In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 10, 2024. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 4367) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 101. 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. 101. Short title; table of contents. 

DIVISION A—WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 1001. Short title. 

Sec. 1002. Secretary defined. 

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—General Matters 

Sec. 1101. Outreach and access. 

Sec. 1102. Notice to Congress regarding WRDA implementation. 

Sec. 1103. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. 

Sec. 1104. Minimum real estate interest. 

Sec. 1105. Review process. 

Sec. 1106. Processing timelines. 

Sec. 1107. Continuing authority programs. 

Sec. 1108. Stormwater management projects. 
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Sec. 1109. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. 

Sec. 1110. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal 

interests. 

Sec. 1111. Annual report to Congress. 

Sec. 1112. Services of volunteers. 

Sec. 1113. Nonrecreation outgrant policy. 

Sec. 1114. Silver Jackets program. 

Sec. 1115. Support of Army civil works missions. 

Sec. 1116. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 

Sec. 1117. Harbor deepening. 

Sec. 1118. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. 

Sec. 1119. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships. 

Sec. 1120. Real estate administrative fees. 

Sec. 1121. Databases of Corps recreational sites. 

Sec. 1122. Project studies subject to independent external peer review. 

Sec. 1123. National coastal mapping program. 

Sec. 1124. Removal of abandoned vessels. 

Sec. 1125. Missouri River existing features protection. 

Sec. 1126. Inland waterway projects. 

Sec. 1127. Planning assistance for States. 

Sec. 1128. Expedited consideration. 

Sec. 1129. Emerging harbors. 

Sec. 1130. Maximization of beneficial use. 

Sec. 1131. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling. 

Sec. 1132. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program. 

Sec. 1133. Funding to process permits. 

Sec. 1134. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 

Sec. 1135. Corrosion prevention. 

Sec. 1136. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 

Sec. 1137. Eligibility for inter-Tribal consortiums. 

Sec. 1138. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration. 

Sec. 1139. Ability to pay. 

Sec. 1140. Tribal partnership program. 

Sec. 1141. Tribal project implementation pilot program. 

Sec. 1142. Federal interest determinations. 

Sec. 1143. Watershed and river basin assessments. 

Sec. 1144. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 

Sec. 1145. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. 

Sec. 1146. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. 

Sec. 1147. Remote and subsistence harbors. 

Sec. 1148. Treatment of projects in covered communities. 

Sec. 1149. Remote operations at Corps dams. 

Sec. 1150. Reporting and oversight. 

Sec. 1151. Alternate seaports. 

Sec. 1152. Columbia River Basin. 

Sec. 1153. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities. 

Sec. 1154. Retention of recreation fees. 

Sec. 1155. Sense of Congress related to water data. 

Sec. 1156. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits. 

Subtitle B—Grace F. Napolitano Priority for Water Supply, Water 

Conservation, and Drought Resiliency Act of 2024 

Sec. 1160. Short title. 
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Sec. 1161. Declaration of policy. 

Sec. 1162. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 

Sec. 1163. Updates to certain water control manuals. 

Sec. 1164. Emergency drought operations pilot program. 

Sec. 1165. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. 

TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 

Sec. 1201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 

Sec. 1202. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies. 

Sec. 1203. Expedited completion. 

Sec. 1204. Expedited completion of other feasibility studies. 

Sec. 1205. Corps of Engineers Reports. 

Sec. 1206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expenditures. 

Sec. 1207. Craig Harbor, Alaska. 

Sec. 1208. Studies for modification of project purposes in the Colorado River 

Basin in Arizona. 

Sec. 1209. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, reallocation study. 

Sec. 1210. Oceanside, California. 

Sec. 1211. Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Study. 

Sec. 1212. Sussex County, Delaware. 

Sec. 1213. J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia. 

Sec. 1214. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. 

Sec. 1215. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connection, Louisiana. 

Sec. 1216. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 1217. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation. 

Sec. 1218. New Jersey Shore protection, New Jersey. 

Sec. 1219. Excess land report for certain projects in North Dakota. 

Sec. 1220. Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 1221. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas. 

Sec. 1222. Lake O’ the Pines, Texas. 

Sec. 1223. Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Texas. 

Sec. 1224. Waco Lake, Texas. 

Sec. 1225. Coastal Washington. 

Sec. 1226. Kanawha River Basin. 

Sec. 1227. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study. 

Sec. 1228. Briefing on status of certain activities on Missouri River. 

Sec. 1229. Ogallala Aquifer. 

Sec. 1230. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin. 

Sec. 1231. Upper Susquehanna River Basin comprehensive flood damage reduction feasibility study. 

Sec. 1232. Technical correction, Walla Walla River. 

Sec. 1233. Dam safety assurance consideration. 

Sec. 1234. Sea sparrow accounting. 

Sec. 1235. Report on efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species. 

Sec. 1236. Deadline for previously required list of covered projects. 

Sec. 1237. Examination of reduction of microplastics. 

Sec. 1238. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas. 

Sec. 1239. Study on land valuation procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program. 

Sec. 1240. Report to Congress on levee safety guidelines. 

Sec. 1241. Public-private partnership user’s guide. 

Sec. 1242. Review of authorities and programs for alternative delivery methods. 
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Sec. 1243. Cooperation authority. 

Sec. 1244. GAO studies. 

TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 

Sec. 1301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 

Sec. 1302. Specific deauthorizations. 

Sec. 1303. General reauthorizations. 

Sec. 1304. Environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 1305. Environmental infrastructure pilot program. 

Sec. 1306. Conveyances. 

Sec. 1307. Selma, Alabama. 

Sec. 1308. Barrow, Alaska. 

Sec. 1309. Lowell Creek Tunnel, Alaska. 

Sec. 1310. San Francisco Bay, California. 

Sec. 1311. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California. 

Sec. 1312. Colebrook River Reservoir, Connecticut. 

Sec. 1313. Faulkner Island, Connecticut. 

Sec. 1314. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. 

Sec. 1315. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. 

Sec. 1316. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Sec. 1317. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana. 

Sec. 1318. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. 

Sec. 1319. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana. 

Sec. 1320. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Sec. 1321. Missouri River levee system, Missouri. 

Sec. 1322. Stockton Lake, Missouri. 

Sec. 1323. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas. 

Sec. 1324. Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Rivers, New York. 

Sec. 1325. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington. 

Sec. 1326. Willamette Valley, Oregon. 

Sec. 1327. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris counties, Texas. 

Sec. 1328. Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas. 

Sec. 1329. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. 

Sec. 1330. Lake Champlain Watershed, Vermont and New York. 

Sec. 1331. Ediz Hook Beach Erosion Control Project, Port Angeles, Washington. 

Sec. 1332. Western Washington State, Washington. 

Sec. 1333. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska. 

Sec. 1334. Chattahoochee River Program. 

Sec. 1335. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program. 

Sec. 1336. Delaware Coastal System Program. 

Sec. 1337. Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk 

Management Study. 

Sec. 1338. Hawaii environmental restoration. 

Sec. 1339. Illinois River basin restoration. 

Sec. 1340. Kentucky and West Virginia environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 1341. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. 

Sec. 1342. New York emergency shore restoration. 

Sec. 1343. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and 

New Jersey. 

Sec. 1344. Southeastern North Carolina environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 1345. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

Sec. 1346. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. 
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Sec. 1347. Ohio and North Dakota. 

Sec. 1348. Oregon environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 1349. Pennsylvania environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 1350. Washington Aqueduct. 

Sec. 1351. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, 

Maryland, and Virginia. 

Sec. 1352. Northern West Virginia. 

Sec. 1353. Southern West Virginia. 

Sec. 1354. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. 

Sec. 1355. Acequias irrigation systems. 

Sec. 1356. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 

Sec. 1357. Bosque wildlife restoration project. 

Sec. 1358. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. 

Sec. 1359. Congressional notification of deferred payment agreement request. 

Sec. 1360. Contracts for water supply. 

Sec. 1361. Expenses for control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 

Sec. 1362. Hopper dredge McFarland replacement. 

Sec. 1363. Lakes program. 

Sec. 1364. Maintenance of navigation channels. 

Sec. 1365. Maintenance of pile dike system. 

Sec. 1366. Navigation along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. 

Sec. 1367. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 

Sec. 1368. Soil moisture and snowpack monitoring. 

Sec. 1369. Waiver of non-Federal share of damages related to certain contract 

claims. 

Sec. 1370. Wilson Lock floating guide wall. 

Sec. 1371. Sense of Congress relating to Mobile Harbor, Alabama. 

Sec. 1372. Sense of Congress relating to shallow draft dredging in the Chesapeake 

Bay. 

Sec. 1373. Sense of Congress relating to Missouri River priorities. 

TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 

Sec. 1401. Project authorizations. 

Sec. 1402. Special rule. 

Sec. 1403. Additional project authorization pursuant to study by non-Federal interest. 

Sec. 1404. Facility investment. 

DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 

TITLE I—FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE HIGHWAY FUNDING ACT OF 2024 

Sec. 2101. Short title. 

Sec. 2102. Definitions. 

Sec. 2103. Redistribution of prior TIFIA funding. 

Sec. 2104. Redistribution of fiscal year 2025 TIFIA funding. 

Sec. 2105. Redistribution of fiscal year 2026 TIFIA funding. 

TITLE II—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 

2024 

Sec. 2201. Short title. 

Subtitle A—Public Works and Economic Development 

Sec. 2211. Definitions. 
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Sec. 2212. Increased coordination. 

Sec. 2213. Grants for public works and economic development. 

Sec. 2214. Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses. 

Sec. 2215. Cost sharing. 

Sec. 2216. Regulations on relative needs and allocations. 

Sec. 2217. Research and technical assistance; university centers. 

Sec. 2218. Investment priorities. 

Sec. 2219. Grants for economic adjustment. 

Sec. 2220. Renewable energy program. 

Sec. 2221. Workforce training grants. 

Sec. 2222. Congressional notification requirements. 

Sec. 2223. Specific flexibilities related to deployment of high-speed broadband. 

Sec. 2224. Critical supply chain site development grant program. 

Sec. 2225. Updated distress criteria and grant rates. 

Sec. 2226. Comprehensive economic development strategies. 

Sec. 2227. Office of Tribal Economic Development. 

Sec. 2228. Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience. 

Sec. 2229. Establishment of technical assistance liaisons. 

Sec. 2230. Annual report to Congress. 

Sec. 2231. Economic Development Representatives. 

Sec. 2232. Modernization of environmental reviews. 

Sec. 2233. GAO report on economic development programs. 

Sec. 2234. GAO report on Economic Development Administration regulations 

and policies. 

Sec. 2235. GAO study on rural communities. 

Sec. 2236. General authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 2237. Technical correction. 

Subtitle B—Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development 

Sec. 2241. Regional commission authorizations. 

Sec. 2242. Regional commission modifications. 

Sec. 2243. Transfer of funds among Federal agencies. 

Sec. 2244. Financial assistance. 

Sec. 2245. Northern Border Regional Commission area. 

Sec. 2246. Southwest Border Regional Commission area. 

Sec. 2247. Great Lakes Authority area. 

Sec. 2248. Additional regional commission programs. 

Sec. 2249. Establishment of Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission. 

Sec. 2250. Establishment of Southern New England Regional Commission. 

Sec. 2251. Denali Commission reauthorization. 

Sec. 2252. Denali Housing Fund. 

Sec. 2253. Delta Regional Authority reauthorization. 

Sec. 2254. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority reauthorization. 

TITLE III—PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORMS 

Sec. 2301. Amendments to the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016. 

Sec. 2302. Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act. 

Sec. 2303. Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act. 

Sec. 2304. Federal Oversight of Construction Use and Safety Act. 

Sec. 2305. Public Buildings Accountability Act. 

Sec. 2306. Sale of Webster school. 

Sec. 2307. Real property conveyance. 

Sec. 2308. Think Differently About Building Accessibility Act. 

Sec. 2309. Revision of design standards. 
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Sec. 2310. Limitation on authorizations. 

Sec. 2311. Conveyance of Federal courthouse to the City of Huntsville, Alabama. 

Sec. 2312. Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building. 

Sec. 2313. Eugene E. Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex. 

Sec. 2314. Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building. 

Sec. 2315. Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building. 

Sec. 2316. Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse. 

Sec. 2317. Virginia Smith Federal Building. 

Sec. 2318. Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United States Courthouse. 

Sec. 2319. Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse. 

Sec. 2320. Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center. 

1 DIVISION A—WATER RESOURCES 

2 DEVELOPMENT 

3 SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Water Resources 

5 Development Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 1002. SECRETARY DEFINED. 

7 In this division, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec8 retary of the Army. 

9 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

10 Subtitle A—General Matters 

11 SEC. 1101. OUTREACH AND ACCESS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8117(b) of the Water Re13 sources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b(b)) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

17 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

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

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(C) ensuring that a potential non-Federal 

2 interest is aware of the roles, responsibilities, 

3 and financial commitments associated with a 

4 completed water resources development project 

5 prior to initiating a feasibility study (as defined 

6 in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Devel7 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))), in8 cluding operations, maintenance, repair, replace9 ment, and rehabilitation responsibilities.’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in12 serting the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) designate and make publicly available 

14 a community project advisor at each district and 

15 division office of the Corps of Engineers for— 

16 ‘‘(i) inquiries from potential non-Fed17 eral interests relating to the water resources 

18 development authorities of the Secretary; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) any other responsibilities as de21 termined by the Secretary that are appro22 priate to carry out this section;’’; 

23 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

24 at the end; 
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1 (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

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

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

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

5 ‘‘(i) develop and continue to make pub6 licly available, through a publicly available 

7 existing website, information on the projects 

8 and studies within the jurisdiction of each 

9 district of the Corps of Engineers; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the information de11 scribed in clause (i) is consistent and made 

12 publicly available in the same manner 

13 across all districts of the Corps of Engi14 neers.’’; 

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

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

17 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol18 lowing: 

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

20 and issue guidance to ensure that community project 

21 advisors designated under paragraph (2)(B) are ade22 quately fulfilling their obligations under that para23 graph.’’. 

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

25 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 
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1 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

2 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

3 of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of 

4 the implementation of section 8117 of the Water Resources 

5 Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b), including the 

6 amendments made to that section by subsection (a), includ7 ing— 

8 (1) a plan for implementing any requirements 

9 under that section; and 

10 (2) any potential barriers to implementing that 

11 section. 

12 SEC. 1102. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING WRDA IMPLE13 MENTATION. 

14 (a) PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION.— 

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

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

17 develop a plan for implementing this division and the 

18 amendments made by this division. 

19 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the plan 

20 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

21 (A) identify each provision of this division 

22 (or an amendment made by this division) that 

23 will require— 
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1 (i) the development and issuance of 

2 guidance, including whether that guidance 

3 will be significant guidance; 

4 (ii) the development and issuance of a 

5 rule; or 

6 (iii) appropriations; 

7 (B) develop timelines for the issuance of— 

8 (i) any guidance described in subpara9 graph (A)(i); and 

10 (ii) each rule described in subpara11 graph (A)(ii); and 

12 (C) establish a process to disseminate infor13 mation about this division and the amendments 

14 made by this division to each District and Divi15 sion Office of the Corps of Engineers. 

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

17 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit the 

18 plan to— 

19 (A) the Committee on Environment and 

20 Public Works of the Senate; and 

21 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

22 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES

24 DEVELOPMENT LAWS.— 
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1 (1) DEFINITION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES

2 DEVELOPMENT LAW.—In this subsection, the term 

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

4 of the following (including the amendments made by 

5 any of the following): 

6 (A) The Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 2000 (Public Law 106–541). 

8 (B) The Water Resources Development Act 

9 of 2007 (Public Law 110–114). 

10 (C) The Water Resources Reform and Devel11 opment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121). 

12 (D) The Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 2016 (Public Law 114–322). 

14 (E) The Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2018 (Public Law 115–270). 

16 (F) The Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 2020 (Public Law 116–260). 

18 (G) The Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 2022 (Public Law 117–263). 

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 the 

25 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
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1 of the House of Representatives a written notice 

2 of the status of efforts by the Secretary to imple3 ment the prior water resources development laws. 

4 (B) CONTENTS.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the notice 

6 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

7 include a list describing each provision of a 

8 prior water resources development law that 

9 has not been fully implemented as of the 

10 date of submission of the notice. 

11 (ii) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—For 

12 each provision included on the list under 

13 clause (i), the Secretary shall— 

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

16 (II) provide a description of the 

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

19 (III) provide an explanation for 

20 the delay in implementing the provi21 sion. 

22 (3) BRIEFINGS.— 

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

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 

25 90 days thereafter until the Chairs of the Com-
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1 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

2 Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

3 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa4 tives determine that this division, the amend5 ments made by this division, and prior water re6 sources development laws are fully implemented, 

7 the Secretary shall provide to relevant congres8 sional committees a briefing on the implementa9 tion of this division, the amendments made by 

10 this division, and prior water resources develop11 ment laws. 

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

14 (i) updates to the implementation plan 

15 under subsection (a); and 

16 (ii) updates to the written notice under 

17 paragraph (2). 

18 (c) ADDITIONAL NOTICE PENDING ISSUANCE.—Not 

19 later than 30 days before issuing any guidance, rule, notice 

20 in the Federal Register, or other documentation required 

21 to implement this division, an amendment made by this 

22 division, or a prior water resources development law (as 

23 defined in subsection (b)(1)), the Secretary shall submit to 

24 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

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

2 regarding the pending issuance. 

3 (d) WRDA IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.— 

4 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

5 (A) PRIOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP6 MENT LAW.—The term ‘‘prior water resources de7 velopment law’’ has the meaning given the term 

8 in subsection (b)(1). 

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

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

12 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish a Water Resources Development Act implementa14 tion team that shall consist of current employees of 

15 the Federal Government, including— 

16 (A) not fewer than 2 employees in the Office 

17 of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

18 Works; 

19 (B) not fewer than 2 employees at the head20 quarters of the Corps of Engineers; and 

21 (C) a representative of each district and di22 vision of the Corps of Engineers. 

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

24 assisting with the implementation of this division, the 
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1 amendments made by this division, and prior water 

2 resources development laws, including— 

3 (A) performing ongoing outreach to— 

4 (i) Congress; and 

5 (ii) employees and servicemembers sta6 tioned in districts and divisions of the 

7 Corps of Engineers to ensure that all Corps 

8 of Engineers employees are aware of and 

9 implementing provisions of this division, 

10 the amendments made by this division, and 

11 prior water resources development laws, in 

12 a manner consistent with congressional in13 tent; 

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

19 (C) resolving the issues identified under 

20 subparagraph (B), in consultation with Corps of 

21 Engineers leadership and the Secretary; and 

22 (D) ensuring that any interpretation devel23 oped as a result of the process under subpara24 graph (C) is consistent with congressional intent 

25 for this division, the amendments made by this 
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1 division, and prior water resources development 

2 laws. 

3 SEC. 1103. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 

4 STUDIES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(a) of the Water Re6 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

7 2282c(a)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3 years after 

9 the date of initiation’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years after 

10 the date on which the Secretary determines the Fed11 eral interest for purposes of the report pursuant to 

12 section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development 

13 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b))’’; and 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(2) have a maximum total cost of $5,000,000; 

17 and’’. 

18 (b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in the amendments 

19 made by subsection (a) shall be construed to affect a feasi20 bility study that was initiated prior to the date of the enact21 ment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 1104. MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 

23 (a) REAL ESTATE PLAN.—The Secretary shall provide 

24 to the non-Federal interest for an authorized water re25 sources development project a real estate plan for the project 
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1 that includes a description of the real estate interests re2 quired for construction, operation and maintenance, repair, 

3 rehabilitation, or replacement of the project, including any 

4 specific details and legal requirements necessary for imple5 mentation of the project. 

6 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM INTEREST.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each authorized water re8 sources development project for which an interest in 

9 real property is required for any applicable construc10 tion, operation and maintenance, repair, rehabilita11 tion, or replacement, the Secretary shall identify the 

12 minimum interest in the property necessary to carry 

13 out the applicable activity. 

14 (2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out para15 graph (1), the Secretary shall identify an interest 

16 that is less than fee simple title in cases where the 

17 Secretary determines that— 

18 (A) such an interest is sufficient for con19 struction, operation and maintenance, repair, re20 habilitation, and replacement of the applicable 

21 project; and 

22 (B) the non-Federal interest cannot legally 

23 make available to the Secretary an interest in fee 

24 simple title for purposes of the project. 
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1 (c) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal interest for an 

2 authorized water resources development project shall pro3 vide for the project an interest in the applicable real prop4 erty that is the minimum interest identified under sub5 section (b). 

6 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 

7 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc8 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

9 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report con10 taining— 

11 (1) a summary of all instances in which the Sec12 retary identified under subsection (b) fee simple title 

13 as the minimum interest necessary with respect to an 

14 activity for which the non-Federal interest requested 

15 the use of an interest less than fee simple title; and 

16 (2) with respect to each such instance, a descrip17 tion of the legal requirements that resulted in identi18 fying fee simple title as the minimum interest. 

19 (e) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—At the request of a non20 Federal interest, an agreement entered into under section 

21 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 

22 5b) between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest be23 fore the date of enactment of this Act may be amended to 

24 reflect the requirements of this section. 
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1 SEC. 1105. REVIEW PROCESS. 

2 Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408) 

3 is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as sub4 sections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after sub5 section (b) the following: 

6 ‘‘(c) REVIEW PROCESS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall estab8 lish clear, concise, and specific guidance to be used 

9 within the Corps of Engineers and by non-Federal en10 tities developing applications for permission stand11 ardizing the review process across Districts. 

12 ‘‘(2) PREAPPLICATION MEETING.—At the request 

13 of a non-Federal entity that is planning on submit14 ting an application for permission pursuant to sub15 section (a), the Secretary shall meet with the non16 Federal entity to— 

17 ‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and specific de18 sign standards that the non-Federal entity must 

19 use in the development of the application; 

20 ‘‘(B) recommend, based on coordination 

21 with the non-Federal entity, the appropriate 

22 number of design packages for submission for the 

23 proposed action, and the stage of development at 

24 which such packages should be submitted; and 

25 ‘‘(C) identify potential concerns or conflicts 

26 with such proposed actions. 
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1 ‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may 

2 use funds accepted from a non-Federal entity under 

3 subsection (b)(3) for purposes of conducting a meeting 

4 described in paragraph (2).’’. 

5 SEC. 1106. PROCESSING TIMELINES. 

6 Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, 

7 the Secretary shall ensure that the public website for the 

8 ‘‘permit finder’’ of the Corps of Engineers accurately reflects 

9 the current status of permits for which funds have been con10 tributed under section 214 of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352). 

12 SEC. 1107. CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS. 

13 (a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DE14 LIVERY FOR CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM

15 PROJECTS.— 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

18 implement a pilot program, in accordance with this 

19 subsection, allowing a non-Federal interest or the Sec20 retary, at the request of the non-Federal interest, to 

21 carry out a project under a continuing authority pro22 gram through the use of an alternative delivery meth23 od. 

24 (2) PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In car25 rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
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1 (A) solicit project proposals from non-Fed2 eral interests by posting program information on 

3 a public-facing website and reaching out to non4 Federal interests that have previously submitted 

5 project requests to the Secretary; 

6 (B) review such proposals and select 

7 projects, taking into consideration geographic di8 versity among the selected projects and the alter9 native delivery methods used for the selected 

10 projects; and 

11 (C) notify the Committee on Transportation 

12 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa13 tives and the Committee on Environment and 

14 Public Works of the Senate of each project se15 lected under subparagraph (B), including— 

16 (i) identification of the project name, 

17 type, and location, and the associated non18 Federal interest; 

19 (ii) a description of the type of alter20 native delivery method being used to carry 

21 out the project; and 

22 (iii) a description of how the project 

23 meets the authorized purposes and require24 ments of the applicable continuing author25 ity program. 
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1 (3) COST SHARE.—The Federal and non-Federal 

2 shares of the cost of a project carried out pursuant to 

3 this subsection shall be consistent with the cost share 

4 requirements of the applicable continuing authority 

5 program. 

6 (4) MODIFICATIONS TO PROCESSES.—With re7 spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), the 

8 Secretary, at the request of the non-federal interest, 

9 shall to the maximum extent practicable— 

10 (A) allow the non-Federal interest to con11 tribute more than the non-Federal share of the 

12 project required under the applicable continuing 

13 authority program; 

14 (B) allow the use of return on Federal in15 vestment as an alternative to benefit-cost anal16 ysis; 

17 (C) allow the use of a real estate acquisition 

18 audit process to replace existing crediting, over19 sight, and review processes and procedures; and 

20 (D) allow the use of a single contract with 

21 the non-Federal interest that incorporates the 

22 feasibility and construction phases. 

23 (5) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—A project selected under 

25 paragraph (3) that is carried out by a non-Fed-
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1 eral interest pursuant to this subsection shall be 

2 eligible for reimbursement for the Federal share 

3 of the cost of the project if, before initiation of 

4 construction of the project— 

5 (i) the non-Federal interest enters into 

6 a written agreement with the Secretary 

7 under section 221 of the Flood Control Act 

8 of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) consistent 

9 with the applicable continuing authority 

10 program; and 

11 (ii) the Secretary— 

12 (I) reviews the plans for construc13 tion of the project developed by the 

14 non-Federal interest; 

15 (II) determines that the project 

16 meets the requirements of the applica17 ble continuing authority program; 

18 (III) determines that the project 

19 outputs are consistent with the project 

20 scope; 

21 (IV) determines that the plans 

22 comply with applicable Federal laws 

23 and regulations; and 

24 (V) verifies that the construction 

25 documents, including supporting infor-
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1 mation, have been signed by an Engi2 neer of Record. 

3 (B) APPLICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 

4 The Secretary may only provide reimbursement 

5 under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary certifies 

6 that— 

7 (i) the non-Federal interest has obli8 gated funds for the cost of the project se9 lected under paragraph (3) and has re10 quested reimbursement of the Federal share 

11 of the cost of the project; and 

12 (ii) the project has been constructed in 

13 accordance with— 

14 (I) all applicable permits or ap15 provals; and 

16 (II) the requirements of this sub17 section. 

18 (C) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall reg19 ularly monitor and audit any project being con20 structed by a non-Federal interest pursuant to 

21 this subsection to ensure that the construction is 

22 carried out in compliance with the requirements 

23 of— 

24 (i) this subsection; and 
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1 (ii) the relevant continuing authorities 

2 program. 

3 (6) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.—The Sec4 retary shall annually submit to the Committee on 

5 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

6 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

7 and Public Works of the Senate a report on the 

8 progress and outcomes of projects carried out pursu9 ant to this subsection, including— 

10 (A) an assessment of whether the use of al11 ternative delivery methods has resulted in cost 

12 savings or time efficiencies; and 

13 (B) identification of changes to laws or 

14 policies needed in order to implement more 

15 projects using alternative delivery methods. 

16 (7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

17 (A) ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD.—The 

18 term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ means a 

19 project delivery method that is not the tradi20 tional design-bid-build method, including pro21 gressive design-build, public-private partner22 ships, and construction manager at risk. 

23 (B) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM.— 

24 The term ‘‘continuing authority program’’ has 

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1 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and 

2 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 

3 (C) RETURN ON FEDERAL INVESTMENT.— 

4 The term ‘‘return on Federal investment’’ means, 

5 with respect to Federal investment in a water re6 sources development project, the economic return 

7 on the investment for the Federal Government, 

8 taking into consideration qualitative returns for 

9 any anticipated life safety, risk reduction, eco10 nomic growth, environmental, and social benefits 

11 accruing as a result of the investment. 

12 (8) MAXIMUM PROJECTS.—Not more than 25 

13 projects may be carried out under this subsection. 

14 (9) SUNSET.—The authority to commence pursu15 ant to this subsection a project selected under para16 graph (3) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 (10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2025 through 2032. 

22 (b) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PRO23 TECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 

24 U.S.C. 701r) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

5 (c) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM6 PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act of 

7 August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$37,500,000’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘$62,500,000’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

12 (d) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

13 PROJECTS.—Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act 

14 of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)) is amended by striking 

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

16 (e) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 206 

17 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 

18 2330) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(4) DROUGHT RESILIENCE.—A project under 

22 this section may include measures that enhance 

23 drought resilience through the restoration of wetlands 

24 or the removal of invasive species.’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(3) ANADROMOUS FISH.—Notwithstanding 

4 paragraph (1), for projects carried out under sub5 section (a)(3), the non-Federal interest shall provide 

6 15 percent of the cost of construction, including provi7 sion of all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and nec8 essary relocations.’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 

11 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$62,500,000’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 

13 (f) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN14 NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 

15 701g) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$15,000,000’’; 

18 (2) by inserting ‘‘for preventing and mitigating 

19 flood damages associated with ice jams,’’ after ‘‘other 

20 debris,’’; and 

21 (3) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

23 (g) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF

24 ENVIRONMENT OR DROUGHT RESILIENCY.—Section 1135 of 
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1 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

2 2309a) is amended— 

3 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘OR

4 DROUGHT RESILIENCY’’ after ‘‘ENVIRONMENT’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of improv7 ing’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘for the pur8 pose of— 

9 ‘‘(1) improving’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

11 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

12 or’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(2) providing drought resiliency.’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(2) will im16 prove’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) will provide for drought re17 silience or will improve’’; 

18 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; 

20 (5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘$62,000,000’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(j) DROUGHT RESILIENCE.—Drought resilience 

24 measures carried out under this section may include— 
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1 ‘‘(1) water conservation measures to mitigate 

2 and address drought conditions; 

3 ‘‘(2) removal of sediment captured behind a dam 

4 for the purpose of restoring or increasing the author5 ized storage capacity of the project concerned; 

6 ‘‘(3) the planting of native plant species that 

7 will reduce the risk of drought and the incidence of 

8 nonnative species; and 

9 ‘‘(4) other actions that increase drought resil10 ience, water conservation, or water availability.’’. 

11 (h) SHORE DAMAGE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION.— 

12 Section 111(c) of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 

13 U.S.C. 426i(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

15 (i) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 

16 204(c)(1)(C) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

17 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

19 (j) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Section 205 

20 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) in the first sentence, by striking 

23 ‘‘$68,750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’; and 

24 (2) in the third sentence, by striking 

25 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
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1 (k) COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 

2 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 

3 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking the subsection heading and in5 serting ‘‘COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pilot pro7 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘program’’; 

8 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘PILOT’’; 

11 (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

12 as follows: 

13 ‘‘(A) solicit project proposals from non-Fed14 eral interests by posting program information on 

15 a public-facing website and reaching out to non16 Federal interests that have previously submitted 

17 relevant project proposals to the Secretary; and’’; 

18 and 

19 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 

20 total of 20 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘projects’’; 

21 (3) by striking paragraph (4); and 

22 (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para23 graph (4); 

24 (5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by in25 serting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Water’’; and 
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1 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

3 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

4 this subsection $150,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 

5 SEC. 1108. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pro7 gram to carry out studies and projects to control, retain, 

8 and reuse stormwater associated with flood control efforts, 

9 in partnership with non-Federal interests. 

10 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

11 (1) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this sec12 tion, the Secretary shall prioritize studies and 

13 projects that improve urban flood control efforts, in14 cluding through the management of stormwater that 

15 flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet per second 

16 for the 10-percent flood. 

17 (2) USE OF NATURAL AND NATURE-BASED FEA18 TURES.—In carrying out a project under this section, 

19 the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac20 ticable, seek to incorporate natural features and na21 ture-based features (as those terms are defined in sec22 tion 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a))). 

24 (3) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out a project 

25 under this section, the Secretary shall, where appro-
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1 priate, maximize the use of features for the reclama2 tion, recycling, and reuse of flood water and 

3 stormwater associated with the project. 

4 (4) ITEMS PROVIDED BY NON-FEDERAL INTER5 EST.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal interest 

7 for a project carried out under this section shall 

8 provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, and 

9 relocations necessary for the project. 

10 (B) CREDIT.—The value of the land, ease11 ments, rights-of-way, and relocations provided 

12 under subparagraph (A) shall be credited toward 

13 the non-Federal share of the cost of the project. 

14 (5) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project 

15 under this section shall be initiated only after a non16 Federal interest has entered into a binding agreement 

17 with the Secretary to pay— 

18 (A) the non-Federal share of the costs of 

19 construction required under this section; and 

20 (B) 100 percent of any operation, mainte21 nance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs as22 sociated with the project, in accordance with reg23 ulations prescribed by the Secretary. 

24 (c) COST-SHARE.— 
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1 (1) STUDY.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Fed2 eral share of the cost of a study carried out under this 

3 section shall be 50 percent, except that the first 

4 $100,000 of the cost of the study shall be at Federal 

5 expense. 

6 (2) CONSTRUCTION.—Subject to paragraph (3), 

7 the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried 

8 out under this section shall be 35 percent. 

9 (3) LIMITATION.—The total Federal amount ex10 pended for a study or project under this section shall 

11 be not more than $10,000,000. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

14 this section $50,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

15 SEC. 1109. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 

16 PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘may undertake a feder22 ally authorized feasibility study of a pro23 posed water resources development project, 

24 or,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘may un25 dertake and submit to the Secretary— 
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1 ‘‘(A) a federally authorized feasibility study 

2 of a proposed water resources development 

3 project; or’’; 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘upon the written ap5 proval’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(B) upon the determination’’; 

7 (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so des8 ignated)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘undertake’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘, and submit the 

11 study to the Secretary’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘or constructed by a non-Federal inter13 est pursuant to section 204’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (i) in the matter preceding subpara16 graph (A)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘, as soon as prac18 ticable,’’; and 

19 (II) by striking ‘‘non-Federal in20 terests to’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal 

21 interests that’’; 

22 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

23 inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and transparent 

25 guidance for the non-Federal interest to use in 
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1 developing a feasibility study that complies with 

2 requirements that would apply to a feasibility 

3 study undertaken by the Secretary;’’; 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 the period at the end and inserting a semi6 colon; and 

7 (iv) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(C) provide guidance to a non-Federal in9 terest on obtaining support from the Secretary to 

10 complete elements of a feasibility study that may 

11 be considered inherently governmental and re12 quired to be done by a Federal agency; and 

13 ‘‘(D) provide contacts for employees of the 

14 Corps of Engineers that a non-Federal interest 

15 may use to initiate coordination with the Sec16 retary and identify at what stages coordination 

17 may be beneficial.’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION.—If a non-Federal interest 

20 requests to undertake a feasibility study on a modi21 fication to a constructed water resources development 

22 project under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall 

23 expeditiously provide to the non-Federal interest the 

24 determination required under such paragraph with 

25 respect to whether conceptual modifications, as pre-
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1 sented by the non-Federal interest, are consistent with 

2 the authorized purposes of the project.’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

6 ‘‘receives a request under this paragraph’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘receives a study submission 

8 under subsection (a) or receives a request 

9 under subparagraph (A)’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE12 QUIRED.—The Secretary shall notify a non-Fed13 eral interest if, upon initial review of a submis14 sion received under subsection (a) or a receipt of 

15 a request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

16 requires additional information to perform the 

17 required analyses, reviews, and compliance proc18 esses and include in such notification a detailed 

19 description of the required information.’’; 

20 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receipt of a study 

23 submission under subsection (a) or receipt of a re24 quest under paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall no25 tify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
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1 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com2 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen3 ate of the submission or request and a timeline for 

4 completion of the required analyses, reviews, and 

5 compliance processes and shall notify the non-Federal 

6 interest of such timeline.’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘receiving 

8 a request under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘receiving a study submission under subsection 

10 (a) or a request under paragraph (3)(A)’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (d)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘If a project’’ and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a project’’; 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘or modification to the 

16 project’’ before ‘‘an amount equal to’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Any credit provided to 

19 a non-Federal interest under this subsection may not 

20 exceed the maximum Federal cost for a feasibility 

21 study initiated by the Secretary under section 

22 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Devel23 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)).’’; and 

24 (4) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 

3 for each fiscal year to carry out this section.’’. 

4 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 

6 any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments made 

7 by this section. 

8 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest that 

9 has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary re10 lated to carrying out a feasibility study pursuant to section 

11 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

12 U.S.C. 2231) before the date of enactment of this Act may 

13 submit to the Secretary a request to amend such agreement 

14 to reflect the amendments made by this section. 

15 SEC. 1110. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVEL16 OPMENT PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTER17 ESTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Water Resources 

19 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—When requested by a non23 Federal interest carrying out a project or separable 

24 element of a project under this section, the Secretary 

25 shall undertake all necessary studies, engineering, and 
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1 technical assistance on construction for any project or 

2 separable element of a project under this section, and 

3 provide technical assistance in obtaining all necessary 

4 permits for the construction, if the non-Federal inter5 est contracts with the Secretary to provide funds to 

6 the United States funds for the studies, engineering, 

7 or technical assistance.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (d)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

10 ‘‘plans’’ each place it appears and inserting 

11 ‘‘plan’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘, 

13 discrete segment of the project, or separable ele14 ment of the project’’ after ‘‘the project’’; 

15 (C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘plans’’ 

16 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘plan’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(6) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary may not pro19 vide credit or reimbursement for— 

20 ‘‘(A) activities required by the non-Federal 

21 interest to initiate design and construction that 

22 would otherwise not be required by the Secretary; 

23 or 

24 ‘‘(B) delays incurred by the non-Federal in25 terest resulting in project cost increases.’’. 
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1 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 

3 any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments made 

4 by this section. 

5 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest that 

6 has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary to 

7 carry out a water resources development project pursuant 

8 to section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

9 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) before the date of enactment of this 

10 Act may submit to the Secretary a request to amend such 

11 agreement to reflect the amendments made by this section. 

12 SEC. 1111. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

13 Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and De14 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(D)(iii)— 

16 (A) in subclause (VIII), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

17 and inserting a semicolon; 

18 (B) in subclause (IX), by striking the period 

19 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(X) section 1108 of the Water 

22 Resources Development Act of 2024.’’; 

23 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

24 (i); and 

25 (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(g) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST NOTIFICATION.—After 

2 the publication of the annual report under subsection (f), 

3 if the proposal of a non-Federal interest submitted under 

4 subsection (b) was included by the Secretary in the appen5 dix under subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall provide 

6 written notification to the non-Federal interest of such in7 clusion. 

8 ‘‘(h) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 

9 30 days after the publication of the annual report under 

10 subsection (f), for each proposal included in that annual 

11 report or appendix, the Secretary shall notify each Member 

12 of Congress that represents the State in which that proposal 

13 will be located that the proposal was included the annual 

14 report or the appendix.’’. 

15 SEC. 1112. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may recognize a vol17 unteer providing services under the heading ‘‘Department 

18 of Defense—Civil—Department of the Army—Corps of En19 gineers—Civil—General Provisions’’ in chapter IV of title 

20 I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 

21 569c) through an award or other appropriate means, except 

22 that such award may not be in the form of a cash award. 

23 (b) PROCESS.—The Secretary shall establish a process 

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1 SEC. 1113. NONRECREATION OUTGRANT POLICY. 

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

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 

4 the policy guidance of the Corps of Engineers for the evalua5 tion and approval of nonrecreational real estate outgrant 

6 requests for the installation, on lands and waters operated 

7 and maintained by the Secretary, of infrastructure for the 

8 provision of broadband services. 

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In updating the policy guidance 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the pol11 icy guidance— 

12 (1) requires the consideration of benefits to the 

13 public in evaluating a request described in subsection 

14 (a); 

15 (2) requires the Secretary to consider financial 

16 factors when determining whether there is a viable al17 ternative to the installation for which approval is re18 quested as described in subsection (a); 

19 (3) requires that a request described in sub20 section (a) be expeditiously approved or denied after 

21 submission of a completed application for such re22 quest; and 

23 (4) requires the Secretary to include in any de24 nial of such a request detailed information on the jus25 tification for the denial. 
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1 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects 

2 or alters the responsibility of the Secretary— 

3 (1) to sustain and protect the natural resources 

4 of lands and waters operated and maintained by the 

5 Secretary; or 

6 (2) to carry out a water resources development 

7 project consistent with the purposes for which such 

8 project is authorized. 

9 SEC. 1114. SILVER JACKETS PROGRAM. 

10 The Secretary shall continue the Silver Jackets pro11 gram established by the Secretary pursuant to section 206 

12 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a) and sec13 tion 204 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

15 SEC. 1115. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 

16 Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

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

19 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

21 following: 

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

24 management, water resource-related emergency man25 agement, aquatic ecosystem restoration, water quality, 
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1 hydropower (including siting and risk management 

2 for open- and closed-loop pumped hydropower energy 

3 storage), and water resource-related recreation (in4 cluding management of water-related resources for 

5 recreation) in the State of West Virginia; 

6 ‘‘(5) Delaware State University to conduct aca7 demic research on water resource ecology, water qual8 ity, aquatic ecosystem restoration, coastal restoration, 

9 and water resource-related emergency management in 

10 the State of Delaware, the Delaware River Basin, and 

11 the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 

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

13 academic research on hazard mitigation policies and 

14 practices in coastal communities, including through 

15 the incorporation of data analysis and the use of risk16 based analytical frameworks for reviewing flood miti17 gation and hardening plans and for evaluating the 

18 design of new infrastructure; 

19 ‘‘(7) Mississippi State University to conduct 

20 academic research on technology to be used in water 

21 resources development infrastructure, analyses of the 

22 environment before and after a natural disaster, and 

23 geospatial data collection; 

24 ‘‘(8) Western Washington University, Bel25 lingham to conduct academic research on water qual-
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1 ity, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including aqua2 culture), and the resiliency of water resources develop3 ment projects in the Pacific Northwest to natural dis4 asters; 

5 ‘‘(9) the University of North Carolina Wil6 mington to conduct academic research on flood miti7 gation, coastal resiliency, water resource ecology, 

8 water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (includ9 ing aquaculture), coastal restoration, and resource-re10 lated emergency management in North Carolina and 

11 Mid-Atlantic region; and 

12 ‘‘(10) California State Polytechnic University, 

13 Pomona to conduct academic research on integrated 

14 design and management of water resources develop15 ment projects, including for the purposes of flood risk 

16 management, ecosystem restoration, water supply, 

17 water conservation, and sustainable aquifer manage18 ment.’’. 

19 SEC. 1116. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT 

20 PROGRAM. 

21 Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3735) is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(F) Project for hurricane and storm dam25 age risk reduction, Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk 
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1 Management, Virginia, authorized by section 

2 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 

4 SEC. 1117. HARBOR DEEPENING. 

5 (a) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 101(a)(1) of the Water 

6 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)) 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ each place it appears and 

8 inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 

9 (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Section 

10 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

11 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 

13 SEC. 1118. INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT 

14 PROGRAM. 

15 Section 8133(c) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3720) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(c) PROJECTS.—In awarding contracts under sub18 section (a), the Secretary shall consider projects that— 

19 ‘‘(1) improve navigation reliability on inland 

20 waterways that are accessible year-round; 

21 ‘‘(2) increase freight capacity on inland water22 ways; and 

23 ‘‘(3) have the potential to enhance the avail24 ability of containerized cargo on inland waterways.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1119. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY PART2 NERSHIPS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(b) of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326a(b)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

9 ‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL USE.—The Secretary— 

10 ‘‘(i) at the request of a non-Federal en11 tity, may permit the use of any dredged 

12 material disposal facility under the juris13 diction of, or managed by, the Secretary by 

14 the non-Federal entity if the Secretary de15 termines that such use will not reduce the 

16 availability of the facility for the authorized 

17 water resources development project on a 

18 channel in the vicinity of the disposal facil19 ity; 

20 ‘‘(ii) at the request of a non-Federal 

21 entity, shall permit the non-Federal entity 

22 to use a non-Federal disposal facility for the 

23 disposal of material dredged by the non24 Federal entity, regardless of any connection 

25 to a Federal navigation project, if— 
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1 ‘‘(I) permission for such use has 

2 been granted by the owner of the non3 Federal disposal facility; and 

4 ‘‘(II) the Secretary determines 

5 that the dredged material disposal 

6 needs required to maintain, perform 

7 authorized deepening, or restore the 

8 navigability and functionality of au9 thorized navigation channels in the vi10 cinity of the non-Federal disposal fa11 cility for the 20-year period following 

12 the date of the request, including all 

13 planned and routine dredging oper14 ations necessary to maintain such 

15 channels for the authorized purposes 

16 during such period, can be met by the 

17 available gross capacity of other 

18 dredged material disposal facilities in 

19 the vicinity of the non-Federal disposal 

20 facility; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) shall impose fees to recover cap22 ital, operation, and maintenance costs asso23 ciated with such uses. 

24 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS.—The Secretary 

25 shall— 
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1 ‘‘(i) delegate determinations under 

2 clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A) 

3 to the District Commander of the district in 

4 which the relevant disposal facility is lo5 cated; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) make such determinations not 

7 later than 90 days after receiving the appli8 cable request.’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘USE OF FEES’’ and inserting ‘‘FEES’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in13 serting the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) USE.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(B) REDUCTION IN AMOUNT.—In collecting 

17 any fee under this subsection, the Secretary shall 

18 reduce the amount imposed under paragraph 

19 (1)(A)(iii) to account for improvements made to 

20 the non-Federal disposal facility by the non-Fed21 eral entity to recover the capacity of the non22 Federal disposal facility.’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘(3) DISPOSITION STUDIES.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Upon request by the 

2 owner of a non-Federal disposal facility, the Sec3 retary shall carry out a disposition study of the 

4 non-Federal disposal facility, in accordance with 

5 section 1168 of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 578b), if— 

7 ‘‘(i) the Secretary has not used the 

8 non-Federal disposal facility for the dis9 posal of dredged material during the 20- 

10 year period preceding the date of the re11 quest; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that the 

13 non-Federal disposal facility is not needed 

14 for such use by the Secretary during the 20- 

15 year period following the date of the request. 

16 ‘‘(B) CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTIONS.—For 

17 purposes of carrying out a disposition study re18 quired under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

19 shall— 

20 ‘‘(i) consider the non-Federal disposal 

21 facility to be a separable element of a 

22 project; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) consider a Federal interest in the 

24 non-Federal disposal facility to no longer 

25 exist. 
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1 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 ‘‘(A) GROSS CAPACITY.—The term ‘gross ca3 pacity’ means the total quantity of dredged ma4 terial that may be placed in a dredged material 

5 disposal facility, taking into consideration any 

6 additional capacity that can be constructed at 

7 the facility. 

8 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL DISPOSAL FACILITY.— 

9 The term ‘non-Federal disposal facility’ means a 

10 dredged material disposal facility under the ju11 risdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary that 

12 is owned by a non-Federal entity.’’. 

13 (b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in the amendments 

14 made by subsection (a) shall affect— 

15 (1) an agreement between the Secretary and a 

16 non-Federal interest that is in effect on the date of en17 actment of this Act, except that, upon request by the 

18 non-Federal interest party to such agreement, the Sec19 retary and the non-Federal interest may modify such 

20 agreement; or 

21 (2) the inclusion in an agreement between the 

22 Secretary and a non-Federal interest entered into 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act of a dredged 

24 material disposal facility that is included in an 

25 agreement between the Secretary and a non-Federal 
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1 interest in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, 

2 unless the non-Federal interest is notified and agrees. 

3 SEC. 1120. REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. 

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

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate 

6 the development of guidance to standardize processes for de7 veloping, updating, and tracking real estate administrative 

8 fees administered by the Corps of Engineers. 

9 (b) GUIDANCE.—In developing guidance under sub10 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) outline standard methodologies to estimate 

12 costs for purposes of setting real estate administrative 

13 fees; 

14 (2) define the types of activities involved in 

15 managing real estate instruments that are included 

16 for purposes of setting such fees; 

17 (3) establish cost-tracking procedures to capture 

18 data relating to the activities described in paragraph 

19 (2) for purposes of setting such fees; 

20 (4) outline a schedule for divisions or districts of 

21 the Corps of Engineers to review, and update as ap22 propriate, real estate administrative fees, including 

23 specifying what such reviews should entail and the 

24 frequency of such reviews; and 
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1 (5) provide opportunities for stakeholder input 

2 on real estate administrative fees. 

3 (c) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall make 

4 publicly available on the website of each Corps of Engineers 

5 district— 

6 (1) the guidance developed under this section; 

7 and 

8 (2) any other relevant information on real estate 

9 administrative fees, including lists of real estate in10 struments requiring such fees, and methodologies used 

11 to set such fees. 

12 SEC. 1121. DATABASES OF CORPS RECREATIONAL SITES. 

13 The Secretary shall regularly update publicly avail14 able databases maintained, or cooperatively maintained, by 

15 the Corps of Engineers with information on sites operated 

16 or maintained by the Secretary that are used for rec17 reational purposes, including the operational status of, and 

18 the recreational opportunities available at, such sites. 

19 SEC. 1122. PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT 

20 EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW. 

21 Section 2034 of the Water Resources Development Act 

22 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking subsection (h); and 

24 (2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 

25 as subsections (h) through (k), respectively. 
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1 SEC. 1123. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM. 

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

3 carry out a national coastal mapping program to provide 

4 recurring national coastal mapping along the coasts of the 

5 United States to support Corps of Engineers navigation, 

6 flood risk management, environmental restoration, and 

7 emergency operations missions. 

8 (b) SCOPE.—In carrying out the program under sub9 section (a), the Secretary— 

10 (1) shall disseminate coastal mapping data and 

11 new or advanced geospatial information and remote 

12 sensing tools for coastal mapping derived from the 

13 analysis of such data to the Corps of Engineers, other 

14 Federal agencies, States, and other stakeholders; 

15 (2) shall implement coastal surveying based on 

16 findings of the national coastal mapping study car17 ried out under section 8110 of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702); 

19 (3) shall conduct research and development on 

20 bathymetric liDAR and ancillary technologies nec21 essary to advance coastal mapping capabilities in 

22 order to exploit data with increased efficiently and 

23 greater accuracy; 

24 (4) with respect to any region affected by a hur25 ricane rated category 3 or higher, shall— 

26 (A) conduct coastal mapping of such region; 
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1 (B) determine volume changes at Federal 

2 projects in such region; 

3 (C) quantify damage to navigation infra4 structure in such region; 

5 (D) assess environmental impacts to such 

6 region, measure any coastal impacts; and 

7 (E) make any data gathered under this 

8 paragraph publicly available not later than 2 

9 weeks after the acquisition of such data; 

10 (5) at the request of another Federal entity or a 

11 State or local government entity, may provide subject 

12 matter expertise, mapping services, and technology 

13 evolution assistance; 

14 (6) may enter into an agreement with another 

15 Federal agency or a State agency to accept funds 

16 from such agency to expand the coverage of the pro17 gram to efficiently meet the needs of such agency; 

18 (7) shall coordinate with representatives of the 

19 Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the 

20 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

21 United States Geological Survey, and any other rep22 resentative of a Federal agency that the Secretary de23 termines necessary, to support any relevant Federal, 

24 State, or local agency through participation in work25 ing groups, committees, and organizations; 
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1 (8) may maintain the panel of senior leaders es2 tablished under section 8110(e) of the Water Resources 

3 Development Act of 2022; and 

4 (9) may convene an annual coastal mapping 

5 community of practice meeting to discuss and iden6 tify technical topics and challenges to inform such 

7 panel in carrying out the duties of such panel. 

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 

10 each fiscal year $15,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended. 

12 SEC. 1124. REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19 of the Act of March 3, 

14 1899 (33 U.S.C. 414) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 19. (a) That whenever’’ 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 19. VESSEL REMOVAL BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 

18 ‘‘(a) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIVE VESSELS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—That whenever’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘described in this section’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘described in this subsection’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’; 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘(b) The owner’’ and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) LIABILITY OF OWNER, LESSEE, OR OPER4 ATOR.—The owner’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(b) REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSEL.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

8 to remove from the navigable waters of the United 

9 States a covered vessel that does not obstruct the navi10 gation of such waters, if— 

11 ‘‘(A) such removal is determined to be in 

12 the public interest by the Secretary, in consulta13 tion with any State in which the vessel is located 

14 or any Indian Tribe with jurisdiction over the 

15 area in which the vessel is located, as applicable; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(B) in the case of a vessel that is not under 

18 the control of the United States by reason of sei19 zure or forfeiture, the Commandant of the Coast 

20 Guard determines that the vessel is abandoned. 

21 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—In removing 

22 a covered vessel under this subsection, the Secretary— 

23 ‘‘(A) is authorized to enter into an inter24 agency agreement with the head of any Federal 
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1 department, agency, or instrumentality that has 

2 control of such vessel; and 

3 ‘‘(B) is authorized to accept funds from 

4 such department, agency, or instrumentality for 

5 the removal of such vessel. 

6 ‘‘(3) LIABILITY.—The owner of a covered vessel 

7 shall be liable to the United States for the costs of re8 moval, destruction, and disposal of such vessel under 

9 this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(4) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 

12 term ‘covered vessel’ means a vessel— 

13 ‘‘(i) determined to be abandoned by the 

14 Commandant of the Coast Guard; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) under the control of the United 

16 States by reason of seizure or forfeiture pur17 suant to any law. 

18 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘covered vessel’ 

19 does not include— 

20 ‘‘(i) any vessel for which the Secretary 

21 has removal authority under subsection (a) 

22 or section 20; 

23 ‘‘(ii) an abandoned barge for which the 

24 Commandant of the Coast Guard has the 
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1 authority to remove under chapter 47 of 

2 title 46, United States Code; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) a vessel— 

4 ‘‘(I) for which the owner is not 

5 identified, unless determined to be 

6 abandoned by the Commandant of the 

7 Coast Guard; or 

8 ‘‘(II) for which the owner has not 

9 agreed to pay the costs of removal, de10 struction, or disposal. 

11 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

13 this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 

14 through 2029.’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 20 of the Act 

16 of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 416) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘the preceding section of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

18 19(a)’’. 

19 SEC. 1125. MISSOURI RIVER EXISTING FEATURES PROTEC20 TION. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Before carrying out a covered ac22 tion with respect to a covered in-river feature, the Secretary 

23 shall perform an analysis to identify whether such action 

24 will— 
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1 (1) contribute to adverse effects of increased 

2 water levels during flood events adjacent to the cov3 ered in-river feature; 

4 (2) increase risk of flooding on commercial and 

5 residential structures and critical infrastructure adja6 cent to the covered in-river feature; 

7 (3) decrease water levels during droughts adja8 cent to the covered in-river feature; 

9 (4) affect the navigation channel, including 

10 crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel 

11 width, adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 

12 (5) contribute to bank erosion on private lands 

13 adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 

14 (6) affect the operation of ports or harbors adja15 cent to the covered in-river feature; or 

16 (7) affect harvesting of sand adjacent to the cov17 ered in-river feature. 

18 (b) MITIGATION.—If the Secretary determines that a 

19 covered action will result in an outcome described in sub20 section (a), the Secretary shall mitigate such outcome. 

21 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 

22 construed to affect the requirements of section 906 of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283). 

24 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered ac2 tion’’ means the construction of, modification of, oper3 ational changes to, or implementation of a covered in4 river feature. 

5 (2) COVERED IN-RIVER FEATURE.—The term 

6 ‘‘covered in-river feature’’ means in-river features on 

7 the Missouri River used to create and maintain dike 

8 notches, chutes, and complexes for interception or 

9 rearing authorized pursuant to section 601(a) of the 

10 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

11 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155) and section 334 

12 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 

13 Stat. 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 

14 SEC. 1126. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is 

17 amended— 

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

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

20 percent of the costs’’; and 

21 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘35 per22 cent of such costs’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent of such 

23 costs’’. 

24 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub25 section (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2024, to 
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1 any construction of a project for navigation on the inland 

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

3 SEC. 1127. PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR STATES. 

4 Section 22(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16(a)(2)(B)) is amend6 ed by inserting ‘‘and title research for abandoned struc7 tures’’ before the period at the end. 

8 SEC. 1128. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION. 

9 Section 7004(b)(4) of the Water Resources Reform and 

10 Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1374; 132 Stat. 3784) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 

13 SEC. 1129. EMERGING HARBORS. 

14 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 

15 this Act, the Secretary shall— 

16 (1) issue guidance for the purpose of carrying 

17 out section 210(c)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Devel18 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)(B)); and 

19 (2) develop a mechanism to accept the non-Fed20 eral share of funds from a non-Federal interest for 

21 maintenance dredging carried out under such section. 

22 SEC. 1130. MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE. 

23 (a) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec24 tion 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 

25 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days 

3 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec4 retary shall establish a pilot program’’ and in5 serting ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’; and 

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

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) promoting resiliency and reducing the risk 

9 to property and infrastructure of flooding and storm 

10 damage;’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

13 by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘this section’’; 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) identify and carry out projects for the bene18 ficial use of dredged material;’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘In carrying out the pilot 

21 program, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘under the pilot program’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; 
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1 (4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 

2 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘this section’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (f)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot 

6 program’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the pilot 

8 program’’ and inserting ‘‘the implementation of 

9 this section’’; and 

10 (6) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating 

11 subsection (h) as subsection (g). 

12 (b) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 204 

13 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 

14 2326) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘rehabilita16 tion of projects’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitation of 

17 projects, including projects for the beneficial use of 

18 dredged materials described in section 1122 of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 

20 2326 note),’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(12) Osceola County, Florida.’’. 
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1 (c) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec2 tion 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

3 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘It is the policy’’ and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) POLICY.—It is the policy’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL GOAL.—To the greatest ex9 tent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that 

10 not less than 70 percent by volume (as measured 

11 in cubic yards) of suitable dredged material ob12 tained from the construction or operation and 

13 maintenance of water resources development 

14 projects is used beneficially.’’. 

15 (d) MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE IN DREDGED

16 MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Each dredged material 

17 management plan for a federally authorized water resources 

18 development project, and each regional sediment plan devel19 oped under section 204 of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326), including any such plan 

21 under development on the date of enactment of this Act, 

22 shall— 

23 (1) maximize the beneficial use of suitable 

24 dredged material; and 
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1 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize 

2 the use of such dredged material in water resources 

3 development projects in areas vulnerable to coastal 

4 land loss or shoreline erosion. 

5 (e) TRANSFER OF SUITABLE DREDGED MATERIAL.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

7 make available to a non-Federal interest, at no addi8 tional cost, dredged material that the Secretary has 

9 determined is in excess of the amounts identified as 

10 needed for use by the Secretary. 

11 (2) RESPONSIBILITY.—The non-Federal interest 

12 shall be responsible for all costs to remove and trans13 port such material, and shall certify that the non14 Federal interest is responsible for any and all liabil15 ity related to the removal of such material or the use 

16 of such material once it is removed. 

17 SEC. 1131. ECONOMIC, HYDRAULIC, AND HYDROLOGIC MOD18 ELING. 

19 (a) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in col20 laboration with other Federal and State agencies, National 

21 Laboratories, and nonprofit research institutions (includ22 ing institutions of higher education and centers and labora23 tories focused on economics or water resources), shall de24 velop, update, and maintain economic, hydraulic, and hy25 drologic models, including models for compound flooding, 
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1 for use in the planning, design formulation, modification, 

2 and operation of water resources development projects and 

3 water resources planning. 

4 (b) COORDINATION AND USE OF MODELS AND DATA.— 

5 In carrying out subsection (a), to the extent practicable, the 

6 Secretary shall— 

7 (1) work with the non-Federal interest for a 

8 water resources development project to identify exist9 ing relevant economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 

10 models and data; 

11 (2) utilize, where appropriate, economic, hydrau12 lic, and hydrologic models and data provided to the 

13 Secretary by the agencies, laboratories, and institu14 tions described in subsection (a); and 

15 (3) upon written request by a non-Federal inter16 est for a project, provide to the non-Federal interest 

17 draft or working economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 

18 models, and any data generated by such models with 

19 respect to the project, not later than 30 days after re20 ceiving such request; and 

21 (4) in accordance with section 2017 of the Water 

22 Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2342), 

23 make final economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic mod24 els, and any data generated by such models, available 

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1 than 30 days after receiving a written request for 

2 such models or data. 

3 (c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section may be con4 strued to compel or authorize the disclosure of data or other 

5 information determined by the Secretary to be confidential 

6 information, privileged information, law enforcement infor7 mation, national security information, infrastructure secu8 rity information, personal information, or information the 

9 disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited by law. 

10 (d) MODEL OUTPUTS.—To the extent practicable and 

11 appropriate, the Secretary shall incorporate data generated 

12 by models developed under this section into the formulation 

13 of feasibility studies for, and the operation of, water re14 sources development projects. 

15 (e) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized, to the ex16 tent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropria17 tions Acts, to transfer to other Federal and State agencies, 

18 National Laboratories, and nonprofit research institutions, 

19 including institutions of higher education, such funds as 

20 may be necessary to carry out subsection (a) from amounts 

21 available to the Secretary. 

22 (f) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.—A partnership 

23 agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood Con24 trol Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) may provide, at the 

25 request of the non-Federal interest for the applicable project, 
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1 that the Secretary credit toward the non-Federal share of 

2 the cost of the project the value of economic, hydraulic, and 

3 hydrologic models required for the project that are developed 

4 by the non-Federal interest in accordance with any policies 

5 and guidelines applicable to the relevant partnership agree6 ment pursuant to such section. 

7 (g) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review economic, 

8 hydraulic, and hydrologic models developed under this sec9 tion in the same manner as any such models developed 

10 under any other authority of the Secretary. 

11 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) COMPOUND FLOODING.—The term ‘‘com13 pound flooding’’ means a flooding event in which two 

14 or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge15 driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven flooding, 

16 occur simultaneously or in close succession and the 

17 potential adverse effects of the combined flood drivers 

18 may be greater than that of the individual flood driv19 er components. 

20 (2) ECONOMIC.—The term ‘‘economic’’, as used 

21 in reference to models, means relating to the evalua22 tion of benefits and cost attributable to a project for 

23 an economic justification under section 209 of the 

24 Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962–2). 
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1 SEC. 1132. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Dam 

4 Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para6 graph (17); and 

7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(16) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The term 

10 ‘underserved community’ means a community with a 

11 population of less than 50,000 that has a median 

12 household income of less than 80 percent of the state13 wide median household income.’’. 

14 (b) NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD

15 DAMS.—Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 

16 (33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD 

18 DAMS. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

20 maintain and update information on the inventory of dams 

21 and low-head dams in the United States. 

22 ‘‘(b) DAMS.—The inventory maintained under sub23 section (a) shall include any available information assess24 ing each dam based on inspections completed by a Federal 

25 agency, a State dam safety agency, or a Tribal government. 
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1 ‘‘(c) LOW-HEAD DAMS.—The inventory maintained 

2 under subsection (a) shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) the location, ownership, description, current 

4 use, condition, height, and length of each low-head 

5 dam; 

6 ‘‘(2) any information on public safety conditions 

7 at each low-head dam; and 

8 ‘‘(3) any other relevant information concerning 

9 low-head dams. 

10 ‘‘(d) DATA.—In carrying out this section, the Sec11 retary shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) coordinate with Federal and State agencies, 

13 Tribal governments, and other relevant entities; and 

14 ‘‘(2) use data provided to the Secretary by those 

15 agencies and entities. 

16 ‘‘(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

17 the inventory maintained under subsection (a) publicly 

18 available (including on a publicly available website), in19 cluding— 

20 ‘‘(1) public safety information on the dangers of 

21 low-head dams; and 

22 ‘‘(2) a directory of financial and technical assist23 ance resources available to reduce safety hazards and 

24 fish passage barriers at low-head dams. 
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1 ‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section provides 

2 authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with 

3 respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly authorized 

4 under this section. 

5 ‘‘(g) LOW-HEAD DAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 

6 term ‘low-head dam’ means a river-wide artificial barrier 

7 that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the water8 way and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, 

9 with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches and 

10 not more than 25 feet.’’. 

11 (c) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL

12 DAMS.—Section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program 

13 Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–2) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara15 graph (C) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(C) GRANT ASSURANCE.—As part of a 

17 grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 

18 Administrator shall require that each eligible 

19 subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 

20 under this section provides an assurance from 

21 the dam owner, with respect to the dam to be re22 habilitated, that the dam owner will carry out a 

23 plan for maintenance of the dam during the ex24 pected life of the dam.’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘commit’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘for a project not including removal, 

3 obtain a commitment from the dam owner’’; 

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

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(e) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receipt of 

8 assistance under this section, an eligible subrecipient 

9 shall demonstrate that a floodplain management plan 

10 to reduce the impacts of future flood events from a 

11 controlled or uncontrolled release from the dam or 

12 management of water levels in the area impacted by 

13 the dam— 

14 ‘‘(A) for a removal— 

15 ‘‘(i) is in place; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) identifies areas that would be im17 pacted by the removal of the dam and in18 cludes a communication and outreach plan 

19 for the project and the impact of the project 

20 on the affected communities; or 

21 ‘‘(B) for a project not including removal— 

22 ‘‘(i) is in place; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) will be— 

24 ‘‘(I) developed not later than 2 

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1 project agreement for assistance under 

2 this section; and 

3 ‘‘(II) implemented not later than 

4 2 years after the date of completion of 

5 construction of the project. 

6 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of a plan for 

7 a removal, the Administrator may not impose any 

8 additional requirements or conditions other than the 

9 requirements in paragraph (1)(A). 

10 ‘‘(3) INCLUSIONS.—A plan under paragraph 

11 (1)(B) shall address— 

12 ‘‘(A) potential measures, practices, and 

13 policies to reduce loss of life, injuries, damage to 

14 property and facilities, public expenditures, and 

15 other adverse impacts of flooding in the area 

16 protected or impacted by the dam; 

17 ‘‘(B) plans for flood fighting and evacu18 ation; and 

19 ‘‘(C) public education and awareness of 

20 flood risks. 

21 ‘‘(4) PLAN CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL SUP22 PORT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 

23 Board, shall provide criteria, and may provide tech24 nical support, for the development and implementa-
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1 tion of floodplain management plans prepared under 

2 this subsection.’’; 

3 (4) in subsection (g)(1)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Any’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subpara6 graph (C), any’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—Sub9 paragraph (A) shall not apply to a project car10 ried out by or for the benefit of an underserved 

11 community.’’. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

13 14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 

14 467j) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

20 ‘‘and low-head dams’’ after ‘‘inventory of 

21 dams’’ each place it appears; and 

22 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

23 read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION.— 

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1 this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed 

2 the amount that is equal to 4 times the amount 

3 of funds committed by the State to implement 

4 dam safety activities for that fiscal year.’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) by striking the subsection heading and 

7 inserting ‘‘NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND

8 LOW-HEAD DAMS’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2028’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in12 serting ‘‘2028’’; 

13 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in14 serting ‘‘2028’’; 

15 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in16 serting ‘‘2028’’; and 

17 (6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in18 serting ‘‘2028’’. 

19 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15 of the Na20 tional Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467o) is re21 pealed. 

22 SEC. 1133. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 

23 Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(D) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian 

4 Tribe’ means— 

5 ‘‘(i) an Indian Tribe, as such term is 

6 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De7 termination and Education Assistance Act 

8 (25 U.S.C. 5304); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) any entity formed under the au10 thority of one or more Indian Tribes, as so 

11 defined.’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe,’’ after 

14 ‘‘public-utility company,’’ each place it appears; 

15 and 

16 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

17 including an aquatic ecosystem restoration 

18 project’’ before the period at the end; and 

19 (3) by striking paragraph (4). 

20 SEC. 1134. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO21 GRAM. 

22 Section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or affecting 

25 water bodies of regional, national, or international 
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1 importance in the United States or its territories’’ 

2 after ‘‘projects’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and State 

4 agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, State, and local agencies, 

5 institutions of higher education, and private organi6 zations, including nonprofit organizations’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘Water9 shed’’ after ‘‘Okeechobee’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

11 at the end; 

12 (C) in paragraph (14), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

15 ‘‘(15) Lake Elsinore, California; and 

16 ‘‘(16) Willamette River, Oregon.’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the demonstration 

21 program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the 

22 maximum extent possible, prioritize carrying out program 

23 activities that— 

24 ‘‘(1) reduce nutrient pollution; 
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1 ‘‘(2) utilize natural and nature-based ap2 proaches, including oysters; 

3 ‘‘(3) protect, enhance, or restore wetlands or 

4 flood plains, including river and streambank sta5 bilization; 

6 ‘‘(4) develop technologies for remote sensing, 

7 monitoring, or early detection of harmful algal 

8 blooms, or other emerging technologies; and 

9 ‘‘(5) combine removal of harmful algal blooms 

10 with a beneficial use, including conversion of re11 trieved algae biomass into biofuel, fertilizer, or other 

12 products. 

13 ‘‘(g) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out the demonstra14 tion program under subsection (a), the Secretary may enter 

15 into agreements with a non-Federal entity for the use or 

16 sale of successful technologies developed under this section.’’. 

17 SEC. 1135. CORROSION PREVENTION. 

18 Section 1033(c) of the Water Resources Reform and 

19 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350(c)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

21 inserting a semicolon; 

22 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para23 graph (4); and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(3) the carrying out of an activity described in 

2 paragraph (1) or (2) through a program in corrosion 

3 prevention that is— 

4 ‘‘(A) offered or accredited by an organiza5 tion that sets industry standards for corrosion 

6 mitigation and prevention; or 

7 ‘‘(B) an industrial coatings applicator pro8 gram that is— 

9 ‘‘(i) an employment and training ac10 tivity (as defined in section 3 of the Work11 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 3102)); or 

13 ‘‘(ii) registered under the Act of August 

14 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 

15 Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 

16 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and’’. 

17 SEC. 1136. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 

18 Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2351b) is amended— 

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘, pile dike,’’ after ‘‘jetty’’ each 

21 place it appears; and 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that follows 

24 through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘if the 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘breakwater; and’’ and in2 serting ‘‘breakwater and—’’ 

3 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

4 subparagraph (A); 

5 (D) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig6 nated), by striking the period at the end and in7 serting ‘‘; or’’; and 

8 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(B) the pile dike has disconnected from an 

10 authorized navigation project as a result of a 

11 lack of such regular and routine Federal mainte12 nance activity.’’. 

13 SEC. 1137. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUMS. 

14 Section 221(b)(1) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

15 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and an 

16 inter-tribal consortium (as defined in section 403 of the In17 dian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act 

18 (25 U.S.C. 3202))’’ after ‘‘5304))’’. 

19 SEC. 1138. SHORELINE AND RIVERINE PROTECTION AND 

20 RESTORATION. 

21 Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(L) Shoreline of the State of Connecticut. 
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1 ‘‘(M) Winooski River tributary watershed, 

2 Vermont.’’. 

3 SEC. 1139. ABILITY TO PAY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(m) of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in8 serting the following: 

9 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall determine 

10 the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay under this 

11 subsection by considering— 

12 ‘‘(A) per capita income data for the county 

13 or counties in which the project is to be located; 

14 ‘‘(B) the per capita non-Federal cost of con15 struction of the project for the county or counties 

16 in which the project is to be located; 

17 ‘‘(C) the financial capabilities of the non18 Federal interest for the project; 

19 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the non-Federal in20 terest is an economically disadvantaged commu21 nity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of the 

22 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 

23 U.S.C. 2201 note)); and 

24 ‘‘(E) any additional criteria relating to the 

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1 out its cost-sharing responsibilities determined 

2 appropriate by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—For purposes of carrying 

4 out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop proce5 dures— 

6 ‘‘(A) to allow a non-Federal interest to 

7 identify the amount such non-Federal interest 

8 would likely be able to pay; and 

9 ‘‘(B) for a non-Federal interest to submit a 

10 request to the Secretary to reduce the required 

11 non-Federal share.’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(5) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 

14 apply to project costs greater than the national eco15 nomic development plan. 

16 ‘‘(6) REPORT.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 

18 annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Com19 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

20 the House of Representatives and the Committee 

21 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

22 a report describing all determinations of the Sec23 retary under this subsection regarding the ability 

24 of a non-Federal interest to pay. 
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1 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall in2 clude in each report required under subpara3 graph (A) a description, for the applicable year, 

4 of— 

5 ‘‘(i) requests by a non-Federal interest 

6 to reduce the non-Federal share required in 

7 a cost-sharing agreement, including— 

8 ‘‘(I) the name of the non-Federal 

9 interest that submitted to the Secretary 

10 a request for a determination under 

11 this subsection; and 

12 ‘‘(II) the name and location of the 

13 project; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the determination of the Secretary 

15 with respect to each such request; 

16 ‘‘(iii) the basis for each such deter17 mination; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) the adjusted share of the costs of 

19 the project of the non-Federal interest, if ap20 plicable. 

21 ‘‘(C) INCLUSION IN CHIEF’S REPORT.—The 

22 Secretary may include a determination to reduce 

23 the non-Federal share required in a cost-sharing 

24 agreement for construction of a project in the re25 port of the Chief of Engineers for the project.’’. 
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1 (b) UPDATE TO GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

3 update any agency guidance or regulation relating to the 

4 ability of a non-Federal interest to pay as necessary to re5 flect the amendments made by this section. 

6 (c) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall make a 

7 determination under section 103(m) of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 1986, as amended by this section, of 

9 the ability to pay of the non-Federal interest for the fol10 lowing projects: 

11 (1) Any authorized water resources development 

12 project for which the Secretary waives the cost-shar13 ing requirement under section 1156 of the Water Re14 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310). 

15 (2) Any authorized watercraft inspection and de16 contamination station established, operated, or main17 tained pursuant to section 104(d) of the River and 

18 Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)). 

19 (3) The Chattahoochee River Program, author20 ized by section 8144 of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724). 

22 (4) The project for navigation, Craig Harbor, 

23 Alaska, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water 

24 Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709). 
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1 (5) The project for flood risk management, West2 minster, East Garden Grove, California Flood Risk 

3 Management, authorized by section 401(2) of the 

4 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 

5 2735). 

6 (6) Modifications to the L–29 levee component of 

7 the Central and Southern Florida project, authorized 

8 by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 

9 Stat. 1176), in the vicinity of the Tigertail camp. 

10 (7) Any authorized water resources development 

11 projects in Guam. 

12 (8) The project for flood risk management, Ala 

13 Wai Canal, Hawaii, authorized by section 1401(2) of 

14 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

15 Stat. 3837). 

16 (9) The project for flood control Kentucky River 

17 and its tributaries, Kentucky, authorized by section 6 

18 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 

19 1416). 

20 (10) The project for flood risk management on 

21 the Kentucky River and its tributaries and water22 sheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, 

23 Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Ken24 tucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the Water 

25 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 
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1 (11) The project for flood control, Williamsport, 

2 Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 

3 June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 

4 (12) The project for ecosystem restoration, 

5 Resacas, in the vicinity of the City of Brownsville, 

6 Texas, authorized by section 1401(5) of the Water Re7 sources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3839). 

8 (13) Construction of any critical restoration 

9 project in the Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont 

10 and New York, authorized by section 542 of the Water 

11 Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 

12 121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2680; 136 Stat. 3822). 

13 (14) Any authorized flood control and storm 

14 damage reduction project in the United States Virgin 

15 Islands that was impacted by Hurricanes Irma and 

16 Maria. 

17 (15) Construction of dredged material stabiliza18 tion and retaining structures related to the project for 

19 navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, 

20 from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, authorized by the 

21 first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 (chapter 267, 

22 20 Stat. 157, chapter 264). 

23 (16) Any water-related environmental infra24 structure project authorized by section 219 of the 
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 

2 Law 102–580). 

3 SEC. 1140. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

4 Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

8 ‘‘DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘In this section, the term’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The terms ‘Indian tribe’ 

13 and ‘Indian Tribe’ have the meanings given the 

14 terms’’; and 

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

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

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

18 term in section 403 of the Indian Child Protection 

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

20 3202). 

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

22 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec23 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu24 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (b)— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal con4 sortiums, Tribal organizations,’’ after ‘‘In5 dian tribes’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘, inter-tribal consortiums, or Tribal orga8 nizations’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; 

9 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An activity con12 ducted under paragraph (1) may address— 

13 ‘‘(A) projects for flood or hurricane and 

14 storm damage reduction, including erosion con15 trol and stormwater management (including 

16 management of stormwater that flows at a rate 

17 of less than 800 cubic feet per second for the 10- 

18 percent flood), environmental restoration and 

19 protection, and preservation of cultural and nat20 ural resources; 

21 ‘‘(B) watershed assessments and planning 

22 activities; 

23 ‘‘(C) technical assistance to an Indian 

24 Tribe, an inter-tribal consortium, or a Tribal or25 ganization, including— 
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1 ‘‘(i) assistance for planning to amelio2 rate flood hazards, to avoid repetitive flood 

3 impacts, to anticipate, prepare, and adapt 

4 to changing hydrological and climatic con5 ditions and extreme weather events, and to 

6 withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly 

7 from disruption due to flood hazards; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the provision of, and integration 

9 into planning of, hydrologic, economic, and 

10 environmental data and analyses; 

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 

16 ‘‘(E) such other projects as the Secretary, in 

17 cooperation with Indian Tribes, inter-tribal con18 sortiums, Tribal organizations, and the heads of 

19 other Federal agencies, determines to be appro20 priate.’’; 

21 (C) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘, an inter-tribal con23 sortium, or a Tribal organization’’ after 

24 ‘‘an Indian tribe’’; and 
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal consor2 tium, or Tribal organization’’ after ‘‘the In3 dian tribe’’; and 

4 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking 

5 ‘‘$26,000,000’’ each place it appears and insert6 ing ‘‘$28,500,000’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(7) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall an11 nually submit to the Committee on Environment 

12 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com13 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

14 the House of Representatives written notification 

15 of determinations made by the Secretary of the 

16 ability of non-Federal interests to pay under this 

17 subsection. 

18 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the written 

19 notification under subparagraph (A), the Sec20 retary shall include, for each determination 

21 made by the Secretary— 

22 ‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal inter23 est that submitted to the Secretary a request 

24 for a determination under paragraph 

25 (1)(B); 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the name and location of the 

2 project; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the determination made by the 

4 Secretary and the reasons for the deter5 mination, including the adjusted share of 

6 the costs of the project of the non-Federal 

7 interest, if applicable.’’; and 

8 (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(e) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

12 a pilot program to carry out water-related planning 

13 activities or activities relating to the study, design, 

14 and construction of water resources development 

15 projects that otherwise meet the requirements of this 

16 section. 

17 ‘‘(2) PROJECT SELECTION.—The Secretary shall 

18 carry out not more than 7 activities or projects under 

19 the pilot program described in paragraph (1), of 

20 which— 

21 ‘‘(A) one is located along the Mid-Columbia 

22 River, Washington, Tancum Creek, Washington, 

23 or Similk Bay, Washington; 
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1 ‘‘(B) one is located at Big Bend, Lake Oahe, 

2 Fort Randall, or Gavins Point reservoirs, South 

3 Dakota; and 

4 ‘‘(C) notwithstanding the limitations de5 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B), 5 are in prox6 imity to a river system or other aquatic habitat 

7 within the State of Washington with respect to 

8 which an Indian Tribe, an inter-tribal consor9 tium, or a Tribal organization has Tribal treaty 

10 rights. 

11 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 

12 years after the date of enactment of this section, and 

13 annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 

14 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

15 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

16 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

17 that describes activities or projects carried out under 

18 the pilot program. 

19 ‘‘(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub20 section authorizes— 

21 ‘‘(A) a project for the removal of a dam that 

22 otherwise is a project described in paragraph (2); 

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

24 ‘‘(C) the study of any Federal dam, includ25 ing the study of power, flood control, or naviga-
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1 tion replacement, or the implementation of any 

2 functional alteration to that dam, that is located 

3 along a body of water described in paragraph 

4 (2).’’. 

5 SEC. 1141. TRIBAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

9 project’’ means a project or activity eligible to be car10 ried out under the Tribal partnership program under 

11 section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

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

14 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In15 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab19 lish and implement a pilot program under which Indian 

20 Tribes may directly carry out eligible projects. 

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

22 under this section are— 

23 (1) to authorize Tribal contracting to advance 

24 Tribal self-determination and provide economic op25 portunities for Indian Tribes; and 
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1 (2) to evaluate the technical, financial, and orga2 nizational efficiencies of Indian Tribes carrying out 

3 the design, execution, management, and construction 

4 of 1 or more eligible projects. 

5 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot pro7 gram under this section, the Secretary shall— 

8 (A) identify a total of not more than 5 eli9 gible projects that have been authorized for con10 struction; 

11 (B) notify the Committee on Environment 

12 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com13 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

14 the House of Representatives on the identifica15 tion of each eligible project under the pilot pro16 gram under this section; 

17 (C) in collaboration with the Indian Tribe, 

18 develop a detailed project management plan for 

19 each identified eligible project that outlines the 

20 scope, budget, design, and construction resource 

21 requirements necessary for the Indian Tribe to 

22 execute the project or a separable element of the 

23 eligible project; 

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

25 in accordance with subsection (f)(2), enter into a 
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1 project partnership agreement with the Indian 

2 Tribe for the Indian Tribe to provide full project 

3 management control for construction of the eligi4 ble project, or a separable element of the eligible 

5 project, in accordance with plans approved by 

6 the Secretary; 

7 (E) following execution of the project part8 nership agreement, transfer to the Indian Tribe 

9 to carry out construction of the eligible project, 

10 or a separable element of the eligible project— 

11 (i) if applicable, the balance of the un12 obligated amounts appropriated for the eli13 gible project, except that the Secretary shall 

14 retain sufficient amounts for the Corps of 

15 Engineers to carry out any responsibilities 

16 of the Corps of Engineers relating to the eli17 gible project and the pilot program under 

18 this section; and 

19 (ii) additional amounts, as determined 

20 by the Secretary, from amounts made avail21 able to carry out this section, except that 

22 the total amount transferred to the Indian 

23 Tribe shall not exceed the updated estimate 

24 of the Federal share of the cost of construc25 tion, including any required design; and 
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1 (F) regularly monitor and audit each eligi2 ble project being constructed by an Indian Tribe 

3 under this section to ensure that the construction 

4 activities are carried out in compliance with the 

5 plans approved by the Secretary and that the 

6 construction costs are reasonable. 

7 (2) DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE.—Not later 

8 than 180 days after entering into an agreement under 

9 paragraph (1)(D), each Indian Tribe, to the max10 imum extent practicable, shall submit to the Sec11 retary a detailed project schedule, based on estimated 

12 funding levels, that lists all deadlines for each mile13 stone in the construction of the eligible project. 

14 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the request of 

15 an Indian Tribe, the Secretary may provide technical 

16 assistance to the Indian Tribe, if the Indian Tribe 

17 contracts with and compensates the Secretary for the 

18 technical assistance relating to— 

19 (A) any study, engineering activity, and de20 sign activity for construction carried out by the 

21 Indian Tribe under this section; and 

22 (B) expeditiously obtaining any permits 

23 necessary for the eligible project. 

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

25 cost-sharing requirement applicable on the day before the 
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1 date of enactment of this Act to an eligible project carried 

2 out under this section. 

3 (f) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

6 issue guidance for the implementation of the pilot 

7 program under this section that, to the extent prac8 ticable, identifies— 

9 (A) the metrics for measuring the success of 

10 the pilot program; 

11 (B) a process for identifying future eligible 

12 projects to participate in the pilot program; 

13 (C) measures to address the risks of an In14 dian Tribe constructing eligible projects under 

15 the pilot program, including which entity bears 

16 the risk for eligible projects that fail to meet 

17 Corps of Engineers standards for design or qual18 ity; 

19 (D) the laws and regulations that an In20 dian Tribe must follow in carrying out an eligi21 ble project under the pilot program; and 

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

23 that an eligible project carried out under the 

24 pilot program fails to be carried out in accord-
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1 ance with the project authorization or this sec2 tion. 

3 (2) NEW PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE4 MENTS.—The Secretary may not enter into a project 

5 partnership agreement under this section until the 

6 date on which the Secretary issues the guidance under 

7 paragraph (1). 

8 (g) REPORT.— 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

12 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor13 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa14 tives and make publicly available a report detailing 

15 the results of the pilot program under this section, in16 cluding— 

17 (A) a description of the progress of Indian 

18 Tribes in meeting milestones in detailed project 

19 schedules developed pursuant to subsection 

20 (d)(2); and 

21 (B) any recommendations of the Secretary 

22 concerning whether the pilot program or any 

23 component of the pilot program should be imple24 mented on a national basis. 
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1 (2) UPDATE.—Not later than 5 years after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub3 mit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

4 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor5 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa6 tives an update to the report under paragraph (1). 

7 (3) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If the Sec8 retary fails to submit a report by the required dead9 line under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit 

10 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

11 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

12 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 

13 detailed explanation of why the deadline was missed 

14 and a projected date for submission of the report. 

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

16 would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying 

17 out the eligible project shall apply to an Indian Tribe car18 rying out an eligible project under this section. 

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

20 commence an eligible project under this section terminates 

21 on December 31, 2029. 

22 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi23 tion to any amounts appropriated for a specific eligible 

24 project, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec25 retary to carry out this section, including the costs of ad-
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1 ministration of the Secretary, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 

2 years 2024 through 2029. 

3 SEC. 1142. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATIONS. 

4 Section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 

5 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 sub10 mission of a work plan to Congress pursuant to 

11 the joint explanatory statement for an annual 

12 appropriations Act or as part of the submission 

13 of a spend plan to Congress for a supplemental 

14 appropriations Act under which the Corps of 

15 Engineers receives funding, the Secretary shall 

16 identify the studies in the plan— 

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

18 prepare a feasibility report under subsection 

19 (a) that will benefit— 

20 ‘‘(I) an economically disadvan21 taged community (as defined by the 

22 Secretary under section 160 of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 

24 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)); 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 start 

5 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 out 

13 the study and the projects that may be pro14 posed in the study. 

15 ‘‘(ii) FEASIBILITY COST SHARE AGREE16 MENT.—The Secretary may make a deter17 mination under clause (i) prior to the exe18 cution of a feasibility cost share agreement 

19 between the Secretary and the non-Federal 

20 interest. 

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

22 Secretary may not make a determination under 

23 subparagraph (B) for more than 20 studies iden24 tified 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-Federal 

3 interest, the Secretary may use the author4 ity provided under this subsection for a 

5 study in a work plan submitted to Congress 

6 prior to the date of enactment of this para7 graph if the study otherwise meets the re8 quirements described in subparagraph (A). 

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

10 shall apply to the use of authority under 

11 clause (i).’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

14 at the end; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘$300,000’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking the period and insert19 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(C) shall be paid from the funding pro22 vided for the study in the applicable work plan 

23 described in that paragraph.’’; 

24 (3) in paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT.—The cost of a determination 

2 under paragraph (1) shall not be included for pur3 poses of the maximum total cost under section 

4 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Devel5 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)(2)).’’; and 

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

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

8 under this section shall continue after a determina9 tion under paragraph (1)(B)(i) without a new invest10 ment decision.’’. 

11 SEC. 1143. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 

12 Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (d)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

16 and inserting a semicolon; 

17 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking the pe18 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

20 ‘‘(14) the Walla Walla River Basin; 

21 ‘‘(15) the San Francisco Bay Basin; 

22 ‘‘(16) Connecticut River Watershed, Connecticut, 

23 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; 

24 ‘‘(17) Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; 

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1 ‘‘(18) Grand River Watershed, Michigan.’’; and 

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

3 ‘‘(g) FEASIBILITY REPORT ON PROJECT SPECIFIC

4 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASSESSMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non-Fed6 eral interest for an assessment completed under this 

7 section, the Secretary is authorized to prepare a feasi8 bility report, in accordance with the requirements of 

9 section 905, recommending the construction or modi10 fication of a water resources development project to 

11 address a water resources need of a river basin or wa12 tershed of the United States identified in the assess13 ment. 

14 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY WATERSHEDS.—In carrying out 

15 this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

16 ‘‘(A) the watersheds of the island of Maui, 

17 Hawaii, including the Wahikuli, Honoko ̄wai, 

18 Kahana, Honokahua, and Honolua watersheds, 

19 including the coral reef habitat north of Lahaina 

20 off the northwestern coast of the island of Maui; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(B) the watersheds of the Northern Mar23 iana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1144. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT GROWTHS AND 

2 INVASIVE SPECIES. 

3 Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 

4 U.S.C. 610) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘, and mon6 itoring and contingency planning for,’’ after ‘‘early 

7 detection of’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘the 

9 Connecticut River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River 

10 Basin,’’. 

11 SEC. 1145. EASEMENTS FOR HURRICANE AND STORM DAM12 AGE REDUCTION PROJECTS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a project for hurri14 cane and storm damage reduction for which the Secretary 

15 is requiring a perpetual easement, the Secretary shall, upon 

16 request by the non-Federal interest for the project, certify 

17 real estate availability and proceed to construction of such 

18 project with a nonperpetual easement if— 

19 (1) such certification and construction are in 

20 compliance with the terms of the report of the Chief 

21 of Engineers for the project and the applicable project 

22 partnership agreement; and 

23 (2) the Secretary provides the non-Federal inter24 est with formal notice that, in the event in which the 

25 nonperpetual easement expires and is not extended, 

26 the Secretary will be unable to— 
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1 (A) fulfill the Federal responsibility with 

2 respect to the project or carry out any required 

3 nourishment of the project under the existing 

4 project authorization; 

5 (B) carry out repair and rehabilitation of 

6 the project under section 5 of the Act of August 

7 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n); and 

8 (C) provide any other relevant Federal as9 sistance with respect to the project. 

10 (b) DISCLOSURE.—For any project for hurricane 

11 storm damage risk reduction, or a proposal to modify such 

12 a project, that is authorized after the date of enactment of 

13 this Act for which a perpetual easement is required for Fed14 eral participation in the project, the Secretary shall include 

15 in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the project a dis16 closure of such requirement. 

17 (c) MANAGEMENT.—To the maximum extent prac18 ticable, the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Federal 

19 interest for a project for hurricane storm damage risk re20 duction, identify and accept the minimum real estate inter21 ests necessary to carry out the project, in accordance with 

22 section 1104. 

23 (d) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period be2 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, notwith3 standing any requirement of the Secretary for a cov4 ered project to comply with the memorandum of the 

5 Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Standard Estates – Per6 petual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Restrictive 

7 Dune Easement’’ and dated August 4, 1995, the Sec8 retary shall carry out each covered project in a man9 ner consistent with the previously completed initial 

10 construction and periodic nourishments of the project, 

11 including repair and restoration work on the project 

12 under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 

13 U.S.C. 701n(a)). 

14 (2) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sub15 section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means an author16 ized project for hurricane and storm damage reduc17 tion in any one of the following locations: 

18 (A) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

19 Florida – Mid Reach. 

20 (B) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

21 Florida – North Reach. 

22 (C) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

23 Florida – South Reach. 

24 (D) Broward County, Florida – Segment 

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1 (E) Broward County, Florida – Segment 

2 III. 

3 (F) Dade County, Florida – Main Segment. 

4 (G) Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles 

5 Segment. 

6 (H) Duval County, Florida. 

7 (I) Fort Pierce Beach, Florida. 

8 (J) Lee County, Florida – Captiva. 

9 (K) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla. 

10 (L) Manatee County, Florida. 

11 (M) Martin County, Florida. 

12 (N) Nassau County, Florida. 

13 (O) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupiter/ 

14 Carlin Segment. 

15 (P) Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray 

16 Segment. 

17 (Q) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid 

18 Town. 

19 (R) Palm Beach County, Florida – North 

20 Boca. 

21 (S) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean 

22 Ridge. 

23 (T) Panama City Beaches, Florida. 

24 (U) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key. 
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1 (V) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key 

2 Segment. 

3 (W) Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Is4 land. 

5 (X) Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida. 

6 (Y) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice 

7 Beach. 

8 (Z) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Augus9 tine Beach. 

10 (AA) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano 

11 Segment. 

12 (BB) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutch13 inson Island. 

14 (3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

15 Congress that, for the purpose of constructing and 

16 maintaining a project for hurricane and storm dam17 age risk reduction, the minimum estate necessary for 

18 easements may not exceed the life of the project nor 

19 be less than 50 years. 

20 (e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 

21 construed to affect the requirements of section 103(d) of the 

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

23 2213(d)). 
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1 SEC. 1146. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK AND 

2 ENCROACHMENTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c) of the Act of August 

4 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(2) SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 

9 status of compliance of a non-Federal interest 

10 with the requirements of a levee owner’s manual 

11 described in paragraph (1), or any other eligi12 bility requirement established by the Secretary 

13 related to the maintenance and upkeep respon14 sibilities of the non-Federal interest, the Sec15 retary shall consider the non-Federal interest to 

16 be eligible for repair and rehabilitation assist17 ance under this section if— 

18 ‘‘(i) in coordination with the Sec19 retary, the non-Federal interest develops a 

20 systemwide improvement plan, prior to the 

21 natural disaster, that— 

22 ‘‘(I) identifies any items of de23 ferred or inadequate maintenance and 

24 upkeep, including any such items iden25 tified by the Secretary or through peri-
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1 odic inspection of the flood control 

2 work; 

3 ‘‘(II) identifies any additional 

4 measures, including repair and reha5 bilitation work, that the Secretary de6 termines necessary to ensure that the 

7 flood control work performs as designed 

8 and intended; 

9 ‘‘(III) includes specific timelines 

10 for addressing such items and meas11 ures; 

12 ‘‘(IV) requires the non-Federal in13 terest to be responsible for the cost of 

14 addressing the items and measures 

15 identified under subclauses (I) and 

16 (II); and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 

18 ‘‘(I) determines that the system19 wide improvement plan meets the re20 quirements of clause (i) and the Sec21 retary, acting through the District 

22 Commander, approves such plan; and 

23 ‘‘(II) determines that the non-Fed24 eral interest makes satisfactory 

25 progress in meeting the timelines de-
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1 scribed in subclause (III) of that 

2 clause. 

3 ‘‘(B) GRANDFATHERED ENCROACHMENTS.— 

4 At the request of the non-Federal interest, the 

5 Secretary— 

6 ‘‘(i) shall review documentation devel7 oped by the non-Federal interest showing a 

8 covered encroachment does not negatively 

9 impact the integrity of the flood control 

10 work; 

11 ‘‘(ii) shall make a written determina12 tion with respect to whether removal or 

13 modification of such covered encroachment 

14 is necessary to ensure the encroachment does 

15 not negatively impact the integrity of the 

16 flood control work; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) may not determine that a cov18 ered encroachment is a deficiency requiring 

19 corrective action unless such action is nec20 essary to ensure the encroachment does not 

21 negatively impact the integrity of the flood 

22 control work.’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (4)— 
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1 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

2 and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec3 tively; and 

4 (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) 

5 (as so redesignated) the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) COVERED ENCROACHMENT.—The term 

7 ‘covered encroachment’ means a permanent non8 project structure that— 

9 ‘‘(i) is located inside the boundaries of 

10 a flood control work; 

11 ‘‘(ii) is depicted on construction draw12 ings or operation and maintenance plans 

13 for the flood control work that are signed by 

14 an engineer of record; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) is determined by the Secretary to 

16 be an encroachment of such flood control 

17 work.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3011 of the Water Re20 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

21 U.S.C. 701n note) is repealed. 

22 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con23 tents contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources 

24 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 
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1 1194) is amended by striking the item relating to sec2 tion 3011. 

3 (c) TRANSITION.—The amendments made by this sec4 tion shall have no effect on any written agreement signed 

5 by the Secretary and a non-Federal interest pursuant to 

6 paragraph (2) of section 5(c) of the Act of August 18, 1941 

7 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) (as in effect on the day before the date 

8 of enactment of this Act), if the non-Federal interest other9 wise continues to meet the requirements of that paragraph 

10 (as so in effect). 

11 (d) PARTICIPATION IN PREPAREDNESS EXERCISES.— 

12 The Secretary may not condition the eligibility of a non13 Federal interest for rehabilitation assistance under section 

14 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941(33 U.S.C. 701n), on the 

15 participation of the non-Federal interest in disaster pre16 paredness exercises that are unrelated to necessary repairs, 

17 rehabilitation, maintenance, and upkeep of a flood control 

18 work. 

19 SEC. 1147. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 

20 Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2242) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) 

23 through (3) and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) the project would be located in the State of 

25 Hawaii or Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
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1 Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

2 Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or Amer3 ican Samoa; and 

4 ‘‘(2)(A) over 80 percent of the goods transported 

5 through the harbor would be consumed within the 

6 United States, as determined by the Secretary, in7 cluding consideration of information provided by the 

8 non-Federal interest; or 

9 ‘‘(B) the long-term viability of the community in 

10 which the project is located, or the long-term viability 

11 of a community that is located in the region that is 

12 served by the project and that will rely on the project, 

13 would be threatened without the harbor and naviga14 tion improvement.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b)— 

16 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

17 by striking ‘‘benefits of the project to’’ and in18 serting ‘‘benefits of the project to any of’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 

21 SEC. 1148. TREATMENT OF PROJECTS IN COVERED COMMU22 NITIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out feasibility studies 

24 for projects that serve a covered community, the Secretary 

25 shall select 10 such studies and include in those studies the 
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1 calculation of an alternative benefit-cost ratio for the 

2 project in order to equitably compare such project to 

3 projects carried out in the contiguous States of the United 

4 States and the District of Columbia. 

5 (b) EVALUATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

6 Secretary shall— 

7 (1) compute the benefit-cost ratio for the project 

8 in accordance with current law and guidance; 

9 (2) if different from the ratio described in para10 graph (1), compute an alternative benefit-cost ratio 

11 by adjusting the construction costs for the project to 

12 reflect what construction costs would be if the project 

13 were carried out in a comparable community in the 

14 contiguous States that is nearest to the community in 

15 which the project will be carried out; 

16 (3) include in the documentation associated with 

17 the feasibility study for the project the ratios cal18 culated under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2); and 

19 (4) compare the alternative benefit-cost ratio cal20 culated under paragraph (2) to the standard benefit21 cost ratios calculated for each project alternative. 

22 (c) NOTIFICATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the tentatively selected plan 

24 for a project yields a benefit-cost ratio less than unity 

25 for the project and results in the discontinuation of 
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1 the project, the Secretary shall provide written notice 

2 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc3 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com4 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen5 ate. 

6 (2) INCLUSION.—In any written notice provided 

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

8 the project a comparison of the benefit-cost ratios de9 scribed in subsection (b)(4). 

10 (d) REPORT.—After carrying out subsection (a), the 

11 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

12 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

14 a report that summarizes for each project the comparisons 

15 of the benefit-cost ratios described in subsection (b)(4). 

16 (e) COVERED COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, 

17 the term ‘‘covered community’’ means a community located 

18 in the State of Hawaii, the State of Alaska, the Common19 wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 

20 Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Is21 lands, or American Samoa. 

22 SEC. 1149. REMOTE OPERATIONS AT CORPS DAMS. 

23 During the 6-year period beginning on the date of en24 actment of this Act, with respect to a water resources devel25 opment project owned, operated, or managed by the Corps 
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1 of Engineers, the Secretary is authorized to use remote oper2 ation activities at a navigation or hydroelectric power gen3 erating facility at such project as a replacement for activi4 ties performed, as of the date of enactment of this Act, by 

5 personnel under the direction of the Secretary at such 

6 project, only after the Secretary provides written notice to 

7 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ9 ment and Public Works of the Senate that— 

10 (1) use of the remote operation activities— 

11 (A) does not affect activities described in 

12 section 314 of the Water Resources Development 

13 Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321); 

14 (B) will address any cyber and physical se15 curity risks to such project in accordance with 

16 applicable Federal law and agency guidance; 

17 and 

18 (C) is necessary to increase the availability 

19 and capacity, as applicable, of such project, in20 cluding a project on a lower use waterway; and 

21 (2) the remote operation activities were developed 

22 under a public process that included engagement with 

23 such personnel and other stakeholders who may be af24 fected by the use of such activities. 
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1 SEC. 1150. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. 

2 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

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

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

5 submit to the Committees on Transportation and In6 frastructure and Appropriations of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Committees on Environment and 

8 Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate a re9 port detailing the status of the reports described in 

10 paragraph (2). 

11 (2) REPORTS DESCRIBED.—The reports described 

12 in this paragraph are the following: 

13 (A) The comprehensive backlog and oper14 ation and maintenance report required under 

15 section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Devel16 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)). 

17 (B) The report on managed aquifer recharge 

18 required under section 8108(d) of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 

20 2357(d)). 

21 (C) The plan on beneficial use of dredged 

22 material required under section 8130(a) of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

24 Stat. 3717). 

25 (D) The updated report on Corps of Engi26 neers Reservoirs required under section 8153 of 
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1 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

2 (136 Stat. 3734). 

3 (E) The report on dredge capacity required 

4 under section 8205 of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 

6 (F) The report on the assessment of the con7 sequences of changing operation and mainte8 nance responsibilities required under section 

9 8206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

10 2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 

11 (G) The report on the western infrastructure 

12 study required under section 8208 of the Water 

13 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

14 3756). 

15 (H) The report on excess lands for Whittier 

16 Narrows Dam, California, required under sec17 tion 8213 of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3758). 

19 (I) The report on recreational boating in 

20 the Great Lakes basin required under section 

21 8218 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

22 2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 

23 (J) The report on the disposition study on 

24 hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, re-
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1 quired under section 8220 of the Water Resources 

2 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat 3762). 

3 (K) The report on corrosion prevention ac4 tivities required under section 8234 of the Water 

5 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

6 3767). 

7 (L) The report on mitigation for fish and 

8 wildlife and wetlands losses required under sec9 tion 2036(b) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1092). 

11 (M) The report on expediting hydropower at 

12 Corps of Engineers facilities required under sec13 tion 1008(c) of the Water Resources Reform and 

14 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2321b). 

15 (N) The report on divestment authority re16 quired under section 164(c) of the Water Re17 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 

18 2668). 

19 (O) The report on antecedent hydrologic 

20 conditions required under section 226(a) of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 

22 Stat. 2697). 

23 (P) The report on the terrestrial noxious 

24 weed control pilot program required under sec-
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1 tion 503(d) of the Water Resources Development 

2 Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note). 

3 (Q) The report on the Asian Carp preven4 tion and control pilot program required under 

5 section 509(a)(7) of the Water Resources Devel6 opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note). 

7 (R) The report on investments for recre8 ation areas required under section 8227(b) of the 

9 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

10 Stat. 3764). 

11 (S) The report on solar energy opportuni12 ties required under section 8232(b) of the Water 

13 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

14 3766). 

15 (3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

16 the report required under paragraph (1) the following 

17 information with respect to each report described in 

18 paragraph (2): 

19 (A) A summary of the status of each such 

20 report, including if the report has been initiated. 

21 (B) The amount of funds that— 

22 (i) have been made available to carry 

23 out each such report; and 

24 (ii) the Secretary requires to complete 

25 each such report. 
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1 (C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec2 retary intends to complete each such report, in3 cluding an anticipated timeline for completion. 

4 (D) Any available information that is rel5 evant to each such report that would inform the 

6 committees described in paragraph (1). 

7 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 

9 the date on which the budget of the President for each 

10 fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec11 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Sec12 retary shall submit to the Committees on Transpor13 tation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives and the Committees on En15 vironment and Public Works and Appropriations of 

16 the Senate a report on the status of each covered re17 port. 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

19 the report required under paragraph (1) the following 

20 information: 

21 (A) A summary of the status of each covered 

22 report, including if each such report has been 

23 initiated. 

24 (B) The amount of funds that— 
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1 (i) have been made available to carry 

2 out each such report; and 

3 (ii) the Secretary requires to complete 

4 each such report. 

5 (C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec6 retary intends to complete each covered report, 

7 including an anticipated timeline for comple8 tion. 

9 (3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 

10 make each report required under paragraph (1) pub11 licly available on the website of the Corps of Engi12 neers. 

13 (4) NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEES.—The Sec14 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor15 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa16 tives and the Committee on the Environment and 

17 Public Works of the Senate on an annual basis a 

18 draft of each covered report. 

19 (5) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPORT.—In this 

20 subsection, the term ‘‘covered report’’— 

21 (A) means any report or study required to 

22 be submitted by the Secretary under this Act or 

23 any Act providing authorizations for water re24 sources development projects enacted after the 

25 date of enactment of this Act to the Committee 
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1 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

3 Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

4 that has not been so submitted; and 

5 (B) does not include a feasibility study (as 

6 such term is defined in section 105(d) of the 

7 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

8 U.S.C. 2215(d)). 

9 (c) PRIOR GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 

11 the guidance required pursuant to each of the following pro12 visions: 

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

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

15 2201 note). 

16 (2) Section 8101 of the Water Resources Develop17 ment Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2351b). 

18 (3) Section 8107 of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 2022 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b note). 

20 (4) Section 8112 of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281a). 

22 (5) Section 8116 of the Water Resources Develop23 ment Act of 2022 (10 U.S.C. 7036 note). 

24 (6) Section 8136 of the Water Resources Develop25 ment Act of 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2667 note). 
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1 SEC. 1151. ALTERNATE SEAPORTS. 

2 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

3 that meeting the operation and maintenance needs at alter4 nate seaports is important for the national security of the 

5 United States. 

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

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

8 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ10 ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes 

11 an assessment of the operation and maintenance needs and 

12 backlog for Corps of Engineers projects at alternate sea13 ports. 

14 SEC. 1152. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN. 

15 Section 8309 of the Water Resources Development Act 

16 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3780) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking subsection (b)(3); and 

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

19 ‘‘(c) INTERIM PRE-PLANNED FLOOD STORAGE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with the con21 currence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to 

22 compensate, and make arrangements with, the Gov23 ernment of Canada for reserving and operating 

24 3,600,000 acre-feet of pre-planned flood storage per 

25 operating year at Hugh Keenleyside Dam, including 

26 operations that the Government of Canada may not 
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1 be obligated to provide under the Columbia River 

2 Treaty, to minimize the flood risk in the Columbia 

3 River Basin. 

4 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

5 carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be ap6 propriated $37,600,000 for fiscal year 2025 and 

7 $37,600,000, adjusted for inflation beginning on Au8 gust 1, 2024, for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, 

9 to remain available until expended. 

10 ‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The authority to compensate, 

11 and make arrangements with, the Government of 

12 Canada under this subsection shall expire on August 

13 31, 2027. 

14 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN.—The term ‘Colum16 bia River Basin’ means the entire United States por17 tion of the Columbia River watershed. 

18 ‘‘(2) COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY.—The term ‘Co19 lumbia River Treaty’ means the treaty relating to co20 operative development of the water resources of the 

21 Columbia River Basin, signed at Washington Janu22 ary 17, 1961, and entered into force September 16, 

23 1964. 

24 ‘‘(3) FLOOD STORAGE.—The term ‘flood storage’ 

25 means the usable space in a reservoir that is set aside 
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1 for impounding and releasing water for flood risk 

2 management or otherwise for regulating stream flows 

3 to minimize flood risk. 

4 ‘‘(4) GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.—The term ‘Gov5 ernment of Canada’ means the Government of Can6 ada, a Canadian Province, or a subdivision or in7 strumentality thereof. 

8 ‘‘(5) OPERATING YEAR.—The term ‘operating 

9 year’ means a 12-month period beginning on August 

10 1 and ending on July 31. 

11 ‘‘(6) U.S. ENTITY.—The term ‘U.S. entity’ means 

12 the entity designated by the United States under Arti13 cle XIV of the Columbia River Treaty.’’. 

14 SEC. 1153. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MAN15 AGEMENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 

16 Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘To implement’’ and insert20 ing the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement’’. 

22 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

23 striking ‘‘non-Federal public and private enti24 ties’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal public entities 

25 and private nonprofit entities’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Before entering into an 

3 agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

4 ensure that the non-Federal public entity or private 

5 nonprofit entity has the authority and capability— 

6 ‘‘(A) to carry out the terms of the agree7 ment; and 

8 ‘‘(B) to pay damages, if necessary, in the 

9 event of a failure to perform.’’; 

10 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(c) USER FEES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF FEES.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

15 allow a non-Federal public entity or private 

16 nonprofit entity that has entered into an agree17 ment pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user 

18 fees for the use of developed recreation sites and 

19 facilities, whether developed or constructed by the 

20 non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit 

21 entity or the Department of the Army. 

22 ‘‘(B) USE OF VISITOR RESERVATION SERV23 ICES.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal pub25 lic entity or a private nonprofit entity de-
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1 scribed in subparagraph (A) may use, to 

2 manage fee collections and reservations 

3 under this section, any visitor reservation 

4 service that the Secretary has provided for 

5 by contract or interagency agreement, sub6 ject to such terms and conditions as the Sec7 retary determines to be appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—The Secretary may 

9 transfer, or cause to be transferred by an10 other Federal agency, to a non-Federal pub11 lic entity or a private nonprofit entity de12 scribed in subparagraph (A) user fees re13 ceived by the Secretary or other Federal 

14 agency under a visitor reservation service 

15 described in clause (i) for recreation facili16 ties and natural resources managed by the 

17 non-Federal public entity or private non18 profit entity pursuant to a cooperative 

19 agreement entered into under subsection (b). 

20 ‘‘(2) USE OF FEES.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal public 

22 entity or private nonprofit entity that collects a 

23 user fee under paragraph (1)— 
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1 ‘‘(i) may retain up to 100 percent of 

2 the fees collected, as determined by the Sec3 retary; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) 

5 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 

6 460d–3(b)(4)), shall use any retained 

7 amounts for operation, maintenance, and 

8 management activities relating to recreation 

9 and natural resources at recreation site at 

10 which the fee is collected. 

11 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The use by a non12 Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity 

13 of user fees collected under paragraph (1)— 

14 ‘‘(i) shall remain subject to the direc15 tion and oversight of the Secretary; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) shall not affect any existing 

17 third-party property interest, lease, or 

18 agreement with the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The authority of 

20 a non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit enti21 ty under this subsection shall be subject to such terms 

22 and conditions as the Secretary determines to be nec23 essary to protect the interests of the United States.’’; 

24 and 

25 (3) in subsection (d)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘non-Federal public and 

5 private entities. Any funds received by the Sec6 retary under this section’’ and inserting the fol7 lowing: ‘‘non-Federal public entities, private 

8 nonprofit entities, and other private entities. 

9 ‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Any funds received 

10 by the Secretary under this subsection’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC ENTITY.—The term 

14 ‘non-Federal public entity’ means a non-Federal pub15 lic entity as defined in the memorandum issued by 

16 the Corp of Engineers on April 4, 2018, and titled 

17 ‘Implementation Guidance for Section 1155, Manage18 ment of Recreation Facilities, of the Water Resources 

19 Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Public Law 114– 

20 322’. 

21 ‘‘(2) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The term 

22 ‘private nonprofit entity’ means an organization that 

23 is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 

24 Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 

25 501(a) of that Code.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1154. RETENTION OF RECREATION FEES. 

2 Section 210(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 

3 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Notwith5 standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to establish’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 

7 Secretary of the Army may establish’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘vehicle. Such 

9 maximum amount’’ and inserting ‘‘vehicle, which 

10 amount’’; and 

11 (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—The fees collected under 

14 this subsection shall be credited to the currently ap15 plicable appropriation, account, or fund of the De16 partment of the Army as discretionary offsetting col17 lections, and shall be available only to the extent pro18 vided in advance in appropriations Acts, for the oper19 ation and maintenance of recreation sites and facili20 ties under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, subject to 

21 the condition that not less than 80 percent of fees col22 lected at recreation areas of a specific water resources 

23 development project shall be used at such project.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1155. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO WATER DATA. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of im3 proving water resources management, the Secretary 

4 should— 

5 (1) develop and implement a framework for inte6 grating, sharing, and using water data; 

7 (2) identify and prioritize key water data needed 

8 to support water resources management and plan9 ning, including— 

10 (A) water data sets, types, and associated 

11 metadata; and 

12 (B) water data infrastructure, technologies, 

13 and tools; 

14 (3) in consultation with other Federal agencies, 

15 States, Indian Tribes, local governments, and relevant 

16 stakeholders, develop and adopt common national 

17 standards for collecting, sharing, and integrating 

18 water data, infrastructure, technologies, and tools; 

19 (4) ensure that water data is publicly accessible 

20 and interoperable; 

21 (5) integrate water data and tools through na22 tionwide approaches to data infrastructure, plat23 forms, models, and tool development; and 

24 (6) support the adoption of new technologies and 

25 the development of tools for water data collection, 

26 sharing, and standardization. 
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1 SEC. 1156. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO COM2 PREHENSIVE BENEFITS. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that in carrying out any 

4 feasibility study, the Secretary should follow, to the max5 imum extent practicable— 

6 (1) the guidance described in the memoranda re7 lating to ‘‘Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits 

8 in Feasibility Studies’’, dated April 3, 2020, and 

9 April 13, 2020, and signed by the Assistant Secretary 

10 for Civil Works and the Director of Civil Works, re11 spectively; and 

12 (2) the policies described in the memorandum re13 lating to ‘‘Policy Directive – Comprehensive Docu14 mentation of Benefits in Decision Document’’ dated 

15 January 5, 2021, and signed by the Assistant Sec16 retary for Civil Works. 

17 Subtitle B—Grace F. Napolitano 

18 Priority for Water Supply, Water 

19 Conservation, and Drought Re20 siliency Act of 2024 

21 SEC. 1160. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Grace F. Napolitano 

23 Priority for Water Supply, Water Conservation, and 

24 Drought Resiliency Act of 2024’’. 
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1 SEC. 1161. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States 

3 for the Corps of Engineers, consistent with applicable statu4 tory authorities— 

5 (1) to maximize opportunities for water supply, 

6 water conservation measures, and drought resiliency 

7 efforts at and in the operation of water resources de8 velopment projects; 

9 (2) in accordance with section 301(a) of the 

10 Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), to par11 ticipate and cooperate with States and local interests 

12 in developing water supplies for domestic, municipal, 

13 industrial, and other purposes in authorized connec14 tion with the construction, maintenance, and oper15 ation of water resources development projects; and 

16 (3) in coordination with non-Federal interests, 

17 to enable the adoption of water conservation measures 

18 and drought resiliency measures that are in align19 ment with the authorized purposes of water resources 

20 development projects. 

21 (b) FULL CONSIDERATION.—In support of subsection 

22 (a), the Secretary shall give full consideration to requests 

23 and proposals from non-Federal interests to utilize the au24 thorities of the Corps of Engineers in furtherance of water 

25 supply features, water conservation measures, and drought 
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1 resiliency efforts that are in alignment the authorized pur2 poses of water resources development projects. 

3 (c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section— 

4 (1) affects, modifies, or changes— 

5 (A) the authority of a State to manage, use, 

6 or allocate the water resources of that State; 

7 (B) any water right in existence on the date 

8 of enactment of this Act; 

9 (C) any existing water supply agreements 

10 between the Secretary and the non-Federal inter11 est; 

12 (D) the authorized purposes of a water re13 sources development project; or 

14 (E) any existing Corps of Engineers au15 thorities; 

16 (2) preempts or affects any State water law or 

17 interstate compact governing water; 

18 (3) diminishes the other priorities and the pri19 mary or secondary missions of the Corps of Engi20 neers; or 

21 (4) shall be interpreted to supersede or modify 

22 any written agreement between the Federal Govern23 ment and a non-Federal interest that is in effect on 

24 the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 1162. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—In updating a water control man3 ual for any reservoir constructed, owned, or operated by the 

4 Secretary, including a reservoir for which the Secretary is 

5 authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage al6 located for flood control or navigation pursuant to section 

7 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709), the Sec8 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incor9 porate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations, sub10 ject to the availability of appropriations. 

11 (b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, in coordination 

12 with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal 

13 interests, shall issue clear and concise guidelines for incor14 porating the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 

15 into water control manuals for reservoirs described in sub16 section (a). 

17 (c) ASSESSMENT.— 

18 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 

19 out an assessment of geographically diverse reservoirs 

20 described in subsection (a) to determine the viability 

21 of using forecast-informed reservoir operations at such 

22 reservoirs. 

23 (2) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out the as24 sessment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

25 shall include an assessment of— 
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1 (A) each reservoir located in the South Pa2 cific Division of the Corps of Engineers; and 

3 (B) reservoirs located in each of the North4 western Division and the South Atlantic Divi5 sion of the Corps of Engineers. 

6 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub7 section, the Secretary shall consult with relevant Fed8 eral and State agencies and non-Federal interests. 

9 (d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section pre10 empts or affects any State water law or any interstate com11 pact governing water, or otherwise restricts, affects, or 

12 amends any other law or the authority of any department, 

13 instrumentality, or agency of the United States related to 

14 the operation of reservoirs described in subsection (a). 

15 SEC. 1163. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANU16 ALS. 

17 Section 8109 of the Water Resources Development Act 

18 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702) is amended by inserting ‘‘or that 

19 incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 

20 into such manuals’’ before the period at the end. 

21 SEC. 1164. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PRO22 GRAM. 

23 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec24 tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project— 
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1 (1) that is located in the State of California, the 

2 State of Nevada, or the State of Arizona; and 

3 (2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which water 

4 supply is an authorized purpose; or 

5 (B) for which the Secretary develops a 

6 water control manual under section 7 of the Act 

7 of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709). 

8 (b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.— 

9 Consistent with other authorized project purposes and in 

10 coordination with the non-Federal interest, in operating a 

11 covered project during a drought emergency in the project 

12 area, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program to oper13 ate the covered project with water supply as the primary 

14 project purpose. 

15 (c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec16 retary may update the water control manual for a covered 

17 project to include drought operations and contingency 

18 plans. 

19 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), 

20 the Secretary shall ensure that— 

21 (1) operations described in that subsection— 

22 (A) are consistent with water management 

23 deviations and drought contingency plans in the 

24 water control manual for the covered project; 
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1 (B) impact only the flood pool managed by 

2 the Secretary; and 

3 (C) shall not be carried out in the event of 

4 a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event 

5 that would require flood risk management to take 

6 precedence; 

7 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec8 retary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; 

9 and 

10 (3) the covered project returns to the operations 

11 that were in place prior to the use of the authority 

12 provided under that subsection at a time determined 

13 by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Fed14 eral interest. 

15 (e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may receive 

16 and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal interest to 

17 carry out activities under this section. 

18 (f) REPORT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

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

21 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

22 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor23 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa24 tives a report on the pilot program carried out under 

25 this section. 
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1 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 

2 the report under paragraph (1) a description of the 

3 activities of the Secretary that were carried out for 

4 each covered project and any lessons learned from 

5 carrying out those activities. 

6 (g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 

7 (1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized 

8 purposes of a covered project; 

9 (2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authori10 ties, including authorities with respect to navigation, 

11 hydropower, flood damage reduction, and environ12 mental protection and restoration; 

13 (3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers 

14 to provide for temporary deviations; 

15 (4) affects the application of a cost-share require16 ment under section 101, 102, or 103 of the Water Re17 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211, 

18 2212, 2213); 

19 (5) supersedes or modifies any written agreement 

20 between the Federal Government and a non-Federal 

21 interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of 

22 this Act; 

23 (6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to an 

24 existing multistate water control plan for the Colo25 rado River Basin, if applicable; 
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1 (7) affects any water right in existence on the 

2 date of enactment of this Act; 

3 (8) preempts or affects any State water law or 

4 interstate compact governing water; 

5 (9) affects existing water supply agreements be6 tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or 

7 (10) affects any obligation to comply with the 

8 provisions of any Federal or State environmental 

9 law, including— 

10 (A) the National Environmental Policy Act 

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

12 (B) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

13 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 

14 (C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

15 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

16 SEC. 1165. LEVERAGING FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 

17 INCREASED WATER SUPPLY. 

18 Section 1118(i) of Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 2016 (43 U.S.C. 390b–2(i)) is amended by striking para20 graph (2) and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR OTHER FEDERAL

22 RESERVOIR PROJECTS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au24 thorized to receive and expend funds from a non25 Federal interest or a Federal agency that owns 
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1 a Federal reservoir project described in subpara2 graph (B) to formulate, review, or revise oper3 ational documents pursuant to a proposal sub4 mitted in accordance with subsection (a) for such 

5 a Federal reservoir project. 

6 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL RESERVOIR PROJECTS DE7 SCRIBED.—A Federal reservoir project referred to 

8 in subparagraph (A) is a reservoir for which the 

9 Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations 

10 for the use of storage allocated for flood control 

11 or navigation pursuant to section 7 of the Act of 

12 December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709).’’. 

13 TITLE II—STUDIES AND 

14 REPORTS 

15 SEC. 1201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 

16 STUDIES. 

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

18 conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 

19 water resources development and conservation and other 

20 purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Con21 gress on Future Water Resources Development’’ submitted 

22 to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources 

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

24 or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 
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1 (1) YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.—Project for 

2 flood risk management, Yavapai County, in the vicin3 ity of the City of Cottonwood, Arizona. 

4 (2) CLEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

5 risk management and ecosystem restoration, Clear 

6 Lake, Lake County, California. 

7 (3) COSUMNES RIVER WATERSHED, CALI8 FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, eco9 system restoration, water supply, and related pur10 poses, Cosumnes River watershed, California. 

11 (4) EASTMAN LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

12 ecosystem restoration and water supply conservation 

13 and recharge, Eastman Lake, California. 

14 (5) HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

15 risk management, city of Hesperia, California. 

16 (6) PILLAR POINT HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.— 

17 Project for flood risk management and storm damage 

18 risk reduction, Pillar Point Harbor, California. 

19 (7) PINE FLAT DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

20 ecosystem restoration, water supply, and recreation, 

21 Pine Flat Dam, Fresno County, California. 

22 (8) RIALTO CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

23 flood risk management, Rialto Channel, city of Rialto 

24 and vicinity, California. 
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1 (9) SALINAS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

2 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Sa3 linas River, California. 

4 (10) SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

5 flood risk management, city of San Bernardino, Cali6 fornia. 

7 (11) SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES, CALI8 FORNIA.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk 

9 management and ecosystem restoration, San Diego 

10 and Orange Counties, California. 

11 (12) SAN DIEGO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

12 flood risk management, including sea level rise, San 

13 Diego Bay, California. 

14 (13) SAN FELIPE LAKE AND PAJARO RIVER, SAN

15 BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk 

16 management, San Felipe Lake and Pajaro River, San 

17 Benito County, California. 

18 (14) SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

19 risk management, including stormwater runoff reduc20 tion, City of San Mateo, California. 

21 (15) SANTA ANA RIVER, ANAHEIM, CALI22 FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, water 

23 supply, and recreation, Santa Ana River, Anaheim, 

24 California. 
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1 (16) SANTA ANA RIVER, JURUPA VALLEY, CALI2 FORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and recre3 ation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, California. 

4 (17) SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 

5 Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 

6 Sweetwater Reservoir, California. 

7 (18) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.—Project 

8 for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, 

9 Fountain Creek, Monument Creek, and Templeton 

10 Gap Levee, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado. 

11 (19) CONNECTICUT SHORELINE, CONNECTICUT.— 

12 Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc13 tion, Connecticut shoreline, Connecticut. 

14 (20) ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood 

15 risk management and ecosystem restoration, includ16 ing restoring freshwater brook floodplain, Enfield, 

17 Connecticut. 

18 (21) HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

19 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Hart20 ford, Connecticut. 

21 (22) PARK RIVER CONDUIT, CITY OF HARTFORD, 

22 CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk management, 

23 including stormwater management, City of Hartford, 

24 Connecticut and vicinity. 
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1 (23) NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

2 flood risk management, Newington, Connecticut. 

3 (24) CITY OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.—Project 

4 for flood risk management, City of Norwalk, Con5 necticut, in the vicinity of the Norwalk wastewater 

6 treatment plant. 

7 (25) PLYMOUTH, CONNECTICUT.—Project for eco8 system restoration, Plymouth, Connecticut. 

9 (26) FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 

10 flood risk management, Rooster River, Fairfield, Con11 necticut. 

12 (27) WESTPORT BEACHES, CONNECTICUT.— 

13 Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc14 tion and ecosystem restoration, Westport, Connecticut. 

15 (28) WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT.—Project for eco16 system restoration and recreation, Windham, Con17 necticut. 

18 (29) DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED, 

19 DELAWARE.—Project for flood risk management, hur20 ricane and storm risk reduction, and ecosystem res21 toration, including shoreline stabilization, Delaware 

22 Inland Bays watershed, Delaware. 

23 (30) TOWN OF MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project for 

24 flood risk management, Town of Milton, Delaware. 
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1 (31) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—Project for 

2 coastal storm risk management, flood risk manage3 ment, and hurricane and storm risk reduction, City 

4 of Wilmington, Delaware. 

5 (32) ANACOSTIA RIVER BANK AND SEAWALLS, 

6 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND MARYLAND.—Project for 

7 navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, in8 cluding dredging and sediment management, Ana9 costia River bank and seawalls, Washington, District 

10 of Columbia, and Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

11 (33) FLETCHERS COVE, DISTRICT OF COLUM12 BIA.—Project for recreation, including dredging, 

13 Fletchers Cove, District of Columbia. 

14 (34) EAST LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.— 

15 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res16 toration, including sediment and debris management, 

17 East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 

18 (35) FLORIDA SPACEPORT SYSTEM MARINE

19 INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION WHARF, FLORIDA.— 

20 Project for navigation in the vicinity of Cape Canav21 eral, Florida. 

22 (36) LAKE CONWAY, FLORIDA.—Project for flood 

23 risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restora24 tion, including sediment and debris management, 

25 Lake Conway, Florida. 
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1 (37) MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, TAMPA, FLOR2 IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 

3 reduction and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity of 

4 MacDill Air Force Base, City of Tampa, Florida. 

5 (38) PALATKA BARGE PORT, PUTNAM COUNTY, 

6 FLORIDA.—Project for navigation, Palatka Barge 

7 Port, Putnam County, Florida. 

8 (39) CAMP CREEK TRIBUTARY, GEORGIA.— 

9 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res10 toration, including stream restoration, along the 

11 Camp Creek Tributary in Fulton County, Georgia. 

12 (40) COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA.—Project for flood 

13 risk management, City of College Park, Georgia. 

14 (41) PROCTOR CREEK, SMYRNA, GEORGIA.— 

15 Project for flood risk management, Proctor Creek, 

16 Smyrna, Georgia, including Jonquil Driver 

17 Stormwater Park. 

18 (42) TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for eco19 system restoration and hurricane and storm damage 

20 risk reduction, Tybee Island, Georgia, including by 

21 incorporating other Federal studies conducted on the 

22 effect of the construction of Savannah Harbor Chan23 nel on the shoreline of Tybee Island. 

24 (43) GUAM.—Project for flood risk management 

25 and coastal storm risk management, Guam. 
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1 (44) HAWAI‘I KAI, HAWAII.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, Hawai‘i Kai, Hawaii. 

3 (45) KAIAKA-WAIALUA WATERSHED, HAWAII.— 

4 Project for flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua 

5 watershed, O‘ahu, Hawaii. 

6 (46) KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Project for flood risk 

7 management and coastal storm risk management, 

8 County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii. 

9 (47) MAUI, HAWAII.—Project for flood risk man10 agement and ecosystem restoration, County of Maui, 

11 Hawaii. 

12 (48) BERWYN, ILLINOIS.—Project for comprehen13 sive flood risk management, City of Berwyn, Illinois. 

14 (49) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 

15 for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

16 Butterfield Creek, Illinois, including the villages of 

17 Flossmoor, Matteson, Park Forest, and Richton Park. 

18 (50) FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS.—Project for 

19 flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 

20 water supply, Village of Franklin Park, Illinois. 

21 (51) ROCKY RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for flood 

22 risk management, Town of Rocky Ripple, Indiana. 

23 (52) BAYOU RIGAUD TO CAMINADA PASS, LOU24 ISIANA.—Project for navigation, Bayou Rigaud to 

25 Caminada Pass, Louisiana. 
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1 (53) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN STORM SURGE RE2 DUCTION PROJECT, LOUISIANA.—Project for hurricane 

3 and storm damage risk reduction, Lake Pont4 chartrain, Orleans, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Liv5 ingston, St. James, St. John, St. Charles, Jefferson, 

6 and St. Bernard Parishes, Louisiana. 

7 (54) LIVINGSTON PARISH FLOOD PROTECTION, 

8 LOUISIANA.—Project for flood risk management, Liv9 ingston Parish, Louisiana. 

10 (55) NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA.—Project for 

11 flood risk management, City of Natchitoches, Lou12 isiana. 

13 (56) NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA, LOUISIANA.— 

14 Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 

15 including mitigation of saltwater wedges, for the City 

16 of New Orleans and metropolitan area, Louisiana. 

17 (57) COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.—Project for flood 

18 risk management, Coffeyville, Kansas. 

19 (58) BULLSKIN CREEK IN SHELBY COUNTY, KEN20 TUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, including 

21 bank stabilization, Bullskin Creek in Shelby County, 

22 Kentucky. 

23 (59) CUMBERLAND RIVER, CRITTENDEN COUNTY, 

24 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, AND LYON COUNTY, KEN25 TUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, including 
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1 bank stabilization, Cumberland River, Crittenden 

2 County, Livingston County, and Lyon County, Ken3 tucky. 

4 (60) FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for 

5 flood risk management, including bank stabilization, 

6 Fulton County, Kentucky. 

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

8 ecosystem restoration, including water supply, Scott 

9 County, Kentucky. 

10 (62) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOU11 ISIANA.—Project for navigation, including widening 

12 and sediment management, Hagaman Chute, Lake 

13 Providence, Louisiana. 

14 (63) BALTIMORE INLAND FLOODING, MARY15 LAND.—Project for inland flood risk management, 

16 City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland. 

17 (64) MARYLAND BEACHES, MARYLAND.—Project 

18 for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and 

19 flood risk management in the vicinity of United 

20 States Route 1, Maryland. 

21 (65) OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood 

22 risk management, Ocean City, Maryland. 

23 (66) BEAVERDAM CREEK, PRINCE GEORGE’S

24 COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk manage25 ment, Beaverdam Creek, Prince George’s County, 
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1 Maryland, in the vicinity of United States Route 50 

2 and railroads. 

3 (67) CAPE COD CANAL, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 Project for recreation, Cape Cod Canal, in the vicin5 ity of Tidal Flats Recreation Area, Massachusetts. 

6 (68) CONNECTICUT RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

7 Project for flood risk management along the Con8 necticut River, Massachusetts. 

9 (69) LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

10 flood risk management, City of Leominster, Massa11 chusetts. 

12 (70) LOWER COBB BROOK, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

13 Project for flood risk management, Lower Cobb Brook, 

14 City of Taunton, Massachusetts. 

15 (71) OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

16 flood risk management, coastal storm risk manage17 ment, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, including 

18 shoreline stabilization along East Chop Drive, Oak 

19 Bluffs, Massachusetts. 

20 (72) OAK BLUFFS HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

21 Project for coastal storm risk management and navi22 gation, Oak Bluffs Harbor north and south jetties, 

23 Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. 

24 (73) SQUANTUM CAUSEWAY, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

25 Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, 
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1 Squantum, in the vicinity of East Squantum Street 

2 and Dorchester Street Causeway, Quincy, Massachu3 setts. 

4 (74) SUNSET BAY, CHARLES RIVER, MASSACHU5 SETTS.—Project for navigation, flood risk manage6 ment, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, including 

7 dredging, in the vicinity of Sunset Bay, Charles 

8 River, cities of Boston, Watertown, and Newton, Mas9 sachusetts. 

10 (75) TISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

11 coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 

12 stabilization along Beach Road Causeway, Tisbury, 

13 Massachusetts. 

14 (76) TOWN NECK BEACH, SANDWICH, MASSACHU15 SETTS.—Project for flood risk management and coast16 al storm risk management, including shoreline dam17 age prevention and mitigation, Town Neck Beach, 

18 town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. 

19 (77) WESTPORT HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

20 Project for flood risk management, hurricane and 

21 storm damage risk reduction, and navigation, includ22 ing improvements to the breakwater at Westport Har23 bor, Town of Westport, Massachusetts. 

24 (78) ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Project for water 

25 supply, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 
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1 (79) BRIGHTON MILL POND, MICHIGAN.—Project 

2 for ecosystem restoration, Brighton Mill Pond, Michi3 gan. 

4 (80) CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood 

5 risk management, Little Black River, City of Che6 boygan, Michigan. 

7 (81) DEARBORN AND DEARBORN HEIGHTS, 

8 MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk management, Dear9 born and Dearborn Heights, Michigan. 

10 (82) GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, MICHIGAN.—Project 

11 for navigation, Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan. 

12 (83) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.— 

13 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res14 toration, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. 

15 (84) KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED, MICHI16 GAN.—Project for flood risk management and eco17 system restoration, Kalamazoo River Watershed and 

18 tributaries, Michigan. 

19 (85) LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN.—Project for coastal 

20 storm risk management, including feasibility of emer21 gency shoreline protection, Ludington, Michigan. 

22 (86) MARYSVILLE, MICHIGAN.—Project for coast23 al storm risk management, including shoreline sta24 bilization, City of Marysville, Michigan. 
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1 (87) MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, city of McComb, Mississippi. 

3 (88) MILES CITY, MONTANA.—Project for flood 

4 risk management, Miles City, Montana. 

5 (89) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—Project for hurricane 

6 and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk man7 agement, Pahrump, Nevada. 

8 (90) BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW PROVIDENCE, 

9 AND SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 

10 management, Township of Berkeley Heights, Borough 

11 of New Providence, and City of Summit, New Jersey. 

12 (91) BERRY’S CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, Berry’s Creek, New Jersey. 

14 (92) FLEISCHER BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project 

15 for flood risk management, Fleischer Brook, New Jer16 sey. 

17 (93) GREAT FALLS RACEWAY, PATERSON, NEW

18 JERSEY.—Project for flood risk management and hy19 dropower, Paterson, New Jersey. 

20 (94) GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

21 flood risk management, Guttenberg, New Jersey, in 

22 the vicinity of John F. Kennedy Boulevard East. 

23 (95) PASSAIC RIVER BASIN, NEW JERSEY.— 

24 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res-
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1 toration, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic 

2 Counties, New Jersey. 

3 (96) PASSAIC RIVER, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.— 

4 Project for navigation and flood risk management, 

5 Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey. 

6 (97) PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

7 navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey. 

8 (98) VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.— 

9 Project for flood risk management along the Ho-Ho10 Kus Brook and Saddle River, Village of Ridgewood, 

11 New Jersey. 

12 (99) WOLF CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, Wolf Creek, Ridgefield, New 

14 Jersey. 

15 (100) DON ̃A ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.—Project 

16 for water supply, Don ̃a Ana County, New Mexico. 

17 (101) NAMBE RIVER WATERSHED, NEW MEX18 ICO.—Project for flood risk management and eco19 system restoration, including sediment and debris 

20 management, Nambe River Watershed, New Mexico. 

21 (102) OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.—Project for 

22 flood risk management, Otero County, New Mexico. 

23 (103) ALLEGHENY RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project 

24 for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny 

25 River, New York. 
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1 (104) BABYLON, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk 

3 reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, 

4 Town of Babylon, New York. 

5 (105) BRONX RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for 

6 flood risk management and hurricane and storm 

7 damage risk reduction, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and 

8 Yonkers, New York. 

9 (106) BROOKHAVEN, NEW YORK.—Project for 

10 flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage 

11 risk reduction, and ecosystem restoration, Town of 

12 Brookhaven, New York. 

13 (107) HIGHLANDS, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 

14 risk management and ecosystem restoration, High15 land Brook (also known as ‘‘Buttermilk Falls Brook’’) 

16 and tributaries, Town of Highlands, Orange County, 

17 New York. 

18 (108) INWOOD HILL PARK, NEW YORK.—Project 

19 for ecosystem restoration, Inwood Hill Park, Spuyten 

20 Duyvil Creek, Manhattan, New York. 

21 (109) ISLIP, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 

22 management, Town of Islip, New York. 

23 (110) OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.—Project for 

24 coastal storm risk management and flood risk man-
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1 agement in the vicinity of Tobay Beach, Town of 

2 Oyster Bay, New York. 

3 (111) PASCACK BROOK, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW

4 YORK.—Project for flood risk management, Pascack 

5 Brook, Rockland County, New York, including the 

6 Village of Spring Valley. 

7 (112) SOMERS, NEW YORK.—Project for eco8 system restoration and water supply, Town of 

9 Somers, New York. 

10 (113) SPARKILL CREEK, ORANGETOWN, NEW

11 YORK.—Project for flood risk management and 

12 streambank erosion, Sparkill Creek, Orangetown, New 

13 York. 

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

15 ecosystem restoration, Pelham Bay Park, Eastchester 

16 Bay, in the vicinity of Turtle Cove, Bronx, New York. 

17 (115) CAPE FEAR RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

18 NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk manage19 ment, in the vicinity of Northeast Cape Fear River 

20 and Black River, North Carolina. 

21 (116) LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 

22 flood risk management, navigation, ecosystem restora23 tion, and recreation, including bank stabilization, for 

24 Jackeys Creek in the Town of Leland, North Carolina. 
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1 (117) MARION, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 

2 flood risk management, including riverbank stabiliza3 tion, along the Catawba River, City of Marion, North 

4 Carolina. 

5 (118) PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

6 Project for flood risk management in the vicinity of 

7 North Carolina Highway 53, Pender County, North 

8 Carolina. 

9 (119) PIGEON RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project 

10 for flood risk management, Pigeon River, in the vicin11 ity of the towns of Clyde and Canton, Haywood 

12 County, North Carolina. 

13 (120) COE CREEK, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 

14 management, Coe Creek, City of Fairview Park, Ohio. 

15 (121) COLD CREEK, OHIO.—Project for ecosystem 

16 restoration, Cold Creek, Erie County, Ohio. 

17 (122) DEFIANCE, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 

18 management, ecosystem restoration, recreation, and 

19 bank stabilization, Maumee, Auglaize, and Tiffin 

20 Rivers, Defiance, Ohio. 

21 (123) DILLON LAKE, MUSKINGUM COUNTY, 

22 OHIO.—Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 

23 and shoreline erosion protection, Dillon Lake, 

24 Muskingum and Licking Counties, Ohio. 
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1 (124) GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, OHIO.—Project for 

2 flood and coastal storm risk management, ecosystem 

3 restoration, recreation, and shoreline erosion protec4 tion, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. 

5 (125) GREAT MIAMI RIVER, OHIO.—Project for 

6 flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 

7 recreation, including incorporation of existing levee 

8 systems, for the Great Miami River, Ohio. 

9 (126) JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP, OHIO.—Project for 

10 flood and coastal storm risk management and shore11 line erosion protection, Jerusalem Township, Ohio. 

12 (127) LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK, OHIO.—Project 

13 for ecosystem restoration, including aquatic invasive 

14 species management, Little Killbuck Creek, Ohio. 

15 (128) NILES, OHIO.—Project for flood risk man16 agement, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, City 

17 of Niles, Ohio. 

18 (129) NINE MILE CREEK, CLEVELAND, OHIO.— 

19 Project for flood risk management, Nine Mile Creek, 

20 Cleveland, Ohio. 

21 (130) LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.— 

22 Project for water supply, including increased needs in 

23 southern Oklahoma, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and 

24 Texas. 
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1 (131) SARDIS LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Project for 

2 water supply, Sardis Lake, Oklahoma. 

3 (132) SIUSLAW RIVER, FLORENCE, OREGON.— 

4 Project for flood risk management and streambank 

5 erosion, Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon. 

6 (133) WILLAMETTE RIVER, LANE COUNTY, OR7 EGON.—Project for flood risk management and eco8 system restoration, Willamette River, Lane County, 

9 Oregon. 

10 (134) ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

11 Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Alle12 gheny River, Pennsylvania. 

13 (135) BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYL14 VANIA.—Project for flood risk management, including 

15 dredging along the Schuylkill River, in the Borough 

16 of Norristown and vicinity, Pennsylvania. 

17 (136) BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN, PENNSYL18 VANIA.—Project for alternate water supply, Borough 

19 of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 

20 (137) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 

21 for ecosystem restoration and recreation, including 

22 shoreline stabilization, South Wetlands Park, Phila23 delphia, Pennsylvania. 

24 (138) WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYL25 VANIA.—Project for flood risk management and 
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1 streambank erosion, Stony Creek, in the vicinity of 

2 Whitehall Road, West Norriton Township, Pennsyl3 vania. 

4 (139) GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

5 risk management, Rı ́o Guamanı ́, Guayama, Puerto 

6 Rico. 

7 (140) NARANJITO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

8 flood risk management, Rı ́o Guadiana, Naranjito, 

9 Puerto Rico. 

10 (141) OROCOVIS, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

11 flood risk management, Rı ́o Orocovis, Orocovis, Puer12 to Rico. 

13 (142) PONCE, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

14 risk management, Rı ́o Inabo ́n, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 

15 (143) SANTA ISABEL, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

16 flood risk management, Rı ́o Descalabrado, Santa Isa17 bel, Puerto Rico. 

18 (144) YAUCO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

19 risk management, Rı ́o Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico. 

20 (145) UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

21 Project for flood risk management, water supply, and 

22 recreation, Union County, South Carolina. 

23 (146) DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project 

24 for flood risk management, City of Nashville, David25 son County, Tennessee. 
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1 (147) GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project for 

2 water supply, including evaluation of Nolichucky 

3 River capabilities, Greene County, Tennessee. 

4 (148) GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS.—Project for 

5 navigation, Galveston Bay, Texas. 

6 (149) GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for 

7 flood risk management, Guadalupe County, including 

8 City of Santa Clara, Texas. 

9 (150) HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for flood 

10 risk management and ecosystem restoration, Halls 

11 Bayou, Harris County, Texas. 

12 (151) WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, VERMONT.— 

13 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res14 toration, Winooski River basin, Vermont. 

15 (152) CEDARBUSH CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, 

16 VIRGINIA.—Project for navigation, Cedarbush Creek, 

17 Gloucester County, Virginia. 

18 (153) CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, JAMES CITY COUN19 TY, VIRGINIA.—Project for flood and coastal storm 

20 risk management, Chickahominy River, James City 

21 County, Virginia. 

22 (154) JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project 

23 for flood risk management and navigation, James 

24 City County, Virginia. 
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1 (155) TIMBERNECK CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUN2 TY, VIRGINIA.—Project for navigation, Timberneck 

3 Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia. 

4 (156) YORK RIVER, YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 

5 Project for flood risk management and coastal storm 

6 risk management, York River, York County, Virginia. 

7 (157) GRAYS BAY, WASHINGTON.—Project for 

8 navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem 

9 restoration, Grays Bay, Wahkiakum County, Wash10 ington. 

11 (158) WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 

12 Project for flood risk management and sediment man13 agement, Grays River, in the vicinity of Rosburg, 

14 Wahkiakum County, Washington. 

15 (159) WIND, KLICKITAT, HOOD, DESCHUTES, 

16 ROCK CREEK, AND JOHN DAY TRIBUTARIES, COLUMBIA

17 RIVER, WASHINGTON.—Project for ecosystem restora18 tion, Wind, Klickitat, Hood, Deschutes, Rock Creek, 

19 and John Day tributaries, Columbia River, Wash20 ington. 

21 (160) ARCADIA, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood 

22 risk management, city of Arcadia, Wisconsin. 

23 (161) CITY OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.—Project 

24 for flood risk management, City of La Crosse, Wis25 consin. 
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1 (162) RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN.—Project for eco2 system restoration, city of River Falls, Wisconsin. 

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

5 project modifications: 

6 (1) BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, 

7 ALABAMA.—Modifications to the project for naviga8 tion, Coffeeville Lock and Dam, authorized pursuant 

9 to section 4 of the Act of July 5, 1884 (chapter 229, 

10 23 Stat. 148; 35 Stat. 818), and portion of the project 

11 for navigation, Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala12 bama and Mississippi, consisting of the Demopolis 

13 Lock and Dam on the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway, 

14 Alabama, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 

15 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 17), for construction of 

16 new locks to maintain navigability. 

17 (2) LUXAPALILA CREEK, ALABAMA.—Modifica18 tions to the project for flood risk management, 

19 Luxapalila Creek, Alabama, authorized pursuant to 

20 section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 

21 307). 

22 (3) OSCEOLA HARBOR, ARKANSAS.—Modifica23 tions to the project for navigation, Osceola Harbor, 

24 Arkansas, authorized under section 107 of the River 
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1 and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), to evaluate 

2 the expansion of the harbor. 

3 (4) FARMINGTON DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica4 tions to the project for flood control and other pur5 poses, the Calaveras River and Littlejohn Creek and 

6 tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of the 

7 Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 902), 

8 for improved flood risk management and to support 

9 water supply recharge and storage. 

10 (5) HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CALI11 FORNIA.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 

12 Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California, authorized by 

13 the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 

14 847, 46 Stat. 932; 82 Stat. 732; 110 Stat. 3663), for 

15 additional deepening and widening. 

16 (6) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica17 tions to the project for flood risk management, water 

18 supply, and ecosystem restoration, Chowchilla River, 

19 Ash Slough, and Berenda Slough, Madera County, 

20 California, authorized pursuant to section 6 of the 

21 Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1595; 52 

22 Stat. 1225). 

23 (7) SACRAMENTO RIVER INTEGRATED FLOOD24 PLAIN MANAGEMENT, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications to 

25 the project for flood control, Sacramento River, Cali-
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1 fornia, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 1, 

2 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 76 Stat. 1197), to 

3 enhance flood risk reduction, to incorporate natural 

4 and nature-based features, and to incorporate modi5 fications to the portion of such project north of the 

6 Freemont Weir for the purposes of integrating man7 agement of such system with the adjacent floodplain. 

8 (8) SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.— 

9 Modifications to the project for flood control, Sac10 ramento-San Joaquin Basin Streams, California, au11 thorized pursuant to the resolution of the Committee 

12 on Public Works of the House of Representatives 

13 adopted on May 8, 1964 (docket number 1371), for 

14 improved flood risk management, including dredging. 

15 (9) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—Modifica16 tions to the project for navigation, Thames River, 

17 Connecticut, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 

18 March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 13), to increase 

19 authorized depth. 

20 (10) WAIMEA RIVER, KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Modifica21 tions to the project for coastal storm risk management 

22 and ecosystem restoration, Waimea River, Kaua‘i, 

23 Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 205 of the 

24 Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), to im-
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1 prove protection provided by levees and flood control 

2 features. 

3 (11) CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS4 PERSAL BARRIER, ILLINOIS.—Modifications to the 

5 project for Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and 

6 Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated under section 

7 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

8 (33 U.S.C. 2309a; 118 Stat. 1352), for the construc9 tion of an emergency access boat ramp in the vicinity 

10 of Romeoville, Illinois. 

11 (12) EAST SAINT LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILLI12 NOIS.—Modifications to the project for environmental 

13 restoration and recreation, authorized by section 

14 1001(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

15 2007 (121 Stat. 1052), to reevaluate levels of flood 

16 risk management and integrate the Spring Lake 

17 Project, as recommended in the report of the Chief of 

18 Engineers issued on December 22, 2004. 

19 (13) DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL

20 DEEPENING, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYL21 VANIA.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 

22 Delaware River Mainstem and Channel Deepening, 

23 Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, authorized 

24 by section 101(6) of the Water Resources Development 
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1 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802; 113 Stat. 300; 114 Stat. 

2 2602), to increase the authorized depth. 

3 (14) HANAPE ̄PE ̄ RIVER, HAWAII.—Modifications 

4 to the project for local flood protection, Hanape ̄pe ̄

5 River, island of Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized by sec6 tion 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 

7 58 Stat. 903), for ecosystem restoration and to im8 prove protection provided by levees and flood control 

9 features. 

10 (15) LAUPA ̄HOEHOE HARBOR, HAWAII.—Modi11 fications to the project for navigation, Laupa ̄hoehoe 

12 Harbor, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 107 

13 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 486), 

14 for seawall repair and mitigation. 

15 (16) CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOUISIANA.— 

16 Modifications to the project for navigation, Calcasieu 

17 River and Pass, Louisiana, authorized by section 101 

18 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481; 

19 121 Stat. 1126), including channel deepening and 

20 jetty improvements. 

21 (17) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

22 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

23 project for flood control of the Mississippi River in it 

24 alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 

25 Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, author-
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1 ized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928 

2 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), to include bank stabiliza3 tion on the portion of the project consisting of the 

4 Ouachita River from Monroe to Caldwell Parishes, 

5 Louisiana. 

6 (18) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

7 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

8 project for flood control of the Mississippi River in it 

9 alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 

10 Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, author11 ized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928 

12 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), to study the feasibility of 

13 adding 62 miles of the east bank of the Ouachita 

14 River Levee System at and below Monroe Parish to 

15 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. 

16 (19) NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN, AND

17 ACUSHNET, MASSACHUSETTS.—Modifications to the 

18 project for hurricane-flood protection at New Bedford, 

19 Fairhaven, and Acushnet, Massachusetts, authorized 

20 by section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 

21 Stat. 305), for navigation improvements and evalua22 tion of the current barrier function. 

23 (20) HODGES VILLAGE DAM, OXFORD, MASSA24 CHUSETTS.—Modifications to the project for flood risk 

25 management, Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, Massachu-
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1 setts, authorized pursuant to section 205 of the Flood 

2 Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), to add recre3 ation and ecosystem restoration as a project purpose, 

4 including in the vicinity of Greenbriar Park. 

5 (21) HOLLAND HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica6 tions to the portion of the project for navigation Hol7 land (Black Lake), Michigan, authorized by the first 

8 section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 

9 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 46 Stat. 929; 49 Stat. 1036; 

10 68 Stat. 1252), consisting of the Federal Channel of 

11 Holland Harbor, for additional deepening. 

12 (22) MONROE HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica13 tions to the project for navigation, Monroe Harbor, 

14 Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of 

15 July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 930), for addi16 tional deepening. 

17 (23) PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to 

18 the project for navigation, Channels in Lake Saint 

19 Clair Michigan, authorized by the first section of the 

20 Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1036), 

21 for additional deepening at the mouth of the Black 

22 River, Port Huron, Michigan. 

23 (24) SAINT JOSEPH HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modi24 fications to the portion of the project for navigation, 

25 Saint Joseph, Michigan, authorized by the first sec-
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1 tion of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 

2 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 49 Stat. 1036; 72 Stat. 

3 299), consisting of the Federal Channel of Saint Jo4 seph Harbor, for additional deepening. 

5 (25) SAINT MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modifica6 tions to the project for navigation Middle and West 

7 Neebish channels, Saint Marys River, Michigan, au8 thorized by the first section of the Act of June 13, 

9 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 361; 70 Stat. 54), to 

10 bring the channels to a consistent depth. 

11 (26) BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.—Modifications to 

12 the project for navigation, Jersey Flats and Bayonne, 

13 New Jersey, authorized by the first section of the Act 

14 of September 22, 1922 (chapter 427, 42 Stat. 1038), 

15 for improvements to the navigation channel, includ16 ing channel extension, widening, and deepening, in 

17 the vicinity of Bayonne, New Jersey. 

18 (27) SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE DAM, NEW HAMP19 SHIRE.—Modifications to the project for flood protec20 tion and recreation, Surry Mountain Lake dam, au21 thorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 

22 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1572; 52 Stat. 1216; 58 

23 Stat. 892), to add ecosystem restoration as a project 

24 purpose, and to install the proper gates and related 
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1 equipment at Surry Mountain Lake to support 

2 stream flow augmentation releases. 

3 (28) LONG BEACH, NEW YORK.—Modifications to 

4 the project for storm damage reduction, Atlantic 

5 Coast of Long Island from Jones Inlet to East Rock6 away Inlet, Long Beach Island, New York, authorized 

7 by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Develop8 ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), to include addi9 tional replacement of beach groins to offer storm pro10 tection, erosion prevention, and reduce the need for 

11 future renourishment. 

12 (29) BALD HEAD ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

13 Modifications to the project for hurricane-flood control 

14 protection, Cape Fear to the North Carolina-South 

15 Carolina State line, North Carolina, authorized by 

16 section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 

17 1419), to add coastal storm risk management and 

18 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, includ19 ing shoreline stabilization, as an authorized purpose 

20 of the project for the village of Bald Head Island, 

21 North Carolina. 

22 (30) MOSQUITO CREEK LAKE, TRUMBULL COUN23 TY, OHIO.—Modifications to the project for flood risk 

24 management and water supply, Mosquito Creek Lake, 

25 Trumbull County, Ohio. 
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1 (31) RENO BEACH-HOWARD FARMS, OHIO.— 

2 Modifications to the project for flood control, Reno 

3 Beach-Howard Farms, Ohio, authorized by section 

4 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1178), 

5 to improve project levees and to provide flood damage 

6 risk reduction to the portions of Jerusalem Township, 

7 Ohio, not currently benefited by the project. 

8 (32) DELAWARE RIVER, MANTUA CREEK (FORT

9 MIFFLIN) AND MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.—Modi10 fications to the project for navigation, Delaware 

11 River, Philadelphia to the sea, authorized by the first 

12 section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 

13 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 49 Stat. 1030; 52 Stat. 803; 

14 59 Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 297), to deepen 

15 the anchorage areas at Mantua Creek (Fort Mifflin) 

16 and Marcus Hook. 

17 (33) LITTLE CONEMAUGH, STONYCREEK, AND

18 CONEMAUGH RIVERS, PENNSYLVANIA.—Modifications 

19 to the project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 

20 and flood risk management, Little Conemaugh, 

21 Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers, Pennsylvania. 

22 (34) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Modifica23 tions to the project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, 

24 South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(1) of the 

25 Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 
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1 1709), including improvements to address potential 

2 or actual changed conditions on that portion of the 

3 project that serves the North Charleston Terminal. 

4 (35) ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, 

5 TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for flood risk 

6 management, Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas, 

7 authorized pursuant to the project for Buffalo Bayou 

8 and its tributaries, Texas, under section 3a of the Act 

9 of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1414; 68 

10 Stat. 1258). 

11 (36) GALVESTON BAY AREA, TEXAS.—Modifica12 tions to the following projects for deepening and asso13 ciated dredged material placement, disposal, and en14 vironmental mitigation navigation: 

15 (A) The project for navigation, Galveston 

16 Bay Area, Texas City Channel, Texas, author17 ized by section 201 of the Water Resources Devel18 opment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090). 

19 (B) The project for navigation and environ20 mental restoration, Houston-Galveston Naviga21 tion Channels, Texas, authorized by section 

22 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666). 

24 (C) The project for navigation, Galveston 

25 Harbor Channel Extension Project, Houston- 
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1 Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas, author2 ized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 

3 Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836). 

4 (D) The project for navigation, Houston 

5 Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement 

6 Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston Coun7 ties, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) of the 

8 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 

9 Stat. 2734). 

10 (37) GALVESTON HARBOR CHANNEL EXTENSION

11 PROJECT, HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION CHAN12 NELS, TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for navi13 gation, Galveston Harbor Channel Extension Project, 

14 Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas, au15 thorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836), to include 

17 further deepening and extension of the Federal chan18 nel and Turning Basin 2. 

19 (38) GATHRIGHT RESERVOIR AND FALLING

20 SPRING DAM, VIRGINIA.—Modifications to the project 

21 for navigation and flood control, Gathright Reservoir 

22 and Falling Spring dam, Virginia, authorized by sec23 tion 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 

24 645), to include recreation as an authorized project 

25 purpose. 
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1 (39) MOUNT ST. HELENS SEDIMENT CONTROL, 

2 WASHINGTON.—Modifications to the project for sedi3 ment control and navigation, Mount St. Helens, 

4 Washington, authorized by chapter IV of title I of the 

5 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (99 Stat. 

6 318; 114 Stat. 2612), to include dredging to address 

7 flood risk management and navigation for federally 

8 authorized channels on the Cowlitz River and at the 

9 confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia Rivers. 

10 (40) MONONGAHELA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.— 

11 Modifications to the project for recreation, 

12 Monongahela River, West Virginia. 

13 (c) SPECIAL RULE.—Each study authorized by sub14 section (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation 

15 and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation. 

16 (d) SPECIAL RULE, ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.— 

17 The cost of the study under subsection (b)(25) shall be at 

18 Federal expense. 

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR

20 PROJECTS FROM CAP AUTHORITIES.— 

21 (1) CEDAR POINT SEAWALL, SCITUATE, MASSA22 CHUSETTS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may con24 duct a feasibility study for the project for hurri-
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1 cane and storm damage risk reduction, Cedar 

2 Point Seawall, Scituate, Massachusetts. 

3 (B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out sub4 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall use any rel5 evant information from the project described in 

6 that paragraph that was carried out under sec7 tion 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 

8 426g). 

9 (2) JONES LEVEE, PIERCE COUNTY, WASH10 INGTON.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may con12 duct a feasibility study for the project for flood 

13 risk management, Jones Levee, Pierce County, 

14 Washington. 

15 (B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out sub16 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall use any rel17 evant information from the project described in 

18 that paragraph that was carried out under sec19 tion 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 

20 U.S.C. 701s). 

21 (3) HATCH, NEW MEXICO.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may con23 duct a feasibility study for the project for flood 

24 risk management, Hatch, New Mexico. 
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1 (B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out sub2 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall use any rel3 evant information from the project described in 

4 that paragraph that was carried out under sec5 tion 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 

6 U.S.C. 701s). 

7 (4) FORT GEORGE INLET, JACKSONVILLE, FLOR8 IDA.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may con10 duct a feasibility study to modify the project for 

11 navigation, Fort George Inlet, Jacksonville, Flor12 ida, to include navigation improvements or 

13 shoreline erosion prevention or mitigation as a 

14 result of the project. 

15 (B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out sub16 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall use any rel17 evant information from the project described in 

18 that paragraph that was carried out under sec19 tion 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 

20 (33 U.S.C. 426i). 

21 SEC. 1202. EXPEDITED MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FEASI22 BILITY STUDIES. 

23 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the fol24 lowing feasibility studies, as modified by this section, and 

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1 of the feasibility study is justified in the completed report, 

2 may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineer3 ing, and design of the project: 

4 (1) MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The 

5 study for navigation, Mare Island Straight channel, 

6 authorized by section 406 of the Water Resources De7 velopment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323; 136 Stat. 

8 3753), is modified to authorize the Secretary to con9 sider the benefits of deepening the channel to support 

10 activities of the Secretary of the department in which 

11 the Coast Guard is operating. 

12 (2) SAVANNAH HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Section 

13 8201(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

14 2022 (136 Stat. 3750) is amended by striking ‘‘, 

15 without evaluation of additional deepening’’ and in16 serting ‘‘, including evaluation of additional deep17 ening’’. 

18 (3) HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII.—The study to 

19 modify the project for navigation, Honolulu, Hawaii, 

20 authorized by the first section of the Act of March 3, 

21 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 1146; 136 Stat. 3750), 

22 is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider the 

23 benefits of the project modification on disaster resil24 ience and enhanced national security from utilization 

25 of the harbor by the Department of Defense. 
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1 (4) ALEXANDRIA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOU2 ISIANA.—The study for flood control, navigation, wet3 land conservation and restoration, wildlife habitat, 

4 commercial and recreational fishing, saltwater intru5 sion, freshwater and sediment diversion, and other 

6 purposes, in the area drained by the intercepted 

7 drainage system of the West Atchafalaya Basin Pro8 tection Levee, from Alexandria, Louisiana to the Gulf 

9 of Mexico, being carried out under Committee Resolu10 tion 2535 of the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, adopt12 ed July 23, 1997, is modified to include the parishes 

13 of Pointe Coupee, Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, 

14 Acadia, Iberville, and Cameron within the scope of 

15 the study. 

16 (5) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—The study for 

17 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration to 

18 address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Village 

19 of Hastings-on-the-Hudson within the 100-year flood 

20 zone, Saw Mill River, New York, authorized by sec21 tion 8201(a)(70) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3748), is modified to authorize 

23 the Secretary to include within the scope of the study 

24 areas surrounding the City of Yonkers and the Village 
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1 of Hastings-on-the-Hudson and the Village of 

2 Elmsford and the Village of Ardsley. 

3 SEC. 1203. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 

4 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall expe5 dite the completion of a feasibility study or general reevalu6 ation report (as applicable) for each of the following 

7 projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project 

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

9 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the 

10 project: 

11 (1) Project for food risk management, Upper 

12 Guyandotte River Basin, West Virginia. 

13 (2) Project for flood risk management, Kanawha 

14 River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North 

15 Carolina. 

16 (3) Project for flood risk management, Cave 

17 Buttes Dam, Phoenix, Arizona. 

18 (4) Project for flood risk management, McMicken 

19 Dam and Trilby Wash, Maricopa County, Arizona. 

20 (5) Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Salado 

21 Oeste, Phoenix, Arizona. 

22 (6) Modifications to the portion of the project for 

23 flood control, water conservation, and related pur24 poses, Russian River Basin, California, consisting of 

25 the Coyote Valley Dam, authorized by section 204 of 
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1 the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177; 130 Stat. 

2 1682), to add environmental restoration as a project 

3 purpose and to increase water supply and improve 

4 reservoir operations. 

5 (7) Project for flood risk management and eco6 system restoration, Lower San Joaquin River, 

7 Lathrop and Manteca, California, as described in sec8 tion 1322(b)(2)(F) of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1707). 

10 (8) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

11 San Joaquin River, San Joaquin Valley, California. 

12 (9) Beneficial use opportunities at the Petaluma 

13 River Marsh Restoration project, California. 

14 (10) Modifications to Pine Flat Dam, Cali15 fornia, authorized pursuant to a 1964 Congressional 

16 Resolution of the House Committee on Public Works, 

17 and constructed pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 

18 1944. 

19 (11) Project for flood risk management, Strat20 ford, Connecticut. 

21 (12) Modifications to the Broward County Water 

22 Preserve Areas Project, Broward County, Florida, to 

23 address costs that exceed the maximum project cost 

24 pursuant to section 902 of the Water Resources Devel25 opment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4183). 
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1 (13) Modifications to Central and Southern 

2 Florida, Canal 111 (C-111) South Dade Project, Flor3 ida, authorized by section 401(7) of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2741). 

5 (14) Project for hurricane and storm damage 

6 risk reduction and coastal storm risk management, 

7 Volusia County, Florida, authorized by the resolution 

8 of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc9 ture of the House of Representatives, dated February 

10 16, 2000. 

11 (15) Project for flood risk management, Waimea 

12 River, County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii. 

13 (16) Modifications to the project for flood risk 

14 management, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, au15 thorized by section 8201(b)(6) of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750). 

17 (17) Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk 

18 management, and recreation, Newport, Kentucky, au19 thorized by section 8201(a)(32) of the Water Re20 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 

21 (18) Project for navigation, Bayou Sorrel Lock, 

22 Louisiana, authorized by the resolution of the United 

23 States Senate Committee on Public Works on Sep24 tember 29, 1972, and the resolution of the House of 
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1 Representatives Committee on Public Works on Octo2 ber 12, 1972. 

3 (19) Project for flood risk management, Mis4 sissippi River and Tributaries, Morgan City, Lower 

5 Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana. 

6 (20) Project for hurricane and storm damage 

7 risk reduction and ecosystem restoration, Southwest 

8 Coastal Louisiana, authorized by section 1401(8) of 

9 the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 

10 Stat. 1715). 

11 (21) Project for flood risk management and eco12 system restoration, Charles River, Massachusetts, au13 thorized by section 8201(a)(35) of the Water Re14 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 

15 (22) General reevaluation report for the project 

16 for flood risk management, Lower Saddle River Flood 

17 Protection, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) 

18 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 

19 Stat. 4119). 

20 (23) Project for flood risk management, Rahway 

21 River, Rahway, New Jersey. 

22 (24) Project for flood risk management along the 

23 Peckman River Basin in the townships of Verona 

24 (and surrounding area), Cedar Grove, and West 

25 Caldwell, New Jersey, authorized by section 
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1 8201(a)(58) of the Water Resources Development Act 

2 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3747). 

3 (25) Project for flood risk management, Morris 

4 County, New Jersey, authorized by section 

5 8201(a)(59) of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3747). 

7 (26) Northeast Levee System portion of the 

8 project for flood control and other purposes, Williams9 port, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act 

10 of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 

11 (27) Project for navigation, Menominee River, 

12 Menominee, Wisconsin. 

13 (28) General reevaluation report for the project 

14 for flood risk management and other purposes, East 

15 St. Louis and Vicinity, Illinois. 

16 (29) General reevaluation report for project for 

17 flood risk management, Green Brook, New Jersey. 

18 (30) Project for ecosystem restoration, Imperial 

19 Streams Salton Sea, California. 

20 (31) Modification of the project for navigation, 

21 Honolulu Deep Draft Harbor, Hawaii. 

22 (32) Project for shoreline damage mitigation, 

23 Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana. 

24 (33) Project for hurricane and coastal storm risk 

25 management, Dare County Beaches, North Carolina. 
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1 (34) Modification of the project for flood protec2 tion and recreation, Surry Mountain Lake, New 

3 Hampshire, including for consideration of low flow 

4 augmentation. 

5 (35) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

6 Virginia Beach and vicinity, Virginia. 

7 (36) Project for secondary water source identi8 fication, Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, 

9 District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. 

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

11 the completion of a Chief’s Report or Director’s Report (as 

12 applicable) for each of the following projects for the project 

13 to be considered for authorization: 

14 (1) Modification of the project for navigation, 

15 Norfolk Harbors and Channels, Anchorage F segment, 

16 Norfolk, Virginia. 

17 (2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne 

18 and Millers Ferry Locks and Dam Fish Passage, 

19 Lower Alabama River, Alabama. 

20 (3) Project for flood and storm damage reduc21 tion, Surf City, North Carolina. 

22 (4) Project for flood and storm damage reduc23 tion, Nassau County Back Bays, New York. 

24 (5) Project for flood and storm damage reduc25 tion, Ala Wai, Hawaii. 
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1 (6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and 

2 South Florida Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 

3 Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration, 

4 Florida. 

5 (7) Project for flood and storm damage reduc6 tion, Amite River and tributaries, Louisiana. 

7 (8) Project for ecosystem restoration, Biscayne 

8 Bay and Southern Everglades, Florida, authorized by 

9 section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act 

10 of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680). 

11 (9) Project for ecosystem restoration and recre12 ation, Los Angeles River, California, authorized by 

13 section 1407(7) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714). 

15 (c) PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall, 

16 to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of 

17 the following: 

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; 114 Stat. 2612; 121 Stat. 1154). 

22 (2) Project for dam safety modifications, 

23 Bluestone Dam, West Virginia, authorized pursuant 

24 to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 

25 49 Stat. 1586). 
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1 (3) Project for flood risk management, Tulsa and 

2 West–Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, 

3 authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources 

4 Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). 

5 (4) Project for flood risk management, Little Col6 orado River, Navajo County, Arizona. 

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

8 Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona. 

9 (6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Va Shly’Ay 

10 Akimel, Maricopa Indian Reservation, Arizona. 

11 (7) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

12 Quincy Bay, Illinois, Upper Mississippi River Res13 toration Program. 

14 (8) Major maintenance on Laupa ̄hoehoe Harbor, 

15 County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii. 

16 (9) Project for flood risk management, Green 

17 Brook, New Jersey. 

18 (10) Water control manual update for water sup19 ply and flood control, Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Globe, 

20 Arizona. 

21 (11) Repairs to recontour and stabilize the slope 

22 at Lake Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Arkansas. 

23 (12) Project for environmental restoration, Ham24 ilton Airfield, California, authorized by section 
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1 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 1999 (113 Stat. 279; 121 Stat. 1110). 

3 (13) Water control manual update for Oroville 

4 Dam, Butte County, California. 

5 (14) Water control manual update for New 

6 Bullards Dam, Yuba County, California. 

7 (15) Project for flood and storm risk manage8 ment and ecosystem restoration at the San Francisco 

9 International Airport, California, authorized by sec10 tion 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

11 1976 (90 Stat. 2930). 

12 (16) San Francisco Bay Beneficial Use Pilot 

13 Project, California, being carried out under section 

14 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 

15 (130 Stat. 1645). 

16 (17) Project for flood risk management in West17 minster, East Garden Grove, California, authorized 

18 by section 401(2) of Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). 

20 (18) Comprehensive plan for the Chattahoochee 

21 River Basin Program, authorized by section 8144 of 

22 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

23 Stat. 3724). 

24 (19) Repairs to the project for flood risk manage25 ment, federally authorized levee, Grand Tower and 
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1 Degognia and Fountain Bluff Levee System, Illinois, 

2 in the vicinity of the community of Cora. 

3 (20) Repairs to the project for flood risk manage4 ment, Covington levee system, Covington, Kentucky. 

5 (21) Project for navigation, Kentucky Lock and 

6 Dam, Tennessee River, Kentucky, authorized by sec7 tion 101(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664). 

9 (22) Project for flood risk management, Morgan 

10 City, Louisiana. 

11 (23) Project for hurricane and storm risk reduc12 tion, Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana. 

13 (24) Project for ecosystem restoration, Mid14 Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. 

15 (25) Maintenance dredging for the Back River 

16 Channel project, Weymouth, Massachusetts. 

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

18 Refuge, Michigan. 

19 (27) Project for George W. Kuhn Headwaters 

20 Outfall, Michigan. 

21 (28) Improvements to the Red Run Inter-County 

22 Drain Restoration project, Macomb and Oakland 

23 Counties, Michigan. 

24 (29) Updated hydrologic analysis for the town of 

25 Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico. 
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1 (30) Environmental impact statement to accom2 pany the feasibility study for the project for naviga3 tion, Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina, conducted 

4 pursuant to section 203 of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231), and condi6 tionally authorized by section 403(a)(5) of the Water 

7 Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2743). 

8 (31) Maintenance dredging at the Rocky River 

9 Harbor, Ohio. 

10 (32) The portion of the project for flood control 

11 and other purposes, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, au12 thorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 

13 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573), to bring the Northwest 

14 Levee System into compliance with current flood 

15 mitigation standards. 

16 (33) Project for hurricane and storm damage 

17 risk reduction, San Juan Metropolitan Area Coastal 

18 Storm Risk Management, Puerto Rico, authorized by 

19 section 8401(3) of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3842). 

21 (34) Sediment management plan along the Mis22 souri River, Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota. 

23 (35) Project for navigation, Gulf Intracoastal 

24 Waterway, Brazos River Floodgates and Colorado 

25 River Locks, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) of 
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1 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 

2 Stat. 2734). 

3 (36) Project for hurricane and storm damage 

4 risk reduction and shoreline erosion protection, 

5 Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Is6 lands. 

7 (37) Maintenance dredging of the federally au8 thorized navigation channels, Parrotts Creek, Jackson 

9 Creek, and Horn Harbor, Virginia. 

10 (38) Project for navigation, Seattle Harbor 

11 Navigation Improvement Project, Washington, au12 thorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 

13 Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836), deepening 

14 the East Waterway at the Port of Seattle. 

15 (39) Project for shoreline stabilization, Clarks16 ville, Indiana. 

17 (d) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS.—The Sec18 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite 

19 completion of the following projects: 

20 (1) Projects for flood control under section 205 of 

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

22 following areas: 

23 (A) Ak-Chin Levee, Pinal County, Arizona. 

24 (B) McCormick Wash, Globe, Arizona. 
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1 (C) Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Doug2 las, Arizona. 

3 (D) Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona. 

4 (E) North, South, and Middle Fork, Ken5 tucky River, Kentucky, including the develop6 ment of a flood warning emergency evacuation 

7 plan. 

8 (F) Swannanoa River watershed, Buncombe 

9 County, North Carolina. 

10 (2) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration 

11 under section 206 of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) for the following areas: 

13 (A) Corazon de los Tres Rios del Norte, 

14 Pima County, Arizona. 

15 (B) Lake Elsinore, California. 

16 (3) Project for hurricane and storm damage re17 duction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 

18 (33 U.S.C. 426g), Stratford, Connecticut. 

19 (4) Project modifications for improvements to the 

20 environment, under section 1135 of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), 

22 for the following areas: 

23 (A) Hayward Creek and Eaton Pond water24 shed, Massachusetts. 
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1 (B) Smelt Brook Tributary to the Wey2 mouth-Fore River, Massachusetts. 

3 (C) Surry Mountain Lake, New Hampshire. 

4 (5) Project for emergency streambank erosion 

5 and shoreline protection under section 14 of the Flood 

6 Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) for Muddy 

7 Creek, Otoe County, Nebraska. 

8 (e) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

9 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite comple10 tion of the following projects and studies in the following 

11 locations under the Tribal partnership program under sec12 tion 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 

13 (33 U.S.C. 2269): 

14 (1) Maricopa (Ak-Chin) Indian Reservation, Ar15 izona. 

16 (2) Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project, associated 

17 with the Gila River Indian Community, Arizona. 

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

19 (f) WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS.— 

20 (1) GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCY

21 STUDY.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

22 practicable, expedite the Great Lakes Coastal Resil23 iency Study authorized by section 1219 of the Water 

24 Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 

25 134 Stat. 2683; 136 Stat. 3752). 
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1 (2) UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS.— 

2 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac3 ticable, expedite completion of the watershed assess4 ment for flood risk management, Upper Mississippi 

5 and Illinois Rivers, authorized by section 1206 of the 

6 Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 

7 1686; 134 Stat. 2687). 

8 (g) EXPEDITED PROSPECTUS.—The Secretary shall 

9 prioritize the completion of the prospectus for the United 

10 States Moorings Facility, Portland, Oregon, required for 

11 authorization of funding from the revolving fund established 

12 by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations 

13 Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576). 

14 (h) DISPOSITION STUDY.—The Secretary shall expe15 dite completion of the disposition study for the Lower St. 

16 Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minnesota, pursuant to sec17 tion 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 

18 SEC. 1204. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF OTHER FEASI19 BILITY STUDIES. 

20 (a) CEDAR PORT NAVIGATION AND IMPROVEMENT DIS21 TRICT CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT, BAYTOWN, 

22 TEXAS.—The Secretary shall expedite the review and co23 ordination of the feasibility study for the project for naviga24 tion, Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District 

25 Channel Deepening Project, Baytown, Texas, under section 
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1 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

2 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 

3 (b) SABINE–NECHES WATERWAY NAVIGATION IM4 PROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS.—The Secretary shall expe5 dite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for 

6 the project for navigation, Sabine–Neches Waterway, Texas, 

7 under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 

9 (c) LA QUINTA EXPANSION PROJECT, TEXAS.—The 

10 Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the 

11 feasibility study for the project for navigation, La Quinta 

12 Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas, under section 203(b) 

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

14 2231(b)). 

15 (d) RAYMONDVILLE DRAIN PROJECT, TEXAS.—The 

16 Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the 

17 feasibility study for the project for flood control, 

18 Raymondville Drain Project, Lower Rio Grande Basin, 

19 Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 

21 SEC. 1205. CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS. 

22 (a) REPORT ON RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR INDIVID23 UALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

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

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
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1 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In2 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

4 Senate a report on access for individuals with dis5 abilities to covered recreational areas. 

6 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in7 clude in the report submitted under paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) existing policies or guidance for com9 plying with the requirements of the Americans 

10 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 

11 et seq.) at covered recreational areas; 

12 (B) a complete list of covered recreational 

13 areas, and the status of each covered recreational 

14 area with respect to compliance with the require15 ments of such Act; 

16 (C) identification of policy changes, inter17 nal guidance changes, or changes to shoreline 

18 management plans that may result in increased 

19 access for individuals with disabilities to covered 

20 recreational areas, including access to fishing-re21 lated recreational activities at covered rec22 reational areas; 

23 (D) an analysis of barriers that exist for 

24 covered recreational areas to fully comply with 

25 the requirements of such Act; and 
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1 (E) identification of specific covered rec2 reational areas that could be improved or modi3 fied to better accommodate visitors with disabil4 ities, including to increase recreational fishing 

5 access for individuals with disabilities. 

6 (3) COVERED RECREATIONAL AREA DEFINED.— 

7 In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered recreational 

8 area’’ means all sites constructed, owned, operated, or 

9 maintained by the Secretary that are used for rec10 reational purposes. 

11 (b) REPORT ON TURBIDITY IN THE WILLAMETTE VAL12 LEY, OREGON.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

15 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In16 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

18 Senate a report on instances of high turbidity in a 

19 reservoir in the Willamette Valley resulting from a 

20 drawdown in the reservoir. 

21 (2) SCOPE.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

22 Secretary shall— 

23 (A) collaborate with any relevant Federal, 

24 State, and non-Federal entities; 
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1 (B) identify and report instances during the 

2 10-year period preceding the date of enactment 

3 of this Act in which turbidity concerns have 

4 arisen following a drawdown at a reservoir in 

5 the Willamette Valley, including Foster Lake and 

6 Green Peter Lake; 

7 (C) report on turbidity monitoring that the 

8 Secretary performs during drawdowns to iden9 tify, and if necessary correct, turbidity issues; 

10 (D) provide a summary of turbidity moni11 toring records collected during drawdowns with 

12 respect to which turbidity concerns have been 

13 raised by the public, including a comparison be14 tween turbidity prior to a drawdown, during a 

15 drawdown, and following refilling; 

16 (E) identify lessons learned associated with 

17 turbidity resulting from drawdowns and indicate 

18 how changes based on those lessons learned are 

19 being implemented; and 

20 (F) identify opportunities to minimize 

21 monetary strains on non-Federal entities caused 

22 by increased turbidity levels. 

23 (c) REPORT ON SECURITY AT SOO LOCKS, MICHI24 GAN.— 
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1 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub3 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra4 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

6 Senate a non-classified report that— 

7 (A) highlights any security deficiencies that 

8 exist with respect to the Soo Locks; 

9 (B) highlights any supply chain, logistical, 

10 and economic effects that would result from a 

11 malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks; 

12 (C) highlights any effects on the Great 

13 Lakes Navigation System that would result from 

14 such a malfunction or failure; 

15 (D) highlights any potential threats to the 

16 integrity of the Soo Locks; 

17 (E) details the Corps of Engineers security 

18 measures in place to protect the Soo Locks; and 

19 (F) contains recommendations, as nec20 essary, and cost estimates for such recommenda21 tions, for— 

22 (i) strengthening security measures for 

23 the Soo Locks; and 
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1 (ii) reducing the effects on the supply 

2 chain that would result from a malfunction 

3 or failure of the Soo Locks. 

4 (2) SOO LOCKS DEFINED.—In this subsection, 

5 the term ‘‘Soo Locks’’ means the locks at Sault Sainte 

6 Marie, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the 

7 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

8 4254; 121 Stat. 1131). 

9 (d) REPORT ON FLORIDA SEAGRASS REHABILITA10 TION.— 

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

12 the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there13 after for 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the 

14 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

15 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

16 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

17 on any planned or ongoing efforts to promote, reha18 bilitate, and enhance the growth of seagrasses in Flor19 ida stormwater treatment areas. 

20 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection 

21 (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with relevant Fed22 eral, State, and local agencies and other regional 

23 stakeholders. 

24 (3) FLORIDA STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA

25 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Florida 
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1 stormwater treatment area’’ means a stormwater 

2 treatment area in the State of Florida authorized by 

3 or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources De4 velopment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 Stat. 

5 1268; 132 Stat. 3786). 

6 (e) REPORT ON SHORELINE USE PERMITS.— 

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

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

9 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In10 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

12 Senate a report describing the use of the authority 

13 under part 327 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula14 tions, with respect to the issuance of new, or modi15 fications to existing, shoreline use permits at the 

16 Table Rock Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, lo17 cated in Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of 

18 the multipurpose reservoir projects in the White River 

19 Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chap20 ter 795, 52 Stat. 1218). 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

22 the report required under paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) a review of existing regulatory and ad24 ministrative requirements related to the lease, 

25 rent, sublease, or other usage agreement by a per-
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1 mittee for permitted facilities under a shore19 

2 line use permit, including a floating, non-float3 ing, or fixed-floating structure; 

4 (B) a description of the authority and pub5 lic-interest rationale for such requirements, in6 cluding impacts on local businesses, property 

7 owners, and prospective lessors, renters, or other 

8 contractual users of such facilities; and 

9 (C) a description of the authority for the 

10 transfer of shoreline use permits upon transfer of 

11 the permitted facility by sale or other means. 

12 (f) REPORT ON RELOCATION.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

15 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In16 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

18 Senate a report on the policies of the Corps of Engi19 neers relating to using property buyouts as part of 

20 coastal storm risk management projects. 

21 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the report 

22 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider 

23 ways in which current policies on mandatory prop24 erty buyouts may— 
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1 (A) diminish the incentives for local com2 munities to work with the Corps of Engineers; 

3 and 

4 (B) increase vulnerabilities of communities 

5 to flood risk, including communities described in 

6 the guidance issued by the Secretary under sec7 tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

9 (g) REPORT ON FUEL EFFICIENCY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

12 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In13 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

14 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

15 Senate a report on fuel efficiency of each vessel within 

16 the fleet of vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers. 

17 (2) CONTENTS.—In the report submitted under 

18 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the fol19 lowing: 

20 (A) A list of vessels that are commercially 

21 available and may be used to carry out the mis22 sions of the Corps of Engineers that can be in23 corporated into the fleet of vessels owned by the 

24 Corps of Engineers to increase fuel efficiency of 

25 such fleet. 
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1 (B) A list of modifications that can be made 

2 to increase fuel efficiency of such fleet and the as3 sociated cost of such modifications. 

4 (C) A life cycle cost analysis of replacing 

5 vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers with 

6 vessels that are more fuel efficient. 

7 (D) A description of technologies used or 

8 available to the Secretary to evaluate fuel effi9 ciency of each vessel owned by the Corps of Engi10 neers. 

11 (E) A description of other opportunities to 

12 increase fuel efficiency of each such vessel. 

13 (F) A description of potential cost savings 

14 by increasing fuel efficiency of such vessels. 

15 (G) A description of State or local policies 

16 or requirements regarding efficiencies or emis17 sions of vessels, or related technology, that the 

18 Secretary must comply with at water resources 

19 development projects, and any impact such poli20 cies and requirements have on project costs. 

21 (h) REPORT ON BOAT RAMPS.—Not later than 1 year 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

23 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc24 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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1 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report de2 tailing— 

3 (1) the number of boat ramps constructed by the 

4 Secretary that are located at a site constructed, 

5 owned, operated, or maintained by the Secretary; 

6 (2) the number of such boat ramps that are oper7 ational; and 

8 (3) the number of such boat ramps that require 

9 maintenance in order to be made operational. 

10 (i) REPORT ON BRIDGE INVENTORY.— 

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

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

13 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In14 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

16 Senate a report on bridges owned, operated, and 

17 maintained by the Corps of Engineers. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in19 clude in the report required under paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) a list of bridges carrying passengers 

21 that are— 

22 (i) not located in recreational areas; 

23 and 

24 (ii) not required to be owned, operated, 

25 and maintained by the Corps of Engineers 
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1 for the proper functioning of water re2 sources development projects; 

3 (B) a description of the location of such 

4 bridges and applicable State authority or polit5 ical subdivision to which has requested such 

6 bridges may be transferred or conveyed under 

7 section 109 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 

8 (33 U.S.C. 534); and 

9 (C) a description of measures taken by the 

10 Corps of Engineers to reduce the number of 

11 bridges owned, operated, and maintained by the 

12 Corps of Engineers. 

13 (j) REPORT ON MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST.— 

14 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

15 Congress that through this Act, as well as through sec16 tion 1115 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

17 2018, Congress has provided the Secretary all of the 

18 authority, and all of the direction, needed to acquire 

19 interests in real estate that are less than fee simple 

20 title. 

21 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub23 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra24 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

25 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
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1 Senate a report indicating whether the Secretary 

2 agrees with the sense of Congress in paragraph (1). 

3 (3) DISAGREEMENT.—Should the result of report 

4 required by paragraph (2) be that the Secretary dis5 agrees with the sense of Congress in paragraph (1), 

6 not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

8 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

9 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

10 and Public Works of the Senate a report specifying 

11 recommendations and technical drafting assistance 

12 for statutory language that would provide the Sec13 retary the intended authority as expressed in para14 graph (1). 

15 (k) REPORT ON ICE JAM PREVENTION AND MITIGA16 TION.— 

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

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

19 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

20 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor21 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa22 tives a report on efforts by the Secretary to prevent 

23 and mitigate flood damages associated with ice jams. 

24 (2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in 

25 the report under paragraph (1)— 
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1 (A) an assessment of the projects carried out 

2 pursuant to section 1150 of the Water Resources 

3 Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 701s note), 

4 if applicable; and 

5 (B) a description of— 

6 (i) the challenges associated with pre7 venting and mitigating ice jams; 

8 (ii) the potential measures that may 

9 prevent or mitigate ice jams, including the 

10 extent to which additional research and the 

11 development and deployment of technologies 

12 are necessary; and 

13 (iii) actions taken by the Secretary to 

14 provide non-Federal interests with technical 

15 assistance, guidance, or other information 

16 relating to ice jam events; and 

17 (iv) how the Secretary plans to conduct 

18 outreach and engagement with non-Federal 

19 interests and other relevant State and local 

20 agencies to facilitate an understanding of 

21 the circumstances in which ice jams could 

22 occur and the potential impacts to critical 

23 public infrastructure from ice jams. 

24 (l) ASSESSMENT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out 

2 an assessment of the extent to which the existing au3 thorities and programs of the Secretary allow the 

4 Corps of Engineers to construct water resources devel5 opment projects abroad. 

6 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 

7 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

8 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In9 frastructure of the House of Representatives a report 

10 that— 

11 (A) describes— 

12 (i) the findings of the assessment under 

13 paragraph (1); 

14 (ii) how each authority and program 

15 assessed under paragraph (1) has been used 

16 by the Secretary to construct water re17 sources development projects abroad, if ap18 plicable; and 

19 (iii) the extent to which the Secretary 

20 partners with other Federal agencies when 

21 carrying out such projects; and 

22 (B) includes any recommendations that re23 sult from the assessment under paragraph (1). 
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1 SEC. 1206. ANNUAL REPORT ON HARBOR MAINTENANCE 

2 NEEDS AND TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the budget 

4 of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec5 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 

6 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 

7 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc8 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

9 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report de10 scribing— 

11 (1) with respect to the fiscal year for which the 

12 budget is submitted, the operation and maintenance 

13 costs associated with harbors and inland harbors de14 scribed in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources 

15 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)), in16 cluding a description of the costs required to achieve 

17 and maintain the constructed width and depth for 

18 such harbors and inland harbors and the costs for ex19 panded uses at eligible harbors and inland harbors 

20 (as defined in section 210(d)(2) of such Act), on a 

21 project-by-project basis; 

22 (2) as of the date on which the report is sub23 mitted, expenditures and deposits into the Harbor 

24 Maintenance Trust Fund established under section 

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1 (3) an identification of the amount of funding 

2 requested in the budget of the President for the oper3 ation and maintenance costs associated with such 

4 harbors and inland harbors, on a project-by-project 

5 basis; 

6 (4) an explanation of how the amount of funding 

7 described in paragraph (2) complies with the require8 ments of section 102 of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note); 

10 (5) an identification of the unmet operation and 

11 maintenance needs associated with such harbors and 

12 inland harbors, on a project-by-project basis, that re13 mains after accounting for the amount identified 

14 under paragraph (3); and 

15 (6) a description of deposits made into the Har16 bor Maintenance Trust Fund in the fiscal year pre17 ceding the fiscal year of the applicable budget submis18 sion and the sources of such deposits. 

19 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In the first report 

20 required to be submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary 

21 shall identify, to the maximum extent practicable, transpor22 tation cost savings realized by achieving and maintaining 

23 the constructed width and depth for the harbors and inland 

24 harbors described in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Re-
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1 sources Development Act of 1986, on a project-by-project 

2 basis. 

3 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

4 the report submitted under subsection (a) publicly avail5 able, including on a publicly available website. 

6 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (1) ASSESSMENT OF HARBORS AND INLAND HAR8 BORS.—Section 210(e)(3) of the Water Resources De9 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)) is re10 pealed. 

11 (2) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND DEPOS12 ITS AND EXPENDITURES.—Section 330 of the Water 

13 Resources Development Act of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 

14 note) and the item related to such section in the table 

15 of contents for such Act, are repealed. 

16 SEC. 1207. CRAIG HARBOR, ALASKA. 

17 The cost of completing a general reevaluation report 

18 for the project for navigation, Craig Harbor, Alaska, au19 thorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1708) shall be at Federal ex21 pense. 
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1 SEC. 1208. STUDIES FOR MODIFICATION OF PROJECT PUR2 POSES IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN IN 

3 ARIZONA. 

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

5 a project of the Corps of Engineers in the Colorado River 

6 Basin in the State of Arizona to determine whether to in7 clude water supply as a project purpose of that project if 

8 a request for such a study to modify the project purpose 

9 is made to the Secretary by— 

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

11 (2) in the case of a project for which there is no 

12 non-Federal interest, the Governor of the State of Ari13 zona. 

14 (b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the maximum 

15 extent practicable, shall coordinate with relevant State and 

16 local authorities in carrying out this section. 

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

18 study under subsection (a) with respect to a project de19 scribed in that subsection, the Secretary determines that 

20 water supply should be included as a project purpose for 

21 that project, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

22 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

23 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

24 House of Representatives a recommendation for the modi25 fication of the project purpose of that project. 
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1 SEC. 1209. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS, REALLOCATION 

2 STUDY. 

3 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a study 

4 for the reallocation of water supply storage, carried out in 

5 accordance with section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 

6 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), for the Beaver Water District, Bea7 ver Lake, Arkansas. 

8 SEC. 1210. OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. 

9 The Secretary— 

10 (1) shall— 

11 (A) expedite the completion of the study of 

12 plans for mitigation and beach restoration au13 thorized by section 414 of the Water Resources 

14 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2636); and 

15 (B) produce a report of the Chief of Engi16 neers with a recommended plan for mitigation 

17 and beach restoration based on updated sediment 

18 sampling and analysis; and 

19 (2) may, if the Secretary determines that the 

20 mitigation and beach restoration plans described in 

21 such study are technically feasible and environ22 mentally acceptable, proceed directly to 

23 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of 

24 the mitigation and beach restoration work. 
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1 SEC. 1211. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED STUDY. 

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

3 study on the restoration of aquatic ecosystems in the Dela4 ware Inland Bays watershed. 

5 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

7 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

8 (A) conduct a comprehensive analysis of 

9 ecosystem restoration needs in the Delaware In10 land Bays watershed, including— 

11 (i) saltmarsh restoration; 

12 (ii) shoreline stabilization; and 

13 (iii) stormwater management; 

14 (B) identify sources for the beneficial use of 

15 dredged materials; and 

16 (C) recommend feasibility studies for 

17 projects to address the needs identified under this 

18 paragraph. 

19 (2) NATURAL OR NATURE-BASED FEATURES.—To 

20 the maximum extent practicable, a feasibility study 

21 that is recommended under paragraph (1)(C) shall 

22 consider the use of natural features or nature-based 

23 features (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) 

24 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 

25 U.S.C. 2289a(a))). 

26 (c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 
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1 (1) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study 

2 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with 

3 applicable— 

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

5 (B) Indian Tribes; 

6 (C) non-Federal interests; and 

7 (D) other stakeholders, as determined ap8 propriate by the Secretary. 

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

10 extent practicable, in carrying out the study under 

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

12 provided to the Secretary by entities described in 

13 paragraph (1). 

14 (d) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

16 conduct feasibility studies recommended under sub17 section (b)(1)(C). 

18 (2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—The Sec19 retary may not begin construction for a project rec20 ommended by a feasibility study described in para21 graph (1) unless the project has been authorized by 

22 Congress. 

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

24 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con25 gress a report that includes— 
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1 (1) the results of the study carried out under 

2 subsection (a); and 

3 (2) a description of actions taken under this sec4 tion, including any feasibility studies conducted 

5 under subsection (b)(1)(C). 

6 SEC. 1212. SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE. 

7 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

8 that consistent nourishments of Lewes Beach, Delaware, are 

9 important for the safety and economic prosperity of Sussex 

10 County, Delaware. 

11 (b) GENERAL REEVALUATION REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out 

13 a general reevaluation report for the project for Dela14 ware Bay Coastline, Roosevelt Inlet, and Lewes 

15 Beach, Delaware. 

16 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The general reevaluation re17 port under paragraph (1) shall include a determina18 tion of— 

19 (A) the area that the project should include; 

20 and 

21 (B) how section 111 of the River and Har22 bor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) should be ap23 plied with respect to the project. 

24 SEC. 1213. J. STROM THURMOND LAKE, GEORGIA. 

25 (a) ENCROACHMENT RESOLUTION PLAN.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

2 Secretary shall prepare, and submit to the Committee 

3 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

4 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

5 of the House of Representatives, an encroachment res6 olution plan for a portion of the project for flood con7 trol, recreation, and fish and wildlife management, J. 

8 Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia and South Carolina, 

9 authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 

10 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 894). 

11 (2) LIMITATION.—The encroachment resolution 

12 plan under paragraph (1) shall only apply to en13 croachments known to the U.S. Army Corps of Engi14 neers as of the effective date of this provision on the 

15 portion of the J. Strom Thurmond Lake project lands 

16 that abut the six (6) former Cottage Site properties, 

17 situated in Georgia and previously disposed of by the 

18 United States, known as Keg Creek, Ridge Road, 

19 Rousseau Creek, Soap Creek, Pistol Creek, and Elbert 

20 County Subdivisions. 

21 (b) CONTENTS.—Subject to subsection (c), the en22 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) shall in23 clude— 

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

25 encroachments; 
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1 (2) a description of the circumstances that con2 tributed to the development of the encroachments; 

3 (3) an assessment of the impact of the encroach4 ments on operation and maintenance of the project 

5 described in subsection (a) for its authorized purposes; 

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

7 encroachments to mitigate any impacts identified in 

8 the assessment under paragraph (3); 

9 (5) a description of any actions necessary or ad10 visable to prevent further encroachments; and 

11 (6) an estimate of the cost and timeline to carry 

12 out the plan, including actions described under para13 graph (5). 

14 (c) RESTRICTION.—To the maximum extent prac15 ticable, the encroachment resolution plan under subsection 

16 (a) shall minimize adverse impacts to private landowners 

17 while maintaining the functioning of the project described 

18 in that subsection for its authorized purposes. 

19 (d) NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT.— 

20 (1) TO OWNERS.—In preparing the encroach21 ment resolution plan under subsection (a), not later 

22 than 30 days after the Secretary identifies an en23 croachment, the Secretary shall notify the owner of 

24 the encroachment. 
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1 (2) TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall provide an 

2 opportunity for the public to comment on the en3 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) be4 fore the completion of the plan. 

5 (e) MORATORIUM.—The Secretary shall not take action 

6 to compel removal of an encroachment covered by the en7 croachment resolution plan under subsection (a) unless 

8 Congress specifically authorizes such action. 

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

10 (1) grant any rights to the owner of an encroach11 ment; or 

12 (2) impose any liability on the United States for 

13 operation and maintenance of the project described in 

14 subsection (a) for its authorized purposes. 

15 SEC. 1214. ALGIERS CANAL LEVEES, LOUISIANA. 

16 Section 8340(a) of the Water Resources Development 

17 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3795) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘resume operation, maintenance, 

19 repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘operate, maintain, repair, replace, and re21 habilitate all features of the West Bank and Vicinity, 

22 New Orleans, Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project 

23 along the’’; and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘Levees, Louisiana’’. 
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1 SEC. 1215. UPPER BARATARIA BASIN AND MORGANZA TO 

2 THE GULF OF MEXICO CONNECTION, LOU3 ISIANA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall evaluate con5 structing a connection between the Upper Barataria Basin 

6 Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project, 

7 Louisiana, authorized by section 8401(3) of the Water Re8 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 U.S.C. 3839), and 

9 the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 

10 Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, authorized by 

11 section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053). 

13 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

15 complete the evaluation described in subsection (a) and sub16 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

17 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi18 ronment and Public Works of the Senate any recommenda19 tions related to constructing a connection between the 

20 projects described in such subsection. 

21 SEC. 1216. POOR FARM POND DAM, WORCESTER, MASSA22 CHUSETTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a dis24 position study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act 

25 of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and poten-
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1 tial removal of the Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Mas2 sachusetts. 

3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months 

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

5 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc6 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

7 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 

8 the status of the disposition study required under subsection 

9 (a). 

10 SEC. 1217. NEW JERSEY HOT SPOT EROSION MITIGATION. 

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

12 more studies on the effects of hot spot erosion on authorized 

13 coastal storm risk management projects in the State of New 

14 Jersey, which shall include, with respect to each affected 

15 project included in a study— 

16 (1) the specific area of the project that is affected 

17 by hot spot erosion; and 

18 (2) the impact of hot spot erosion on the effec19 tiveness of the project in meeting the purpose of coast20 al storm risk management. 

21 (b) FORM.—A study conducted under subsection (a) 

22 may be in the form of a general reevaluation report, an 

23 engineering documentation report, or any other method of 

24 assessment that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
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1 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the study or stud2 ies carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall de3 velop recommendations for mitigating the effects of hot spot 

4 erosion on authorized coastal storm risk management 

5 projects in the State of New Jersey, which may include rec6 ommendations relating to— 

7 (1) the design and construction of seawalls, jet8 ties, berms, groins, breakwaters, or other physical 

9 structures; 

10 (2) the use of natural features and nature-based 

11 features, including living shorelines; and 

12 (3) modifications to authorized project designs or 

13 renourishment schedules. 

14 (d) HOT SPOT EROSION DEFINED.—In this section, 

15 the term ‘‘hot spot erosion’’ means the loss of sediment in 

16 a specific, concentrated area, significantly faster than in 

17 immediately surrounding areas, due to natural processes. 

18 SEC. 1218. NEW JERSEY SHORE PROTECTION, NEW JERSEY. 

19 In carrying out any study pursuant to the study reso20 lution of the Committee on Public Works and Transpor21 tation of the House of Representatives dated December 10, 

22 1987, the Secretary is authorized to include recommenda23 tions for ecosystem restoration. 
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1 SEC. 1219. EXCESS LAND REPORT FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS 

2 IN NORTH DAKOTA. 

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

4 of enactment of this Act, and subject to subsection (b), the 

5 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment 

6 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

7 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep8 resentatives a report that identifies any real property asso9 ciated with the project of the Corps of Engineers at Lake 

10 Oahe, North Dakota, that the Secretary determines— 

11 (1) is not needed to carry out the authorized 

12 purposes of the project; and 

13 (2) may be transferred to the Standing Rock 

14 Sioux Tribe to support recreation opportunities for 

15 the Tribe, including, at a minimum— 

16 (A) Walker Bottom Marina, Lake Oahe; 

17 (B) Fort Yates Boat Ramp, Lake Oahe; 

18 (C) Cannonball District, Lake Oahe; and 

19 (D) any other real property that may be 

20 used for recreation opportunities identified by 

21 the Tribe. 

22 (b) INCLUSION.—If the Secretary determines that there 

23 is not any real property that may be transferred to the 

24 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as described in subsection (a), 

25 the Secretary shall include in the report required under that 

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1 (1) a list of the real property considered by the 

2 Secretary; 

3 (2) an explanation of why the real property 

4 identified under paragraph (1) is needed to carry out 

5 the authorized purposes of the project described in 

6 subsection (a); and 

7 (3) a description of how the Secretary has re8 cently utilized the real property identified under 

9 paragraph (1) to carry out the authorized purpose of 

10 the project described in subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 1220. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that— 

13 (1) the Allegheny River is an important water14 way that can be utilized more to support recreational, 

15 environmental, and navigation needs in Pennsyl16 vania; 

17 (2) ongoing efforts to increase utilization of the 

18 Allegheny River will require consistent hours of serv19 ice at key locks and dams; and 

20 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the lock21 age levels of service at locks and dams along the Alle22 gheny River should be preserved until after the com23 pletion of the feasibility study for the project for navi24 gation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River, 

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1 SEC. 1221. BUFFALO BAYOU TRIBUTARIES AND RESILIENCY 

2 STUDY, TEXAS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com4 pletion of the Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency 

5 Study, Texas, carried out pursuant to title IV of the Bipar6 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 76). 

7 (b) REPORTS.—The final report of the Chief of Engi8 neers for the study described in subsection (a) shall contain 

9 recommendations for projects that— 

10 (1) align with community objectives; 

11 (2) avoid or minimize adverse effects on the envi12 ronment and community; and 

13 (3) promote the resiliency of infrastructure. 

14 (c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, the 

15 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

16 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

18 the final report described in subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 1222. LAKE O’ THE PINES, TEXAS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after date 

21 on enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

22 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ24 ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that identi25 fies opportunities for potential exchange of land or flowage 

26 easements associated with the Lake O’ the Pines, Texas, 
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1 project in and adjacent to tract LP-E-546-1E that the Sec2 retary determines could be accomplished consistent with the 

3 existing project purposes of the Lake O’ the Pines, Texas, 

4 project. 

5 (b) LAKE O’ THE PINES, TEXAS, PROJECT DE6 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Lake O’ the Pines, Texas, 

7 project’’ means the portion of the general plan for flood con8 trol on Red River, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Lou9 isiana, below Denison Dam, Texas and Oklahoma, author10 ized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 

11 647), at Lake O’ the Pines, Texas. 

12 SEC. 1223. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT 

13 PROJECT, TEXAS. 

14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

15 that the Secretary should provide the necessary resources 

16 to expedite the completion of the required documentation 

17 for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project in 

18 order to ensure that the project is not further delayed. 

19 (b) EXPEDITE.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum 

20 extent practicable, expedite the completion of the required 

21 documentation for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improve22 ment 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, AND

4 DESIGN.—If the Secretary determines that the Matagorda 

5 Ship Channel Improvement Project is justified in a com6 pleted report and if the project requires an additional au7 thorization from Congress pursuant to that report, the Sec8 retary shall proceed directly to preconstruction planning, 

9 engineering, and design on the project. 

10 (d) DEFINITION OF MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IM11 PROVEMENT PROJECT.—In this section, the term 

12 ‘‘Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project’’ means the 

13 project for navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel Improve14 ment Project, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized by section 

15 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

16 (134 Stat. 2734). 

17 SEC. 1224. WACO LAKE, TEXAS. 

18 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac19 ticable, expedite the review of, and give due consideration 

20 to, the request from the City of Waco, Texas, that the Sec21 retary apply section 147 of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 701q–1) to the embankment 

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1 SEC. 1225. COASTAL WASHINGTON. 

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

3 carry out comprehensive studies for riverine and coastal 

4 flooding of coastal areas in the State of Washington. 

5 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out a study under 

6 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

7 (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of current 

8 riverine and coastal flooding and corresponding risk 

9 reduction measures with an emphasis on resiliency to 

10 maintain or enhance current levels of risk manage11 ment in response to changing conditions; 

12 (2) establish a method of projecting sea level rise 

13 with limited tide gage information and develop appli14 cable tools to address the unique coastal flooding proc15 ess in the Pacific Northwest region; 

16 (3) conduct research and development to under17 stand the atmospheric, oceanic, geologic, and coastal 

18 forcing and response conditions necessary to develop 

19 a numerical modeling system that may be used for 

20 developing coastal hazard data, and how to best in21 clude that information in such a modeling system; 

22 (4) identify coastal vulnerabilities and risks in 

23 riverine and coastal areas due to sea level change, ex24 treme weather, and increased coastal storm risk; 

25 (5) identify Tribal and economically disadvan26 taged communities (as defined by the Secretary under 
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1 section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

2 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)) with riverine and 

3 coastal flooding vulnerabilities and risks; and 

4 (6) recommend actions necessary to protect crit5 ical public infrastructure, communities, and critical 

6 natural or cultural resources. 

7 (c) DATA NEEDS.—In carrying out this section, the 

8 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and 

9 where appropriate, use existing data provided to the Sec10 retary by Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, and 

11 other stakeholders, including data obtained through other 

12 Federal programs. 

13 SEC. 1226. KANAWHA RIVER BASIN. 

14 Section 1207 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2016 (130 Stat. 1686) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and insert17 ing the following: 

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

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

20 ‘‘(b) PROJECTS AND SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—For an 

21 authorized project or a separable element of an authorized 

22 project that is recommended as a result of a study carried 

23 out by the Secretary under subsection (a) benefitting an eco24 nomically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Sec25 retary under section 160 of the Water Resources Develop-
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1 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)) in the State of 

2 West Virginia, the non-Federal share of the cost of the 

3 project or separable element of a project shall be 10 per4 cent.’’. 

5 SEC. 1227. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK 

6 AND RESILIENCY STUDY. 

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

8 study to evaluate and recommend local and systemic meas9 ures to improve flood resiliency and reduce flood risk in 

10 the floodplain, including the floodway, of the Upper Mis11 sissippi River System. 

12 (b) COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the study required 

13 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) develop recommendations to reduce costs and 

15 damages associated with flooding and enable people 

16 located in areas adjacent to, and economies dependent 

17 on, the Upper Mississippi River System to be more 

18 resilient to flood events; 

19 (2) identify opportunities to support navigation, 

20 environmental sustainability, and environmental res21 toration goals for the Upper Mississippi River Sys22 tem, including recommending measures that are inci23 dental flood risk measures that may achieve such 

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1 (3) describe the existing flood risk conditions of 

2 the Upper Mississippi River System; 

3 (4) develop and recommend integrated, com4 prehensive, and systems-based approaches for flood 

5 risk reduction and floodplain management to mini6 mize the threat to life, health, safety, and property re7 sulting from flooding by using structural and non8 structural measures in the Upper Mississippi River 

9 System; 

10 (5) investigate and provide recommendations for 

11 modifications to authorized water resources develop12 ment projects in Upper Mississippi River States 

13 within the floodplain of the Upper Mississippi River 

14 System, including modifications to the authorized 

15 purposes of such projects to further flood risk manage16 ment and resiliency; 

17 (6) perform a systemic analysis of flood resil18 iency and flood risk to determine the feasibility of 

19 protecting authorized water resources development 

20 projects for flood control and navigation in the Upper 

21 Mississippi River System; 

22 (7) develop management plans and actions, to be 

23 carried out by the responsible Federal agency or State 

24 government, to reduce flood risk and improve resil25 iency in the Upper Mississippi River System; 
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1 (8) identify and provide recommendations for 

2 any necessary changes to Federal or State law to 

3 carry out recommendations provided pursuant to this 

4 section; 

5 (9) recommend followup studies of problem areas 

6 in the Upper Mississippi River System for which 

7 data or technology does not allow immediate solu8 tions; and 

9 (10) recommend additional monitoring of, or 

10 systemic adaptive management measures for, author11 ized water resources development projects to respond 

12 to changing conditions in the Upper Mississippi 

13 River System. 

14 (c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In carrying 

15 out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 (1) coordinate with the Upper Mississippi River 

18 States, including collectively through the Upper Mis19 sissippi River Basin Association; 

20 (2) consult with the appropriate Federal agen21 cies, levee and drainage districts, and units of local 

22 government, and the Mississippi River Commission; 

23 and 

24 (3) seek and consider input from the Upper Mis25 sissippi navigation industry, agriculture and con-
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1 servation organizations, and other interested parties 

2 in such States. 

3 (d) CONTINUATION OF STUDY.—The following studies 

4 shall be considered a continuation of the study carried out 

5 under subsection (a): 

6 (1) Any study recommended to be carried out in 

7 a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares for the 

8 study conducted under this section. 

9 (2) Any study spun off from the study conducted 

10 under this section before completion of such study. 

11 (e) CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISTRICT.—The Secretary 

12 shall carry out the study required under subsection (a) 

13 through the St. Louis District in the Mississippi Valley Di14 vision of the Corps of Engineers. 

15 (f) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the 

16 study carried out under subsection (a) and any study car17 ried out pursuant to subsection (d) shall be 75 percent. 

18 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATE.—The term 

20 ‘‘Upper Mississippi River State’’ means any of the 

21 States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or Wis22 consin. 

23 (2) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM.—The 

24 term ‘‘Upper Mississippi River System’’ has the 

25 meaning given the term in section 1103(b) of the 
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

2 652(b)). 

3 SEC. 1228. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 

4 ON MISSOURI RIVER. 

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

6 date on which the consultation under section 7 of the En7 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that was 

8 reinitiated by the Secretary for the operation of the Mis9 souri River Mainstem Reservoir System, the operation and 

10 maintenance of the Bank Stabilization and Navigation 

11 Project, the operation of the Kansas River Reservoir Sys12 tem, and the implementation of the Missouri River Recov13 ery Management Plan is completed, the Secretary shall brief 

14 on the outcomes of such consultation the Committee on En15 vironment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com16 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

17 of Representatives. 

18 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The briefing required under 

19 subsection (a) shall include a discussion of— 

20 (1) any biological opinions that result from the 

21 consultation described under subsection (a), including 

22 any actions that the Secretary is required to under23 take pursuant to such biological opinions; and 
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1 (2) any forthcoming requests from the Secretary 

2 to Congress to provide funding in order carry out the 

3 actions described in paragraph (1). 

4 SEC. 1229. OGALLALA AQUIFER. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 

6 with relevant Federal and state agencies and non-Federal 

7 interests, is authorized to conduct a comprehensive study 

8 on water supply, availability, drought resilience, aquifer re9 charge, and causes of aquifer depletion, for those regions 

10 overlying the Ogallala Aquifer. 

11 (b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 

12 be construed as authorizing a feasibility study or providing 

13 construction authority for any project to divert or facilitate 

14 the diversion of water outside of the Missouri River Basin. 

15 SEC. 1230. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY ON 

16 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 

18 into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 

19 to prepare a report containing— 

20 (1) the results of a study on the management 

21 and operations by the Corps of Engineers of the dams 

22 and reservoirs in the Upper Rio Grande Basin, in23 cluding the Heron, El Vado, Abiquiu, Cochiti, Jemez 

24 Canyon, and Elephant Butte dams and reservoirs; 

25 and 
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1 (2) recommendations for future management and 

2 operation strategies for the Corps of Engineers for 

3 such dams and reservoirs with a goal of optimizing 

4 currently authorized project purposes and enhancing 

5 resiliency, including to drought and weather vari6 ations. 

7 (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under 

8 subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall con9 sult with relevant Federal agencies. 

10 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

11 enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 

12 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ14 ment and Public Works of the Senate the report prepared 

15 under subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 1231. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COM17 PREHENSIVE FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION 

18 FEASIBILITY STUDY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at the request 

20 of a non-Federal interest, complete a feasibility study for 

21 comprehensive flood damage reduction, Upper Susquehanna 

22 River Basin, New York. 

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

24 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
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1 (1) use, for purposes of meeting the requirements 

2 of a final feasibility study, information from the fea3 sibility study completion report entitled ‘‘Upper Sus4 quehanna River Basin, New York, Comprehensive 

5 Flood Damage Reduction’’ and dated January 2020; 

6 and 

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

8 using the framework described in the final rule pro9 mulgated by the Corps of Engineers under Docket 

10 Number COE–2023–0005, including a consideration 

11 of economically disadvantaged communities (as de12 fined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water 

13 Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 

14 note)). 

15 SEC. 1232. TECHNICAL CORRECTION, WALLA WALLA RIVER. 

16 Section 8201(a)(76) of the Water Resources Develop17 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3744) is amended to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘(76) WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREGON AND

20 WASHINGTON.— 

21 ‘‘(A) NURSERY REACH, WALLA WALLA

22 RIVER, OREGON.—Project for ecosystem restora23 tion, Nursery Reach, Walla Walla River, Oregon. 

24 ‘‘(B) MILL CREEK, WALLA WALLA RIVER

25 BASIN, WASHINGTON.—Project for ecosystem res-
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1 toration, Mill Creek and Mill Creek Flood Con2 trol Zone District Channel, Washington.’’. 

3 SEC. 1233. DAM SAFETY ASSURANCE CONSIDERATION. 

4 The Secretary shall expedite the review of, and give 

5 due consideration to, a request from the relevant Federal 

6 power marketing administration that the Secretary apply 

7 section 1203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

8 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n) to the projects for dam safety at 

9 Garrison Dam, North Dakota and Oahe Dam, South Da10 kota. 

11 SEC. 1234. SEA SPARROW ACCOUNTING. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall share data and 

13 coordinate with relevant Federal, State, and local agencies 

14 to obtain an accurate count of Cape Sable Seaside Spar15 rows in Florida during each year and, to the maximum 

16 extent practicable, during the 5-year period preceding each 

17 such year. 

18 (b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not 

19 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

20 and annually thereafter during the 10-year period begin21 ning on such date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit 

22 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

23 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi24 ronment and Public Works of the Senate the information 

25 obtained under subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1235. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO MONITOR, CONTROL, 

2 AND ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘invasive species’’ has the meaning given the 

5 term in section 1 of Executive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

6 note; relating to invasive species). 

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

8 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct, and 

9 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

10 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on 

12 the results of, an assessment of the efforts by the Secretary 

13 to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species at water 

14 resources development projects across the United States. 

15 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) 

16 shall include— 

17 (1) a description of— 

18 (A) the statutory authorities and programs 

19 used by the Secretary to monitor, control, and 

20 eradicate invasive species at water resources de21 velopment projects; and 

22 (B) a geographically diverse sample of suc23 cessful projects and activities carried out by the 

24 Secretary to monitor, control, and eradicate 

25 invasive species at water resources development 

26 projects; 
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1 (2) a discussion of— 

2 (A) the impact of invasive species on the 

3 ability of the Secretary to carry out the civil 

4 works mission of the Corps of Engineers; 

5 (B) the research conducted and techniques 

6 and technologies used by the Secretary consistent 

7 with the applicable statutory authorities de8 scribed in paragraph (1)(A) to monitor, control, 

9 and eradicate invasive species at water resources 

10 development projects; and 

11 (C) the extent to which the Secretary has 

12 partnered with States and units of local govern13 ment to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive 

14 species at water resources development projects 

15 within the boundaries of those States or units of 

16 local government; 

17 (3) an update on the status of the plan developed 

18 by the Secretary pursuant to section 1108(c) of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 

20 2263a(c)); and 

21 (4) recommendations, including legislative rec22 ommendations, to further the efforts of the Secretary 

23 to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species at 

24 water resources development projects. 
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1 SEC. 1236. DEADLINE FOR PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED LIST OF 

2 COVERED PROJECTS. 

3 Notwithstanding the deadline in paragraph (1) of sec4 tion 8236(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

5 2022 (136 Stat. 3769), the Secretary shall provide to the 

6 Comptroller General of the United States the list of covered 

7 ongoing water resources development projects under that 

8 paragraph by not later than 30 days after the date of enact9 ment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 1237. EXAMINATION OF REDUCTION OF MICROPLAS11 TICS. 

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

13 date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 

14 through the Director of the Engineer Research and Develop15 ment Center and, where appropriate, in consultation with 

16 other Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee on 

17 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com18 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

19 of Representatives a report that identifies potential meas20 ures that may be implemented to reduce the release of 

21 microplastics into the environment associated with car22 rying out the civil works missions of the Corps of Engineers. 

23 (b) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

24 Secretary shall, at a minimum,— 

25 (1) review and identify measures to reduce the 

26 release of microplastics associated with sandblasting 
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1 or hydro-blasting vessels owned or operated by the 

2 Corps of Engineers; 

3 (2) determine the extent to which natural fea4 tures or nature-based features can be used effectively 

5 to reduce the release of microplastics into the environ6 ment; and 

7 (3) describe the potential costs and benefits, and 

8 the effects on the timeline for carrying out water re9 sources development projects, of implementing meas10 ures to reduce the release of microplastics into the en11 vironment. 

12 SEC. 1238. POST-DISASTER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT FOR 

13 IMPACTED AREAS. 

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

15 post-disaster watershed assessment under section 3025 of the 

16 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

17 U.S.C. 2267b) for the following areas: 

18 (1) Areas of Maui, Hawaii, impacted by the Au19 gust 2023 wildfires. 

20 (2) Areas near Belen, New Mexico, impacted by 

21 the April 2022 wildfires. 

22 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months 

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

24 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc25 ture of the House of Representative and the Committee on 
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1 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 

2 the status of the post-disaster watershed assessments carried 

3 out under subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 1239. STUDY ON LAND VALUATION PROCEDURES FOR 

5 THE TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

6 (a) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PRO7 GRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘Tribal Partnership Pro8 gram’’ means the Tribal Partnership Program established 

9 under section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

10 of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

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

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

13 out, and submit to the Committee on Environment and 

14 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor15 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

16 a report describing the results of, a study on appropriate 

17 procedures for determining the value of real estate and cost18 share contributions for projects under the Tribal Partner19 ship Program. 

20 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required under sub21 section (b) shall include— 

22 (1) an evaluation of the procedures used for de23 termining the valuation of real estate and contribu24 tion of real estate value to cost-share for projects 

25 under the Tribal Partnership Program, including 
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1 consideration of cultural factors that are unique to 

2 the Tribal Partnership Program and land valuation; 

3 (2) a description of any existing Federal au4 thorities that the Secretary intends to use to imple5 ment policy changes that result from the evaluation 

6 under paragraph (1); and 

7 (3) recommendations for any legislation that 

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

9 procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program pur10 suant to the evaluation under paragraph (1). 

11 SEC. 1240. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON LEVEE SAFETY 

12 GUIDELINES. 

13 (a) DEFINITION OF LEVEE SAFETY GUIDELINES.—In 

14 this section, the term ‘‘levee safety guidelines’’ means the 

15 levee safety guidelines established under section 9005(c) of 

16 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

17 3303a(c)). 

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

19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 

20 other applicable Federal agencies, shall submit to the Com21 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

22 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

23 House of Representatives a report on the levee safety guide24 lines. 
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1 (c) INCLUSIONS.—The report under subsection (b) 

2 shall include— 

3 (1) a description of— 

4 (A) the levee safety guidelines; 

5 (B) the process utilized to develop the levee 

6 safety guidelines; and 

7 (C) the extent to which the levee safety 

8 guidelines are being used by Federal, State, 

9 Tribal, and local agencies; 

10 (2) an assessment of the requirement for the levee 

11 safety guidelines to be voluntary and a description of 

12 actions taken by the Secretary and other applicable 

13 Federal agencies to ensure that the guidelines are vol14 untary; and 

15 (3) any recommendations of the Secretary, in16 cluding the extent to which the levee safety guidelines 

17 should be revised. 

18 SEC. 1241. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP USER’S GUIDE. 

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

20 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and 

21 make publicly available on an existing website of the Corps 

22 of Engineers a guide on the use of public-private partner23 ships for water resources development projects. 

24 (b) INCLUSIONS.—In developing the guide under sub25 section (a), the Secretary shall include— 
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1 (1) a description of— 

2 (A) applicable authorities and programs of 

3 the Secretary that allow for the use of public-pri4 vate partnerships to carry out water resources 

5 development projects; and 

6 (B) opportunities across the civil works pro7 gram of the Corps of Engineers for the use of 

8 public-private partnerships, including at rec9 reational facilities; 

10 (2) a summary of prior public-private partner11 ships for water resources development projects, includ12 ing lessons learned and best practices from those part13 nerships and projects; 

14 (3) a discussion of— 

15 (A) the roles and responsibilities of the 

16 Corps of Engineers and non-Federal interests 

17 when using a public-private partnership for a 

18 water resources development project, including 

19 the opportunities for risk-sharing; and 

20 (B) the potential benefits associated with 

21 using a public-private partnership for a water 

22 resources development project, including the op23 portunities to accelerate funding as compared to 

24 the annual appropriations process; and 
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1 (4) a description of the process for executing a 

2 project partnership agreement for a water resources 

3 development project, including any unique consider4 ations when using a public-private partnership. 

5 (c) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary may satisfy the re6 quirements of this section by modifying an existing partner7 ship handbook in accordance with this section. 

8 SEC. 1242. REVIEW OF AUTHORITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR 

9 ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHODS. 

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

11 of enactment of this Act and subject to subsections (b) and 

12 (c), the Secretary shall carry out a study of the authorities 

13 and programs of the Corps of Engineers that facilitate the 

14 use of alternative delivery methods for water resources de15 velopment projects. 

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study under 

17 subsection (a)— 

18 (1) the authorities and programs that are stud19 ied shall include— 

20 (A) section 204 of the Water Resources De21 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232); 

22 (B) section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 

23 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b); and 
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1 (C) section 5014 of the Water Resources Re2 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

3 2201 note); and 

4 (2) the Secretary shall— 

5 (A) evaluate the implementation challenges, 

6 if any, associated with the authorities and pro7 grams described in paragraph (1); 

8 (B) analyze the quantity and types of tech9 nical assistance provided to non-Federal interests 

10 by the Secretary under the programs and au11 thorities described in paragraph (1); and 

12 (C) assess— 

13 (i) how each authority and program 

14 described in paragraph (1) has been used by 

15 the Secretary and, if applicable, the non16 Federal interest to facilitate an alternative 

17 delivery method; 

18 (ii) the roles and responsibilities of the 

19 Secretary and the non-Federal interest 

20 under the authorities and programs de21 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

22 (iii) the benefits to the Civil Works 

23 Program of the Corps of Engineers that 

24 have accrued from carrying out a water re25 sources development project under 1 or more 
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1 of the programs and authorities described in 

2 paragraph (1). 

3 (c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Com4 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

5 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

6 House of Representatives a report that— 

7 (1) describes the findings of the study under sub8 section (a); and 

9 (2) includes— 

10 (A) a list of the water resources development 

11 projects that have been carried out pursuant to 

12 the authorities and programs described in sub13 section (b)(1); 

14 (B) a description of the lessons learned and 

15 best practices identified by the Secretary with re16 spect to carrying out the authorities and pro17 grams described in subsection (b)(1); and 

18 (C) any recommendations to facilitate an 

19 increased use of an alternative delivery method 

20 for water resources development projects, includ21 ing legislative recommendations. 

22 (d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the 

23 date on which the report required under subsection (c) is 

24 submitted, the Secretary shall, as necessary, update any im-
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1 plementation guidance to reflect the findings of the study 

2 under subsection (a). 

3 (e) DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METH4 OD.—In this section, the term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ 

5 means a project delivery method that is not the traditional 

6 design-bid-build method, including progressive design-build, 

7 public-private partnerships, and construction manager at 

8 risk. 

9 SEC. 1243. COOPERATION AUTHORITY. 

10 Section 234 of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2323a) is amended— 

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

13 the planning and design expertise,’’ after ‘‘expertise’’; 

14 and 

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

16 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’. 

17 SEC. 1244. GAO STUDIES. 

18 (a) REVIEW OF THE ACCURACY OF PROJECT COST ES19 TIMATES.— 

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

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

22 General of the United States (referred to in this sec23 tion as the ‘‘Comptroller General’’) shall initiate a re24 view of the accuracy of the project cost estimates de25 veloped by the Corps of Engineers for completed and 
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1 ongoing water resources development projects carried 

2 out by the Secretary. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para4 graph (1), the Comptroller General shall determine 

5 the factors, if any, that impact the accuracy of the es6 timates described in that subparagraph, including— 

7 (A) applicable statutory requirements, in8 cluding— 

9 (i) section 1001 of the Water Resources 

10 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

11 U.S.C. 2282c); and 

12 (ii) section 905(b) of the Water Re13 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

14 2282(b)); and 

15 (B) applicable guidance, regulations, and 

16 policies of the Corps of Engineers. 

17 (3) INCORPORATION OF PREVIOUS REPORT.—In 

18 carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

19 may incorporate applicable information from the re20 port carried out by the Comptroller General under 

21 section 8236(c) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3769). 

23 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the review con24 ducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

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 findings of the review 

4 and any recommendations that result from the re5 view. 

6 (b) REPORT ON PROJECT LIFESPAN AND INDEM7 NIFICATION CLAUSE IN PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE8 MENTS.— 

9 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

10 Congress that— 

11 (A) there are significant concerns about 

12 whether— 

13 (i) the indemnification clause, which 

14 was first applied in 1910 to flood control 

15 projects, should still be included in project 

16 partnership agreements prepared by the 

17 Corps of Engineers for water resources de18 velopment projects; and 

19 (ii) non-Federal interests for water re20 sources development projects should be re21 quired to assume full responsibility for 

22 OMRR&R of water resources development 

23 projects in perpetuity; 

24 (B) non-Federal interests have reported that 

25 the indemnification clause and OMRR&R re-
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1 quirements are a barrier to entering into project 

2 partnership agreements with the Corps of Engi3 neers; 

4 (C) critical water resources development 

5 projects are being delayed by years, or not pur6 sued at all, due to the barriers described in sub7 paragraph (B); and 

8 (D) legal structures have changed since the 

9 indemnification clause was first applied and 

10 there may be more suitable tools available to ad11 dress risk and liability issues. 

12 (2) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

14 shall conduct an analysis of the implications of— 

15 (A) the indemnification clause; and 

16 (B) the assumption of OMRR&R respon17 sibilities by non-Federal interests in perpetuity 

18 for water resources development projects. 

19 (3) INCLUSIONS.—The analysis under paragraph 

20 (2) shall include— 

21 (A) a review of risk for the Federal Govern22 ment and non-Federal interests with respect to 

23 removing requirements for the indemnification 

24 clause; 
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1 (B) an assessment of whether the indem2 nification clause is still necessary given the 

3 changes in engineering, legal structures, and 

4 water resources development projects since 1910, 

5 with a focus on the quantity and types of claims 

6 and takings over time; 

7 (C) an identification of States with State 

8 laws that prohibit those States from entering 

9 into agreements that include an indemnification 

10 clause; 

11 (D) a comparison to other Federal agencies 

12 with respect to how those agencies approach in13 demnification and OMRR&R requirements in 

14 projects, if applicable; 

15 (E) a review of indemnification and 

16 OMRR&R requirements for projects that States 

17 require with respect to agreements with cities 

18 and localities, if applicable; 

19 (F) an analysis of the useful lifespan of 

20 water resources development projects, including 

21 any variations in that lifespan for different 

22 types of water resources development projects and 

23 how changing weather patterns and increased ex24 treme weather events impact that lifespan; 
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1 (G) a review of situations in which non2 Federal interests have been unable to meet 

3 OMRR&R requirements; and 

4 (H) a review of policy alternatives to 

5 OMRR&R requirements, such as allowing exten6 sion, reevaluation, or deauthorization of water 

7 resources development projects. 

8 (4) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

9 under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall 

10 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

11 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor12 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa13 tives a report that includes— 

14 (A) the results of the analysis; and 

15 (B) any recommendations for changes need16 ed to existing law or policy of the Corps of Engi17 neers to address those results. 

18 (5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

19 (A) INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE.—The term 

20 ‘‘indemnification clause’’ means the indemnifica21 tion clause required in project partnership agree22 ments for water resources development projects 

23 under sections 101(e)(2) and 103(j)(1)(A) of the 

24 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

25 U.S.C. 2211(e)(2), 2213(j)(1)(A)). 
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1 (B) OMRR&R.—The term ‘‘OMRR&R’’, 

2 with respect to a water resources development 

3 project, means operation, maintenance, repair, 

4 replacement, and rehabilitation. 

5 (c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERMITS.— 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

8 General shall initiate a review of the section 408 pro9 gram. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The review by the Comp11 troller General under paragraph (1) shall include, at 

12 a minimum— 

13 (A) an identification of trends related to the 

14 number and types of permits applied for each 

15 year under the section 408 program; 

16 (B) an evaluation of— 

17 (i) the materials developed by the Sec18 retary to educate potential applicants 

19 about— 

20 (I) the section 408 program; and 

21 (II) the process for applying for a 

22 permit under the section 408 program; 

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— 

6 (I) consistently administer the 

7 section 408 program; 

8 (II) make timely decisions on a 

9 permit requested under the section 408 

10 program; and 

11 (III) carry out a preapplication 

12 meeting with the relevant non-Federal 

13 entity requesting a permit under the 

14 section 408 program that provides 

15 clear, concise, and specific information 

16 on the technical requirements of an ap17 plication for such a permit; and 

18 (iv) the extent to which the Secretary 

19 carries out the process for issuing a permit 

20 under the section 408 program concurrently 

21 with the review required under the National 

22 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

23 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if applicable; 

24 (C) a determination of the factors, if any, 

25 that impact the ability of the Secretary to adhere 
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1 to the timelines required for reviewing and mak2 ing a decision on an application for a permit 

3 under the section 408 program; 

4 (D) ways to expedite the review of applica5 tions for permits under the section 408 program, 

6 including the use of categorical permissions or 

7 the establishment of a single office within the 

8 Corps of Engineers to review applications for 

9 such permits. 

10 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the review 

11 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

12 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

13 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor14 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa15 tives a report on the findings of the review and any 

16 recommendations that result from the review. 

17 (4) DEFINITION OF SECTION 408 PROGRAM.—In 

18 this subsection, the term ‘‘section 408 program’’ 

19 means the program administered by the Secretary 

20 pursuant to section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 

21 (33 U.S.C. 408). 

22 (d) CORPS OF ENGINEERS MODERNIZATION STUDY.— 

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

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

25 General shall initiate an analysis of opportunities for 
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1 the Corps of Engineers to modernize the civil works 

2 program through the use of technology, where appro3 priate, and the best available engineering practices. 

4 (2) INCLUSIONS.—In conducting the analysis 

5 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 

6 United States shall include an assessment of the ex7 tent to which— 

8 (A) existing engineering practices and tech9 nologies, including digital infrastructure and 3D 

10 modeling technologies, could be better utilized by 

11 the Corps of Engineers to— 

12 (i) improve study, planning, and de13 sign efforts of the Corps of Engineers to fur14 ther the benefits of water resources develop15 ment projects of the Corps of Engineers; 

16 (ii) reduce delays and cost overruns of 

17 water resources development projects, in18 cluding through the improvement of envi19 ronmental review and permitting processes; 

20 (iii) provide cost savings over the 

21 lifecycle of a project, including through im22 proved design processes or a reduction of 

23 operation and maintenance costs; 

24 (iv) facilitate information sharing and 

25 complex water resources projects, and im-
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1 prove productivity of the Corp of Engineers; 

2 and 

3 (v) improve data collection and data 

4 sharing capabilities; and 

5 (B) the Corps of Engineers— 

6 (i) currently utilizes the engineering 

7 practices and technologies identified under 

8 subparagraph (A), including any challenges 

9 associated with— 

10 (I) costs and the acquisition proc11 ess; 

12 (II) the application of such prac13 tices and technologies; 

14 (III) interoperability of such tech15 nologies with the other systems and 

16 technologies of the Corps of Engineers; 

17 and 

18 (IV) security concerns associated 

19 with such technologies and how such 

20 concerns may be addressed; 

21 (ii) has effective processes to share best 

22 practices associated with the engineering 

23 practices and technologies identified under 

24 subparagraph (A) among the districts, divi-
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1 sions, and headquarters of the Corps of En2 gineers; and 

3 (iii) partners with National Labora4 tories, academic institutions, and other Fed5 eral agencies. 

6 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

7 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

8 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

9 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor10 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa11 tives a report on the findings of the analysis and any 

12 recommendations that result from the analysis. 

13 (e) STUDY ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER RE14 SOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

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

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

17 General shall initiate an analysis of the use of covered 

18 easements that may be provided to the Secretary by 

19 non-Federal interests in relation to the construction, 

20 operation, or maintenance of a project for flood risk 

21 management, hurricane and storm damage risk re22 duction, or ecosystem restoration. 

23 (2) SCOPE.—In carrying out the analysis under 

24 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United 

25 States shall— 
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1 (A) review— 

2 (i) the report submitted by the Sec3 retary under section 8235(b) of the Water 

4 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

5 Stat. 3768); and 

6 (ii) the existing statutory, regulatory, 

7 and policy requirements and procedures re8 lating to the use of covered easements; and 

9 (B) assess— 

10 (i) the minimum rights in property 

11 that are necessary to construct, operate, or 

12 maintain projects for flood risk manage13 ment, hurricane and storm damage risk re14 duction, or ecosystem restoration; 

15 (ii) whether increased use of covered 

16 easements in relation to projects described 

17 in clause (i) could promote greater partici18 pation from cooperating landowners in ad19 dressing local flooding or ecosystem restora20 tion challenges; 

21 (iii) whether such increased use could 

22 result in cost savings in the implementation 

23 of the projects described in clause (i), with24 out any reduction in project benefits; and 
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1 (iv) the extent to which the Secretary 

2 should expand what is considered by the 

3 Secretary to be part of a series of estates 

4 deemed standard for construction, oper5 ation, or maintenance of a project for flood 

6 risk management, hurricane and storm 

7 damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restora8 tion. 

9 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

10 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

12 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor13 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa14 tives a report on the findings of the analysis, includ15 ing any recommendations, including legislative rec16 ommendations, as a result of the analysis. 

17 (4) DEFINITION OF COVERED EASEMENT.—In 

18 this subsection, the term ‘‘covered easement’’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 8235(c) of the 

20 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

21 3768). 

22 (f) MODERNIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 

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

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

25 General shall initiate a review of the efforts of the 
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1 Secretary to facilitate improved environmental review 

2 processes for project studies, including through the 

3 consideration of expanded use of categorical exclu4 sions, environmental assessments, or programmatic 

5 environmental impact statements. 

6 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the review 

7 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 

8 United States shall— 

9 (A) describe the actions the Secretary is tak10 ing or plans to take to implement the amend11 ments to the National Environmental Policy Act 

12 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) made by section 

13 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 

14 (Public Law 118–5); 

15 (B) describe the existing categorical exclu16 sions most frequently used by the Secretary to 

17 streamline the environmental review of project 

18 studies; 

19 (C) consider— 

20 (i) whether the adoption of additional 

21 categorical exclusions, including those used 

22 by other Federal agencies, would facilitate 

23 the environmental review of project studies; 

24 (ii) whether the adoption of new pro25 grammatic environmental impact state-
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1 ments would facilitate the environmental re2 view of project studies; and 

3 (iii) whether agreements with other 

4 Federal agencies would facilitate a more ef5 ficient process for the environmental review 

6 of project studies; and 

7 (D) identify— 

8 (i) any discrepancies or conflicts, as 

9 applicable, between the amendments to the 

10 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

11 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) made by section 

12 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 

13 (Public Law 118–5) and— 

14 (I) section 2045 of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 

16 U.S.C. 2348); and 

17 (II) section 1001 of the Water Re18 sources Reform and Development Act 

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

20 (ii) other issues, as applicable, relating 

21 to section 2045 of the Water Resources De22 velopment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348) 

23 that are impeding the implementation of 

24 that section consistent with congressional 

25 intent. 
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1 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the review 

2 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

3 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

4 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor5 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa6 tives a report on the findings of the review, including 

7 any legislative recommendations, as a result of the re8 view. 

9 (4) DEFINITION OF PROJECT STUDY.—In this 

10 subsection, the term ‘‘project study’’ means a feasi11 bility study for a project carried out pursuant to sec12 tion 905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282). 

14 (g) STUDY ON DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITE

15 CONSTRUCTION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall 

17 conduct a study that— 

18 (A) assesses the costs and limitations of the 

19 construction of various types of dredged material 

20 disposal sites, with a particular focus on aquatic 

21 confined placement structures in the Lower Co22 lumbia River; and 

23 (B) includes a comparison of— 

24 (i) the operation and maintenance 

25 needs and costs associated with the avail-
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1 ability of aquatic confined placement struc2 tures; and 

3 (ii) the operation and maintenance 

4 needs and costs associated with the lack of 

5 availability of aquatic confined placement 

6 structures. 

7 (2) REPORT.—On completion of the study under 

8 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit 

9 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

10 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

11 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 

12 report on the findings of the study, and any rec13 ommendations that result from that study. 

14 (h) GAO STUDY ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING FROM

15 THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.— 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

18 General shall initiate an analysis of the distribution 

19 of funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

20 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the analysis 

21 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

22 assess— 

23 (A) the implementation of provisions related 

24 to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the 

25 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 
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1 Stat. 2615) and the amendments made by that 

2 Act by the Corps of Engineers, including— 

3 (i) changes to the budgetary treatment 

4 of funding from the Harbor Maintenance 

5 Trust Fund; and 

6 (ii) amendments to the definitions of 

7 the terms ‘‘donor ports’’, ‘‘medium-sized 

8 donor parts’’, and ‘‘energy transfer ports’’ 

9 under section 2106(a) of the Water Re10 sources Reform and Development Act of 

11 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(a)), including— 

12 (I) the reliability of metrics, data 

13 for those metrics, and sources for that 

14 data used by the Corps of Engineers to 

15 determine if a port satisfies the re16 quirements of 1 or more of those defini17 tions; and 

18 (II) the extent of the impact of cy19 clical dredging cycles for operations 

20 and maintenance activities and deep 

21 draft navigation construction projects 

22 on the ability of ports to meet the re23 quirements of 1 or more of those defini24 tions; and 
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1 (B) the amount of Harbor Maintenance 

2 Trust Fund funding in the annual appropria3 tions Acts enacted after the date of enactment of 

4 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

5 (134 Stat. 2615), including an analysis of— 

6 (i) the allocation of funding to donor 

7 ports and energy transfer ports (as those 

8 terms are defined in section 2106(a) of the 

9 Water Resources Reform and Development 

10 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(a))) and the 

11 use of that funding by those ports; 

12 (ii) activities funded pursuant to sec13 tion 210 of the Water Resources Develop14 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238); and 

15 (iii) challenges associated with expend16 ing the remaining balance of the Harbor 

17 Maintenance Trust Fund. 

18 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

19 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

20 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

21 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor22 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa23 tives a report describing the findings of the analysis 

24 and any recommendations that result from that anal25 ysis. 
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1 (5) DEFINITION OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE

2 TRUST FUND.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Harbor 

3 Maintenance Trust Fund’’ means the Harbor Mainte4 nance Trust Fund established by section 9505(a) of 

5 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

6 (i) STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.— 

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

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

9 General shall initiate an analysis of— 

10 (A) the costs and benefits of the environ11 mental justice initiatives of the Secretary with 

12 respect to the civil works program; and 

13 (B) the positive and negative effects on the 

14 civil works program of those environmental jus15 tice initiatives. 

16 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The analysis under paragraph 

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

18 carried out by the Secretary during fiscal year 2023 

19 and fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the environmental 

20 justice initiatives of the Secretary with respect to the 

21 civil works program. 

22 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis 

23 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

24 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

25 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
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1 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa2 tives a report describing any findings of the analysis. 

3 (j) STUDY ON DONOR PORTS.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

6 General of the United States shall initiate a review 

7 of the treatment of donor ports under section 2106 of 

8 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

9 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) that includes— 

10 (A) a description of the funding available to 

11 donor ports under such section, including a de12 scription of how eligibility for such donor ports 

13 has been modified; 

14 (B) a summary of all funds that have been 

15 provided to donor ports under such section; 

16 (C) an assessment of how the Secretary pro17 vides funding under such section to donor ports, 

18 including— 

19 (i) a complete description of the proc20 ess and data used to determine eligibility; 

21 and 

22 (ii) the impact construction and main23 tenance projects, including maintenance 

24 dredging and deep draft navigation con-
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1 struction projects, have on donor port eligi2 bility; 

3 (D) an assessment of other major container 

4 ports that are not currently eligible as a donor 

5 port under such section and a description of the 

6 criteria that exclude such container ports from 

7 eligibility; and 

8 (E) recommendations to improve the provi9 sion of funds under such section. 

10 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review re11 quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

12 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

13 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

14 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

15 Senate a report containing the results of such review. 

16 (k) STUDY ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISASTER PRE17 PAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RELATED INFORMATION COL18 LECTION.— 

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

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

21 General shall initiate an analysis of Corps of Engi22 neers disaster preparedness and response activities, 

23 including— 

24 (A) an accounting of postdisaster expendi25 tures from the ‘‘Corp of Engineers–Civil–Flood 
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1 Control and Coastal Emergencies’’ account and 

2 from any post-disaster supplemental appropria3 tions Act for each of fiscal years 2004 through 

4 2023, including— 

5 (i) any budget requests made for such 

6 account or supplemental appropriations for 

7 the civil works program of the Corp of En8 gineers; 

9 (ii) the total combined amount of fund10 ing for each fiscal year from such account 

11 and such appropriations Act; 

12 (iii) the amounts transferred to such 

13 account from other accounts of the Corps of 

14 Engineers to cover a funding shortfall for 

15 postdisaster activities in each fiscal year; 

16 (iv) the name and location of the au17 thorized water resources development 

18 projects impacted by the transfer of funds 

19 described in clause (iii); 

20 (v) a summary of the activities and ac21 tions carried out with amounts available in 

22 such account or from such supplemental ap23 propriations Acts, including the amount 

24 provided for salaries and expenses; and 

25 (B) an assessment and description of— 
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1 (i) any contributing factors that re2 sulted in any annual variability in the 

3 amounts described in clauses (i), (ii), and 

4 (iii); and 

5 (ii) budgetary trends in the provision 

6 of post-disaster assistance that may impact 

7 future spending through such account or 

8 from such supplemental appropriations 

9 Acts; and 

10 (iii) any impact of post-disaster sup11 plemental appropriations on emergency re12 sponse activities; 

13 (C) an evaluation of— 

14 (i) the publicly available information 

15 on disaster response and preparedness re16 lated to authorized water resources develop17 ment projects, such as levees; 

18 (ii) the impacts of natural disasters on 

19 authorized water resources development 

20 projects, including how such disasters affect 

21 the performance of such projects and resil22 iency of such projects to such disasters; and 

23 (iii) whether the Corps of Engineers 

24 utilizes, or shares with non-Federal inter25 ests, information regarding such impacts in 
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1 assessing whether modifications to such 

2 projects would reduce the likelihood of repet3 itive impacts or be in the public interest; 

4 and 

5 (D) recommendations to improve the provi6 sion of assistance for response to natural disas7 ters under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 

8 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 

9 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

10 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen11 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

12 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

13 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

14 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

15 analysis. 

16 (l) STUDY ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON CORPS OF

17 ENGINEERS PROPERTY.— 

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

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

20 General shall initiate an analysis of— 

21 (A) unauthorized homeless encampments on 

22 water resources development projects constructed 

23 by the Corps of Engineers and lands owned or 

24 under the control of the Corps of Engineers; 
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1 (B) any actual or potential impacts of such 

2 encampments on the construction, operation and 

3 maintenance, or management of such projects 

4 and lands, including potential impacts on flood 

5 risk reduction or ecosystem restoration efforts, 

6 water quality, or public safety; 

7 (C) efforts to remove or deter such encamp8 ments from such projects and lands, or remove 

9 any materials associated with such encampments 

10 that are unauthorized to be present and pose a 

11 potential threat to public safety, including man12 made, flammable materials in urban and arid 

13 regions; and 

14 (D) constraints on the ability of the Corps 

15 of Engineers to remove or deter such encamp16 ments due to Federal, State, or local laws, regu17 lations, or ordinances. 

18 (2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the anal19 ysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 

20 General shall consult with the Secretary, the Admin21 istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen22 cy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec23 tion Agency, and other relevant Federal, State, and 

24 local government officials and interested parties. 
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1 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

2 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen3 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

4 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

6 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

7 analysis. 

8 (m) STUDY ON FEDERAL-STATE DATA SHARING EF9 FORTS.— 

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

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

12 General shall initiate an analysis of the coordination 

13 of the Secretary with other Federal and State agencies 

14 and academic institutions in carrying out the devel15 opment, update, modernization, and utilization of sci16 entific, peer-reviewed data on the predictability of fu17 ture resiliency, sea-level rise, and flood impacts. 

18 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis required 

19 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall— 

20 (A) consult with the Secretary, the heads of 

21 other relevant Federal and State agencies, and 

22 academic institutions that collect, analyze, syn23 thesize, and utilize scientific, peer-reviewed data 

24 on the predictability of future resiliency, sea25 level rise, and flooding events; 
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1 (B) examine the methodologies and mecha2 nisms for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and 

3 verifying such data; and 

4 (C) review and report on the opportunities 

5 for, and appropriateness of, the Secretary and 

6 relevant non-Federal interests to utilize such 

7 data in the planning, design, construction, and 

8 operation and maintenance of authorized water 

9 resources development projects. 

10 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

11 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen12 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

13 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

15 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

16 analysis. 

17 (n) STUDY ON INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO NATURE18 BASED FEATURES.— 

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

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

21 General shall initiate an analysis of— 

22 (A) nature-based features that are incor23 porated into authorized water resources develop24 ment projects by the Corps of Engineers and the 

25 type of such projects; 
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1 (B) any limitation on the authority of the 

2 Secretary to incorporate nature-based features 

3 into authorized water resources development 

4 projects; 

5 (C) regulatory processes necessary for the 

6 use of nature-based features, including permit7 ting timelines; 

8 (D) the level of efficacy and effectiveness of 

9 nature-based features at authorized water re10 sources development projects that have— 

11 (i) utilized such nature-based features; 

12 and 

13 (ii) undergone extreme weather events, 

14 including hurricanes; and 

15 (E) institutional barriers within the Corps 

16 of Engineers preventing broader consideration 

17 and integration of nature-based features, includ18 ing— 

19 (i) staff experience with, and expertise 

20 on, nature-based features; 

21 (ii) official Corps of Engineers guid22 ance on nature-based features; 

23 (iii) time constraints or other expedi24 ency expectations; or 
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1 (iv) life cycle costs associated with in2 corporating nature-based features into 

3 water resources development projects. 

4 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

5 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen6 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

7 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

8 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

9 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

10 analysis. 

11 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 

12 ‘‘nature-based feature’’ has the meaning given the 

13 terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ 

14 in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a). 

16 (o) STUDY ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES.— 

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

19 General shall initiate an analysis of the use of eco20 system restoration by the Corps of Engineers for flood 

21 control or flood risk management projects. 

22 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis under 

23 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall assess— 

24 (A) how the Corps of Engineers complies, 

25 integrates, and prioritizes ecosystem restoration 
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1 in benefit-cost analysis and generation of project 

2 alternatives; 

3 (B) the geographic distribution and fre4 quency of ecosystem restoration for flood control 

5 or flood risk management projects; 

6 (C) the rationale and benefit-cost analyses 

7 that drive decisions to incorporate ecosystem res8 toration into flood control or flood risk manage9 ment projects; 

10 (D) the additional long-term comprehensive 

11 benefits to local communities related to ecosystem 

12 restoration for flood control or flood risk man13 agement projects; 

14 (E) recommendations for prioritizing eco15 system restoration as a tool for flood control and 

16 flood risk management projects; and 

17 (F) the percentage of the annual construc18 tion budget utilized for ecosystem restoration 

19 projects over the past 5 years at flood control or 

20 flood risk management projects. 

21 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

22 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen23 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

24 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

25 and the Committee on Environment and Public 
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1 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

2 analysis. 

3 (p) STUDY ON TRIBAL COORDINATION.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

6 General shall initiate a review of the Corps of Engi7 neers procedures to address the discovery of Tribal 

8 historic or cultural resources, including village sites, 

9 burial sites, and human remains, at authorized water 

10 resources development projects. 

11 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the review required 

12 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall— 

13 (A) evaluate the implementation of the 

14 Tribal Liaison requirements under section 8112 

15 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

16 (33 U.S.C. 2281a); 

17 (B) describe the procedures used by the 

18 Corps of Engineers when Tribal historic or cul19 tural resources are identified at authorized water 

20 resources development projects, including— 

21 (i) coordination with relevant Tribes, 

22 Federal, State, and local agencies; 

23 (ii) the role and effectiveness of the 

24 Tribal Liaison; 

25 (iii) recovery and reburial standards; 
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1 (iv) any differences in procedures used 

2 by each Corps of Engineers district; and 

3 (v) as applicable, the implementation 

4 of the requirements of section 306108 of title 

5 54, United States Code (formerly known as 

6 section 106 of the National Historic Preser7 vation Act) or the Native American Graves 

8 Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 

9 3001 et seq); and 

10 (C) provide recommendations to improve 

11 the coordination between the Corps of Engineers 

12 and Tribes for the identification and recovery of 

13 Tribal historic and cultural resources discovered 

14 at authorized water resources development 

15 projects. 

16 (3) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting the review 

17 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen18 eral shall prioritize reviewing procedures used by the 

19 Sacramento District in the South Pacific Division of 

20 the Corps of Engineers. 

21 (4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review re22 quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

23 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

24 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
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1 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

2 Senate a report on the findings of such review. 

3 (q) STUDY ON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ROLE IN

4 SUPPORT OF FEMA MISSIONS AND RELATED INFORMA5 TION COLLECTION.— 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

8 General shall complete a review of the Corps of Engi9 neers and its role in support of Federal Emergency 

10 Management Agency missions beginning with fiscal 

11 year 2014, including— 

12 (A) a description with costs and funding 

13 sources of all data, methodological advice, infor14 mation, models, and analysis that the Corps of 

15 Engineers has provided to the Federal Emer16 gency Management Agency together with an as17 sessment of the fitness of such information for 

18 policy purposes in relation to— 

19 (i) floodplain mapping; 

20 (ii) flood insurance, including the Risk 

21 Rating 2.0 flood insurance pricing method22 ology; and 

23 (iii) determination of the flood risk re24 duction provided by structural and non25 structural flood risk reduction projects, in-
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1 cluding levee systems, both accredited and 

2 non-accredited; and 

3 (B) evaluation of the Corps of Engineers 

4 application of and compliance with section 515 

5 of the Treasury and General Government Appro6 priations Act, 2001 (commonly known as the 

7 ‘‘Information Quality Act of 2000’’) (Public Law 

8 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–153) and the Founda9 tions for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 

10 2018 (Public Law 115–435, 132 Stat. 5529), in11 cluding the amendments made by that Act, and 

12 associated guidelines issued by the Office of Man13 agement and Budget, in ensuring the fitness of 

14 data and information used by the Corps of Engi15 neers and the Federal Emergency Management 

16 Agency as foundations for agency guidance, 

17 rules, and policymaking. 

18 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the review required 

19 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

20 examine— 

21 (A) discharge of the Secretary’s duties 

22 under section 3014 of the Water Resources Re23 form and Development Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 

24 4131); and 
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1 (B) administration of activities pursuant to 

2 National Levee Safety Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

3 3301 et seq.), section 1123 of the Water Resources 

4 Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 3306), and 

5 section 8121 of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 3307), in order to estab7 lish— 

8 (i) an assessment of Corps of Engineers 

9 use of peer review under section 515 of the 

10 Treasury and General Government Appro11 priations Act, 2001 (commonly known as 

12 the ‘‘Information Quality Act of 2000’’) 

13 (Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A– 

14 153); 

15 (ii) the degree to which data, methodo16 logical advice, information, models, and 

17 analysis are freely accessible to the public; 

18 (iii) the degree to which data, methodo19 logical advice, information, models, and 

20 analysis are transparent and reproducible 

21 by the public; 

22 (iv) the views of the public and affected 

23 parties on how the Corps of Engineers 

24 should uphold the data quality and evi25 dence-based policymaking objectives of such 
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1 section 515 of the Treasury and General 

2 Government Appropriations Act, 2001 and 

3 the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy4 making Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435, 

5 132 Stat. 5529), including the amendments 

6 made by that Act; 

7 (v) the immediate and long-term im8 pacts of the Corps of Engineers support to 

9 Federal Emergency Management Agency for 

10 affected communities, units of local govern11 ment (including levee and drainage dis12 tricts), and property owners, including the 

13 prioritization and justification of flood risk 

14 management projects; 

15 (vi) the degree to which Federal coordi16 nation is occurring with affected commu17 nities, units of local government (including 

18 levee and drainage districts), and property 

19 owners in the formulation of agency guid20 ance, rules, and policymaking, including 

21 agency adherence to section 1317 of the 

22 Housing and Urban Development Act of 

23 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4024) in the formulation of 

24 the Risk Rating 2.0 flood insurance pricing 

25 methodology; 
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1 (vii) recommendations to the Secretary 

2 for improving compliance with the provi3 sions of law referred to in clause (iv); and 

4 (viii) recommendations to Congress, as 

5 appropriate, on legislation improving Corps 

6 of Engineers compliance with the provisions 

7 of law referred to in clause (iv). 

8 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the review 

9 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen10 eral shall consult with the Office of the Engineer In11 spector General of the Corps of Engineers, the Office 

12 of Management and Budget, levee and drainage dis13 tricts, and units of local government. 

14 (4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review re15 quired under paragraph (1) and (2), the Comptroller 

16 General shall submit to the Committee on Transpor17 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa18 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

19 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

20 review. 

21 (r) REPORT ON MATERIAL CONTAMINATED BY A HAZ22 ARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND THE CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.— 

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

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

25 General carry out a review of the impact of material 
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1 contaminated by a hazardous substance on the civil 

2 works program of the Corps of Engineers, including 

3 relevant policies, regulations, or guidance of the Corps 

4 of Engineers. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the review 

6 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

7 (A) describe— 

8 (i) with respect to water resources de9 velopment projects— 

10 (I) the applicable statutory au11 thorities that require the removal of 

12 material contaminated by a hazardous 

13 substance; 

14 (II) the roles and responsibilities 

15 of the Secretary and non-Federal inter16 ests for identifying and removing ma17 terial contaminated by a hazardous 

18 substance; and 

19 (III) the currently required reme20 diation standards for water resources 

21 development projects where material 

22 contaminated by hazardous substances 

23 are identified, if applicable; and 
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1 (ii) any regulatory actions or decisions 

2 made by another Federal agency that im3 pact— 

4 (I) the removal of material con5 taminated by a hazardous substance; 

6 and 

7 (II) the ability of the Secretary to 

8 carry out the civil works program of 

9 the Corps of Engineers; 

10 (B) discuss the impact of material contami11 nated by a hazardous substance on— 

12 (i) the timely completion of construc13 tion of water resources development projects; 

14 (ii) the operation and maintenance of 

15 water resources development projects, in16 cluding dredging activities of the Corps of 

17 Engineers to maintain authorized Federal 

18 depths at ports and along the inland water19 ways; and 

20 (iii) costs associated with carrying out 

21 the civil works program of the Corps of En22 gineers; and 

23 (C) include any other information that the 

24 Secretary determines to be appropriate to facili25 tate an understanding of the impact of material 
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1 contaminated by a hazardous substance on the 

2 civil works program of the Corps of Engineers. 

3 (3) REPORT.—On completion of the review 

4 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

5 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

6 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor7 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa8 tives a report on the findings of such assessment, in9 cluding any legislative recommendations that result 

10 from such assessment. 

11 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS 

12 AND MODIFICATIONS 

13 SEC. 1301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 

14 Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d–2) is amended by striking sub16 sections (a) through (c) and inserting the following: 

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

18 ‘‘(1) to identify water resources development 

19 projects, and separable elements of projects, author20 ized by Congress that are no longer viable for con21 struction due to— 

22 ‘‘(A) a lack of local support; 

23 ‘‘(B) a lack of available Federal or non-Fed24 eral resources; or 
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1 ‘‘(C) an authorizing purpose that is no 

2 longer relevant or feasible; 

3 ‘‘(2) to create an expedited and definitive process 

4 for Congress to deauthorize water resources develop5 ment projects and separable elements that are no 

6 longer viable for construction; and 

7 ‘‘(3) to allow the continued authorization of 

8 water resources development projects and separable 

9 elements that are viable for construction. 

10 ‘‘(b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 

11 ‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de13 velop a preliminary list of each water resources 

14 development project, or separable element of a 

15 project, authorized for construction before June 

16 10, 2014, for which— 

17 ‘‘(i) planning, design, or construction 

18 was not initiated before the date of enact19 ment of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 2024; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) planning, design, or construction 

22 was initiated before the date of enactment of 

23 the Water Resources Development Act of 

24 2024, but for which no funds, Federal or 

25 non-Federal, were obligated for planning, 
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1 design, or construction of the project or sep2 arable element of the project during the cur3 rent fiscal year or any of the 10 preceding 

4 fiscal years. 

5 ‘‘(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUC6 TION BACKLOG AND OPERATION AND MAINTE7 NANCE REPORT.—The Secretary may develop the 

8 preliminary list from the comprehensive con9 struction backlog and operation and mainte10 nance reports developed pursuant to section 

11 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 

13 ‘‘(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZA14 TION LIST.— 

15 ‘‘(A) PROPOSED LIST AND ESTIMATED DE16 AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) prepare a proposed list of projects 

19 for deauthorization comprised of a subset of 

20 projects and separable elements identified 

21 on the preliminary list developed under 

22 paragraph (1) that are projects or separable 

23 elements described in subsection (a)(1), as 

24 determined by the Secretary; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) include with such proposed list 

2 an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Federal 

3 cost to complete such projects. 

4 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST TO

5 COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), 

6 the Federal cost to complete shall take into ac7 count any allowances authorized by section 902 

8 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

9 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent 

10 project schedule and cost estimate. 

11 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so13 licit comments from the public and the Gov14 ernors of each applicable State on the proposed 

15 deauthorization list prepared under paragraph 

16 (2)(A). 

17 ‘‘(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com18 ment period shall be 90 days. 

19 ‘‘(4) PREPARATION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION

20 LIST.— 

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

22 prepare a final deauthorization list by— 

23 ‘‘(i) considering any comments received 

24 under paragraph (3); and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) revising the proposed deauthor2 ization list prepared under paragraph 

3 (2)(A) as the Secretary determines nec4 essary to respond to such comments. 

5 ‘‘(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in6 clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 

7 appendix that— 

8 ‘‘(i) identifies each project or separable 

9 element on the proposed deauthorization list 

10 that is not included on the final deauthor11 ization list; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) describes the reasons why the 

13 project or separable element is not included 

14 on the final deauthorization list. 

15 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST

16 TO CONGRESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICA17 TION.— 

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

19 the date of the close of the comment period under sub20 section (b)(3), the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) submit the final deauthorization list 

22 and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(4) 

23 to the Committee on Transportation and Infra24 structure of the House of Representatives and the 
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1 Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

2 the Senate; and 

3 ‘‘(B) publish the final deauthorization list 

4 and appendix in the Federal Register. 

5 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not in6 clude in the final deauthorization list submitted 

7 under paragraph (1) any project or separable element 

8 with respect to which Federal funds for planning, de9 sign, or construction are obligated after the develop10 ment of the preliminary list under subsection 

11 (b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final de12 authorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this sub13 section.’’. 

14 SEC. 1302. SPECIFIC DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

15 (a) EAST SAN PEDRO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—The study 

16 for the project for ecosystem restoration, East San Pedro 

17 Bay, California, authorized by the resolution of the Com18 mittee on Public Works of the Senate, dated June 25, 1969, 

19 relating to the report of the Chief of Engineers for Los Ange20 les and San Gabriel Rivers, Ballona Creek, is no longer 

21 authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

22 (b) DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF

23 THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALI24 FORNIA.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for 

2 flood risk management, Los Angeles County Drainage 

3 Area, California, authorized by section 5 of the Act 

4 of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1589; 50 

5 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 1215; 55 Stat. 647; 64 Stat. 177; 

6 104 Stat. 4611; 136 Stat. 3785), consisting of the 

7 flood channels described in paragraph (2), are no 

8 longer authorized beginning on the date that is 18 

9 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 (2) FLOOD CHANNELS DESCRIBED.—The flood 

11 channels referred to in paragraph (1) are the fol12 lowing flood channels operated and maintained by the 

13 Los Angeles County Flood Control District, as gen14 erally defined in Corps of Engineers operations and 

15 maintenance manuals and as may be further de16 scribed in an agreement entered into under para17 graph (3): 

18 (A) Arcadia Wash Channel (Auburn 

19 Branch Channel). 

20 (B) Arcadia Wash Channel (Baldwin Ave. 

21 Branch Channel). 

22 (C) Arcadia Wash Channel (East Branch 

23 Channel). 

24 (D) Arcadia Wash Channel (Lima St. 

25 Branch Channel). 
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1 (E) Bel Aire Dr./Sunset Canyon Channel. 

2 (F) Big Dalton Wash Channel. 

3 (G) Big Dalton Wash Channel (East 

4 Branch Inlet Channel). 

5 (H) Blanchard Canyon Channel. 

6 (I) Blue Gum Canyon Channel. 

7 (J) Brand Canyon Channel. 

8 (K) Childs Canyon Channel. 

9 (L) Dead Horse Canyon Channel. 

10 (M) Dunsmuir Canyon Channel. 

11 (N) Eagle Canyon Channel. 

12 (O) Elmwood Canyon Channel. 

13 (P) Emerald Wash Channel. 

14 (Q) Emerald Wash Channel (West Branch). 

15 (R) Hay Canyon Channel. 

16 (S) Higgins and Coldwater Canyon. 

17 (T) Hillcrest Canyon Channel. 

18 (U) La Tuna Canyon Channel. 

19 (V) Little Dalton Diversion Channel. 

20 (W) Little Dalton Wash Channel. 

21 (X) Live Oak Wash Channel. 

22 (Y) Mansfield St. Channel. 

23 (Z) Marshall Creek Channel. 

24 (AA) Marshall Creek Channel (West 

25 Branch). 
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1 (BB) Rexford-Monte Mar Branch. 

2 (CC) Royal Boulevard Channel. 

3 (DD) Rubio Canyon Diversion Channel. 

4 (EE) San Dimas Wash Channel. 

5 (FF) Sawtelle Channel. 

6 (GG) Shields Canyon Channel. 

7 (HH) Sierra Madre Villa Channel. 

8 (II) Sierra Madre Wash. 

9 (JJ) Sierra Madre Wash Inlet. 

10 (KK) Snover Canyon Channel. 

11 (LL) Stough Canyon Channel. 

12 (MM) Thompson Creek Channel. 

13 (NN) Walnut Creek Channel. 

14 (OO) Webber Canyon Channel. 

15 (PP) Westwood Branch Channel. 

16 (QQ) Wilson Canyon Channel. 

17 (RR) Winery Canyon Channel. 

18 (3) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

20 seek to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles 

21 County Flood Control District to ensure that the Los 

22 Angeles County Flood Control District— 

23 (A) will continue to operate, maintain, re24 pair, rehabilitate, and replace as necessary, the 

25 flood channels described in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (i) in perpetuity at no cost to the 

2 United States; and 

3 (ii) in a manner that does not reduce 

4 the level of flood protection of the project de5 scribed in paragraph (1); 

6 (B) will retain public ownership of all real 

7 property required for the continued functioning 

8 of the flood channels described in paragraph (2), 

9 consistent with authorized purposes of the project 

10 described in paragraph (1); 

11 (C) will allow the Corps of Engineers to 

12 continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabili13 tate, and replace any appurtenant structures, 

14 such as rain and stream gages, existing as of the 

15 date of enactment of this Act and located within 

16 the flood channels subject to deauthorization 

17 under paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure the 

18 continued functioning of the project described in 

19 paragraph (1); and 

20 (D) will hold and save the United States 

21 harmless from damages due to floods, breach, 

22 failure, operation, or maintenance of the flood 

23 channels described in paragraph (2). 

24 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary 

25 may accept and expend funds voluntarily contributed 
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1 by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to 

2 cover the administrative costs incurred by the Sec3 retary to— 

4 (A) enter into an agreement under para5 graph (3); and 

6 (B) monitor compliance with such agree7 ment. 

8 (c) BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONNECTICUT.— 

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

10 navigation, Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, author11 ized by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 

12 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 634; 72 Stat. 297), described 

13 in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized beginning 

14 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

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

16 project referred to in paragraph (1) is generally the 

17 northeastern corner of the Federal Turning Basin at 

18 Bridgeport Harbor, immediately south of the previous 

19 Cilco Terminal and current Dolphins Cove Marina— 

20 (A) beginning at a point N622921.65, 

21 E882983.49; 

22 (B) running east approximately 1243 feet 

23 to a point N622079.26, E883897.46; 

24 (C) running southwest approximately 754 

25 feet to N622244.84, E883162.02; and 
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1 (D) running approximately 700 feet to the 

2 point of beginning. 

3 (d) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en5 actment of this Act, the 25-foot-deep channel portion 

6 of the project for navigation, Thames River, Con7 necticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of 

8 July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 918), consisting 

9 of the area described in paragraph (2), is no longer 

10 authorized. 

11 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

12 paragraph (1) is the area— 

13 (A) beginning at a point N706550.83, 

14 E1179497.53; 

15 (B) running southeasterly about 808.28 feet 

16 to a point N705766.32, E1179692.10; 

17 (C) running southeasterly about 2219.17 

18 feet to a point N703725.88, E1180564.64; 

19 (D) running southeasterly about 1594.84 

20 feet to a point N702349.59, E1181370.46; 

21 (E) running southwesterly about 483.01 feet 

22 to a point N701866.63, E1181363.54; 

23 (F) running northwesterly about 2023.85 

24 feet to a point N703613.13, E1180340.96; 
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1 (G) running northwesterly about 2001.46 

2 feet to a point N705453.40, E1179554.02; and 

3 (H) running northwesterly about 1098.89 

4 feet to the point described in paragraph (1). 

5 (e) JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLORIDA.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en7 actment of this Act, the project for navigation, Jack8 sonville Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 301 of 

9 the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090; 113 

10 Stat. 276; 119 Stat. 2260; 128 Stat. 1364), is modi11 fied to deauthorize the portion of the project described 

12 in paragraph (2). 

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

14 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the area 

15 bounded by the following coordinates: 

16 (A) E 458361.31, N 2176371.67. 

17 (B) E 458278.7499, N 2175769.9847. 

18 (C) E 457946.66, N 2175527.99. 

19 (f) MASARYKTOWN CANAL, FLORIDA.— 

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

21 the Four River Basins, Florida, authorized by section 

22 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1183) 

23 described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized be24 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 (2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the 

2 project referred to in paragraph (1) is the 

3 Masaryktown Canal C–534, which spans approxi4 mately 5.5 miles from Hernando County, between 

5 Ayers Road and County Line Road east of United 

6 States Route 41, and continues south to Pasco Coun7 ty, discharging into Crews Lake. 

8 (g) SAINT PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLORIDA.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en10 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

11 navigation, Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida, au12 thorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act 

13 of 1950 (64 Stat. 165), consisting of the area de14 scribed in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 

15 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

16 paragraph (1) is the portion of the Federal channel 

17 located within Bayboro Harbor, at approximately 

18 -82.635353 W and 27.760977 N, south of the Range 

19 300 line and west of the Station 71+00 line. 

20 (h) NORTH BRANCH, CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en22 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

23 navigation North Branch channel, Chicago River, Il24 linois, authorized by section 22 of the Act of March 

25 3, 1899 (chapter 425, 30 Stat. 1156), consisting of the 
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1 area described in paragraph (2) is no longer author2 ized. 

3 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

4 paragraph (1) is the approximately one-mile long seg5 ment of the North Branch Channel on the east side 

6 of Goose Island, Chicago River, Illinois. 

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

8 control, Narraguagus River, Cherryfield Dam, Maine, au9 thorized by, and constructed pursuant to, section 205 of the 

10 Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is no longer 

11 authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

12 (j) PAPILLION CREEK WATERSHED, NEBRASKA.—Be13 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project 

14 for flood protection and other purposes in the Papillion 

15 Creek Basin, Nebraska, authorized by section 203 of the 

16 Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 743) is modified to 

17 deauthorize the portions of the project known as Dam Site 

18 7 and Dam Site 12. 

19 (k) TRUCKEE RIVER, NEVADA.—Beginning on the date 

20 of enactment of this Act, the project for flood risk manage21 ment, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by section 

22 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

23 Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), is no longer authorized. 

24 (l) NEWTOWN CREEK FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHAN25 NEL, NEW YORK.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en2 actment of this Act, the project for navigation, New3 town Creek Federal navigation channel, New York, 

4 authorized by the first section of the Act of March 2, 

5 1919 (chapter 95, 40 Stat. 1276; 446 Stat. 920; 50 

6 Stat. 845) is modified to deauthorize a portion of the 

7 channel in East Branch, consisting of the area de8 scribed in paragraph (2). 

9 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

10 paragraph (1) is the area beginning at a point North 

11 40.718066 and West 73.923931, and extending up12 stream. 

13 (m) SOURIS RIVER BASIN, NORTH DAKOTA.—The 

14 Talbott’s Nursery portion, consisting of approximately 

15 2,600 linear feet of levee, of stage 4 of the project for flood 

16 control, Souris River Basin, North Dakota, authorized by 

17 section 1124 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

18 1986 (100 Stat. 4243; 101 Stat. 1329–111), is no longer 

19 authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

20 (n) MONROE BAY AND CREEK FEDERAL CHANNEL, 

21 VIRGINIA.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en23 actment of this Act, the project for navigation, Mon24 roe Bay and Creek, Virginia, authorized by the first 

25 section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 
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1 Stat. 922), is modified to deauthorize a portion of the 

2 turning and anchorage basin, consisting of the area 

3 described in paragraph (2). 

4 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

5 paragraph (1) is 500 feet wide by 300 feet long of the 

6 turning and anchorage basin starting at the upstream 

7 limit (end) of the turning and anchorage basin near 

8 Robins Grove Port. This area is further defined by the 

9 following coordinates, Easting: 1322718.74, Northing: 

10 209016.31; Easting: 1323145.05, Northing: 

11 208755.00; Easting: 1322988.29, Northing: 

12 208499.27; Easting: 1322561.97, Northing: 

13 208760.59. 

14 (o) SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en16 actment of this Act, the project for navigation, Seattle 

17 Harbor, Washington, authorized by the first section of 

18 the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 

19 1039), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the 

20 project within the East Waterway consisting of the 

21 area described in paragraph (2). 

22 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

23 paragraph (1) is the area— 

24 (A) beginning at the southwest corner of 

25 Block 386, Plat of Seattle Tidelands (said corner 
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1 also being a point on the United States pierhead 

2 line); 

3 (B) thence north 90°00’00’’ west along the 

4 projection of the south line of Block 386, 206.58 

5 feet to the centerline of the East Waterway; 

6 (C) thence north 14°30’00’’ east along the 

7 centerline and parallel with the northwesterly 

8 line of Block 386, 64.83 feet; 

9 (D) thence north 33°32’59’’ east, 235.85 feet; 

10 (E) thence north 39°55’22’’ east, 128.70 feet; 

11 (F) thence north 14°30’00’’ east parallel 

12 with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 280.45 

13 feet; 

14 (G) thence north 90°00’00’’ east, 70.00 feet 

15 to the pierhead line and the northwesterly line of 

16 Block 386; and 

17 (H) thence south 14°30’00’’ west, 650.25 feet 

18 along said pierhead line and northwesterly line 

19 of Block 386 to the point of beginning. 

20 (p) STUDY ON ADDITIONAL DEAUTHORIZATION.—Not 

21 later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 

22 Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee 

23 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep24 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

25 Works of the Senate on the impacts of deauthorizing of the 
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1 portions of the project for flood protection on the Lower San 

2 Joaquin River and tributaries, California, authorized by 

3 section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 

4 58 Stat. 901) consisting of the right bank of the San Joa5 quin River between levee miles 0.00 on the left bank of the 

6 Tuolumne River and levee mile 3.76 on the San Joaquin 

7 River, California. 

8 SEC. 1303. GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS. 

9 (a) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.—Section 529(b)(3) of the 

10 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2658; 

11 119 Stat. 2255; 125 Stat. 865; 136 Stat. 4631) is amended 

12 by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 

13 (b) INVASIVE SPECIES IN ALPINE LAKES PILOT PRO14 GRAM.—Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2020 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

17 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL BANKS.—Section 309(e) of the 

18 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act 

19 (16 U.S.C. 3957(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and in20 serting ‘‘14’’. 

21 (d) LEVEE SAFETY INITIATIVE.—Section 

22 9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
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1 (e) NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO2 GRAM.—Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and 

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

4 by striking ‘‘2026’’ each place it appears and inserting 

5 ‘‘2030’’. 

6 (f) ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT

7 PROGRAM.—Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Develop8 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘2 years there12 after’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years after the date of enact13 ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 

14 2024’’. 

15 (g) TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT.—Section 1020 of 

16 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 

17 (33 U.S.C. 2223) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘2030’’ each place it appears. 

19 (h) PILOT PROGRAMS ON THE FORMULATION OF

20 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

21 AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.—Sec22 tion 118 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

23 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘5 years and 10 

2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years, 10 years, and 15 

3 years’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘15 years’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(h) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec8 tion, the Secretary shall prioritize the following projects: 

9 ‘‘(1) The project for flood risk management, city 

10 of Rialto, California, authorized by section 1201 of 

11 the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. 

12 ‘‘(2) The project for ecosystem restoration and 

13 recreation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, Cali14 fornia, authorized by section 1201 of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 2024. 

16 ‘‘(3) The project for flood control and other pur17 poses, Kentucky River and its tributaries, Kentucky, 

18 authorized by section 6 of the Act of August 11, 1939 

19 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1416). 

20 ‘‘(4) The project for flood risk management, Ken21 tucky River, Kentucky, authorized by section 

22 8201(a)(31) of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 

24 ‘‘(5) The project for navigation, Hagaman 

25 Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana, authorized by sec-
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1 tion 1201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 2024. 

3 ‘‘(6) The project for flood risk management, 

4 Otero County, New Mexico, authorized by section 

5 1201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. 

6 ‘‘(7) The project for flood control and other pur7 poses, Susquehanna River Basin, Williamsport, 

8 Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 

9 June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 

10 ‘‘(8) The project for flood risk management and 

11 ecosystem restoration, Winooski River basin, Vermont, 

12 authorized by section 1201 of the Water Resources De13 velopment Act of 2024. 

14 ‘‘(9) The project for flood risk management and 

15 sediment management, Grays River, Wahkiakum 

16 County, Washington, authorized by section 1201 of 

17 the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.’’. 

18 (i) REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES.—Section 

19 3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

20 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 

22 (j) EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN INVASIVE SPECIES PRO23 GRAMS.—Section 104(b)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 

24 of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

2 2021 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 

3 years 2025 through 2029’’; and 

4 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2028’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘2029’’. 

6 SEC. 1304. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

7 (a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water Re8 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

9 336; 121 Stat. 1258; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(406) BUCKEYE, ARIZONA.—$12,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

13 reclamation, City of Buckeye, Arizona. 

14 ‘‘(407) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$5,000,000 for 

15 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

16 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

17 water reclamation, withdrawal, treatment, and dis18 tribution), Flagstaff, Arizona. 

19 ‘‘(408) GLENDALE, ARIZONA.—$5,200,000 for en20 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

21 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

22 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

23 enhancement, Glendale, Arizona. 
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1 ‘‘(409) PAGE, ARIZONA.—$10,000,000 for water 

2 and wastewater infrastructure, including water rec3 lamation, City of Page, Arizona. 

4 ‘‘(410) SAHUARITA, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

6 reclamation, in the town of Sahuarita, Arizona. 

7 ‘‘(411) TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, ARIZONA.— 

8 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ9 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

10 facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribu11 tion), Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona. 

12 ‘‘(412) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$30,000,000 for en13 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

14 wastewater infrastructure (including water reclama15 tion and recycled water systems), Tucson, Arizona. 

16 ‘‘(413) WINSLOW, ARIZONA.—$3,000,000 for 

17 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

18 reclamation, City of Winslow, Arizona. 

19 ‘‘(414) ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for 

20 water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of 

21 Adelanto, California. 

22 ‘‘(415) APTOS, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for 

23 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

24 Aptos, California. 
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1 ‘‘(416) SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS, 

2 BAY-DELTA, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for environ3 mental infrastructure, including water and waste4 water infrastructure (including stormwater manage5 ment), drainage systems, and water quality enhance6 ment, Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, San 

7 Francisco Bay–Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta 

8 watershed, California. 

9 ‘‘(417) BISHOP, CALIFORNIA.—$2,500,000 for 

10 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

11 Bishop, California. 

12 ‘‘(418) BLOOMINGTON, CALIFORNIA.— 

13 $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

14 including stormwater management, in Bloomington, 

15 California. 

16 ‘‘(419) BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

17 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

18 including stormwater management, water supply, en19 vironmental restoration, and surface water resource 

20 protection in Butte County, California. 

21 ‘‘(420) CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA.— 

22 $1,902,808 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

23 including water supply, in the city of California 

24 City, California. 
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1 ‘‘(421) CARSON, CALIFORNIA.—$11,000,000 for 

2 water and water supply infrastructure in the City of 

3 Carson, California. 

4 ‘‘(422) CEDAR GLEN, CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 

5 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 water supply and water storage, in Cedar Glen, Cali7 fornia. 

8 ‘‘(423) CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 

9 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

10 water supply and drinking water, in City of Culver 

11 City, California. 

12 ‘‘(424) COLTON, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for 

13 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

14 stormwater management, in the city of Colton, Cali15 fornia. 

16 ‘‘(425) EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALI17 FORNIA.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater in18 frastructure, including stormwater management, 

19 drinking water, and water supply, in the City of Los 

20 Angeles, California, including Sun Valley. 

21 ‘‘(426) FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

22 $20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc23 ture, including stormwater management, surface 

24 water resource protection, and environmental restora25 tion, in Fresno County, California. 
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1 ‘‘(427) GEORGETOWN DIVIDE PUBLIC UTILITY

2 DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.—$20,500,000 for water and 

3 wastewater infrastructure, including water supply 

4 and water storage, for communities served by the 

5 Georgetown Divide Public Utility District, Cali6 fornia. 

7 ‘‘(428) GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA.— 

8 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

9 including stormwater management, in the city of 

10 Grand Terrace, California. 

11 ‘‘(429) HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re13 lated environmental infrastructure, in the city of 

14 Hayward, California. 

15 ‘‘(430) HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 for 

16 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

17 Hollister, California. 

18 ‘‘(431) KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

19 $50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc20 ture in Kern County, California. 

21 ‘‘(432) LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

22 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

23 stormwater management, in Lake County, California. 

24 ‘‘(433) LAKE TAHOE BASIN.—$20,000,000 for 

25 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 
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1 supply, in the communities within the Lake Tahoe 

2 Basin in Nevada and California. 

3 ‘‘(434) LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for 

4 water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City of 

5 La Quinta, California. 

6 ‘‘(435) LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$8,000,000 for 

7 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

8 Lakewood, California. 

9 ‘‘(436) LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA.—$6,000,000 for 

10 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

11 stormwater management, and environmental infra12 structure, in the city of Lawndale, California. 

13 ‘‘(437) LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA.—$7,000,000 for 

14 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

15 stormwater management, in the town of Lone Pine, 

16 California. 

17 ‘‘(438) LOMITA, CALIFORNIA.—$5,500,000 for 

18 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

19 supply and stormwater management, in the city of 

20 Lomita, California. 

21 ‘‘(439) LOS BANOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for 

22 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

23 stormwater management, in the city of Los Banos, 

24 California. 
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1 ‘‘(440) LOS OLIVOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 

3 of Los Olivos, California. 

4 ‘‘(441) LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$12,000,000 for 

5 water and water supply infrastructure in the city of 

6 Lynwood, California. 

7 ‘‘(442) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

8 $27,500,000 for water and water supply infrastruc9 ture in Madera County, California. 

10 ‘‘(443) MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 for 

11 water and water supply infrastructure in the city of 

12 Milpitas, California. 

13 ‘‘(444) MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA.—$18,250,000 

14 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

15 water supply and stormwater management, in the 

16 town of Montecito, California. 

17 ‘‘(445) OAKLAND-ALAMEDA ESTUARY, CALI18 FORNIA.—$30,000,000 for environmental infrastruc19 ture, including water and wastewater infrastructure 

20 (including stormwater management), drainage sys21 tems and water quality enhancement, Oakland-Ala22 meda Estuary, Oakland and Alameda Counties, Cali23 fornia. 

24 ‘‘(446) OXNARD, CALIFORNIA.—$40,000,000 for 

25 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 
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1 supply, conservation, water reuse and related facili2 ties, environmental restoration, and surface water re3 source protection, in the city of Oxnard, California. 

4 ‘‘(447) PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 

5 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 water supply and environmental restoration, in the 

7 city of Patterson, California. 

8 ‘‘(448) POMONA, CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 for 

9 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

10 supply and drinking water, in Pomona, California. 

11 ‘‘(449) ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA.— 

12 $10,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc13 ture in the city of Rohnert Park, California. 

14 ‘‘(450) SALINAS, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

16 supply, in the city of Salinas, California. 

17 ‘‘(451) SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

18 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

19 including water supply, in San Benito County, Cali20 fornia. 

21 ‘‘(452) SAN BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA.— 

22 $18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

23 including water reclamation, City of San 

24 Buenaventura, California. 
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1 ‘‘(453) SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 $200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc3 ture, including water supply, in San Diego County, 

4 California. 

5 ‘‘(454) SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 

6 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city 

7 of South Gate, California. 

8 ‘‘(455) SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

9 $5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

10 including drinking water and water supply, in San 

11 Luis Obispo County, California. 

12 ‘‘(456) STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

13 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

14 including water supply and stormwater management, 

15 in Stanislaus County, California. 

16 ‘‘(457) TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY WATERSHED, 

17 CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for environmental infra18 structure, including water and wastewater infrastruc19 ture, Tijuana River Valley Watershed, California. 

20 ‘‘(458) TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

21 $20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc22 ture, including stormwater management, surface 

23 water resource protection, and environmental restora24 tion, in Tulare County, California. 
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1 ‘‘(459) WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA.—$28,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

3 Watsonville, California. 

4 ‘‘(460) YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

5 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 water supply and stormwater management, in Yolo 

7 County, California. 

8 ‘‘(461) YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT, CALI9 FORNIA.—$6,500,000 for water and water supply in10 frastructure in communities served by the Yorba 

11 Linda Water District, California. 

12 ‘‘(462) EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.— 

13 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ14 ing water and wastewater infrastructure and 

15 stormwater management, El Paso County, Colorado. 

16 ‘‘(463) FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO.— 

17 $50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc18 ture, in Fremont County, Colorado. 

19 ‘‘(464) EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT.— 

20 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

21 including water supply, in the town of East Hamp22 ton, Connecticut. 

23 ‘‘(465) EAST LYME, CONNECTICUT.—$25,000,000 

24 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

25 water supply, in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. 
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1 ‘‘(466) REHOBOTH BEACH, LEWES, DEWEY, 

2 BETHANY, SOUTH BETHANY, FENWICK ISLAND, DELA3 WARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental infrastruc4 ture, including water and wastewater infrastructure, 

5 Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Dewey, Bethany, South Beth6 any, and Fenwick Island, Delaware. 

7 ‘‘(467) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 

8 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

9 wastewater infrastructure, Wilmington, Delaware. 

10 ‘‘(468) PICKERING BEACH, KITTS HUMMOCK, 

11 BOWERS BEACH, SOUTH BOWERS BEACH, SLAUGHTER

12 BEACH, PRIME HOOK BEACH, MILTON, MILFORD, 

13 DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental infra14 structure, including water and wastewater infrastruc15 ture, Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers 

16 Beach, South Bowers Beach, Slaughter Beach, Prime 

17 Hook Beach, Milton, and Milford, Delaware. 

18 ‘‘(469) BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.— 

19 $50,000,000 for water and water-related infrastruc20 ture, including stormwater management, water stor21 age and treatment, surface water protection, and en22 vironmental restoration, in Broward County, Florida. 

23 ‘‘(470) DELTONA, FLORIDA.—$31,200,000 for 

24 water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of 

25 Deltona, Florida. 
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1 ‘‘(471) LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.—$2,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 stormwater management, in the Town of Longboat 

4 Key, Florida. 

5 ‘‘(472) MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 

6 for water and water supply infrastructure, including 

7 water supply, in Marion County, Florida. 

8 ‘‘(473) OVIEDO, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 for 

9 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

10 storage and treatment, in the city of Oviedo, Florida. 

11 ‘‘(474) OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$5,000,000 

12 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 water supply, and environmental restoration, in 

14 Osceola County, Florida. 

15 ‘‘(475) CENTRAL FLORIDA.—$45,000,000 for 

16 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

17 supply, in Brevard County, Orange County, and 

18 Osceola County, Florida. 

19 ‘‘(476) COASTAL GEORGIA, GEORGIA.— 

20 $50,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ21 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

22 stormwater management and water supply), in 

23 Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and 

24 McIntosh Counties, Georgia. 
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1 ‘‘(477) MUSCOGEE, HENRY, AND CLAYTON COUN2 TIES, GEORGIA.—$10,000,000 for environmental in3 frastructure, including water and wastewater infra4 structure (including stormwater management), 

5 Muscogee, Henry, and Clayton Counties, Georgia. 

6 ‘‘(478) COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 for 

7 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

8 wastewater infrastructure, Cobb County, Georgia. 

9 ‘‘(479) DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$40,000,000 

10 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

11 drinking water and water treatment, in DeKalb 

12 County, Georgia. 

13 ‘‘(480) PORTERDALE, GEORGIA.—$10,000,000 for 

14 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

15 stormwater management, water supply, and environ16 mental restoration in the city of Porterdale, Georgia. 

17 ‘‘(481) BURLEY, IDAHO.—$20,000,000 for water 

18 and wastewater infrastructure, including water treat19 ment, in the city of Burley, Idaho. 

20 ‘‘(482) BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS.—$17,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

22 Belvidere, Illinois. 

23 ‘‘(483) CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS.—$10,000,000 

24 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

25 wastewater infrastructure, Calumet City, Illinois. 
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1 ‘‘(484) DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—$5,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 water supply and drinking water, in the village of 

4 Clarendon Hills, Illinois. 

5 ‘‘(485) FOX RIVER, ILLINOIS.—$9,500,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

7 storage and treatment, in the villages of Lakemoor, 

8 Island Lake, and Volo, and McHenry County, Illi9 nois. 

10 ‘‘(486) GERMAN VALLEY, ILLINOIS.—$5,000,000 

11 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

12 drinking water and water treatment, in the village of 

13 German Valley, Illinois. 

14 ‘‘(487) LASALLE, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

16 stormwater management, drinking water, water treat17 ment, and environmental restoration, in the city of 

18 LaSalle, Illinois. 

19 ‘‘(488) ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for 

20 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

21 drinking water and water treatment, in the city of 

22 Rockford, Illinois. 

23 ‘‘(489) SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.—$2,000,000 for 

24 water and water supply infrastructure, including 

25 drinking water, in the city of Savanna, Illinois. 
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1 ‘‘(490) SHERRARD, ILLINOIS.—$7,000,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 drinking water and water treatment, in the village of 

4 Sherrard, Illinois. 

5 ‘‘(491) WYANDOTTE COUNTY AND KANSAS CITY, 

6 KANSAS.—$35,000,000 for water and wastewater in7 frastructure, including stormwater management (in8 cluding combined sewer overflows), Wyandotte County 

9 and Kansas City, Kansas. 

10 ‘‘(492) BROWNSVILLE, KENTUCKY.—$14,000,000 

11 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

12 water supply and drinking water, in the city of 

13 Brownsville, Kentucky. 

14 ‘‘(493) MONROE, LOUISIANA.—$7,000,000 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

16 stormwater management, water supply, and drinking 

17 water, in the city of Monroe, Louisiana. 

18 ‘‘(494) POINTE CELESTE, LOUISIANA.— 

19 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

20 including pump stations, in Pointe Celeste, Lou21 isiana. 

22 ‘‘(495) EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

23 $10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ24 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 
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1 wastewater treatment plant outfalls), Easthampton, 

2 Massachusetts. 

3 ‘‘(496) FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS.—$1,000,000 

4 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

5 stormwater management, in the town of Franklin, 

6 Massachusetts. 

7 ‘‘(497) NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

8 $5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

9 including pump stations, Hockanum Road, North10 ampton, Massachusetts. 

11 ‘‘(498) WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

12 $1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

13 including stormwater management, in the town of 

14 Winthrop, Massachusetts. 

15 ‘‘(499) MILAN, MICHIGAN.—$3,000,000 for water 

16 and wastewater infrastructure, including water sup17 ply and drinking water, in the city of Milan, Michi18 gan. 

19 ‘‘(500) SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.—$58,000,000 for 

20 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

21 stormwater management and water supply, in Gen22 esee, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw 

23 Counties, Michigan. 
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1 ‘‘(501) ELYSIAN, MINNESOTA.—$5,000,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

3 supply, in the city of Elysian, Minnesota. 

4 ‘‘(502) LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA.—$3,200,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

6 supply, in the city of Le Sueur, Minnesota. 

7 ‘‘(503) BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for en8 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

9 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

10 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

11 enhancement, Byram, Mississippi. 

12 ‘‘(504) COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI.—$4,000,000 for 

13 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

14 quality enhancement and water supply, in the city of 

15 Columbia, Mississippi. 

16 ‘‘(505) DIAMONDHEAD, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 

17 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

18 wastewater infrastructure and drainage systems, 

19 Diamondhead, Mississippi. 

20 ‘‘(506) HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 

21 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ22 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

23 stormwater management), drainage systems, and 

24 water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mis25 sissippi. 
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1 ‘‘(507) LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 stormwater management, in the city of Laurel, Mis4 sissippi. 

5 ‘‘(508) MADISON, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for 

6 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

7 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

8 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

9 enhancement, Madison, Mississippi. 

10 ‘‘(509) MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI.—$11,000,000 

11 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

12 stormwater management, in the city of Moss Point, 

13 Mississippi. 

14 ‘‘(510) OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI.— 

15 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

16 including stormwater management, water quality en17 hancement, and water supply, in the city of Olive 

18 Branch, Mississippi. 

19 ‘‘(511) PEARL, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for en20 vironmental infrastructure, including water and 

21 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

22 management), drainage systems, and water quality 

23 enhancement, Pearl, Mississippi. 

24 ‘‘(512) PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 for 

25 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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1 stormwater management, in the city of Picayune, 

2 Mississippi. 

3 ‘‘(513) STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.—$6,000,000 

4 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

5 drinking water, water treatment, water quality en6 hancement, and water supply, in the city of 

7 Starkville, Mississippi. 

8 ‘‘(514) LAUGHLIN, NEVADA.—$29,000,000 for 

9 water infrastructure, including water supply, in the 

10 town of Laughlin, Nevada. 

11 ‘‘(515) NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 for 

12 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

13 wastewater infrastructure (including water wellfield 

14 and pipeline in the Pahrump Valley), Nye County, 

15 Nevada. 

16 ‘‘(516) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—$4,000,000 for 

17 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

18 Pahrump, Nevada. 

19 ‘‘(517) STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 

20 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

21 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

22 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Storey 

23 County, Nevada. 
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1 ‘‘(518) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—$25,000,000 for envi2 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste3 water infrastructure, New Hampshire. 

4 ‘‘(519) BELMAR, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re6 lated environmental infrastructure and stormwater 

7 management in Belmar Township, New Jersey. 

8 ‘‘(520) CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.— 

9 $40,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ10 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

11 water supply, desalination, and facilities for with12 drawal, treatment, and distribution), Cape May 

13 County, New Jersey. 

14 ‘‘(521) COLESVILLE, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 

15 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Colesville, 

16 New Jersey. 

17 ‘‘(522) DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

18 $4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

19 in Deptford Township, New Jersey. 

20 ‘‘(523) LACEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

21 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

22 including related environmental infrastructure and 

23 stormwater management, in Lacey Township, New 

24 Jersey. 
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1 ‘‘(524) MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.— 

2 $18,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

3 in the borough of Merchantville, New Jersey. 

4 ‘‘(525) PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 

5 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the bor6 ough of Park Ridge, New Jersey. 

7 ‘‘(526) WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

8 $3,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

9 in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New 

10 Jersey. 

11 ‘‘(527) BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO.—$20,000,000 

12 for wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

13 Bernalillo, New Mexico. 

14 ‘‘(528) BOSQUE FARMS, NEW MEXICO.— 

15 $10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the vil16 lage of Bosque Farms, New Mexico. 

17 ‘‘(529) CARMEL, NEW YORK.—$3,450,000 for 

18 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

19 stormwater management, in the town of Carmel, New 

20 York. 

21 ‘‘(530) DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

22 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

23 in Dutchess County, New York. 

24 ‘‘(531) KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

25 $100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
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1 ture, including stormwater management (including 

2 combined sewer overflows), in Kings County, New 

3 York. 

4 ‘‘(532) MOHAWK RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, NEW

5 YORK.—$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infra6 structure, including stormwater management, surface 

7 water resource protection, environmental restoration, 

8 and related infrastructure, in the vicinity of the Mo9 hawk River and tributaries, including the counties of 

10 Albany, Delaware, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Her11 kimer, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, 

12 Saratoga, Schoharie, and Schenectady, New York. 

13 ‘‘(533) MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW YORK.— 

14 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

15 including stormwater management, in the town of 

16 Mount Pleasant, New York. 

17 ‘‘(534) NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.— 

18 $20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ19 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

20 stormwater management), New Rochelle, New York. 

21 ‘‘(535) NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK.— 

22 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

23 including stormwater management (including com24 bined sewer overflows), in the vicinity of Newtown 

25 Creek, New York City, New York. 
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1 ‘‘(536) NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

2 $60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

3 including stormwater management (including com4 bined sewer overflows), in New York County, New 

5 York. 

6 ‘‘(537) ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

7 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

8 in Orange County, New York. 

9 ‘‘(538) SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW YORK.— 

10 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

11 including stormwater management, in the village of 

12 Sleepy Hollow, New York. 

13 ‘‘(539) ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

14 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

15 in Ulster County, New York. 

16 ‘‘(540) RAMAPO, NEW YORK.—$4,000,000 for 

17 water infrastructure, including related environmental 

18 infrastructure, in the town of Ramapo, New York. 

19 ‘‘(541) RIKERS ISLAND, NEW YORK.— 

20 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

21 including stormwater management (including com22 bined sewer overflows) on Rikers Island, New York. 

23 ‘‘(542) YORKTOWN, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 for 

24 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

25 Yorktown, New York. 
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1 ‘‘(543) CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA.—$41,025,650 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 stormwater management, in the town of Canton, 

4 North Carolina. 

5 ‘‘(544) FAIRMONT, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

6 $7,137,500 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

7 in the town of Fairmont, North Carolina. 

8 ‘‘(545) MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA.—$1,500,000 

9 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

10 water supply, in the town of Murphy, North Caro11 lina. 

12 ‘‘(546) ROBBINSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

13 $3,474,350 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

14 in the town of Robbinsville, North Carolina. 

15 ‘‘(547) WEAVERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

16 $4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

17 in the town of Weaverville, North Carolina. 

18 ‘‘(548) CITY OF AKRON, OHIO.—$5,500,000 for 

19 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

20 wastewater infrastructure (including drainage sys21 tems), City of Akron, Ohio. 

22 ‘‘(549) APPLE CREEK, OHIO.—$350,000 for 

23 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

24 stormwater management, in the village of Apple 

25 Creek, Ohio. 
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1 ‘‘(550) ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO.—$1,500,000 

2 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

3 wastewater infrastructure (including water supply 

4 and water quality enhancement), Ashtabula County, 

5 Ohio. 

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

7 environmental infrastructure, including water and 

8 wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for 

9 withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), 

10 Bloomingburg, Ohio. 

11 ‘‘(552) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OHIO.—$170,000 

12 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 stormwater management, in the village of Brooklyn 

14 Heights, Ohio. 

15 ‘‘(553) CHAGRIN FALLS REGIONAL WATER SYS16 TEM, OHIO.—$3,500,000 for water and wastewater in17 frastructure in the villages of Bentleyville, Chagrin 

18 Falls, Moreland Hills, and South Russell, and the 

19 Townships of Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, and Russell, 

20 Ohio. 

21 ‘‘(554) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.—$11,500,000 

22 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

23 wastewater infrastructure (including combined sewer 

24 overflows), Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 
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1 ‘‘(555) EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO.—$13,000,000 

2 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

3 wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater 

4 management), East Cleveland, Ohio. 

5 ‘‘(556) ERIE COUNTY, OHIO.—$16,000,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

7 stormwater management (including combined sewer 

8 overflows) in Erie County, Ohio. 

9 ‘‘(557) HURON, OHIO.—$7,100,000 for water and 

10 wastewater infrastructure in the city of Huron, Ohio. 

11 ‘‘(558) KELLEYS ISLAND, OHIO.—$1,000,000 for 

12 wastewater infrastructure in the village of Kelleys Is13 land, Ohio. 

14 ‘‘(559) NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO.—$1,175,165 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

16 North Olmsted, Ohio. 

17 ‘‘(560) PAINESVILLE, OHIO.—$11,800,000 for 

18 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

19 stormwater management, in the City of Painesville, 

20 Ohio. 

21 ‘‘(561) SOLON, OHIO.—$14,137,341 for water 

22 and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

23 management (including combined sewer overflows), in 

24 the city of Solon, Ohio. 
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1 ‘‘(562) SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO.—$25,000,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re3 lated environmental infrastructure, in Summit Coun4 ty, Ohio. 

5 ‘‘(563) STARK COUNTY, OHIO.—$24,000,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re7 lated environmental infrastructure, in Stark County, 

8 Ohio. 

9 ‘‘(564) STRUTHERS, OHIO.—$500,000 for envi10 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste11 water infrastructure (including wastewater infra12 structure, stormwater management, and sewer im13 provements), Struthers, Ohio. 

14 ‘‘(565) TOLEDO AND OREGON, OHIO.— 

15 $10,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

16 in the cities of Toledo and Oregon, Ohio. 

17 ‘‘(566) VERMILION, OHIO.—$15,400,000 for 

18 wastewater infrastructure in the city of Vermilion, 

19 Ohio. 

20 ‘‘(567) WESTLAKE, OHIO.—$750,000 for water 

21 and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

22 management, in the city of Westlake, Ohio. 

23 ‘‘(568) STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA.—$30,000,000 

24 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

25 wastewater infrastructure and water supply infra-
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1 structure (including facilities for water storage, with2 drawal, treatment, and distribution), in the city of 

3 Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

4 ‘‘(569) BEAVERTON, OREGON.—$10,000,000 for 

5 water supply in the city of Beaverton, Oregon. 

6 ‘‘(570) CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON.— 

7 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

8 including combined sewer overflows, in Clackamas 

9 County, Oregon. 

10 ‘‘(571) WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON.— 

11 $50,000,000 for water infrastructure and water sup12 ply in Washington County, Oregon. 

13 ‘‘(572) PENNSYLVANIA.—$38,600,000 for envi14 ronmental infrastructure, including water and waste15 water infrastructure, Pennsylvania. 

16 ‘‘(573) BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

17 $7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

18 including water supply, stormwater management, 

19 drinking water, and water treatment, in Berks Coun20 ty, Pennsylvania. 

21 ‘‘(574) CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

22 $7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

23 including water supply, stormwater management, 

24 drinking water, and water treatment, in Chester 

25 County, Pennsylvania. 
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1 ‘‘(575) FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

2 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

3 including stormwater management, in Franklin 

4 Township, Pennsylvania. 

5 ‘‘(576) INDIAN CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

6 $50,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the bor7 oughs of Telford, Franconia, and Lower Safford, 

8 Pennsylvania. 

9 ‘‘(577) PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA.—$5,000,000 

10 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the bor11 ough of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. 

12 ‘‘(578) CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CARO13 LINA.—$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infra14 structure and other environmental infrastructure (in15 cluding stormwater management), Chesterfield Coun16 ty, South Carolina. 

17 ‘‘(579) CHERAW, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$8,800,000 

18 for water, wastewater, and other environmental infra19 structure in the town of Cheraw, South Carolina. 

20 ‘‘(580) FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

21 $40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

22 in Florence County, South Carolina. 

23 ‘‘(581) LAKE CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

24 $15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
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1 including stormwater management in the city of Lake 

2 City, South Carolina. 

3 ‘‘(582) TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.— 

4 $35,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure and water 

5 supply infrastructure, including facilities for with6 drawal, treatment, and distribution, Tipton County, 

7 Tennessee. 

8 ‘‘(583) TIPTON, HAYWOOD, AND FAYETTE COUN9 TIES, TENNESSEE.—$50,000,000 for water and waste10 water infrastructure, including related environmental 

11 infrastructure and water supply, in Tipton, Hay12 wood, and Fayette Counties, Tennessee. 

13 ‘‘(584) AUSTIN, TEXAS.—$50,000,000 for water 

14 and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Austin, 

15 Texas. 

16 ‘‘(585) AMARILLO, TEXAS.—$38,000,000 for 

17 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

18 stormwater management and water storage and treat19 ment systems, in the City of Amarillo, Texas. 

20 ‘‘(586) BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.—$40,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City of 

22 Brownsville, Texas. 

23 ‘‘(587) CLARENDON, TEXAS.—$5,000,000 for 

24 water infrastructure, including water storage, in the 

25 city of Clarendon, Texas. 
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1 ‘‘(588) QUINLAN, TEXAS.—$1,250,000 for water 

2 and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Quinlan, 

3 Texas. 

4 ‘‘(589) RUNAWAY BAY, TEXAS.—$7,000,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 stormwater management and water storage and treat7 ment systems, in the city of Runaway Bay, Texas. 

8 ‘‘(590) WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 for 

9 wastewater infrastructure and water supply in Webb 

10 County, Texas. 

11 ‘‘(591) ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 

12 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 water supply, in Zapata County, Texas. 

14 ‘‘(592) KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 

15 $1,300,000 for wastewater infrastructure in King 

16 William County, Virginia. 

17 ‘‘(593) POTOMAC RIVER, VIRGINIA.—$1,000,000 

18 for wastewater infrastructure, environmental infra19 structure, and water quality improvements, in the vi20 cinity of the Potomac River, Virginia. 

21 ‘‘(594) CHELAN, WASHINGTON.—$9,000,000 for 

22 water infrastructure, including water supply, storage, 

23 and distribution, in the city of Chelan, Washington. 

24 ‘‘(595) COLLEGE PLACE, WASHINGTON.— 

25 $5,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ-
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1 ing water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

2 water supply and storage, in the city of College Place, 

3 Washington. 

4 ‘‘(596) FERNDALE, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 

5 for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastruc6 ture, in the city of Ferndale, Washington. 

7 ‘‘(597) LYNDEN, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 for 

8 water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure, 

9 in the city of Lynden, Washington. 

10 ‘‘(598) OTHELLO, WASHINGTON.—$14,000,000 

11 for environmental infrastructure, including water and 

12 wastewater infrastructure (including water supply, 

13 storage, and treatment, and aquifer storage and re14 covery), in the city of Othello, Washington.’’. 

15 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 

16 (1) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress 

17 finds that the project modifications described in this 

18 subsection are in accordance with the reports sub19 mitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 

20 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

21 Act (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report to Congress on 

22 Future Water Resources Development’’, or have other23 wise been reviewed by Congress. 

24 (2) MODIFICATIONS.— 
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1 (A) ALABAMA.—Section 219(f)(274) of the 

2 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

3 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 

6 (B) ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUN7 TIES, CALIFORNIA.—Section 219(f)(80) of the 

8 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

9 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1258) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

12 (C) CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Sec13 tion 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Develop14 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

15 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘$13,280,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$16,300,000’’. 

18 (D) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

19 Section 219(f)(87) of the Water Resources Devel20 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

21 334; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended— 

22 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik23 ing ‘‘WATER DISTRICT’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘COUNTY’’; 
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘$80,000,000, of 

2 which not less than’’ before ‘‘$23,000,000’’; 

3 (iii) by inserting ‘‘shall be’’ after 

4 ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 

5 (iv) by inserting ‘‘service area, and of 

6 which not less than $57,000,000 shall be for 

7 water and wastewater infrastructure, in8 cluding stormwater management and water 

9 supply, within the service areas for the 

10 Delta Diablo Sanitation District and the 

11 Ironhouse Sanitary District, Contra Costa 

12 County’’ after ‘‘Water District’’. 

13 (E) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

14 Section 219(f)(93) of the Water Resources Devel15 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

16 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is amend17 ed— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘$103,000,000’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$128,000,000’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘Santa Clarity Valley’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘Santa Clarita Valley’’. 

22 (F) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA EN23 VIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 

24 8319 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

25 2022 (136 Stat. 3785) is amended— 
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1 (i) in subsection (d)(3), by adding at 

2 the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(E) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub4 paragraph (A)(i), the Federal share of the cost of 

5 a project under this section benefitting an eco6 nomically disadvantaged community (as defined 

7 by the Secretary under section of the Water Re8 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

9 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent.’’; and 

10 (ii) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

11 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

13 (G) LOS OSOS, CALIFORNIA.— 

14 (i) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—Section 

15 219(c)(27) of the Water Resources Develop16 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 114 Stat. 

17 2763A–219; 121 Stat. 1209) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘Wastewater’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘Water and wastewater’’. 

20 (ii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA21 TIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.— 

22 Section 219(e)(15) of the Water Resources 

23 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 

24 110 Stat. 3757; 121 Stat. 1192) is amended 
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1 by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$43,000,000’’. 

3 (H) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALI4 FORNIA.—Section 219(f)(101) of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

6 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1260) is modified 

7 by striking ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

9 (I) SOUTH PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

10 219(f)(52) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 

12 Stat. 2763A–220; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

15 (J) KENT, DELAWARE.—Section 219(f)(313) 

16 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

17 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3810) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

20 (K) NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE.—Section 

21 219(f)(314) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

23 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
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1 (L) SUSSEX, DELAWARE.—Section 

2 219(f)(315) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

4 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 

6 (M) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Sec7 tion 219(f)(129) of the Water Resources Develop8 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

9 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$57,500,000’’. 

11 (N) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—Section 219(e)(5) 

12 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

13 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and in15 serting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

16 (O) EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Section 

17 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

19 Stat. 1261; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

21 (P) GUAM.—Section 219(f)(323) of the 

22 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (136 

23 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
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1 (Q) MAUI, HAWAII.—Section 219(f)(328) of 

2 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

3 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3811) 

4 is modified by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and in5 serting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

6 (R) COOK COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY, ILLI7 NOIS.—Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

9 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$149,000,000’’. 

12 (S) FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS.—Section 

13 219(f)(330) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

15 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

17 (T) MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, IL18 LINOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

20 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 134 

21 Stat. 2718; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘(including 

23 stormwater management)’’ after ‘‘waste24 water assistance’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

3 (U) SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.—Section 

4 219(f)(333) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

6 Stat. 3812) is amended— 

7 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik8 ing ‘‘MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUN9 TIES, ILLINOIS’’ and inserting ‘‘SOUTH CEN10 TRAL ILLINOIS’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘Montgomery County 

12 and Christian County’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘Montgomery County, Christian County, 

14 Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper 

15 County, Richland County, Crawford Coun16 ty, and Lawrence County’’. 

17 (V) WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 

18 219(f)(334) of the Water Resources Development 

19 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

20 Stat. 3808) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$36,000,000’’. 

22 (W) BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.—Section 

23 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 

25 Stat. 2763A–220; 121 Stat. 1226; 136 Stat. 
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1 3817) is amended by striking ‘‘$90,000,000’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

3 (X) EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE

4 RIVER BASIN REGION, LOUISIANA.—Section 

5 5082(i) of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1226) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

8 (Y) LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA.—Sec9 tion 219(f)(146) of the Water Resources Develop10 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

11 121 Stat. 1262) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$2,300,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,300,000’’. 

13 (Z) SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING AND DEVEL14 OPMENT COMMISSION, LOUISIANA.—Section 

15 219(f)(153) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 

17 Stat. 1262; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended by strik18 ing ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,500,000’’. 

19 (AA) SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA REGION, LOU20 ISIANA.—Section 5085(i) of the Water Resources 

21 Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1228) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 

24 (BB) FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec25 tion 219(f)(336) of the Water Resources Develop-
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1 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

2 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

4 (CC) HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec5 tion 219(f)(337) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

7 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

9 (DD) LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec10 tion 219(f)(338) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

12 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

14 (EE) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

15 219(f)(339) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

17 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

19 (FF) METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

20 219(f)(340) of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

22 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

24 (GG) MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN.—Sec25 tion 219(f)(345) of the Water Resources Develop-
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1 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

2 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 

4 (HH) MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(157) of 

5 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

6 (106 Stat. 4825; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1262; 

7 136 Stat. 3818) is amended— 

8 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik9 ing ‘‘MICHIGAN COMBINED SEWER OVER10 FLOWS’’ and inserting ‘‘MICHIGAN’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

12 ‘‘$85,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$160,000,000’’. 

14 (II) BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

15 219(f)(163) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

17 Stat. 1263) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

19 (JJ) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec20 tion 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 

22 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 Stat. 

23 2257; 122 Stat. 1623; 134 Stat. 2718) is amend24 ed by striking ‘‘$130,000,000’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 
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1 (KK) JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

2 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

4 Stat. 1263; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended by strik5 ing ‘‘$125,000,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$139,000,000’’. 

7 (LL) MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec8 tion 219(f)(351) of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

10 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

12 (MM) MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

13 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

15 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’. 

17 (NN) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec18 tion 219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

20 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

22 (OO) NORTHERN MISSOURI.—Section 

23 8353(d)(3) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3800) is amended by add25 ing at the end: 
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1 ‘‘(E) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub2 paragraph (A)(i), the Federal share of the cost of 

3 a project under this section benefitting an eco4 nomically disadvantaged community (as defined 

5 by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water 

6 Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 14 

7 U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent.’’. 

8 (PP) ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Section 

9 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 337; 121 

11 Stat. 1233; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘$70,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

14 (QQ) CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.—Section 

15 219(f)(357) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 

17 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$119,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$143,800,000’’. 

19 (RR) CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.—Section 

20 593(h) of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255; 136 Stat. 

22 3820) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

24 (SS) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—Section 

25 219(f)(184) of the Water Resources Development 
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1 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

2 Stat. 1264) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 

4 (TT) QUEENS, NEW YORK.—Section 

5 219(f)(377) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

7 Stat. 3814) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$119,200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$190,000,000’’. 

9 (UU) NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.—Sec10 tion 552(a) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3780; 136 Stat. 3821) is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this 

14 section, the Secretary may consider natural and na15 ture-based infrastructure.’’. 

16 (VV) NORTH CAROLINA.—Section 5113 of 

17 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

18 (121 Stat. 1237) is amended in subsection (f) by 

19 striking ‘‘$13,000,000’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

21 (WW) CLEVELAND, OHIO.—Section 

22 219(f)(207) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

24 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,500,000 
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1 for Flats East Bank’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$25,500,000’’. 

3 (XX) CINCINNATI, OHIO.—Section 

4 219(f)(206) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

6 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘$31,000,000’’. 

8 (YY) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

9 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

11 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat 2719) is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

13 (ZZ) WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

14 219(f)(236) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

16 Stat. 1266) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 

18 (AAA) SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.—Section 

19 8359 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

20 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is amended— 

21 (i) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

22 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ ; and 

24 (ii) in subsection (f), by inserting 

25 ‘‘Lincoln,’’ after ‘‘Lane,’’. 
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1 (BBB) HATFIELD BOROUGH, PENNSYL2 VANIA.—Section 219(f)(239) of the Water Re3 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

4 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘$310,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 

7 (CCC) NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.—Sec8 tion 219(f)(11) of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

10 334) is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for 

11 water related infrastructure’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$70,000,000 for water and wastewater infra13 structure, including water supply’’. 

14 (DDD) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

15 Section 219(f)(243) of the Water Resources De16 velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

17 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘$1,600,000’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 

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

21 before ‘‘wastewater’’. 

22 (EEE) PHOENIXVILLE BOROUGH, CHESTER

23 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 219(f)(68) of 

24 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

25 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 
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1 2763A–221) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,400,000 

2 for water and sewer infrastructure’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘$10,000,000 for water and wastewater in4 frastructure, including stormwater infrastructure 

5 and water supply’’. 

6 (FFF) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, 

7 SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the 

8 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

9 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 

10 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 132 Stat. 3818; 

11 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘$165,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$235,000,000’’. 

14 (GGG) MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CARO15 LINA.—Section 219(f)(393) of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

17 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3815) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘$7,822,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

20 (HHH) SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Sec21 tion 219(f)(395) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

23 136 Stat. 3815) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$19,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$69,500,000’’. 
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1 (III) DALLAS COUNTY REGION, TEXAS.— 

2 Section 5140 of the Water Resources Develop3 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1251) is amended 

4 in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

6 (JJJ) TEXAS.—Section 5138 of the Water 

7 Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 

8 1250; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended in subsection 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

11 (KKK) WESTERN RURAL WATER.—Section 

12 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1999 (113 Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 139; 117 Stat. 

14 142; 117 Stat. 1836; 118 Stat. 440; 121 Stat. 

15 1219; 123 Stat. 2851; 128 Stat. 1316; 130 Stat. 

16 1681; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3822) is amend17 ed— 

18 (i) in subsection (a)— 

19 (I) by redesignating paragraphs 

20 (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), 

21 respectively; and 

22 (II) by inserting before paragraph 

23 (2) (as so redesignated) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term ‘non2 Federal interest’ includes an entity declared to be a 

3 political subdivision of the State of New Mexico.’’; 

4 (ii) in subsection (c)(1)— 

5 (I) by inserting by inserting ‘‘, 

6 including natural and nature-based in7 frastructure’’ after ‘‘water-related envi8 ronmental infrastructure’’; 

9 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

10 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

11 (III) by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(E) drought resilience measures; and’’; and 

14 (iii) in subsection (i)— 

15 (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 

16 ‘‘$800,000,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$850,000,000’’; and 

18 (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 

19 ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 

21 (LLL) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—Section 

22 219(f)(405) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

24 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,500,000’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘$11,000,000’’. 
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1 (3) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION.—Notwith2 standing the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water 

3 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as 

4 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

5 the Water Resources Development Act of 2016), any 

6 project included on a list published by the Secretary 

7 pursuant to such section the authorization for which 

8 is amended by this subsection remains authorized to 

9 be carried out by the Secretary. 

10 SEC. 1305. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PRO11 GRAM. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (b) of 

13 section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

14 (106 Stat. 4835) and subject to the availability of appro15 priations, in carrying out projects under that section bene16 fitting an economically disadvantaged community (as de17 fined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Re18 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), 

19 the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the cost 

20 of those projects to not more than 90 percent. 

21 (b) LIMITATION.—The total amount expended for an 

22 increased Federal share for all projects under subsection (a) 

23 shall not exceed $10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
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1 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by this 

2 section expires on the date that is 7 years after the date 

3 of enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 1306. CONVEYANCES. 

5 (a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 

6 (1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

7 The exact acreage and the legal description of any 

8 real property to be conveyed under this section shall 

9 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

10 Secretary. 

11 (2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING

12 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this 

14 section. 

15 (3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to which 

16 a conveyance is made under this section shall be re17 sponsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, in18 cluding real estate transaction and environmental 

19 documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 

20 (4) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance 

21 is made under this section shall hold the United 

22 States harmless from any liability with respect to ac23 tivities carried out, on or after the date of the convey24 ance, on the real property conveyed. The United 

25 States shall remain responsible for any liability with 
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1 respect to activities carried out, before such date, on 

2 the real property conveyed. 

3 (5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

4 Secretary may require that any conveyance under 

5 this section be subject to such additional terms and 

6 conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 

7 appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

8 States. 

9 (b) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.— 

10 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

11 may convey, without consideration to the City of Los 

12 Angeles, California, all right, title, and interest of the 

13 United States in and to the real property described 

14 in paragraph (2), for the purpose of housing a fire 

15 station, swiftwater rescue facility, and firefighter 

16 training facility. 

17 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

18 under this subsection is the approximately 11.25 acres 

19 of land, including improvements on that land, located 

20 at 5101 Sepulveda Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, Cali21 fornia. 

22 (3) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines at 

23 any time that the property conveyed under this sub24 section is not in accordance with the purpose specified 

25 in paragraph (1), all right, title, and interest in and 
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1 to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the 

2 Secretary, to the United States. 

3 (c) SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

5 may convey, without consideration, to the County of 

6 San Luis Obispo, California, all right, title, and in7 terest of the United States in and to the real property 

8 described in paragraph (2). 

9 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

10 under this subsection is Salinas Dam and Reservoir 

11 (Santa Margarita Lake), California. 

12 (3) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

13 shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal and 

14 non-Federal entities, ensure the property described in 

15 paragraph (2) meets applicable State and Federal 

16 dam safety requirements before conveying such prop17 erty under this subsection. 

18 (4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

19 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

20 not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in21 terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis22 cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

23 (d) DILLARD ROAD, INDIANA.— 

24 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

25 shall convey to the State of Indiana all right, title, 
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1 and interest of the United States, together with any 

2 improvements on the land, in and to the property de3 scribed in paragraph (2). 

4 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

5 under this subsection is the approximately 11.85 acres 

6 of land and road easements associated with Dillard 

7 Road, including improvements on that land, located 

8 in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana. 

9 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop10 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

11 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter12 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

13 United States. 

14 (4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

15 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

16 not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in17 terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis18 cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

19 (e) PORT OF SKAMANIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 

20 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Upon receipt 

21 from the Port of Skamania County, Washington, of 

22 an amount that is not less than fair market value, as 

23 determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall con24 vey to the Port of Skamania County, Washington, all 
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1 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

2 to the real property described in paragraph (2). 

3 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

4 under this subsection is the approximately 1.6 acres 

5 of land, including improvements on that land, con6 sisting of the following: Lot I–2 in the Fifth Addition 

7 to the Plats of Relocated North Bonneville recorded in 

8 Volume B of Plat Records, Pages 51 and 52, 

9 Skamania County Auditor’s File No. 94016. 

10 (3) WAIVER OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVI11 SION.—Section 401(e) of Public Law 100–581 (102 

12 Stat. 2944) shall not apply to the conveyance under 

13 this subsection. 

14 (f) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 8377(e)(3)(B) 

15 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

16 3825) is amended by striking ‘‘reserved an retained’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘reserved and retained’’. 

18 SEC. 1307. SELMA, ALABAMA. 

19 The Federal share of the cost of the project for flood 

20 risk management, Selma Flood Risk Management and 

21 Bank Stabilization, Alabama, authorized by section 

22 8401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

23 (136 Stat. 3838), shall be 100 percent. 
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1 SEC. 1308. BARROW, ALASKA. 

2 For purposes of implementing the coastal erosion 

3 project, Barrow, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 116 

4 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 

5 Appropriations Act, 2010 (123 Stat. 2851) the Secretary 

6 may consider the North Slope Borough to be in compliance 

7 with section 402(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)) on adoption by the North 

9 Slope Borough Assembly of a floodplain management plan 

10 to reduce the impacts of flood events in the immediate flood11 plain area of the project, if the plan— 

12 (1) was developed in consultation with the Sec13 retary and the Administrator of the Federal Emer14 gency Management Agency in accordance with the 

15 guidelines developed under section 402(c) of such Act; 

16 and 

17 (2) is approved by the Secretary. 

18 SEC. 1309. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, ALASKA. 

19 Section 5032(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1205; 134 Stat. 2719) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 

22 SEC. 1310. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 

23 Section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act 

24 of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158) is amended— 

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

26 ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’; 
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘, Contra Costa,’’ before ‘‘and 

2 Solano’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In carrying out sub5 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) include the ocean shorelines of each county; 

7 ‘‘(2) with respect to the bay and ocean shorelines 

8 of each county— 

9 ‘‘(A) investigate measures to adapt to rising 

10 sea levels; 

11 ‘‘(B) consider the needs of economically dis12 advantaged communities within the study area, 

13 including identification of areas in which infra14 structure for transportation, wastewater, hous15 ing, and other economic assets of such commu16 nities are most vulnerable to flood or shoreline 

17 risks; and 

18 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

19 consider the use of natural features or nature20 based features and the beneficial use of dredged 

21 materials; and 

22 ‘‘(3) with respect to the bay and ocean shorelines, 

23 and streams running to the bay and ocean shorelines, 

24 of each county, investigate the effects of proposed flood 

25 or shoreline protection, coastal storm risk reduction, 
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1 environmental infrastructure, and other measures or 

2 improvements on— 

3 ‘‘(A) the local economy, including recre4 ation; 

5 ‘‘(B) aquatic ecosystem restoration, en6 hancement, or expansion efforts or opportunities; 

7 ‘‘(C) public infrastructure protection and 

8 improvement; 

9 ‘‘(D) stormwater runoff capacity and con10 trol measures, including those that may mitigate 

11 flooding; 

12 ‘‘(E) erosion of beaches and coasts; and 

13 ‘‘(F) any other measures or improvements 

14 relevant to adapting to rising sea levels.’’. 

15 SEC. 1311. SANTA ANA RIVER MAINSTEM, CALIFORNIA. 

16 (a) SANTA ANA CREEK, INCLUDING SANTIAGO

17 CREEK.— 

18 (1) MODIFICATION.—The project for flood con19 trol, Santa Ana River Mainstem Project, including 

20 Santiago Creek, California, authorized by section 

21 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

22 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 Stat. 

23 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), is modified to 

24 require the Secretary to treat construction of the 
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1 Santiago Creek Channel as a separable element of the 

2 project. 

3 (2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not con4 struct the Santiago Creek Channel unless such con5 struction minimizes the impacts to existing trees in, 

6 or adjacent to, the Santiago Creek Channel. 

7 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

8 subsection shall affect the authorization for other por9 tions of the project described in paragraph (1). 

10 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

11 (A) SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL.—The term 

12 ‘‘Santiago Creek Channel’’ means the portion of 

13 the project for flood control, Santa Ana River 

14 Mainstem Project, including Santiago Creek, 

15 California, authorized by section 401(a) of the 

16 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 

17 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 Stat. 4611; 

18 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), consisting of 

19 Santiago Creek downstream of the I–5 Interstate 

20 Highway to the confluence with the Santa Ana 

21 River. 

22 (B) SEPARABLE ELEMENT.—The term ‘‘sep23 arable element’’ has the meaning given such term 

24 in section 103 of the Water Resources Develop25 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 
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1 (b) REPORT.— 

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

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

4 provide the Committee on Transportation and Infra5 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

7 Senate with an update on implementation of the 

8 project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, 

9 including Santiago Creek, California, authorized by 

10 section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 

12 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115). 

13 (2) SPECIFICATIONS.—In providing the update 

14 required under paragraph (1), the Secretary is di15 rected to provide specific information on— 

16 (A) efforts by the Secretary and the non17 Federal interest for the project to acquire the 

18 lands or interests in lands necessary to imple19 ment the project; 

20 (B) the status of potential reimbursement 

21 requests by the non-Federal interest for such 

22 lands or interests; and 

23 (C) the status of ongoing requests by the 

24 non-Federal interest for approval by the Sec25 retary of pending land (or interest in land) ap-
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1 praisals and litigation settlements associated 

2 with such lands or interests in lands. 

3 SEC. 1312. COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT. 

4 (a) CONTRACT TERMINATION REQUEST.—Not later 

5 than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives 

6 a request from the Metropolitan District of Hartford Coun7 ty, Connecticut, to terminate the Colebrook River Reservoir 

8 contract, the Secretary shall offer to amend the contract to 

9 release to the United States all rights of the Metropolitan 

10 District of Hartford, Connecticut, to utilize water storage 

11 space in the reservoir project to which the contract applies. 

12 (b) RELIEF OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.—On execution 

13 of the amendment described in subsection (a), the Metropoli14 tan District of Hartford County, Connecticut, shall be re15 lieved of the obligation to pay the percentage of the annual 

16 operation and maintenance expense, the percentage of 

17 major replacement cost, and the percentage of major reha18 bilitation cost allocated to the water supply storage speci19 fied in the Colebrook River Reservoir contract for the res20 ervoir project to which the contract applies. 

21 (c) COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR CONTRACT DE22 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Colebrook River Res23 ervoir contract’’ means the contract between the United 

24 States and the Metropolitan District of Hartford County, 
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1 Connecticut, numbered DA–19–016–CIVENG–65–203, with 

2 respect to the Colebrook River Reservoir in Connecticut. 

3 SEC. 1313. FAULKNER ISLAND, CONNECTICUT. 

4 Section 527 of the Water Resources Development Act 

5 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3767) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 

7 SEC. 1314. NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORA8 TION, FLORIDA. 

9 Section 8215(b) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 2022 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(6) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

12 cost of carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 90 per13 cent.’’. 

14 SEC. 1315. NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEOR15 GIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. 

16 Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development 

17 Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1703; 136 Stat. 3792) is amended— 

18 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

21 provision of law, the Project is modified to include— 

22 ‘‘(A) full repair of the New Savannah Bluff 

23 Lock and Dam structure; 

24 ‘‘(B) modification of the structure such that 

25 the structure is able to maintain a stable pool 
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1 with the same daily average elevation as is 

2 achieved by the existing structure, as measured 

3 at both the United States Geological Survey 

4 Gage 02196999, located at the New Savannah 

5 Bluff Lock and Dam, and the United States Geo6 logical Survey Gage 02196670, located in the vi7 cinity of the Fifth Street Bridge, Augusta, Geor8 gia, which at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and 

9 Dam is between 114.5 and 115 feet National 

10 Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29); 

11 ‘‘(C) construction of a fish passage structure 

12 as recommended in the report of the Chief of En13 gineers for the Project, dated August 17, 2012, or 

14 such other Project feature that appropriately 

15 mitigates impacts to fish habitat caused by the 

16 Project without removing the dam; and 

17 ‘‘(D) conveyance by the Secretary to Au18 gusta-Richmond County, Georgia, of the park 

19 and recreation area adjacent to the New Savan20 nah Bluff Lock and Dam, without consider21 ation.’’; 

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

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(C) CEILING.—The costs of construction to 

25 be paid by the Georgia Ports Authority as a 
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1 non-Federal interest for the Project for the modi2 fications authorized under paragraph (1) shall 

3 not exceed the costs that would be paid by such 

4 non-Federal interest for construction of the fish 

5 passage structure recommended in the report of 

6 the Chief of Engineers for the Project, dated Au7 gust 17, 2012.’’; and 

8 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the cost shar9 ing of the Project as provided by law’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘the cost sharing of the fish passage structure as rec11 ommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers for 

12 the Project, dated August 17, 2012’’. 

13 SEC. 1316. GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

14 INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, WILL 

15 COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

16 After completion of construction of the project for eco17 system restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River 

18 Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, 

19 authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Devel20 opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740; 134 Stat. 2742; 136 

21 Stat. 3793), the Federal share of operation and mainte22 nance costs of the project shall be 90 percent for the 10- 

23 year period beginning on the date on which Federal funds 

24 are first provided for such costs. 
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1 SEC. 1317. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA. 

2 (a) SCOPING OF EVALUATION.— 

3 (1) STUDY.—Not later than June 30, 2025, the 

4 Secretary shall complete a study of the following re5 lating to the covered project: 

6 (A) Any project modifications undertaken 

7 by the non-Federal interest for the covered 

8 project since 2005 not constructed in accordance 

9 with section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 

10 U.S.C. 408). 

11 (B) Current elevations required for the cov12 ered project to meet the 100-year level of risk re13 duction. 

14 (C) Whether project modifications under15 taken by the non-Federal interest for the covered 

16 project since 2005 were injurious to the covered 

17 project or the public. 

18 (D) Any deviations from design guidelines 

19 acceptable for the covered project. 

20 (E) Improvements needed for the covered 

21 project to address any deficiencies according to 

22 current design guidelines of the Corps of Engi23 neers district in which the covered project is lo24 cated. 

25 (F) A re-evaluation of project economics. 
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1 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after com2 pleting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

4 (A) the results of the study; 

5 (B) a recommendation for a pathway into 

6 a systemwide improvement plan created pursu7 ant to section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 

8 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) (as amended by this 

9 Act); and 

10 (C) recommendations for improvement to 

11 the covered project to address any deficiencies. 

12 (b) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

13 term ‘‘covered project’’ means the Larose to Golden Meadow 

14 project, Louisiana, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 

15 1965 as the Grand Isle and vicinity project. 

16 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $3,000,000. 

19 SEC. 1318. MORGANZA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOU20 ISIANA. 

21 Section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053) is amended by adding at the 

23 end the following: 

24 ‘‘(C) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit 

25 toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
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1 project described in subparagraph (A) the cost of 

2 work carried out by the non-Federal interest for 

3 interim flood protection after March 31, 1989, if 

4 the Secretary determines that the work— 

5 ‘‘(i) is integral to the project; 

6 ‘‘(ii) complies with all applicable Fed7 eral laws, regulations, and policies that 

8 were in place at the time the work was com9 pleted; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) notwithstanding the date de11 scribed in this subparagraph, is otherwise 

12 in compliance with the requirements of sec13 tion 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

14 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b).’’. 

15 SEC. 1319. PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, LOU16 ISIANA. 

17 (a) STUDY REQUEST.—If the non-Federal interest for 

18 the Port Fourchon project requests to undertake a feasibility 

19 study for a modification to the project under section 

20 203(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

21 1986 (as amended by this Act), the Secretary shall provide 

22 to the non-Federal interest, not later than 30 days after 

23 the date on which the Secretary receives such request, a de24 termination in accordance with section 203(a)(3) of such 

25 Act (as amended by this Act). 
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1 (b) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AND RE2 VIEWS.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a feasibility 

3 study for modification to the Port Fourchon project sub4 mitted by the non-Federal interest for the project under sec5 tion 203(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

6 (33 U.S.C. 2231(a)), the Secretary shall— 

7 (1) review the study and determine, in accord8 ance with section 203(b)(3)(C) such Act (as added by 

9 this Act), whether additional information is needed 

10 for the Secretary to perform the required analyses, re11 views, and compliance processes; 

12 (2) provide the non-Federal interest with a com13 prehensive list of additional information needs, as ap14 plicable; and 

15 (3) if additional information is not needed, in16 form the non-Federal interest that the study submis17 sion is complete. 

18 (c) ANALYSIS, REVIEW, AND COMPLIANCE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and 

20 (3), not later than 180 days after the Secretary re21 ceives the study for the Port Fourchon project de22 scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall complete 

23 the analyses, review, and compliance processes for the 

24 project required under section 203(b) of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 1986, issue a finding of 
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1 no significant impact or a record of decision, and 

2 submit such finding or decision to the non-Federal in3 terest. 

4 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may delay the 

5 issuance of the finding or record of decision required 

6 under paragraph (1) if— 

7 (A) the Secretary has not received necessary 

8 information or approvals from another entity, 

9 including the non-Federal interest, in a manner 

10 that affects the ability of the Secretary to meet 

11 any requirements under State, local, or Federal 

12 law; or 

13 (B) significant new information or cir14 cumstances, including a major modification to 

15 an aspect of the Port Fourchon project, requires 

16 additional analysis by the Secretary. 

17 (3) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL TIME.—If the 

18 Secretary determines that more than 180 days will be 

19 required to carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary 

20 shall notify the Committee on Transportation and In21 frastructure of the House of Representatives, the Com22 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen23 ate, and the non-Federal interest and describe the 

24 basis for requiring additional time. 
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1 (d) PORT FOURCHON PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sec2 tion, the term ‘‘Port Fourchon project’’ means the project 

3 for navigation, Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Lou4 isiana, authorized by section 403(a)(4) of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2743). 

6 SEC. 1320. UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM, MIN7 NEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. 

8 Section 356(f) of the Water Resources Development Act 

9 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2724) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para11 graph (5); and 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para15 graph (1), as expeditiously as possible and to the 

16 maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall take 

17 all possible measures to reduce the physical footprint 

18 required for easements described in subparagraph (A) 

19 of that paragraph, including an examination of the 

20 use of crane barges on the Mississippi River.’’. 

21 SEC. 1321. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, MISSOURI. 

22 Section 111 of the Energy and Water Development and 

23 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 607) 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$65,000,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 1322. STOCKTON LAKE, MISSOURI. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall implement the 

3 reallocation of storage at Stockton Lake, Missouri, and 

4 enter into a water storage agreement with the Commission 

5 consistent with section 301(b) of the Water Supply Act of 

6 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b(b)) and Public Law 88–140 (77 Stat. 

7 249), as described in the final Stockton Lake Water Supply 

8 Storage Reallocation Feasibility Study with Integrated En9 vironment Assessment and Director’s Memorandum dated 

10 September 23, 2024, subject to the following modifications: 

11 (1) The contract between the United States and 

12 the Commission shall provide for the reallocation of 

13 two storage spaces, Storage Space No. 1 and Storage 

14 Space No. 2, in two phases. 

15 (2) The total volume of storage to be reallocated, 

16 and the total volume of storage included in each stor17 age space, shall be consistent with the Director’s 

18 Memorandum. 

19 (3) The Commission shall have the option to se20 lect a commencement date for Storage Space No. 2 at 

21 any time between the tenth and fifteenth anniversary 

22 of the effective date of the storage contract. 

23 (4) The first cost for Storage Space No. 1 shall 

24 be the updated cost of storage as of fiscal year 2010. 
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1 (5) The first cost for Storage Space No. 2 shall 

2 be the updated cost of storage as of the effective date 

3 of the storage contract. 

4 (6) No payment shall be required for Storage 

5 Space No. 2 until the date described in paragraph 

6 (3), provided that after the tenth anniversary of the 

7 effective date of the storage contract, interest shall be 

8 charged on the outstanding balance for Storage Space 

9 No. 2 at the rate specified in Article 5(a) of the Model 

10 Format for Water Storage Agreements of the Corps of 

11 Engineers. 

12 (7) The Commission may elect to pay for any 

13 portion of Storage Space No. 2 at the same price, on 

14 the same schedule, and under the same terms as the 

15 payment for Storage Space No. 1, but notwith16 standing any such election, Storage Space No. 2 shall 

17 not be utilized for municipal and industrial water 

18 supply purposes prior to the commencement date de19 scribed in paragraph (3). 

20 (8) All costs associated with implementing the 

21 recommendation described in the Memorandum of the 

22 Director of Civil Works to raise the level of the multi23 purpose pool shall be paid at Federal expense. 

24 (b) CREDIT TO THE HYDROPOWER PURPOSE.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section— 
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1 (A) losses to the Federal hydropower pur2 pose of the Stockton Lake project shall be offset 

3 by a reduction in the costs allocated to the Fed4 eral hydropower purpose; and 

5 (B) the reduction described in subparagraph 

6 (A) shall be determined by the Administrator of 

7 the Southwest Power Administration. 

8 (2) NO INCREASED PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 

9 may not increase the amounts of payments from 

10 water users under a water supply contract under this 

11 section due to the credits and reimbursement required 

12 to be paid by this section. 

13 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 

14 affect the Secretary’s authority under the Water Supply Act 

15 of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b). 

16 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Commis17 sion’’ refers to the Southwest Missouri Joint Municipal 

18 Water Utility Commission. 

19 SEC. 1323. TABLE ROCK LAKE, MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit the on21 going presence of an eligible structure at the Table Rock 

22 Lake project until— 

23 (1) the abandonment of such eligible structure by 

24 the holder of a license for right-of-way for such eligi25 ble structure; or 
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1 (2) the failure of such eligible structure. 

2 (b) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply only to— 

3 (1) the owner of an eligible structure as of the 

4 date of enactment of this Act; and 

5 (2) one subsequent owner of that eligible struc6 ture. 

7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) ABANDONMENT.—The term ‘‘abandonment’’, 

9 with respect to an eligible structure, means the allow10 ance of the structure to come into a state of disrepair 

11 without the demonstrated intent by the owner to re12 pair. 

13 (2) ELIGIBLE STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘eligible 

14 structure’’ means a structure for human habitation, 

15 including a septic system— 

16 (A) for which a license for right-of-way has 

17 been provided by the Secretary and is in effect 

18 on the date of enactment of this Act; 

19 (B) that is located on fee land or land sub20 ject to a flowage easement; and 

21 (C) that does not impact the reservoir level 

22 or pose a failure risk to the dam of the Table 

23 Rock Lake project. 
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1 (3) FEE LAND.—The term ‘‘fee land’’ means the 

2 land acquired in fee title by the United States for the 

3 Table Rock Lake project. 

4 (4) TABLE ROCK LAKE PROJECT.—The term 

5 ‘‘Table Rock Lake project’’ means the Table Rock 

6 Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, located in 

7 Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of the mul8 tipurpose reservoir projects in the White River Basin 

9 by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 

10 52 Stat. 1218). 

11 SEC. 1324. MAMARONECK-SHELDRAKE RIVERS, NEW YORK. 

12 The non-Federal share of the cost of features of the 

13 project for flood risk management, Mamaroneck-Sheldrake 

14 Rivers, New York, authorized by section 1401(2) of the 

15 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837), 

16 benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

17 defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources De18 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall be 10 

19 percent. 

20 SEC. 1325. COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, OREGON AND WASH21 INGTON. 

22 Subject to the availability of appropriations, in car23 rying out maintenance activities on the project for naviga24 tion, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington, 

25 authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the Water Resources De-
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1 velopment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 280), the Secretary is au2 thorized to include, as part of the full operating costs of 

3 the Cutter Suction Dredge provided by the non-Federal in4 terest for the project, any costs of replacing the Cutter Suc5 tion Dredge that the Secretary and the non-Federal interest 

6 agree are necessary. 

7 SEC. 1326. WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON. 

8 The Secretary may not complete its review of, and con9 sultation with other Federal agencies on, the operation and 

10 maintenance of the projects for flood control, navigation, 

11 and other purposes, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, au12 thorized by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 

13 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 62 Stat. 1178; 64 Stat. 177; 68 Stat. 

14 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 100 Stat. 4144), until the Secretary 

15 prepares and formally analyzes an alternative that ceases 

16 hydropower operations at the projects, notwithstanding hy17 dropower being an authorized purpose of such projects. 

18 SEC. 1327. CHAMBERS, GALVESTON, AND HARRIS COUN19 TIES, TEXAS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a written request of 

21 the Port of Houston Authority, the Secretary shall— 

22 (1) review the land owned and easements held by 

23 the United States for the Federal project for naviga24 tion, Houston Ship Channel, Texas, authorized by 

25 section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 
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1 Stat. 298; 74 Stat. 486; 79 Stat. 1091; 100 Stat. 

2 4170; 110 Stat. 3666); and 

3 (2) convey to the Port of Houston Authority, or, 

4 in the case of an easement, release to the owner of the 

5 fee title to the land subject to such easement, for an 

6 amount that is not less than the fair market value of 

7 the property, any such land and easements described 

8 in paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines are 

9 no longer required for project purposes. 

10 (b) ACTIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec11 retary shall— 

12 (1) not consider any land or easements in loca13 tions identified by the Secretary or non-Federal inter14 est as required for the preferred plan, or any subse15 quent modification thereof, for the feasibility study 

16 for the project for navigation, Cedar Port Navigation 

17 and Improvement District Channel Deepening 

18 Project, Baytown, Texas, under section 203(b) of the 

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

20 2231(b)); 

21 (2) determine the exact acreage and the legal de22 scription of any real property to be conveyed under 

23 this section based on a survey that is satisfactory to 

24 the Secretary; 
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1 (3) ensure that the Port of Houston Authority is 

2 provided the right of first refusal for any potential re3 lease or conveyance of excess easements; 

4 (4) work alongside the Port of Houston Author5 ity in identifying opportunities for land exchanges, 

6 where possible; and 

7 (5) ensure that any conveyance or release of ex8 cess easements, or exchange of land, does not interfere 

9 with any Federal navigation project that has been 

10 constructed or is authorized to be constructed. 

11 (c) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the property 

12 under this section by quitclaim deed under such terms and 

13 conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to pro14 tect the interests of the United States. 

15 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec16 retary may require that any conveyance or release of an 

17 easement under this section be subject to such additional 

18 terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary 

19 and appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

20 States. 

21 (e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE OR RELEASE OF AN EASE22 MENT.—An entity to which a conveyance or release of an 

23 easement is made under this section shall be responsible for 

24 all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate 
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1 transaction and environmental documentation costs, associ2 ated with the conveyance or release of the easement. 

3 (f) WAIVER OF REAL PROPERTY SCREENING RE4 QUIREMENTS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 

5 Code, shall not apply to the conveyance of land or release 

6 of an easement under this section. 

7 (g) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance or 

8 release is made under this section shall hold the United 

9 States harmless from any liability with respect to activities 

10 carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance or release, 

11 on the real property conveyed or with respect to which an 

12 easement is released. The United States shall remain re13 sponsible for any liability with respect to activities carried 

14 out, before such date, on the real property conveyed or with 

15 respect to which an easement is released. 

16 SEC. 1328. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, PORT LAVACA, 

17 TEXAS. 

18 The Federal share of the costs of the planning, design, 

19 and construction for the corrective action recommended in 

20 the report titled ‘‘Matagorda Ship Channel Project Defi21 ciency Report (Entrance to Matagorda Ship Channel)’’ and 

22 published by the Secretary in June 2020 for the project for 

23 navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas, 

24 authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 

25 1958 (72 Stat. 298), shall be 90 percent. 
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1 SEC. 1329. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 

2 The project for flood control, San Antonio channel im3 provement, Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood 

4 Control Act of 1954 as part of the project for flood protec5 tion on the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, Texas (68 

6 Stat. 1259; 90 Stat. 2921; 114 Stat. 2611), is modified to 

7 require the Secretary to carry out the project substantially 

8 in accordance with Alternative 7, as identified in the final 

9 General Re-evaluation Report and Environmental Assess10 ment for the project, dated January 2014. 

11 SEC. 1330. LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATERSHED, VERMONT AND 

12 NEW YORK. 

13 Section 542(e)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Develop14 ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2672) is amended by inserting 

15 ‘‘, or in the case of a critical restoration project benefitting 

16 an economically disadvantaged community (as defined as 

17 defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Re18 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), 

19 10 percent of the total costs of the project’’ after ‘‘project’’. 

20 SEC. 1331. EDIZ HOOK BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECT, 

21 PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON. 

22 The cost share for operation and maintenance costs for 

23 the project for beach erosion control, Ediz Hook, Port Ange24 les, Washington, authorized by section 4 of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 15), shall be in 

26 accordance with the cost share described in section 
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1 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

2 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)). 

3 SEC. 1332. WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

5 may establish a program to provide environmental assist6 ance to non-Federal interests in Chelan County, Island 

7 County, King County, Kittitas County, Pierce County, San 

8 Juan County, Snohomish County, Skagit County, and 

9 Whatcom County, Washington. 

10 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 

11 this section may be in the form of design and construction 

12 assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 

13 and resource protection and development projects in the 

14 counties listed in subsection (a), including projects for 

15 wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply 

16 and related facilities, environmental restoration, and sur17 face water resource protection and development. 

18 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

19 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

20 the project is publicly owned. 

21 (d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

23 under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec24 retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 

25 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
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1 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest with 

2 respect to the project to be carried out with such as3 sistance. 

4 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree5 ment for a project entered into under this subsection 

6 shall provide for the following: 

7 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con8 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of9 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

10 development plan, including appropriate engi11 neering plans and specifications. 

12 (B) Establishment of such legal and institu13 tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 

14 effective long-term operation of the project by the 

15 non-Federal interest. 

16 (3) COST SHARING.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

18 cost of a project under this section— 

19 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

20 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

21 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

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

23 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

24 project that is the subject of an agreement under 

25 this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive 
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1 credit for reasonable interest accrued on the cost 

2 of providing the non-Federal share of the project 

3 cost. 

4 (C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND

5 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding section 

6 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

7 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 

8 interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 

9 rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non10 Federal share of project cost (including all rea11 sonable costs associated with obtaining permits 

12 necessary for the construction, operation, and 

13 maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 

14 controlled land), except that the credit may not 

15 exceed 25 percent of total project costs. 

16 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

17 non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 

18 costs for projects constructed with assistance pro19 vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 

20 (E) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub21 paragraph (A), the Federal share of the cost of 

22 a project under this section benefitting an eco23 nomically disadvantaged community (as defined 

24 by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water 
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1 Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

2 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent. 

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap5 propriated $242,000,000 to carry out this section. 

6 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more 

7 than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 

8 carry out this section may be used by the Secretary 

9 to administer projects under this section at Federal 

10 expense. 

11 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 219(f)(404) of 

12 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 is repealed. 

13 SEC. 1333. STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, 

14 COASTAL EROSION, RIVERINE EROSION, AND 

15 ICE AND GLACIAL DAMAGE, ALASKA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8315 of the Water Re17 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3783) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) in the section heading, by inserting 

20 ‘‘RIVERINE EROSION,’’ after ‘‘COASTAL ERO21 SION,’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

23 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘riverine erosion,’’ after 

24 ‘‘coastal erosion,’’. 

25 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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1 (1) The table of contents in section 2(b) of the 

2 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 

3 for Fiscal Year 2023 (136 Stat. 2429) is amended by 

4 striking the item relating to section 8315 and insert5 ing the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’. 

6 (2) The table of contents in section 8001(b) of the 

7 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

8 3693) is amended by striking the item relating to sec9 tion 8315 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine 

erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’. 

10 SEC. 1334. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM. 

11 Section 8144 of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘comprehensive plan’’ each place 

14 it appears and inserting ‘‘plans’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (b)— 

16 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

17 ‘‘COMPREHENSIVE PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘IMPLE18 MENTATION PLANS’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘4 years’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘a comprehensive Chat23 tahoochee River Basin restoration plan to 
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1 guide the implementation of projects’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘plans to guide implementation of 

3 Chattahoochee River Basin restoration 

4 projects’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 

7 SEC. 1335. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 

8 Section 704(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development 

9 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263 note) is amended, in the second 

10 sentence, by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 

12 SEC. 1336. DELAWARE COASTAL SYSTEM PROGRAM. 

13 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro14 vide for the collective planning and implementation of 

15 coastal storm risk management and hurricane and storm 

16 risk reduction projects in Delaware to provide greater effi17 ciency and a more comprehensive approach to life safety 

18 and economic growth. 

19 (b) DESIGNATION.—The following projects for coastal 

20 storm risk management and hurricane and storm risk re21 duction shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Delaware 

22 Coastal System Program’’ (referred to in this section as the 

23 ‘‘Program’’): 

24 (1) The project for navigation mitigation and 

25 hurricane and storm damage reduction, Delaware 
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1 Bay coastline, Roosevelt Inlet-Lewes Beach, Delaware, 

2 authorized by section 101(a)(13) of the Water Re3 sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 276). 

4 (2) The project for hurricane and storm damage 

5 reduction, Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to 

6 Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach/South Bethany 

7 Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 101(a)(15) of 

8 the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 

9 Stat. 276). 

10 (3) The project for hurricane and storm damage 

11 reduction, Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to 

12 Fenwick Island, Delaware, authorized by section 

13 101(b)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

14 2000 (114 Stat. 2577). 

15 (4) The project for storm damage reduction and 

16 shoreline protection, Rehoboth Beach and Dewey 

17 Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 101(b)(6) of 

18 the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 

19 Stat. 3667). 

20 (5) Indian River Inlet, Delaware. 

21 (6) The project for hurricane and storm damage 

22 risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged 

23 Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, author24 ized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Devel-
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1 opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736; 136 Stat. 3788), 

2 as modified by subsection (e) of this section. 

3 (c) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

4 projects described in subsection (b) as components of a sin5 gle, comprehensive system, recognizing the interdependence 

6 of the projects. 

7 (d) COST-SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law, the Federal share of the cost of each of the 

9 projects described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of sub10 section (b) shall be 80 percent. 

11 (e) BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE.—The project for 

12 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Ben13 eficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, 

14 Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736; 136 Stat. 

16 3788), is modified to include the project for hurricane and 

17 storm damage reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware 

18 and New Jersey–Broadkill Beach, Delaware, authorized by 

19 section 101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 1999 (113 Stat. 275). 

21 (f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 101(a)(15) of 

22 the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

23 276) is amended— 

24 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

25 ‘‘HENELOPEN’’ and inserting ‘‘HENLOPEN’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Henelopen’’ and inserting ‘‘Hen2 lopen’’. 

3 SEC. 1337. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS AND DELAWARE BAY 

4 COAST COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT 

5 STUDY. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU8 NITY.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘economically 

10 disadvantaged community’’ has the meaning 

11 given the term pursuant to section 160 of the 

12 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 

13 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

14 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘economically 

15 disadvantaged community’’ includes unincor16 porated communities within the study area. 

17 (2) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the Dela18 ware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal 

19 Storm Risk Management Study, authorized by the 

20 resolution of the Committee on Public Works and 

21 Transportation of the House of Representatives dated 

22 October 1, 1986, and the resolution of the Committee 

23 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

24 dated June 23, 1988. 
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1 (b) STUDY, PROJECTS, AND SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.— 

2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to as3 sist the economically disadvantaged communities in the 

4 area of the study, the non-Federal share of the costs of car5 rying out the study, or project construction or a separable 

6 element of a project authorized based on the study, shall 

7 be 10 percent. 

8 (c) COST SHARING AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall 

9 seek to expedite any amendments to any existing cost-share 

10 agreement for the study in accordance with this section. 

11 (d) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available to carry 

12 out the study, or project construction or a separable element 

13 of a project authorized based on the study, shall not be used 

14 for coastal storm risk management projects that provide for 

15 ongoing construction beachfill projects along the Atlantic 

16 Coast. 

17 SEC. 1338. HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION. 

18 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘and environmental restoration’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘environmental restoration, and coastal 

22 storm risk management’’; and 

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
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1 SEC. 1339. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION. 

2 Section 519(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2654; 121 Stat. 1221) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

5 SEC. 1340. KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA ENVIRON6 MENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

8 shall establish a program to provide environmental assist9 ance to non-Federal interests in Kentucky and West Vir10 ginia. 

11 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 

12 this section may be in the form of design and construction 

13 assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 

14 and resource protection and development projects in Ken15 tucky and West Virginia, including projects for wastewater 

16 treatment and related facilities, water supply and related 

17 facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water re18 source protection and development. 

19 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

20 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

21 the project is publicly owned. 

22 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

24 under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a 

25 local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal inter-
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1 est to provide for design and construction of the 

2 project to be carried out with such assistance. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation 

4 agreement entered into under this subsection shall 

5 provide for the following: 

6 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con7 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of8 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

9 development plan, including appropriate engi10 neering plans and specifications. 

11 (B) Establishment of such legal and institu12 tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 

13 effective long-term operation of the project by the 

14 non-Federal interest. 

15 (3) COST SHARING.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

17 cost of a project carried out under this section— 

18 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

19 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

20 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

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

22 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

23 project that is the subject of a local cooperation 

24 agreement under this section, the non-Federal in25 terest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
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1 incurred in providing the non-Federal share of 

2 the project cost. 

3 (C) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY

4 CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall receive 

5 credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and re6 locations toward the non-Federal share of project 

7 costs (including all reasonable costs associated 

8 with obtaining permits necessary for the con9 struction, operation, and maintenance of the 

10 project on publicly owned or controlled land), 

11 but such credit may not exceed 25 percent of 

12 total project costs. 

13 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

14 non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 

15 costs for projects constructed with assistance pro16 vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 

17 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap19 propriated $75,000,000 to carry out this section, to be 

20 divided between the States described in subsection (a). 

21 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more 

22 than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 

23 carry out this section may be used by the Corps of 

24 Engineers to administer projects under this section. 
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1 SEC. 1341. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION, MISSOURI, KAN2 SAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA. 

3 (a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—In acquiring any land, 

4 or interests in land, to satisfy the total number of acres 

5 required for the covered project, the Secretary— 

6 (1) may only acquire land, or an interest in 

7 land, that— 

8 (A) is on the riverward side of levees; or 

9 (B) will contribute to future flood risk resil10 iency projects; 

11 (2) may only acquire land, or an interest in 

12 land, with the approval of the Governor of the State 

13 in which the land is located; and 

14 (3) may not acquire land, or an interest in land, 

15 by eminent domain. 

16 (b) APPLICATION OF LANDS.—The Secretary shall 

17 apply all covered land toward the number of acres required 

18 for the covered project in accordance with section 334 of 

19 the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

20 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 

21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 

23 means any land or interests in land that— 

24 (A) is acquired by a Federal agency other 

25 than the Corps of Engineers; 
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1 (B) is located within the meander belt of the 

2 lower Missouri River; and 

3 (C) the Secretary, in consultation with the 

4 head of any Federal agency that has acquired the 

5 land or interest in land, determines meets the 

6 purposes of the covered project. 

7 (2) COVERED PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 

8 project’’ means the project for mitigation of fish and 

9 wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and 

10 Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Ne11 braska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143; 113 

13 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155; 136 Stat. 2395). 

14 SEC. 1342. NEW YORK EMERGENCY SHORE RESTORATION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to re16 pair or restore a federally authorized hurricane and storm 

17 damage reduction structure or project or a public beach lo18 cated in the covered geographic area pursuant to section 

19 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)), 

20 if— 

21 (1) the structure, project, or public beach is dam22 aged by wind, wave, or water action associated with 

23 a Nor’easter; and 

24 (2) the Secretary determines that the damage 

25 prevents— 
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1 (A) in the case of a structure or project, the 

2 adequate functioning of the structure or project 

3 for the authorized purposes of the structure or 

4 project; or 

5 (B) in the case of a public beach, the ade6 quate functioning of the beach as a natural bar7 rier to inundation, wave attack, or erosion coin8 ciding with hurricanes, coastal storms, or 

9 Nor’easters. 

10 (b) JUSTIFICATION.—The Secretary may carry out a 

11 repair or restoration activity under subsection (a) without 

12 the need to demonstrate that the activity is justified solely 

13 by national economic development benefits if— 

14 (1) the Secretary determines that— 

15 (A) such activity is necessary to restore the 

16 adequate functioning of the structure, project, or 

17 public beach for the purposes described in sub18 section (a)(2), as applicable; and 

19 (B) such activity is warranted to protect 

20 against loss to life or property of the community 

21 protected by the structure, project, or public 

22 beach; and 

23 (2) in the case of a public beach, the non-Federal 

24 interest agrees to participate in, and comply with, 
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1 applicable Federal floodplain management and flood 

2 insurance programs. 

3 (c) PRIORITIZATION.—Repair or restoration activities 

4 carried out by the Secretary under subsection (b) shall be 

5 given equal budgetary consideration and priority as activi6 ties justified solely by national economic development bene7 fits. 

8 (d) LIMITATIONS.—An activity carried out under sub9 section (a) for a public beach shall not— 

10 (1) repair or restore the beach beyond its natural 

11 profile; or 

12 (2) be considered initial construction of the hur13 ricane and storm damage reduction project. 

14 (e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The authority provided by 

15 this section shall be in addition to any authority provided 

16 by section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 

17 701n(a)), to repair or restore federally authorized hurricane 

18 or shore protective structure or project located in the covered 

19 geographic area damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or 

20 water action of other than an ordinary nature. 

21 (f) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to carry 

22 out an activity under subsection (a) for a public beach shall 

23 expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enact24 ment of this Act. 

25 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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1 (1) COVERED GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The term 

2 ‘‘covered geographic area’’ means— 

3 (A) Fire Island National Seashore, New 

4 York; and 

5 (B) the hamlets of Massapequa Park, 

6 Massapequa, Amityville, Copiague, Lindenhurst, 

7 West Babylon, Babylon, West Islip, West Bay 

8 Shore, Brightwaters, Bay Shore, Islip, East 

9 Islip, Great River, Oakdale, West Sayville, 

10 Saville, Bayport, Blue Point, Patchogue, East 

11 Patchogue, Bellport, Brookhaven, Shirley, Mastic 

12 Beach, Mastic, Moriches, Center Moriches, East 

13 Moriches, and Eastport, New York. 

14 (2) NOR’EASTER.—The term ‘‘Nor’easter’’ means 

15 a synoptic-scale, extratropical cyclone in the western 

16 North Atlantic Ocean. 

17 (3) PUBLIC BEACH.—The term ‘‘public beach’’ 

18 means a beach within the geographic boundary of an 

19 unconstructed federally authorized hurricane and 

20 storm damage reduction project that is— 

21 (A) a publicly owned beach; or 

22 (B) a privately owned beach that is avail23 able for public use, including the availability of 

24 reasonable public access, in accordance with En-
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1 gineer Regulation 1165–2–130, published by the 

2 Corps of Engineers, dated June 15, 1989. 

3 SEC. 1343. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND TRIB4 UTARIES, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The study for flood and storm dam6 age reduction for the New York and New Jersey Harbor 

7 and Tributaries project, authorized by the Act of June 15, 

8 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132, 134 Stat. 2676) and being 

9 carried out pursuant to the Disaster Relief Appropriations 

10 Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), is modified to require the 

11 Secretary, upon the request of the non-Federal interest for 

12 the project, to include within the scope of such study an 

13 investigation of, and recommendations relating to, projects 

14 and activities to maximize the net public benefits, including 

15 ecological benefits and societal benefits, from the reduction 

16 of the comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope 

17 of the project from the isolated and compound effects of fac18 tors described in section 8106(a) of the Water Resources De19 velopment Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2282g). 

20 (b) ASSOCIATED PROJECTS.—The Secretary is author21 ized to carry out projects and activities recommended pur22 suant to subsection (a) if such projects and activities other23 wise meet the criteria for projects carried out under a con24 tinuing authority program (as defined in section 7001(c)) 
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1 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

2 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)). 

3 (c) CONTINUATION.—Any study recommended to be 

4 carried out in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares 

5 for such study shall be considered a continuation of the 

6 study described in subsection (a). 

7 (d) CONSIDERATION; CONSULTATION.—In developing 

8 recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 

9 shall— 

10 (1) consider the use of natural and nature-based 

11 features; 

12 (2) consult with applicable Federal and State 

13 agencies and other stakeholders within the geographic 

14 scope of the project; and 

15 (3) solicit public comments. 

16 (e) INTERIM PROGRESS; REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not 

17 later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 

18 the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transpor19 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

21 the Senate a report detailing— 

22 (1) any recommendations made pursuant to sub23 section (a); 

24 (2) any projects or activities carried out under 

25 subsection (b); 
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1 (3) any additional, site-specific areas within the 

2 geographic scope of the project for which additional 

3 study is recommended by the Secretary; and 

4 (4) any interim actions related to reduction of 

5 comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope 

6 of the project undertaken by the Secretary during the 

7 study period. 

8 (f) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall 

9 expedite the completion of the study described in subsection 

10 (a) and any further study, project, or activity recommended 

11 pursuant to this section. 

12 (g) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Any additional action author13 ized by this section shall not delay any existing study, engi14 neering, or planning work underway as of the date of enact15 ment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 1344. SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRON17 MENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

19 shall establish a program to provide environmental assist20 ance to non-Federal interests in Southeastern North Caro21 lina. 

22 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 

23 this section may be in the form of design and construction 

24 assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 

25 and resource protection and development in Southeastern 
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1 North Carolina, including projects for wastewater treat2 ment and related facilities, environmental restoration, and 

3 surface water resource protection and development. 

4 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

5 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

6 the project is publicly owned. 

7 (d) COST SHARING.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 

9 of a project carried out under this section— 

10 (A) shall be 75 percent; and 

11 (B) may be provided in the form of grants 

12 or reimbursements of project costs. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

14 (1), the Federal share of the cost of a project under 

15 this section benefitting an economically disadvan16 taged community (as defined by the Secretary under 

17 section of the Water Resources Development Act of 

18 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent. 

19 (e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

21 under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec22 retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 

23 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

24 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest with 
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1 respect to the project to be carried out with such as2 sistance. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree4 ment for a project entered into under this subsection 

5 shall provide for the following: 

6 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con7 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of8 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

9 development plan, including appropriate engi10 neering plans and specifications. 

11 (B) Establishment of such legal and institu12 tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 

13 effective long-term operation of the project by the 

14 non-Federal interest. 

15 (f) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the 

16 funding of the Federal share of a project under this section, 

17 the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable 

18 interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the 

19 project cost. 

20 (g) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY CRED21 IT.—The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, 

22 easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non23 Federal share of project costs (including all reasonable costs 

24 associated with obtaining permits necessary for the con25 struction, operation, and maintenance of the project on 
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1 publicly owned or controlled land), but such credit may not 

2 exceed 25 percent of total project costs. 

3 (h) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal 

4 share of operation and maintenance costs for projects con5 structed with assistance provided under this section shall 

6 be 100 percent. 

7 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 (1) There is authorized to be appropriated 

9 $50,000,000 to carry out this section; and 

10 (2) Not more than 10 percent of the amounts 

11 made available to carry out this section may be used 

12 by the Corps of Engineers to administer projects 

13 under this section. 

14 (j) SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DEFINED.— 

15 Southeastern North Carolina includes the North Carolina 

16 counties of Duplin, Sampson, Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, 

17 Scotland, Hoke, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, and 

18 Cumberland. 

19 SEC. 1345. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) ABANDONED MINE DRAINAGE.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘abandoned 

23 mine drainage’’ means discharge from land sub24 ject to title IV of the Surface Mining Control and 
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1 Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231 et 

2 seq.). 

3 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘abandoned 

4 mine drainage’’ includes discharges from an area 

5 where reclamation bonds have been forfeited 

6 under section 509 of the Surface Mining Control 

7 Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1259), for which funds 

8 are applied to complete the reclamation obliga9 tions initially required of the mining operator. 

10 (2) TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES.—The term 

11 ‘‘treatment technologies’’ means technologies that ei12 ther change the composition of the abandoned mine 

13 drainage to form other compounds that are less dan14 gerous to human health or the environment, or limit 

15 contaminant mobility by physical or chemical means. 

16 (3) TREATMENT WORKS FOR ABANDONED MINE

17 DRAINAGE.—The term ‘‘treatment works for aban18 doned mine drainage’’ means a facility or system de19 signed to collect, aggregate, and treat abandoned mine 

20 drainage from sources or sites within a designated 

21 watershed or area using treatment technologies. 

22 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

23 may establish a pilot program to provide financial assist24 ance to non-Federal interests for the establishment of treat25 ment works for abandoned mine drainage in Ohio, Pennsyl-
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1 vania, and West Virginia. Such assistance shall be in the 

2 form of the reimbursement of costs for the design and con3 struction of the treatment works for abandoned mine drain4 age. 

5 (c) GOAL.—The goal of this pilot program is to initiate 

6 the cleanup process by implementing activities to reduce or 

7 treat acid mine drainage from abandoned and forfeited 

8 mine drainage and bond forfeiture sites, as defined under 

9 the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 

10 This cleanup supports water treatment and infrastructure 

11 improvements aimed at practical uses, including but not 

12 limited to agricultural, industrial or recreational applica13 tions. 

14 (d) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec15 retary may provide assistance under this section only if the 

16 treatment works for abandoned mine drainage is publicly 

17 owned. 

18 (e) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

19 assistance under this section to efforts that— 

20 (1) reduce abandoned mine drainage from mul21 tiple sources; or 

22 (2) include a centralized water treatment system 

23 to reduce the abandoned mine drainage from multiple 

24 sources or sites within a designated watershed area 

25 over the greatest number of stream miles. 
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1 (f) AGREEMENTS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing financial as3 sistance under this section, the Secretary shall enter 

4 into an agreement with the non-Federal interest. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered 

6 under this subsection shall provide for the following: 

7 (A) PLAN.—The non-Federal interest shall 

8 develop the design and construction of the treat9 ments works for abandoned mine drainage, in 

10 consultation with the appropriate regulatory 

11 agencies addressing restoration of the impaired 

12 waters, which shall include the total cost of the 

13 restoration work to be funded under the agree14 ment. 

15 (B) PERMITS.—The non-Federal interest 

16 shall be responsible for obtaining all permits and 

17 licenses necessary for the design and construction 

18 of the treatment works for abandoned mine 

19 drainage and for ensuring compliance with all 

20 requirements of such permits and licenses. The 

21 Secretary to the maximum extent possible shall 

22 expedite processing of any permits, variances, or 

23 approvals necessary to facilitate the completion 

24 of projects receiving assistance under this section. 
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1 (C) COSTS.—The non-Federal interest shall 

2 be responsible for all costs in excess of the total 

3 cost of design and construction, as determined 

4 under subparagraph (A), including any and all 

5 costs associated with any liability that might 

6 arise in connection with the treatment works for 

7 abandoned mine drainage. 

8 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Oper9 ation and maintenance costs are a non-Federal 

10 responsibility. Such costs shall not be included 

11 in the total cost of the treatment works for aban12 doned mine drainage in subsection (A). 

13 (3) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—Federal assistance 

14 shall be 75 percent of the total cost of the treatment 

15 works for abandoned mine drainage as determined in 

16 the agreement under subsection 2(A). 

17 (g) PROVISION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing 

18 of Federal assistance under this section shall in no way es19 tablish any liability for the Secretary associated with any 

20 treatment technologies associated with the treatment works 

21 for abandoned mine drainage. This includes the applica22 bility of any provision of Federal or State law. 

23 (h) EXCLUSIONS.—None of the funds authorized by 

24 this section shall be used in relation to abandoned mine 

25 drainage associated with a facility for which a party iden-
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1 tified is responsible for response, removal or remediation 

2 activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Re3 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

4 9601 et seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 6901et seq.), or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

6 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 

7 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

10 SEC. 1346. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND 

11 MICHIGAN. 

12 Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1999 (113 Stat. 328) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘flood control,’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘flood risk management, hurricane and 

16 storm damage risk reduction,’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the study’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘any study under this section’’; and 

19 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF STUDIES.—Any study carried out 

22 by the Secretary under this section after the date of enact23 ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 shall 

24 be treated as a continuation of the initial study carried 

25 out under this section. 
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1 ‘‘(d) PROJECTS.—A project resulting from a study car2 ried out under this section may be implemented pursuant 

3 to section 212.’’. 

4 SEC. 1347. OHIO AND NORTH DAKOTA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 594 of the Water Resources 

6 Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 382; 119 Stat. 2261; 

7 121 Stat. 1140; 121 Stat. 1944; 136 Stat. 3821) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in subsection (d)(3)(A)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘PROJECT COSTS’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘The Federal share of’’ and 

13 inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

15 in clause (iii), the Federal share of’’; 

16 (C) by striking ‘‘The Federal share may’’ 

17 and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(ii) FORM.—The Federal share may’’; 

19 and 

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

21 ‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal 

22 share of the cost of a project under this sec23 tion benefitting an economically disadvan24 taged community (as defined by the Sec25 retary under section 160 of the Water Re-
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1 sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

2 2201 note)) shall be 10 percent.’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$250,000,000’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’. 

5 SEC. 1348. OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

7 may establish a program to provide environmental assist8 ance to non-Federal interests in the State of Oregon. 

9 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 

10 this section may be in the form of design and construction 

11 assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 

12 and resource protection and development projects in the 

13 State of Oregon, including projects for wastewater treat14 ment and related facilities, water supply and related facili15 ties, environmental restoration, and surface water resource 

16 protection and development. 

17 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

18 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

19 the project is publicly owned. 

20 (d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

22 under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec23 retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 

24 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

25 U.S.C. 1962d-5b) with the non-Federal interest with 
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1 respect to the project to be carried out with such as2 sistance. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree4 ment for a project entered into under this subsection 

5 shall provide for the following: 

6 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con7 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of8 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

9 development plan, including appropriate engi10 neering plans and specifications. 

11 (B) Establishment of such legal and institu12 tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 

13 effective long-term operation of the project by the 

14 non-Federal interest. 

15 (3) COST SHARING.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

17 cost of a project carried out under this section— 

18 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

19 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

20 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

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

22 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

23 project that is the subject of a partnership agree24 ment under this section, the non-Federal interest 

25 shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
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1 curred in providing the non-Federal share of the 

2 project cost. 

3 (C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND

4 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding section 

5 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

6 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 

7 interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 

8 rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non9 Federal share of project cost (including all rea10 sonable costs associated with obtaining permits 

11 necessary for the construction, operation, and 

12 maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 

13 controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 

14 25 percent of total project costs. 

15 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

16 non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 

17 costs for projects constructed with assistance pro18 vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap21 propriated $40,000,000 to carry out this section. 

22 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSE.—Not more 

23 than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 

24 carry out this section may be used by the Corps of 
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1 Engineers district offices to administer projects under 

2 this section at Federal expense. 

3 SEC. 1349. PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUC4 TURE. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

6 may establish a program to provide environmental assist7 ance to non-Federal interests in the State of Pennsylvania. 

8 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 

9 this section may be in the form of design and construction 

10 assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 

11 and resource protection and development projects in the 

12 State of Pennsylvania, including projects for wastewater 

13 treatment and related facilities, water supply and related 

14 facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water re15 source protection and development. 

16 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

17 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

18 the project is publicly owned. 

19 (d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

21 under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec22 retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 

23 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

24 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest with 
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1 respect to the project to be carried out with such as2 sistance. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree4 ment for a project entered into under this subsection 

5 shall provide for the following: 

6 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con7 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of8 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

9 development plan, including appropriate engi10 neering plans and specifications. 

11 (B) Establishment of such legal and institu12 tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 

13 effective long-term operation of the project by the 

14 non-Federal interest. 

15 (3) COST SHARING.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

17 cost of a project carried out under this section— 

18 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

19 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

20 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

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

22 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

23 project that is the subject of a partnership agree24 ment under this section, the non-Federal interest 

25 shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
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1 curred in providing the non-Federal share of the 

2 project cost. 

3 (C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND

4 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding section 

5 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

6 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 

7 interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 

8 rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non9 Federal share of project cost (including all rea10 sonable costs associated with obtaining permits 

11 necessary for the construction, operation, and 

12 maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 

13 controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 

14 25 percent of total project costs. 

15 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

16 non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 

17 costs for projects constructed with assistance pro18 vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap21 propriated $25,000,000 to carry out this section. 

22 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSE.—Not more 

23 than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 

24 carry out this section may be used by the Corps of 
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1 Engineers district offices to administer projects under 

2 this section at Federal expense. 

3 SEC. 1350. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. 

4 Section 8146(d) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 2022 (40 U.S.C. 9501 note; 136 Stat. 3729) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Water and 

8 Sewer Authority’’ after ‘‘District of Columbia’’; and 

9 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Fairfax 

10 County’’ and inserting ‘‘the Fairfax County Water 

11 Authority’’. 

12 SEC. 1351. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, WASH13 INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, 

14 AND VIRGINIA. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of the 

16 feasibility study for the project for water supply, Wash17 ington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, au18 thorized by section 8201(a)(14) of the Water Resources De19 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3745) shall be 90 percent. 

20 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

21 may be construed to affect any agreement in effect on the 

22 date of enactment of this Act between the Secretary and the 

23 non-Federal interest for the project described in subsection 

24 (a) with respect to the feasibility study described in such 

25 subsection, until such time as an agreement between the 
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1 Secretary and the non-Federal interest for such project with 

2 respect to such feasibility study is entered into pursuant 

3 to this section. 

4 SEC. 1352. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

5 Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (e)(3)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sen10 tence, by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and in11 serting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph 

12 (F), the Federal share’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(F) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project 

15 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com16 munity (as defined by the Secretary under sec17 tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

18 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), the Federal share 

19 of the project costs under the applicable local co20 operation agreement entered into under this sub21 section shall be 90 percent.’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (g); 

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

24 as sections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and 
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1 (4) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

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

3 ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

4 SEC. 1353. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

5 Section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

7 (1) in subsection (c)(3)— 

8 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Total 

9 project costs’’ and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

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

14 benefitting an economically disadvantaged com15 munity (as defined by the Secretary under sec16 tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), the Federal share 

18 of the total project costs under the applicable 

19 local cooperation agreement entered into under 

20 this subsection shall be 90 percent. 

21 ‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 

22 of the total project costs under this paragraph 

23 may be provided in the same form as described 

24 in section 571(e)(3)(A) of the Water Resources 

25 Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 371).’’; 
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1 (2) by striking subsection (e); 

2 (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and 

3 (i) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; 

4 and 

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

6 first sentence, by striking ‘‘$140,000,000’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 

8 SEC. 1354. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PRO9 GRAM. 

10 Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and in13 serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 1999 through 2024, and 

14 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year there15 after’’. 

16 SEC. 1355. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 

17 Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act 

18 of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719, 136 Stat. 3781) 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (d)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal’’ and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal’’; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(2) RECONNAISSANCE STUDY.—Notwithstanding 

2 paragraph (1), the Federal share of a reconnaissance 

3 study carried out by the Secretary under this section 

4 shall be 100 percent.’’; and 

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

6 and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 

7 SEC. 1356. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED 

8 COMMUNITY HARBORS. 

9 Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development Act 

10 of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and for pur12 poses of contributing to ecosystem restoration’’ before 

13 the period at the end; 

14 (2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding 

15 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, a harbor where 

16 passenger or freight service is provided to island com17 munities dependent on that service, or a marina or 

18 berthing area that is located adjacent to, or is acces19 sible by, a Federal navigation project,’’ before ‘‘for 

20 which’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘(i) PROJECTS FOR MARINA OR BERTHING AREAS.— 

25 The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 projects 
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1 under this section that are projects for an underserved com2 munity harbor that is a marina or berthing area described 

3 in subsection (g)(2).’’. 

4 SEC. 1357. BOSQUE WILDLIFE RESTORATION PROJECT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pro6 gram to carry out appropriate planning, design, and con7 struction measures for wildfire prevention and restoration 

8 in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, including the removal 

9 of jetty jacks. 

10 (b) COST SHARE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of a 

13 project carried out under this section shall be in ac14 cordance with sections 103 and 105 of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213, 

16 2215). 

17 (2) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal share of the 

18 cost of a project carried out under this section benefit19 ting an economically disadvantaged community (as 

20 defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 

22 2201 note)) shall be 10 percent. 

23 (c) REPEAL.—Section 116 of the Energy and Water 

24 Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 1836), 

25 is repealed. 
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1 (d) TREATMENT.—The program authorized under sub2 section (a) shall be considered a continuation of the pro3 gram authorized by section 116 of the Energy and Water 

4 Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 1836) (as 

5 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act). 

6 SEC. 1358. COASTAL COMMUNITY FLOOD CONTROL AND 

7 OTHER PURPOSES. 

8 Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Development 

9 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

11 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘makes’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘made’’; and 

13 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘repays an 

amount equal to 2 14 ⁄3 of the remaining principal 

15 by’’ and inserting ‘‘made a payment of an addi16 tional $200,000,000 for that eligible deferred 

17 payment agreement on or before’’; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘inter19 est’s’’ after ‘‘non-Federal’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(C) REFUND OF CREDIT.—Any agreement 

22 made that applied credits to satisfy the terms of 

23 a pre-payment made under subsection (k)(4)(A) 

24 that resulted in total payment in excess of the 

25 amount now required under subsection (k)(4)(A) 
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1 shall be modified to indicate that the excess cred2 its continue to apply toward any remaining 

3 principal of the respective project, or at the re4 quest of the non-Federal interest, the agreement 

5 shall be modified to retroactively transfer back 

6 those excess credits to the non-Federal interest 

7 such that those credits may be applied by the 

8 non-Federal interest to any cost-shared project 

9 identified by the non-Federal interest.’’. 

10 SEC. 1359. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF DEFERRED 

11 PAYMENT AGREEMENT REQUEST. 

12 Section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)) is amended by adding at the 

14 end the following: 

15 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of a re17 quest for a renegotiation of terms by a non-Fed18 eral interest under paragraph (2), the Secretary 

19 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

20 and Infrastructure of the House and the Com21 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

22 Senate a report 30 days after enactment and 

23 quarterly thereafter regarding the status of the 

24 request. 
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1 ‘‘(B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense 

2 of Congress that the Secretary should respond to 

3 any request for a renegotiation of terms sub4 mitted under paragraph (2) in a timely man5 ner.’’. 

6 SEC. 1360. CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY. 

7 (a) COPAN LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Section 8358(b)(2) of 

8 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

9 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘shall not pay more than 110 

10 percent of the initial project investment cost per acre-foot 

11 of storage for the acre-feet of storage space sought under an 

12 agreement under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘for the 

13 acre-feet of storage space being sought under an agreement 

14 under paragraph (1), shall pay 110 percent of the contrac15 tual rate per acre-foot of storage in the most recent agree16 ment of the City for water supply storage space at the 

17 project’’. 

18 (b) STATE OF KANSAS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall amend 

20 the contracts described in paragraph (2) between the 

21 United States and the State of Kansas, relating to 

22 storage space for water supply, to change the method 

23 of calculation of the interest charges that began accru24 ing on February 1, 1977, on the investment costs for 

25 the 198,350 acre-feet of future use storage space and 
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1 on April 1, 1979, on 125,000 acre-feet of future use 

2 storage from compounding interest annually to charg3 ing simple interest annually on the principal 

4 amount, until— 

5 (A) the State of Kansas informs the Sec6 retary of the desire to convert the future use stor7 age space to present use; and 

8 (B) the principal amount plus the accumu9 lated interest becomes payable pursuant to the 

10 terms of the contracts. 

11 (2) CONTRACTS DESCRIBED.—The contracts re12 ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following contracts 

13 between the United States and the State of Kansas: 

14 (A) Contract DACW41–74–C–0081, entered 

15 into on March 8, 1974, for the use by the State 

16 of Kansas of storage space for water supply in 

17 Milford Lake, Kansas. 

18 (B) Contract DACW41–77–C–0003, entered 

19 into on December 10, 1976, for the use by the 

20 State of Kansas for water supply in Perry Lake, 

21 Kansas. 
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1 SEC. 1361. EXPENSES FOR CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT 

2 GROWTHS AND INVASIVE SPECIES. 

3 Section 104(d)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act of 

4 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 

5 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35 percent’’. 

6 SEC. 1362. HOPPER DREDGE MCFARLAND REPLACEMENT. 

7 If the Secretary replaces the Federal hopper dredge 

8 McFarland referred to in section 563 of the Water Resources 

9 Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784; 121 Stat. 1105) 

10 with another Federal hopper dredge, the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) place the replacement Federal hopper dredge 

12 in a ready reserve status; 

13 (2) periodically perform routine underway 

14 dredging tests of the equipment (not to exceed 70 days 

15 per year) of the replacement Federal hopper dredge in 

16 a ready reserve status to ensure the ability of the re17 placement Federal hopper dredge to perform urgent 

18 and emergency work; and 

19 (3) in consultation with affected stakeholders, 

20 place the replacement Federal hopper dredge in active 

21 status in order to perform dredging work if the Sec22 retary determines that private industry has failed— 

23 (A) to submit a responsive and responsible 

24 bid for work advertised by the Secretary; or 
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1 (B) to carry out a project as required pur2 suant to a contract between the industry and the 

3 Secretary. 

4 SEC. 1363. LAKES PROGRAM. 

5 Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 

7 3758; 118 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703; 136 

8 Stat. 3778) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (2) in paragraph (34) by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

14 ‘‘(35) East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida; 

15 ‘‘(36) Dillon Lake, Ohio; 

16 ‘‘(37) Hillcrest Pond, Pennsylvania; 

17 ‘‘(38) Falcon Lake, Zapata County, Texas; and 

18 ‘‘(39) Lake Casa Blanca, Webb County, Texas.’’. 

19 SEC. 1364. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 

20 Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 113 Stat. 339; 114 Stat. 2679; 

22 136 Stat. 3779) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(23) West Dundalk Branch Channel and Dun2 dalk-Seagirt Connecting Channel, Baltimore Harbor 

3 Anchorages and Channels, Maryland. 

4 ‘‘(24) Crown Bay Marina Channel, United 

5 States Virgin Islands. 

6 ‘‘(25) Pidgeon Industrial Area Harbor, Mem7 phis, Tennessee. 

8 ‘‘(26) McGriff Pass Channel, Florida. 

9 ‘‘(27) Oak Harbor Channel and Breakwater, 

10 Washington.’’. 

11 SEC. 1365. MAINTENANCE OF PILE DIKE SYSTEM. 

12 The Secretary shall continue to maintain the pile dike 

13 system constructed by the Corps of Engineers for the pur14 pose of navigation along the Lower Columbia River and 

15 Willamette River, Washington, at Federal expense. 

16 SEC. 1366. NAVIGATION ALONG THE TENNESSEE– 

17 TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY. 

18 The Secretary shall, consistent with applicable statu19 tory authorities— 

20 (1) coordinate with the relevant stakeholders and 

21 communities in the State of Alabama and the State 

22 of Mississippi to address the dredging needs of the 

23 Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in those States; and 
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1 (2) ensure continued navigation at the locks and 

2 dams owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers 

3 located along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. 

4 SEC. 1367. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON5 STRUCTED DAMS. 

6 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

8 (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 

11 cost of a project for rehabilitation of a dam under this sec12 tion, including the cost of any required study, shall be the 

13 same share assigned to the non-Federal interest for the cost 

14 of initial construction of that dam, including provision of 

15 all land, easements, rights-of-way, and necessary reloca16 tions.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (e)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert19 ing the following: 

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) EXCEPTION.—For a project under this sec24 tion for which the Federal share of the costs is ex-
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1 pected to exceed $60,000,000, the Secretary may ex2 pend more than such amount only if— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to Congress the 

4 determination made under subsection (a) with 

5 respect to the project; and 

6 ‘‘(B) construction of the project substan7 tially in accordance with the plans, and subject 

8 to the conditions described in such determina9 tion, is specifically authorized by Congress.’’. 

10 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

11 2017 through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2026 

12 through 2030’’; and 

13 (4) by striking subsection (g). 

14 SEC. 1368. SOIL MOISTURE AND SNOWPACK MONITORING. 

15 Section 511(a)(3) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2753) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

18 SEC. 1369. WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF DAMAGES 

19 RELATED TO CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAIMS. 

20 Section 349 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2716) is amended in the matter pre22 ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘2027’’. 
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1 SEC. 1370. WILSON LOCK FLOATING GUIDE WALL. 

2 On the request of the relevant Federal entity, the Sec3 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use all rel4 evant authorities to expeditiously provide technical assist5 ance, including engineering and design assistance, and cost 

6 estimation assistance to the relevant Federal entity in order 

7 to address the impacts to navigation along the Tennessee 

8 River at the Wilson Lock and Dam, Alabama. 

9 SEC. 1371. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MOBILE 

10 HARBOR, ALABAMA. 

11 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should, 

12 consistent with applicable statutory authorities, coordinate 

13 with relevant stakeholders in the State of Alabama to ad14 dress the dredging and dredging material placement needs 

15 associated with the project for navigation, Theodore Ship 

16 Channel, Mobile Harbor, Alabama, authorized by section 

17 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 

18 5) and modified by section 309 of the Water Resources De19 velopment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2704). 

20 SEC. 1372. 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 fishing 

25 industry and that additional dredging is needed; and 
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1 (2) the Secretary should, to the maximum extent 

2 practicable, use existing statutory authorities to ad3 dress the dredging needs at small harbors and chan4 nels in the Chesapeake Bay. 

5 SEC. 1373. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MISSOURI 

6 RIVER PRIORITIES. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should 

8 make publicly available, where appropriate, any data used 

9 and any decisions made by the Corps of Engineers relating 

10 to the operations of civil works projects within the Missouri 

11 River Basin in order to ensure transparency for the com12 munities in that Basin. 

13 TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES 

14 INFRASTRUCTURE 

15 SEC. 1401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

16 The following projects for water resources development 

17 and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the 

18 reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Re19 sources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant to 

20 section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop21 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed 

22 by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Sec23 retary substantially in accordance with the plans, and sub24 ject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or 

25 decision documents designated in this section: 
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1 (1) NAVIGATION.— 

A. State B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. AK Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements, 

Akutan 

July 17, 2024 Federal: $70,898,000 

Non-Federal: $1,749,000 

Total: $72,647,000 

2. CA Oakland Harbor Turning Basins 

Widening, 

Oakland 

May 30, 2024 Federal: $432,232,000 

Non-Federal: $210,298,000 

Total: $642,530,000 

3. FL Tampa Harbor, 

Pinellas 

and 

Hillsborough Counties, Deep 

Draft Navigation 

August 14, 

2024 

Federal: $520,420,000 

Non-Federal: $627,840,000 

Total: $1,148,260,000 

4. MD Baltimore 

Harbor Anchorages 

and Channels Modification of 

Seagirt 

Loop Channel, City of 

Baltimore, 

Deep Draft 

Navigation 

June 22, 2023 Federal: $53,765,250 

Non-Federal: $17,921,750 

Total: $71,687,000 

2 (2) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE3 DUCTION.— 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. DC, 

VA 

Metropolitan 

Washington, 

District of Columbia, Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

June 17, 

2024 

Federal: $10,160,800 

Non-Federal: $5,471,200 

Total: $15,632,000 

2. FL St. Johns County, 

Ponte Vedra 

Beach Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

April 18, 

2024 

Federal: $50,449,000 

Non-Federal: $91,317,000 

Total: $141,766,000 

3. FL Miami-Dade Back 

Bay, MiamiDade County, 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management 

August 26, 

2024 

Federal: $1,756,000,000 

Non-Federal: $945,000,000 

Total: $2,701,000,000 

4. MD Baltimore Metropolitan, Baltimore City, 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management 

August 5, 

2024 

Federal: $51,439,700 

Non-Federal: $27,698,300 

Total: $79,138,000 

5. NY South Shore Staten Island, Fort 

Wadsworth to 

Oakwood Beach, 

Richmond 

County, Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

February 6, 

2024 

Federal: $1,775,600,000 

Non-Federal: $368,200,000 

Total: $2,143,800,000 

6. PR Puerto Rico, 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management 

July 30, 

2024 

Federal: $99,570,000 

Non-Federal: $159,010,000 

Total: $258,580,000 

7. RI Rhode Island 

Coastline, 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management 

September 

28, 2023 

Federal: $216,690,500 

Non-Federal: $116,679,500 

Total: $333,370,000 
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1 (3) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND HURRICANE

2 AND STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. LA St. Tammany 

Parish, Louisiana Coastal 

Storm and 

Flood Risk 

Management 

May 28, 

2024 

Federal: $3,706,814,000 

Non-Federal: $2,273,679,000 

Total: $5,980,493,000 

3 (4) NAVIGATION AND HURRICANE AND STORM

4 DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. TX Gulf Intracoastal 

Waterway, 

Coastal Resilience Study, 

Brazoria and 

Matagorda 

Counties 

June 2, 2023 Total: $322,761,000 

5 (5) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND ECOSYSTEM

6 RESTORATION.— 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. MS Memphis Metropolitan 

Stormwater - 

North DeSoto 

County Feasibility Study, 

DeSoto County 

December 18, 

2023 

Federal: $17,380,000 

Non-Federal: $9,358,000 

Total: $26,738,000 

1 (6) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. FL Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 

Western Everglades Restoration Plan 

September 

11, 2024 

Federal: $1,057,630,000 

Non-Federal: $1,057,630,000 

Total: $2,115,260,000 

2. TN, 

AR 

Mississippi River, 

HatchieLoosahatchie, 

Mississippi 

River Mile 775- 

736 

August 12, 

2024 

Federal: $41,306,000 

Non-Federal: $22,353,000 

Total: $63,659,000 

2 (7) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. NC Tar Pamlico River 

Basin 

September 

11, 2024 

Federal: $65,142,350 

Non-Federal: $35,076,650 

Total: $100,219,000 

3 (8) MODIFICATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS.— 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. AZ Tres Rios, Arizona 

Ecosystem Restoration Project 

May 28, 

2024 

Federal: $215,574,000 

Non-Federal: $119,835,000 

Total: $335,409,000 

2. FL Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 

Biscayne Bay 

Coastal Wetlands Phase I 

Project, MiamiDade County 

December 2, 

2024 

Federal: $171,215,000 

Non-Federal: $171,215,000 

Total: $342,430,000 

3. KS Manhattan, Kansas Federal 

Levee System 

May 6, 2024 Federal: $29,725,000 

Non-Federal: $16,006,000 

Total: $45,731,000 

4. MO University City 

Branch, River 

Des Peres, University City, St. 

Louis County, 

Flood Risk 

Management 

February 9, 

2024 

Federal: $9,299,000 

Non-Federal: $5,007,000 

Total: $14,306,000 

1 SEC. 1402. SPECIAL RULE. 

2 The Secretary is authorized to provide up to 

3 $320,000,000 in financial assistance to the State of Florida 

4 for design and construction of the North Feeder Stormwater 

5 Treatment Area, as recommended in the Report of the Chief 

6 of Engineers for the project for ecosystem restoration, Com7 prehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Western Ever8 glades Restoration Plan, Florida, authorized by this Act, 

9 and subject to the availability of appropriations. 
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1 SEC. 1403. ADDITIONAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION PURSU2 ANT TO STUDY BY NON-FEDERAL INTEREST. 

3 The North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir (Com4 ponent A) of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 

5 Plan (CERP) Project is authorized to be carried out by the 

6 Secretary in accordance with the review assessment of the 

7 feasibility study for such project, dated August 2024 and 

8 submitted by the Secretary under section 203(c) of the 

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

10 2231(c)), and subject to such modifications or conditions 

11 as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

12 SEC. 1404. FACILITY INVESTMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), using 

14 amounts available in the revolving fund established by the 

15 first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 

16 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) that are not otherwise obligated, the 

17 Secretary may— 

18 (1) design and construct an Operations and 

19 Maintenance Building in Galveston, Texas, described 

20 in the prospectus submitted to the Committee on 

21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

22 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

23 and Public Works of the Senate on May 22, 2024, 

24 pursuant to subsection (c) of such section (33 U.S.C. 

25 576(c)), substantially in accordance with such pro26 spectus; 
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1 (2) design and construct the new warehouse fa2 cility at the Longview Lake Project near Lee’s Sum3 mit, Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted 

4 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc5 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen7 ate on May 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) of 

8 such section (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in ac9 cordance with such prospectus; 

10 (3) design and construct the joint facility for the 

11 resident office for the Corpus Christi Resident Office 

12 (Construction) and the Corpus Christi Regulatory 

13 Field Office on existing federally owned property at 

14 the Naval Air Station, in Corpus Christi, Texas, de15 scribed in the prospectus submitted to the Committee 

16 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

17 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

18 and Public Works of the Senate on June 6, 2023, pur19 suant to subsection (c) of such section (33 U.S.C. 

20 576(c)), substantially in accordance with such pro21 spectus; and 

22 (4) carry out such construction and infrastruc23 ture improvements as are required to support the fa24 cilities described in paragraphs (1) through (3), in-
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1 cluding any necessary demolition of existing infra2 structure. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

4 the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund estab5 lished by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropria6 tions Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) is appropriately reim7 bursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers pro8 grams that benefit from the facilities constructed under this 

9 section. 

10 DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 

11 TITLE I—FISCALLY RESPON12 SIBLE HIGHWAY FUNDING 

13 ACT OF 2024 

14 SEC. 2101. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscally Responsible 

16 Highway Funding Act of 2024’’. 

17 SEC. 2102. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

19 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of Transportation. 

21 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 

22 50 States and the District of Columbia. 

23 (3) TIFIA PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘TIFIA pro24 gram’’ means the program for credit assistance under 

25 chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 2103. REDISTRIBUTION OF PRIOR TIFIA FUNDING. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi3 sion of law, the Secretary shall distribute the amount of 

4 contract authority described in subsection (b)(1) to States 

5 in accordance with this section. 

6 (b) FUNDING.— 

7 (1) AMOUNT DESCRIBED.—Subject to paragraph 

8 (2), the amount of contract authority referred to in 

9 subsection (a) is $1,800,000,000, which shall be de10 rived from the unobligated amounts of contract au11 thority made available for credit assistance under— 

12 (A) the transportation infrastructure fi13 nance and innovation program under subchapter 

14 II of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code 

15 (as in effect before the date of enactment of 

16 SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 

17 1144)); and 

18 (B) the TIFIA program. 

19 (2) TREATMENT.—The amount distributed under 

20 subsection (a) shall— 

21 (A) be subject to the obligation limitation 

22 for Federal-aid highway and highway safety con23 struction programs; 

24 (B) remain available until September 30, 

25 2028; and 
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1 (C) be in addition to any other funding ap2 portioned to States under section 104(b) of title 

3 23, United States Code. 

4 (c) DISTRIBUTION.—The amount distributed under 

5 subsection (a) shall be distributed so that each State receives 

6 an amount equal to the proportion that— 

7 (1) the amount apportioned to the State for fis8 cal year 2025 under subsection (b) of section 104 of 

9 title 23, United States Code; bears to 

10 (2) the total amount apportioned to all States 

11 for fiscal year 2025 under that subsection. 

12 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts distributed to States 

13 under subsection (a) shall be— 

14 (1) except as otherwise provided in this section, 

15 administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of 

16 title 23, United States Code; 

17 (2) available for any purpose described in sec18 tion 133(b) of such title; 

19 (3) subject to the set aside under section 133(h) 

20 of such title; 

21 (4) suballocated in the same manner described in 

22 section 133(d) of such title; and 

23 (5) subject to the requirements of section 

24 11101(e) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

25 Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 117–58). 
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1 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect as 

2 if enacted on October 1, 2024. 

3 SEC. 2104. REDISTRIBUTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2025 TIFIA 

4 FUNDING. 

5 (a) DETERMINATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

7 provision of law and subject to paragraph (2), on 

8 April 1, 2025, the Secretary shall— 

9 (A) determine the amount of contract au10 thority made available for credit assistance 

11 under the TIFIA program for fiscal year 2025 

12 pursuant to section 11101(a)(2) of the Infra13 structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 

14 117–58; 135 Stat. 443) that is estimated to re15 main unobligated in that fiscal year; and 

16 (B) distribute to States, in accordance with 

17 this section, 75 percent of the amount of contract 

18 authority determined under subparagraph (A). 

19 (2) TREATMENT.—The amounts distributed 

20 under paragraph (1)(B) shall— 

21 (A) be subject to the obligation limitation 

22 for Federal-aid highway and highway safety con23 struction programs; 

24 (B) remain available until September 30, 

25 2028; and 
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1 (C) be in addition to any other funding ap2 portioned to States under section 104(b) of title 

3 23, United States Code. 

4 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—The amount distributed under 

5 subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be distributed so that each State 

6 receives an amount equal to the proportion that— 

7 (1) the amount apportioned to the State for fis8 cal year 2025 under subsection (b) of section 104 of 

9 title 23, United States Code; bears to 

10 (2) the total amount apportioned to all States 

11 for fiscal year 2025 under that subsection. 

12 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts distributed to States 

13 under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be— 

14 (1) except as otherwise provided in this section, 

15 administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of 

16 title 23, United States Code; 

17 (2) available for any purpose described in sec18 tion 133(b) of that title; 

19 (3) subject to the set aside under section 133(h) 

20 of such title; 

21 (4) suballocated in the same manner described in 

22 section 133(d) of that title; and 

23 (5) subject to the requirements of section 

24 11101(e) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

25 Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 117–58). 
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1 SEC. 2105. REDISTRIBUTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 TIFIA 

2 FUNDING. 

3 (a) DETERMINATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

5 provision of law and subject to paragraph (2), on 

6 April 1, 2026, the Secretary shall— 

7 (A) determine the amount of contract au8 thority made available for credit assistance 

9 under the TIFIA program for fiscal year 2026 

10 pursuant to section 11101(a)(2) of the Infra11 structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 

12 117–58; 135 Stat. 443) that is estimated to re13 main unobligated in that fiscal year; and 

14 (B) distribute to States, in accordance with 

15 this section, 75 percent of the amount of contract 

16 authority determined under subparagraph (A). 

17 (2) TREATMENT.—The amounts distributed 

18 under paragraph (1)(B) shall— 

19 (A) be subject to the obligation limitation 

20 for Federal-aid highway and highway safety con21 struction programs; 

22 (B) remain available until September 30, 

23 2029; and 

24 (C) be in addition to any other funding ap25 portioned to States under section 104(b) of title 

26 23, United States Code. 
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1 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—The amount distributed under 

2 subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be distributed so that each State 

3 receives an amount equal to the proportion that— 

4 (1) the amount apportioned to the State for fis5 cal year 2026 under subsection (b) of section 104 of 

6 title 23, United States Code; bears to 

7 (2) the total amount apportioned to all States 

8 for fiscal year 2026 under that subsection. 

9 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts distributed to States 

10 under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be— 

11 (1) except as otherwise provided in this section, 

12 administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of 

13 title 23, United States Code; 

14 (2) available for any purpose described in sec15 tion 133(b) of that title; 

16 (3) subject to the set aside under section 133(h) 

17 of such title; 

18 (4) suballocated in the same manner described in 

19 section 133(d) of that title; and 

20 (5) subject to the requirements of section 

21 11101(e) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

22 Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 117–58). 
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1 TITLE II—ECONOMIC DEVELOP2 MENT REAUTHORIZATION 

3 ACT OF 2024 

4 SEC. 2201. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Economic Development 

6 Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

7 Subtitle A—Public Works and 

8 Economic Development 

9 SEC. 2211. DEFINITIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Public Works and 

11 Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (12) 

14 as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (12), 

15 (13), (14), (16), and (17), respectively; 

16 (2) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as so re17 designated) the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) BLUE ECONOMY.—The term ‘blue economy’ 

19 means the sustainable use of marine, lake, or other 

20 aquatic resources in support of economic development 

21 objectives. 

22 ‘‘(2) CAPACITY BUILDING.—The term ‘capacity 

23 building’ includes all activities associated with early 

24 stage community-based project formation and 

25 conceptualization, prior to project predevelopment ac-
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1 tivity, including grants to local community organiza2 tions for planning participation, community outreach 

3 and engagement activities, research, and mentorship 

4 support to move projects from formation and 

5 conceptualization to project predevelopment.’’; 

6 (3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), in 

7 subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘to the extent appro8 priate’’ and inserting ‘‘to the extent determined ap9 propriate by the Secretary’’; 

10 (4) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), in 

11 subparagraph (A)— 

12 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

13 end; 

14 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

15 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

17 ‘‘(vii) an economic development orga18 nization; or 

19 ‘‘(viii) a public-private partnership for 

20 public infrastructure.’’; 

21 (5) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redes22 ignated) the following: 

23 ‘‘(10) OUTDOOR RECREATION.—The term ‘out24 door recreation’ means all recreational activities, and 
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1 the economic drivers of those activities, that occur in 

2 nature-based environments outdoors. 

3 ‘‘(11) PROJECT PREDEVELOPMENT.—The term 

4 ‘project predevelopment’ means a measure required to 

5 be completed before the initiation of a project, includ6 ing— 

7 ‘‘(A) planning and community asset map8 ping; 

9 ‘‘(B) training; 

10 ‘‘(C) technical assistance and organiza11 tional development; 

12 ‘‘(D) feasibility and market studies; 

13 ‘‘(E) demonstration projects; and 

14 ‘‘(F) other predevelopment activities deter15 mined by the Secretary to be appropriate.’’; 

16 (6) by striking paragraph (12) (as so redesig17 nated) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(12) REGIONAL COMMISSION.—The term ‘Re19 gional Commission’ means any of the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) The Appalachian Regional Commis21 sion established by section 14301(a) of title 40, 

22 United States Code. 

23 ‘‘(B) The Delta Regional Authority estab24 lished by section 382B(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
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1 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

2 2009aa–1(a)(1)). 

3 ‘‘(C) The Denali Commission established by 

4 section 303(a) of the Denali Commission Act of 

5 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105– 

6 277). 

7 ‘‘(D) The Great Lakes Authority established 

8 by section 15301(a)(4) of title 40, United States 

9 Code. 

10 ‘‘(E) The Mid-Atlantic Regional Commis11 sion established by section 15301(a)(5) of title 

12 40, United States Code. 

13 ‘‘(F) The Northern Border Regional Com14 mission established by section 15301(a)(3) of 

15 title 40, United States Code. 

16 ‘‘(G) The Northern Great Plains Regional 

17 Authority established by section 383B(a)(1) of 

18 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

19 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–1(a)(1)). 

20 ‘‘(H) The Southeast Crescent Regional Com21 mission established by section 15301(a)(1) of 

22 title 40, United States Code. 

23 ‘‘(I) The Southern New England Regional 

24 Commission established by section 15301(a)(6) of 

25 title 40, United States Code. 
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1 ‘‘(J) The Southwest Border Regional Com2 mission established by section 15301(a)(2) of 

3 title 40, United States Code.’’; 

4 (7) by inserting after paragraph (14) (as so re5 designated) the following: 

6 ‘‘(15) TRAVEL AND TOURISM.—The term ‘travel 

7 and tourism’ means any economic activity that pri8 marily serves to encourage recreational or business 

9 travel in or to the United States, including activities 

10 relating to public or nonprofit entertainment venues 

11 in the United States.’’; and 

12 (8) in paragraph (17) (as so redesignated), by 

13 striking ‘‘established as a University Center for Eco14 nomic Development under section 207(a)(2)(D)’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘established under section 207(c)(1)’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 207(a)(3) of 

17 the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 

18 (42 U.S.C. 3147(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

19 3(4)(A)(vi)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(6)(A)(vi)’’. 

20 SEC. 2212. INCREASED COORDINATION. 

21 Section 103 of the Public Works and Economic Devel22 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3133) is amended by strik23 ing subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(b) MEETINGS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out subsection (a), 

2 or for any other purpose relating to economic develop3 ment activities, the Secretary may convene meetings 

4 with Federal agencies, State and local governments, 

5 economic development districts, Indian tribes, and 

6 other appropriate planning and development organi7 zations. 

8 ‘‘(2) REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to meetings 

10 described in paragraph (1), not later than 1 year 

11 after the date of enactment of the Economic De12 velopment Reauthorization Act of 2024, and not 

13 less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, the 

14 Secretary shall convene a meeting with the Re15 gional Commissions in furtherance of subsection 

16 (a). 

17 ‘‘(B) ATTENDEES.—The attendees for a 

18 meeting convened under this paragraph shall 

19 consist of— 

20 ‘‘(i) the Secretary, acting through the 

21 Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Eco22 nomic Development, serving as Chair; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Cochairpersons of the 

24 Regional Commissions, or their designees; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the State Cochairpersons of the 

2 Regional Commissions, or their designees. 

3 ‘‘(C) PURPOSE.—The purposes of a meeting 

4 convened under this paragraph shall include— 

5 ‘‘(i) to enhance coordination between 

6 the Economic Development Administration 

7 and the Regional Commissions in carrying 

8 out economic development programs; 

9 ‘‘(ii) to reduce duplication of efforts by 

10 the Economic Development Administration 

11 and the Regional Commissions in carrying 

12 out economic development programs; 

13 ‘‘(iii) to develop best practices and 

14 strategies for fostering regional economic de15 velopment; and 

16 ‘‘(iv) any other purposes as determined 

17 appropriate by the Secretary. 

18 ‘‘(D) REPORT.—Where applicable and pur19 suant to subparagraph (C), not later than 1 year 

20 after a meeting under this paragraph, the Sec21 retary shall prepare and make publicly available 

22 a report detailing, at a minimum— 

23 ‘‘(i) the planned actions by the Eco24 nomic Development Administration and the 

25 Regional Commissions to enhance coordina-
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1 tion or reduce duplication of efforts and a 

2 timeline for implementing those actions; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) any best practices and strategies 

5 developed.’’. 

6 SEC. 2213. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DE7 VELOPMENT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Public Works 

9 and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or for 

13 the improvement of waste management and recy14 cling systems’’ after ‘‘development facility’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘in16 creasing the resilience’’ after ‘‘expansion,’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘suc19 cessful establishment or expansion’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘successful establishment, expansion, or reten21 tion,’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and 

23 underemployed’’ after ‘‘unemployed’’; 

24 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

25 (d); and 
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1 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding 

4 grants under subsection (a) and subject to the criteria in 

5 subsection (b), the Secretary may also consider the extent 

6 to which a project would— 

7 ‘‘(1) lead to economic diversification in the area, 

8 or a part of the area, in which the project is or will 

9 be located; 

10 ‘‘(2) address and mitigate economic impacts 

11 from extreme weather events, including development 

12 of resilient infrastructure, products, and processes; 

13 ‘‘(3) benefit highly rural communities without 

14 adequate tax revenues to invest in long-term or costly 

15 infrastructure; 

16 ‘‘(4) increase access to high-speed broadband; 

17 ‘‘(5) support outdoor recreation to spur economic 

18 development, with a focus on rural communities; 

19 ‘‘(6) promote job creation or retention relative to 

20 the population of the impacted region with outsized 

21 significance; 

22 ‘‘(7) promote travel and tourism; or 

23 ‘‘(8) promote blue economy activities.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2214. GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND GRANTS FOR AD2 MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

3 Section 203 of the Public Works and Economic Devel4 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

6 (e); 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Administrative 

10 expenses that may be paid with a grant under this section 

11 include— 

12 ‘‘(1) expenses related to carrying out the plan13 ning process described in subsection (b); 

14 ‘‘(2) expenses related to project predevelopment; 

15 ‘‘(3) expenses related to updating economic devel16 opment plans to align with other applicable State, re17 gional, or local planning efforts; and 

18 ‘‘(4) expenses related to hiring professional staff 

19 to assist communities in— 

20 ‘‘(A) project predevelopment and imple21 menting projects and priorities included in— 

22 ‘‘(i) a comprehensive economic develop23 ment strategy; or 

24 ‘‘(ii) an economic development plan25 ning grant; 
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1 ‘‘(B) identifying and using other Federal, 

2 State, and Tribal economic development pro3 grams; 

4 ‘‘(C) leveraging private and philanthropic 

5 investment; 

6 ‘‘(D) preparing economic recovery plans in 

7 response to disasters; and 

8 ‘‘(E) carrying out economic development 

9 and predevelopment activities in accordance 

10 with professional economic development best 

11 practices.’’; and 

12 (3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in 

13 paragraph (4)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 

15 and’’ and inserting ‘‘(including broadband);’’; 

16 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 

17 subparagraph (G); and 

18 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(F) address and mitigate economic im21 pacts of extreme weather; and’’. 

22 SEC. 2215. COST SHARING. 

23 Section 204 of the Public Works and Economic Devel24 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3144) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘50’’ and in2 serting ‘‘60’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘In determining’’ and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In determining’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(2) REGIONAL COMMISSION FUNDS.—Notwith9 standing any other provision of law, any funds con10 tributed by a Regional Commission for a project 

11 under this title may be considered to be part of the 

12 non-Federal share of the costs of the project.’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or can 

15 otherwise document that no local matching funds 

16 are reasonably obtainable’’ after ‘‘or political 

17 subdivision’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘section 207’’ and in20 serting ‘‘section 203 or 207’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘project if’’ and all 

22 that follows through the period at the end 

23 and inserting ‘‘project.’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(4) SMALL COMMUNITIES.—In the case of a 

2 grant to a political subdivision of a State (as de3 scribed in section 3(6)(A)(iv)) that has a population 

4 of fewer than 10,000 residents and meets 1 or more 

5 of the eligibility criteria described in section 301(a), 

6 the Secretary may increase the Federal share under 

7 paragraph (1) up to 100 percent of the total cost of 

8 the project.’’. 

9 SEC. 2216. REGULATIONS ON RELATIVE NEEDS AND ALLO10 CATIONS. 

11 Section 206 of the Public Works and Economic Devel12 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3146) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 

14 (B) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) the per capita income levels, the labor 

16 force participation rate, and the extent of under17 employment in eligible areas; and’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and reten19 tion’’ after ‘‘creation’’. 

20 SEC. 2217. RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; UNI21 VERSITY CENTERS. 

22 Section 207 of the Public Works and Economic Devel23 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 

25 project predevelopment,’’ after ‘‘planning’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(c) UNIVERSITY CENTERS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In accordance with sub4 section (a)(2)(D), the Secretary may make grants to 

5 institutions of higher education to serve as university 

6 centers. 

7 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE.—The Secretary 

8 shall ensure that the network of university centers es9 tablished under this subsection provides services in 

10 each State. 

11 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—To the maximum extent prac12 ticable, a university center established under this sub13 section shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) collaborate with other university cen15 ters; 

16 ‘‘(B) collaborate with economic development 

17 districts and other relevant Federal economic de18 velopment technical assistance and service pro19 viders to provide expertise and technical assist20 ance to develop, implement, and support com21 prehensive economic development strategies and 

22 other economic development planning at the 

23 local, regional, and State levels, with a focus on 

24 innovation, entrepreneurship, workforce develop25 ment, and regional economic development; 
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1 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance, business 

2 development, and technology transfer services to 

3 businesses in the area served by the university 

4 center; 

5 ‘‘(D) establish partnerships with 1 or more 

6 commercialization intermediaries that are public 

7 or nonprofit technology transfer organizations el8 igible to receive a grant under section 602 of the 

9 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 1862s–9); 

11 ‘‘(E) promote local and regional capacity 

12 building; and 

13 ‘‘(F) provide to communities and regions 

14 assistance relating to data collection and anal15 ysis and other research relating to economic con16 ditions and vulnerabilities that can inform eco17 nomic development and adjustment strategies. 

18 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—In making grants under 

19 this subsection, the Secretary shall consider— 

20 ‘‘(A) the significant role of regional public 

21 universities in supporting economic development 

22 in distressed communities through the planning 

23 and the implementation of economic development 

24 projects and initiatives; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) the location of the university center in 

2 or near a distressed community.’’. 

3 SEC. 2218. INVESTMENT PRIORITIES. 

4 Title II of the Public Works and Economic Develop5 ment Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 

6 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 208. INVESTMENT PRIORITIES. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), for a 

9 project to be eligible for assistance under this title, the 

10 project shall be consistent with 1 or more of the following 

11 investment priorities: 

12 ‘‘(1) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—Economic de13 velopment planning or implementation projects that 

14 support development of public facilities, including 

15 basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastruc16 ture, or telecommunications infrastructure. 

17 ‘‘(2) WORKFORCE.—Economic development plan18 ning or implementation projects that— 

19 ‘‘(A) support job skills training to meet the 

20 hiring needs of the area in which the project is 

21 to be carried out and that result in well-paying 

22 jobs; or 

23 ‘‘(B) otherwise promote labor force partici24 pation. 
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1 ‘‘(3) INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.— 

2 Economic development planning or implementation 

3 projects that— 

4 ‘‘(A) support the development of innovation 

5 and entrepreneurship-related infrastructure; 

6 ‘‘(B) promote business development and 

7 lending; or 

8 ‘‘(C) foster the commercialization of new 

9 technologies that are creating technology-driven 

10 businesses and high-skilled, well-paying jobs of 

11 the future. 

12 ‘‘(4) ECONOMIC RECOVERY RESILIENCE.—Eco13 nomic development planning or implementation 

14 projects that enhance the ability of an area to with15 stand and recover from adverse short-term or long16 term changes in economic conditions, including effects 

17 from industry contractions or economic impacts from 

18 natural disasters. 

19 ‘‘(5) MANUFACTURING.—Economic development 

20 planning or implementation projects that encourage 

21 job creation, business expansion, technology and cap22 ital upgrades, and productivity growth in manufac23 turing, including efforts that contribute to the com24 petitiveness and growth of domestic suppliers or the 
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1 domestic production of innovative, high-value prod2 ucts and production technologies. 

3 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS.—If the Secretary plans to use an 

4 investment priority that is not described in subsection (a), 

5 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ6 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 

7 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep8 resentatives a written notification that explains the basis 

9 for using that investment priority. 

10 ‘‘(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section waives 

11 any other requirement of this Act.’’. 

12 SEC. 2219. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT. 

13 Section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Devel14 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

17 the end; 

18 (B) in paragraph (5)— 

19 (i) by inserting ‘‘, travel and tourism, 

20 natural resource-based, blue economy, or ag21 ricultural’’ after ‘‘manufacturing’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

23 and inserting a semicolon; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(6) economic dislocation in the steel industry 

2 due to the closure of a steel plant, primary steel econ3 omy contraction events (including temporary layoffs 

4 and shifts to part-time work), or job losses in the steel 

5 industry or associated with the departure or contrac6 tion of the steel industry, for help in economic re7 structuring of the communities; or 

8 ‘‘(7) limited water for industrial consumption in 

9 areas impacted by decreased water supplies due to 

10 drought or extreme heat.’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

12 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

13 (3) by inserting after section (c) the following: 

14 ‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE TO COAL COMMUNITIES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

16 ‘‘(A) COAL ECONOMY.—The term ‘coal econ17 omy’ means the complete supply chain of coal18 reliant industries, including— 

19 ‘‘(i) coal mining; 

20 ‘‘(ii) coal-fired power plants; 

21 ‘‘(iii) transportation or logistics; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) manufacturing. 

23 ‘‘(B) CONTRACTION EVENT.—The term ‘con24 traction event’ means the closure of a facility or 

25 a reduction in activity relating to a coal-reliant 
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1 industry, including an industry described in any 

2 of clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—On the application of an 

4 eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants for 

5 projects in areas adversely impacted by a contraction 

6 event in the coal economy. 

7 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this 

9 subsection, the Secretary shall determine the eli10 gibility of an area based on whether the eligible 

11 recipient can reasonably demonstrate that the 

12 area— 

13 ‘‘(i) has been adversely impacted by a 

14 contraction event in the coal economy with15 in the previous 25 years; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) will be adversely impacted by a 

17 contraction event in the coal economy. 

18 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—No regulation or other 

19 policy of the Secretary may limit the eligibility 

20 of an eligible recipient for a grant under this 

21 subsection based on the date of a contraction 

22 event except as provided in subparagraph (A)(i). 

23 ‘‘(C) DEMONSTRATING ADVERSE IMPACT.— 

24 For the purposes of this paragraph, an eligible 
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1 recipient may demonstrate an adverse impact by 

2 demonstrating— 

3 ‘‘(i) a loss in employment; 

4 ‘‘(ii) a reduction in tax revenue; or 

5 ‘‘(iii) any other factor, as determined 

6 to be appropriate by the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE TO NUCLEAR HOST COMMUNITIES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

9 ‘‘(A) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 

10 means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

11 ‘‘(B) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.—The 

12 term ‘community advisory board’ means a com13 munity committee or other advisory organization 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(i) primarily focuses on the economic 

16 impacts of decommissioning activities; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) aims to foster communication 

18 and information exchange between a li19 censee planning for and involved in decom20 missioning activities and members of the 

21 community that decommissioning activities 

22 may affect. 

23 ‘‘(C) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘decommis24 sion’ has the meaning given the term in section 
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1 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

2 successor regulations). 

3 ‘‘(D) LICENSEE.—The term ‘licensee’ has 

4 the meaning given the term in section 50.2 of 

5 title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc6 cessor regulations). 

7 ‘‘(E) NUCLEAR HOST COMMUNITY.—The 

8 term ‘nuclear host community’ means an eligible 

9 recipient that has been economically impacted, 

10 or reasonably demonstrates to the satisfaction of 

11 the Secretary that it will be economically im12 pacted, by a nuclear power plant licensed by the 

13 Commission that— 

14 ‘‘(i) is not co-located with an operating 

15 nuclear power plant; 

16 ‘‘(ii) is at a site with spent nuclear 

17 fuel; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) as of the date of enactment of the 

19 Economic Development Reauthorization Act 

20 of 2024— 

21 ‘‘(I) has ceased operations; or 

22 ‘‘(II) has provided a written noti23 fication to the Commission that it will 

24 cease operations. 
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1 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—On the application of an 

2 eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants— 

3 ‘‘(A) to assist with economic development in 

4 nuclear host communities; and 

5 ‘‘(B) to fund community advisory boards in 

6 nuclear host communities. 

7 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this sub8 section, to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec9 retary shall implement the recommendations described 

10 in the report submitted to Congress under section 108 

11 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization 

12 Act (Public Law 115–439; 132 Stat. 5577) entitled 

13 ‘Best Practices for Establishment and Operation of 

14 Local Community Advisory Boards Associated with 

15 Decommissioning Activities at Nuclear Power Plants’. 

16 ‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

17 shall establish a methodology to ensure, to the max18 imum extent practicable, geographic diversity among 

19 grant recipients under this subsection.’’. 

20 SEC. 2220. RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM. 

21 Section 218 of the Public Works and Economic Devel22 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3154d) is amended— 

23 (1) in the section heading, by striking 

24 ‘‘BRIGHTFIELDS DEMONSTRATION’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘RENEWABLE ENERGY’’; 
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1 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SITE.—In 

4 this section, the term ‘renewable energy site’ means a 

5 brownfield site that is redeveloped through the incorpora6 tion of 1 or more renewable energy technologies, including 

7 solar, wind, geothermal, ocean, and emerging, but proven, 

8 renewable energy technologies.’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT’’; 

13 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

14 by striking ‘‘brightfield’’ and inserting ‘‘renew15 able energy’’; and 

16 (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘solar en17 ergy technologies’’ and inserting ‘‘renewable en18 ergy technologies described in subsection (a),’’; 

19 and 

20 (4) by striking subsection (d). 

21 SEC. 2221. WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTS. 

22 Title II of the Public Works and Economic Develop23 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 219. WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the application of an eligible 

3 recipient, the Secretary may make grants to support the 

4 development and expansion of innovative workforce train5 ing programs through sectoral partnerships leading to qual6 ity jobs and the acquisition of equipment or construction 

7 of facilities to support workforce development activities. 

8 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE USES.—Funds from a grant under this 

9 section may be used for— 

10 ‘‘(1) acquisition or development of land and im11 provements to house workforce training activities; 

12 ‘‘(2) acquisition, design and engineering, con13 struction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or im14 provement of such a facility, including related equip15 ment and machinery; 

16 ‘‘(3) acquisition of machinery or equipment to 

17 support workforce training activities; 

18 ‘‘(4) planning, technical assistance, and train19 ing; 

20 ‘‘(5) sector partnerships development, program 

21 design, and program implementation; and 

22 ‘‘(6) in the case of an eligible recipient that is 

23 a State, subject to subsection (c), a State program to 

24 support individual trainees for employment in crit25 ical industries with high demand and vacancies nec-
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1 essary for further economic development of the appli2 cable State that— 

3 ‘‘(A) requires significant post-secondary 

4 training; but 

5 ‘‘(B) does not require a post-secondary de6 gree. 

7 ‘‘(c) STATE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 

9 grants to States for the purpose described in sub10 section (b)(6). 

11 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

12 grant under this subsection, the Chief Executive of a 

13 State shall submit to the Secretary an application at 

14 such time, in such manner, and containing such in15 formation as the Secretary may require, which shall 

16 include, at a minimum, the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) A method for identifying critical in18 dustry sectors driving in-State economic growth 

19 that face staffing challenges for in-demand jobs 

20 and careers. 

21 ‘‘(B) A governance structure for the imple22 mentation of the program established by the 

23 State, including defined roles for the consortia of 

24 agencies of such State, at a minimum, to include 

25 the State departments of economic development, 
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1 labor, and education, or the State departments 

2 or agencies with jurisdiction over those matters. 

3 ‘‘(C) A strategy for recruiting participants 

4 from at least 1 community that meets 1 or more 

5 of the criteria described in section 301(a). 

6 ‘‘(D) A plan for how the State will develop 

7 a tracking system for eligible programs, partici8 pant enrollment, participant outcomes, and an 

9 application portal for individual participants. 

10 ‘‘(3) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall award 

11 not more than 1 grant under this subsection to any 

12 State. 

13 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE USES.—A grant under this sub14 section may be used for— 

15 ‘‘(A) necessary costs to carry out the mat16 ters described in this subsection, including tui17 tion and stipends for individuals that receive 

18 funds under the program established by the ap19 plicable State, subject to the requirements de20 scribed in paragraph (6); and 

21 ‘‘(B) program implementation, planning, 

22 technical assistance, or training. 

23 ‘‘(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 

24 204, the Federal share of the cost of any award car-
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1 ried out with a grant made under this subsection 

2 shall not exceed 70 percent. 

3 ‘‘(6) PARTICIPANT AMOUNTS.—A State shall en4 sure that grant funds provided under this subsection 

5 to each individual that receives funds under the pro6 gram established by the applicable State is the lesser 

7 of the following amounts: 

8 ‘‘(A) In a case in which the individual is 

9 also eligible for a Federal Pell Grant under sec10 tion 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

11 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) for enrollment at the applica12 ble training program for any award year of the 

13 training program, $11,000 minus the amount of 

14 the awarded Federal Pell Grant. 

15 ‘‘(B) For an individual not described in 

16 paragraph (1), the lesser of— 

17 ‘‘(i) $11,000; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the total cost of the training pro19 gram in which the individual is enrolled, 

20 including tuition, fees, career navigation 

21 services, textbook costs, expenses related to 

22 assessments and exams for certification or 

23 licensure, equipment costs, and wage sti24 pends (in the case of a training program 

25 that is an earn-and-learn program). 
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1 ‘‘(7) TERMINATION.—The authority provided 

2 under this subsection shall expire on September 30, 

3 2029. 

4 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

5 the development of new workforce development models with 

6 the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education.’’. 

7 SEC. 2222. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRE8 MENTS. 

9 Title II of the Public Works and Economic Develop10 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) (as amended by 

11 section 2221) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 220. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRE14 MENTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a project described 

16 in subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide to the Com17 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

19 House of Representatives notice, in accordance with sub20 section (c), of the award of a grant for the project not less 

21 than 3 business days before notifying an eligible recipient 

22 of their selection for that award. 

23 ‘‘(b) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A project referred to in 

24 subsection (a) is a project that the Secretary has selected 
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1 to receive a grant administered by the Economic Develop2 ment Administration in an amount not less than $100,000. 

3 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A notification under subsection 

4 (a) shall include— 

5 ‘‘(1) the name of the project; 

6 ‘‘(2) the name of the applicant; 

7 ‘‘(3) the region in which the project is to be car8 ried out; 

9 ‘‘(4) the State in which the project is to be car10 ried out; 

11 ‘‘(5) the 1 or more counties or political subdivi12 sions in which the project is to be carried out; 

13 ‘‘(6) the number of jobs expected to be created or 

14 retained as a result of the project; 

15 ‘‘(7) the estimated date of completion of the 

16 project; 

17 ‘‘(8) the amount of the grant awarded; 

18 ‘‘(9) a description of the project; and 

19 ‘‘(10) any additional information, as determined 

20 to be appropriate by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

22 make a notification under subsection (a) publicly available 

23 not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary 

24 provides the notice.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2223. SPECIFIC FLEXIBILITIES RELATED TO DEPLOY2 MENT OF HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND. 

3 Title II of the Public Works and Economic Develop4 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) (as amended by 

5 section 2222) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 221. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIA8 TIVE. 

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

10 ‘‘(1) BROADBAND PROJECT.—The term 

11 ‘broadband project’ means, for the purposes of pro12 viding, extending, expanding, or improving high13 speed broadband service to further the goals of this 

14 Act— 

15 ‘‘(A) planning, technical assistance, or 

16 training; 

17 ‘‘(B) the acquisition or development of land; 

18 or 

19 ‘‘(C) the acquisition, design and engineer20 ing, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, ex21 pansion, or improvement of facilities, including 

22 related machinery, equipment, contractual 

23 rights, and intangible property. 

24 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.— 

25 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible re26 cipient’ means an eligible recipient. 
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1 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible re2 cipient’ includes— 

3 ‘‘(i) a public-private partnership; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) a consortium formed for the pur5 pose of providing, extending, expanding, or 

6 improving high-speed broadband service be7 tween 1 or more eligible recipients and 1 or 

8 more for-profit organizations. 

9 ‘‘(3) HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND.—The term ‘high10 speed broadband’ means the provision of 2-way data 

11 transmission with sufficient downstream and up12 stream speeds to end users to permit effective partici13 pation in the economy and to support economic 

14 growth, as determined by the Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(b) BROADBAND PROJECTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On the application of an eli17 gible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under 

18 this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject 

19 to the provisions of this section. 

20 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In reviewing applica21 tions submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

22 shall take into consideration geographic diversity of 

23 grants provided, including consideration of under24 served markets, in addition to data requested in para25 graph (3). 
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1 ‘‘(3) DATA REQUESTED.—In reviewing an appli2 cation submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall request from the Federal Communications Com4 mission, the Administrator of the National Tele5 communications and Information Administration, the 

6 Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Re7 gional Commission data on— 

8 ‘‘(A) the level and extent of broadband serv9 ice that exists in the area proposed to be served; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(B) the level and extent of broadband serv12 ice that will be deployed in the area proposed to 

13 be served pursuant to another Federal program. 

14 ‘‘(4) INTEREST IN REAL OR PERSONAL PROP15 ERTY.—For any broadband project carried out by an 

16 eligible recipient that is a public-private partnership 

17 or consortium, the Secretary shall require that title to 

18 any real or personal property acquired or improved 

19 with grant funds, or if the recipient will not acquire 

20 title, another possessory interest acceptable to the Sec21 retary, be vested in a public partner or eligible non22 profit organization or association for the useful life of 

23 the project, after which title may be transferred to 

24 any member of the public-private partnership or con-
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1 sortium in accordance with regulations promulgated 

2 by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(5) PROCUREMENT.—Notwithstanding any 

4 other provision of law, no person or entity shall be 

5 disqualified from competing to provide goods or serv6 ices related to a broadband project on the basis that 

7 the person or entity participated in the development 

8 of the broadband project or in the drafting of speci9 fications, requirements, statements of work, or similar 

10 documents related to the goods or services to be pro11 vided. 

12 ‘‘(6) BROADBAND PROJECT PROPERTY.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may per14 mit a recipient of a grant for a broadband 

15 project to grant an option to acquire real or per16 sonal property (including contractual rights and 

17 intangible property) related to that project to a 

18 third party on such terms as the Secretary deter19 mines to be appropriate, subject to the condition 

20 that the option may only be exercised after the 

21 Secretary releases the Federal interest in the 

22 property. 

23 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT.—The grant or exercise of 

24 an option described in subparagraph (A) shall 
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1 not constitute a redistribution of grant funds 

2 under section 217. 

3 ‘‘(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—In determining the 

4 amount of the non-Federal share of the cost of a broadband 

5 project, the Secretary may provide credit toward the non6 Federal share for the present value of allowable contribu7 tions over the useful life of the broadband project, subject 

8 to the condition that the Secretary may require such assur9 ances of the value of the rights and of the commitment of 

10 the rights as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.’’. 

11 SEC. 2224. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SITE DEVELOPMENT 

12 GRANT PROGRAM. 

13 Title II of the Public Works and Economic Develop14 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) (as amended by 

15 section 2223) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 222. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SITE DEVELOPMENT 

18 GRANT PROGRAM. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the application of an eligible 

20 recipient, the Secretary may make grants under the ‘Crit21 ical Supply Chain Site Development grant program’ (re22 ferred to in this section as the ‘grant program’) to carry 

23 out site development or expansion projects for the purpose 

24 of making the site ready for manufacturing projects. 
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1 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing a grant to an 

2 eligible recipient under the grant program, the Secretary 

3 may consider whether— 

4 ‘‘(1) the proposed improvements to the site will 

5 improve economic conditions for rural areas, Tribal 

6 communities, or areas that meet 1 or more of the cri7 teria described in section 301(a); 

8 ‘‘(2) the project is consistent with regional eco9 nomic development plans, which may include a com10 prehensive economic development strategy; 

11 ‘‘(3) the eligible recipient has initiatives to 

12 prioritize job training and workforce development; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(4) the project supports industries determined 

15 by the Secretary to be of strategic importance to the 

16 national or economic security of the United States. 

17 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants to eligible recipi18 ents under the grant program, the Secretary shall give pri19 ority to eligible recipients that propose to carry out a 

20 project that— 

21 ‘‘(1) has State, local, private, or nonprofit funds 

22 being contributed to assist with site development ef23 forts; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) if the site development or expansion project 

2 is carried out, will result in a demonstrated interest 

3 in the site by commercial entities or other entities. 

4 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant provided under the 

5 grant program may be used for the following activities re6 lating to the development or expansion of a site: 

7 ‘‘(1) Investments in site utility readiness, includ8 ing— 

9 ‘‘(A) construction of on-site utility infra10 structure; 

11 ‘‘(B) construction of last-mile infrastruc12 ture, including road infrastructure, water infra13 structure, power infrastructure, broadband infra14 structure, and other physical last-mile infra15 structure; 

16 ‘‘(C) site grading; and 

17 ‘‘(D) other activities to extend public utili18 ties or services to a site, as determined appro19 priate by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(2) Investments in site readiness, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) land assembly; 

22 ‘‘(B) environmental reviews; 

23 ‘‘(C) zoning; 

24 ‘‘(D) design; 

25 ‘‘(E) engineering; and 
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1 ‘‘(F) permitting. 

2 ‘‘(3) Investments in workforce development and 

3 sustainability programs, including job training and 

4 retraining programs. 

5 ‘‘(4) Investments to ensure that disadvantaged 

6 communities have access to on-site jobs. 

7 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 

9 awarding grants under the grant program, the Sec10 retary shall not require an eligible recipient to dem11 onstrate that a private company or investment has se12 lected the site for development or expansion. 

13 ‘‘(2) SAFEGUARDS.—In awarding grants under 

14 the grant program, the Secretary shall include nec15 essary safeguards to ensure that— 

16 ‘‘(A) the site development is fully completed 

17 within a reasonable timeframe; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the eligible recipient has sufficiently 

19 demonstrated private sector interest.’’. 

20 SEC. 2225. UPDATED DISTRESS CRITERIA AND GRANT 

21 RATES. 

22 Section 301 of the Public Works and Economic Devel23 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 

25 and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT, OR

2 ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS.—The area is an 

3 area that the Secretary determines has experienced or 

4 is about to experience a special need arising from ac5 tual or threatened severe unemployment, under6 employment, or economic adjustment problems result7 ing from severe short-term or long-term changes in 

8 economic conditions. 

9 ‘‘(4) LOW MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME.—The 

10 area has a median household income of 80 percent or 

11 less of the national average. 

12 ‘‘(5) WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION.—The area 

13 has— 

14 ‘‘(A) a labor force participation rate of 90 

15 percent or less of the national average; or 

16 ‘‘(B) a prime-age employment gap of 5 per17 cent or more. 

18 ‘‘(6) EXPECTED ECONOMIC DISLOCATION AND

19 DISTRESS FROM ENERGY INDUSTRY TRANSITIONS.— 

20 The area is an area that is expected to experience ac21 tual or threatened severe unemployment or economic 

22 adjustment problems resulting from severe short-term 

23 or long-term changes in economic conditions from en24 ergy industries that are experiencing accelerated con25 traction.’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(e) TRANSPARENCY.—To the extent the Secretary in3 cludes neighboring counties and communities in an eco4 nomic development district in accordance with subsection 

5 (a)(3), the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make 

6 publicly available online, a notification describing the jus7 tification for such inclusion and detailing the economic in8 dicators of such neighboring counties and communities.’’. 

9 SEC. 2226. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

10 STRATEGIES. 

11 Section 302 of the Public Works and Economic Devel12 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘includ14 ing to mitigate and adapt to the economic impacts of 

15 extreme weather,’’ after ‘‘enhances and protects the 

16 environment,’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to 

19 grants awarded under section 207 or grants awarded under 

20 section 209(c)(2) for areas to which more than one com21 prehensive economic development strategy may apply.’’. 

22 SEC. 2227. OFFICE OF TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 

23 Title V of the Public Works and Economic Develop24 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by 

25 adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 508. OFFICE OF TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

3 the Economic Development Administration an Office of 

4 Tribal Economic Development (referred to in this section 

5 as the ‘Office’). 

6 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Office shall be— 

7 ‘‘(1) to coordinate all Tribal economic develop8 ment activities carried out by the Secretary; 

9 ‘‘(2) to help Tribal communities access economic 

10 development assistance programs, including the as11 sistance provided under this Act; 

12 ‘‘(3) to coordinate Tribal economic development 

13 strategies and efforts with other Federal agencies; and 

14 ‘‘(4) to be a participant in any negotiated 

15 rulemakings or consultations relating to, or having 

16 an impact on, projects, programs, or funding that 

17 benefit Tribal communities. 

18 ‘‘(c) TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.— 

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

20 the date of enactment of the Economic Development 

21 Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Office shall initiate 

22 a Tribal consultation process to develop, and not less 

23 frequently than every 3 years thereafter, update, a 

24 strategic plan for Tribal economic development for the 

25 Economic Development Administration. 
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1 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

2 1 year after the date of enactment of the Economic 

3 Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 and not 

4 less frequently than every 3 years thereafter, the Office 

5 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

6 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

7 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

8 Senate the strategic plan for Tribal economic develop9 ment developed under paragraph (1). 

10 ‘‘(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall establish a pub11 licly facing website to help provide a comprehensive, single 

12 source of information for Indian tribes, Tribal leaders, 

13 Tribal businesses, and citizens in Tribal communities to 

14 better understand and access programs that support eco15 nomic development in Tribal communities, including the 

16 economic development programs administered by Federal 

17 agencies or departments other than the Department. 

18 ‘‘(e) DEDICATED STAFF.—The Secretary shall ensure 

19 that the Office has sufficient staff to carry out all outreach 

20 activities under this section.’’. 

21 SEC. 2228. OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESIL22 IENCE. 

23 Title V of the Public Works and Economic Develop24 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) (as amended by 
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1 section 2227) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 509. OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESIL4 IENCE. 

5 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

6 an Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience— 

7 ‘‘(1) to direct and implement the post-disaster 

8 economic recovery responsibilities of the Economic 

9 Development Administration pursuant to subsections 

10 (c)(2) and (e) of section 209 and section 703; 

11 ‘‘(2) to direct and implement economic recovery 

12 and enhanced resilience support function activities as 

13 directed under the National Disaster Recovery Frame14 work; and 

15 ‘‘(3) support long-term economic recovery in 

16 communities in which a major disaster or emergency 

17 has been declared under the Robert T. Stafford Dis18 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 5121 et seq.), or otherwise impacted by an event of 

20 national significance, as determined by the Secretary, 

21 through— 

22 ‘‘(A) convening and deploying an economic 

23 development assessment team; 

24 ‘‘(B) hosting or attending convenings re25 lated to identification of additional Federal, 
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1 State, local, and philanthropic entities and re2 sources; 

3 ‘‘(C) exploring potential flexibilities related 

4 to existing awards; 

5 ‘‘(D) provision of technical assistance 

6 through staff or contractual resources; and 

7 ‘‘(E) other activities determined by the Sec8 retary to be appropriate. 

9 ‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITIES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary is author11 ized to appoint such temporary personnel as may be 

12 necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the Office 

13 of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, without regard 

14 to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 

15 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 

16 competitive service. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONVERSION OF EMPLOYEES.—Notwith18 standing chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, or 

19 any other provision of law relating to the examina20 tion, certification, and appointment of individuals in 

21 the competitive service, a temporary employee ap22 pointed under this subsection may be selected by the 

23 Secretary for a permanent appointment in the com24 petitive service in the Economic Development Admin-
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1 istration under internal competitive promotion proce2 dures if— 

3 ‘‘(A) the employee has served continuously 

4 for at least 2 years under 1 or more appoint5 ments under this subsection; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the employee’s performance has been at 

7 an acceptable level of performance throughout the 

8 period or periods referred to in subparagraph 

9 (A). 

10 ‘‘(3) STATUS UPON CONVERSION.—An individual 

11 converted under this subsection shall become a career12 conditional employee, unless the employee has already 

13 completed the service requirements for career tenure. 

14 ‘‘(4) REPORTING.—For any fiscal year during 

15 which the Secretary exercises the authority under this 

16 subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Com17 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen18 ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra19 structure of the House of Representatives a report that 

20 describes the use of that authority including, at a 

21 minimum— 

22 ‘‘(A) the number of employees hired under 

23 the authority during the fiscal year; 

24 ‘‘(B) the positions and grades for which em25 ployees were hired; 
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1 ‘‘(C) the number of employees converted to 

2 career-conditional; 

3 ‘‘(D) a description of how the Secretary as4 sessed employee performance to determine the eli5 gibility of the employee for conversion under 

6 paragraph (2)(B); 

7 ‘‘(E) the number of employees who were 

8 hired under that authority as temporary employ9 ees who have met the continuous service require10 ments described in subparagraph (A) of para11 graph (2) but not the performance requirements 

12 described in subparagraph (B) of that para13 graph; and 

14 ‘‘(F) the number of employees who were 

15 hired under that authority who have separated 

16 from the Economic Development Administration. 

17 ‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

18 subsection waives any requirement relating to quali19 fications of applicants for positions in the Office of 

20 Disaster Recovery and Resilience under this sub21 section. 

22 ‘‘(6) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by 

23 this subsection shall expire on September 30, 2029. 

24 ‘‘(c) DISASTER TEAM.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable 

2 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec3 retary shall establish a disaster team (referred to in 

4 this section as the ‘disaster team’) for the deployment 

5 of individuals to carry out responsibilities of the Of6 fice of Disaster Recovery and Resilience after a major 

7 disaster or emergency has been declared under the 

8 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As9 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and the Depart10 ment has been activated by the Federal Emergency 

11 Management Agency. 

12 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

13 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION OF STAFF.—As soon as 

14 practicable after the date of enactment of this 

15 section, the Secretary shall designate to serve on 

16 the disaster team— 

17 ‘‘(i) employees of the Office of Disaster 

18 Recovery and Resilience; 

19 ‘‘(ii) employees of the Department who 

20 are not employees of the Economic Develop21 ment Administration; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) in consultation with the heads of 

23 other Federal agencies, employees of those 

24 agencies, as appropriate. 
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1 ‘‘(B) CAPABILITIES.—In designating indi2 viduals under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

3 shall ensure that the disaster team includes a 

4 sufficient quantity of— 

5 ‘‘(i) individuals who are capable of de6 ploying rapidly and efficiently to respond 

7 to major disasters and emergencies; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) highly trained full-time employees 

9 who will lead and manage the disaster 

10 team. 

11 ‘‘(3) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

12 appropriate and ongoing training is provided to 

13 members of the disaster team to ensure that the mem14 bers are adequately trained regarding the programs 

15 and policies of the Economic Development Adminis16 tration relating to post-disaster economic recovery ef17 forts. 

18 ‘‘(4) EXPENSES.—In carrying out this section, 

19 the Secretary may— 

20 ‘‘(A) use, with or without reimbursement, 

21 any service, equipment, personnel, or facility of 

22 any Federal agency with the explicit support of 

23 that agency, to the extent such use does not im24 pair or conflict with the authority of the Presi25 dent or the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
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1 gency Management Agency under the Robert T. 

2 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist3 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to direct Fed4 eral agencies in any major disaster or emergency 

5 declared under that Act; and 

6 ‘‘(B) provide members of the disaster team 

7 with travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 

8 of subsistence, at rates authorized for an em9 ployee of an agency under subchapter I of chap10 ter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 

11 from the home or regular place of business of the 

12 member in the performance of services for, or re13 lating to, the disaster team. 

14 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than July 1, 2026, 

15 and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 

16 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

17 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

18 of the House of Representatives a report that includes— 

19 ‘‘(1) a summary of the activities of the Office of 

20 Disaster Recovery and Resilience and any disaster 

21 teams established pursuant to subsection (c); 

22 ‘‘(2) the number and details of the disasters in 

23 which the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience 

24 and permanent and temporary personnel, including 

25 disaster teams, were involved and deployed; 
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1 ‘‘(3) the locations and length of any deployments; 

2 ‘‘(4) the number of personnel deployed, broken 

3 down by category, including permanent and tem4 porary personnel; and 

5 ‘‘(5) a breakdown of expenses, with or without 

6 reimbursement.’’. 

7 SEC. 2229. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LI8 AISONS. 

9 Title V of the Public Works and Economic Develop10 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) (as amended by 

11 section 2228) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 510. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LIAISONS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Regional Director of a regional 

15 office of the Economic Development Administration may 

16 designate a staff member to act as a ‘Technical Assistance 

17 Liaison’ for any State served by the regional office. 

18 ‘‘(b) ROLE.—A Technical Assistance Liaison shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) work in coordination with an Economic De20 velopment Representative to provide technical assist21 ance, in addition to technical assistance under section 

22 207, to eligible recipients that are underresourced 

23 communities, as determined by the Technical Assist24 ance Liaison, that submit applications for assistance 

25 under title II; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) at the request of an eligible recipient that 

2 submitted an application for assistance under title II, 

3 provide technical feedback on unsuccessful grant ap4 plications. 

5 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

6 enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an eli7 gible recipient for the purpose of providing technical assist8 ance to eligible recipients that are underresourced commu9 nities that have submitted or may submit an application 

10 for assistance under this Act.’’. 

11 SEC. 2230. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

12 Section 603 of the Public Works and Economic Devel13 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3213) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

17 ‘‘areas’’ after ‘‘rural’’; and 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 

21 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(4)(A) include a list of all of the grants pro24 vided by the Economic Development Administration 
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1 for projects located in, or that primarily benefit, 

2 rural areas; 

3 ‘‘(B) an explanation of the process used to deter4 mine how each project referred to in subparagraph 

5 (A) would benefit a rural area; and 

6 ‘‘(C) a certification that each project referred to 

7 in subparagraph (A)— 

8 ‘‘(i) is located in a rural area; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) will primarily benefit a rural area.’’; 

10 and 

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

12 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REPORTING.—As part of the annual 

13 report to Congress of the Economic Development Adminis14 tration, the Secretary shall include a report on project com15 pletions and close outs for construction awards that in16 cludes the following information on individual construction 

17 projects: 

18 ‘‘(1) The award date of the project. 

19 ‘‘(2) The completion date of the project. 

20 ‘‘(3) The close out date of the project. 

21 ‘‘(4) The total amount of the project, including 

22 non-Federal cost share and funding from other 

23 sources, including a breakdown by source. 

24 ‘‘(5) The number of jobs anticipated to be created 

25 or retained as a result of the investment. 
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1 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than the date 

2 of the submission of the report under subsection (c), the Sec3 retary shall make the report under subsection (c) publicly 

4 available. 

5 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—To en6 sure that projects are meeting expected timelines, not later 

7 than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Economic 

8 Development Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Secretary 

9 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

10 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

11 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 

12 that, at a minimum— 

13 ‘‘(1) includes an analysis of Economic Develop14 ment Administration construction project timeline es15 timates and actual project durations; and 

16 ‘‘(2) describes the frequency with which project 

17 timelines are delayed and the sources of those delays, 

18 including cases in which a project scope or schedule 

19 requires an award amendment.’’. 

20 SEC. 2231. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVES. 

21 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

22 that the Economic Development Administration should con23 tinue to promote access to economic development assistance 

24 programs of that agency through the use of Economic Devel-
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1 opment Representatives in underresourced communities, 

2 particularly coal communities. 

3 (b) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVES.—In 

4 assigning Economic Development Representatives, the Sec5 retary of Commerce may take into account the needs of coal 

6 communities. 

7 SEC. 2232. MODERNIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. 

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

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 

10 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall submit 

11 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

12 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra13 structure of the House of Representatives a report on the 

14 efforts of the Secretary to facilitate efficient, timely, and 

15 predictable environmental reviews of projects funded by the 

16 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

17 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.), including through expanded use of cat18 egorical exclusions or programmatic environmental docu19 ments (as those terms are defined in section 111 of the Na20 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

21 4336e)). 

22 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In completing the report under 

23 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

24 (1) describe the actions the Secretary will take to 

25 implement the amendments to the National Environ-
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1 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

2 made by section 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 

3 of 2023 (Public Law 118–5; 137 Stat. 38); 

4 (2) describe the existing categorical exclusions 

5 most frequently used by the Secretary to streamline 

6 the environmental review of projects funded by the 

7 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 

8 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.); and 

9 (3) consider— 

10 (A) the adoption of additional categorical 

11 exclusions, including those used by other Federal 

12 agencies, that would facilitate the environmental 

13 review of projects funded by the Public Works 

14 and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

15 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.); 

16 (B) the adoption of new programmatic en17 vironmental documents that would facilitate the 

18 environmental review of projects funded by the 

19 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 

20 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.); and 

21 (C) agreements with other Federal agencies 

22 that would facilitate a more efficient process for 

23 the environmental review of projects funded by 

24 the Public Works and Economic Development 

25 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.). 
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1 (c) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years after the 

2 submission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary 

3 shall promulgate a final rule implementing, to the max4 imum extent practicable, measures considered by the Sec5 retary under subsection (b) that are necessary to streamline 

6 the environmental review of projects funded by the Public 

7 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

8 3121 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 2233. GAO REPORT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRO10 GRAMS. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Comp13 troller General’’ means the Comptroller General of the 

14 United States. 

15 (2) REGIONAL COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Re16 gional Commission’’ has the meaning given the term 

17 in section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Devel18 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122). 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2026, the 

20 Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on En21 vironment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com22 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

23 of Representatives a report that evaluates economic develop24 ment programs administered by the Economic Development 

25 Administration and the Regional Commissions. 
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1 (c) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the report under sub2 section (b), the Comptroller General shall— 

3 (1) evaluate the impact of programs described in 

4 that subsection on economic outcomes, including job 

5 creation and retention, the rate of unemployment and 

6 underemployment, labor force participation, and pri7 vate investment leveraged; 

8 (2) describe efforts by the Economic Development 

9 Administration and the Regional Commissions to 

10 document the impact of programs described in that 

11 subsection on economic outcomes described in para12 graph (1); 

13 (3) describe efforts by the Economic Development 

14 Administration and the Regional Commissions to 

15 carry out coordination activities described in section 

16 103 of the Public Works and Economic Development 

17 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3133); 

18 (4) consider other factors, as determined to be 

19 appropriate by the Comptroller General of the United 

20 States, to assess the effectiveness of programs de21 scribed in subsection (b); and 

22 (5) make legislative recommendations for im23 provements to programs described in subsection (b) as 

24 applicable. 
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1 SEC. 2234. GAO REPORT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AD2 MINISTRATION REGULATIONS AND POLICIES. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Comp5 troller General’’ means the Comptroller General of the 

6 United States. 

7 (2) SMALL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘small com8 munity’’ means a community of less than 10,000 

9 year-round residents. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

11 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall sub12 mit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

13 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

14 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that 

15 evaluates economic development regulations and policies 

16 administered by the Economic Development Administration 

17 that have hindered the ability of communities to apply for 

18 and administer Economic Development Administration 

19 grants. 

20 (c) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the report under sub21 section (b), the Comptroller General shall— 

22 (1) review regulations and grant application 

23 processes promulgated by the Assistant Secretary of 

24 Commerce for Economic Development; 

25 (2) evaluate the technical capacity of eligible re26 cipients (as defined in section 3 of the Public Works 
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1 and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

2 3122)) to apply for Economic Development Adminis3 tration grants; 

4 (3) provide recommendations for improving the 

5 administration and timely disbursement of grants 

6 awarded by the Economic Development Administra7 tion, including for improving the communication 

8 with grantees regarding timelines for disbursement of 

9 funds; 

10 (4) identify barriers to small communities ap11 plying for Economic Development Administration 

12 grants, in consultation with— 

13 (A) State economic development representa14 tives; 

15 (B) secretaries of State departments of eco16 nomic development; 

17 (C) representatives for small communities 

18 that have received Economic Development Ad19 ministration grants; and 

20 (D) representatives for small communities 

21 that have never applied for Economic Develop22 ment Administration grants; and 

23 (5) provide recommendations for simplifying 

24 and easing the ability for grant applicants to navi25 gate the Economic Development Administration grant 
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1 application process, including through a review of 

2 regulations, including environmental regulations, not 

3 in the jurisdiction of the Economic Development Ad4 ministration to identify possible grant application 

5 process improvements. 

6 SEC. 2235. GAO STUDY ON RURAL COMMUNITIES. 

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

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

9 the United States (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Comp10 troller General’’) shall conduct a study to evaluate the im11 pacts of funding provided by the Economic Development 

12 Administration to distressed communities (as described in 

13 section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Develop14 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a))) located in rural 

15 areas. 

16 (b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study under sub17 section (a), the Comptroller General shall— 

18 (1) identify not less than 5 geographically di19 verse distressed communities in rural areas; and 

20 (2) for each distressed community identified 

21 under paragraph (1), examine the impacts of funding 

22 provided by the Economic Development Administra23 tion on— 

24 (A) the local jobs and unemployment of the 

25 community; and 
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1 (B) the availability of affordable housing in 

2 the community. 

3 (c) REPORT.—On completion of the study under sub4 section (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the 

5 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

6 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

7 of the House of Representatives a report on the findings 

8 of the study and any recommendations that result from the 

9 study. 

10 SEC. 2236. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 701 of the Public Works 

12 and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3231) 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

15 (k); and 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(a) GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DE19 VELOPMENT.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

20 carry out section 201, to remain available until expended— 

21 ‘‘(1) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

22 ‘‘(2) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

23 ‘‘(3) $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

24 ‘‘(4) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

25 ‘‘(5) $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. 
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1 ‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND GRANTS FOR ADMIN2 ISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There are authorized to be appro3 priated to carry out section 203, to remain available until 

4 expended— 

5 ‘‘(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

6 ‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

7 ‘‘(3) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

8 ‘‘(4) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

9 ‘‘(5) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. 

10 ‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND TECH11 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized to be appro12 priated to carry out section 207, to remain available until 

13 expended— 

14 ‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

15 ‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

16 ‘‘(3) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

17 ‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

18 ‘‘(5) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. 

19 ‘‘(d) GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 209 

21 (other than subsections (d) and (e)), to remain available 

22 until expended— 

23 ‘‘(1) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

24 ‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

25 ‘‘(3) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
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1 ‘‘(4) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

2 ‘‘(5) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. 

3 ‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE TO COAL COMMUNITIES.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 209(d) 

5 $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to 

6 remain available until expended. 

7 ‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE TO NUCLEAR HOST COMMUNITIES.— 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 

9 209(e), to remain available until expended— 

10 ‘‘(1) to carry out paragraph (2)(A), $35,000,000 

11 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029; and 

12 ‘‘(2) to carry out paragraph (2)(B), $5,000,000 

13 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027. 

14 ‘‘(g) RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM.—There is au15 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 218 

16 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to 

17 remain available until expended. 

18 ‘‘(h) WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTS.—There is au19 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 219 

20 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to 

21 remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 for 

22 each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 shall be used to carry 

23 out subsection (c) of that section. 

24 ‘‘(i) CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SITE DEVELOPMENT

25 GRANT PROGRAM.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
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1 to carry out section 222 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

2 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended. 

3 ‘‘(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LIAISONS.—There is au4 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 510 

5 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to 

6 remain available until expended.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Title VII of the Pub8 lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

9 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by striking section 704. 

10 SEC. 2237. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 

11 Section 1 of the Public Works and Economic Develop12 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89– 

13 136) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 

14 the following: 

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

16 this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Findings and declarations. 

‘‘Sec. 3. Definitions. 

‘‘TITLE I—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS COOPERATION 

AND COORDINATION 

‘‘Sec. 101. Establishment of economic development partnerships. 

‘‘Sec. 102. Cooperation of Federal agencies. 

‘‘Sec. 103. Coordination. 

‘‘TITLE II—GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT 

‘‘Sec. 201. Grants for public works and economic development. 

‘‘Sec. 202. Base closings and realignments. 

‘‘Sec. 203. Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses. 

‘‘Sec. 204. Cost sharing. 

‘‘Sec. 205. Supplementary grants. 

‘‘Sec. 206. Regulations on relative needs and allocations. 

‘‘Sec. 207. Research and technical assistance; university centers. 
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‘‘Sec. 208. Investment priorities. 

‘‘Sec. 209. Grants for economic adjustment. 

‘‘Sec. 210. Changed project circumstances. 

‘‘Sec. 211. Use of funds in projects constructed under projected cost. 

‘‘Sec. 212. Reports by recipients. 

‘‘Sec. 213. Prohibition on use of funds for attorney’s and consultant’s fees. 

‘‘Sec. 214. Special impact areas. 

‘‘Sec. 215. Performance awards. 

‘‘Sec. 216. Planning performance awards. 

‘‘Sec. 217. Direct expenditure or redistribution by recipient. 

‘‘Sec. 218. Renewable energy program. 

‘‘Sec. 219. Workforce training grants. 

‘‘Sec. 220. Congressional notification requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 221. High-Speed Broadband Deployment Initiative. 

‘‘Sec. 222. Critical supply chain site development grant program. 

‘‘TITLE III—ELIGIBILITY; COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 

‘‘Sec. 301. Eligibility of areas. 

‘‘Sec. 302. Comprehensive economic development strategies. 

‘‘TITLE IV—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS 

‘‘Sec. 401. Designation of economic development districts. 

‘‘Sec. 402. Termination or modification of economic development districts. 

‘‘Sec. 404. Provision of comprehensive economic development strategies to Regional Commissions. 

‘‘Sec. 405. Assistance to parts of economic development districts not in eligible 

areas. 

‘‘TITLE V—ADMINISTRATION 

‘‘Sec. 501. Assistant Secretary for Economic Development. 

‘‘Sec. 502. Economic development information clearinghouse. 

‘‘Sec. 503. Consultation with other persons and agencies. 

‘‘Sec. 504. Administration, operation, and maintenance. 

‘‘Sec. 506. Performance evaluations of grant recipients. 

‘‘Sec. 507. Notification of reorganization. 

‘‘Sec. 508. Office of Tribal Economic Development. 

‘‘Sec. 509. Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience. 

‘‘Sec. 510. Technical Assistance Liaisons. 

‘‘TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 

‘‘Sec. 601. Powers of Secretary. 

‘‘Sec. 602. Maintenance of standards. 

‘‘Sec. 603. Annual report to Congress. 

‘‘Sec. 604. Delegation of functions and transfer of funds among Federal agencies. 

‘‘Sec. 605. Penalties. 

‘‘Sec. 606. Employment of expediters and administrative employees. 

‘‘Sec. 607. Maintenance and public inspection of list of approved applications for 

financial assistance. 

‘‘Sec. 608. Records and audits. 

‘‘Sec. 609. Relationship to assistance under other law. 

‘‘Sec. 610. Acceptance of certifications by applicants. 

‘‘Sec. 611. Brownfields redevelopment reports. 
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‘‘Sec. 612. Savings clause. 

‘‘TITLE VII—FUNDING 

‘‘Sec. 701. General authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations for defense conversation activities. 

‘‘Sec. 703. Authorization of appropriations for disaster economic recovery activities.’’. 

1 Subtitle B—Regional Economic and 

2 Infrastructure Development 

3 SEC. 2241. REGIONAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS. 

4 Section 15751 of title 40, United States Code, is 

5 amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro8 priated to each Commission to carry out this subtitle 

9 $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.’’. 

10 SEC. 2242. REGIONAL COMMISSION MODIFICATIONS. 

11 (a) MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSIONS.—Section 15301 of 

12 title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘An alternate member’’ and 

15 inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An alternate mem17 ber’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(ii) STATE ALTERNATES.—If the al20 ternate State member is unable to vote in 

21 accordance with clause (i), the alternate 

22 State member may delegate voting author-
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1 ity to a designee, subject to the condition 

2 that the executive director shall be notified, 

3 in writing, of the designation not less than 

4 1 week before the applicable vote is to take 

5 place.’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘a Federal em7 ployee’’ and inserting ‘‘an employee’’. 

8 (b) DECISIONS OF COMMISSIONS.—Section 15302 of 

9 title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or alternate 

11 State members, including designees’’ after ‘‘State 

12 members’’; and 

13 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(c) QUORUMS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

17 Commission shall determine what constitutes a 

18 quorum for meetings of the Commission. 

19 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any quorum for meetings 

20 of a Commission shall include— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Federal Cochairperson or the alter22 nate Federal Cochairperson; and 

23 ‘‘(B) a majority of State members or alter24 nate State members, including designees (exclu-
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1 sive of members representing States delinquent 

2 under section 15304(c)(3)(C)).’’. 

3 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS AND EXPENSES OF COM4 MISSIONS.—Section 15304(a) of title 40, United States 

5 Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, which may 

7 be done without a requirement for the Commission to 

8 reimburse the agency or local government’’ after ‘‘sta9 tus’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 

11 paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; 

12 (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(8) collect fees for services provided and retain 

15 and expend such fees;’’; and 

16 (4) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by 

17 striking ‘‘maintain a government relations office in 

18 the District of Columbia and’’. 

19 (d) MEETINGS OF COMMISSIONS.—Section 15305(b) of 

20 title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘with 

21 the Federal Cochairperson’’ and all that follows through the 

22 period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘with— 

23 ‘‘(1) the Federal Cochairperson; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) at least a majority of the State members or 

2 alternate State members (including designees) present 

3 in-person or via electronic means.’’. 

4 (e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 15308(a) of title 40, 

5 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘90’’ and in6 serting ‘‘180’’. 

7 SEC. 2243. TRANSFER OF FUNDS AMONG FEDERAL AGEN8 CIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 153 of subtitle V of title 

10 40, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating section 15308 as section 

12 15309; and 

13 (2) by inserting after section 15307 the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘§ 15308. Transfer of funds among Federal agencies 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), for pur17 poses of this subtitle, each Commission may transfer funds 

18 to and accept transfers of funds from other Federal agencies. 

19 ‘‘(b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN20 CIES.—Funds made available to a Commission may be 

21 transferred to other Federal agencies if the funds are used 

22 consistently with the purposes for which the funds were spe23 cifically authorized and appropriated. 
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1 ‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM OTHER FEDERAL

2 AGENCIES.—Funds may be transferred to any Commission 

3 under this section if— 

4 ‘‘(1) the statutory authority for the funds pro5 vided by the Federal agency does not expressly pro6 hibit use of funds for authorities being carried out by 

7 a Commission; and 

8 ‘‘(2) the Federal agency that provides the funds 

9 determines that the activities for which the funds are 

10 to be used are otherwise eligible for funding under 

11 such a statutory authority.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 

13 153 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, is amended 

14 by striking the item relating to section 15308 and inserting 

15 the following: 

‘‘15308. Transfer of funds among Federal agencies. 

‘‘15309. Annual reports.’’. 

16 SEC. 2244. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of subtitle V of title 

18 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘§ 15507. Payment of non-Federal share for certain 

21 Federal grant programs 

22 ‘‘Amounts made available to carry out this subtitle 

23 shall be available for the payment of the non-Federal share 
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1 for any project carried out under another Federal grant 

2 program— 

3 ‘‘(1) for which a Commission is not the sole or 

4 primary funding source; and 

5 ‘‘(2) that is consistent with the authorities of the 

6 applicable Commission.’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 

8 155 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, is amended 

9 by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘15507. Payment of non-Federal share for certain Federal grant programs.’’. 

10 SEC. 2245. NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 

11 AREA. 

12 Section 15733 of title 40, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Lincoln,’’ 

15 after ‘‘Knox,’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Merrimack,’’ 

17 after ‘‘Grafton,’’; and 

18 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (A) by inserting ‘‘Schoharie,’’ after ‘‘Sche20 nectady,’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘Wyoming,’’ after 

22 ‘‘Wayne,’’. 
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1 SEC. 2246. SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 

2 AREA. 

3 Section 15732 of title 40, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘Bernalillo,’’ before 

7 ‘‘Catron,’’; 

8 (B) by inserting ‘‘Cibola, Curry, De Baca,’’ 

9 after ‘‘Chaves,’’; 

10 (C) by inserting ‘‘Guadalupe,’’ after 

11 ‘‘Grant,’’; 

12 (D) by inserting ‘‘Lea,’’ after ‘‘Hidalgo,’’; 

13 (E) by inserting ‘‘Roosevelt,’’ after ‘‘Otero,’’; 

14 and 

15 (F) by striking ‘‘and Socorro’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘Socorro, Torrance, and Valencia’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘Guadalupe,’’ after 

19 ‘‘Glasscock,’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘Tom Green Upton,’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘Tom Green, Upton,’’. 

22 SEC. 2247. GREAT LAKES AUTHORITY AREA. 

23 Section 15734 of title 40, United States Code, is 

24 amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by insert25 ing ‘‘the counties which contain, in part or in whole, the’’ 

26 after ‘‘consist of’’. 
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1 SEC. 2248. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL COMMISSION PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle V of title 40, United States 

4 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘CHAPTER 159—ADDITIONAL REGIONAL 

6 COMMISSION PROGRAMS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘15901. State capacity building grant program. 

‘‘15902. Demonstration health projects. 

7 ‘‘§ 15901. State capacity building grant program 

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

9 ‘‘(1) COMMISSION STATE.—The term ‘Commis10 sion State’ means a State that contains 1 or more eli11 gible counties. 

12 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE COUNTY.—The term ‘eligible 

13 county’ means a county described in subchapter II of 

14 chapter 157. 

15 ‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means a 

16 State capacity building grant program established by 

17 a Commission under subsection (b). 

18 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Each Commission shall estab19 lish a State capacity building grant program to provide 

20 grants to Commission States in the area served by the Com21 mission for the purposes described in subsection (c). 

22 ‘‘(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of a program are to 

23 support the efforts of the Commission— 
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1 ‘‘(1) to better support business retention and ex2 pansion in eligible counties; 

3 ‘‘(2) to create programs to encourage job creation 

4 and workforce development in eligible counties, in5 cluding projects and activities, in coordination with 

6 other relevant Federal agencies, to strengthen the 

7 water sector workforce and facilitate the sharing of 

8 best practices; 

9 ‘‘(3) to partner with universities in distressed 

10 counties (as designated under section 15702(a)(1))— 

11 ‘‘(A) to strengthen the capacity in eligible 

12 counties to train new professionals in fields for 

13 which there is a shortage of workers; 

14 ‘‘(B) to increase local capacity in eligible 

15 counties for project management, project execu16 tion, and financial management; and 

17 ‘‘(C) to leverage funding sources for eligible 

18 counties; 

19 ‘‘(4) to prepare economic and infrastructure 

20 plans for eligible counties; 

21 ‘‘(5) to expand access to high-speed broadband in 

22 eligible counties; 

23 ‘‘(6) to provide technical assistance that results 

24 in Commission investments in transportation, water, 

25 wastewater, and other critical infrastructure; 
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1 ‘‘(7) to promote workforce development in eligible 

2 counties to support resilient infrastructure projects; 

3 ‘‘(8) to develop initiatives to increase the effec4 tiveness of local development districts in eligible coun5 ties; and 

6 ‘‘(9) to implement new or innovative economic 

7 development practices that will better position eligible 

8 counties to compete in the global economy. 

9 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds from a grant under a 

11 program may be used to support a project, program, 

12 or related expense of the Commission State in an eli13 gible county. 

14 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Funds from a grant under a 

15 program shall not be used for— 

16 ‘‘(A) the purchase of furniture, fixtures, or 

17 equipment; 

18 ‘‘(B) the compensation of— 

19 ‘‘(i) any State member of the Commis20 sion (as described in section 

21 15301(b)(1)(B)); or 

22 ‘‘(ii) any State alternate member of the 

23 Commission (as described in section 

24 15301(b)(2)(B)); or 
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1 ‘‘(C) the cost of supplanting existing State 

2 programs. 

3 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL WORK PLAN.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, before 

5 providing a grant under a program, each Commis6 sion State shall provide to the Commission an annual 

7 work plan that includes the proposed use of the grant. 

8 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—No grant under a program 

9 shall be provided to a Commission State unless the 

10 Commission has approved the annual work plan of 

11 the State. 

12 ‘‘(f) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a grant pro14 vided to a Commission State under a program for a 

15 fiscal year shall be based on the proportion that— 

16 ‘‘(A) the amount paid by the Commission 

17 State (including any amounts paid on behalf of 

18 the Commission State by a nonprofit organiza19 tion) for administrative expenses for the applica20 ble fiscal year (as determined under section 

21 15304(c)); bears to 

22 ‘‘(B) the amount paid by all Commission 

23 States served by the Commission (including any 

24 amounts paid on behalf of a Commission State 

25 by a nonprofit organization) for administrative 
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1 expenses for that fiscal year (as determined 

2 under that section). 

3 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible to receive a 

4 grant under a program for a fiscal year, a Commis5 sion State (or a nonprofit organization on behalf of 

6 the Commission State) shall pay the amount of ad7 ministrative expenses of the Commission State for the 

8 applicable fiscal year (as determined under section 

9 15304(c)). 

10 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—For each fiscal year, a grant 

11 provided under a program shall be approved and 

12 made available as part of the approval of the annual 

13 budget of the Commission. 

14 ‘‘(g) GRANT AVAILABILITY.—Funds from a grant 

15 under a program shall be available only during the fiscal 

16 year for which the grant is provided. 

17 ‘‘(h) REPORT.—Each fiscal year, each Commission 

18 State shall submit to the relevant Commission and make 

19 publicly available a report that describes the use of the 

20 grant funds and the impact of the program in the Commis21 sion State. 

22 ‘‘(i) CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY FOR

23 NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION.—With re24 spect to the Northern Border Regional Commission, the pro25 gram shall be a continuation of the program under section 
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1 6304(c) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (40 

2 U.S.C. 15501 note; Public Law 115–334) (as in effect on 

3 the day before the date of enactment of this section). 

4 ‘‘§ 15902. Demonstration health projects 

5 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—To demonstrate the value of adequate 

6 health facilities and services to the economic development 

7 of the region, a Commission may make grants for the plan8 ning, construction, equipment, and operation of demonstra9 tion health, nutrition, and child care projects to serve dis10 tressed areas (referred to in this section as a ‘demonstration 

11 health project’), including hospitals, regional health diag12 nostic and treatment centers, and other facilities and serv13 ices necessary for the purposes of this section. 

14 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to receive 

15 a grant under this section is— 

16 ‘‘(1) an entity described in section 15501(a); 

17 ‘‘(2) an institution of higher education (as de18 fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 

19 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); 

20 ‘‘(3) a hospital (as defined in section 1861 of the 

21 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)); or 

22 ‘‘(4) a critical access hospital (as defined in that 

23 section). 

24 ‘‘(c) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Commission may make 

2 grants for planning expenses necessary for the devel3 opment and operation of demonstration health 

4 projects for the region served by the Commission. 

5 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION.— 

6 The maximum Commission contribution for a dem7 onstration health project that receives a grant under 

8 paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with sec9 tion 15501(d). 

10 ‘‘(3) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—A grant under 

11 paragraph (1) may be provided entirely from 

12 amounts made available to carry out this section or 

13 in combination with amounts provided under other 

14 Federal grant programs. 

15 ‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE FOR GRANTS UNDER

16 OTHER FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS.—Notwith17 standing any provision of law limiting the Federal 

18 share in other Federal grant programs, amounts 

19 made available to carry out this subsection may be 

20 used to increase the Federal share of another Federal 

21 grant up to the maximum contribution described in 

22 paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT GRANTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 

2 for construction or equipment of a demonstration 

3 health project may be used for— 

4 ‘‘(A) costs of construction; 

5 ‘‘(B) the acquisition of privately owned fa6 cilities— 

7 ‘‘(i) not operated for profit; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) previously operated for profit if 

9 the Commission finds that health services 

10 would not otherwise be provided in the area 

11 served by the facility if the acquisition is 

12 not made; and 

13 ‘‘(C) the acquisition of initial equipment. 

14 ‘‘(2) STANDARDS FOR MAKING GRANTS.—A grant 

15 under paragraph (1)— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall be approved in accordance with 

17 section 15503; and 

18 ‘‘(B) shall not be incompatible with the ap19 plicable provisions of title VI of the Public 

20 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.), the 

21 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

22 Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.), 

23 and other laws authorizing grants for the con24 struction of health-related facilities, without re25 gard to any provisions in those laws relating to 
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1 appropriation authorization ceilings or to allot2 ments among the States. 

3 ‘‘(3) MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION.— 

4 The maximum Commission contribution for a dem5 onstration health project that receives a grant under 

6 paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with sec7 tion 15501(d). 

8 ‘‘(4) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—A grant under 

9 paragraph (1) may be provided entirely from 

10 amounts made available to carry out this section or 

11 in combination with amounts provided under other 

12 Federal grant programs. 

13 ‘‘(5) CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED FEDERAL

14 SHARE FOR OTHER FEDERAL GRANTS.—Notwith15 standing any provision of law limiting the Federal 

16 share in another Federal grant program for the con17 struction or equipment of a demonstration health 

18 project, amounts made available to carry out this sub19 section may be used to increase Federal grants for 

20 component facilities of a demonstration health project 

21 to a maximum of 90 percent of the cost of the facili22 ties. 

23 ‘‘(e) OPERATION GRANTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 

2 for the operation of a demonstration health project 

3 may be used for— 

4 ‘‘(A) the costs of operation of the facility; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(B) initial operating costs, including the 

7 costs of attracting, training, and retaining 

8 qualified personnel. 

9 ‘‘(2) STANDARDS FOR MAKING GRANTS.—A grant 

10 for the operation of a demonstration health project 

11 shall not be made unless the facility funded by the 

12 grant is— 

13 ‘‘(A) publicly owned; 

14 ‘‘(B) owned by a public or private nonprofit 

15 organization; 

16 ‘‘(C) a private hospital described in section 

17 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

18 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 

19 of that Code; or 

20 ‘‘(D) a private hospital that provides a cer21 tain amount of uncompensated care, as deter22 mined by the Commission, and applies for the 

23 grant in partnership with a State, local govern24 ment, or Indian Tribe. 
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1 ‘‘(3) MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION.— 

2 The maximum Commission contribution for a dem3 onstration health project that receives a grant under 

4 paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with sec5 tion 15501(d). 

6 ‘‘(4) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—A grant under 

7 paragraph (1) may be provided entirely from 

8 amounts made available to carry out this section or 

9 in combination with amounts provided under other 

10 Federal grant programs for the operation of health-re11 lated facilities or the provision of health and child de12 velopment services, including parts A and B of title 

13 IV and title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

14 601 et seq., 621 et seq., 1397 et seq.). 

15 ‘‘(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any 

16 provision of law limiting the Federal share in the 

17 other Federal programs described in paragraph (4), 

18 amounts made available to carry out this subsection 

19 may be used to increase the Federal share of a grant 

20 under those programs up to the maximum contribu21 tion described in paragraph (3). 

22 ‘‘(f) PRIORITY HEALTH PROGRAMS.—If a Commission 

23 elects to make grants under this section, the Commission 

24 shall establish specific regional health priorities for such 

25 grants that address— 
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1 ‘‘(1) addiction treatment and access to resources 

2 helping individuals in recovery; 

3 ‘‘(2) workforce shortages in the healthcare indus4 try; or 

5 ‘‘(3) access to services for screening and diag6 nosing chronic health issues.’’. 

7 (b) REPEAL.—Section 6304(c) of the Agriculture Im8 provement Act of 2018 (40 U.S.C. 15501 note; Public Law 

9 115–334) is repealed. 

10 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters for 

11 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

12 inserting after the item relating to chapter 157 the fol13 lowing: 

‘‘159. Additional Regional Commission Programs ..................................... 15901’’. 

14 SEC. 2249. ESTABLISHMENT OF MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL 

15 COMMISSION. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 15301(a) of title 40, 

17 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(5) The Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission.’’. 

20 (b) DESIGNATION OF REGION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 157 

22 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘§ 15735. Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission. 

2 ‘‘The region of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission 

3 shall include the following counties: 

4 ‘‘(1) DELAWARE.—Each county in the State of 

5 Delaware. 

6 ‘‘(2) MARYLAND.—Each county in the State of 

7 Maryland that is not already served by the Appa8 lachian Regional Commission. 

9 ‘‘(3) PENNSYLVANIA.—Each county in the Com10 monwealth of Pennsylvania that is not already served 

11 by the Appalachian Regional Commission.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 

13 subchapter II of chapter 157 of title 40, United States 

14 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘15735. Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission.’’. 

15 (c) APPLICATION.—Section 15702(c) of title 40, United 

16 States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para18 graph (4); and 

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (2) shall not 

22 apply to a county described in paragraph (2) or (3) 

23 of section 15735.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2250. ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND 

2 REGIONAL COMMISSION. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 15301(a) of title 40, 

4 United States Code (as amended by section 2249(a)), is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(6) The Southern New England Regional Com7 mission.’’. 

8 (b) DESIGNATION OF REGION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 157 

10 of title 40, United States Code (as amended by section 

11 2249(b)(1)), is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘§ 15736. Southern New England Regional Commis14 sion 

15 ‘‘The region of the Southern New England Regional 

16 Commission shall include the following counties: 

17 ‘‘(1) RHODE ISLAND.—Each county in the State 

18 of Rhode Island. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONNECTICUT.—The counties of Hartford, 

20 Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, and 

21 Windham in the State of Connecticut. 

22 ‘‘(3) MASSACHUSETTS.—Each county in the 

23 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.’’. 

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 

25 subchapter II of chapter 157 of title 40, United States 
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1 Code (as amended by section 2249(b)(2)), is amended 

2 by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘15736. Southern New England Regional Commission.’’. 

3 (c) APPLICATION.—Section 15702(c)(3) of title 40, 

4 United States Code (as amended by section 2249(c)), is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking the period at the end and insert7 ing ‘‘; or’’; 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘to a county’’ and inserting the 

9 following: ‘‘to— 

10 ‘‘(A) a county’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(B) the Southern New England Regional 

13 Commission.’’. 

14 SEC. 2251. DENALI COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION. 

15 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 312(a) of the Denali 

16 Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 

17 105–277) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of 

18 fiscal years 2017 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000 

19 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’. 

20 (b) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—Section 305 of the 

21 Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Pub22 lic Law 105–277) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by in24 serting ‘‘enter into leases (including the lease of office 

25 space for any term),’’ after ‘‘award grants,’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS TOWARD NON-FEDERAL SHARE

3 OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in 

5 connection with a grant-in-aid program, the Commission 

6 may use amounts made available to the Commission for the 

7 payment of such a non-Federal share for programs under8 taken to carry out the purposes of the Commission.’’. 

9 (c) SPECIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.—Sec10 tion 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 

11 4321 note; Public Law 105–277) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking subsection (a); 

13 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 

14 as subsections (a) through (d), respectively; and 

15 (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by in16 serting ‘‘, including interagency transfers,’’ after 

17 ‘‘payments’’. 

18 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 309(c)(1) of 

19 the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 

20 Public Law 105–277) is amended by inserting ‘‘of Trans21 portation’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 

22 SEC. 2252. DENALI HOUSING FUND. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti25 ty’’ means— 
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1 (A) a nonprofit organization; 

2 (B) a limited dividend organization; 

3 (C) a cooperative organization; 

4 (D) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 

5 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu6 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); and 

7 (E) a public entity, such as a municipality, 

8 county, district, authority, or other political sub9 division of a State. 

10 (2) FEDERAL COCHAIR.—The term ‘‘Federal Co11 chair’’ means the Federal Cochairperson of the Denali 

12 Commission. 

13 (3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Denali 

14 Housing Fund established under subsection (b)(1). 

15 (4) LOW-INCOME.—The term ‘‘low-income’’, with 

16 respect to a household means that the household in17 come is less than 150 percent of the Federal poverty 

18 level for the State of Alaska. 

19 (5) MODERATE-INCOME.—The term ‘‘moderate20 income’’, with respect to a household, means that the 

21 household income is less than 250 percent of the Fed22 eral poverty level for the State of Alaska. 

23 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

25 (b) DENALI HOUSING FUND.— 
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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be established 

2 in the Treasury of the United States the Denali Hous3 ing Fund, to be administered by the Federal Cochair. 

4 (2) SOURCE AND USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts allocated to the 

6 Federal Cochair for the purpose of carrying out 

7 this section shall be deposited in the Fund. 

8 (B) USES.—The Federal Cochair shall use 

9 the Fund as a revolving fund to carry out the 

10 purposes of this section. 

11 (C) INVESTMENT.—The Federal Cochair 

12 may invest amounts in the Fund that are not 

13 necessary for operational expenses in bonds or 

14 other obligations, the principal and interest of 

15 which are guaranteed by the Federal Govern16 ment. 

17 (D) GENERAL EXPENSES.—The Federal Co18 chair may charge the general expenses of car19 rying out this section to the Fund. 

20 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 

22 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 

23 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

24 (1) to encourage and facilitate the construction 

25 or rehabilitation of housing to meet the needs of low- 
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1 income households and moderate-income households; 

2 and 

3 (2) to provide housing for public employees. 

4 (d) LOANS AND GRANTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Cochair may 

6 provide grants and loans from the Fund to eligible 

7 entities under such terms and conditions the Federal 

8 Cochair may prescribe. 

9 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of a grant or loan 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be for planning and ob11 taining federally insured mortgage financing or other 

12 financial assistance for housing construction or reha13 bilitation projects for low-income and moderate-in14 come households in rural Alaska villages. 

15 (e) PROVIDING AMOUNTS TO STATES FOR GRANTS AND

16 LOANS.—The Federal Cochair may provide amounts to the 

17 State of Alaska, or political subdivisions thereof, for making 

18 the grants and loans described in subsection (d). 

19 (f) LOANS.— 

20 (1) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—A 

21 loan under subsection (d) for the cost of planning and 

22 obtaining financing (including the cost of prelimi23 nary surveys and analyses of market needs, prelimi24 nary site engineering and architectural fees, site op25 tions, application and mortgage commitment fees, 
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1 legal fees, and construction loan fees and discounts) 

2 of a project described in that subsection may be for 

3 not more than 90 percent of that cost. 

4 (2) INTEREST.—A loan under subsection (d) 

5 shall be made without interest, except that a loan 

6 made to an eligible entity established for profit shall 

7 bear interest at the prevailing market rate authorized 

8 for an insured or guaranteed loan for that type of 

9 project. 

10 (3) PAYMENT.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Cochair 

12 shall require payment of a loan made under this 

13 section under terms and conditions the Secretary 

14 may require by not later than the date of com15 pletion of the project. 

16 (B) CANCELLATION.—For a loan other than 

17 a loan to an eligible entity established for profit, 

18 the Secretary may cancel any part of the debt 

19 with respect to a loan made under subsection (d) 

20 if the Secretary determines that a permanent 

21 loan to finance the project cannot be obtained in 

22 an amount adequate for repayment of a loan 

23 made under subsection (d). 

24 (g) GRANTS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section for 

2 expenses incidental to planning and obtaining financ3 ing for a project described in this section that the 

4 Federal Cochair considers unrecoverable from the pro5 ceeds of a permanent loan made to finance the 

6 project— 

7 (A) may not be made to an eligible entity 

8 established for profit; and 

9 (B) may not exceed 90 percent of those ex10 penses. 

11 (2) SITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND OFFSITE IM12 PROVEMENTS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Cochair 

14 may make grants and commitments for grants 

15 under terms and conditions the Federal Cochair 

16 may require to eligible entities for reasonable site 

17 development costs and necessary offsite improve18 ments, such as sewer and water line extensions, 

19 if the grant or commitment— 

20 (i) is essential to ensuring that housing 

21 is constructed on the site in the future; and 

22 (ii) otherwise meets the requirements 

23 for assistance under this section. 

24 (B) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The amount of a 

25 grant under this paragraph may not— 
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1 (i) with respect to the construction of 

2 housing, exceed 40 percent of the cost of the 

3 construction; and 

4 (ii) with respect to the rehabilitation of 

5 housing, exceed 10 percent of the reasonable 

6 value of the rehabilitation, as determined by 

7 the Federal Cochair. 

8 (h) INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND TECHNICAL ASSIST9 ANCE.—The Federal Cochair may provide, or contract with 

10 public or private organizations to provide, information, ad11 vice, and technical assistance with respect to the construc12 tion, rehabilitation, and operation by nonprofit organiza13 tions of housing for low-income or moderate-income house14 holds, or for public employees, in rural Alaska villages 

15 under this section. 

16 SEC. 2253. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY REAUTHORIZA17 TION. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

19 382M(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

20 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–12(a)) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 

23 through 2029’’. 
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1 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 382N of 

2 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

3 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) is repealed. 

4 (c) FEES.—Section 382B(e) of the Consolidated Farm 

5 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–1(e)) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(11) collect fees for the Delta Doctors program 

13 of the Authority and retain and expend those fees.’’. 

14 (d) SUCCESSION.—Section 382B(h)(5)(B) of the Con15 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

16 2009aa–1(h)(5)(B)) is amended— 

17 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 

19 and 

20 (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 

21 ‘‘(iii) assuming the duties of the Fed22 eral cochairperson and the alternate Federal 

23 cochairperson for purposes of continuation 

24 of normal operations in the event that both 

25 positions are vacant; and’’. 
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1 (e) INDIAN TRIBES.—Section 382C(a) of the Consoli2 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa– 

3 2(a)) is amended— 

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

5 inserting ‘‘, Indian Tribes,’’ after ‘‘States’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, Tribal,’’ 

7 after ‘‘State’’. 

8 (f) CLARIFICATION.—Section 4(2)(D) of the Delta De9 velopment Act (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 100–460) 

10 is amended by inserting ‘‘Sabine, Vernon, Terrebonne,’’ 

11 after ‘‘Webster,’’. 

12 SEC. 2254. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHOR13 ITY REAUTHORIZATION. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

15 383N(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

16 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–12(a)) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 

19 through 2029’’. 

20 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 383O of 

21 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

22 U.S.C. 2009bb–13) is repealed. 
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1 TITLE III—PUBLIC BUILDINGS 

2 REFORMS 

3 SEC. 2301. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ASSETS SALE 

4 AND TRANSFER ACT OF 2016. 

5 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 2 of the Federal Assets Sale 

6 and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 

7 114–287) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(11) implementing innovative methods for the 

14 sale, redevelopment, consolidation, or lease of Federal 

15 buildings and facilities, including the use of no cost, 

16 nonappropriated contracts for expert real estate serv17 ices to obtain the highest and best value for the tax18 payer.’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3(5)(B)(viii) of the Federal 

20 Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 

21 Public Law 114–287) is amended by inserting ‘‘, other than 

22 office buildings and warehouses,’’ after ‘‘Properties’’. 

23 (c) BOARD.—Section 4(c)(3) of the Federal Assets Sale 

24 and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 

25 114–287) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara4 graph (B), the term’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding sub7 paragraph (A), the term of a member of the 

8 Board shall continue beyond 6 years until such 

9 time as the President appoints a replacement 

10 member of the Board.’’. 

11 (d) BOARD MEETINGS.—Section 5(b) of the Federal 

12 Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 

13 Public Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘Five Board 

14 members’’ and inserting ‘‘4 Board members’’. 

15 (e) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Section 7 of the Federal 

16 Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 

17 Public Law 114–287) is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(c) RETURN TO CIVIL SERVICE.—An Executive Di20 rector selected from the civil service (as defined in section 

21 2101 of title 5, United States Code) shall be entitled to re22 turn to the civil service (as so defined) after service to the 

23 Board ends if the service of the Executive Director to the 

24 Board ends for reasons other than misconduct, neglect of 

25 duty, or malfeasance.’’. 
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1 (f) STAFF.—Section 8 of the Federal Assets Sale and 

2 Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 

3 114–287) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and the Director of OMB’’; 

6 and 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘for a period of not less 

8 than 1 year’’ before ‘‘to assist the Board’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

10 (d); and 

11 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(c) HIRING OF TERM EMPLOYEES.—The Executive 

14 Director, with approval of the Board, may use the Office 

15 of Personnel Management to hire employees for terms not 

16 to exceed 2 years pursuant to the Office of Personnel Man17 agement guidance for nonstatus appointments in the com18 petitive service.’’. 

19 (g) TERMINATION.—Section 10 of the Federal Assets 

20 Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

21 Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘6 years after the 

22 date on which the Board members are appointed pursuant 

23 to section 4’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 2026’’. 

24 (h) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO

25 BOARD.—Section 11 of the Federal Assets Sale and Trans-
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1 fer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114–287) 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘the Administrator and the Director 

6 of OMB’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator, the 

7 Director of OMB, and the Board’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘and square’’ and in10 serting ‘‘number of Federal employees phys11 ically reporting to the respective property 

12 each work day, square’’; and 

13 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, amount of acreage 

14 associated with the respective property, and 

15 whether the respective property is on a cam16 pus or larger facility’’ before the period at 

17 the end; and 

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

19 ‘‘(3) CONSOLIDATION PLANS.—Any Federal 

20 agency plans to consolidate, reconfigure, or otherwise 

21 reduce the use of owned and leased Federal civilian 

22 real property of the Federal agency.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b)(3)(J), by inserting ‘‘, in24 cluding access by members of federally recognized In25 dian Tribes,’’ after ‘‘public access’’; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para4 graph (2), the Board may not publicly disclose any 

5 information received under paragraph (2) or (3) of 

6 subsection (a) until the Board, the Administrator, 

7 and the Director of OMB enter into an agreement de8 scribing what information is ready to be publicly dis9 closed. 

10 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

11 apply to any disclosure of information to the Com12 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen13 ate or the Committee on Transportation and Infra14 structure of the House of Representatives.’’. 

15 (i) BOARD DUTIES.—Section 12 of the Federal Assets 

16 Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

17 Law 114–287) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the second 

19 sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘In the case of 

20 a failure by a Federal agency to comply with a re21 quest of the Board, the Board shall notify the commit22 tees listed in section 5(c), the relevant congressional 

23 committees of jurisdiction for the Federal agency, and 

24 the inspector general of the Federal agency of that 

25 failure.’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (d)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, Trib3 al,’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, Trib5 al,’’ after ‘‘State’’; 

6 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) 

7 as subsections (e) through (j), respectively; 

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

10 ‘‘(d) PREPARATION OF PROPERTIES FOR DISPOSAL.— 

11 At the request of, and in coordination with, the Board, a 

12 Federal agency may undertake any analyses and due dili13 gence as necessary, to supplement the independent analysis 

14 of the Board under subsection (c), to prepare a property 

15 for disposition so that the property may be included in the 

16 recommendations of the Board under subsection (h), includ17 ing completion of the requirements of section 306108 of title 

18 54, United States Code, for historic preservation and identi19 fication of the likely highest and best use of the property 

20 subsequent to disposition.’’; 

21 (5) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

24 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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1 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 

2 as subparagraph (C); and 

3 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

4 (A) the following: 

5 ‘‘(B) the process to be followed by Federal 

6 agencies to carry out the actions described in 

7 subparagraph (A), including the use of no cost, 

8 nonappropriated contracts for expert real estate 

9 services and other innovative methods, to obtain 

10 the highest and best value for the taxpayer; and’’; 

11 and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(C) THIRD ROUND.—During the period be15 ginning on the day after the transmittal of the 

16 second report and ending on the day before the 

17 date on which the Board terminates under sec18 tion 10, the Board shall transmit to the Director 

19 of OMB a third report required under paragraph 

20 (1).’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(4) COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION.—45 days before 

23 the date on which the Board transmits the third re24 port required under paragraph (1), the Board shall 

25 notify— 
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1 ‘‘(A) any State or local government of any 

2 findings, conclusions, or recommendations con3 tained in that report that relate to a Federal ci4 vilian real property located in the State or local5 ity, as applicable; and 

6 ‘‘(B) any federally recognized Indian Tribe 

7 of any findings, conclusions, or recommendations 

8 contained in that report that relate to a Federal 

9 civilian real property that— 

10 ‘‘(i) is in close geographic proximity to 

11 a property described in section 3(5)(B)(v); 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(ii) relates to a Federal civilian real 

14 property that is known to be accessed at 

15 regular frequency by members of the feder16 ally recognized Indian Tribe for other rea17 sons.’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(k) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Board shall peri20 odically submit to the Committee on Environment and Pub21 lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor22 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

23 a report containing any recommendations on consolida24 tions, exchanges, sales, lease reductions, and redevelopments 

25 that are not included in the transmissions submitted under 
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1 subsection (h), or approved by the Director of OMB under 

2 section 13, but that the majority of the Board concludes 

3 meets the goals of this Act.’’. 

4 (j) REVIEW BY OMB.—Section 13 of the Federal Assets 

5 Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

6 Law 114–287) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsections (b) 

8 and (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and (h)’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (c)(4)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘, in whole or in part,’’ be11 fore ‘‘received under paragraph (3)’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘revised’’ the second place it 

13 appears. 

14 (k) AGENCY RETENTION OF RECORDS.—Section 20 of 

15 the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 

16 1303 note; Public Law 114–287) is amended by striking 

17 subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section, 

19 including the amendments made by this section, shall take 

20 effect on the date on which the Board transmits the second 

21 report under section 12(h)(2)(B) and shall apply to pro22 ceeds from— 

23 ‘‘(1) transactions contained in that report; and 

24 ‘‘(2) any transactions conducted after the date 

25 on which the Board terminates under section 10.’’. 
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1 (l) FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DATABASE.—Section 

2 21(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 

3 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114–287) is amended by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(9)(A) Whether the Federal real property is on 

6 a campus or similar facility; and 

7 ‘‘(B) if applicable, identification of the campus 

8 or facility and related details, including total acreage 

9 of the campus or facility.’’. 

10 (m) ACCESS TO FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY COUNCIL

11 MEETINGS AND REPORTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Assets Sale and 

13 Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

14 Law 114–287) is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 26. ACCESS TO FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY COUNCIL 

17 MEETINGS AND REPORTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Real Property Coun19 cil established by subsection (a) of section 623 of title 40, 

20 United States Code, shall ensure that the Board has access 

21 to any meetings of the Federal Real Property Council and 

22 any reports required under that section, subject to the con23 dition that the Board enters into a memorandum of under24 standing relating to public disclosure with the Adminis-
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1 trator and the Federal Real Property Council before the 

2 Board has access to those meetings and reports. 

3 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Board shall notify the Com4 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

5 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

6 House of Representatives if the Administrator and the Fed7 eral Real Property Council described in subsection (a) have 

8 not entered into a memorandum of understanding pursuant 

9 to that subsection by the date that is 60 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this section, and every 60 days thereafter 

11 until the memorandum of understanding is entered into.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con13 tents in section 1(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and 

14 Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287; 130 Stat. 

15 1463) is amended by inserting after the item relating 

16 to section 25 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 26. Access to Federal Real Property Council meetings and reports.’’. 

17 (n) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (1) Section 3(9) of the Federal Assets Sale and 

19 Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

20 Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘section 12(e)’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘section 12(f)’’. 

22 (2) Section 14(g)(1)(A) of the Federal Assets Sale 

23 and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Pub24 lic Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

25 12(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 12(h)’’. 
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1 (o) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

2 (1) Section 16(b)(1) of the Federal Assets Sale 

3 and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Pub4 lic Law 114–287) is amended, in the second sentence, 

5 by striking ‘‘of General Services’’. 

6 (2) Section 21(a) of the Federal Assets Sale and 

7 Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

8 Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘of General 

9 Services’’. 

10 (3) Section 24 of the Federal Assets Sale and 

11 Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

12 Law 114–287) is amended, in each of subsections (a), 

13 (b), and (c), by striking ‘‘of General Services’’. 

14 (4) Section 25(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and 

15 Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public 

16 Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘of General 

17 Services’’. 

18 SEC. 2302. UTILIZING SPACE EFFICIENTLY AND IMPROVING 

19 TECHNOLOGIES ACT. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) ACTUAL UTILIZATION RATE.—The term ‘‘ac22 tual utilization rate’’ means the total usable square 

23 footage of a public building or federally-leased space 

24 divided by the occupancy. 
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1 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

3 (3) BUILDING UTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘build4 ing utilization’’ means the percentage of utilization 

5 generated by comparing the actual utilization rate 

6 with the capacity based on a utilization benchmark of 

7 150 useable square feet per person. 

8 (4) CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘capacity’’ means the 

9 total usable square footage of a public building or fed10 erally-leased space divided by a utilization bench11 mark. 

12 (5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 

13 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

14 (6) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen15 cy’’ means an executive department covered by the 

16 Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 

17 101–576; 104 Stat. 2838). 

18 (7) OCCUPANCY.—The term ‘‘occupancy’’ means 

19 the average number of employees actually performing 

20 duties in person in a public building or federally21 leased space at least 40 hours per week over a 2- 

22 month period. 

23 (8) PUBLIC BUILDING.—The term ‘‘public build24 ing’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

25 3301(a) of title 40, United States Code. 
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1 (b) IDENTIFICATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF BUILDING

2 USAGE TECHNOLOGY.— 

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

4 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 

5 in coordination with the Director, shall establish 

6 standard methodologies and identify technologies 

7 available for measuring occupancy in public build8 ings and federally-leased space. 

9 (2) MEASUREMENT OF UTILIZATION.—Not later 

10 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

11 the heads of Federal agencies shall work with the Ad12 ministrator to identify, deploy, and use Personal 

13 Identity Verification badge swipe data isolating only 

14 the first credential use of the day for each cardholder 

15 and other technologies that the Administrator deter16 mines to be appropriate, such as sensors, in public 

17 buildings and federally-leased space where the Federal 

18 agency occupies space to measure the occupancy of 

19 public buildings and federally-leased space. 

20 (3) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE

21 INFORMATION.—In carrying out paragraph (2), the 

22 Administrator shall ensure any sensors used for the 

23 purposes of determining occupancy are designed to 

24 protect of all personally identifiable information. 

25 (c) REPORTING ON USAGE OF REAL PROPERTY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually there3 after, the heads of Federal agencies shall submit to the 

4 Director, the Administrator, the Committee on Trans5 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep6 resentatives, the Committee on Environment and 

7 Public Works of the Senate, and the Committees on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

9 the Senate a report on— 

10 (A) the occupancy and the actual utiliza11 tion rates of space in public buildings and feder12 ally-leased space occupied by the respective agen13 cy of the Federal agency head broken down by 

14 building and lease; 

15 (B) the methodology used for determining 

16 occupancy, including the period of time and 

17 other parameters used to determine occupancy on 

18 a regular basis; 

19 (C) the utilization percentage of each public 

20 building and federally-leased space by the respec21 tive agency of the Federal agency head, com22 paring the capacity to the actual utilization rate 

23 based on a utilization benchmark of 150 usable 

24 square feet per person; and 
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1 (D) any costs associated with capacity that 

2 exceeds occupancy with respect to the respective 

3 agency of the Federal agency head. 

4 (2) PUBLISHING REQUIREMENT.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

6 subparagraph (B), the heads of Federal agencies 

7 shall make each report required under paragraph 

8 (1) available on a publicly accessible website of 

9 the General Services Administration. 

10 (B) EXCEPTION.—The publishing require11 ments of subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 

12 head of the respective Federal agency makes a 

13 determination that making the report required 

14 under paragraph (1) available on a publicly ac15 cessible website would be detrimental to national 

16 security. 

17 (d) REDUCING UNNEEDED SPACE.— 

18 (1) TARGET UTILIZATION METRICS.—Not later 

19 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

20 and annually thereafter, the Director, in consultation 

21 with the Administrator, shall ensure building utiliza22 tion in each public building and federally-leased 

23 space is not less than 60 percent on average over each 

24 1-year period. 
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1 (2) ACTIONS.—In the event that building utiliza2 tion is below 60 percent on average over a 1-year pe3 riod described in paragraph (1) for any particular 

4 public building or federally-leased space, the Adminis5 trator shall— 

6 (A) provide notice to the tenant agency in7 forming the agency of the excess in capacity 

8 along with associated costs of such excess; and 

9 (B) notify the Committee on Transportation 

10 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa11 tives, the Committee on Environment and Public 

12 Works of the Senate, and the Committees on Ap13 propriations of the House of Representatives and 

14 the Senate of the excess capacity and associated 

15 costs. 

16 (3) SUBSEQUENT FAILURE.—If the tenant agen17 cy fails to meet the 60 percent target under para18 graph (1) in the reporting period subsequent to the re19 porting period under paragraph (2), the Adminis20 trator shall, in consultation with the Director, take 

21 steps to reduce the space of the tenant agency, includ22 ing consolidating the tenant agency with another 

23 agency, selling or disposing of excess capacity space, 

24 and adjusting space requirements, as appropriate, for 

25 any replacement space. 
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1 (4) PRIORITIZATION.—The Administrator, in co2 ordination with the Director, shall prioritize to the 

3 maximum extent practicable capital investments in 

4 public buildings where Federal agencies meet or ex5 ceed building utilization metrics, except that 

6 prioritization may be given to projects that will result 

7 in building utilization of 60 percent or more. 

8 (5) EXCEPTIONS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may pro10 vide exceptions to building utilization metrics 

11 based on the amount of non-standard office space 

12 a Federal agency demonstrates is required to 

13 meet the mission of the agency, including ware14 house space, laboratories critical to the mission 

15 of the agency, and public customer-facing spaces 

16 driven by agency missions. 

17 (B) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall 

18 submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

19 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 

20 the Committee on Environment and Public 

21 Works of the Senate, and the Committees on Ap22 propriations of the House of Representatives and 

23 the Senate a report on any exceptions granted 

24 under subparagraph (A), including the justifica25 tion for the exception. 
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1 (e) HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGS.— 

2 (1) HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATIONS.—Not 

3 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

4 Act, the Director, in consultation with the Adminis5 trator, shall submit to the Committee on Transpor6 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa7 tives, the Committee on Environment and Public 

8 Works of the Senate, and the Comptroller General of 

9 the United States a plan to consolidate department 

10 and agency headquarters buildings in the National 

11 Capital Region that will result in building utiliza12 tions of 60 percent or greater. 

13 (2) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under 

14 paragraph (1) shall include details on the following: 

15 (A) Which departments and agencies will 

16 collocate and consolidate and into which build17 ings and associated details before and after plan 

18 implementation related to building utilization, 

19 building capacities, and actual utilization. 

20 (B) Details on the strategies for the sale or 

21 disposal of buildings that will no longer be need22 ed for Federal use. 

23 (C) A detailed breakdown of any costs asso24 ciated with the proposed consolidations and col25 locations. 
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1 (D) An estimate of future savings as a re2 sult of space reductions and consolidations, in3 cluding costs associated with energy savings and 

4 building operations. 

5 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year 

6 after the submission of the plan under paragraph (1), 

7 the Administrator and Director shall begin imple8 menting the plan. 

9 (f) FEDERAL USE IT OR LOSE IT LEASES ACT.— 

10 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

11 (A) FEDERAL TENANT.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 

13 tenant’’ means a Federal agency that has 

14 an occupancy agreement with the Adminis15 trator to occupy a commercial lease for of16 fice space secured by the Administrator on 

17 behalf of the Federal Government. 

18 (ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal 

19 tenant’’ does not include an element of the 

20 intelligence community. 

21 (B) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 

23 the term in section 3 of the National Security 

24 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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1 (2) REPORTING OF SPACE UTILIZATION AND OC2 CUPANCY DATA FOR OFFICE SPACE.—An occupancy 

3 agreement between the Administrator and a Federal 

4 tenant for office space shall— 

5 (A) include language that requires the Fed6 eral tenant to submit to the Administrator an 

7 annual report for the duration of the agreement 

8 containing data on— 

9 (i) monthly total occupancy of such of10 fice space; 

11 (ii) the actual utilization of such office 

12 space; 

13 (iii) monthly space utilization rates; 

14 and 

15 (iv) any other office space utilization 

16 data considered important by the Adminis17 trator; and 

18 (B) include language that requires the Fed19 eral tenant to have written procedures in place 

20 governing the return of office space to the Ad21 ministrator if the occupancy of the Federal ten22 ant falls below a 60 percent space utilization 

23 rate for 6 months within any 1-year period, be24 ginning on the date on which the agreement 

25 takes effect. 
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1 (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES

2 WITH INDEPENDENT LEASING AUTHORITIES.—The 

3 head of any agency with independent leasing authori4 ties with leases for office space shall submit to the 

5 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

6 the House of Representatives, the Committee on Envi7 ronment and Public Works of the Senate, and each 

8 congressional committee of jurisdiction of the applica9 ble independent leasing authority an annual report 

10 for the duration of the agreement containing data 

11 on— 

12 (A) monthly total occupancy of the office 

13 space; 

14 (B) the actual utilization of the office space; 

15 (C) monthly space utilization rates; and 

16 (D) any other office space utilization data 

17 considered important for collection by Congress. 

18 (4) EXCEPTIONS TO REPORTING AND OCCUPANCY

19 AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—This subsection shall 

20 not apply to properties used by an element of the in21 telligence community. 

22 (5) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements of this 

23 subsection shall apply to any occupancy or novation 

24 agreement entered into on or after the date that is 

25 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 (g) GAO REPORT.— 

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

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

4 General of the United States shall submit to Congress 

5 a report on the cost to each Federal agency of meas6 uring the occupancy and actual utilization rates of 

7 space in public buildings and federally-leased space to 

8 prepare the reports required under subsection (d). 

9 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Comptroller General 

10 of the United States shall include in the report re11 quired under paragraph (1) the cost of deploying sen12 sors and technologies pursuant to subsection (c) but 

13 shall exclude any such technologies that were in place 

14 before the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (h) INVESTIGATION OF UNDERUTILIZED SPACE.— 

16 (1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

17 90 days after the submission of each report under sub18 section (d), the head of each Federal agency shall sub19 mit to the inspector general of each respective agency 

20 a report detailing any public building or federally21 leased space with a capacity of 500 or more employ22 ees under the jurisdiction of the agency that has a 

23 utilization rate below 20 percent during the reporting 

24 period that is not a vacant office building. 
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1 (2) INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION.—On 

2 receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the inspector 

3 general of the relevant Federal agency shall conduct 

4 an investigation to determine whether there is any 

5 evidence of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement 

6 with respect to the use of the public building or feder7 ally-leased space identified in the report. 

8 SEC. 2303. IMPACT OF CRIME ON PUBLIC BUILDING USAGE 

9 ACT. 

10 (a) REPORT ON IMPACT OF CRIME ON PUBLIC BUILD11 ING USAGE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact12 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

13 States shall conduct a review and submit to the Committee 

14 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

15 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

16 House of Representatives a report outlining— 

17 (1) the effects of increased crime rates and safety 

18 concerns, including the use of fentanyl and other il19 licit drugs and substances, in areas surrounding Fed20 eral buildings on building usage for in-person work at 

21 Federal buildings; 

22 (2) how usage of different commuting modes of 

23 transportation to Federal buildings are affected by in24 creased crime rates; 
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1 (3) the effects of low office utilization rates on 

2 safety around Federal buildings; 

3 (4) any agency exceptions given to the policy set 

4 forth in the memorandum of the Office of Manage5 ment and Budget entitled ‘‘Measuring, Monitoring, 

6 and Improving Organizational Health and Organiza7 tional Performance in the Context of Evolving Agency 

8 Work Environments’’ and issued on April 13, 2023, 

9 due to unsafe commuting conditions; and 

10 (5) any costs associated with safety issues im11 pacting Federal building. 

12 (b) REPORT ON COSTS OF CRIME AROUND PUBLIC

13 BUILDINGS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact14 ment of this Act, the inspector general of the General Serv15 ices Administration, in coordination with inspectors gen16 eral of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the 

17 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

18 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

19 of the House of Representatives a report on the impacts on 

20 and costs associated with building operations related to 

21 crime and public safety in and around Federal buildings. 

22 SEC. 2304. FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF CONSTRUCTION USE 

23 AND SAFETY ACT. 

24 (a) ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS.—Section 

25 3307(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by add-
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1 ing at the end the following: ‘‘The Administrator shall no2 tify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and In3 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com4 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of 

5 any increase of more than 5 percent of an estimated max6 imum cost or of any increase or decrease in the scope or 

7 size of a project of 5 or more percent. Such notification shall 

8 include an explanation regarding any such increase or de9 crease. The scope or size of a project shall not increase or 

10 decrease by more than 10 percent unless an amended pro11 spectus is submitted and approved pursuant to this sec12 tion.’’ 

13 (b) PUBLIC SAFETY AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS.— 

14 (1) DATA COLLECTION.—The Administrator of 

15 General Services shall collect data from tenant Fed16 eral agencies reports of any safety incidents as a re17 sult of criminal or other activity impacting public 

18 safety in and around public buildings, as defined in 

19 section 3301 of title 40, United States Code. 

20 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

22 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In23 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

25 Senate a report that— 
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1 (A) contains the data collected under para2 graph (1); and 

3 (B) describes any actions taken or planned, 

4 if necessary, to improve building management 

5 and operations to address such incidents. 

6 (c) REDUCING WASTE IN NEW PROJECTS.—Section 

7 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

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

9 inserting ‘‘(referred to in this section as the ‘Adminis10 trator’)’’ after ‘‘Administrator of General Services’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 

14 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

16 ‘‘(9) information on any space occupied by the 

17 relevant agency in the geographical area of the pro18 posed facility, including uses, utilization rates, any 

19 proposed consolidations, and, if not proposed to be 

20 consolidated, a justification for such determination; 

21 ‘‘(10) a statement by the Administrator of wheth22 er the public building needs of the Government for the 

23 proposed space to be leased were formerly met by a 

24 federally owned building, including any building 

25 identified for disposal or sale; and 
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1 ‘‘(11) details on actual utilization rates, includ2 ing number of personnel assigned to the facility, num3 ber of personnel expected to work in-person at the fa4 cility and whether all personnel identified reflect 

5 filled and authorized positions.’’. 

6 (d) REVIEW OF SPECIAL USE SPACE.— 

7 (1) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the 

8 United States shall review the use of special use 

9 spaces in Federal buildings, including conference cen10 ters, fitness centers, and similar spaces to determine 

11 levels of utilization, opportunities for sharing, collo12 cating, and other efficiencies. 

13 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

15 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

16 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

17 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

18 and Public Works of the Senate a report containing 

19 the review under paragraph (1). 

20 (e) INTERAGENCY SPACE COORDINATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United 

22 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘§ 3319. Interagency space coordination 

2 ‘‘Unless a Federal agency specifically restricts the 

3 sharing of the information described in this section for na4 tional security purposes, the Administrator of General 

5 Services shall share with tenant Federal agencies pursuing 

6 new or replacement office space information on any other 

7 Federal agencies located in the same geographical area for 

8 purposes of determining opportunities for consolidations, 

9 collocations, or other space sharing to reduce the costs of 

10 space and maximize space utilization.’’. 

11 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 

12 chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘3319. Interagency space coordination.’’. 

14 (f) NOTIFICATION OF MILESTONES.—Section 3307 of 

15 title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following: 

17 ‘‘(i) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—For each project ap18 proved under this section, the Administrator shall notify, 

19 in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infra20 structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

21 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of any 

22 project milestones that are accomplished, including— 

23 ‘‘(1) the solicitation and award of design and 

24 construction services; 
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1 ‘‘(2) the completion of any actions required for 

2 the project pursuant to the National Environmental 

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

4 ‘‘(3) any ceremonies for the beginning or comple5 tion of the project; 

6 ‘‘(4) a naming ceremony for the project; and 

7 ‘‘(5) the completion of the project.’’. 

8 SEC. 2305. PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. 

9 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

10 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

11 conduct a review of the Public Buildings Service and sub12 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

13 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi14 ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report con15 taining the results of that review, including— 

16 (1) a review of the administration and manage17 ment of all Public Buildings Service real estate pro18 grams and activities, including— 

19 (A) a review and accounting of the number 

20 of employees and contract workers, including 

21 functions and the sources of funding (for example 

22 building operations, reimbursable work, project23 specific funding) categorized by region and orga24 nizational, management, and oversight structure 

25 within the Public Building Service, including 
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1 identification of components, programs, and re2 porting structures; 

3 (B) an accounting of in-person attendance 

4 by employee category and function; 

5 (C) an analysis, trends, and comparisons of 

6 staffing numbers and associated costs and other 

7 administrative costs over the 10 years preceding 

8 the review; and 

9 (D) an analysis of the effectiveness of orga10 nizational structure, management, and oversight 

11 in carrying out the mission of the Public Build12 ings Service; and 

13 (2) a review of the building operations account 

14 of the Federal Buildings Fund established by section 

15 592(a) of title 40, United States Code, including ac16 tivities and costs associated with conferences, train17 ing, and travel and transportation. 

18 SEC. 2306. SALE OF WEBSTER SCHOOL. 

19 (a) SALE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, the Ad20 ministrator of General Services (referred to in this section 

21 as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall sell the property described in 

22 subsection (b) at fair market value and for the highest and 

23 best use. 

24 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred to 

25 in subsection (a) is the property generally consisting of Lot 
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1 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest in Wash2 ington, District of Columbia, including the building known 

3 as the Webster School, subject to a survey, as determined 

4 appropriate by the Administrator. 

5 (c) TREATMENT OF NET PROCEEDS; FUTURE APPRO6 PRIATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any net proceeds received 

8 from the sale under this section shall be deposited into 

9 an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established 

10 by section 592(a) of title 40, United States Code (re11 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Fund’’). 

12 (2) FUTURE APPROPRIATION.—On deposit of net 

13 proceeds into the Fund under paragraph (1), those 

14 net proceeds may only be expended pursuant to a spe15 cific future appropriation. 

16 SEC. 2307. REAL PROPERTY CONVEYANCE. 

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

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

19 Services, on behalf of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 

20 of the Department of Justice, shall sell, by quitclaim deed, 

21 the property described in subsection (b) at fair market value 

22 and at highest and best use. 

23 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property to be sold 

24 under this section is all property, including all buildings 

25 and improvements thereon, located in the State of Missouri 
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1 in connection with the United States Penitentiary, Leaven2 worth, Kansas, and administered by the United States Bu3 reau of Prisons. 

4 (c) SURVEY REQUIRED.—As soon as practicable after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal description, 

6 including buildings, improvements, and acreage of the 

7 property to be sold under this section shall be determined 

8 by a survey that is satisfactory to the Administrator. 

9 (d) DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.—Any deferred mainte10 nance required pursuant to the agreement between the 

11 United States and the Farley-Beverly Drainage District 

12 and entered into on April 18, 1967, shall be addressed before 

13 sale of the property under this section. 

14 (e) COSTS.—Any costs incurred for the completion of 

15 the survey or other activities undertaken to prepare the 

16 property for sale under this section, including costs related 

17 to the deferred maintenance requirements described in sub18 section (d), shall be reimbursed from the gross proceeds of 

19 the sale. 

20 (f) NET PROCEEDS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any net proceeds received 

22 from the sale of the property under this section shall 

23 be deposited into an account in the Federal Buildings 

24 Fund established by section 592(a) of title 40, United 

25 States Code. 
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1 (2) FUTURE APPROPRIATION.—On deposit of net 

2 proceeds into the Fund under paragraph (1), the net 

3 proceeds may be expended only subject to a specific 

4 future appropriation. 

5 (g) PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP.— 

6 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms 

7 ‘‘beneficial owner’’, ‘‘foreign entity’’, and ‘‘foreign 

8 person’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec9 tion 2 of the Secure Federal LEASEs Act (40 U.S.C. 

10 585 note; Public Law 116–276). 

11 (2) PROHIBITION.—The property described in 

12 subsection (b) may not be sold to any foreign person 

13 or foreign entity, including if the foreign person or 

14 foreign entity is a beneficial owner of the foreign per15 son or foreign entity. 

16 SEC. 2308. THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT BUILDING ACCESSI17 BILITY ACT. 

18 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

19 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

20 report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc21 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

22 Environment and Public Works of the Senate on the com23 pliance under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 

24 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) of all office buildings under the juris-
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1 diction, custody, or control of the General Services Adminis2 tration. 

3 SEC. 2309. REVISION OF DESIGN STANDARDS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

6 Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) 

7 shall revise the process by which the Administrator updates 

8 or changes the P100 facilities standards guidance document 

9 for federally owned buildings under the custody and control 

10 of the General Services Administration. 

11 (b) PROCESS.—The Administrator shall ensure that 

12 the process revised under subsection (a) requires— 

13 (1) a public comment period for any updates or 

14 changes to the documents described in such subsection; 

15 (2) publication of those updates or changes in the 

16 Federal Register and on the website of the General 

17 Services Administration; and 

18 (3) a summary of any comments received during 

19 the public comment period. 

20 (c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit to the 

21 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ23 ment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing 

24 the revisions to the process required under subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 2310. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATIONS. 

2 Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code (as 

3 amended by section 2304(f)), is amended by adding at the 

4 end the following: 

5 ‘‘(j) EXPIRATION OF COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Unless a lease is awarded or 

7 a construction, alteration, repair, design, or acquisi8 tion project is initiated not later than 5 years after 

9 the resolution approvals adopted by the Committee on 

10 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

11 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

12 and Public Works of the Senate pursuant to sub13 section (a), the resolutions shall be deemed expired. 

14 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall only 

15 apply to resolutions approved after the date of enact16 ment of this subsection.’’. 

17 SEC. 2311. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL COURTHOUSE TO 

18 THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

21 Services shall offer to convey to the City of Huntsville, Ala22 bama, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

23 and to the property described in subsection (b). 

24 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The property referred 

25 to in subsection (a) is the parcel of land and building lo26 cated at 101 E. Holmes Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama, 
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1 which is known as the ‘‘Huntsville Courthouse and Post Of2 fice’’. 

3 (c) CONSIDERATION.—In exchange for the conveyance 

4 of the Huntsville Courthouse and Post Office to the City 

5 of Huntsville, Alabama under this title, the Administrator 

6 of General Services shall require the City of Huntsville, Ala7 bama, to pay to the Administrator of General Services, sub8 ject to subsection (d), consideration in an amount equal to 

9 the fair market value of the Huntsville Courthouse and Post 

10 Office, as determined based on an appraisal that is accept11 able to the Administrator of General Services. 

12 (d) CREDITS.—In lieu of all or a portion of the 

13 amount of consideration for the Huntsville Courthouse and 

14 Post Office, the Administrator of General Services shall ac15 cept as consideration for the conveyance of such Huntsville 

16 Courthouse and Post Office any credits related to the ap17 praised value of the 4.76-acre parcel of land located at 660 

18 Gallatin Street, Huntsville, Alabama. 

19 (e) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance under 

20 this section, the City shall pay all costs associated with the 

21 conveyance. 

22 SEC. 2312. WILBUR J. COHEN FEDERAL BUILDING. 

23 (a) SALE.—Not later than 2 years after the vacancy 

24 of existing Federal agencies, the Administrator of General 

25 Services shall sell for fair market value at highest and best 
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1 use, the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal building located at 330 

2 Independence Avenue SW in Washington, D.C. 

3 (b) NET PROCEEDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any net proceeds received 

5 from the sale of the property under this section shall 

6 be deposited into an account in the Federal Buildings 

7 Fund established by section 592(a) of title 40, United 

8 States Code. 

9 (2) FUTURE APPROPRIATION.—On deposit of net 

10 proceeds into the Fund under paragraph (1), such net 

11 proceeds may be expended only subject to a specific 

12 future appropriation. 

13 (c) PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP.— 

14 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms 

15 ‘‘beneficial owner’’, ‘‘foreign entity’’, and ‘‘foreign 

16 person’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec17 tion 2 of the Secure Federal LEASEs Act (40 U.S.C. 

18 585 note; Public Law 116–276). 

19 (2) PROHIBITION.—The property described in 

20 subsection (a) may not be sold to any foreign person 

21 or foreign entity, including if the foreign person or 

22 foreign entity is a beneficial owner of the foreign per23 son or foreign entity. 
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1 SEC. 2313. EUGENE E. SILER, JR. UNITED STATES COURT2 HOUSE ANNEX. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—The United States courthouse 

4 annex located at 310 South Main Street in London, Ken5 tucky, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Eugene E. 

6 Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex’’. 

7 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu8 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

9 States to the United States courthouse annex referred to in 

10 subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Eu11 gene E. Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex’’. 

12 SEC. 2314. SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN FEDERAL BUILD13 ING. 

14 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building located at 50 

15 United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California, shall 

16 be known and designated as the ‘‘Senator Dianne Feinstein 

17 Federal Building’’. 

18 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu19 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

20 States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) 

21 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Senator Dianne 

22 Feinstein Federal Building’’. 

23 SEC. 2315. REUBEN E. LAWSON FEDERAL BUILDING. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

25 (1) Reuben E. Lawson dedicated his life and ca26 reer to promoting the ideals of equality and inclusion 
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1 as a lawyer for the Roanoke chapter of the National 

2 Association for the Advancement of Colored People 

3 (commonly known as the ‘‘NAACP’’) who actively 

4 worked to end segregation in Southwest Virginia; 

5 (2) arguing a number of significant cases in the 

6 Western District of Virginia, Reuben E. Lawson 

7 fought to ensure the enforcement of Brown v. Board 

8 of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), so that 

9 schools in the Roanoke region would be fully inte10 grated; and 

11 (3) Southwest Virginians are indebted to Reuben 

12 E. Lawson for his important work in ending segrega13 tion, and it is fitting that he be remembered in the 

14 current home of the court in which he valiantly 

15 fought. 

16 (b) REDESIGNATION.—The Richard H. Poff Federal 

17 Building located at 210 Franklin Road Southwest in Roa18 noke, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Reu19 ben E. Lawson Federal Building’’. 

20 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu21 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

22 States to the Richard H. Poff Federal Building shall be 

23 deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Reuben E. Lawson Federal 

24 Building’’. 
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1 SEC. 2316. IRENE M. KEELEY UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION.—The United States courthouse lo3 cated at 500 West Pike Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia, 

4 shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Irene M. Keeley 

5 United States Courthouse’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu7 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

8 States to the United States courthouse referred to in sub9 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Irene 

10 M. Keeley United States Courthouse’’. 

11 SEC. 2317. VIRGINIA SMITH FEDERAL BUILDING. 

12 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building located at 

13 300 E. 3rd Street in North Platte, Nebraska, shall be known 

14 and designated as the ‘‘Virginia Smith Federal Building’’. 

15 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu16 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

17 States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) 

18 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Virginia Smith 

19 Federal Building’’. 

20 SEC. 2318. HAROLD L. MURPHY FEDERAL BUILDING AND 

21 UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

23 (1) Judge Harold L. Murphy was born in 

24 Felton, Georgia, in 1927; 
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1 (2) Judge Murphy attended West Georgia College 

2 before serving in the United States Navy during the 

3 closing years of World War II; 

4 (3) Judge Murphy resumed his studies at the 

5 University of Mississippi and the University of Geor6 gia School of Law, where he graduated in 1949; 

7 (4) Judge Murphy began a law practice in 

8 Haralson County, Georgia, and in 1950 was elected 

9 to the Georgia House of Representatives as the young10 est Member at the time; 

11 (5) Judge Murphy served five consecutive terms 

12 before stepping down in 1961 to focus on practicing 

13 law; 

14 (6) in 1971, Judge Murphy was appointed by 

15 Governor Jimmy Carter to the Superior Court for the 

16 Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit, and following his elec17 tion in 1976, President Carter nominated Judge Mur18 phy to the United States District Court for the North19 ern District of Georgia; 

20 (7) Judge Murphy was confirmed by the United 

21 States Senate on July 28, 1977; 

22 (8) for 45 years, Judge Murphy served his coun23 try on the Federal bench and became an acclaimed ju24 rist and legal icon with a stellar reputation that ex25 tended far beyond Georgia; 
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1 (9) Judge Murphy always displayed a quick wit 

2 and a keen sense of humor, was kind and empathetic, 

3 and treated all those who appeared before him with 

4 courtesy and respect; 

5 (10) Judge Murphy worked tirelessly and carried 

6 a full docket until the age of 90, when he took senior 

7 judge status in the Northern District of Georgia; 

8 (11) Judge Murphy continued to preside over 

9 cases until his death on December 28, 2022; 

10 (12) Judge Murphy received many professional 

11 awards and recognitions, including from the State 

12 Bar of Georgia and the University of Georgia School 

13 of Law; 

14 (13) in 2014, Alabama State University re15 named its graduate school after Judge Murphy in rec16 ognition of his landmark ruling in Knight v. Ala17 bama, a long-running case that the Eleventh Circuit 

18 Court of Appeals asked him to handle involving the 

19 vestiges of racial segregation then present in the Ala20 bama University System; and 

21 (14) above all else, Judge Murphy was a loving 

22 and devoted husband and father—and a strong role 

23 model. 

24 (b) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United 

25 States courthouse located at 600 East First Street in Rome, 
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1 Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Harold L. 

2 Murphy Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’. 

3 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu4 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

5 States to the Federal building and United States courthouse 

6 referred to in subsection (b) shall be deemed to be a reference 

7 to the ‘‘Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United 

8 States Courthouse’’. 

9 SEC. 2319. FELICITAS AND GONZALO MENDEZ UNITED 

10 STATES COURTHOUSE. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION.—The United States courthouse lo12 cated at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, shall 

13 be known and designated as the ‘‘Felicitas and Gonzalo 

14 Mendez United States Courthouse’’. 

15 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu16 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

17 States to the United States courthouse referred to in sub18 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Felicitas 

19 and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse’’. 

20 SEC. 2320. HELEN EDWARDS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CEN21 TER. 

22 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Energy Inte23 grated Engineering Research Center Federal Building lo24 cated at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Ba-
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1 tavia, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Helen 

2 Edwards Engineering Research Center’’. 

3 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu4 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

5 States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) 

6 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Helen Edwards 

7 Engineering Research Center’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4367 

AMENDMENT