projects and prop-
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1 erties under the control of the Corps of Engi2 neers; 

3 (C) corrosion-related asset failures and the 

4 management protocols of the Corps of Engi5 neers to incorporate lessons learned from such 

6 failures into work and management practices; 

7 (D) training of Corps of Engineers employ8 ees with respect to, and best practices for, iden9 tifying and preventing corrosion at projects and 

10 properties under the control of the Corps of En11 gineers; and 

12 (E) the estimated costs and anticipated 

13 benefits, including safety benefits, associated 

14 with the integration of corrosion management 

15 efforts within the asset lifecycle; and 

16 (2) a description of Corps of Engineers, stake17 holder, and expert perspectives on the effectiveness 

18 of corrosion management efforts to reduce the inci19 dence of corrosion at projects and properties under 

20 the control of the Corps of Engineers. 

21 SEC. 128. COSTS IN EXCESS OF FEDERAL PARTICIPATION 

22 LIMIT. 

23 Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 

24 U.S.C. 701r) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and if such 

25 amount is not sufficient to cover the costs included in the 
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1 Federal cost share for a project, as determined by the Sec2 retary, the non-Federal interest shall be responsible for 

3 any such costs that exceed such amount’’ before the period 

4 at the end. 

5 SEC. 129. REPORT ON INNOVATIVE MATERIALS. 

6 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re8 port that describes activities conducted by the Corps of 

9 Engineers at centers of expertise, technology centers, tech10 nical centers, research and development centers, univer11 sities, and similar facilities and organizations relating to 

12 the testing, research, development, identification, and rec13 ommended uses for innovative materials in water re14 sources development projects. 

15 SEC. 130. STUDY ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 

16 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

17 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

18 shall submit to Congress a report that— 

19 (1) describes the capacity and preparedness of 

20 the Corps of Engineers workforce, including chal21 lenges related to diversity, recruitment, retention, re22 tirements, credentialing, professional development, 

23 on-the-job training, and other readiness-related gaps 

24 in ensuring a fully prepared 21st century Corps of 

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1 (2) provides recommendations to improve the 

2 capacity and preparedness of the Corps of Engineers 

3 workforce; 

4 (3) contains an assessment of the existing tech5 nology used by the Corps of Engineers, the effects 

6 of inefficiencies in the Corps’ current technology 

7 usage, and recommendations for improved tech8 nology or tools to accomplish its missions and re9 sponsibilities; and 

10 (4) describes how changes to the navigation in11 dustry workforce with which the Corps of Engineers 

12 collaborates may affect safety and operations within 

13 the navigation industry. 

14 SEC. 131. GAO STUDY. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

17 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

18 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

19 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

20 House of Representatives a study of the consideration by 

21 the Corps of Engineers of natural features and nature22 based features in the study of the feasibility of projects 

23 for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage 

24 reduction, and ecosystem restoration. 
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1 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study under subsection 

2 (a) shall include— 

3 (1) a description of guidance or instructions 

4 issued, and other measures taken, by the Secretary 

5 and the Chief of Engineers to consider natural fea6 tures and nature-based features in project feasibility 

7 studies; 

8 (2) an assessment of the costs, benefits, im9 pacts, and trade-offs associated with natural fea10 tures and nature-based features recommended by the 

11 Secretary for flood risk reduction, hurricane and 

12 storm damage reduction (including trough bars, 

13 coastal wetlands, and barrier coral reefs), and eco14 system restoration projects, and the effectiveness of 

15 those natural features and nature-based features; 

16 (3) a description of any statutory, fiscal, regu17 latory, or other policy barriers to the appropriate 

18 consideration and use of a full array of natural fea19 tures and nature-based features; and 

20 (4) any recommendations for changes to statu21 tory, fiscal, regulatory, or other policies to improve 

22 the use of natural features and nature-based fea23 tures by the Corps of Engineers. 

24 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘nat25 ural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ have the mean-
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1 ings given such terms in section 1184 of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a). 

3 SEC. 132. GAO REPORT ON ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE RELO4 CATION EFFORTS DUE TO FLOODING AND 

5 EROSION THREATS. 

6 (a) DEFINITION OF ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE.—In 

7 this section, the term ‘‘Alaska Native village’’ means a Na8 tive village that has a Village Corporation (as those terms 

9 are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Set10 tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)). 

11 (b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 

12 United States shall submit to Congress a report on efforts 

13 to relocate Alaska Native villages due to flooding and ero14 sion threats that updates the report of the Comptroller 

15 General entitled ‘‘Alaska Native Villages: Limited 

16 Progress Has Been Made on Relocating Villages Threat17 ened by Flooding and Erosion’’, dated June 2009. 

18 (c) INCLUSIONS.—The report under subsection (b) 

19 shall include— 

20 (1) a summary of flooding and erosion threats 

21 to Alaska Native villages throughout the State of 

22 Alaska, based on information from— 

23 (A) the Corps of Engineers; 

24 (B) the Denali Commission; and 
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1 (C) any other relevant sources of informa2 tion as the Comptroller General determines to 

3 be appropriate; 

4 (2) the status of efforts to relocate Alaska Na5 tive villages due to flooding and erosion threats; and 

6 (3) any other issues relating to flooding and 

7 erosion threats to, or relocation of, Alaska Native 

8 villages, as the Comptroller General determines to be 

9 appropriate. 

10 SEC. 133. STUDY AND REPORT ON EXPEDITING CERTAIN 

11 WAIVER PROCESSES. 

12 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary shall complete and submit to 

14 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

15 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra16 structure of the House of Representatives a report based 

17 on the results of a study on the best options available to 

18 the Secretary to implement the waiver process for the non19 Federal cost share under section 116 of the Energy and 

20 Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 

21 Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–85; 123 Stat. 2851). 

22 SEC. 134. CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONTINUING AUTHORI23 TIES PROGRAM. 

24 Section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 

25 (33 U.S.C. 577) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking 

2 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$62,500,000’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b), by striking 

4 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 

5 SEC. 135. CREDIT OR REIMBURSEMENT. 

6 Section 1022 of the Water Resources Reform and De7 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2225) is amended to 

8 read as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1022. CREDIT OR REIMBURSEMENT. 

10 ‘‘(a) REQUESTS FOR CREDITS.—With respect to an 

11 authorized flood damage reduction project, or separable 

12 element thereof, that has been constructed by a non-Fed13 eral interest under section 211 of the Water Resources 

14 Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13), or an au15 thorized coastal navigation project that has been con16 structed by the Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 

17 11 of the Act of March 3, 1925, before the date of enact18 ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, 

19 the Secretary may provide to the non-Federal interest, at 

20 the request of the non-Federal interest, a credit in an 

21 amount equal to the estimated Federal share of the cost 

22 of the project or separable element, in lieu of providing 

23 to the non-Federal interest a reimbursement in that 

24 amount or reimbursement of funds of an equivalent 

25 amount, subject to the availability of appropriations. 
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1 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF CREDITS.—At the request of 

2 the non-Federal interest, the Secretary may apply such 

3 credit to the share of the cost of the non-Federal interest 

4 of carrying out other flood damage reduction and coastal 

5 navigation projects or studies. 

6 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.—At the re7 quest of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary may apply 

8 such funds, subject to the availability of appropriations, 

9 equal to the share of the cost of the non-Federal interest 

10 of carrying out other flood damage reduction and coastal 

11 navigation projects or studies.’’. 

12 SEC. 136. LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGULATION SCHEDULE RE13 VIEW. 

14 The Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engi15 neers, shall expedite completion of the Lake Okeechobee 

16 regulation schedule to coincide with the completion of the 

17 Herbert Hoover Dike project, and may consider all rel18 evant aspects of the Comprehensive Everglades Restora19 tion Plan described in section 601 of the Water Resources 

20 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680). 

21 SEC. 137. MISSOURI RIVER. 

22 (a) IRC REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub24 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc25 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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1 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

2 regarding the impacts of interception-rearing complex con3 struction on the navigation, flood control, and other au4 thorized purposes set forth in the Missouri River Master 

5 Manual, and on the population recovery of the pallid stur6 geon. 

7 (b) NO ADDITIONAL IRC CONSTRUCTION.—Until the 

8 report under subsection (a) is submitted, no additional 

9 interception-rearing complex construction is authorized. 

10 SEC. 138. ACCESS TO REAL ESTATE DATA. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as is practicable, using 

12 available funds, the Secretary shall make publicly avail13 able, including on a publicly accessible website, informa14 tion relating to all real property with respect to which the 

15 Corps of Engineers holds an interest. In making such in16 formation publicly available, the Secretary shall, to the 

17 maximum extent practicable, endeavor to provide such in18 formation to all adjoining residential stakeholders of real 

19 property to which the Army Corps of Engineers holds an 

20 interest therein. The information shall include standard21 ized real estate plat descriptions and geospatial informa22 tion. 

23 (b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section may be 

24 construed to compel or authorize the disclosure of data 

25 or other information determined by the Secretary to be 
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1 confidential, privileged, national security, or personal in2 formation, or information the disclosure of which is other3 wise prohibited by law. 

4 SEC. 139. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the ongoing activities 

6 of the Engineer Research and Development Center to ad7 dress the spread and impacts of aquatic invasive species, 

8 the Secretary shall undertake research on the manage9 ment and eradication of aquatic invasive species, including 

10 Asian carp and zebra mussels. 

11 (b) LOCATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

12 Secretary shall work with Corps of Engineers district of13 fices representing diverse geographical regions of the con14 tinental United States that are impacted by aquatic 

15 invasive species, such as the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf 

16 coasts and the Great Lakes. 

17 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

18 of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 

19 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

21 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report rec22 ommending a plan to address the spread and impacts of 

23 aquatic invasive species. 
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1 SEC. 140. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM TECHNOLOGY DEM2 ONSTRATION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

4 Engineer Research and Development Center of the Chief 

5 of Engineers, shall implement a 5-year harmful algal 

6 bloom technology development demonstration under the 

7 Aquatic Nuisance Research Program. To the extent prac8 ticable, the Corps of Engineers shall support research that 

9 will identify and develop improved strategies for early de10 tection, prevention, and management techniques and pro11 cedures to reduce the occurrence and effects of harmful 

12 algal blooms in the Nation’s water resources. 

13 (b) SCALABILITY REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

14 shall ensure that technologies identified, tested, and de15 ployed under the harmful algal bloom program technology 

16 development demonstration have the ability to scale up to 

17 meet the needs of harmful-algal-bloom-related events. 

18 SEC. 141. BUBBLY CREEK, CHICAGO ECOSYSTEM RESTORA19 TION. 

20 The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of un21 derstanding with the Administrator of the Environmental 

22 Protection Agency to facilitate ecosystem restoration ac23 tivities at the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chi24 cago River (commonly known as Bubbly Creek). 
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1 SEC. 142. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION 

2 AND HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 314 of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in the heading by inserting ‘‘NAVIGATION

7 AND’’ before ‘‘HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES’’; 

8 (2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Activities 

9 currently performed’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Activities currently performed’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (a) (as designated by para12 graph (2)), by inserting ‘‘navigation or’’ before ‘‘hy13 droelectric’’; 

14 (4) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘This 

15 section’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(b) MAJOR MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS AL17 LOWED.—This section’’; and 

18 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(c) EXCLUSION.—This section does not— 

20 ‘‘(1) apply to a navigation facility that was 

21 under contract on or before the date of enactment 

22 of this subsection with a non-Federal interest to per23 form operations or maintenance; and 

24 ‘‘(2) prohibit the Secretary from contracting 

25 out commercial activities after the date of enactment 

26 of this subsection at a navigation facility.’’. 
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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Develop3 ment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4604) is amended by striking 

4 the item relating to section 314 and inserting the fol5 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 314. Operation and maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric facilities.’’. 

6 SEC. 143. HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION. 

7 Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f) is amended in subsection 

9 (b)— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) TIMING.—The 15 additional years under 

15 paragraph (1) shall begin on the date of initiation 

16 of construction of congressionally authorized nour17 ishment.’’. 

18 SEC. 144. POST-DISASTER WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS IN 

19 THE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 

20 Section 3025 of the Water Resources Reform and De21 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2267b) is amended by 

22 adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(e) ASSESSMENTS IN THE TERRITORIES OF THE

24 UNITED STATES.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any major disaster de2 clared in the territories of the United States before 

3 the date of enactment of this subsection, all activi4 ties in the territory carried out or undertaken pursu5 ant to the authorities described under this section 

6 shall be conducted at full Federal expense unless the 

7 President determines that the territory has the abil8 ity to pay the cost share for an assessment under 

9 this section without the use of non-Federal funds or 

10 loans. 

11 ‘‘(2) TERRITORIES DEFINED.—In this sub12 section, the term ‘territories of the United States’ 

13 means those insular areas specified in section 

14 1156(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310(a)(1)).’’. 

16 SEC. 145. OLD RIVER CONTROL STRUCTURE, LOUISIANA. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

19 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

21 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 

22 the structure and operations plan for the Old River control 

23 structure authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 

24 Stat. 1258) based on the best available science, improved 
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1 monitoring capabilities, and other factors as determined 

2 by the Secretary, including consideration of— 

3 (1) flood control; 

4 (2) navigational conditions; 

5 (3) water supply; and 

6 (4) ecosystem restoration and ecological produc7 tivity. 

8 (b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In developing the re9 port required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 

10 opportunity for public input and stakeholder engagement, 

11 including public meetings. 

12 SEC. 146. DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

14 carry out a pilot program to award contracts with a dura15 tion of up to five years for the operation and maintenance 

16 of harbors and inland harbors referred to in section 

17 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

18 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)). 

19 (b) SCOPE.—In carrying out the pilot program under 

20 subsection (a), the Secretary may award a contract de21 scribed in such subsection, which may address one or more 

22 harbors or inland harbors in a geographical region, if the 

23 Secretary determines that the contract provides cost sav24 ings compared to the awarding of such work on an annual 

25 basis. 
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1 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 

2 after the date on which the first contract is awarded pur3 suant to the pilot program carried out under subsection 

4 (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evalu5 ating, with respect to the pilot program and any contracts 

6 awarded under the pilot program— 

7 (1) cost effectiveness; 

8 (2) reliability and performance; 

9 (3) cost savings attributable to mobilization and 

10 demobilization of dredge equipment; and 

11 (4) response times to address navigational im12 pediments. 

13 (d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to enter 

14 into contracts pursuant to the pilot program carried out 

15 under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is 10 

16 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 147. DISPOSITION OF PROJECTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a disposition 

19 study for a project of the Corps of Engineers, or a sepa20 rable element of such a project, including a disposition 

21 study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

22 (33 U.S.C. 549a), the Secretary shall consider modifica23 tions that would improve the overall quality of the environ24 ment in the public interest, including removal of the 

25 project or separable element of a project. 
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1 (b) DISPOSITION STUDY TRANSPARENCY.—The Sec2 retary shall carry out disposition studies described in sub3 section (a) in a transparent manner, including by— 

4 (1) providing opportunities for public input; and 

5 (2) publishing the final disposition studies. 

6 (c) REMOVAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE.—For disposition 

7 studies described in subsection (a) in which the Secretary 

8 determines that a Federal interest no longer exists, and 

9 makes a recommendation of removal of the project or sep10 arable element of a project, the Secretary is authorized 

11 to pursue removal of the project or separable element of 

12 a project using— 

13 (1) existing authorities, as considered appro14 priate by the Secretary; or 

15 (2) partnerships with other Federal agencies 

16 and non-Federal entities with appropriate capabili17 ties to undertake infrastructure removal. 

18 SEC. 148. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that the construction of 

20 a new lock at the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michi21 gan, is vital to our national economy, national security, 

22 and national need for new critical infrastructure. 

23 SEC. 149. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Corps of Engineers shall 

25 make efforts— 
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1 (1) as part of the mission of the Corps, to iden2 tify and address with respect to covered communities 

3 any disproportionate and adverse health or environ4 mental effects of the Corps’ programs, policies, prac5 tices, and activities; 

6 (2) to promote the meaningful involvement of 

7 communities of color in the Corps’ project develop8 ment and implementation, enforcement efforts, and 

9 other activities; 

10 (3) to provide guidance and technical assistance 

11 to covered communities to increase understanding of 

12 the Corps’ project planning and management activi13 ties, regulations, and policies; and 

14 (4) to cooperate with State, Tribal, and local 

15 governments with respect to activities carried out 

16 pursuant to this subsection. 

17 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi18 nitions apply: 

19 (1) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘com20 munity of color’’ means a community of individuals 

21 who are— 

22 (A) American Indian or Alaska Native; 

23 (B) Asian or Pacific Islander; 

24 (C) Black, not of Hispanic origin; or 

25 (D) Hispanic. 
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1 (2) COVERED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘covered 

2 community’’ means each of the following: 

3 (A) A community of color. 

4 (B) A low-income community. 

5 (C) A rural community. 

6 (D) A Tribal and indigenous community. 

7 SEC. 150. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING IN8 FRASTRUCTURE. 

9 The Secretary of the Army shall prioritize the oper10 ation and maintenance of existing infrastructure, improve 

11 its reliability, and, as necessary, improve its resilience to 

12 cyber-related threats. 

13 SEC. 151. CLARIFICATION FOR INTEGRAL DETERMINATION. 

14 (a) WRDA 2000.—Section 601(e)(5)(B) of the 

15 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 

16 106–541) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(B) WORK.—The Secretary may provide 

18 credit, including in-kind credit, toward the non19 Federal share for the reasonable cost of any 

20 work performed in connection with a study, 

21 preconstruction engineering and design, or con22 struction that is necessary for the implementa23 tion of the Plan if— 

24 ‘‘(i)(I) the credit is provided for work 

25 completed during the period of design, as 
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1 defined in a design agreement between the 

2 Secretary and the non-Federal sponsor; 

3 ‘‘(II) the credit is provided for work 

4 completed during the period of construc5 tion, as defined in a project cooperation 

6 agreement for an authorized project be7 tween the Secretary and the non-Federal 

8 sponsor; 

9 ‘‘(III) the credit is provided for work 

10 carried out before the date of the partner11 ship agreement between the Secretary and 

12 the non-Federal sponsor, as defined in an 

13 agreement between the Secretary and the 

14 non-Federal sponsor providing for such 

15 credit; or 

16 ‘‘(IV) the credit is provided for work 

17 carried out by the non-Federal sponsor in 

18 the implementation of an authorized 

19 project implementation report, and such 

20 work was defined in an agreement between 

21 the Secretary and the non-Federal sponsor 

22 prior to the execution of such work; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the agreement prescribes the 

24 terms and conditions of the credit, includ25 ing in the case of credit provided under 
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1 clause (i)(iii) conditions relating to design 

2 and construction; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines that 

4 the work performed by the non-Federal 

5 sponsor is integral to the project.’’. 

6 (b) TIMING.—Section 601(e)(5) of the Act referred 

7 to in subsection (a) is further amended by inserting after 

8 subparagraph (B) the following (and redesignating any 

9 subparagraphs accordingly): 

10 ‘‘(C) TIMING.—In any case in which the 

11 Secretary approves credit under subparagraph 

12 (B), in writing or by electronic agreement with 

13 the non-Federal sponsor, the Secretary shall 

14 provide such credit for work completed during 

15 the period of construction under an agreement 

16 that prescribes the terms and conditions for the 

17 in-kind contributions not expressly defined.’’. 

18 SEC. 152. COST SHARE PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 

19 Not later than September 30 of the first fiscal year 

20 following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

21 shall pay the outstanding balance of the Federal cost 

22 share for any project carried out under section 593 of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

24 380). 
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1 SEC. 153. LOCKS ON ALLEGHENY RIVER. 

2 The Corps of Engineers may consider, in making 

3 funding determinations with respect to the operation and 

4 maintenance of locks on the Allegheny River— 

5 (1) recreational boat traffic levels; and 

6 (2) related economic benefits. 

7 SEC. 154. ASSISTANCE RELATING TO WATER SUPPLY. 

8 The Secretary may provide assistance to municipali9 ties the water supply of which is adversely affected by con10 struction carried out by the Corps of Engineers. 

11 SEC. 155. NOISE POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND MITIGATION. 

12 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

13 of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

14 report on the potential opportunity for integrating noise 

15 abatement and noise mitigation technologies and practices 

16 into improvements and operations in harbors and inland 

17 harbors. 

18 SEC. 156. PROPERTY ACQUISITION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—In requiring or acquiring an inter20 est in land, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the 

21 Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisi22 tion Policies Act of 1970, prefer the minimum interest in 

23 real property necessary to support a project or action. 

24 (b) DETERMINATION.—In determining the proper in25 terest in land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

26 first consider a temporary easement estate or other inter-
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1 est designed to reduce the overall cost, reduce the time, 

2 and minimize conflict with property owners related to such 

3 action or project. 

4 (c) PROCEDURES USED IN STATE.—The Secretary 

5 shall consider and attempt to replicate, to the maximum 

6 extent practicable and consistent with Federal laws, the 

7 procedures that a State has used to acquire interests in 

8 land, provided that such procedures are generally con9 sistent with the goals of a project or action. 

10 SEC. 157. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NAVIGATION SAFETY. 

11 It is the sense of Congress that— 

12 (1) high use Federal navigation projects, in13 cluding those with numerous deep draft vessel calls 

14 per year, should ensure safe 2-way traffic by design 

15 vessels recommended by authorized navigation stud16 ies; and 

17 (2) the Secretary should consider the benefits of 

18 the safety modification or improvement to commer19 cial navigation in evaluating such modifications or 

20 improvements. 

21 SEC. 158. COST AND BENEFIT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT. 

22 (a) COST BENEFIT AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS.—Sec23 tion 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 650, 

24 chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n(a)), as amended by this Act, 
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1 is further amended by striking paragraph (2) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) COST AND BENEFIT FEASIBILITY ASSESS4 MENT.— 

5 ‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION OF BENEFITS.—In 

6 preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assess7 ment for any emergency project described in 

8 paragraph (1), the Chief of Engineers shall con9 sider the benefits to be gained by such project 

10 for the protection of— 

11 ‘‘(i) residential establishments; 

12 ‘‘(ii) commercial establishments, in13 cluding the protection of inventory; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) agricultural establishments, in15 cluding the protection of crops. 

16 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL CONDITIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(i) The Chief of Engineers may carry 

18 out repair or restoration work described in 

19 paragraph (1) that does not produce bene20 fits greater than cost, if the non-Federal 

21 sponsor agrees to pay, or contribute to, an 

22 amount sufficient to make the remaining 

23 costs of the project equal to the estimated 

24 value of the benefits of the repair or res25 toration work and the Secretary deter-
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1 mines the damage to the structure was not 

2 as a result of negligent operation and 

3 maintenance, and that repair of the project 

4 could benefit other Corps project missions. 

5 ‘‘(ii) Non-Federal payments pursuant 

6 to clause (i) shall be in addition to any 

7 non-Federal payments required by the 

8 Chief of Engineers which are applicable to 

9 the remaining costs of the repair or res10 toration work.’’. 

11 (b) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding a 

12 non-Federal flood control work’s status in the Rehabilita13 tion and Inspection Program, any unconstructed emer14 gency project for the non-Federal flood control work that 

15 was formulated during the three fiscal years preceding the 

16 fiscal year in which this Act was enacted but that was 

17 determined to not produce benefits greater than costs shall 

18 remain eligible for assistance under Section 5 of the Act 

19 of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 

20 701n) until the last day of the third fiscal year following 

21 the fiscal year in which this Act was enacted if the non22 Federal sponsor agrees, in accordance with section 5 as 

23 amended by subsection (a) of this section, to pay, or pro24 vide contributions equal to, an amount sufficient to make 

25 the remaining costs of the project equal to the estimated 
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1 value of the benefits of the repair or restoration work and 

2 the Secretary determines the damage to the structure was 

3 not as a result of negligent operation and maintenance, 

4 and that repair of the project could benefit other Corps 

5 project missions. 

6 SEC. 159. STUDY ON STORMWATER RUNOFF REQUIRE7 MENTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

10 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

11 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

13 House of Representatives a study on the compliance of 

14 projects and properties constructed or renovated by the 

15 Corps of Engineers with stormwater runoff requirements. 

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under subsection 

17 (a) shall include an analysis of— 

18 (1) the extent to which the Corps of Engineers 

19 has complied with section 439 of the Energy Inde20 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

21 17094) for projects and properties constructed or 

22 renovated since February 1, 2010; 

23 (2) the feasibility of the Corps of Engineers to 

24 meet the requirement to restore the predevelopment 

25 hydrology of properties under the ‘‘maximum extent 
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1 technically feasible’’ standard created under the En2 ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007; 

3 (3) potential changes to the Corps of Engi4 neers’ budgeting, planning, design, construction, and 

5 maintenance strategies that could increase the agen6 cy’s ability to meet the requirement described in 

7 paragraph (2); 

8 (4) potential changes to the guidance described 

9 in the Technical Guidance on Implementing the 

10 Stormwater Runoff Requirements for Federal 

11 Projects under section 438 of the Energy Independ12 ence and Security Act, issued by the Environmental 

13 Protection Agency and dated December 2009, that 

14 could increase the Corps of Engineers’ ability to 

15 meet the requirement described in paragraph (2). 

16 SEC. 160. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO PUERTO 

17 RICO. 

18 (a) WATER RESOURCE PROJECTS IN PUERTO

19 RICO.—It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engi20 neers should proceed with a sense of urgency, and viewing 

21 requirements in the most favorable light, in evaluating and 

22 programming the actions to be taken to complete current 

23 phases, initiate pending phases, and prepare the reports 

24 necessary to proceed with the water resources projects 

25 necessary for flood control, dam repair, beach erosion con-
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1 trol, and harbor navigation improvement in Puerto Rico, 

2 as well as for repair and mitigation required by hurricane 

3 and severe weather event damages that occurred between 

4 September 2017 and March 2018. 

5 (b) CAN ̃O MARTIN PEN ̃A ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

6 PROJECT.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary 

7 should advance the project for ecosystem restoration, 

8 Can ̃o Martı ́n Pen ̃a, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

9 SEC. 161. DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of dredged material 

11 management plans initiated in or after fiscal year 2018, 

12 the Secretary shall expedite the dredged material manage13 ment plan process in order that studies make maximum 

14 use of existing information, studies, and innovative 

15 dredged material management practices, and avoid any re16 dundant information collection and studies. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

18 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

19 Congress a report on how the Corps of Engineers intends 

20 to meet the requirements of subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 162. FEASIBILITY OF CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP 

2 CANAL DISPERSAL BARRIERS PROJECT, ILLI3 NOIS. 

4 Section 3061(d) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1121) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Oper12 ation and maintenance of any project authorized to 

13 be carried out pursuant to the feasibility study iden14 tified in paragraph (1) shall be carried out at 80 

15 percent Federal expense and 20 percent non-Federal 

16 expense. 

17 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—After construction of 

18 any project authorized to be carried out pursuant to 

19 the feasibility study identified in paragraph (1), the 

20 Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the 

21 State in which the project is constructed and seek 

22 Congressional authority to construct any new tech23 nologies not included in the Chief’s Report.’’. 
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1 SEC. 163. SENSE OF CONGRESS ENCOURAGING NON-FED2 ERAL DREDGED MATERIAL PLACEMENT 

3 SPONSORS. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that— 

5 (1) when a State or subdivision of a State, indi6 vidually or in partnership with a private partner, de7 velops a reasonable alternative to the Federal stand8 ard for dredged material disposal facilities that 

9 meets relevant Federal environmental and dredged 

10 material placement and disposal requirements in co11 ordination with a Corps of Engineers’ District Of12 fice, it should receive preferred consideration by the 

13 Secretary; and 

14 (2) the Secretary is encouraged to consider en15 tering into agreements with non-Federal sponsors 

16 for the acquisition, design, construction, manage17 ment, or operation and maintenance of dredged ma18 terial disposal facilities, including port facilities, 

19 through section 217 of the Water Resources Devel20 opment Act of 1996. 

21 SEC. 164. PROJECT COMPLETION FOR DISASTER AREAS. 

22 The Secretary shall carry out expeditiously projects 

23 already authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers to re24 duce the risk of future floods and hurricanes in Texas, 

25 Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, 

26 and the United States Virgin Islands. 
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1 SEC. 165. INCLUSION OF PROJECT OR FACILITY IN CORPS 

2 OF ENGINEERS WORKPLAN. 

3 Any project or facility of the Corps of Engineers 

4 studied for disposition for which a final report by the Di5 rector of Civil Works has been completed shall, to the 

6 maximum extent practicable, be included in the future 

7 workplan of the Corps. 

8 SEC. 166. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES PROJECT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—After any flood event requiring 

10 operation or activation of any floodway or backwater fea11 ture within the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project 

12 through natural overtopping of a Federal levee or artificial 

13 crevassing of a Federal levee to relieve pressure on the 

14 levees elsewhere in the system, the Secretary shall expedi15 tiously reset and restore the damaged floodway’s levees. 

16 (b) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

17 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries 

18 Project’’ means the Mississippi River and Tributaries 

19 project authorized by the Act of May 15, 1928 (Chap. 

20 569; 45 Stat. 534). 

21 SEC. 167. MAINTENANCE OF HIGH RISK FLOOD CONTROL 

22 PROJECTS. 

23 (a) ASSESSMENT.—With respect to each project clas24 sified as class III under the Dam Safety Action Classifica25 tion of the Corps of Engineers for which the Secretary 
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1 has assumed responsibility for maintenance, as of the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assess— 

3 (1) the anticipated effects of the Secretary con4 tinuing to be responsible for the maintenance of the 

5 project during the period that ends 15 years after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, including the ben7 efits to the State and local community; and 

8 (2) the anticipated effects of the Secretary not 

9 continuing to be responsible for the maintenance of 

10 the project during such 15-year period, including the 

11 costs to the State and local community. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after comple13 tion of the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 shall submit a report summarizing the results of the as15 sessment to the Committee on Transportation and Infra16 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com17 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. 

18 SEC. 168. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR NON-FEDERAL RES19 ERVOIR OPERATIONS. 

20 Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1572, 

21 chapter 688; 33 U.S.C. 701h), is amended by inserting 

22 after ‘‘authorized purposes of the project:’’ the following: 

23 ‘‘Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to re24 ceive and expend funds, subject to the availability of ap25 propriations, from an owner of a non-Federal reservoir to 
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1 formulate, review, or revise operational documents for any 

2 non-Federal reservoir for which the Secretary is author3 ized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allo4 cated for flood risk management or navigation pursuant 

5 to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 

6 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709):’’. 

7 SEC. 169. CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONTINUING AUTHORI8 TIES PROGRAM. 

9 Section 3(c) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 

10 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 426g(c)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 

12 ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 

14 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

15 TITLE II—STUDIES 

16 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 

17 STUDIES. 

18 The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility 

19 study for the following projects for water resources devel20 opment and conservation and other purposes, as identified 

21 in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water 

22 Resources Development’’ submitted to Congress on March 

23 17, 2017, and February 5, 2018, respectively, pursuant 

24 to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
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1 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise re2 viewed by Congress: 

3 (1) CAVE BUTTES DAM, ARIZONA.—Project for 

4 flood risk management, Phoenix, Arizona. 

5 (2) SAN DIEGO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project 

6 for flood risk management, navigation, and eco7 system restoration, San Diego, California. 

8 (3) J. BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY, LOU9 ISIANA.—Project for navigation, J. Bennett John10 ston Waterway, Louisiana. 

11 (4) NORTHSHORE, LOUISIANA.—Project for 

12 flood risk management, St. Tammany Parish, Lou13 isiana. 

14 (5) OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS, LOUISIANA.— 

15 Project for navigation, Little River, Louisiana. 

16 (6) CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, NEW YORK.—Project 

17 for ecosystem restoration and flood risk manage18 ment, Chautauqua, New York. 

19 (7) TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

20 TEXAS.—Project for navigation, Liberty, Texas. 

21 (8) WEST CELL LEVEE, TEXAS.—Project for 

22 flood risk management, Irving, Texas. 

23 (9) COASTAL VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA.—Project for 

24 flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 

25 navigation, Coastal Virginia. 
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1 (10) TANGIER ISLAND, VIRGINIA.—Project for 

2 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

3 Tangier Island, Virginia. 

4 SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL STUDIES. 

5 (a) LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER; MISSOURI, KEN6 TUCKY, TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOU7 ISIANA.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

9 to carry out studies to determine the feasibility of 

10 habitat restoration for each of the eight reaches 

11 identified as priorities in the report prepared by the 

12 Secretary pursuant to section 402 of the Water Re13 sources Development Act of 2000, titled ‘‘Lower 

14 Mississippi River Resource Assessment; Final As15 sessment In Response to Section 402 of WRDA 

16 2000’’ and dated July 2015. 

17 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con18 sult with the Lower Mississippi River Conservation 

19 Committee during each feasibility study carried out 

20 under paragraph (1). 

21 (b) ST. LOUIS RIVERFRONT, MERAMEC RIVER

22 BASIN, MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

24 to carry out studies to determine the feasibility of a 

25 project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk man-
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1 agement in Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe Coun2 ties, Illinois, St. Louis City, and St. Louis, Jeffer3 son, Franklin, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, Crawford, 

4 Dent, Washington, Iron, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, 

5 Osage, Reynolds, and Texas Counties, Missouri. 

6 (2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING STUDY.—Any 

7 study carried out under paragraph (1) shall be con8 sidered a continuation of the study being carried out 

9 under Committee Resolution 2642 of the Committee 

10 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

11 of Representatives, adopted June 21, 2000. 

12 SEC. 203. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS FOR CER13 TAIN PROJECTS. 

14 (a) FEASIBILITY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall ex15 pedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 

16 following projects, and if the Secretary determines that 

17 the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed 

18 directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and de19 sign of the project: 

20 (1) Project for riverbank stabilization, Selma, 

21 Alabama. 

22 (2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Three 

23 Mile Creek, Alabama. 

24 (3) Project for navigation, Nome, Alaska. 

25 (4) Project for flood diversion, Seward, Alaska. 
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1 (5) Project for navigation, Three Rivers, Arkan2 sas. 

3 (6) Project for flood control, water conserva4 tion, and related purposes, Coyote Valley Dam, Cali5 fornia. 

6 (7) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

7 Cache Creek, California. 

8 (8) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

9 San Joaquin River, California, as described in sec10 tion 1322(b)(2)(F) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1707) (second phase 

12 of feasibility study). 

13 (9) Project for flood risk management, South 

14 San Francisco, California. 

15 (10) Project for flood risk management and 

16 ecosystem restoration, Tijuana River, California. 

17 (11) Project for flood risk management in East 

18 Hartford, Connecticut. 

19 (12) Project for flood risk management in 

20 Hartford, Connecticut. 

21 (13) Projects under the Comprehensive Flood 

22 Mitigation Study for the Delaware River Basin. 

23 (14) Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake 

24 Apopka, Florida. 
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1 (15) Project for ecosystem restoration, Kansas 

2 River Weir, Kansas. 

3 (16) Project for water resource improvements, 

4 Willamette River Basin, Fern Ridge, Oregon. 

5 (17) Project for navigation, San Juan Harbor, 

6 Puerto Rico. 

7 (18) Project for ecosystem restoration, Resacas 

8 at Brownsville, Texas. 

9 (19) Project for navigation, Norfolk Harbor, 

10 Virginia. 

11 (20) Project for coastal storm risk manage12 ment, Norfolk, Virginia. 

13 (21) Project for navigation, Tacoma Harbor, 

14 Washington. 

15 (22) Project for flood damage reduction, West16 minster-East Garden Grove, California. 

17 (23) Project for hurricane and storm damage 

18 risk reduction and ecosystem restoration, Southwest 

19 Coastal Louisiana, Louisiana, authorized by section 

20 1401(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

21 2016 (130 Stat. 1715). 

22 (24) Project for navigation and channel deep23 ening, Baptiste Collette Bayou, Louisiana, under 

24 section 203 of the Water Resources Development 

25 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231). 
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1 (25) Project for navigation and channel deep2 ening, Houma Navigation Canal, Louisiana, under 

3 section 203 of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231). 

5 (26) Project for navigation and channel deep6 ening, Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, under section 

7 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

8 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231). 

9 (27) Projects under the Great Lakes Mis10 sissippi River Interbasin Study Brandon Road 

11 Study. 

12 (28) Project for ecosystem restoration, Warren 

13 Glen Dam Removal, Musconetcong River, New Jer14 sey. 

15 (29) Project for flood control and water supply, 

16 Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico. 

17 (30) Project for reformulation, East Rockaway 

18 Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, Queens, 

19 New York. 

20 (b) LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—In 

21 expediting completion of the second phase of the Lower 

22 San Joaquin River feasibility study under subsection 

23 (a)(8), the Secretary shall review and give priority to any 

24 plans and designs requested by non-Federal interests and 

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1 if the Secretary determines that such plans and designs 

2 are consistent with Federal standards. 

3 (c) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 

4 Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 

5 change report for the following projects: 

6 (1) Project for flood risk management, San 

7 Luis Rey River Flood Control Protection Project, 

8 California. 

9 (2) Project for flood risk management, Success 

10 Reservoir Enlargement Project, California. 

11 (3) Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir, 

12 Central Everglades Planning Project, Florida. 

13 (4) Project for navigation, Sault Sainte Marie, 

14 Michigan. 

15 (d) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROTECTION.—Sec16 tion 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop17 ment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270) is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out a disposi20 tion study with respect to the Upper St. Anthony Falls 

21 Lock and Dam, including a disposition study under sec22 tion 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 

23 549a), the Secretary shall expedite completion of such 

24 study and shall produce a report on the Upper St. An25 thony Falls Lock and Dam that is separate from any re-
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1 port on any other lock or dam included in such study that 

2 includes plans for— 

3 ‘‘(1) carrying out modifications to the Upper 

4 St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam to— 

5 ‘‘(A) preserve and enhance recreational op6 portunities and the health of the ecosystem; and 

7 ‘‘(B) maintain the benefits to the natural 

8 ecosystem and human environment; 

9 ‘‘(2) a partial disposition of the Upper St. An10 thony Falls Lock and Dam facility and surrounding 

11 real property that preserves any portion of the 

12 Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam necessary 

13 to maintain flood control; and 

14 ‘‘(3) expediting the disposition described in this 

15 subsection (d).’’. 

16 SEC. 204. PLYMOUTH HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS. 

17 Not later than December 31, 2019, the Secretary 

18 shall expedite and complete the dredging of Plymouth 

19 Harbor, Massachusetts, as authorized by the Act of March 

20 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 802, chapter 144) and the Act of Sep21 tember 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1038, chapter 427). 

22 SEC. 205. BRANDON ROAD STUDY. 

23 The Secretary shall complete a final feasibility report 

24 for the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study 

25 Brandon Road Study, authorized under section 3061(d) 
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1 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 

2 Stat. 1121) and section 1538(b)(1) of MAP–21 (Public 

3 Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 586) by the original deadline of 

4 February 2019. 

5 SEC. 206. HOUSTON AND COASTAL TEXAS. 

6 The Secretary shall expeditiously carry out flood and 

7 storm damage reduction studies to reduce the risk of dam8 age from future floods and hurricanes in the Houston and 

9 Coastal Texas areas. In carrying out the studies, the Sec10 retary shall leverage existing information and resources. 

11 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS, 

12 MODIFICATIONS, AND RE13 LATED PROVISIONS 

14 SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 

15 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

16 (1) to identify $3,150,000,000 in water re17 sources development projects authorized by Congress 

18 that are no longer viable for construction due to— 

19 (A) a lack of local support; 

20 (B) a lack of available Federal or non-Fed21 eral resources; or 

22 (C) an authorizing purpose that is no 

23 longer relevant or feasible; 

24 (2) to create an expedited and definitive process 

25 for Congress to deauthorize water resources develop-
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1 ment projects that are no longer viable for construc2 tion; and 

3 (3) to allow the continued authorization of 

4 water resources development projects that are viable 

5 for construction. 

6 (b) INTERIM DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 

8 an interim deauthorization list that identifies— 

9 (A) each water resources development 

10 project, or separable element of a project, au11 thorized for construction before November 8, 

12 2007, for which— 

13 (i) planning, design, or construction 

14 was not initiated before the date of enact15 ment of this Act; or 

16 (ii) planning, design, or construction 

17 was initiated before the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, but for which no funds, Fed19 eral or non-Federal, were obligated for 

20 planning, design, or construction of the 

21 project or separable element of the project 

22 during the current fiscal year or any of the 

23 6 preceding fiscal years; 

24 (B) each project or separable element iden25 tified and included on a list to Congress for de-
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1 authorization pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of 

2 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

3 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)); and 

4 (C) any project or separable element for 

5 which the non-Federal sponsor of such project 

6 or separable element submits a request for in7 clusion on the list. 

8 (2) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so10 licit comments from the public and the Gov11 ernors of each applicable State on the interim 

12 deauthorization list developed under paragraph 

13 (1). 

14 (B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com15 ment period shall be 90 days. 

16 (3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS; PUBLICA17 TION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

18 close of the comment period under paragraph (2), 

19 the Secretary shall— 

20 (A) submit a revised interim deauthoriza21 tion list to the Committee on Environment and 

22 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 

23 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

24 House of Representatives; and 
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1 (B) publish the revised interim deauthor2 ization list in the Federal Register. 

3 (c) FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 

5 a final deauthorization list of water resources devel6 opment projects, or separable elements of projects, 

7 from the revised interim deauthorization list de8 scribed in subsection (b)(3). 

9 (2) DEAUTHORIZATION AMOUNT.— 

10 (A) PROPOSED FINAL LIST.—The Sec11 retary shall prepare a proposed final deauthor12 ization list of projects and separable elements of 

13 projects that have, in the aggregate, an esti14 mated Federal cost to complete that is at least 

15 $3,150,000,000. 

16 (B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST

17 TO COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph 

18 (A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into 

19 account any allowances authorized by section 

20 902 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the 

22 most recent project schedule and cost estimate. 

23 (3) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS.— 

24 (A) SEQUENCING OF PROJECTS.— 
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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 identify projects and separable elements of 

3 projects for inclusion on the proposed final 

4 deauthorization list according to the order 

5 in which the projects and separable ele6 ments of the projects were authorized, be7 ginning with the earliest authorized 

8 projects and separable elements of projects 

9 and ending with the latest project or sepa10 rable element of a project necessary to 

11 meet the aggregate amount under para12 graph (2)(A). 

13 (ii) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—The 

14 Secretary may identify projects and sepa15 rable elements of projects in an order other 

16 than that established by clause (i) if the 

17 Secretary determines, on a case-by-case 

18 basis, that a project or separable element 

19 of a project is critical for interests of the 

20 United States, based on the possible im21 pact of the project or separable element of 

22 the project on public health and safety, the 

23 national economy, or the environment. 

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1 clause (ii), the Secretary shall consider any 

2 comments received under subsection (b)(2). 

3 (B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in4 clude as part of the proposed final deauthoriza5 tion list an appendix that— 

6 (i) identifies each project or separable 

7 element of a project on the interim de8 authorization list developed under sub9 section (b) that is not included on the pro10 posed final deauthorization list; and 

11 (ii) describes the reasons why the 

12 project or separable element is not in13 cluded on the proposed final list. 

14 (4) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so16 licit comments from the public and the Gov17 ernor of each applicable State on the proposed 

18 final deauthorization list and appendix devel19 oped under paragraphs (2) and (3). 

20 (B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com21 ment period shall be 90 days. 

22 (5) SUBMISSION OF FINAL LIST TO CONGRESS; 

23 PUBLICATION.—Not later than 120 days after the 

24 date of the close of the comment period under para25 graph (4), the Secretary shall— 
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1 (A) submit a final deauthorization list and 

2 an appendix to the final deauthorization list in 

3 a report to the Committee on Environment and 

4 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 

5 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

6 House of Representatives; and 

7 (B) publish the final deauthorization list 

8 and the appendix to the final deauthorization 

9 list in the Federal Register. 

10 (d) DEAUTHORIZATION; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—After the expiration of the 

12 180-day period beginning on the date of submission 

13 of the final deauthorization list and appendix under 

14 subsection (c), a project or separable element of a 

15 project identified in the final deauthorization list is 

16 hereby deauthorized, unless Congress passes a joint 

17 resolution disapproving the final deauthorization list 

18 prior to the end of such period. 

19 (2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—A project or separable 

21 element of a project identified in the final de22 authorization list under subsection (c) shall not 

23 be deauthorized under this subsection if, before 

24 the expiration of the 180-day period referred to 

25 in paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest for 
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1 the project or separable element of the project 

2 provides sufficient funds to complete the project 

3 or separable element of the project. 

4 (B) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.—Notwith5 standing subparagraph (A), each project and 

6 separable element of a project identified in the 

7 final deauthorization list shall be treated as de8 authorized for purposes of the aggregate de9 authorization amount specified in subsection 

10 (c)(2)(A). 

11 (3) PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN APPENDIX.—A 

12 project or separable element of a project identified 

13 in the appendix to the final deauthorization list shall 

14 remain subject to future deauthorization by Con15 gress. 

16 (e) SPECIAL RULE FOR PROJECTS RECEIVING

17 FUNDS FOR POST-AUTHORIZATION STUDY.—A project or 

18 separable element of a project may not be identified on 

19 the interim deauthorization list developed under sub20 section (b), or the final deauthorization list developed 

21 under subsection (c), if the project or separable element 

22 received funding for a post-authorization study during the 

23 current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years. 

24 (f) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
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1 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the fol2 lowing definitions apply: 

3 (A) POST-AUTHORIZATION STUDY.—The 

4 term ‘‘post-authorization study’’ means— 

5 (i) a feasibility report developed under 

6 section 905 of the Water Resources Devel7 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282); 

8 (ii) a feasibility study, as defined in 

9 section 105(d) of the Water Resources De10 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

11 2215(d)); or 

12 (iii) a review conducted under section 

13 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 

14 U.S.C. 549a), including an initial appraisal 

15 that— 

16 (I) demonstrates a Federal inter17 est; and 

18 (II) requires additional analysis 

19 for the project or separable element. 

20 (B) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

21 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘water resources develop22 ment project’’ includes an environmental infra23 structure assistance project or program of the 

24 Corps of Engineers. 
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1 (2) TREATMENT OF PROJECT MODIFICA2 TIONS.—For purposes of this section, if an author3 ized water resources development project or sepa4 rable element of the project has been modified by an 

5 Act of Congress, the date of the authorization of the 

6 project or separable element shall be deemed to be 

7 the date of the most recent modification. 

8 SEC. 302. BACKLOG PREVENTION. 

9 (a) PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—A water resources develop11 ment project, or separable element of such a project, 

12 authorized for construction by this Act shall not be 

13 authorized after the last day of the 10-year period 

14 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act un15 less— 

16 (A) funds have been obligated for construc17 tion of, or a post-authorization study for, such 

18 project or separable element during that period; 

19 or 

20 (B) the authorization contained in this Act 

21 has been modified by a subsequent Act of Con22 gress. 

23 (2) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS.—Not later 

24 than 60 days after the expiration of the 10-year pe25 riod referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
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1 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub2 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

3 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

4 Representatives a report that identifies the projects 

5 deauthorized under paragraph (1). 

6 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

7 after the expiration of the 12-year period beginning on the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

9 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

10 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In11 frastructure of the House of Representatives, and make 

12 available to the public, a report that contains— 

13 (1) a list of any water resources development 

14 projects authorized by this Act for which construc15 tion has not been completed during that period; 

16 (2) a description of the reasons the projects 

17 were not completed; 

18 (3) a schedule for the completion of the projects 

19 based on expected levels of appropriations; and 

20 (4) a 5-year and 10-year projection of construc21 tion backlog and any recommendations to Congress 

22 regarding how to mitigate current problems and the 

23 backlog. 

24 (c) CLARIFICATION.—Section 6003(a) of the Water 

25 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
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1 U.S.C. 579c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘7-year’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘10-year’’. 

3 SEC. 303. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS. 

4 (a) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress finds 

5 that the project modifications described in this section are 

6 in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by 

7 the Secretary under section 7001 of the Water Resources 

8 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), 

9 titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Resources 

10 Development’’, or have otherwise been reviewed by Con11 gress. 

12 (b) MODIFICATIONS.— 

13 (1) HARBOR/SOUTH BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Sec14 tion 219(f)(43) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 337; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$70,000,000’’. 

18 (2) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH

19 CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Re20 sources Development Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 

21 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 

22 1677) is amended by striking ‘‘$60,000,000’’ and in23 serting ‘‘$89,550,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 304. MILWAUKEE HARBOR, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. 

2 The portion of the project for navigation, Milwaukee 

3 Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, authorized by the first sec4 tion of the Act of March 3, 1843 (5 Stat. 619; chapter 

5 85), consisting of the navigation channel within the 

6 Menomonee River that extends from the 16th Street 

7 Bridge upstream to the upper limit of the authorized navi8 gation channel and described as follows is no longer au9 thorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act: 

10 (1) Beginning at a point in the channel just 

11 downstream of the 16th Street Bridge, 

12 N383219.703, E2521152.527. 

13 (2) Thence running westerly along the channel 

14 about 2,530.2 feet to a point, N383161.314, 

15 E2518620.712. 

16 (3) Thence running westerly by southwesterly 

17 along the channel about 591.7 feet to a point at the 

18 upstream limit of the existing project, N383080.126, 

19 E2518036.371. 

20 (4) Thence running northerly along the up21 stream limit of the existing project about 80.5 feet 

22 to a point, N383159.359, E2518025.363. 

23 (5) Thence running easterly by northeasterly 

24 along the channel about 551.2 feet to a point, 

25 N383235.185, E2518571.108. 
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1 (6) Thence running easterly along the channel 

2 about 2,578.9 feet to a point, N383294.677, 

3 E2521150.798. 

4 (7) Thence running southerly across the chan5 nel about 74.3 feet to the point of origin. 

6 SEC. 305. BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONNECTICUT. 

7 That portion of the project for navigation, Bridgeport 

8 Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the Act of June 18, 

9 1878 (20 Stat. 158), and modified by the Act of August 

10 11, 1888 (25 Stat. 401), the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 

11 Stat. 1122), the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 633), 

12 and the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 919), and lying 

13 upstream of a line commencing at point N627942.09, 

14 E879709.18 thence running southwesterly about 125 feet 

15 to a point N627832.03, E879649.91 is no longer author16 ized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 306. CONVEYANCES. 

18 (a) CHEATHAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE.— 

19 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

20 may convey to Cheatham County, Tennessee (in this 

21 subsection referred to as the ‘‘Grantee’’), all right, 

22 title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

23 real property in Cheatham County, Tennessee, con24 sisting of approximately 9.19 acres, identified as 

25 portions of tracts E–514–1, E–514–2, E–518–1, E– 
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1 518–2, E–519–1, E–537–1, and E–538, all being 

2 part of the Cheatham Lock and Dam project at 

3 CRM 158.5, including any improvements thereon. 

4 (2) DEED.—The conveyance of property under 

5 this subsection shall be accomplished using a quit6 claim deed and upon such terms and conditions as 

7 the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the 

8 interests of the United States, to include retaining 

9 the right to inundate with water any land trans10 ferred under this subsection. 

11 (3) CONSIDERATION.—The Grantee shall pay to 

12 the Secretary an amount that is not less than the 

13 fair market value of the land conveyed under this 

14 subsection, as determined by the Secretary. 

15 (4) SUBJECT TO EXISTING EASEMENTS AND

16 OTHER INTERESTS.—The conveyance of property 

17 under this section shall be subject to all existing 

18 easements, rights-of-way, and leases that are in ef19 fect as of the date of the conveyance. 

20 (b) NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.— 

21 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

22 may convey, without consideration, to the City of 

23 Nashville, Tennessee (in this subsection referred to 

24 as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the 

25 United States in and to the real property covered by 
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1 Lease No. DACW62–1–84–149, including any im2 provements thereon, at the Riverfront Park Rec3 reational Development, consisting of approximately 5 

4 acres, subject to the right of the Secretary to retain 

5 any required easements in the property. 

6 (2) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—A quit claim 

7 deed shall be used to convey real property under this 

8 subsection upon the terms and conditions mutually 

9 satisfactory to the Secretary and the City. The deed 

10 shall provide that in the event the City, its succes11 sors, or assigns cease to maintain improvements for 

12 recreation included in the conveyance or otherwise 

13 utilize the real property conveyed for purposes other 

14 than recreation and compatible flood risk manage15 ment, the City, its successor, or assign shall repay 

16 to the United States the Federal share of the cost 

17 of constructing the improvements for recreation 

18 under the agreement between the United States and 

19 the City dated December 8, 1981, increased as nec20 essary to account for inflation. 

21 (c) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 

22 (1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

23 The exact acreage and the legal description of any 

24 real property to be conveyed under this section shall 
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1 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

2 Secretary. 

3 (2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING

4 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance 

6 under this section. 

7 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

8 The Secretary may require that any conveyance 

9 under this section be subject to such additional 

10 terms and conditions as the Secretary considers nec11 essary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 

12 United States. 

13 (4) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to 

14 which a conveyance is made under this section shall 

15 be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, 

16 including real estate transaction and environmental 

17 documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 

18 (5) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a convey19 ance is made under this section shall hold the 

20 United States harmless from any liability with re21 spect to activities carried out, on or after the date 

22 of the conveyance, on real property conveyed. The 

23 United States shall remain responsible for any liabil24 ity with respect to activities carried out, before such 

25 date, on the real property conveyed. 
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1 SEC. 307. CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON. 

2 The portions of the project for raising and improving 

3 existing levees of Clatsop County Diking District No. 13, 

4 in Clatsop County, Oregon, authorized by section 5 of the 

5 Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1590), that are referred 

6 to as Christensen No. 1 Dike No. 42 and Christensen No. 

7 2 Levee No. 43 are no longer authorized beginning on the 

8 date of enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 308. KISSIMMEE RIVER RESTORATION, CENTRAL AND 

10 SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 

11 Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

12 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

13 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

14 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 

15 Public Works of the Senate a report on the total estimated 

16 value of in-kind contributions made by the non-Federal 

17 interest with respect to the following six actions, as de18 scribed in the final report of the Director of Civil Works 

19 on the Central and Southern Florida Project, Kissimmee 

20 River Restoration Project, dated April 27, 2018: 

21 (1) Shady Oaks Fish Camp land preparation. 

22 (2) Rocks Fish Camp land preparation. 

23 (3) Levee breaching of Sparks Candler and 

24 Bronson Levees. 

25 (4) Packingham Slough construction related to 

26 land acquisition. 
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1 (5) Engineering analysis of River Acres engi2 neering solution. 

3 (6) Small local levee modifications. 

4 SEC. 309. LYTLE AND CAJON CREEKS, CALIFORNIA. 

5 That portion of the channel improvement project, 

6 Lytle and Cajon Creeks, California, authorized to be car7 ried out as a part of the project for the Santa Ana River 

8 Basin, California, by the Act of December 22, 1944 

9 (Chapter 665; 58 Stat. 900) that consists of five earth10 filled groins commonly referred to as ‘‘the Riverside Ave11 nue groins’’ is no longer authorized as a Federal project 

12 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 310. YUBA RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood damage re15 duction, Yuba River Basin, California, authorized by sec16 tion 101(a)(10) of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 1999 (113 Stat. 275) is modified to allow a non-Federal 

18 interest to construct a new levee to connect the existing 

19 levee with high ground. 

20 (b) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—The levee to be con21 structed shall tie into the existing levee at a point 

22 Northing 2186189.2438, Easting 6703908.8657, thence 

23 running east and south along a path to be determined to 

24 a point Northing 2187849.4328, Easting 6719262.0164. 
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1 (c) COOPERATION AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall 

2 execute a conforming amendment to the Memorandum of 

3 Understanding Respecting the Sacramento River Flood 

4 Control Project with the State of California dated Novem5 ber 30, 1953, that is limited to changing the description 

6 of the project to reflect the modification. 

7 (d) NO FEDERAL COST.— 

8 (1) REVIEW COSTS.—Before construction of the 

9 levee described in subsection (b), the Secretary may 

10 accept and expend funds received from a non-Fed11 eral interest to review the planning, engineering, and 

12 design of the levee described in subsection (b) to en13 sure that such planning, engineering, and design 

14 complies with Federal standards. 

15 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

16 share of the cost of constructing the levee shall be 

17 100 percent. 

18 SEC. 311. BOSTON HARBOR RESERVED CHANNEL 

19 DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

20 (a) 40-FOOT RESERVED CHANNEL.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The portions of the project 

22 for navigation, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, au23 thorized by the first section of the Act of October 

24 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 1198, chapter 895) and modified 

25 by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
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1 (72 Stat. 297), section 101(a)(13) of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4607), 

3 and section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform 

4 and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1365) de5 scribed in paragraph (2) are no longer authorized 

6 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (2) AREAS DESCRIBED.— 

8 (A) FIRST AREA.—The first areas de9 scribed in this paragraph are— 

10 (i) beginning at a point N. 

11 2950154.45, E. 785995.64; 

12 (ii) running southwesterly about 

13 1451.63 feet to a point N. 2950113.83, E. 

14 784544.58; 

15 (iii) running southeasterly about 

16 54.00 feet to a point N. 2950059.85, E. 

17 784546.09; 

18 (iv) running southwesterly about 

19 1335.82 feet to a point N. 2950022.48, E. 

20 783210.79; 

21 (v) running northwesterly about 83.00 

22 feet to a point N. 2950105.44, E. 

23 783208.47; 
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1 (vi) running northeasterly about 

2 2787.45 feet to a point N. 2950183.44, E. 

3 785994.83; and 

4 (vii) running southeasterly about 

5 29.00 feet to the point described in clause 

6 (i). 

7 (B) SECOND AREA.—The second areas de8 scribed in this paragraph are— 

9 (i) beginning at a point N. 

10 2950502.86, E. 785540.84; 

11 (ii) running northeasterly about 46.11 

12 feet to a point N2950504.16, E785586.94; 

13 (iii) running southwesterly about 

14 25.67 feet to a point N. 2950480.84, E. 

15 785576.18; 

16 (iv) running southwesterly to a point 

17 N. 2950414.32, E. 783199.83; 

18 (v) running northwesterly about 8.00 

19 feet to a point N. 2950422.32, E. 

20 783199.60; 

21 (vi) running northeasterly about 

22 2342.58 feet to a point N. 2950487.87, E. 

23 785541.26; and 
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1 (vii) running northwesterly about 

2 15.00 feet to the point described in clause 

3 (i). 

4 (b) 35-FOOT RESERVED CHANNEL.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The portions of the project 

6 for navigation, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, au7 thorized by the first section of the Act of October 

8 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 1198, chapter 895) and modified 

9 by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 

10 (72 Stat. 297) described in paragraph (2) are no 

11 longer authorized beginning on the date of enact12 ment of this Act. 

13 (2) AREAS DESCRIBED.— 

14 (A) FIRST AREA.—The first areas de15 scribed in this paragraph are— 

16 (i) beginning at a point N. 

17 2950143.44, E. 787532.14; 

18 (ii) running southeasterly about 22.21 

19 feet to a point N. 2950128.91, E. 

20 787548.93; 

21 (iii) running southwesterly about 

22 4,339.42 feet to a point N. 2950007.48, E. 

23 783211.21; 
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1 (iv) running northwesterly about 

2 15.00 feet to a point N. 2950022.48, E. 

3 783210.79; and 

4 (v) running northeasterly about 

5 4,323.05 feet to the point described in 

6 clause (i). 

7 (B) SECOND AREA.—The second areas de8 scribed in this paragraph are— 

9 (i) beginning at a point N. 

10 2950502.86, E. 785540.84; 

11 (ii) running southeasterly about 15.00 

12 feet to a point N. 2950487.87, E. 

13 785541.26; 

14 (iii) running southwesterly about 

15 2342.58 feet to a point N. 2950422.32, E. 

16 783199.60; 

17 (iv) running southeasterly about 8.00 

18 feet to a point N. 2950414.32, E. 

19 783199.83; 

20 (v) running southwesterly about 

21 1339.12 feet to a point N. 2950376.85, E. 

22 781861.23; 

23 (vi) running northwesterly about 

24 23.00 feet to a point N. 2950399.84, E. 

25 781860.59; and 
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1 (vii) running northeasterly about 

2 3681.70 feet to the point described in 

3 clause (i). 

4 SEC. 312. CONTINUED AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 

5 PROJECTS. 

6 Notwithstanding the third sentence of section 

7 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

8 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), projects and separable ele9 ments of projects identified in the fiscal year 2017 report 

10 prepared in accordance with such section and submitted 

11 to Congress on December 15, 2016, shall not be deauthor12 ized unless such projects and separable elements meet the 

13 requirements of section 1301(b)(1)(A) of the Water Re14 sources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1687). 

15 SEC. 313. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEM RES16 TORATION. 

17 Section 544(f) of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 2675) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$60,000,000’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 314. LAND CONVEYANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—On the date of enactment of this 

3 Act, the Secretary of the Army shall convey to the City 

4 of Bainbridge, Georgia, without monetary consideration 

5 and subject to subsection (b), all right, title, and interest 

6 in and to real property described in subsection (c). 

7 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance by the 

9 United States under this subsection shall be subject 

10 to— 

11 (A) the condition that the City of Bain12 bridge agree to operate, maintain, and manage 

13 the property for fish and wildlife, recreation, 

14 and environmental purposes at no cost or ex15 pense to the United States; and 

16 (B) such other terms and conditions as the 

17 Secretary determines to be in the interest of the 

18 United States. 

19 (2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

20 that the real property conveyed under paragraph (1) 

21 ceases to be held in public ownership or the city 

22 ceases to operate, maintain, and manage the real 

23 property in accordance with this subsection, all 

24 right, title, and interest in and to the property shall 

25 revert to the United States, at the option of the Sec26 retary. 
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1 (c) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed is com2 posed of the following 3 parcels of land: 

3 (1) PARCEL 1.—All that tract or parcel of land 

4 lying and being in Land Lots 226. and 228, Fif5 teenth Land District, and Land Lots 319, 320, 321, 

6 322, 323 and 358, Twentieth Land District, Deca7 tur County, Georgia, more particularly described as 

8 follows: 

9 Beginning at a concrete monument 

10 stamped ‘‘358’’ which is 950 feet, more or less, 

11 North of the South line and 600 feet, more or 

12 less, West of the East line of said Land Lot 

13 358, at a corner of a tract of land owned by the 

14 United States of America at Lake Seminole and 

15 at plane coordinate position North 318,698.72 

16 feet and East 360,033.38 feet based on Trans17 verse Mercator Projection, Georgia West Zone; 

18 Thence Due West 75 feet, more or less, to 

19 the contour at elevation 77.0 feet above Mean 

20 Sea Level; 

21 Thence Northeasterly along the meanders 

22 of said 77.0 foot contour a distance of 20,600 

23 feet, more or less, to the mouth of the entrance 

24 channel to the arena and boat basin; 
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1 Thence N 75° E 150 feet, more or less, to 

2 another point on said 77.0 foot contour; 

3 Thence Northeasterly along the meanders 

4 of said 77.0 foot contour a distance of 3,300 

5 feet, more or less, to a point which is on the 

6 boundary of said United States tract and on 

7 the boundary of a tract of land now or formerly 

8 owned by the City of Bainbridge, Georgia; 

9 Thence along the boundary of said United 

10 States tract the following courses: 

11 S 10° 52′ E along the boundary of 

12 said City of Bainbridge tract 830 feet, 

13 more or less, to a corner of said tract; 

14 S 89° 45′ E along the boundary of 

15 said City of Bainbridge tract 700 feet, 

16 more or less, to a concrete monument 

17 stamped ‘‘J1A’’, coordinates of said monu18 ment being North 328,902.34 feet and 

19 East 369,302.33 feet; 

20 S 22° 25′ W 62 feet, more or less, to 

21 a corner of another tract of land owned by 

22 the City of Bainbridge, Georgia; 

23 S 88° 07′ W along the boundary of 

24 said City of Bainbridge tract 350 feet, 

25 more or less to a corner of said tract; 
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1 N 84° 00′ W along the boundary of 

2 said City of Bainbridge tract 100.5 feet to 

3 a corner said tract; 

4 S 88° 07′ W along the boundary of 

5 said City of Bainbridge tract 300.0 feet to 

6 a corner of said tract; 

7 S 14° 16′ W along boundary of said 

8 City of Bainbridge tract 89.3 feet to a cor9 ner of said tract; 

10 Southwesterly along the boundary of 

11 said City of Bainbridge tract which is 

12 along a curve to the right with a radius of 

13 684.69 feet an arc distance of 361.8 feet 

14 to a corner of said tract; 

15 S 30° 00′ W along the boundary of 

16 said City of Bainbridge tract 294.0 feet to 

17 a corner of said tract; 

18 S 10° 27.′ W along the boundary of 

19 said City of Bainbridge tract 385.0 feet to 

20 a corner of said tract; 

21 N 73° 31′ W 38 feet, more or less, to 

22 a concrete monument; 

23 S 16° 25′ W 563.7 feet to a concrete 

24 monument stamped ‘‘J7A’’; 
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1 S 68° 28′ W 719.5 feet to a concrete 

2 monument stamped ‘‘J9A’’; 

3 S 68° 28′ W 831.3 feet to a concrete 

4 monument stamped ‘‘J12A’’; 

5 S 89° 39′·E 746.7 feet to a concrete 

6 monument stamped ‘‘J11A’’; 

7 S 01° 22′ w 80.0 feet to a concrete 

8 monument stamped ‘‘J11B’’; 

9 N 89° 39′ W 980.9 feet to a concrete 

10 monument stamped ‘‘J13A’’; 

11 S 01° 21′ W 560.0 feet to a concrete 

12 monument stamped ‘‘J15A’’; 

13 S 37° 14′ W 1,213.0 feet; 

14 N 52° 46′ W 600.0 feet; 

15 S 37° 14′ W 1,000.0 feet; 

16 S 52° 46′ E 600.0 feet; 

17 S 37° 14′ W 117.0 feet to a concrete 

18 monument stamped ‘‘320/319’’; 

19 S 37° 13′ W 1,403.8 feet to a con20 crete monument stamped ‘‘322/319’’; 

21 S 37° 13′ W 2,771.4 feet to a con22 crete monument stamped ‘‘322/323’’; 

23 S 37° 13′ W 1,459.2 feet; 

24 N 89° 04′ W 578.9 feet; 

25 S 53° 42′ W 367.7 feet; 
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1 S 43° 42′ W 315.3 feet; 

2 S 26° 13′ W 654.9 feet, more or less, 

3 to the point of beginning. 

4 Containing 550.00 acres, more or less, and 

5 being a part of Tracts L-1105 and L-1106 of 

6 Lake Seminole. 

7 (2) PARCEL 2.—All that tract or parcel of land 

8 lying and lying and being in Land Lot 226, Fif9 teenth Land District, Decatur County, Georgia, 

10 more particularly described as follows: 

11 Beginning at a point which is on the East 

12 right-of-way line of the Seaboard Airline Rail13 road, 215 feet North of the South end of the 

14 trestle over the Flint River, and at a corner of 

15 a tract of land owned by the United States of 

16 America at Lake Seminole; 

17 Thence Southeasterly along the boundary 

18 of said United States tract which is along a 

19 curve to the right a distance of 485 feet, more 

20 or less, to a point which is 340 feet, more or 

21 less, S 67° 00′ E from the South end of said 

22 trestle, and at a corner of said United States 

23 tract; 
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1 Thence N 70° 00′ E along the boundary of 

2 said United States tract 60.0 feet to a corner 

3 of said tract; 

4 Thence Northerly along the boundary of 

5 said United States tract which is along a curve 

6 to the right a distance of 525 feet, more or less, 

7 to a corner of said tract; 

8 Thence S 05° 00′ W along the boundary of 

9 said United States tract 500.0 feet to a corner 

10 of said tract; 

11 Thence Due West along the boundary of 

12 said United States tract 370 feet, more or less, 

13 to a point which is on the East right-of-way line 

14 of said railroad and at a corner of said United 

15 States tract; 

16 Thence N 13° 30′ W along the boundary 

17 of said United States tract which is along the 

18 East right-of-way line of said railroad a dis19 tance of 310 feet, more or less, to the point of 

20 beginning. 

21 Containing 3.67 acres, more or less, and 

22 being all of Tract L-1124 of Lake Seminole. 

23 Parcels 1 and 2 contain in the aggregate 

24 553.67 acres, more or less. 
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1 (3) PARCEL 3.—All that tract or panel of land 

2 lying and being in Land Lot 225, Fifteenth Land 

3 District, Decatur County, Georgia, more particularly 

4 described as follows: 

5 Beginning at an iron marker designated 

6 ‘‘225/226/’’, which is on the South line and 500 

7 feet, more or less, West of the Southeast corner 

8 of said Land Lot 225 at a corner of a tract of 

9 land owned by the United States of America at 

10 Lake Seminole and at plane coordinate position 

11 North 330,475.82 feet and East 370,429.36 

12 feet, based on Transverse Mercator Projection, 

13 Georgia West Zone; 

14 Thence Due West along the boundary of 

15 said United States tract a distance of 53.0 feet 

16 to a monument stamped ‘‘225/226-A’’; 

17 Thence continue Due West along the 

18 boundary of said United States tract a distance 

19 of 56 feet, more or less, to a point on the East 

20 bank of the Flint River; 

21 Thence Northerly, upstream, along the me22 anders of the East bank of said river a distance 

23 of 1,200 feet, more or less, to a point which is 

24 on the Southern right-of-way line of U.S. High-
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1 way No. 84 and at a corner of said United 

2 States tract; 

3 Thence Easterly and Southeasterly along 

4 the Southern right-of-way line of said highway, 

5 which is along the boundary of said United 

6 States tract a distance of 285 feet, more or 

7 less, to a monument stamped ‘‘L-23-1’’, the co8 ordinates of said monument being North 

9 331,410.90 and East 370,574.96; 

10 Thence S 02° 25′ E along the boundary of 

11 said United States tract a distance of 650.2 

12 feet to a monument stamped ‘‘225-A’’; 

13 Thence S 42° 13′ E along the boundary of 

14 said United States tract a distance of 99.8 feet 

15 to a monument stamped ‘‘225’’; 

16 Thence S 48° 37′ W along the boundary of 

17 said United States tract a distance of 319.9 

18 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. 

19 Containing 4.14 acres, more or less, and 

20 being all of Tract L-1123 of the Lake Seminole 

21 Project. 

22 SEC. 315. CEDAR RIVER, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. 

23 The Secretary shall expedite completion of the project 

24 for flood risk management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, 
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1 Iowa, authorized by section 7002(2) of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366). 

3 SEC. 316. CORPS OF ENGINEERS BRIDGE REPAIR AND DI4 VESTITURE PROGRAM FOR NEW ENGLAND 

5 EVACUATION ROUTES. 

6 Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec7 retary may repair or replace, as necessary, any bridge 

8 owned and operated by the Secretary that is— 

9 (1) located in any of the States of Connecticut, 

10 Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Is11 land, and Vermont; and 

12 (2) necessary for evacuation during an extreme 

13 weather event. 

14 SEC. 317. PORT OF WHITMAN COUNTY. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

17 means the approximately 288 acres of land situated 

18 in Whitman County, Washington, contained within 

19 Tract D of Little Goose Lock and Dam. 

20 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed21 eral land’’ means a tract or tracts of land owned by 

22 the Port of Whitman County, Washington, that the 

23 Secretary determines, with approval of the Wash24 ington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the 

25 Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director 
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1 of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

2 equals or exceeds the value of the Federal land both 

3 as habitat for fish and wildlife and for recreational 

4 opportunities related to fish and wildlife. 

5 (b) LAND EXCHANGE.—On conveyance by the Port 

6 of Whitman County to the United States of all right, title, 

7 and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary 

8 of the Army shall convey to the Port of Whitman County 

9 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

10 to the Federal land. 

11 (c) DEEDS.— 

12 (1) DEED TO NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The Sec13 retary may only accept conveyance of the non-Fed14 eral land by warranty deed, as determined accept15 able by the Secretary. 

16 (2) DEED TO FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary 

17 shall convey the Federal land to the Port of Whit18 man County by quitclaim deed and subject to any 

19 reservations, terms, and conditions the Secretary de20 termines necessary to allow the United States to op21 erate and maintain the Lower Snake River Project 

22 and to protect the interests of the United States. 

23 (d) CASH PAYMENT.—If the appraised fair market 

24 value of the Federal land, as determined by the Secretary, 

25 exceeds the appraised fair market value of the non-Federal 
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1 land, as determined by the Secretary, the Port of Whitman 

2 County shall make a cash payment to the United States 

3 reflecting the difference in the appraised fair market val4 ues. 

5 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Port of Whit6 man County shall be responsible for the administrative 

7 costs of the transaction in accordance with section 2695 

8 of title 10, United States Code. 

9 (f) LIABILITY.—The Port of Whitman County shall 

10 hold the United States harmless from any liability with 

11 respect to activities carried out on the Federal land on 

12 or after the date of the conveyance. 

13 (g) APPLICABILITY OF REAL PROPERTY SCREENING

14 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 

15 Code, shall not apply to the conveyance of the Federal 

16 land under this section. 

17 (h) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The 

18 exact acreage and legal description of the Federal land 

19 and non-Federal land shall be determined by a survey that 

20 is satisfactory to the Secretary. 

21 SEC. 318. HAMPTON HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NAVIGA22 TION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 

23 In carrying out the project for navigation, Hampton 

24 Harbor, New Hampshire, under section 107 of the River 

25 and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), the Secretary 
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1 shall use all existing authorities of the Secretary to miti2 gate severe shoaling. 

3 SEC. 319. PORTSMOUTH HARBOR AND PISCATAQUA RIVER. 

4 The Secretary shall expedite the project for naviga5 tion for Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River au6 thorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 

7 1962 (76 Stat. 1173). 

8 TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES 

9 INFRASTRUCTURE 

10 SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

11 The following projects for water resources develop12 ment and conservation and other purposes, as identified 

13 in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water 

14 Resources Development’’ submitted to Congress on March 

15 17, 2017, and February 5, 2018, respectively, pursuant 

16 to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel17 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise re18 viewed by Congress are authorized to be carried out by 

19 the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, 

20 and subject to the conditions, described in the respective 

21 reports or decision documents designated in this section: 

22 (1) NAVIGATION.— 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. TX Galveston Harbor 

Channel Extension Project, 

Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels 

Aug. 8, 

2017 

Federal: $10,046,000 

Non-Federal: $3,349,000 

Total: $13,395,000 

1 (2) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. NY MamaroneckSheldrake Rivers Dec. 14, 

2017 

Federal: $53,500,000 

Non-Federal: $28,750,000 

Total: $82,250,000 

2. HI Ala Wai Canal Dec. 21, 

2017 

Federal: $198,962,000; 

Non-Federal: $107,133,000 

Total: $306,095,000 

2 (3) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE3 DUCTION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated Initial 

Costs and 

Estimated 

Renourishment 

Costs 

1. FL St. Johns County Aug. 8, 

2017 

Initial Federal: $5,712,000 

Initial Non-Federal: 

$19,122,000 

Initial Total: $24,834,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$9,484,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$44,099,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$53,583,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated Initial 

Costs and 

Estimated 

Renourishment 

Costs 

2. TX Sabine Pass to 

Galveston Bay 

Dec. 7, 2017 Initial Federal: 

$2,157,202,000 

Initial Non-Federal: 

$1,161,570,000 

Initial Total: $3,318,772,000 

3. FL St. Lucie County Dec. 15, 

2017 

Initial Federal: $7,097,000 

Initial Non-Federal: 

$13,179,000 

Initial Total: $20,276,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$8,915,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$24,105,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$33,020,000 

1 (4) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND ECO2 SYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. NM Espan ̃ola Valley, 

Rio Grande 

May 11, 

2018 

Federal: $40,117,000 

Non-Federal: $21,601,000 

Total: $61,718,000 

3 (5) MODIFICATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. GA Savannah Harbor 

Expansion 

Project 

Dec. 5, 2016 Federal: $677,613,600 

Non-Federal: $295,829,400 

Total: $973,443,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

2. KY Kentucky River 

Locks and 

Dams - 1, 2, 3, 

and 4 

April 20, 

2018 

Federal: $0 

Non-Federal: $0 

Total: $0 

Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2018. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8 

AN ACT 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harresources, and for other purposes. servation and development of water and related bors of the United States, to provide for the con-