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Union Calendar No. 487 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8812 

[Report No. 118–587] 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, 

to provide for the conservation and development of water and related 

resources, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2024 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

ROUZER, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JULY 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 25, 2024] 


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A BILL 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 

the United States, to provide for the conservation and 

development of water and related resources, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2024’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 101. Continuing authority programs. 

Sec. 102. Community project advisor. 

Sec. 103. Minimum real estate interest. 

Sec. 104. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. 

Sec. 105. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. 

Sec. 106. Review process. 

Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. 

Sec. 108. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. 

Sec. 109. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. 

Sec. 110. Fish and wildlife mitigation. 

Sec. 111. Harbor deepening. 

Sec. 112. Emerging harbors. 

Sec. 113. Remote and subsistence harbors. 

Sec. 114. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 

Sec. 115. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. 

Sec. 116. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships. 

Sec. 117. Maximization of beneficial use. 

Sec. 118. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling. 

Sec. 119. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 

Sec. 120. Updates to certain water control manuals. 

Sec. 121. Water supply mission. 

Sec. 122. Real estate administrative fees. 

Sec. 123. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities. 

Sec. 124. Retention of recreation fees. 

Sec. 125. Databases of Corps recreational sites. 

Sec. 126. Services of volunteers. 

Sec. 127. Nonrecreation outgrant policy. 

Sec. 128. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program. 

Sec. 129. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 

Sec. 130. Treatment of projects in covered communities. 

Sec. 131. Ability to pay. 

Sec. 132. Tribal partnership program. 

Sec. 133. Funding to process permits. 

Sec. 134. Project studies subject to independent external peer review. 


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Sec. 135. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 

Sec. 136. Remote operations at Corps dams. 

Sec. 137. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 

Sec. 138. Support of Army civil works missions. 

Sec. 139. National coastal mapping program. 

Sec. 140. Watershed and river basin assessments. 

Sec. 141. Removal of abandoned vessels. 

Sec. 142. Corrosion prevention. 

Sec. 143. Missouri River existing features protection. 

Sec. 144. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 

Sec. 145. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 

Sec. 146. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. 

Sec. 147. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration. 

Sec. 148. Sense of Congress related to water data. 

Sec. 149. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits. 

Sec. 150. Reporting and oversight. 

Sec. 151. Sacramento River watershed Native American site and cultural resource 

protection pilot program. 

Sec. 152. Emergency drought operations pilot program. 

Sec. 153. Report on minimum real estate interest. 

Sec. 154. Levee Owners Board. 

Sec. 155. Definition. 

TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 

Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 

Sec. 202. Expedited completion. 

Sec. 203. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies. 

Sec. 204. Corps of Engineers reports. 

Sec. 205. GAO studies. 

Sec. 206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expenditures. 

Sec. 207. Examination of reduction of microplastics. 

Sec. 208. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas. 

Sec. 209. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connection, Louisiana. 

Sec. 210. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study. 

Sec. 211. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation. 

Sec. 212. Oceanside, California. 

Sec. 213. Coastal Washington. 

Sec. 214. Cherryfield Dam, Narraguagus River, Maine. 

Sec. 215. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 216. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin. 

Sec. 217. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas. 

Sec. 218. Sea sparrow accounting. 

Sec. 219. Wilson Lock floating guide wall, Alabama. 

Sec. 220. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. 

TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 

Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 

Sec. 302. General reauthorizations. 

Sec. 303. Conveyances. 

Sec. 304. Lakes program. 

Sec. 305. Maintenance of navigation channels. 

Sec. 306. Asset divestiture. 


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Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. 

Sec. 308. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. 

Sec. 309. Shore protection and restoration. 

Sec. 310. Hopper dredge McFarland replacement. 

Sec. 311. Acequias irrigation systems. 

Sec. 312. Pacific region. 

Sec. 313. Selma, Alabama. 

Sec. 314. Barrow, Alaska. 

Sec. 315. San Francisco Bay, California. 

Sec. 316. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California. 

Sec. 317. Faulkner Island, Connecticut. 

Sec. 318. Broadkill Beach, Delaware. 

Sec. 319. Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia. 

Sec. 320. Washington Aqueduct. 

Sec. 321. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, 

Maryland, and Virginia. 

Sec. 322. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. 

Sec. 323. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. 

Sec. 324. Dillard Road, Patoka Lake, Indiana. 

Sec. 325. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana. 

Sec. 326. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. 

Sec. 327. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana. 

Sec. 328. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minnesota. 

Sec. 329. Missouri River levee system, Missouri. 

Sec. 330. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas. 

Sec. 331. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. 

Sec. 332. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New 

Jersey. 

Sec. 333. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. 

Sec. 334. Willamette Valley, Oregon. 

Sec. 335. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington. 

Sec. 336. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas. 

Sec. 337. Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty Deficiency, Port Lavaca, Texas. 

Sec. 338. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. 

Sec. 339. Western Washington State, Washington. 

Sec. 340. Environmental infrastructure. 

Sec. 341. Specific deauthorizations. 

Sec. 342. Congressional notification of deferred payment agreement request. 

TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 

Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 

Sec. 402. Facility investment. 

1 SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 

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

3 of the Army. 


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1 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

2 SEC. 101. CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DE4 LIVERY FOR CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM

5 PROJECTS.— 

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

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

8 implement a pilot program, in accordance with this 

9 subsection, allowing a non-Federal interest or the Sec10 retary to carry out a project under a continuing au11 thority program through the use of an alternative de12 livery method. 

13 (2) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall imple14 ment the pilot program under this subsection through 

15 a single office, which shall be headed by a Director. 

16 (3) PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In car17 rying out paragraph (1), the Director shall— 

18 (A) solicit project proposals from non-Fed19 eral interests by posting program information on 

20 a public-facing website and reaching out to non21 Federal interests that have previously submitted 

22 project requests to the Secretary; 

23 (B) review such proposals and select 

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1 native delivery methods used for the selected 

2 projects; and 

3 (C) notify the Committee on Transportation 

4 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa5 tives and the Committee on Environment and 

6 Public Works of the Senate of each project se7 lected under subparagraph (B), including— 

8 (i) identification of the project name, 

9 type, and location, and the associated non10 Federal interest; 

11 (ii) a description of the type of alter12 native delivery method being used to carry 

13 out the project; and 

14 (iii) a description of how the project 

15 meets the authorized purposes and require16 ments of the applicable continuing author17 ity program. 

18 (4) COST SHARE.—The Federal and non-Federal 

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

20 this subsection shall be consistent with the cost share 

21 requirements of the applicable continuing authority 

22 program. 

23 (5) MODIFICATIONS TO PROCESSES.—With re24 spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), the 

25 Secretary shall— 


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1 (A) allow the non-Federal interest to con2 tribute more than the non-Federal share of the 

3 project required under the applicable continuing 

4 authority program; 

5 (B) allow the use of return on Federal in6 vestment as an alternative to benefit-cost anal7 ysis; 

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

9 audit process to replace existing crediting, over10 sight, and review processes and procedures; and 

11 (D) notwithstanding any otherwise applica12 ble requirement of a continuing authority pro13 gram, allow the use of a single contract with the 

14 non-Federal interest that incorporates the feasi15 bility and construction phases, and may also in16 clude the operations and maintenance of the 

17 project. 

18 (6) CREDIT OR REIMBURSEMENT.— 

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

20 paragraph (3) that is carried out by a non-Fed21 eral interest pursuant to this subsection shall be 

22 eligible for credit or reimbursement for the Fed23 eral share of the cost of the project if, before ini24 tiation of construction of the project— 


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1 (i) the non-Federal interest enters into 

2 a written agreement with the Secretary 

3 under section 221 of the Flood Control Act 

4 of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), including an 

5 agreement to pay the non-Federal share of 

6 the cost of operation and maintenance of the 

7 project, consistent with the applicable con8 tinuing authority program; and 

9 (ii) the Director— 

10 (I) reviews the plans for construc11 tion of the project developed by the 

12 non-Federal interest; 

13 (II) determines that the project 

14 meets the requirements of the applica15 ble continuing authority program; 

16 (III) determines that the project 

17 outputs are consistent with the project 

18 scope; 

19 (IV) determines that the plans 

20 comply with applicable Federal laws 

21 and regulations; and 

22 (V) verifies that the construction 

23 documents, including supporting infor24 mation, have been signed by an Engi25 neer of Record. 


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1 (B) APPLICATION OF CREDIT.—With respect 

2 to a project selected under paragraph (3), the 

3 Secretary may only apply credit under subpara4 graph (A) toward the non-Federal share of that 

5 project. 

6 (C) APPLICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 

7 The Secretary may only provide reimbursement 

8 under subparagraph (A) if the Director certifies 

9 that— 

10 (i) the non-Federal interest has obli11 gated funds for the cost of the project se12 lected under paragraph (3) and has re13 quested reimbursement of the Federal share 

14 of the cost of the project; and 

15 (ii) the project has been constructed in 

16 accordance with— 

17 (I) all applicable permits or ap18 provals; and 

19 (II) the requirements of this sub20 section. 

21 (D) MONITORING.—The Director shall regu22 larly monitor and audit any project constructed 

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1 (i) the construction is carried out in 

2 compliance with the requirements of this 

3 subsection; and 

4 (ii) the costs of construction are rea5 sonable. 

6 (7) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.—The Direc7 tor shall annually submit to the Committee on Trans8 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep9 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 

10 Public Works of the Senate a report on the progress 

11 and outcomes of projects carried out pursuant to this 

12 subsection, including— 

13 (A) an assessment of whether the use of al14 ternative delivery methods has resulted in cost 

15 savings or time efficiencies; and 

16 (B) identification of changes to laws or 

17 policies needed in order to implement more 

18 projects using alternative delivery methods. 

19 (8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

20 (A) ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD.—The 

21 term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ means a 

22 project delivery method that is not the tradi23 tional design-bid-build method, including pro24 gressive design-build, public-private partner25 ships, and construction manager at risk. 


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1 (B) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM.— 

2 The term ‘‘continuing authority program’’ has 

3 the meaning given that term in the section 

4 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and 

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

6 (C) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ 

7 means the Director of the office through which 

8 the Secretary is implementing the pilot program 

9 under this subsection. 

10 (D) RETURN ON FEDERAL INVESTMENT.— 

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

12 with respect to Federal investment in a water re13 sources development project, the economic return 

14 on the investment for the Federal Government, 

15 taking into consideration qualitative returns for 

16 any anticipated life safety, risk reduction, eco17 nomic growth, environmental, and social benefits 

18 accruing as a result of the investment. 

19 (9) SUNSET.—The authority to commence pursu20 ant to this subsection a project selected under para21 graph (3) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

23 (10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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1 (b) MODIFICATIONS TO CONTINUING AUTHORITY PRO2 GRAMS.— 

3 (1) DELEGATION OF DECISIONMAKING AUTHOR4 ITY.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to a 

6 project carried out pursuant to subsection (a), 

7 the Secretary shall delegate decisionmaking au8 thority and review of projects under a con9 tinuing authority program to the District Com10 mander of the district of the Corps of Engineers 

11 in which the project is located. 

12 (B) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Authority dele13 gated under subparagraph (A) shall include au14 thority related to the approval of project initi15 ation, allocation of funds within statutory lim16 its, and oversight of project implementation. 

17 (2) PROCEDURE FOR EXTENDING COST LIMITS.— 

18 (A) INITIAL DETERMINATION.—If, during 

19 the preconstruction phase of a project under a 

20 continuing authority program, the total Federal 

21 costs of the project are projected to exceed the es22 tablished Federal per-project limit, the District 

23 Commander to whom authority has been dele24 gated under paragraph (1) with respect to the 

25 project shall conduct an assessment to determine 


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1 whether the project can continue to be carried 

2 out with a revised scope. 

3 (B) TRANSITION TO NEW FEASIBILITY

4 STUDY CASE 1.—If the District Commander de5 termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 

6 cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 

7 scope within the existing authority for the 

8 project, and the cost of completing the project is 

9 not projected to exceed twice the applicable estab10 lished per-project limit— 

11 (i) the project may be considered a new 

12 feasibility study and shall be prioritized for 

13 investigation funds from the Secretary to 

14 minimize starts and stops on project imple15 mentation; and 

16 (ii) such transition to a new feasibility 

17 study shall require approval from the Sec18 retary and shall include a notification to 

19 Congress. 

20 (C) TRANSITION TO NEW FEASIBILITY

21 STUDY CASE 2.—If the District Commander de22 termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 

23 cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 

24 scope within the existing authority for the 

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1 projected to exceed twice the applicable estab2 lished per-project limit, the project may only 

3 continue as a feasibility study subject to the re4 quirements of section 105 of the Water Resources 

5 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215). 

6 (D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—A project carried 

7 out pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall not 

8 count towards the annual program funding au9 thorization limits for the applicable continuing 

10 authority program. 

11 (3) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM DE12 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘continuing au13 thority program’’ has the meaning given that term in 

14 the section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform 

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

16 (c) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PRO17 TECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 

18 U.S.C. 701r) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

20 (d) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM21 PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act of 

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

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

24 and inserting ‘‘$62,500,000’’; and 


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

2 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 

3 (e) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

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

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

6 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 

7 (f) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 206 

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

9 2330) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(3) ANADROMOUS FISH.—Notwithstanding 

13 paragraph (1), for projects carried out under sub14 section (a)(3), the non-Federal interest shall provide 

15 15 percent of the cost of construction, including provi16 sion of all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and nec17 essary relocations.’’; and 

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

19 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

20 (g) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN21 NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 

22 701g) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

24 (h) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF

25 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 ‘‘$12,500,000’’; 

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 (i) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Flood Con13 trol Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amended to read 

14 as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 205. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

17 program for the implementation, in partnership with non18 Federal interests, of small structural or nonstructural 

19 projects for flood risk management, stormwater manage20 ment, and related purposes not specifically authorized by 

21 Congress when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such 

22 work is advisable. 

23 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND

25 STORMWATER PURPOSES.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed2 eral share for a project implemented under this 

3 section of the costs assigned to purposes described 

4 in subsection (a) shall be 35 percent. 

5 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal in6 terest for a project implemented under this sec7 tion shall pay 5 percent of the costs assigned to 

8 purposes described in subsection (a) during con9 struction of the project. 

10 ‘‘(2) OTHER PURPOSES.—The non-Federal share 

11 for a project implemented under this section of the 

12 costs assigned to purposes not described in subsection 

13 (a) shall be consistent with the cost share require14 ments of section 103 of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 

16 ‘‘(3) LANDS.—The non-Federal interest for a 

17 project implemented under this section shall provide 

18 all lands, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material 

19 disposal areas, and perform all related necessary relo20 cations. 

21 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project under 

22 this section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal inter23 est has entered into an agreement with the Secretary to 

24 pay— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the non-Federal share of the costs of con2 struction required by this section; and 

3 ‘‘(2) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, 

4 replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with 

5 the project in accordance with regulations prescribed 

6 by the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(d) COMPLETENESS.—A project implemented under 

8 this section shall be complete in itself and shall not commit 

9 the United States to any additional improvement for the 

10 successful operation of the project. 

11 ‘‘(e) FLEXIBILITY IN PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLE12 MENTATION.—The Secretary is authorized to, in coordina13 tion with the non-Federal interest for a project implemented 

14 under this section, incorporate natural features and nature15 based features, water reuse and recycling practices, and 

16 other innovative stormwater management practices and 

17 techniques, including green infrastructure, permeable pave18 ments, rain gardens, and retention basins into the project. 

19 ‘‘(f) CONSIDERATION.—In implementing a project 

20 under this section, the Secretary shall, where appropriate, 

21 examine opportunities to include features for the reclama22 tion, treatment, and reuse of flood water and stormwater 

23 associated with the project that will not result in— 

24 ‘‘(1) a determination that the project is not eco25 nomically justified; or 


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1 ‘‘(2) the limitation described in subsection (h)(1) 

2 conflicting with the required Federal share of the cost 

3 of the project. 

4 ‘‘(g) STORMWATER-RELATED PROJECTS.—For any 

5 project for stormwater management implemented under this 

6 section, the Secretary shall include management of 

7 stormwater that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet 

8 per second for the 10-percent flood. 

9 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 

10 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—Not more than $15,000,000 

11 in Federal funds may be allocated under this section 

12 for a single project within a single specific geographic 

13 area, such as a city, town, or county. 

14 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

16 this section $90,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 

17 (2) EFFECT ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Noth18 ing in the amendment made by this subsection shall 

19 affect any agreement in effect on the date of enact20 ment of this Act under section 205 of the Flood Con21 trol Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), except that, upon 

22 request by the non-Federal interest for the project that 

23 is the subject of such an agreement, the Secretary and 

24 the non-Federal interest may modify the agreement to 


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1 reflect the requirements of such section 205, as so 

2 amended. 

3 (j) COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 

4 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 

5 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking the subsection heading and in7 serting ‘‘COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pilot pro9 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘program’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) 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 project requests to the Secretary; and’’; and 

18 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 

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

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

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 

23 subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize the following 

24 projects: 


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1 ‘‘(A) Projects located in coastal commu2 nities in western Alaska impacted by Typhoon 

3 Merbok. 

4 ‘‘(B) The Hatch Dam project, Arizona, car5 ried out pursuant to section 205 of the Flood 

6 Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 

7 ‘‘(C) Projects located in Guam.’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

11 this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 

12 SEC. 102. COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR. 

13 (a) COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR.—Not later than 1 

14 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall establish a single office to assist non-Federal interests 

16 in accessing Federal resources related to water resources de17 velopment projects, which shall be headed by a community 

18 project advisor appointed by the Secretary. 

19 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The community project advi20 sor appointed under this section shall— 

21 (1) provide guidance to potential non-Federal 

22 interests on accessing programs, services, and other 

23 assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers 

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1 (A) continuing authority programs (as such 

2 term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the 

3 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

4 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d)); 

5 (B) section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 

6 (33 U.S.C. 408); 

7 (C) section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 

8 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a); 

9 (D) section 22 of the Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16); 

11 (E) section 203 of the Water Resources De12 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231); 

13 (F) section 204 of the Water Resources De14 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232); 

15 (G) section 203 of the Water Resources De16 velopment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269); 

17 (H) section 5014 of the Water Resources Re18 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

19 2201 note); and 

20 (I) the Water Infrastructure Finance and 

21 Innovation Act (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 

22 (2) conduct outreach and workshops for potential 

23 non-Federal interests to provide information on such 

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1 (3) identify programs, services, and other assist2 ance made available by other Federal and State agen3 cies relating to water resources development projects 

4 for purposes of advising potential non-Federal inter5 ests on the best available applicable assistance. 

6 (c) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out activities under 

7 this section, to the maximum extent practicable, the commu8 nity project advisor shall prioritize providing assistance 

9 with respect to water resources development projects that 

10 will benefit a rural community, a small community, or a 

11 community described in the guidance issued by the Sec12 retary under section 160 of the Water Resources Develop13 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

14 (d) ELECTRONIC PORTAL.— 

15 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out this sec16 tion, the Secretary shall develop an online, interactive 

17 portal that— 

18 (A) contains information relating to the as19 sistance described in subsection (b); and 

20 (B) can be used by a potential non-Federal 

21 interest as a succinct guide to accessing such as22 sistance based on the applicable potential water 

23 resources development project. 

24 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure 

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1 made available in a prominent location on the pub2 lic-facing website of the headquarters of the Corps of 

3 Engineers and of each district and division of the 

4 Corps of Engineers. 

5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

7 $10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

8 SEC. 103. MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 

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

10 to the non-Federal interest for an authorized water re11 sources development project a real estate plan for the project 

12 that includes a description of the real estate interests re13 quired for construction, operation and maintenance, repair, 

14 rehabilitation, or replacement of the project, including any 

15 specific details and legal requirements necessary for imple16 mentation of the project. 

17 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM INTEREST.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each authorized water re19 sources development project for which an interest in 

20 real property is required for any applicable construc21 tion, operation and maintenance, repair, rehabilita22 tion, or replacement, the Secretary shall identify the 

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1 (2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out para2 graph (1), the Secretary shall identify an interest 

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

4 Secretary determines that— 

5 (A) such an interest is sufficient for con6 struction, operation and maintenance, repair, re7 habilitation, and replacement of the applicable 

8 project; and 

9 (B) the non-Federal interest cannot legally 

10 make available to the Secretary an interest in fee 

11 simple title for purposes of the project. 

12 (c) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal interest for an 

13 authorized water resources development project shall pro14 vide for the project an interest in the applicable real prop15 erty that is the minimum interest identified under sub16 section (b). 

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

18 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc19 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

20 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report con21 taining— 

22 (1) a summary of all instances in which the Sec23 retary identified under subsection (b) fee simple title 

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1 activity for which the non-Federal interest requested 

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

3 (2) with respect to each such instance, a descrip4 tion of the legal requirements that resulted in identi5 fying fee simple title as the minimum interest. 

6 (e) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—At the request of a non7 Federal interest, an agreement entered into under section 

8 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 

9 5b) between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest be10 fore the date of enactment of this Act may be amended to 

11 reflect the requirements of this section. 

12 SEC. 104. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 

13 PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 

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

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

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘may undertake a feder19 ally authorized feasibility study of a pro20 posed water resources development project, 

21 or,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘may un22 dertake and submit to the Secretary— 

23 ‘‘(A) a federally authorized feasibility study 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘upon the written ap2 proval’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(B) upon the determination’’; 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so des5 ignated)— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘undertake’’; and 

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

8 study to the Secretary’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘or constructed by a non-Federal inter10 est pursuant to section 204’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (i) in the matter preceding subpara13 graph (A)— 

14 (I) by striking ‘‘, as soon as prac15 ticable,’’; and 

16 (II) by striking ‘‘non-Federal in17 terests to’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal 

18 interests that’’; 

19 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

20 inserting the following: 

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

22 guidance for the non-Federal interest to use in 

23 developing a feasibility study that complies with 

24 requirements that would apply to a feasibility 

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

2 the period at the end and inserting a semi3 colon; and 

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

5 ‘‘(C) provide guidance to a non-Federal in6 terest on obtaining support from the Secretary to 

7 complete elements of a feasibility study that may 

8 be considered inherently governmental and re9 quired to be done by a Federal agency; and 

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

11 Corps of Engineers that a non-Federal interest 

12 may use to initiate coordination with the Sec13 retary and identify at what stages coordination 

14 may be beneficial.’’; and 

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

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

17 requests to undertake a feasibility study on a modi18 fication to a constructed water resources development 

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

20 expeditiously provide to the non-Federal interest the 

21 determination required under such paragraph with 

22 respect to whether conceptual modifications, as pre23 sented by the non-Federal interest, are consistent with 

24 the authorized purposes of the project.’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

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

3 ‘‘receives a request under this paragraph’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘receives a study submission 

5 under subsection (a) or receives a request 

6 under subparagraph (A)’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE9 QUIRED.—The Secretary shall notify a non-Fed10 eral interest if, upon initial review of a submis11 sion received under subsection (a) or a receipt of 

12 a request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

13 requires additional information to perform the 

14 required analyses, reviews, and compliance proc15 esses and include in such notification a detailed 

16 description of the required information.’’; 

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

18 the following: 

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

20 submission under subsection (a) or receipt of a re21 quest under paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall no22 tify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc23 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com24 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen25 ate of the submission or request and a timeline for 


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1 completion of the required analyses, reviews, and 

2 compliance processes and shall notify the non-Federal 

3 interest of such timeline.’’; and 

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

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

6 ‘‘receiving a study submission under subsection 

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

8 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a project’’; 

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

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

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

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

16 a non-Federal interest under this subsection may not 

17 exceed the maximum Federal cost for a feasibility 

18 study initiated by the Secretary under section 

19 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Devel20 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)).’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

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

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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 re7 lated to carrying out a feasibility study pursuant to section 

8 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

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

10 submit to the Secretary a request to amend such agreement 

11 to reflect the amendments made by this section. 

12 SEC. 105. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP13 MENT PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTER14 ESTS. 

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

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

17 (1) in subsection (c)(1)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘an appropriate non-Fed19 eral interest’’ and inserting ‘‘a non-Federal in20 terest carrying out a project, or separable ele21 ment of a project, under this section’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘on construction for any 

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1 (C) by inserting ‘‘, consistent with the au2 thorized cost share for the project,’’ after ‘‘United 

3 States funds’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clauses 

6 (i) through (iii) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) the non-Federal interest— 

8 ‘‘(I) enters into a written agree9 ment with the Secretary under section 

10 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

11 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), including an 

12 agreement to pay the non-Federal 

13 share, if any, of the cost of operation 

14 and maintenance of the project; 

15 ‘‘(II) makes any information rel16 evant to carrying out the project avail17 able to the Secretary to review; and 

18 ‘‘(III) identifies features of the 

19 project or separable element that are 

20 outside the scope of the authorized 

21 project; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 

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1 ‘‘(II) determines the project out2 puts are consistent with the authorized 

3 project and construction would not re4 sult in life safety concerns; 

5 ‘‘(III) determines that the plans 

6 comply with applicable Federal laws 

7 and regulations; and 

8 ‘‘(IV) verifies that the construc9 tion documents, including supporting 

10 information, have been signed by an 

11 Engineer of Record; and’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

14 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), re15 spectively; and 

16 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

17 (A) the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) the non-Federal interest has obligated 

19 or expended funds for the cost of a discrete seg20 ment or separable element thereof and has re21 quested reimbursement of the Federal share of the 

22 cost of the discrete segment or separable ele23 ment;’’; and 

24 (iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes25 ignated), by inserting ‘‘, discrete segment of 


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1 the project, or separable element of the 

2 project,’’ after ‘‘the project’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

4 (i) by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(ii) before the review and approval of 

7 plans under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Sec8 retary makes the determinations required 

9 under subclauses (II) and (III) of para10 graph (1)(A)(ii) with respect to the discrete 

11 segment.’’; 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik13 ing ‘‘plans approved under paragraph 

14 (1)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘the plans re15 viewed under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’’; 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik17 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 

19 (iv) in subparagraph (D)(i) by strik20 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 

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

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

2 interest to initiate design and construction that 

3 would otherwise not be required by the Secretary; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(B) delays incurred by the non-Federal in6 terest resulting in project cost increases.’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

10 this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 

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

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

13 any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments made 

14 by this section. 

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

16 has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary to 

17 carry out a water resources development project pursuant 

18 to section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

19 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) before the date of enactment of this 

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

21 agreement to reflect the amendments made by this section. 

22 SEC. 106. REVIEW PROCESS. 

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

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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

2 subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting 

3 after subsection (b) the following: 

4 ‘‘(c) REVIEW PROCESS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall estab6 lish a single office within the Corps of Engineers with 

7 the expertise to provide consistent and timely rec8 ommendations under subsection (a) for applications 

9 for permission submitted pursuant to such subsection. 

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

11 of a non-Federal entity that is planning on submit12 ting an application for permission pursuant to sub13 section (a), the Secretary, acting through the office es14 tablished under paragraph (1), shall meet with the 

15 non-Federal entity to— 

16 ‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and specific 

17 technical requirements for non-Federal entity to 

18 use in the development of the application; 

19 ‘‘(B) recommend the number of design pack20 ages to submit for the proposed action, and the 

21 stage of development at which to submit such 

22 packages; and 

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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).’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Sec7 retary shall inform’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec8 retary, acting through the head of the office es9 tablished under subsection (c), shall inform’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre12 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Sec13 retary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary, act14 ing through the head of the office established 

15 under subsection (c), shall’’. 

16 SEC. 107. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AND TRACKING OF 

17 PERMIT APPLICATIONS. 

18 (a) ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.—Section 2040(a) of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

20 2345(a)) is amended— 

21 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DE22 VELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC’’ and inserting ‘‘ELEC23 TRONIC’’; 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple2 ment an electronic system to allow the electronic— 

3 ‘‘(A) preparation and submission of appli4 cations for permits and requests for jurisdic5 tional determinations under the jurisdiction of 

6 the Secretary; and 

7 ‘‘(B) tracking of documents related to Fed8 eral environmental reviews for projects under the 

9 jurisdiction of the Secretary or for which the 

10 Corps of Engineers is designated as the lead Fed11 eral agency.’’; 

12 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 

14 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 

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

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

18 ‘‘(G) documents related to Federal environ19 mental reviews for projects under the jurisdiction 

20 of the Secretary or for which the Corps of Engi21 neers is designated as the lead Federal agency.’’; 

22 and 

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

24 ‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.— 

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1 shall use the electronic system required under para2 graph (1) to enhance interagency coordination in the 

3 preparation of documents related to Federal environ4 mental reviews.’’. 

5 (b) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2040(b) of the 

6 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

7 2345(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

9 inserting a semicolon; 

10 (2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period 

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

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

13 ‘‘(6) enable a non-Federal interest for a project 

14 to— 

15 ‘‘(A) submit information related to the 

16 preparation of any Federal environmental re17 view document associated with the project; and 

18 ‘‘(B) track the status of a Federal environ19 mental review associated with the project.’’. 

20 (c) RECORD RETENTION.—Section 2040(d) of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

22 2345(d)) is amended— 

23 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

24 ‘‘RECORD OF DETERMINATIONS’’ and inserting 

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1 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and all 

2 Federal environmental review documents included in 

3 the electronic system’’ before the period at the end; 

4 and 

5 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and all Fed6 eral environmental review documents included in the 

7 electronic system,’’ before ‘‘after the 5-year’’. 

8 (d) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—Section 2040(e) of 

9 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

10 2345(e)) is amended— 

11 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DE12 TERMINATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘RECORDS’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and all 

14 final Federal environmental review documents in15 cluded in the electronic system,’’ before ‘‘available to 

16 the public’’. 

17 (e) DEADLINE FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMPLEMEN18 TATION.—Section 2040(f)(1) of the Water Resources Devel19 opment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)(1)) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘2 years after the date of enactment of the Water 

21 Resources Development Act of 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year 

22 after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Develop23 ment Act of 2024’’. 

24 (f) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2040(g) of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(g)) is 


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1 amended by inserting ‘‘, and the requirements described in 

2 subsections (d) and (e) relating to Federal environmental 

3 documents shall apply with respect to Federal environ4 mental review documents that are prepared after the date 

5 of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 

6 2024’’ before the period at the end. 

7 (g) E-NEPA.— 

8 (1) CONSISTENCY.—Section 2040 of the Water 

9 Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345) 

10 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) CONSISTENCY WITH E-NEPA.—In carrying out 

12 this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 

13 results of the permitting portal study conducted pursuant 

14 to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the Fiscal Re15 sponsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44).’’. 

16 (2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall cooper17 ate with the Council on Environmental Quality in 

18 conducting the permitting portal study required pur19 suant to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the 

20 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44). 

21 (h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2040 of the 

22 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345) 

23 is amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘PERMIT

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1 SEC. 108. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 

2 STUDIES. 

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

5 2282c(a)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of initiation’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘on which the Secretary determines the 

8 Federal interest for purposes of the report pursuant to 

9 section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development 

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

11 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘cost of $3,000,000; and’’ 

13 and inserting the following: ‘‘cost of— 

14 ‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for a project with an esti15 mated construction cost of less than 

16 $500,000,000; and’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for a project with an esti19 mated construction cost of greater than or equal 

20 to $500,000,000; and’’. 

21 (b) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 905(b)(2)(B) of the Water 

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

23 2282(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and in24 serting ‘‘$300,000’’. 

25 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 905(b)(4) of 

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1 2282(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) TIMING.—’’ and 

2 all that follows through ‘‘The cost of’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

3 cost of’’. 

4 SEC. 109. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK AND 

5 ENCROACHMENTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c) of the Act of August 

7 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(2) SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 

12 status of compliance of a non-Federal interest 

13 with the requirements of a levee owner’s manual, 

14 or any other eligibility requirement established 

15 by the Secretary related to the maintenance and 

16 upkeep responsibilities of the non-Federal inter17 est, the Secretary shall consider the non-Federal 

18 interest to be eligible for repair and rehabilita19 tion assistance under this section if— 

20 ‘‘(i) in coordination with the Sec21 retary, the non-Federal interest develops a 

22 systemwide improvement plan that— 

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1 tified by the Secretary or through peri2 odic inspection of the flood control 

3 work; 

4 ‘‘(II) identifies any additional 

5 measures, including repair and reha6 bilitation work, that the Secretary de7 termines necessary to ensure that the 

8 flood control work performs as designed 

9 and intended; and 

10 ‘‘(III) includes specific timelines 

11 for addressing such items and meas12 ures; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 

14 ‘‘(I) determines that the system15 wide improvement plan meets the re16 quirements of clause (i); and 

17 ‘‘(II) determines that the non-Fed18 eral interest makes satisfactory 

19 progress in meeting the timelines de20 scribed in clause (i)(III). 

21 ‘‘(B) GRANDFATHERED ENCROACHMENTS.— 

22 At the request of the non-Federal interest, the 

23 Secretary— 

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1 covered encroachment does not negatively 

2 impact the integrity of the flood control 

3 work; 

4 ‘‘(ii) shall make a written determina5 tion with respect to whether removal or 

6 modification of such covered encroachment 

7 is necessary to ensure the encroachment does 

8 not negatively impact the integrity of the 

9 flood control work; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) may not determine that a cov11 ered encroachment is a deficiency requiring 

12 corrective action unless such action is nec13 essary to ensure the encroachment does not 

14 negatively impact the integrity of the flood 

15 control work.’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(C) COVERED ENCROACHMENT.—The term 

19 ‘covered encroachment’ means a permanent non20 project structure that— 

21 ‘‘(i) is located inside the boundaries of 

22 a flood control work; 

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1 for the flood control work that are signed by 

2 an engineer of record; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) is determined, by the Secretary, 

4 to be an encroachment of such flood control 

5 work.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3011 of the 

7 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

8 U.S.C. 701n note) is repealed. 

9 (c) TRANSITION.—The amendments made by this sec10 tion shall have no effect on any written agreement signed 

11 by the Secretary and a non-Federal interest pursuant to 

12 section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (as in effect 

13 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) if the 

14 non-Federal interest otherwise continues to meet the re15 quirements of section 5(c)(2) as in effect on the day before 

16 the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 (d) PARTICIPATION IN PREPAREDNESS EXERCISES.— 

18 The Secretary may not condition the eligibility of a non19 Federal interest for rehabilitation assistance under section 

20 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) on the 

21 participation of the non-Federal interest in disaster pre22 paredness exercises that are unrelated to necessary repairs, 

23 rehabilitation, maintenance, and upkeep of a flood control 

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1 SEC. 110. FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION. 

2 Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘After November 17, 

7 1986, the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

8 Secretary’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall not submit’’ and 

10 all that follows through ‘‘unless such report 

11 contains’’ and inserting ‘‘may not approve 

12 any proposal related to a water resources 

13 project unless the Secretary has prepared a 

14 report relating to the project that contains’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 

21 consult with the non-Federal interest for a water 

22 resources project, and other stakeholders, to the 

23 maximum extent practicable— 

24 ‘‘(i) to identify mitigation implemen25 tation practices or accepted assessment 

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1 water resources project and incorporate such 

2 practices and methodologies into the mitiga3 tion plan for such project; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) to identify projects that have not 

5 been constructed, or concepts described in 

6 mitigation plans for other water resources 

7 projects, that may be used to meet the res8 toration or mitigation needs of the water re9 sources project.’’; and 

10 (C) in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)(I), by inserting 

11 ‘‘or a description of the requirements for a third12 party mitigation instrument that would be devel13 oped in the case that a contract for future deliv14 ery of credits will be used’’ after ‘‘to be used’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (i)(1)(A)— 

16 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, for imme17 diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 

18 in the mitigation instrument’’ after ‘‘banks’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, for imme21 diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 

22 in the mitigation instrument’’ after ‘‘programs’’; 

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1 ‘‘(l) SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—Mitigation of fish and 

2 wildlife losses required under this section that is provided 

3 in the form of credit shall be considered a separable element 

4 of a project without requiring further evaluation. 

5 ‘‘(m) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall ensure 

6 that— 

7 ‘‘(1) the mitigation requirements for each water 

8 resources project— 

9 ‘‘(A) are made publicly available (including 

10 on a website of the headquarters of the Corps of 

11 Engineers); and 

12 ‘‘(B) include the location of the project, the 

13 anticipated schedule for mitigation, the type of 

14 mitigation required, the amount of mitigation 

15 required, and the remaining mitigation needs; 

16 ‘‘(2) the mitigation plan for such project is made 

17 publicly available, as applicable; 

18 ‘‘(3) the information described in paragraph (1) 

19 is updated regularly; and 

20 ‘‘(4) carrying out the requirements of this sub21 section with respect to each water resources project is 

22 considered a project expense. 

23 ‘‘(n) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac24 ticable, the Secretary shall ensure that the project delivery 

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1 in coordination to successfully carry out mitigation ef2 forts.’’. 

3 SEC. 111. HARBOR DEEPENING. 

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

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

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

7 inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 

8 (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Section 

9 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

10 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 

12 SEC. 112. EMERGING HARBORS. 

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

14 this Act, the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) issue guidance for the purpose of carrying 

16 out section 210(c)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Devel17 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)(B)); and 

18 (2) develop a mechanism to accept the non-Fed19 eral share of funds from a non-Federal interest for 

20 maintenance dredging carried out under such section. 

21 SEC. 113. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 

22 Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2242) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) 

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1 ‘‘(1) the project would be located in the State of 

2 Hawaii or Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

3 Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

4 Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or Amer5 ican Samoa; and 

6 ‘‘(2)(A) over 80 percent of the goods transported 

7 through the harbor would be consumed within the 

8 United States, as determined by the Secretary, in9 cluding consideration of information provided by the 

10 non-Federal interest; or 

11 ‘‘(B) the long-term viability of the community in 

12 which the project is located, or the long-term viability 

13 of a community that is located in the region that is 

14 served by the project and that will rely on the project, 

15 would be threatened without the harbor and naviga16 tion improvement.’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

19 by striking ‘‘benefits of the project to’’ and in20 serting ‘‘benefits of the project to any of’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

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1 SEC. 114. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COM2 MUNITY HARBORS. 

3 Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

7 by striking ‘‘section based on an assessment of’’ 

8 and all that follows through ‘‘the local or re9 gional economic benefits of the project;’’ and in10 serting the following: ‘‘section— 

11 ‘‘(1) based on an assessment of— 

12 ‘‘(A) the local or regional economic benefits 

13 of the project;’’; 

14 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

15 (3) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively 

16 (and by conforming the margins accordingly); 

17 (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig18 nated) by striking the period at the end and in19 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(2) that are located— 

22 ‘‘(A) in a harbor where passenger and 

23 freight service is provided to island communities 

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1 ‘‘(B) in a lake, or any related connecting 

2 channels, within the United States that is in3 cluded in the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding 

5 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or a marina or 

6 berthing area that is located adjacent to, or is acces7 sible by, a Federal navigation project,’’ before ‘‘for 

8 which’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(i) PROJECTS FOR MARINA OR BERTHING AREAS.— 

11 The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 projects 

12 under this section that are projects for an underserved com13 munity harbor that is a marina or berthing area described 

14 in subsection (g)(2).’’. 

15 SEC. 115. INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT 

16 PROGRAM. 

17 Section 8133(c) of the Water Resources Development 

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

19 ‘‘(c) PROJECTS.—In awarding contracts under sub20 section (a), the Secretary shall consider projects that— 

21 ‘‘(1) improve navigation reliability on inland 

22 waterways that are accessible year-round; 

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1 ‘‘(3) have the potential to enhance the avail2 ability of containerized cargo on inland waterways.’’. 

3 SEC. 116. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY PART4 NERSHIPS. 

5 Section 217(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326a(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

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

11 ‘‘(i) at the request of a non-Federal en12 tity, may permit the use of any dredged 

13 material disposal facility under the juris14 diction of, or managed by, the Secretary by 

15 the non-Federal entity if the Secretary de16 termines that such use will not reduce the 

17 availability of the facility for the authorized 

18 water resources development project on a 

19 channel in the vicinity of the disposal facil20 ity; 

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

22 entity, shall permit the non-Federal entity 

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1 Federal entity, regardless of any connection 

2 to a Federal navigation project, if— 

3 ‘‘(I) permission for such use has 

4 been granted by the owner of the non5 Federal disposal facility; and 

6 ‘‘(II) the Secretary determines 

7 that the dredged material disposal 

8 needs required to maintain, perform 

9 authorized deepening, or restore the 

10 navigability and functionality of au11 thorized navigation channels in the vi12 cinity of the non-Federal disposal fa13 cility for the 20-year period following 

14 the date of the request, including all 

15 planned and routine dredging oper16 ations necessary to maintain such 

17 channels for the authorized purposes 

18 during such period, can be met by the 

19 available gross capacity of other 

20 dredged material disposal facilities in 

21 the vicinity of the non-Federal disposal 

22 facility; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS.—The Secretary 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) delegate determinations under 

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

5 to the District Commander of the district in 

6 which the relevant disposal facility is lo7 cated; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) make such determinations not 

9 later than 90 days after receiving the appli10 cable request.’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

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

14 (B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) USE.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

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

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

19 any fee under this subsection, the Secretary shall 

20 reduce the amount imposed under paragraph 

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

22 the non-Federal disposal facility by the non-Fed23 eral entity to recover the capacity of the non24 Federal disposal facility.’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) DISPOSITION STUDIES.— 

2 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Upon request by the 

3 owner of a non-Federal disposal facility, the Sec4 retary shall carry out a disposition study of the 

5 non-Federal disposal facility, in accordance with 

6 section 1168 of the Water Resources Development 

7 Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 578b), if— 

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

9 non-Federal disposal facility for the dis10 posal of dredged material during the 20- 

11 year period preceding the date of the re12 quest; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that the 

14 non-Federal disposal facility is not needed 

15 for such use by the Secretary during the 20- 

16 year period following the date of the request. 

17 ‘‘(B) CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTIONS.—For 

18 purposes of carrying out a disposition study re19 quired under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

20 shall— 

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

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

2 non-Federal disposal facility to no longer 

3 exist. 

4 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

5 ‘‘(A) GROSS CAPACITY.—The term ‘gross ca6 pacity’ means the total quantity of dredged ma7 terial that may be placed in a dredged material 

8 disposal facility, taking into consideration any 

9 additional capacity that can be constructed at 

10 the facility. 

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

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

13 dredged material disposal facility under the ju14 risdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary that 

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

16 SEC. 117. MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE. 

17 (a) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec18 tion 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 

19 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall establish a pilot program’’ and in24 serting ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’; and 


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

2 the following: 

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

4 to property and infrastructure of flooding and storm 

5 damage;’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

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

9 ‘‘this section’’; 

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

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) identify and carry out projects for the bene13 ficial use of dredged material;’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

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

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

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

18 and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; 

19 (4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 

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

21 inserting ‘‘this section’’; 

22 (5) in subsection (f)— 

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

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

2 program’’ and inserting ‘‘the implementation of 

3 this section’’; and 

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

5 subsection (h) as subsection (g). 

6 (b) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 204 

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

8 2326) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘rehabilita10 tion of projects’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitation of 

11 projects, including projects for the beneficial use of 

12 dredged materials described in section 1122 of the 

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

14 2326 note),’’; and 

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

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(12) Osceola County, Florida.’’. 

18 (c) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec19 tion 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

20 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g) is amended— 

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

22 the following: 

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

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1 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL GOAL.—To the greatest ex2 tent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that 

3 not less than 70 percent by tonnage of suitable 

4 dredged material obtained from the construction 

5 or operation and maintenance of water resources 

6 development projects is used beneficially.’’. 

7 (d) MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE IN DREDGED

8 MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Each dredged material 

9 management plan for a federally authorized water resources 

10 development project, and each regional sediment plan devel11 oped under section 204 of the Water Resources Development 

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

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

14 shall— 

15 (1) maximize the beneficial use of suitable 

16 dredged material; and 

17 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize 

18 the use of such dredged material in water resources 

19 development projects in areas vulnerable to coastal 

20 land loss or shoreline erosion. 

21 (e) TRANSFER OF SUITABLE DREDGED MATERIAL.— 

22 The Secretary is authorized to transfer to a non-Federal 

23 interest at no cost, for the purpose of beneficial use, suitable 

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1 excess of the amounts of such material identified as needed 

2 for use by the Secretary. 

3 SEC. 118. ECONOMIC, HYDRAULIC, AND HYDROLOGIC MOD4 ELING. 

5 (a) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in col6 laboration with other Federal and State agencies, National 

7 Laboratories, and nonprofit research institutions (includ8 ing institutions of higher education and centers and labora9 tories focused on economics or water resources), shall de10 velop, update, and maintain economic, hydraulic, and hy11 drologic models, including models for compound flooding, 

12 for use in the planning, design formulation, modification, 

13 and operation of water resources development projects and 

14 water resources planning. 

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

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

17 Secretary shall— 

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

19 water resources development project to identify exist20 ing relevant economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 

21 models and data; 

22 (2) utilize, where appropriate, economic, hydrau23 lic, and hydrologic models and data provided to the 

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1 (3) upon written request by a non-Federal inter2 est for a project, provide to the non-Federal interest 

3 draft or working economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 

4 models, and any data generated by such models with 

5 respect to the project, not later than 30 days after re6 ceiving such request; and 

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

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

9 make final economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic mod10 els, and any data generated by such models, available 

11 to the public, as quickly as practicable, but not later 

12 than 30 days after receiving a written request for 

13 such models or data. 

14 (c) MODEL OUTPUTS.—To the extent practicable and 

15 appropriate, the Secretary shall incorporate data generated 

16 by models developed under this section into the formulation 

17 of feasibility studies for, and the operation of, water re18 sources development projects. 

19 (d) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to transfer 

20 to other Federal and State agencies, National Laboratories, 

21 and nonprofit research institutions, including institutions 

22 of higher education, such funds as may be necessary to 

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1 (e) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.—A partnership 

2 agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood Con3 trol Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) may provide, at the 

4 request of the non-Federal interest for the applicable project, 

5 that the Secretary credit toward the non-Federal share of 

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

7 hydrologic models required for the project that are developed 

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

9 and guidelines applicable to the relevant partnership agree10 ment pursuant to such section. 

11 (f) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review economic, hy12 draulic, and hydrologic models developed under this section 

13 in the same manner as any such models developed under 

14 any other authority of the Secretary. 

15 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) COMPOUND FLOODING.—The term ‘‘com17 pound flooding’’ means a flooding event in which two 

18 or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge19 driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven flooding, 

20 occur simultaneously or in close succession and the 

21 potential adverse effects of the combined flood drivers 

22 may be greater than that of the individual flood driv23 er components. 

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1 tion of benefits and cost attributable to a project for 

2 an economic justification under section 209 of the 

3 Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962–2). 

4 SEC. 119. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In updating a water control man6 ual for any reservoir constructed, owned, or operated by the 

7 Secretary, including a reservoir for which the Secretary is 

8 authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage al9 located for flood control or navigation pursuant to section 

10 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709), the Sec11 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incor12 porate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations. 

13 (b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, in coordination 

14 with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal 

15 interests, shall issue clear and concise guidelines for incor16 porating the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 

17 into water control manuals for reservoirs described in sub18 section (a). 

19 (c) ASSESSMENT.— 

20 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 

21 out an assessment of geographically diverse reservoirs 

22 described in subsection (a) to determine the viability 

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1 (2) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out the as2 sessment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall include an assessment of— 

4 (A) each reservoir located in the South Pa5 cific Division of the Corps of Engineers; and 

6 (B) reservoirs located in each of the North7 western Division and the South Atlantic Divi8 sion of the Corps of Engineers. 

9 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub10 section, the Secretary shall consult with relevant Fed11 eral and State agencies and non-Federal interests. 

12 SEC. 120. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANU13 ALS. 

14 Section 8109 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702) is amended by inserting ‘‘or that 

16 incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 

17 into such manuals’’ before the period at the end. 

18 SEC. 121. WATER SUPPLY MISSION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

20 (1) include water supply as a primary mission 

21 of the Corps of Engineers in planning, prioritization, 

22 designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and 

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1 (2) give equal consideration to the water supply 

2 mission in the planning, prioritization, designing, 

3 constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining 

4 of water resources development projects. 

5 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 

6 (1) NO NEW AUTHORITY.—Nothing in subsection 

7 (a) authorizes the Secretary to initiate a water re8 sources development project or modify an authorized 

9 water resources development project. 

10 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in subsection (a) af11 fects— 

12 (A) any existing authority of the Secretary, 

13 including— 

14 (i) authorities of the Secretary with re15 spect to navigation, hydropower, flood con16 trol, and environmental protection and res17 toration; 

18 (ii) the authority of the Secretary 

19 under section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 

20 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708); and 

21 (iii) the authority of the Secretary 

22 under section 301 of the Water Supply Act 

23 of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); 

24 (B) any applications for permits under the 

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1 to such permits or water resources development 

2 projects, pending as of the date of enactment of 

3 this Act; 

4 (C) the application of any procedures to as5 sure public notice and an opportunity for public 

6 hearing for such permits; or 

7 (D) the authority of a State to manage, use, 

8 or allocate the water resources of that State. 

9 (c) REPORTS.— 

10 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

11 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec12 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor13 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa14 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

15 Works of the Senate a report detailing— 

16 (A) the steps taken to comply with sub17 section (a); and 

18 (B) actions identified by non-Federal inter19 ests that may be taken, consistent with existing 

20 authorized purposes of the applicable water re21 sources development projects, to— 

22 (i) reallocate storage space in existing 

23 water resources development projects for 

24 municipal and industrial water supply 

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1 Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 

2 390b); 

3 (ii) enter into surplus water supply 

4 contracts pursuant to section 6 of the Flood 

5 Control Act of 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708); 

6 (iii) modify the operations of an exist7 ing water resources development project to 

8 produce water supply benefits incidental to, 

9 and consistent with, the authorized purposes 

10 of the project, including by— 

11 (I) adjusting the timing of re12 leases for other authorized purposes to 

13 create opportunities for water supply 

14 conservation, use, and storage; 

15 (II) capturing stormwater; 

16 (III) releasing water from storage 

17 to replenish aquifer storage and recov18 ery; and 

19 (IV) carrying out other conserva20 tion measures that enhance the use of 

21 a project for water supply; and 

22 (iv) cooperate with State, regional, and 

23 local governments and planning authorities 

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1 contingency planning, and assist in the 

2 planning and development of alternative 

3 water sources. 

4 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after 

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

6 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In7 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

9 Senate a report that includes— 

10 (A) identification of— 

11 (i) the steps taken to comply with sub12 section (a); and 

13 (ii) the specific actions identified 

14 under paragraph (1)(B) that were taken; 

15 and 

16 (B) an assessment of the results of such 

17 steps and actions. 

18 SEC. 122. REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. 

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

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

21 the development of guidance to standardize processes for de22 veloping, updating, and tracking real estate administrative 

23 fees administered by the Corps of Engineers. 

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1 (1) outline standard methodologies to estimate 

2 costs for purposes of setting real estate administrative 

3 fees; 

4 (2) define the types of activities involved in 

5 managing real estate instruments that are included 

6 for purposes of setting such fees; 

7 (3) establish cost-tracking procedures to capture 

8 data relating to the activities described in paragraph 

9 (2) for purposes of setting such fees; 

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

11 the Corps of Engineers to review, and update as ap12 propriate, real estate administrative fees, including 

13 specifying what such reviews should entail and the 

14 frequency of such reviews; and 

15 (5) provide opportunities for stakeholder input 

16 on real estate administrative fees. 

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

18 publicly available on the website of each Corps of Engineers 

19 district— 

20 (1) the guidance developed under this section; 

21 and 

22 (2) any other relevant information on real estate 

23 administrative fees, including lists of real estate in24 struments requiring such fees, and methodologies used 

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1 SEC. 123. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MAN2 AGEMENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 

3 Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘To implement’’ and insert7 ing the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement’’. 

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

10 striking ‘‘non-Federal public and private enti11 ties’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal public entities 

12 and private nonprofit entities’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Before entering into an 

15 agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

16 ensure that the non-Federal public entity or private 

17 nonprofit entity has the authority and capability— 

18 ‘‘(A) to carry out the terms of the agree19 ment; and 

20 ‘‘(B) to pay damages, if necessary, in the 

21 event of a failure to perform.’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

23 following: 

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

2 allow a non-Federal public entity or private 

3 nonprofit entity that has entered into an agree4 ment pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user 

5 fees for the use of developed recreation sites and 

6 facilities, whether developed or constructed by the 

7 non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit 

8 entity or the Department of the Army. 

9 ‘‘(B) USE OF VISITOR RESERVATION SERV10 ICES.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal pub12 lic entity or a private nonprofit entity de13 scribed in subparagraph (A) may use, to 

14 manage fee collections and reservations 

15 under this section, any visitor reservation 

16 service that the Secretary has provided for 

17 by contract or interagency agreement, sub18 ject to such terms and conditions as the Sec19 retary determines to be appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—The Secretary may 

21 transfer, or cause to be transferred by an22 other Federal agency, to a non-Federal pub23 lic entity or a private nonprofit entity de24 scribed in subparagraph (A) user fees re25 ceived by the Secretary or other Federal 


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1 agency under a visitor reservation service 

2 described in clause (i) for recreation facili3 ties and natural resources managed by the 

4 non-Federal public entity or private non5 profit entity pursuant to a cooperative 

6 agreement entered into under subsection (b). 

7 ‘‘(2) USE OF FEES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal public 

9 entity or private nonprofit entity that collects a 

10 user fee under paragraph (1)— 

11 ‘‘(i) may retain up to 100 percent of 

12 the fees collected, as determined by the Sec13 retary; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) 

15 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 

16 460d–3(b)(4)), shall use any retained 

17 amounts for operation, maintenance, and 

18 management activities relating to recreation 

19 and natural resources at recreation site at 

20 which the fee is collected. 

21 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The use by a non22 Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity 

23 of user fees collected under paragraph (1)— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) shall not affect any existing 

2 third-party property interest, lease, or 

3 agreement with the Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The authority of 

5 a non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit enti6 ty under this subsection shall be subject to such terms 

7 and conditions as the Secretary determines to be nec8 essary to protect the interests of the United States.’’; 

9 and 

10 (3) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert12 ing the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘non-Federal public and 

15 private entities. Any funds received by the Sec16 retary under this section’’ and inserting the fol17 lowing: ‘‘non-Federal public entities, private 

18 nonprofit entities, and other private entities. 

19 ‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Any funds received 

20 by the Secretary under this subsection’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 ‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC ENTITY.—The term 

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1 the Corp of Engineers on April 4, 2018, and titled 

2 ‘Implementation Guidance for Section 1155, Manage3 ment of Recreation Facilities, of the Water Resources 

4 Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Public Law 114– 

5 322’. 

6 ‘‘(2) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The term 

7 ‘private nonprofit entity’ means an organization that 

8 is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 

9 Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 

10 501(a) of that Code.’’. 

11 SEC. 124. RETENTION OF RECREATION FEES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210(b) of the Flood Control 

13 Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Notwith15 standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to establish’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 

17 Secretary of the Army may establish’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘vehicle. Such 

19 maximum amount’’ and inserting ‘‘vehicle, which 

20 amount’’; and 

21 (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(4) DEPOSIT IN TREASURY.—Subject to para24 graph (5), the fees collected under this subsection shall 


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1 be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as 

2 miscellaneous receipts. 

3 ‘‘(5) RETENTION AND USE BY SECRETARY.— 

4 ‘‘(A) RETENTION.—Of the fees collected 

5 under this subsection, the Secretary may retain, 

6 for use in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii), 

7 beginning in fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal 

8 year thereafter, the total amount of fees collected 

9 under this subsection for the fiscal year. 

10 ‘‘(B) USE.—The amounts retained by the 

11 Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) be deposited in a special account, 

13 to be established in the Treasury; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) be available for use, without fur15 ther appropriation, for the operation and 

16 maintenance of recreation sites and facili17 ties under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 

18 subject to the condition that not less than 80 

19 percent of fees collected at a specific recre20 ation site shall be used at such site. 

21 ‘‘(6) TREATMENT.—Fees collected under this sub22 section— 

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1 maintenance of recreation sites and facilities 

2 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 

3 ‘‘(B) shall not be used as a basis for reduc4 ing annual appropriated funding for such oper5 ation and maintenance.’’. 

6 (b) SPECIAL ACCOUNTS.—Amounts in the special ac7 count for the Corps of Engineers described in section 

8 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d– 

9 3(b)(4)) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

10 of this Act) that are unobligated on that date shall— 

11 (1) be transferred to the special account estab12 lished under paragraph (5)(B)(i) of section 210(b) of 

13 the Flood Control Act of 1968 (as added by subsection 

14 (a)(3)); and 

15 (2) be available to the Secretary of the Army for 

16 operation and maintenance of any recreation sites 

17 and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

18 of the Army, without further appropriation, subject to 

19 paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of such section (as added by 

20 subsection (a)(3)). 

21 SEC. 125. DATABASES OF CORPS RECREATIONAL SITES. 

22 The Secretary shall regularly update publicly avail23 able databases maintained, or cooperatively maintained, by 

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1 reational purposes, including the operational status of, and 

2 the recreational opportunities available at, such sites. 

3 SEC. 126. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS. 

4 The Secretary may recognize a volunteer providing 

5 services under the heading ‘‘Department of Defense— 

6 Civil—Department of the Army—Corps of Engineers— 

7 Civil—General Provisions’’ in chapter IV of title I of the 

8 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 569c) 

9 through an award or other appropriate means, except that 

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

11 SEC. 127. NONRECREATION OUTGRANT POLICY. 

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

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

14 the policy guidance of the Corps of Engineers for the evalua15 tion and approval of nonrecreational real estate outgrant 

16 requests for the installation, on lands and waters operated 

17 and maintained by the Secretary, of infrastructure for the 

18 provision of broadband services. 

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

20 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the pol21 icy guidance— 

22 (1) requires the consideration of benefits to the 

23 public in evaluating a request described in subsection 

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1 (2) requires the Secretary to consider financial 

2 factors when determining whether there is a viable al3 ternative to the installation for which approval is re4 quested as described in subsection (a); 

5 (3) requires that a request described in sub6 section (a) be expeditiously approved or denied after 

7 submission of a completed application for such re8 quest; and 

9 (4) requires the Secretary to include in any de10 nial of such a request detailed information on the jus11 tification for the denial. 

12 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects 

13 or alters the responsibility of the Secretary— 

14 (1) to sustain and protect the natural resources 

15 of lands and waters operated and maintained by the 

16 Secretary; or 

17 (2) to carry out a water resources development 

18 project consistent with the purposes for which such 

19 project is authorized. 

20 SEC. 128. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO21 GRAM. 

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

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

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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol2 lowing: 

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

4 ‘underserved community’ means a community with a 

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

6 household income of less than 80 percent of the state7 wide median household income.’’. 

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

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

10 (33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows: 

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

12 DAMS. 

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

14 maintain and update information on the inventory of dams 

15 and low-head dams in the United States. 

16 ‘‘(b) DAMS.—The inventory maintained under sub17 section (a) shall include any available information assess18 ing each dam based on inspections completed by a Federal 

19 agency, a State dam safety agency, or a Tribal government. 

20 ‘‘(c) LOW-HEAD DAMS.—The inventory maintained 

21 under subsection (a) shall include— 

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

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

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

2 at each low-head dam; and 

3 ‘‘(3) any other relevant information concerning 

4 low-head dams. 

5 ‘‘(d) DATA.—In carrying out this section, the Sec6 retary shall— 

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

8 Tribal governments, and other relevant entities; and 

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

10 agencies and entities. 

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

12 the inventory maintained under subsection (a) publicly 

13 available (including on a publicly available website), in14 cluding— 

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

16 low-head dams; and 

17 ‘‘(2) a directory of financial and technical assist18 ance resources available to reduce safety hazards and 

19 fish passage barriers at low-head dams. 

20 ‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section provides 

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

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

23 under this section. 

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

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1 that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the water2 way and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, 

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

4 not more than 25 feet.’’. 

5 (c) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL

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

7 Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–2) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara9 graph (C) and inserting the following: 

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

11 grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 

12 Administrator shall require that each eligible 

13 subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 

14 under this section provides an assurance from 

15 the dam owner, with respect to the dam to be re16 habilitated, that the dam owner will carry out a 

17 plan for maintenance of the dam during the ex18 pected life of the dam.’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘commit’’ 

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

21 obtain a commitment from the dam owner’’; 

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

23 following: 

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

2 assistance under this section, an eligible subrecipient 

3 shall demonstrate that a floodplain management plan 

4 to reduce the impacts of future flood events from a 

5 controlled or uncontrolled release from the dam or 

6 management of water levels in the area impacted by 

7 the dam— 

8 ‘‘(A) for a removal— 

9 ‘‘(i) is in place; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) identifies areas that would be im11 pacted by the removal of the dam and in12 cludes a communication and outreach plan 

13 for the project and the impact of the project 

14 on the affected communities; or 

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

16 ‘‘(i) is in place; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) will be— 

18 ‘‘(I) developed not later than 2 

19 years after the date of execution of a 

20 project agreement for assistance under 

21 this section; and 

22 ‘‘(II) implemented not later than 

23 2 years after the date of completion of 

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

2 a removal, the Administrator may not impose any 

3 additional requirements or conditions other than the 

4 requirements in paragraph (1)(A). 

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

6 (1)(B) shall address— 

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

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

9 property and facilities, public expenditures, and 

10 other adverse impacts of flooding in the area 

11 protected or impacted by the dam; 

12 ‘‘(B) plans for flood fighting and evacu13 ation; and 

14 ‘‘(C) public education and awareness of 

15 flood risks. 

16 ‘‘(4) PLAN CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL SUP17 PORT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 

18 Board, shall provide criteria, and may provide tech19 nical support, for the development and implementa20 tion of floodplain management plans prepared under 

21 this subsection.’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (g)(1)— 

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

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

2 ‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—Sub3 paragraph (A) shall not apply to a project car4 ried out by or for the benefit of an underserved 

5 community.’’. 

6 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

7 14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 

8 467j) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

11 and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

15 dams’’ each place it appears; and 

16 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

17 read as follows: 

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

19 The amount of funds allocated to a State under 

20 this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed 

21 the amount that is equal to 4 times the amount 

22 of funds committed by the State to implement 

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

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1 (A) by striking the subsection heading and 

2 inserting ‘‘NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND

3 LOW-HEAD DAMS’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘2028’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in7 serting ‘‘2028’’; 

8 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in9 serting ‘‘2028’’; 

10 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in11 serting ‘‘2028’’; and 

12 (6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in13 serting ‘‘2028’’. 

14 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15 of the Na15 tional Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467o) is re16 pealed. 

17 SEC. 129. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON18 STRUCTED DAMS. 

19 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

21 (1) in subsection (e)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert23 ing the following: 

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

2 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—For a project under this sec3 tion for which the Federal share of the costs is ex4 pected to exceed $60,000,000, the Secretary may ex5 pend more than such amount only if— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to Congress the 

7 determination made under subsection (a) with 

8 respect to the project; and 

9 ‘‘(B) construction of the project substan10 tially in accordance with the plans, and subject 

11 to the conditions described in such determination 

12 is specifically authorized by Congress.’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2017 through 

14 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2030’’. 

15 SEC. 130. TREATMENT OF PROJECTS IN COVERED COMMU16 NITIES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a feasibility study 

18 for a project that serves a covered community, the Secretary 

19 shall adjust the calculation of the benefit-cost ratio for the 

20 project in order to equitably compare such project to 

21 projects carried out in the contiguous States of the United 

22 States and the District of Columbia. 

23 (b) EVALUATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

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1 (1) compute the benefit-cost ratio without adjust2 ing the calculation as described in subsection (a); 

3 (2) compute an adjusted benefit-cost ratio by ad4 justing the construction costs for the project to reflect 

5 what construction costs would be if the project were 

6 carried out in a comparable community in the contig7 uous States that is nearest to the community in 

8 which the project will be carried out; 

9 (3) include in the documentation associated with 

10 the feasibility study for the project the ratios cal11 culated under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2); and 

12 (4) consider the adjusted benefit-cost ratio cal13 culated under paragraph (2) in selecting the ten14 tatively selected plan for the project. 

15 (c) COVERED COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, 

16 the term ‘‘covered community’’ means a community located 

17 in the State of Hawaii, Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puer18 to Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

19 Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or American 

20 Samoa. 

21 SEC. 131. ABILITY TO PAY. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(m) of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) is 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘an agricul2 tural’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; 

3 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in4 serting the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall determine 

6 the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay under this 

7 subsection by considering— 

8 ‘‘(A) per capita income data for the county 

9 or counties in which the project is to be located; 

10 ‘‘(B) the per capita non-Federal cost of con11 struction of the project for the county or counties 

12 in which the project is to be located; 

13 ‘‘(C) the financial capabilities of the non14 Federal interest for the project; 

15 ‘‘(D) the guidance issued under section 160 

16 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

17 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note); and 

18 ‘‘(E) any additional criteria relating to the 

19 non-Federal interest’s financial ability to carry 

20 out its cost-sharing responsibilities determined 

21 appropriate by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—For purposes of carrying 

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1 ‘‘(A) to allow a non-Federal interest to 

2 identify the amount such non-Federal interest 

3 would likely be able to pay; and 

4 ‘‘(B) for a non-Federal interest to submit a 

5 request to the Secretary to reduce the required 

6 non-Federal share.’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(5) BENEFITS ANALYSIS CONSIDERATIONS.—In 

9 calculating the benefits and costs of project alter10 natives relating to the height of a flood risk reduction 

11 project for purposes of determining the national eco12 nomic development benefits of the project, the Sec13 retary— 

14 ‘‘(A) shall include insurance costs incurred 

15 by homeowners; and 

16 ‘‘(B) may consider additional costs incurred 

17 by households, as appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(6) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 

19 apply to project costs greater than the national eco20 nomic determination plan. 

21 ‘‘(7) REPORT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 

23 annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Com24 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

25 the House of Representatives and the Committee 


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1 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

2 a report describing all determinations of the Sec3 retary under this subsection regarding the ability 

4 of a non-Federal interest to pay. 

5 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall in6 clude in each report required under subpara7 graph (A) a description, for the applicable year, 

8 of— 

9 ‘‘(i) requests by a non-Federal interest 

10 to reduce the non-Federal share required in 

11 a cost-sharing agreement; 

12 ‘‘(ii) the determination of the Secretary 

13 with respect to each such request; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) the basis for each such deter15 mination. 

16 ‘‘(C) INCLUSION IN CHIEF’S REPORT.—The 

17 Secretary shall include each determination to re18 duce the non-Federal share required in a cost19 sharing agreement for construction of a project 

20 in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the 

21 project.’’. 

22 (b) UPDATE TO GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 

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

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1 ability of a non-Federal interest to pay as necessary to re2 flect the amendments made by this section. 

3 (c) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall make a 

4 determination under section 103(m) of the Water Resources 

5 Development Act of 1986, as amended by this section, of 

6 the ability to pay of the non-Federal interest for the fol7 lowing projects: 

8 (1) Any authorized water resources development 

9 project for which the Secretary waives the cost-shar10 ing requirement under section 1156 of the Water Re11 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310). 

12 (2) Any authorized watercraft inspection and de13 contamination station established, operated, or main14 tained pursuant to section 104(d) of the River and 

15 Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)). 

16 (3) The Chattahoochee River Program, author17 ized by section 8144 of the Water Resources Develop18 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724). 

19 (4) The project for navigation, Craig Harbor, 

20 Alaska, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water 

21 Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709). 

22 (5) The project for flood risk management, West23 minster, East Garden Grove, California Flood Risk 

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1 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 

2 2735). 

3 (6) Modifications to the L–29 levee component of 

4 the Central and Southern Florida project, authorized 

5 by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 

6 Stat. 1176), in the vicinity of the Tigertail camp. 

7 (7) Any authorized water resources development 

8 projects in Guam. 

9 (8) The project for flood risk management, Ala 

10 Wai Canal, Hawaii, authorized by section 1401(2) of 

11 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

12 Stat. 3837). 

13 (9) The project for flood control Kentucky River 

14 and its tributaries, Kentucky, authorized by section 6 

15 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 

16 1416). 

17 (10) The project for flood risk management on 

18 the Kentucky River and its tributaries and water19 sheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, 

20 Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Ken21 tucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the Water 

22 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 

23 (11) The project for flood control, Williamsport, 

24 Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 

25 June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 


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1 (12) The project for ecosystem restoration, 

2 Resacas, in the vicinity of the City of Brownsville, 

3 Texas, authorized by section 1401(5) of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3839). 

5 (13) Construction of any critical restoration 

6 project in the Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont 

7 and New York, authorized by section 542 of the Water 

8 Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 

9 121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2680; 136 Stat. 3822). 

10 (14) Any authorized flood control and storm 

11 damage reduction project in the United States Virgin 

12 Islands that was impacted by Hurricanes Irma and 

13 Maria. 

14 (15) Construction of dredged material stabiliza15 tion and retaining structures related to the project for 

16 navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, 

17 from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, authorized by the 

18 first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 (chapter 267, 

19 20 Stat. 157, chapter 264). 

20 (16) Any water-related environmental infra21 structure project authorized by section 219 of the 

22 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 

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1 SEC. 132. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

2 Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the term ‘In5 dian tribe’ has the meaning given the term’’ and in6 serting ‘‘the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘Indian Tribe’ 

7 have the meanings given the terms’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘or in proximity’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘, in proximity’’; and 

12 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, or in proximity to 

13 a river system or other aquatic habitat with 

14 respect to which an Indian Tribe has Tribal 

15 treaty rights’’ after ‘‘Alaska Native vil16 lages’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘flood 

18 hurricane and storm damage reduction, includ19 ing erosion control,’’ and inserting ‘‘flood or hur20 ricane and storm damage reduction, including 

21 erosion control and stormwater management (in22 cluding management of stormwater that flows at 

23 a rate of less than 800 cubic feet per second for 

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1 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking 

2 ‘‘$26,000,000’’ each place it appears and insert3 ing ‘‘$28,500,000’’; and 

4 (3) by striking subsection (e). 

5 SEC. 133. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 

6 Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development 

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

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

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

11 Tribe’ means— 

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

13 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De14 termination and Education Assistance Act 

15 (25 U.S.C. 5304); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) any entity formed under the au17 thority of one or more Indian Tribes, as so 

18 defined.’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

22 and 

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

24 including an aquatic ecosystem restoration 

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1 (3) by striking paragraph (4). 

2 SEC. 134. PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT 

3 EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW. 

4 Section 2034 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

6 (1) in subsection (d)(2)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘assess the adequacy and 

8 acceptability of the economic’’ and insert the fol9 lowing: ‘‘assess the adequacy and acceptability 

10 of— 

11 ‘‘(A) the economic’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig13 nated, by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

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

15 ‘‘(B) the consideration of nonstructural al16 ternatives under section 73(a) of the Water Re17 sources Development Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 

18 701b–11(a)) for projects for flood risk manage19 ment;’’; 

20 (2) by striking subsection (h); and 

21 (3) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 

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1 SEC. 135. 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. 136. REMOTE OPERATIONS AT CORPS DAMS. 

12 During the 10-year period beginning on the date of 

13 enactment of this Act, with respect to a water resources de14 velopment project owned, operated, or managed by the 

15 Corps of Engineers, the Secretary may not use remote oper16 ation activities at a navigation or hydroelectric power gen17 erating facility at such project as a replacement for activi18 ties performed, as of the date of enactment of this Act, by 

19 personnel under the direction of the Secretary at such 

20 project unless the Secretary provides to the Committee on 

21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

23 Works of the Senate written notice that— 

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1 (A) does not affect activities described in 

2 section 314 of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321); 

4 (B) will address any cyber and physical se5 curity risks to such project in accordance with 

6 applicable Federal law and agency guidance; 

7 and 

8 (C) is necessary to increase the availability 

9 and capacity, as applicable, of such project, in10 cluding a project on a lower use waterway; and 

11 (2) the remote operation activities were developed 

12 under a public process that included engagement with 

13 such personnel and other stakeholders who may be af14 fected by the use of such activities. 

15 SEC. 137. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO16 GRAM. 

17 Section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

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

20 water bodies of regional, national, or international 

21 importance’’ after ‘‘projects’’; 

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

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

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1 (3) in subsection (c) in paragraph (6), insert 

2 ‘‘Watershed’’ after ‘‘Okeechobee’’; 

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

4 and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 

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

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

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

8 maximum extent possible, prioritize carrying out program 

9 activities that— 

10 ‘‘(1) reduce nutrient pollution; 

11 ‘‘(2) utilize natural and nature-based ap12 proaches, including oysters; 

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

14 flood plains, including river and streambank sta15 bilization; 

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

17 monitoring, or early detection of harmful algal 

18 blooms, or other emerging technologies; and 

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

20 with a beneficial use, including conversion of re21 trieved algae biomass into biofuel, fertilizer, or other 

22 products. 

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

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

3 SEC. 138. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 

4 Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

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

7 inserting a semicolon; 

8 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

11 ‘‘(5) Western Washington University, Bel12 lingham to conduct academic research on water qual13 ity, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including aqua14 culture), and the resiliency of water resources develop15 ment projects in the Pacific Northwest to natural dis16 asters; 

17 ‘‘(6) the University of North Carolina Wil18 mington to conduct academic research on flood miti19 gation, coastal resiliency, water resource ecology, 

20 water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (includ21 ing aquaculture), coastal restoration, and resource-re22 lated emergency management in North Carolina and 

23 Mid-Atlantic region; and 

24 ‘‘(7) California State Polytechnic University, 

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1 design and management of water resources develop2 ment projects, including for the purposes of flood risk 

3 management, ecosystem restoration, water supply, 

4 water conservation, and sustainable aquifer manage5 ment.’’. 

6 SEC. 139. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM. 

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

8 carry out a national coastal mapping program to provide 

9 recurring national coastal mapping along the coasts of the 

10 United States to support Corps of Engineers navigation, 

11 flood risk management, environmental restoration, and 

12 emergency operations missions. 

13 (b) SCOPE.—In carrying out the program under sub14 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) disseminate coastal mapping data and new 

16 or advanced geospatial information and remote sens17 ing tools for coastal mapping derived from the anal18 ysis of such data to the Corps of Engineers, other 

19 Federal agencies, States, and other stakeholders; 

20 (2) implement coastal surveying based on find21 ings of the national coastal mapping study carried 

22 out under section 8110 of the Water Resources Devel23 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702); 

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1 advance coastal mapping capabilities in order to ex2 ploit data with increased efficiently and greater accu3 racy; 

4 (4) with respect to any region affected by a hur5 ricane rated category 3 or higher— 

6 (A) conduct coastal mapping of such region; 

7 (B) determine volume changes at Federal 

8 projects in such region; 

9 (C) quantify damage to navigation infra10 structure in such region; 

11 (D) assess environmental impacts to such 

12 region, measure any coastal impacts; and 

13 (E) make any data gathered under this 

14 paragraph publicly available not later than 2 

15 weeks after the acquisition of such data; 

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

17 State or local government entity, provide subject mat18 ter expertise, mapping services, and technology evo19 lution assistance; 

20 (6) enter into an agreement with another Federal 

21 agency or a State agency to accept funds from such 

22 agency to expand the coverage of the program to effi23 ciently meet the needs of such agency; 

24 (7) coordinate with representatives of the Naval 

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1 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

2 United States Geological Survey, and any other rep3 resentative of a Federal agency that the Secretary de4 termines necessary, to support any relevant Federal, 

5 State, or local agency through participation in work6 ing groups, committees, and organizations; 

7 (8) maintain the panel of senior leaders estab8 lished under section 8110(e) of the Water Resources 

9 Development Act of 2022; 

10 (9) convene an annual coastal mapping commu11 nity of practice meeting to discuss and identify tech12 nical topics and challenges to inform such panel in 

13 carrying out the duties of such panel; and 

14 (10) to the maximum extent practicable, to pro15 cure any surveying or mapping services in accord16 ance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code. 

17 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

18 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 

19 each fiscal year $15,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended. 

21 SEC. 140. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 

22 Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

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1 (A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

2 and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

6 ‘‘(14) Connecticut River Watershed, Connecticut, 

7 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; 

8 ‘‘(15) Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(16) Grand River Watershed, Michigan.’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(g) FEASIBILITY REPORT ON PROJECT SPECIFIC

13 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASSESSMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non-Fed15 eral interest for an assessment completed under this 

16 section, the Secretary is authorized to prepare a feasi17 bility report, in accordance with the requirements of 

18 section 905, recommending the construction or modi19 fication of a water resources development project to 

20 address a water resources need of a river basin or wa21 tershed of the United States identified in the assess22 ment. 

23 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY WATERSHEDS.—In carrying out 

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1 ‘‘(A) the watersheds of the island of Maui, 

2 Hawaii, including the Wahikuli, Honoko ̄wai, 

3 Kahana, Honokahua, and Honolua watersheds, 

4 including the coral reef habitat north of Lahaina 

5 off the northwestern coast of the island of Maui; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) the watersheds of the Northern Mar8 iana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.’’. 

9 SEC. 141. REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS. 

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

11 1899 (33 U.S.C. 414) is amended— 

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

13 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

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

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

21 inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’; 

22 (3) by striking ‘‘(b) The owner’’ and inserting 

23 the following: 

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

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

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

4 to remove from the navigable waters of the United 

5 States a covered vessel that does not obstruct the navi6 gation of such waters, if— 

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

8 the public interest by the Secretary, in consulta9 tion with any State in which the vessel is located 

10 or any Indian Tribe with jurisdiction over the 

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

12 and 

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

14 the control of the United States by reason of sei15 zure or forfeiture, the Commandant of the Coast 

16 Guard determines that the vessel is abandoned. 

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

18 a covered vessel under this subsection, the Secretary— 

19 ‘‘(A) shall enter into an interagency agree20 ment with the head of any Federal department, 

21 agency, or instrumentality that has control of 

22 such vessel; and 

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

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

2 shall be liable to the United States for the costs of re3 moval, destruction, and disposal of such vessel under 

4 this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.— 

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

7 term ‘covered vessel’ means a vessel— 

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

9 Commandant of the Coast Guard; or 

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

11 States by reason of seizure or forfeiture pur12 suant to any law. 

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

14 does not include— 

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

16 has removal authority under subsection (a) 

17 or section 20; 

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

19 Commandant of the Coast Guard has the 

20 authority to remove under chapter 47 of 

21 title 46, United States Code; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) a vessel— 

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1 abandoned by the Commandant of the 

2 Coast Guard; or 

3 ‘‘(II) for which the owner has not 

4 agreed to pay the costs of removal, de5 struction, or disposal. 

6 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

9 through 2029.’’. 

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

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

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

13 19(a)’’. 

14 SEC. 142. CORROSION PREVENTION. 

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

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

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

18 inserting a semicolon; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para20 graph (4); and 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(3) the carrying out of an activity described in 

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1 ‘‘(A) offered or accredited by an organiza2 tion that sets industry standards for corrosion 

3 mitigation and prevention; or 

4 ‘‘(B) an industrial coatings applicator pro5 gram that is— 

6 ‘‘(i) an employment and training ac7 tivity (as defined in section 3 of the Work8 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

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

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

11 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 

12 Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 

13 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and’’. 

14 SEC. 143. MISSOURI RIVER EXISTING FEATURES PROTEC15 TION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Before carrying out a covered ac17 tion with respect to a covered in-river feature, the Secretary 

18 shall perform an analysis to identify whether such action 

19 will— 

20 (1) contribute to adverse effects of increased 

21 water levels during flood events adjacent to the cov22 ered in-river feature; 

23 (2) increase risk of flooding on commercial and 

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1 (3) decrease water levels during droughts adja2 cent to the covered in-river feature; 

3 (4) affect the navigation channel, including 

4 crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel 

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

6 (5) contribute to bank erosion on private lands 

7 adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 

8 (6) affect ports or harbors adjacent to the covered 

9 in-river feature; or 

10 (7) affect harvesting of sand adjacent to the cov11 ered in-river feature. 

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

13 covered action will result in an outcome described in sub14 section (a), the Secretary shall mitigate such outcome. 

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

16 construed to affect the requirements of section 906 of the 

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

18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered ac20 tion’’ means the construction of, modification of, oper21 ational changes to, or implementation of a covered in22 river feature. 

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

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1 notches, chutes, and complexes for interception or 

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

3 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

4 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155) and section 334 

5 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 

6 Stat. 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 

7 SEC. 144. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 

8 Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

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

11 place it appears; and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

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

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

15 Secretary’’; 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘breakwater; and’’ and in17 serting ‘‘breakwater and—’’ 

18 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

19 subparagraph (A); 

20 (D) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig21 nated), by striking the period at the end and in22 serting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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

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

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1 lack of such regular and routine Federal mainte2 nance activity.’’. 

3 SEC. 145. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3734) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(F) Project for hurricane and storm dam9 age risk reduction, Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk 

10 Management, Virginia, authorized by section 

11 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 

13 SEC. 146. EASEMENTS FOR HURRICANE AND STORM DAM14 AGE REDUCTION PROJECTS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a project for hurri16 cane and storm damage reduction for which the Secretary 

17 is requiring a perpetual easement, the Secretary shall, upon 

18 request by the non-Federal interest for the project, certify 

19 real estate availability and proceed to construction of such 

20 project with a nonperpetual easement if— 

21 (1) such certification and construction are in 

22 compliance with the terms of the report of the Chief 

23 of Engineers for the project and the applicable project 

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1 (2) the Secretary provides the non-Federal inter2 est with formal notice that, in the event in which the 

3 nonperpetual easement expires and is not extended, 

4 the Secretary will be unable to— 

5 (A) fulfill the Federal responsibility with 

6 respect to the project or carry out any required 

7 nourishment of the project under the existing 

8 project authorization; 

9 (B) carry out repair and rehabilitation of 

10 the project under section 5 of the Act of August 

11 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n); and 

12 (C) provide any other relevant Federal as13 sistance with respect to the project. 

14 (b) DISCLOSURE.—For any project for hurricane 

15 storm damage risk reduction, or a proposal to modify such 

16 a project, that is authorized after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act for which a perpetual easement is required for Fed18 eral participation in the project, the Secretary shall include 

19 in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the project a dis20 closure of such requirement. 

21 (c) MANAGEMENT.—To the maximum extent prac22 ticable, the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Federal 

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1 ests necessary to carry out the project, in accordance with 

2 section 103. 

3 (d) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION

4 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period be6 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, notwith7 standing any requirement of the Secretary for a cov8 ered project to comply with the memorandum of the 

9 Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Standard Estates – Per10 petual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Restrictive 

11 Dune Easement’’ and dated August 4, 1995, the Sec12 retary shall carry out each covered project in a man13 ner consistent with the previously completed initial 

14 construction and periodic nourishments of the project, 

15 including repair and restoration work on the project 

16 under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 

17 U.S.C. 701n(a)). 

18 (2) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sub19 section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means an author20 ized project for hurricane and storm damage reduc21 tion in any one of the following locations: 

22 (A) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

23 Florida – Mid Reach. 

24 (B) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

25 Florida – North Reach. 


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1 (C) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

2 Florida – South Reach. 

3 (D) Broward County, Florida – Segment 

4 II. 

5 (E) Broward County, Florida – Segment 

6 III. 

7 (F) Dade County, Florida – Main Segment. 

8 (G) Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles 

9 Segment. 

10 (H) Duval County, Florida. 

11 (I) Fort Pierce Beach, Florida. 

12 (J) Lee County, Florida – Captiva. 

13 (K) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla. 

14 (L) Manatee County, Florida. 

15 (M) Martin County, Florida. 

16 (N) Nassau County, Florida. 

17 (O) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupiter/ 

18 Carlin Segment. 

19 (P) Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray 

20 Segment. 

21 (Q) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid 

22 Town. 

23 (R) Palm Beach County, Florida – North 

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1 (S) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean 

2 Ridge. 

3 (T) Panama City Beaches, Florida. 

4 (U) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key. 

5 (V) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key 

6 Segment. 

7 (W) Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Is8 land. 

9 (X) Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida. 

10 (Y) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice 

11 Beach. 

12 (Z) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Augus13 tine Beach. 

14 (AA) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano 

15 Segment. 

16 (BB) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutch17 inson Island. 

18 (3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

19 Congress that, for the purpose of constructing and 

20 maintaining a project for hurricane and storm dam21 age risk reduction, the minimum estate necessary for 

22 easements may not exceed the life of the project nor 

23 be less than 50 years. 

24 (e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 

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

2 2213(d)). 

3 SEC. 147. SHORELINE AND RIVERINE PROTECTION AND 

4 RESTORATION. 

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

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

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(L) Shoreline of the State of Connecticut.’’. 

9 SEC. 148. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO WATER DATA. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of im11 proving water resources management, the Secretary 

12 should— 

13 (1) develop and implement a framework for inte14 grating, sharing, and using water data; 

15 (2) identify and prioritize key water data needed 

16 to support water resources management and plan17 ning, including— 

18 (A) water data sets, types, and associated 

19 metadata; and 

20 (B) water data infrastructure, technologies, 

21 and tools; 

22 (3) in consultation with other Federal agencies, 

23 States, Indian Tribes, local governments, and relevant 

24 stakeholders, develop and adopt common national 


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1 standards for collecting, sharing, and integrating 

2 water data, infrastructure, technologies, and tools; 

3 (4) ensure that water data is publicly accessible 

4 and interoperable; 

5 (5) integrate water data and tools through na6 tionwide approaches to data infrastructure, plat7 forms, models, and tool development; and 

8 (6) support the adoption of new technologies and 

9 the development of tools for water data collection, 

10 sharing, and standardization. 

11 SEC. 149. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO COMPREHEN12 SIVE BENEFITS. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that in carrying out any 

14 feasibility study, the Secretary should follow, to the max15 imum extent practicable— 

16 (1) the guidance described in the memoranda re17 lating to ‘‘Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits 

18 in Feasibility Studies’’, dated April 3, 2020, and 

19 April 13, 2020, and signed by the Assistant Secretary 

20 for Civil Works and the Director of Civil Works, re21 spectively; and 

22 (2) the policies described in the memorandum re23 lating to ‘‘Policy Directive – Comprehensive Docu24 mentation of Benefits in Decision Document’’ dated 


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1 January 5, 2021, and signed by the Assistant Sec2 retary for Civil Works. 

3 SEC. 150. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. 

4 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

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

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

7 submit to the Committees on Transportation and In8 frastructure and Appropriations of the House of Rep9 resentatives and the Committees on Environment and 

10 Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate a re11 port detailing the status of the reports described in 

12 paragraph (2). 

13 (2) REPORTS DESCRIBED.—The reports described 

14 in this paragraph are the following: 

15 (A) The comprehensive backlog and oper16 ation and maintenance report required under 

17 section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Devel18 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)). 

19 (B) The report on managed aquifer recharge 

20 required under section 8108(d) of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 

22 2357(d)). 

23 (C) The plan on beneficial use of dredged 

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1 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

2 Stat. 3717). 

3 (D) The updated report on Corps of Engi4 neers Reservoirs required under section 8153 of 

5 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

6 (136 Stat. 3734). 

7 (E) The report on dredge capacity require 

8 under section 8205 of the Water Resources Devel9 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 

10 (F) The report on the assessment of the con11 sequences of changing operation and mainte12 nance responsibilities required under section 

13 8206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

14 2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 

15 (G) The report on the western infrastructure 

16 study required under section 8208 of the Water 

17 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

18 3756). 

19 (H) The report on excess lands for Whittier 

20 Narrows Dam, California, required under sec21 tion 8213 of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3758). 

23 (I) The report on recreational boating in 

24 the Great Lakes basin required under section 


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1 8218 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 

3 (J) The report on the disposition study on 

4 hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, re5 quired under section 8220 of the Water Resources 

6 Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat 3762). 

7 (K) The report on corrosion prevention ac8 tivities required under section 8234 of the Water 

9 Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

10 3767). 

11 (3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

12 the report required under paragraph (1) the following 

13 information with respect to each report described in 

14 paragraph (2): 

15 (A) A summary of the status of each such 

16 report, including if the report has been initiated. 

17 (B) The amount of funds that— 

18 (i) have been made available to carry 

19 out each such report; and 

20 (ii) the Secretary requires to complete 

21 each such report. 

22 (C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec23 retary intends to complete each such report, in24 cluding an anticipated timeline for completion. 


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1 (D) Any available information that is rel2 evant to each such report that would inform the 

3 committees described in paragraph (1). 

4 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 

6 the date on which the budget of the President for each 

7 fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec8 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Sec9 retary shall submit to the Committees on Transpor10 tation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Committees on En12 vironment and Public Works and Appropriations of 

13 the Senate a report on the status of each covered re14 port. 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

16 the report required under paragraph (1) the following 

17 information: 

18 (A) A summary of the status of each covered 

19 report, including if each such report has been 

20 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 

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1 (C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec2 retary intends to complete each covered report, 

3 including an anticipated timeline for comple4 tion. 

5 (3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 

6 make each report required under paragraph (1) pub7 licly available on the website of the Corps of Engi8 neers. 

9 (4) NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEES.—The Sec10 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor11 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa12 tives and the Committee on the Environment and 

13 Public Works of the Senate on an annual basis a 

14 draft of each covered report. 

15 (5) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPORT.—In this 

16 subsection, the term ‘‘covered report’’— 

17 (A) means any report or study required to 

18 be submitted by the Secretary under this Act or 

19 any Act providing authorizations for water re20 sources development projects enacted after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act to the Committee 

22 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

24 Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

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1 (B) does not include a feasibility study (as 

2 such term is defined in section 105 of the Water 

3 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

4 2215(d)). 

5 SEC. 151. SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED NATIVE AMER6 ICAN SITE AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PRO7 TECTION PILOT PROGRAM. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab10 lish a pilot program in accordance with this section to pro11 tect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cultural 

12 resources identified or discovered at civil works projects in 

13 the watershed of the Sacramento River and its tributaries, 

14 including the American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, 

15 in the State of California. 

16 (b) REBURIAL.— 

17 (1) REBURIAL AREAS.—In carrying out the pilot 

18 program, the Secretary shall, in consultation with 

19 and with the consent of each affected Indian Tribe, 

20 identify, and, as applicable, cooperate with appro21 priate Tribal, local, State, and Federal Government 

22 property owners to set aside, areas that may be used 

23 for the reburial of Native American human remains 

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1 (A) have been identified or discovered at the 

2 site of a covered civil works project; 

3 (B) have been rightfully claimed by any af4 fected Indian Tribe; and 

5 (C) can be reburied in such areas in a man6 ner secure from future disturbances, with the 

7 consent of such property owner or owners, as ap8 plicable. 

9 (2) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL STANDARDS.— 

10 (A) TIMING OF RECOVERY.— 

11 (i) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

12 the pilot program, the Secretary shall work 

13 in good faith with each affected Indian 

14 Tribe, and each owner of property affected 

15 by the recovery process, to ensure that— 

16 (I) the recovery of a burial site, 

17 village site, or cultural resources from 

18 the site of a covered civil works project 

19 under the pilot program is completed, 

20 pursuant to a written plan or protocol, 

21 not later than 45 days after the initi22 ation of such recovery; and 

23 (II) with respect to a burial site, 

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1 works project before construction of the 

2 covered civil works project commences, 

3 such recovery is completed before such 

4 construction commences on the portion 

5 of the covered civil works project af6 fected by the recovery process. 

7 (ii) ALTERNATIVE TIMETABLE.—Not8 withstanding the deadlines established by 

9 clause (i), the Secretary, each relevant non10 Federal interest for the covered civil works 

11 project, each affected Indian Tribe, and 

12 each owner of property affected by the recov13 ery process may negotiate and agree to an 

14 alternative timetable for recovery other than 

15 that required by such clause, based on the 

16 circumstances of the applicable covered civil 

17 works project. 

18 (B) GUIDANCE.—In carrying out subsection 

19 (a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written 

20 guidance for recovery and reburial under the 

21 pilot program that meets or exceeds the recovery 

22 and reburial standards in policy statements and 

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1 (C) EMINENT DOMAIN PROHIBITION.—No 

2 Federal entity may exercise the power of eminent 

3 domain to acquire any property to be used for 

4 reburial under the pilot program. 

5 (3) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL.— 

6 (A) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL BY SEC7 RETARY.—In carrying out the pilot program, the 

8 Secretary shall, at Federal expense, in consulta9 tion with and with the consent of each affected 

10 Indian Tribe, and with appropriate dignity and 

11 in accordance with the guidance developed under 

12 paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) recover any cultural resources iden14 tified or discovered at the site of a covered 

15 civil works project and rightfully claimed 

16 by any affected Indian Tribe; 

17 (ii) rebury any human remains and 

18 funerary objects so recovered at the applica19 ble areas identified and set aside under 

20 paragraph (1); and 

21 (iii) repatriate any other cultural re22 sources so recovered to the affected Indian 

23 Tribe that has rightfully claimed such cul24 tural resources. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of 

2 an affected Indian Tribe, the Secretary 

3 shall authorize, pursuant to a memorandum 

4 of agreement entered into under clause (ii), 

5 the Indian Tribe to assume recovery and re6 burial responsibilities under the pilot pro7 gram of cultural resources that have been 

8 rightfully claimed by the affected Indian 

9 Tribe, and shall reimburse the affected In10 dian Tribe for reasonable costs directly re11 lated to such recovery and reburial. 

12 (ii) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 

13 In carrying out clause (i)— 

14 (I) with respect to a burial site, 

15 village site, or cultural resources iden16 tified at a covered civil works project 

17 before construction of the project com18 mences, the Secretary shall, upon re19 quest by the affected Indian Tribe, 

20 enter into a written memorandum of 

21 agreement with the affected Indian 

22 Tribe to authorize the necessary recov23 ery and reburial activities before such 

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1 (II) with respect to a burial site, 

2 village site, or cultural resources dis3 covered at a covered civil works project 

4 after construction of the project com5 mences, the Secretary shall, upon re6 quest by the affected Indian Tribe, 

7 enter into a written memorandum of 

8 agreement with the affected Indian 

9 Tribe to authorize the necessary recov10 ery and reburial activities not later 

11 than 45 days after such discovery. 

12 (iii) LIMITATION.—Reimbursement 

13 under clause (i) shall not exceed 1 percent 

14 of the total cost of construction of the appli15 cable covered civil works project, pursuant 

16 to the terms outlined in paragraph (6). 

17 (4) TRIBAL MONITORS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot 

19 program, the Secretary may hire a Tribal mon20 itor or monitors, and shall allow any affected In21 dian Tribe to hire a Tribal monitor or monitors, 

22 at Federal expense, during the construction of 

23 any covered civil works project, for each area of 

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1 ican cultural resources are being recovered for re2 burial. 

3 (B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary or af4 fected Indian Tribe, as applicable, shall ensure 

5 that preference in hiring Tribal monitors under 

6 this paragraph is provided to qualified Native 

7 Americans, including individuals who— 

8 (i) have a professional relationship 

9 with the affected Indian Tribe; or 

10 (ii) possess knowledge of, and expertise 

11 in, the customs of the affected Indian Tribe. 

12 (C) LIMITATION.—The Federal expense of 

13 Tribal monitors hired under this paragraph 

14 shall not exceed 1 percent of the total cost of con15 struction of the applicable covered civil works 

16 project, pursuant to the terms outlined in para17 graph (6). 

18 (5) IDENTIFICATION AND INVENTORY.—In car19 rying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall ac20 cept identifications made by an affected Indian Tribe 

21 of Native American burial sites and village sites at 

22 the site of a covered civil works project, and include 

23 such identifications in any inventory document for 

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1 (6) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 enter into a contract or other agreement to make a 

3 payment to an affected Indian Tribe for reimburse4 ment of reasonable costs under paragraph (3)(B) or 

5 actual expenses under paragraph (4), subject to mar6 ket-based pricing, which payment shall be made not 

7 later than 90 days after the affected Indian Tribe 

8 submits an invoice for such costs or expenses to the 

9 Secretary. 

10 (c) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not12 withstanding any other provision of law, the Sec13 retary may convey to an affected Indian Tribe for use 

14 as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is lo15 cated on land owned by the Department of the Army 

16 and is identified and set aside under subsection 

17 (b)(1). 

18 (2) RETENTION OF NECESSARY PROPERTY INTER19 ESTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 

20 shall retain any necessary right-of-way, easement, or 

21 other property interest that the Secretary determines 

22 to be necessary to carry out the authorized purposes 

23 of any Corps of Engineers project related to the con24 veyed land. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 

2 (a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written 

3 guidance regarding the confidentiality of information 

4 provided to the Department of the Army by Indian 

5 Tribes in connection with any covered civil works 

6 project under the pilot program. 

7 (2) NONPUBLIC INFORMATION.—The following 

8 information provided to the Department of the Army 

9 by an Indian Tribe under the pilot program shall be 

10 treated as confidential and nonpublic information, to 

11 protect Native American burial sites, village sites, 

12 and cultural resources, and their locations, from un13 authorized excavation, desecration, or vandalism: 

14 (A) Information regarding the locations of 

15 burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources, 

16 including maps designating such locations. 

17 (B) Information regarding cultural or tra18 ditional practices related to such sites or re19 sources. 

20 (e) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—In carrying out the 

21 pilot program, the Secretary shall avoid, to the maximum 

22 extent practicable, duplication of efforts relating to compli23 ance with this section and any other applicable provision 

24 of law. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2338) 

3 shall not apply to a covered civil works project during 

4 the period during which the Secretary is carrying out 

5 the pilot program. 

6 (2) EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing in this sec7 tion shall affect any contract relating to a covered 

8 civil works project entered into by the Secretary of the 

9 Army before the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 (g) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 

11 program until the date that is 4 years after the date on 

12 which the pilot program is established. 

13 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘af15 fected Indian Tribe’’ means any Indian Tribe that at16 taches religious or other significance to any burial 

17 site, village site, or cultural resources identified or 

18 discovered at a covered civil works project. 

19 (2) BURIAL SITE.—The term ‘‘burial site’’ means 

20 any natural or prepared physical location, whether 

21 originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, 

22 where Native American cultural resources are present 

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1 (3) COVERED CIVIL WORKS PROJECT.—The term 

2 ‘‘covered civil works project’’ means a civil works 

3 project that is— 

4 (A) located in the watershed of the Sac5 ramento River and its tributaries, including the 

6 American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, 

7 within the State of California; 

8 (B) being constructed, reconstructed, or re9 paired, or operated and maintained, using Fed10 eral funds; and 

11 (C) owned, authorized, permitted, carried 

12 out, or operated and maintained by the Depart13 ment of the Army, including a project carried 

14 out by a non-Federal interest under section 204 

15 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

16 (33 U.S.C. 2232) or section 1043 of the Water 

17 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 

18 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

19 (4) CULTURAL RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘cultural 

20 resources’’ means— 

21 (A) human remains; or 

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1 (5) FUNERARY OBJECTS.—The term ‘‘funerary 

2 objects’’ means items that are associated with the 

3 death rite or ceremony of a culture. 

4 (6) HUMAN REMAINS.—The term ‘‘human re5 mains’’ means the physical remains of a human body, 

6 including such remains that have been cremated and 

7 that may be in any state of decomposition or skeletal 

8 completeness (including ashes or small bone frag9 ments). 

10 (7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

11 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the 

12 Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 

13 (25 U.S.C. 5130). 

14 (8) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 

15 means the pilot program established under this sec16 tion. 

17 (9) RIGHTFULLY CLAIMED.—The term ‘‘right18 fully claimed’’ means claimed by— 

19 (A) with respect to cultural resources identi20 fied or discovered on Federal or Tribal lands at 

21 the site of a covered civil works project— 

22 (i) the person or entity with ownership 

23 or control of the cultural resources under 

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1 Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 

2 3002); or 

3 (ii) with respect to cultural resources 

4 not subject to such Act, the appropriate per5 son or entity determined in accordance with 

6 the priority order established by such sec7 tion; and 

8 (B) with respect to cultural resources iden9 tified or discovered on other lands at the site of 

10 a covered civil works project— 

11 (i) in the case of Native American 

12 human remains and funerary objects associ13 ated with such remains, the lineal descend14 ants of the Native American, as determined 

15 in accordance with the laws of the State of 

16 California; or 

17 (ii) in any case in which such lineal 

18 descendants cannot be ascertained, and in 

19 the case of other funerary objects or other 

20 ceremonial objects— 

21 (I) the Indian Tribe that has the 

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1 (II) if the cultural affiliation of 

2 the cultural resources cannot be reason3 ably ascertained— 

4 (aa) the Indian Tribe that is 

5 recognized as aboriginally occu6 pying the area in which the cul7 tural resources were identified or 

8 discovered; or 

9 (bb) if it can be shown by a 

10 preponderance of the evidence that 

11 a different Indian Tribe has a 

12 stronger cultural relationship 

13 with the cultural resources than 

14 the Indian Tribe specified in item 

15 (aa), the Indian Tribe that has 

16 the strongest demonstrated rela17 tionship with such cultural re18 sources. 

19 (10) VILLAGE SITE.—The term ‘‘village site’’ 

20 means any natural or prepared physical location, 

21 whether below, on, or above the surface of the earth, 

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1 SEC. 152. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project— 

5 (1) that is located in the State of California, the 

6 State of Nevada, or the State of Arizona; and 

7 (2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which water 

8 supply is an authorized purpose; or 

9 (B) for which the Secretary develops a 

10 water control manual under section 7 of the Act 

11 of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 

12 ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 890, 

13 chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709). 

14 (b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.— 

15 Consistent with other authorized project purposes and in 

16 coordination with the non-Federal interest, in operating a 

17 covered project during a drought emergency in the project 

18 area, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program to oper19 ate the covered project with water supply as the primary 

20 project purpose. 

21 (c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec22 retary may update the water control manual for a covered 

23 project to include drought operations and contingency 

24 plans. 

25 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), 

26 the Secretary shall ensure that— 


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1 (1) operations described in that subsection— 

2 (A) are consistent with water management 

3 deviations and drought contingency plans in the 

4 water control manual for the covered project; 

5 (B) impact only the flood pool managed by 

6 the Secretary; and 

7 (C) shall not be carried out in the event of 

8 a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event 

9 that would require flood risk management to take 

10 precedence; 

11 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec12 retary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; 

13 and 

14 (3) the covered project returns to the operations 

15 that were in place prior to the use of the authority 

16 provided under that subsection at a time determined 

17 by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Fed18 eral interest. 

19 (e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may receive 

20 and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal interest to 

21 carry out activities under this section. 

22 (f) REPORT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

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

25 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 


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1 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor2 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa3 tives a report on the pilot program carried out under 

4 this section. 

5 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 

6 the report under paragraph (1) a description of the 

7 activities of the Secretary that were carried out for 

8 each covered project and any lessons learned from 

9 carrying out those activities. 

10 (g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 

11 (1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized 

12 purposes of a covered project; 

13 (2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authori14 ties, including authorities with respect to navigation, 

15 hydropower, flood damage reduction, and environ16 mental protection and restoration; 

17 (3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers 

18 to provide for temporary deviations; 

19 (4) affects the application of a cost-share require20 ment under section 101, 102, or 103 of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211, 

22 2212, 2213); 

23 (5) supersedes or modifies any written agreement 

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1 interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of 

2 this Act; 

3 (6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to an 

4 existing multistate water control plan for the Colo5 rado River Basin, if applicable; 

6 (7) affects any water right in existence on the 

7 date of enactment of this Act; 

8 (8) preempts or affects any State water law or 

9 interstate compact governing water; 

10 (9) affects existing water supply agreements be11 tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or 

12 (10) affects any obligation to comply with the 

13 provisions of any Federal or State environmental 

14 law, including— 

15 (A) the National Environmental Policy Act 

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

17 (B) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

18 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 

19 (C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

20 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

21 SEC. 153. REPORT ON MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 

22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

23 that through this Act, as well as through section 1115 of 

24 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, that Congress 

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1 the direction, needed to acquire interests in real estate that 

2 are less than fee simple title. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the enact4 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com5 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

6 of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 

7 Public Works of the Senate a report indicating whether they 

8 agree with the sense of Congress in subsection (a). 

9 (c) DISAGREEMENT.—Should the result of report re10 quired in subsection (b) be that the Secretary disagrees with 

11 the sense of Congress in subsection (a), not later than 1 

12 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub13 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

14 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi15 ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report specifying 

16 recommendations and technical drafting assistance for stat17 utory language that would provide the Secretary the in18 tended authority and expressed in subsection (a). 

19 SEC. 154. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 

20 Section 9003 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 9003. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 

23 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OWNERS BOARD.—There is 

24 hereby established a Levee Owners Board (hereinafter in 

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1 the eleven members appointed by the Secretary. The mem2 bers shall be appointed so as to represent various regions 

3 of the country, including at least one Federal levee system 

4 owner-operator from each of the eight civil works divisions 

5 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Secretary of the 

6 Army shall designate, and the Administrator of FEMA may 

7 designate, a representative to act as an observer of the Own8 ers Board. 

9 ‘‘(1) TERMS OF MEMBERS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Own11 ers Board shall be appointed for a period of 3 

12 years. 

13 ‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 

14 Owners Board may be reappointed to the Own15 ers Board, as the Secretary determines to be ap16 propriate. 

17 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Own18 ers Board shall be filled in the same manner as 

19 the original appointment was made. 

20 ‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The members of the 

22 Owners Board shall appoint a chairperson from 

23 among the members of the Owners Board. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— The Owners Board shall 

2 meet not less frequently than semiannually to develop 

3 and make recommendations to the Secretary and Con4 gress regarding levee system reliability throughout the 

5 United States. 

6 ‘‘(2) ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 

7 Owners Board shall provide— 

8 ‘‘(A) prior to the development of the budget 

9 proposal of the President for a given fiscal year, 

10 advice and recommendations to the Secretary re11 garding overall levee system reliability; 

12 ‘‘(B) advice and recommendations to Con13 gress regarding any feasibility report for a flood 

14 risk management project that has been submitted 

15 to Congress; 

16 ‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the date 

17 of the submission of the budget proposal of the 

18 President to Congress, advice and recommenda19 tions to Congress regarding flood risk manage20 ment project construction and rehabilitation pri21 orities and corresponding spending levels; 

22 ‘‘(D) advice and recommendations to the 

23 Secretary and the Congress regarding effective24 ness of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee 

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1 ommendations on the budgets and expenditures 

2 as described in subsection (c)(2); and 

3 ‘‘(E) advice and recommendations to the 

4 Secretary, the Congress, and the Administrator 

5 regarding effectiveness of the levee safety initia6 tive established by section 9005, including com7 ments and recommendations on the budgets and 

8 expenditures described in subsection (c)(2). 

9 ‘‘(3) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any advice or 

10 recommendations made by the Owners Board shall re11 flect the independent judgment of the Owners Board. 

12 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

13 shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) designate an Executive Secretary who shall 

15 assist the Chairman in administering the Owners 

16 Board and ensuring that the Owners Board operates 

17 in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United 

18 States Code; 

19 ‘‘(2) provide to the Owners Board such detailed 

20 reports of Corps activities and expenditures related to 

21 flood risk management and levees, including for the 

22 Corps levee safety program and the levee safety initia23 tive, not less frequently than semiannually; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) submit to the Owners Board a courtesy copy 

2 of any completed feasibility report for a flood risk 

3 management project submitted to Congress. 

4 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Owners Board shall be 

6 subject to chapter 10 of title 5, other than section 

7 1013, and with the consent of the appropriate agency 

8 head, the Owners Board may use the facilities and 

9 services of any Federal agency. 

10 ‘‘(2) MEMBERS NOT CONSIDERED SPECIAL GOV11 ERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—For the purposes of com12 plying with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, 

13 the members of the Owners Board shall not be consid14 ered special Government employees (as defined in sec15 tion 202 of title 18, United States Code). 

16 ‘‘(3) TRAVEL EXPENSE.—Non-Federal members 

17 of the Owners Board while engaged in the perform18 ance of their duties away from their homes or regular 

19 places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, in20 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 

21 by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

22 SEC. 155. DEFINITION. 

23 For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ shall 

24 have the meaning given to such term in the Act of October 

25 15, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 701h-1). 


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1 TITLE II—STUDIES AND 

2 REPORTS 

3 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 

4 STUDIES. 

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

6 conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 

7 water resources development and conservation and other 

8 purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Con9 gress on Future Water Resources Development’’ submitted 

10 to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources 

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

12 or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 

13 (1) LUXAPALLILA CREEK, MILLPORT, ALA14 BAMA.—Project for flood risk management, Town of 

15 Millport and vicinity, Alabama. 

16 (2) YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.—Project for 

17 flood risk management, Yavapai County, in the vicin18 ity of the City of Cottonwood, Arizona. 

19 (3) CLEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

20 risk management and ecosystem restoration, Clear 

21 Lake, Lake County, California. 

22 (4) COSUMNES RIVER WATERSHED, CALI23 FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, eco24 system restoration, water supply, and related pur25 poses, Cosumnes River watershed, California. 


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1 (5) HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, city of Hesperia, California. 

3 (6) PILLAR POINT HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 Project for flood risk management and storm damage 

5 risk reduction, Pillar Point Harbor, California. 

6 (7) RIALTO CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

7 flood risk management, Rialto Channel, city of Rialto 

8 and vicinity, California. 

9 (8) SALINAS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

10 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Sa11 linas River, California. 

12 (9) SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, city of San Bernardino, Cali14 fornia. 

15 (10) SAN DIEGO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

16 flood risk management, San Diego Bay, California. 

17 (11) SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES, CALI18 FORNIA.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk 

19 management and ecosystem restoration, San Diego 

20 and Orange Counties, California. 

21 (12) SAN FELIPE LAKE AND PAJARO RIVER, SAN

22 BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk 

23 management, San Felipe Lake and Pajaro River, San 

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1 (13) CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.—Project 

2 for flood risk management, including stormwater run3 off reduction, City of San Mateo, California. 

4 (14) SANTA ANA RIVER, ANAHEIM, CALI5 FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, water 

6 supply, and recreation, Santa Ana River, Anaheim, 

7 California. 

8 (15) SANTA ANA RIVER, JURUPA VALLEY, CALI9 FORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and recre10 ation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, California. 

11 (16) SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 

12 Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 

13 Sweetwater Reservoir, California. 

14 (17) FOUNTAIN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, COLO15 RADO.—Project for flood risk management and eco16 system restoration, Fountain Creek, Colorado Springs 

17 and Pueblo, Colorado. 

18 (18) CITY OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.—Project 

19 for flood risk management, City of Norwalk, Con20 necticut, in the vicinity of the Norwalk wastewater 

21 treatment plant. 

22 (19) CONNECTICUT SHORELINE, CONNECTICUT.— 

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1 (20) PARK RIVER CONDUIT, CITY OF HARTFORD, 

2 CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk management, 

3 including stormwater management, City of Hartford, 

4 Connecticut and vicinity. 

5 (21) WESTPORT BEACHES, CONNECTICUT.— 

6 Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc7 tion and ecosystem restoration, Westport, Connecticut. 

8 (22) DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED, 

9 DELAWARE.—Project for flood risk management, hur10 ricane and storm risk reduction, and ecosystem res11 toration, including shoreline stabilization, Delaware 

12 Inland Bays watershed, Delaware. 

13 (23) TOWN OF MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project for 

14 flood risk management, Town of Milton, Delaware. 

15 (24) CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—Project 

16 for flood risk management and hurricane and storm 

17 risk reduction, City of Wilmington, Delaware. 

18 (25) ANACOSTIA RIVER BANK AND SEAWALLS, 

19 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND MARYLAND.—Project for 

20 navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, in21 cluding dredging and sediment management, Ana22 costia River bank and seawalls, Washington, District 

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1 (26) FLETCHERS COVE, DISTRICT OF COLUM2 BIA.—Project for recreation, including dredging, 

3 Fletchers Cove, District of Columbia. 

4 (27) EAST LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.— 

5 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res6 toration, including sediment and debris management, 

7 East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 

8 (28) FLORIDA SPACEPORT SYSTEM MARINE

9 INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION WHARF, FLORIDA.— 

10 Project for navigation, Florida Spaceport System Ma11 rine Intermodal Transportation Wharf, in the vicin12 ity of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

13 (29) FORT GEORGE INLET, JACKSONVILLE, FLOR14 IDA.—Project for coastal storm risk management, in15 cluding shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, 

16 Fort George Inlet, city of Jacksonville, Florida. 

17 (30) LAKE CONWAY, FLORIDA.—Project for flood 

18 risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restora19 tion, including sediment and debris management, 

20 Lake Conway, Florida. 

21 (31) MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, TAMPA, FLOR22 IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 

23 reduction and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity of 

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1 (32) PALATKA BARGE PORT, PUTNAM COUNTY, 

2 FLORIDA.—Project for navigation, Palatka Barge 

3 Port, Putnam County, Florida. 

4 (33) CAMP CREEK TRIBUTARY, GEORGIA.— 

5 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res6 toration, including stream restoration, along the 

7 Camp Creek Tributary in Fulton County, Georgia. 

8 (34) COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA.—Project for flood 

9 risk management, City of College Park, Georgia. 

10 (35) PROCTOR CREEK, SMYRNA, GEORGIA.— 

11 Project for flood risk management, Proctor Creek, 

12 Smyrna, Georgia, including Jonquil Driver 

13 Stormwater Park. 

14 (36) TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for eco15 system restoration and hurricane and storm damage 

16 risk reduction, Tybee Island, Georgia, including by 

17 incorporating other Federal studies conducted on the 

18 effect of the construction of Savannah Harbor Chan19 nel on the shoreline of Tybee Island. 

20 (37) GUAM.—Project for flood risk management 

21 and coastal storm risk management, Guam. 

22 (38) KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Project for flood and 

23 coastal storm risk management, county of Kaua‘i, 

24 Hawaii. 


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1 (39) KAIAKA-WAIALUA WATERSHED, HAWAII.— 

2 Project for flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua 

3 watershed, O‘ahu, Hawaii. 

4 (40) BERWYN, ILLINOIS.—Project for comprehen5 sive flood risk management, City of Berwyn, Illinois. 

6 (41) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 

7 for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

8 Butterfield Creek, Illinois. 

9 (42) FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS.—Project for 

10 flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 

11 water supply, Village of Franklin Park, Illinois. 

12 (43) ROCKY RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for flood 

13 risk management, Town of Rocky Ripple, Indiana. 

14 (44) BAYOU RIGAUD TO CAMINADA PASS, LOU15 ISIANA.—Project for navigation, Bayou Rigaud to 

16 Caminada Pass, Louisiana. 

17 (45) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOU18 ISIANA.—Project for navigation, including widening, 

19 Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana. 

20 (46) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN STORM SURGE RE21 DUCTION PROJECT, LOUISIANA.—Project for hurricane 

22 and storm damage risk reduction, Lake Pont23 chartrain, Orleans, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Liv24 ingston, St. James, St. John, St. Charles, Jefferson, 

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1 (47) LIVINGSTON PARISH FLOOD PROTECTION, 

2 LOUISIANA.—Project for flood risk management, Liv3 ingston Parish, Louisiana. 

4 (48) NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA.—Project for 

5 flood risk management, City of Natchitoches, Lou6 isiana. 

7 (49) NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA, LOUISIANA.— 

8 Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 

9 including mitigation of saltwater wedges, for the City 

10 of New Orleans and metro area, Louisiana. 

11 (50) PILOTTOWN, LOUISIANA.—Project for navi12 gation and flood risk management, including dredg13 ing, in the vicinity of Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, 

14 Louisiana. 

15 (51) BALTIMORE INLAND FLOODING, MARY16 LAND.—Project for inland flood risk management, 

17 City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland. 

18 (52) BEAVERDAM CREEK, PRINCE GEORGE’S

19 COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk manage20 ment, Beaverdam Creek, Prince George’s County, 

21 Maryland, in the vicinity of United States Route 50 

22 and railroads. 

23 (53) MARYLAND BEACHES, MARYLAND.—Project 

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1 flood risk management in the vicinity of United 

2 States Route 1, Maryland. 

3 (54) CAPE COD CANAL, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 Project for recreation, Cape Cod Canal, in the vicin5 ity of Tidal Flats Recreation Area, Massachusetts. 

6 (55) LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 

7 flood risk management, City of Leominster, Massa8 chusetts. 

9 (56) LOWER COBB BROOK, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

10 Project for flood risk management, Lower Cobb Brook, 

11 City of Taunton, Massachusetts. 

12 (57) SUNSET BAY, CHARLES RIVER, MASSACHU13 SETTS.—Project for navigation, flood risk manage14 ment, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, including 

15 dredging, in the vicinity of Sunset Bay, Charles 

16 River, cities of Boston, Watertown, and Newton, Mas17 sachusetts. 

18 (58) SQUANTUM CAUSEWAY, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

19 Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, 

20 Squantum, in the vicinity of East Squantum Street 

21 and Dorchester Street Causeway, Quincy, Massachu22 setts. 

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1 age prevention and mitigation, Town Neck Beach, 

2 town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. 

3 (60) WESTPORT HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 Project for flood risk management, hurricane and 

5 storm damage risk reduction, and navigation, includ6 ing improvements to the breakwater at Westport Har7 bor, Town of Westport, Massachusetts. 

8 (61) ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Project for water 

9 supply, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

10 (62) KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED, MICHI11 GAN.—Project for flood risk management and eco12 system restoration, Kalamazoo River Watershed and 

13 tributaries, Michigan. 

14 (63) MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for flood 

15 risk management, city of McComb, Mississippi. 

16 (64) MILES CITY, MONTANA.—Project for flood 

17 risk management, Miles City, Montana. 

18 (65) BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW PROVIDENCE, 

19 AND SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 

20 management, Township of Berkeley Heights, Borough 

21 of New Providence, and City of Summit, New Jersey. 

22 (66) BERRY’S CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

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1 (67) FLEISCHER BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project 

2 for flood risk management, Fleischer Brook, New Jer3 sey. 

4 (68) GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

5 flood risk management, Guttenberg, New Jersey, in 

6 the vicinity of John F. Kennedy Boulevard East. 

7 (69) PASSAIC RIVER BASIN, NEW JERSEY.— 

8 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res9 toration, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic 

10 Counties, New Jersey. 

11 (70) PASSAIC RIVER, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.— 

12 Project for navigation and flood risk management, 

13 Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey. 

14 (71) GREAT FALLS RACEWAYS, PATERSON, NEW

15 JERSEY.—Project for flood risk management and hy16 dropower, Paterson, New Jersey. 

17 (72) PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

18 navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey. 

19 (73) VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.— 

20 Project for flood risk management along the Ho-Ho21 Kus Brook and Saddle River, Village of Ridgewood, 

22 New Jersey. 

23 (74) WOLF CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

24 flood risk management, Wolf Creek, Ridgefield, New 

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1 (75) DON ̃A ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.—Project 

2 for water supply, Don ̃a Ana County, New Mexico. 

3 (76) HATCH, NEW MEXICO.—Project for flood 

4 risk management, including the Hatch Dam Project, 

5 Village of Hatch, New Mexico. 

6 (77) NAMBE RIVER WATERSHED, NEW MEXICO.— 

7 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res8 toration, including sediment and debris management, 

9 Nambe River Watershed, New Mexico. 

10 (78) OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.—Project for 

11 flood risk management, Otero County, New Mexico. 

12 (79) BABYLON, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 

13 management, hurricane and storm damage risk re14 duction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, Town 

15 of Babylon, New York. 

16 (80) BRONX RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 

17 risk management and hurricane and storm damage 

18 risk reduction, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers, 

19 New York. 

20 (81) BROOKHAVEN, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 

21 risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk 

22 reduction, and ecosystem restoration, Town of 

23 Brookhaven, New York. 

24 (82) HIGHLANDS, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 

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1 land Brook (also known as ‘‘Buttermilk Falls Brook’’) 

2 and tributaries, Town of Highlands, Orange County, 

3 New York. 

4 (83) INWOOD HILL PARK, NEW YORK.—Project 

5 for ecosystem restoration, Inwood Hill Park, Spuyten 

6 Duyvil Creek, Manhattan, New York. 

7 (84) ISLIP, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 

8 management, Town of Islip, New York. 

9 (85) OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.—Project for coast10 al storm risk management and flood risk management 

11 in the vicinity of Tobay Beach, Town of Oyster Bay, 

12 New York. 

13 (86) PASCACK BROOK, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW

14 YORK.—Project for flood risk management, Pascack 

15 Brook, Rockland County, New York, including the 

16 Village of Spring Valley. 

17 (87) SPARKILL CREEK, ORANGETOWN, NEW

18 YORK.—Project for flood risk management and ero19 sion, Sparkill Creek, Orangetown, New York. 

20 (88) TURTLE COVE, NEW YORK.—Project for eco21 system restoration, Pelham Bay Park, Eastchester 

22 Bay, in the vicinity of Turtle Cove, Bronx, New York. 

23 (89) SOMERS, NEW YORK.—Project for ecosystem 

24 restoration and water supply, Town of Somers, New 

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1 (90) CAPE FEAR RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

2 NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk manage3 ment, in the vicinity of Northeast Cape Fear River 

4 and Black River, North Carolina. 

5 (91) LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 

6 flood risk management, navigation, ecosystem restora7 tion, and recreation, including bank stabilization, for 

8 Jackeys Creek in the Town of Leland, North Carolina. 

9 (92) MARION, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 

10 flood risk management, including riverbank stabiliza11 tion, along the Catawba River, City of Marion, North 

12 Carolina. 

13 (93) PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

14 Project for flood risk management in the vicinity of 

15 North Carolina Highway 53, Pender County, North 

16 Carolina. 

17 (94) PIGEON RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project 

18 for flood risk management, Pigeon River, in the vicin19 ity of the towns of Clyde and Canton, Haywood 

20 County, North Carolina. 

21 (95) UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Project 

22 for flood risk management, water supply, and recre23 ation, Union County, South Carolina. 

24 (96) OGALLALA AQUIFER.—Project for flood risk 

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1 charge, for the Ogallala Aquifer, Colorado, Kansas, 

2 New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

3 (97) COE CREEK, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 

4 management, Coe Creek, City of Fairview Park, Ohio. 

5 (98) 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 (99) LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.— 

10 Project for water supply, including increased needs in 

11 southern Oklahoma, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and 

12 Texas. 

13 (100) SARDIS LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Project for 

14 water supply, Sardis Lake, Oklahoma. 

15 (101) SIUSLAW RIVER, FLORENCE, OREGON.— 

16 Project for flood risk management and streambank 

17 erosion, Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon. 

18 (102) WILLAMETTE RIVER, LANE COUNTY, OR19 EGON.—Project for flood risk management and eco20 system restoration, Willamette River, Lane County, 

21 Oregon. 

22 (103) ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

23 Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Alle24 gheny River, Pennsylvania. 


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1 (104) BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN, PENNSYL2 VANIA.—Project for alternate water supply, Borough 

3 of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 

4 (105) BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYL5 VANIA.—Project for flood risk management, including 

6 dredging along the Schuylkill River, in the Borough 

7 of Norristown and vicinity, Pennsylvania. 

8 (106) WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYL9 VANIA.—Project for flood risk management and 

10 streambank erosion, Stony Creek, in the vicinity of 

11 Whitehall Road, West Norriton Township, Pennsyl12 vania. 

13 (107) GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

14 risk management, Rı ́o Guamanı ́, Guayama, Puerto 

15 Rico. 

16 (108) NARANJITO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

17 flood risk management, Rı ́o Guadiana, Naranjito, 

18 Puerto Rico. 

19 (109) OROCOVIS, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

20 flood risk management, Rı ́o Orocovis, Orocovis, Puer21 to Rico. 

22 (110) PONCE, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

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1 (111) SANTA ISABEL, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

2 flood risk management, Rı ́o Descalabrado, Santa Isa3 bel, Puerto Rico. 

4 (112) YAUCO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

5 risk management, Rı ́o Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico. 

6 (113) GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project for 

7 water supply, including evaluation of Nolichucky 

8 River capabilities, Greene County, Tennessee. 

9 (114) DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project 

10 for flood risk management, City of Nashville, David11 son County, Tennessee. 

12 (115) GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, Guadalupe County, including 

14 City of Santa Clara, Texas. 

15 (116) HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for flood 

16 risk management and ecosystem restoration, Halls 

17 Bayou, Harris County, Texas. 

18 (117) WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, VERMONT.— 

19 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res20 toration, Winooski River basin, Vermont. 

21 (118) CEDARBUSH CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, 

22 VIRGINIA.—Project for navigation, Cedarbush Creek, 

23 Gloucester County, Virginia. 

24 (119) CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, JAMES CITY COUN25 TY, VIRGINIA.—Project for flood and coastal storm 


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1 risk management, Chickahominy River, James City 

2 County, Virginia. 

3 (120) JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project 

4 for flood risk management and navigation, James 

5 City County, Virginia. 

6 (121) TIMBERNECK CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUN7 TY, VIRGINIA.—Project for navigation, Timberneck 

8 Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia. 

9 (122) YORK RIVER, YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 

10 Project for flood risk management and coastal storm 

11 risk management, York River, York County, Virginia. 

12 (123) WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 

13 Project for flood risk management and sediment man14 agement, Grays River, in the vicinity of Rosburg, 

15 Wahkiakum County, Washington. 

16 (124) ARCADIA, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood 

17 risk management, city of Arcadia, Wisconsin. 

18 (125) CITY OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.—Project 

19 for flood risk management, City of La Crosse, Wis20 consin. 

21 (126) RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN.—Project for eco22 system restoration, city of River Falls, Wisconsin. 

23 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au24 thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 

25 project modifications: 


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1 (1) BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, 

2 ALABAMA.—Modifications to the project for naviga3 tion, Coffeeville Lock and Dam, authorized pursuant 

4 to section 4 of the Act of July 5, 1884 (chapter 229, 

5 23 Stat. 148; 35 Stat. 818), and portion of the project 

6 for navigation, Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala7 bama and Mississippi, consisting of the Demopolis 

8 Lock and Dam on the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway, 

9 Alabama, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 

10 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17), for construction of new locks 

11 to maintain navigability. 

12 (2) FARMINGTON DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica13 tions to the project for flood control and other pur14 poses, the Calaveras River and Littlejohn Creek and 

15 tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of the 

16 Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 902), 

17 for improved flood risk management and to support 

18 water supply recharge and storage. 

19 (3) HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CALI20 FORNIA.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 

21 Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California, authorized by 

22 the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 

23 847, 46 Stat. 932; 82 Stat. 732; 110 Stat. 3663), for 

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1 (4) SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 Modifications to the project for flood control, Sac3 ramento-San Joaquin Basin Streams, California, au4 thorized pursuant to the resolution of the Committee 

5 on Public Works of the House of Representatives 

6 adopted on May 8, 1964 (docket number 1371), for 

7 improved flood risk management, including dredging. 

8 (5) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica9 tions to the project for flood risk management, water 

10 supply, and ecosystem restoration, Chowchilla River, 

11 Ash Slough, and Berenda Slough, Madera County, 

12 California, authorized pursuant to section 6 of the 

13 Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1595; 52 

14 Stat. 1225). 

15 (6) SACRAMENTO RIVER INTEGRATED FLOOD16 PLAIN MANAGEMENT, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications to 

17 the project for flood control, Sacramento River, Cali18 fornia, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 1, 

19 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 76 Stat. 1197), to 

20 enhance flood risk reduction, to incorporate natural 

21 and nature-based features, and to incorporate modi22 fications to the portion of such project north of the 

23 Freemont Weir for the purposes of integrating man24 agement of such system with the adjacent floodplain. 


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1 (7) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—Modifica2 tions to the project for navigation, Thames River, 

3 Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act 

4 of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 13), to increase authorized 

5 depth. 

6 (8) HANAPE ̄PE ̄ RIVER, HAWAII.—Modifications to 

7 the project for local flood protection, Hanape ̄pe ̄ River, 

8 island of Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized by section 10 of 

9 the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 

10 903), to improve protection provided by levees and 

11 flood control features. 

12 (9) LAUPA ̄HOEHOE HARBOR, HAWAII.—Modifica13 tions to the project for navigation, Laupa ̄hoehoe Har14 bor, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 107 of 

15 the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 486), for 

16 seawall repair and mitigation. 

17 (10) WAIMEA RIVER, KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Modifica18 tions to the project for coastal storm risk management 

19 and ecosystem restoration, Waimea River, Kaua‘i, 

20 Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 205 of the 

21 Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), to im22 prove protection provided by levees and flood control 

23 features. 

24 (11) CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS25 PERSAL BARRIER, ILLINOIS.—Modifications to the 


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1 project for Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and 

2 Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated under section 

3 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

4 (33 U.S.C. 2294 note; 100 Stat. 4251; 118 Stat. 

5 1352), for the construction of an emergency access 

6 boat ramp in the vicinity of Romeoville, Illinois. 

7 (12) EAST SAINT LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILLI8 NOIS.—Modifications to the project for ecosystem res9 toration and recreation, authorized by section 

10 1001(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

11 2007 (121 Stat. 1052), to reevaluate levels of flood 

12 risk management and integrate the Spring Lake 

13 Project, as recommended in the report of the Chief of 

14 Engineers issued on December 22, 2004. 

15 (13) LOUISVILLE METROPOLITAN FLOOD PROTEC16 TION SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION, JEFFERSON AND

17 BULLITT COUNTIES, KENTUCKY.—Modifications to the 

18 project for flood risk management, Louisville Metro19 politan Flood Protection System Reconstruction, Jef20 ferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky, authorized by 

21 section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735), to expand project scope 

23 and incorporate features identified in the document 

24 prepared for the non-Federal sponsor of the project, 

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1 sive Facility Plan, Critical Repair and Reinvestment 

2 Plan, Volume 4: Ohio River Flood Protection’’. 

3 (14) CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOUISIANA.— 

4 Modifications to the project for navigation, Calcasieu 

5 River and Pass, Louisiana, authorized by section 101 

6 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), 

7 to include channel deepening and jetty extension. 

8 (15) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

9 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

10 project for flood control of the Mississippi River in it 

11 alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 

12 Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, author13 ized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928 

14 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), to include bank stabiliza15 tion on the portion of the project consisting of the 

16 Ouachita River from Monroe to Caldwell Parishes, 

17 Louisiana. 

18 (16) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

19 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

20 project for flood control of the Mississippi River in it 

21 alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 

22 Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, author23 ized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928 

24 (45 Stat. 534, chapter 569), to study the feasibility of 

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1 River Levee System at and below Monroe Parish to 

2 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. 

3 (17) HODGES VILLAGE DAM, OXFORD, MASSA4 CHUSETTS.—Modifications to the project for flood risk 

5 management, Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, Massachu6 setts, authorized pursuant to section 205 of the Flood 

7 Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), to add recre8 ation and ecosystem restoration as a project purpose, 

9 including in the vicinity of Greenbriar Park. 

10 (18) NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN, AND

11 ACUSHNET, MASSACHUSETTS.—Modifications to the 

12 project for hurricane-flood protection at New Bedford, 

13 Fairhaven, and Acushnet, Massachusetts, authorized 

14 by section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 

15 Stat. 305), for navigation improvements and evalua16 tion of the current barrier function. 

17 (19) HOLLAND HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica18 tions to the portion of the project for navigation Hol19 land (Black Lake), Michigan, authorized by the first 

20 section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 

21 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 46 Stat. 929; 49 Stat. 1036; 

22 68 Stat. 1252), consisting of the Federal Channel of 

23 Holland Harbor, for additional deepening. 

24 (20) MONROE HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica25 tions to the project for navigation, Monroe Harbor, 


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1 Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of 

2 July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 930), for addi3 tional deepening. 

4 (21) PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to 

5 the project for navigation, Channels in Lake Saint 

6 Clair Michigan, authorized by the first section of the 

7 Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1036), 

8 for additional deepening at the mouth of the Black 

9 River, Port Huron, Michigan. 

10 (22) SAINT JOSEPH HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modi11 fications to the portion of the project for navigation, 

12 Saint Joseph, Michigan, authorized by the first sec13 tion of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 

14 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 49 Stat. 1036; 72 Stat. 

15 299), consisting of the Federal Channel of Saint Jo16 seph Harbor, for additional deepening. 

17 (23) SAINT MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modifica18 tions to the project for navigation Middle and West 

19 Neebish channels, Saint Marys River, Michigan, au20 thorized by the first section of the Act of June 13, 

21 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 361; 70 Stat. 54), to 

22 bring the channels to a consistent depth. 

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1 thorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 

2 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1572; 52 Stat. 1216; 58 

3 Stat. 892), to add ecosystem restoration as a project 

4 purpose, and to install the proper gates and related 

5 equipment at Surry Mountain Lake to support 

6 stream flow augmentation releases. 

7 (25) BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.—Modifications to 

8 the project for navigation, Jersey Flats and Bayonne, 

9 New Jersey, authorized by the first section of the Act 

10 of September 22, 1922 (chapter 427, 42 Stat. 1038), 

11 for improvements to the navigation channel, includ12 ing channel extension, widening, and deepening, in 

13 the vicinity of Bayonne Dry Dock, New Jersey. 

14 (26) LONG BEACH, NEW YORK.—Modifications to 

15 the project for storm damage reduction, Atlantic 

16 Coast of Long Island from Jones Inlet to East Rock17 away Inlet, Long Beach Island, New York, authorized 

18 by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), to include addi20 tional replacement of beach groins to offer storm pro21 tection, erosion prevention, and reduce the need for 

22 future renourishment. 

23 (27) BALD HEAD ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

24 Modifications to the project for hurricane-flood control 

25 protection, Cape Fear to the North Carolina-South 


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1 Carolina State line, North Carolina, authorized by 

2 section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 

3 1419), to add coastal storm risk management and 

4 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, includ5 ing shoreline stabilization, as an authorized purpose 

6 of the project for the village of Bald Head Island, 

7 North Carolina. 

8 (28) RENO BEACH-HOWARD FARMS, OHIO.— 

9 Modifications to the project for flood control, Reno 

10 Beach-Howard Farms, Ohio, authorized by section 

11 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1178), 

12 to improve project levees and to provide flood damage 

13 risk reduction to the portions of Jerusalem Township, 

14 Ohio, not currently benefited by the project. 

15 (29) DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL

16 DEEPENING, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYL17 VANIA.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 

18 Delaware River Mainstem and Channel Deepening, 

19 Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, authorized 

20 by section 101(6) of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802; 113 Stat. 300; 114 Stat. 

22 2602), to increase the authorized depth. 

23 (30) DELAWARE RIVER, MANTUA CREEK (FORT

24 MIFFLIN) AND MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.—Modi25 fications to the project for navigation, Delaware 


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1 River, Philadelphia to the sea, authorized by the first 

2 section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 

3 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 49 Stat. 1030; 52 Stat. 803; 

4 59 Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 297), to deepen 

5 the anchorage areas at Mantua Creek (Fort Mifflin) 

6 and Marcus Hook. 

7 (31) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Modifica8 tions to the project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, 

9 South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(1) of the 

10 Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 

11 1708), including improvements to the portion of the 

12 project that serves the North Charleston Terminal. 

13 (32) GALVESTON BAY AREA, TEXAS.—Modifica14 tions to the following projects for deepening and asso15 ciated dredged material placement, disposal, and en16 vironmental mitigation navigation: 

17 (A) The project for navigation, Galveston 

18 Bay Area, Texas City Channel, Texas, author19 ized by section 201 of the Water Resources Devel20 opment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090). 

21 (B) The project for navigation and environ22 mental restoration, Houston-Galveston Naviga23 tion Channels, Texas, authorized by section 

24 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources Development 

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1 (C) The project for navigation, Galveston 

2 Harbor Channel Extension Project, Houston3 Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas, author4 ized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 

5 Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836). 

6 (D) The project for navigation, Houston 

7 Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement 

8 Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston Coun9 ties, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) of the 

10 Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 

11 Stat. 2734). 

12 (33) GALVESTON HARBOR CHANNEL EXTENSION

13 PROJECT, HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION CHAN14 NELS, TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for navi15 gation, Galveston Harbor Channel Extension Project, 

16 Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas, au17 thorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836), to include 

19 further deepening and extension of the Federal chan20 nel and Turning Basin 2. 

21 (34) GATHRIGHT RESERVOIR AND FALLING

22 SPRING DAM, VIRGINIA.—Modifications to the project 

23 for navigation and flood control, Gathright Reservoir 

24 and Falling Spring dam, Virginia, authorized by sec25 tion 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 


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1 645), to include recreation as an authorized project 

2 purpose. 

3 (35) MOUNT ST. HELENS SEDIMENT CONTROL, 

4 WASHINGTON.—Modifications to the project for sedi5 ment control and navigation, Mount St. Helens, 

6 Washington, authorized by chapter IV of title I of the 

7 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (99 Stat. 

8 318; 114 Stat. 2612), to include dredging to address 

9 flood risk management and navigation for federally 

10 authorized channels on the Cowlitz River and at the 

11 confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia Rivers. 

12 (c) SPECIAL RULE.—Each study authorized by sub13 section (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation 

14 and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation. 

15 SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 

16 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall expe17 dite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 

18 following projects, and if the Secretary determines that the 

19 project is justified in a completed report, may proceed di20 rectly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design 

21 of the project: 

22 (1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne 

23 and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage, 

24 Lower Alabama River, Alabama, authorized pursuant 


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1 to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 

2 Stat. 1830). 

3 (2) Project for navigation, Akutan Harbor Navi4 gational Improvements, Alaska, authorized pursuant 

5 to section 203 of the Water Resources Development 

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

7 (3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and 

8 South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 

9 Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration, 

10 Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the Water 

11 Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680). 

12 (4) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

13 Miami-Dade Back Bay, Florida, authorized pursuant 

14 to the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 

15 132). 

16 (5) Project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, 

17 Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida, Deep 

18 Draft Navigation, authorized by the resolution of the 

19 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

20 the House of Representatives, dated July 23, 1997. 

21 (6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and 

22 South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 

23 Program, Western Everglades Restoration Project, 

24 Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the Water 

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1 (7) Project for flood risk management, Ala Wai 

2 Canal General Reevaluation, Hawaii, authorized by 

3 section 1401(2) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837). 

5 (8) Project for flood risk management, Amite 

6 River and Tributaries, East of the Mississippi, Lou7 isiana, authorized by the resolution of the Committee 

8 on Public Works of the United States Senate, adopted 

9 April 14, 1967. 

10 (9) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

11 Baltimore Metropolitan, Baltimore City, Maryland, 

12 authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Pub13 lic Works and Transportation of the House of Rep14 resentatives, dated April 30, 1992. 

15 (10) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

16 Nassau County Back Bays, New York, authorized 

17 pursuant to the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 

18 69 Stat. 132). 

19 (11) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

20 Surf City, North Carolina, authorized by section 

21 7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Develop22 ment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1367). 

23 (12) Project for flood risk management, Tar24 Pamlico River Basin, North Carolina, authorized by 

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1 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep2 resentatives dated April 11, 2000, and May 21, 2003. 

3 (13) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

4 Puerto Rico, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 

5 Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1828). 

6 (14) Project for ecosystem restoration, Hatchie7 Loosahatchie, Mississippi River Miles 775–736, Ten8 nessee and Arkansas, authorized by section 1202(a) of 

9 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

10 Stat. 3803). 

11 (b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 

12 Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 

13 change report for the following projects: 

14 (1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and 

15 South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 

16 Program, Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Florida, 

17 authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the Water Re18 sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680). 

19 (2) Project for water reallocation, Stockton Lake 

20 Reallocation Study, Missouri, at the project for flood 

21 control, hydropower, water supply, and recreation, 

22 Stockton Lake, Missouri, authorized by the Flood 

23 Control Act of 1954 (Public Law 83–780). 

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1 section 1407(7) of the Water Resources Development 

2 Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714). 

3 SEC. 203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FEASI4 BILITY STUDIES. 

5 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the fol6 lowing feasibility studies, as modified by this section, and 

7 if the Secretary determines that a project that is the subject 

8 of the feasibility study is justified in the completed report, 

9 may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineer10 ing, and design of the project: 

11 (1) MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The 

12 study for navigation, Mare Island Straight channel, 

13 authorized by section 406 of the Water Resources De14 velopment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323; 136 Stat. 

15 3753), is modified to authorize the Secretary to con16 sider the benefits of deepening the channel to support 

17 activities of the Secretary of the department in which 

18 the Coast Guard is operating. 

19 (2) SAVANNAH HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Section 

20 8201(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

21 2022 (136 Stat. 3750) is amended by striking ‘‘, 

22 without evaluation of additional deepening’’ and in23 serting ‘‘, including evaluation of additional deep24 ening’’. 


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1 (3) HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII.—The study to 

2 modify the project for navigation, Honolulu, Hawaii, 

3 authorized by the first section of the Act of March 3, 

4 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 1146; 136 Stat. 3750), 

5 is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider the 

6 benefits of the project modification on disaster resil7 ience and enhanced national security from utilization 

8 of the harbor by the Department of Defense. 

9 (4) ALEXANDRIA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOU10 ISIANA.—The study for flood control, navigation, wet11 land conservation and restoration, wildlife habitat, 

12 commercial and recreational fishing, saltwater intru13 sion, freshwater and sediment diversion, and other 

14 purposes, in the area drained by the intercepted 

15 drainage system of the West Atchafalaya Basin Pro16 tection Levee, from Alexandria, Louisiana to the Gulf 

17 of Mexico, being carried out under Committee Resolu18 tion 2535 of the Committee on Transportation and 

19 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, adopt20 ed July 23, 1997, is modified to include the parishes 

21 of Pointe Coupee, Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, 

22 Acadia, Iberville, and Cameron within the scope of 

23 the study. 

24 (5) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—The study for 

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1 address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Village 

2 of Hastings-on-the-Hudson within the 100-year flood 

3 zone, Saw Mill River, New York, authorized by sec4 tion 8201(a)(70) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3748), is modified to authorize 

6 the Secretary to include within the scope of the study 

7 areas surrounding the City of Yonkers and the Village 

8 of Hastings-on-the-Hudson and the Village of 

9 Elmsford and the Village of Ardsley. 

10 SEC. 204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS. 

11 (a) REPORT ON RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR INDIVID12 UALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

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 access for individuals with dis19 abilities to covered recreational areas. 

20 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in21 clude in the report submitted under paragraph (1)— 

22 (A) existing policies or guidance for com23 plying with the requirements of the Americans 

24 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 

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1 (B) a complete list of covered recreational 

2 areas, and the status of each covered recreational 

3 area with respect to compliance with the require4 ments of such Act; 

5 (C) identification of policy changes, inter6 nal guidance changes, or changes to shoreline 

7 management plans that may result in increased 

8 access for individuals with disabilities to covered 

9 recreational areas, including access to fishing-re10 lated recreational activities at covered rec11 reational areas; 

12 (D) an analysis of barriers that exist for 

13 covered recreational areas to fully comply with 

14 the requirements of such Act; and 

15 (E) identification of specific covered rec16 reational areas that could be improved or modi17 fied to better accommodate visitors with disabil18 ities, including to increase recreational fishing 

19 access for individuals with disabilities. 

20 (3) COVERED RECREATIONAL AREA DEFINED.— 

21 In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered recreational 

22 area’’ means all sites constructed, owned, operated, or 

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1 (b) REPORT ON TURBIDITY IN THE WILLAMETTE VAL2 LEY, OREGON.— 

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

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

5 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In6 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

7 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

8 Senate a report on instances of high turbidity in a 

9 reservoir in the Willamette Valley resulting from a 

10 drawdown in the reservoir. 

11 (2) SCOPE.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

12 Secretary shall— 

13 (A) collaborate with any relevant Federal, 

14 State, and non-Federal entities; 

15 (B) identify and report instances during the 

16 10-year period preceding the date of enactment 

17 of this Act in which turbidity concerns have 

18 arisen following a drawdown at a reservoir in 

19 the Willamette Valley, including Foster Lake and 

20 Green Peter Lake; 

21 (C) report on turbidity monitoring that the 

22 Secretary performs during drawdowns to iden23 tify, and if necessary correct, turbidity issues; 

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1 respect to which turbidity concerns have been 

2 raised by the public, including a comparison be3 tween turbidity prior to a drawdown, during a 

4 drawdown, and following refilling; 

5 (E) identify lessons learned associated with 

6 turbidity resulting from drawdowns and indicate 

7 how changes based on those lessons learned are 

8 being implemented; and 

9 (F) identify opportunities to minimize 

10 monetary strains on non-Federal entities caused 

11 by increased turbidity levels. 

12 (c) REPORT ON SECURITY AT SOO LOCKS, MICHI13 GAN.— 

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

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub16 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra17 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

19 Senate a report that— 

20 (A) highlights any security deficiencies that 

21 exist with respect to the Soo Locks; 

22 (B) highlights any supply chain, logistical, 

23 and economic effects that would result from a 

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1 (C) highlights any effects on the Great 

2 Lakes Navigation System that would result from 

3 such a malfunction or failure; 

4 (D) highlights any potential threats to the 

5 integrity of the Soo Locks; 

6 (E) details the Corps of Engineers security 

7 measures in place to protect the Soo Locks; and 

8 (F) contains recommendations, as nec9 essary, and cost estimates for such recommenda10 tions, for— 

11 (i) strengthening security measures for 

12 the Soo Locks; and 

13 (ii) reducing the effects on the supply 

14 chain that would result from a malfunction 

15 or failure of the Soo Locks. 

16 (2) SOO LOCKS DEFINED.—In this subsection, 

17 the term ‘‘Soo Locks’’ means the locks at Sault Sainte 

18 Marie, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

20 4254; 121 Stat. 1131; 136 Stat. 3844). 

21 (d) REPORT ON FLORIDA SEAGRASS REHABILITA22 TION.— 

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

24 the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there25 after for 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the 


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1 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

2 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

3 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

4 on any planned or ongoing efforts to promote, reha5 bilitate, and enhance the growth of seagrasses in Flor6 ida stormwater treatment areas. 

7 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection 

8 (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with relevant Fed9 eral, State, and local agencies and other regional 

10 stakeholders. 

11 (3) FLORIDA STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA

12 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Florida 

13 stormwater treatment area’’ means a stormwater 

14 treatment area in the State of Florida authorized by 

15 or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources De16 velopment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 Stat. 

17 1268; 132 Stat. 3786). 

18 (e) REPORT ON SHORELINE USE PERMITS.— 

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

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

21 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In22 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

23 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

24 Senate a report describing the use of the authority 

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1 tions, with respect to the issuance of new, or modi2 fications to existing, shoreline use permits at the 

3 Table Rock Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, lo4 cated in Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of 

5 the multipurpose reservoir projects in the White River 

6 Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 

7 Stat. 1218). 

8 (2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

9 the report required under paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) a review of existing regulatory and ad11 ministrative requirements related to the lease, 

12 rent, sublease, or other usage agreement by a per13 mittee for permitted facilities under a shoreline 

14 use permit, including a floating, nonfloating, or 

15 fixed-floating structure; 

16 (B) a description of the authority and pub17 lic-interest rationale for such requirements, in18 cluding impacts on local businesses, property 

19 owners, and prospective lessors, renters, or other 

20 contractual users of such facilities; and 

21 (C) a description of the authority for the 

22 transfer of shoreline use permits upon transfer of 

23 the permitted facility by sale or other means. 

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

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

3 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In4 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

6 Senate a report on the policies of the Corps of Engi7 neers relating to using property buyouts as part of 

8 coastal storm risk management projects. 

9 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the report 

10 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider 

11 ways in which current policies on mandatory prop12 erty buyouts may— 

13 (A) diminish the incentives for local com14 munities to work with the Corps of Engineers; 

15 and 

16 (B) increase vulnerabilities of communities 

17 to flood risk, including communities described in 

18 the guidance issued by the Secretary under sec19 tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

21 (g) REPORT ON FUEL EFFICIENCY.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

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

24 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In25 frastructure 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 fuel efficiency of each vessel within 

3 the fleet of vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers. 

4 (2) CONTENTS.—In the report submitted under 

5 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the fol6 lowing: 

7 (A) A list of vessels that are commercially 

8 available and may be used to carry out the mis9 sions of the Corps of Engineers that can be in10 corporated into the fleet of vessels owned by the 

11 Corps of Engineers to increase fuel efficiency of 

12 such fleet. 

13 (B) A list of modifications that can be made 

14 to increase fuel efficiency of such fleet and the as15 sociated cost of such modifications. 

16 (C) A life cycle cost analysis of replacing 

17 vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers with 

18 vessels that are more fuel efficient. 

19 (D) A description of technologies used or 

20 available to the Secretary to evaluate fuel effi21 ciency of each vessel owned by the Corps of Engi22 neers. 

23 (E) A description of other opportunities to 

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1 (F) A description of potential cost savings 

2 by increasing fuel efficiency of such vessels. 

3 (G) A description of State or local policies 

4 or requirements regarding efficiencies or emis5 sions of vessels, or related technology, that the 

6 Secretary must comply with at water resources 

7 development projects, and any impact such poli8 cies and requirements have on project costs. 

9 (h) REPORT ON BOAT RAMPS.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc12 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

13 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report de14 tailing— 

15 (1) the number of boat ramps constructed by the 

16 Secretary that are located at a site constructed, 

17 owned, operated, or maintained by the Secretary; 

18 (2) the number of such boat ramps that are oper19 ational; and 

20 (3) the number of such boat ramps that require 

21 maintenance in order to be made operational. 

22 SEC. 205. GAO STUDIES. 

23 (a) STUDY ON DONOR PORTS.— 

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

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1 General of the United States shall initiate a review 

2 of the treatment of donor ports under section 2106 of 

3 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

4 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) that includes— 

5 (A) a description of the funding available to 

6 donor ports under such section, including a de7 scription of how eligibility for such donor ports 

8 has been modified; 

9 (B) a summary of all funds that have been 

10 provided to donor ports under such section; 

11 (C) an assessment of how the Secretary pro12 vides funding under such section to donor ports, 

13 including— 

14 (i) a complete description of the proc15 ess and data used to determine eligibility; 

16 and 

17 (ii) the impact construction and main18 tenance projects, including maintenance 

19 dredging and deep draft navigation con20 struction projects, have on donor port eligi21 bility; 

22 (D) an assessment of other major container 

23 ports that are not currently eligible as a donor 

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1 criteria that exclude such container ports from 

2 eligibility; and 

3 (E) recommendations to improve the provi4 sion of funds under such section. 

5 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review re6 quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

7 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

8 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

10 Senate a report containing the results of such review. 

11 (b) STUDY ON DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

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

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

14 General of the United States shall complete an anal15 ysis of— 

16 (A) the extent to which the Corps of Engi17 neers utilizes digital infrastructure technologies 

18 for delivery of authorized water resources devel19 opment projects, including 3D modeling; 

20 (B) the digital technology systems utilized 

21 by the Corps of Engineers; 

22 (C) the digital technology systems utilized 

23 by non-Federal entities working with the Sec24 retary on authorized water resources development 

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1 (D) the cost to the Government of sup2 porting multiple digital technology systems uti3 lized by the Corps of Engineers; 

4 (E) available digital technology systems 

5 that may be used to for the delivery of authorized 

6 water resources development projects; 

7 (F) any security concerns related to the use 

8 of digital technology systems and how such con9 cerns may be addressed; 

10 (G) the benefits of expanding the adoption 

11 of digital technology systems for use by the Corps 

12 of Engineers, including for delivery of authorized 

13 water resources development projects, in order 

14 to— 

15 (i) maximize interoperability with 

16 other systems, products, tools, or applica17 tions; 

18 (ii) boost productivity; 

19 (iii) manage complexity; 

20 (iv) reduce project delays and cost 

21 overruns; 

22 (v) enhance safety and quality; 

23 (vi) reduce total costs for the entire 

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1 (vii) reduce emissions and quantify 

2 other sustainable and resilient impacts; 

3 (viii) promote more timely and pro4 ductive information sharing; and 

5 (ix) increase transparency as the result 

6 of the real-time sharing of information; and 

7 (H) how the Corps of Engineers could better 

8 leverage digital technology systems to enable 3D 

9 model delivery and digital project delivery for— 

10 (i) seamless application integration; 

11 (ii) workflow and State-based access 

12 control capabilities; 

13 (iii) audit trails; and 

14 (iv) automation capabilities sup15 porting a closed-loop process. 

16 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

17 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen18 eral of the United States shall submit to the Com19 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi21 ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 

22 the findings of such analysis. 

23 (c) STUDY ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISASTER PRE24 PAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RELATED INFORMATION COL25 LECTION.— 


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

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

3 General of the United States shall initiate an anal4 ysis of Corps of Engineers disaster preparedness and 

5 response activities, including— 

6 (A) an accounting of postdisaster expendi7 tures from the ‘‘Corp of Engineers–Civil–Flood 

8 Control and Coastal Emergencies’’ account for 

9 each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2004, 

10 including— 

11 (i) the amounts transferred to such ac12 count from other accounts of the Corps of 

13 Engineers to cover postdisaster activities in 

14 each fiscal year; 

15 (ii) the name and location of the au16 thorized water resources development 

17 projects impacted by the transfer of funds 

18 described in clause (i); 

19 (iii) a summary of the activities and 

20 actions carried out with amounts available 

21 in such account, including the amount pro22 vided for salaries and expenses; and 

23 (iv) trends in the provision of post-dis24 aster assistance that may impact future 

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1 (B) an evaluation of— 

2 (i) the publicly available information 

3 on disaster response and preparedness re4 lated to authorized water resources develop5 ment projects, such as levees; 

6 (ii) the impacts of natural disasters on 

7 authorized water resources development 

8 projects, including how such disasters affect 

9 the performance of such projects and resil10 iency of such projects to such disasters; and 

11 (iii) whether the Corps of Engineers 

12 utilizes, or shares with non-Federal inter13 ests, information regarding such impacts in 

14 assessing whether modifications to such 

15 projects would reduce the likelihood of repet16 itive impacts or be in the public interest; 

17 and 

18 (C) recommendations to improve the provi19 sion of assistance for response to natural disas20 ters under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 

21 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 

22 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

23 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen24 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

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1 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

2 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

3 analysis. 

4 (d) STUDY ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON CORPS

5 OF ENGINEERS PROPERTY.— 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

8 General of the United States shall initiate an anal9 ysis of— 

10 (A) unauthorized homeless encampments on 

11 water resources development projects constructed 

12 by the Corps of Engineers and lands owned or 

13 under the control of the Corps of Engineers; 

14 (B) any actual or potential impacts of such 

15 encampments on the construction, operation and 

16 maintenance, or management of such projects 

17 and lands, including potential impacts on flood 

18 risk reduction or ecosystem restoration efforts, 

19 water quality, or public safety; 

20 (C) efforts to remove or deter such encamp21 ments from such projects and lands, or remove 

22 any materials associated with such encampments 

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1 made, flammable materials in urban and arid 

2 regions; and 

3 (D) constraints on the ability of the Corps 

4 of Engineers to remove or deter such encamp5 ments due to Federal, State, or local laws, regu6 lations, or ordinances. 

7 (2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the anal8 ysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 

9 General shall consult with the Secretary, the Admin10 istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen11 cy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec12 tion Agency, and other relevant Federal, State, and 

13 local government officials and interested parties. 

14 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

15 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen16 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

17 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

18 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

19 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

20 analysis. 

21 (e) STUDY ON FEDERAL-STATE DATA SHARING EF22 FORTS.— 

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

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1 ysis of the coordination of the Secretary with other 

2 Federal and State agencies and academic institutions 

3 in carrying out the development, update, moderniza4 tion, and utilization of scientific, peer-reviewed data 

5 on the predictability of future resiliency, sea-level 

6 rise, and flood impacts. 

7 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis required 

8 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall— 

9 (A) consult with the Secretary, the heads of 

10 other relevant Federal and State agencies, and 

11 academic institutions that collect, analyze, syn12 thesize, and utilize scientific, peer-reviewed data 

13 on the predictability of future resiliency, sea14 level rise, and flooding events; 

15 (B) examine the methodologies and mecha16 nisms for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and 

17 verifying such data; and 

18 (C) review and report on the opportunities 

19 for, and appropriateness of, the Secretary and 

20 relevant non-Federal interests to utilize such 

21 data in the planning, design, construction, and 

22 operation and maintenance of authorized water 

23 resources development projects. 

24 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

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1 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

2 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

3 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

4 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

5 analysis. 

6 (f) STUDY ON INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO NATURE7 BASED FEATURES.— 

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

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

10 General of the United States shall initiate an anal11 ysis of— 

12 (A) nature-based features that are incor13 porated into authorized water resources develop14 ment projects by the Corps of Engineers and the 

15 type of such projects; 

16 (B) any limitation on the authority of the 

17 Secretary to incorporate nature-based features 

18 into authorized water resources development 

19 projects; 

20 (C) regulatory processes necessary for the 

21 use of nature-based features, including permit22 ting timelines; 

23 (D) the level of efficacy and effectiveness of 

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1 (i) utilized such nature-based features; 

2 and 

3 (ii) undergone extreme weather events, 

4 including hurricanes; and 

5 (E) institutional barriers within the Corps 

6 of Engineers preventing broader consideration 

7 and integration of nature-based features, includ8 ing— 

9 (i) staff experience with, and expertise 

10 on, nature-based features; 

11 (ii) official Corps of Engineers guid12 ance on nature-based features; 

13 (iii) time constraints or other expedi14 ency expectations; or 

15 (iv) life cycle costs associated with in16 corporating nature-based features into 

17 water resources development projects. 

18 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

19 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen20 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

21 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

22 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

23 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

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1 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 

2 ‘‘nature-based feature’’ has the meaning given the 

3 terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ 

4 in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a). 

6 (g) STUDY ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES.— 

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

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

9 General of the United States shall initiate an anal10 ysis of the use of ecosystem restoration by the Corps 

11 of Engineers for flood control or flood risk manage12 ment projects. 

13 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis under 

14 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall assess— 

15 (A) how the Corps of Engineers complies, 

16 integrates, and prioritizes ecosystem restoration 

17 in benefit-cost analysis and generation of project 

18 alternatives; 

19 (B) the geographic distribution and fre20 quency of ecosystem restoration for flood control 

21 or flood risk management projects; 

22 (C) the rationale and benefit-cost analyses 

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1 (D) the additional long-term comprehensive 

2 benefits to local communities related to ecosystem 

3 restoration for flood control or flood risk man4 agement projects; 

5 (E) recommendations for prioritizing eco6 system restoration as a tool for flood control and 

7 flood risk management projects; and 

8 (F) the percentage of the annual construc9 tion budget utilized for ecosystem restoration 

10 projects over the past 5 years at flood control or 

11 flood risk management projects. 

12 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

13 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen14 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

15 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

16 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

17 Works of the Senate a report on the findings of such 

18 analysis. 

19 (h) STUDY ON TRIBAL COORDINATION.— 

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 shall initiate a review 

23 of the Corps of Engineers procedures to address the 

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1 mains, at authorized water resources development 

2 projects. 

3 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the review required 

4 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall— 

5 (A) evaluate the implementation of the 

6 Tribal Liaison requirements under section 8112 

7 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

8 (33 U.S.C. 2281a); 

9 (B) describe the procedures used by the 

10 Corps of Engineers when Tribal historic or cul11 tural resources are identified at authorized water 

12 resources development projects, including— 

13 (i) coordination with relevant Tribes, 

14 Federal, State, and local agencies; 

15 (ii) the role and effectiveness of the 

16 Tribal Liaison; 

17 (iii) recovery and reburial standards; 

18 (iv) any differences in procedures used 

19 by each Corps of Engineers district; and 

20 (v) as applicable, the implementation 

21 of the requirements of section 306108 of title 

22 54, United States Code (formerly known as 

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1 Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 

2 3001 et seq); and 

3 (C) provide recommendations to improve 

4 the coordination between the Corps of Engineers 

5 and Tribes for the identification and recovery of 

6 Tribal historic and cultural resources discovered 

7 at authorized water resources development 

8 projects. 

9 (3) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting the review 

10 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen11 eral shall prioritize reviewing procedures used by the 

12 Sacramento District in the South Pacific Division of 

13 the Corps of Engineers. 

14 (4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review re15 quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

16 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

17 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

19 Senate a report on the findings of such review. 

20 (i) STUDY ON RISK RATING 2.0.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

23 General of the United States shall initiate a review 

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1 (2) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General shall 

2 include in the review required under paragraph (1) 

3 the following: 

4 (A) A description of— 

5 (i) the Corps of Engineers processes for 

6 communicating changes to floodplain maps 

7 made as a result of Risk Rating 2.0 to af8 fected communities and property owners; 

9 and 

10 (ii) any measures the Corps of Engi11 neers has put in place to assist owners of 

12 property that has been included in flood13 plain maps as a result of Risk Rating 2.0, 

14 including any options for mitigating flood 

15 risk and financial support programs. 

16 (B) An evaluation of the transparency and 

17 clarity of information provided to property own18 ers about such changes, including an assessment 

19 of the adequacy of outreach and education efforts 

20 to inform such property owners about available 

21 resources for flood risk mitigation. 

22 (C) An assessment of— 

23 (i) the broader effects of changes to 

24 floodplain maps as a result of Risk Rating 

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1 economic and social effects of increased 

2 floodplain designations; 

3 (ii) the role of local governments and 

4 community organizations in responding to 

5 and managing such changes; 

6 (iii) how such changes may affect the 

7 benefit-cost analysis used by the Corps of 

8 Engineers; and 

9 (iv) whether such changes affect the 

10 prioritization and justification of flood risk 

11 management projects. 

12 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review re13 quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

14 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

15 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

16 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

17 Senate a report on the findings of such review. 

18 SEC. 206. ANNUAL REPORT ON HARBOR MAINTENANCE 

19 NEEDS AND TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the budget 

21 of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec22 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 

23 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 

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1 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report de2 scribing— 

3 (1) with respect to the fiscal year for which the 

4 budget is submitted, the operation and maintenance 

5 costs associated with harbors and inland harbors de6 scribed in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources 

7 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)), in8 cluding a description of the costs required to achieve 

9 and maintain the constructed width and depth for 

10 such harbors and inland harbors and the costs for ex11 panded uses at eligible harbors and inland harbors 

12 (as defined in section 210(d)(2) of such Act), on a 

13 project-by-project basis; 

14 (2) as of the date on which the report is sub15 mitted, expenditures and deposits into the Harbor 

16 Maintenance Trust Fund established under section 

17 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

18 (3) an identification of the amount of funding 

19 requested in the budget of the President for the oper20 ation and maintenance costs associated with such 

21 harbors and inland harbors, on a project-by-project 

22 basis; 

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1 ments of section 102 of the Water Resources Develop2 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note); 

3 (5) an identification of the unmet operation and 

4 maintenance needs associated with such harbors and 

5 inland harbors, on a project-by-project basis, that re6 mains after accounting for the amount identified 

7 under paragraph (3); and 

8 (6) a description of deposits made into the Har9 bor Maintenance Trust Fund in the fiscal year pre10 ceding the fiscal year of the applicable budget submis11 sion and the sources of such deposits. 

12 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In the first report 

13 required to be submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 shall identify, to the maximum extent practicable, transpor15 tation cost savings realized by achieving and maintaining 

16 the constructed width and depth for the harbors and inland 

17 harbors described in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Re18 sources Development Act of 1986, on a project-by-project 

19 basis. 

20 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

21 the report submitted under subsection (a) available to the 

22 public, including on the internet. 

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1 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)) is re2 pealed. 

3 (2) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND DEPOS4 ITS AND EXPENDITURES.—Section 330 of the Water 

5 Resources Development Act of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 

6 note) and the item related to such section in the table 

7 of contents for such Act, are repealed. 

8 SEC. 207. EXAMINATION OF REDUCTION OF MICROPLAS9 TICS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro11 priations, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

12 Engineer Research and Development Center and, where ap13 propriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall 

14 carry out research and development activities relating to 

15 measures that may be implemented to reduce the release of 

16 microplastics into the environment associated with car17 rying out the civil works missions of the Corps of Engineers. 

18 (b) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

19 Secretary shall, at a minimum— 

20 (1) review efforts to reduce the release of micro21 plastics associated with sandblasting or hydro-blast22 ing vessels owned or operated by the Corps of Engi23 neers; 


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1 (2) research whether natural features or nature2 based features can be used effectively to reduce the re3 lease of microplastics into the environment; and 

4 (3) describe the potential costs and benefits, and 

5 the effects on the timeline for carrying out water re6 sources development projects, of implementing meas7 ures to reduce the release of microplastics into the en8 vironment. 

9 SEC. 208. POST-DISASTER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT FOR 

10 IMPACTED AREAS. 

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

12 post-disaster watershed assessment under section 3025 of the 

13 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

14 U.S.C. 2267b) for the following areas: 

15 (1) Areas of Maui, Hawaii, impacted by the Au16 gust 2023 wildfires. 

17 (2) Areas near Belen, New Mexico, impacted by 

18 the April 2022 wildfires. 

19 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

21 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc22 ture of the House of Representative and the Committee on 

23 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 

24 the status of the post-disaster watershed assessments carried 

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1 SEC. 209. 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. 210. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK 

22 AND RESILIENCY STUDY. 

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

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1 the floodplain, including the floodway, of the Upper Mis2 sissippi River System. 

3 (b) COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the study required 

4 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

5 (1) develop recommendations to reduce costs and 

6 damages associated with flooding and enable people 

7 located in areas adjacent to, and economies dependent 

8 on, the Upper Mississippi River System to be more 

9 resilient to flood events; 

10 (2) identify opportunities to support navigation, 

11 environmental sustainability, and environmental res12 toration goals for the Upper Mississippi River Sys13 tem, including recommending measures that are inci14 dental flood risk measures that may achieve such 

15 goals; 

16 (3) describe the existing flood risk conditions of 

17 the Upper Mississippi River System; 

18 (4) develop and recommend integrated, com19 prehensive, and systems-based approaches for flood 

20 risk reduction and floodplain management to mini21 mize the threat to life, health, safety, and property re22 sulting from flooding by using structural and non23 structural measures in the Upper Mississippi River 

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1 (5) investigate and provide recommendations for 

2 modifications to authorized water resources develop3 ment projects in Upper Mississippi River States 

4 within the floodplain of the Upper Mississippi River 

5 System, including modifications to the authorized 

6 purposes of such projects to further flood risk manage7 ment and resiliency; 

8 (6) perform a systemic analysis of flood resil9 iency and flood risk to determine the feasibility of 

10 protecting authorized water resources development 

11 projects for flood control and navigation in the Upper 

12 Mississippi River System; 

13 (7) develop management plans and actions, to be 

14 carried out by the responsible Federal agency or State 

15 government, to reduce flood risk and improve resil16 iency in the Upper Mississippi River System; 

17 (8) identify and provide recommendations for 

18 any necessary changes to Federal or State law to 

19 carry out recommendations provided pursuant to this 

20 section; 

21 (9) recommend followup studies of problem areas 

22 in the Upper Mississippi River System for which 

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1 (10) recommend additional monitoring of, or 

2 systemic adaptive management measures for, author3 ized water resources development projects to respond 

4 to changing conditions in the Upper Mississippi 

5 River System. 

6 (c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In carrying 

7 out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

8 shall— 

9 (1) coordinate with the Upper Mississippi River 

10 States, including collectively through the Upper Mis11 sissippi River Basin Association; 

12 (2) consult with the appropriate Federal agen13 cies, levee and drainage districts, and units of local 

14 government, and the Mississippi River Commission; 

15 and 

16 (3) seek and consider input from the Upper Mis17 sissippi navigation industry, agriculture and con18 servation organizations, and other interested parties 

19 in such States. 

20 (d) CONTINUATION OF STUDY.—The following studies 

21 shall be considered a continuation of the study carried out 

22 under subsection (a): 

23 (1) Any study recommended to be carried out in 

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1 (2) Any study spun off from the study conducted 

2 under this section before completion of such study. 

3 (e) CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISTRICT.—The Secretary 

4 shall carry out the study required under subsection (a) 

5 through the St. Louis District in the Mississippi Valley Di6 vision of the Corps of Engineers. 

7 (f) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the 

8 study carried out under subsection (a) and any study car9 ried out pursuant to subsection (d) shall be 75 percent. 

10 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATE.—The term 

12 ‘‘Upper Mississippi River State’’ means any of the 

13 States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or Wis14 consin. 

15 (2) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM.—The 

16 term ‘‘Upper Mississippi River System’’ has the 

17 meaning given the term in section 1103(b) of the 

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

19 652(b)). 

20 SEC. 211. NEW JERSEY HOT SPOT EROSION MITIGATION. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct one or 

22 more studies on the effects of hot spot erosion on authorized 

23 coastal storm risk management projects in the State of New 

24 Jersey, which shall include, with respect to each affected 

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1 (1) the specific area of the project that is affected 

2 by hot spot erosion; and 

3 (2) the impact of hot spot erosion on the effec4 tiveness of the project in meeting the purpose of coast5 al storm risk management. 

6 (b) FORM.—A study conducted under subsection (a) 

7 may be in the form of a general reevaluation report, an 

8 engineering documentation report, or any other method of 

9 assessment that the Secretary determines appropriate. 

10 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the study or stud11 ies carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall de12 velop recommendations for mitigating the effects of hot spot 

13 erosion on authorized coastal storm risk management 

14 projects in the State of New Jersey, which may include rec15 ommendations relating to— 

16 (1) the design and construction of seawalls, jet17 ties, berms, groins, breakwaters, or other physical 

18 structures; 

19 (2) the use of natural features and nature-based 

20 features, including living shorelines; and 

21 (3) modifications to authorized project designs or 

22 renourishment schedules. 

23 (d) HOT SPOT EROSION DEFINED.—In this section, 

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1 a specific, concentrated area, significantly faster than in 

2 immediately surrounding areas, due to natural processes. 

3 SEC. 212. OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. 

4 The Secretary— 

5 (1) shall— 

6 (A) expedite the completion of the study of 

7 plans for mitigation and beach restoration au8 thorized by section 414 of the Water Resources 

9 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2636); and 

10 (B) produce a report of the Chief of Engi11 neers with a recommended plan for mitigation 

12 and beach restoration based on updated sediment 

13 sampling and analysis; and 

14 (2) may, if the Secretary determines that the 

15 mitigation and beach restoration plans described in 

16 such study are technically feasible and environ17 mentally acceptable, proceed directly to 

18 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of 

19 the mitigation and beach restoration work. 

20 SEC. 213. COASTAL WASHINGTON. 

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

22 carry out comprehensive studies for riverine and coastal 

23 flooding of coastal areas in the State of Washington. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out a study under 

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1 (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of current 

2 riverine and coastal flooding and corresponding risk 

3 reduction measures with an emphasis on resiliency to 

4 maintain or enhance current levels of risk manage5 ment in response to changing conditions; 

6 (2) establish a method of projecting sea level rise 

7 with limited tide gage information and develop appli8 cable tools to address the unique coastal flooding proc9 ess in the Pacific Northwest region; 

10 (3) conduct research and development to under11 stand the atmospheric, oceanic, geologic, and coastal 

12 forcing and response conditions necessary to develop 

13 a numerical modeling system that may be used for 

14 developing coastal hazard data, and how to best in15 clude that information in such a modeling system; 

16 (4) identify coastal vulnerabilities and risks in 

17 riverine and coastal areas due to sea level change, ex18 treme weather, and increased coastal storm risk; 

19 (5) identify Tribal and economically disadvan20 taged communities (as defined by the Secretary under 

21 section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

22 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) with riverine and 

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1 (6) recommend actions necessary to protect crit2 ical public infrastructure, communities, and critical 

3 natural or cultural resources. 

4 (c) DATA NEEDS.—In carrying out this section, the 

5 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and 

6 where appropriate, use existing data provided to the Sec7 retary by Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, and 

8 other stakeholders, including data obtained through other 

9 Federal programs. 

10 SEC. 214. CHERRYFIELD DAM, NARRAGUAGUS RIVER, 

11 MAINE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a dis13 position study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act 

14 of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and poten15 tial removal of the Cherryfield Local Protection Project, 

16 Narraguagus River, Maine, constructed pursuant to section 

17 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 

18 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months 

19 after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 

20 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In21 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com22 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 

23 report on the status of the disposition study required under 

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1 SEC. 215. POOR FARM POND DAM, WORCESTER, MASSACHU2 SETTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a dis4 position study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act 

5 of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and poten6 tial removal of the Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Mas7 sachusetts. 

8 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months 

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

10 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc11 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 

13 the status of the disposition study required under subsection 

14 (a). 

15 SEC. 216. 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 of the dams and reservoirs in the 

22 Upper Rio Grande Basin, including the Heron, El 

23 Vado, Abiquiu, Cochiti, Jemez Canyon, and Elephant 

24 Butte dams and reservoirs; and 

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1 a goal of optimizing currently authorized project pur2 poses and enhancing resiliency, including to drought 

3 and weather variations. 

4 (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under 

5 subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall con6 sult with relevant Federal agencies. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

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

9 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

10 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ11 ment and Public Works of the Senate the report prepared 

12 under subsection (a). 

13 SEC. 217. CHAMBERS, GALVESTON, AND HARRIS COUNTIES, 

14 TEXAS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a dis16 position study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act 

17 of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the release, transfer, convey18 ance, or exchange of excess easements, or the exchange of 

19 land, held for placement of dredged material for the project 

20 for navigation, Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel 

21 Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston 

22 Counties, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water 

23 Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 

24 (b) ACTIONS.—In carrying out the study required 

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1 (1) ensure that the relevant non-Federal interest 

2 is provided right of first refusal for any potential re3 lease, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess ease4 ments; and 

5 (2) work alongside the non-Federal interest in 

6 identifying opportunities for land exchanges, where 

7 possible. 

8 SEC. 218. SEA SPARROW ACCOUNTING. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall share data and 

10 coordinate with relevant Federal, State, and local agencies 

11 to obtain an accurate count of Cape Sable Seaside Spar12 rows in Florida during each year and, to the maximum 

13 extent practicable, during the 5-year period preceding each 

14 such year. 

15 (b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not 

16 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

17 and annually thereafter during the 10-year period begin18 ning on such date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit 

19 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

20 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi21 ronment and Public Works of the Senate the information 

22 obtained under subsection (a). 

23 SEC. 219. WILSON LOCK FLOATING GUIDE WALL, ALABAMA. 

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1 evant authorities to expeditiously provide technical assist2 ance, including engineering and design assistance, and cost 

3 estimation assistance to the relevant Federal entity in order 

4 to address the impacts to navigation along the Tennessee 

5 River at the Wilson Lock and Dam, Alabama. 

6 SEC. 220. ALGIERS CANAL LEVEES, LOUISIANA. 

7 The Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee 

8 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep9 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

10 Works of the Senate within 60 days of the passage of this 

11 Act detailing the Corps plan to assume responsibilities for 

12 the Algiers Canal Levee as outlined in section 8340(a) of 

13 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

14 3795). 

15 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS 

16 AND MODIFICATIONS 

17 SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 

18 Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d–2) is amended by striking sub20 sections (a) through (c) and inserting the following: 

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

22 ‘‘(1) to identify water resources development 

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1 ‘‘(A) a lack of local support; 

2 ‘‘(B) a lack of available Federal or non-Fed3 eral resources; or 

4 ‘‘(C) an authorizing purpose that is no 

5 longer relevant or feasible; 

6 ‘‘(2) to create an expedited and definitive process 

7 for Congress to deauthorize water resources develop8 ment projects and separable elements that are no 

9 longer viable for construction; and 

10 ‘‘(3) to allow the continued authorization of 

11 water resources development projects and separable 

12 elements that are viable for construction. 

13 ‘‘(b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 

14 ‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de16 velop a preliminary list of each water resources 

17 development project, or separable element of a 

18 project, authorized for construction before June 

19 10, 2014, for which— 

20 ‘‘(i) planning, design, or construction 

21 was not initiated before the date of enact22 ment of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 2024; or 

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1 the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 2024, but for which no funds, Federal or 

3 non-Federal, were obligated for planning, 

4 design, or construction of the project or sep5 arable element of the project during the cur6 rent fiscal year or any of the 10 preceding 

7 fiscal years. 

8 ‘‘(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUC9 TION BACKLOG AND OPERATION AND MAINTE10 NANCE REPORT.—The Secretary may develop the 

11 preliminary list from the comprehensive con12 struction backlog and operation and mainte13 nance reports developed pursuant to section 

14 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 

16 ‘‘(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZA17 TION LIST.— 

18 ‘‘(A) PROPOSED LIST AND ESTIMATED DE19 AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary 

20 shall— 

21 ‘‘(i) prepare a proposed list of projects 

22 for deauthorization comprised of a subset of 

23 projects and separable elements identified 

24 on the preliminary list developed under 

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1 elements described in subsection (a)(1), as 

2 determined by the Secretary; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) include with such proposed list 

4 an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Federal 

5 cost to complete such projects. 

6 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST TO

7 COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), 

8 the Federal cost to complete shall take into ac9 count any allowances authorized by section 902 

10 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

11 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent 

12 project schedule and cost estimate. 

13 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so15 licit comments from the public and the Gov16 ernors of each applicable State on the proposed 

17 deauthorization list prepared under paragraph 

18 (2)(A). 

19 ‘‘(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com20 ment period shall be 90 days. 

21 ‘‘(4) PREPARATION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION

22 LIST.— 

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

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1 ‘‘(i) considering any comments received 

2 under paragraph (3); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) revising the proposed deauthor4 ization list prepared under paragraph 

5 (2)(A) as the Secretary determines nec6 essary to respond to such comments. 

7 ‘‘(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in8 clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 

9 appendix that— 

10 ‘‘(i) identifies each project or separable 

11 element on the proposed deauthorization list 

12 that is not included on the final deauthor13 ization list; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) describes the reasons why the 

15 project or separable element is not included 

16 on the final deauthorization list. 

17 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST

18 TO CONGRESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICA19 TION.— 

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

21 the date of the close of the comment period under sub22 section (b)(3), the Secretary shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) submit the final deauthorization list 

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1 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

3 the Senate; and 

4 ‘‘(B) publish the final deauthorization list 

5 and appendix in the Federal Register. 

6 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not in7 clude in the final deauthorization list submitted 

8 under paragraph (1) any project or separable element 

9 with respect to which Federal funds for planning, de10 sign, or construction are obligated after the develop11 ment of the preliminary list under subsection 

12 (b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final de13 authorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this sub14 section.’’. 

15 SEC. 302. GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS. 

16 (a) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.—Section 529(b)(3) of the 

17 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2658; 

18 119 Stat. 2255; 125 Stat. 865; 136 Stat. 4631) is amended 

19 by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 

20 (b) INVASIVE SPECIES IN ALPINE LAKES PILOT PRO21 GRAM.—Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 2020 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

24 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL BANKS.—Section 309(e) of the 

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1 (16 U.S.C. 3957(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and in2 serting ‘‘14’’. 

3 (d) LEVEE SAFETY INITIATIVE.—Section 

4 9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act 

5 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 

7 (e) NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO8 GRAM.—Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and 

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

10 by striking ‘‘2026’’ each place it appears and inserting 

11 ‘‘2030’’. 

12 (f) ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT

13 PROGRAM.—Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Develop14 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘2 years there18 after’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years after the date of enact19 ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 

20 2024’’. 

21 (g) TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT.—Section 1020 of 

22 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 

23 (33 U.S.C. 2223) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘2033’’ each place it appears. 


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1 (h) PILOT PROGRAMS ON THE FORMULATION OF

2 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

3 AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.—Sec4 tion 118 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

5 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘5 years and 10 

7 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years, 10 years, and 15 

8 years’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘15 years’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(h) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec13 tion, the Secretary shall prioritize the following projects: 

14 ‘‘(1) The project for flood risk management, city 

15 of Rialto, California, authorized by section 201 of the 

16 Water Resources Development Act of 2024. 

17 ‘‘(2) The project for ecosystem restoration and 

18 recreation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, Cali19 fornia, authorized by section 201 of the Water Re20 sources Development Act of 2024. 

21 ‘‘(3) The project for flood control and other pur22 poses, Kentucky River and its tributaries, Kentucky, 

23 authorized by section 6 of the Act of August 11, 1939 

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1 ‘‘(4) The project for flood risk management, Ken2 tucky River, Kentucky, authorized by section 

3 8201(a)(31) of the Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 

5 ‘‘(5) The project for navigation, Hagaman 

6 Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana, authorized by sec7 tion 201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

8 2024. 

9 ‘‘(6) The project for flood risk management, 

10 Otero County, New Mexico, authorized by section 201 

11 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. 

12 ‘‘(7) The project for flood control and other pur13 poses, Susquehanna River Basin, Williamsport, 

14 Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 

15 June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 

16 ‘‘(8) The project for flood risk management and 

17 ecosystem restoration, Winooski River basin, Vermont, 

18 authorized by section 201 of the Water Resources De19 velopment Act of 2024. 

20 ‘‘(9) The project for flood risk management and 

21 sediment management, Grays River, Wahkiakum 

22 County, Washington, authorized by section 201 of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 2024.’’. 

24 (i) REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES.—Section 

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1 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 

3 SEC. 303. CONVEYANCES. 

4 (a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 

5 (1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

6 The exact acreage and the legal description of any 

7 real property to be conveyed under this section shall 

8 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

9 Secretary. 

10 (2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING

11 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 

12 Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this 

13 section. 

14 (3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to which 

15 a conveyance is made under this section shall be re16 sponsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, in17 cluding real estate transaction and environmental 

18 documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 

19 (4) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance 

20 is made under this section shall hold the United 

21 States harmless from any liability with respect to ac22 tivities carried out, on or after the date of the convey23 ance, on the real property conveyed. The United 

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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 is authorized to convey, without consideration, to the 

12 City of Los Angeles, California, all right, title, and 

13 interest of the United States in and to the real prop14 erty described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of 

15 housing a fire station, swiftwater rescue facility, and 

16 firefighter 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 paragraph 

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1 est in and to the property shall revert, at the discre2 tion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

3 (c) SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

5 shall 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) PORT OF SKAMANIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 

24 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

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1 Skamania County, Washington, all right, title, and 

2 interest of the United States in and to the real prop3 erty described in paragraph (2). 

4 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

5 under this subsection is the approximately 1.6 acres 

6 of land, including improvements on that land, con7 sisting of the following: Lot I–2 in the Fifth Addition 

8 to the Plats of Relocated North Bonneville recorded in 

9 Volume B of Plat Records, Pages 51 and 52, 

10 Skamania County Auditor’s File No. 94016. 

11 (3) WAIVER OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVI12 SION.—Section 401(e) of Public Law 100–581 (102 

13 Stat. 2944) shall not apply to the conveyance under 

14 this subsection. 

15 (4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

16 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

17 not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in18 terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis19 cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

20 (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 8377(e)(3)(B) 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

22 3825) is amended by striking ‘‘reserved an retained’’ and 

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1 SEC. 304. LAKES PROGRAM. 

2 Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 

4 3758; 118 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703; 136 

5 Stat. 3778) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (34) by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

11 ‘‘(35) East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida; 

12 ‘‘(36) Dillon Lake, Ohio; 

13 ‘‘(37) Hillcrest Pond, Pennsylvania; 

14 ‘‘(38) Falcon Lake, Zapata County, Texas; and 

15 ‘‘(39) Lake Casa Blanca, Webb County, Texas.’’. 

16 SEC. 305. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 

17 Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 113 Stat. 339; 114 Stat. 2679; 

19 136 Stat. 3779) is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(23) West Dundalk Branch Channel and Dun22 dalk-Seagirt Connecting Channel, Baltimore Harbor 

23 Anchorages and Channels, Maryland. 

24 ‘‘(24) Crown Bay Marina Channel, United 

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1 ‘‘(25) Pidgeon Industrial Area Harbor, Mem2 phis, Tennessee. 

3 ‘‘(26) McGriff Pass Channel, Florida. 

4 ‘‘(27) Oak Harbor Channel and Breakwater, 

5 Washington. 

6 ‘‘(28) Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington.’’. 

7 SEC. 306. ASSET DIVESTITURE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 109 of the River and Har9 bor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 534) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary of the Army’’ 

11 and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘with or without consideration’’ 

14 and all that follows through the period at the end and 

15 inserting the following: ‘‘with or without consider16 ation if, prior to any transfer or conveyance of a 

17 bridge, the Secretary and the State authority, or po18 litical subdivision thereof, execute an agreement con19 taining the following terms and conditions: 

20 ‘‘(1) The State authority, or political subdivision 

21 thereof, shall assume responsibility for the operation, 

22 maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation 

23 of the bridge, including the preservation, protection, 

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1 ‘‘(2) Operation of the bridge shall be consistent 

2 with the purposes of, and may not constrain or 

3 change, the operation and maintenance of the water 

4 resources development project in connection to which 

5 the bridge was constructed or acquired. 

6 ‘‘(3) The State authority, or political subdivision 

7 thereof, shall hold the United States harmless from 

8 any liability with respect to the operation, mainte9 nance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the 

10 bridge, including preservation, protection, inspection 

11 and evaluation of, and future construction on, the 

12 bridge. 

13 ‘‘(4) Any additional terms or conditions that the 

14 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter15 ests of the United States.’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(b) FUNDS.—The Secretary may transfer to the State 

18 authority, or political subdivision thereof, to which a bridge 

19 is transferred or conveyed under this section any funds 

20 made available to the Secretary for necessary replacement 

21 or rehabilitation of the bridge.’’. 

22 (b) REPORT ON BRIDGE INVENTORY.— 

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

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

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1 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

3 Senate a report on bridges owned, operated, and 

4 maintained by the Corps of Engineers. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in6 clude in the report required under paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) a list of bridges carrying passengers 

8 that are— 

9 (i) not located in recreational areas; 

10 and 

11 (ii) not required to be owned, operated, 

12 and maintained by the Corps of Engineers 

13 for the proper functioning of water re14 sources development projects; 

15 (B) a description of the location of such 

16 bridges and applicable State authority or polit17 ical subdivision to which such bridges may be 

18 transferred or conveyed under section 109 of the 

19 River and Harbor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 534) 

20 (as amended by this section); and 

21 (C) a description of measures taken by the 

22 Corps of Engineers to reduce the number of 

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1 SEC. 307. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year there6 after’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and 

7 $20,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter’’. 

8 SEC. 308. COASTAL COMMUNITY FLOOD CONTROL AND 

9 OTHER PURPOSES. 

10 Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

13 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘makes’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘made’’; and 

15 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘repays an 

amount equal to 2 16 ⁄3 of the remaining principal 

17 by’’ and inserting ‘‘made a payment of an addi18 tional $200,000,000 for that eligible deferred 

19 payment agreement on or before’’; 

20 (2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘inter21 est’s’’ after ‘‘non-Federal’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(C) REFUND OF CREDIT.—Any agreement 

24 made that applied credits to satisfy the terms of 

25 a pre-payment made under subsection (k)(4)(A) 

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1 amount now required under subsection (k)(4)(A) 

2 shall be modified to indicate that the excess cred3 its continue to apply toward any remaining 

4 principal of the respective project, or at the re5 quest of the non-Federal interest, the agreement 

6 shall be modified to retroactively transfer back 

7 those excess credits to the non-Federal interest 

8 such that those credits may be applied by the 

9 non-Federal interest to any cost-shared project 

10 identified by the non-Federal interest.’’. 

11 SEC. 309. SHORE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. 

12 Section 8327 of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 2022 (136 Sat. 3788) is amended— 

14 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DELA15 WARE’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DELA18 WARE’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘the State of Delaware’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘the covered geographic area’’ each 

21 place it appears; and 

22 (C) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(C) COVERED GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The 

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1 ‘‘(i) the State of Delaware; 

2 ‘‘(ii) Fire Island National Seashore, 

3 New York; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) the hamlets of Massapequa Park, 

5 Massapequa, Amityville, Copiague, 

6 Lindenhurst, West Babylon, Babylon, West 

7 Islip, West Bay Shore, Brightwaters, Bay 

8 Shore, Islip, East Islip, Great River, 

9 Oakdale, West Sayville, Saville, Bayport, 

10 Blue Point, Patchogue, East Patchogue, 

11 Bellport, Brookhaven, Shirley, Mastic 

12 Beach, Mastic, Moriches, Center Moriches, 

13 East Moriches, and Eastport, New York.’’. 

14 SEC. 310. HOPPER DREDGE MCFARLAND REPLACEMENT. 

15 If the Secretary replaces the Federal hopper dredge 

16 McFarland referred to in section 563 of the Water Resources 

17 Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784; 121 Stat. 1105) 

18 with another Federal hopper dredge, the Secretary shall— 

19 (1) place the replacement Federal hopper dredge 

20 in a ready reserve status; 

21 (2) periodically perform routine underway 

22 dredging tests of the equipment (not to exceed 70 days 

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1 placement Federal hopper dredge to perform urgent 

2 and emergency work; and 

3 (3) in consultation with affected stakeholders, 

4 place the replacement Federal hopper dredge in active 

5 status in order to perform dredging work if the Sec6 retary determines that private industry has failed— 

7 (A) to submit a responsive and responsible 

8 bid for work advertised by the Secretary; or 

9 (B) to carry out a project as required pur10 suant to a contract between the industry and the 

11 Secretary. 

12 SEC. 311. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 

13 Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719, 136 Stat. 3781) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (d)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal’’ and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(2) RECONNAISSANCE STUDY.—Notwithstanding 

22 paragraph (1), the Federal share of a reconnaissance 

23 study carried out by the Secretary under this section 

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

2 and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 

3 SEC. 312. PACIFIC REGION. 

4 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act 

5 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended by in6 serting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 

7 SEC. 313. SELMA, ALABAMA. 

8 The Federal share of the cost of the project for flood 

9 risk management, Selma Flood Risk Management and 

10 Bank Stabilization, Alabama, authorized by section 

11 8401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

12 (136 Stat. 3838), shall be 100 percent. 

13 SEC. 314. BARROW, ALASKA. 

14 For purposes of implementing the coastal erosion 

15 project, Barrow, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 116 

16 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 

17 Appropriations Act, 2010 (123 Stat. 2851) the Secretary 

18 may consider the North Slope Borough to be in compliance 

19 with section 402(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)) on adoption by the North 

21 Slope Borough Assembly of a floodplain management plan 

22 to reduce the impacts of flood events in the immediate flood23 plain area of the project, if the plan— 

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1 gency Management Agency in accordance with the 

2 guidelines developed under section 402(c) of such Act; 

3 and 

4 (2) is approved by the Secretary. 

5 SEC. 315. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 

6 Section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158) is amended— 

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

9 ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’; 

10 (2) by inserting ‘‘, Contra Costa,’’ before ‘‘and 

11 Solano’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In carrying out sub14 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) include the ocean shorelines of each county; 

16 ‘‘(2) with respect to the bay and ocean shorelines 

17 of each county— 

18 ‘‘(A) investigate measures to adapt to rising 

19 sea levels; 

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1 nities are most vulnerable to flood or shoreline 

2 risks; and 

3 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

4 consider the use of natural features or nature5 based features and the beneficial use of dredged 

6 materials; and 

7 ‘‘(3) with respect to the bay and ocean shorelines, 

8 and streams running to the bay and ocean shorelines, 

9 of each county, investigate the effects of proposed flood 

10 or shoreline protection, coastal storm risk reduction, 

11 environmental infrastructure, and other measures or 

12 improvements on— 

13 ‘‘(A) the local economy, including recre14 ation; 

15 ‘‘(B) aquatic ecosystem restoration, en16 hancement, or expansion efforts or opportunities; 

17 ‘‘(C) public infrastructure protection and 

18 improvement; 

19 ‘‘(D) stormwater runoff capacity and con20 trol measures, including those that may mitigate 

21 flooding; 

22 ‘‘(E) erosion of beaches and coasts; and 

23 ‘‘(F) any other measures or improvements 

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1 SEC. 316. SANTA ANA RIVER MAINSTEM, CALIFORNIA. 

2 (a) SANTA ANA CREEK, INCLUDING SANTIAGO

3 CREEK.— 

4 (1) MODIFICATION.—The project for flood con5 trol, Santa Ana River Mainstem Project, including 

6 Santiago Creek, California, authorized by section 

7 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

8 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 Stat. 

9 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), is modified to 

10 require the Secretary to treat construction of the 

11 Santiago Creek Channel as a separable element of the 

12 project. 

13 (2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not con14 struct the Santiago Creek Channel unless such con15 struction minimizes the impacts to existing trees in, 

16 or adjacent to, the Santiago Creek Channel. 

17 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

18 subsection shall affect the authorization for other por19 tions of the project described in paragraph (1). 

20 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

21 (A) SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL.—The term 

22 ‘‘Santiago Creek Channel’’ means the portion of 

23 the project for flood control, Santa Ana River 

24 Mainstem Project, including Santiago Creek, 

25 California, authorized by section 401(a) of the 

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1 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 Stat. 4611; 

2 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), consisting of 

3 Santiago Creek downstream of the I–5 Interstate 

4 Highway to the confluence with the Santa Ana 

5 River. 

6 (B) SEPARABLE ELEMENT.—The term ‘‘sep7 arable element’’ has the meaning given such term 

8 in section 103 of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 

10 (b) REPORT.— 

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

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

13 provide the Committee on Transportation and Infra14 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

16 Senate with an update on implementation of the 

17 project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, 

18 including Santiago Creek, California, authorized by 

19 section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 

21 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115). 

22 (2) SPECIFICATIONS.—In providing the update 

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1 (A) efforts by the Secretary and the non2 Federal interest for the project to acquire the 

3 lands or interests in lands necessary to imple4 ment the project; 

5 (B) the status of potential reimbursement 

6 requests by the non-Federal interest for such 

7 lands or interests; and 

8 (C) the status of ongoing requests by the 

9 non-Federal interest for approval by the Sec10 retary of pending land (or interest in land) ap11 praisals and litigation settlements associated 

12 with such lands or interests in lands. 

13 SEC. 317. FAULKNER ISLAND, CONNECTICUT. 

14 Section 527 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3767) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 

17 SEC. 318. BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE. 

18 The project for hurricane and storm damage risk re19 duction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for 

20 the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 

22 2736; 136 Stat. 3788) is modified to include the project for 

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1 ware, authorized by section 101(a)(11) of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 275). 

3 SEC. 319. FEDERAL TRIANGLE AREA, WASHINGTON, DIS4 TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

5 In carrying out the feasibility study for the project for 

6 flood risk management, Federal Triangle Area, Washington, 

7 District of Columbia, authorized by section 8201(a)(12) of 

8 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 

9 3745), the Secretary may accept and expend funds contrib10 uted by other Federal agencies within the study area. 

11 SEC. 320. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. 

12 Section 8146(d) of the Water Resources Development 

13 Act of 2022 (40 U.S.C. 9501 note; 136 Stat. 3729) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Water and 

16 Sewer Authority’’ after ‘‘District of Columbia’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Fairfax 

18 County’’ and inserting ‘‘the Fairfax County Water 

19 Authority’’. 

20 SEC. 321. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, WASH21 INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, 

22 AND VIRGINIA. 

23 The Federal share of the cost of the feasibility study 

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1 8201(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 2022 (136 Stat. 3745) shall be 100 percent. 

3 SEC. 322. NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORA4 TION, FLORIDA. 

5 Section 8215(b) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2022 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(6) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

8 cost of carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 100 per9 cent.’’. 

10 SEC. 323. NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEORGIA 

11 AND SOUTH CAROLINA. 

12 Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development 

13 Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1703; 136 Stat. 3792) is amended— 

14 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

17 provision of law, the Project is modified to include— 

18 ‘‘(A) full repair of the New Savannah Bluff 

19 Lock and Dam structure; 

20 ‘‘(B) modification of the structure such that 

21 the structure is able to maintain a stable pool 

22 with the same daily average elevation as is 

23 achieved by the existing structure, as measured 

24 at both the United States Geological Survey 

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1 Bluff Lock and Dam, and the United States Geo2 logical Survey Gage 02196670, located in the vi3 cinity of the Fifth Street Bridge, Augusta, Geor4 gia, which at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and 

5 Dam is between 114.5 and 115 feet National 

6 Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29); 

7 ‘‘(C) construction of a fish passage structure 

8 as recommended in the report of the Chief of En9 gineers for the Project, dated August 17, 2012, or 

10 such other Project feature that appropriately 

11 mitigates impacts to fish habitat caused by the 

12 Project without removing the dam; and 

13 ‘‘(D) conveyance by the Secretary to Au14 gusta-Richmond County, Georgia, of the park 

15 and recreation area adjacent to the New Savan16 nah Bluff Lock and Dam, without consider17 ation.’’; 

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

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(C) CEILING.—The costs of construction to 

21 be paid by the Georgia Ports Authority as a 

22 non-Federal interest for the Project for the modi23 fications authorized under paragraph (1) shall 

24 not exceed the costs that would be paid by such 

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1 passage structure recommended in the report of 

2 the Chief of Engineers for the Project, dated Au3 gust 17, 2012.’’; and 

4 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the cost shar5 ing of the Project as provided by law’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘the cost sharing of the fish passage structure as rec7 ommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers for 

8 the Project, dated August 17, 2012’’. 

9 SEC. 324. DILLARD ROAD, PATOKA LAKE, INDIANA. 

10 (a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au11 thorized to transfer, without consideration, to the State of 

12 Indiana, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

13 in and to the real property interests described in subsection 

14 (b). 

15 (b) PROPERTY.—The real property interests to be 

16 transferred under this section are any easements on the ap17 proximately 11.85 acres of land associated with Dillard 

18 Road, located in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indi19 ana, that is subject to the Department of the Army license 

20 granted to the State of Indiana numbered DACW27–3–22– 

21 690, as described in Exhibit A of such license, including 

22 improvements on that land. 

23 (c) DISPOSAL.—The Secretary may, under subchapter 

24 III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, 

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1 scribed in subsection (b) of which the State of Indiana does 

2 not accept transfer. 

3 (d) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that the 

4 land described in subsection (b) ceases to be used as a road, 

5 all right, title, and interest in and to the real property in6 terests shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the 

7 United States. 

8 (e) COSTS OF TRANSFER.—The State of Indiana shall 

9 be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, includ10 ing real estate transaction and environmental documenta11 tion costs, associated with the transfer under this section. 

12 (f) LIABILITY.—The State of Indiana shall hold the 

13 United States harmless from any liability with respect to 

14 activities carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance, 

15 on the land described in subsection (b). 

16 (g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec17 retary may require that the transfer under this section be 

18 subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Sec19 retary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the 

20 interests of the United States. 

21 SEC. 325. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA. 

22 (a) SCOPING OF EVALUATION.— 

23 (1) STUDY.—Not later than June 30, 2025, the 

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1 (A) Any project modifications undertaken 

2 by the non-Federal interest for the covered 

3 project since 2005 not constructed in accordance 

4 with section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 

5 U.S.C. 408). 

6 (B) Current elevations required for the cov7 ered project to meet the 100-year level of risk re8 duction. 

9 (C) Whether project modifications under10 taken by the non-Federal interest for the covered 

11 project since 2005 were injurious to the covered 

12 project or the public. 

13 (D) Any deviations from design guidelines 

14 acceptable for the covered project. 

15 (E) Improvements needed for the covered 

16 project to address any deficiencies according to 

17 current design guidelines of the Corps of Engi18 neers district in which the covered project is lo19 cated. 

20 (F) A re-evaluation of project economics. 

21 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after com22 pleting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

23 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

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1 (B) a recommendation for a pathway into 

2 a systemwide improvement plan created pursu3 ant to section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 

4 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) (as amended by this 

5 Act); and 

6 (C) recommendations for improvement to 

7 the covered project to address any deficiencies. 

8 (b) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

9 term ‘‘covered project’’ means the Larose to Golden Meadow 

10 project, Louisiana, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 

11 1965 as the Grand Isle and vicinity project. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

14 $3,000,000. 

15 SEC. 326. MORGANZA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA. 

16 Section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development 

17 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053) is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit 

20 toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 

21 project described in subparagraph (A) the cost of 

22 work carried out by the non-Federal interest for 

23 interim flood protection after March 31, 1989, if 

24 the Secretary determines that the work— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) complies with all applicable Fed2 eral laws, regulations, and policies that 

3 were in place at the time the work was com4 pleted; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) notwithstanding the date de6 scribed in this subparagraph, is otherwise 

7 in compliance with the requirements of sec8 tion 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

9 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b).’’. 

10 SEC. 327. PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, LOU11 ISIANA. 

12 (a) STUDY REQUEST.—If the non-Federal interest for 

13 the Port Fourchon project requests to undertake a feasibility 

14 study for a modification to the project under section 

15 203(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

16 1986 (as amended by this Act), the Secretary shall provide 

17 to the non-Federal interest, not later than 30 days after 

18 the date on which the Secretary receives such request, a de19 termination in accordance with section 203(a)(1)(3) of such 

20 Act (as amended by this Act). 

21 (b) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AND RE22 VIEWS.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a feasibility 

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1 tion 203(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

2 (33 U.S.C. 2231(a)), the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) review the study and determine, in accord4 ance with section 203(b)(3)(C) such Act (as amended 

5 by this Act), whether additional information is need6 ed for the Secretary to perform the required analyses, 

7 reviews, and compliance processes; 

8 (2) provide the non-Federal interest with a com9 prehensive list of additional information needs, as ap10 plicable; and 

11 (3) if additional information is not needed, in12 form the non-Federal interest that the study submis13 sion is complete. 

14 (c) ANALYSIS, REVIEW, AND COMPLIANCE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and 

16 (3), not later than 180 days after the Secretary re17 ceives the study for the Port Fourchon project de18 scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall complete 

19 the analyses, review, and compliance processes for the 

20 project required under section 203(b) of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 1986, issue a finding of 

22 no significant impact or a record of decision, and 

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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may delay the 

2 issuance of the finding or record of decision required 

3 under paragraph (1) if— 

4 (A) the Secretary has not received necessary 

5 information or approvals from another entity, 

6 including the non-Federal interest, in a manner 

7 that affects the ability of the Secretary to meet 

8 any requirements under State, local, or Federal 

9 law; or 

10 (B) significant new information or cir11 cumstances, including a major modification to 

12 an aspect of the Port Fourchon project, requires 

13 additional analysis by the Secretary. 

14 (3) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL TIME.—If the 

15 Secretary determines that more than 180 days will be 

16 required to carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary 

17 shall notify the Committee on Transportation and In18 frastructure of the House of Representatives, the Com19 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen20 ate, and the non-Federal interest and describe the 

21 basis for requiring additional time. 

22 (d) PORT FOURCHON PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sec23 tion, the term ‘‘Port Fourchon project’’ means the project 

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1 isiana, authorized by section 403(a)(4) of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2743). 

3 SEC. 328. UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM, MIN4 NESOTA. 

5 The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (as such 

6 term is defined in section 2010 of the Water Resources Re7 form and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 136 

8 Stat. 3795)) is modified to remove navigation as an author9 ized purpose. 

10 SEC. 329. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, MISSOURI. 

11 Section 111 of the Energy and Water Development and 

12 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 607) 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$65,000,000’’. 

15 SEC. 330. TABLE ROCK LAKE, MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit the on17 going presence of an eligible structure at the Table Rock 

18 Lake project. 

19 (b) PRIVATELY OWNED SEWER AND SEPTIC SYS20 TEM.—The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence of 

21 an eligible structure that is a privately owned sewer and 

22 septic system at the Table Rock Lake project until— 

23 (1) the abandonment of such system by the hold24 er of a license for right-of-way for such system; or 

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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) ELIGIBLE STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘eligible 

3 structure’’ means a privately owned sewer and septic 

4 system for which a license for right-of-way has been 

5 provided by the Secretary and is in effect on the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, dwelling unit, shed, retain7 ing wall, deck, patio, gazebo, driveway, or fence— 

8 (A) that is located on fee land or land sub9 ject to a flowage easement; and 

10 (B) that does not impact the reservoir level 

11 or pose a failure risk to the dam of the Table 

12 Rock Lake project. 

13 (2) FEE LAND.—The term ‘‘fee land’’ means the 

14 land acquired in fee title by the United States for the 

15 Table Rock Lake project. 

16 (3) TABLE ROCK LAKE PROJECT.—The term 

17 ‘‘Table Rock Lake project’’ means the Table Rock 

18 Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, located in 

19 Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of the mul20 tipurpose reservoir projects in the White River Basin 

21 by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 

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1 SEC. 331. 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— 

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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. 332. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND TRIBU15 TARIES, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The study for flood and storm dam17 age reduction for the New York and New Jersey Harbor 

18 and Tributaries project, authorized by the Act of June 15, 

19 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132, 134 Stat. 2676) and being 

20 carried out pursuant to the Disaster Relief Appropriations 

21 Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), is modified to require the 

22 Secretary, upon the request of the non-Federal interest for 

23 the project, to include within the scope of such study an 

24 investigation of, and recommendations relating to, projects 

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1 ecological benefits and societal benefits, from the reduction 

2 of the comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope 

3 of the project from the isolated and compound effects of fac4 tors described in section 8106(a) of the Water Resources De5 velopment Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2282g). 

6 (b) ASSOCIATED PROJECTS.—The Secretary is author7 ized to carry out projects and activities recommended pur8 suant to subsection (a) if such projects and activities other9 wise meet the criteria for projects carried out under a con10 tinuing authority program (as defined in section 7001(c)) 

11 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

12 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)). 

13 (c) CONTINUATION.—Any study recommended to be 

14 carried out in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares 

15 for such study shall be considered a continuation of the 

16 study described in subsection (a). 

17 (d) CONSIDERATION; CONSULTATION.—In developing 

18 recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 

19 shall— 

20 (1) consider the use of natural and nature-based 

21 features; 

22 (2) consult with applicable Federal and State 

23 agencies and other stakeholders within the geographic 

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1 (e) INTERIM PROGRESS; REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not 

2 later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transpor4 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

6 the Senate a report detailing— 

7 (1) any recommendations made pursuant to sub8 section (a); 

9 (2) any projects or activities carried out under 

10 subsection (b); 

11 (3) any additional, site-specific areas within the 

12 geographic scope of the project for which additional 

13 study is recommended by the Secretary; and 

14 (4) any interim actions related to reduction of 

15 comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope 

16 of the project undertaken by the Secretary during the 

17 study period. 

18 (f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Any additional action author19 ized by this section shall not delay any existing study, engi20 neering, or planning work underway as of the date of enact21 ment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 333. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND 

23 MICHIGAN. 

24 Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘flood control,’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘flood risk management, hurricane and 

3 storm damage risk reduction,’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the study’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘any study under this section’’; and 

6 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF STUDIES.—Any study carried out 

9 by the Secretary under this section after the date of enact10 ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 shall 

11 be treated as a continuation of the initial study carried 

12 out under this section. 

13 ‘‘(d) PROJECTS.—A project resulting from a study car14 ried out under this section may be implemented pursuant 

15 to section 212.’’. 

16 SEC. 334. WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON. 

17 The Secretary may not complete its review of, and con18 sultation with other Federal agencies on, the operation and 

19 maintenance of the projects for flood control, navigation, 

20 and other purposes, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, au21 thorized by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 

22 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 62 Stat. 1178; 64 Stat. 177; 68 Stat. 

23 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 100 Stat. 4144), until the Secretary 

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1 hydropower operations at the projects, notwithstanding hy2 dropower being an authorized purpose of such projects. 

3 SEC. 335. COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, OREGON AND WASH4 INGTON. 

5 In carrying out maintenance activities on the project 

6 for navigation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and 

7 Washington, authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the Water 

8 Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 280), the Sec9 retary is authorized to include, as part of the full operating 

10 costs of the Cutter Suction Dredge provided by the non-Fed11 eral interest for the project, any costs of replacing the Cutter 

12 Suction Dredge that the Secretary and the non-Federal in13 terest agree are necessary. 

14 SEC. 336. BUFFALO BAYOU TRIBUTARIES AND RESILIENCY 

15 STUDY, TEXAS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com17 pletion of the Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency 

18 Study, Texas, carried out pursuant to title IV of the Bipar19 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 76). 

20 (b) REPORTS.—The final report of the Chief of Engi21 neers for the study described in subsection (a) shall contain 

22 recommendations for projects that— 

23 (1) align with community objectives; 

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1 (3) promote the resiliency of infrastructure. 

2 (c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, the 

3 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

4 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

6 the final report described in subsection (b). 

7 SEC. 337. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL JETTY DEFICIENCY, 

8 PORT LAVACA, TEXAS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, 

10 Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized 

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

12 Stat. 298), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry 

13 out the repairs for the Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty Defi14 ciency, as described in the report titled ‘‘Matagorda Ship 

15 Channel Project Deficiency Report’’ and published by the 

16 Secretary in the June 2020 Matagorda Ship Channel 

17 Project Deficiency Report. 

18 (b) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

19 of the repairs carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall 

20 be 10 percent. 

21 SEC. 338. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 

22 The project for flood control, San Antonio channel im23 provement, Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood 

24 Control Act of 1954 as part of the project for flood protec25 tion on the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, Texas (68 


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1 Stat. 1259; 90 Stat. 2921; 114 Stat. 2611), is modified to 

2 require the Secretary to carry out the project substantially 

3 in accordance with Alternative 7, as identified in the final 

4 General Re-evaluation Report and Environmental Assess5 ment for the project, dated January 2014. 

6 SEC. 339. WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

8 may establish a program to provide environmental assist9 ance to non-Federal interests in Chelan County, Island 

10 County, King County, Kittitas County, Pierce County, San 

11 Juan County, Snohomish County, Skagit County, and 

12 Whatcom County, Washington. 

13 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 

14 this section may be in the form of design and construction 

15 assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 

16 and resource protection and development projects in the 

17 counties listed in subsection (a) or make defined term for 

18 Western Washington State, including projects for waste19 water treatment and related facilities, water supply and re20 lated facilities, environmental restoration, and surface 

21 water resource protection and development. 

22 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

23 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

24 the project is publicly owned. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

2 under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec3 retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 

4 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

5 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest with 

6 respect to the project to be carried out with such as7 sistance. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree9 ment for a project entered into under this subsection 

10 shall provide for the following: 

11 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con12 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of13 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

14 development plan, including appropriate engi15 neering plans and specifications. 

16 (B) Establishment of such legal and institu17 tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 

18 effective long-term operation of the project by the 

19 non-Federal interest. 

20 (3) COST SHARING.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

22 cost of a project under this section— 

23 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

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

2 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

3 project that is the subject of an agreement under 

4 this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive 

5 credit for reasonable interest accrued on the cost 

6 of providing the non-Federal share of the project 

7 cost. 

8 (C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND

9 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding section 

10 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

11 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 

12 interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 

13 rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non14 Federal share of project cost (including all rea15 sonable costs associated with obtaining permits 

16 necessary for the construction, operation, and 

17 maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 

18 controlled land), except that the credit may not 

19 exceed 25 percent of total project costs. 

20 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

21 non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 

22 costs for projects constructed with assistance pro23 vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap2 propriated $242,000,000 to carry out this section. 

3 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more 

4 than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 

5 carry out this section may be used by the Secretary 

6 to administer projects under this section at Federal 

7 expense. 

8 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 219(f)(404) of 

9 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 is repealed. 

10 SEC. 340. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

11 (a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

13 336; 121 Stat. 1258; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(406) BUCKEYE, ARIZONA.—$12,000,000 for 

16 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

17 reclamation, City of Buckeye, Arizona. 

18 ‘‘(407) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$5,000,000 for 

19 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

20 reclamation, City of Flagstaff, Arizona. 

21 ‘‘(408) PAGE, ARIZONA.—$10,000,000 for water 

22 and wastewater infrastructure, including water rec23 lamation, City of Page, Arizona. 


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1 ‘‘(409) SAHUARITA, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

3 reclamation, in the town of Sahuarita, Arizona. 

4 ‘‘(410) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$20,000,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

6 reclamation, City of Tucson, Arizona. 

7 ‘‘(411) WINSLOW, ARIZONA.—$3,000,000 for 

8 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

9 reclamation, City of Winslow, Arizona. 

10 ‘‘(412) ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for 

11 water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of 

12 Adelanto, California. 

13 ‘‘(413) APTOS, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for 

14 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

15 Aptos, California. 

16 ‘‘(414) BISHOP, CALIFORNIA.—$2,500,000 for 

17 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

18 Bishop, California. 

19 ‘‘(415) BLOOMINGTON, CALIFORNIA.— 

20 $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

21 including stormwater management, in Bloomington, 

22 California. 

23 ‘‘(416) BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

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1 vironmental restoration, and surface water resource 

2 protection in Butte County, California. 

3 ‘‘(417) CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 $1,902,808 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

5 including water supply, in the city of California 

6 City, California. 

7 ‘‘(418) CARSON, CALIFORNIA.—$11,000,000 for 

8 water and water supply infrastructure in the City of 

9 Carson, California. 

10 ‘‘(419) CEDAR GLEN, CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 

11 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

12 water supply and water storage, in Cedar Glen, Cali13 fornia. 

14 ‘‘(420) CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 

15 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

16 water supply and drinking water, in City of Culver 

17 City, California. 

18 ‘‘(421) COLTON, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for 

19 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

20 stormwater management, in the city of Colton, Cali21 fornia. 

22 ‘‘(422) EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALI23 FORNIA.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater in24 frastructure, including stormwater management, 


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1 drinking water, and water supply, in the City of Los 

2 Angeles, California, including Sun Valley. 

3 ‘‘(423) FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 $20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc5 ture, including stormwater management, surface 

6 water resource protection, and environmental restora7 tion, in Fresno County, California. 

8 ‘‘(424) GEORGETOWN DIVIDE PUBLIC UTILITY

9 DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.—$20,500,000 for water and 

10 wastewater infrastructure, including water supply 

11 and water storage, for communities served by the 

12 Georgetown Divide Public Utility District, Cali13 fornia. 

14 ‘‘(425) GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA.— 

15 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

16 including stormwater management, in the city of 

17 Grand Terrace, California. 

18 ‘‘(426) HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 for 

19 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re20 lated environmental infrastructure, in the city of 

21 Hayward, California. 

22 ‘‘(427) HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 for 

23 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

24 Hollister, California. 


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1 ‘‘(428) KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 $50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc3 ture in Kern County, California. 

4 ‘‘(429) LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

5 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 stormwater management, in Lake County, California. 

7 ‘‘(430) LAKE TAHOE BASIN.—$20,000,000 for 

8 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

9 supply, in the communities within the Lake Tahoe 

10 Basin in Nevada and California. 

11 ‘‘(431) LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City of 

13 La Quinta, California. 

14 ‘‘(432) LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$8,000,000 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

16 Lakewood, California. 

17 ‘‘(433) LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA.—$6,000,000 for 

18 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

19 stormwater management, and environmental infra20 structure, in the city of Lawndale, California. 

21 ‘‘(434) LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA.—$7,000,000 for 

22 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

23 stormwater management, in the town of Lone Pine, 

24 California. 


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1 ‘‘(435) LOMITA, CALIFORNIA.—$5,500,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

3 supply and stormwater management, in the city of 

4 Lomita, California. 

5 ‘‘(436) LOS BANOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

7 stormwater management, in the city of Los Banos, 

8 California. 

9 ‘‘(437) LOS OLIVOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 

10 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 

11 of Los Olivos, California. 

12 ‘‘(438) LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$12,000,000 for 

13 water and water supply infrastructure in the city of 

14 Lynwood, California. 

15 ‘‘(439) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

16 $27,500,000 for water and water supply infrastruc17 ture in Madera County, California. 

18 ‘‘(440) MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 for 

19 water and water supply infrastructure in the city of 

20 Milpitas, California. 

21 ‘‘(441) MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA.—$18,250,000 

22 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

23 water supply and stormwater management, in the 

24 town of Montecito, California. 


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1 ‘‘(442) OAKLAND-ALAMEDA ESTUARY, CALI2 FORNIA.—$30,000,000 for water and wastewater in3 frastructure, including stormwater management, in 

4 the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California. 

5 ‘‘(443) OXNARD, CALIFORNIA.—$40,000,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

7 supply, conservation, water reuse and related facili8 ties, environmental restoration, and surface water re9 source protection, in the city of Oxnard, California. 

10 ‘‘(444) PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 

11 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

12 water supply and environmental restoration, in the 

13 city of Patterson, California. 

14 ‘‘(445) POMONA, CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

16 supply and drinking water, in Pomona, California. 

17 ‘‘(446) ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA.— 

18 $10,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc19 ture in the city of Rohnert Park, California. 

20 ‘‘(447) SALINAS, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

22 supply, in the city of Salinas, California. 

23 ‘‘(448) SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

24 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 


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1 including water supply, in San Benito County, Cali2 fornia. 

3 ‘‘(449) SAN BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 $18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

5 including water reclamation, City of San 

6 Buenaventura, California. 

7 ‘‘(450) SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

8 $200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc9 ture, including water supply, in San Diego County, 

10 California. 

11 ‘‘(451) SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 

12 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city 

13 of South Gate, California. 

14 ‘‘(452) SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

15 $5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

16 including drinking water and water supply, in San 

17 Luis Obispo County, California. 

18 ‘‘(453) STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

19 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

20 including water supply and stormwater management, 

21 in Stanislaus County, California. 

22 ‘‘(454) TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

23 $20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc24 ture, including stormwater management, surface 


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1 water resource protection, and environmental restora2 tion, in Tulare County, California. 

3 ‘‘(455) WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA.—$28,000,000 

4 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

5 Watsonville, California. 

6 ‘‘(456) YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

7 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

8 water supply and stormwater management, in Yolo 

9 County, California. 

10 ‘‘(457) YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT, CALI11 FORNIA.—$6,500,000 for water and water supply in12 frastructure in communities served by the Yorba 

13 Linda Water District, California. 

14 ‘‘(458) FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO.— 

15 $50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc16 ture, in Fremont County, Colorado. 

17 ‘‘(459) EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT.— 

18 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

19 including water supply, in the town of East Hamp20 ton, Connecticut. 

21 ‘‘(460) EAST LYME, CONNECTICUT.—$25,000,000 

22 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

23 water supply, in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. 

24 ‘‘(461) BETHANY BEACH TO REHOBOTH BEACH, 

25 DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for water and wastewater 


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1 infrastructure, including stormwater management, 

2 water storage and treatment, and environmental res3 toration in the town of Bethany Beach, Delaware, 

4 and the city of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. 

5 ‘‘(462) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 

6 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

7 stormwater management, water storage and treat8 ment, and environmental restoration in the City of 

9 Wilmington, Delaware. 

10 ‘‘(463) BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.— 

11 $50,000,000 for water and water-related infrastruc12 ture, including stormwater management, water stor13 age and treatment, surface water protection, and en14 vironmental restoration, in Broward County, Florida. 

15 ‘‘(464) DELTONA, FLORIDA.—$31,200,000 for 

16 water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of 

17 Deltona, Florida. 

18 ‘‘(465) LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.—$2,000,000 

19 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

20 stormwater management, in the Town of Longboat 

21 Key, Florida. 

22 ‘‘(466) MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 

23 for water and water supply infrastructure, including 

24 water supply, in Marion County, Florida. 


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1 ‘‘(467) OVIEDO, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

3 storage and treatment, in the city of Oviedo, Florida. 

4 ‘‘(468) OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$5,000,000 

5 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 water supply, and environmental restoration, in 

7 Osceola County, Florida. 

8 ‘‘(469) CENTRAL FLORIDA.—$45,000,000 for 

9 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

10 supply, in Brevard County, Orange County, and 

11 Osceola County, Florida. 

12 ‘‘(470) CENTRAL COASTAL GEORGIA, GEORGIA.— 

13 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

14 including stormwater management and water supply, 

15 in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and 

16 McIntosh Counties, Georgia. 

17 ‘‘(471) DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$40,000,000 

18 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

19 drinking water and water treatment, in DeKalb 

20 County, Georgia. 

21 ‘‘(472) PORTERDALE, GEORGIA.—$10,000,000 for 

22 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

23 stormwater management, water supply, and environ24 mental restoration in the city of Porterdale, Georgia. 


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1 ‘‘(473) BURLEY, IDAHO.—$20,000,000 for water 

2 and wastewater infrastructure, including water treat3 ment, in the city of Burley, Idaho. 

4 ‘‘(474) BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS.—$17,000,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

6 Belvidere, Illinois. 

7 ‘‘(475) DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—$5,000,000 

8 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

9 water supply and drinking water, in the village of 

10 Clarendon Hills, Illinois. 

11 ‘‘(476) FOX RIVER, ILLINOIS.—$9,500,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

13 storage and treatment, in the villages of Lakemoor, 

14 Island Lake, and Volo, and McHenry County, Illi15 nois. 

16 ‘‘(477) GERMAN VALLEY, ILLINOIS.—$5,000,000 

17 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

18 drinking water and water treatment, in the village of 

19 German Valley, Illinois. 

20 ‘‘(478) LASALLE, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

22 stormwater management, drinking water, water treat23 ment, and environmental restoration, in the city of 

24 LaSalle, Illinois. 


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1 ‘‘(479) ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 drinking water and water treatment, in the city of 

4 Rockford, Illinois. 

5 ‘‘(480) SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.—$2,000,000 for 

6 water and water supply infrastructure, including 

7 drinking water, in the city of Savanna, Illinois. 

8 ‘‘(481) SHERRARD, ILLINOIS.—$7,000,000 for 

9 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

10 drinking water and water treatment, in the village of 

11 Sherrard, Illinois. 

12 ‘‘(482) BROWNSVILLE, KENTUCKY.—$14,000,000 

13 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

14 water supply and drinking water, in the city of 

15 Brownsville, Kentucky. 

16 ‘‘(483) MONROE, LOUISIANA.—$7,000,000 for 

17 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

18 stormwater management, water supply, and drinking 

19 water, in the city of Monroe, Louisiana. 

20 ‘‘(484) POINTE CELESTE, LOUISIANA.— 

21 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

22 including pump stations, in Pointe Celeste, Lou23 isiana. 

24 ‘‘(485) FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS.—$1,000,000 

25 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 


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1 stormwater management, in the town of Franklin, 

2 Massachusetts. 

3 ‘‘(486) WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 $1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

5 including stormwater management, in the town of 

6 Winthrop, Massachusetts. 

7 ‘‘(487) MILAN, MICHIGAN.—$3,000,000 for water 

8 and wastewater infrastructure, including water sup9 ply and drinking water, in the city of Milan, Michi10 gan. 

11 ‘‘(488) SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.—$58,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 stormwater management and water supply, in Gen14 esee, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw 

15 Counties, Michigan. 

16 ‘‘(489) ELYSIAN, MINNESOTA.—$5,000,000 for 

17 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

18 supply, in the city of Elysian, Minnesota. 

19 ‘‘(490) LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA.—$3,200,000 for 

20 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

21 supply, in the city of Le Sueur, Minnesota. 

22 ‘‘(491) COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI.—$4,000,000 for 

23 water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 

24 quality enhancement and water supply, in the city of 

25 Columbia, Mississippi. 


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1 ‘‘(492) HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 

2 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ3 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

4 stormwater management), drainage systems, and 

5 water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mis6 sissippi. 

7 ‘‘(493) LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 for 

8 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

9 stormwater management, in the city of Laurel, Mis10 sissippi. 

11 ‘‘(494) MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI.—$11,000,000 

12 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 stormwater management, in the city of Moss Point, 

14 Mississippi. 

15 ‘‘(495) OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI.— 

16 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

17 including stormwater management, water quality en18 hancement, and water supply, in the city of Olive 

19 Branch, Mississippi. 

20 ‘‘(496) PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

22 stormwater management, in the city of Picayune, 

23 Mississippi. 

24 ‘‘(497) STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.—$6,000,000 

25 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 


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1 drinking water, water treatment, water quality en2 hancement, and water supply, in the city of 

3 Starkville, Mississippi. 

4 ‘‘(498) LAUGHLIN, NEVADA.—$29,000,000 for 

5 water infrastructure, including water supply, in the 

6 town of Laughlin, Nevada. 

7 ‘‘(499) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—$4,000,000 for 

8 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

9 Pahrump, Nevada. 

10 ‘‘(500) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—$25,000,000 for water 

11 and wastewater infrastructure, and related environ12 mental infrastructure, in the counties of Belknap, 

13 Carroll, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, and 

14 Strafford, New Hampshire. 

15 ‘‘(501) BELMAR, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 for 

16 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re17 lated environmental infrastructure and stormwater 

18 management in Belmar Township, New Jersey. 

19 ‘‘(502) CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY.—$40,000,000 

20 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

21 water supply and desalination, for the city of Cape 

22 May, the boroughs of West Cape May and Cape May 

23 Point, and Lower Township, New Jersey. 


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1 ‘‘(503) COLESVILLE, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Colesville, 

3 New Jersey. 

4 ‘‘(504) DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

5 $4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

6 in Deptford Township, New Jersey. 

7 ‘‘(505) LACEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

8 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

9 including related environmental infrastructure and 

10 stormwater management, in Lacey Township, New 

11 Jersey. 

12 ‘‘(506) MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.— 

13 $18,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

14 in the borough of Merchantville, New Jersey. 

15 ‘‘(507) PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 

16 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the bor17 ough of Park Ridge, New Jersey. 

18 ‘‘(508) WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

19 $3,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

20 in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New 

21 Jersey. 

22 ‘‘(509) BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO.—$20,000,000 

23 for wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

24 Bernalillo, New Mexico. 


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1 ‘‘(510) BOSQUE FARMS, NEW MEXICO.— 

2 $10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the vil3 lage of Bosque Farms, New Mexico. 

4 ‘‘(511) CARMEL, NEW YORK.—$3,450,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 stormwater management, in the town of Carmel, New 

7 York. 

8 ‘‘(512) DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

9 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

10 in Dutchess County, New York. 

11 ‘‘(513) KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

12 $100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc13 ture, including stormwater management (including 

14 combined sewer overflows), in Kings County, New 

15 York. 

16 ‘‘(514) MOHAWK RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, NEW

17 YORK.—$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infra18 structure, including stormwater management, surface 

19 water resource protection, environmental restoration, 

20 and related infrastructure, in the vicinity of the Mo21 hawk River and tributaries, including the counties of 

22 Albany, Delaware, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Her23 kimer, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, 

24 Saratoga, Schoharie, and Schenectady, New York. 


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1 ‘‘(515) MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW YORK.— 

2 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

3 including stormwater management, in the town of 

4 Mount Pleasant, New York. 

5 ‘‘(516) NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK.— 

6 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

7 including stormwater management (including com8 bined sewer overflows), in the vicinity of Newtown 

9 Creek, New York City, New York. 

10 ‘‘(517) NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

11 $60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

12 including stormwater management (including com13 bined sewer overflows), in New York County, New 

14 York. 

15 ‘‘(518) ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

16 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

17 in Orange County, New York. 

18 ‘‘(519) SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW YORK.— 

19 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

20 including stormwater management, in the village of 

21 Sleepy Hollow, New York. 

22 ‘‘(520) ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

23 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

24 in Ulster County, New York. 


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1 ‘‘(521) RAMAPO, NEW YORK.—$4,000,000 for 

2 water infrastructure, including related environmental 

3 infrastructure, in the town of Ramapo, New York. 

4 ‘‘(522) RIKERS ISLAND, NEW YORK.— 

5 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

6 including stormwater management (including com7 bined sewer overflows) on Rikers Island, New York. 

8 ‘‘(523) YORKTOWN, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 for 

9 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

10 Yorktown, New York. 

11 ‘‘(524) CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA.—$41,025,650 

12 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 stormwater management, in the town of Canton, 

14 North Carolina. 

15 ‘‘(525) FAIRMONT, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

16 $7,137,500 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

17 in the town of Fairmont, North Carolina. 

18 ‘‘(526) MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA.—$1,500,000 

19 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

20 water supply, in the town of Murphy, North Caro21 lina. 

22 ‘‘(527) ROBBINSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

23 $3,474,350 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

24 in the town of Robbinsville, North Carolina. 


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1 ‘‘(528) WEAVERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

2 $4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

3 in the town of Weaverville, North Carolina. 

4 ‘‘(529) APPLE CREEK, OHIO.—$350,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 stormwater management, in the village of Apple 

7 Creek, Ohio. 

8 ‘‘(530) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OHIO.—$170,000 

9 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

10 stormwater management, in the village of Brooklyn 

11 Heights, Ohio. 

12 ‘‘(531) CHAGRIN FALLS REGIONAL WATER SYS13 TEM, OHIO.—$3,500,000 for water and wastewater in14 frastructure in the villages of Bentleyville, Chagrin 

15 Falls, Moreland Hills, and South Russell, and the 

16 Townships of Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, and Russell, 

17 Ohio. 

18 ‘‘(532) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.—$11,500,000 

19 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Cuyahoga 

20 County, Ohio. 

21 ‘‘(533) ERIE COUNTY, OHIO.—$16,000,000 for 

22 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

23 stormwater management (including combined sewer 

24 overflows) in Erie County, Ohio. 


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1 ‘‘(534) HURON, OHIO.—$7,100,000 for water and 

2 wastewater infrastructure in the city of Huron, Ohio. 

3 ‘‘(535) KELLEYS ISLAND, OHIO.—$1,000,000 for 

4 wastewater infrastructure in the village of Kelleys Is5 land, Ohio. 

6 ‘‘(536) NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO.—$1,175,165 for 

7 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

8 North Olmsted, Ohio. 

9 ‘‘(537) PAINESVILLE, OHIO.—$11,800,000 for 

10 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

11 stormwater management, in the City of Painesville, 

12 Ohio. 

13 ‘‘(538) SOLON, OHIO.—$14,137,341 for water 

14 and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

15 management (including combined sewer overflows), in 

16 the city of Solon, Ohio. 

17 ‘‘(539) SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO.—$25,000,000 for 

18 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re19 lated environmental infrastructure, in Summit Coun20 ty, Ohio. 

21 ‘‘(540) STARK COUNTY, OHIO.—$24,000,000 for 

22 water and wastewater infrastructure, including re23 lated environmental infrastructure, in Stark County, 

24 Ohio. 


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1 ‘‘(541) TOLEDO AND OREGON, OHIO.— 

2 $10,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

3 in the cities of Toledo and Oregon, Ohio. 

4 ‘‘(542) VERMILION, OHIO.—$15,400,000 for 

5 wastewater infrastructure in the city of Vermilion, 

6 Ohio. 

7 ‘‘(543) WESTLAKE, OHIO.—$750,000 for water 

8 and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

9 management, in the city of Westlake, Ohio. 

10 ‘‘(544) STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA.—$30,000,000 

11 for water infrastructure, including related environ12 mental infrastructure and water storage, trans13 mission, treatment, and distribution, in the city of 

14 Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

15 ‘‘(545) BEAVERTON, OREGON.—$10,000,000 for 

16 water supply in the city of Beaverton, Oregon. 

17 ‘‘(546) CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON.— 

18 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

19 including combined sewer overflows, in Clackamas 

20 County, Oregon. 

21 ‘‘(547) WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON.— 

22 $50,000,000 for water infrastructure and water sup23 ply in Washington County, Oregon. 

24 ‘‘(548) BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

25 $7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 


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1 including water supply, stormwater management, 

2 drinking water, and water treatment, in Berks Coun3 ty, Pennsylvania. 

4 ‘‘(549) CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

5 $7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

6 including water supply, stormwater management, 

7 drinking water, and water treatment, in Chester 

8 County, Pennsylvania. 

9 ‘‘(550) FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

10 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

11 including stormwater management, in Franklin 

12 Township, Pennsylvania. 

13 ‘‘(551) INDIAN CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

14 $50,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the bor15 oughs of Telford, Franconia, and Lower Safford, 

16 Pennsylvania. 

17 ‘‘(552) PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA.—$5,000,000 

18 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the bor19 ough of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. 

20 ‘‘(553) CHESTERFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

21 $1,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

22 in the town of Chesterfield, South Carolina. 

23 ‘‘(554) CHERAW, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$8,800,000 

24 for water, wastewater, and other environmental infra25 structure in the town of Cheraw, South Carolina. 


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1 ‘‘(555) FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

2 $40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

3 in Florence County, South Carolina. 

4 ‘‘(556) LAKE CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

5 $15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

6 including stormwater management in the city of Lake 

7 City, South Carolina. 

8 ‘‘(557) 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 ‘‘(558) AUSTIN, TEXAS.—$50,000,000 for water 

14 and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Austin, 

15 Texas. 

16 ‘‘(559) 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 ‘‘(560) BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.—$40,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City of 

22 Brownsville, Texas. 

23 ‘‘(561) CLARENDON, TEXAS.—$5,000,000 for 

24 water infrastructure, including water storage, in the 

25 city of Clarendon, Texas. 


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1 ‘‘(562) QUINLAN, TEXAS.—$1,250,000 for water 

2 and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Quinlan, 

3 Texas. 

4 ‘‘(563) 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 ‘‘(564) WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 for 

9 wastewater infrastructure and water supply in Webb 

10 County, Texas. 

11 ‘‘(565) ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 

12 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 water supply, in Zapata County, Texas. 

14 ‘‘(566) KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 

15 $1,300,000 for wastewater infrastructure in King 

16 William County, Virginia. 

17 ‘‘(567) 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 ‘‘(568) CHELAN, WASHINGTON.—$9,000,000 for 

22 water infrastructure, including water supply, storage, 

23 and distribution, in the city of Chelan, Washington. 

24 ‘‘(569) COLLEGE PLACE, WASHINGTON.— 

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1 supply and storage, in the city of College Place, 

2 Washington. 

3 ‘‘(570) FERNDALE, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 

4 for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastruc5 ture, in the city of Ferndale, Washington. 

6 ‘‘(571) LYNDEN, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 for 

7 water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure, 

8 in the city of Lynden, Washington. 

9 ‘‘(572) OTHELLO, WASHINGTON.—$14,000,000 

10 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

11 water supply and aquifer storage and recovery, in the 

12 city of Othello, Washington.’’. 

13 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 

14 (1) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress 

15 finds that the project modifications described in this 

16 subsection are in accordance with the reports sub17 mitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 

18 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

19 Act (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report to Congress on 

20 Future Water Resources Development’’, or have other21 wise been reviewed by Congress. 

22 (2) MODIFICATIONS.— 

23 (A) ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUN24 TIES, CALIFORNIA.—Section 219(f)(80) of the 

25 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 


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1 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1258) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

4 (B) CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Sec5 tion 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

7 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘$13,280,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$16,300,000’’. 

10 (C) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

11 Section 219(f)(87) of the Water Resources Devel12 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

13 334; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended— 

14 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik15 ing ‘‘WATER DISTRICT’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘COUNTY’’; 

17 (ii) by inserting ‘‘$80,000,000, of 

18 which not less than’’ before ‘‘$23,000,000’’; 

19 (iii) by inserting ‘‘shall be’’ after 

20 ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 

21 (iv) by inserting ‘‘service area, and of 

22 which not less than $57,000,000 shall be for 

23 water and wastewater infrastructure, in24 cluding stormwater management and water 

25 supply, within the service areas for the 


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1 Delta Diablo Sanitation District and the 

2 Ironhouse Sanitary District, Contra Costa 

3 County’’ after ‘‘Water District’’. 

4 (D) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

5 Section 219(f)(93) of the Water Resources Devel6 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

7 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is amend8 ed— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘$103,000,000’’ and in10 serting ‘‘$128,000,000’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘Santa Clarity Valley’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Santa Clarita Valley’’. 

13 (E) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA EN14 VIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 

15 8319(e)(1) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3785) is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

19 (F) LOS OSOS, CALIFORNIA.— 

20 (i) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—Section 

21 219(c)(27) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 114 Stat. 

23 2763A–219; 121 Stat. 1209) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘Wastewater’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘Water and wastewater’’. 


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1 (ii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.— 

3 Section 219(e)(15) of the Water Resources 

4 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 

5 110 Stat. 3757; 121 Stat. 1192) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$43,000,000’’. 

8 (G) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALI9 FORNIA.—Section 219(f)(101) of the Water Re10 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

11 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1260) is modified 

12 by striking ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

14 (H) SOUTH PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

15 219(f)(52) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 

17 Stat. 2763A–220; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

20 (I) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Sec21 tion 219(f)(129) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

23 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$57,500,000’’. 


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1 (J) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—Section 219(e)(5) 

2 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

3 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334) 

4 is amended by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and in5 serting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

6 (K) EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Section 

7 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

9 Stat. 1261; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended by strik10 ing ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

11 (L) GUAM.—Section 219(f)(323) of the 

12 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (136 

13 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 

15 (M) MAUI, HAWAII.—Section 219(f)(328) of 

16 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

17 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3811) 

18 is modified by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

20 (N) COOK COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY, ILLI21 NOIS.—Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Resources 

22 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

23 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A-221) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$149,000,000’’. 


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1 (O) FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS.—Section 

2 219(f)(330) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

4 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

6 (P) MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, IL7 LINOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Re8 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

9 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 134 

10 Stat. 2718; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended— 

11 (i) by inserting ‘‘(including 

12 stormwater)’’ after ‘‘wastewater’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

15 (Q) SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.—Section 

16 219(f)(333) of the Water Resources Development 

17 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

18 Stat. 3812) is amended— 

19 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik20 ing ‘‘MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUN21 TIES, ILLINOIS’’ and inserting ‘‘SOUTH CEN22 TRAL ILLINOIS’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘Montgomery County 

24 and Christian County’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘Montgomery County, Christian County, 


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1 Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper 

2 County, Richland County, Crawford Coun3 ty, and Lawrence County’’. 

4 (R) WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 

5 219(f)(334) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

7 Stat. 3808) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$36,000,000’’. 

9 (S) BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.—Section 

10 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 

12 Stat. 2763A–220; 121 Stat. 1226; 136 Stat. 

13 3817) is amended by striking ‘‘$90,000,000’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

15 (T) EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE

16 RIVER BASIN REGION, LOUISIANA.—Section 

17 5082(i) of the Water Resources Development Act 

18 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1226) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

20 (U) LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA.—Sec21 tion 219(f)(146) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

23 121 Stat. 1262) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$2,300,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,300,000’’. 


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1 (V) SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING AND DEVEL2 OPMENT COMMISSION, LOUISIANA.—Section 

3 219(f)(153) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 

5 Stat. 1262; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,500,000’’. 

7 (W) SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA REGION, LOU8 ISIANA.—Section 5085(i) of the Water Resources 

9 Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1228) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 

12 (X) FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

13 219(f)(336) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

15 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

17 (Y) HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

18 219(f)(337) of the Water Resources Development 

19 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

20 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

22 (Z) LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

23 219(f)(338) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 


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1 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

3 (AA) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

4 219(f)(339) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

6 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

8 (BB) METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

9 219(f)(340) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

11 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

13 (CC) MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN.—Section 

14 219(f)(345) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

16 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 

18 (DD) MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(157) of 

19 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

20 (106 Stat. 4825; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1262; 

21 136 Stat. 3818) is amended— 

22 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik23 ing ‘‘MICHIGAN COMBINED SEWER OVER24 FLOWS’’ and inserting ‘‘MICHIGAN’’; and 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

2 ‘‘$85,000,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$160,000,000’’. 

4 (EE) BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

5 219(f)(163) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

7 Stat. 1263) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

9 (FF) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec10 tion 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 

12 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 Stat. 

13 2257; 122 Stat. 1623; 134 Stat. 2718) is amend14 ed by striking ‘‘$130,000,000’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 

16 (GG) MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec17 tion 219(f)(351) of the Water Resources Develop18 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 

19 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 

21 (HH) MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

22 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 

24 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’. 


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1 (II) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

2 219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 

4 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 

6 (JJ) ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Section 

7 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 337; 121 

9 Stat. 1233; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by strik10 ing ‘‘$70,000,000’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

12 (KK) CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.—Section 

13 219(f)(357) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 

15 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$119,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$143,800,000’’. 

17 (LL) CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.—Section 

18 593(h) of the Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255; 136 Stat. 

20 3820) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

22 (MM) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—Section 

23 219(f)(184) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 


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1 Stat. 1264) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 

3 (NN) QUEENS, NEW YORK.—Section 

4 219(f)(377) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

6 Stat. 3814) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$119,200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$190,000,000’’. 

8 (OO) NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.—Sec9 tion 552(a) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3780; 136 Stat. 3821) is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this 

13 section, the Secretary may consider natural and na14 ture-based infrastructure.’’. 

15 (PP) NORTH CAROLINA.—Section 5113 of 

16 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

17 (121 Stat. 1237) is amended in subsection (f) by 

18 striking ‘‘$13,000,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

20 (QQ) CLEVELAND, OHIO.—Section 

21 219(f)(207) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

23 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,500,000 

24 for Flats East Bank’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$25,500,000’’. 


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1 (RR) CINCINNATI, OHIO.—Section 

2 219(f)(206) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

4 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘$31,000,000’’. 

6 (SS) OHIO.—Section 594 of the Water Re7 sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 381; 

8 119 Stat. 2261; 121 Stat. 1140; 121 Stat. 1944; 

9 136 Stat. 3821) is amended in subsection (h) by 

10 striking ‘‘$250,000,000’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$300,000,000’’. 

12 (TT) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

13 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

15 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat 2719) is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

17 (UU) WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

18 219(f)(236) of the Water Resources Development 

19 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 

20 Stat. 1266) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 

22 (VV) SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.—Section 

23 8359 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

24 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is amended— 


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1 (i) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

2 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ ; and 

4 (ii) in subsection (f), by inserting 

5 ‘‘Lincoln,’’ after ‘‘Lane,’’. 

6 (WW) HATFIELD BOROUGH, PENNSYL7 VANIA.—Section 219(f)(239) of the Water Re8 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

9 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘$310,000’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 

12 (XX) NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 

13 219(f)(11) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for water re16 lated infrastructure’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,000,000 

17 for water and wastewater infrastructure, includ18 ing water supply’’. 

19 (YY) PHOENIXVILLE BOROUGH, CHESTER

20 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 219(f)(68) of 

21 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

22 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 

23 2763A–221) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,400,000 

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1 frastructure, including stormwater infrastructure 

2 and water supply’’. 

3 (ZZ) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, 

4 SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the 

5 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

6 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 

7 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 132 Stat. 3818; 

8 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘$165,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$235,000,000’’. 

11 (AAA) MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CARO12 LINA.—Section 219(f)(393) of the Water Re13 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

14 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3815) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘$7,822,000’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

17 (BBB) SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Sec18 tion 219(f)(395) of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 

20 136 Stat. 3815) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$19,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$69,500,000’’. 

22 (CCC) DALLAS COUNTY REGION, TEXAS.— 

23 Section 5140 of the Water Resources Develop24 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1251) is amended 


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1 in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

3 (DDD) TEXAS.—Section 5138 of the Water 

4 Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 

5 1250; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended in subsection 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

8 (EEE) WESTERN RURAL WATER.—Section 

9 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

10 1999 (113 Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 139; 117 Stat. 

11 142; 117 Stat. 1836; 118 Stat. 440; 121 Stat. 

12 1219; 123 Stat. 2851; 128 Stat. 1316; 130 Stat. 

13 1681; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3822) is amend14 ed— 

15 (i) in subsection (c)(1)— 

16 (I) by inserting by inserting ‘‘, 

17 including natural and nature-based in18 frastructure’’ after ‘‘water-related envi19 ronmental infrastructure’’; 

20 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

21 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

22 (III) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(E) drought resilience measures; and’’; and 

25 (ii) in subsection (i)— 


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

2 ‘‘$800,000,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$850,000,000’’; and 

4 (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 

5 ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 

7 (FFF) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—Section 

8 219(f)(405) of the Water Resources Development 

9 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 

10 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,500,000’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘$11,000,000’’. 

12 (3) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION.—Notwith13 standing the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water 

14 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as 

15 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

16 the Water Resources Development Act of 2016), any 

17 project included on a list published by the Secretary 

18 pursuant to such section the authorization for which 

19 is amended by this subsection remains authorized to 

20 be carried out by the Secretary. 

21 SEC. 341. SPECIFIC DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

22 (a) 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. 

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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 

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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 

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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 (b) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en10 actment of this Act, the 25-foot-deep channel portion 

11 of the project for navigation, Thames River, Con12 necticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of 

13 July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 918), consisting 

14 of the area described in paragraph (2), is no longer 

15 authorized. 

16 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

17 paragraph (1) is the area— 

18 (A) beginning at a point N706550.83, 

19 E1179497.53; 

20 (B) running southeasterly about 808.28 feet 

21 to a point N705766.32, E1179692.10; 

22 (C) running southeasterly about 2219.17 

23 feet to a point N703725.88, E1180564.64; 

24 (D) running southeasterly about 1594.84 

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1 (E) running southwesterly about 483.01 feet 

2 to a point N701866.63, E1181363.54; 

3 (F) running northwesterly about 2023.85 

4 feet to a point N703613.13, E1180340.96; 

5 (G) running northwesterly about 2001.46 

6 feet to a point N705453.40, E1179554.02; and 

7 (H) running northwesterly about 1098.89 

8 feet to the point described in paragraph (1). 

9 (c) SAINT PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLORIDA.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en11 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

12 navigation, Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida, au13 thorized by section 101 the River and Harbor Act of 

14 1950 (64 Stat. 165), consisting of the area described 

15 in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 

16 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

17 paragraph (1) is the portion of the Federal channel 

18 located within Bayboro Harbor, at approximately 

19 -82.635353 W and 27.760977 N, south of the Range 

20 300 line and west of the Station 71+00 line. 

21 (d) NORTH BRANCH, CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en23 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

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1 3, 1899 (chapter 425, 30 Stat. 1156), consisting of the 

2 area described in paragraph (2) is no longer author3 ized. 

4 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

5 paragraph (1) is the approximately one-mile long seg6 ment of the North Branch Channel on the east side 

7 of Goose Island, Chicago River, Illinois. 

8 (e) PAPILLION CREEK WATERSHED, NEBRASKA.—Be9 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project 

10 for flood protection and other purposes in the Papillion 

11 Creek Basin, Nebraska, authorized by section 203 of the 

12 Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 743) is modified to 

13 deauthorize the portions of the project known as Dam Site 

14 7 and Dam Site 12. 

15 (f) TRUCKEE RIVER, NEVADA.—Beginning on the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, the project for flood risk manage17 ment, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by section 

18 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

19 Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), is no longer authorized. 

20 (g) NEWTOWN CREEK FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHAN21 NEL, NEW YORK.— 

22 (1) DEFINITION OF NEWTOWN CREEK NAVIGA23 TION PROJECT.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘New24 town Creek navigation project’’ means the project for 

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1 York, described in The Rivers and Harbors Act of 

2 1919, Ch. 832, 40 Stat. 1275, 1276 (1919), The Riv3 ers and Harbors Improvement Act of 1930, Ch. 847, 

4 46 Stat. 918, 920 (1930), and The Rivers and Har5 bors Improvement Act of 1937, Ch. 832, 50 Stat. 844, 

6 845 (1937). 

7 (2) The Newtown Creek navigation project is 

8 modified to reduce, in part, the authorized dimensions 

9 of the project, such that the remaining authorized 

10 depths are as follows: 

11 (A) A 18-foot deep channel with a center 

12 line beginning at point North 40.727729 and 

13 West 73.929142, thence to a point North 

14 40.722214 and West 73.925874. [Reach EA] 

15 (B) A 18-foot deep Turning Basin South16 West of a line formed by points North 40.726202 

17 and West 73.927289; and North 40.723508 and 

18 West 73.924713. [Reaches E1A and GA] 

19 (C) A 16-foot-deep channel with a center 

20 line beginning at a point North 40.722214 and 

21 West 73.925874, thence to a point North 

22 40.718664 and West 73.924176. [Reaches EB 

23 and H] 

24 (D) A 16-foot-deep channel with a center 

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1 West 73.924176, thence to a point North 

2 40.717539 and West 73.927438. [Reach JA] 

3 (E) A 14-foot-deep channel with a center 

4 line beginning at a point North 40.717539 and 

5 West 73.927438, thence to a point North 

6 40.716611 and West 73.929278. [Reach JB] 

7 (F) A 12-foot-deep channel with a center 

8 line beginning at a point North 40.716611 and 

9 West 73.929278, thence to a point North 

10 40.713156 and West 73.931351. [Reaches JC and 

11 KA] 

12 (3) DEAUTHORIZATIONS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The portions of the New14 town Creek navigation project described in sub15 paragraphs (B) through (E) are deauthorized. 

16 (B) PORTION DESCRIBED.—A portion re17 ferred to in Paragraph (1) is a portion of the 

18 channel adjacent the Turning Basin, specifically 

19 the area— 

20 (i) East of a line formed by points 

21 North 40.726202 and West 73.927289; and 

22 North 40.723508 and West 73.924713; 

23 [Reaches E1B and GB] and 

24 (ii) Maspeth Creek. [Reach F] 


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1 (C) PORTION DESCRIBED.—A portion re2 ferred to in Paragraph (1) is a portion of the 

3 channel in East Branch, specifically the area— 

4 (i) Beginning at a point North 

5 40.718066 and West 73.923931; and 

6 (ii) Extending upstream. [Reach I] 

7 (D) PORTION DESCRIBED.—A portion re8 ferred to in Paragraph (1) is a portion of the 

9 channel in English Kills, specifically the area— 

10 (i) Beginning at a point North 

11 40.713156 and West 73.931351; and 

12 (ii) Extending upstream. [Reach KB] 

13 (E) PORTION DESCRIBED.—A portion re14 ferred to in Paragraph (1) as Dutch Kills, spe15 cifically the area— 

16 (i) Beginning at a point North 

17 40.737623 and West 73.94681; and 

18 (ii) Extending upstream. [Reach L/L1] 

19 (h) MONROE BAY AND CREEK FEDERAL CHANNEL, 

20 VIRGINIA.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en22 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

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1 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 922), consisting of the area de2 scribed in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 

3 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

4 paragraph (1) is the roughly 300 feet of the length of 

5 the Federal turning and anchorage basin in the vicin6 ity of the property located at 829 Robin Grove Ln., 

7 Colonial Beach, Virginia, 22443. 

8 (i) SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en10 actment of this Act, the project for navigation, Seattle 

11 Harbor, Washington, authorized by the first section of 

12 the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 

13 1039), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the 

14 project within the East Waterway consisting of the 

15 area described in paragraph (2). 

16 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

17 paragraph (1) is the area— 

18 (A) beginning at the southwest corner of 

19 Block 386, Plat of Seattle Tidelands (said corner 

20 also being a point on the United States pierhead 

21 line); 

22 (B) thence north 90°00’00’’ west along the 

23 projection of the south line of Block 386, 206.58 

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1 (C) thence north 14°30’00’’ east along the 

2 centerline and parallel with the northwesterly 

3 line of Block 386, 64.83 feet; 

4 (D) thence north 33°32’59’’ east, 235.85 feet; 

5 (E) thence north 39°55’22’’ east, 128.70 feet; 

6 (F) thence north 14°30’00’’ east parallel 

7 with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 280.45 

8 feet; 

9 (G) thence north 90°00’00’’ east, 70.00 feet 

10 to the pierhead line and the northwesterly line of 

11 Block 386; and 

12 (H) thence south 14°30’00’’ west, 650.25 feet 

13 along said pierhead line and northwesterly line 

14 of Block 386 to the point of beginning. 

15 (j) STUDY ON ADDITIONAL DEAUTHORIZATIONS.—Not 

16 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this sub17 section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com18 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

19 of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 

20 Public Works of the Senate on the impacts of deauthoriza21 tion of the following projects: 

22 (1) The portion of the project for flood protection 

23 on the Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries, 

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1 sisting of the right bank of the San Joaquin River be2 tween levee miles 0.00 on the left bank of the 

3 Tuolumne River and levee mile 3.76 on the San Joa4 quin River, California; and 

5 (2) The Freeport and Vicinity Coastal Storm 

6 Risk Management separable element of the project for 

7 coastal storm risk management and ecosystem res8 toration, Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, authorized 

9 by section 1401 of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3838). 

11 SEC. 342. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF DEFERRED 

12 PAYMENT AGREEMENT REQUEST. 

13 Section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)) is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following: 

16 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of a re18 quest for a renegotiation of terms by a non-Fed19 eral interest under paragraph (2), the Secretary 

20 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

21 and Infrastructure of the House and the Com22 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

23 Senate a report 30 days after enactment and 

24 quarterly thereafter regarding the status of the 

25 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 TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES 

7 INFRASTRUCTURE 

8 SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

9 The following projects for water resources development 

10 and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the 

11 reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Re12 sources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant to 

13 section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop14 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed 

15 by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Sec16 retary substantially in accordance with the plans, and sub17 ject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or 

18 decision documents designated in this section: 

19 (1) NAVIGATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. CA Oakland Harbor 

Turning Basins 

Widening, Oakland 

May 30, 

2024 

Federal: $408,164,600 

Non-Federal: $200,780,400 

Total: $608,945,000 


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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

2. MD Baltimore Harbor 

Anchorages and 

Channels Modification of 

Seagirt Loop 

Channel, City of 

Baltimore, Deep 

Draft Navigation 

June 22, 

2023 

Federal: $47,956,500 

Non-Federal: $15,985,500 

Total: $63,942,000 

1 (2) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE2 DUCTION.— 

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: $9,899,000 

Non-Federal: $5,330,500 

Total: $15,230,000 

2. FL St. Johns County, 

Ponte Vedra 

Beach Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

April 18, 

2024 

Initial Federal: $24,591,000 

Initial Non-Federal: 

$35,533,000 

Total: $60,124,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$24,632,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$53,564,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$78,196,000 

3. NY South Shore Staten Island, Fort 

Wadsworth to 

Oakwood Beach, 

Richmond 

County, Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

February 6, 

2024 

Federal: $1,730,973,900 

Non-Federal: $363,228,100 

Total: $2,094,202,000 


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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

4. RI Rhode Island 

Coastline, 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management 

September 

28, 2023 

Federal: $188,353,750 

Non-Federal: $101,421,250 

Total: $289,775,000 

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: $3,653,346,450 

Non-Federal: $2,240,881,550 

Total: $5,894,229,000 

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: $314,221,000 

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, 

Flood Risk 

Management 

and Ecosystem 

Restoration 

December 18, 

2023 

Federal: $44,295,000 

Non-Federal: $23,851,000 

Total: $68,146,000 

1 (6) MODIFICATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. AZ Tres Rios, Arizona 

Ecosystem Restoration Project 

May 28, 

2024 

Federal: $215,840,300 

Non-Federal: $116,221,700 

Total: $332,062,000 

2. KS Manhattan, Kansas Federal 

Levee System 

May 6, 2024 Federal: $29,454,750 

Non-Federal: $15,860,250 

Total: $45,315,000 

3. MO University City 

Branch, River 

Des Peres, University City, St. 

Louis County, 

Flood Risk 

Management 

February 9, 

2024 

Federal: $9,094,000 

Non-Federal: $4,897,000 

Total: $13,990,000 

2 SEC. 402. FACILITY INVESTMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), using 

4 amounts available in the revolving fund established by the 

5 first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 

6 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) that are not otherwise obligated, the 

7 Secretary may— 


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1 (1) design and construct the new building for op2 erations and maintenance in Galveston, Texas, de3 scribed in the prospectus submitted to the Committee 

4 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

5 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

6 and Public Works of the Senate on May 22, 2024, 

7 pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 

8 576(c)), substantially in accordance with such pro9 spectus; 

10 (2) design and construct the new warehouse fa11 cility at the Longview Lake Project near Lee’s Sum12 mit, Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted 

13 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc14 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com15 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen16 ate on May 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) of 

17 such Act (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accord18 ance with such prospectus; 

19 (3) design and construct the joint facility for the 

20 resident office for the Corpus Christi Resident Office 

21 (Construction) and the Corpus Christi Regulatory 

22 Field Office on existing federally owned property at 

23 the Naval Air Station, in Corpus Christi, Texas, de24 scribed in the prospectus submitted to the Committee 

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1 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

2 and Public Works of the Senate on June 6, 2023, pur3 suant to subsection (c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), 

4 substantially in accordance with such prospectus; and 

5 (4) carry out such construction and infrastruc6 ture improvements as are required to support such 

7 building and facilities, including any necessary dem8 olition of the existing infrastructure. 

9 (b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

10 the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund estab11 lished by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropria12 tions Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) is appropriately reim13 bursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers pro14 grams that benefit from the building and facilities con15 structed under this section. 


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Union Calendar No. 487 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8812 

[Report No. 118–587] 

A BILL 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harresources, and for other purposes. servation and development of water and related bors of the United States, to provide for the conJULY 18, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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