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Calendar No. 401 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4367 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 20, 2024 

Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. KELLY, and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

MAY 22, 2024 

Reported by Mr. CARPER, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

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 2024’’. 

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. Definition of Secretary. 

Sec. 3. Effective date. 

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 101. Notice to Congress regarding WRDA implementation. 

Sec. 102. Prior guidance. 

Sec. 103. Ability to pay. 

Sec. 104. Federal interest determinations. 

Sec. 105. Annual report to Congress. 

Sec. 106. Processing timelines. 

Sec. 107. Services of volunteers. 

Sec. 108. Support of Army civil works missions. 

Sec. 109. Inland waterway projects. 

Sec. 110. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. 

Sec. 111. Outreach and access. 

Sec. 112. Model development. 

Sec. 113. Planning assistance for States. 

Sec. 114. Corps of Engineers Levee Owners Advisory Board. 

Sec. 115. Silver Jackets program. 

Sec. 116. Tribal partnership program. 

Sec. 117. Tribal project implementation pilot program. 

Sec. 118. Eligibility for inter-Tribal consortiums. 

Sec. 119. Sense of Congress relating to the management of recreation facilities. 

TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 

Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 

Sec. 202. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. 

Sec. 203. Expedited completion. 

Sec. 204. Expedited completion of other feasibility studies. 

Sec. 205. Alexandria to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, feasibility study. 

Sec. 206. Craig Harbor, Alaska. 

Sec. 207. Sussex County, Delaware. 

Sec. 208. Forecast-informed reservoir operations in the Colorado River Basin. 

Sec. 209. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, reallocation study. 

Sec. 210. Gathright Dam, Virginia, study. 

Sec. 211. Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Study. 

Sec. 212. Upper Susquehanna River Basin comprehensive flood damage reduction feasibility study. 

Sec. 213. Kanawha River Basin. 

Sec. 214. Authorization of feasibility studies for projects from CAP authorities. 

Sec. 215. Port Fourchon Belle Pass channel, Louisiana. 


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Sec. 216. Studies for modification of project purposes in the Colorado River 

Basin in Arizona. 

Sec. 217. Non-Federal interest preparation of water reallocation studies, North 

Dakota. 

Sec. 218. Technical correction, Walla Walla River. 

Sec. 219. Watershed and river basin assessments. 

Sec. 220. Independent peer review. 

Sec. 221. Ice jam prevention and mitigation. 

Sec. 222. Report on hurricane and storm damage risk reduction design guidelines. 

Sec. 223. Briefing on status of certain activities on the Missouri River. 

Sec. 224. Report on material contaminated by a hazardous substance and the 

civil works program. 

Sec. 225. Report on efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species. 

Sec. 226. J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia. 

Sec. 227. Study on land valuation procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program. 

Sec. 228. Report to Congress on levee safety guidelines. 

Sec. 229. Public-private partnership user’s guide. 

Sec. 230. Review of authorities and programs for alternative project delivery. 

Sec. 231. Report to Congress on emergency response expenditures. 

Sec. 232. Excess land report for certain projects in North Dakota. 

Sec. 233. GAO studies. 

Sec. 234. Prior reports. 

Sec. 235. Briefing on status of Cape Cod Canal Bridges, Massachusetts. 

TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND RELATED 

PROVISIONS 

Sec. 301. Deauthorizations. 

Sec. 302. Environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 303. Pennsylvania environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 304. Acequias irrigation systems. 

Sec. 305. Oregon environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 306. Kentucky and West Virginia environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 307. Lake Champlain Watershed, Vermont and New York. 

Sec. 308. Ohio and North Dakota. 

Sec. 309. Southern West Virginia. 

Sec. 310. Northern West Virginia. 

Sec. 311. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

Sec. 312. Western rural water. 

Sec. 313. Continuing authorities programs. 

Sec. 314. Small project assistance. 

Sec. 315. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Sec. 316. Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Rivers, New York. 

Sec. 317. Lowell Creek Tunnel, Alaska. 

Sec. 318. Selma flood risk management and bank stabilization. 

Sec. 319. Illinois River basin restoration. 

Sec. 320. Hawaii environmental restoration. 

Sec. 321. Connecticut River Basin invasive species partnerships. 

Sec. 322. Expenses for control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 

Sec. 323. Corps of Engineers Asian carp prevention pilot program. 

Sec. 324. Extension for certain invasive species programs. 


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Sec. 325. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska. 

Sec. 326. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 

Sec. 327. Ediz Hook Beach Erosion Control Project, Port Angeles, Washington. 

Sec. 328. Sense of Congress relating to certain Louisiana hurricane and coastal 

storm damage risk reduction projects. 

Sec. 329. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program. 

Sec. 330. Bosque wildlife restoration project. 

Sec. 331. Expansion of temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 

Sec. 332. Wilson Lock floating guide wall. 

Sec. 333. Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk 

Management Study. 

Sec. 334. Upper Mississippi River Plan. 

Sec. 335. Rehabilitation of pump stations. 

Sec. 336. Navigation along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. 

Sec. 337. Garrison Dam, North Dakota. 

Sec. 338. Sense of Congress relating to Missouri River priorities. 

Sec. 339. Soil moisture and snowpack monitoring. 

Sec. 340. Contracts for water supply. 

Sec. 341. Rend Lake, Carlyle Lake, and Lake Shelbyville, Illinois. 

Sec. 342. Delaware Coastal System Program. 

Sec. 343. Maintenance of pile dike system. 

Sec. 344. Conveyances. 

Sec. 345. Emergency drought operations pilot program. 

Sec. 346. Rehabilitation of existing levees. 

Sec. 347. Non-Federal implementation pilot program. 

Sec. 348. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 

Sec. 349. Sense of Congress relating to Mobile Harbor, Alabama. 

Sec. 350. Sense of Congress relating to Port of Portland, Oregon. 

Sec. 351. Chattahoochee River Program. 

Sec. 352. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 

Sec. 353. Winooski River tributary watershed. 

Sec. 354. Waco Lake, Texas. 

Sec. 355. Seminole Tribal claim extension. 

TITLE IV—PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

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

4 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

5 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

6 take effect on the day that is 1 day after the date of enact7 ment of this Act. 


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1 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

2 SEC. 101. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING WRDA IMPLE3 MENTATION. 

4 (a) PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall develop a plan for implementing this Act and 

8 the amendments made by this Act. 

9 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the plan 

10 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

11 (A) identify each provision of this Act (or 

12 an amendment made by this Act) that will re13 quire— 

14 (i) the development and issuance of 

15 guidance, including whether that guidance 

16 will be significant guidance; 

17 (ii) the development and issuance of a 

18 rule; or 

19 (iii) appropriations; 

20 (B) develop timelines for the issuance of— 

21 (i) any guidance described in subpara22 graph (A)(i); and 

23 (ii) each rule described in subpara24 graph (A)(ii); and 


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1 (C) establish a process to disseminate in2 formation about this Act and the amendments 

3 made by this Act to each District and Division 

4 Office of the Corps of Engineers. 

5 (3) TRANSMITTAL.—On completion of the plan 

6 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit 

7 the plan to— 

8 (A) the Committee on Environment and 

9 Public Works of the Senate; and 

10 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

12 (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES

13 DEVELOPMENT LAWS.— 

14 (1) DEFINITION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES

15 DEVELOPMENT LAW.—In this subsection, the term 

16 ‘‘prior water resources development law’’ means each 

17 of the following (including the amendments made by 

18 any of the following): 

19 (A) The Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 

21 2572). 

22 (B) The Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 

24 1041). 


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1 (C) The Water Resources Reform and De2 velopment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 

3 128 Stat. 1193). 

4 (D) The Water Infrastructure Improve5 ments for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 

6 322; 130 Stat. 1628). 

7 (E) The America’s Water Infrastructure 

8 Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–270; 132 Stat. 

9 3765). 

10 (F) Division AA of the Consolidated Ap11 propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260; 

12 134 Stat. 2615). 

13 (G) Title LXXXI of division H of the 

14 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza15 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

16 117–263; 136 Stat. 3691). 

17 (2) NOTICE.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi21 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

22 the Committee on Transportation and Infra23 structure of the House of Representatives a 

24 written notice of the status of efforts by the 


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1 Secretary to implement the prior water re2 sources development laws. 

3 (B) CONTENTS.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the no5 tice under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

6 shall include a list describing each provi7 sion of a prior water resources develop8 ment law that has not been fully imple9 mented as of the date of submission of the 

10 notice. 

11 (ii) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—For 

12 each provision included on the list under 

13 clause (i), the Secretary shall— 

14 (I) establish a timeline for imple15 menting the provision; 

16 (II) provide a description of the 

17 status of the provision in the imple18 mentation process; and 

19 (III) provide an explanation for 

20 the delay in implementing the provi21 sion. 

22 (3) BRIEFINGS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

24 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

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1 the Committee on Environment and Public 

2 Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

3 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

4 of Representatives determine that this Act, the 

5 amendments made by this Act, and prior water 

6 resources development laws are fully imple7 mented, the Secretary shall provide to relevant 

8 congressional committees a briefing on the im9 plementation of this Act, the amendments made 

10 by this Act, and prior water resources develop11 ment laws. 

12 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A briefing under sub13 paragraph (A) shall include— 

14 (i) updates to the implementation plan 

15 under subsection (a); and 

16 (ii) updates to the written notice 

17 under paragraph (2). 

18 (c) ADDITIONAL NOTICE PENDING ISSUANCE.—Not 

19 later than 30 days before issuing any guidance, rule, no20 tice in the Federal Register, or other documentation re21 quired to implement this Act, an amendment made by this 

22 Act, or a prior water resources development law (as de23 fined in subsection (b)(1)), the Secretary shall submit to 

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1 structure of the House of Representatives a written notice 

2 regarding the pending issuance. 

3 (d) WRDA IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.— 

4 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

5 (A) PRIOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP6 MENT LAW.—The term ‘‘prior water resources 

7 development law’’ has the meaning given the 

8 term in subsection (b)(1). 

9 (B) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the 

10 Water Resources Development Act implementa11 tion team established under paragraph (2). 

12 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es13 tablish a Water Resources Development Act imple14 mentation team that shall consist of current employ15 ees of the Federal Government, including— 

16 (A) not fewer than 2 employees in the Of17 fice of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

18 Civil Works; 

19 (B) not fewer than 2 employees at the 

20 headquarters of the Corps of Engineers; and 

21 (C) a representative of each district and 

22 division of the Corps of Engineers. 

23 (3) DUTIES.—The team shall be responsible for 

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1 amendments made by this Act, and prior water re2 sources development laws, including— 

3 (A) performing ongoing outreach to— 

4 (i) Congress; and 

5 (ii) employees and servicemembers 

6 stationed in districts and divisions of the 

7 Corps of Engineers to ensure that all 

8 Corps of Engineers employees are aware of 

9 and implementing provisions of this Act, 

10 the amendments made by this Act, and 

11 prior water resources development laws, in 

12 a manner consistent with congressional in13 tent; 

14 (B) identifying any issues with implemen15 tation of a provision of this Act, the amend16 ments made by this Act, and prior water re17 sources development laws at the district, divi18 sion, or national level; 

19 (C) resolving the issues identified under 

20 subparagraph (B), in consultation with Corps 

21 of Engineers leadership and the Secretary; and 

22 (D) ensuring that any interpretation devel23 oped as a result of the process under subpara24 graph (C) is consistent with congressional in25 tent for this Act, the amendments made by this 


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1 Act, and prior water resources development 

2 laws. 

3 SEC. 102. PRIOR GUIDANCE. 

4 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary shall issue the guidance required 

6 pursuant to each of the following provisions: 

7 (1) Section 1043(b)(9) of the Water Resources 

8 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

9 2201 note; Public Law 113–121). 

10 (2) Section 8136 of the Water Resources Devel11 opment Act of 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2667 note; Public 

12 Law 117–263). 

13 SEC. 103. ABILITY TO PAY. 

14 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall expedite 

15 any guidance or rulemaking necessary to the implementa16 tion of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Develop17 ment Act 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) to address ability 

18 to pay. 

19 (b) ABILITY TO PAY.—Section 103(m) of the Water 

20 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) 

21 is amended by adding the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

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

24 annually submit to the Committee on Environ25 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 


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1 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc2 ture of the House of Representatives written 

3 notification of determinations made by the Sec4 retary of the ability of non-Federal interests to 

5 pay under this subsection. 

6 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the writ7 ten notification under subparagraph (A), the 

8 Secretary shall include, for each determination 

9 made by the Secretary— 

10 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal in11 terest that submitted to the Secretary a re12 quest for a determination under this sub13 section; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the name and location of the 

15 project; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

17 Secretary and the reasons for the deter18 mination, including the adjusted share of 

19 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

20 interest, if applicable.’’. 

21 (c) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 

22 203(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 

23 (33 U.S.C. 2269(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(7) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 


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

2 annually submit to the Committee on Environ3 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

4 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc5 ture of the House of Representatives written 

6 notification of determinations made by the Sec7 retary of the ability of non-Federal interests to 

8 pay under this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the writ10 ten notification under subparagraph (A), the 

11 Secretary shall include, for each determination 

12 made by the Secretary— 

13 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal in14 terest that submitted to the Secretary a re15 quest for a determination under paragraph 

16 (1)(B)(ii); 

17 ‘‘(ii) the name and location of the 

18 project; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

20 Secretary and the reasons for the deter21 mination, including the adjusted share of 

22 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

23 interest, if applicable.’’. 


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1 SEC. 104. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATIONS. 

2 Section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IDENTIFICATION.—As part of the 

8 submission of a work plan to Congress pursu9 ant to the joint explanatory statement for an 

10 annual appropriations Act or as part of the 

11 submission of a spend plan to Congress for a 

12 supplemental appropriations Act under which 

13 the Corps of Engineers receives funding, the 

14 Secretary shall identify the studies in the 

15 plan— 

16 ‘‘(i) for which the Secretary plans to 

17 prepare a feasibility report under sub18 section (a) that will benefit— 

19 ‘‘(I) an economically disadvan20 taged community (as defined pursuant 

21 to section 160 of the Water Resources 

22 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

23 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)); or 

24 ‘‘(II) a community other than a 

25 community described in subclause (I); 

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1 ‘‘(ii) that are designated as a new 

2 start under the work plan. 

3 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After identifying 

5 the studies under subparagraph (A) and 

6 subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary 

7 shall, with the consent of the applicable 

8 non-Federal interest for the study, first de9 termine the Federal interest in carrying 

10 out the study and the projects that may be 

11 proposed in the study. 

12 ‘‘(ii) FEASIBILITY COST SHARE

13 AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may make a 

14 determination under clause (i) prior to the 

15 execution of a feasibility cost share agree16 ment between the Secretary and the non17 Federal interest. 

18 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, 

19 the Secretary may not make a determination 

20 under subparagraph (B) for more than 20 stud21 ies identified under subparagraph (A)(i)(II). 

22 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

24 (ii) and with the consent of the non-Fed25 eral interest, the Secretary may use the 


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1 authority provided under this subsection 

2 for a study in a work plan submitted to 

3 Congress prior to the date of enactment of 

4 the Water Resources Development Act of 

5 2024 if the study otherwise meets the re6 quirements described in subparagraph (A). 

7 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (C) 

8 shall apply to the use of authority under 

9 clause (i).’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

14 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(C) shall be paid from the funding pro17 vided for the study in the applicable work plan 

18 described in that paragraph.’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(6) POST-DETERMINATION WORK.—A study 

21 under this section shall continue after a determina22 tion under paragraph (1)(B)(i) without a new invest23 ment decision.’’. 


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1 SEC. 105. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

2 Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and De3 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub5 section (i); and 

6 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(g) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST NOTIFICATION.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After the publication of the 

10 annual report under subsection (f), if the proposal of 

11 a non-Federal interest submitted under subsection 

12 (b) was included by the Secretary in the appendix 

13 under subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall provide 

14 written notification to the non-Federal interest of 

15 such inclusion. 

16 ‘‘(2) DEBRIEF.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

18 days after the date on which a non-Federal in19 terest receives the written notification under 

20 paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest shall 

21 notify the Secretary that the non-Federal inter22 est is requesting a debrief under this para23 graph. 

24 ‘‘(B) RESPONSE.—If a non-Federal inter25 est requests a debrief under this paragraph, the 

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1 Federal interest by not later than 60 days after 

2 the date on which the Secretary receives the re3 quest for the debrief. 

4 ‘‘(C) INCLUSIONS.—The debrief provided 

5 by the Secretary under this paragraph shall in6 clude— 

7 ‘‘(i) an explanation of the reasons that 

8 the proposal was included in the appendix 

9 under subsection (c)(4); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) a description of— 

11 ‘‘(I) any revisions to the proposal 

12 that may allow the proposal to be in13 cluded in a subsequent annual report, 

14 to the maximum extent practicable; 

15 ‘‘(II) other existing authorities of 

16 the Secretary that may be used to ad17 dress the need that prompted the pro18 posal, if applicable; and 

19 ‘‘(III) any other information that 

20 the Secretary determines to be appro21 priate. 

22 ‘‘(h) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 

23 than 30 days after the publication of the annual report 

24 under subsection (f), for each proposal included in that 

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1 Member of Congress that represents the State in which 

2 that proposal will be located that the proposal was in3 cluded the annual report or the appendix.’’. 

4 SEC. 106. PROCESSING TIMELINES. 

5 Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 

6 year, the Secretary shall ensure that the public website 

7 for the ‘‘permit finder’’ of the Corps of Engineers accu8 rately reflects the current status of projects for which a 

9 permit was, or is being, processed using amounts accepted 

10 under section 214 of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352). 

12 SEC. 107. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS. 

13 The seventeenth paragraph under the heading ‘‘GEN14 ERAL PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGI15 NEERS—CIVIL’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 

16 THE ARMY’’ in chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental 

17 Appropriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 569c), is amended— 

18 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

19 United States Army Chief of Engineers’’ and insert20 ing the following: 

21 ‘‘SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS

22 ‘‘SEC. 141. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of Engi23 neers’’. 

24 (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated), in the 

25 second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such volunteers’’ and 

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1 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT.—Volunteers under subsection 

2 (a)’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(c) RECOGNITION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

6 and (3), the Chief of Engineers may recognize 

7 through an award or other appropriate means the 

8 service of volunteers under subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘(2) PROCESS.—The Chief of Engineers shall 

10 establish a process to carry out paragraph (1). 

11 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Chief of Engineers 

12 shall ensure that the recognition provided to a volun13 teer under paragraph (1) shall not be in the form 

14 of a cash award.’’. 

15 SEC. 108. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 

16 Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development 

17 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3740) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end; and 

20 (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(4) West Virginia University to conduct aca23 demic research on flood resilience planning and risk 

24 management, water resource-related emergency 

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1 quality, siting and risk management for open- and 

2 closed-loop pumped hydropower energy storage, hy3 dropower, and water resource-related recreation and 

4 management of resources for recreation in the State 

5 of West Virginia; 

6 ‘‘(5) Delaware State University to conduct aca7 demic research on water resource ecology, water 

8 quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration, coastal res9 toration, and water resource-related emergency man10 agement in the State of Delaware, the Delaware 

11 River Basin, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(6) the University of Notre Dame to conduct 

14 academic research on hazard mitigation policies and 

15 practices in coastal communities, including through 

16 the incorporation of data analysis and the use of 

17 risk-based analytical frameworks for reviewing flood 

18 mitigation and hardening plans and for evaluating 

19 the design of new infrastructure.’’. 

20 SEC. 109. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Water Re22 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is 

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

2 striking ‘‘65 percent of the costs’’ and inserting ‘‘75 

3 percent of the costs’’; and 

4 (2) in the undesignated matter following para5 graph (3), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘35 

6 percent of such costs’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent of 

7 such costs’’. 

8 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub9 section (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2024, to 

10 any construction of a project for navigation on the inland 

11 waterways that is new or ongoing on or after that date. 

12 (c) EXCEPTION.—In the case of an inland waterways 

13 project that receives funds under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUC14 TION’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGINEERS— 

15 CIVIL’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF THE 

16 ARMY’’ in title III of division J of the Infrastructure In17 vestment and Jobs Act (135 Stat. 1359) that will not com18 plete construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expan19 sion with such funds— 

20 (1) section 102(a) of the Water Resources De21 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) shall 

22 not apply; and 

23 (2) any remaining costs shall be paid only from 

24 amounts appropriated from the general fund of the 

25 Treasury. 


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1 SEC. 110. LEVERAGING FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 

2 INCREASED WATER SUPPLY. 

3 Section 1118(i) of Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 2016 (43 U.S.C. 390b–2(i)) is amended by striking 

5 paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR OTHER FED7 ERAL RESERVOIR PROJECTS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au9 thorized to receive and expend funds from a 

10 non-Federal interest or a Federal agency that 

11 owns a Federal reservoir project described in 

12 subparagraph (B) to formulate, review, or re13 vise operational documents pursuant to a pro14 posal submitted in accordance with subsection 

15 (a). 

16 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL RESERVOIR PROJECTS DE17 SCRIBED.—A Federal reservoir project referred 

18 to in subparagraph (A) is a reservoir for which 

19 the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regula20 tions for the use of storage allocated for flood 

21 control or navigation pursuant to section 7 of 

22 the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly 

23 known as the ‘Flood Control Act of 1944’) (58 

24 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709).’’. 


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1 SEC. 111. OUTREACH AND ACCESS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8117(b) of the Water Re3 sources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b(b)) 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 

7 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

9 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(C) ensuring that a potential non-Federal 

12 interest is aware of the roles, responsibilities, 

13 and financial commitments associated with a 

14 completed water resources development project 

15 prior to initiating a feasibility study (as defined 

16 in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Devel17 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))), in18 cluding operations, maintenance, repair, re19 placement, and rehabilitation responsibilities.’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

22 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

23 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

24 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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1 ‘‘(i) develop and continue to make 

2 publicly available, through a publicly avail3 able existing website, information on the 

4 projects and studies within the jurisdiction 

5 of each district of the Corps of Engineers; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the information de8 scribed in clause (i) is consistent and made 

9 publicly available in the same manner 

10 across all districts of the Corps of Engi11 neers.’’; 

12 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

13 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

14 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall develop 

17 and issue guidance to ensure that the points of con18 tacts established under paragraph (2)(B) are ade19 quately fulfilling their obligations under that para20 graph.’’. 

21 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

22 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 

23 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

24 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra25 structure of the House of Representatives a briefing on 


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1 the status of the implementation of section 8117 of the 

2 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 

3 2281b), including the amendments made to that section 

4 by subsection (a), including— 

5 (1) a plan for implementing any requirements 

6 under that section; and 

7 (2) any potential barriers to implementing that 

8 section. 

9 SEC. 112. MODEL DEVELOPMENT. 

10 Section 8230 of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3765) is amended by adding at 

12 the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(d) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may partner 

15 with other Federal agencies, National Laboratories, 

16 and institutions of higher education to develop, up17 date, and maintain hydrologic and climate-related 

18 models for use in water resources planning, includ19 ing models to assess compound flooding that arises 

20 when 2 or more flood drivers occur simultaneously 

21 or in close succession, or are impacting the same re22 gion over time. 

23 ‘‘(2) USE.—The Secretary may use models de24 veloped by the entities described in paragraph (1).’’. 


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1 SEC. 113. PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR STATES. 

2 Section 22(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Develop3 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16(a)(2)(B)) is 

4 amended by inserting ‘‘and title research for abandoned 

5 structures’’ before the period at the end. 

6 SEC. 114. CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEE OWNERS ADVISORY 

7 BOARD. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) FEDERAL LEVEE SYSTEM OWNER-OPER10 ATOR.—The term ‘‘Federal levee system owner-oper11 ator’’ means a non-Federal interest that owns and 

12 operates and maintains a levee system that was con13 structed by the Corps of Engineers. 

14 (2) OWNERS BOARD.—The term ‘‘Owners 

15 Board’’ means the Levee Owners Advisory Board es16 tablished under subsection (b). 

17 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es19 tablish a Levee Owners Advisory Board. 

20 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Owners Board— 

22 (A) shall be composed of— 

23 (i) 11 members, to be appointed by 

24 the Secretary, who shall— 

25 (I) represent various regions of 

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1 Federal levee system owner-operator 

2 from each of the civil works divisions 

3 of the Corps of Engineers; and 

4 (II) have the requisite experien5 tial or technical knowledge to carry 

6 out the duties of the Owners Board 

7 described in subsection (d); and 

8 (ii) a representative of the Corps of 

9 Engineers, to be designated by the Sec10 retary, who shall serve as a nonvoting 

11 member; and 

12 (B) may include a representative des13 ignated by the head of the Federal agency de14 scribed in section 9002(1) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

16 3301(1)), who shall serve as a nonvoting mem17 ber. 

18 (2) TERMS OF MEMBERS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara20 graphs (B) and (C), a member of the Owners 

21 Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. 

22 (B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 

23 Owners Board may be reappointed to the Own24 ers Board, as the Secretary determines to be 

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1 (C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Own2 ers Board shall be filled in the same manner as 

3 the original appointment was made. 

4 (3) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Own5 ers Board shall appoint a chairperson from among 

6 the members of the Owners Board. 

7 (d) DUTIES.— 

8 (1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Owners Board 

9 shall provide advice and recommendations to the 

10 Secretary and the Chief of Engineers on— 

11 (A) the activities and actions, consistent 

12 with applicable statutory authorities, that 

13 should be undertaken by the Corps of Engi14 neers and Federal levee system owner-operators 

15 to improve flood risk management throughout 

16 the United States; and 

17 (B) how to improve cooperation and com18 munication between the Corps of Engineers and 

19 Federal levee system owner-operators. 

20 (2) MEETINGS.—The Owners Board shall meet 

21 not less frequently than semiannually. 

22 (3) REPORT.—The Secretary, on behalf of the 

23 Owners Board, shall— 

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1 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc2 ture of the House of Representatives a report 

3 that includes the recommendations provided 

4 under paragraph (1); and 

5 (B) make those recommendations publicly 

6 available, including on a publicly available exist7 ing website. 

8 (e) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any advice or rec9 ommendation made by the Owners Board pursuant to sub10 section (d)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of 

11 the Owners Board. 

12 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 

13 (1) COMPENSATION.—Except as provided in 

14 paragraph (2), the members of the Owners Board 

15 shall serve without compensation. 

16 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 

17 Owners Board shall receive travel expenses, includ18 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance 

19 with applicable provisions under subchapter I of 

20 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

21 (3) TREATMENT.—The members of the Owners 

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1 tion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

2 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

3 (g) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The Owners Board shall not 

4 supplant the Committee on Levee Safety established by 

5 section 9003 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

6 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302). 

7 SEC. 115. SILVER JACKETS PROGRAM. 

8 The Secretary shall continue the Silver Jackets pro9 gram established by the Secretary pursuant to section 206 

10 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a) and 

11 section 204 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

12 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5134). 

13 SEC. 116. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

14 Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 

18 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

20 subparagraph (E); and 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(D) projects that improve emergency re24 sponse capabilities and provide increased access 

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1 event of a severe weather event or other natural 

2 disaster; and’’; and 

3 (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(e) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

7 out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall 

8 carry out not more than 5 projects described in 

9 paragraph (2). 

10 ‘‘(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 

11 subsection (b)(1)(B), a project referred to in para12 graph (1) is a project— 

13 ‘‘(A) that is otherwise eligible and meets 

14 the requirements under this section; and 

15 ‘‘(B) that is located— 

16 ‘‘(i) along the Mid-Columbia River, 

17 Washington, Taneum Creek, Washington, 

18 or Similk Bay, Washington; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) at Big Bend, Lake Oahe, Fort 

20 Randall, or Gavins Point Reservoirs, South 

21 Dakota. 

22 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

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1 ‘‘(4) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub2 section authorizes— 

3 ‘‘(A) a project for the removal of a dam 

4 that otherwise is a project described in para5 graph (2); 

6 ‘‘(B) the study of the removal of a dam; or 

7 ‘‘(C) the study of any Federal dam, includ8 ing the study of power, flood control, or naviga9 tion replacement, or the implementation of any 

10 functional alteration to that dam, that is lo11 cated along a body of water described in clause 

12 (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(B).’’. 

13 SEC. 117. TRIBAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO14 GRAM. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

17 project’’ means a project or activity eligible to be 

18 carried out under the Tribal partnership program 

19 under section 203 of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

21 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

22 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

23 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

24 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 


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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es3 tablish and implement a pilot program under which Indian 

4 Tribes may directly carry out eligible projects. 

5 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program 

6 under this section are— 

7 (1) to authorize Tribal contracting to advance 

8 Tribal self-determination and provide economic op9 portunities for Indian Tribes; and 

10 (2) to evaluate the technical, financial, and or11 ganizational efficiencies of Indian Tribes carrying 

12 out the design, execution, management, and con13 struction of 1 or more eligible projects. 

14 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot 

16 program under this section, the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) identify a total of not more than 5 eli18 gible projects that have been authorized for 

19 construction; 

20 (B) notify the Committee on Environment 

21 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com22 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

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1 (C) in collaboration with the Indian Tribe, 

2 develop a detailed project management plan for 

3 each identified eligible project that outlines the 

4 scope, budget, design, and construction resource 

5 requirements necessary for the Indian Tribe to 

6 execute the project or a separable element of 

7 the eligible project; 

8 (D) on the request of the Indian Tribe and 

9 in accordance with subsection (f)(2), enter into 

10 a project partnership agreement with the In11 dian Tribe for the Indian Tribe to provide full 

12 project management control for construction of 

13 the eligible project, or a separable element of 

14 the eligible project, in accordance with plans 

15 approved by the Secretary; 

16 (E) following execution of the project part17 nership agreement, transfer to the Indian Tribe 

18 to carry out construction of the eligible project, 

19 or a separable element of the eligible project— 

20 (i) if applicable, the balance of the un21 obligated amounts appropriated for the eli22 gible project, except that the Secretary 

23 shall retain sufficient amounts for the 

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1 lating to the eligible project and the pilot 

2 program under this section; and 

3 (ii) additional amounts, as determined 

4 by the Secretary, from amounts made 

5 available to carry out this section, except 

6 that the total amount transferred to the 

7 Indian Tribe shall not exceed the updated 

8 estimate of the Federal share of the cost of 

9 construction, including any required de10 sign; and 

11 (F) regularly monitor and audit each eligi12 ble project being constructed by an Indian 

13 Tribe under this section to ensure that the con14 struction activities are carried out in compli15 ance with the plans approved by the Secretary 

16 and that the construction costs are reasonable. 

17 (2) DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE.—Not later 

18 than 180 days after entering into an agreement 

19 under paragraph (1)(D), each Indian Tribe, to the 

20 maximum extent practicable, shall submit to the 

21 Secretary a detailed project schedule, based on esti22 mated funding levels, that lists all deadlines for each 

23 milestone in the construction of the eligible project. 

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1 nical assistance to the Indian Tribe, if the Indian 

2 Tribe contracts with and compensates the Secretary 

3 for the technical assistance relating to— 

4 (A) any study, engineering activity, and 

5 design activity for construction carried out by 

6 the Indian Tribe under this section; and 

7 (B) expeditiously obtaining any permits 

8 necessary for the eligible project. 

9 (e) COST SHARE.—Nothing in this section affects the 

10 cost-sharing requirement applicable on the day before the 

11 date of enactment of this Act to an eligible project carried 

12 out under this section. 

13 (f) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary shall issue guidance for the implementation of 

17 the pilot program under this section that, to the ex18 tent practicable, identifies— 

19 (A) the metrics for measuring the success 

20 of the pilot program; 

21 (B) a process for identifying future eligible 

22 projects to participate in the pilot program; 

23 (C) measures to address the risks of an In24 dian Tribe constructing eligible projects under 

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1 the risk for eligible projects that fail to meet 

2 Corps of Engineers standards for design or 

3 quality; 

4 (D) the laws and regulations that an In5 dian Tribe must follow in carrying out an eligi6 ble project under the pilot program; and 

7 (E) which entity bears the risk in the event 

8 that an eligible project carried out under the 

9 pilot program fails to be carried out in accord10 ance with the project authorization or this sec11 tion. 

12 (2) NEW PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE13 MENTS.—The Secretary may not enter into a project 

14 partnership agreement under this section until the 

15 date on which the Secretary issues the guidance 

16 under paragraph (1). 

17 (g) REPORT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

21 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

22 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

23 Representatives and make publicly available a report 

24 detailing the results of the pilot program under this 

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1 (A) a description of the progress of Indian 

2 Tribes in meeting milestones in detailed project 

3 schedules developed pursuant to subsection 

4 (d)(2); and 

5 (B) any recommendations of the Secretary 

6 concerning whether the pilot program or any 

7 component of the pilot program should be im8 plemented on a national basis. 

9 (2) UPDATE.—Not later than 5 years after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub12 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

13 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

14 Representatives an update to the report under para15 graph (1). 

16 (3) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If the Sec17 retary fails to submit a report by the required dead18 line under this subsection, the Secretary shall sub19 mit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

20 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Trans21 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep22 resentatives a detailed explanation of why the dead23 line was missed and a projected date for submission 

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1 (h) ADMINISTRATION.—All laws and regulations that 

2 would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were car3 rying out the eligible project shall apply to an Indian Tribe 

4 carrying out an eligible project under this section. 

5 (i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

6 commence an eligible project under this section terminates 

7 on December 31, 2029. 

8 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi9 tion to any amounts appropriated for a specific eligible 

10 project, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec11 retary to carry out this section, including the costs of ad12 ministration of the Secretary, $15,000,000 for each of fis13 cal years 2024 through 2029. 

14 SEC. 118. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUMS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221(b)(1) of the Flood 

16 Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)(1)) is 

17 amended by inserting ‘‘and an inter-tribal consortium (as 

18 defined in section 403 of the Indian Child Protection and 

19 Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202)))’’ after 

20 ‘‘5304))’’. 

21 (b) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 203 

22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 

23 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 

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1 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

2 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘the 

3 term’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term’’; and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(2) INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUM.—The term 

8 ‘inter-tribal consortium’ has the meaning given the 

9 term in section 403 of the Indian Child Protection 

10 and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 

11 3202). 

12 ‘‘(3) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal 

13 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec14 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu15 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) in the matter preceding subpara19 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal con20 sortiums, Tribal organizations,’’ after ‘‘In21 dian tribes’’; and 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

23 ‘‘, inter-tribal consortiums, or Tribal orga24 nizations’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘flood hurricane’’ and inserting ‘‘flood or 

3 hurricane’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (C), in the mat5 ter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, an 

6 inter-tribal consortium, or a Tribal organi7 zation’’ after ‘‘Indian tribe’’; and 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (E) (as redesig9 nated by section 116(1)(B)), by inserting 

10 ‘‘, inter-tribal consortiums, Tribal organi11 zations,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; and 

12 (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 

13 inter-tribal consortium, or Tribal organization’’ 

14 after ‘‘Indian tribe’’ each place it appears. 

15 SEC. 119. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE MANAGE16 MENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 

17 It is the sense of Congress that— 

18 (1) the Corps of Engineers should have greater 

19 access to the revenue collected from the use of Corps 

20 of Engineers-managed facilities with recreational 

21 purposes; 

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1 operation, maintenance, and improvement activities 

2 at the facility from which the revenue was derived; 

3 (3) the districts of the Corps of Engineers 

4 should be provided with more authority to partner 

5 with non-Federal public entities and private non6 profit entities for the improvement and management 

7 of Corps of Engineers-managed facilities with rec8 reational purposes; and 

9 (4) legislation to address the issues described in 

10 paragraphs (1) through (3) should be considered by 

11 Congress. 

12 TITLE II—STUDIES AND 

13 REPORTS 

14 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 

15 STUDIES. 

16 (a) NEW PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 

17 conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 

18 water resources development and conservation and other 

19 purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to 

20 Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’ sub21 mitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water 

22 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

23 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 

24 (1) YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.—Project for 

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1 (2) EASTMAN LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

2 ecosystem restoration and water supply, including 

3 for conservation and recharge, Eastman Lake, 

4 Merced and Madera Counties, California. 

5 (3) PINE FLAT DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

6 ecosystem restoration, water supply, and recreation, 

7 Pine Flat Dam, Fresno County, California. 

8 (4) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

9 risk management, including sea level rise, San 

10 Diego, California. 

11 (5) SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

12 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

13 including levee improvement, Sacramento River, 

14 Sacramento, California. 

15 (6) SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

16 flood risk management, City of San Mateo, Cali17 fornia. 

18 (7) SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

19 Project for flood risk management, ecosystem res20 toration, and water supply, Lower Cosumnes River, 

21 Sacramento County, California. 

22 (8) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.—Project 

23 for ecosystem restoration and flood risk manage24 ment, Fountain Creek, Monument Creek, and T– 

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1 (9) PLYMOUTH, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

2 ecosystem restoration, Plymouth, Connecticut. 

3 (10) WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

4 ecosystem restoration and recreation, Windham, 

5 Connecticut. 

6 (11) ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

7 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

8 including restoring freshwater brook floodplain, En9 field, Connecticut. 

10 (12) NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

11 flood risk management, Newington, Connecticut. 

12 (13) HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

13 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Hart14 ford, Connecticut. 

15 (14) FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

16 flood risk management, Rooster River, Fairfield, 

17 Connecticut. 

18 (15) MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project for flood 

19 risk management, Milton, Delaware. 

20 (16) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—Project for 

21 coastal storm risk management, City of Wilmington, 

22 Delaware. 

23 (17) TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for 

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1 agement, including the potential for beneficial use of 

2 dredged material, Tybee Island, Georgia. 

3 (18) HANAPEPE LEVEE, HAWAII.—Project for 

4 ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and 

5 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, includ6 ing Hanapepe Levee, Kauai County, Hawaii. 

7 (19) KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII.—Project for 

8 flood risk management and coastal storm risk man9 agement, Kauai County, Hawaii. 

10 (20) HAWAI‘I KAI, HAWAII.—Project for flood 

11 risk management, Hawai‘i Kai, Hawaii. 

12 (21) MAUI, HAWAII.—Project for flood risk 

13 management and ecosystem restoration, Maui Coun14 ty, Hawaii. 

15 (22) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 

16 for flood risk management, Butterfield Creek, Illi17 nois, including the villages of Flossmoor, Matteson, 

18 Park Forest, and Richton Park. 

19 (23) ROCKY RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for 

20 flood risk management, Rocky Ripple, Indiana. 

21 (24) COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.—Project for flood 

22 risk management, Coffeyville, Kansas. 

23 (25) FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for 

24 flood risk management, including bank stabilization, 

25 Fulton County, Kentucky. 


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1 (26) CUMBERLAND RIVER, CRITTENDEN COUN2 TY, LYON COUNTY, AND LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KEN3 TUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, includ4 ing bank stabilization, Cumberland River, Crittenden 

5 County, Lyon County, and Livingston County, Ken6 tucky. 

7 (27) SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for 

8 ecosystem restoration, including water supply, Scott 

9 County, Kentucky. 

10 (28) BULLSKIN CREEK AND SHELBY COUNTY, 

11 KENTUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, in12 cluding bank stabilization, Bullskin Creek and 

13 Shelby County, Kentucky. 

14 (29) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BARRIER, LOU15 ISIANA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage 

16 risk reduction, Orleans Parish, St. Tammany Par17 ish, and St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. 

18 (30) OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND.—Project for 

19 flood risk management, Ocean City, Maryland. 

20 (31) BEAVERDAM CREEK, MARYLAND.—Project 

21 for flood risk management, Beaverdam Creek, 

22 Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

23 (32) OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project 

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1 cluding shoreline stabilization along East Chop 

2 Drive, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. 

3 (33) TISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

4 coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 

5 stabilization along Beach Road Causeway, Tisbury, 

6 Massachusetts. 

7 (34) OAK BLUFFS HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

8 Project for coastal storm risk management and navi9 gation, Oak Bluffs Harbor north and south jetties, 

10 Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. 

11 (35) CONNECTICUT RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

12 Project for flood risk management along the Con13 necticut River, Massachusetts. 

14 (36) MARYSVILLE, MICHIGAN.—Project for 

15 coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 

16 stabilization, City of Marysville, Michigan. 

17 (37) CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood 

18 risk management, Little Black River, City of Che19 boygan, Michigan. 

20 (38) KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood 

21 risk management and ecosystem restoration, Kala22 mazoo River Watershed and tributaries, City of 

23 Kalamazoo, Michigan. 


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1 (39) DEARBORN AND DEARBORN HEIGHTS, 

2 MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk management, 

3 Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, Michigan. 

4 (40) GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, MICHIGAN.— 

5 Project for navigation, Grand Traverse Bay, Michi6 gan. 

7 (41) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.— 

8 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 

9 restoration, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. 

10 (42) BRIGHTON MILL POND, MICHIGAN.— 

11 Project for ecosystem restoration, Brighton Mill 

12 Pond, Michigan. 

13 (43) LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN.—Project for 

14 coastal storm risk management, including feasibility 

15 of emergency shoreline protection, Ludington, Michi16 gan. 

17 (44) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—Project for hurri18 cane and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk 

19 management, Pahrump, Nevada. 

20 (45) ALLEGHENY RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project 

21 for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny 

22 River, New York. 

23 (46) TURTLE COVE, NEW YORK.—Project for 

24 ecosystem restoration, Turtle Cove, Pelham Bay 

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1 (47) NILES, OHIO.—Project for flood risk man2 agement, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, City 

3 of Niles, Ohio. 

4 (48) GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, OHIO.—Project for 

5 flood and coastal storm risk management, ecosystem 

6 restoration, recreation, and shoreline erosion protec7 tion, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. 

8 (49) LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK, OHIO.—Project 

9 for ecosystem restoration, including aquatic invasive 

10 species management, Little Killbuck Creek, Ohio. 

11 (50) DEFIANCE, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 

12 management, ecosystem restoration, recreation, and 

13 bank stabilization, Maumee, Auglaize, and Tiffin 

14 Rivers, Defiance, Ohio. 

15 (51) DILLON LAKE, MUSKINGUM COUNTY, 

16 OHIO.—Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 

17 and shoreline erosion protection, Dillon Lake, 

18 Muskingum and Licking Counties, Ohio. 

19 (52) JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP, OHIO.—Project 

20 for flood and coastal storm risk management and 

21 shoreline erosion protection, Jerusalem Township, 

22 Ohio. 

23 (53) NINE MILE CREEK, CLEVELAND, OHIO.— 

24 Project for flood risk management, Nine Mile Creek, 

25 Cleveland, Ohio. 


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1 (54) COLD CREEK, OHIO.—Project for eco2 system restoration, Cold Creek, Erie County, Ohio. 

3 (55) ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

4 Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Al5 legheny River, Pennsylvania. 

6 (56) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 

7 for ecosystem restoration and recreation, including 

8 shoreline stabilization, South Philadelphia Wetlands 

9 Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

10 (57) GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS.—Project for 

11 navigation, Galveston Bay, Texas. 

12 (58) WINOOSKI, VERMONT.—Project for flood 

13 risk management, Winooski River and tributaries, 

14 Winooski, Vermont. 

15 (59) MT. ST. HELENS, WASHINGTON.—Project 

16 for navigation, Mt. St. Helens, Washington. 

17 (60) GRAYS BAY, WASHINGTON.—Project for 

18 navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem 

19 restoration, Grays Bay, Wahkiakum County, Wash20 ington. 

21 (61) WIND, KLICKITAT, HOOD, DESCHUTES, 

22 ROCK CREEK, AND JOHN DAY TRIBUTARIES, WASH23 INGTON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Wind, 

24 Klickitat, Hood, Deschutes, Rock Creek, and John 

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1 (62) LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin. 

3 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au4 thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 

5 project modifications: 

6 (1) LUXAPALILA CREEK, ALABAMA.—Modifica7 tions to the project for flood risk management, 

8 Luxapalila Creek, Alabama, authorized by section 

9 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 

10 307). 

11 (2) OSCEOLA HARBOR, ARKANSAS.—Modifica12 tions to the project for navigation, Osceola Harbor, 

13 Arkansas, authorized under section 107 of the River 

14 and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), to evalu15 ate the expansion of the harbor. 

16 (3) SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.—Modifications to the 

17 project for navigation, Savannah Harbor Expansion 

18 Project, Georgia, authorized by section 7002(1) of 

19 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 

20 of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364) and modified by section 

21 1401(6) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act 

22 of 2018 (132 Stat. 3839). 

23 (4) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LOUISIANA.—Modifica24 tions to the project for navigation, including sedi25 ment management, Hagaman Chute, Louisiana. 


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1 (5) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

2 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

3 project for flood risk management, including bank 

4 stabilization, Ouachita River, Monroe to Caldwell 

5 Parish, Louisiana, authorized by the first section of 

6 the Act of May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534, chapter 

7 569). 

8 (6) ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modifica9 tions to the project for navigation, St. Marys River 

10 and tributaries, Michigan, for channel improve11 ments. 

12 (7) MOSQUITO CREEK LAKE, TRUMBULL COUN13 TY, OHIO.—Modifications to the project for flood 

14 risk management and water supply, Mosquito Creek 

15 Lake, Trumbull County, Ohio. 

16 (8) LITTLE CONEMAUGH, STONYCREEK, AND

17 CONEMAUGH RIVERS, PENNSYLVANIA.—Modifica18 tions to the project for ecosystem restoration, recre19 ation, and flood risk management, Little 

20 Conemaugh, Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers, 

21 Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 

22 June 22, 1936 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood 

23 Control Act of 1936’’) (49 Stat. 1586, chapter 688; 

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1 (9) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Modi2 fications to the project for navigation, Charleston 

3 Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 

4 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

5 2016 (130 Stat. 1709), including improvements to 

6 address potential or actual changed conditions on 

7 that portion of the project that serves the North 

8 Charleston Terminal. 

9 (10) ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, 

10 TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for flood risk 

11 management, Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas. 

12 (11) MONONGAHELA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.— 

13 Modifications to the project for recreation, 

14 Monongahela River, West Virginia. 

15 (c) SPECIAL RULE, ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.— 

16 The cost of the study under subsection (b)(6) shall be 

17 shared in accordance with the cost share applicable to con18 struction of the project for navigation, Sault Sainte Marie, 

19 Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the Water Re20 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254; 121 

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1 SEC. 202. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 

2 STUDIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Water Re4 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

5 2282c) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 

7 (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 

8 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(d) DELEGATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall dele12 gate the determination to grant an extension under 

13 subsection (c) to the Commander of the relevant Di14 vision if— 

15 ‘‘(A) the final feasibility report for the 

16 study can be completed with an extension of not 

17 more than 1 year beyond the time period de18 scribed in subsection (a)(1); or 

19 ‘‘(B) the feasibility study requires an addi20 tional cost of not more than $1,000,000 above 

21 the amount described in subsection (a)(2). 

22 ‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—If the Secretary determines 

23 that implementation guidance is necessary to imple24 ment this subsection, the Secretary shall issue such 

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1 after the date of enactment of the Water Resources 

2 Development Act of 2024.’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(h) DEFINITION OF DIVISION.—In this section, the 

5 term ‘Division’ means each of the following Divisions of 

6 the Corps of Engineers: 

7 ‘‘(1) The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. 

8 ‘‘(2) The Mississippi Valley Division. 

9 ‘‘(3) The North Atlantic Division. 

10 ‘‘(4) The Northwestern Division. 

11 ‘‘(5) The Pacific Ocean Division. 

12 ‘‘(6) The South Atlantic Division. 

13 ‘‘(7) The South Pacific Division. 

14 ‘‘(8) The Southwestern Division.’’; 

15 (b) DEADLINE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary shall develop and issue implementation guid19 ance that improves the implementation of section 

20 1001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop21 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c). 

22 (2) STANDARDIZED FORM.—In carrying out 

23 this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and pro24 vide to each Division (as defined in subsection (h) of 

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1 Development of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c)) a stand2 ardized form to assist the Divisions in preparing a 

3 written request for an exception under subsection (c) 

4 of that section. 

5 (3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub6 mit a written copy of the implementation guidance 

7 developed under paragraph (1) to the Committee on 

8 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

9 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

10 of the House of Representatives not less than 30 

11 days before the date on which the Secretary makes 

12 that guidance publicly available. 

13 SEC. 203. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 

14 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall ex15 pedite the completion of a feasibility study or general re16 evaluation report (as applicable) for each of the following 

17 projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project 

18 is justified in a completed report, may proceed directly to 

19 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the 

20 project: 

21 (1) Project for food risk management, Upper 

22 Guyandotte River Basin, West Virginia. 

23 (2) Project for flood risk management, 

24 Kanawha River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and 

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1 (3) Project for flood risk management, Cave 

2 Buttes Dam, Phoenix, Arizona. 

3 (4) Project for flood risk management, 

4 McMicken Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona. 

5 (5) Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Sa6 lado, Phoenix, Arizona. 

7 (6) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

8 San Joaquin River, San Joaquin Valley, California. 

9 (7) Project for flood risk management, Strat10 ford, Connecticut. 

11 (8) Project for flood risk management, Waimea 

12 River, Kauai County, Hawaii. 

13 (9) Modifications to the project for flood risk 

14 management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, au15 thorized by section 8201(b)(6) of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750). 

17 (10) Project for flood risk management, Rah18 way River, Rahway, New Jersey. 

19 (11) Northeast Levee System portion of the 

20 project for flood control and other purposes, Wil21 liamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of 

22 the Act of June 22, 1936 (commonly known as the 

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1 (12) Project for navigation, Menominee River, 

2 Menominee, Wisconsin. 

3 (13) General reevaluation report for the project 

4 for flood risk management and other purposes, East 

5 St. Louis and Vicinity, Illinois. 

6 (14) General reevaluation report for project for 

7 flood risk management, Green Brook, New Jersey. 

8 (15) Project for ecosystem restoration, Imperial 

9 Streams Salton Sea, California. 

10 (16) Modification of the project for navigation, 

11 Honolulu Deep Draft Harbor, Hawaii. 

12 (17) Project for shoreline damage mitigation, 

13 Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana. 

14 (18) Project for hurricane and coastal storm 

15 risk management, Dare County Beaches, North 

16 Carolina. 

17 (19) Modification of the project for flood pro18 tection and recreation, Surry Mountain Lake, New 

19 Hampshire, including for consideration of low flow 

20 augmentation. 

21 (20) Project for coastal storm risk manage22 ment, Virginia Beach and vicinity, Virginia. 

23 (21) Project for secondary water source identi24 fication, Washington Metropolitan Area, Wash25 ington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. 


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1 (b) STUDY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall expedite 

2 the completion of a Chief’s Report or Director’s Report 

3 (as applicable) for each of the following projects for the 

4 project to be considered for authorization: 

5 (1) Modification of the project for navigation, 

6 Norfolk Harbors and Channels, Anchorage F seg7 ment, Norfolk, Virginia. 

8 (2) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

9 Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Florida. 

10 (3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne 

11 and Millers Ferry Locks and Dam Fish Passage, 

12 Lower Alabama River, Alabama. 

13 (4) Project for flood and storm damage reduc14 tion, Surf City, North Carolina. 

15 (5) Project for flood and storm damage reduc16 tion, Nassau County Back Bays, New York. 

17 (6) Project for flood risk management, Tar 

18 Pamlico, North Carolina. 

19 (7) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

20 and South Florida Comprehensive Everglades Res21 toration Program, Western Everglades Restoration 

22 Project, Florida. 

23 (8) Project for flood and storm damage reduc24 tion, Ala Wai, Hawaii. 


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1 (9) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

2 and South Florida Comprehensive Everglades Res3 toration Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Res4 toration, Florida. 

5 (10) Project for flood and coastal storm dam6 age reduction, Miami-Dade County Back Bay, Flor7 ida. 

8 (11) Project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, 

9 Florida. 

10 (12) Project for flood and storm damage reduc11 tion, Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements, 

12 Alaska. 

13 (13) Project for flood and storm damage reduc14 tion, Amite River and tributaries, Louisiana. 

15 (14) Project for flood and coastal storm risk 

16 management, Puerto Rico Coastal Study, Puerto 

17 Rico. 

18 (15) Project for coastal storm risk manage19 ment, Baltimore, Maryland. 

20 (16) Project for flood and storm damage reduc21 tion and ecosystem restoration, St. Tammany Par22 ish, Louisiana. 

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1 (18) Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres 

2 Rios, Arizona. 

3 (19) Project for navigation, Oakland Harbor, 

4 Oakland, California. 

5 (20) Project for water supply reallocation, 

6 Stockton Lake Reallocation Study, Missouri. 

7 (21) Project for ecosystem restoration, 

8 Hatchie–Loosahatchie Mississippi River, Tennessee 

9 and Alabama. 

10 (22) Project for ecosystem restoration, Biscayne 

11 Bay and Southern Everglades, Florida, authorized 

12 by section 601 of the Water Resources Development 

13 Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680). 

14 (c) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall, to the max15 imum extent practicable, expedite completion of the fol16 lowing projects: 

17 (1) Project for flood control, Lower Mud River, 

18 Milton, West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of 

19 the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 

20 Stat. 3790) and modified by section 340 of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 

22 Stat. 2612) and section 3170 of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1154). 

24 (2) Project for dam safety modifications, 

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1 to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (commonly 

2 known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1936’’) (49 

3 Stat. 1586, chapter 688). 

4 (3) Project for flood risk management, Tulsa 

5 and West–Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Okla6 homa, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Re7 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). 

8 (4) Project for flood risk management, Little 

9 Colorado River, Navajo County, Arizona. 

10 (5) Project for flood risk management, Rio de 

11 Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona. 

12 (6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Va 

13 Shly’AY Akimel, Maricopa Indian Reservation, Ari14 zona. 

15 (7) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

16 Quincy Bay, Illinois, Upper Mississippi River Res17 toration Program. 

18 (8) Project for navigation, Matagorda Ship 

19 Channel Improvement Project, Port Lavaca, Texas, 

20 authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources 

21 Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 

22 (9) Major maintenance on Laupahoehoe Har23 bor, Hawaii County, Hawaii. 

24 (10) Project for flood risk management, Green 

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1 (11) Water control manual update for water 

2 supply and flood control, Theodore Roosevelt Dam, 

3 Globe, Arizona. 

4 (12) Water control manual update for Oroville 

5 Dam, Butte County, California. 

6 (13) Water control manual update for New 

7 Bullards Dam, Yuba County, California. 

8 (14) Project for flood risk management, Mor9 gan City, Louisiana. 

10 (15) Project for hurricane and storm risk re11 duction, Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana. 

12 (16) Project for ecosystem restoration, Mid13 Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. 

14 (17) Project for navigation, Big Bay Harbor of 

15 Refuge, Michigan. 

16 (18) Project for George W. Kuhn Headwaters 

17 Outfall, Michigan. 

18 (19) The portion of the project for flood control 

19 and other purposes, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, au20 thorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 

21 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 

22 1936’’) (49 Stat. 1573, chapter 688), to bring the 

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1 (20) Project for navigation, Seattle Harbor, 

2 Washington, authorized by section 1401(1) of the 

3 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

4 Stat. 3836), deepening the East Waterway at the 

5 Port of Seattle. 

6 (21) Project for shoreline stabilization, Clarks7 ville, Indiana. 

8 (d) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS.—The 

9 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expe10 dite completion of the following projects and studies: 

11 (1) Projects for flood control under section 205 

12 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) 

13 for the following areas: 

14 (A) Ak Chin Levee, Pinal County, Arizona. 

15 (B) McCormick Wash, Globe, Arizona. 

16 (C) Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Doug17 las, Arizona. 

18 (D) Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona. 

19 (2) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration 

20 under section 206 of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), Corazon de los 

22 Tres Rios del Norte, Pima County, Arizona. 

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1 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 426g), 

2 Stratford, Connecticut. 

3 (4) Project modification for improvements to 

4 the environment, Surry Mountain Lake, New Hamp5 shire, under section 1135 of the Water Resources 

6 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a). 

7 (e) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—The Sec8 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite 

9 completion of the following projects and studies under the 

10 Tribal partnership program under section 203 of the 

11 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 

12 2269): 

13 (1) Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Ar14 izona. 

15 (2) Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona. 

16 (3) Navajo Nation, Bird Springs, Arizona. 

17 (f) WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary 

18 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite comple19 tion of the watershed assessment for flood risk manage20 ment, Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, authorized by 

21 section 1206 of Water Resources Development Act of 

22 2016 (130 Stat. 1686) and section 214 of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2687). 

24 (g) EXPEDITED PROSPECTUS.—The Secretary shall 

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1 States Moorings Facility, Portland, Oregon, required for 

2 authorization of funding from the revolving fund estab3 lished by the first section of the Civil Functions Appro4 priations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576). 

5 SEC. 204. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF OTHER FEASIBILITY 

6 STUDIES. 

7 (a) CEDAR PORT NAVIGATION AND IMPROVEMENT

8 DISTRICT CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT, BAYTOWN, 

9 TEXAS.—The Secretary shall expedite the review and co10 ordination of the feasibility study for the project for navi11 gation, Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District 

12 Channel Deepening Project, Baytown, Texas, under sec13 tion 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

14 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 

15 (b) LAKE OKEECHOBEE WATERSHED RESTORATION

16 PROJECT, FLORIDA.—The Secretary shall expedite the re17 view and coordination of the feasibility study for the 

18 project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Okeechobee Com19 ponent A Reservoir, Everglades, Florida, under section 

20 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

21 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 

22 (c) SABINE–NECHES WATERWAY NAVIGATION IM23 PROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS.—The Secretary shall ex24 pedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study 

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1 Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources De2 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 

3 (d) LA QUINTA EXPANSION PROJECT, TEXAS.—The 

4 Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the 

5 feasibility study for the project for navigation, La Quinta 

6 Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas, under section 

7 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

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

9 SEC. 205. ALEXANDRIA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOU10 ISIANA, FEASIBILITY STUDY. 

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

12 conduct a feasibility study for the project for flood risk 

13 management, navigation and ecosystem restoration, 

14 Rapides, Avoyelles, Point Coupee, Allen, Evangeline, St. 

15 Landry, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Lafayette, St. 

16 Martin, Iberville, Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia, and St. 

17 Mary Parishes, Louisiana. 

18 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—The study authorized by sub19 section (a) shall be considered a continuation of the study 

20 authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Trans21 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa22 tives with respect to the study for flood risk management, 

23 Alexandria to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, dated July 

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1 SEC. 206. CRAIG HARBOR, ALASKA. 

2 The cost of completing a general reevaluation report 

3 for the project for navigation, Craig Harbor, Alaska, au4 thorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709) shall be at full Fed6 eral expense. 

7 SEC. 207. SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE. 

8 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that consistent nourishments of Lewes Beach, Dela10 ware, are important for the safety and economic prosperity 

11 of Sussex County, Delaware. 

12 (b) GENERAL REEVALUATION REPORT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

14 out a general reevaluation report for the project for 

15 Delaware Bay Coastline, Roosevelt Inlet, and Lewes 

16 Beach, Delaware. 

17 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The general reevaluation re18 port under paragraph (1) shall include a determina19 tion of— 

20 (A) the area that the project should in21 clude; and 

22 (B) how section 111 of the River and Har23 bor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) should be ap24 plied with respect to the project. 


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1 SEC. 208. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 

2 IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN. 

3 Section 1222 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 

4 Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2661) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS

7 IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec10 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor11 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent12 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub13 lic Works of the Senate a report that assesses the 

14 viability of forecast-informed reservoir operations at 

15 a reservoir in the Colorado River Basin. 

16 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—If the Secretary deter17 mines, and includes in the report under paragraph 

18 (1), that forecast-informed reservoir operations are 

19 viable at a reservoir in the Colorado River Basin, the 

20 Secretary is authorized to carry out forecast-in21 formed reservoir operations at that reservoir, subject 

22 to the availability of appropriations.’’. 

23 SEC. 209. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS, REALLOCATION 

24 STUDY. 

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1 out in accordance with section 301 of the Water Supply 

2 Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), for the Beaver Water Dis3 trict, Beaver Lake, Arkansas. 

4 SEC. 210. GATHRIGHT DAM, VIRGINIA, STUDY. 

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility 

6 of modifying the project for flood risk management, 

7 Gathright Dam, Virginia, authorized by section 10 of the 

8 Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 645, chapter 596), 

9 to include downstream recreation as a project purpose. 

10 SEC. 211. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED STUDY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

12 study to restore aquatic ecosystems in the Delaware In13 land Bays Watershed. 

14 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the study 

16 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) conduct a comprehensive analysis of 

18 ecosystem restoration needs in the Delaware In19 land Bays Watershed, including— 

20 (i) saltmarsh restoration; 

21 (ii) shoreline stabilization; 

22 (iii) stormwater management; and 

23 (iv) an identification of sources for 

24 the beneficial use of dredged materials; 

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1 (B) recommend feasibility studies to ad2 dress the needs identified under subparagraph 

3 (A). 

4 (2) NATURAL OR NATURE-BASED FEATURES.— 

5 To the maximum extent practicable, a feasibility 

6 study that is recommended under paragraph (1)(B) 

7 shall consider the use of natural features or nature8 based features (as those terms are defined in section 

9 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

10 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a))). 

11 (c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 

12 (1) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study 

13 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 

14 with applicable— 

15 (A) Federal, State, and local agencies; 

16 (B) Indian Tribes; 

17 (C) non-Federal interests; and 

18 (D) other stakeholders, as determined ap19 propriate by the Secretary. 

20 (2) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—To the maximum 

21 extent practicable, in carrying out the study under 

22 subsection (a), the Secretary shall use existing data 

23 provided to the Secretary by entities described in 

24 paragraph (1). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 

2 a feasibility study for a project recommended under 

3 subsection (b)(1)(B). 

4 (2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—The 

5 Secretary may not begin construction for a project 

6 recommended by a feasibility study described in 

7 paragraph (1) unless the project has been authorized 

8 by Congress. 

9 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

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

11 Congress a report that includes— 

12 (1) the results of the study under subsection 

13 (a); and 

14 (2) a description of actions taken under this 

15 section, including any feasibility studies under sub16 section (b)(1)(B). 

17 SEC. 212. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COM18 PREHENSIVE FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION 

19 FEASIBILITY STUDY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at the re21 quest of a non-Federal interest, complete a feasibility 

22 study for comprehensive flood damage reduction, Upper 

23 Susquehanna River Basin, New York. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the feasibility 

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1 (1) use, for purposes of meeting the require2 ments of a final feasibility study, information from 

3 the feasibility study completion report entitled 

4 ‘‘Upper Susquehanna River Basin, New York, Com5 prehensive Flood Damage Reduction’’ and dated 

6 January 2020; and 

7 (2) re-evaluate project benefits, as determined 

8 using the framework described in the proposed rule 

9 of the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Corps of Engi10 neers Agency Specific Procedures To Implement the 

11 Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal 

12 Investments in Water Resources’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 

13 12066 (February 15, 2024)), including a consider14 ation of economically disadvantaged communities (as 

15 defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

17 note; Public Law 116–260)). 

18 SEC. 213. KANAWHA RIVER BASIN. 

19 Section 1207 of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1686) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(b) PROJECTS AND SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—Not2 withstanding any other provision of law, for an authorized 

3 project or a separable element of an authorized project 

4 that is recommended as a result of a study carried out 

5 by the Secretary under subsection (a) benefitting an eco6 nomically disadvantaged community (as defined pursuant 

7 to section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) in 

9 the State of West Virginia, the non-Federal share of the 

10 cost of the project or separable element of a project shall 

11 be 10 percent.’’. 

12 SEC. 214. AUTHORIZATION OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR 

13 PROJECTS FROM CAP AUTHORITIES. 

14 (a) CEDAR POINT SEAWALL, SCITUATE, MASSACHU15 SETTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct 

17 a feasibility study for the project for hurricane and 

18 storm damage risk reduction, Cedar Point Seawall, 

19 Scituate, Massachusetts. 

20 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

21 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

22 from the project described in that paragraph that 

23 was carried out under section 3 of the Act of August 

24 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 

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1 (b) JONES LEVEE, PIERCE COUNTY, WASH2 INGTON.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct 

4 a feasibility study for the project for flood risk man5 agement, Jones Levee, Pierce County, Washington. 

6 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

7 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

8 from the project described in that paragraph that 

9 was carried out under section 205 of the Flood Con10 trol Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 

11 (c) HATCH, NEW MEXICO.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct 

13 a feasibility study for the project for flood risk man14 agement, Hatch, New Mexico. 

15 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

16 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

17 from the project described in that paragraph that 

18 was carried out under section 205 of the Flood Con19 trol Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 

20 (d) FORT GEORGE INLET, JACKSONVILLE, FLOR21 IDA.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct 

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1 clude navigation improvements or shoreline erosion 

2 prevention or mitigation as a result of the project. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

4 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

5 from the project described in that paragraph that 

6 was carried out under section 111 of the River and 

7 Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i). 

8 SEC. 215. PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, LOU9 ISIANA. 

10 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

12 203(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(a)(1)), the non-Federal in14 terest for the project for navigation, Port Fourchon 

15 Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana, authorized by section 

16 403(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2743) may, on written notifica18 tion to the Secretary, and at the cost of the non19 Federal interest, carry out a feasibility study to 

20 modify the project for deepening in accordance with 

21 section 203 of the Water Resources Development 

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

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1 (1) shall be approved by the Secretary and author2 ized by Congress before construction. 

3 (b) PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.— 

4 (1) PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS FOR SEC5 TION 203.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 

6 Secretary shall use the previous agreement between 

7 the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the 

8 feasibility study carried about under section 203 of 

9 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

10 U.S.C. 2231) that resulted in the project described 

11 in subsection (a)(1) in order to expedite the revised 

12 agreement between the Secretary and the non-Fed13 eral interest for the feasibility study described in 

14 that subsection. 

15 (2) PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS FOR TECH16 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the request of the non-Fed17 eral interest described in subsection (a)(1), the Sec18 retary shall use the previous agreement for technical 

19 assistance under section 203 of the Water Resources 

20 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) between 

21 the Secretary and the non-Federal interest in order 

22 to provide technical assistance to the non-Federal in23 terest for the feasibility study under subsection 

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1 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

2 shall— 

3 (1) review the feasibility study under subsection 

4 (a)(1); and 

5 (2) if the Secretary determines that the pro6 posed modifications are consistent with the author7 ized purposes of the project and the study meets the 

8 same legal and regulatory requirements of a Post 

9 Authorization Change Report that would be other10 wise undertaken by the Secretary, submit to Con11 gress the study for authorization of the modification. 

12 SEC. 216. STUDIES FOR MODIFICATION OF PROJECT PUR13 POSES IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN IN 

14 ARIZONA. 

15 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall carry out a study 

16 of a project of the Corps of Engineers in the Colorado 

17 River Basin in the State of Arizona to determine whether 

18 to include water supply as a project purpose of that 

19 project if a request for such a study to modify the project 

20 purpose is made to the Secretary by— 

21 (1) the non-Federal interest for the project; or 

22 (2) in the case of a project for which there is 

23 no non-Federal interest, the Governor of the State 

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1 (b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the max2 imum extent practicable, shall coordinate with relevant 

3 State and local authorities in carrying out this section. 

4 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If, after carrying out a 

5 study under subsection (a) with respect to a project de6 scribed in that subsection, the Secretary determines that 

7 water supply should be included as a project purpose for 

8 that project, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

9 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

10 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

11 House of Representatives a recommendation for the modi12 fication of the project purpose of that project. 

13 SEC. 217. NON-FEDERAL INTEREST PREPARATION OF 

14 WATER REALLOCATION STUDIES, NORTH DA15 KOTA. 

16 Section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 

17 U.S.C. 390b) is amended by adding at the following: 

18 ‘‘(f) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST PREPARATION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this 

20 subsection, a non-Federal interest may carry out a 

21 water reallocation study at a reservoir project con22 structed by the Corps of Engineers and located in 

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1 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—On completion of the study 

2 under paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest shall 

3 submit to the Secretary the results of the study. 

4 ‘‘(3) GUIDELINES.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of enactment of this sub7 section, the Secretary shall issue guidelines for 

8 the formulation of a water reallocation study 

9 carried out by a non-Federal interest under this 

10 subsection. 

11 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines 

12 under subparagraph (A) shall contain provi13 sions that— 

14 ‘‘(i) ensure that any water reallocation 

15 study with respect to which the Secretary 

16 submits an assessment under paragraph 

17 (6) complies with all of the requirements 

18 that would apply to a water reallocation 

19 study undertaken by the Secretary; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) provide sufficient information for 

21 the formulation of the water reallocation 

22 studies, including processes and procedures 

23 related to reviews and assistance under 

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1 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENT.—Before carrying out a 

2 water reallocation study under paragraph (1), the 

3 Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall enter 

4 into an agreement. 

5 ‘‘(5) REVIEW BY SECRETARY.— 

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

7 review each water reallocation study received 

8 under paragraph (2) for the purpose of deter9 mining whether or not the study, and the proc10 ess under which the study was developed, com11 ply with Federal laws and regulations applicable 

12 to water reallocation studies. 

13 ‘‘(B) TIMING.—The Secretary may not 

14 submit to Congress an assessment of a water 

15 reallocation study under paragraph (1) until 

16 such time as the Secretary— 

17 ‘‘(i) determines that the study com18 plies with all of the requirements that 

19 would apply to a water reallocation study 

20 carried out by the Secretary; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) completes all of the Federal anal22 yses, reviews, and compliance processes 

23 under the National Environmental Policy 

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1 posed action if the Secretary had carried 

2 out the water reallocation study. 

3 ‘‘(6) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

4 than 180 days after the completion of review of a 

5 water reallocation study under paragraph (5), the 

6 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ7 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com8 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

9 House of Representatives an assessment that— 

10 ‘‘(A) describes— 

11 ‘‘(i) the results of that review; 

12 ‘‘(ii) based on the results of the water 

13 allocation study, any structural or oper14 ations changes at the reservoir project that 

15 would occur if the water reallocation is car16 ried out; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) based on the results of the water 

18 reallocation study, any effects to the au19 thorized purposes of the reservoir project 

20 that would occur if the water reallocation 

21 is carried out; and 

22 ‘‘(B) includes a determination by the Sec23 retary of whether the modifications rec24 ommended under the study are those described 

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1 ‘‘(7) REVIEW AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

2 ‘‘(A) REVIEW.—The Secretary may accept 

3 and expend funds provided by non-Federal in4 terests to carry out the reviews and other activi5 ties that are the responsibility of the Secretary 

6 in carrying out this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the re8 quest of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary 

9 shall provide to the non-Federal interest tech10 nical assistance relating to any aspect of a 

11 water reallocation study if the non-Federal in12 terest contracts with the Secretary to pay all 

13 costs of providing that technical assistance. 

14 ‘‘(C) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In 

15 carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall 

16 ensure that the use of funds accepted from a 

17 non-Federal interest will not affect the impar18 tial decisionmaking of the Secretary, either sub19 stantively or procedurally. 

20 ‘‘(D) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The provision 

21 of technical assistance by the Secretary under 

22 subparagraph (B)— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) shall not affect the responsibil2 ities of the Secretary under paragraphs (5) 

3 and (6).’’. 

4 SEC. 218. TECHNICAL CORRECTION, WALLA WALLA RIVER. 

5 Section 8201(a) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3744) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking paragraph (76) and inserting 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(76) NURSERY REACH, WALLA WALLA RIVER, 

10 OREGON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Nurs11 ery Reach, Walla Walla River, Oregon.’’; 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (92) through 

13 (94) as paragraphs (93) through (95), respectively; 

14 and 

15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (91) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(92) MILL CREEK, WALLA WALLA RIVER

18 BASIN, WASHINGTON.—Project for ecosystem res19 toration, Mill Creek and Mill Creek Flood Control 

20 Zone District Channel, Washington.’’. 

21 SEC. 219. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 

22 Section 729(d) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a(d)) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

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1 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

4 ‘‘(14) the Walla Walla River Basin; and 

5 ‘‘(15) the San Francisco Bay Basin.’’. 

6 SEC. 220. INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW. 

7 Section 2034(h)(2) of the Water Resources Develop8 ment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(h)(2)) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘17 years’’ and inserting ‘‘22 years’’. 

10 SEC. 221. ICE JAM PREVENTION AND MITIGATION. 

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

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

13 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

14 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In15 frastructure of the House of Representatives a report on 

16 efforts by the Secretary to prevent and mitigate flood 

17 damages associated with ice jams. 

18 (b) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in the 

19 report under subsection (a)— 

20 (1) an assessment of the projects carried out 

21 pursuant to section 1150 of the Water Resources 

22 Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 701s note; 

23 Public Law 114–322), if applicable; and 

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1 (A) the challenges associated with pre2 venting and mitigating ice jams; 

3 (B) the potential measures that may pre4 vent or mitigate ice jams, including the extent 

5 to which additional research and the develop6 ment and deployment of technologies are nec7 essary; and 

8 (C) actions taken by the Secretary to pro9 vide non-Federal interests with technical assist10 ance, guidance, or other information relating to 

11 ice jam events; and 

12 (D) how the Secretary plans to conduct 

13 outreach and engagement with non-Federal in14 terests and other relevant State and local agen15 cies to facilitate an understanding of the cir16 cumstances in which ice jams could occur and 

17 the potential impacts to critical public infra18 structure from ice jams. 

19 SEC. 222. REPORT ON HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE 

20 RISK REDUCTION DESIGN GUIDELINES. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) GUIDELINES.—The term ‘‘guidelines’’ 

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1 (2) LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW HURRICANE

2 PROTECTION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Larose to Golden 

3 Meadow Hurricane Protection System’’ means the 

4 project for hurricane-flood protection, Grand Isle 

5 and Vicinity, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of 

6 the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077). 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

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

9 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

10 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra11 structure of the House of Representatives a report that 

12 compares— 

13 (1) the guidelines; and 

14 (2) the construction methods used by the South 

15 Lafourche Levee District for the levees and flood 

16 control structures of the Larose to Golden Meadow 

17 Hurricane Protection System. 

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

19 shall include— 

20 (1) a description of— 

21 (A) the guidelines; 

22 (B) the construction methods used by the 

23 South Lafourche Levee District for levees and 

24 flood control structures of the Larose to Golden 

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1 (C) any deviations identified between the 

2 guidelines and the construction methods de3 scribed in subparagraph (B); and 

4 (2) an analysis by the Secretary of geotechnical 

5 and other relevant data from the land adjacent to 

6 the levees and flood control structures constructed 

7 by the South Lafourche Levee District to determine 

8 the effectiveness of those structures. 

9 SEC. 223. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 

10 ON THE MISSOURI RIVER. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

12 date on which the consultation under section 7 of the En13 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that was 

14 reinitiated by the Secretary for the operation of the Mis15 souri River Mainstem Reservoir System, the operation and 

16 maintenance of the Bank Stabilization and Navigation 

17 Project, the operation of the Kansas River Reservoir Sys18 tem, and the implementation of the Missouri River Recov19 ery Management Plan is completed, the Secretary shall 

20 brief the Committee on the Environment and Public 

21 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor22 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

23 on the outcomes of that consultation. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The briefing under subsection 

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1 (1) any biological opinions that result from the 

2 consultation, including any actions that the Sec3 retary is required to undertake pursuant to such bio4 logical opinions; and 

5 (2) any forthcoming requests from the Sec6 retary to Congress to provide funding in order carry 

7 out the actions described in paragraph (1). 

8 SEC. 224. REPORT ON MATERIAL CONTAMINATED BY A HAZ9 ARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND THE CIVIL WORKS 

10 PROGRAM. 

11 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

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

13 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

14 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra15 structure of the House of Representatives a report that 

16 describes the impact of material contaminated by a haz17 ardous substance on the civil works program of the Corps 

18 of Engineers. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the report under 

20 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

21 (1) describe— 

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1 (i) the applicable statutory authorities 

2 that require the removal of material con3 taminated by a hazardous substance; and 

4 (ii) the roles and responsibilities of 

5 the Secretary and non-Federal interests for 

6 removing material contaminated by a haz7 ardous substance; and 

8 (B) any regulatory actions or decisions 

9 made by another Federal agency that impact— 

10 (i) the removal of material contami11 nated by a hazardous substance; and 

12 (ii) the ability of the Secretary to 

13 carry out the civil works program of the 

14 Corps of Engineers; 

15 (2) discuss the impact of material contaminated 

16 by a hazardous substance on— 

17 (A) the timely completion of construction 

18 of water resources development projects; 

19 (B) the operation and maintenance of 

20 water resources development projects, including 

21 dredging activities of the Corps of Engineers to 

22 maintain authorized Federal depths at ports 

23 and along the inland waterways; and 

24 (C) costs associated with carrying out the 

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1 (3) include any other information that the Sec2 retary determines to be appropriate to facilitate an 

3 understanding of the impact of material contami4 nated by a hazardous substance on the civil works 

5 program of the Corps of Engineers; and 

6 (4) propose any legislative recommendations to 

7 address any issues identified in paragraphs (1) 

8 through (3). 

9 SEC. 225. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO MONITOR, CONTROL, 

10 AND ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES. 

11 (a) DEFINITION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.—In this sec12 tion, the term ‘‘invasive species’’ has the meaning given 

13 the term in section 1 of Executive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 

14 4321 note; relating to invasive species). 

15 (b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct, 

17 and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

18 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor19 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

20 a report on the results of, an assessment of the efforts 

21 by the Secretary to monitor, control, and eradicate 

22 invasive species at water resources development projects 

23 across the United States. 

24 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection 

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1 (1) a description of— 

2 (A) the statutory authorities and programs 

3 used by the Secretary to monitor, control, and 

4 eradicate invasive species; and 

5 (B) a geographically diverse sample of suc6 cessful projects and activities carried out by the 

7 Secretary to monitor, control, and eradicate 

8 invasive species; 

9 (2) a discussion of— 

10 (A) the impact of invasive species on the 

11 ability of the Secretary to carry out the civil 

12 works program of the Corps of Engineers, with 

13 a particular emphasis on impact of invasive spe14 cies to the primary missions of the Corps of 

15 Engineers; 

16 (B) the research conducted and techniques 

17 and technologies used by the Secretary con18 sistent with the applicable statutory authorities 

19 described in paragraph (1)(A) to monitor, con20 trol, and eradicate invasive species; and 

21 (C) the extent to which the Secretary has 

22 partnered with States and units of local govern23 ment to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive 

24 species within the boundaries of those States or 

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1 (3) an update on the status of the plan devel2 oped by the Secretary pursuant to section 1108(c) of 

3 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 

4 U.S.C. 2263a(c)); and 

5 (4) recommendations, including legislative rec6 ommendations, to further the efforts of the Sec7 retary to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive 

8 species. 

9 SEC. 226. J. STROM THURMOND LAKE, GEORGIA. 

10 (a) ENCROACHMENT RESOLUTION PLAN.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

12 the Secretary shall prepare, and submit to the Com13 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

14 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

15 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, an 

16 encroachment resolution plan for a portion of the 

17 project for flood control, recreation, and fish and 

18 wildlife management, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, 

19 Georgia and South Carolina, authorized by section 

20 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly 

21 known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 

22 Stat. 894, chapter 665). 

23 (2) LIMITATION.—The encroachment resolution 

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1 portion of the J. Strom Thurmond Lake that is lo2 cated within the State of Georgia. 

3 (b) CONTENTS.—Subject to subsection (c), the en4 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) shall in5 clude— 

6 (1) a description of the nature and number of 

7 encroachments; 

8 (2) a description of the circumstances that con9 tributed to the development of the encroachments; 

10 (3) an assessment of the impact of the en11 croachments on operation and maintenance of the 

12 project described in subsection (a) for its authorized 

13 purposes; 

14 (4) an analysis of alternatives to the removal of 

15 encroachments to mitigate any impacts identified in 

16 the assessment under paragraph (3); 

17 (5) a description of any actions necessary or ad18 visable to prevent further encroachments; and 

19 (6) an estimate of the cost and timeline to 

20 carry out the plan, including actions described under 

21 paragraph (5). 

22 (c) RESTRICTION.—To the maximum extent prac23 ticable, the encroachment resolution plan under subsection 

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1 while maintaining the functioning of the project described 

2 in that subsection for its authorized purposes. 

3 (d) NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT.— 

4 (1) TO OWNERS.—In preparing the encroach5 ment resolution plan under subsection (a), not later 

6 than 30 days after the Secretary identifies an en7 croachment, the Secretary shall notify the owner of 

8 the encroachment. 

9 (2) TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall provide 

10 an opportunity for the public to comment on the en11 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) be12 fore the completion of the plan. 

13 (e) MORATORIUM.—The Secretary shall not take ac14 tion to compel removal of an encroachment covered by the 

15 encroachment resolution plan under subsection (a) unless 

16 Congress specifically authorizes such action. 

17 (f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—This section does not— 

18 (1) grant any rights to the owner of an en19 croachment; or 

20 (2) impose any liability on the United States 

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1 SEC. 227. STUDY ON LAND VALUATION PROCEDURES FOR 

2 THE TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PRO4 GRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘Tribal Partnership Pro5 gram’’ means the Tribal Partnership Program established 

6 under section 203 of the Water Resources Development 

7 Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

8 (b) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry 

10 out, and submit to the Committee on Environment and 

11 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Trans12 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa13 tives a report describing the results of, a study on appro14 priate procedures for determining the value of real estate 

15 and cost-share contributions for projects under the Tribal 

16 Partnership Program. 

17 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required under sub18 section (b) shall include— 

19 (1) an evaluation of the procedures used for de20 termining the valuation of real estate and contribu21 tion of real estate value to cost-share for projects 

22 under the Tribal Partnership Program, including 

23 consideration of cultural factors that are unique to 

24 the Tribal Partnership Program and land valuation; 

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1 ment policy changes that result from the evaluation 

2 under paragraph (1); and 

3 (3) recommendations for any legislation that 

4 may be needed to revise land valuation or cost-share 

5 procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program pur6 suant to the evaluation under paragraph (1). 

7 SEC. 228. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON LEVEE SAFETY GUIDE8 LINES. 

9 (a) DEFINITION OF LEVEE SAFETY GUIDELINES.— 

10 In this section, the term ‘‘levee safety guidelines’’ means 

11 the levee safety guidelines established under section 

12 9005(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

13 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(c)). 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

15 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 

16 with other applicable Federal agencies, shall submit to the 

17 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen18 ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc19 ture of the House of Representatives a report on the levee 

20 safety guidelines. 

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

22 shall include— 

23 (1) a description of— 

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1 (B) the process utilized to develop the 

2 levee safety guidelines; and 

3 (C) the extent to which the levee safety 

4 guidelines are being used by Federal, State, 

5 Tribal, and local agencies; 

6 (2) an assessment of the requirement for the 

7 levee safety guidelines to be voluntary and a descrip8 tion of actions taken by the Secretary and other ap9 plicable Federal agencies to ensure that the guide10 lines are voluntary; and 

11 (3) any recommendations of the Secretary, in12 cluding the extent to which the levee safety guide13 lines should be revised. 

14 SEC. 229. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP USER’S GUIDE. 

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

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 

17 and make publicly available on an existing website of the 

18 Corps of Engineers a guide on the use of public-private 

19 partnerships for water resources development projects. 

20 (b) INCLUSIONS.—In developing the guide under sub21 section (a), the Secretary shall include— 

22 (1) a description of— 

23 (A) applicable authorities and programs of 

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1 private partnerships to carry out water re2 sources development projects; and 

3 (B) opportunities across the civil works 

4 program of the Corps of Engineers for the use 

5 of public-private partnerships, including at rec6 reational facilities; 

7 (2) a summary of prior public-private partner8 ships for water resources development projects, in9 cluding lessons learned and best practices from those 

10 partnerships and projects; 

11 (3) a discussion of— 

12 (A) the roles and responsibilities of the 

13 Corps of Engineers and non-Federal interests 

14 when using a public-private partnership for a 

15 water resources development project, including 

16 the opportunities for risk-sharing; and 

17 (B) the potential benefits associated with 

18 using a public-private partnership for a water 

19 resources development project, including the op20 portunities to accelerate funding as compared 

21 to the annual appropriations process; and 

22 (4) a description of the process for executing a 

23 project partnership agreement for a water resources 

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1 (c) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary may satisfy the re2 quirements of this section by modifying an existing part3 nership handbook in accordance with this section. 

4 SEC. 230. REVIEW OF AUTHORITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR 

5 ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY. 

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

7 date of enactment of this Act and subject to subsections 

8 (b) and (c), the Secretary shall carry out a study of the 

9 authorities and programs of the Corps of Engineers that 

10 facilitate the use of alternative project delivery methods 

11 for water resources development projects, including public12 private partnerships. 

13 (b) AUTHORITIES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDED.—In 

14 carrying out the study under subsection (a), the authori15 ties and programs that are studied shall include any pro16 grams and authorities under— 

17 (1) section 204 of the Water Resources Devel18 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232); 

19 (2) section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 

20 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b); and 

21 (3) section 5014 of the Water Resources Re22 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

23 note; Public Law 113–121). 

24 (c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 

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1 ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc2 ture of the House of Representatives a report that— 

3 (1) describes the findings of the study under 

4 subsection (a); and 

5 (2) includes— 

6 (A) an assessment of how each authority 

7 and program included in the study under sub8 section (a) has been used by the Secretary; 

9 (B) a list of the water resources develop10 ment projects that have been carried out pursu11 ant to the authorities and programs included in 

12 the study under subsection (a); 

13 (C) a discussion of the implementation 

14 challenges, if any, associated with the authori15 ties and programs included in the study under 

16 subsection (a); 

17 (D) a description of lessons learned and 

18 best practices identified by the Secretary from 

19 carrying out the authorities and programs in20 cluded in the study under subsection (a); and 

21 (E) any recommendations, including legis22 lative recommendations, that result from the 

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1 SEC. 231. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EMERGENCY RE2 SPONSE EXPENDITURES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a re4 view of emergency response expenditures from the emer5 gency fund authorized by section 5(a) of the Act of August 

6 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 

7 1941’’) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) 

8 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Flood Control and 

9 Coastal Emergencies Account’’) and from post-disaster 

10 supplemental appropriations Acts during the period of fis11 cal years 2013 through 2023. 

12 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

14 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

15 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor16 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

17 a report that includes the results of the review under sub18 section (a), including— 

19 (1) for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2023, 

20 a summary of— 

21 (A) annual expenditures from the Flood 

22 Control and Coastal Emergencies Account; 

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1 (C) any activities, including any re2 programming, that may have been required to 

3 cover any annual shortfall in that account; 

4 (2) a description of the contributing factors 

5 that resulted in any annual variability in the 

6 amounts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

7 paragraph (1) and activities described in subpara8 graph (C) of that paragraph; 

9 (3) an assessment and a description of future 

10 budget needs of the Flood Control and Coastal 

11 Emergencies Account based on trends observed and 

12 anticipated by the Secretary; and 

13 (4) an assessment and a description of the use 

14 and impact of funds from post-disaster supplemental 

15 appropriations on emergency response activities. 

16 SEC. 232. EXCESS LAND REPORT FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS 

17 IN NORTH DAKOTA. 

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

19 date of enactment of this Act, and subject to subsection 

20 (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Envi21 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com22 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

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1 at Lake Oahe, North Dakota, that the Secretary deter2 mines— 

3 (1) is not needed to carry out the authorized 

4 purposes of the project; and 

5 (2) may be transferred to the Standing Rock 

6 Sioux Tribe to support recreation opportunities for 

7 the Tribe, including, at a minimum— 

8 (A) Walker Bottom Marina, Lake Oahe; 

9 (B) Fort Yates Boat Ramp, Lake Oahe; 

10 (C) Cannonball District, Lake Oahe; and 

11 (D) any other recreation opportunities 

12 identified by the Tribe. 

13 (b) INCLUSION.—If the Secretary determines that 

14 there is not any real property that may be transferred to 

15 the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as described in subsection 

16 (a), the Secretary shall include in the report required 

17 under that subsection— 

18 (1) a list of the real property considered by the 

19 Secretary; 

20 (2) an explanation of why the real property 

21 identified under paragraph (1) is needed to carry 

22 out the authorized purposes of the project described 

23 in subsection (a); and 

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1 paragraph (1) to carry out the authorized purpose of 

2 the project described in subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 233. GAO STUDIES. 

4 (a) REVIEW OF THE ACCURACY OF PROJECT COST

5 ESTIMATES.— 

6 (1) REVIEW.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

9 Comptroller General of the United States (re10 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Comptroller 

11 General’’) shall initiate a review of the accuracy 

12 of the project cost estimates developed by the 

13 Corps of Engineers for completed and ongoing 

14 water resources development projects carried 

15 out by the Secretary. 

16 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out sub17 paragraph (A), the Comptroller General shall 

18 determine the factors, if any, that impact the 

19 accuracy of the estimates described in that sub20 paragraph, including— 

21 (i) applicable statutory requirements, 

22 including— 

23 (I) section 1001 of the Water Re24 sources Reform and Development Act 

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1 (II) section 905(b) of the Water 

2 Resources Development Act of 1986 

3 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b))]; and 

4 (ii) applicable guidance, regulations, 

5 and policies of the Corps of Engineers. 

6 (C) INCORPORATION OF PREVIOUS RE7 PORT.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 

8 Comptroller General may incorporate applicable 

9 information from the report carried out by the 

10 Comptroller General under section 8236(c) of 

11 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

12 (136 Stat. 3769). 

13 (2) REPORT.—On completion of the review con14 ducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen15 eral shall submit to the Committee on Environment 

16 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 

17 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

18 of Representatives a report on the findings of the re19 view and any recommendations that result from the 

20 review. 

21 (b) REPORT ON PROJECT LIFESPAN AND INDEM22 NIFICATION CLAUSE IN PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE23 MENTS.— 

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1 (A) INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE.—The term 

2 ‘‘indemnification clause’’ means the indem3 nification clause required in project partnership 

4 agreements for water resources development 

5 projects under sections 101(e)(2) and 

6 103(j)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Develop7 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(e)(2), 

8 2213(j)(1)(A)). 

9 (B) OMRR&R.—The term ‘‘OMRR&R’’, 

10 with respect to a water resources development 

11 project, means operation, maintenance, repair, 

12 replacement, and rehabilitation. 

13 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

14 Congress that— 

15 (A) there are significant concerns about 

16 whether— 

17 (i) the indemnification clause, which 

18 was first applied in 1910 to flood control 

19 projects, should still be included in project 

20 partnership agreements prepared by the 

21 Corps of Engineers for water resources de22 velopment projects; and 

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1 OMRR&R of water resources development 

2 projects in perpetuity; 

3 (B) non-Federal interests have reported 

4 that the indemnification clause and OMRR&R 

5 requirements are a barrier to entering into 

6 project partnership agreements with the Corps 

7 of Engineers; 

8 (C) critical water resources development 

9 projects are being delayed by years, or not pur10 sued at all, due to the barriers described in sub11 paragraph (B); and 

12 (D) legal structures have changed since the 

13 indemnification clause was first applied and 

14 there may be more suitable tools available to 

15 address risk and liability issues. 

16 (3) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen18 eral shall conduct an analysis of the implications 

19 of— 

20 (A) the indemnification clause; and 

21 (B) the assumption of OMRR&R respon22 sibilities by non-Federal interests in perpetuity 

23 for water resources development projects. 

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1 (A) a review of risk for the Federal Gov2 ernment and non-Federal interests with respect 

3 to removing requirements for the indemnifica4 tion clause; 

5 (B) an assessment of whether the indem6 nification clause is still necessary given the 

7 changes in engineering, legal structures, and 

8 water resources development projects since 

9 1910, with a focus on the quantity and types of 

10 claims and takings over time; 

11 (C) an identification of States with State 

12 laws that prohibit those States from entering 

13 into agreements that include an indemnification 

14 clause; 

15 (D) a comparison to other Federal agen16 cies with respect to how those agencies ap17 proach indemnification and OMRR&R require18 ments in projects, if applicable; 

19 (E) a review of indemnification and 

20 OMRR&R requirements for projects that States 

21 require with respect to agreements with cities 

22 and localities, if applicable; 

23 (F) an analysis of the useful lifespan of 

24 water resources development projects, including 

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1 types of water resources development projects 

2 and how changing weather patterns and in3 creased extreme weather events impact that 

4 lifespan; 

5 (G) a review of situations in which non6 Federal interests have been unable to meet 

7 OMRR&R requirements; and 

8 (H) a review of policy alternatives to 

9 OMRR&R requirements, such as allowing ex10 tension, reevaluation, or deauthorization of 

11 water resources development projects. 

12 (5) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

13 under paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall 

14 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub15 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

16 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

17 Representatives a report that includes— 

18 (A) the results of the analysis; and 

19 (B) any recommendations for changes 

20 needed to existing law or policy of the Corps of 

21 Engineers to address those results. 

22 (c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERMITS.— 

23 (1) DEFINITION OF SECTION 408 PROGRAM.—In 

24 this subsection, the term ‘‘section 408 program’’ 

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1 pursuant to section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 

2 (commonly known as the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors Act 

3 of 1899’’) (30 Stat. 1152, chapter 425; 33 U.S.C. 

4 408). 

5 (2) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen7 eral shall initiate a review of the section 408 pro8 gram. 

9 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—The review by the Comp10 troller General under paragraph (2) shall include, at 

11 a minimum— 

12 (A) an identification of trends related to 

13 the number and types of permits applied for 

14 each year under the section 408 program; 

15 (B) an evaluation of— 

16 (i) the materials developed by the Sec17 retary to educate potential applicants 

18 about— 

19 (I) the section 408 program; and 

20 (II) the process for applying for 

21 a permit under the section 408 pro22 gram; 

23 (ii) the public website of the Corps of 

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1 cluding whether the information provided 

2 by the website is updated in a timely man3 ner; 

4 (iii) the ability of the districts and di5 visions of the Corps of Engineers to con6 sistently administer the section 408 pro7 gram; and 

8 (iv) the extent to which the Secretary 

9 carries out the process for issuing a permit 

10 under the section 408 program concur11 rently with the review required under the 

12 National Environmental Policy Act of 

13 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if applica14 ble; 

15 (C) a determination of the factors, if any, 

16 that impact the ability of the Secretary to ad17 here to the timelines required for reviewing and 

18 making a decision on an application for a per19 mit under the section 408 program; and 

20 (D) ways to expedite the review of applica21 tions for permits under the section 408 pro22 gram, including the use of categorical permis23 sions. 

24 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the review 

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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 on the findings of the re5 view and any recommendations that result from the 

6 review. 

7 (d) CORPS OF ENGINEERS MODERNIZATION

8 STUDY.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

11 General shall initiate an analysis of opportunities for 

12 the Corps of Engineers to modernize the civil works 

13 program through the use of technology, where ap14 propriate, and the best available engineering prac15 tices. 

16 (2) INCLUSIONS.—In conducting the analysis 

17 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 

18 United States shall include an assessment of the ex19 tent to which— 

20 (A) existing engineering practices and 

21 technologies could be better utilized by the 

22 Corps of Engineers— 

23 (i) to improve study, planning, and 

24 design efforts of the Corps of Engineers to 

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1 velopment projects of the Corps of Engi2 neers; 

3 (ii) to reduce delays of water re4 sources development projects, including 

5 through the improvement of environmental 

6 review and permitting processes; 

7 (iii) to provide cost savings over the 

8 lifecycle of a project, including through im9 proved design processes or a reduction of 

10 operation and maintenance costs; and 

11 (iv) to improve data collection and 

12 data sharing capabilities; and 

13 (B) the Corps of Engineers— 

14 (i) currently utilizes the engineering 

15 practices and technologies identified under 

16 subparagraph (A), including any challenges 

17 associated with acquisition and application; 

18 (ii) has effective processes to share 

19 best practices associated with the engineer20 ing practices and technologies identified 

21 under subparagraph (A) among the dis22 tricts, divisions, and headquarters of the 

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1 (iii) partners with National Labora2 tories, academic institutions, and other 

3 Federal agencies. 

4 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

5 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

6 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub7 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

9 Representatives a report on the findings of the anal10 ysis and any recommendations that result from the 

11 analysis. 

12 (e) STUDY ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER RE13 SOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

14 (1) DEFINITION OF COVERED EASEMENT.—In 

15 this subsection, the term ‘‘covered easement’’ has 

16 the meaning given the term in section 8235(c) of the 

17 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

18 Stat. 3768). 

19 (2) STUDY ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER

20 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—Not later 

21 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

22 the Comptroller General shall initiate an analysis of 

23 the use of covered easements that may be provided 

24 to the Secretary by non-Federal interests in relation 

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1 project for flood risk management, hurricane and 

2 storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restora3 tion. 

4 (3) SCOPE.—In carrying out the analysis under 

5 paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the 

6 United States shall— 

7 (A) review— 

8 (i) the report submitted by the Sec9 retary under section 8235(b) of the Water 

10 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

11 Stat. 3768); and 

12 (ii) the existing statutory, regulatory, 

13 and policy requirements and procedures re14 lating to the use of covered easements; and 

15 (B) assess— 

16 (i) the minimum rights in property 

17 that are necessary to construct, operate, or 

18 maintain projects for flood risk manage19 ment, hurricane and storm damage risk re20 duction, or ecosystem restoration; 

21 (ii) whether increased use of covered 

22 easements in relation to projects described 

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1 dressing local flooding or ecosystem res2 toration challenges; 

3 (iii) whether such increased use could 

4 result in cost savings in the implementa5 tion of the projects described in clause (i), 

6 without any reduction in project benefits; 

7 and 

8 (iv) the extent to which the Secretary 

9 should expand what is considered by the 

10 Secretary to be part of a series of estates 

11 deemed standard for construction, oper12 ation, or maintenance of a project for flood 

13 risk management, hurricane and storm 

14 damage risk reduction, or ecosystem res15 toration. 

16 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

17 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the 

18 United States shall submit to the Committee on En19 vironment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

20 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

21 the House of Representatives a report on the find22 ings of the analysis, including any recommendations, 

23 including legislative recommendations, as a result of 

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1 (f) MODERNIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RE2 VIEWS.— 

3 (1) DEFINITION OF PROJECT STUDY.—In this 

4 subsection, the term ‘‘project study’’ means a feasi5 bility study for a project carried out pursuant to sec6 tion 905 of the Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282). 

8 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen10 eral shall submit to the Committee on Environment 

11 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 

12 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

13 of Representatives a report that describes the efforts 

14 of the Secretary to facilitate improved environmental 

15 review processes for project studies, including 

16 through the consideration of expanded use of cat17 egorical exclusions, environmental assessments, or 

18 programmatic environmental impact statements. 

19 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In completing the report 

20 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the 

21 United States shall— 

22 (A) describe the actions the Secretary is 

23 taking or plans to take to implement the 

24 amendments to the National Environmental 

25 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 


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1 made by section 321 of the Fiscal Responsi2 bility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5; 137 

3 Stat. 38); 

4 (B) describe the existing categorical exclu5 sions most frequently used by the Secretary to 

6 streamline the environmental review of project 

7 studies; 

8 (C) consider— 

9 (i) whether the adoption of additional 

10 categorical exclusions, including those used 

11 by other Federal agencies, would facilitate 

12 the environmental review of project stud13 ies; 

14 (ii) whether the adoption of new pro15 grammatic environmental impact state16 ments would facilitate the environmental 

17 review of project studies; and 

18 (iii) whether agreements with other 

19 Federal agencies would facilitate a more 

20 efficient process for the environmental re21 view of project studies; and 

22 (D) identify— 

23 (i) any discrepancies or conflicts, as 

24 applicable, between the amendments to the 

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1 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) made by 

2 section 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility 

3 Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5; 137 Stat. 

4 38) and— 

5 (I) section 2045 of the Water Re6 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 

7 U.S.C. 2348); and 

8 (II) section 1001 of the Water 

9 Resources Reform and Development 

10 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c); and 

11 (ii) other issues, as applicable, relat12 ing to section 2045 of the Water Resources 

13 Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

14 2348) that are impeding the implementa15 tion of that section consistent with con16 gressional intent. 

17 (g) STUDY ON DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITE

18 CONSTRUCTION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 

20 shall conduct a study that— 

21 (A) assesses the costs and limitations of 

22 the construction of various types of dredged 

23 material disposal sites, with a particular focus 

24 on aquatic confined placement structures in the 

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1 (B) includes a comparison of— 

2 (i) the operation and maintenance 

3 needs and costs associated with the avail4 ability of aquatic confined placement struc5 tures; and 

6 (ii) the operation and maintenance 

7 needs and costs associated with the lack of 

8 availability of aquatic confined placement 

9 structures. 

10 (2) REPORT.—On completion of the study 

11 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

12 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub13 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

14 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

15 Representatives a report on the findings of the 

16 study, and any recommendations that result from 

17 that study. 

18 (h) GAO STUDY ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING

19 FROM THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.— 

20 (1) DEFINITION OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE

21 TRUST FUND.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Harbor 

22 Maintenance Trust Fund’’ means the Harbor Main23 tenance Trust Fund established by section 9505(a) 

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1 (2) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen3 eral shall initiate an analysis of the distribution of 

4 funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

5 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the anal6 ysis under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General 

7 shall assess— 

8 (A) the implementation of provisions re9 lated to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in 

10 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

11 (134 Stat. 2615) and the amendments made by 

12 that Act by the Corps of Engineers, including— 

13 (i) changes to the budgetary treat14 ment of funding from the Harbor Mainte15 nance Trust Fund; and 

16 (ii) amendments to the definitions of 

17 the terms ‘‘donor ports’’, ‘‘medium-sized 

18 donor parts’’, and ‘‘energy transfer ports’’ 

19 under section 2106(a) of the Water Re20 sources Reform and Development Act of 

21 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(a)), including— 

22 (I) the reliability of metrics, data 

23 for those metrics, and sources for that 

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1 quirements of 1 or more of those defi2 nitions; and 

3 (II) the extent of the impact of 

4 cyclical dredging cycles for operations 

5 and maintenance activities and deep 

6 draft navigation construction projects 

7 on the ability of ports to meet the re8 quirements of 1 or more of those defi9 nitions; and 

10 (B) the amount of Harbor Maintenance 

11 Trust Fund funding in the annual appropria12 tions Acts enacted after the date of enactment 

13 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

14 2020 (134 Stat. 2615), including an analysis 

15 of— 

16 (i) the allocation of funding to donor 

17 ports and energy transfer ports (as those 

18 terms are defined in section 2106(a) of the 

19 Water Resources Reform and Development 

20 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(a))) and the 

21 use of that funding by those ports; 

22 (ii) activities funded pursuant to sec23 tion 210 of the Water Resources Develop24 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238); and 


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1 (iii) challenges associated with ex2 pending the remaining balance of the Har3 bor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

4 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

5 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall 

6 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub7 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

9 Representatives a report describing the findings of 

10 the analysis and any recommendations that result 

11 from that analysis. 

12 SEC. 234. PRIOR REPORTS. 

13 (a) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall prioritize the 

14 completion of the reports required pursuant to the fol15 lowing provisions: 

16 (1) Section 2036(b) of the Water Resources De17 velopment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2283a). 

18 (2) Section 1008(c) of the Water Resources Re19 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

20 2321b(c)). 

21 (3) Section 164(c) of the Water Resources De22 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2668). 

23 (4) Section 226(a) of the Water Resources De24 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2697). 


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1 (5) Section 503(d) of the Water Resources De2 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public 

3 Law 116–260). 

4 (6) Section 509(a)(7) of the Water Resources 

5 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Pub6 lic Law 116–260). 

7 (7) Section 8205(a) of the Water Resources De8 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 

9 (8) Section 8206(c) of the Water Resources De10 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 

11 (9) Section 8218 of the Water Resources Devel12 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 

13 (10) Section 8227(b) of the Water Resources 

14 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3764). 

15 (11) Section 8232(b) of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3766). 

17 (b) NOTICE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

21 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

22 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

23 Representatives a written notification of the status 

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1 (2) CONTENTS.—As part of the notification 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include for 

3 each report described in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) a description of the status of the re5 port; and 

6 (B) if not completed, a timeline for the 

7 completion of the report. 

8 SEC. 235. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CAPE COD CANAL 

9 BRIDGES, MASSACHUSETTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief 

12 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

13 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra14 structure of the House of Representatives on the status 

15 of the project for the replacement of the Bourne and Saga16 more Highway Bridges that cross the Cape Cod Canal 

17 Federal Navigation Project. 

18 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The briefing under subsection 

19 (a) shall include discussion of— 

20 (1) the current status of environmental review 

21 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

22 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and expected 

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1 (2) project timelines and relevant paths to move 

2 the project described in that subsection toward com3 pletion; and 

4 (3) any issues that are impacting the delivery 

5 of the project described in that subsection. 

6 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS, 

7 MODIFICATIONS, AND RE8 LATED PROVISIONS 

9 SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

10 (a) TRUCKEE MEADOWS, NEVADA.—The project for 

11 flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by 

12 section 3(a)(10) of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014) and section 7002(2) of the 

14 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 

15 (128 Stat. 1366) is no longer authorized beginning on the 

16 date of enactment of this Act. 

17 (b) SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en19 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

20 navigation, Seattle Harbor, Washington, described in 

21 paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 

22 (2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the 

23 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the approxi24 mately 74,490 square foot area of the Federal chan25 nel within the East Waterway— 


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1 (A) starting at a point on the United 

2 States pierhead line in the southwest corner of 

3 block 386 of plat of Seattle Tidelands, T. 24 

4 N., R. 4. E, sec.18, Willamette Meridian; 

5 (B) thence running N90°00’00’’W along 

6 the projection of the south line of block 386, 

7 206.58 feet to the centerline of the East Water8 way; 

9 (C) thence running N14°30’00’’E along 

10 the centerline and parallel with the northwest11 erly line of block 386, 64.83 feet; 

12 (D) thence running N33°32’59’’E, 235.85 

13 feet; 

14 (E) thence running N39°55’22’’E, 128.70 

15 feet; 

16 (F) thence running N14°30’00’’E, parallel 

17 with the northwesterly line of block 386, 280.45 

18 feet; 

19 (G) thence running N90°00’00’’E, 70.00 

20 feet to the pierhead line and the northwesterly 

21 line of block 386; and 

22 (H) thence running S14°30’00’’W, 650.25 

23 feet along the pierhead line and northwesterly 

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1 (c) CHERRYFIELD DAM, MAINE.—The project for 

2 flood control, Narraguagus River, Cherryfield Dam, 

3 Maine, authorized by, and constructed pursuant to, sec4 tion 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 

5 701s) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of 

6 enactment of this Act. 

7 (d) UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM.— 

8 Section 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel9 opment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 136 Stat. 3796) is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(h) NAVIGATION.—Beginning on the date of enact12 ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, 

13 the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is no longer 

14 authorized for navigation purposes.’’. 

15 (e) EAST SAN PEDRO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—The study 

16 for the project for ecosystem restoration, East San Pedro 

17 Bay, California, authorized by the resolution of the Com18 mittee on Public Works of the Senate, dated June 25, 

19 1969, relating to the report of the Chief of Engineers for 

20 Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Ballona Creek, is 

21 no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment 

22 of this Act. 

23 (f) SOURIS RIVER BASIN, NORTH DAKOTA.—The 

24 Talbott’s Nursery portion, consisting of approximately 

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1 flood control, Souris River Basin, North Dakota, author2 ized by section 1124 of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4243; 101 Stat. 1329–111), is no 

4 longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of 

5 this Act. 

6 (g) MASARYKTOWN CANAL, FLORIDA.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project 

8 for the Four River Basins, Florida, authorized by 

9 section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 

10 Stat. 1183) described in paragraph (2) is no longer 

11 authorized beginning on the date of enactment of 

12 this Act. 

13 (2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the 

14 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the 

15 Masaryktown Canal C–534, which spans approxi16 mately 5.5 miles from Hernando County, between 

17 Ayers Road and County Line Road east of United 

18 States Route 41, and continues south to Pasco 

19 County, discharging into Crews Lake. 

20 SEC. 302. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

21 (a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water 

22 Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

23 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by adding at the 

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1 ‘‘(406) GLENDALE, ARIZONA.—$5,200,000 for 

2 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

3 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

4 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

5 enhancement, Glendale, Arizona. 

6 ‘‘(407) TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, ARIZONA.— 

7 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in8 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ9 ing facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu10 tion), Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona. 

11 ‘‘(408) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for 

12 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

13 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

14 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Flagstaff, 

15 Arizona. 

16 ‘‘(409) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$30,000,000 for 

17 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

18 wastewater infrastructure (including recycled water 

19 systems), Tucson, Arizona. 

20 ‘‘(410) BAY-DELTA, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

21 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

22 and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

23 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

24 enhancement, San Francisco Bay–Sacramento–San 

25 Joaquin River Delta, California. 


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1 ‘‘(411) INDIAN WELLS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 $5,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ3 ing water and wastewater infrastructure, Indian 

4 Wells Valley, Kern County, California. 

5 ‘‘(412) OAKLAND–ALAMEDA ESTUARY, CALI6 FORNIA.—$5,000,000 for environmental infrastruc7 ture, including water and wastewater infrastructure 

8 (including stormwater management), drainage sys9 tems, and water quality enhancement, Oakland–Ala10 meda Estuary, Oakland and Alameda Counties, Cali11 fornia. 

12 ‘‘(413) TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY WATERSHED, 

13 CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for environmental infra14 structure, including water and wastewater infra15 structure, Tijuana River Valley Watershed, San 

16 Diego County, California. 

17 ‘‘(414) EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.— 

18 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in19 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure and 

20 stormwater management, El Paso County, Colorado. 

21 ‘‘(415) REHOBOTH BEACH, LEWES, DEWEY, 

22 BETHANY, SOUTH BETHANY, FENWICK ISLAND, 

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1 structure, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Dewey, Bethany, 

2 South Bethany, and Fenwick Island, Delaware. 

3 ‘‘(416) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.— 

4 $25,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in5 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure, Wil6 mington, Delaware. 

7 ‘‘(417) PICKERING BEACH, KITTS HUMMOCK, 

8 BOWERS BEACH, SOUTH BOWERS BEACH, SLAUGH9 TER BEACH, PRIME HOOK BEACH, MILTON, MIL10 FORD, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental 

11 infrastructure, including water and wastewater in12 frastructure, Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, 

13 Bowers Beach, South Bowers Beach, Slaughter 

14 Beach, Prime Hook Beach, Milton, and Milford, 

15 Delaware. 

16 ‘‘(418) COASTAL GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 for en17 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

18 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

19 management), Glynn County, Chatham County, 

20 Bryan County, Effingham County, McIntosh Coun21 ty, and Camden County, Georgia. 

22 ‘‘(419) COLUMBUS, HENRY, AND CLAYTON

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1 ment), Columbus, Henry, and Clayton Counties, 

2 Georgia. 

3 ‘‘(420) COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 

4 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

5 and wastewater infrastructure, Cobb County, Geor6 gia. 

7 ‘‘(421) CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS.—$10,000,000 

8 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

9 and wastewater infrastructure, Calumet City, Illi10 nois. 

11 ‘‘(422) WYANDOTTE COUNTY AND KANSAS

12 CITY, KANSAS.—$35,000,000 for water and waste13 water infrastructure, including stormwater manage14 ment (including combined sewer overflows), Wyan15 dotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. 

16 ‘‘(423) EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

17 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in18 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ19 ing wastewater treatment plant outfalls), 

20 Easthampton, Massachusetts. 

21 ‘‘(424) BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

22 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

23 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

24 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

25 enhancement, Byram, Mississippi. 


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1 ‘‘(425) DIAMONDHEAD, MISSISSIPPI.— 

2 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ3 ing water and wastewater infrastructure and drain4 age systems, Diamondhead, Mississippi. 

5 ‘‘(426) HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 

6 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ7 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

8 stormwater management), drainage systems, and 

9 water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mis10 sissippi. 

11 ‘‘(427) MADISON, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

12 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

13 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

14 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

15 enhancement, Madison, Mississippi. 

16 ‘‘(428) PEARL, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

17 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

18 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

19 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

20 enhancement, Pearl, Mississippi. 

21 ‘‘(429) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—$20,000,000 for en22 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

23 wastewater infrastructure, New Hampshire. 

24 ‘‘(430) CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.— 

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1 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ2 ing facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu3 tion), Cape May County, New Jersey. 

4 ‘‘(431) NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 

5 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

6 and wastewater infrastructure (including water 

7 wellfield and pipeline in the Pahrump Valley), Nye 

8 County, Nevada. 

9 ‘‘(432) STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

10 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in11 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ12 ing facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu13 tion), Storey County, Nevada. 

14 ‘‘(433) NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.— 

15 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in16 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ17 ing stormwater management), New Rochelle, New 

18 York. 

19 ‘‘(434) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.—$5,000,000 

20 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

21 and wastewater infrastructure (including combined 

22 sewer overflows), Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 

23 ‘‘(435) BLOOMINGBURG, OHIO.—$6,500,000 for 

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1 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), 

2 Bloomingburg, Ohio. 

3 ‘‘(436) CITY OF AKRON, OHIO.—$5,500,000 for 

4 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

5 wastewater infrastructure (including drainage sys6 tems), City of Akron, Ohio. 

7 ‘‘(437) EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO.—$13,000,000 

8 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

9 and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

10 management), East Cleveland, Ohio. 

11 ‘‘(438) ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO.— 

12 $1,500,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ13 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

14 water supply and water quality enhancement), Ash15 tabula County, Ohio. 

16 ‘‘(439) STRUTHERS, OHIO.—$500,000 for envi17 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste18 water infrastructure (including wastewater infra19 structure, stormwater management, and sewer im20 provements), Struthers, Ohio. 

21 ‘‘(440) STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA.— 

22 $30,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in23 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure and 

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1 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Stillwater, 

2 Oklahoma. 

3 ‘‘(441) PENNSYLVANIA.—$38,600,000 for envi4 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste5 water infrastructure, Pennsylvania. 

6 ‘‘(442) CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CARO7 LINA.—$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infra8 structure and other environmental infrastructure 

9 (including stormwater management), Chesterfield 

10 County, South Carolina. 

11 ‘‘(443) TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.— 

12 $35,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure and 

13 water supply infrastructure, including facilities for 

14 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution, Tipton 

15 County, Tennessee. 

16 ‘‘(444) OTHELLO, WASHINGTON.—$14,000,000 

17 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

18 supply and storage treatment, Othello, Washington. 

19 ‘‘(445) COLLEGE PLACE, WASHINGTON.— 

20 $5,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ21 ing water and wastewater infrastructure, College 

22 Place, Washington.’’. 

23 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 

24 (1) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress 

25 finds that the project modifications described in this 


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1 subsection are in accordance with the reports sub2 mitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 

3 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop4 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report 

5 to Congress on Future Water Resources Develop6 ment’’, or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress. 

7 (2) MODIFICATIONS.— 

8 (A) ALABAMA.—Section 219(f)(274) of the 

9 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

10 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 

11 3808) is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 

13 (B) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

14 Section 219(f)(93) of the Water Resources De15 velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

16 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘Santa Clarity Valley’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘Santa Clarita Valley’’. 

19 (C) KENT, DELAWARE.—Section 

20 219(f)(313) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

22 334; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

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1 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

2 334; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

4 (E) SUSSEX, DELAWARE.—Section 

5 219(f)(315) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

7 334; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

9 (F) EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Section 

10 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

12 334; 121 Stat. 1261; 136 Stat. 3817) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

15 (G) MADISON COUNTY AND ST. CLAIR

16 COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the 

17 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

18 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 

19 2763A–221; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘$110,000,000’’; and 

22 (ii) by inserting ‘‘(including 

23 stormwater management)’’ after ‘‘waste24 water assistance’’. 


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1 (H) MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND CHRIS2 TIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(333) 

3 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

4 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 

5 3812) is amended— 

6 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik7 ing ‘‘MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUN8 TIES’’ and inserting ‘‘MONTGOMERY, 

9 CHRISTIAN, FAYETTE, SHELBY, JASPER, 

10 RICHLAND, CRAWFORD, AND LAWRENCE

11 COUNTIES’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘Montgomery County 

13 and Christian County’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Montgomery County, Christian County, 

15 Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper 

16 County, Richland County, Crawford Coun17 ty, and Lawrence County’’. 

18 (I) WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 

19 219(f)(334) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

21 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended— 

22 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik23 ing ‘‘WILL COUNTY’’ and inserting ‘‘WILL

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘Will County’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Will County and Grundy County’’. 

3 (J) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

4 219(f)(339) of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

6 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

8 (K) MICHIGAN.—Sec 219(f)(157) of the 

9 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

10 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 

11 1262) is amended, in the paragraph heading, by 

12 striking ‘‘COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS’’. 

13 (L) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec14 tion 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Devel15 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

16 336; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$130,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$144,000,000’’. 

18 (M) JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

19 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

21 334; 121 Stat. 1263; 136 Stat. 3818) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘$125,000,000’’ and in23 serting ‘‘$139,000,000’’. 

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1 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

2 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

4 (O) MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

5 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

7 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

9 (P) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec10 tion 219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Devel11 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

12 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

14 (Q) CINCINNATI, OHIO.—Sec 219(f)(206) 

15 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

16 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 

17 1265) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$9,000,000’’. 

19 (R) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

20 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

22 334; 121 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat. 2719) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 


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1 (S) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Sec2 tion 219(f)(243) of the Water Resources Devel3 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

4 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘$1,600,000’’ and in6 serting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 

7 (ii) by inserting ‘‘water supply and’’ 

8 before ‘‘wastewater’’. 

9 (T) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, 

10 SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the 

11 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

12 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 

13 3818) is amended by striking ‘‘$165,000,000’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘$232,000,000’’. 

15 (U) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—Section 

16 219(f)(405) of the Water Resources Develop17 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

18 334; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,500,000’’. 

20 (c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 219 of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

22 4835) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro2 vided in this subsection, the non-Federal share of 

3 the cost of a project for which assistance is provided 

4 under this section shall be not less than 25 percent. 

5 ‘‘(2) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU6 NITIES.—The non-Federal share of the cost of a 

7 project for which assistance is provided under this 

8 section benefitting an economically disadvantaged 

9 community (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

10 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 

11 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 

12 percent. 

13 ‘‘(3) ABILITY TO PAY.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal 

15 share of the cost of a project for which assist16 ance is provided under this section shall be sub17 ject to the ability of the non-Federal interest to 

18 pay. 

19 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The ability of a 

20 non-Federal interest to pay shall be determined 

21 by the Secretary in accordance with procedures 

22 established by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(C) DEADLINE.—Not later than 60 days 

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1 shall issue guidance on the procedures described 

2 in subparagraph (B). 

3 ‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

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

5 annually submit to the Committee on Environ6 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

7 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc8 ture of the House of Representatives a written 

9 notification of determinations made by the Sec10 retary of the ability of non-Federal interests to 

11 pay under this section. 

12 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the writ13 ten notification under subparagraph (A), the 

14 Secretary shall include, for each determination 

15 made by the Secretary— 

16 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal in17 terest that submitted to the Secretary a re18 quest for a determination under paragraph 

19 (3)(B); 

20 ‘‘(ii) the name and location of the 

21 project; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

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1 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

2 interest, if applicable.’’. 

3 SEC. 303. PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUC4 TURE. 

5 Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 

7 113 Stat. 310; 117 Stat. 142; 121 Stat. 1146; 134 Stat. 

8 2719; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended— 

9 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SOUTH

10 CENTRAL’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘south central’’ each place it ap12 pears; 

13 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (h); 

14 (4) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), 

15 and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respec16 tively; and 

17 (5) in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (c) (as 

18 redesignated), by striking ‘‘the SARCD Council and 

19 other’’. 

20 SEC. 304. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 

21 Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719; 136 Stat. 

23 3782) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (d)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘costs,’’ and all that fol2 lows through ‘‘except that’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘costs, shall be as described in the second sen4 tence of subsection (b) (as in effect on the day 

5 before the date of enactment of the Water Re6 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

7 3691)), except that’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘measure benefitting’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘measure (other than a reconnais10 sance study) benefitting’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 305. OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8359 of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SOUTH18 WESTERN’’; 

19 (2) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by strik20 ing ‘‘southwestern’’ each place it appears; 

21 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

22 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’; and 

23 (4) by striking subsection (f). 

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1 (1) NDAA.—The table of contents in section 

2 2(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (136 Stat. 

4 2430) is amended by striking the item relating to 

5 section 8359 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8359. Oregon.’’. 

6 (2) WRDA.—The table of contents in section 

7 8001(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

8 2022 (136 Stat. 3694) is amended by striking the 

9 item relating to section 8359 and inserting the fol10 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 8359. Oregon.’’. 

11 SEC. 306. KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA ENVIRON12 MENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

14 shall establish a program to provide environmental assist15 ance to non-Federal interests in Kentucky and West Vir16 ginia. 

17 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 

18 under this section may be in the form of design and con19 struction assistance for water-related environmental infra20 structure and resource protection and development 

21 projects in Kentucky and West Virginia, including projects 

22 for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water sup23 ply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and 

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1 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

2 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

3 the project is publicly owned. 

4 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

6 under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a 

7 local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal in8 terest to provide for design and construction of the 

9 project to be carried out with such assistance. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation 

11 agreement entered into under this subsection shall 

12 provide for the following: 

13 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con14 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of15 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

16 development plan, including appropriate engi17 neering plans and specifications. 

18 (B) Establishment of such legal and insti19 tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 

20 the effective long-term operation of the project 

21 by the non-Federal interest. 

22 (3) COST SHARING.— 

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1 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

2 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

3 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

4 (B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 

5 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

6 project that is the subject of a local cooperation 

7 agreement under this section, the non-Federal 

8 interest shall receive credit for reasonable inter9 est incurred in providing the non-Federal share 

10 of the project cost. 

11 (C) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF12 WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall 

13 receive credit for land, easements, rights-of14 way, and relocations toward the non-Federal 

15 share of project costs (including all reasonable 

16 costs associated with obtaining permits nec17 essary for the construction, operation, and 

18 maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 

19 controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 

20 25 percent of total project costs. 

21 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

22 non-Federal share of operation and mainte23 nance costs for projects constructed with assist24 ance provided under this section shall be 100 

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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

3 appropriated $75,000,000 to carry out this section, 

4 to be divided between the States described in sub5 section (a). 

6 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not 

7 more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 

8 to carry out this section may be used by the Corps 

9 of Engineers to administer projects under this sec10 tion. 

11 SEC. 307. LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATERSHED, VERMONT AND 

12 NEW YORK. 

13 Section 542(e)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Devel14 opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2672) is amended by in15 serting ‘‘, or in the case of a critical restoration project 

16 benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

17 defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public 

19 Law 116–260)), 10 percent of the total costs of the 

20 project’’ after ‘‘project’’. 

21 SEC. 308. OHIO AND NORTH DAKOTA. 

22 Section 594(d)(3)(A) of the Water Resources Devel23 opment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 382) is amended— 

24 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

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1 ‘‘(iii) FORM.—The Federal share 

2 may’’; 

3 (2) by striking the subparagraph designation 

4 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘The Fed5 eral share of’’ in the first sentence and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(A) PROJECT COSTS.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro9 vided in clause (ii), the Federal share of’’; 

10 and 

11 (3) by inserting after clause (i) (as so des12 ignated) the following: 

13 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal 

14 share of the cost of a project under this 

15 section benefitting an economically dis16 advantaged community (as defined pursu17 ant to section 160 of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

19 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 

20 percent.’’. 

21 SEC. 309. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

22 Section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856; 136 Stat. 3807) is amended— 

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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘Total project costs’’ and inserting the fol3 lowing: 

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

5 subparagraph (B), total project costs’’; and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project 

8 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com9 munity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

10 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

11 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)), 

12 the Federal share of the total project costs 

13 under the applicable local cooperation agree14 ment entered into under this subsection shall be 

15 90 percent. 

16 ‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 

17 share of the total project costs under this para18 graph may be provided in the same form as de19 scribed in section 571(e)(3)(A) of the Water 

20 Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

21 371).’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (e); 

23 (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), 

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1 (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the 

2 first sentence, by striking ‘‘$140,000,000’’ and in3 serting ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 

4 SEC. 310. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

5 Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 1999 (113 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257; 136 Stat. 3807) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (e)(3)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sen10 tence, by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and in11 serting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph 

12 (B), the Federal share’’; 

13 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

14 (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), 

15 (E), and (F), respectively; and 

16 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project 

19 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com20 munity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

21 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

22 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)), 

23 the Federal share of the project costs under the 

24 applicable local cooperation agreement entered 

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1 (2) by striking subsection (g); 

2 (3) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) 

3 as sections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and 

4 (4) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

5 striking ‘‘$120,000,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

7 SEC. 311. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) IMPAIRED WATER.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘impaired 

11 water’’ means a stream of a watershed that is 

12 not, as of the date of an application under this 

13 section, achieving the designated use of the 

14 stream. 

15 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘impaired 

16 water’’ includes any stream identified by a 

17 State under section 303(d) of the Federal 

18 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

19 1313(d)). 

20 (2) RESTORATION.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘restora22 tion’’, with respect to impaired water, means 

23 the restoration of the impaired water to such an 

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1 of stream-miles, as determined using, if avail2 able, State-designated or Tribal-designated cri3 teria. 

4 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 

5 includes the removal of covered pollutants. 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

7 may establish a pilot program to provide environmental 

8 assistance to non-Federal interests for the restoration of 

9 impaired water impacted by acid mine drainage in Ohio, 

10 Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

11 (c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this 

12 section may be in the form of technical assistance and de13 sign and construction assistance for water-related environ14 mental infrastructure to address acid mine drainage, in15 cluding projects for centralized water treatment and re16 lated facilities. 

17 (d) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

18 assistance under this section to a project that— 

19 (1) addresses acid mine drainage from multiple 

20 sources impacting impaired waters; or 

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1 (e) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec2 retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec3 tion only if the project is publicly owned. 

4 (f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall, to the 

5 maximum extent practicable, work with States, units of 

6 local government, and other relevant Federal agencies to 

7 secure any permits, variances, or approvals necessary to 

8 facilitate the completion of projects receiving assistance 

9 under this section. 

10 (g) COST-SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

11 of a project carried out under this section shall be 25 per12 cent, including provision of all land, easements, rights-of13 way, and necessary relocations. 

14 (h) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project under 

15 this section shall be initiated only after the non-Federal 

16 interest has entered into a binding agreement with the 

17 Secretary to pay— 

18 (1) the non-Federal share of the costs of con19 struction of a project carried out under this section; 

20 and 

21 (2) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, 

22 and replacement and rehabilitation costs of a project 

23 carried out under this section. 

24 (i) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary, with the 

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1 out under this section, may receive or expend funds con2 tributed by a nonprofit entity for the project. 

3 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

5 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 SEC. 312. WESTERN RURAL WATER. 

7 Section 595(a) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 1836) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

11 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

12 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re13 designated) the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term 

15 ‘non-Federal interest’ includes an entity declared to 

16 be a political subdivision of the State of New Mex17 ico.’’. 

18 SEC. 313. CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN20 NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 

21 877, chapter 877; 33 U.S.C. 701g), is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting 

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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘for preventing and mitigating 

2 flood damages associated with ice jams,’’ after 

3 ‘‘other debris,’’; and 

4 (3) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

6 (b) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE

7 PROTECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 

8 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

13 (c) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM14 PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act 

15 of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 

16 U.S.C. 426g(c)), is amended— 

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

18 ‘‘$37,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

21 (d) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Section 

22 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) 

23 is amended— 

24 (1) in the first sentence, by striking 

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1 (2) in the third sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

3 (e) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 

4 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 

5 U.S.C. 2330) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(4) DROUGHT RESILIENCE.—A project under 

9 this section may include measures that enhance 

10 drought resilience through the restoration of wet11 lands or the removal of invasive species.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (d), by striking 

13 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$62,500,000’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 

16 (f) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF

17 ENVIRONMENT.—Section 1135 of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in subsection (d), in the third sentence, by 

21 striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (h), by striking 

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1 (g) SHORE DAMAGE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION.— 

2 Section 111(c) of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 

3 U.S.C. 426i(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

5 (h) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

6 PROJECTS.—Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act 

7 of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

9 (i) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 

10 204(c)(1)(C) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

11 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 314. SMALL PROJECT ASSISTANCE. 

14 Section 165(b) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260) 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ each place it appears and 

17 inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

18 SEC. 315. GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

19 INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, 

20 WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

21 After completion of construction of the project for 

22 ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River 

23 Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, 

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1 section 402(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 2742) and section 

2 8337 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

3 (136 Stat. 3793), the Federal share of operation and 

4 maintenance costs of the project shall be 90 percent. 

5 SEC. 316. MAMARONECK-SHELDRAKE RIVERS, NEW YORK. 

6 The non-Federal share of the cost of features of the 

7 project for flood risk management, Mamaroneck8 Sheldrake Rivers, New York, authorized by section 

9 1401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 

10 (132 Stat. 3837), benefitting an economically disadvan11 taged community (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

12 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

13 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 percent. 

14 SEC. 317. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, ALASKA. 

15 Section 5032(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop16 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1205; 134 Stat. 2719) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 

18 SEC. 318. SELMA FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND BANK 

19 STABILIZATION. 

20 (a) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The Secretary shall expe21 dite the review of, and give due consideration to, the re22 quest from the City of Selma, Alabama, that the Secretary 

23 apply section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)) to the project for flood 

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1 Bank Stabilization, Alabama, authorized by section 

2 8401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

3 (136 Stat. 3839). 

4 (b) COST-SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

5 of the project for flood risk management, Selma Flood 

6 Risk Management and Bank Stabilization, Alabama, au7 thorized by section 8401(2) of the Water Resources Devel8 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3839), shall be 10 percent. 

9 SEC. 319. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION. 

10 Section 519(c)(2) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2654; 121 Stat. 1221) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

13 SEC. 320. HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION. 

14 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘and environmental restoration’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘environmental restoration, and coast18 al storm risk management’’; and 

19 (2) by inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 

20 SEC. 321. CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN INVASIVE SPECIES 

21 PARTNERSHIPS. 

22 Section 104(g)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 

23 of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(g)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 

24 ‘‘the Connecticut River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River 

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1 SEC. 322. EXPENSES FOR CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT 

2 GROWTHS AND INVASIVE SPECIES. 

3 Section 104(d)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 

4 of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35 percent’’. 

6 SEC. 323. CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASIAN CARP PREVENTION 

7 PILOT PROGRAM. 

8 Section 509(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the Water Resources De9 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public Law 

10 116–260) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2029’’. 

12 SEC. 324. EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN INVASIVE SPECIES 

13 PROGRAMS. 

14 Section 104(b)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 

15 of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 

16 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 

17 years 2021 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 

18 fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’; and 

19 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2028’’ and in20 serting ‘‘2029’’. 

21 SEC. 325. STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, 

22 COASTAL EROSION, RIVERINE EROSION, AND 

23 ICE AND GLACIAL DAMAGE, ALASKA. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8315 of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3783) is 

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1 (1) in the section heading, by inserting 

2 ‘‘RIVERINE EROSION,’’ after ‘‘COASTAL ERO3 SION,’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

5 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘riverine erosion,’’ after 

6 ‘‘coastal erosion,’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (1) The table of contents in section 2(b) of the 

9 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (136 Stat. 2429) is 

11 amended by striking the item relating to section 

12 8315 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’. 

13 (2) The table of contents in section 8001(b) of 

14 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

15 Stat. 3693) is amended by striking the item relating 

16 to section 8315 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’. 

17 SEC. 326. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON18 STRUCTED DAMS. 

19 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 467f–2 note; Public Law 114– 

21 322) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 

2 cost of a project for rehabilitation of a dam under this 

3 section, including the cost of any required study, shall be 

4 the same share assigned to the non-Federal interest for 

5 the cost of initial construction of that dam, including pro6 vision of all land, easements, rights-of-way, and necessary 

7 relocations.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (e)— 

9 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

10 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘The 

11 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(e) COST LIMITATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para14 graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 

15 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN DAMS.—The Secretary shall not 

17 expend more than $100,000,000 under this section 

18 for the Waterbury Dam Spillway Project, 

19 Vermont.’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

21 2017 through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

22 2025 through 2029’’; and 

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1 SEC. 327. EDIZ HOOK BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECT, 

2 PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON. 

3 The cost-share for operation and maintenance costs 

4 for the project for beach erosion control, Ediz Hook, Port 

5 Angeles, Washington, authorized by section 4 of the Water 

6 Resources Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 15), shall 

7 be in accordance with the cost-share described in section 

8 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

9 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)). 

10 SEC. 328. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO CERTAIN 

11 LOUISIANA HURRICANE AND COASTAL 

12 STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION 

13 PROJECTS. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that all efforts should be 

15 made to extend the scope of the project for hurricane and 

16 storm damage risk reduction, Morganza to the Gulf, Lou17 isiana, authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Re18 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 

19 1368), and the project for hurricane and storm damage 

20 risk reduction, Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana, author21 ized by section 8401(3) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3841), in order to connect 

23 the two projects and realize the benefits of continuous hur24 ricane and coastal storm damage risk reduction from west 

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1 the Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System 

2 around New Orleans, Louisiana. 

3 SEC. 329. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 

4 Section 704(b)(1) of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263 note; Public Law 99– 

6 662) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking 

7 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 

8 SEC. 330. BOSQUE WILDLIFE RESTORATION PROJECT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

10 program to carry out appropriate planning, design, and 

11 construction measures for wildfire prevention and restora12 tion in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, including the re13 moval of jetty jacks. 

14 (b) COST SHARE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graph (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of a 

17 project carried out under this section shall be in ac18 cordance with sections 103 and 105 of the Water 

19 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

20 2213, 2215). 

21 (2) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal share of the 

22 cost of a project carried out under this section bene23 fitting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

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1 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

2 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 percent. 

3 (c) REPEAL.—Section 116 of the Energy and Water 

4 Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 1836), 

5 is repealed. 

6 (d) TREATMENT.—The program authorized under 

7 subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the 

8 program authorized by section 116 of the Energy and 

9 Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 

10 1836) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

11 of this Act). 

12 SEC. 331. EXPANSION OF TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSIST13 ANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

14 Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3735) is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(F) Project for hurricane and storm dam18 age risk reduction, Norfolk, Virginia, authorized 

19 by section 401(3) of the Water Resources De20 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 

21 SEC. 332. WILSON LOCK FLOATING GUIDE WALL. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the relevant 

23 Federal entity, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

24 practicable, use all relevant authorities to expeditiously 

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1 sign assistance, and cost estimation assistance to the rel2 evant Federal entity in order to address the impacts to 

3 navigation along the Tennessee River at the Wilson Lock 

4 and Dam, Alabama. 

5 (b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au6 thorizes the Secretary to expend funding on the repair, 

7 replacement, or removal of a capital asset owned by the 

8 relevant Federal entity, including the Wilson Lock and 

9 Dam. 

10 SEC. 333. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS AND DELAWARE BAY 

11 COAST COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT 

12 STUDY. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU15 NITY.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged com16 munity’’ has the meaning given the term pursuant 

17 to section 160 of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116– 

19 260)). 

20 (2) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the 

21 Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast 

22 Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, authorized 

23 by the resolution of the Committee on Public Works 

24 and Transportation of the House of Representatives 

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1 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

2 Senate dated June 23, 1988. 

3 (b) STUDY, PROJECTS, AND SEPARABLE ELE4 MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 

5 the Secretary determines that the study will benefit 1 or 

6 more economically disadvantaged communities, the non7 Federal share of the costs of carrying out the study, or 

8 project construction or a separable element of a project 

9 authorized based on the study, shall be 10 percent. 

10 (c) COST SHARING AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 

11 shall seek to expedite any amendments to any existing 

12 cost-share agreement for the study in accordance with this 

13 section. 

14 SEC. 334. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PLAN. 

15 Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Develop16 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)) is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 

18 SEC. 335. REHABILITATION OF PUMP STATIONS. 

19 Notwithstanding the requirements of section 133 of 

20 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

21 2327a), for purposes of that section, each of the following 

22 shall be considered to be an eligible pump station (as de23 fined in subsection (a) of that section) that meets the re24 quirements described in subsection (b) of that section: 


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1 (1) The flood control pump station, Hockanum 

2 Road, Northampton, Massachusetts. 

3 (2) Pointe Celeste Pump Station, Plaquemines 

4 Parish, Louisiana. 

5 SEC. 336. NAVIGATION ALONG THE TENNESSEE– 

6 TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY. 

7 The Secretary shall, consistent with applicable statu8 tory authorities— 

9 (1) coordinate with the relevant stakeholders 

10 and communities in the State of Alabama and the 

11 State of Mississippi to address the dredging needs of 

12 the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in those States; 

13 and 

14 (2) ensure continued navigation at the locks 

15 and dams owned and operated by the Corps of Engi16 neers located along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Wa17 terway. 

18 SEC. 337. GARRISON DAM, NORTH DAKOTA. 

19 The Secretary shall expedite the review of, and give 

20 due consideration to, the request from the relevant Fed21 eral power marketing administration that the Secretary 

22 apply section 1203 of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n) to the project for dam safe24 ty at Garrison Dam, North Dakota. 


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1 SEC. 338. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MISSOURI 

2 RIVER PRIORITIES. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should 

4 make publicly available, where appropriate, any data used 

5 and any decisions made by the Corps of Engineers relating 

6 to the operations of civil works projects within the Mis7 souri River Basin in order to ensure transparency for the 

8 communities in that Basin. 

9 SEC. 339. SOIL MOISTURE AND SNOWPACK MONITORING. 

10 Section 511(a)(3) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2753) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

13 SEC. 340. CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY. 

14 (a) COPAN LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Section 8358(b)(2) 

15 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

16 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘more than 110 per17 cent of the initial project investment cost per acre-foot of 

18 storage for the acre-feet of storage space sought under an 

19 agreement under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘, for the 

20 acre-feet of storage space being sought under an agree21 ment under paragraph (1), more than 110 percent of the 

22 contractual rate per acre-foot of storage in the most recent 

23 agreement of the City for water supply storage space at 

24 the project’’. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall amend 

2 the contracts described in paragraph (2) between the 

3 United States and the State of Kansas, relating to 

4 storage space for water supply, to change the meth5 od of calculation of the interest charges that began 

6 accruing on February 1, 1977, on the investment 

7 costs for the 198,350 acre-feet of future use storage 

8 space and on April 1, 1979, on 125,000 acre-feet of 

9 future use storage from compounding interest annu10 ally to charging simple interest annually on the prin11 cipal amount, until— 

12 (A) the State of Kansas informs the Sec13 retary of the desire to convert the future use 

14 storage space to present use; and 

15 (B) the principal amount plus the accumu16 lated interest becomes payable pursuant to the 

17 terms of the contracts. 

18 (2) CONTRACTS DESCRIBED.—The contracts re19 ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following con20 tracts between the United States and the State of 

21 Kansas: 

22 (A) Contract DACW41–74–C–0081, en23 tered into on March 8, 1974, for the use by the 

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1 (B) Contract DACW41–77–C–0003, en2 tered into on December 10, 1976, for the use 

3 by the State of Kansas for water supply in 

4 Perry Lake, Kansas. 

5 SEC. 341. REND LAKE, CARLYLE LAKE, AND LAKE SHELBY6 VILLE, ILLINOIS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

8 date on which the Secretary receives a request from the 

9 Governor of Illinois to terminate a contract described in 

10 subsection (c), the Secretary shall amend the contract to 

11 release to the United States all rights of the State of Illi12 nois to utilize water storage space in the reservoir project 

13 to which the contract applies. 

14 (b) RELIEF OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.—On execu15 tion of an amendment described in subsection (a), the 

16 State of Illinois shall be relieved of the obligation to pay 

17 the percentage of the annual operation and maintenance 

18 expense, the percentage of major replacement cost, and 

19 the percentage of major rehabilitation cost allocated to the 

20 water supply storage specified in the contract for the res21 ervoir project to which the contract applies. 

22 (c) CONTRACTS.—Subsection (a) applies to the fol23 lowing contracts between the United States and the State 

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1 (1) Contract DACW43–88–C–0088, entered 

2 into on September 23, 1988, for utilization of stor3 age space for water supply in Rend Lake, Illinois. 

4 (2) Contract DA–23–065–CIVENG–65–493, 

5 entered into on April 28, 1965, for utilization of 

6 storage space for water supply in Rend Lake, Illi7 nois. 

8 (3) Contract DACW43–83–C–0008, entered 

9 into on July 6, 1983, for utilization of storage space 

10 in Carlyle Lake, Illinois. 

11 (4) Contract DACW43–83–C–0009, entered 

12 into on July 6, 1983, for utilization of storage space 

13 in Lake Shelbyville, Illinois. 

14 SEC. 342. DELAWARE COASTAL SYSTEM PROGRAM. 

15 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro16 vide for the collective planning and implementation of 

17 coastal storm risk management and hurricane and storm 

18 risk reduction projects in Delaware to provide greater effi19 ciency and a more comprehensive approach to life safety 

20 and economic growth. 

21 (b) DESIGNATION.—The following projects for coast22 al storm risk management and hurricane and storm risk 

23 reduction shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Delaware 

24 Coastal System Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

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1 (1) Delaware Bay Coastline, Roosevelt Inlet 

2 and Lewes Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 

3 101(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 1999 (113 Stat. 276). 

5 (2) Delaware Coast, Bethany Beach and South 

6 Bethany, Delaware, authorized by section 

7 101(a)(15) of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 1999 (113 Stat. 276). 

9 (3) Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to 

10 Fenwick Island, Delaware, authorized by section 

11 101(b)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577). 

13 (4) Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach, Dela14 ware, authorized by section 101(b)(6) of the Water 

15 Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 

16 3667). 

17 (5) Indian River Inlet, Delaware. 

18 (6) The project for hurricane and storm dam19 age risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of 

20 Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, 

21 authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources 

22 Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736) and 

23 modified by section 8327(a) of the Water Resources 

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1 (c) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

2 projects described in subsection (b) as components of a 

3 single, comprehensive system, recognizing the inter4 dependence of the projects. 

5 (d) COST-SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other provi6 sion of law, the Federal share of the cost of each of the 

7 projects described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub8 section (b) shall be 80 percent. 

9 (e) BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE.—The project 

10 for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware 

11 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware 

12 River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the 

13 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 

14 2736) and modified by section 8327(a) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3788), is 

16 modified to include the project for hurricane and storm 

17 damage reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and 

18 New Jersey–Broadkill Beach, Delaware, authorized by 

19 section 101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 275). 

21 SEC. 343. MAINTENANCE OF PILE DIKE SYSTEM. 

22 The Secretary shall continue to maintain the pile dike 

23 system constructed by the Corps of Engineers for the pur24 pose of navigation along the Lower Columbia River and 

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1 SEC. 344. CONVEYANCES. 

2 (a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 

3 (1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

4 The exact acreage and the legal description of any 

5 real property to be conveyed under this section shall 

6 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

7 Secretary. 

8 (2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING

9 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United 

10 States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance 

11 under this section. 

12 (3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to 

13 which a conveyance is made under this section shall 

14 be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, 

15 including real estate transaction and environmental 

16 documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 

17 (4) LIABILITY.— 

18 (A) HOLD HARMLESS.—An entity to which 

19 a conveyance is made under this section shall 

20 hold the United States harmless from any li21 ability with respect to activities carried out, on 

22 or after the date of the conveyance, on the real 

23 property conveyed. 

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1 fore the date of conveyance on the real property 

2 conveyed. 

3 (5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

4 The Secretary may require that any conveyance 

5 under this section be subject to such additional 

6 terms and conditions as the Secretary considers nec7 essary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 

8 United States. 

9 (b) DILLARD ROAD, INDIANA.— 

10 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

11 shall convey to the State of Indiana all right, title, 

12 and interest of the United States, together with any 

13 improvements on the land, in and to the property 

14 described in paragraph (2). 

15 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

16 under this subsection is the approximately 11.85 

17 acres of land and road easements associated with 

18 Dillard Road, including improvements on that land, 

19 located in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indi20 ana. 

21 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the 

22 property under this subsection by quitclaim deed 

23 under such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

24 determines appropriate to protect the interests of 

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1 (4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

2 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

3 not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in4 terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis5 cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

6 (c) PORT OF SKAMANIA, WASHINGTON.— 

7 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

8 shall convey to the Port of Skamania, Washington, 

9 all right, title, and interest of the United States, to10 gether with any improvements on the land, in and 

11 to the property described in paragraph (2). 

12 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

13 under this subsection is the approximately 1.6 acres 

14 of land designated as ‘‘Lot I-2’’, including any im15 provements on the land, located in North Bonneville, 

16 Washington, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., sec. 19, Willamette 

17 Meridian. 

18 (3) CONSIDERATION.—The Port of Skamania, 

19 Washington, shall pay to the Secretary an amount 

20 that is not less than the fair market value of the 

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1 SEC. 345. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project— 

5 (1) that is located in the State of California or 

6 the State of Arizona; and 

7 (2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which 

8 water supply is an authorized purpose; or 

9 (B) for which the Secretary develops a water 

10 control manual under section 7 of the Act of Decem11 ber 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Con12 trol Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 

13 U.S.C. 709). 

14 (b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.— 

15 Consistent with other authorized project purposes and in 

16 coordination with the non-Federal interest, in operating 

17 a covered project during a drought emergency in the 

18 project area, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program 

19 to operate the covered project with water supply as the 

20 primary project purpose. 

21 (c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec22 retary may update the water control manual for a covered 

23 project to include drought operations and contingency 

24 plans. 

25 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), 

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1 (1) operations described in that subsection— 

2 (A) are consistent with water management 

3 deviations and drought contingency plans in the 

4 water control manual for the covered project; 

5 (B) impact only the flood pool managed by 

6 the Secretary; and 

7 (C) shall not be carried out in the event of 

8 a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event 

9 that would require flood risk management to 

10 take precedence; 

11 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec12 retary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; 

13 and 

14 (3) the covered project returns to the operations 

15 that were in place prior to the use of the authority 

16 provided under that subsection at a time determined 

17 by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Fed18 eral interest. 

19 (e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may re20 ceive and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal in21 terest to carry out activities under this section. 

22 (f) REPORT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

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1 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

2 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

3 Representatives a report on the pilot program car4 ried out under this section. 

5 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include 

6 in the report under paragraph (1) a description of 

7 the activities of the Secretary that were carried out 

8 for each covered project and any lessons learned 

9 from carrying out those activities. 

10 (g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 

11 (1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized 

12 purposes of a covered project; 

13 (2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authori14 ties, including authorities with respect to navigation, 

15 flood damage reduction, and environmental protec16 tion and restoration; 

17 (3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers 

18 to provide for temporary deviations; 

19 (4) affects the application of a cost-share re20 quirement under section 101, 102, or 103 of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

22 U.S.C. 2211, 2212, 2213); 

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1 Federal interest that is in effect on the date of en2 actment of this Act; 

3 (6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to 

4 an existing multistate water control plan for the Col5 orado River Basin, if applicable; 

6 (7) affects any water right in existence on the 

7 date of enactment of this Act; 

8 (8) preempts or affects any State water law or 

9 interstate compact governing water; 

10 (9) affects existing water supply agreements be11 tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or 

12 (10) affects any obligation to comply with the 

13 provisions of any Federal or State environmental 

14 law, including— 

15 (A) the National Environmental Policy Act 

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

17 (B) the Federal Water Pollution Control 

18 Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 

19 (C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

20 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

21 SEC. 346. REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES. 

22 Section 3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and 

23 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note; Public 

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1 SEC. 347. NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1043(b) of the Water Re4 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

5 2201 note; Public Law 113–121) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

8 by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 

9 (B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘5’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘15’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 

12 years 2019 through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 

13 fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’. 

14 (b) LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA RESTORATION

15 PROJECTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot 

17 program under section 1043(b) of the Water Re18 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

19 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 113–121), the Sec20 retary may include in the pilot program a project 

21 authorized to be implemented under, or in accord22 ance with, title VII of the Water Resources Develop23 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1270). 

24 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of a project de25 scribed in paragraph (1) for which the non-Federal 

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1 authorities governing the provision of in-kind con2 tributions for the project, the Secretary shall take 

3 into account the value of any in-kind contributions 

4 provided by the non-Federal interest for the project 

5 prior to the date of execution of the project partner6 ship agreement under section 1043(b) of the Water 

7 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

8 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 113–121) for pur9 poses of determining the non-Federal share of the 

10 costs to complete construction of the project. 

11 SEC. 348. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO12 GRAM. 

13 Section 128(c) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public Law 116–260) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

21 ‘‘(15) Lake Elsinore, California; and 

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1 SEC. 349. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MOBILE HAR2 BOR, ALABAMA. 

3 It is sense of Congress that the Secretary should, con4 sistent with applicable statutory authorities, coordinate 

5 with relevant stakeholders in the State of Alabama to ad6 dress the dredging and dredging material placement needs 

7 associated with the project for navigation, Mobile Harbor, 

8 Alabama, authorized by section 201 of the Flood Control 

9 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5) and modified by section 

10 309 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

11 (134 Stat. 2704). 

12 SEC. 350. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO PORT OF 

13 PORTLAND, OREGON. 

14 It is sense of Congress that— 

15 (1) the Port of Portland, Oregon, is the sole 

16 dredging operator of the federally authorized naviga17 tion channel in the Columbia River, which was au18 thorized by section 101 of the River and Harbors 

19 Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1177); 

20 (2) the Corps of Engineers should continue to 

21 provide operation and maintenance support for the 

22 Port of Portland, Oregon, including for dredging 

23 equipment; 

24 (3) the pipeline dredge of the Port of Portland, 

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1 58 years ago, while the average age of a dredging 

2 vessel in the United States is 25 years; and 

3 (4) Congress commits to ensuring continued 

4 dredging for the Port of Portland. 

5 SEC. 351. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM. 

6 Section 8144 of the Water Resources Development 

7 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘4 years’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 

12 SEC. 352. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COM13 MUNITY HARBORS. 

14 Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and for pur17 poses of contributing to ecosystem restoration’’ be18 fore the period at the end; and 

19 (2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘2026’’ 

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1 SEC. 353. WINOOSKI RIVER TRIBUTARY WATERSHED. 

2 Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Develop3 ment Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(L) Winooski River tributary watershed, 

6 Vermont.’’. 

7 SEC. 354. WACO LAKE, TEXAS. 

8 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac9 ticable, expedite the review of, and give due consideration 

10 to, the request from the City of Waco, Texas, that the 

11 Secretary apply section 147 of the Water Resources Devel12 opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 701q–1) to the embank13 ment adjacent to Waco Lake in Waco, Texas. 

14 SEC. 355. SEMINOLE TRIBAL CLAIM EXTENSION. 

15 Section 349 of the Water Resources Development Act 

16 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2716) is amended in the matter pre17 ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘2027’’. 

19 TITLE IV—PROJECT 

20 AUTHORIZATIONS 

21 SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

22 The following projects for water resources develop23 ment and conservation and other purposes, as identified 

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

25 Resources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant 

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1 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise re2 viewed by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by 

3 the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, 

4 and subject to the conditions, described in the respective 

5 reports or decision documents designated in this section: 

6 (1) NAVIGATION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. MD Baltimore Harbor 

Anchorages and 

Channels, Sea 

Girt Loop 

June 22, 

2023 

Federal: $47,956,500 

Non-Federal: $15,985,500 

Total: $63,942,000 

7 (2) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. KS Manhattan Levees May 6, 2024 Federal: $29,455,000 

Non-Federal: $15,860,000 

Total: $45,315,000 

8 (3) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE9 DUCTION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. RI Rhode Island 

Coastline Storm 

Risk Management 

September 

28, 2023 

Federal: $188,353,750 

Non-Federal: $101,421,250 

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A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. Estimated Costs 

2. FL St. Johns County, 

Ponte Vedra 

Beach, Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

April 18, 

2024 

Federal: $49,223,000 

Non-Federal: $89,097,000 

Total: $138,320,000 

1 (4) NAVIGATION AND HURRICANE AND STORM

2 DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. TX Gulf Intracoastal 

Waterway, 

Brazoria and 

Matagorda 

Counties 

June 2, 

2023 

Federal: $204,244,000 

Inland Waterways Trust 

Fund: $109,977,000 

Total: $314,221,000 

3 (5) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND AQUATIC

4 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. MS Memphis Metropolitan 

Stormwater– 

North DeSoto 

County 

December 

18, 2023 

Federal: $17,289,000 

Non-Federal: $9,310,000 

Total: $26,599,000 

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A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report or 

Decision 

Document 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. NY South Shore Staten Island, Fort 

Wadsworth to 

Oakwood Beach 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management 

February 6, 

2024 

Federal: $1,730,973,900 

Non-Federal: $363,228,100 

Total: $2,094,202,000 

2. MO University City 

Branch, River 

Des Peres 

February 9, 

2024 

Federal: $9,094,000 

Non-Federal: $4,897,000 

Total: $13,990,000 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 

4 2024’’. 

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

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 101. Notice to Congress regarding WRDA implementation. 

Sec. 102. Prior guidance. 

Sec. 103. Ability to pay. 

Sec. 104. Federal interest determinations. 

Sec. 105. Annual report to Congress. 

Sec. 106. Processing timelines. 

Sec. 107. Services of volunteers. 

Sec. 108. Support of Army civil works missions. 

Sec. 109. Inland waterway projects. 

Sec. 110. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. 

Sec. 111. Outreach and access. 

Sec. 112. Model development. 

Sec. 113. Planning assistance for States. 

Sec. 114. Corps of Engineers Levee Owners Advisory Board. 

Sec. 115. Silver Jackets program. 

Sec. 116. Tribal partnership program. 

Sec. 117. Tribal project implementation pilot program. 

Sec. 118. Eligibility for inter-Tribal consortiums. 


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Sec. 119. Sense of Congress relating to the management of recreation facilities. 

TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 

Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 

Sec. 202. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. 

Sec. 203. Expedited completion. 

Sec. 204. Expedited completion of other feasibility studies. 

Sec. 205. Alexandria to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, feasibility study. 

Sec. 206. Craig Harbor, Alaska. 

Sec. 207. Sussex County, Delaware. 

Sec. 208. Forecast-informed reservoir operations in the Colorado River Basin. 

Sec. 209. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, reallocation study. 

Sec. 210. Gathright Dam, Virginia, study. 

Sec. 211. Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Study. 

Sec. 212. Upper Susquehanna River Basin comprehensive flood damage reduction 

feasibility study. 

Sec. 213. Kanawha River Basin. 

Sec. 214. Authorization of feasibility studies for projects from CAP authorities. 

Sec. 215. Port Fourchon Belle Pass channel, Louisiana. 

Sec. 216. Studies for modification of project purposes in the Colorado River 

Basin in Arizona. 

Sec. 217. Non-Federal interest preparation of water reallocation studies, North 

Dakota. 

Sec. 218. Technical correction, Walla Walla River. 

Sec. 219. Watershed and river basin assessments. 

Sec. 220. Independent peer review. 

Sec. 221. Ice jam prevention and mitigation. 

Sec. 222. Report on hurricane and storm damage risk reduction design guidelines. 

Sec. 223. Briefing on status of certain activities on the Missouri River. 

Sec. 224. Report on material contaminated by a hazardous substance and the 

civil works program. 

Sec. 225. Report on efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species. 

Sec. 226. J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia. 

Sec. 227. Study on land valuation procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program. 

Sec. 228. Report to Congress on levee safety guidelines. 

Sec. 229. Public-private partnership user’s guide. 

Sec. 230. Review of authorities and programs for alternative project delivery. 

Sec. 231. Report to Congress on emergency response expenditures. 

Sec. 232. Excess land report for certain projects in North Dakota. 

Sec. 233. GAO studies. 

Sec. 234. Prior reports. 

Sec. 235. Briefing on status of Cape Cod Canal Bridges, Massachusetts. 

TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND RELATED 

PROVISIONS 

Sec. 301. Deauthorizations. 

Sec. 302. Environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 303. Pennsylvania environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 304. Acequias irrigation systems. 

Sec. 305. Oregon environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 306. Kentucky and West Virginia environmental infrastructure. 

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Sec. 308. Ohio and North Dakota. 

Sec. 309. Southern West Virginia. 

Sec. 310. Northern West Virginia. 

Sec. 311. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

Sec. 312. Western rural water. 

Sec. 313. Continuing authorities programs. 

Sec. 314. Small project assistance. 

Sec. 315. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Sec. 316. Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Rivers, New York. 

Sec. 317. Lowell Creek Tunnel, Alaska. 

Sec. 318. Selma flood risk management and bank stabilization. 

Sec. 319. Illinois River basin restoration. 

Sec. 320. Hawaii environmental restoration. 

Sec. 321. Connecticut River Basin invasive species partnerships. 

Sec. 322. Expenses for control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 

Sec. 323. Corps of Engineers Asian carp prevention pilot program. 

Sec. 324. Extension for certain invasive species programs. 

Sec. 325. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska. 

Sec. 326. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 

Sec. 327. Ediz Hook Beach Erosion Control Project, Port Angeles, Washington. 

Sec. 328. Sense of Congress relating to certain Louisiana hurricane and coastal 

storm damage risk reduction projects. 

Sec. 329. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program. 

Sec. 330. Bosque wildlife restoration project. 

Sec. 331. Expansion of temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 

Sec. 332. Wilson Lock floating guide wall. 

Sec. 333. Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk 

Management Study. 

Sec. 334. Upper Mississippi River Plan. 

Sec. 335. Rehabilitation of pump stations. 

Sec. 336. Navigation along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. 

Sec. 337. Garrison Dam, North Dakota. 

Sec. 338. Sense of Congress relating to Missouri River priorities. 

Sec. 339. Soil moisture and snowpack monitoring. 

Sec. 340. Contracts for water supply. 

Sec. 341. Rend Lake, Carlyle Lake, and Lake Shelbyville, Illinois. 

Sec. 342. Delaware Coastal System Program. 

Sec. 343. Maintenance of pile dike system. 

Sec. 344. Conveyances. 

Sec. 345. Emergency drought operations pilot program. 

Sec. 346. Rehabilitation of existing levees. 

Sec. 347. Non-Federal implementation pilot program. 

Sec. 348. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 

Sec. 349. Sense of Congress relating to Mobile Harbor, Alabama. 

Sec. 350. Sense of Congress relating to Port of Portland, Oregon. 

Sec. 351. Chattahoochee River Program. 

Sec. 352. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 

Sec. 353. Winooski River tributary watershed. 

Sec. 354. Waco Lake, Texas. 

Sec. 355. Seminole Tribal claim extension. 

Sec. 356. Coastal erosion project, Barrow, Alaska. 

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Sec. 358. Sense of Congress relating to shallow draft dredging in the Chesapeake 

Bay. 

TITLE IV—PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

3 of the Army. 

4 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

5 SEC. 101. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING WRDA IMPLE6 MENTATION. 

7 (a) PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

10 develop a plan for implementing this Act and the 

11 amendments made by this Act. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the plan 

13 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

14 (A) identify each provision of this Act (or 

15 an amendment made by this Act) that will re16 quire— 

17 (i) the development and issuance of 

18 guidance, including whether that guidance 

19 will be significant guidance; 

20 (ii) the development and issuance of a 

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1 (i) any guidance described in subpara2 graph (A)(i); and 

3 (ii) each rule described in subpara4 graph (A)(ii); and 

5 (C) establish a process to disseminate infor6 mation about this Act and the amendments 

7 made by this Act to each District and Division 

8 Office of the Corps of Engineers. 

9 (3) TRANSMITTAL.—On completion of the plan 

10 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit the 

11 plan to— 

12 (A) the Committee on Environment and 

13 Public Works of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

15 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

16 (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES

17 DEVELOPMENT LAWS.— 

18 (1) DEFINITION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES

19 DEVELOPMENT LAW.—In this subsection, the term 

20 ‘‘prior water resources development law’’ means each 

21 of the following (including the amendments made by 

22 any of the following): 

23 (A) The Water Resources Development Act 

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1 (B) The Water Resources Development Act 

2 of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1041). 

3 (C) The Water Resources Reform and Devel4 opment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 

5 Stat. 1193). 

6 (D) The Water Infrastructure Improvements 

7 for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 

8 Stat. 1628). 

9 (E) The America’s Water Infrastructure Act 

10 of 2018 (Public Law 115–270; 132 Stat. 3765). 

11 (F) Division AA of the Consolidated Appro12 priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260; 134 

13 Stat. 2615). 

14 (G) Title LXXXI of division H of the James 

15 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 

17 Stat. 3691). 

18 (2) NOTICE.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi22 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

23 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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1 of the status of efforts by the Secretary to imple2 ment the prior water resources development laws. 

3 (B) CONTENTS.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the notice 

5 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

6 include a list describing each provision of a 

7 prior water resources development law that 

8 has not been fully implemented as of the 

9 date of submission of the notice. 

10 (ii) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—For 

11 each provision included on the list under 

12 clause (i), the Secretary shall— 

13 (I) establish a timeline for imple14 menting the provision; 

15 (II) provide a description of the 

16 status of the provision in the imple17 mentation process; and 

18 (III) provide an explanation for 

19 the delay in implementing the provi20 sion. 

21 (3) BRIEFINGS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 

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1 Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

2 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa3 tives determine that this Act, the amendments 

4 made by this Act, and prior water resources de5 velopment laws are fully implemented, the Sec6 retary shall provide to relevant congressional 

7 committees a briefing on the implementation of 

8 this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and 

9 prior water resources development laws. 

10 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A briefing under sub11 paragraph (A) shall include— 

12 (i) updates to the implementation plan 

13 under subsection (a); and 

14 (ii) updates to the written notice under 

15 paragraph (2). 

16 (c) ADDITIONAL NOTICE PENDING ISSUANCE.—Not 

17 later than 30 days before issuing any guidance, rule, notice 

18 in the Federal Register, or other documentation required 

19 to implement this Act, an amendment made by this Act, 

20 or a prior water resources development law (as defined in 

21 subsection (b)(1)), the Secretary shall submit to the Com22 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

23 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

24 House of Representatives a written notice regarding the 

25 pending issuance. 


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1 (d) WRDA IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.— 

2 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

3 (A) PRIOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP4 MENT LAW.—The term ‘‘prior water resources de5 velopment law’’ has the meaning given the term 

6 in subsection (b)(1). 

7 (B) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the 

8 Water Resources Development Act implementa9 tion team established under paragraph (2). 

10 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab11 lish a Water Resources Development Act implementa12 tion team that shall consist of current employees of 

13 the Federal Government, including— 

14 (A) not fewer than 2 employees in the Office 

15 of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

16 Works; 

17 (B) not fewer than 2 employees at the head18 quarters of the Corps of Engineers; and 

19 (C) a representative of each district and di20 vision of the Corps of Engineers. 

21 (3) DUTIES.—The team shall be responsible for 

22 assisting with the implementation of this Act, the 

23 amendments made by this Act, and prior water re24 sources development laws, including— 

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1 (i) Congress; and 

2 (ii) employees and servicemembers sta3 tioned in districts and divisions of the 

4 Corps of Engineers to ensure that all Corps 

5 of Engineers employees are aware of and 

6 implementing provisions of this Act, the 

7 amendments made by this Act, and prior 

8 water resources development laws, in a 

9 manner consistent with congressional in10 tent; 

11 (B) identifying any issues with implemen12 tation of a provision of this Act, the amendments 

13 made by this Act, and prior water resources de14 velopment laws at the district, division, or na15 tional level; 

16 (C) resolving the issues identified under 

17 subparagraph (B), in consultation with Corps of 

18 Engineers leadership and the Secretary; and 

19 (D) ensuring that any interpretation devel20 oped as a result of the process under subpara21 graph (C) is consistent with congressional intent 

22 for this Act, the amendments made by this Act, 

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1 SEC. 102. PRIOR GUIDANCE. 

2 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, the Secretary shall issue the guidance required 

4 pursuant to each of the following provisions: 

5 (1) Section 1043(b)(9) of the Water Resources 

6 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

7 2201 note; Public Law 113–121). 

8 (2) Section 8136 of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2667 note; Public Law 

10 117–263). 

11 SEC. 103. ABILITY TO PAY. 

12 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall expedite 

13 any guidance or rulemaking necessary to the implementa14 tion of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) to address ability to pay. 

16 (b) ABILITY TO PAY.—Section 103(m) of the Water Re17 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) is 

18 amended by adding the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall an21 nually submit to the Committee on Environment 

22 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com23 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

24 the House of Representatives written notification 

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1 ability of non-Federal interests to pay under this 

2 subsection. 

3 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the written 

4 notification under subparagraph (A), the Sec5 retary shall include, for each determination 

6 made by the Secretary— 

7 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal inter8 est that submitted to the Secretary a request 

9 for a determination under this subsection; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the name and location of the 

11 project; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

13 Secretary and the reasons for the deter14 mination, including the adjusted share of 

15 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

16 interest, if applicable.’’. 

17 (c) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 203(d) 

18 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 

19 2269(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(7) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall an22 nually submit to the Committee on Environment 

23 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com24 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

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1 of determinations made by the Secretary of the 

2 ability of non-Federal interests to pay under this 

3 subsection. 

4 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the written 

5 notification under subparagraph (A), the Sec6 retary shall include, for each determination 

7 made by the Secretary— 

8 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal inter9 est that submitted to the Secretary a request 

10 for a determination under paragraph 

11 (1)(B)(ii); 

12 ‘‘(ii) the name and location of the 

13 project; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

15 Secretary and the reasons for the deter16 mination, including the adjusted share of 

17 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

18 interest, if applicable.’’. 

19 SEC. 104. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATIONS. 

20 Section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

23 following: 

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1 ‘‘(A) IDENTIFICATION.—As part of the sub2 mission of a work plan to Congress pursuant to 

3 the joint explanatory statement for an annual 

4 appropriations Act or as part of the submission 

5 of a spend plan to Congress for a supplemental 

6 appropriations Act under which the Corps of 

7 Engineers receives funding, the Secretary shall 

8 identify the studies in the plan— 

9 ‘‘(i) for which the Secretary plans to 

10 prepare a feasibility report under subsection 

11 (a) that will benefit— 

12 ‘‘(I) an economically disadvan13 taged community (as defined pursuant 

14 to section 160 of the Water Resources 

15 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

16 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)); or 

17 ‘‘(II) a community other than a 

18 community described in subclause (I); 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) that are designated as a new start 

21 under the work plan. 

22 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After identifying 

24 the studies under subparagraph (A) and 

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1 shall, with the consent of the applicable 

2 non-Federal interest for the study, first de3 termine the Federal interest in carrying out 

4 the study and the projects that may be pro5 posed in the study. 

6 ‘‘(ii) FEASIBILITY COST SHARE AGREE7 MENT.—The Secretary may make a deter8 mination under clause (i) prior to the exe9 cution of a feasibility cost share agreement 

10 between the Secretary and the non-Federal 

11 interest. 

12 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, the 

13 Secretary may not make a determination under 

14 subparagraph (B) for more than 20 studies iden15 tified under subparagraph (A)(i)(II). 

16 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

18 (ii) and with the consent of the non-Federal 

19 interest, the Secretary may use the author20 ity provided under this subsection for a 

21 study in a work plan submitted to Congress 

22 prior to the date of enactment of the Thom23 as R. Carper Water Resources Development 

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1 requirements described in subparagraph 

2 (A). 

3 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (C) 

4 shall apply to the use of authority under 

5 clause (i).’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

8 at the end; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

10 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(C) shall be paid from the funding pro13 vided for the study in the applicable work plan 

14 described in that paragraph.’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(6) POST-DETERMINATION WORK.—A study 

17 under this section shall continue after a determina18 tion under paragraph (1)(B)(i) without a new invest19 ment decision.’’. 

20 SEC. 105. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

21 Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and De22 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) is amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

24 (i); and 

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1 ‘‘(g) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST NOTIFICATION.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After the publication of the 

3 annual report under subsection (f), if the proposal of 

4 a non-Federal interest submitted under subsection (b) 

5 was included by the Secretary in the appendix under 

6 subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall provide written 

7 notification to the non-Federal interest of such inclu8 sion. 

9 ‘‘(2) DEBRIEF.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

11 after the date on which a non-Federal interest 

12 receives the written notification under para13 graph (1), the non-Federal interest shall notify 

14 the Secretary that the non-Federal interest is re15 questing a debrief under this paragraph. 

16 ‘‘(B) RESPONSE.—If a non-Federal interest 

17 requests a debrief under this paragraph, the Sec18 retary shall provide the debrief to the non-Fed19 eral interest by not later than 60 days after the 

20 date on which the Secretary receives the request 

21 for the debrief. 

22 ‘‘(C) INCLUSIONS.—The debrief provided by 

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1 ‘‘(i) an explanation of the reasons that 

2 the proposal was included in the appendix 

3 under subsection (c)(4); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) a description of— 

5 ‘‘(I) any revisions to the proposal 

6 that may allow the proposal to be in7 cluded in a subsequent annual report, 

8 to the maximum extent practicable; 

9 ‘‘(II) other existing authorities of 

10 the Secretary that may be used to ad11 dress the need that prompted the pro12 posal, if applicable; and 

13 ‘‘(III) any other information that 

14 the Secretary determines to be appro15 priate. 

16 ‘‘(h) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 

17 30 days after the publication of the annual report under 

18 subsection (f), for each proposal included in that annual 

19 report or appendix, the Secretary shall notify each Member 

20 of Congress that represents the State in which that proposal 

21 will be located that the proposal was included the annual 

22 report or the appendix.’’. 

23 SEC. 106. PROCESSING TIMELINES. 

24 Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, 

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1 ‘‘permit finder’’ of the Corps of Engineers accurately reflects 

2 the current status of projects for which a permit was, or 

3 is being, processed using amounts accepted under section 

4 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 

5 U.S.C. 2352). 

6 SEC. 107. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS. 

7 The seventeenth paragraph under the heading ‘‘GEN8 ERAL PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGI9 NEERS—CIVIL’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 

10 THE ARMY’’ in chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental 

11 Appropriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 569c), is amended— 

12 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The United 

13 States Army Chief of Engineers’’ and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS

16 ‘‘SEC. 141. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of Engi17 neers’’. 

18 (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated), in the 

19 second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such volunteers’’ and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT.—Volunteers under subsection (a)’’; 

22 and 

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

24 ‘‘(c) RECOGNITION.— 

25 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

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1 an award or other appropriate means the service of 

2 volunteers under subsection (a). 

3 ‘‘(2) PROCESS.—The Chief of Engineers shall es4 tablish a process to carry out paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Chief of Engineers shall 

6 ensure that the recognition provided to a volunteer 

7 under paragraph (1) shall not be in the form of a 

8 cash award.’’. 

9 SEC. 108. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 

10 Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3740) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

13 end; and 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(4) West Virginia University to conduct aca17 demic research on flood resilience planning and risk 

18 management, water resource-related emergency man19 agement, aquatic ecosystem restoration, water quality, 

20 siting and risk management for open- and closed-loop 

21 pumped hydropower energy storage, hydropower, and 

22 water resource-related recreation and management of 

23 resources for recreation in the State of West Virginia; 

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1 ity, aquatic ecosystem restoration, coastal restoration, 

2 and water resource-related emergency management in 

3 the State of Delaware, the Delaware River Basin, and 

4 the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 

5 ‘‘(6) the University of Notre Dame to conduct 

6 academic research on hazard mitigation policies and 

7 practices in coastal communities, including through 

8 the incorporation of data analysis and the use of risk9 based analytical frameworks for reviewing flood miti10 gation and hardening plans and for evaluating the 

11 design of new infrastructure; and 

12 ‘‘(7) Mississippi State University to conduct 

13 academic research on technology to be used in water 

14 resources development infrastructure, analyses of the 

15 environment before and after a natural disaster, and 

16 geospatial data collection.’’. 

17 SEC. 109. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

22 striking ‘‘65 percent of the costs’’ and inserting ‘‘75 

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1 cent of such costs’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent of such 

2 costs’’. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub4 section (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2024, to 

5 any construction of a project for navigation on the inland 

6 waterways that is new or ongoing on or after that date. 

7 (c) EXCEPTION.—In the case of an inland waterways 

8 project that receives funds under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUC9 TION’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL’’ 

10 under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY’’ in 

11 title III of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and 

12 Jobs Act (135 Stat. 1359) that will not complete construc13 tion, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion with such 

14 funds— 

15 (1) section 102(a) of the Water Resources Devel16 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) shall not 

17 apply; and 

18 (2) any remaining costs shall be paid only from 

19 amounts appropriated from the general fund of the 

20 Treasury. 

21 SEC. 110. LEVERAGING FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IN22 CREASED WATER SUPPLY. 

23 Section 1118(i) of Water Resources Development Act 

24 of 2016 (43 U.S.C. 390b–2(i)) is amended by striking para25 graph (2) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR OTHER FEDERAL

2 RESERVOIR PROJECTS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au4 thorized to receive and expend funds from a non5 Federal interest or a Federal agency that owns 

6 a Federal reservoir project described in subpara7 graph (B) to formulate, review, or revise oper8 ational documents pursuant to a proposal sub9 mitted in accordance with subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL RESERVOIR PROJECTS DE11 SCRIBED.—A Federal reservoir project referred to 

12 in subparagraph (A) is a reservoir for which the 

13 Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations 

14 for the use of storage allocated for flood control 

15 or navigation pursuant to section 7 of the Act of 

16 December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 

17 ‘Flood Control Act of 1944’) (58 Stat. 890, chap18 ter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709).’’. 

19 SEC. 111. OUTREACH AND ACCESS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8117(b) of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b(b)) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 

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1 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(C) ensuring that a potential non-Federal 

5 interest is aware of the roles, responsibilities, 

6 and financial commitments associated with a 

7 completed water resources development project 

8 prior to initiating a feasibility study (as defined 

9 in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))), in11 cluding operations, maintenance, repair, replace12 ment, and rehabilitation responsibilities.’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

15 at the end; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

17 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(F) to the maximum extent practicable— 

20 ‘‘(i) develop and continue to make pub21 licly available, through a publicly available 

22 existing website, information on the projects 

23 and studies within the jurisdiction of each 

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1 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the information de2 scribed in clause (i) is consistent and made 

3 publicly available in the same manner 

4 across all districts of the Corps of Engi5 neers.’’; 

6 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

7 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

8 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall develop 

11 and issue guidance to ensure that the points of con12 tacts established under paragraph (2)(B) are ade13 quately fulfilling their obligations under that para14 graph.’’. 

15 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 

17 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

18 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

19 of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of 

20 the implementation of section 8117 of the Water Resources 

21 Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b), including the 

22 amendments made to that section by subsection (a), includ23 ing— 

24 (1) a plan for implementing any requirements 

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1 (2) any potential barriers to implementing that 

2 section. 

3 SEC. 112. MODEL DEVELOPMENT. 

4 Section 8230 of the Water Resources Development Act 

5 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3765) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(d) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may partner 

9 with other Federal agencies, National Laboratories, 

10 and institutions of higher education to develop, up11 date, and maintain hydrologic and climate-related 

12 models for use in water resources planning, including 

13 models to assess compound flooding that arises when 

14 2 or more flood drivers occur simultaneously or in 

15 close succession, or are impacting the same region 

16 over time. 

17 ‘‘(2) USE.—The Secretary may use models devel18 oped by the entities described in paragraph (1).’’. 

19 SEC. 113. PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR STATES. 

20 Section 22(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16(a)(2)(B)) is amend22 ed by inserting ‘‘and title research for abandoned struc23 tures’’ before the period at the end. 


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1 SEC. 114. CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEE OWNERS ADVISORY 

2 BOARD. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) FEDERAL LEVEE SYSTEM OWNER-OPER5 ATOR.—The term ‘‘Federal levee system owner-oper6 ator’’ means a non-Federal interest that owns and op7 erates and maintains a levee system that was con8 structed by the Corps of Engineers. 

9 (2) OWNERS BOARD.—The term ‘‘Owners Board’’ 

10 means the Levee Owners Advisory Board established 

11 under subsection (b). 

12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab14 lish a Levee Owners Advisory Board. 

15 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Owners Board— 

17 (A) shall be composed of— 

18 (i) 11 members, to be appointed by the 

19 Secretary, who shall— 

20 (I) represent various regions of 

21 the country, including not less than 1 

22 Federal levee system owner-operator 

23 from each of the civil works divisions 

24 of the Corps of Engineers; and 

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1 duties of the Owners Board described 

2 in subsection (d); and 

3 (ii) a representative of the Corps of 

4 Engineers, to be designated by the Sec5 retary, who shall serve as a nonvoting mem6 ber; and 

7 (B) may include a representative designated 

8 by the head of the Federal agency described in 

9 section 9002(1) of the Water Resources Develop10 ment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301(1)), who shall 

11 serve as a nonvoting member. 

12 (2) TERMS OF MEMBERS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara14 graphs (B) and (C), a member of the Owners 

15 Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. 

16 (B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 

17 Owners Board may be reappointed to the Own18 ers Board, as the Secretary determines to be ap19 propriate. 

20 (C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Owners 

21 Board shall be filled in the same manner as the 

22 original appointment was made. 

23 (3) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Owners 

24 Board shall appoint a chairperson from among the 

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1 (d) DUTIES.— 

2 (1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Owners Board 

3 shall provide advice and recommendations to the Sec4 retary and the Chief of Engineers on— 

5 (A) the activities and actions, consistent 

6 with applicable statutory authorities, that should 

7 be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers and 

8 Federal levee system owner-operators to improve 

9 flood risk management throughout the United 

10 States; and 

11 (B) how to improve cooperation and com12 munication between the Corps of Engineers and 

13 Federal levee system owner-operators. 

14 (2) MEETINGS.—The Owners Board shall meet 

15 not less frequently than semiannually. 

16 (3) REPORT.—The Secretary, on behalf of the 

17 Owners Board, shall— 

18 (A) submit to the Committee on Environ19 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

20 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

21 of the House of Representatives a report that in22 cludes the recommendations provided under 

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2 available, including on a publicly available ex3 isting website. 

4 (e) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any advice or rec5 ommendation made by the Owners Board pursuant to sub6 section (d)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of the 

7 Owners Board. 

8 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) COMPENSATION.—Except as provided in 

10 paragraph (2), the members of the Owners Board 

11 shall serve without compensation. 

12 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 

13 Owners Board shall receive travel expenses, including 

14 per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 

15 applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 

16 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

17 (3) TREATMENT.—The members of the Owners 

18 Board shall not be considered to be Federal employees, 

19 and the meetings and reports of the Owners Board 

20 shall not be considered a major Federal action under 

21 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

22 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

23 (g) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The Owners Board shall not 

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1 tion 9003 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

2 (33 U.S.C. 3302). 

3 SEC. 115. SILVER JACKETS PROGRAM. 

4 The Secretary shall continue the Silver Jackets pro5 gram established by the Secretary pursuant to section 206 

6 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a) and sec7 tion 204 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

8 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5134). 

9 SEC. 116. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

10 Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

16 subparagraph (E); and 

17 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(D) projects that improve emergency re20 sponse capabilities and provide increased access 

21 to infrastructure that may be utilized in the 

22 event of a severe weather event or other natural 

23 disaster; and’’; and 

24 (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(e) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

3 out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall 

4 carry out not more than 5 projects described in para5 graph (2). 

6 ‘‘(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 

7 subsection (b)(1)(B), a project referred to in para8 graph (1) is a project— 

9 ‘‘(A) that is otherwise eligible and meets the 

10 requirements under this section; and 

11 ‘‘(B) that is located— 

12 ‘‘(i) along the Mid-Columbia River, 

13 Washington, Taneum Creek, Washington, or 

14 Similk Bay, Washington; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) at Big Bend, Lake Oahe, Fort 

16 Randall, or Gavins Point Reservoirs, South 

17 Dakota. 

18 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 

19 out a project described in paragraph (2) in accord20 ance with this section. 

21 ‘‘(4) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub22 section authorizes— 

23 ‘‘(A) a project for the removal of a dam that 

24 otherwise is a project described in paragraph (2); 

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1 ‘‘(C) the study of any Federal dam, includ2 ing the study of power, flood control, or naviga3 tion replacement, or the implementation of any 

4 functional alteration to that dam, that is located 

5 along a body of water described in clause (i) or 

6 (ii) of paragraph (2)(B).’’. 

7 SEC. 117. TRIBAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

11 project’’ means a project or activity eligible to be car12 ried out under the Tribal partnership program under 

13 section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

15 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

16 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In17 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

18 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—Not later than 180 days after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab21 lish and implement a pilot program under which Indian 

22 Tribes may directly carry out eligible projects. 

23 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program 

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1 (1) to authorize Tribal contracting to advance 

2 Tribal self-determination and provide economic op3 portunities for Indian Tribes; and 

4 (2) to evaluate the technical, financial, and orga5 nizational efficiencies of Indian Tribes carrying out 

6 the design, execution, management, and construction 

7 of 1 or more eligible projects. 

8 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot pro10 gram under this section, the Secretary shall— 

11 (A) identify a total of not more than 5 eli12 gible projects that have been authorized for con13 struction; 

14 (B) notify the Committee on Environment 

15 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com16 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

17 the House of Representatives on the identifica18 tion of each eligible project under the pilot pro19 gram under this section; 

20 (C) in collaboration with the Indian Tribe, 

21 develop a detailed project management plan for 

22 each identified eligible project that outlines the 

23 scope, budget, design, and construction resource 

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1 execute the project or a separable element of the 

2 eligible project; 

3 (D) on the request of the Indian Tribe and 

4 in accordance with subsection (f)(2), enter into a 

5 project partnership agreement with the Indian 

6 Tribe for the Indian Tribe to provide full project 

7 management control for construction of the eligi8 ble project, or a separable element of the eligible 

9 project, in accordance with plans approved by 

10 the Secretary; 

11 (E) following execution of the project part12 nership agreement, transfer to the Indian Tribe 

13 to carry out construction of the eligible project, 

14 or a separable element of the eligible project— 

15 (i) if applicable, the balance of the un16 obligated amounts appropriated for the eli17 gible project, except that the Secretary shall 

18 retain sufficient amounts for the Corps of 

19 Engineers to carry out any responsibilities 

20 of the Corps of Engineers relating to the eli21 gible project and the pilot program under 

22 this section; and 

23 (ii) additional amounts, as determined 

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1 the total amount transferred to the Indian 

2 Tribe shall not exceed the updated estimate 

3 of the Federal share of the cost of construc4 tion, including any required design; and 

5 (F) regularly monitor and audit each eligi6 ble project being constructed by an Indian Tribe 

7 under this section to ensure that the construction 

8 activities are carried out in compliance with the 

9 plans approved by the Secretary and that the 

10 construction costs are reasonable. 

11 (2) DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE.—Not later 

12 than 180 days after entering into an agreement under 

13 paragraph (1)(D), each Indian Tribe, to the max14 imum extent practicable, shall submit to the Sec15 retary a detailed project schedule, based on estimated 

16 funding levels, that lists all deadlines for each mile17 stone in the construction of the eligible project. 

18 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the request of 

19 an Indian Tribe, the Secretary may provide technical 

20 assistance to the Indian Tribe, if the Indian Tribe 

21 contracts with and compensates the Secretary for the 

22 technical assistance relating to— 

23 (A) any study, engineering activity, and de24 sign activity for construction carried out by the 

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1 (B) expeditiously obtaining any permits 

2 necessary for the eligible project. 

3 (e) COST SHARE.—Nothing in this section affects the 

4 cost-sharing requirement applicable on the day before the 

5 date of enactment of this Act to an eligible project carried 

6 out under this section. 

7 (f) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

10 issue guidance for the implementation of the pilot 

11 program under this section that, to the extent prac12 ticable, identifies— 

13 (A) the metrics for measuring the success of 

14 the pilot program; 

15 (B) a process for identifying future eligible 

16 projects to participate in the pilot program; 

17 (C) measures to address the risks of an In18 dian Tribe constructing eligible projects under 

19 the pilot program, including which entity bears 

20 the risk for eligible projects that fail to meet 

21 Corps of Engineers standards for design or qual22 ity; 

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1 (E) which entity bears the risk in the event 

2 that an eligible project carried out under the 

3 pilot program fails to be carried out in accord4 ance with the project authorization or this sec5 tion. 

6 (2) NEW PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE7 MENTS.—The Secretary may not enter into a project 

8 partnership agreement under this section until the 

9 date on which the Secretary issues the guidance under 

10 paragraph (1). 

11 (g) REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

14 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

15 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor16 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa17 tives and make publicly available a report detailing 

18 the results of the pilot program under this section, in19 cluding— 

20 (A) a description of the progress of Indian 

21 Tribes in meeting milestones in detailed project 

22 schedules developed pursuant to subsection 

23 (d)(2); and 

24 (B) any recommendations of the Secretary 

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1 component of the pilot program should be imple2 mented on a national basis. 

3 (2) UPDATE.—Not later than 5 years after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub5 mit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

6 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor7 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa8 tives an update to the report under paragraph (1). 

9 (3) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If the Sec10 retary fails to submit a report by the required dead11 line under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit 

12 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

13 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

14 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 

15 detailed explanation of why the deadline was missed 

16 and a projected date for submission of the report. 

17 (h) ADMINISTRATION.—All laws and regulations that 

18 would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying 

19 out the eligible project shall apply to an Indian Tribe car20 rying out an eligible project under this section. 

21 (i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

22 commence an eligible project under this section terminates 

23 on December 31, 2029. 

24 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi25 tion to any amounts appropriated for a specific eligible 


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1 project, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec2 retary to carry out this section, including the costs of ad3 ministration of the Secretary, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 

4 years 2024 through 2029. 

5 SEC. 118. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUMS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221(b)(1) of the Flood Con7 trol Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)(1)) is amended by 

8 inserting ‘‘and an inter-tribal consortium (as defined in 

9 section 403 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Vio10 lence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202)))’’ after ‘‘5304))’’. 

11 (b) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 203 of 

12 the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 

13 2269) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

16 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘the 

17 term’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term’’; and 

20 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(2) INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUM.—The term 

22 ‘inter-tribal consortium’ has the meaning given the 

23 term in section 403 of the Indian Child Protection 

24 and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(3) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal 

2 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec3 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu4 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal con9 sortiums, Tribal organizations,’’ after ‘‘In10 dian tribes’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

12 ‘‘, inter-tribal consortiums, or Tribal orga13 nizations’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘flood hurricane’’ and inserting ‘‘flood or 

17 hurricane’’; 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (C), in the matter 

19 preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, an 

20 inter-tribal consortium, or a Tribal organi21 zation’’ after ‘‘Indian tribe’’; and 

22 (iii) in subparagraph (E) (as redesig23 nated by section 116(1)(B)), by inserting ‘‘, 

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1 (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 

2 inter-tribal consortium, or Tribal organization’’ 

3 after ‘‘Indian tribe’’ each place it appears. 

4 SEC. 119. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE MANAGE5 MENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 

6 It is the sense of Congress that— 

7 (1) the Corps of Engineers should have greater 

8 access to the revenue collected from the use of Corps 

9 of Engineers-managed facilities with recreational 

10 purposes; 

11 (2) revenue collected from Corps of Engineers12 managed facilities with recreational purposes should 

13 be available to the Corps of Engineers for necessary 

14 operation, maintenance, and improvement activities 

15 at the facility from which the revenue was derived; 

16 (3) the districts of the Corps of Engineers should 

17 be provided with more authority to partner with non18 Federal public entities and private nonprofit entities 

19 for the improvement and management of Corps of En20 gineers-managed facilities with recreational purposes; 

21 and 

22 (4) legislation to address the issues described in 

23 paragraphs (1) through (3) should be considered by 

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1 TITLE II—STUDIES AND 

2 REPORTS 

3 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 

4 STUDIES. 

5 (a) NEW PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 

6 conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 

7 water resources development and conservation and other 

8 purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Con9 gress on Future Water Resources Development’’ submitted 

10 to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources 

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

12 or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 

13 (1) YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.—Project for 

14 flood risk management, Yavapai County, Arizona. 

15 (2) EASTMAN LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

16 ecosystem restoration and water supply, including for 

17 conservation and recharge, Eastman Lake, Merced 

18 and Madera Counties, California. 

19 (3) PINE FLAT DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

20 ecosystem restoration, water supply, and recreation, 

21 Pine Flat Dam, Fresno County, California. 

22 (4) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

23 risk management, including sea level rise, San Diego, 

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1 (5) SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

2 risk management and ecosystem restoration, includ3 ing levee improvement, Sacramento River, Sac4 ramento, California. 

5 (6) SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

6 risk management, City of San Mateo, California. 

7 (7) SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Project 

8 for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 

9 water supply, Lower Cosumnes River, Sacramento 

10 County, California. 

11 (8) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.—Project for 

12 ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, 

13 Fountain Creek, Monument Creek, and T–Gap Levee, 

14 Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

15 (9) PLYMOUTH, CONNECTICUT.—Project for eco16 system restoration, Plymouth, Connecticut. 

17 (10) WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT.—Project for eco18 system restoration and recreation, Windham, Con19 necticut. 

20 (11) ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood 

21 risk management and ecosystem restoration, includ22 ing restoring freshwater brook floodplain, Enfield, 

23 Connecticut. 

24 (12) NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

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1 (13) HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

2 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Hart3 ford, Connecticut. 

4 (14) FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

5 flood risk management, Rooster River, Fairfield, Con6 necticut. 

7 (15) MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project for flood risk 

8 management, Milton, Delaware. 

9 (16) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—Project for 

10 coastal storm risk management, City of Wilmington, 

11 Delaware. 

12 (17) TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for flood 

13 risk management and coastal storm risk management, 

14 including the potential for beneficial use of dredged 

15 material, Tybee Island, Georgia. 

16 (18) HANAPEPE LEVEE, HAWAII.—Project for 

17 ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and 

18 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, includ19 ing Hanapepe Levee, Kauai County, Hawaii. 

20 (19) KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII.—Project for flood 

21 risk management and coastal storm risk management, 

22 Kauai County, Hawaii. 

23 (20) HAWAI‘I KAI, HAWAII.—Project for flood 

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1 (21) MAUI, HAWAII.—Project for flood risk man2 agement and ecosystem restoration, Maui County, 

3 Hawaii. 

4 (22) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 

5 for flood risk management, Butterfield Creek, Illinois, 

6 including the villages of Flossmoor, Matteson, Park 

7 Forest, and Richton Park. 

8 (23) ROCKY RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for flood 

9 risk management, Rocky Ripple, Indiana. 

10 (24) COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.—Project for flood 

11 risk management, Coffeyville, Kansas. 

12 (25) FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, including bank stabilization, 

14 Fulton County, Kentucky. 

15 (26) CUMBERLAND RIVER, CRITTENDEN COUNTY, 

16 LYON COUNTY, AND LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KEN17 TUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, including 

18 bank stabilization, Cumberland River, Crittenden 

19 County, Lyon County, and Livingston County, Ken20 tucky. 

21 (27) SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for 

22 ecosystem restoration, including water supply, Scott 

23 County, Kentucky. 

24 (28) BULLSKIN CREEK AND SHELBY COUNTY, 

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1 ing bank stabilization, Bullskin Creek and Shelby 

2 County, Kentucky. 

3 (29) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BARRIER, LOU4 ISIANA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage 

5 risk reduction, Orleans Parish, St. Tammany Parish, 

6 and St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. 

7 (30) OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood 

8 risk management, Ocean City, Maryland. 

9 (31) BEAVERDAM CREEK, MARYLAND.—Project 

10 for flood risk management, Beaverdam Creek, Prince 

11 George’s County, Maryland. 

12 (32) OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, coastal storm risk manage14 ment, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, including 

15 shoreline stabilization along East Chop Drive, Oak 

16 Bluffs, Massachusetts. 

17 (33) TISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

18 coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 

19 stabilization along Beach Road Causeway, Tisbury, 

20 Massachusetts. 

21 (34) OAK BLUFFS HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

22 Project for coastal storm risk management and navi23 gation, Oak Bluffs Harbor north and south jetties, 

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1 (35) CONNECTICUT RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

2 Project for flood risk management along the Con3 necticut River, Massachusetts. 

4 (36) MARYSVILLE, MICHIGAN.—Project for coast5 al storm risk management, including shoreline sta6 bilization, City of Marysville, Michigan. 

7 (37) CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood 

8 risk management, Little Black River, City of Che9 boygan, Michigan. 

10 (38) KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood 

11 risk management and ecosystem restoration, Kala12 mazoo River Watershed and tributaries, City of Kala13 mazoo, Michigan. 

14 (39) DEARBORN AND DEARBORN HEIGHTS, 

15 MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk management, Dear16 born and Dearborn Heights, Michigan. 

17 (40) GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, MICHIGAN.—Project 

18 for navigation, Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan. 

19 (41) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.— 

20 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res21 toration, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. 

22 (42) BRIGHTON MILL POND, MICHIGAN.—Project 

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1 (43) LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN.—Project for coastal 

2 storm risk management, including feasibility of emer3 gency shoreline protection, Ludington, Michigan. 

4 (44) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—Project for hurricane 

5 and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk man6 agement, Pahrump, Nevada. 

7 (45) ALLEGHENY RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for 

8 navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny 

9 River, New York. 

10 (46) TURTLE COVE, NEW YORK.—Project for eco11 system restoration, Turtle Cove, Pelham Bay Park, 

12 Bronx, New York. 

13 (47) NILES, OHIO.—Project for flood risk man14 agement, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, City 

15 of Niles, Ohio. 

16 (48) GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, OHIO.—Project for 

17 flood and coastal storm risk management, ecosystem 

18 restoration, recreation, and shoreline erosion protec19 tion, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. 

20 (49) LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK, OHIO.—Project 

21 for ecosystem restoration, including aquatic invasive 

22 species management, Little Killbuck Creek, Ohio. 

23 (50) DEFIANCE, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 

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1 bank stabilization, Maumee, Auglaize, and Tiffin 

2 Rivers, Defiance, Ohio. 

3 (51) DILLON LAKE, MUSKINGUM COUNTY, 

4 OHIO.—Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 

5 and shoreline erosion protection, Dillon Lake, 

6 Muskingum and Licking Counties, Ohio. 

7 (52) JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP, OHIO.—Project for 

8 flood and coastal storm risk management and shore9 line erosion protection, Jerusalem Township, Ohio. 

10 (53) NINE MILE CREEK, CLEVELAND, OHIO.— 

11 Project for flood risk management, Nine Mile Creek, 

12 Cleveland, Ohio. 

13 (54) COLD CREEK, OHIO.—Project for ecosystem 

14 restoration, Cold Creek, Erie County, Ohio. 

15 (55) ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

16 Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Alle17 gheny River, Pennsylvania. 

18 (56) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 

19 for ecosystem restoration and recreation, including 

20 shoreline stabilization, South Philadelphia Wetlands 

21 Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

22 (57) GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS.—Project for navi23 gation, Galveston Bay, Texas. 


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1 (58) WINOOSKI, VERMONT.—Project for flood risk 

2 management, Winooski River and tributaries, 

3 Winooski, Vermont. 

4 (59) MT. ST. HELENS, WASHINGTON.—Project for 

5 navigation, Mt. St. Helens, Washington. 

6 (60) GRAYS BAY, WASHINGTON.—Project for 

7 navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem 

8 restoration, Grays Bay, Wahkiakum County, Wash9 ington. 

10 (61) WIND, KLICKITAT, HOOD, DESCHUTES, ROCK

11 CREEK, AND JOHN DAY TRIBUTARIES, WASHINGTON.— 

12 Project for ecosystem restoration, Wind, Klickitat, 

13 Hood, Deschutes, Rock Creek, and John Day tribu14 taries, Washington. 

15 (62) LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood 

16 risk management, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin. 

17 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au18 thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 

19 project modifications: 

20 (1) LUXAPALILA CREEK, ALABAMA.—Modifica21 tions to the project for flood risk management, 

22 Luxapalila Creek, Alabama, authorized by section 

23 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 307). 

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1 Arkansas, authorized under section 107 of the River 

2 and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), to evaluate 

3 the expansion of the harbor. 

4 (3) SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.—Modifications to the 

5 project for navigation, Savannah Harbor Expansion 

6 Project, Georgia, authorized by section 7002(1) of the 

7 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

8 2014 (128 Stat. 1364) and modified by section 

9 1401(6) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 

10 2018 (132 Stat. 3839). 

11 (4) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LOUISIANA.—Modifica12 tions to the project for navigation, including sediment 

13 management, Hagaman Chute, Louisiana. 

14 (5) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

15 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

16 project for flood risk management, including bank 

17 stabilization, Ouachita River, Monroe to Caldwell 

18 Parish, Louisiana, authorized by the first section of 

19 the Act of May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534, chapter 569). 

20 (6) ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modifications 

21 to the project for navigation, St. Marys River and 

22 tributaries, Michigan, for channel improvements. 

23 (7) MOSQUITO CREEK LAKE, TRUMBULL COUNTY, 

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1 management and water supply, Mosquito Creek Lake, 

2 Trumbull County, Ohio. 

3 (8) LITTLE CONEMAUGH, STONYCREEK, AND

4 CONEMAUGH RIVERS, PENNSYLVANIA.—Modifications 

5 to the project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 

6 and flood risk management, Little Conemaugh, 

7 Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers, Pennsylvania, au8 thorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 

9 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 

10 1936’’) (49 Stat. 1586, chapter 688; 50 Stat. 879; 

11 chapter 877). 

12 (9) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Modifica13 tions to the project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, 

14 South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(1) of the 

15 Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 

16 1709), including improvements to address potential 

17 or actual changed conditions on that portion of the 

18 project that serves the North Charleston Terminal. 

19 (10) ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, 

20 TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for flood risk 

21 management, Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas. 

22 (11) MONONGAHELA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.— 

23 Modifications to the project for recreation, 

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1 (c) SPECIAL RULE, ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.— 

2 The cost of the study under subsection (b)(6) shall be shared 

3 in accordance with the cost share applicable to construction 

4 of the project for navigation, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, 

5 authorized by section 1149 of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254; 121 Stat. 1131). 

7 SEC. 202. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 

8 STUDIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Water Re10 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

11 2282c) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 

13 as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(d) DELEGATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall delegate 

18 the determination to grant an extension under sub19 section (c) to the Commander of the relevant Division 

20 if— 

21 ‘‘(A) the final feasibility report for the 

22 study can be completed with an extension of not 

23 more than 1 year beyond the time period de24 scribed in subsection (a)(1); or 


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1 ‘‘(B) the feasibility study requires an addi2 tional cost of not more than $1,000,000 above the 

3 amount described in subsection (a)(2). 

4 ‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—If the Secretary determines 

5 that implementation guidance is necessary to imple6 ment this subsection, the Secretary shall issue such 

7 implementation guidance not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of enactment of the Thomas R. Carper 

9 Water Resources Development Act of 2024.’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(h) DEFINITION OF DIVISION.—In this section, the 

12 term ‘Division’ means each of the following Divisions of the 

13 Corps of Engineers: 

14 ‘‘(1) The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. 

15 ‘‘(2) The Mississippi Valley Division. 

16 ‘‘(3) The North Atlantic Division. 

17 ‘‘(4) The Northwestern Division. 

18 ‘‘(5) The Pacific Ocean Division. 

19 ‘‘(6) The South Atlantic Division. 

20 ‘‘(7) The South Pacific Division. 

21 ‘‘(8) The Southwestern Division.’’; 

22 (b) DEADLINE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

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1 proves the implementation of section 1001 of the 

2 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

3 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c). 

4 (2) STANDARDIZED FORM.—In carrying out this 

5 subsection, the Secretary shall develop and provide to 

6 each Division (as defined in subsection (h) of section 

7 1001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

8 of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c)) a standardized form to as9 sist the Divisions in preparing a written request for 

10 an exception under subsection (c) of that section. 

11 (3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall submit 

12 a written copy of the implementation guidance devel13 oped under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Envi14 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

15 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

16 the House of Representatives not less than 30 days be17 fore the date on which the Secretary makes that guid18 ance publicly available. 

19 SEC. 203. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 

20 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall expe21 dite the completion of a feasibility study or general reevalu22 ation report (as applicable) for each of the following 

23 projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project 

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1 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the 

2 project: 

3 (1) Project for food risk management, Upper 

4 Guyandotte River Basin, West Virginia. 

5 (2) Project for flood risk management, Kanawha 

6 River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North 

7 Carolina. 

8 (3) Project for flood risk management, Cave 

9 Buttes Dam, Phoenix, Arizona. 

10 (4) Project for flood risk management, McMicken 

11 Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona. 

12 (5) Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Salado, 

13 Phoenix, Arizona. 

14 (6) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

15 San Joaquin River, San Joaquin Valley, California. 

16 (7) Project for flood risk management, Stratford, 

17 Connecticut. 

18 (8) Project for flood risk management, Waimea 

19 River, Kauai County, Hawaii. 

20 (9) Modifications to the project for flood risk 

21 management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, au22 thorized by section 8201(b)(6) of the Water Resources 

23 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750). 

24 (10) Project for flood risk management, Rahway 

25 River, Rahway, New Jersey. 


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1 (11) Northeast Levee System portion of the 

2 project for flood control and other purposes, Williams3 port, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act 

4 of June 22, 1936 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood 

5 Control Act of 1936’’) (49 Stat. 1573, chapter 688). 

6 (12) Project for navigation, Menominee River, 

7 Menominee, Wisconsin. 

8 (13) General reevaluation report for the project 

9 for flood risk management and other purposes, East 

10 St. Louis and Vicinity, Illinois. 

11 (14) General reevaluation report for project for 

12 flood risk management, Green Brook, New Jersey. 

13 (15) Project for ecosystem restoration, Imperial 

14 Streams Salton Sea, California. 

15 (16) Modification of the project for navigation, 

16 Honolulu Deep Draft Harbor, Hawaii. 

17 (17) Project for shoreline damage mitigation, 

18 Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana. 

19 (18) Project for hurricane and coastal storm risk 

20 management, Dare County Beaches, North Carolina. 

21 (19) Modification of the project for flood protec22 tion and recreation, Surry Mountain Lake, New 

23 Hampshire, including for consideration of low flow 

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1 (20) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

2 Virginia Beach and vicinity, Virginia. 

3 (21) Project for secondary water source identi4 fication, Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, 

5 DC, Maryland, and Virginia. 

6 (b) STUDY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall expedite 

7 the completion of a Chief’s Report or Director’s Report (as 

8 applicable) for each of the following projects for the project 

9 to be considered for authorization: 

10 (1) Modification of the project for navigation, 

11 Norfolk Harbors and Channels, Anchorage F segment, 

12 Norfolk, Virginia. 

13 (2) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

14 Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Florida. 

15 (3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne 

16 and Millers Ferry Locks and Dam Fish Passage, 

17 Lower Alabama River, Alabama. 

18 (4) Project for flood and storm damage reduc19 tion, Surf City, North Carolina. 

20 (5) Project for flood and storm damage reduc21 tion, Nassau County Back Bays, New York. 

22 (6) Project for flood risk management, Tar 

23 Pamlico, North Carolina. 

24 (7) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and 

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1 Program, Western Everglades Restoration Project, 

2 Florida. 

3 (8) Project for flood and storm damage reduc4 tion, Ala Wai, Hawaii. 

5 (9) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and 

6 South Florida Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 

7 Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration, 

8 Florida. 

9 (10) Project for flood and coastal storm damage 

10 reduction, Miami-Dade County Back Bay, Florida. 

11 (11) Project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, 

12 Florida. 

13 (12) Project for flood and storm damage reduc14 tion, Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements, 

15 Alaska. 

16 (13) Project for flood and storm damage reduc17 tion, Amite River and tributaries, Louisiana. 

18 (14) Project for flood and coastal storm risk 

19 management, Puerto Rico Coastal Study, Puerto 

20 Rico. 

21 (15) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

22 Baltimore, Maryland. 

23 (16) Project for flood and storm damage reduc24 tion and ecosystem restoration, St. Tammany Parish, 

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1 (17) Project for flood and storm damage reduc2 tion, Washington, DC. 

3 (18) Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres Rios, 

4 Arizona. 

5 (19) Project for navigation, Oakland Harbor, 

6 Oakland, California. 

7 (20) Project for water supply reallocation, Stock8 ton Lake Reallocation Study, Missouri. 

9 (21) Project for ecosystem restoration, Hatchie– 

10 Loosahatchie Mississippi River, Tennessee and Ar11 kansas. 

12 (22) Project for ecosystem restoration, Biscayne 

13 Bay and Southern Everglades, Florida, authorized by 

14 section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680). 

16 (c) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum 

17 extent practicable, expedite completion of the following 

18 projects: 

19 (1) Project for flood control, Lower Mud River, 

20 Milton, West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of 

21 the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 

22 Stat. 3790) and modified by section 340 of the Water 

23 Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2612) 

24 and section 3170 of the Water Resources Development 

25 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1154). 


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1 (2) Project for dam safety modifications, 

2 Bluestone Dam, West Virginia, authorized pursuant 

3 to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (commonly 

4 known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1936’’) (49 Stat. 

5 1586, chapter 688). 

6 (3) Project for flood risk management, Tulsa and 

7 West–Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, 

8 authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources 

9 Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). 

10 (4) Project for flood risk management, Little Col11 orado River, Navajo County, Arizona. 

12 (5) Project for flood risk management, Rio de 

13 Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona. 

14 (6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Va Shly’AY 

15 Akimel, Maricopa Indian Reservation, Arizona. 

16 (7) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

17 Quincy Bay, Illinois, Upper Mississippi River Res18 toration Program. 

19 (8) Project for navigation, Matagorda Ship 

20 Channel Improvement Project, Port Lavaca, Texas, 

21 authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources 

22 Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 

23 (9) Major maintenance on Laupahoehoe Harbor, 

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1 (10) Project for flood risk management, Green 

2 Brook, New Jersey. 

3 (11) Water control manual update for water sup4 ply and flood control, Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Globe, 

5 Arizona. 

6 (12) Water control manual update for Oroville 

7 Dam, Butte County, California. 

8 (13) Water control manual update for New 

9 Bullards Dam, Yuba County, California. 

10 (14) Project for flood risk management, Morgan 

11 City, Louisiana. 

12 (15) Project for hurricane and storm risk reduc13 tion, Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana. 

14 (16) Project for ecosystem restoration, Mid15 Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. 

16 (17) Project for navigation, Big Bay Harbor of 

17 Refuge, Michigan. 

18 (18) Project for George W. Kuhn Headwaters 

19 Outfall, Michigan. 

20 (19) The portion of the project for flood control 

21 and other purposes, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, au22 thorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 

23 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 

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1 Northwest Levee System into compliance with current 

2 flood mitigation standards. 

3 (20) Project for navigation, Seattle Harbor, 

4 Washington, authorized by section 1401(1) of the 

5 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 

6 3836), deepening the East Waterway at the Port of 

7 Seattle. 

8 (21) Project for shoreline stabilization, Clarks9 ville, Indiana. 

10 (d) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS.—The Sec11 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite 

12 completion of the following projects and studies: 

13 (1) Projects for flood control under section 205 of 

14 the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for the 

15 following areas: 

16 (A) Ak Chin Levee, Pinal County, Arizona. 

17 (B) McCormick Wash, Globe, Arizona. 

18 (C) Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Doug19 las, Arizona. 

20 (D) Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona. 

21 (2) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration 

22 under section 206 of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), Corazon de los Tres 

24 Rios del Norte, Pima County, Arizona. 


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1 (3) Project for hurricane and storm damage re2 duction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 

3 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 426g), Strat4 ford, Connecticut. 

5 (4) Project modification for improvements to the 

6 environment, Surry Mountain Lake, New Hampshire, 

7 under section 1135 of the Water Resources Develop8 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a). 

9 (e) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

10 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite comple11 tion of the following projects and studies under the Tribal 

12 partnership program under section 203 of the Water Re13 sources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269): 

14 (1) Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Ar15 izona. 

16 (2) Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona. 

17 (3) Navajo Nation, Bird Springs, Arizona. 

18 (f) WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary shall, 

19 to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of 

20 the watershed assessment for flood risk management, Upper 

21 Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, authorized by section 1206 

22 of Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 

23 1686) and section 214 of the Water Resources Development 

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1 (g) EXPEDITED PROSPECTUS.—The Secretary shall 

2 prioritize the completion of the prospectus for the United 

3 States Moorings Facility, Portland, Oregon, required for 

4 authorization of funding from the revolving fund established 

5 by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations 

6 Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576). 

7 SEC. 204. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF OTHER FEASIBILITY 

8 STUDIES. 

9 (a) CEDAR PORT NAVIGATION AND IMPROVEMENT DIS10 TRICT CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT, BAYTOWN, 

11 TEXAS.—The Secretary shall expedite the review and co12 ordination of the feasibility study for the project for naviga13 tion, Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District 

14 Channel Deepening Project, Baytown, Texas, under section 

15 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

16 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 

17 (b) LAKE OKEECHOBEE WATERSHED RESTORATION

18 PROJECT, FLORIDA.—The Secretary shall expedite the re19 view and coordination of the feasibility study for the project 

20 for ecosystem restoration, Lake Okeechobee Component A 

21 Reservoir, Everglades, Florida, under section 203(b) of the 

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

23 2231(b)). 

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1 dite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for 

2 the project for navigation, Sabine–Neches Waterway, Texas, 

3 under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development 

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

5 (d) LA QUINTA EXPANSION PROJECT, TEXAS.—The 

6 Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the 

7 feasibility study for the project for navigation, La Quinta 

8 Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas, under section 203(b) 

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

10 2231(b)). 

11 SEC. 205. ALEXANDRIA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOU12 ISIANA, FEASIBILITY STUDY. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to con14 duct a feasibility study for the project for flood risk manage15 ment, navigation and ecosystem restoration, Rapides, 

16 Avoyelles, Point Coupee, Allen, Evangeline, St. Landry, 

17 Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, 

18 Iberville, Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia, and St. Mary Par19 ishes, Louisiana. 

20 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—The study authorized by sub21 section (a) shall be considered a continuation of the study 

22 authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Transpor23 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

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1 SEC. 206. CRAIG HARBOR, ALASKA. 

2 The cost of completing a general reevaluation report 

3 for the project for navigation, Craig Harbor, Alaska, au4 thorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709) shall be at full Federal 

6 expense. 

7 SEC. 207. SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE. 

8 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

9 that consistent nourishments of Lewes Beach, Delaware, are 

10 important for the safety and economic prosperity of Sussex 

11 County, Delaware. 

12 (b) GENERAL REEVALUATION REPORT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out 

14 a general reevaluation report for the project for Dela15 ware Bay Coastline, Roosevelt Inlet, and Lewes 

16 Beach, Delaware. 

17 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The general reevaluation re18 port under paragraph (1) shall include a determina19 tion of— 

20 (A) the area that the project should include; 

21 and 

22 (B) how section 111 of the River and Har23 bor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) should be ap24 plied with respect to the project. 


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1 SEC. 208. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 

2 IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN. 

3 Section 1222 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 

4 Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2661) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS

7 IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 

10 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

13 Senate a report that assesses the viability of forecast14 informed reservoir operations at a reservoir in the 

15 Colorado River Basin. 

16 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—If the Secretary deter17 mines, and includes in the report under paragraph 

18 (1), that forecast-informed reservoir operations are 

19 viable at a reservoir in the Colorado River Basin, the 

20 Secretary is authorized to carry out forecast-informed 

21 reservoir operations at that reservoir, subject to the 

22 availability of appropriations.’’. 

23 SEC. 209. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS, REALLOCATION STUDY. 

24 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a study 

25 for the reallocation of water supply storage, carried out in 

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1 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), for the Beaver Water District, Bea2 ver Lake, Arkansas. 

3 SEC. 210. GATHRIGHT DAM, VIRGINIA, STUDY. 

4 The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility 

5 of modifying the project for flood risk management, 

6 Gathright Dam, Virginia, authorized by section 10 of the 

7 Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 645, chapter 596), to 

8 include downstream recreation as a project purpose. 

9 SEC. 211. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED STUDY. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

11 study to restore aquatic ecosystems in the Delaware Inland 

12 Bays Watershed. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the study 

15 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

16 (A) conduct a comprehensive analysis of 

17 ecosystem restoration needs in the Delaware In18 land Bays Watershed, including— 

19 (i) saltmarsh restoration; 

20 (ii) shoreline stabilization; 

21 (iii) stormwater management; and 

22 (iv) an identification of sources for the 

23 beneficial use of dredged materials; and 

24 (B) recommend feasibility studies to address 

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1 (2) NATURAL OR NATURE-BASED FEATURES.—To 

2 the maximum extent practicable, a feasibility study 

3 that is recommended under paragraph (1)(B) shall 

4 consider the use of natural features or nature-based 

5 features (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) 

6 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 

7 U.S.C. 2289a(a))). 

8 (c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 

9 (1) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with 

11 applicable— 

12 (A) Federal, State, and local agencies; 

13 (B) Indian Tribes; 

14 (C) non-Federal interests; and 

15 (D) other stakeholders, as determined ap16 propriate by the Secretary. 

17 (2) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—To the maximum 

18 extent practicable, in carrying out the study under 

19 subsection (a), the Secretary shall use existing data 

20 provided to the Secretary by entities described in 

21 paragraph (1). 

22 (d) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 

24 a feasibility study for a project recommended under 

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1 (2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—The Sec2 retary may not begin construction for a project rec3 ommended by a feasibility study described in para4 graph (1) unless the project has been authorized by 

5 Congress. 

6 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 

7 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con8 gress a report that includes— 

9 (1) the results of the study under subsection (a); 

10 and 

11 (2) a description of actions taken under this sec12 tion, including any feasibility studies under sub13 section (b)(1)(B). 

14 SEC. 212. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMPREHEN15 SIVE FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION FEASI16 BILITY STUDY. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at the request 

18 of a non-Federal interest, complete a feasibility study for 

19 comprehensive flood damage reduction, Upper Susquehanna 

20 River Basin, New York. 

21 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the feasibility 

22 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

23 (1) use, for purposes of meeting the requirements 

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1 quehanna River Basin, New York, Comprehensive 

2 Flood Damage Reduction’’ and dated January 2020; 

3 and 

4 (2) re-evaluate project benefits, as determined 

5 using the framework described in the proposed rule of 

6 the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Corps of Engineers 

7 Agency Specific Procedures To Implement the Prin8 ciples, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal In9 vestments in Water Resources’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 12066 

10 (February 15, 2024)), including a consideration of 

11 economically disadvantaged communities (as defined 

12 pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources Devel13 opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 

14 116–260)). 

15 SEC. 213. KANAWHA RIVER BASIN. 

16 Section 1207 of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 2016 (130 Stat. 1686) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(b) PROJECTS AND SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—Not23 withstanding any other provision of law, for an authorized 

24 project or a separable element of an authorized project that 

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1 Secretary under subsection (a) benefitting an economically 

2 disadvantaged community (as defined pursuant to section 

3 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 

4 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) in the State of 

5 West Virginia, the non-Federal share of the cost of the 

6 project or separable element of a project shall be 10 per7 cent.’’. 

8 SEC. 214. AUTHORIZATION OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR 

9 PROJECTS FROM CAP AUTHORITIES. 

10 (a) CEDAR POINT SEAWALL, SCITUATE, MASSACHU11 SETTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a 

13 feasibility study for the project for hurricane and 

14 storm damage risk reduction, Cedar Point Seawall, 

15 Scituate, Massachusetts. 

16 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

17 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

18 from the project described in that paragraph that was 

19 carried out under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 

20 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 426g). 

21 (b) JONES LEVEE, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a 

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1 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

2 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

3 from the project described in that paragraph that was 

4 carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act 

5 of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 

6 (c) HATCH, NEW MEXICO.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a 

8 feasibility study for the project for flood risk manage9 ment, Hatch, New Mexico. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

11 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

12 from the project described in that paragraph that was 

13 carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act 

14 of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 

15 (d) FORT GEORGE INLET, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a 

17 feasibility study to modify the project for navigation, 

18 Fort George Inlet, Jacksonville, Florida, to include 

19 navigation improvements or shoreline erosion preven20 tion or mitigation as a result of the project. 

21 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

22 (1), the Secretary shall use any relevant information 

23 from the project described in that paragraph that was 

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1 SEC. 215. PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, LOU2 ISIANA. 

3 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

5 203(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

6 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(a)(1)), the non-Federal interest 

7 for the project for navigation, Port Fourchon Belle 

8 Pass Channel, Louisiana, authorized by section 

9 403(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

10 2020 (134 Stat. 2743) may, on written notification to 

11 the Secretary, and at the cost of the non-Federal in12 terest, carry out a feasibility study to modify the 

13 project for deepening in accordance with section 203 

14 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

15 U.S.C. 2231). 

16 (2) REQUIREMENT.—A modification rec17 ommended by a feasibility study under paragraph (1) 

18 shall be approved by the Secretary and authorized by 

19 Congress before construction. 

20 (b) PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.— 

21 (1) PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS FOR SECTION

22 203.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec23 retary shall use the previous agreement between the 

24 Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the feasi25 bility study carried about under section 203 of the 

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1 2231) that resulted in the project described in sub2 section (a)(1) in order to expedite the revised agree3 ment between the Secretary and the non-Federal in4 terest for the feasibility study described in that sub5 section. 

6 (2) PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS FOR TECH7 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the request of the non-Fed8 eral interest described in subsection (a)(1), the Sec9 retary shall use the previous agreement for technical 

10 assistance under section 203 of the Water Resources 

11 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) between 

12 the Secretary and the non-Federal interest in order to 

13 provide technical assistance to the non-Federal inter14 est for the feasibility study under subsection (a)(1). 

15 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 (1) review the feasibility study under subsection 

18 (a)(1); and 

19 (2) if the Secretary determines that the proposed 

20 modifications are consistent with the authorized pur21 poses of the project and the study meets the same legal 

22 and regulatory requirements of a Post Authorization 

23 Change Report that would be otherwise undertaken by 

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1 SEC. 216. STUDIES FOR MODIFICATION OF PROJECT PUR2 POSES IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN IN 

3 ARIZONA. 

4 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall carry out a study of 

5 a project of the Corps of Engineers in the Colorado River 

6 Basin in the State of Arizona to determine whether to in7 clude water supply as a project purpose of that project if 

8 a request for such a study to modify the project purpose 

9 is made to the Secretary by— 

10 (1) the non-Federal interest for the project; or 

11 (2) in the case of a project for which there is no 

12 non-Federal interest, the Governor of the State of Ari13 zona. 

14 (b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the maximum 

15 extent practicable, shall coordinate with relevant State and 

16 local authorities in carrying out this section. 

17 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If, after carrying out a 

18 study under subsection (a) with respect to a project de19 scribed in that subsection, the Secretary determines that 

20 water supply should be included as a project purpose for 

21 that project, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

22 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

23 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

24 House of Representatives a recommendation for the modi25 fication of the project purpose of that project. 


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1 SEC. 217. NON-FEDERAL INTEREST PREPARATION OF 

2 WATER REALLOCATION STUDIES, NORTH DA3 KOTA. 

4 Section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 

5 U.S.C. 390b) is amended by adding at the following: 

6 ‘‘(f) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST PREPARATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sub8 section, a non-Federal interest may carry out a water 

9 reallocation study at a reservoir project constructed 

10 by the Corps of Engineers and located in the State of 

11 North Dakota. 

12 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—On completion of the study 

13 under paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest shall 

14 submit to the Secretary the results of the study. 

15 ‘‘(3) GUIDELINES.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

17 days after the date of enactment of this sub18 section, the Secretary shall issue guidelines for 

19 the formulation of a water reallocation study 

20 carried out by a non-Federal interest under this 

21 subsection. 

22 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines 

23 under subparagraph (A) shall contain provisions 

24 that— 

25 ‘‘(i) ensure that any water reallocation 

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1 submits an assessment under paragraph (6) 

2 complies with all of the requirements that 

3 would apply to a water reallocation study 

4 undertaken by the Secretary; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) provide sufficient information for 

6 the formulation of the water reallocation 

7 studies, including processes and procedures 

8 related to reviews and assistance under 

9 paragraph (7). 

10 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENT.—Before carrying out a water 

11 reallocation study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

12 and the non-Federal interest shall enter into an 

13 agreement. 

14 ‘‘(5) REVIEW BY SECRETARY.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re16 view each water reallocation study received 

17 under paragraph (2) for the purpose of deter18 mining whether or not the study, and the process 

19 under which the study was developed, comply 

20 with Federal laws and regulations applicable to 

21 water reallocation studies. 

22 ‘‘(B) TIMING.—The Secretary may not sub23 mit to Congress an assessment of a water re24 allocation study under paragraph (1) until such 

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1 ‘‘(i) determines that the study complies 

2 with all of the requirements that would 

3 apply to a water reallocation study carried 

4 out by the Secretary; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) completes all of the Federal anal6 yses, reviews, and compliance processes 

7 under the National Environmental Policy 

8 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), that 

9 would be required with respect to the pro10 posed action if the Secretary had carried 

11 out the water reallocation study. 

12 ‘‘(6) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

13 180 days after the completion of review of a water re14 allocation study under paragraph (5), the Secretary 

15 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

16 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

17 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

18 Representatives an assessment that— 

19 ‘‘(A) describes— 

20 ‘‘(i) the results of that review; 

21 ‘‘(ii) based on the results of the water 

22 allocation study, any structural or oper23 ations changes at the reservoir project that 

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1 ‘‘(iii) based on the results of the water 

2 reallocation study, any effects to the author3 ized purposes of the reservoir project that 

4 would occur if the water reallocation is car5 ried out; and 

6 ‘‘(B) includes a determination by the Sec7 retary of whether the modifications recommended 

8 under the study are those described in subsection 

9 (e). 

10 ‘‘(7) REVIEW AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

11 ‘‘(A) REVIEW.—The Secretary may accept 

12 and expend funds provided by non-Federal inter13 ests to carry out the reviews and other activities 

14 that are the responsibility of the Secretary in 

15 carrying out this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the re17 quest of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary 

18 shall provide to the non-Federal interest tech19 nical assistance relating to any aspect of a water 

20 reallocation study if the non-Federal interest 

21 contracts with the Secretary to pay all costs of 

22 providing that technical assistance. 

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1 Federal interest will not affect the impartial de2 cisionmaking of the Secretary, either sub3 stantively or procedurally. 

4 ‘‘(D) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The provision of 

5 technical assistance by the Secretary under sub6 paragraph (B)— 

7 ‘‘(i) shall not be considered to be an 

8 approval or endorsement of the water re9 allocation study; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) shall not affect the responsibilities 

11 of the Secretary under paragraphs (5) and 

12 (6).’’. 

13 SEC. 218. TECHNICAL CORRECTION, WALLA WALLA RIVER. 

14 Section 8201(a) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3744) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking paragraph (76) and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(76) NURSERY REACH, WALLA WALLA RIVER, 

19 OREGON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Nursery 

20 Reach, Walla Walla River, Oregon.’’; 

21 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (92) through 

22 (94) as paragraphs (93) through (95), respectively; 

23 and 

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1 ‘‘(92) MILL CREEK, WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, 

2 WASHINGTON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Mill 

3 Creek and Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District 

4 Channel, Washington.’’. 

5 SEC. 219. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 

6 Section 729(d) of the Water Resources Development 

7 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a(d)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

13 ‘‘(14) the Walla Walla River Basin; and 

14 ‘‘(15) the San Francisco Bay Basin.’’. 

15 SEC. 220. INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW. 

16 Section 2034(h)(2) of the Water Resources Develop17 ment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(h)(2)) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘17 years’’ and inserting ‘‘22 years’’. 

19 SEC. 221. ICE JAM PREVENTION AND MITIGATION. 

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

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

22 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

23 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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1 Secretary to prevent and mitigate flood damages associated 

2 with ice jams. 

3 (b) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in the re4 port under subsection (a)— 

5 (1) an assessment of the projects carried out pur6 suant to section 1150 of the Water Resources Develop7 ment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 701s note; Public Law 

8 114–322), if applicable; and 

9 (2) a description of— 

10 (A) the challenges associated with pre11 venting and mitigating ice jams; 

12 (B) the potential measures that may pre13 vent or mitigate ice jams, including the extent to 

14 which additional research and the development 

15 and deployment of technologies are necessary; 

16 and 

17 (C) actions taken by the Secretary to pro18 vide non-Federal interests with technical assist19 ance, guidance, or other information relating to 

20 ice jam events; and 

21 (D) how the Secretary plans to conduct out22 reach and engagement with non-Federal interests 

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1 pacts to critical public infrastructure from ice 

2 jams. 

3 SEC. 222. REPORT ON HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE 

4 RISK REDUCTION DESIGN GUIDELINES. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) GUIDELINES.—The term ‘‘guidelines’’ means 

7 the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction 

8 Design Guidelines of the Corps of Engineers. 

9 (2) LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW HURRICANE

10 PROTECTION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Larose to Golden 

11 Meadow Hurricane Protection System’’ means the 

12 project for hurricane-flood protection, Grand Isle and 

13 Vicinity, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the 

14 Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077). 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

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

17 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

18 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

19 of the House of Representatives a report that compares— 

20 (1) the guidelines; and 

21 (2) the construction methods used by the South 

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

2 shall include— 

3 (1) a description of— 

4 (A) the guidelines; 

5 (B) the construction methods used by the 

6 South Lafourche Levee District for levees and 

7 flood control structures of the Larose to Golden 

8 Meadow Hurricane Protection System; and 

9 (C) any deviations identified between the 

10 guidelines and the construction methods de11 scribed in subparagraph (B); and 

12 (2) an analysis by the Secretary of geotechnical 

13 and other relevant data from the land adjacent to the 

14 levees and flood control structures constructed by the 

15 South Lafourche Levee District to determine the effec16 tiveness of those structures. 

17 SEC. 223. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ON 

18 THE MISSOURI RIVER. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

20 date on which the consultation under section 7 of the En21 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that was 

22 reinitiated by the Secretary for the operation of the Mis23 souri River Mainstem Reservoir System, the operation and 

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1 tem, and the implementation of the Missouri River Recov2 ery Management Plan is completed, the Secretary shall brief 

3 the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of 

4 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In5 frastructure of the House of Representatives on the outcomes 

6 of that consultation. 

7 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The briefing under subsection 

8 (a) shall include a discussion of— 

9 (1) any biological opinions that result from the 

10 consultation, including any actions that the Secretary 

11 is required to undertake pursuant to such biological 

12 opinions; and 

13 (2) any forthcoming requests from the Secretary 

14 to Congress to provide funding in order carry out the 

15 actions described in paragraph (1). 

16 SEC. 224. REPORT ON MATERIAL CONTAMINATED BY A HAZ17 ARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND THE CIVIL WORKS 

18 PROGRAM. 

19 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

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

21 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

22 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

23 of the House of Representatives a report that describes the 

24 impact of material contaminated by a hazardous substance 

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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the report under 

2 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) describe— 

4 (A) with respect to water resources develop5 ment projects— 

6 (i) the applicable statutory authorities 

7 that require the removal of material con8 taminated by a hazardous substance; and 

9 (ii) the roles and responsibilities of the 

10 Secretary and non-Federal interests for re11 moving material contaminated by a haz12 ardous substance; and 

13 (B) any regulatory actions or decisions 

14 made by another Federal agency that impact— 

15 (i) the removal of material contami16 nated by a hazardous substance; and 

17 (ii) the ability of the Secretary to 

18 carry out the civil works program of the 

19 Corps of Engineers; 

20 (2) discuss the impact of material contaminated 

21 by a hazardous substance on— 

22 (A) the timely completion of construction of 

23 water resources development projects; 

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1 ing activities of the Corps of Engineers to main2 tain authorized Federal depths at ports and 

3 along the inland waterways; and 

4 (C) costs associated with carrying out the 

5 civil works program of the Corps of Engineers; 

6 (3) include any other information that the Sec7 retary determines to be appropriate to facilitate an 

8 understanding of the impact of material contami9 nated by a hazardous substance on the civil works 

10 program of the Corps of Engineers; and 

11 (4) propose any legislative recommendations to 

12 address any issues identified in paragraphs (1) 

13 through (3). 

14 SEC. 225. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO MONITOR, CONTROL, 

15 AND ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.—In this sec17 tion, the term ‘‘invasive species’’ has the meaning given the 

18 term in section 1 of Executive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

19 note; relating to invasive species). 

20 (b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct, and 

22 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

23 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

24 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on 

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1 to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species at water 

2 resources development projects across the United States. 

3 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) 

4 shall include— 

5 (1) a description of— 

6 (A) the statutory authorities and programs 

7 used by the Secretary to monitor, control, and 

8 eradicate invasive species; and 

9 (B) a geographically diverse sample of suc10 cessful projects and activities carried out by the 

11 Secretary to monitor, control, and eradicate 

12 invasive species; 

13 (2) a discussion of— 

14 (A) the impact of invasive species on the 

15 ability of the Secretary to carry out the civil 

16 works program of the Corps of Engineers, with 

17 a particular emphasis on impact of invasive spe18 cies to the primary missions of the Corps of En19 gineers; 

20 (B) the research conducted and techniques 

21 and technologies used by the Secretary consistent 

22 with the applicable statutory authorities de23 scribed in paragraph (1)(A) to monitor, control, 

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1 (C) the extent to which the Secretary has 

2 partnered with States and units of local govern3 ment to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive 

4 species within the boundaries of those States or 

5 units of local government; 

6 (3) an update on the status of the plan developed 

7 by the Secretary pursuant to section 1108(c) of the 

8 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 

9 2263a(c)); and 

10 (4) recommendations, including legislative rec11 ommendations, to further the efforts of the Secretary 

12 to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species. 

13 SEC. 226. J. STROM THURMOND LAKE, GEORGIA. 

14 (a) ENCROACHMENT RESOLUTION PLAN.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

16 Secretary shall prepare, and submit to the Committee 

17 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

19 of the House of Representatives, an encroachment res20 olution plan for a portion of the project for flood con21 trol, recreation, and fish and wildlife management, J. 

22 Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia and South Carolina, 

23 authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 

24 1944 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 

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1 (2) LIMITATION.—The encroachment resolution 

2 plan under paragraph (1) shall only apply to the 

3 portion of the J. Strom Thurmond Lake that is lo4 cated within the State of Georgia. 

5 (b) CONTENTS.—Subject to subsection (c), the en6 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) shall in7 clude— 

8 (1) a description of the nature and number of 

9 encroachments; 

10 (2) a description of the circumstances that con11 tributed to the development of the encroachments; 

12 (3) an assessment of the impact of the encroach13 ments on operation and maintenance of the project 

14 described in subsection (a) for its authorized purposes; 

15 (4) an analysis of alternatives to the removal of 

16 encroachments to mitigate any impacts identified in 

17 the assessment under paragraph (3); 

18 (5) a description of any actions necessary or ad19 visable to prevent further encroachments; and 

20 (6) an estimate of the cost and timeline to carry 

21 out the plan, including actions described under para22 graph (5). 

23 (c) RESTRICTION.—To the maximum extent prac24 ticable, the encroachment resolution plan under subsection 

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1 while maintaining the functioning of the project described 

2 in that subsection for its authorized purposes. 

3 (d) NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT.— 

4 (1) TO OWNERS.—In preparing the encroach5 ment resolution plan under subsection (a), not later 

6 than 30 days after the Secretary identifies an en7 croachment, the Secretary shall notify the owner of 

8 the encroachment. 

9 (2) TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall provide an 

10 opportunity for the public to comment on the en11 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) be12 fore the completion of the plan. 

13 (e) MORATORIUM.—The Secretary shall not take action 

14 to compel removal of an encroachment covered by the en15 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) unless 

16 Congress specifically authorizes such action. 

17 (f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—This section does not— 

18 (1) grant any rights to the owner of an encroach19 ment; or 

20 (2) impose any liability on the United States for 

21 operation and maintenance of the project described in 

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1 SEC. 227. STUDY ON LAND VALUATION PROCEDURES FOR 

2 THE TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PRO4 GRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘Tribal Partnership Pro5 gram’’ means the Tribal Partnership Program established 

6 under section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

8 (b) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry 

10 out, and submit to the Committee on Environment and 

11 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor12 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

13 a report describing the results of, a study on appropriate 

14 procedures for determining the value of real estate and cost15 share contributions for projects under the Tribal Partner16 ship Program. 

17 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required under sub18 section (b) shall include— 

19 (1) an evaluation of the procedures used for de20 termining the valuation of real estate and contribu21 tion of real estate value to cost-share for projects 

22 under the Tribal Partnership Program, including 

23 consideration of cultural factors that are unique to 

24 the Tribal Partnership Program and land valuation; 

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1 ment policy changes that result from the evaluation 

2 under paragraph (1); and 

3 (3) recommendations for any legislation that 

4 may be needed to revise land valuation or cost-share 

5 procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program pur6 suant to the evaluation under paragraph (1). 

7 SEC. 228. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON LEVEE SAFETY GUIDE8 LINES. 

9 (a) DEFINITION OF LEVEE SAFETY GUIDELINES.—In 

10 this section, the term ‘‘levee safety guidelines’’ means the 

11 levee safety guidelines established under section 9005(c) of 

12 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

13 3303a(c)). 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 

16 other applicable Federal agencies, shall submit to the Com17 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

19 House of Representatives a report on the levee safety guide20 lines. 

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

22 shall include— 

23 (1) a description of— 

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1 (B) the process utilized to develop the levee 

2 safety guidelines; and 

3 (C) the extent to which the levee safety 

4 guidelines are being used by Federal, State, 

5 Tribal, and local agencies; 

6 (2) an assessment of the requirement for the levee 

7 safety guidelines to be voluntary and a description of 

8 actions taken by the Secretary and other applicable 

9 Federal agencies to ensure that the guidelines are vol10 untary; and 

11 (3) any recommendations of the Secretary, in12 cluding the extent to which the levee safety guidelines 

13 should be revised. 

14 SEC. 229. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP USER’S GUIDE. 

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

16 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and 

17 make publicly available on an existing website of the Corps 

18 of Engineers a guide on the use of public-private partner19 ships for water resources development projects. 

20 (b) INCLUSIONS.—In developing the guide under sub21 section (a), the Secretary shall include— 

22 (1) a description of— 

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1 vate partnerships to carry out water resources 

2 development projects; and 

3 (B) opportunities across the civil works pro4 gram of the Corps of Engineers for the use of 

5 public-private partnerships, including at rec6 reational facilities; 

7 (2) a summary of prior public-private partner8 ships for water resources development projects, includ9 ing lessons learned and best practices from those part10 nerships and projects; 

11 (3) a discussion of— 

12 (A) the roles and responsibilities of the 

13 Corps of Engineers and non-Federal interests 

14 when using a public-private partnership for a 

15 water resources development project, including 

16 the opportunities for risk-sharing; and 

17 (B) the potential benefits associated with 

18 using a public-private partnership for a water 

19 resources development project, including the op20 portunities to accelerate funding as compared to 

21 the annual appropriations process; and 

22 (4) a description of the process for executing a 

23 project partnership agreement for a water resources 

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1 (c) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary may satisfy the re2 quirements of this section by modifying an existing partner3 ship handbook in accordance with this section. 

4 SEC. 230. REVIEW OF AUTHORITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR 

5 ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY. 

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

7 of enactment of this Act and subject to subsections (b) and 

8 (c), the Secretary shall carry out a study of the authorities 

9 and programs of the Corps of Engineers that facilitate the 

10 use of alternative project delivery methods for water re11 sources development projects, including public-private part12 nerships. 

13 (b) AUTHORITIES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDED.—In car14 rying out the study under subsection (a), the authorities 

15 and programs that are studied shall include any programs 

16 and authorities under— 

17 (1) section 204 of the Water Resources Develop18 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232); 

19 (2) section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

20 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b); and 

21 (3) section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform 

22 and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; 

23 Public Law 113–121). 

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1 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

2 House of Representatives a report that— 

3 (1) describes the findings of the study under sub4 section (a); and 

5 (2) includes— 

6 (A) an assessment of how each authority 

7 and program included in the study under sub8 section (a) has been used by the Secretary; 

9 (B) a list of the water resources development 

10 projects that have been carried out pursuant to 

11 the authorities and programs included in the 

12 study under subsection (a); 

13 (C) a discussion of the implementation chal14 lenges, if any, associated with the authorities 

15 and programs included in the study under sub16 section (a); 

17 (D) a description of lessons learned and best 

18 practices identified by the Secretary from car19 rying out the authorities and programs included 

20 in the study under subsection (a); and 

21 (E) any recommendations, including legis22 lative recommendations, that result from the 

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1 SEC. 231. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EMERGENCY RE2 SPONSE EXPENDITURES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a re4 view of emergency response expenditures from the emer5 gency fund authorized by section 5(a) of the Act of August 

6 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 

7 1941’’) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) (re8 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal 

9 Emergencies Account’’) and from post-disaster supple10 mental appropriations Acts during the period of fiscal 

11 years 2013 through 2023. 

12 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

14 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

15 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

16 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that 

17 includes the results of the review under subsection (a), in18 cluding— 

19 (1) for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2023, 

20 a summary of— 

21 (A) annual expenditures from the Flood 

22 Control and Coastal Emergencies Account; 

23 (B) annual budget requests for that account; 

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1 (C) any activities, including any re2 programming, that may have been required to 

3 cover any annual shortfall in that account; 

4 (2) a description of the contributing factors that 

5 resulted in any annual variability in the amounts de6 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

7 (1) and activities described in subparagraph (C) of 

8 that paragraph; 

9 (3) an assessment and a description of future 

10 budget needs of the Flood Control and Coastal Emer11 gencies Account based on trends observed and antici12 pated by the Secretary; and 

13 (4) an assessment and a description of the use 

14 and impact of funds from post-disaster supplemental 

15 appropriations on emergency response activities. 

16 SEC. 232. EXCESS LAND REPORT FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS 

17 IN NORTH DAKOTA. 

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

19 of enactment of this Act, and subject to subsection (b), the 

20 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment 

21 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

22 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep23 resentatives a report that identifies any real property asso24 ciated with the project of the Corps of Engineers at Lake 

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1 (1) is not needed to carry out the authorized 

2 purposes of the project; and 

3 (2) may be transferred to the Standing Rock 

4 Sioux Tribe to support recreation opportunities for 

5 the Tribe, including, at a minimum— 

6 (A) Walker Bottom Marina, Lake Oahe; 

7 (B) Fort Yates Boat Ramp, Lake Oahe; 

8 (C) Cannonball District, Lake Oahe; and 

9 (D) any other recreation opportunities iden10 tified by the Tribe. 

11 (b) INCLUSION.—If the Secretary determines that there 

12 is not any real property that may be transferred to the 

13 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as described in subsection (a), 

14 the Secretary shall include in the report required under that 

15 subsection— 

16 (1) a list of the real property considered by the 

17 Secretary; 

18 (2) an explanation of why the real property 

19 identified under paragraph (1) is needed to carry out 

20 the authorized purposes of the project described in 

21 subsection (a); and 

22 (3) a description of how the Secretary has re23 cently utilized the real property identified under 

24 paragraph (1) to carry out the authorized purpose of 

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1 SEC. 233. GAO STUDIES. 

2 (a) REVIEW OF THE ACCURACY OF PROJECT COST ES3 TIMATES.— 

4 (1) REVIEW.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

7 Comptroller General of the United States (re8 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Comptroller Gen9 eral’’) shall initiate a review of the accuracy of 

10 the project cost estimates developed by the Corps 

11 of Engineers for completed and ongoing water re12 sources development projects carried out by the 

13 Secretary. 

14 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out sub15 paragraph (A), the Comptroller General shall de16 termine the factors, if any, that impact the accu17 racy of the estimates described in that subpara18 graph, including— 

19 (i) applicable statutory requirements, 

20 including— 

21 (I) section 1001 of the Water Re22 sources Reform and Development Act 

23 of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c); and 

24 (II) section 905(b) of the Water 

25 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

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1 (ii) applicable guidance, regulations, 

2 and policies of the Corps of Engineers. 

3 (C) INCORPORATION OF PREVIOUS RE4 PORT.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 

5 Comptroller General may incorporate applicable 

6 information from the report carried out by the 

7 Comptroller General under section 8236(c) of the 

8 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

9 Stat. 3769). 

10 (2) REPORT.—On completion of the review con11 ducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

12 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

13 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

14 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

15 Representatives a report on the findings of the review 

16 and any recommendations that result from the re17 view. 

18 (b) REPORT ON PROJECT LIFESPAN AND INDEM19 NIFICATION CLAUSE IN PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE20 MENTS.— 

21 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

22 (A) INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE.—The term 

23 ‘‘indemnification clause’’ means the indemnifica24 tion clause required in project partnership agree25 ments for water resources development projects 


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1 under sections 101(e)(2) and 103(j)(1)(A) of the 

2 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

3 U.S.C. 2211(e)(2), 2213(j)(1)(A)). 

4 (B) OMRR&R.—The term ‘‘OMRR&R’’, 

5 with respect to a water resources development 

6 project, means operation, maintenance, repair, 

7 replacement, and rehabilitation. 

8 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

9 Congress that— 

10 (A) there are significant concerns about 

11 whether— 

12 (i) the indemnification clause, which 

13 was first applied in 1910 to flood control 

14 projects, should still be included in project 

15 partnership agreements prepared by the 

16 Corps of Engineers for water resources de17 velopment projects; and 

18 (ii) non-Federal interests for water re19 sources development projects should be re20 quired to assume full responsibility for 

21 OMRR&R of water resources development 

22 projects in perpetuity; 

23 (B) non-Federal interests have reported that 

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1 partnership agreements with the Corps of Engi2 neers; 

3 (C) critical water resources development 

4 projects are being delayed by years, or not pur5 sued at all, due to the barriers described in sub6 paragraph (B); and 

7 (D) legal structures have changed since the 

8 indemnification clause was first applied and 

9 there may be more suitable tools available to ad10 dress risk and liability issues. 

11 (3) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

13 shall conduct an analysis of the implications of— 

14 (A) the indemnification clause; and 

15 (B) the assumption of OMRR&R respon16 sibilities by non-Federal interests in perpetuity 

17 for water resources development projects. 

18 (4) INCLUSIONS.—The analysis under paragraph 

19 (3) shall include— 

20 (A) a review of risk for the Federal Govern21 ment and non-Federal interests with respect to 

22 removing requirements for the indemnification 

23 clause; 

24 (B) an assessment of whether the indem25 nification clause is still necessary given the 


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1 changes in engineering, legal structures, and 

2 water resources development projects since 1910, 

3 with a focus on the quantity and types of claims 

4 and takings over time; 

5 (C) an identification of States with State 

6 laws that prohibit those States from entering 

7 into agreements that include an indemnification 

8 clause; 

9 (D) a comparison to other Federal agencies 

10 with respect to how those agencies approach in11 demnification and OMRR&R requirements in 

12 projects, if applicable; 

13 (E) a review of indemnification and 

14 OMRR&R requirements for projects that States 

15 require with respect to agreements with cities 

16 and localities, if applicable; 

17 (F) an analysis of the useful lifespan of 

18 water resources development projects, including 

19 any variations in that lifespan for different 

20 types of water resources development projects and 

21 how changing weather patterns and increased ex22 treme weather events impact that lifespan; 

23 (G) a review of situations in which non24 Federal interests have been unable to meet 

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1 (H) a review of policy alternatives to 

2 OMRR&R requirements, such as allowing exten3 sion, reevaluation, or deauthorization of water 

4 resources development projects. 

5 (5) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

6 under paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall 

7 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

8 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor9 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa10 tives a report that includes— 

11 (A) the results of the analysis; and 

12 (B) any recommendations for changes need13 ed to existing law or policy of the Corps of Engi14 neers to address those results. 

15 (c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERMITS.— 

16 (1) DEFINITION OF SECTION 408 PROGRAM.—In 

17 this subsection, the term ‘‘section 408 program’’ 

18 means the program administered by the Secretary 

19 pursuant to section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 

20 (commonly known as the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors Act of 

21 1899’’) (30 Stat. 1152, chapter 425; 33 U.S.C. 408). 

22 (2) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 

23 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

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1 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—The review by the Comp2 troller General under paragraph (2) shall include, at 

3 a minimum— 

4 (A) an identification of trends related to the 

5 number and types of permits applied for each 

6 year under the section 408 program; 

7 (B) an evaluation of— 

8 (i) the materials developed by the Sec9 retary to educate potential applicants 

10 about— 

11 (I) the section 408 program; and 

12 (II) the process for applying for a 

13 permit under the section 408 program; 

14 (ii) the public website of the Corps of 

15 Engineers that tracks the status of permits 

16 issued under the section 408 program, in17 cluding whether the information provided 

18 by the website is updated in a timely man19 ner; 

20 (iii) the ability of the districts and di21 visions of the Corps of Engineers to consist22 ently administer the section 408 program; 

23 and 

24 (iv) the extent to which the Secretary 

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1 under the section 408 program concurrently 

2 with the review required under the National 

3 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

4 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if applicable; 

5 (C) a determination of the factors, if any, 

6 that impact the ability of the Secretary to adhere 

7 to the timelines required for reviewing and mak8 ing a decision on an application for a permit 

9 under the section 408 program; and 

10 (D) ways to expedite the review of applica11 tions for permits under the section 408 program, 

12 including the use of categorical permissions. 

13 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the review 

14 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall 

15 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

16 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor17 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa18 tives a report on the findings of the review and any 

19 recommendations that result from the review. 

20 (d) CORPS OF ENGINEERS MODERNIZATION STUDY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

23 General shall initiate an analysis of opportunities for 

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1 program through the use of technology, where appro2 priate, and the best available engineering practices. 

3 (2) INCLUSIONS.—In conducting the analysis 

4 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 

5 United States shall include an assessment of the ex6 tent to which— 

7 (A) existing engineering practices and tech8 nologies could be better utilized by the Corps of 

9 Engineers— 

10 (i) to improve study, planning, and 

11 design efforts of the Corps of Engineers to 

12 further the benefits of water resources devel13 opment projects of the Corps of Engineers; 

14 (ii) to reduce delays of water resources 

15 development projects, including through the 

16 improvement of environmental review and 

17 permitting processes; 

18 (iii) to provide cost savings over the 

19 lifecycle of a project, including through im20 proved design processes or a reduction of 

21 operation and maintenance costs; and 

22 (iv) to improve data collection and 

23 data sharing capabilities; and 

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1 (i) currently utilizes the engineering 

2 practices and technologies identified under 

3 subparagraph (A), including any challenges 

4 associated with acquisition and application; 

5 (ii) has effective processes to share best 

6 practices associated with the engineering 

7 practices and technologies identified under 

8 subparagraph (A) among the districts, divi9 sions, and headquarters of the Corps of En10 gineers; and 

11 (iii) partners with National Labora12 tories, academic institutions, and other Fed13 eral agencies. 

14 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

15 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

16 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

17 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor18 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa19 tives a report on the findings of the analysis and any 

20 recommendations that result from the analysis. 

21 (e) STUDY ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER RE22 SOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

23 (1) DEFINITION OF COVERED EASEMENT.—In 

24 this subsection, the term ‘‘covered easement’’ has the 

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1 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

2 3768). 

3 (2) STUDY ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER

4 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—Not later 

5 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

6 the Comptroller General shall initiate an analysis of 

7 the use of covered easements that may be provided to 

8 the Secretary by non-Federal interests in relation to 

9 the construction, operation, or maintenance of a 

10 project for flood risk management, hurricane and 

11 storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restora12 tion. 

13 (3) SCOPE.—In carrying out the analysis under 

14 paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall— 

16 (A) review— 

17 (i) the report submitted by the Sec18 retary under section 8235(b) of the Water 

19 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

20 Stat. 3768); and 

21 (ii) the existing statutory, regulatory, 

22 and policy requirements and procedures re23 lating to the use of covered easements; and 

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1 (i) the minimum rights in property 

2 that are necessary to construct, operate, or 

3 maintain projects for flood risk manage4 ment, hurricane and storm damage risk re5 duction, or ecosystem restoration; 

6 (ii) whether increased use of covered 

7 easements in relation to projects described 

8 in clause (i) could promote greater partici9 pation from cooperating landowners in ad10 dressing local flooding or ecosystem restora11 tion challenges; 

12 (iii) whether such increased use could 

13 result in cost savings in the implementation 

14 of the projects described in clause (i), with15 out any reduction in project benefits; and 

16 (iv) the extent to which the Secretary 

17 should expand what is considered by the 

18 Secretary to be part of a series of estates 

19 deemed standard for construction, oper20 ation, or maintenance of a project for flood 

21 risk management, hurricane and storm 

22 damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restora23 tion. 

24 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

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1 United States shall submit to the Committee on Envi2 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

3 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

4 the House of Representatives a report on the findings 

5 of the analysis, including any recommendations, in6 cluding legislative recommendations, as a result of the 

7 analysis. 

8 (f) MODERNIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 

9 (1) DEFINITION OF PROJECT STUDY.—In this 

10 subsection, the term ‘‘project study’’ means a feasi11 bility study for a project carried out pursuant to sec12 tion 905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282). 

14 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

16 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

17 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

18 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

19 Representatives a report that describes the efforts of 

20 the Secretary to facilitate improved environmental re21 view processes for project studies, including through 

22 the consideration of expanded use of categorical exclu23 sions, environmental assessments, or programmatic 

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1 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In completing the report 

2 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the 

3 United States shall— 

4 (A) describe the actions the Secretary is tak5 ing or plans to take to implement the amend6 ments to the National Environmental Policy Act 

7 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) made by section 

8 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 

9 (Public Law 118–5; 137 Stat. 38); 

10 (B) describe the existing categorical exclu11 sions most frequently used by the Secretary to 

12 streamline the environmental review of project 

13 studies; 

14 (C) consider— 

15 (i) whether the adoption of additional 

16 categorical exclusions, including those used 

17 by other Federal agencies, would facilitate 

18 the environmental review of project studies; 

19 (ii) whether the adoption of new pro20 grammatic environmental impact state21 ments would facilitate the environmental re22 view of project studies; and 

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1 ficient process for the environmental review 

2 of project studies; and 

3 (D) identify— 

4 (i) any discrepancies or conflicts, as 

5 applicable, between the amendments to the 

6 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

7 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) made by section 

8 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 

9 (Public Law 118–5; 137 Stat. 38) and— 

10 (I) section 2045 of the Water Re11 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 

12 U.S.C. 2348); and 

13 (II) section 1001 of the Water Re14 sources Reform and Development Act 

15 of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c); and 

16 (ii) other issues, as applicable, relating 

17 to section 2045 of the Water Resources De18 velopment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348) 

19 that are impeding the implementation of 

20 that section consistent with congressional 

21 intent. 

22 (g) STUDY ON DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITE

23 CONSTRUCTION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall 

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1 (A) assesses the costs and limitations of the 

2 construction of various types of dredged material 

3 disposal sites, with a particular focus on aquatic 

4 confined placement structures in the Lower Co5 lumbia River; and 

6 (B) includes a comparison of— 

7 (i) the operation and maintenance 

8 needs and costs associated with the avail9 ability of aquatic confined placement struc10 tures; and 

11 (ii) the operation and maintenance 

12 needs and costs associated with the lack of 

13 availability of aquatic confined placement 

14 structures. 

15 (2) REPORT.—On completion of the study under 

16 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit 

17 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

18 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

19 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 

20 report on the findings of the study, and any rec21 ommendations that result from that study. 

22 (h) GAO STUDY ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING FROM

23 THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.— 

24 (1) DEFINITION OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE

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1 Maintenance Trust Fund’’ means the Harbor Mainte2 nance Trust Fund established by section 9505(a) of 

3 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

4 (2) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

6 shall initiate an analysis of the distribution of fund7 ing from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

8 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the analysis 

9 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall 

10 assess— 

11 (A) the implementation of provisions related 

12 to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the 

13 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 

14 Stat. 2615) and the amendments made by that 

15 Act by the Corps of Engineers, including— 

16 (i) changes to the budgetary treatment 

17 of funding from the Harbor Maintenance 

18 Trust Fund; and 

19 (ii) amendments to the definitions of 

20 the terms ‘‘donor ports’’, ‘‘medium-sized 

21 donor parts’’, and ‘‘energy transfer ports’’ 

22 under section 2106(a) of the Water Re23 sources Reform and Development Act of 

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1 (I) the reliability of metrics, data 

2 for those metrics, and sources for that 

3 data used by the Corps of Engineers to 

4 determine if a port satisfies the re5 quirements of 1 or more of those defini6 tions; and 

7 (II) the extent of the impact of cy8 clical dredging cycles for operations 

9 and maintenance activities and deep 

10 draft navigation construction projects 

11 on the ability of ports to meet the re12 quirements of 1 or more of those defini13 tions; and 

14 (B) the amount of Harbor Maintenance 

15 Trust Fund funding in the annual appropria16 tions Acts enacted after the date of enactment of 

17 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

18 (134 Stat. 2615), including an analysis of— 

19 (i) the allocation of funding to donor 

20 ports and energy transfer ports (as those 

21 terms are defined in section 2106(a) of the 

22 Water Resources Reform and Development 

23 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(a))) and the 

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1 (ii) activities funded pursuant to sec2 tion 210 of the Water Resources Develop3 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238); and 

4 (iii) challenges associated with expend5 ing the remaining balance of the Harbor 

6 Maintenance Trust Fund. 

7 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

8 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall 

9 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

10 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor11 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa12 tives a report describing the findings of the analysis 

13 and any recommendations that result from that anal14 ysis. 

15 SEC. 234. PRIOR REPORTS. 

16 (a) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall prioritize the com17 pletion of the reports required pursuant to the following 

18 provisions: 

19 (1) Section 2036(b) of the Water Resources De20 velopment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2283a). 

21 (2) Section 1008(c) of the Water Resources Re22 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

23 2321b(c)). 

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1 (4) Section 226(a) of the Water Resources Devel2 opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2697). 

3 (5) Section 503(d) of the Water Resources Devel4 opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public Law 

5 116–260). 

6 (6) Section 509(a)(7) of the Water Resources De7 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public 

8 Law 116–260). 

9 (7) Section 8205(a) of the Water Resources De10 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 

11 (8) Section 8206(c) of the Water Resources De12 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 

13 (9) Section 8218 of the Water Resources Develop14 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 

15 (10) Section 8227(b) of the Water Resources De16 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3764). 

17 (11) Section 8232(b) of the Water Resources De18 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3766). 

19 (b) NOTICE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

22 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

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1 tives a written notification of the status of each report 

2 described in subsection (a). 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—As part of the notification 

4 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include for 

5 each report described in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) a description of the status of the report; 

7 and 

8 (B) if not completed, a timeline for the com9 pletion of the report. 

10 SEC. 235. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CAPE COD CANAL 

11 BRIDGES, MASSACHUSETTS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the 

14 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

15 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

16 of the House of Representatives on the status of the project 

17 for the replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore Highway 

18 Bridges that cross the Cape Cod Canal Federal Navigation 

19 Project. 

20 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The briefing under subsection 

21 (a) shall include discussion of— 

22 (1) the current status of environmental review 

23 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

24 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and expected timelines for 

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1 (2) project timelines and relevant paths to move 

2 the project described in that subsection toward com3 pletion; and 

4 (3) any issues that are impacting the delivery of 

5 the project described in that subsection. 

6 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS, 

7 MODIFICATIONS, AND RE8 LATED PROVISIONS 

9 SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

10 (a) TRUCKEE MEADOWS, NEVADA.—The project for 

11 flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by sec12 tion 3(a)(10) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1988 (102 Stat. 4014) and section 7002(2) of the Water Re14 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 

15 1366) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of en16 actment of this Act. 

17 (b) SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en19 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

20 navigation, Seattle Harbor, Washington, described in 

21 paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 

22 (2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the 

23 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the approxi24 mately 74,490 square foot area of the Federal channel 

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1 (A) starting at a point on the United States 

2 pierhead line in the southwest corner of block 

3 386 of plat of Seattle Tidelands, T. 24 N., R. 4. 

4 E, sec.18, Willamette Meridian; 

5 (B) thence running N90°00’00’’W along the 

6 projection of the south line of block 386, 206.58 

7 feet to the centerline of the East Waterway; 

8 (C) thence running N14°30’00’’E along the 

9 centerline and parallel with the northwesterly 

10 line of block 386, 64.83 feet; 

11 (D) thence running N33°32’59’’E, 235.85 

12 feet; 

13 (E) thence running N39°55’22’’E, 128.70 

14 feet; 

15 (F) thence running N14°30’00’’E, parallel 

16 with the northwesterly line of block 386, 280.45 

17 feet; 

18 (G) thence running N90°00’00’’E, 70.00 feet 

19 to the pierhead line and the northwesterly line of 

20 block 386; and 

21 (H) thence running S14°30’00’’W, 650.25 

22 feet along the pierhead line and northwesterly 

23 line of block 386 to the point of beginning. 

24 (c) CHERRYFIELD DAM, MAINE.—The project for flood 

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1 thorized by, and constructed pursuant to, section 205 of the 

2 Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is no longer 

3 authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (d) UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM.— 

5 Section 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop6 ment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 136 Stat. 3796) is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(h) NAVIGATION.—Beginning on the date of enact9 ment of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Develop10 ment Act of 2024, the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and 

11 Dam is no longer authorized for navigation purposes.’’. 

12 (e) EAST SAN PEDRO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—The study 

13 for the project for ecosystem restoration, East San Pedro 

14 Bay, California, authorized by the resolution of the Com15 mittee on Public Works of the Senate, dated June 25, 1969, 

16 relating to the report of the Chief of Engineers for Los Ange17 les and San Gabriel Rivers, Ballona Creek, is no longer 

18 authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (f) SOURIS RIVER BASIN, NORTH DAKOTA.—The 

20 Talbott’s Nursery portion, consisting of approximately 

21 2,600 linear feet of levee, of stage 4 of the project for flood 

22 control, Souris River Basin, North Dakota, authorized by 

23 section 1124 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

24 1986 (100 Stat. 4243; 101 Stat. 1329–111), is no longer 

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1 (g) MASARYKTOWN CANAL, FLORIDA.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for 

3 the Four River Basins, Florida, authorized by section 

4 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1183) 

5 described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized be6 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the 

8 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the 

9 Masaryktown Canal C–534, which spans approxi10 mately 5.5 miles from Hernando County, between 

11 Ayers Road and County Line Road east of United 

12 States Route 41, and continues south to Pasco Coun13 ty, discharging into Crews Lake. 

14 SEC. 302. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

15 (a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

17 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(406) GLENDALE, ARIZONA.—$5,200,000 for en20 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

21 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

22 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

23 enhancement, Glendale, Arizona. 

24 ‘‘(407) TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, ARIZONA.— 

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1 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

2 facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu3 tion), Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona. 

4 ‘‘(408) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for 

5 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

6 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

7 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Flagstaff, 

8 Arizona. 

9 ‘‘(409) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$30,000,000 for en10 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

11 wastewater infrastructure (including recycled water 

12 systems), Tucson, Arizona. 

13 ‘‘(410) BAY-DELTA, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

14 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

15 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

16 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

17 enhancement, San Francisco Bay–Sacramento–San 

18 Joaquin River Delta, California. 

19 ‘‘(411) INDIAN WELLS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.— 

20 $5,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ21 ing water and wastewater infrastructure, Indian 

22 Wells Valley, Kern County, California. 

23 ‘‘(412) OAKLAND–ALAMEDA ESTUARY, CALI24 FORNIA.—$5,000,000 for environmental infrastruc25 ture, including water and wastewater infrastructure 


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1 (including stormwater management), drainage sys2 tems, and water quality enhancement, Oakland–Ala3 meda Estuary, Oakland and Alameda Counties, Cali4 fornia. 

5 ‘‘(413) TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY WATERSHED, 

6 CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for environmental infra7 structure, including water and wastewater infrastruc8 ture, Tijuana River Valley Watershed, San Diego 

9 County, California. 

10 ‘‘(414) EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.— 

11 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ12 ing water and wastewater infrastructure and 

13 stormwater management, El Paso County, Colorado. 

14 ‘‘(415) REHOBOTH BEACH, LEWES, DEWEY, 

15 BETHANY, SOUTH BETHANY, FENWICK ISLAND, DELA16 WARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental infrastruc17 ture, including water and wastewater infrastructure, 

18 Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Dewey, Bethany, South Beth19 any, and Fenwick Island, Delaware. 

20 ‘‘(416) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 

21 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

22 wastewater infrastructure, Wilmington, Delaware. 

23 ‘‘(417) PICKERING BEACH, KITTS HUMMOCK, 

24 BOWERS BEACH, SOUTH BOWERS BEACH, SLAUGHTER

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1 DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental infra2 structure, including water and wastewater infrastruc3 ture, Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers 

4 Beach, South Bowers Beach, Slaughter Beach, Prime 

5 Hook Beach, Milton, and Milford, Delaware. 

6 ‘‘(418) COASTAL GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 for envi7 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste8 water infrastructure (including stormwater manage9 ment), Glynn County, Chatham County, Bryan 

10 County, Effingham County, McIntosh County, and 

11 Camden County, Georgia. 

12 ‘‘(419) COLUMBUS, HENRY, AND CLAYTON COUN13 TIES, GEORGIA.—$10,000,000 for environmental in14 frastructure, including water and wastewater infra15 structure (including stormwater management), Co16 lumbus, Henry, and Clayton Counties, Georgia. 

17 ‘‘(420) COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 for 

18 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

19 wastewater infrastructure, Cobb County, Georgia. 

20 ‘‘(421) CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS.—$10,000,000 

21 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

22 wastewater infrastructure, Calumet City, Illinois. 

23 ‘‘(422) WYANDOTTE COUNTY AND KANSAS CITY, 

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1 cluding combined sewer overflows), Wyandotte County 

2 and Kansas City, Kansas. 

3 ‘‘(423) EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ5 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

6 wastewater treatment plant outfalls), Easthampton, 

7 Massachusetts. 

8 ‘‘(424) BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for en9 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

10 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

11 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

12 enhancement, Byram, Mississippi. 

13 ‘‘(425) DIAMONDHEAD, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 

14 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

15 wastewater infrastructure and drainage systems, 

16 Diamondhead, Mississippi. 

17 ‘‘(426) HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 

18 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ19 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

20 stormwater management), drainage systems, and 

21 water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mis22 sissippi. 

23 ‘‘(427) MADISON, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

24 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

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1 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

2 enhancement, Madison, Mississippi. 

3 ‘‘(428) PEARL, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for en4 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

5 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

6 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

7 enhancement, Pearl, Mississippi. 

8 ‘‘(429) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—$20,000,000 for envi9 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste10 water infrastructure, New Hampshire. 

11 ‘‘(430) CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.— 

12 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ13 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

14 facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu15 tion), Cape May County, New Jersey. 

16 ‘‘(431) NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 for 

17 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

18 wastewater infrastructure (including water wellfield 

19 and pipeline in the Pahrump Valley), Nye County, 

20 Nevada. 

21 ‘‘(432) STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 

22 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

23 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

24 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Storey 

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1 ‘‘(433) NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.— 

2 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ3 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

4 stormwater management), New Rochelle, New York. 

5 ‘‘(434) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.—$5,000,000 

6 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

7 wastewater infrastructure (including combined sewer 

8 overflows), Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 

9 ‘‘(435) BLOOMINGBURG, OHIO.—$6,500,000 for 

10 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

11 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

12 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), 

13 Bloomingburg, Ohio. 

14 ‘‘(436) CITY OF AKRON, OHIO.—$5,500,000 for 

15 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

16 wastewater infrastructure (including drainage sys17 tems), City of Akron, Ohio. 

18 ‘‘(437) EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO.—$13,000,000 

19 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

20 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

21 management), East Cleveland, Ohio. 

22 ‘‘(438) ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO.—$1,500,000 

23 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

24 wastewater infrastructure (including water supply 


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1 and water quality enhancement), Ashtabula County, 

2 Ohio. 

3 ‘‘(439) STRUTHERS, OHIO.—$500,000 for envi4 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste5 water infrastructure (including wastewater infra6 structure, stormwater management, and sewer im7 provements), Struthers, Ohio. 

8 ‘‘(440) STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA.—$30,000,000 

9 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

10 wastewater infrastructure and water supply infra11 structure (including facilities for withdrawal, treat12 ment, and distribution), Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

13 ‘‘(441) PENNSYLVANIA.—$38,600,000 for envi14 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste15 water infrastructure, Pennsylvania. 

16 ‘‘(442) CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CARO17 LINA.—$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infra18 structure and other environmental infrastructure (in19 cluding stormwater management), Chesterfield Coun20 ty, South Carolina. 

21 ‘‘(443) TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.— 

22 $35,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure and water 

23 supply infrastructure, including facilities for with24 drawal, treatment, and distribution, Tipton County, 

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1 ‘‘(444) OTHELLO, WASHINGTON.—$14,000,000 

2 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

3 supply and storage treatment, Othello, Washington. 

4 ‘‘(445) COLLEGE PLACE, WASHINGTON.— 

5 $5,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ6 ing water and wastewater infrastructure, College 

7 Place, Washington.’’. 

8 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 

9 (1) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress 

10 finds that the project modifications described in this 

11 subsection are in accordance with the reports sub12 mitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 

13 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

14 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report to Con15 gress on Future Water Resources Development’’, or 

16 have otherwise been reviewed by Congress. 

17 (2) MODIFICATIONS.— 

18 (A) ALABAMA.—Section 219(f)(274) of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

20 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 

23 (B) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

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1 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended 

2 by striking ‘‘Santa Clarity Valley’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Santa Clarita Valley’’. 

4 (C) KENT, DELAWARE.—Section 219(f)(313) 

5 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

6 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3810) 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and in8 serting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

9 (D) NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE.—Section 

10 219(f)(314) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

12 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

14 (E) SUSSEX, DELAWARE.—Section 

15 219(f)(315) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

17 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

19 (F) EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Section 

20 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

22 Stat. 1261; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

24 (G) MADISON COUNTY AND ST. CLAIR COUN25 TY, ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the Water 


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1 Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

2 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 136 

3 Stat. 3817) is amended— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and in5 serting ‘‘$110,000,000’’; and 

6 (ii) by inserting ‘‘(including 

7 stormwater management)’’ after ‘‘waste8 water assistance’’. 

9 (H) MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND CHRISTIAN

10 COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(333) of the 

11 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

12 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is 

13 amended— 

14 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik15 ing ‘‘MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUN16 TIES’’ and inserting ‘‘MONTGOMERY, CHRIS17 TIAN, FAYETTE, SHELBY, JASPER, RICH18 LAND, CRAWFORD, AND LAWRENCE COUN19 TIES’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘Montgomery County 

21 and Christian County’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Montgomery County, Christian County, 

23 Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper 

24 County, Richland County, Crawford Coun25 ty, and Lawrence County’’. 


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1 (I) WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 

2 219(f)(334) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

4 Stat. 3812) is amended— 

5 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik6 ing ‘‘WILL COUNTY’’ and inserting ‘‘WILL

7 AND GRUNDY COUNTIES’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘Will County’’ and in9 serting ‘‘Will County and Grundy County’’. 

10 (J) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

11 219(f)(339) of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

13 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

15 (K) MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(157) of the 

16 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

17 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1262) is 

18 amended, in the paragraph heading, by striking 

19 ‘‘COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS’’. 

20 (L) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

21 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 134 

23 Stat. 2718) is amended by striking 

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1 (M) JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

2 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

4 Stat. 1263; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended by strik5 ing ‘‘$125,000,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$139,000,000’’. 

7 (N) MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec8 tion 219(f)(351) of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

10 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

12 (O) MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

13 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

15 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

17 (P) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

18 219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Development 

19 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

20 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

22 (Q) CINCINNATI, OHIO.—Section 219(f)(206) 

23 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

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1 is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘$9,000,000’’. 

3 (R) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

4 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

6 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat. 2719) is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

8 (S) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Sec9 tion 219(f)(243) of the Water Resources Develop10 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

11 121 Stat. 1266) is amended— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘$1,600,000’’ and in13 serting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘water supply and’’ 

15 before ‘‘wastewater’’. 

16 (T) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH

17 CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Re18 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

19 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended 

20 by striking ‘‘$165,000,000’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$232,000,000’’. 

22 (U) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—Section 

23 219(f)(405) of the Water Resources Development 

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1 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,500,000’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$10,500,000’’. 

3 (c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 219 of the Water 

4 Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835) is 

5 amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

9 in this subsection, the non-Federal share of the cost of 

10 a project for which assistance is provided under this 

11 section shall be not less than 25 percent. 

12 ‘‘(2) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU13 NITIES.—The non-Federal share of the cost of a 

14 project for which assistance is provided under this 

15 section benefitting an economically disadvantaged 

16 community (as defined pursuant to section 160 of the 

17 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

18 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 percent. 

19 ‘‘(3) ABILITY TO PAY.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share 

21 of the cost of a project for which assistance is 

22 provided under this section shall be subject to the 

23 ability of the non-Federal interest to pay. 

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1 by the Secretary in accordance with procedures 

2 established by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(C) DEADLINE.—Not later than 60 days 

4 after the date of enactment of the Thomas R. 

5 Carper Water Resources Development Act of 

6 2024, the Secretary shall issue guidance on the 

7 procedures described in subparagraph (B). 

8 ‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall an10 nually submit to the Committee on Environment 

11 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com12 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

13 the House of Representatives a written notifica14 tion of determinations made by the Secretary of 

15 the ability of non-Federal interests to pay under 

16 this section. 

17 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the written 

18 notification under subparagraph (A), the Sec19 retary shall include, for each determination 

20 made by the Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal inter22 est that submitted to the Secretary a request 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the name and location of the 

2 project; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

4 Secretary and the reasons for the deter5 mination, including the adjusted share of 

6 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

7 interest, if applicable.’’. 

8 SEC. 303. PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUC9 TURE. 

10 Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 

12 113 Stat. 310; 117 Stat. 142; 121 Stat. 1146; 134 Stat. 

13 2719; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended— 

14 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SOUTH

15 CENTRAL’’; 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘south central’’ each place it ap17 pears; 

18 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (h); 

19 (4) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and 

20 (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; 

21 and 

22 (5) in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (c) (as re23 designated), by striking ‘‘the SARCD Council and 

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1 SEC. 304. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 

2 Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719; 136 Stat. 3782) 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (d)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘costs,’’ and all that follows 

7 through ‘‘except that’’ and inserting ‘‘costs, shall 

8 be as described in the second sentence of sub9 section (b) (as in effect on the day before the date 

10 of enactment of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3691)), except that’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘measure benefitting’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘measure (other than a reconnaissance 

14 study) benefitting’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

17 SEC. 305. OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8359 of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SOUTH22 WESTERN’’; 

23 (2) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by striking 

24 ‘‘southwestern’’ each place it appears; 

25 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

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1 (4) by striking subsection (f). 

2 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

3 (1) NDAA.—The table of contents in section 2(b) 

4 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (136 Stat. 2430) is 

6 amended by striking the item relating to section 8359 

7 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8359. Oregon.’’. 

8 (2) WRDA.—The table of contents in section 

9 8001(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

10 2022 (136 Stat. 3694) is amended by striking the 

11 item relating to section 8359 and inserting the fol12 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 8359. Oregon.’’. 

13 SEC. 306. KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL 

14 INFRASTRUCTURE. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

16 shall establish a program to provide environmental assist17 ance to non-Federal interests in Kentucky and West Vir18 ginia. 

19 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 

20 this section may be in the form of design and construction 

21 assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 

22 and resource protection and development projects in Ken23 tucky and West Virginia, including projects for wastewater 

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1 facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water re2 source protection and development. 

3 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

4 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

5 the project is publicly owned. 

6 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

8 under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a 

9 local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal inter10 est to provide for design and construction of the 

11 project to be carried out with such assistance. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation 

13 agreement entered into under this subsection shall 

14 provide for the following: 

15 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con16 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of17 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

18 development plan, including appropriate engi19 neering plans and specifications. 

20 (B) Establishment of such legal and institu21 tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 

22 effective long-term operation of the project by the 

23 non-Federal interest. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

2 cost of a project carried out under this section— 

3 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

4 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

5 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

6 (B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 

7 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

8 project that is the subject of a local cooperation 

9 agreement under this section, the non-Federal in10 terest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 

11 incurred in providing the non-Federal share of 

12 the project cost. 

13 (C) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY

14 CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall receive 

15 credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and re16 locations toward the non-Federal share of project 

17 costs (including all reasonable costs associated 

18 with obtaining permits necessary for the con19 struction, operation, and maintenance of the 

20 project on publicly owned or controlled land), 

21 but such credit may not exceed 25 percent of 

22 total project costs. 

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1 costs for projects constructed with assistance pro2 vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap5 propriated $75,000,000 to carry out this section, to be 

6 divided between the States described in subsection (a). 

7 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more 

8 than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 

9 carry out this section may be used by the Corps of 

10 Engineers to administer projects under this section. 

11 SEC. 307. LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATERSHED, VERMONT AND 

12 NEW YORK. 

13 Section 542(e)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Develop14 ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2672) is amended by inserting 

15 ‘‘, or in the case of a critical restoration project benefitting 

16 an economically disadvantaged community (as defined pur17 suant to section 160 of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)), 

19 10 percent of the total costs of the project’’ after ‘‘project’’. 

20 SEC. 308. OHIO AND NORTH DAKOTA. 

21 Section 594(d)(3)(A) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 382) is amended— 

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1 ‘‘(iii) FORM.—The Federal share 

2 may’’; 

3 (2) by striking the subparagraph designation 

4 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘The Fed5 eral share of’’ in the first sentence and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(A) PROJECT COSTS.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

9 in clause (ii), the Federal share of’’; and 

10 (3) by inserting after clause (i) (as so des11 ignated) the following: 

12 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal 

13 share of the cost of a project under this sec14 tion benefitting an economically disadvan15 taged community (as defined pursuant to 

16 section 160 of the Water Resources Develop17 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; 

18 Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 percent.’’. 

19 SEC. 309. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

20 Section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856; 136 Stat. 3807) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (c)(3)— 

23 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Total 

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

2 subparagraph (B), total project costs’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project 

5 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com6 munity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

7 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

8 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)), the 

9 Federal share of the total project costs under the 

10 applicable local cooperation agreement entered 

11 into under this subsection shall be 90 percent. 

12 ‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 

13 of the total project costs under this paragraph 

14 may be provided in the same form as described 

15 in section 571(e)(3)(A) of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 371).’’; 

17 (2) by striking subsection (e); 

18 (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and 

19 (i) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; 

20 and 

21 (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the 

22 first sentence, by striking ‘‘$140,000,000’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 


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1 SEC. 310. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

2 Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 1999 (113 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257; 136 Stat. 3807) 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (e)(3)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sen7 tence, by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph 

9 (B), the Federal share’’; 

10 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

11 (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), 

12 (E), and (F), respectively; and 

13 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project 

16 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com17 munity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

18 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

19 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)), the 

20 Federal share of the project costs under the ap21 plicable local cooperation agreement entered into 

22 under this subsection shall be 90 percent.’’; 

23 (2) by striking subsection (g); 

24 (3) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) 

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1 (4) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

2 striking ‘‘$120,000,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

4 SEC. 311. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) IMPAIRED WATER.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘impaired 

8 water’’ means a stream of a watershed that is 

9 not, as of the date of an application under this 

10 section, achieving the designated use of the 

11 stream. 

12 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘impaired 

13 water’’ includes any stream identified by a State 

14 under section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollu15 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)). 

16 (2) RESTORATION.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘restoration’’, 

18 with respect to impaired water, means the res19 toration of the impaired water to such an extent 

20 that the stream could achieve its designated use 

21 over the greatest practical number of stream22 miles, as determined using, if available, State23 designated or Tribal-designated criteria. 

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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

2 may establish a pilot program to provide environmental as3 sistance to non-Federal interests for the restoration of im4 paired water impacted by acid mine drainage in Ohio, 

5 Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

6 (c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this sec7 tion may be in the form of technical assistance and design 

8 and construction assistance for water-related environmental 

9 infrastructure to address acid mine drainage, including 

10 projects for centralized water treatment and related facili11 ties. 

12 (d) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

13 assistance under this section to a project that— 

14 (1) addresses acid mine drainage from multiple 

15 sources impacting impaired waters; or 

16 (2) includes a centralized water treatment sys17 tem to reduce the acid mine drainage load in im18 paired waters. 

19 (e) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec20 retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec21 tion only if the project is publicly owned. 

22 (f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall, to the max23 imum extent practicable, work with States, units of local 

24 government, and other relevant Federal agencies to secure 

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1 the completion of projects receiving assistance under this 

2 section. 

3 (g) COST-SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

4 of a project carried out under this section shall be 25 per5 cent, including provision of all land, easements, rights-of6 way, and necessary relocations. 

7 (h) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project under 

8 this section shall be initiated only after the non-Federal in9 terest has entered into a binding agreement with the Sec10 retary to pay— 

11 (1) the non-Federal share of the costs of construc12 tion of a project carried out under this section; and 

13 (2) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, 

14 and replacement and rehabilitation costs of a project 

15 carried out under this section. 

16 (i) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary, with the 

17 consent of the non-Federal interest for a project carried out 

18 under this section, may receive or expend funds contributed 

19 by a nonprofit entity for the project. 

20 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

23 SEC. 312. WESTERN RURAL WATER. 

24 Section 595(a) of the Water Resources Development 

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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

2 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re4 designated) the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term ‘non6 Federal interest’ includes an entity declared to be a 

7 political subdivision of the State of New Mexico.’’. 

8 SEC. 313. CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS. 

9 (a) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN10 NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 

11 877, chapter 877; 33 U.S.C. 701g), is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$15,000,000’’; 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘for preventing and mitigating 

15 flood damages associated with ice jams,’’ after ‘‘other 

16 debris,’’; and 

17 (3) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

19 (b) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PRO20 TECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 

21 U.S.C. 701r) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

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1 (c) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM2 PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act of 

3 August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 

4 426g(c)), is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$37,500,000’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

9 (d) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Section 205 

10 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in the first sentence, by striking 

13 ‘‘$68,750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$85,000,000’’; and 

14 (2) in the third sentence, by striking 

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

16 (e) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 206 

17 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 

18 2330) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(4) DROUGHT RESILIENCE.—A project under 

22 this section may include measures that enhance 

23 drought resilience through the restoration of wetlands 

24 or the removal of invasive species.’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$62,500,000’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 

5 (f) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF

6 ENVIRONMENT.—Section 1135 of the Water Resources De7 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (d), in the third sentence, by 

9 striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 

13 (g) SHORE DAMAGE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION.— 

14 Section 111(c) of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 

15 U.S.C. 426i(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

17 (h) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

18 PROJECTS.—Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act 

19 of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

21 (i) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 

22 204(c)(1)(C) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

23 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 

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1 SEC. 314. SMALL PROJECT ASSISTANCE. 

2 Section 165(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ each place it appears and in5 serting ‘‘2029’’. 

6 SEC. 315. GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

7 INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, WILL 

8 COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

9 After completion of construction of the project for eco10 system restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River 

11 Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, 

12 authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Devel13 opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740) and modified by sec14 tion 402(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 2742) and section 8337 

15 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

16 3793), the Federal share of operation and maintenance costs 

17 of the project shall be 90 percent. 

18 SEC. 316. MAMARONECK-SHELDRAKE RIVERS, NEW YORK. 

19 The non-Federal share of the cost of features of the 

20 project for flood risk management, Mamaroneck-Sheldrake 

21 Rivers, New York, authorized by section 1401(2) of the 

22 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837), 

23 benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

24 defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources De25 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 

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1 SEC. 317. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, ALASKA. 

2 Section 5032(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop3 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1205; 134 Stat. 2719) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 

5 SEC. 318. SELMA FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND BANK 

6 STABILIZATION. 

7 (a) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The Secretary shall expe8 dite the review of, and give due consideration to, the request 

9 from the City of Selma, Alabama, that the Secretary apply 

10 section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

11 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)) to the project for flood risk man12 agement, Selma Flood Risk Management and Bank Sta13 bilization, Alabama, authorized by section 8401(2) of the 

14 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3839). 

15 (b) COST-SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

16 of the project for flood risk management, Selma Flood Risk 

17 Management and Bank Stabilization, Alabama, authorized 

18 by section 8401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3839), shall be 10 percent. 

20 SEC. 319. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION. 

21 Section 519(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2654; 121 Stat. 1221) is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

24 SEC. 320. HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION. 

25 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘and environmental restoration’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘environmental restoration, and coastal 

3 storm risk management’’; and 

4 (2) by inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 

5 SEC. 321. CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN INVASIVE SPECIES 

6 PARTNERSHIPS. 

7 Section 104(g)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act of 

8 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(g)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 

9 Connecticut River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River Basin,’’. 

10 SEC. 322. EXPENSES FOR CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT 

11 GROWTHS AND INVASIVE SPECIES. 

12 Section 104(d)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act of 

13 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 

14 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35 percent’’. 

15 SEC. 323. CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASIAN CARP PREVENTION 

16 PILOT PROGRAM. 

17 Section 509(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the Water Resources Devel18 opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public Law 116– 

19 260) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

20 SEC. 324. EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN INVASIVE SPECIES 

21 PROGRAMS. 

22 Section 104(b)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act of 

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1 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

2 2021 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 

3 years 2025 through 2029’’; and 

4 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2028’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘2029’’. 

6 SEC. 325. STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, 

7 COASTAL EROSION, RIVERINE EROSION, AND 

8 ICE AND GLACIAL DAMAGE, ALASKA. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8315 of the Water Re10 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3783) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in the section heading, by inserting 

13 ‘‘RIVERINE EROSION,’’ after ‘‘COASTAL ERO14 SION,’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

16 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘riverine erosion,’’ after 

17 ‘‘coastal erosion,’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) The table of contents in section 2(b) of the 

20 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 

21 for Fiscal Year 2023 (136 Stat. 2429) is amended by 

22 striking the item relating to section 8315 and insert23 ing the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

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1 (2) The table of contents in section 8001(b) of the 

2 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

3 3693) is amended by striking the item relating to sec4 tion 8315 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’. 

5 SEC. 326. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON6 STRUCTED DAMS. 

7 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 467f–2 note; Public Law 114–322) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 

13 cost of a project for rehabilitation of a dam under this sec14 tion, including the cost of any required study, shall be the 

15 same share assigned to the non-Federal interest for the cost 

16 of initial construction of that dam, including provision of 

17 all land, easements, rights-of-way, and necessary reloca18 tions.’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (e)— 

20 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

21 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘The 

22 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN DAMS.—The Secretary shall not 

5 expend more than $100,000,000 under this section for 

6 the Waterbury Dam Spillway Project, Vermont.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

8 2017 through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 

9 through 2029’’; and 

10 (4) by striking subsection (g). 

11 SEC. 327. EDIZ HOOK BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECT, 

12 PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON. 

13 The cost-share for operation and maintenance costs for 

14 the project for beach erosion control, Ediz Hook, Port Ange15 les, Washington, authorized by section 4 of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 15), shall be in 

17 accordance with the cost-share described in section 

18 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

19 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)). 

20 SEC. 328. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO CERTAIN 

21 LOUISIANA HURRICANE AND COASTAL 

22 STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION PROJECTS. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that all efforts should be 

24 made to extend the scope of the project for hurricane and 

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1 isiana, authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Re2 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 

3 1368), and the project for hurricane and storm damage risk 

4 reduction, Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana, authorized 

5 by section 8401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3841), in order to connect the two 

7 projects and realize the benefits of continuous hurricane and 

8 coastal storm damage risk reduction from west of Houma 

9 in Gibson, Louisiana, to the connection with the Hurricane 

10 Storm Damage Risk Reduction System around New Orle11 ans, Louisiana. 

12 SEC. 329. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 

13 Section 704(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263 note; Public Law 99–662) is 

15 amended, in the second sentence, by striking 

16 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 

17 SEC. 330. BOSQUE WILDLIFE RESTORATION PROJECT. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pro19 gram to carry out appropriate planning, design, and con20 struction measures for wildfire prevention and restoration 

21 in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, including the removal 

22 of jetty jacks. 

23 (b) COST SHARE.— 

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1 project carried out under this section shall be in ac2 cordance with sections 103 and 105 of the Water Re3 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213, 

4 2215). 

5 (2) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal share of the 

6 cost of a project carried out under this section benefit7 ting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

8 defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Re9 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

10 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 percent. 

11 (c) REPEAL.—Section 116 of the Energy and Water 

12 Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 1836), 

13 is repealed. 

14 (d) TREATMENT.—The program authorized under sub15 section (a) shall be considered a continuation of the pro16 gram authorized by section 116 of the Energy and Water 

17 Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 1836) (as 

18 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act). 

19 SEC. 331. EXPANSION OF TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSIST20 ANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

21 Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3735) is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following: 

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1 by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Devel2 opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 

3 SEC. 332. WILSON LOCK FLOATING GUIDE WALL. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the relevant Fed5 eral entity, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

6 practicable, use all relevant authorities to expeditiously 

7 provide technical assistance, including engineering and de8 sign assistance, and cost estimation assistance to the rel9 evant Federal entity in order to address the impacts to 

10 navigation along the Tennessee River at the Wilson Lock 

11 and Dam, Alabama. 

12 (b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section author13 izes the Secretary to expend funding on the repair, replace14 ment, or removal of a capital asset owned by the relevant 

15 Federal entity, including the Wilson Lock and Dam. 

16 SEC. 333. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS AND DELAWARE BAY 

17 COAST COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT 

18 STUDY. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU21 NITY.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged com22 munity’’ has the meaning given the term pursuant to 

23 section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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1 (2) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the Dela2 ware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal 

3 Storm Risk Management Study, authorized by the 

4 resolution of the Committee on Public Works and 

5 Transportation of the House of Representatives dated 

6 October 1, 1986, and the resolution of the Committee 

7 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

8 dated June 23, 1988. 

9 (b) STUDY, PROJECTS, AND SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.— 

10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Sec11 retary determines that the study will benefit 1 or more eco12 nomically disadvantaged communities, the non-Federal 

13 share of the costs of carrying out the study, or project con14 struction or a separable element of a project authorized 

15 based on the study, shall be 10 percent. 

16 (c) COST SHARING AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall 

17 seek to expedite any amendments to any existing cost-share 

18 agreement for the study in accordance with this section. 

19 SEC. 334. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PLAN. 

20 Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 

23 SEC. 335. REHABILITATION OF PUMP STATIONS. 

24 Notwithstanding the requirements of section 133 of the 

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1 2327a), for purposes of that section, each of the following 

2 shall be considered to be an eligible pump station (as de3 fined in subsection (a) of that section) that meets the re4 quirements described in subsection (b) of that section: 

5 (1) The flood control pump station, Hockanum 

6 Road, Northampton, Massachusetts. 

7 (2) Pointe Celeste Pump Station, Plaquemines 

8 Parish, Louisiana. 

9 SEC. 336. NAVIGATION ALONG THE TENNESSEE– 

10 TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY. 

11 The Secretary shall, consistent with applicable statu12 tory authorities— 

13 (1) coordinate with the relevant stakeholders and 

14 communities in the State of Alabama and the State 

15 of Mississippi to address the dredging needs of the 

16 Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in those States; and 

17 (2) ensure continued navigation at the locks and 

18 dams owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers 

19 located along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. 

20 SEC. 337. GARRISON DAM, NORTH DAKOTA. 

21 The Secretary shall expedite the review of, and give 

22 due consideration to, the request from the relevant Federal 

23 power marketing administration that the Secretary apply 

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1 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n) to the project for dam safety at Gar2 rison Dam, North Dakota. 

3 SEC. 338. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MISSOURI 

4 RIVER PRIORITIES. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should 

6 make publicly available, where appropriate, any data used 

7 and any decisions made by the Corps of Engineers relating 

8 to the operations of civil works projects within the Missouri 

9 River Basin in order to ensure transparency for the com10 munities in that Basin. 

11 SEC. 339. SOIL MOISTURE AND SNOWPACK MONITORING. 

12 Section 511(a)(3) of the Water Resources Development 

13 Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2753) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

15 SEC. 340. CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY. 

16 (a) COPAN LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Section 8358(b)(2) of 

17 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

18 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘more than 110 percent of 

19 the initial project investment cost per acre-foot of storage 

20 for the acre-feet of storage space sought under an agreement 

21 under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘, for the acre-feet of 

22 storage space being sought under an agreement under para23 graph (1), more than 110 percent of the contractual rate 

24 per acre-foot of storage in the most recent agreement of the 

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1 (b) STATE OF KANSAS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall amend 

3 the contracts described in paragraph (2) between the 

4 United States and the State of Kansas, relating to 

5 storage space for water supply, to change the method 

6 of calculation of the interest charges that began accru7 ing on February 1, 1977, on the investment costs for 

8 the 198,350 acre-feet of future use storage space and 

9 on April 1, 1979, on 125,000 acre-feet of future use 

10 storage from compounding interest annually to charg11 ing simple interest annually on the principal 

12 amount, until— 

13 (A) the State of Kansas informs the Sec14 retary of the desire to convert the future use stor15 age space to present use; and 

16 (B) the principal amount plus the accumu17 lated interest becomes payable pursuant to the 

18 terms of the contracts. 

19 (2) CONTRACTS DESCRIBED.—The contracts re20 ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following contracts 

21 between the United States and the State of Kansas: 

22 (A) Contract DACW41–74–C–0081, entered 

23 into on March 8, 1974, for the use by the State 

24 of Kansas of storage space for water supply in 

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1 (B) Contract DACW41–77–C–0003, entered 

2 into on December 10, 1976, for the use by the 

3 State of Kansas for water supply in Perry Lake, 

4 Kansas. 

5 SEC. 341. REND LAKE, CARLYLE LAKE, AND LAKE SHELBY6 VILLE, ILLINOIS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

8 date on which the Secretary receives a request from the Gov9 ernor of Illinois to terminate a contract described in sub10 section (c), the Secretary shall amend the contract to release 

11 to the United States all rights of the State of Illinois to 

12 utilize water storage space in the reservoir project to which 

13 the contract applies. 

14 (b) RELIEF OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.—On execution 

15 of an amendment described in subsection (a), the State of 

16 Illinois shall be relieved of the obligation to pay the percent17 age of the annual operation and maintenance expense, the 

18 percentage of major replacement cost, and the percentage 

19 of major rehabilitation cost allocated to the water supply 

20 storage specified in the contract for the reservoir project to 

21 which the contract applies. 

22 (c) CONTRACTS.—Subsection (a) applies to the fol23 lowing contracts between the United States and the State 

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1 (1) Contract DACW43–88–C–0088, entered into 

2 on September 23, 1988, for utilization of storage 

3 space for water supply in Rend Lake, Illinois. 

4 (2) Contract DA–23–065–CIVENG–65–493, en5 tered into on April 28, 1965, for utilization of storage 

6 space for water supply in Rend Lake, Illinois. 

7 (3) Contract DACW43–83–C–0008, entered into 

8 on July 6, 1983, for utilization of storage space in 

9 Carlyle Lake, Illinois. 

10 (4) Contract DACW43–83–C–0009, entered into 

11 on July 6, 1983, for utilization of storage space in 

12 Lake Shelbyville, Illinois. 

13 SEC. 342. DELAWARE COASTAL SYSTEM PROGRAM. 

14 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro15 vide for the collective planning and implementation of 

16 coastal storm risk management and hurricane and storm 

17 risk reduction projects in Delaware to provide greater effi18 ciency and a more comprehensive approach to life safety 

19 and economic growth. 

20 (b) DESIGNATION.—The following projects for coastal 

21 storm risk management and hurricane and storm risk re22 duction shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Delaware 

23 Coastal System Program’’ (referred to in this section as the 

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1 (1) Delaware Bay Coastline, Roosevelt Inlet and 

2 Lewes Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 

3 101(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

4 1999 (113 Stat. 276). 

5 (2) Delaware Coast, Bethany Beach and South 

6 Bethany, Delaware, authorized by section 101(a)(15) 

7 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 

8 Stat. 276). 

9 (3) Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to 

10 Fenwick Island, Delaware, authorized by section 

11 101(b)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

12 2000 (114 Stat. 2577). 

13 (4) Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach, Delaware, 

14 authorized by section 101(b)(6) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667). 

16 (5) Indian River Inlet, Delaware. 

17 (6) The project for hurricane and storm damage 

18 risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged 

19 Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, author20 ized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Devel21 opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736) and modified by 

22 section 8327(a) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3788) and subsection (e). 

24 (c) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

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1 gle, comprehensive system, recognizing the interdependence 

2 of the projects. 

3 (d) COST-SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law, the Federal share of the cost of each of the 

5 projects described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub6 section (b) shall be 80 percent. 

7 (e) BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE.—The project for 

8 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Ben9 eficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, 

10 Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Re11 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736) and 

12 modified by section 8327(a) of the Water Resources Develop13 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3788), is modified to include 

14 the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 

15 Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey– 

16 Broadkill Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 

17 101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 

18 (113 Stat. 275). 

19 SEC. 343. MAINTENANCE OF PILE DIKE SYSTEM. 

20 The Secretary shall continue to maintain the pile dike 

21 system constructed by the Corps of Engineers for the pur22 pose of navigation along the Lower Columbia River and 

23 Willamette River, Washington, at Federal expense. 

24 SEC. 344. CONVEYANCES. 

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1 (1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

2 The exact acreage and the legal description of any 

3 real property to be conveyed under this section shall 

4 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

5 Secretary. 

6 (2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING

7 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 

8 Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this 

9 section. 

10 (3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to which 

11 a conveyance is made under this section shall be re12 sponsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, in13 cluding real estate transaction and environmental 

14 documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 

15 (4) LIABILITY.— 

16 (A) HOLD HARMLESS.—An entity to which 

17 a conveyance is made under this section shall 

18 hold the United States harmless from any liabil19 ity with respect to activities carried out, on or 

20 after the date of the conveyance, on the real 

21 property conveyed. 

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1 fore the date of conveyance on the real property 

2 conveyed. 

3 (5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

4 Secretary may require that any conveyance under 

5 this section be subject to such additional terms and 

6 conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 

7 appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

8 States. 

9 (b) DILLARD ROAD, INDIANA.— 

10 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

11 shall convey to the State of Indiana all right, title, 

12 and interest of the United States, together with any 

13 improvements on the land, in and to the property de14 scribed in paragraph (2). 

15 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

16 under this subsection is the approximately 11.85 acres 

17 of land and road easements associated with Dillard 

18 Road, including improvements on that land, located 

19 in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana. 

20 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop21 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

22 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter23 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

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1 (4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

2 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

3 not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in4 terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis5 cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

6 (c) PORT OF SKAMANIA, WASHINGTON.— 

7 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

8 shall convey to the Port of Skamania, Washington, all 

9 right, title, and interest of the United States, together 

10 with any improvements on the land, in and to the 

11 property described in paragraph (2). 

12 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

13 under this subsection is the approximately 1.6 acres 

14 of land designated as ‘‘Lot I-2’’, including any im15 provements on the land, located in North Bonneville, 

16 Washington, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., sec. 19, Willamette Me17 ridian. 

18 (3) CONSIDERATION.—The Port of Skamania, 

19 Washington, shall pay to the Secretary an amount 

20 that is not less than the fair market value of the prop21 erty conveyed under this subsection, as determined by 

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1 SEC. 345. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project— 

5 (1) that is located in the State of California or 

6 the State of Arizona; and 

7 (2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which water 

8 supply is an authorized purpose; or 

9 (B) for which the Secretary develops a water 

10 control manual under section 7 of the Act of Decem11 ber 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control 

12 Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 

13 709). 

14 (b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.— 

15 Consistent with other authorized project purposes and in 

16 coordination with the non-Federal interest, in operating a 

17 covered project during a drought emergency in the project 

18 area, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program to oper19 ate the covered project with water supply as the primary 

20 project purpose. 

21 (c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec22 retary may update the water control manual for a covered 

23 project to include drought operations and contingency 

24 plans. 

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1 (1) operations described in that subsection— 

2 (A) are consistent with water management 

3 deviations and drought contingency plans in the 

4 water control manual for the covered project; 

5 (B) impact only the flood pool managed by 

6 the Secretary; and 

7 (C) shall not be carried out in the event of 

8 a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event 

9 that would require flood risk management to take 

10 precedence; 

11 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec12 retary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; 

13 and 

14 (3) the covered project returns to the operations 

15 that were in place prior to the use of the authority 

16 provided under that subsection at a time determined 

17 by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Fed18 eral interest. 

19 (e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may receive 

20 and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal interest to 

21 carry out activities under this section. 

22 (f) REPORT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

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1 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor2 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa3 tives a report on the pilot program carried out under 

4 this section. 

5 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 

6 the report under paragraph (1) a description of the 

7 activities of the Secretary that were carried out for 

8 each covered project and any lessons learned from 

9 carrying out those activities. 

10 (g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 

11 (1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized 

12 purposes of a covered project; 

13 (2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authori14 ties, including authorities with respect to navigation, 

15 flood damage reduction, and environmental protection 

16 and restoration; 

17 (3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers 

18 to provide for temporary deviations; 

19 (4) affects the application of a cost-share require20 ment under section 101, 102, or 103 of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211, 

22 2212, 2213); 

23 (5) supersedes or modifies any written agreement 

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1 interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of 

2 this Act; 

3 (6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to an 

4 existing multistate water control plan for the Colo5 rado River Basin, if applicable; 

6 (7) affects any water right in existence on the 

7 date of enactment of this Act; 

8 (8) preempts or affects any State water law or 

9 interstate compact governing water; 

10 (9) affects existing water supply agreements be11 tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or 

12 (10) affects any obligation to comply with the 

13 provisions of any Federal or State environmental 

14 law, including— 

15 (A) the National Environmental Policy Act 

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

17 (B) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

18 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 

19 (C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

20 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

21 SEC. 346. REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES. 

22 Section 3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and 

23 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note; Public 

24 Law 113–121) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting 

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1 SEC. 347. NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1043(b) of the Water Re4 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

5 2201 note; Public Law 113–121) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

8 by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 

9 (B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘5’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘15’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 

12 years 2019 through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fis13 cal years 2025 through 2029’’. 

14 (b) LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA RESTORATION

15 PROJECTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot pro17 gram under section 1043(b) of the Water Resources 

18 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

19 2201 note; Public Law 113–121), the Secretary may 

20 include in the pilot program a project authorized to 

21 be implemented under, or in accordance with, title 

22 VII of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

23 (121 Stat. 1270). 

24 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of a project de25 scribed in paragraph (1) for which the non-Federal 

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1 authorities governing the provision of in-kind con2 tributions for the project, the Secretary shall take into 

3 account the value of any in-kind contributions pro4 vided by the non-Federal interest for the project prior 

5 to the date of execution of the project partnership 

6 agreement under section 1043(b) of the Water Re7 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

8 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 113–121) for purposes 

9 of determining the non-Federal share of the costs to 

10 complete construction of the project. 

11 SEC. 348. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO12 GRAM. 

13 Section 128(c) of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public Law 116–260) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

21 ‘‘(15) Lake Elsinore, California; and 

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1 SEC. 349. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MOBILE HAR2 BOR, ALABAMA. 

3 It is sense of Congress that the Secretary should, con4 sistent with applicable statutory authorities, coordinate 

5 with relevant stakeholders in the State of Alabama to ad6 dress the dredging and dredging material placement needs 

7 associated with the project for navigation, Mobile Harbor, 

8 Alabama, authorized by section 201 of the Flood Control 

9 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5) and modified by section 

10 309 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 

11 Stat. 2704). 

12 SEC. 350. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO PORT OF 

13 PORTLAND, OREGON. 

14 It is sense of Congress that— 

15 (1) the Port of Portland, Oregon, is the sole 

16 dredging operator of the federally authorized naviga17 tion channel in the Columbia River, which was au18 thorized by section 101 of the River and Harbors Act 

19 of 1962 (76 Stat. 1177); 

20 (2) the Corps of Engineers should continue to 

21 provide operation and maintenance support for the 

22 Port of Portland, Oregon, including for dredging 

23 equipment; 

24 (3) the pipeline dredge of the Port of Portland, 

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1 years ago, while the average age of a dredging vessel 

2 in the United States is 25 years; and 

3 (4) Congress commits to ensuring continued 

4 dredging for the Port of Portland. 

5 SEC. 351. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM. 

6 Section 8144 of the Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘4 years’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 

12 SEC. 352. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COM13 MUNITY HARBORS. 

14 Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and for pur17 poses of contributing to ecosystem restoration’’ before 

18 the period at the end; and 

19 (2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

21 SEC. 353. WINOOSKI RIVER TRIBUTARY WATERSHED. 

22 Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by adding 

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1 ‘‘(L) Winooski River tributary watershed, 

2 Vermont.’’. 

3 SEC. 354. WACO LAKE, TEXAS. 

4 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac5 ticable, expedite the review of, and give due consideration 

6 to, the request from the City of Waco, Texas, that the Sec7 retary apply section 147 of the Water Resources Develop8 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 701q–1) to the embankment 

9 adjacent to Waco Lake in Waco, Texas. 

10 SEC. 355. SEMINOLE TRIBAL CLAIM EXTENSION. 

11 Section 349 of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2716) is amended in the matter pre13 ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2027’’. 

15 SEC. 356. COASTAL EROSION PROJECT, BARROW, ALASKA. 

16 For purposes of implementing the coastal erosion 

17 project, Barrow, Alaska, the Secretary may consider the 

18 North Slope Borough to be in compliance with section 

19 402(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

20 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)) on adoption by the North Slope Bor21 ough Assembly of a floodplain management plan to reduce 

22 the impacts of future flood events in the immediate flood23 plain area of the project if that plan— 

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1 (2) was developed in consultation with the rel2 evant Federal agency and the Secretary. 

3 SEC. 357. COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT. 

4 (a) CONTRACT TERMINATION REQUEST.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the date on which the Secretary receives a request 

7 from the Metropolitan District of Hartford County, 

8 Connecticut, to terminate the contract described in 

9 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall offer to amend the 

10 contract to release to the United States all rights of 

11 the Metropolitan District of Hartford, Connecticut, to 

12 utilize water storage space in the reservoir project to 

13 which the contract applies. 

14 (2) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract re15 ferred to in paragraph (1) and subsection (b) is the 

16 contract between the United States and the Metropoli17 tan District of Hartford County, Connecticut, num18 bered DA-19-016-CIVENG-65-203, with respect to the 

19 Colebrook River Reservoir in Connecticut. 

20 (b) RELIEF OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.—On execution 

21 of the amendment described in subsection (a)(1), the Metro22 politan District of Hartford County, Connecticut, shall be 

23 relieved of the obligation to pay the percentage of the annual 

24 operation and maintenance expense, the percentage of 

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1 bilitation cost allocated to the water supply storage speci2 fied in the contract described in subsection (a)(2) for the 

3 reservoir project to which the contract applies. 

4 SEC. 358. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO SHALLOW 

5 DRAFT DREDGING IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. 

6 It is the sense of Congress that— 

7 (1) shallow draft dredging in the Chesapeake 

8 Bay is critical for tourism, recreation, and the fishing 

9 industry and that additional dredging is needed; and 

10 (2) the Secretary should, to the maximum extent 

11 practicable, use existing statutory authorities to ad12 dress the dredging needs at small harbors and chan13 nels in the Chesapeake Bay. 

14 TITLE IV—PROJECT 

15 AUTHORIZATIONS 

16 SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

17 The following projects for water resources development 

18 and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the 

19 reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Re20 sources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant to 

21 section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop22 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed 

23 by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Sec24 retary substantially in accordance with the plans, and subVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 May 23, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00384 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S4367.RS S4367

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1 ject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or 

2 decision documents designated in this section: 

3 (1) NAVIGATION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. MD Baltimore Harbor 

Anchorages and 

Channels, Sea 

Girt Loop 

June 22, 

2023 

Federal: $47,956,500 

Non-Federal: $15,985,500 

Total: $63,942,000 

4 (2) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. KS Manhattan Levees May 6, 2024 Federal: $29,455,000 

Non-Federal: $15,860,000 

Total: $45,315,000 

5 (3) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE6 DUCTION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. RI Rhode Island 

Coastline Storm 

Risk Management 

September 

28, 2023 

Federal: $188,353,750 

Non-Federal: $101,421,250 

Total: $289,775,000 

2. FL St. Johns County, 

Ponte Vedra 

Beach, Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

April 18, 

2024 

Federal: $49,223,000 

Non-Federal: $89,097,000 

Total: $138,320,000 


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1 (4) NAVIGATION AND HURRICANE AND STORM

2 DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. TX Gulf Intracoastal 

Waterway, 

Brazoria and 

Matagorda 

Counties 

June 2, 2023 Federal: $204,244,000 

Inland Waterways Trust 

Fund: $109,977,000 

Total: $314,221,000 

3 (5) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND AQUATIC

4 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. MS Memphis Metropolitan 

Stormwater– 

North DeSoto 

County 

December 18, 

2023 

Federal: $44,295,000 

Non-Federal: $23,851,000 

Total: $68,146,000 

5 (6) MODIFICATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS.— 

A. 

State B. Name 

C. Date of 

Report or 

Decision 

Document 

D. Estimated Costs 

1. NY South Shore Staten Island, Fort 

Wadsworth to 

Oakwood Beach 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management 

February 6, 

2024 

Federal: $1,730,973,900 

Non-Federal: $363,228,100 

Total: $2,094,202,000 

2. MO University City 

Branch, River 

Des Peres 

February 9, 

2024 

Federal: $9,094,000 

Non-Federal: $4,897,000 

Total: $13,990,000 


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Calendar No. 401 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4367 

A BILL 

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 conMAY 22, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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