118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4367 

AN ACT 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 

the United States, to provide for the conservation and 

development of water and related resources, and for 

other purposes. 

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

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

3 ‘‘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. 

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

Sec. 120. Expedited consideration. 

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. 
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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. 

Sec. 236. Virginia Peninsula coastal storm risk management, Virginia. 

Sec. 237. Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 238. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study. 

Sec. 239. Matagorda Ship Channel, Texas. 

Sec. 240. Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Texas. 

Sec. 241. Assessment of impacts from changing construction responsibilities. 

Sec. 242. Deadline for previously required list of covered projects. 

Sec. 243. Cooperation authority. 

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. 
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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. 

Sec. 357. Colebrook River Reservoir, Connecticut. 

Sec. 358. Sense of Congress relating to shallow draft dredging in the Chesapeake Bay. 

Sec. 359. Replacement of Cape Cod Canal bridges. 

Sec. 360. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Sec. 361. Flexibilities for certain hurricane and storm damage risk reduction 

projects. 

TITLE IV—PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS 
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Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 

Sec. 402. Facility investment. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

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

10 shall develop a plan for implementing this Act and 

11 the 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 

21 rule; or 

22 (iii) appropriations; 

23 (B) develop timelines for the issuance of— 
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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 in6 formation 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 

11 the 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 

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

25 2572). 
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1 (B) The Water Resources Development 

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

3 1041). 

4 (C) The Water Resources Reform and De5 velopment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 

6 128 Stat. 1193). 

7 (D) The Water Infrastructure Improve8 ments for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 

9 322; 130 Stat. 1628). 

10 (E) The America’s Water Infrastructure 

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

12 3765). 

13 (F) Division AA of the Consolidated Ap14 propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260; 

15 134 Stat. 2615). 

16 (G) Title LXXXI of division H of the 

17 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

19 117–263; 136 Stat. 3691). 

20 (2) NOTICE.— 

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

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi24 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

25 the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
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1 structure of the House of Representatives a 

2 written notice of the status of efforts by the 

3 Secretary to implement the prior water re4 sources development laws. 

5 (B) CONTENTS.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the no7 tice under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

8 shall include a list describing each provi9 sion of a prior water resources develop10 ment law that has not been fully imple11 mented as of the date of submission of the 

12 notice. 

13 (ii) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—For 

14 each provision included on the list under 

15 clause (i), the Secretary shall— 

16 (I) establish a timeline for imple17 menting the provision; 

18 (II) provide a description of the 

19 status of the provision in the imple20 mentation process; and 

21 (III) provide an explanation for 

22 the delay in implementing the provi23 sion. 

24 (3) BRIEFINGS.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

2 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 and every 90 days thereafter until the Chairs of 

4 the Committee on Environment and Public 

5 Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

6 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

7 of Representatives determine that this Act, the 

8 amendments made by this Act, and prior water 

9 resources development laws are fully imple10 mented, the Secretary shall provide to relevant 

11 congressional committees a briefing on the im12 plementation of this Act, the amendments made 

13 by this Act, and prior water resources develop14 ment laws. 

15 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A briefing under sub16 paragraph (A) shall include— 

17 (i) updates to the implementation plan 

18 under subsection (a); and 

19 (ii) updates to the written notice 

20 under paragraph (2). 

21 (c) ADDITIONAL NOTICE PENDING ISSUANCE.—Not 

22 later than 30 days before issuing any guidance, rule, no23 tice in the Federal Register, or other documentation re24 quired to implement this Act, an amendment made by this 

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

2 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

3 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra4 structure of the House of Representatives a written notice 

5 regarding the pending issuance. 

6 (d) WRDA IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.— 

7 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

8 (A) PRIOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP9 MENT LAW.—The term ‘‘prior water resources 

10 development law’’ has the meaning given the 

11 term in subsection (b)(1). 

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

13 Water Resources Development Act implementa14 tion team established under paragraph (2). 

15 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es16 tablish a Water Resources Development Act imple17 mentation team that shall consist of current employ18 ees of the Federal Government, including— 

19 (A) not fewer than 2 employees in the Of20 fice of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

21 Civil Works; 

22 (B) not fewer than 2 employees at the 

23 headquarters of the Corps of Engineers; and 

24 (C) a representative of each district and 

25 division of the Corps of Engineers. 
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1 (3) DUTIES.—The team shall be responsible for 

2 assisting with the implementation of this Act, the 

3 amendments made by this Act, and prior water re4 sources development laws, including— 

5 (A) performing ongoing outreach to— 

6 (i) Congress; and 

7 (ii) employees and servicemembers 

8 stationed in districts and divisions of the 

9 Corps of Engineers to ensure that all 

10 Corps of Engineers employees are aware of 

11 and implementing provisions of this Act, 

12 the amendments made by this Act, and 

13 prior water resources development laws, in 

14 a manner consistent with congressional in15 tent; 

16 (B) identifying any issues with implemen17 tation of a provision of this Act, the amend18 ments made by this Act, and prior water re19 sources development laws at the district, divi20 sion, or national level; 

21 (C) resolving the issues identified under 

22 subparagraph (B), in consultation with Corps 

23 of Engineers leadership and the Secretary; and 

24 (D) ensuring that any interpretation devel25 oped as a result of the process under subpara-
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1 graph (C) is consistent with congressional in2 tent for this Act, the amendments made by this 

3 Act, and prior water resources development 

4 laws. 

5 SEC. 102. PRIOR GUIDANCE. 

6 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

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

8 pursuant to each of the following provisions: 

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

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

11 2201 note; Public Law 113–121). 

12 (2) Section 8136 of the Water Resources Devel13 opment Act of 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2667 note; Public 

14 Law 117–263). 

15 SEC. 103. ABILITY TO PAY. 

16 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall expedite 

17 any guidance or rulemaking necessary to the implementa18 tion of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) to address ability 

20 to pay. 

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

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

23 is amended by adding the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(5) 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 this sub16 section; 

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.’’. 

24 (c) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 

25 203(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
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1 (33 U.S.C. 2269(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(7) 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 written 

9 notification of determinations made by the Sec10 retary of the ability of non-Federal interests to 

11 pay under this subsection. 

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 (1)(B)(ii); 

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

21 project; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

23 Secretary and the reasons for the deter24 mination, including the adjusted share of 
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1 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

2 interest, if applicable.’’. 

3 SEC. 104. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATIONS. 

4 Section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development 

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

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

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

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

10 submission of a work plan to Congress pursu11 ant to the joint explanatory statement for an 

12 annual appropriations Act or as part of the 

13 submission of a spend plan to Congress for a 

14 supplemental appropriations Act under which 

15 the Corps of Engineers receives funding, the 

16 Secretary shall identify the studies in the 

17 plan— 

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

19 prepare a feasibility report under sub20 section (a) that will benefit— 

21 ‘‘(I) an economically disadvan22 taged community (as defined pursuant 

23 to section 160 of the Water Resources 

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

25 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)); or 
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1 ‘‘(II) a community other than a 

2 community described in subclause (I); 

3 and 

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

5 start under the work plan. 

6 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.— 

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

8 the studies under subparagraph (A) and 

9 subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary 

10 shall, with the consent of the applicable 

11 non-Federal interest for the study, first de12 termine the Federal interest in carrying 

13 out the study and the projects that may be 

14 proposed in the study. 

15 ‘‘(ii) FEASIBILITY COST SHARE

16 AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may make a 

17 determination under clause (i) prior to the 

18 execution of a feasibility cost share agree19 ment between the Secretary and the non20 Federal interest. 

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

22 the Secretary may not make a determination 

23 under subparagraph (B) for more than 20 stud24 ies identified under subparagraph (A)(i)(II). 

25 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

2 (ii) and with the consent of the non-Fed3 eral interest, the Secretary may use the 

4 authority provided under this subsection 

5 for a study in a work plan submitted to 

6 Congress prior to the date of enactment of 

7 the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 2024 if the study oth9 erwise meets the requirements described in 

10 subparagraph (A). 

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

12 shall apply to the use of authority under 

13 clause (i).’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

18 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(C) shall be paid from the funding pro21 vided for the study in the applicable work plan 

22 described in that paragraph.’’; and 

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

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

25 under this section shall continue after a determina-
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1 tion under paragraph (1)(B)(i) without a new invest2 ment decision.’’. 

3 SEC. 105. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

4 Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and De5 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub7 section (i); and 

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

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

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

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

13 a non-Federal interest submitted under subsection 

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

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

16 written notification to the non-Federal interest of 

17 such inclusion. 

18 ‘‘(2) DEBRIEF.— 

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

20 days after the date on which a non-Federal in21 terest receives the written notification under 

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

23 notify the Secretary that the non-Federal inter24 est is requesting a debrief under this para25 graph. 
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1 ‘‘(B) RESPONSE.—If a non-Federal inter2 est requests a debrief under this paragraph, the 

3 Secretary shall provide the debrief to the non4 Federal interest by not later than 60 days after 

5 the date on which the Secretary receives the re6 quest for the debrief. 

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

8 by the Secretary under this paragraph shall in9 clude— 

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

11 the proposal was included in the appendix 

12 under subsection (c)(4); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) a description of— 

14 ‘‘(I) any revisions to the proposal 

15 that may allow the proposal to be in16 cluded in a subsequent annual report, 

17 to the maximum extent practicable; 

18 ‘‘(II) other existing authorities of 

19 the Secretary that may be used to ad20 dress the need that prompted the pro21 posal, if applicable; and 

22 ‘‘(III) any other information that 

23 the Secretary determines to be appro24 priate. 
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1 ‘‘(h) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 

2 than 30 days after the publication of the annual report 

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

4 annual report or appendix, the Secretary shall notify each 

5 Member of Congress that represents the State in which 

6 that proposal will be located that the proposal was in7 cluded the annual report or the appendix.’’. 

8 SEC. 106. PROCESSING TIMELINES. 

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

10 year, the Secretary shall ensure that the public website 

11 for the ‘‘permit finder’’ of the Corps of Engineers accu12 rately reflects the current status of projects for which a 

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

14 under section 214 of the Water Resources Development 

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

16 SEC. 107. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS. 

17 The seventeenth paragraph under the heading ‘‘GEN18 ERAL PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGI19 NEERS—CIVIL’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 

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

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

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

23 United States Army Chief of Engineers’’ and insert24 ing the following: 
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1 ‘‘SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS

2 ‘‘SEC. 141. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of Engi3 neers’’. 

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

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

6 inserting the following: 

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

8 (a)’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(c) RECOGNITION.— 

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

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

13 through an award or other appropriate means the 

14 service of volunteers under subsection (a). 

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

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

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

18 shall ensure that the recognition provided to a volun19 teer under paragraph (1) shall not be in the form 

20 of a cash award.’’. 

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

22 Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development 

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

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

25 end; and 
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1 (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(4) West Virginia University to conduct aca4 demic research on flood resilience planning and risk 

5 management, water resource-related emergency 

6 management, aquatic ecosystem restoration, water 

7 quality, siting and risk management for open- and 

8 closed-loop pumped hydropower energy storage, hy9 dropower, and water resource-related recreation and 

10 management of resources for recreation in the State 

11 of West Virginia; 

12 ‘‘(5) Delaware State University to conduct aca13 demic research on water resource ecology, water 

14 quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration, coastal res15 toration, and water resource-related emergency man16 agement in the State of Delaware, the Delaware 

17 River Basin, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 

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

19 academic research on hazard mitigation policies and 

20 practices in coastal communities, including through 

21 the incorporation of data analysis and the use of 

22 risk-based analytical frameworks for reviewing flood 

23 mitigation and hardening plans and for evaluating 

24 the design of new infrastructure; and 
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1 ‘‘(7) Mississippi State University to conduct 

2 academic research on technology to be used in water 

3 resources development infrastructure, analyses of the 

4 environment before and after a natural disaster, and 

5 geospatial data collection.’’. 

6 SEC. 109. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Water Re8 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is 

9 amended— 

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

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

12 percent of the costs’’; and 

13 (2) in the undesignated matter following para14 graph (3), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘35 

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

16 such costs’’. 

17 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub18 section (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2024, to 

19 any construction of a project for navigation on the inland 

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

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

22 project that receives funds under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUC23 TION’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGINEERS— 

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

25 ARMY’’ in title III of division J of the Infrastructure In-
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1 vestment and Jobs Act (135 Stat. 1359) that will not com2 plete construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expan3 sion with such funds— 

4 (1) section 102(a) of the Water Resources De5 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) shall 

6 not apply; and 

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

8 amounts appropriated from the general fund of the 

9 Treasury. 

10 SEC. 110. LEVERAGING FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 

11 INCREASED WATER SUPPLY. 

12 Section 1118(i) of Water Resources Development Act 

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

14 paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR OTHER FED16 ERAL RESERVOIR PROJECTS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au18 thorized to receive and expend funds from a 

19 non-Federal interest or a Federal agency that 

20 owns a Federal reservoir project described in 

21 subparagraph (B) to formulate, review, or re22 vise operational documents pursuant to a pro23 posal submitted in accordance with subsection 

24 (a). 
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1 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL RESERVOIR PROJECTS DE2 SCRIBED.—A Federal reservoir project referred 

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

4 the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regula5 tions for the use of storage allocated for flood 

6 control or navigation pursuant to section 7 of 

7 the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly 

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

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

10 SEC. 111. OUTREACH AND ACCESS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8117(b) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b(b)) 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

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

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

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

21 interest is aware of the roles, responsibilities, 

22 and financial commitments associated with a 

23 completed water resources development project 

24 prior to initiating a feasibility study (as defined 

25 in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Devel-
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1 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))), in2 cluding operations, maintenance, repair, re3 placement, and rehabilitation responsibilities.’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

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

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

10 ‘‘(F) to the maximum extent practicable— 

11 ‘‘(i) develop and continue to make 

12 publicly available, through a publicly avail13 able existing website, information on the 

14 projects and studies within the jurisdiction 

15 of each district of the Corps of Engineers; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the information de18 scribed in clause (i) is consistent and made 

19 publicly available in the same manner 

20 across all districts of the Corps of Engi21 neers.’’; 

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

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

24 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall develop 

2 and issue guidance to ensure that the points of con3 tacts established under paragraph (2)(B) are ade4 quately fulfilling their obligations under that para5 graph.’’. 

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

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

8 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

9 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra10 structure of the House of Representatives a briefing on 

11 the status of the implementation of section 8117 of the 

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

13 2281b), including the amendments made to that section 

14 by subsection (a), including— 

15 (1) a plan for implementing any requirements 

16 under that section; and 

17 (2) any potential barriers to implementing that 

18 section. 

19 SEC. 112. MODEL DEVELOPMENT. 

20 Section 8230 of the Water Resources Development 

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

22 the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(d) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.— 

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

25 with other Federal agencies, National Laboratories, 
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1 and institutions of higher education to develop, up2 date, and maintain hydrologic and climate-related 

3 models for use in water resources planning, includ4 ing models to assess compound flooding that arises 

5 when 2 or more flood drivers occur simultaneously 

6 or in close succession, or are impacting the same re7 gion over time. 

8 ‘‘(2) USE.—The Secretary may use models de9 veloped by the entities described in paragraph (1).’’. 

10 SEC. 113. PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR STATES. 

11 Section 22(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Develop12 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16(a)(2)(B)) is 

13 amended by inserting ‘‘and title research for abandoned 

14 structures’’ before the period at the end. 

15 SEC. 114. CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEE OWNERS ADVISORY 

16 BOARD. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) FEDERAL LEVEE SYSTEM OWNER-OPER19 ATOR.—The term ‘‘Federal levee system owner-oper20 ator’’ means a non-Federal interest that owns and 

21 operates and maintains a levee system that was con22 structed by the Corps of Engineers. 

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

24 Board’’ means the Levee Owners Advisory Board es25 tablished under subsection (b). 
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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es3 tablish a Levee Owners Advisory Board. 

4 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Owners Board— 

6 (A) shall be composed of— 

7 (i) 11 members, to be appointed by 

8 the Secretary, who shall— 

9 (I) represent various regions of 

10 the country, including not less than 1 

11 Federal levee system owner-operator 

12 from each of the civil works divisions 

13 of the Corps of Engineers; and 

14 (II) have the requisite experien15 tial or technical knowledge to carry 

16 out the duties of the Owners Board 

17 described in subsection (d); and 

18 (ii) a representative of the Corps of 

19 Engineers, to be designated by the Sec20 retary, who shall serve as a nonvoting 

21 member; and 

22 (B) may include a representative des23 ignated by the head of the Federal agency de24 scribed in section 9002(1) of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
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1 3301(1)), who shall serve as a nonvoting mem2 ber. 

3 (2) TERMS OF MEMBERS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara5 graphs (B) and (C), a member of the Owners 

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

7 (B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 

8 Owners Board may be reappointed to the Own9 ers Board, as the Secretary determines to be 

10 appropriate. 

11 (C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Own12 ers Board shall be filled in the same manner as 

13 the original appointment was made. 

14 (3) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Own15 ers Board shall appoint a chairperson from among 

16 the members of the Owners Board. 

17 (d) DUTIES.— 

18 (1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Owners Board 

19 shall provide advice and recommendations to the 

20 Secretary and the Chief of Engineers on— 

21 (A) the activities and actions, consistent 

22 with applicable statutory authorities, that 

23 should be undertaken by the Corps of Engi24 neers and Federal levee system owner-operators 
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1 to improve flood risk management throughout 

2 the United States; and 

3 (B) how to improve cooperation and com4 munication between the Corps of Engineers and 

5 Federal levee system owner-operators. 

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

7 not less frequently than semiannually. 

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

9 Owners Board, shall— 

10 (A) submit to the Committee on Environ11 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc13 ture of the House of Representatives a report 

14 that includes the recommendations provided 

15 under paragraph (1); and 

16 (B) make those recommendations publicly 

17 available, including on a publicly available exist18 ing website. 

19 (e) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any advice or rec20 ommendation made by the Owners Board pursuant to sub21 section (d)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of 

22 the Owners Board. 

23 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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1 (1) COMPENSATION.—Except as provided in 

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

3 shall serve without compensation. 

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

5 Owners Board shall receive travel expenses, includ6 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance 

7 with applicable provisions under subchapter I of 

8 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

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

10 Board shall not be considered to be Federal employ11 ees, and the meetings and reports of the Owners 

12 Board shall not be considered a major Federal ac13 tion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

14 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

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

16 supplant the Committee on Levee Safety established by 

17 section 9003 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

18 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302). 

19 SEC. 115. SILVER JACKETS PROGRAM. 

20 The Secretary shall continue the Silver Jackets pro21 gram established by the Secretary pursuant to section 206 

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

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

24 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5134). 
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1 SEC. 116. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

2 Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

4 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

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

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

8 subparagraph (E); and 

9 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(D) projects that improve emergency re12 sponse capabilities and provide increased access 

13 to infrastructure that may be utilized in the 

14 event of a severe weather event or other natural 

15 disaster; and’’; and 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(e) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

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

20 out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall 

21 carry out not more than 5 projects described in 

22 paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 

24 subsection (b)(1)(B), a project referred to in para25 graph (1) is a project— 
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1 ‘‘(A) that is otherwise eligible and meets 

2 the requirements under this section; and 

3 ‘‘(B) that is located— 

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

5 Washington, Taneum Creek, Washington, 

6 or Similk Bay, Washington; or 

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

8 Randall, or Gavins Point Reservoirs, South 

9 Dakota. 

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

11 carry out a project described in paragraph (2) in ac12 cordance with this section. 

13 ‘‘(4) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub14 section authorizes— 

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

16 that otherwise is a project described in para17 graph (2); 

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

19 ‘‘(C) the study of any Federal dam, includ20 ing the study of power, flood control, or naviga21 tion replacement, or the implementation of any 

22 functional alteration to that dam, that is lo23 cated along a body of water described in clause 

24 (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(B).’’. 
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1 SEC. 117. TRIBAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

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

6 carried out under the Tribal partnership program 

7 under section 203 of the Water Resources Develop8 ment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

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

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

11 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es15 tablish and implement a pilot program under which Indian 

16 Tribes may directly carry out eligible projects. 

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

18 under this section are— 

19 (1) to authorize Tribal contracting to advance 

20 Tribal self-determination and provide economic op21 portunities for Indian Tribes; and 

22 (2) to evaluate the technical, financial, and or23 ganizational efficiencies of Indian Tribes carrying 

24 out the design, execution, management, and con25 struction of 1 or more eligible projects. 

26 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot 

2 program under this section, the Secretary shall— 

3 (A) identify a total of not more than 5 eli4 gible projects that have been authorized for 

5 construction; 

6 (B) notify the Committee on Environment 

7 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com8 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

9 the House of Representatives on the identifica10 tion of each eligible project under the pilot pro11 gram under this section; 

12 (C) in collaboration with the Indian Tribe, 

13 develop a detailed project management plan for 

14 each identified eligible project that outlines the 

15 scope, budget, design, and construction resource 

16 requirements necessary for the Indian Tribe to 

17 execute the project or a separable element of 

18 the eligible project; 

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

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

21 a project partnership agreement with the In22 dian Tribe for the Indian Tribe to provide full 

23 project management control for construction of 

24 the eligible project, or a separable element of 
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1 the eligible project, in accordance with plans 

2 approved by the Secretary; 

3 (E) following execution of the project part4 nership agreement, transfer to the Indian Tribe 

5 to carry out construction of the eligible project, 

6 or a separable element of the eligible project— 

7 (i) if applicable, the balance of the un8 obligated amounts appropriated for the eli9 gible project, except that the Secretary 

10 shall retain sufficient amounts for the 

11 Corps of Engineers to carry out any re12 sponsibilities of the Corps of Engineers re13 lating to the eligible project and the pilot 

14 program under this section; and 

15 (ii) additional amounts, as determined 

16 by the Secretary, from amounts made 

17 available to carry out this section, except 

18 that the total amount transferred to the 

19 Indian Tribe shall not exceed the updated 

20 estimate of the Federal share of the cost of 

21 construction, including any required de22 sign; and 

23 (F) regularly monitor and audit each eligi24 ble project being constructed by an Indian 

25 Tribe under this section to ensure that the con-
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1 struction activities are carried out in compli2 ance with the plans approved by the Secretary 

3 and that the construction costs are reasonable. 

4 (2) DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE.—Not later 

5 than 180 days after entering into an agreement 

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

7 maximum extent practicable, shall submit to the 

8 Secretary a detailed project schedule, based on esti9 mated funding levels, that lists all deadlines for each 

10 milestone in the construction of the eligible project. 

11 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the request 

12 of an Indian Tribe, the Secretary may provide tech13 nical assistance to the Indian Tribe, if the Indian 

14 Tribe contracts with and compensates the Secretary 

15 for the technical assistance relating to— 

16 (A) any study, engineering activity, and 

17 design activity for construction carried out by 

18 the Indian Tribe under this section; and 

19 (B) expeditiously obtaining any permits 

20 necessary for the eligible project. 

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

22 cost-sharing requirement applicable on the day before the 

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

24 out under this section. 

25 (f) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall issue guidance for the implementation of 

4 the pilot program under this section that, to the ex5 tent practicable, identifies— 

6 (A) the metrics for measuring the success 

7 of the pilot program; 

8 (B) a process for identifying future eligible 

9 projects to participate in the pilot program; 

10 (C) measures to address the risks of an In11 dian Tribe constructing eligible projects under 

12 the pilot program, including which entity bears 

13 the risk for eligible projects that fail to meet 

14 Corps of Engineers standards for design or 

15 quality; 

16 (D) the laws and regulations that an In17 dian Tribe must follow in carrying out an eligi18 ble project under the pilot program; and 

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

20 that an eligible project carried out under the 

21 pilot program fails to be carried out in accord22 ance with the project authorization or this sec23 tion. 

24 (2) NEW PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE25 MENTS.—The Secretary may not enter into a project 
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1 partnership agreement under this section until the 

2 date on which the Secretary issues the guidance 

3 under paragraph (1). 

4 (g) REPORT.— 

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

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

8 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

9 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

10 Representatives and make publicly available a report 

11 detailing the results of the pilot program under this 

12 section, including— 

13 (A) a description of the progress of Indian 

14 Tribes in meeting milestones in detailed project 

15 schedules developed pursuant to subsection 

16 (d)(2); and 

17 (B) any recommendations of the Secretary 

18 concerning whether the pilot program or any 

19 component of the pilot program should be im20 plemented on a national basis. 

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

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

23 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub24 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

25 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
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1 Representatives an update to the report under para2 graph (1). 

3 (3) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If the Sec4 retary fails to submit a report by the required dead5 line under this subsection, the Secretary shall sub6 mit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

7 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Trans8 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep9 resentatives a detailed explanation of why the dead10 line was missed and a projected date for submission 

11 of the report. 

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

13 would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were car14 rying out the eligible project shall apply to an Indian Tribe 

15 carrying out an eligible project under this section. 

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

17 commence an eligible project under this section terminates 

18 on December 31, 2029. 

19 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi20 tion to any amounts appropriated for a specific eligible 

21 project, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec22 retary to carry out this section, including the costs of ad23 ministration of the Secretary, $15,000,000 for each of fis24 cal years 2024 through 2029. 
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1 SEC. 118. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUMS. 

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

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

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

5 defined in section 403 of the Indian Child Protection and 

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

7 ‘‘5304))’’. 

8 (b) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 203 

9 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 

10 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

13 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘the 

14 term’’ and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

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

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

20 term in section 403 of the Indian Child Protection 

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

22 3202). 

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

24 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec25 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu26 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) in the matter preceding subpara4 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal con5 sortiums, Tribal organizations,’’ after ‘‘In6 dian tribes’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘, inter-tribal consortiums, or Tribal orga9 nizations’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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

12 ‘‘flood hurricane’’ and inserting ‘‘flood or 

13 hurricane’’; 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (C), in the mat15 ter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, an 

16 inter-tribal consortium, or a Tribal organi17 zation’’ after ‘‘Indian tribe’’; and 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (E) (as redesig19 nated by section 116(1)(B)), by inserting 

20 ‘‘, inter-tribal consortiums, Tribal organi21 zations,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; and 

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

23 inter-tribal consortium, or Tribal organization’’ 

24 after ‘‘Indian tribe’’ each place it appears. 
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1 SEC. 119. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE MANAGE2 MENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that— 

4 (1) the Corps of Engineers should have greater 

5 access to the revenue collected from the use of Corps 

6 of Engineers-managed facilities with recreational 

7 purposes; 

8 (2) revenue collected from Corps of Engineers9 managed facilities with recreational purposes should 

10 be available to the Corps of Engineers for necessary 

11 operation, maintenance, and improvement activities 

12 at the facility from which the revenue was derived; 

13 (3) the districts of the Corps of Engineers 

14 should be provided with more authority to partner 

15 with non-Federal public entities and private non16 profit entities for the improvement and management 

17 of Corps of Engineers-managed facilities with rec18 reational purposes; and 

19 (4) legislation to address the issues described in 

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

21 Congress. 

22 SEC. 120. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION. 

23 Section 7004(b)(4) of the Water Resources Reform 

24 and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1374; 132 Stat. 

25 3784) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 

26 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
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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 

9 Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’ sub10 mitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water 

11 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

12 U.S.C. 2282d) 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 

17 for conservation and recharge, Eastman Lake, 

18 Merced 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 

24 Diego, California. 
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1 (5) SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

2 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

3 including levee improvement, Sacramento River, 

4 Sacramento, California. 

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

6 flood risk management, City of San Mateo, Cali7 fornia. 

8 (7) SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

9 Project for flood risk management, ecosystem res10 toration, and water supply, Lower Cosumnes River, 

11 Sacramento County, California. 

12 (8) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.—Project 

13 for ecosystem restoration and flood risk manage14 ment, Fountain Creek, Monument Creek, and T– 

15 Gap Levee, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

16 (9) PLYMOUTH, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

17 ecosystem restoration, Plymouth, Connecticut. 

18 (10) WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

19 ecosystem restoration and recreation, Windham, 

20 Connecticut. 

21 (11) ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

22 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

23 including restoring freshwater brook floodplain, En24 field, Connecticut. 
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1 (12) NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

2 flood risk management, Newington, Connecticut. 

3 (13) HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

4 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Hart5 ford, Connecticut. 

6 (14) FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

7 flood risk management, Rooster River, Fairfield, 

8 Connecticut. 

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

10 risk management, Milton, Delaware. 

11 (16) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—Project for 

12 coastal storm risk management, City of Wilmington, 

13 Delaware. 

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

15 flood risk management and coastal storm risk man16 agement, including the potential for beneficial use of 

17 dredged material, Tybee Island, Georgia. 

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

19 ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and 

20 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, includ21 ing Hanapepe Levee, Kauai County, Hawaii. 

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

23 flood risk management and coastal storm risk man24 agement, Kauai County, Hawaii. 
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1 (20) HAWAI‘I KAI, HAWAII.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, Hawai‘i Kai, Hawaii. 

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

4 management and ecosystem restoration, Maui Coun5 ty, Hawaii. 

6 (22) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 

7 for flood risk management, Butterfield Creek, Illi8 nois, including the villages of Flossmoor, Matteson, 

9 Park Forest, and Richton Park. 

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

11 flood risk management, Rocky Ripple, Indiana. 

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

13 risk management, Coffeyville, Kansas. 

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

15 flood risk management, including bank stabilization, 

16 Fulton County, Kentucky. 

17 (26) CUMBERLAND RIVER, CRITTENDEN COUN18 TY, LYON COUNTY, AND LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KEN19 TUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, includ20 ing bank stabilization, Cumberland River, Crittenden 

21 County, Lyon County, and Livingston County, Ken22 tucky. 

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

24 ecosystem restoration, including water supply, Scott 

25 County, Kentucky. 
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1 (28) BULLSKIN CREEK AND SHELBY COUNTY, 

2 KENTUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, in3 cluding bank stabilization, Bullskin Creek and 

4 Shelby County, Kentucky. 

5 (29) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BARRIER, LOU6 ISIANA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage 

7 risk reduction, Orleans Parish, St. Tammany Par8 ish, and St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. 

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

10 flood risk management, Ocean City, Maryland. 

11 (31) BEAVERDAM CREEK, MARYLAND.—Project 

12 for flood risk management, Beaverdam Creek, 

13 Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

14 (32) OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project 

15 for flood risk management, coastal storm risk man16 agement, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, in17 cluding shoreline stabilization along East Chop 

18 Drive, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. 

19 (33) TISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

20 coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 

21 stabilization along Beach Road Causeway, Tisbury, 

22 Massachusetts. 

23 (34) OAK BLUFFS HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

24 Project for coastal storm risk management and navi-
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1 gation, Oak Bluffs Harbor north and south jetties, 

2 Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. 

3 (35) CONNECTICUT RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 Project for flood risk management along the Con5 necticut River, Massachusetts. 

6 (36) MARYSVILLE, MICHIGAN.—Project for 

7 coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 

8 stabilization, City of Marysville, Michigan. 

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

10 risk management, Little Black River, City of Che11 boygan, Michigan. 

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

13 risk management and ecosystem restoration, Kala14 mazoo River Watershed and tributaries, City of 

15 Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

16 (39) DEARBORN AND DEARBORN HEIGHTS, 

17 MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk management, 

18 Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, Michigan. 

19 (40) GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, MICHIGAN.— 

20 Project for navigation, Grand Traverse Bay, Michi21 gan. 

22 (41) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.— 

23 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 

24 restoration, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. 
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1 (42) BRIGHTON MILL POND, MICHIGAN.— 

2 Project for ecosystem restoration, Brighton Mill 

3 Pond, Michigan. 

4 (43) LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN.—Project for 

5 coastal storm risk management, including feasibility 

6 of emergency shoreline protection, Ludington, Michi7 gan. 

8 (44) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—Project for hurri9 cane and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk 

10 management, Pahrump, Nevada. 

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

12 for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny 

13 River, New York. 

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

15 ecosystem restoration, Turtle Cove, Pelham Bay 

16 Park, Bronx, New York. 

17 (47) NILES, OHIO.—Project for flood risk man18 agement, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, City 

19 of Niles, Ohio. 

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

21 flood and coastal storm risk management, ecosystem 

22 restoration, recreation, and shoreline erosion protec23 tion, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. 
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1 (49) LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK, OHIO.—Project 

2 for ecosystem restoration, including aquatic invasive 

3 species management, Little Killbuck Creek, Ohio. 

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

5 management, ecosystem restoration, recreation, and 

6 bank stabilization, Maumee, Auglaize, and Tiffin 

7 Rivers, Defiance, Ohio. 

8 (51) DILLON LAKE, MUSKINGUM COUNTY, 

9 OHIO.—Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 

10 and shoreline erosion protection, Dillon Lake, 

11 Muskingum and Licking Counties, Ohio. 

12 (52) JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP, OHIO.—Project 

13 for flood and coastal storm risk management and 

14 shoreline erosion protection, Jerusalem Township, 

15 Ohio. 

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

17 Project for flood risk management, Nine Mile Creek, 

18 Cleveland, Ohio. 

19 (54) COLD CREEK, OHIO.—Project for eco20 system restoration, Cold Creek, Erie County, Ohio. 

21 (55) ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

22 Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Al23 legheny River, Pennsylvania. 

24 (56) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 

25 for ecosystem restoration and recreation, including 
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1 shoreline stabilization, South Philadelphia Wetlands 

2 Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

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

4 navigation, Galveston Bay, Texas. 

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

6 risk management, Winooski River and tributaries, 

7 Winooski, Vermont. 

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

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

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

11 navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem 

12 restoration, Grays Bay, Wahkiakum County, Wash13 ington. 

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

15 ROCK CREEK, AND JOHN DAY TRIBUTARIES, WASH16 INGTON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Wind, 

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

18 Day tributaries, Washington. 

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

20 risk management, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin. 

21 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au22 thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 

23 project modifications: 

24 (1) LUXAPALILA CREEK, ALABAMA.—Modifica25 tions to the project for flood risk management, 
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1 Luxapalila Creek, Alabama, authorized by section 

2 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 

3 307). 

4 (2) OSCEOLA HARBOR, ARKANSAS.—Modifica5 tions to the project for navigation, Osceola Harbor, 

6 Arkansas, authorized under section 107 of the River 

7 and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), to evalu8 ate the expansion of the harbor. 

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

10 project for navigation, Savannah Harbor Expansion 

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

12 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 

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

14 1401(6) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act 

15 of 2018 (132 Stat. 3839). 

16 (4) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LOUISIANA.—Modifica17 tions to the project for navigation, including sedi18 ment management, Hagaman Chute, Louisiana. 

19 (5) CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOUISIANA.— 

20 Modifications to the project for navigation, Calcasieu 

21 River and Pass, Louisiana, authorized by section 

22 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 

23 481) and modified by section 3079 of the Water Re24 sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1126), 

25 including channel deepening and jetty improvements. 
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1 (6) 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 (7) ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modifica9 tions to the project for navigation, St. Marys River 

10 and tributaries, Michigan, for channel improve11 ments. 

12 (8) 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 (9) 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; 

24 50 Stat. 879; chapter 877). 
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1 (10) 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 (11) ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, 

10 TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for flood risk 

11 management, Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas. 

12 (12) WESTSIDE CREEK, SAN ANTONIO CHAN13 NEL, TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for eco14 system restoration, Westside Creek, San Antonio 

15 Channel, Texas, authorized by section 203 of the 

16 Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1259) as part 

17 of the comprehensive plan for flood protection on the 

18 Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, Texas, and 

19 modified by section 103 of the Water Resources De20 velopment Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921), section 335 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 

22 (114 Stat. 2611), and section 3154 of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1148). 
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1 (13) MONONGAHELA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.— 

2 Modifications to the project for recreation, 

3 Monongahela River, West Virginia. 

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

5 The cost of the study under subsection (b)(7) shall be 

6 shared in accordance with the cost share applicable to con7 struction of the project for navigation, Sault Sainte Marie, 

8 Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the Water Re9 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254; 121 

10 Stat. 1131). 

11 SEC. 202. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 

12 STUDIES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Water Re14 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

15 2282c) is amended— 

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

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

18 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(d) DELEGATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall dele22 gate the determination to grant an extension under 

23 subsection (c) to the Commander of the relevant Di24 vision if— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the final feasibility report for the 

2 study can be completed with an extension of not 

3 more than 1 year beyond the time period de4 scribed in subsection (a)(1); or 

5 ‘‘(B) the feasibility study requires an addi6 tional cost of not more than $1,000,000 above 

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

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

9 that implementation guidance is necessary to imple10 ment this subsection, the Secretary shall issue such 

11 implementation guidance not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of enactment of the Thomas R. Car13 per Water Resources Development Act of 2024.’’; 

14 and 

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

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

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

18 the Corps of Engineers: 

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

20 ‘‘(2) The Mississippi Valley Division. 

21 ‘‘(3) The North Atlantic Division. 

22 ‘‘(4) The Northwestern Division. 

23 ‘‘(5) The Pacific Ocean Division. 

24 ‘‘(6) The South Atlantic Division. 

25 ‘‘(7) The South Pacific Division. 
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1 ‘‘(8) The Southwestern Division.’’; 

2 (b) DEADLINE.— 

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

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec5 retary shall develop and issue implementation guid6 ance that improves the implementation of section 

7 1001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop8 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c). 

9 (2) STANDARDIZED FORM.—In carrying out 

10 this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and pro11 vide to each Division (as defined in subsection (h) of 

12 section 1001 of the Water Resources Reform and 

13 Development of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c)) a stand14 ardized form to assist the Divisions in preparing a 

15 written request for an exception under subsection (c) 

16 of that section. 

17 (3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub18 mit a written copy of the implementation guidance 

19 developed under paragraph (1) to the Committee on 

20 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

21 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

22 of the House of Representatives not less than 30 

23 days before the date on which the Secretary makes 

24 that guidance publicly available. 
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1 SEC. 203. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 

2 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall ex3 pedite the completion of a feasibility study or general re4 evaluation report (as applicable) for each of the following 

5 projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project 

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

7 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the 

8 project: 

9 (1) Project for food risk management, Upper 

10 Guyandotte River Basin, West Virginia. 

11 (2) Project for flood risk management, 

12 Kanawha River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and 

13 North Carolina. 

14 (3) Project for flood risk management, Cave 

15 Buttes Dam, Phoenix, Arizona. 

16 (4) Project for flood risk management, 

17 McMicken Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona. 

18 (5) Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Sa19 lado, Phoenix, Arizona. 

20 (6) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

21 San Joaquin River, San Joaquin Valley, California. 

22 (7) Project for flood risk management, Strat23 ford, Connecticut. 

24 (8) Project for flood risk management, Waimea 

25 River, Kauai County, Hawaii. 
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1 (9) Modifications to the project for flood risk 

2 management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, au3 thorized by section 8201(b)(6) of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750). 

5 (10) Project for flood risk management, Rah6 way River, Rahway, New Jersey. 

7 (11) Northeast Levee System portion of the 

8 project for flood control and other purposes, Wil9 liamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of 

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

11 ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1936’’) (49 Stat. 1573, chap12 ter 688). 

13 (12) Project for navigation, Menominee River, 

14 Menominee, Wisconsin. 

15 (13) General reevaluation report for the project 

16 for flood risk management and other purposes, East 

17 St. Louis and Vicinity, Illinois. 

18 (14) General reevaluation report for project for 

19 flood risk management, Green Brook, New Jersey. 

20 (15) Project for ecosystem restoration, Imperial 

21 Streams Salton Sea, California. 

22 (16) Modification of the project for navigation, 

23 Honolulu Deep Draft Harbor, Hawaii. 

24 (17) Project for shoreline damage mitigation, 

25 Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana. 
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1 (18) Project for hurricane and coastal storm 

2 risk management, Dare County Beaches, North 

3 Carolina. 

4 (19) Modification of the project for flood pro5 tection and recreation, Surry Mountain Lake, New 

6 Hampshire, including for consideration of low flow 

7 augmentation. 

8 (20) Project for coastal storm risk manage9 ment, Virginia Beach and vicinity, Virginia. 

10 (21) Project for secondary water source identi11 fication, Washington Metropolitan Area, Wash12 ington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. 

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

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

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

16 project to be considered for authorization: 

17 (1) Modification of the project for navigation, 

18 Norfolk Harbors and Channels, Anchorage F seg19 ment, Norfolk, Virginia. 

20 (2) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

21 Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Florida. 

22 (3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne 

23 and Millers Ferry Locks and Dam Fish Passage, 

24 Lower Alabama River, Alabama. 
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1 (4) Project for flood and storm damage reduc2 tion, Surf City, North Carolina. 

3 (5) Project for flood and storm damage reduc4 tion, Nassau County Back Bays, New York. 

5 (6) Project for flood risk management, Tar 

6 Pamlico, North Carolina. 

7 (7) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

8 and South Florida Comprehensive Everglades Res9 toration Program, Western Everglades Restoration 

10 Project, Florida. 

11 (8) Project for flood and storm damage reduc12 tion, Ala Wai, Hawaii. 

13 (9) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

14 and South Florida Comprehensive Everglades Res15 toration Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Res16 toration, Florida. 

17 (10) Project for flood and coastal storm dam18 age reduction, Miami-Dade County Back Bay, Flor19 ida. 

20 (11) Project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, 

21 Florida. 

22 (12) Project for flood and storm damage reduc23 tion, Amite River and tributaries, Louisiana. 
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1 (13) Project for flood and coastal storm risk 

2 management, Puerto Rico Coastal Study, Puerto 

3 Rico. 

4 (14) Project for coastal storm risk manage5 ment, Baltimore, Maryland. 

6 (15) Project for water supply reallocation, 

7 Stockton Lake Reallocation Study, Missouri. 

8 (16) Project for ecosystem restoration, 

9 Hatchie–Loosahatchie Mississippi River, Tennessee 

10 and Arkansas. 

11 (17) Project for ecosystem restoration, Biscayne 

12 Bay and Southern Everglades, Florida, authorized 

13 by section 601 of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680). 

15 (c) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall, to the max16 imum extent practicable, expedite completion of the fol17 lowing projects: 

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

19 Milton, West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of 

20 the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 

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

22 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 

23 Stat. 2612) and section 3170 of the Water Re24 sources Development 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 

5 Stat. 1586, chapter 688). 

6 (3) Project for flood risk management, Tulsa 

7 and West–Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Okla8 homa, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Re9 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). 

10 (4) Project for flood risk management, Little 

11 Colorado River, Navajo County, Arizona. 

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

13 Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona. 

14 (6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Va 

15 Shly’AY Akimel, Maricopa Indian Reservation, Ari16 zona. 

17 (7) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

18 Quincy Bay, Illinois, Upper Mississippi River Res19 toration Program. 

20 (8) Major maintenance on Laupahoehoe Har21 bor, Hawaii County, Hawaii. 

22 (9) Project for flood risk management, Green 

23 Brook, New Jersey. 
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1 (10) Water control manual update for water 

2 supply and flood control, Theodore Roosevelt Dam, 

3 Globe, Arizona. 

4 (11) Water control manual update for Oroville 

5 Dam, Butte County, California. 

6 (12) Water control manual update for New 

7 Bullards Dam, Yuba County, California. 

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

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

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

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

15 Refuge, Michigan. 

16 (17) Project for George W. Kuhn Headwaters 

17 Outfall, Michigan. 

18 (18) 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 

23 Northwest Levee System into compliance with cur24 rent flood mitigation standards. 
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1 (19) 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 (20) 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. 

23 (3) Project for hurricane and storm damage re24 duction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 
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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 

25 prioritize the completion of the prospectus for the United 
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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 

25 for the project for navigation, Sabine–Neches Waterway, 
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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 

24 23, 1997. 
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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. 

25 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a 

26 study for the reallocation of water supply storage, carried 
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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 

25 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
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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 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following: 
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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. 

25 426g). 
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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 

23 a feasibility study to modify the project for naviga24 tion, Fort George Inlet, Jacksonville, Florida, to in-
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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). 

23 (2) REQUIREMENT.—A modification rec24 ommended by a feasibility study under paragraph 
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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 

24 (a)(1). 
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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 

24 of Arizona. 
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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 

23 the State of North Dakota. 
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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 

24 paragraph (7). 
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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 

24 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), that 

25 would be required with respect to the pro-
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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 

25 in subsection (e). 
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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)— 

23 ‘‘(i) shall not be considered to be an 

24 approval or endorsement of the water re25 allocation study; and 
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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 

25 end; 
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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 

24 (2) a description of— 
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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’’ 

23 means the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Re24 duction Design Guidelines of the Corps of Engi25 neers. 
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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 

25 Meadow Hurricane Protection System; and 
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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 

25 (a) shall include a discussion of— 
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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— 

22 (A) with respect to water resources devel23 opment projects— 
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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 

25 civil works program of the Corps of Engineers; 
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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 

25 (b) shall include— 
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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 

25 units of local government; 
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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 

24 plan under paragraph (1) shall only apply to the 
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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 

24 (a) shall minimize adverse impacts to private landowners 
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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 

21 for operation and maintenance of the project de22 scribed in subsection (a) for its authorized purposes. 
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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; 

25 (2) a description of any existing Federal au26 thorities that the Secretary intends to use to imple-
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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— 

24 (A) the levee safety guidelines; 
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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 

24 the Secretary that allow for the use of public- 
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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 

24 development project, including any unique consider25 ations when using a public-private partnership. 
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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 

25 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
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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 

23 study under subsection (a). 
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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; 

23 (B) annual budget requests for that ac24 count; and 
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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 

23 of Representatives a report that identifies any real prop24 erty associated with the project of the Corps of Engineers 
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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 

24 (3) a description of how the Secretary has re25 cently utilized the real property identified under 
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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 

25 of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c); and 
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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.— 

24 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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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 

23 (ii) non-Federal interests for water re24 sources development projects should be re25 quired to assume full responsibility for 
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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. 

24 (4) INCLUSIONS.—The analysis under para25 graph (3) shall include— 
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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 

25 any variations in that lifespan for different 
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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’’ 

25 means the program administered by the Secretary 
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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 

24 Engineers that tracks the status of permits 

25 issued under the section 408 program, in-
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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 

25 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall 
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1 submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub2 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

3 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

4 Representatives a report 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 

25 further the benefits of water resources de-
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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 

23 Corps of Engineers; and 
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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 

25 to the construction, operation, or maintenance of a 
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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 

23 in clause (i) could promote greater partici24 pation from cooperating landowners in ad-
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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 

24 the analysis. 
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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 

25 National Environmental Policy Act of 
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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 

25 Lower Columbia River; and 
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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) 

24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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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 

24 data used by the Corps of Engineers 

25 to determine if a port satisfies the re-
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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 (i) STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.— 

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

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp15 troller General shall submit to the Committee on 

16 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

17 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

18 of the House of Representatives a report on— 

19 (A) the costs and benefits of the environ20 mental justice initiatives of the Secretary with 

21 respect to the civil works program; and 

22 (B) the positive and negative effects on the 

23 civil works program of those environmental jus24 tice initiatives. 
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1 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The report under paragraph 

2 (1) shall include, at a minimum, a review of projects 

3 carried out by the Secretary during fiscal year 2023 

4 and fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the environmental 

5 justice initiatives of the Secretary with respect to the 

6 civil works program. 

7 SEC. 234. PRIOR REPORTS. 

8 (a) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall prioritize the 

9 completion of the reports required pursuant to the fol10 lowing provisions: 

11 (1) Section 2036(b) of the Water Resources De12 velopment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2283a). 

13 (2) Section 1008(c) of the Water Resources Re14 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

15 2321b(c)). 

16 (3) Section 164(c) of the Water Resources De17 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2668). 

18 (4) Section 226(a) of the Water Resources De19 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2697). 

20 (5) Section 503(d) of the Water Resources De21 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public 

22 Law 116–260). 

23 (6) Section 509(a)(7) of the Water Resources 

24 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Pub25 lic Law 116–260). 
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1 (7) Section 8205(a) of the Water Resources De2 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 

3 (8) Section 8206(c) of the Water Resources De4 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 

5 (9) Section 8218 of the Water Resources Devel6 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 

7 (10) Section 8227(b) of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3764). 

9 (11) Section 8232(b) of the Water Resources 

10 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3766). 

11 (b) NOTICE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

15 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

16 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

17 Representatives a written notification of the status 

18 of each report described in subsection (a). 

19 (2) CONTENTS.—As part of the notification 

20 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include for 

21 each report described in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) a description of the status of the re23 port; and 

24 (B) if not completed, a timeline for the 

25 completion of the report. 
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1 SEC. 235. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CAPE COD CANAL 

2 BRIDGES, MASSACHUSETTS. 

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

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief 

5 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

6 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra7 structure of the House of Representatives on the status 

8 of the project for the replacement of the Bourne and Saga9 more Highway Bridges that cross the Cape Cod Canal 

10 Federal Navigation Project. 

11 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The briefing under subsection 

12 (a) shall include discussion of— 

13 (1) the current status of environmental review 

14 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

15 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and expected 

16 timelines for completion; 

17 (2) project timelines and relevant paths to move 

18 the project described in that subsection toward com19 pletion; and 

20 (3) any issues that are impacting the delivery 

21 of the project described in that subsection. 

22 SEC. 236. VIRGINIA PENINSULA COASTAL STORM RISK 

23 MANAGEMENT, VIRGINIA. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the feasibility 

25 study for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, 

26 and navigation, Coastal Virginia, authorized by section 
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1 1201(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 

2 (132 Stat. 3802), the Secretary is authorized to use funds 

3 made available to the Secretary for water resources devel4 opment investigations to analyze, at full Federal expense, 

5 a measure benefitting Federal land under the administra6 tive jurisdiction of another Federal agency. 

7 (b) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this section— 

8 (1) precludes— 

9 (A) a Federal agency with administrative 

10 jurisdiction over Federal land in the study area 

11 from contributing funds for any portion of the 

12 cost of analyzing a measure as part of the 

13 study described in subsection (a) that benefits 

14 that land; or 

15 (B) the Secretary, at the request of the 

16 non-Federal interest for the study described in 

17 subsection (a), from using funds made available 

18 to the Secretary for water resources develop19 ment investigations to formulate measures to 

20 reduce risk to a military installation, if the non21 Federal interest shares in the cost to formulate 

22 those measures to the same extent that the 

23 non-Federal interest is required to share in the 

24 cost of the study; or 
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1 (2) waives the cost-sharing requirements of a 

2 Federal agency for the construction of an authorized 

3 water resources development project or a separable 

4 element of that project that results from the study 

5 described in subsection (a). 

6 SEC. 237. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that— 

8 (1) the Allegheny River is an important water9 way that can be utilized more to support rec10 reational, environmental, and navigation needs in 

11 Pennsylvania; 

12 (2) ongoing efforts to increase utilization of the 

13 Allegheny River will require consistent hours of serv14 ice at key locks and dams; and 

15 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the 

16 lockage levels of service at locks and dams along the 

17 Allegheny River should be preserved until after the 

18 completion of the study authorized by section 

19 201(a)(55). 

20 SEC. 238. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND TRIB21 UTARIES FOCUS AREA FEASIBILITY STUDY. 

22 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 

23 feasibility study for coastal storm risk management, New 

24 York and New Jersey, including evaluation of comprehen25 sive flood risk in accordance with section 8106 of the 
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1 Water Resources and Development Act of 2022 (33 

2 U.S.C. 2282g), as applicable. 

3 SEC. 239. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS. 

4 The Federal share of the costs of the planning, de5 sign, and construction of the Recommended Corrective Ac6 tion identified by the Corps of Engineers in the Project 

7 Deficiency Report completed in 2020 for the project for 

8 navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel, Texas, authorized 

9 by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 

10 Stat. 298), shall be 90 percent. 

11 SEC. 240. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT 

12 PROJECT, TEXAS. 

13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con14 gress that the Secretary should provide the necessary re15 sources to expedite the completion of the required docu16 mentation for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement 

17 Project in order to ensure that the project is not further 

18 delayed. 

19 (b) EXPEDITE.—The Secretary shall, to the max20 imum extent practicable, expedite the completion of the 

21 required documentation for the Matagorda Ship Channel 

22 Improvement Project, including— 

23 (1) the supplemental environmental impact 

24 statement and the associated record of decision; 

25 (2) the dredged material management plan; and 
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1 (3) a post authorization change report, if appli2 cable. 

3 (c) PRECONSTRUCTION PLANNING, ENGINEERING, 

4 AND DESIGN.—If the Secretary determines that the 

5 Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project is justified 

6 in a completed report and if the project requires an addi7 tional authorization from Congress pursuant to that re8 port, the Secretary shall proceed directly to 

9 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design on the 

10 project. 

11 (d) DEFINITION OF MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IM12 PROVEMENT PROJECT.—In this section, the term 

13 ‘‘Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project’’ means 

14 the project for navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel Im15 provement Project, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized by sec16 tion 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

17 2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 

18 SEC. 241. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FROM CHANGING CON19 STRUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an 

21 assessment of the impacts of amending section 101(a)(1) 

22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

23 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)) to authorize the construction of navi24 gation projects for harbors or inland harbors , or any sep-
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1 arable element thereof, constructed by the Secretary at 75 

2 percent Federal cost to a depth of 55 feet. 

3 (b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the assessment 

4 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

5 (1) describe all existing Federal navigation 

6 projects that are authorized or constructed to a 

7 depth of 50 feet or greater; 

8 (2) describe any Federal navigation project that 

9 is likely to seek authorization or modification to a 

10 depth of 55 feet or greater during the 10-year period 

11 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; 

12 (3) assess the potential effect of authorizing 

13 construction of a navigation project to a depth of 55 

14 feet at 75 percent Federal cost on other Federal 

15 navigation construction activities, including esti16 mates of port by port impacts over the next 5, 10, 

17 and 20 years; 

18 (4) estimate the potential increase in Federal 

19 costs that would result from authorizing the con20 struction of the projects described in paragraph (2), 

21 including estimates of port by port impacts over the 

22 next 5, 10, and 20 years; and 

23 (5) subject to subsection (c), describe the poten24 tial budgetary impact to the civil works program of 

25 the Corps of Engineers from authorizing the con-
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1 struction of a navigation project to a depth of 55 

2 feet at 75 percent Federal cost and authorizing op3 eration and maintenance of a navigation project to 

4 a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense, including esti5 mates of port by port impacts over the next 5, 10, 

6 and 20 years. 

7 (c) PRIOR REPORT.—The Secretary may use infor8 mation from the assessment and the report of the Sec9 retary under section 8206 of the Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756) in carrying out sub11 section (b)(5). 

12 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

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

14 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

15 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In16 frastructure of the House of Representatives, and make 

17 publicly available (including on an existing publicly avail18 able website), a report that describes the results of the 

19 assessment carried out under subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 242. DEADLINE FOR PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED LIST OF 

21 COVERED PROJECTS. 

22 Notwithstanding the deadline in paragraph (1) of sec23 tion 8236(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

24 2022 (136 Stat. 3769), the Secretary shall submit the list 
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1 of covered projects under that paragraph by not later than 

2 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 243. COOPERATION AUTHORITY. 

4 (a) ASSESSMENT.— 

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

6 out an assessment of the extent to which the exist7 ing authorities and programs of the Secretary allow 

8 the Corps of Engineers to construct water resources 

9 development projects abroad. 

10 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

11 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

12 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

13 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

14 a report that— 

15 (A) describes— 

16 (i) the findings of the assessment 

17 under paragraph (1); 

18 (ii) how each authority and program 

19 assessed under paragraph (1) has been 

20 used by the Secretary to construct water 

21 resources development projects abroad, if 

22 applicable; and 

23 (iii) the extent to which the Secretary 

24 partners with other Federal agencies when 

25 carrying out such projects; and 
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1 (B) includes any recommendations that re2 sult from the assessment under paragraph (1). 

3 (b) INTERAGENCY AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

4 AUTHORITY.—Section 234 of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2323a) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, including 

7 the planning and design expertise,’’ after ‘‘exper8 tise’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 

10 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’. 

11 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS, 

12 MODIFICATIONS, AND RE13 LATED PROVISIONS 

14 SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

15 (a) TRUCKEE MEADOWS, NEVADA.—The project for 

16 flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by 

17 section 3(a)(10) of the Water Resources Development Act 

18 of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014) and section 7002(2) of the 

19 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 

20 (128 Stat. 1366) is no longer authorized beginning on the 

21 date of enactment of this Act. 

22 (b) SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en24 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 
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1 navigation, Seattle Harbor, Washington, described in 

2 paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 

3 (2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the 

4 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the approxi5 mately 74,490 square foot area of the Federal chan6 nel within the East Waterway— 

7 (A) starting at a point on the United 

8 States pierhead line in the southwest corner of 

9 block 386 of plat of Seattle Tidelands, T. 24 

10 N., R. 4. E, sec.18, Willamette Meridian; 

11 (B) thence running N90°00’00’’W along 

12 the projection of the south line of block 386, 

13 206.58 feet to the centerline of the East Water14 way; 

15 (C) thence running N14°30’00’’E along 

16 the centerline and parallel with the northwest17 erly line of block 386, 64.83 feet; 

18 (D) thence running N33°32’59’’E, 235.85 

19 feet; 

20 (E) thence running N39°55’22’’E, 128.70 

21 feet; 

22 (F) thence running N14°30’00’’E, parallel 

23 with the northwesterly line of block 386, 280.45 

24 feet; 
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1 (G) thence running N90°00’00’’E, 70.00 

2 feet to the pierhead line and the northwesterly 

3 line of block 386; and 

4 (H) thence running S14°30’00’’W, 650.25 

5 feet along the pierhead line and northwesterly 

6 line of block 386 to the point of beginning. 

7 (c) CHERRYFIELD DAM, MAINE.—The project for 

8 flood control, Narraguagus River, Cherryfield Dam, 

9 Maine, authorized by, and constructed pursuant to, sec10 tion 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 

11 701s) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of 

12 enactment of this Act. 

13 (d) EAST SAN PEDRO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—The study 

14 for the project for ecosystem restoration, East San Pedro 

15 Bay, California, authorized by the resolution of the Com16 mittee on Public Works of the Senate, dated June 25, 

17 1969, relating to the report of the Chief of Engineers for 

18 Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Ballona Creek, is 

19 no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment 

20 of this Act. 

21 (e) SOURIS RIVER BASIN, NORTH DAKOTA.—The 

22 Talbott’s Nursery portion, consisting of approximately 

23 2,600 linear feet of levee, of stage 4 of the project for 

24 flood control, Souris River Basin, North Dakota, author25 ized by section 1124 of the Water Resources Development 
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1 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4243; 101 Stat. 1329–111), is no 

2 longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of 

3 this Act. 

4 (f) MASARYKTOWN CANAL, FLORIDA.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project 

6 for the Four River Basins, Florida, authorized by 

7 section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 

8 Stat. 1183) described in paragraph (2) is no longer 

9 authorized beginning on the date of enactment of 

10 this Act. 

11 (2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the 

12 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the 

13 Masaryktown Canal C–534, which spans approxi14 mately 5.5 miles from Hernando County, between 

15 Ayers Road and County Line Road east of United 

16 States Route 41, and continues south to Pasco 

17 County, discharging into Crews Lake. 

18 SEC. 302. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

19 (a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water 

20 Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

21 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following: 

23 ‘‘(406) GLENDALE, ARIZONA.—$5,200,000 for 

24 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

25 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 
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1 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

2 enhancement, Glendale, Arizona. 

3 ‘‘(407) TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, ARIZONA.— 

4 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in5 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ6 ing facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu7 tion), Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona. 

8 ‘‘(408) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for 

9 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

10 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

11 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Flagstaff, 

12 Arizona. 

13 ‘‘(409) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$30,000,000 for 

14 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

15 wastewater infrastructure (including recycled water 

16 systems), Tucson, Arizona. 

17 ‘‘(410) BAY-DELTA, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

18 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

19 and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

20 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

21 enhancement, San Francisco Bay–Sacramento–San 

22 Joaquin River Delta, California. 

23 ‘‘(411) INDIAN WELLS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.— 

24 $5,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ-
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1 ing water and wastewater infrastructure, Indian 

2 Wells Valley, Kern County, California. 

3 ‘‘(412) OAKLAND–ALAMEDA ESTUARY, CALI4 FORNIA.—$5,000,000 for environmental infrastruc5 ture, including water and wastewater infrastructure 

6 (including stormwater management), drainage sys7 tems, and water quality enhancement, Oakland–Ala8 meda Estuary, Oakland and Alameda Counties, Cali9 fornia. 

10 ‘‘(413) TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY WATERSHED, 

11 CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for environmental infra12 structure, including water and wastewater infra13 structure, Tijuana River Valley Watershed, San 

14 Diego County, California. 

15 ‘‘(414) EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.— 

16 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in17 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure and 

18 stormwater management, El Paso County, Colorado. 

19 ‘‘(415) REHOBOTH BEACH, LEWES, DEWEY, 

20 BETHANY, SOUTH BETHANY, FENWICK ISLAND, 

21 DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental infra22 structure, including water and wastewater infra23 structure, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Dewey, Bethany, 

24 South Bethany, and Fenwick Island, Delaware. 
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1 ‘‘(416) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.— 

2 $25,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in3 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure, Wil4 mington, Delaware. 

5 ‘‘(417) PICKERING BEACH, KITTS HUMMOCK, 

6 BOWERS BEACH, SOUTH BOWERS BEACH, SLAUGH7 TER BEACH, PRIME HOOK BEACH, MILTON, MIL8 FORD, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental 

9 infrastructure, including water and wastewater in10 frastructure, Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, 

11 Bowers Beach, South Bowers Beach, Slaughter 

12 Beach, Prime Hook Beach, Milton, and Milford, 

13 Delaware. 

14 ‘‘(418) COASTAL GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 for en15 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

16 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

17 management), Glynn County, Chatham County, 

18 Bryan County, Effingham County, McIntosh Coun19 ty, and Camden County, Georgia. 

20 ‘‘(419) COLUMBUS, HENRY, AND CLAYTON

21 COUNTIES, GEORGIA.—$10,000,000 for environ22 mental infrastructure, including water and waste23 water infrastructure (including stormwater manage24 ment), Columbus, Henry, and Clayton Counties, 

25 Georgia. 
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1 ‘‘(420) COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 

2 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

3 and wastewater infrastructure, Cobb County, Geor4 gia. 

5 ‘‘(421) CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS.—$10,000,000 

6 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

7 and wastewater infrastructure, Calumet City, Illi8 nois. 

9 ‘‘(422) WYANDOTTE COUNTY AND KANSAS

10 CITY, KANSAS.—$35,000,000 for water and waste11 water infrastructure, including stormwater manage12 ment (including combined sewer overflows), Wyan13 dotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. 

14 ‘‘(423) EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

15 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in16 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ17 ing wastewater treatment plant outfalls), 

18 Easthampton, Massachusetts. 

19 ‘‘(424) BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

20 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

21 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

22 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

23 enhancement, Byram, Mississippi. 

24 ‘‘(425) DIAMONDHEAD, MISSISSIPPI.— 

25 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ-
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1 ing water and wastewater infrastructure and drain2 age systems, Diamondhead, Mississippi. 

3 ‘‘(426) HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 

4 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ5 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

6 stormwater management), drainage systems, and 

7 water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mis8 sissippi. 

9 ‘‘(427) MADISON, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

10 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

11 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

12 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

13 enhancement, Madison, Mississippi. 

14 ‘‘(428) PEARL, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

15 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

16 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

17 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

18 enhancement, Pearl, Mississippi. 

19 ‘‘(429) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—$20,000,000 for en20 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

21 wastewater infrastructure, New Hampshire. 

22 ‘‘(430) CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.— 

23 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in24 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ-
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1 ing facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu2 tion), Cape May County, New Jersey. 

3 ‘‘(431) NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 

4 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

5 and wastewater infrastructure (including water 

6 wellfield and pipeline in the Pahrump Valley), Nye 

7 County, Nevada. 

8 ‘‘(432) STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

9 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in10 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ11 ing facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu12 tion), Storey County, Nevada. 

13 ‘‘(433) NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.— 

14 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in15 cluding water and wastewater infrastructure (includ16 ing stormwater management), New Rochelle, New 

17 York. 

18 ‘‘(434) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.—$5,000,000 

19 for environmental infrastructure, including water 

20 and wastewater infrastructure (including combined 

21 sewer overflows), Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 

22 ‘‘(435) BLOOMINGBURG, OHIO.—$6,500,000 for 

23 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

24 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities 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 

24 water supply infrastructure (including facilities for 
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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’’. 

24 (D) NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE.—Section 

25 219(f)(314) of the Water Resources Develop-
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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) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

19 219(f)(339) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

21 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

23 (J) MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(157) of 

24 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

25 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 
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1 1262) is amended, in the paragraph heading, by 

2 striking ‘‘COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS’’. 

3 (K) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec4 tion 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

6 336; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$130,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$144,000,000’’. 

8 (L) JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

9 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Develop10 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

11 334; 121 Stat. 1263; 136 Stat. 3818) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘$125,000,000’’ and in13 serting ‘‘$139,000,000’’. 

14 (M) MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec15 tion 219(f)(351) of the Water Resources Devel16 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

17 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

19 (N) MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

20 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

22 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

24 (O) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec25 tion 219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Devel-
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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 (P) CINCINNATI, OHIO.—Section 

5 219(f)(206) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

7 334; 121 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$9,000,000’’. 

9 (Q) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

10 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

12 334; 121 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat. 2719) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

15 (R) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Sec16 tion 219(f)(243) of the Water Resources Devel17 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

18 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘$1,600,000’’ and in20 serting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 

21 (ii) by inserting ‘‘water supply and’’ 

22 before ‘‘wastewater’’. 

23 (S) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH

24 CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the Water 

25 Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
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1 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3818) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘$165,000,000’’ and in3 serting ‘‘$232,000,000’’. 

4 (T) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—Section 

5 219(f)(405) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

7 334; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,500,000’’. 

9 (c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 219 of the 

10 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

11 4835) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro15 vided in this subsection, the non-Federal share of 

16 the cost of a project for which assistance is provided 

17 under this section shall be not less than 25 percent. 

18 ‘‘(2) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU19 NITIES.—The non-Federal share of the cost of a 

20 project for which assistance is provided under this 

21 section benefitting an economically disadvantaged 

22 community (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

23 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 

24 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 

25 percent. 
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1 ‘‘(3) ABILITY TO PAY.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal 

3 share of the cost of a project for which assist4 ance is provided under this section shall be sub5 ject to the ability of the non-Federal interest to 

6 pay. 

7 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The ability of a 

8 non-Federal interest to pay shall be determined 

9 by the Secretary in accordance with procedures 

10 established by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(C) DEADLINE.—Not later than 60 days 

12 after the date of enactment of the Thomas R. 

13 Carper Water Resources Development Act of 

14 2024, the Secretary shall issue guidance on the 

15 procedures described in subparagraph (B). 

16 ‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

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

18 annually submit to the Committee on Environ19 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

20 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc21 ture of the House of Representatives a written 

22 notification of determinations made by the Sec23 retary of the ability of non-Federal interests to 

24 pay under this section. 
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1 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the writ2 ten notification under subparagraph (A), the 

3 Secretary shall include, for each determination 

4 made by the Secretary— 

5 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal in6 terest that submitted to the Secretary a re7 quest for a determination under paragraph 

8 (3)(B); 

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

10 project; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

12 Secretary and the reasons for the deter13 mination, including the adjusted share of 

14 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

15 interest, if applicable.’’. 

16 SEC. 303. PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUC17 TURE. 

18 Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 

20 113 Stat. 310; 117 Stat. 142; 121 Stat. 1146; 134 Stat. 

21 2719; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended— 

22 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SOUTH

23 CENTRAL’’; 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘south central’’ each place it ap25 pears; 
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1 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (h); 

2 (4) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), 

3 and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respec4 tively; and 

5 (5) in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (c) (as 

6 redesignated), by striking ‘‘the SARCD Council and 

7 other’’. 

8 SEC. 304. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 

9 Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719; 136 Stat. 

11 3782) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘costs,’’ and all that fol14 lows through ‘‘except that’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘costs, shall be as described in the second sen16 tence of subsection (b) (as in effect on the day 

17 before the date of enactment of the Water Re18 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

19 3691)), except that’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘measure benefitting’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘measure (other than a reconnais22 sance study) benefitting’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 305. OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8359 of the Water Re3 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SOUTH6 WESTERN’’; 

7 (2) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by strik8 ing ‘‘southwestern’’ each place it appears; 

9 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

10 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’; and 

11 (4) by striking subsection (f). 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (1) NDAA.—The table of contents in section 

14 2(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au15 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (136 Stat. 

16 2430) is amended by striking the item relating to 

17 section 8359 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8359. Oregon.’’. 

18 (2) WRDA.—The table of contents in section 

19 8001(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

20 2022 (136 Stat. 3694) is amended by striking the 

21 item relating to section 8359 and inserting the fol22 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 8359. Oregon.’’. 
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1 SEC. 306. KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA ENVIRON2 MENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

4 shall establish a program to provide environmental assist5 ance to non-Federal interests in Kentucky and West Vir6 ginia. 

7 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 

8 under this section may be in the form of design and con9 struction assistance for water-related environmental infra10 structure and resource protection and development 

11 projects in Kentucky and West Virginia, including projects 

12 for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water sup13 ply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and 

14 surface water resource protection and development. 

15 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

16 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

17 the project is publicly owned. 

18 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

20 under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a 

21 local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal in22 terest to provide for design and construction of the 

23 project to be carried out with such assistance. 

24 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation 

25 agreement entered into under this subsection shall 

26 provide for the following: 
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1 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con2 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of3 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

4 development plan, including appropriate engi5 neering plans and specifications. 

6 (B) Establishment of such legal and insti7 tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 

8 the effective long-term operation of the project 

9 by the non-Federal interest. 

10 (3) COST SHARING.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

12 the cost of a project carried out under this sec13 tion— 

14 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

15 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

16 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

17 (B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 

18 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

19 project that is the subject of a local cooperation 

20 agreement under this section, the non-Federal 

21 interest shall receive credit for reasonable inter22 est incurred in providing the non-Federal share 

23 of the project cost. 

24 (C) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF25 WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall 
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1 receive credit for land, easements, rights-of2 way, and relocations toward the non-Federal 

3 share of project costs (including all reasonable 

4 costs associated with obtaining permits nec5 essary for the construction, operation, and 

6 maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 

7 controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 

8 25 percent of total project costs. 

9 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

10 non-Federal share of operation and mainte11 nance costs for projects constructed with assist12 ance provided under this section shall be 100 

13 percent. 

14 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

16 appropriated $75,000,000 to carry out this section, 

17 to be divided between the States described in sub18 section (a). 

19 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not 

20 more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 

21 to carry out this section may be used by the Corps 

22 of Engineers to administer projects under this sec23 tion. 
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1 SEC. 307. LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATERSHED, VERMONT AND 

2 NEW YORK. 

3 Section 542(e)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Devel4 opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2672) is amended by in5 serting ‘‘, or in the case of a critical restoration project 

6 benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

7 defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public 

9 Law 116–260)), 10 percent of the total costs of the 

10 project’’ after ‘‘project’’. 

11 SEC. 308. OHIO AND NORTH DAKOTA. 

12 Section 594(d)(3)(A) of the Water Resources Devel13 opment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 382) is amended— 

14 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

15 Federal share may’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(iii) FORM.—The Federal share 

17 may’’; 

18 (2) by striking the subparagraph designation 

19 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘The Fed20 eral share of’’ in the first sentence and inserting the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(A) PROJECT COSTS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro24 vided in clause (ii), the Federal share of’’; 

25 and 
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1 (3) by inserting after clause (i) (as so des2 ignated) the following: 

3 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal 

4 share of the cost of a project under this 

5 section benefitting an economically dis6 advantaged community (as defined pursu7 ant to section 160 of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

9 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 

10 percent.’’. 

11 SEC. 309. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

12 Section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856; 136 Stat. 3807) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (c)(3)— 

15 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

16 ‘‘Total project costs’’ and inserting the fol17 lowing: 

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

19 subparagraph (B), total project costs’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project 

22 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com23 munity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

24 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

25 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)), 
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1 the Federal share of the total project costs 

2 under the applicable local cooperation agree3 ment entered into under this subsection shall be 

4 90 percent. 

5 ‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 

6 share of the total project costs under this para7 graph may be provided in the same form as de8 scribed in section 571(e)(3)(A) of the Water 

9 Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

10 371).’’; 

11 (2) by striking subsection (e); 

12 (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), 

13 and (i) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respec14 tively; and 

15 (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the 

16 first sentence, by striking ‘‘$140,000,000’’ and in17 serting ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 

18 SEC. 310. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

19 Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 1999 (113 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257; 136 Stat. 3807) 

21 is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (e)(3)— 

23 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sen24 tence, by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and in-
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1 serting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph 

2 (B), the Federal share’’; 

3 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

4 (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), 

5 (E), and (F), respectively; and 

6 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project 

9 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com10 munity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

11 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

12 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)), 

13 the Federal share of the project costs under the 

14 applicable local cooperation agreement entered 

15 into under this subsection shall be 90 percent.’’; 

16 (2) by striking subsection (g); 

17 (3) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) 

18 as sections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and 

19 (4) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

20 striking ‘‘$120,000,000’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

22 SEC. 311. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) IMPAIRED WATER.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘impaired 

2 water’’ means a stream of a watershed that is 

3 not, as of the date of an application under this 

4 section, achieving the designated use of the 

5 stream. 

6 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘impaired 

7 water’’ includes any stream identified by a 

8 State under section 303(d) of the Federal 

9 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

10 1313(d)). 

11 (2) RESTORATION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘restora13 tion’’, with respect to impaired water, means 

14 the restoration of the impaired water to such an 

15 extent that the stream could achieve its des16 ignated use over the greatest practical number 

17 of stream-miles, as determined using, if avail18 able, State-designated or Tribal-designated cri19 teria. 

20 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 

21 includes the removal of covered pollutants. 

22 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

23 may establish a pilot program to provide environmental 

24 assistance to non-Federal interests for the restoration of 
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1 impaired water impacted by acid mine drainage in Ohio, 

2 Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

3 (c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this 

4 section may be in the form of technical assistance and de5 sign and construction assistance for water-related environ6 mental infrastructure to address acid mine drainage, in7 cluding projects for centralized water treatment and re8 lated facilities. 

9 (d) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

10 assistance under this section to a project that— 

11 (1) addresses acid mine drainage from multiple 

12 sources impacting impaired waters; or 

13 (2) includes a centralized water treatment sys14 tem to reduce the acid mine drainage load in im15 paired waters. 

16 (e) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec17 retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec18 tion only if the project is publicly owned. 

19 (f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall, to the 

20 maximum extent practicable, work with States, units of 

21 local government, and other relevant Federal agencies to 

22 secure any permits, variances, or approvals necessary to 

23 facilitate the completion of projects receiving assistance 

24 under this section. 
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1 (g) COST-SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

2 of a project carried out under this section shall be 25 per3 cent, including provision of all land, easements, rights-of4 way, and necessary relocations. 

5 (h) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project under 

6 this section shall be initiated only after the non-Federal 

7 interest has entered into a binding agreement with the 

8 Secretary to pay— 

9 (1) the non-Federal share of the costs of con10 struction of a project carried out under this section; 

11 and 

12 (2) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, 

13 and replacement and rehabilitation costs of a project 

14 carried out under this section. 

15 (i) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary, with the 

16 consent of the non-Federal interest for a project carried 

17 out under this section, may receive or expend funds con18 tributed by a nonprofit entity for the project. 

19 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

22 SEC. 312. WESTERN RURAL WATER. 

23 Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act 

24 of 1999 (113 Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 1836) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 
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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

2 (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

3 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 

4 so redesignated) the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term 

6 ‘non-Federal interest’ includes an entity declared to 

7 be a political subdivision of the State of New Mex8 ico.’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (e)(3)(A)— 

10 (A) in the second sentence, by striking 

11 ‘‘The Federal share may’’ and inserting the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(iii) FORM.—The Federal share 

14 may’’; 

15 (B) by striking the subparagraph designa16 tion and heading and all that follows through 

17 ‘‘The Federal share of’’ in the first sentence 

18 and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) PROJECT COSTS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro21 vided in clause (ii), the Federal share of’’; 

22 and 

23 (C) by inserting after clause (i) (as so des24 ignated) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal 

2 share of the cost of a project under this 

3 section benefitting an economically dis4 advantaged community (as defined pursu5 ant to section 160 of the Water Resources 

6 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

7 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 

8 percent.’’. 

9 SEC. 313. CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN11 NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 

12 877, chapter 877; 33 U.S.C. 701g), is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$15,000,000’’; 

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘for preventing and mitigating 

16 flood damages associated with ice jams,’’ after 

17 ‘‘other debris,’’; and 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

20 (b) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE

21 PROTECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 

22 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

3 (c) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM4 PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act 

5 of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 

6 U.S.C. 426g(c)), is amended— 

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

8 ‘‘$37,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 

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

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

11 (d) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Section 

12 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) in the first sentence, by striking 

15 ‘‘$68,750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$85,000,000’’; and 

16 (2) in the third sentence, by striking 

17 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

18 (e) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 

19 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 

20 U.S.C. 2330) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(4) DROUGHT RESILIENCE.—A project under 

24 this section may include measures that enhance 
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1 drought resilience through the restoration of wet2 lands or the removal of invasive species.’’; 

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

4 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$62,500,000’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 

7 (f) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF

8 ENVIRONMENT.—Section 1135 of the Water Resources 

9 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) in subsection (d), in the third sentence, by 

12 striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (h), by striking 

15 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 

16 (g) SHORE DAMAGE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION.— 

17 Section 111(c) of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 

18 U.S.C. 426i(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

20 (h) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

21 PROJECTS.—Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act 

22 of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

24 (i) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 

25 204(c)(1)(C) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
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1 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

3 SEC. 314. SMALL PROJECT ASSISTANCE. 

4 Section 165(b) of the Water Resources Development 

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

6 is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ each place it appears and 

7 inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

8 SEC. 315. GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

9 INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, 

10 WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

11 After completion of construction of the project for 

12 ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River 

13 Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, 

14 authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources De15 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740) and modified by 

16 section 402(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 2742) and section 

17 8337 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

18 (136 Stat. 3793), the Federal share of operation and 

19 maintenance costs of the project shall be 90 percent. 

20 SEC. 316. MAMARONECK-SHELDRAKE RIVERS, NEW YORK. 

21 The non-Federal share of the cost of features of the 

22 project for flood risk management, Mamaroneck23 Sheldrake Rivers, New York, authorized by section 

24 1401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 

25 (132 Stat. 3837), benefitting an economically disadvan-
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1 taged community (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 

2 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

3 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 percent. 

4 SEC. 317. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, ALASKA. 

5 Section 5032(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1205; 134 Stat. 2719) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 

8 SEC. 318. SELMA FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND BANK 

9 STABILIZATION. 

10 (a) REPAYMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite 

12 the review of, and give due consideration to, the re13 quest from the City of Selma, Alabama, that the 

14 Secretary apply section 103(k) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

16 2213(k)) to the project for flood risk management, 

17 Selma Flood Risk Management and Bank Stabiliza18 tion, Alabama, authorized by section 8401(2) of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

20 Stat. 3839). 

21 (2) DURATION.—If the Secretary determines 

22 that the application of section 103(k) of the Water 

23 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

24 2213(k)) to the project described in paragraph (1) 

25 is justified, the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex-
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1 tent practicable and consistent with that section, 

2 permit the City of Selma, Alabama, to repay the full 

3 non-Federal contribution with interest for that 

4 project during a period of 30 years that shall begin 

5 after the date of completion of that project. 

6 (b) COST-SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

7 of the project for flood risk management, Selma Flood 

8 Risk Management and Bank Stabilization, Alabama, au9 thorized by section 8401(2) of the Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3839), shall be 10 percent. 

11 SEC. 319. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION. 

12 Section 519(c)(2) of the Water Resources Develop13 ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2654; 121 Stat. 1221) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

15 SEC. 320. HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION. 

16 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and environmental restoration’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘environmental restoration, and coast20 al storm risk management’’; and 

21 (2) by inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 

22 SEC. 321. CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN INVASIVE SPECIES 

23 PARTNERSHIPS. 

24 Section 104(g)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 

25 of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(g)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
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1 ‘‘the Connecticut River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River 

2 Basin,’’. 

3 SEC. 322. EXPENSES FOR CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT 

4 GROWTHS AND INVASIVE SPECIES. 

5 Section 104(d)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 

6 of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35 percent’’. 

8 SEC. 323. CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASIAN CARP PREVENTION 

9 PILOT PROGRAM. 

10 Section 509(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the Water Resources De11 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public Law 

12 116–260) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2029’’. 

14 SEC. 324. EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN INVASIVE SPECIES 

15 PROGRAMS. 

16 Section 104(b)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 

17 of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 

18 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 

19 years 2021 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 

20 fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’; and 

21 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2028’’ and in22 serting ‘‘2029’’. 
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1 SEC. 325. STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, 

2 COASTAL EROSION, RIVERINE EROSION, AND 

3 ICE AND GLACIAL DAMAGE, ALASKA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8315 of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3783) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in the section heading, by inserting 

8 ‘‘RIVERINE EROSION,’’ after ‘‘COASTAL ERO9 SION,’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

11 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘riverine erosion,’’ after 

12 ‘‘coastal erosion,’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

14 (1) The table of contents in section 2(b) of the 

15 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

16 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (136 Stat. 2429) is 

17 amended by striking the item relating to section 

18 8315 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’. 

19 (2) The table of contents in section 8001(b) of 

20 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

21 Stat. 3693) is amended by striking the item relating 

22 to section 8315 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’. 
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1 SEC. 326. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON2 STRUCTED DAMS. 

3 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 467f–2 note; Public Law 114– 

5 322) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 

9 cost of a project for rehabilitation of a dam under this 

10 section, including the cost of any required study, shall be 

11 the same share assigned to the non-Federal interest for 

12 the cost of initial construction of that dam, including pro13 vision of all land, easements, rights-of-way, and necessary 

14 relocations.’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (e)— 

16 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

17 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘The 

18 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) COST LIMITATION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN DAMS.—The Secretary shall not 

24 expend more than $100,000,000 under this section 

25 for the Waterbury Dam Spillway Project, 

26 Vermont.’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

2 2017 through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

3 2025 through 2029’’; and 

4 (4) by striking subsection (g). 

5 SEC. 327. EDIZ HOOK BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECT, 

6 PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON. 

7 The cost-share for operation and maintenance costs 

8 for the project for beach erosion control, Ediz Hook, Port 

9 Angeles, Washington, authorized by section 4 of the Water 

10 Resources Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 15), shall 

11 be in accordance with the cost-share described in section 

12 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)). 

14 SEC. 328. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO CERTAIN 

15 LOUISIANA HURRICANE AND COASTAL 

16 STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION 

17 PROJECTS. 

18 It is the sense of Congress that all efforts should be 

19 made to extend the scope of the project for hurricane and 

20 storm damage risk reduction, Morganza to the Gulf, Lou21 isiana, authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Re22 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 

23 1368), and the project for hurricane and storm damage 

24 risk reduction, Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana, author25 ized by section 8401(3) of the Water Resources Develop-
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1 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3841), in order to connect 

2 the two projects and realize the benefits of continuous hur3 ricane and coastal storm damage risk reduction from west 

4 of Houma in Gibson, Louisiana, to the connection with 

5 the Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System 

6 around New Orleans, Louisiana. 

7 SEC. 329. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 

8 Section 704(b)(1) of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263 note; Public Law 99– 

10 662) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking 

11 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 

12 SEC. 330. BOSQUE WILDLIFE RESTORATION PROJECT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

14 program to carry out appropriate planning, design, and 

15 construction measures for wildfire prevention and restora16 tion in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, including the re17 moval of jetty jacks. 

18 (b) COST SHARE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of a 

21 project carried out under this section shall be in ac22 cordance with sections 103 and 105 of the Water 

23 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

24 2213, 2215). 
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal share of the 

2 cost of a project carried out under this section bene3 fitting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

4 defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

6 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 10 percent. 

7 (c) REPEAL.—Section 116 of the Energy and Water 

8 Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 1836), 

9 is repealed. 

10 (d) TREATMENT.—The program authorized under 

11 subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of the 

12 program authorized by section 116 of the Energy and 

13 Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 

14 1836) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

15 of this Act). 

16 SEC. 331. EXPANSION OF TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSIST17 ANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

18 Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3735) is amended by adding 

20 at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(F) Project for hurricane and storm dam22 age risk reduction, Norfolk, Virginia, authorized 

23 by section 401(3) of the Water Resources De24 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 
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1 SEC. 332. WILSON LOCK FLOATING GUIDE WALL. 

2 On the request of the relevant Federal entity, the 

3 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use 

4 all relevant authorities to expeditiously provide technical 

5 assistance, including engineering and design assistance, 

6 and cost estimation assistance to the relevant Federal en7 tity in order to address the impacts to navigation along 

8 the Tennessee River at the Wilson Lock and Dam, Ala9 bama. 

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 

25 dated October 1, 1986, and the resolution of the 
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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 ‘‘shall not pay more 

17 than 110 percent of the initial project investment cost per 

18 acre-foot of storage for the acre-feet of storage space 

19 sought under an agreement under paragraph (1)’’ and in20 serting ‘‘, for the acre-feet of storage space being sought 

21 under an agreement under paragraph (1), shall pay 110 

22 percent of the contractual rate per acre-foot of storage in 

23 the most recent agreement of the City for water supply 

24 storage space at the project’’. 

25 (b) STATE OF KANSAS.— 
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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 

24 State of Kansas of storage space for water sup25 ply in Milford Lake, Kansas. 
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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 

24 of Illinois: 
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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 

25 the ‘‘Program’’): 
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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 

24 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3788) and sub25 section (e). 
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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 

25 Willamette River, Washington, at Federal expense. 
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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. 

24 (B) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY.—The 

25 United States shall remain responsible for any 

26 liability with respect to activities carried out be-
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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 

25 the United States. 
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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 

21 property conveyed under this subsection, as deter22 mined by the Secretary. 
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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), 

26 the Secretary shall ensure that— 
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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 

25 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
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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); 

23 (5) supersedes or modifies any written agree24 ment between the Federal Government and a non- 
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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 

24 Law 113–121) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘2029’’. 
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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 

26 interest has initiated construction in accordance with 
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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 

22 ‘‘(16) Willamette River, Oregon.’’. 
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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, 

25 known as the ‘‘Dredge Oregon’’, was built in 1965, 
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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) by striking ‘‘comprehensive plan’’ each place 

9 it appears and inserting ‘‘plans’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘COMPREHENSIVE PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘IM13 PLEMENTATION PLANS’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘4 years’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘a comprehensive 

18 Chattahoochee River Basin restoration 

19 plan to guide the implementation of 

20 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘plans to guide im21 plementation of Chattahoochee River Basin 

22 restoration projects’’; and 

23 (3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 
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1 SEC. 352. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COM2 MUNITY HARBORS. 

3 Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and for pur6 poses of contributing to ecosystem restoration’’ be7 fore the period at the end; and 

8 (2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘2026’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

10 SEC. 353. WINOOSKI RIVER TRIBUTARY WATERSHED. 

11 Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Develop12 ment Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(L) Winooski River tributary watershed, 

15 Vermont.’’. 

16 SEC. 354. WACO LAKE, TEXAS. 

17 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac18 ticable, expedite the review of, and give due consideration 

19 to, the request from the City of Waco, Texas, that the 

20 Secretary apply section 147 of the Water Resources Devel21 opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 701q–1) to the embank22 ment adjacent to Waco Lake in Waco, Texas. 

23 SEC. 355. SEMINOLE TRIBAL CLAIM EXTENSION. 

24 Section 349 of the Water Resources Development Act 

25 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2716) is amended in the matter pre-
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1 ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2027’’. 

3 SEC. 356. COASTAL EROSION PROJECT, BARROW, ALASKA. 

4 For purposes of implementing the coastal erosion 

5 project, Barrow, Alaska, the Secretary may consider the 

6 North Slope Borough to be in compliance with section 

7 402(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

8 (33 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)) on adoption by the North Slope 

9 Borough Assembly of a floodplain management plan to re10 duce the impacts of future flood events in the immediate 

11 floodplain area of the project if that plan— 

12 (1) is approved by the relevant Federal agency; 

13 and 

14 (2) was developed in consultation with the rel15 evant Federal agency and the Secretary. 

16 SEC. 357. COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT. 

17 (a) CONTRACT TERMINATION REQUEST.— 

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

19 the date on which the Secretary receives a request 

20 from the Metropolitan District of Hartford County, 

21 Connecticut, to terminate the contract described in 

22 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall offer to amend 

23 the contract to release to the United States all 

24 rights of the Metropolitan District of Hartford, Con-
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1 necticut, to utilize water storage space in the res2 ervoir project to which the contract applies. 

3 (2) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract re4 ferred to in paragraph (1) and subsection (b) is the 

5 contract between the United States and the Metro6 politan District of Hartford County, Connecticut, 

7 numbered DA–19–016–CIVENG–65–203, with re8 spect to the Colebrook River Reservoir in Con9 necticut. 

10 (b) RELIEF OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.—On execu11 tion of the amendment described in subsection (a)(1), the 

12 Metropolitan District of Hartford County, Connecticut, 

13 shall be relieved of the obligation to pay the percentage 

14 of the annual operation and maintenance expense, the per15 centage of major replacement cost, and the percentage of 

16 major rehabilitation cost allocated to the water supply 

17 storage specified in the contract described in subsection 

18 (a)(2) for the reservoir project to which the contract ap19 plies. 

20 SEC. 358. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO SHALLOW 

21 DRAFT DREDGING IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that— 

23 (1) shallow draft dredging in the Chesapeake 

24 Bay is critical for tourism, recreation, and the fish-
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1 ing industry and that additional dredging is needed; 

2 and 

3 (2) the Secretary should, to the maximum ex4 tent practicable, use existing statutory authorities to 

5 address the dredging needs at small harbors and 

6 channels in the Chesapeake Bay. 

7 SEC. 359. REPLACEMENT OF CAPE COD CANAL BRIDGES. 

8 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to 

9 allow the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to construct 

10 the replacement of the Bourne Bridge and the Sagamore 

11 Bridge, Massachusetts. 

12 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided 

14 under subsection (a) shall be— 

15 (A) carried out in accordance with a 

16 memorandum of understanding entered into by 

17 the Secretary and the Commonwealth of Massa18 chusetts; 

19 (B) subject to the same legal and technical 

20 requirements as if the construction of the re21 placement of the bridges were carried about by 

22 the Secretary, and any other conditions that the 

23 Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 

24 (C) on the condition that the bridges shall 

25 be conveyed to the Commonwealth of Massachu-
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1 setts on completion of the replacement of the 

2 bridges pursuant to section 109 of the River 

3 and Harbor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 534). 

4 (c) CONDITIONS.—Before carrying out the construc5 tion of the replacement of the Bourne Bridge and the Sag6 amore Bridge, Massachusetts, under this section, the 

7 Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall— 

8 (1) obtain any permit or approval required in 

9 connection with that replacement under Federal or 

10 State law; and 

11 (2) ensure that the environmental impact state12 ment or environmental assessment, as appropriate, 

13 for that replacement is complete. 

14 (d) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

16 and (3) and subsection (e), the Secretary is author17 ized to reimburse the Commonwealth of Massachu18 setts for the Corps of Engineers contribution of the 

19 construction costs for the replacement of the Bourne 

20 Bridge and the Sagamore Bridge, Massachusetts, or 

21 a portion of the replacement of the bridges, except 

22 that the total reimbursement for the replacement of 

23 the bridges shall not exceed $250,000,000. 
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1 (2) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The 

2 total amount of reimbursement described in para3 graph (1)— 

4 (A) shall be subject to the availability of 

5 appropriations; and 

6 (B) shall not be derived from the previous 

7 funding provided to the Secretary under title I 

8 of division D of the Consolidated Appropria9 tions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), for the 

10 Corps of Engineers for the purpose of replacing 

11 the Bourne Bridge and Sagamore Bridge, Mas12 sachusetts. 

13 (3) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to providing a re14 imbursement under this subsection, the Secretary 

15 shall certify that the Commonwealth of Massachu16 setts has carried out the construction of the replace17 ment of the Bourne Bridge and the Sagamore 

18 Bridge, Massachusetts, or a portion of the replace19 ment of the bridges in accordance with— 

20 (A) all applicable permits and approvals; 

21 and 

22 (B) this section. 

23 (e) TOTAL FUNDING.—The total amount of funding 

24 expended by the Secretary for the construction of the re-
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1 placement of the Bourne Bridge and the Sagamore 

2 Bridge, Massachusetts, shall not exceed $600,000,000. 

3 SEC. 360. UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM, MIN4 NEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. 

5 Section 356(f) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2724) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para8 graph (5); and 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para12 graph (1), as expeditiously as possible and to the 

13 maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall 

14 take all possible measures to reduce the physical 

15 footprint required for easements described in sub16 paragraph (A) of that paragraph, including an ex17 amination of the use of crane barges on the Mis18 sissippi River.’’. 

19 SEC. 361. FLEXIBILITIES FOR CERTAIN HURRICANE AND 

20 STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION 

21 PROJECTS. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

23 (1) the Corps of Engineers incorrectly applied 

24 the nationwide statutory requirements and the poli25 cies of the agency related to easements for commu-
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1 nities within the boundaries of the Jacksonville Dis2 trict; 

3 (2) this incorrect application created inconsist4 encies, confusion, and challenges with carrying out 

5 18 critical hurricane and storm damage risk reduc6 tion projects in Florida, and in order to remedy the 

7 situation, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

8 Civil Works issued a memorandum that provided 

9 flexibilities for the easements of those projects; and 

10 (3) those projects need additional assistance 

11 going forward, and as such, this section provides ad12 ditional flexibilities and allows the projects to transi13 tion, on the date of their expiration, to the nation14 wide policies and statutory requirements for ease15 ments of the Corps of Engineers. 

16 (b) FLEXIBILITIES PROVIDED.—Notwithstanding 

17 any other provision of law, but maintaining any existing 

18 easement agreement or executed project partnership 

19 agreement for a project described in subsection (c), the 

20 Secretary may proceed to construction of a project de21 scribed in that subsection with an easement of not less 

22 than 25 years, in lieu of the perpetual beach storm dam23 age reduction easement standard estate if— 

24 (1) the project complies with all other applica25 ble laws and Corps of Engineers policies during the 
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1 term of the easement, including the guarantee of a 

2 public beach, public access, public use, and access 

3 for any work necessary and incident to the construc4 tion of the project, periodic nourishment, and oper5 ation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and reha6 bilitation of the project; and 

7 (2) the non-Federal interest agrees to pay the 

8 costs of acquiring easements for periodic nourish9 ment of the project after the expiration of the initial 

10 easements, for which the non-Federal interest may 

11 not receive credit toward the non-Federal share of 

12 the costs of the project. 

13 (c) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A project referred to in 

14 subsection (b) is any of the following projects for hurri15 cane and storm damage risk reduction: 

16 (1) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida 

17 – North Reach. 

18 (2) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida 

19 – South Reach. 

20 (3) Broward County, Florida – Segment II. 

21 (4) Lee County, Florida – Captiva. 

22 (5) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla. 

23 (6) Manatee County, Florida. 

24 (7) Martin County, Florida. 

25 (8) Nassau County, Florida. 
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1 (9) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupiter/Car2 lin Segment. 

3 (10) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid Town. 

4 (11) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean 

5 Ridge. 

6 (12) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key. 

7 (13) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key Seg8 ment. 

9 (14) Pinellas County, Florida – Treasure Is10 land. 

11 (15) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice Beach. 

12 (16) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Augustine 

13 Beach. 

14 (17) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano Seg15 ment. 

16 (18) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutchinson 

17 Island. 

18 (d) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not carry out 

19 an additional economic justification for a project described 

20 in subsection (c) on the basis that the project has ease21 ments for a period of less than 50 years pursuant to this 

22 section. 

23 (e) WRITTEN NOTICE.—Not less than 5 years before 

24 the date of expiration of an easement for a project de25 scribed in subsection (c), the Secretary shall provide to 
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1 the non-Federal interest for the project written notice that 

2 if the easement expires and is not extended under sub3 section (f)— 

4 (1) the Secretary will not be able— 

5 (A) to renourish the project under the ex6 isting project authorization; or 

7 (B) to restore the project to pre-storm con8 ditions under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 

9 1941 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control 

10 Act of 1941’’) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 

11 U.S.C. 701n); and 

12 (2) the non-Federal interest or the applicable 

13 State will have the responsibility to renourish or re14 store the project. 

15 (f) EXTENSION.—With respect to a project described 

16 in subsection (c), before the expiration of an easement 

17 that has a term of less than 50 years and is subject to 

18 subsection (b), the Secretary may allow the non-Federal 

19 interest for the project to extend the easement, subject 

20 to the condition that the easement and any extensions do 

21 not exceed 50 years in total. 

22 (g) TEMPORARY EASEMENTS.—In the case of a 

23 project described in subsection (c) that received funding 

24 under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly 

25 known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1941’’) (55 Stat. 650, 
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1 chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n), made available by a supple2 mental appropriations Act, or is eligible to receive such 

3 funding as a result of storm damage incurred during fiscal 

4 year 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, or 2026, the project may 

5 use 1 or more temporary easements, subject to the condi6 tions that— 

7 (1) the easement lasts for the duration of the 

8 applicable renourishment agreement; and 

9 (2) the work shall be carried out by not later 

10 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 (h) TERMINATION.—The authority provided under 

12 this section shall terminate, with respect to a project de13 scribed in subsection (c), on the date on which the oper14 ations and maintenance activities for that project expire. 

15 TITLE IV—PROJECT 

16 AUTHORIZATIONS 

17 SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

18 The following projects for water resources develop19 ment and conservation and other purposes, as identified 

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

21 Resources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant 

22 to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel23 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise re24 viewed by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by 

25 the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, 
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1 and subject to the conditions, described in the respective 

2 reports or 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 

2. CA Oakland Harbor 

Turning Basins 

Widening 

May 30, 

2024 

Federal: $408,164,600 

Non-Federal: $200,780,400 

Total: $608,945,000 

3. AK Akutan Harbor 

Navigational 

Improvements 

July 17, 

2024 

Federal: $68,100,000 

Non-Federal: $1,700,000 

Total: $69,800,000 

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 
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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 

3. LA St. Tammany 

Parish, Louisiana Coastal 

Storm and 

Flood Risk 

Management 

May 28, 

2024 

Federal: $3,653,346,450 

Non-Federal: $2,240,881,550 

Total: $5,894,229,000 

4. DC Metropolitan 

Washington, 

District of Columbia, Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

June 17, 

2024 

Federal: $9,899,500 

Non-Federal: $5,330,500 

Total: $15,230,000 

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

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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 

1 (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 

3. AZ Tres Rios, Arizona Ecosystem 

Restoration 

Project 

May 28, 

2024 

Federal: $213,433,000 

Non-Federal: $118,629,000 

Total: $332,062,000 

2 SEC. 402. FACILITY INVESTMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), using 

4 amounts available in the revolving fund established by the 

5 first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 

6 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576), and not otherwise obligated, the 

7 Secretary may— 

8 (1) design and construct an Operations and 

9 Maintenance Building in Galveston, Texas, described 
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1 in the prospectus submitted to the Committee on 

2 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

3 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

4 of the House of Representatives on May 22, 2024, 

5 pursuant to subsection (c) of that section of that Act 

6 (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accordance with 

7 the prospectus; 

8 (2) design and construct a warehouse facility at 

9 the Longview Lake Project, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, 

10 described in the prospectus submitted to the Com11 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

12 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

13 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on 

14 May 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) of that 

15 section of that Act (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially 

16 in accordance with the prospectus; 

17 (3) design and construct facilities, including a 

18 joint administration building, a maintenance build19 ing, and a covered boat house, at the Corpus Christi 

20 Resident Office (Construction) and the Corpus 

21 Christi Regulatory Field Office, Naval Air Station, 

22 Corpus Christi, Texas, described in the prospectus 

23 submitted to the Committee on Environment and 

24 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

25 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
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1 Representatives on June 6, 2024, pursuant to sub2 section (c) of that section of that Act (33 U.S.C. 

3 576(c)), substantially in accordance with the pro4 spectus; and 

5 (4) carry out such construction and infrastruc6 ture improvements as are required to support the fa7 cilities described in paragraphs (1) through (3), in8 cluding any necessary demolition of the existing in9 frastructure. 

10 (b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

11 the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund estab12 lished by the first section of the Civil Functions Appro13 priations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576), is appropriately re14 imbursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers 

15 programs that benefit from the facilities constructed 

16 under this section. 

Passed the Senate August 1, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4367 

AN ACT 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harresources, and for other purposes. servation and development of water and related bors of the United States, to provide for the con-