59–008 

114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–790 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5303) 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; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES; 

AND WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED 

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 892] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 892, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5303, the Water 

Resources Development Act of 2016, under a structured rule. The 

resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The resolution waives 

all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution 

makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 

Rules Committee Print 114–65 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in 

order only those further amendments printed in this report. Each 

such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this 

report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 

and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 

be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points 

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tion provides that no further consideration of the bill shall be in 

order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at 

any time on the legislative day of September 29, 2016, or September 30, 2016, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the 

House suspend the rules and that the Speaker or his designee shall 

consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

Section 3 of the resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported 

through the legislative day of September 30, 2016, relating to a 

measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2017. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waivers of the following: 

• Section 3101 of S. Con. Res. 11 which prohibits consideration of legislation with a net effect of increasing direct spending by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive tenyear periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 

years after the budget year provided for in the most recently 

adopted budget resolution. It should be noted that while the 

waiver is necessary, Rules Committee Print 114–65 would cure 

the violation; and 

• Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (‘‘Ramseyer’’), requiring a committee report accompanying a bill amending or repealing statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute affected. 

The waiver is provided because the submission provided by the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was insufficient 

to meet the standards established by the rule in its current form. 

The Committee on Rules continues to work with the House Office 

of Legislative Counsel and committees to determine the steps necessary to comply with the updated rule. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original 

text, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 

is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not aware of 

any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 216 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #60, offered by Rep. Kildee (MI), 

which provides $220 million in assistance to Flint, MI and other 

communities with increased levels of lead in their drinking water. 

Defeated: 2–7 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... ...................

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Shuster (PA): Makes technical and clarifying revisions to H.R. 

5303. Includes additional Chief’s Reports and Post Authorization 

Change Reports submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers since 

May 25, 2016. (10 minutes) 

2. Lawrence (MI): Includes gross negligence as an additional reason for obtaining funding following an emergency at a water resources development project. (10 minutes) 

3. Babin (TX): Defines parameters and sets guidelines for the 

scope of ‘‘work’’ under Section 408 review processes. (10 minutes) 

4. Babin (TX): Allows for channels which have been ‘‘assumed for 

maintenance’’ to be considered the same as ‘‘authorized’’ projects. 

(10 minutes) 

5. Black (TN): Directs the Chief of Engineers and Commanding 

General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide guidance 

on the types of circumstances under which the state-of-the-art provision of the Dam Safety Assurance authority might apply to dam 

safety repair projects; for corps of engineers district offices to effectively communicate with sponsors to establish and implement cost 

sharing agreements during dam safety repair projects; and for the 

corps of engineers to communicate the estimated and final cost 

sharing amounts, executing agreements, with all cost sharing sponsors. (10 minutes) 

6. Blum (IA), Loebsack (IA), Young, David (IA): Expedites the 

Cedar River project for flood risk management authorized in the 

Water Resources Development Act of 2014. (10 minutes) 

7. Bost (IL): Authorizes the Corps to consider other potential 

benefits that may accrue due to rehabilitation of a non-federal 

levee. (10 minutes) 

8. Crawford (AR): Clarifies the Water Infrastructure Finance 

and Innovation Act (WIFIA) to make project costs incurred and inkind contributions made before receipt of the WIFIA loan to count 

toward the 51 percent of the project that must be financed by nonWIFIA dollars. (10 minutes) 

9. Dold (IL): Allows projects funded under section 506(c) of the 

Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to include compatible 

recreation features, not to exceed 10 percent of the ecosystem restoration costs of the project. (10 minutes) 

10. Graves, Garret (LA): Allows the non-federal interest to execute a project or project component when they determine that it 

can be done at lower cost and/or faster time. It directs 20% of 

money saved back to treasury, and the rest to other corps projects. 

(10 minutes) 

11. Graves, Garret (LA): Provides criteria for application decisions pursuant to Section 408. (10 minutes) 


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12. Graves, Garret (LA): Expedites certain flood mitigation priority areas. (10 minutes) 

13. Long (MO): Lifts the Army Corps of Engineers’ moratorium 

on the issuance of dock permits for Table Rock Lake and delays the 

final rule for revising the Shoreline Management Plan. Extends the 

public comment period and requires a study on the permit fee 

structure for Table Rock Lake. (10 minutes) 

14. McKinley (WV): Requires the Army Corps of Engineers to 

consider the economic or recreational significance or impact of a 

lock at the national, State or local level. (10 minutes) 

15. Mica (FL): Allows the Secretary to adjust the Benefit Cost 

Ratio after any portion of the authorized project is completed by 

the Army Corps using non-federal funds. (10 minutes) 

16. Mullin, Markwayne (OK): Transfers to the Department of 

the Interior land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation, after the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has paid to the 

Army Corps of Engineers fair market value of the land transferred. 

(10 minutes) 

17. Rouzer (NC): Directs the Army Corps of Engineers to work 

with local officials to establish a no wake zone in federal navigation 

channels when certain criteria are met. (10 minutes) 

18. Thornberry (TX): Prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from removing privately owned cabins on privately owned 

land at Lake Kemp for an additional 5 years. (10 minutes) 

19. Weber (TX): Requires the Army Corps of Engineers to take 

into account existing studies and data developed by the Gulf Coast 

Community Protection and Recovery District when conducting the 

Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study. (10 minutes) 

20. Young, David (IA): Establishes policy for Corps levees that 

affect community-owned levees. (10 minutes) 

21. Esty (CT): Directs the Secretary to submit a report within 

one year of enactment on implementation of corrosion prevention 

activities under section 1033 of the Water Resources Reform and 

Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350). (10 minutes) 

22. Esty (CT), LoBiondo (NJ), Zeldin (NY): Amends section 

4009(a) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1316) to direct the Secretary 

to conduct a comprehensive assessment and management plan to 

restore aquatic ecosystems within the coastal waters of the Northeastern United States from the State of Virginia to the State of 

Maine, including associated bays, estuaries, and critical riverine 

areas. (10 minutes) 

23. Frankel (FL), Curbelo (FL): Provides local communities the 

option to seek foreign sand sources for shore protection projects. (10 

minutes) 

24. Green, Al (TX), Green, Gene (TX), Culberson (TX): Allows 

the Secretary to give priority to flood control projects where (1) 

such project is already authorized and an executed partnership 

agreement exists; and (2) the project is in an area where loss of life 

has occurred due to a flooding event. (10 minutes) 

25. Herrera-Beutler (WA): Expands availability of funds for 

Watercraft Inspection Stations in northwest states. Clarifies that 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can fund existing watercraft inspection stations. (10 minutes) 


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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHUSTER

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 7, strike lines 1 through 8. 

Page 11, line 14, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end. 

Page 11, line 16, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 11, after line 16, insert the following: 

(7) reducing the costs of dredging and dredged material 

placement or disposal, such as projects that use dredged material for— 

(A) construction or fill material; 

(B) civic improvement objectives; and 

(C) other innovative uses and placement alternatives 

that produce public economic or environmental benefits. 

Page 69, after line 17, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. COST SHARE REQUIREMENT. 

The Secretary shall carry out the project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Los Angeles River, California, as authorized by 

this Act, substantially in accordance with the terms and conditions 

described in the Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated December 

18, 2015, including, notwithstanding section 2008(c) of the Water 

Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1074), the recommended cost sharing. 

SEC. ll. PUBLIC ACCESS. 

(a) RECREATIONAL ACCESS PERMITTED.—The Board of Directors 

of the Tennessee Valley Authority may approve and allow the construction and use of a floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Tennessee Valley Authority if— 

(1) the floating cabin is maintained by the owner to reasonable health, safety, and environmental standards, as required 

by the Board of Directors; and 

(2) the Tennessee Valley Authority has authorized the use of 

recreational vessels on such waters. 

(b) FEES.—The Board of Directors may levy fees on the owner of 

a floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Tennessee 

Valley Authority for purposes of ensuring compliance with subsection (a), so long as such fees are necessary and reasonable for 

such purposes. 

(c) CONTINUED RECREATIONAL USE.—With respect to a floating 

cabin located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Tennessee 

Valley Authority on the date of enactment of this Act, the Board 

of Directors— 

(1) may not require the removal of such floating cabin— 

(A) in the case of a floating cabin that was granted a 

permit by the Tennessee Valley Authority before the date 

of enactment of this Act, for a period of 15 years beginning 

on such date; and 

(B) in the case of a floating cabin not granted a permit 

by the Tennessee Valley Authority before the date of enactment of this Act, for a period of 5 years beginning on 

such date; and 

(2) shall approve and allow the use of the floating cabin on 

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ity at such time, and for such duration, as the floating cabin 

meets the requirements of subsection (a) and the owner of such 

cabin has paid any fee levied pursuant to subsection (b). 

(d) NEW CONSTRUCTION.—The Tennessee Valley Authority may 

establish regulations to prevent the construction of new floating 

cabins. 

(e) FLOATING CABIN DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘floating 

cabin’’ means every description of watercraft or other floating 

structure primarily designed and used for human habitation or occupation and not primarily designed or used for navigation or 

transportation on water. 

(f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section restricts the 

ability of the Tennessee Valley Authority to enforce reasonable 

health, safety, or environmental standards. 

SEC. ll. TRIBAL DISPLACEMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall conduct a study related to any remaining Federal obligations 

to Indian people displaced by the construction of the Bonneville 

Dam, the Dalles Dam, or the John Day Dam on the Columbia River 

in Oregon and Washington. 

(b) FACTORS.—The study shall include— 

(1) a determination as to the number and location of Indian 

people displaced by the construction of the Bonneville Dam, 

the Dalles Dam, or the John Day Dam; 

(2) a determination of the amounts and types of assistance 

provided by the Federal Government to Indian people displaced by the construction of such dams to the present; and 

(3) a determination of whether and how much assistance is 

necessary to meet any remaining Federal obligations to compensate Indian people displaced by the construction of such 

dams. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 

SEC. ll. DROUGHT EMERGENCIES. 

(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—With respect to a State in which a 

drought emergency is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, 

or was in effect at any time during the 1-year period ending on 

such date of enactment, and upon the request of the Governor of 

the State, the Secretary is authorized to— 

(1) prioritize the updating of the water control manuals for 

control structures under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that 

are located in the State; and 

(2) incorporate into the update seasonal operations for water 

conservation and water supply for such control structures. 

(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the update 

under subsection (a) in coordination with all appropriate Federal 

agencies, elected officials, and members of the public. 

SEC. ll. GAO STUDY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an analysis of the President’s 


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budget requests for the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program 

for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2017. 

(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The analysis to be submitted under subsection (a) shall evaluate— 

(1) the extent to which there is geographic diversity among 

the projects included in such budget requests; and 

(2) whether the methodologies used by the Corps of Engineers to calculate benefit-cost ratios for projects impact the geographic diversity of projects included in such budget requests. 

Page 75, strike lines 9 and 10. 

Page 75, strike lines 14 and 15 and insert the following: 

(1) Project for flood damage reduction and environmental 

restoration, Hamilton City, California. 

Page 75, line 23, strike ‘‘$5,000,000,000’’ and insert 

‘‘$10,000,000,000’’. 

Page 78, line 17, strike ‘‘$5,000,000,000’’ and insert 

‘‘$10,000,000,000’’. 

Page 92, after line 25, insert the following: 

(c) INVENTORY.—In carrying out the update under subsection (a), 

the Secretary shall include an inventory of those lands that are not 

necessary to carry out the authorized purposes of the project. 

Page 93, lines 14 and 15, strike ‘‘September 30, 2016, 

$31,233,401’’ and insert ‘‘December 31, 2016, $31,344,841.65’’. 

Page 106, strike line 6 and all that follows before line 7 and insert the following: 

(1) NAVIGATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. TX Brazos Island 

Harbor 

Nov. 3, 

2014 

Federal: $116,116,000 

Non-Federal: 

$88,471,000 

Total: $204,587,000 

2. LA Calcasieu Lock Dec. 2, 

2014 

Total: $16,700,000 (to be 

derived 1⁄2 from the 

general fund of the 

Treasury and 1⁄2 from 

the Inland Waterways 

Trust Fund) 

3. NH, 

ME 

Portsmouth 

Harbor and 

Piscataqua 

River 

Feb. 8, 

2015 

Federal: $15,580,000 

Non-Federal: $5,190,000 

Total: $20,770,000 


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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

4. FL Port Everglades Jun. 25, 

2015 

Federal: $220,200,000 

Non-Federal: 

$102,500,000 

Total: $322,700,000 

5. AK Little Diomede 

Harbor 

Aug. 10, 

2015 

Federal: $26,015,000 

Non-Federal: $2,945,000 

Total: $28,960,000 

6. SC Charleston 

Harbor 

Sep. 8, 

2015 

Federal: $224,300,000 

Non-Federal: 

$269,000,000 

Total: $493,300,000 

7. AK Craig Harbor Mar. 16, 

2016 

Federal: $29,062,000 

Non-Federal: $3,255,000 

Total: $32,317,000 

8. PA Upper Ohio Sep. 12, 

2016 

Federal: $1,324,235,500 

Non-Federal: 

$1,324,235,500 

Total: $2,648,471,000 

Page 109, strike line 1 and all that follows before line 2 and insert the following: 

(4) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. FL Central Everglades Dec. 23, 

2014 

Federal: $976,375,000 

Non-Federal: 

$974,625,000 

Total: $1,951,000,000 


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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

2. WA Skokomish 

River 

Dec. 14, 

2015 

Federal: $12,782,000 

Non-Federal: $6,882,000 

Total: $19,664,000 

3. WA Puget Sound Sep. 16, 

2016 

Federal: $293,558,000 

Non-Federal: 

$158,069,000 

Total: $451,627,000 

Page 110, before line 3, insert the following: 

(8) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION AND

ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. LA Southwest 

Coastal Louisiana 

Jul. 29, 

2016 

Federal: $2,011,280,000 

Non-Federal: 

$1,082,997,000 

Total: $3,094,277,000 

Page 110, strike line 3 and all that follows through the end of 

the table following line 4 and insert the following: 

(9) DEAUTHORIZATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND OTHER

PROJECTS.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. TX Upper Trinity 

River 

May 21, 

2008 

Federal: $526,500,000 

Non-Federal: 

$283,500,000 

Total: $810,000,000 


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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

2. KY Green River 

Locks and 

Dams 3, 4, 5, 

6 and Barren 

River Lock 

and Dam 1 

Disposition 

Apr. 30, 

2015 

Federal: $0 

Non-Federal: $0 

Total: $0 

3. KS, 

MO 

Turkey Creek 

Basin 

May 13, 

2016 

Federal: $97,067,750 

Non-Federal: 

$55,465,250 

Total: $152,533,000 

4. KY Ohio River 

Shoreline 

May 13, 

2016 

Federal: $20,309,900 

Non-Federal: 

$10,936,100 

Total: $31,246,000 

5. MO Blue River 

Basin 

May 13, 

2016 

Federal: $34,860,000 

Non-Federal: 

$11,620,000 

Total: $46,480,000 

6. FL Picayune 

Strand 

Jul. 15, 

2016 

Federal: $308,983,500 

Non-Federal: 

$308,983,500 

Total: $617,967,000 

7. MO Swope Park 

Industrial 

Area, Blue 

River 

Jul. 15, 

2016 

Federal: $20,205,250 

Non-Federal: 

$10,879,750 

Total: $31,085,000 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAWRENCE

OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 29, line 7, strike ‘‘, or that’’ and insert ‘‘or gross negligence, 

or that’’. 


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3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BABIN OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. WORK DEFINED. 

Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1152, chapter 

425; 33 U.S.C. 408), is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘It shall not be lawful’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be lawful’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) WORK DEFINED.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘work’ means engineered structures that serve a particular function. 

‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—In this section, the term ‘work’ includes 

only structures of like kind with those identified in subsection 

(a). 

‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.—In this section, the term ‘work’ does not 

include— 

‘‘(A) the river channel as such, whether or not dredging 

is necessary to maintain navigational depths; 

‘‘(B) unimproved real estate; or 

‘‘(C) a particular feature or structure merely because the 

feature or structure is present within a Federal project.’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BABIN OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. AUTHORIZATION OF FEDERALLY MAINTAINED TRIBUTARY 

CHANNELS AS PART OF CHANNEL SYSTEM. 

A project that has been assumed for maintenance by the Secretary under any authority granted by Congress shall— 

(1) be treated as a project authorized by Congress; and 

(2) be planned, operated, managed, or modified in a manner 

consistent with authorized projects. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLACK OF

TENNESSEE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. DAM SAFETY REPAIR PROJECTS. 

The Secretary shall issue guidance— 

(1) on the types of circumstances under which the requirement in section 1203(a) of the Water Resources Development 

Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n(a)) relating to state-of-the-art design or construction criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes applies to a dam safety repair project; 

(2) to assist district offices of the Corps of Engineers in communicating with non-Federal interests when entering into and 

implementing cost-sharing agreements for dam safety repair 

projects; and 

(3) to assist the Corps of Engineers in communicating with 

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share responsibilities of the non-Federal interests under agreements for dam safety repair projects. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUM OF

IOWA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF AUTHORIZED PROJECT FOR 

FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT. 

The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the project for 

flood risk management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorized by item 3 of the table in section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 

1366). 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOST OF

ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. 1ll. REVIEW OF BENEFITS. 

When reviewing requests for repair or restoration of a flood risk 

management project under the authority of section 5(a)(1) of the 

Act of August 18, 1941, (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)), the Army Corps of 

Engineers is authorized to consider all benefits to the public that 

may accrue from the proposed rehabilitation work, including, flood 

risk management, navigation, recreation, and ecosystem restoration. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRAWFORD

OF ARKANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION. 

Section 5029(b) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3908(b)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (7)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), the Secretary’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) FINANCING FEES.—On request of an eligible entity, 

the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall 

allow the fees under subparagraph (A) to be financed as 

part of the loan.’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(10) CREDIT.—Any eligible project costs incurred and the 

value of any integral in-kind contributions made before receipt 

of assistance under this subtitle shall be credited toward the 

51 percent of project costs to be provided by sources of funding 

other than a secured loan under this subtitle (as described in 

paragraph (2)(A)).’’. 


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9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DOLD OF

ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. 1ll. FEDERAL COST LIMITATION OF ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 

COSTS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 

Section 506(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) A project carried out pursuant to this subsection may include compatible recreation features as determined by the Secretary, except that the Federal cost of such features may not 

exceed 10 percent of the ecosystem restoration costs of the 

project.’’. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. NON-FEDERAL INTEREST SELECTION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in carrying out an authorized and funded water 

resources development project, the Secretary shall solicit and accept bids from non-Federal interests. If a non-Federal interest can 

demonstrate greater cost effectiveness and project delivery efficiency than the Corps of Engineers for such project, the Secretary 

shall transfer the funds to the non-Federal interest for project completion. 

(b) SAVINGS.—Funds saved in project delivery by a non-Federal 

interest under subsection (a) shall be used as follows: 

(1) 20 percent for deficit reduction. 

(2) 80 percent for other projects of the Army Corps of Engineers. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. lll. LOCAL FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS. 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Permission for alterations by a non-Federal 

interest to a Federal levee, floodwall, or flood risk management 

channel project and associated features may be granted by a 

District Engineer of the Department of the Army or an authorized representative. 

(2) TIMELY APPROVAL OF PERMITS.—On the date that is 120 

days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for a permit pursuant to section 14 of the Act of March 

3, 1899 (commonly known as the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899’’) (33 U.S.C. 408), the application shall be 

approved if— 

(A) the Secretary has not made a determination on the 

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(B) the plans detailed in the application were prepared 

and certified by a professional engineer licensed by the 

State in which the project is located. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. lll. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIVERINE RESTORATION PROGRAM. 

The Secretary shall expedite carrying out the projects listed 

under paragraphs (29) through (33) of section 212(e) of the Water 

Resources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)) and is authorized to proceed to construction on such any such project if the 

Chief of Engineers determines the project is feasible. 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LONG OF

MISSOURI OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. TABLE ROCK LAKE, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

the Secretary— 

(1) shall include a 60-day public comment period for a Table 

Rock Lake Master Plan and Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan revision; and 

(2) shall not finalize a revision for the Table Rock Lake Master Plan and Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan 

during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

(b) SHORELINE USE PERMITS.—During the period described in 

subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall lift or suspend the moratorium on the issuance of new, and modifications to existing, shoreline use permits based on the existing Table Rock Lake Master 

Plan and Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan. 

(c) STUDY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

(A) carry out a study on the need to revise permit fees 

relating to Table Rock Lake to better reflect the cost of 

issuing those fees and achieve cost savings; and 

(B) submit to Congress a report on the results of the 

study described in subparagraph (A). 

(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall complete the study 

under paragraph (1)(A) before adopting any revision to the 

Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan. 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKINLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 


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SEC. ll. DISPOSITION STUDIES. 

In carrying out any disposition study for a project of the Corps 

of Engineers (including a study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a)), the Secretary shall consider the 

extent to which the property has economic or recreational significance or impacts at the national, State, or local level. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MICA OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. 1ll. ADJUSTMENT TO COST BENEFIT RATIO. 

For any navigation project carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers with non-Federal funds, the Secretary may, after completion of any portion of the authorized project, adjust the authorized 

benefit cost ratio. 

16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MULLIN

OF OKLAHOMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. lll. LAND TRANSFER AND TRUST LAND FOR THE MUSCOGEE 

(CREEK) NATION. 

(a) TRANSFER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) and for the consideration described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall transfer 

to the Secretary of the Interior the land described in subsection 

(b) to be held in trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation. 

(2) CONDITIONS.—The land transfer under this subsection 

shall be subject to the following conditions: 

(A) The transfer— 

(i) shall not interfere with the Corps of Engineers 

operation of the Eufaula Lake Project or any other authorized civil works projects; and 

(ii) shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and 

appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the 

Eufaula Lake Project or any other authorized civil 

works project. 

(B) The Secretary shall retain the right to inundate with 

water the land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior 

under this subsection, as necessary to carry out an authorized purpose of the Eufaula Lake Project or any other civil 

works project. 

(C) No gaming activities may be conducted on the land 

transferred under this subsection. 

(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The land to be transferred pursuant to subsection (a) is the approximately 18.38 acres of land located in 

the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 16 E., 

McIntosh County, Oklahoma, generally depicted as ‘‘USACE’’ 

on the map entitled ‘‘Muscogee (Creek) Nation Proposed Land 

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(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the 

land to be transferred under subsection (a) shall be determined 

by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(c) CONSIDERATION.—The Muscogee (Creek) Nation shall pay— 

(1) to the Secretary an amount that is equal to the fair market value of the land transferred under subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary, which funds may be accepted and expended by the Secretary; and 

(2) all costs and administrative expenses associated with the 

transfer of land under subsection (a), including the costs of— 

(A) the survey under subsection (b)(2); 

(B) compliance with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 

(C) any coordination necessary with respect to requirements related to endangered species, cultural resources, 

clean water, and clean air. 

17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROUZER

OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. NO WAKE ZONES FOR VESSELS. 

The Secretary shall work with State and local officials to establish a no wake zone for vessels in a federally marked or maintained 

navigation channel if— 

(1) the channel is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; 

(2) State or local law enforcement officers have documented 

that there exist safety hazards that are a direct result of excessive wakes in the channel; 

(3) State or local laws have been enacted to establish a no 

wake zone for the channel or waters adjacent to the channel; 

and 

(4) the Commandant of the Coast Guard determines that the 

no wake zone protects the safety of— 

(A) a vessel transiting the channel; and 

(B) the crew and passengers aboard the vessel. 

18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THORNBERRY OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. 1ll. LAKE KEMP, TEXAS. 

Section 3149(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Water Resources 

Development Act of 2016’’. 

19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WEBER

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 


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SEC. ll. COASTAL TEXAS ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION, TEXAS. 

In carrying out the comprehensive planning authorized by section 4091 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public 

Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1187), the Secretary shall consider studies, 

data, and information developed by the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District to expedite completion of the plan. 

20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG OF

IOWA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

The end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. ll. CORPS LEVEES THAT AFFECT COMMUNITY-OWNED LEVEES. 

Where Federally owned and operated levees increase flood risk 

and compromise the accreditation of community-owned local flood 

protection systems, it shall be the policy of the Corps of Engineers 

to act expeditiously with actions required to authorize, fund, identify, and implement improvements to reduce and negate negative 

impacts to community-owned flood protection system accreditation. 

21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESTY OF

CONNECTICUT OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. CORROSION PREVENTION. 

Section 1033 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

the House of Representatives a report on the corrosion prevention 

activities encouraged under this section that includes— 

‘‘(1) a description of the actions the Secretary has taken to 

implement this section; and 

‘‘(2) a description of the projects utilizing corrosion prevention activities, including which activities were undertaken.’’. 

22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESTY OF

CONNECTICUT OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. NORTH ATLANTIC COASTAL REGION. 

Section 4009 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-121; 128 Stat. 1316) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘a study to determine the 

feasibility of carrying out projects’’ and inserting ‘‘a comprehensive assessment and management plan’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘STUDY’’ and 

inserting ‘‘ASSESSMENT AND PLAN’’; and 

(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

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(3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘study’’ and inserting ‘‘assessment and plan’’. 

23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKEL

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. ACQUISITION OF BEACH FILL. 

Section 935 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

U.S.C. 2299) is amended by striking ‘‘if such materials are not 

available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons’’. 

24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS. 

The Secretary shall give priority to a project for flood risk management if— 

(1) there is an executed project partnership agreement for 

the project; and 

(2) the project is located in an area— 

(A) in which there has been a loss of life due to flood 

events; and 

(B) with respect to which the President has declared 

that a major disaster or emergency exists under section 

401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). 

25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HERRERA

BEUTLER OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following: 

SEC. 1ll. WATERCRAFT INSPECTION STATIONS. 

Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d)— 

(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 

may establish, operate, and maintain new or existing 

watercraft inspection stations to protect the Columbia River 

Basin to be located in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 

and Washington at locations, as determined by the Secretary 

in consultation with such States with the highest likelihood of 

preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species at reservoirs 

operated and maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 

also assist the States referred to in this paragraph with rapid 

response of any Quagga or Zebra mussel infestation.’’. 

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(2) in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(3) assist the States in early detection of Quagga and Zebra 

mussels;’’. 

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