118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8812 

AN ACT 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 

the United States, to provide for the conservation and 

development of water and related resources, and for 

other purposes. 

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

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

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

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. 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. 

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

Sec. 136. Remote operations at Corps dams. 

Sec. 137. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 
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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. 

Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. 

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

Sec. 309. Shore protection and restoration. 
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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 Sec3 retary 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

4 DELIVERY FOR CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM

5 PROJECTS.— 

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

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary shall implement a pilot program, in accord9 ance with this subsection, allowing a non-Federal in10 terest or the Secretary to carry out a project under 

11 a continuing authority program through the use of 

12 an alternative delivery method. 

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

15 through a single office, which shall be headed by a 

16 Director. 

17 (3) PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In 

18 carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall— 

19 (A) solicit project proposals from non-Fed20 eral interests by posting program information 

21 on a public-facing website and reaching out to 

22 non-Federal interests that have previously sub23 mitted project requests to the Secretary; 

24 (B) review such proposals and select 

25 projects, taking into consideration geographic 
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1 diversity among the selected projects and the 

2 alternative delivery methods used for the se3 lected projects; and 

4 (C) notify the Committee on Transpor5 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep6 resentatives and the Committee on Environ7 ment and Public Works of the Senate of each 

8 project selected under subparagraph (B), in9 cluding— 

10 (i) identification of the project name, 

11 type, and location, and the associated non12 Federal interest; 

13 (ii) a description of the type of alter14 native delivery method being used to carry 

15 out the project; and 

16 (iii) a description of how the project 

17 meets the authorized purposes and require18 ments of the applicable continuing author19 ity program. 

20 (4) COST SHARE.—The Federal and non-Fed21 eral shares of the cost of a project carried out pur22 suant to this subsection shall be consistent with the 

23 cost share requirements of the applicable continuing 

24 authority program. 
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1 (5) MODIFICATIONS TO PROCESSES.—With re2 spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), the 

3 Secretary shall— 

4 (A) allow the non-Federal interest to con5 tribute more than the non-Federal share of the 

6 project required under the applicable continuing 

7 authority program; 

8 (B) allow the use of return on Federal in9 vestment as an alternative to benefit-cost anal10 ysis; 

11 (C) allow the use of a real estate acquisi12 tion audit process to replace existing crediting, 

13 oversight, and review processes and procedures; 

14 and 

15 (D) notwithstanding any otherwise applica16 ble requirement of a continuing authority pro17 gram, allow the use of a single contract with 

18 the non-Federal interest that incorporates the 

19 feasibility and construction phases, and may 

20 also include the operations and maintenance of 

21 the project. 

22 (6) CREDIT OR REIMBURSEMENT.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—A project selected 

24 under paragraph (3) that is carried out by a 

25 non-Federal interest pursuant to this subsection 
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1 shall be eligible for credit or reimbursement for 

2 the Federal share of the cost of the project if, 

3 before initiation of construction of the project— 

4 (i) the non-Federal interest enters 

5 into a written agreement with the Sec6 retary under section 221 of the Flood Con7 trol Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), in8 cluding an agreement to pay the non-Fed9 eral share of the cost of operation and 

10 maintenance of the project, consistent with 

11 the applicable continuing authority pro12 gram; and 

13 (ii) the Director— 

14 (I) reviews the plans for con15 struction of the project developed by 

16 the non-Federal interest; 

17 (II) determines that the project 

18 meets the requirements of the applica19 ble continuing authority program; 

20 (III) determines that the project 

21 outputs are consistent with the project 

22 scope; 

23 (IV) determines that the plans 

24 comply with applicable Federal laws 

25 and regulations; and 
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1 (V) verifies that the construction 

2 documents, including supporting in3 formation, have been signed by an 

4 Engineer of Record. 

5 (B) APPLICATION OF CREDIT.—With re6 spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), 

7 the Secretary may only apply credit under sub8 paragraph (A) toward the non-Federal share of 

9 that project. 

10 (C) APPLICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 

11 The Secretary may only provide reimbursement 

12 under subparagraph (A) if the Director certifies 

13 that— 

14 (i) the non-Federal interest has obli15 gated funds for the cost of the project se16 lected under paragraph (3) and has re17 quested reimbursement of the Federal 

18 share of the cost of the project; and 

19 (ii) the project has been constructed 

20 in accordance with— 

21 (I) all applicable permits or ap22 provals; and 

23 (II) the requirements of this sub24 section. 
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1 (D) MONITORING.—The Director shall reg2 ularly monitor and audit any project con3 structed by a non-Federal interest pursuant to 

4 this subsection to ensure that— 

5 (i) the construction is carried out in 

6 compliance with the requirements of this 

7 subsection; and 

8 (ii) the costs of construction are rea9 sonable. 

10 (7) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.—The Di11 rector shall annually submit to the Committee on 

12 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

13 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

14 and Public Works of the Senate a report on the 

15 progress and outcomes of projects carried out pursu16 ant to this subsection, including— 

17 (A) an assessment of whether the use of 

18 alternative delivery methods has resulted in cost 

19 savings or time efficiencies; and 

20 (B) identification of changes to laws or 

21 policies needed in order to implement more 

22 projects using alternative delivery methods. 

23 (8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

24 (A) ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD.— 

25 The term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ means 
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1 a project delivery method that is not the tradi2 tional design-bid-build method, including pro3 gressive design-build, public-private partner4 ships, and construction manager at risk. 

5 (B) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM.— 

6 The term ‘‘continuing authority program’’ has 

7 the meaning given that term in the section 

8 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and 

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

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

11 means the Director of the office through which 

12 the Secretary is implementing the pilot program 

13 under this subsection. 

14 (D) RETURN ON FEDERAL INVESTMENT.— 

15 The term ‘‘return on Federal investment’’ 

16 means, with respect to Federal investment in a 

17 water resources development project, the eco18 nomic return on the investment for the Federal 

19 Government, taking into consideration quali20 tative returns for any anticipated life safety, 

21 risk reduction, economic growth, environmental, 

22 and social benefits accruing as a result of the 

23 investment. 

24 (9) SUNSET.—The authority to commence pur25 suant to this subsection a project selected under 
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1 paragraph (3) shall terminate on the date that is 10 

2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

6 (b) MODIFICATIONS TO CONTINUING AUTHORITY

7 PROGRAMS.— 

8 (1) DELEGATION OF DECISIONMAKING AUTHOR9 ITY.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to 

11 a project carried out pursuant to subsection (a), 

12 the Secretary shall delegate decisionmaking au13 thority and review of projects under a con14 tinuing authority program to the District Com15 mander of the district of the Corps of Engi16 neers in which the project is located. 

17 (B) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Authority 

18 delegated under subparagraph (A) shall include 

19 authority related to the approval of project ini20 tiation, allocation of funds within statutory lim21 its, and oversight of project implementation. 

22 (2) PROCEDURE FOR EXTENDING COST LIM23 ITS.— 

24 (A) INITIAL DETERMINATION.—If, during 

25 the preconstruction phase of a project under a 
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1 continuing authority program, the total Federal 

2 costs of the project are projected to exceed the 

3 established Federal per-project limit, the Dis4 trict Commander to whom authority has been 

5 delegated under paragraph (1) with respect to 

6 the project shall conduct an assessment to de7 termine whether the project can continue to be 

8 carried out with a revised scope. 

9 (B) TRANSITION TO NEW FEASIBILITY

10 STUDY CASE 1.—If the District Commander de11 termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 

12 cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 

13 scope within the existing authority for the 

14 project, and the cost of completing the project 

15 is not projected to exceed twice the applicable 

16 established per-project limit— 

17 (i) the project may be considered a 

18 new feasibility study and shall be 

19 prioritized for investigation funds from the 

20 Secretary to minimize starts and stops on 

21 project implementation; and 

22 (ii) such transition to a new feasibility 

23 study shall require approval from the Sec24 retary and shall include a notification to 

25 Congress. 
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1 (C) TRANSITION TO NEW FEASIBILITY

2 STUDY CASE 2.—If the District Commander de3 termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 

4 cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 

5 scope within the existing authority for the 

6 project, and the cost of completing the project 

7 is projected to exceed twice the applicable es8 tablished per-project limit, the project may only 

9 continue as a feasibility study subject to the re10 quirements of section 105 of the Water Re11 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

12 2215). 

13 (D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—A project carried 

14 out pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall not 

15 count towards the annual program funding au16 thorization limits for the applicable continuing 

17 authority program. 

18 (3) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM DE19 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘continuing 

20 authority program’’ has the meaning given that term 

21 in the section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Re22 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

23 2282d). 

24 (c) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE

25 PROTECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 
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1 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

3 (d) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM4 PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act 

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

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 

7 ‘‘$37,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$62,500,000’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 

10 (e) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

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

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

13 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 

14 (f) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 

15 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 

16 U.S.C. 2330) is amended— 

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

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(3) ANADROMOUS FISH.—Notwithstanding 

20 paragraph (1), for projects carried out under sub21 section (a)(3), the non-Federal interest shall provide 

22 15 percent of the cost of construction, including pro23 vision of all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 

24 necessary relocations.’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking 

2 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

3 (g) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN4 NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 

5 U.S.C. 701g) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and in6 serting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

7 (h) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF

8 ENVIRONMENT OR DROUGHT RESILIENCY.—Section 1135 

9 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

10 U.S.C. 2309a) is amended— 

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

12 DROUGHT RESILIENCY’’ after ‘‘ENVIRONMENT’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of improv15 ing’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘for the pur16 pose of— 

17 ‘‘(1) improving’’; 

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

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

20 or’’; and 

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

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

23 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(2) will im24 prove’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) will provide for drought 

25 resilience or will improve’’; 
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1 (4) in subsection (d), by striking 

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

3 (5) in subsection (h), by striking 

4 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$62,000,000’’; and 

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

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

7 measures carried out under this section may include— 

8 ‘‘(1) water conservation measures to mitigate 

9 and address drought conditions; 

10 ‘‘(2) removal of sediment captured behind a 

11 dam for the purpose of restoring or increasing the 

12 authorized storage capacity of the project concerned; 

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

14 will reduce the risk of drought and the incidence of 

15 nonnative species; and 

16 ‘‘(4) other actions that increase drought resil17 ience, water conservation, or water availability.’’. 

18 (i) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Flood 

20 Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amended 

21 to read as follows: 

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

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

24 program for the implementation, in partnership with non25 Federal interests, of small structural or nonstructural 
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1 projects for flood risk management, stormwater manage2 ment, and related purposes not specifically authorized by 

3 Congress when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers 

4 such work is advisable. 

5 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND

7 STORMWATER PURPOSES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non9 Federal share for a project implemented under 

10 this section of the costs assigned to purposes 

11 described in subsection (a) shall be 35 percent. 

12 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal 

13 interest for a project implemented under this 

14 section shall pay 5 percent of the costs assigned 

15 to purposes described in subsection (a) during 

16 construction of the project. 

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

18 share for a project implemented under this section 

19 of the costs assigned to purposes not described in 

20 subsection (a) shall be consistent with the cost share 

21 requirements of section 103 of the Water Resources 

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

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

24 project implemented under this section shall provide 

25 all lands, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material 
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1 disposal areas, and perform all related necessary re2 locations. 

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

4 this section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal in5 terest has entered into an agreement with the Secretary 

6 to pay— 

7 ‘‘(1) the non-Federal share of the costs of con8 struction required by this section; and 

9 ‘‘(2) 100 percent of any operation, mainte10 nance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associ11 ated with the project in accordance with regulations 

12 prescribed by the Secretary. 

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

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

15 the United States to any additional improvement for the 

16 successful operation of the project. 

17 ‘‘(e) FLEXIBILITY IN PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLE18 MENTATION.—The Secretary is authorized to, in coordina19 tion with the non-Federal interest for a project imple20 mented under this section, incorporate natural features 

21 and nature-based features, water reuse and recycling prac22 tices, and other innovative stormwater management prac23 tices and techniques, including green infrastructure, per24 meable pavements, rain gardens, and retention basins into 

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

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

3 examine opportunities to include features for the reclama4 tion, treatment, and reuse of flood water and stormwater 

5 associated with the project that will not result in— 

6 ‘‘(1) a determination that the project is not eco7 nomically justified; or 

8 ‘‘(2) the limitation described in subsection 

9 (h)(1) conflicting with the required Federal share of 

10 the cost of the project. 

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

12 project for stormwater management implemented under 

13 this section, the Secretary shall include management of 

14 stormwater that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic 

15 feet per second for the 10-percent flood. 

16 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 

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

18 in Federal funds may be allocated under this section 

19 for a single project within a single specific geo20 graphic area, such as a city, town, or county. 

21 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

24 (2) EFFECT ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS.— 

25 Nothing in the amendment made by this subsection 
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1 shall affect any agreement in effect on the date of 

2 enactment of this Act under section 205 of the 

3 Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), except 

4 that, upon request by the non-Federal interest for 

5 the project that is the subject of such an agreement, 

6 the Secretary and the non-Federal interest may 

7 modify the agreement to reflect the requirements of 

8 such section 205, as so amended. 

9 (j) COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.—Sec10 tion 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

11 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking the subsection heading and in13 serting ‘‘COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pilot pro15 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘program’’; 

16 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

18 as follows: 

19 ‘‘(A) solicit project proposals from non20 Federal interests by posting program informa21 tion on a public-facing website and reaching out 

22 to non-Federal interests that have previously 

23 submitted project requests to the Secretary; 

24 and’’; and 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 

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

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

4 following: 

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

6 subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize the fol7 lowing projects: 

8 ‘‘(A) Projects located in coastal commu9 nities in western Alaska impacted by Typhoon 

10 Merbok. 

11 ‘‘(B) The Hatch Dam project, Arizona, 

12 carried out pursuant to section 205 of the 

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

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

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

16 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

19 SEC. 102. COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR. 

20 (a) COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR.—Not later than 

21 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary shall establish a single office to assist non-Federal 

23 interests in accessing Federal resources related to water 

24 resources development projects, which shall be headed by 

25 a community project advisor appointed by the Secretary. 
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1 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The community project ad2 visor appointed under this section shall— 

3 (1) provide guidance to potential non-Federal 

4 interests on accessing programs, services, and other 

5 assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers 

6 relating to water resources development projects, in7 cluding under— 

8 (A) continuing authority programs (as 

9 such term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of 

10 the Water Resources Reform and Development 

11 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d)); 

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

13 (33 U.S.C. 408); 

14 (C) section 206 of the Flood Control Act 

15 of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a); 

16 (D) section 22 of the Water Resources De17 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16); 

18 (E) section 203 of the Water Resources 

19 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231); 

20 (F) section 204 of the Water Resources 

21 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232); 

22 (G) section 203 of the Water Resources 

23 Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269); 
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1 (H) section 5014 of the Water Resources 

2 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

3 U.S.C. 2201 note); and 

4 (I) the Water Infrastructure Finance and 

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

6 (2) conduct outreach and workshops for poten7 tial non-Federal interests to provide information on 

8 such assistance, including processes for accessing 

9 such assistance; and 

10 (3) identify programs, services, and other as11 sistance made available by other Federal and State 

12 agencies relating to water resources development 

13 projects for purposes of advising potential non-Fed14 eral interests on the best available applicable assist15 ance. 

16 (c) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out activities 

17 under this section, to the maximum extent practicable, the 

18 community project advisor shall prioritize providing assist19 ance with respect to water resources development projects 

20 that will benefit a rural community, a small community, 

21 or a community described in the guidance issued by the 

22 Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources De23 velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

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1 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out this sec2 tion, the Secretary shall develop an online, inter3 active portal that— 

4 (A) contains information relating to the as5 sistance described in subsection (b); and 

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

7 interest as a succinct guide to accessing such 

8 assistance based on the applicable potential 

9 water resources development project. 

10 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure 

11 that the portal developed under paragraph (1) is 

12 made available in a prominent location on the pub13 lic-facing website of the headquarters of the Corps 

14 of Engineers and of each district and division of the 

15 Corps of Engineers. 

16 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

19 SEC. 103. MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 

20 (a) REAL ESTATE PLAN.—The Secretary shall pro21 vide to the non-Federal interest for an authorized water 

22 resources development project a real estate plan for the 

23 project that includes a description of the real estate inter24 ests required for construction, operation and maintenance, 

25 repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of the project, in-
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1 cluding any specific details and legal requirements nec2 essary for implementation of the project. 

3 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM INTEREST.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each authorized water 

5 resources development project for which an interest 

6 in real property is required for any applicable con7 struction, operation and maintenance, repair, reha8 bilitation, or replacement, the Secretary shall iden9 tify the minimum interest in the property necessary 

10 to carry out the applicable activity. 

11 (2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out para12 graph (1), the Secretary shall identify an interest 

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

14 Secretary determines that— 

15 (A) such an interest is sufficient for con16 struction, operation and maintenance, repair, 

17 rehabilitation, and replacement of the applicable 

18 project; and 

19 (B) the non-Federal interest cannot legally 

20 make available to the Secretary an interest in 

21 fee simple title for purposes of the project. 

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

23 authorized water resources development project shall pro24 vide for the project an interest in the applicable real prop-
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1 erty that is the minimum interest identified under sub2 section (b). 

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

4 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra5 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

7 a report containing— 

8 (1) a summary of all instances in which the 

9 Secretary identified under subsection (b) fee simple 

10 title as the minimum interest necessary with respect 

11 to an activity for which the non-Federal interest re12 quested the use of an interest less than fee simple 

13 title; and 

14 (2) with respect to each such instance, a de15 scription of the legal requirements that resulted in 

16 identifying fee simple title as the minimum interest. 

17 (e) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—At the request of a 

18 non-Federal interest, an agreement entered into under 

19 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 

20 1962d–5b) between the Secretary and the non-Federal in21 terest before the date of enactment of this Act may be 

22 amended to reflect the requirements of this section. 
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1 SEC. 104. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 

2 PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘may undertake a fed9 erally authorized feasibility study of a pro10 posed water resources development project, 

11 or,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘may un12 dertake and submit to the Secretary— 

13 ‘‘(A) a federally authorized feasibility 

14 study of a proposed water resources develop15 ment project; or’’; 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘upon the written ap17 proval’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) upon the determination’’; 

19 (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so des20 ignated)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘undertake’’; and 

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

23 study to the Secretary’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘or constructed by a non-Federal in25 terest pursuant to section 204’’; 

26 (B) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A)— 

3 (I) by striking ‘‘, as soon as prac4 ticable,’’; and 

5 (II) by striking ‘‘non-Federal in6 terests to’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal 

7 interests that’’; 

8 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and trans11 parent guidance for the non-Federal interest to 

12 use in developing a feasibility study that com13 plies with requirements that would apply to a 

14 feasibility study undertaken by the Secretary;’’; 

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

16 the period at the end and inserting a semi17 colon; and 

18 (iv) by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(C) provide guidance to a non-Federal in21 terest on obtaining support from the Secretary 

22 to complete elements of a feasibility study that 

23 may be considered inherently governmental and 

24 required to be done by a Federal agency; and 
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1 ‘‘(D) provide contacts for employees of the 

2 Corps of Engineers that a non-Federal interest 

3 may use to initiate coordination with the Sec4 retary and identify at what stages coordination 

5 may be beneficial.’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION.—If a non-Federal inter8 est requests to undertake a feasibility study on a 

9 modification to a constructed water resources devel10 opment project under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec11 retary shall expeditiously provide to the non-Federal 

12 interest the determination required under such para13 graph with respect to whether conceptual modifica14 tions, as presented by the non-Federal interest, are 

15 consistent with the authorized purposes of the 

16 project.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

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

20 ‘‘receives a request under this paragraph’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘receives a study submission 

22 under subsection (a) or receives a request 

23 under subparagraph (A)’’; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE2 QUIRED.—The Secretary shall notify a non3 Federal interest if, upon initial review of a sub4 mission received under subsection (a) or a re5 ceipt of a request under subparagraph (A), the 

6 Secretary requires additional information to 

7 perform the required analyses, reviews, and 

8 compliance processes and include in such notifi9 cation a detailed description of the required in10 formation.’’; 

11 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert12 ing the following: 

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

14 submission under subsection (a) or receipt of a re15 quest under paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall 

16 notify 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 of the submission or request and a timeline 

20 for completion of the required analyses, reviews, and 

21 compliance processes and shall notify the non-Fed22 eral interest of such timeline.’’; and 

23 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘receiv24 ing a request under paragraph (3)’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘receiving a study submission under sub-
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1 section (a) or a request under paragraph 

2 (3)(A)’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a project’’; 

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

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

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

10 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Any credit provided 

11 to a non-Federal interest under this subsection may 

12 not exceed the maximum Federal cost for a feasi13 bility study initiated by the Secretary under section 

14 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform and De15 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)).’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

19 $1,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section.’’. 

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

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

22 any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments 

23 made by this section. 

24 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest 

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1 related to carrying out a feasibility study pursuant to sec2 tion 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

3 (33 U.S.C. 2231) before the date of enactment of this Act 

4 may submit to the Secretary a request to amend such 

5 agreement to reflect the amendments made by this section. 

6 SEC. 105. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVEL7 OPMENT PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTER8 ESTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Water Re10 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (c)(1)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘an appropriate non-Fed14 eral interest’’ and inserting ‘‘a non-Federal in15 terest carrying out a project, or separable ele16 ment of a project, under this section’’; 

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

18 project’’ and inserting ‘‘for the construction of 

19 any project or separable element’’; and 

20 (C) by inserting ‘‘, consistent with the au21 thorized cost share for the project,’’ after 

22 ‘‘United States funds’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (d)— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

2 clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘(i) the non-Federal interest— 

5 ‘‘(I) enters into a written agree6 ment with the Secretary under section 

7 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

8 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), including an 

9 agreement to pay the non-Federal 

10 share, if any, of the cost of operation 

11 and maintenance of the project; 

12 ‘‘(II) makes any information rel13 evant to carrying out the project 

14 available to the Secretary to review; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(III) identifies features of the 

17 project or separable element that are 

18 outside the scope of the authorized 

19 project; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(I) reviews the plans for con22 struction by the non-Federal interest; 

23 ‘‘(II) determines the project out24 puts are consistent with the author-
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1 ized project and construction would 

2 not result in life safety concerns; 

3 ‘‘(III) determines that the plans 

4 comply with applicable Federal laws 

5 and regulations; and 

6 ‘‘(IV) verifies that the construc7 tion documents, including supporting 

8 information, have been signed by an 

9 Engineer of Record; and’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

11 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

12 (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and 

13 (D), respectively; and 

14 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

15 (A) the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) the non-Federal interest has obli17 gated or expended funds for the cost of a dis18 crete segment or separable element thereof and 

19 has requested reimbursement of the Federal 

20 share of the cost of the discrete segment or sep21 arable element;’’; and 

22 (iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes23 ignated), by inserting ‘‘, discrete segment 

24 of the project, or separable element of the 

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1 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

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

3 and inserting the following: 

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

5 plans under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Sec6 retary makes the determinations required 

7 under subclauses (II) and (III) of para8 graph (1)(A)(ii) with respect to the dis9 crete segment.’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik11 ing ‘‘plans approved under paragraph 

12 (1)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘the plans re13 viewed under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’’; 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik15 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 

17 (iv) in subparagraph (D)(i) by strik18 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(6) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary may not 

22 provide credit or reimbursement for— 

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

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1 would otherwise not be required by the Sec2 retary; or 

3 ‘‘(B) delays incurred by the non-Federal 

4 interest resulting in project cost increases.’’; 

5 and 

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

7 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

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

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

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

12 any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments 

13 made by this section. 

14 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest 

15 that has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary 

16 to carry out a water resources development project pursu17 ant to section 204 of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) before the date of enact19 ment of this Act may submit to the Secretary a request 

20 to amend such agreement to reflect the amendments made 

21 by this section. 

22 SEC. 106. REVIEW PROCESS. 

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

24 408) is amended— 
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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 

7 with the expertise to provide consistent and timely 

8 recommendations under subsection (a) for applica9 tions for permission submitted pursuant to such sub10 section. 

11 ‘‘(2) PREAPPLICATION MEETING.—At the re12 quest of a non-Federal entity that is planning on 

13 submitting an application for permission pursuant to 

14 subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the of15 fice established under paragraph (1), shall meet with 

16 the non-Federal entity to— 

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

18 technical requirements for non-Federal entity to 

19 use in the development of the application; 

20 ‘‘(B) recommend the number of design 

21 packages to submit for the proposed action, and 

22 the stage of development at which to submit 

23 such packages; and 

24 ‘‘(C) identify potential concerns or conflicts 

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1 ‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary 

2 may use funds accepted from a non-Federal entity 

3 under subsection (b)(3) for purposes of conducting 

4 a meeting 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’’; 

24 (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol25 lows: 
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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 

9 the jurisdiction of the Secretary or for which 

10 the Corps of Engineers is designated as the 

11 lead Federal 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 envi19 ronmental reviews for projects under the juris20 diction of the Secretary or for which the Corps 

21 of Engineers is designated as the lead Federal 

22 agency.’’; 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 

6 the 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 IMPLE18 MENTATION.—Section 2040(f)(1) of the Water Resources 

19 Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)(1)) is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘2 years after the date of enactment 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘1 year after the date of enactment of the Water 

23 Resources Development Act of 2024’’. 

24 (f) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2040(g) of the Water 

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

2 in subsections (d) and (e) relating to Federal environ3 mental documents shall apply with respect to Federal envi4 ronmental review documents that are prepared after the 

5 date of enactment of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 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. 

10 2345) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

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

13 this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 

14 results of the permitting portal study conducted pursuant 

15 to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the Fiscal 

16 Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44).’’. 

17 (2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall co18 operate with the Council on Environmental Quality 

19 in conducting the permitting portal study required 

20 pursuant to the amendment made by section 321(b) 

21 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 

22 44). 

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

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

25 2345) is amended in the section heading by striking 
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1 ‘‘PERMIT APPLICATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘PERMIT AP2 PLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS’’. 

3 SEC. 108. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 

4 STUDIES. 

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

7 2282c(a)) is amended— 

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

9 and inserting ‘‘on which the Secretary determines 

10 the Federal interest for purposes of the report pur11 suant to section 905(b) of the Water Resources De12 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b))’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

15 and inserting the following: ‘‘cost of— 

16 ‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for a project with an esti17 mated construction cost of less than 

18 $500,000,000; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for a project with an esti21 mated construction cost of greater than or 

22 equal to $500,000,000; and’’. 

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

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1 2282(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘$300,000’’. 

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 905(b)(4) 

4 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

5 U.S.C. 2282(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) TIM6 ING.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The cost of’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘The cost of’’. 

8 SEC. 109. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK AND 

9 ENCROACHMENTS. 

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

11 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) is amended— 

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

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(2) SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 

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

16 status of compliance of a non-Federal interest 

17 with the requirements of a levee owner’s man18 ual, or any other eligibility requirement estab19 lished by the Secretary related to the mainte20 nance and upkeep responsibilities of the non21 Federal interest, the Secretary shall consider 

22 the non-Federal interest to be eligible for repair 

23 and rehabilitation assistance under this section 

24 if— 
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1 ‘‘(i) in coordination with the Sec2 retary, the non-Federal interest develops a 

3 systemwide improvement plan that— 

4 ‘‘(I) identifies any items of de5 ferred or inadequate maintenance and 

6 upkeep, including any such items 

7 identified by the Secretary or through 

8 periodic inspection of the flood control 

9 work; 

10 ‘‘(II) identifies any additional 

11 measures, including repair and reha12 bilitation work, that the Secretary de13 termines necessary to ensure that the 

14 flood control work performs as de15 signed and intended; and 

16 ‘‘(III) includes specific timelines 

17 for addressing such items and meas18 ures; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 

20 ‘‘(I) determines that the system21 wide improvement plan meets the re22 quirements of clause (i); and 

23 ‘‘(II) determines that the non24 Federal interest makes satisfactory 
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1 progress in meeting the timelines de2 scribed in clause (i)(III). 

3 ‘‘(B) GRANDFATHERED ENCROACH4 MENTS.—At the request of the non-Federal in5 terest, the Secretary— 

6 ‘‘(i) shall review documentation devel7 oped by the non-Federal interest showing a 

8 covered encroachment does not negatively 

9 impact the integrity of the flood control 

10 work; 

11 ‘‘(ii) shall make a written determina12 tion with respect to whether removal or 

13 modification of such covered encroachment 

14 is necessary to ensure the encroachment 

15 does not negatively impact the integrity of 

16 the flood control work; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) may not determine that a cov18 ered encroachment is a deficiency requiring 

19 corrective action unless such action is nec20 essary to ensure the encroachment does 

21 not negatively impact the integrity of the 

22 flood control work.’’; and 

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

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1 ‘‘(C) COVERED ENCROACHMENT.—The 

2 term ‘covered encroachment’ means a perma3 nent nonproject structure that— 

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

5 a flood control work; 

6 ‘‘(ii) is depicted on construction draw7 ings or operation and maintenance plans 

8 for the flood control work that are signed 

9 by an engineer of record; and 

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

11 to be an encroachment of such flood con12 trol work.’’. 

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

14 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 

15 (33 U.S.C. 701n note) is repealed. 

16 (c) TRANSITION.—The amendments made by this 

17 section shall have no effect on any written agreement 

18 signed by the Secretary and a non-Federal interest pursu19 ant to section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (as 

20 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 

21 Act) if the non-Federal interest otherwise continues to 

22 meet the requirements of section 5(c)(2) as in effect on 

23 the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 

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1 a non-Federal interest for rehabilitation assistance under 

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

3 on the participation of the non-Federal interest in disaster 

4 preparedness exercises that are unrelated to necessary re5 pairs, rehabilitation, maintenance, and upkeep of a flood 

6 control work. 

7 SEC. 110. FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION. 

8 Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

10 (1) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

13 1986, the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

14 Secretary’’; and 

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

16 all that follows through ‘‘unless such re17 port contains’’ and inserting ‘‘may not ap18 prove any proposal related to a water re19 sources project unless the Secretary has 

20 prepared a report relating to the project 

21 that contains’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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

24 inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
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1 (ii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary 

4 shall consult with the non-Federal interest for 

5 a water resources project, and other stake6 holders, to the maximum extent practicable— 

7 ‘‘(i) to identify mitigation implementa8 tion practices or accepted assessment 

9 methodologies used in the region of the 

10 water resources project and incorporate 

11 such practices and methodologies into the 

12 mitigation plan for such project; and 

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

14 been constructed, or concepts described in 

15 mitigation plans for other water resources 

16 projects, that may be used to meet the res17 toration or mitigation needs of the water 

18 resources project.’’; and 

19 (C) in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)(I), by insert20 ing ‘‘or a description of the requirements for a 

21 third-party mitigation instrument that would be 

22 developed in the case that a contract for future 

23 delivery of credits will be used’’ after ‘‘to be 

24 used’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (i)(1)(A)— 
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1 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, for imme2 diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 

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

4 and 

5 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, for imme6 diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 

7 in the mitigation instrument’’ after ‘‘pro8 grams’’; and 

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

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

11 wildlife losses required under this section that is provided 

12 in the form of credit shall be considered a separable ele13 ment of a project without requiring further evaluation. 

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

15 that— 

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

17 resources project— 

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

19 on a website of the headquarters of the Corps 

20 of Engineers); and 

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

22 the anticipated schedule for mitigation, the type 

23 of mitigation required, the amount of mitigation 

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1 ‘‘(2) the mitigation plan for such project is 

2 made publicly available, as applicable; 

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

4 is updated regularly; and 

5 ‘‘(4) carrying out the requirements of this sub6 section with respect to each water resources project 

7 is considered a project expense. 

8 ‘‘(n) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac9 ticable, the Secretary shall ensure that the project delivery 

10 team and regulatory team of the Corps of Engineers work 

11 in coordination to successfully carry out mitigation ef12 forts.’’. 

13 SEC. 111. HARBOR DEEPENING. 

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

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

16 2211(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ each place 

17 it appears and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 

18 (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Section 

19 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

20 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 

21 feet’’ and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 

22 SEC. 112. EMERGING HARBORS. 

23 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

24 of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
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1 (1) issue guidance for the purpose of carrying 

2 out section 210(c)(3)(B) of the Water Resources De3 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)(B)); 

4 and 

5 (2) develop a mechanism to accept the non-Fed6 eral share of funds from a non-Federal interest for 

7 maintenance dredging carried out under such sec8 tion. 

9 SEC. 113. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 

10 Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development 

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

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

13 (1) through (3) and inserting the following: 

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

15 of Hawaii or Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

16 Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

17 Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, 

18 or American Samoa; and 

19 ‘‘(2)(A) over 80 percent of the goods trans20 ported through the harbor would be consumed with21 in the United States, as determined by the Sec22 retary, including consideration of information pro23 vided by the non-Federal interest; or 

24 ‘‘(B) the long-term viability of the community 

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1 bility of a community that is located in the region 

2 that is served by the project and that will rely on 

3 the project, would be threatened without the harbor 

4 and navigation improvement.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

7 by striking ‘‘benefits of the project to’’ and in8 serting ‘‘benefits of the project to any of’’; and 

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

10 and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 

11 SEC. 114. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COM12 MUNITY HARBORS. 

13 Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development 

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

15 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

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

18 and all that follows through ‘‘the local or re19 gional economic benefits of the project;’’ and in20 serting the following: ‘‘section— 

21 ‘‘(1) based on an assessment of— 

22 ‘‘(A) the local or regional economic bene23 fits of the project;’’; 
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

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

3 (and by conforming the margins accordingly); 

4 (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig5 nated) by striking the period at the end and in6 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(2) that are located— 

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

10 freight service is provided to island communities 

11 dependent on that service; or 

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

13 channels, within the United States that is in14 cluded in the Boundary Waters Treaty of 

15 1909.’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter pre17 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or a ma18 rina or berthing area that is located adjacent to, or 

19 is accessible by, a Federal navigation project,’’ be20 fore ‘‘for which’’; and 

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

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

23 The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 projects 

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1 community harbor that is a marina or berthing area de2 scribed in subsection (g)(2).’’. 

3 SEC. 115. INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 Section 8133(c) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3720) is amended to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(c) PROJECTS.—In awarding contracts under sub9 section (a), the Secretary shall consider projects that— 

10 ‘‘(1) improve navigation reliability on inland 

11 waterways that are accessible year-round; 

12 ‘‘(2) increase freight capacity on inland water13 ways; and 

14 ‘‘(3) have the potential to enhance the avail15 ability of containerized cargo on inland waterways.’’. 

16 SEC. 116. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY PART17 NERSHIPS. 

18 Section 217(b) of the Water Resources Development 

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

20 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

23 ‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL USE.—The Sec24 retary— 
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1 ‘‘(i) at the request of a non-Federal 

2 entity, may permit the use of any dredged 

3 material disposal facility under the juris4 diction of, or managed by, the Secretary by 

5 the non-Federal entity if the Secretary de6 termines that such use will not reduce the 

7 availability of the facility for the author8 ized water resources development project 

9 on a channel in the vicinity of the disposal 

10 facility; 

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

12 entity, shall permit the non-Federal entity 

13 to use a non-Federal disposal facility for 

14 the disposal of material dredged by the 

15 non-Federal entity, regardless of any con16 nection to a Federal navigation project, 

17 if— 

18 ‘‘(I) permission for such use has 

19 been granted by the owner of the non20 Federal disposal facility; and 

21 ‘‘(II) the Secretary determines 

22 that the dredged material disposal 

23 needs required to maintain, perform 

24 authorized deepening, or restore the 

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1 thorized navigation channels in the vi2 cinity of the non-Federal disposal fa3 cility for the 20-year period following 

4 the date of the request, including all 

5 planned and routine dredging oper6 ations necessary to maintain such 

7 channels for the authorized purposes 

8 during such period, can be met by the 

9 available gross capacity of other 

10 dredged material disposal facilities in 

11 the vicinity of the non-Federal dis12 posal facility; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) shall impose fees to recover cap14 ital, operation, and maintenance costs as15 sociated with such uses. 

16 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS.—The Secretary 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) delegate determinations under 

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

20 to the District Commander of the district 

21 in which the relevant disposal facility is lo22 cated; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) make such determinations not 

24 later than 90 days after receiving the ap25 plicable request.’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

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

4 (B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) USE.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(B) REDUCTION IN AMOUNT.—In col9 lecting any fee under this subsection, the Sec10 retary shall reduce the amount imposed under 

11 paragraph (1)(A)(iii) to account for improve12 ments made to the non-Federal disposal facility 

13 by the non-Federal entity to recover the capac14 ity of the non-Federal disposal facility.’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(3) DISPOSITION STUDIES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Upon request by 

18 the owner of a non-Federal disposal facility, the 

19 Secretary shall carry out a disposition study of 

20 the non-Federal disposal facility, in accordance 

21 with section 1168 of the Water Resources De22 velopment Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 578b), if— 

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

24 non-Federal disposal facility for the dis25 posal of dredged material during the 20- 
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1 year period preceding the date of the re2 quest; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that 

4 the non-Federal disposal facility is not 

5 needed for such use by the Secretary dur6 ing the 20-year period following the date of 

7 the request. 

8 ‘‘(B) CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTIONS.—For 

9 purposes of carrying out a disposition study re10 quired under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

11 shall— 

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

13 facility to be a separable element of a 

14 project; and 

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

16 non-Federal disposal facility to no longer 

17 exist. 

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

19 ‘‘(A) GROSS CAPACITY.—The term ‘gross 

20 capacity’ means the total quantity of dredged 

21 material that may be placed in a dredged mate22 rial disposal facility, taking into consideration 

23 any additional capacity that can be constructed 

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

2 The term ‘non-Federal disposal facility’ means 

3 a dredged material disposal facility under the 

4 jurisdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary 

5 that is owned by a non-Federal entity.’’. 

6 SEC. 117. MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE. 

7 (a) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.— 

8 Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

9 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary shall establish a pilot program’’ and in14 serting ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’; and 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert16 ing the following: 

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

18 to property and infrastructure of flooding and storm 

19 damage;’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

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

23 ‘‘this section’’; 

24 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert25 ing the following: 
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1 ‘‘(1) identify and carry out projects for the ben2 eficial use of dredged material;’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

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

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

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

7 and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; 

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

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

10 inserting ‘‘this section’’; 

11 (5) in subsection (f)— 

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

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

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

15 program’’ and inserting ‘‘the implementation of 

16 this section’’; and 

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

18 subsection (h) as subsection (g). 

19 (b) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 

20 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 

21 U.S.C. 2326) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘rehabilita23 tion of projects’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitation of 

24 projects, including projects for the beneficial use of 

25 dredged materials described in section 1122 of the 
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 

2 U.S.C. 2326 note),’’; and 

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

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(12) Osceola County, Florida.’’. 

6 (c) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec7 tion 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

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

10 the following: 

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

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

13 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL GOAL.—To the greatest 

14 extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 

15 that not less than 70 percent by tonnage of 

16 suitable dredged material obtained from the 

17 construction or operation and maintenance of 

18 water resources development projects is used 

19 beneficially.’’. 

20 (d) MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE IN

21 DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Each 

22 dredged material management plan for a federally author23 ized water resources development project, and each re24 gional sediment plan developed under section 204 of the 

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1 2326), including any such plan under development on the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, shall— 

3 (1) maximize the beneficial use of suitable 

4 dredged material; and 

5 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, 

6 prioritize the use of such dredged material in water 

7 resources development projects in areas vulnerable 

8 to coastal land loss or shoreline erosion. 

9 (e) TRANSFER OF SUITABLE DREDGED MATE10 RIAL.—The Secretary is authorized to transfer to a non11 Federal interest at no cost, for the purpose of beneficial 

12 use, suitable dredged material that the Secretary has de13 termined is in excess of the amounts of such material iden14 tified as needed for use by the Secretary. 

15 SEC. 118. ECONOMIC, HYDRAULIC, AND HYDROLOGIC MOD16 ELING. 

17 (a) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in col18 laboration with other Federal and State agencies, National 

19 Laboratories, and nonprofit research institutions (includ20 ing institutions of higher education and centers and lab21 oratories focused on economics or water resources), shall 

22 develop, update, and maintain economic, hydraulic, and 

23 hydrologic models, including models for compound flood24 ing, for use in the planning, design formulation, modifica-
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1 tion, and operation of water resources development 

2 projects and water resources planning. 

3 (b) COORDINATION AND USE OF MODELS AND

4 DATA.—In carrying out subsection (a), to the extent prac5 ticable, the Secretary shall— 

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

7 water resources development project to identify ex8 isting relevant economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 

9 models and data; 

10 (2) utilize, where appropriate, economic, hy11 draulic, and hydrologic models and data provided to 

12 the Secretary by the agencies, laboratories, and in13 stitutions described in subsection (a); and 

14 (3) upon written request by a non-Federal in15 terest for a project, provide to the non-Federal inter16 est draft or working economic, hydraulic, and hydro17 logic models, and any data generated by such models 

18 with respect to the project, not later than 30 days 

19 after receiving such request; and 

20 (4) in accordance with section 2017 of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 

22 U.S.C. 2342), make final economic, hydraulic, and 

23 hydrologic models, and any data generated by such 

24 models, available to the public, as quickly as prac-
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1 ticable, but not later than 30 days after receiving a 

2 written request for such models or data. 

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

4 appropriate, the Secretary shall incorporate data gen5 erated by models developed under this section into the for6 mulation of feasibility studies for, and the operation of, 

7 water resources development projects. 

8 (d) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to trans9 fer to other Federal and State agencies, National Labora10 tories, and nonprofit research institutions, including insti11 tutions of higher education, such funds as may be nec12 essary to carry out subsection (a) from amounts available 

13 to the Secretary. 

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

15 agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood 

16 Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) may provide, 

17 at the request of the non-Federal interest for the applica18 ble project, that the Secretary credit toward the non-Fed19 eral share of the cost of the project the value of economic, 

20 hydraulic, and hydrologic models required for the project 

21 that are developed by the non-Federal interest in accord22 ance with any policies and guidelines applicable to the rel23 evant partnership agreement pursuant to such section. 

24 (f) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review economic, 

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1 tion in the same manner as any such models developed 

2 under any other authority of the Secretary. 

3 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) COMPOUND FLOODING.—The term ‘‘com5 pound flooding’’ means a flooding event in which two 

6 or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge7 driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven flooding, 

8 occur simultaneously or in close succession and the 

9 potential adverse effects of the combined flood driv10 ers may be greater than that of the individual flood 

11 driver components. 

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

13 in reference to models, means relating to the evalua14 tion of benefits and cost attributable to a project for 

15 an economic justification under section 209 of the 

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

17 SEC. 119. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—In updating a water control man19 ual for any reservoir constructed, owned, or operated by 

20 the Secretary, including a reservoir for which the Sec21 retary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the use 

22 of storage allocated for flood control or navigation pursu23 ant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 

24 U.S.C. 709), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
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1 practicable, incorporate the use of forecast-informed res2 ervoir operations. 

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

4 with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal 

5 interests, shall issue clear and concise guidelines for incor6 porating the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 

7 into water control manuals for reservoirs described in sub8 section (a). 

9 (c) ASSESSMENT.— 

10 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 

11 out an assessment of geographically diverse res12 ervoirs described in subsection (a) to determine the 

13 viability of using forecast-informed reservoir oper14 ations at such reservoirs. 

15 (2) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out the as16 sessment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

17 shall include an assessment of— 

18 (A) each reservoir located in the South Pa19 cific Division of the Corps of Engineers; and 

20 (B) reservoirs located in each of the 

21 Northwestern Division and the South Atlantic 

22 Division of the Corps of Engineers. 

23 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub24 section, the Secretary shall consult with relevant 
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1 Federal and State agencies and non-Federal inter2 ests. 

3 SEC. 120. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANU4 ALS. 

5 Section 8109 of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 

7 that incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir op8 erations into such manuals’’ before the period at the end. 

9 SEC. 121. WATER SUPPLY MISSION. 

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

11 (1) include water supply as a primary mission 

12 of the Corps of Engineers in planning, prioritization, 

13 designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and 

14 maintaining water resources development projects; 

15 and 

16 (2) give equal consideration to the water supply 

17 mission in the planning, prioritization, designing, 

18 constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining 

19 of water resources development projects. 

20 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 

21 (1) NO NEW AUTHORITY.—Nothing in sub22 section (a) authorizes the Secretary to initiate a 

23 water resources development project or modify an 

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1 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in subsection (a) 

2 affects— 

3 (A) any existing authority of the Secretary, 

4 including— 

5 (i) authorities of the Secretary with 

6 respect to navigation, hydropower, flood 

7 control, and environmental protection and 

8 restoration; 

9 (ii) the authority of the Secretary 

10 under section 6 of the Flood Control Act 

11 of 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708); and 

12 (iii) the authority of the Secretary 

13 under section 301 of the Water Supply Act 

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

15 (B) any applications for permits under the 

16 jurisdiction of the Secretary, or lawsuits relat17 ing to such permits or water resources develop18 ment projects, pending as of the date of enact19 ment of this Act; 

20 (C) the application of any procedures to 

21 assure public notice and an opportunity for 

22 public hearing for such permits; or 

23 (D) the authority of a State to manage, 

24 use, or allocate the water resources of that 

25 State. 
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1 (c) REPORTS.— 

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

3 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec4 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor5 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent6 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub7 lic Works of the Senate a report detailing— 

8 (A) the steps taken to comply with sub9 section (a); and 

10 (B) actions identified by non-Federal inter11 ests that may be taken, consistent with existing 

12 authorized purposes of the applicable water re13 sources development projects, to— 

14 (i) reallocate storage space in existing 

15 water resources development projects for 

16 municipal and industrial water supply pur17 poses pursuant to section 301 of the Water 

18 Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); 

19 (ii) enter into surplus water supply 

20 contracts pursuant to section 6 of the 

21 Flood Control Act of 1944 (33 U.S.C. 

22 708); 

23 (iii) modify the operations of an exist24 ing water resources development project to 

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1 to, and consistent with, the authorized pur2 poses of the project, including by— 

3 (I) adjusting the timing of re4 leases for other authorized purposes 

5 to create opportunities for water sup6 ply conservation, use, and storage; 

7 (II) capturing stormwater; 

8 (III) releasing water from stor9 age to replenish aquifer storage and 

10 recovery; and 

11 (IV) carrying out other conserva12 tion measures that enhance the use of 

13 a project for water supply; and 

14 (iv) cooperate with State, regional, 

15 and local governments and planning au16 thorities to identify strategies to augment 

17 water supply, enhance drought resiliency, 

18 promote contingency planning, and assist 

19 in the planning and development of alter20 native water sources. 

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

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor24 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
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1 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub2 lic Works of the Senate a report that includes— 

3 (A) identification of— 

4 (i) the steps taken to comply with 

5 subsection (a); and 

6 (ii) the specific actions identified 

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

8 and 

9 (B) an assessment of the results of such 

10 steps and actions. 

11 SEC. 122. REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. 

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

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

14 the development of guidance to standardize processes for 

15 developing, updating, and tracking real estate administra16 tive fees administered by the Corps of Engineers. 

17 (b) GUIDANCE.—In developing guidance under sub18 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

19 (1) outline standard methodologies to estimate 

20 costs for purposes of setting real estate administra21 tive fees; 

22 (2) define the types of activities involved in 

23 managing real estate instruments that are included 

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1 (3) establish cost-tracking procedures to cap2 ture data relating to the activities described in para3 graph (2) for purposes of setting such fees; 

4 (4) outline a schedule for divisions or districts 

5 of the Corps of Engineers to review, and update as 

6 appropriate, real estate administrative fees, includ7 ing specifying what such reviews should entail and 

8 the frequency of such reviews; and 

9 (5) provide opportunities for stakeholder input 

10 on real estate administrative fees. 

11 (c) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 

12 make publicly available on the website of each Corps of 

13 Engineers district— 

14 (1) the guidance developed under this section; 

15 and 

16 (2) any other relevant information on real es17 tate administrative fees, including lists of real estate 

18 instruments requiring such fees, and methodologies 

19 used to set such fees. 

20 SEC. 123. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MAN21 AGEMENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 

22 Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

24 (1) in subsection (b)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘To implement’’ and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement’’. 

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

5 striking ‘‘non-Federal public and private enti6 ties’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal public entities 

7 and private nonprofit entities’’; and 

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

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

10 agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

11 ensure that the non-Federal public entity or private 

12 nonprofit entity has the authority and capability— 

13 ‘‘(A) to carry out the terms of the agree14 ment; and 

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

16 event of a failure to perform.’’; 

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

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(c) USER FEES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF FEES.— 

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

22 allow a non-Federal public entity or private 

23 nonprofit entity that has entered into an agree24 ment pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user 

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1 and facilities, whether developed or constructed 

2 by the non-Federal public entity or private non3 profit entity or the Department of the Army. 

4 ‘‘(B) USE OF VISITOR RESERVATION SERV5 ICES.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal 

7 public entity or a private nonprofit entity 

8 described in subparagraph (A) may use, to 

9 manage fee collections and reservations 

10 under this section, any visitor reservation 

11 service that the Secretary has provided for 

12 by contract or interagency agreement, sub13 ject to such terms and conditions as the 

14 Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

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

16 transfer, or cause to be transferred by an17 other Federal agency, to a non-Federal 

18 public entity or a private nonprofit entity 

19 described in subparagraph (A) user fees 

20 received by the Secretary or other Federal 

21 agency under a visitor reservation service 

22 described in clause (i) for recreation facili23 ties and natural resources managed by the 

24 non-Federal public entity or private non25 profit entity pursuant to a cooperative 
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1 agreement entered into under subsection 

2 (b). 

3 ‘‘(2) USE OF FEES.— 

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

5 entity or private nonprofit entity that collects a 

6 user fee under paragraph (1)— 

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

8 the fees collected, as determined by the 

9 Secretary; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) notwithstanding section 

11 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 

12 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4)), shall use 

13 any retained amounts for operation, main14 tenance, and management activities relat15 ing to recreation and natural resources at 

16 recreation site at which the fee is collected. 

17 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The use by a non18 Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity 

19 of user fees collected under paragraph (1)— 

20 ‘‘(i) shall remain subject to the direc21 tion and oversight of the Secretary; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) shall not affect any existing 

23 third-party property interest, lease, or 

24 agreement with the Secretary. 
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1 ‘‘(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The authority 

2 of a non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit 

3 entity under this subsection shall be subject to such 

4 terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

5 be necessary to protect the interests of the United 

6 States.’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (d)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert9 ing the following: 

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

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

12 private entities. Any funds received by the Sec13 retary under this section’’ and inserting the fol14 lowing: ‘‘non-Federal public entities, private 

15 nonprofit entities, and other private entities. 

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

17 by the Secretary under this subsection’’; and 

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

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

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

21 ‘non-Federal public entity’ means a non-Federal 

22 public entity as defined in the memorandum issued 

23 by the Corp of Engineers on April 4, 2018, and ti24 tled ‘Implementation Guidance for Section 1155, 

25 Management of Recreation Facilities, of the Water 
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1 Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Pub2 lic Law 114–322’. 

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

4 ‘private nonprofit entity’ means an organization that 

5 is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev6 enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 

7 section 501(a) of that Code.’’. 

8 SEC. 124. RETENTION OF RECREATION FEES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210(b) of the Flood Con10 trol Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Notwith12 standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to establish’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 

14 the Secretary of the Army may establish’’; 

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

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

17 amount’’; and 

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

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(4) DEPOSIT IN TREASURY.—Subject to para21 graph (5), the fees collected under this subsection 

22 shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United 

23 States as miscellaneous receipts. 

24 ‘‘(5) RETENTION AND USE BY SECRETARY.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) RETENTION.—Of the fees collected 

2 under this subsection, the Secretary may retain, 

3 for use in accordance with subparagraph 

4 (B)(ii), beginning in fiscal year 2035 and each 

5 fiscal year thereafter, the total amount of fees 

6 collected under this subsection for the fiscal 

7 year. 

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

9 Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall— 

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

11 to be established in the Treasury; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) be available for use, without fur13 ther appropriation, for the operation and 

14 maintenance of recreation sites and facili15 ties under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 

16 subject to the condition that not less than 

17 80 percent of fees collected at a specific 

18 recreation site shall be used at such site. 

19 ‘‘(6) TREATMENT.—Fees collected under this 

20 subsection— 

21 ‘‘(A) shall be in addition to annual appro22 priated funding provided for the operation and 

23 maintenance of recreation sites and facilities 

24 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) shall not be used as a basis for re2 ducing annual appropriated funding for such 

3 operation and maintenance.’’. 

4 (b) SPECIAL ACCOUNTS.—Amounts in the special ac5 count for the Corps of Engineers described in section 

6 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 

7 460d–3(b)(4)) (as in effect on the day before the date of 

8 enactment of this Act) that are unobligated on that date 

9 shall— 

10 (1) be transferred to the special account estab11 lished under paragraph (5)(B)(i) of section 210(b) 

12 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (as added by sub13 section (a)(3)); and 

14 (2) be available to the Secretary of the Army 

15 for operation and maintenance of any recreation 

16 sites and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Sec17 retary of the Army, without further appropriation, 

18 subject to paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of such section (as 

19 added by subsection (a)(3)). 

20 SEC. 125. DATABASES OF CORPS RECREATIONAL SITES. 

21 The Secretary shall regularly update publicly avail22 able databases maintained, or cooperatively maintained, 

23 by the Corps of Engineers with information on sites oper24 ated or maintained by the Secretary that are used for rec-
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1 reational purposes, including the operational status of, 

2 and 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 eval15 uation and approval of nonrecreational real estate 

16 outgrant requests for the installation, on lands and waters 

17 operated and maintained by the Secretary, of infrastruc18 ture for the provision of broadband services. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In updating the policy guid20 ance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that 

21 the policy guidance— 

22 (1) requires the consideration of benefits to the 

23 public in evaluating a request described in sub24 section (a); 
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1 (2) requires the Secretary to consider financial 

2 factors when determining whether there is a viable 

3 alternative to the installation for which approval is 

4 requested 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 

11 justification for the denial. 

12 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section af13 fects 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— 

24 (1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para25 graph (17); and 
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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 

7 statewide median household income.’’. 

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

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

10 Act (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 govern20 ment. 

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

22 under subsection (a) shall include— 

23 ‘‘(1) the location, ownership, description, cur24 rent use, condition, height, and length of each low25 head dam; 
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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 agen8 cies, Tribal governments, and other relevant entities; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(2) use data provided to the Secretary by 

11 those agencies and entities. 

12 ‘‘(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

13 make the inventory maintained under subsection (a) pub14 licly available (including on a publicly available website), 

15 including— 

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

17 low-head dams; and 

18 ‘‘(2) a directory of financial and technical as19 sistance resources available to reduce safety hazards 

20 and fish passage barriers at low-head dams. 

21 ‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section pro22 vides authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, 

23 with respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly au24 thorized under this section. 
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1 ‘‘(g) LOW-HEAD DAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 

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

3 that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the water4 way and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, 

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

6 and not more than 25 feet.’’. 

7 (c) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL

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

9 Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–2) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara11 graph (C) and inserting the following: 

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

13 grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 

14 Administrator shall require that each eligible 

15 subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 

16 under this section provides an assurance from 

17 the dam owner, with respect to the dam to be 

18 rehabilitated, that the dam owner will carry out 

19 a plan for maintenance of the dam during the 

20 expected life of the dam.’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘com22 mit’’ and inserting ‘‘for a project not including re23 moval, obtain a commitment from the dam owner’’; 

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

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(e) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

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

3 assistance under this section, an eligible subrecipient 

4 shall demonstrate that a floodplain management 

5 plan to reduce the impacts of future flood events 

6 from a controlled or uncontrolled release from the 

7 dam or management of water levels in the area im8 pacted by the dam— 

9 ‘‘(A) for a removal— 

10 ‘‘(i) is in place; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) identifies areas that would be im12 pacted by the removal of the dam and in13 cludes a communication and outreach plan 

14 for the project and the impact of the 

15 project on the affected communities; or 

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

17 ‘‘(i) is in place; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) will be— 

19 ‘‘(I) developed not later than 2 

20 years after the date of execution of a 

21 project agreement for assistance 

22 under this section; and 

23 ‘‘(II) implemented not later than 

24 2 years after the date of completion of 

25 construction of the project. 
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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 

9 to property and facilities, public expenditures, 

10 and other adverse impacts of flooding in the 

11 area 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 

24 ‘‘Any’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

25 subparagraph (C), any’’; and 
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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 ALLOCA19 TION.—The amount of funds allocated to a 

20 State under this paragraph for a fiscal year 

21 may not exceed the amount that is equal to 4 

22 times the amount of funds committed by the 

23 State to implement dam safety activities for 

24 that fiscal year.’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (b)— 
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1 (A) by striking the subsection heading and 

2 inserting ‘‘NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS

3 AND LOW-HEAD DAMS’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘2028’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘2028’’; 

8 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘2028’’; 

10 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

12 (6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

14 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15 of the 

15 National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467o) is 

16 repealed. 

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

19 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development 

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

21 (1) in subsection (e)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in23 serting the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para25 graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 
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1 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—For a project under this 

3 section for which the Federal share of the costs is 

4 expected to exceed $60,000,000, the Secretary may 

5 expend more than such amount only if— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to Congress 

7 the determination made under subsection (a) 

8 with 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 determina12 tion is specifically authorized by Congress.’’; 

13 and 

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

15 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2030’’. 

16 SEC. 130. TREATMENT OF PROJECTS IN COVERED COMMU17 NITIES. 

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

19 for a project that serves a covered community, the Sec20 retary shall adjust the calculation of the benefit-cost ratio 

21 for the project in order to equitably compare such project 

22 to projects carried out in the contiguous States of the 

23 United States and the District of Columbia. 

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

25 Secretary shall— 
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1 (1) compute the benefit-cost ratio without ad2 justing the calculation as described in subsection (a); 

3 (2) compute an adjusted benefit-cost ratio by 

4 adjusting the construction costs for the project to re5 flect what construction costs would be if the project 

6 were carried out in a comparable community in the 

7 contiguous States that is nearest to the community 

8 in which the project will be carried out; 

9 (3) include in the documentation associated 

10 with the feasibility study for the project the ratios 

11 calculated under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2); 

12 and 

13 (4) consider the adjusted benefit-cost ratio cal14 culated under paragraph (2) in selecting the ten15 tatively selected plan for the project. 

16 (c) COVERED COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this sec17 tion, the term ‘‘covered community’’ means a community 

18 located in the State of Hawaii, Alaska, the Commonwealth 

19 of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

20 Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or 

21 American Samoa. 

22 SEC. 131. ABILITY TO PAY. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(m) of the Water Re24 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) 

25 is amended— 
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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 

7 this 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 

11 construction of the project for the county or 

12 counties 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 

16 160 of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 2020 (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 

23 out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop proce24 dures— 
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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 

5 a request to the Secretary to reduce the re6 quired non-Federal share.’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(5) BENEFITS ANALYSIS CONSIDERATIONS.— 

9 In calculating the benefits and costs of project alter10 natives relating to the height of a flood risk reduc11 tion project for purposes of determining the national 

12 economic development benefits of the project, the 

13 Secretary— 

14 ‘‘(A) shall include insurance costs incurred 

15 by homeowners; and 

16 ‘‘(B) may consider additional costs in17 curred 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 

23 than annually, the Secretary shall submit to the 

24 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc25 ture of the House of Representatives and the 
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1 Committee on Environment and Public Works 

2 of the Senate a report describing all determina3 tions of the Secretary under this subsection re4 garding the ability of a non-Federal interest to 

5 pay. 

6 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall in7 clude in each report required under subpara8 graph (A) a description, for the applicable year, 

9 of— 

10 ‘‘(i) requests by a non-Federal inter11 est to reduce the non-Federal share re12 quired in a cost-sharing agreement; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the determination of the Sec14 retary with respect to each such request; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(iii) the basis for each such deter17 mination. 

18 ‘‘(C) INCLUSION IN CHIEF’S REPORT.— 

19 The Secretary shall include each determination 

20 to reduce the non-Federal share required in a 

21 cost-sharing agreement for construction of a 

22 project in the report of the Chief of Engineers 

23 for the project.’’. 

24 (b) UPDATE TO GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
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1 update any agency guidance or regulation relating to the 

2 ability of a non-Federal interest to pay as necessary to 

3 reflect the amendments made by this section. 

4 (c) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall make 

5 a determination under section 103(m) of the Water Re6 sources Development Act of 1986, as amended by this sec7 tion, of the ability to pay of the non-Federal interest for 

8 the following projects: 

9 (1) Any authorized water resources development 

10 project for which the Secretary waives the cost-shar11 ing requirement under section 1156 of the Water 

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

13 2310). 

14 (2) Any authorized watercraft inspection and 

15 decontamination station established, operated, or 

16 maintained pursuant to section 104(d) of the River 

17 and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)). 

18 (3) The Chattahoochee River Program, author19 ized by section 8144 of the Water Resources Devel20 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724). 

21 (4) The project for navigation, Craig Harbor, 

22 Alaska, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water 

23 Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 

24 1709). 
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1 (5) The project for flood risk management, 

2 Westminster, East Garden Grove, California Flood 

3 Risk Management, authorized by section 401(2) of 

4 the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 

5 Stat. 2735). 

6 (6) Modifications to the L–29 levee component 

7 of the Central and Southern Florida project, author8 ized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 

9 (62 Stat. 1176), in the vicinity of the Tigertail 

10 camp. 

11 (7) Any authorized water resources development 

12 projects in Guam. 

13 (8) The project for flood risk management, Ala 

14 Wai Canal, Hawaii, authorized by section 1401(2) of 

15 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

16 Stat. 3837). 

17 (9) The project for flood control Kentucky 

18 River and its tributaries, Kentucky, authorized by 

19 section 6 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 

20 699, 53 Stat. 1416). 

21 (10) The project for flood risk management on 

22 the Kentucky River and its tributaries and water23 sheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, 

24 Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Ken25 tucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the 
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 

2 Stat. 3746). 

3 (11) The project for flood control, Williamsport, 

4 Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 

5 June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 

6 (12) The project for ecosystem restoration, 

7 Resacas, in the vicinity of the City of Brownsville, 

8 Texas, authorized by section 1401(5) of the Water 

9 Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 

10 3839). 

11 (13) Construction of any critical restoration 

12 project in the Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont 

13 and New York, authorized by section 542 of the 

14 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 

15 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2680; 136 

16 Stat. 3822). 

17 (14) Any authorized flood control and storm 

18 damage reduction project in the United States Vir19 gin Islands that was impacted by Hurricanes Irma 

20 and Maria. 

21 (15) Construction of dredged material stabiliza22 tion and retaining structures related to the project 

23 for navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Riv24 ers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, authorized 
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1 by the first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 

2 (chapter 267, 20 Stat. 157, chapter 264). 

3 (16) Any water-related environmental infra4 structure project authorized by section 219 of the 

5 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 

6 Law 102–580). 

7 SEC. 132. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

8 Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the term ‘In11 dian tribe’ has the meaning given the term’’ and in12 serting ‘‘the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘Indian Tribe’ 

13 have the meanings given the terms’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘or in proximity’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘, in proximity’’; and 

18 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, or in proximity to 

19 a river system or other aquatic habitat 

20 with respect to which an Indian Tribe has 

21 Tribal treaty rights’’ after ‘‘Alaska Native 

22 villages’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘flood 

24 hurricane and storm damage reduction, includ25 ing erosion control,’’ and inserting ‘‘flood or 
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1 hurricane and storm damage reduction, includ2 ing erosion control and stormwater manage3 ment (including management of stormwater 

4 that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet 

5 per second for the 10-percent flood),’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking 

7 ‘‘$26,000,000’’ each place it appears and in8 serting ‘‘$28,500,000’’; and 

9 (3) by striking subsection (e). 

10 SEC. 133. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 

11 Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

14 following: 

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

16 Tribe’ means— 

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

18 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De19 termination and Education Assistance Act 

20 (25 U.S.C. 5304); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) any entity formed under the au22 thority of one or more Indian Tribes, as so 

23 defined.’’; 

24 (2) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe,’’ after 

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

3 and 

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

5 including an aquatic ecosystem restoration 

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

7 (3) by striking paragraph (4). 

8 SEC. 134. PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT 

9 EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW. 

10 Section 2034 of the Water Resources Development 

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

12 (1) in subsection (d)(2)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘assess the adequacy and 

14 acceptability of the economic’’ and insert the 

15 following: ‘‘assess the adequacy and accept16 ability of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the economic’’; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig19 nated, by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

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

21 ‘‘(B) the consideration of nonstructural al22 ternatives under section 73(a) of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 

24 701b–11(a)) for projects for flood risk manage25 ment;’’; 
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1 (2) by striking subsection (h); and 

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

3 as subsections (h) through (k), respectively. 

4 SEC. 135. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT GROWTHS AND 

5 INVASIVE SPECIES. 

6 Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 

7 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘, and 

9 monitoring and contingency planning for,’’ after 

10 ‘‘early detection of’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘the 

12 Connecticut River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River 

13 Basin,’’. 

14 SEC. 136. REMOTE OPERATIONS AT CORPS DAMS. 

15 During the 10-year period beginning on the date of 

16 enactment of this Act, with respect to a water resources 

17 development project owned, operated, or managed by the 

18 Corps of Engineers, the Secretary may not use remote op19 eration activities at a navigation or hydroelectric power 

20 generating facility at such project as a replacement for 

21 activities performed, as of the date of enactment of this 

22 Act, by personnel under the direction of the Secretary at 

23 such project unless the Secretary provides to the Com24 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
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1 of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

2 and Public Works of the Senate written notice that— 

3 (1) use of the remote operation activities— 

4 (A) does not affect activities described in 

5 section 314 of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321); 

7 (B) will address any cyber and physical se8 curity risks to such project in accordance with 

9 applicable Federal law and agency guidance; 

10 and 

11 (C) is necessary to increase the availability 

12 and capacity, as applicable, of such project, in13 cluding a project on a lower use waterway; and 

14 (2) the remote operation activities were devel15 oped under a public process that included engage16 ment with such personnel and other stakeholders 

17 who may be affected by the use of such activities. 

18 SEC. 137. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO19 GRAM. 

20 Section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

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

23 water bodies of regional, national, or international 

24 importance’’ after ‘‘projects’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and State 

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

3 institutions of higher education, and private organi4 zations, including nonprofit organizations’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (c) in paragraph (6), insert 

6 ‘‘Watershed’’ after ‘‘Okeechobee’’; 

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

8 and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 

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

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

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

12 maximum extent possible, prioritize carrying out program 

13 activities that— 

14 ‘‘(1) reduce nutrient pollution; 

15 ‘‘(2) utilize natural and nature-based ap16 proaches, including oysters; 

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

18 flood plains, including river and streambank sta19 bilization; 

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

21 monitoring, or early detection of harmful algal 

22 blooms, or other emerging technologies; and 

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

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1 trieved algae biomass into biofuel, fertilizer, or other 

2 products. 

3 ‘‘(g) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out the demonstra4 tion program under subsection (a), the Secretary may 

5 enter into agreements with a non-Federal entity for the 

6 use or sale of successful technologies developed under this 

7 section.’’. 

8 SEC. 138. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 

9 Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development 

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

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

12 inserting a semicolon; 

13 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

14 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

16 ‘‘(5) Western Washington University, Bel17 lingham to conduct academic research on water 

18 quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including 

19 aquaculture), and the resiliency of water resources 

20 development projects in the Pacific Northwest to 

21 natural disasters; 

22 ‘‘(6) the University of North Carolina Wil23 mington to conduct academic research on flood miti24 gation, coastal resiliency, water resource ecology, 

25 water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (includ-
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1 ing aquaculture), coastal restoration, and resource2 related emergency management in North Carolina 

3 and Mid-Atlantic region; and 

4 ‘‘(7) California State Polytechnic University, 

5 Pomona to conduct academic research on integrated 

6 design and management of water resources develop7 ment projects, including for the purposes of flood 

8 risk management, ecosystem restoration, water sup9 ply, water conservation, and sustainable aquifer 

10 management.’’. 

11 SEC. 139. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM. 

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

13 carry out a national coastal mapping program to provide 

14 recurring national coastal mapping along the coasts of the 

15 United States to support Corps of Engineers navigation, 

16 flood risk management, environmental restoration, and 

17 emergency operations missions. 

18 (b) SCOPE.—In carrying out the program under sub19 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

20 (1) disseminate coastal mapping data and new 

21 or advanced geospatial information and remote sens22 ing tools for coastal mapping derived from the anal23 ysis of such data to the Corps of Engineers, other 

24 Federal agencies, States, and other stakeholders; 
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1 (2) implement coastal surveying based on find2 ings of the national coastal mapping study carried 

3 out under section 8110 of the Water Resources De4 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702); 

5 (3) conduct research and development on bathy6 metric liDAR and ancillary technologies necessary to 

7 advance coastal mapping capabilities in order to ex8 ploit data with increased efficiently and greater ac9 curacy; 

10 (4) with respect to any region affected by a 

11 hurricane rated category 3 or higher— 

12 (A) conduct coastal mapping of such re13 gion; 

14 (B) determine volume changes at Federal 

15 projects in such region; 

16 (C) quantify damage to navigation infra17 structure in such region; 

18 (D) assess environmental impacts to such 

19 region, measure any coastal impacts; and 

20 (E) make any data gathered under this 

21 paragraph publicly available not later than 2 

22 weeks after the acquisition of such data; 

23 (5) at the request of another Federal entity or 

24 a State or local government entity, provide subject 
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1 matter expertise, mapping services, and technology 

2 evolution assistance; 

3 (6) enter into an agreement with another Fed4 eral agency or a State agency to accept funds from 

5 such agency to expand the coverage of the program 

6 to efficiently meet the needs of such agency; 

7 (7) coordinate with representatives of the Naval 

8 Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the Na9 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

10 United States Geological Survey, and any other rep11 resentative of a Federal agency that the Secretary 

12 determines necessary, to support any relevant Fed13 eral, State, or local agency through participation in 

14 working groups, committees, and organizations; 

15 (8) maintain the panel of senior leaders estab16 lished under section 8110(e) of the Water Resources 

17 Development Act of 2022; 

18 (9) convene an annual coastal mapping commu19 nity of practice meeting to discuss and identify tech20 nical topics and challenges to inform such panel in 

21 carrying out the duties of such panel; and 

22 (10) to the maximum extent practicable, to pro23 cure any surveying or mapping services in accord24 ance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States 

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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 

3 each fiscal year $15,000,000, to remain available until ex4 pended. 

5 SEC. 140. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 

6 Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (d)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

10 and inserting a semicolon; 

11 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking the pe12 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

14 ‘‘(14) Connecticut River Watershed, Con15 necticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and 

16 Vermont; 

17 ‘‘(15) Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(16) Grand River Watershed, Michigan.’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(g) FEASIBILITY REPORT ON PROJECT SPECIFIC

22 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASSESSMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non24 Federal interest for an assessment completed under 

25 this section, the Secretary is authorized to prepare 
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1 a feasibility report, in accordance with the require2 ments of section 905, recommending the construc3 tion or modification of a water resources develop4 ment project to address a water resources need of a 

5 river basin or watershed of the United States identi6 fied in the assessment. 

7 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY WATERSHEDS.—In carrying out 

8 this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

9 ‘‘(A) the watersheds of the island of Maui, 

10 Hawaii, including the Wahikuli, Honoko ̄wai, 

11 Kahana, Honokahua, and Honolua watersheds, 

12 including the coral reef habitat north of 

13 Lahaina off the northwestern coast of the is14 land of Maui; and 

15 ‘‘(B) the watersheds of the Northern Mar16 iana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.’’. 

17 SEC. 141. REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19 of the Act of March 

19 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 414) is amended— 

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

21 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

25 (2) in subsection (b)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘described in this section’’ 

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

3 and 

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

5 inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’; 

6 (3) by striking ‘‘(b) The owner’’ and inserting 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) LIABILITY OF OWNER, LESSEE, OR OPER9 ATOR.—The owner’’; and 

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

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

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

13 to remove from the navigable waters of the United 

14 States a covered vessel that does not obstruct the 

15 navigation of such waters, if— 

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

17 the public interest by the Secretary, in con18 sultation with any State in which the vessel is 

19 located or any Indian Tribe with jurisdiction 

20 over the area in which the vessel is located, as 

21 applicable; and 

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

23 under the control of the United States by rea24 son of seizure or forfeiture, the Commandant of 
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1 the Coast Guard determines that the vessel is 

2 abandoned. 

3 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—In remov4 ing a covered vessel under this subsection, the Sec5 retary— 

6 ‘‘(A) shall enter into an interagency agree7 ment with the head of any Federal department, 

8 agency, or instrumentality that has control of 

9 such vessel; and 

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

11 such department, agency, or instrumentality for 

12 the removal of such vessel. 

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

14 shall be liable to the United States for the costs of 

15 removal, destruction, and disposal of such vessel 

16 under this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(4) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.— 

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

19 term ‘covered vessel’ means a vessel— 

20 ‘‘(i) determined to be abandoned by 

21 the Commandant of the Coast Guard; or 

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

23 States by reason of seizure or forfeiture 

24 pursuant to any law. 
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1 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘covered ves2 sel’ does not include— 

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

4 has removal authority under subsection (a) 

5 or section 20; 

6 ‘‘(ii) an abandoned barge for which 

7 the Commandant of the Coast Guard has 

8 the authority to remove under chapter 47 

9 of title 46, United States Code; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) a vessel— 

11 ‘‘(I) for which the owner is not 

12 identified, unless determined to be 

13 abandoned by the Commandant of the 

14 Coast Guard; or 

15 ‘‘(II) for which the owner has not 

16 agreed to pay the costs of removal, 

17 destruction, or disposal. 

18 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2025 through 2029.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 20 of the 

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

24 striking ‘‘the preceding section of this Act’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘section 19(a)’’. 
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1 SEC. 142. CORROSION PREVENTION. 

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

3 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350(c)) is amend4 ed— 

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

6 inserting a semicolon; 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para8 graph (4); and 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(3) the carrying out of an activity described in 

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

13 prevention that is— 

14 ‘‘(A) offered or accredited by an organiza15 tion that sets industry standards for corrosion 

16 mitigation and prevention; or 

17 ‘‘(B) an industrial coatings applicator pro18 gram that is— 

19 ‘‘(i) an employment and training ac20 tivity (as defined in section 3 of the Work21 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

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

23 ‘‘(ii) registered under the Act of Au24 gust 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 

25 ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 
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1 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); 

2 and’’. 

3 SEC. 143. MISSOURI RIVER EXISTING FEATURES PROTEC4 TION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Before carrying out a covered ac6 tion with respect to a covered in-river feature, the Sec7 retary shall perform an analysis to identify whether such 

8 action will— 

9 (1) contribute to adverse effects of increased 

10 water levels during flood events adjacent to the cov11 ered in-river feature; 

12 (2) increase risk of flooding on commercial and 

13 residential structures and critical infrastructure ad14 jacent to the covered in-river feature; 

15 (3) decrease water levels during droughts adja16 cent to the covered in-river feature; 

17 (4) affect the navigation channel, including 

18 crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel 

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

20 (5) contribute to bank erosion on private lands 

21 adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 

22 (6) affect ports or harbors adjacent to the cov23 ered in-river feature; or 

24 (7) affect harvesting of sand adjacent to the 

25 covered in-river feature. 
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1 (b) MITIGATION.—If the Secretary determines that 

2 a covered action will result in an outcome described in sub3 section (a), the Secretary shall mitigate such outcome. 

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

5 be construed to affect the requirements of section 906 of 

6 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

7 2283). 

8 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered ac10 tion’’ means the construction of, modification of, 

11 operational changes to, or implementation of a cov12 ered in-river feature. 

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

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

15 the Missouri River used to create and maintain dike 

16 notches, chutes, and complexes for interception or 

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

18 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 

19 Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155) and sec20 tion 334 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 1999 (113 Stat. 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 

22 SEC. 144. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 

23 Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2351b) is amended— 
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘, pile dike,’’ after ‘‘jetty’’ each 

2 place it appears; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

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

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

6 Secretary’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘breakwater; and’’ and in8 serting ‘‘breakwater and—’’ 

9 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

10 subparagraph (A); 

11 (D) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig12 nated), by striking the period at the end and in13 serting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(B) the pile dike has disconnected from 

16 an authorized navigation project as a result of 

17 a lack of such regular and routine Federal 

18 maintenance activity.’’. 

19 SEC. 145. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT 

20 PROGRAM. 

21 Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3734) is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following: 

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

2 401(3) of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 

4 SEC. 146. EASEMENTS FOR HURRICANE AND STORM DAM5 AGE REDUCTION PROJECTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a project for hur7 ricane and storm damage reduction for which the Sec8 retary is requiring a perpetual easement, the Secretary 

9 shall, upon request by the non-Federal interest for the 

10 project, certify real estate availability and proceed to con11 struction of such project with a nonperpetual easement 

12 if— 

13 (1) such certification and construction are in 

14 compliance with the terms of the report of the Chief 

15 of Engineers for the project and the applicable 

16 project partnership agreement; and 

17 (2) the Secretary provides the non-Federal in18 terest with formal notice that, in the event in which 

19 the nonperpetual easement expires and is not ex20 tended, the Secretary will be unable to— 

21 (A) fulfill the Federal responsibility with 

22 respect to the project or carry out any required 

23 nourishment of the project under the existing 

24 project authorization; 
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1 (B) carry out repair and rehabilitation of 

2 the project under section 5 of the Act of August 

3 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n); and 

4 (C) provide any other relevant Federal as5 sistance with respect to the project. 

6 (b) DISCLOSURE.—For any project for hurricane 

7 storm damage risk reduction, or a proposal to modify such 

8 a project, that is authorized after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act for which a perpetual easement is required for 

10 Federal participation in the project, the Secretary shall 

11 include in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the 

12 project a disclosure of such requirement. 

13 (c) MANAGEMENT.—To the maximum extent prac14 ticable, the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Fed15 eral interest for a project for hurricane storm damage risk 

16 reduction, identify and accept the minimum real estate in17 terests necessary to carry out the project, in accordance 

18 with section 103. 

19 (d) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION

20 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period be22 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, not23 withstanding any requirement of the Secretary for a 

24 covered project to comply with the memorandum of 

25 the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Standard Estates 
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1 – Perpetual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Re2 strictive Dune Easement’’ and dated August 4, 

3 1995, the Secretary shall carry out each covered 

4 project in a manner consistent with the previously 

5 completed initial construction and periodic nourish6 ments of the project, including repair and restora7 tion work on the project under section 5(a) of the 

8 Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)). 

9 (2) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sub10 section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means an au11 thorized project for hurricane and storm damage re12 duction in any one of the following locations: 

13 (A) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

14 Florida – Mid Reach. 

15 (B) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

16 Florida – North Reach. 

17 (C) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 

18 Florida – South Reach. 

19 (D) Broward County, Florida – Segment 

20 II. 

21 (E) Broward County, Florida – Segment 

22 III. 

23 (F) Dade County, Florida – Main Seg24 ment. 
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1 (G) Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles 

2 Segment. 

3 (H) Duval County, Florida. 

4 (I) Fort Pierce Beach, Florida. 

5 (J) Lee County, Florida – Captiva. 

6 (K) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla. 

7 (L) Manatee County, Florida. 

8 (M) Martin County, Florida. 

9 (N) Nassau County, Florida. 

10 (O) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupi11 ter/Carlin Segment. 

12 (P) Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray 

13 Segment. 

14 (Q) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid 

15 Town. 

16 (R) Palm Beach County, Florida – North 

17 Boca. 

18 (S) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean 

19 Ridge. 

20 (T) Panama City Beaches, Florida. 

21 (U) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key. 

22 (V) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key 

23 Segment. 

24 (W) Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Is25 land. 
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1 (X) Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida. 

2 (Y) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice 

3 Beach. 

4 (Z) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Au5 gustine Beach. 

6 (AA) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano 

7 Segment. 

8 (BB) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutch9 inson Island. 

10 (3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

11 Congress that, for the purpose of constructing and 

12 maintaining a project for hurricane and storm dam13 age risk reduction, the minimum estate necessary for 

14 easements may not exceed the life of the project nor 

15 be less than 50 years. 

16 (e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may 

17 be construed to affect the requirements of section 103(d) 

18 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

19 U.S.C. 2213(d)). 

20 SEC. 147. SHORELINE AND RIVERINE PROTECTION AND 

21 RESTORATION. 

22 Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Develop23 ment Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(L) Shoreline of the State of Con2 necticut.’’. 

3 SEC. 148. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO WATER DATA. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of 

5 improving water resources management, the Secretary 

6 should— 

7 (1) develop and implement a framework for in8 tegrating, sharing, and using water data; 

9 (2) identify and prioritize key water data need10 ed to support water resources management and 

11 planning, including— 

12 (A) water data sets, types, and associated 

13 metadata; and 

14 (B) water data infrastructure, tech15 nologies, and tools; 

16 (3) in consultation with other Federal agencies, 

17 States, Indian Tribes, local governments, and rel18 evant stakeholders, develop and adopt common na19 tional standards for collecting, sharing, and inte20 grating water data, infrastructure, technologies, and 

21 tools; 

22 (4) ensure that water data is publicly accessible 

23 and interoperable; 
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1 (5) integrate water data and tools through na2 tionwide approaches to data infrastructure, plat3 forms, models, and tool development; and 

4 (6) support the adoption of new technologies 

5 and the development of tools for water data collec6 tion, sharing, and standardization. 

7 SEC. 149. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO COMPREHEN8 SIVE BENEFITS. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that in carrying out any 

10 feasibility study, the Secretary should follow, to the max11 imum extent practicable— 

12 (1) the guidance described in the memoranda 

13 relating to ‘‘Comprehensive Documentation of Bene14 fits in Feasibility Studies’’, dated April 3, 2020, and 

15 April 13, 2020, and signed by the Assistant Sec16 retary for Civil Works and the Director of Civil 

17 Works, respectively; and 

18 (2) the policies described in the memorandum 

19 relating to ‘‘Policy Directive – Comprehensive Docu20 mentation of Benefits in Decision Document’’ dated 

21 January 5, 2021, and signed by the Assistant Sec22 retary for Civil Works. 

23 SEC. 150. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. 

24 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall submit to the Committees on Transportation 

4 and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House 

5 of Representatives and the Committees on Environ6 ment and Public Works and Appropriations of the 

7 Senate a report detailing the status of the reports 

8 described in paragraph (2). 

9 (2) REPORTS DESCRIBED.—The reports de10 scribed in this paragraph are the following: 

11 (A) The comprehensive backlog and oper12 ation and maintenance report required under 

13 section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources De14 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)). 

15 (B) The report on managed aquifer re16 charge required under section 8108(d) of the 

17 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 

18 U.S.C. 2357(d)). 

19 (C) The plan on beneficial use of dredged 

20 material required under section 8130(a) of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

22 (136 Stat. 3717). 

23 (D) The updated report on Corps of Engi24 neers Reservoirs required under section 8153 of 
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1 the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

2 (136 Stat. 3734). 

3 (E) The report on dredge capacity require 

4 under section 8205 of the Water Resources De5 velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 

6 (F) The report on the assessment of the 

7 consequences of changing operation and mainte8 nance responsibilities required under section 

9 8206 of the Water Resources Development Act 

10 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 

11 (G) The report on the western infrastruc12 ture study required under section 8208 of the 

13 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

14 (136 Stat. 3756). 

15 (H) The report on excess lands for Whit16 tier Narrows Dam, California, required under 

17 section 8213 of the Water Resources Develop18 ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3758). 

19 (I) The report on recreational boating in 

20 the Great Lakes basin required under section 

21 8218 of the Water Resources Development Act 

22 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 

23 (J) The report on the disposition study on 

24 hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, 

25 required under section 8220 of the Water Re-
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1 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat 

2 3762). 

3 (K) The report on corrosion prevention ac4 tivities required under section 8234 of the 

5 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

6 (136 Stat. 3767). 

7 (3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

8 the report required under paragraph (1) the fol9 lowing information with respect to each report de10 scribed in paragraph (2): 

11 (A) A summary of the status of each such 

12 report, including if the report has been initi13 ated. 

14 (B) The amount of funds that— 

15 (i) have been made available to carry 

16 out each such report; and 

17 (ii) the Secretary requires to complete 

18 each such report. 

19 (C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec20 retary intends to complete each such report, in21 cluding an anticipated timeline for completion. 

22 (D) Any available information that is rel23 evant to each such report that would inform the 

24 committees described in paragraph (1). 

25 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 

2 the date on which the budget of the President for 

3 each fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant 

4 to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 

5 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Trans6 portation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of 

7 the House of Representatives and the Committees 

8 on Environment and Public Works and Appropria9 tions of the Senate a report on the status of each 

10 covered report. 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

12 the report required under paragraph (1) the fol13 lowing information: 

14 (A) A summary of the status of each cov15 ered report, including if each such report has 

16 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 covered report, 

24 including an anticipated timeline for comple25 tion. 
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1 (3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 

2 make each report required under paragraph (1) pub3 licly available on the website of the Corps of Engi4 neers. 

5 (4) NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEES.—The Sec6 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor7 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent8 atives and the Committee on the Environment and 

9 Public Works of the Senate on an annual basis a 

10 draft of each covered report. 

11 (5) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPORT.—In this 

12 subsection, the term ‘‘covered report’’— 

13 (A) means any report or study required to 

14 be submitted by the Secretary under this Act or 

15 any Act providing authorizations for water re16 sources development projects enacted after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act to the Committee 

18 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

19 House of Representatives and the Committee 

20 on Environment and Public Works of the Sen21 ate that has not been so submitted; and 

22 (B) does not include a feasibility study (as 

23 such term is defined in section 105 of the 

24 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

25 U.S.C. 2215(d)). 
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1 SEC. 151. SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED NATIVE AMER2 ICAN SITE AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PRO3 TECTION PILOT PROGRAM. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es6 tablish a pilot program in accordance with this section to 

7 protect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cul8 tural resources identified or discovered at civil works 

9 projects in the watershed of the Sacramento River and its 

10 tributaries, including the American, Bear, Yuba, and 

11 Feather Rivers, in the State of California. 

12 (b) REBURIAL.— 

13 (1) REBURIAL AREAS.—In carrying out the 

14 pilot program, the Secretary shall, in consultation 

15 with and with the consent of each affected Indian 

16 Tribe, identify, and, as applicable, cooperate with 

17 appropriate Tribal, local, State, and Federal Govern18 ment property owners to set aside, areas that may 

19 be used for the reburial of Native American human 

20 remains and funerary objects that— 

21 (A) have been identified or discovered at 

22 the site of a covered civil works project; 

23 (B) have been rightfully claimed by any af24 fected Indian Tribe; and 

25 (C) can be reburied in such areas in a 

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1 the consent of such property owner or owners, 

2 as applicable. 

3 (2) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL STANDARDS.— 

4 (A) TIMING OF RECOVERY.— 

5 (i) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

6 the pilot program, the Secretary shall work 

7 in good faith with each affected Indian 

8 Tribe, and each owner of property affected 

9 by the recovery process, to ensure that— 

10 (I) the recovery of a burial site, 

11 village site, or cultural resources from 

12 the site of a covered civil works 

13 project under the pilot program is 

14 completed, pursuant to a written plan 

15 or protocol, not later than 45 days 

16 after the initiation of such recovery; 

17 and 

18 (II) with respect to a burial site, 

19 village site, or cultural resources iden20 tified at the site of a covered civil 

21 works project before construction of 

22 the covered civil works project com23 mences, such recovery is completed 

24 before such construction commences 

25 on the portion of the covered civil 
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1 works project affected by the recovery 

2 process. 

3 (ii) ALTERNATIVE TIMETABLE.—Not4 withstanding the deadlines established by 

5 clause (i), the Secretary, each relevant 

6 non-Federal interest for the covered civil 

7 works project, each affected Indian Tribe, 

8 and each owner of property affected by the 

9 recovery process may negotiate and agree 

10 to an alternative timetable for recovery 

11 other than that required by such clause, 

12 based on the circumstances of the applica13 ble covered civil works project. 

14 (B) GUIDANCE.—In carrying out sub15 section (a), the Secretary shall develop and 

16 issue written guidance for recovery and reburial 

17 under the pilot program that meets or exceeds 

18 the recovery and reburial standards in policy 

19 statements and guidance issued by the Advisory 

20 Council on Historic Preservation. 

21 (C) EMINENT DOMAIN PROHIBITION.—No 

22 Federal entity may exercise the power of emi23 nent domain to acquire any property to be used 

24 for reburial under the pilot program. 

25 (3) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL.— 
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1 (A) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL BY SEC2 RETARY.—In carrying out the pilot program, 

3 the Secretary shall, at Federal expense, in con4 sultation with and with the consent of each af5 fected Indian Tribe, and with appropriate dig6 nity and in accordance with the guidance devel7 oped under paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) recover any cultural resources 

9 identified or discovered at the site of a cov10 ered civil works project and rightfully 

11 claimed by any affected Indian Tribe; 

12 (ii) rebury any human remains and 

13 funerary objects so recovered at the appli14 cable areas identified and set aside under 

15 paragraph (1); and 

16 (iii) repatriate any other cultural re17 sources so recovered to the affected Indian 

18 Tribe that has rightfully claimed such cul19 tural resources. 

20 (B) TRIBAL AUTHORIZATION.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request 

22 of an affected Indian Tribe, the Secretary 

23 shall authorize, pursuant to a memo24 randum of agreement entered into under 

25 clause (ii), the Indian Tribe to assume re-
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1 covery and reburial responsibilities under 

2 the pilot program of cultural resources 

3 that have been rightfully claimed by the af4 fected Indian Tribe, and shall reimburse 

5 the affected Indian Tribe for reasonable 

6 costs directly related to such recovery and 

7 reburial. 

8 (ii) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 

9 In carrying out clause (i)— 

10 (I) with respect to a burial site, 

11 village site, or cultural resources iden12 tified at a covered civil works project 

13 before construction of the project 

14 commences, the Secretary shall, upon 

15 request by the affected Indian Tribe, 

16 enter into a written memorandum of 

17 agreement with the affected Indian 

18 Tribe to authorize the necessary re19 covery and reburial activities before 

20 such construction commences; and 

21 (II) with respect to a burial site, 

22 village site, or cultural resources dis23 covered at a covered civil works 

24 project after construction of the 

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1 shall, upon request by the affected In2 dian Tribe, enter into a written 

3 memorandum of agreement with the 

4 affected Indian Tribe to authorize the 

5 necessary recovery and reburial activi6 ties not later than 45 days after such 

7 discovery. 

8 (iii) LIMITATION.—Reimbursement 

9 under clause (i) shall not exceed 1 percent 

10 of the total cost of construction of the ap11 plicable covered civil works project, pursu12 ant to the terms outlined in paragraph (6). 

13 (4) TRIBAL MONITORS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

15 pilot program, the Secretary may hire a Tribal 

16 monitor or monitors, and shall allow any af17 fected Indian Tribe to hire a Tribal monitor or 

18 monitors, at Federal expense, during the con19 struction of any covered civil works project, for 

20 each area of construction, including for each 

21 burial site and village site with respect to which 

22 Native American cultural resources are being 

23 recovered for reburial. 

24 (B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary or 

25 affected Indian Tribe, as applicable, shall en-
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1 sure that preference in hiring Tribal monitors 

2 under this paragraph is provided to qualified 

3 Native Americans, including individuals who— 

4 (i) have a professional relationship 

5 with the affected Indian Tribe; or 

6 (ii) possess knowledge of, and exper7 tise in, the customs of the affected Indian 

8 Tribe. 

9 (C) LIMITATION.—The Federal expense of 

10 Tribal monitors hired under this paragraph 

11 shall not exceed 1 percent of the total cost of 

12 construction of the applicable covered civil 

13 works project, pursuant to the terms outlined in 

14 paragraph (6). 

15 (5) IDENTIFICATION AND INVENTORY.—In car16 rying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall ac17 cept identifications made by an affected Indian 

18 Tribe of Native American burial sites and village 

19 sites at the site of a covered civil works project, and 

20 include such identifications in any inventory docu21 ment for such project. 

22 (6) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 

23 shall enter into a contract or other agreement to 

24 make a payment to an affected Indian Tribe for re25 imbursement of reasonable costs under paragraph 
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1 (3)(B) or actual expenses under paragraph (4), sub2 ject to market-based pricing, which payment shall be 

3 made not later than 90 days after the affected In4 dian Tribe submits an invoice for such costs or ex5 penses to the Secretary. 

6 (c) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.— 

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

8 notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec9 retary may convey to an affected Indian Tribe for 

10 use as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is 

11 located on land owned by the Department of the 

12 Army and is identified and set aside under sub13 section (b)(1). 

14 (2) RETENTION OF NECESSARY PROPERTY IN15 TERESTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec16 retary shall retain any necessary right-of-way, ease17 ment, or other property interest that the Secretary 

18 determines to be necessary to carry out the author19 ized purposes of any Corps of Engineers project re20 lated to the conveyed land. 

21 (d) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION PRO22 VIDED.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 

24 (a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written 

25 guidance regarding the confidentiality of information 
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1 provided to the Department of the Army by Indian 

2 Tribes in connection with any covered civil works 

3 project under the pilot program. 

4 (2) NONPUBLIC INFORMATION.—The following 

5 information provided to the Department of the Army 

6 by an Indian Tribe under the pilot program shall be 

7 treated as confidential and nonpublic information, to 

8 protect Native American burial sites, village sites, 

9 and cultural resources, and their locations, from un10 authorized excavation, desecration, or vandalism: 

11 (A) Information regarding the locations of 

12 burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources, 

13 including maps designating such locations. 

14 (B) Information regarding cultural or tra15 ditional practices related to such sites or re16 sources. 

17 (e) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—In carrying out 

18 the pilot program, the Secretary shall avoid, to the max19 imum extent practicable, duplication of efforts relating to 

20 compliance with this section and any other applicable pro21 vision of law. 

22 (f) APPLICABILITY.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Water 

24 Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 

25 2338) shall not apply to a covered civil works project 
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1 during the period during which the Secretary is car2 rying out the pilot program. 

3 (2) EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing in this 

4 section shall affect any contract relating to a covered 

5 civil works project entered into by the Secretary of 

6 the Army before the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (g) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 

8 program until the date that is 4 years after the date on 

9 which the pilot program is established. 

10 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘af12 fected Indian Tribe’’ means any Indian Tribe that 

13 attaches religious or other significance to any burial 

14 site, village site, or cultural resources identified or 

15 discovered at a covered civil works project. 

16 (2) BURIAL SITE.—The term ‘‘burial site’’ 

17 means any natural or prepared physical location, 

18 whether originally below, on, or above the surface of 

19 the earth, where Native American cultural resources 

20 are present as a result of a death rite or ceremony 

21 of a culture. 

22 (3) COVERED CIVIL WORKS PROJECT.—The 

23 term ‘‘covered civil works project’’ means a civil 

24 works project that is— 
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1 (A) located in the watershed of the Sac2 ramento River and its tributaries, including the 

3 American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, 

4 within the State of California; 

5 (B) being constructed, reconstructed, or 

6 repaired, or operated and maintained, using 

7 Federal funds; and 

8 (C) owned, authorized, permitted, carried 

9 out, or operated and maintained by the Depart10 ment of the Army, including a project carried 

11 out by a non-Federal interest under section 204 

12 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) or section 1043 of the 

14 Water Resources Reform and Development Act 

15 of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

16 (4) CULTURAL RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘cul17 tural resources’’ means— 

18 (A) human remains; or 

19 (B) funerary objects or other ceremonial 

20 objects. 

21 (5) FUNERARY OBJECTS.—The term ‘‘funerary 

22 objects’’ means items that are associated with the 

23 death rite or ceremony of a culture. 

24 (6) HUMAN REMAINS.—The term ‘‘human re25 mains’’ means the physical remains of a human 
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1 body, including such remains that have been cre2 mated and that may be in any state of decomposi3 tion or skeletal completeness (including ashes or 

4 small bone fragments). 

5 (7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

6 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 

7 the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 

8 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130). 

9 (8) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro10 gram’’ means the pilot program established under 

11 this section. 

12 (9) RIGHTFULLY CLAIMED.—The term ‘‘right13 fully claimed’’ means claimed by— 

14 (A) with respect to cultural resources iden15 tified or discovered on Federal or Tribal lands 

16 at the site of a covered civil works project— 

17 (i) the person or entity with owner18 ship or control of the cultural resources 

19 under section 3 of the Native American 

20 Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 

21 (25 U.S.C. 3002); or 

22 (ii) with respect to cultural resources 

23 not subject to such Act, the appropriate 

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1 with the priority order established by such 

2 section; and 

3 (B) with respect to cultural resources iden4 tified or discovered on other lands at the site of 

5 a covered civil works project— 

6 (i) in the case of Native American 

7 human remains and funerary objects asso8 ciated with such remains, the lineal de9 scendants of the Native American, as de10 termined in accordance with the laws of 

11 the State of California; or 

12 (ii) in any case in which such lineal 

13 descendants cannot be ascertained, and in 

14 the case of other funerary objects or other 

15 ceremonial objects— 

16 (I) the Indian Tribe that has the 

17 closest cultural affiliation with the 

18 cultural resources; or 

19 (II) if the cultural affiliation of 

20 the cultural resources cannot be rea21 sonably ascertained— 

22 (aa) the Indian Tribe that is 

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1 tural resources were identified or 

2 discovered; or 

3 (bb) if it can be shown by a 

4 preponderance of the evidence 

5 that a different Indian Tribe has 

6 a stronger cultural relationship 

7 with the cultural resources than 

8 the Indian Tribe specified in item 

9 (aa), the Indian Tribe that has 

10 the strongest demonstrated rela11 tionship with such cultural re12 sources. 

13 (10) VILLAGE SITE.—The term ‘‘village site’’ 

14 means any natural or prepared physical location, 

15 whether below, on, or above the surface of the earth, 

16 where a Native American village has been present. 

17 SEC. 152. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PRO18 GRAM. 

19 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec20 tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project— 

21 (1) that is located in the State of California, 

22 the State of Nevada, or the State of Arizona; and 

23 (2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which 

24 water supply is an authorized purpose; or 
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1 (B) for which the Secretary develops a 

2 water control manual under section 7 of the Act 

3 of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 

4 ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 890, 

5 chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709). 

6 (b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.— 

7 Consistent with other authorized project purposes and in 

8 coordination with the non-Federal interest, in operating 

9 a covered project during a drought emergency in the 

10 project area, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program 

11 to operate the covered project with water supply as the 

12 primary project purpose. 

13 (c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec14 retary may update the water control manual for a covered 

15 project to include drought operations and contingency 

16 plans. 

17 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), 

18 the Secretary shall ensure that— 

19 (1) operations described in that subsection— 

20 (A) are consistent with water management 

21 deviations and drought contingency plans in the 

22 water control manual for the covered project; 

23 (B) impact only the flood pool managed by 

24 the Secretary; and 
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1 (C) shall not be carried out in the event of 

2 a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event 

3 that would require flood risk management to 

4 take precedence; 

5 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec6 retary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; 

7 and 

8 (3) the covered project returns to the operations 

9 that were in place prior to the use of the authority 

10 provided under that subsection at a time determined 

11 by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Fed12 eral interest. 

13 (e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may re14 ceive and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal in15 terest to carry out activities under this section. 

16 (f) REPORT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

20 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

22 Representatives a report on the pilot program car23 ried out under this section. 

24 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include 

25 in the report under paragraph (1) a description of 
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1 the activities of the Secretary that were carried out 

2 for each covered project and any lessons learned 

3 from carrying out those activities. 

4 (g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 

5 (1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized 

6 purposes of a covered project; 

7 (2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authori8 ties, including authorities with respect to navigation, 

9 hydropower, flood damage reduction, and environ10 mental protection and restoration; 

11 (3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers 

12 to provide for temporary deviations; 

13 (4) affects the application of a cost-share re14 quirement under section 101, 102, or 103 of the 

15 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

16 U.S.C. 2211, 2212, 2213); 

17 (5) supersedes or modifies any written agree18 ment between the Federal Government and a non19 Federal interest that is in effect on the date of en20 actment of this Act; 

21 (6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to 

22 an existing multistate water control plan for the Col23 orado River Basin, if applicable; 

24 (7) affects any water right in existence on the 

25 date of enactment of this Act; 
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1 (8) preempts or affects any State water law or 

2 interstate compact governing water; 

3 (9) affects existing water supply agreements be4 tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or 

5 (10) affects any obligation to comply with the 

6 provisions of any Federal or State environmental 

7 law, including— 

8 (A) the National Environmental Policy Act 

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

10 (B) the Federal Water Pollution Control 

11 Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 

12 (C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

14 SEC. 153. REPORT ON MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 

15 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that through this Act, as well as through section 

17 1115 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, 

18 that Congress has provided the Secretary all of the author19 ity, and all of the direction, needed to acquire interests 

20 in real estate that are less than fee simple title. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com23 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
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1 and Public Works of the Senate a report indicating wheth2 er they agree with the sense of Congress in subsection (a). 

3 (c) DISAGREEMENT.—Should the result of report re4 quired in subsection (b) be that the Secretary disagrees 

5 with the sense of Congress in subsection (a), not later than 

6 1 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

7 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra8 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com9 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

10 a report specifying recommendations and technical draft11 ing assistance for statutory language that would provide 

12 the Secretary the intended authority and expressed in sub13 section (a). 

14 SEC. 154. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 

15 Section 9003 of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302) is amended to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 9003. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 

19 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OWNERS BOARD.—There 

20 is hereby established a Levee Owners Board (hereinafter 

21 in this section referred to as the ‘Owners Board’) com22 posed of the eleven members appointed by the Secretary. 

23 The members shall be appointed so as to represent various 

24 regions of the country, including at least one Federal levee 

25 system owner-operator from each of the eight civil works 
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1 divisions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Sec2 retary of the Army shall designate, and the Administrator 

3 of FEMA may designate, a representative to act as an 

4 observer of the Owners Board. 

5 ‘‘(1) TERMS OF MEMBERS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

7 Owners Board shall be appointed for a period 

8 of 3 years. 

9 ‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 

10 Owners Board may be reappointed to the Own11 ers Board, as the Secretary determines to be 

12 appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Own14 ers Board shall be filled in the same manner as 

15 the original appointment was made. 

16 ‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The members of the 

18 Owners Board shall appoint a chairperson from 

19 among the members of the Owners Board. 

20 ‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE OWNERS BOARD.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— The Owners Board shall 

22 meet not less frequently than semiannually to de23 velop and make recommendations to the Secretary 

24 and Congress regarding levee system reliability 

25 throughout the United States. 
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1 ‘‘(2) ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 

2 Owners Board shall provide— 

3 ‘‘(A) prior to the development of the budg4 et proposal of the President for a given fiscal 

5 year, advice and recommendations to the Sec6 retary regarding overall levee system reliability; 

7 ‘‘(B) advice and recommendations to Con8 gress regarding any feasibility report for a flood 

9 risk management project that has been sub10 mitted to Congress; 

11 ‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the date 

12 of the submission of the budget proposal of the 

13 President to Congress, advice and recommenda14 tions to Congress regarding flood risk manage15 ment project construction and rehabilitation 

16 priorities and corresponding spending levels; 

17 ‘‘(D) advice and recommendations to the 

18 Secretary and the Congress regarding effective19 ness of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee 

20 safety program, including comments and rec21 ommendations on the budgets and expenditures 

22 as described in subsection (c)(2); and 

23 ‘‘(E) advice and recommendations to the 

24 Secretary, the Congress, and the Administrator 

25 regarding effectiveness of the levee safety initia-
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1 tive established by section 9005, including com2 ments and recommendations on the budgets 

3 and expenditures described in subsection (c)(2). 

4 ‘‘(3) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any advice or 

5 recommendations made by the Owners Board shall 

6 reflect the independent judgment of the Owners 

7 Board. 

8 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

9 shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) designate an Executive Secretary who shall 

11 assist the Chairman in administering the Owners 

12 Board and ensuring that the Owners Board operates 

13 in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United 

14 States Code; 

15 ‘‘(2) provide to the Owners Board such detailed 

16 reports of Corps activities and expenditures related 

17 to flood risk management and levees, including for 

18 the Corps levee safety program and the levee safety 

19 initiative, not less frequently than semiannually; and 

20 ‘‘(3) submit to the Owners Board a courtesy 

21 copy of any completed feasibility report for a flood 

22 risk management project submitted to Congress. 

23 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Owners Board shall be 

25 subject to chapter 10 of title 5, other than section 
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1 1013, and with the consent of the appropriate agen2 cy head, the Owners Board may use the facilities 

3 and services of any Federal agency. 

4 ‘‘(2) MEMBERS NOT CONSIDERED SPECIAL GOV5 ERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—For the purposes of com6 plying with chapter 10 of title 5, United States 

7 Code, the members of the Owners Board shall not 

8 be considered special Government employees (as de9 fined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code). 

10 ‘‘(3) TRAVEL EXPENSE.—Non-Federal mem11 bers of the Owners Board while engaged in the per12 formance of their duties away from their homes or 

13 regular places of business, may be allowed travel ex14 penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 

15 authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States 

16 Code.’’. 

17 SEC. 155. DEFINITION. 

18 For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ shall 

19 have the meaning given to such term in the Act of October 

20 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 

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

11 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

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

13 (1) 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 vi18 cinity of the City of Cottonwood, Arizona. 

19 (3) CLEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

20 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

21 Clear 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 dam5 age risk reduction, Pillar Point Harbor, California. 

6 (7) RIALTO CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.—Project 

7 for flood risk management, Rialto Channel, city of 

8 Rialto and vicinity, California. 

9 (8) SALINAS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

10 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

11 Salinas River, California. 

12 (9) SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.—Project 

13 for flood risk management, city of San Bernardino, 

14 California. 

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, 

22 SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

23 flood risk management, San Felipe Lake and Pajaro 

24 River, San Benito County, California. 
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1 (13) CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 Project for flood risk management, including 

3 stormwater runoff reduction, City of San Mateo, 

4 California. 

5 (14) SANTA ANA RIVER, ANAHEIM, CALI6 FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, water 

7 supply, and recreation, Santa Ana River, Anaheim, 

8 California. 

9 (15) SANTA ANA RIVER, JURUPA VALLEY, CALI10 FORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 

11 recreation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, Cali12 fornia. 

13 (16) SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 

14 Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 

15 Sweetwater Reservoir, California. 

16 (17) FOUNTAIN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, COL17 ORADO.—Project for flood risk management and 

18 ecosystem restoration, Fountain Creek, Colorado 

19 Springs and Pueblo, Colorado. 

20 (18) CITY OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.— 

21 Project for flood risk management, City of Norwalk, 

22 Connecticut, in the vicinity of the Norwalk waste23 water treatment plant. 

24 (19) CONNECTICUT SHORELINE, CON25 NECTICUT.—Project for hurricane and storm dam-
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1 age risk reduction, Connecticut shoreline, Con2 necticut. 

3 (20) PARK RIVER CONDUIT, CITY OF HART4 FORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk man5 agement, including stormwater management, City of 

6 Hartford, Connecticut and vicinity. 

7 (21) WESTPORT BEACHES, CONNECTICUT.— 

8 Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc9 tion and ecosystem restoration, Westport, Con10 necticut. 

11 (22) DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED, 

12 DELAWARE.—Project for flood risk management, 

13 hurricane and storm risk reduction, and ecosystem 

14 restoration, including shoreline stabilization, Dela15 ware Inland Bays watershed, Delaware. 

16 (23) TOWN OF MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project 

17 for flood risk management, Town of Milton, Dela18 ware. 

19 (24) CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.— 

20 Project for flood risk management and hurricane 

21 and storm risk reduction, City of Wilmington, Dela22 ware. 

23 (25) ANACOSTIA RIVER BANK AND SEAWALLS, 

24 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND MARYLAND.—Project 

25 for navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recre-
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1 ation, including dredging and sediment management, 

2 Anacostia River bank and seawalls, Washington, 

3 District of Columbia, and Prince George’s County, 

4 Maryland. 

5 (26) FLETCHERS COVE, DISTRICT OF COLUM6 BIA.—Project for recreation, including dredging, 

7 Fletchers Cove, District of Columbia. 

8 (27) EAST LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.— 

9 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 

10 restoration, including sediment and debris manage11 ment, East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 

12 (28) FLORIDA SPACEPORT SYSTEM MARINE

13 INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION WHARF, FLORIDA.— 

14 Project for navigation, Florida Spaceport System 

15 Marine Intermodal Transportation Wharf, in the vi16 cinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

17 (29) FORT GEORGE INLET, JACKSONVILLE, 

18 FLORIDA.—Project for coastal storm risk manage19 ment, including shoreline damage prevention and 

20 mitigation, Fort George Inlet, city of Jacksonville, 

21 Florida. 

22 (30) LAKE CONWAY, FLORIDA.—Project for 

23 flood risk management, navigation, and ecosystem 

24 restoration, including sediment and debris manage25 ment, Lake Conway, Florida. 
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1 (31) MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, TAMPA, FLOR2 IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 

3 reduction and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity 

4 of MacDill Air Force Base, City of Tampa, Florida. 

5 (32) PALATKA BARGE PORT, PUTNAM COUNTY, 

6 FLORIDA.—Project for navigation, Palatka Barge 

7 Port, Putnam County, Florida. 

8 (33) CAMP CREEK TRIBUTARY, GEORGIA.— 

9 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 

10 restoration, including stream restoration, along the 

11 Camp Creek Tributary in Fulton County, Georgia. 

12 (34) COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, City of College Park, Geor14 gia. 

15 (35) PROCTOR CREEK, SMYRNA, GEORGIA.— 

16 Project for flood risk management, Proctor Creek, 

17 Smyrna, Georgia, including Jonquil Driver 

18 Stormwater Park. 

19 (36) TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for 

20 ecosystem restoration and hurricane and storm dam21 age risk reduction, Tybee Island, Georgia, including 

22 by incorporating other Federal studies conducted on 

23 the effect of the construction of Savannah Harbor 

24 Channel on the shoreline of Tybee Island. 
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1 (37) GUAM.—Project for flood risk manage2 ment and coastal storm risk management, Guam. 

3 (38) KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Project for flood and 

4 coastal storm risk management, county of Kaua‘i, 

5 Hawaii. 

6 (39) KAIAKA-WAIALUA WATERSHED, HAWAII.— 

7 Project for flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua 

8 watershed, O‘ahu, Hawaii. 

9 (40) BERWYN, ILLINOIS.—Project for com10 prehensive flood risk management, City of Berwyn, 

11 Illinois. 

12 (41) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 

13 for flood risk management and ecosystem restora14 tion, Butterfield Creek, Illinois. 

15 (42) FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS.—Project for 

16 flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 

17 water supply, Village of Franklin Park, Illinois. 

18 (43) ROCKY RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for 

19 flood risk management, Town of Rocky Ripple, Indi20 ana. 

21 (44) BAYOU RIGAUD TO CAMINADA PASS, LOU22 ISIANA.—Project for navigation, Bayou Rigaud to 

23 Caminada Pass, Louisiana. 
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1 (45) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LAKE PROVIDENCE, 

2 LOUISIANA.—Project for navigation, including wid3 ening, Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana. 

4 (46) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN STORM SURGE RE5 DUCTION PROJECT, LOUISIANA.—Project for hurri6 cane and storm damage risk reduction, Lake Pont7 chartrain, Orleans, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Liv8 ingston, St. James, St. John, St. Charles, Jefferson, 

9 and St. Bernard Parishes, Louisiana. 

10 (47) LIVINGSTON PARISH FLOOD PROTECTION, 

11 LOUISIANA.—Project for flood risk management, 

12 Livingston Parish, Louisiana. 

13 (48) NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA.—Project for 

14 flood risk management, City of Natchitoches, Lou15 isiana. 

16 (49) NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA, LOU17 ISIANA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 

18 water supply, including mitigation of saltwater 

19 wedges, for the City of New Orleans and metro area, 

20 Louisiana. 

21 (50) PILOTTOWN, LOUISIANA.—Project for 

22 navigation and flood risk management, including 

23 dredging, in the vicinity of Pilottown, Plaquemines 

24 Parish, Louisiana. 
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1 (51) BALTIMORE INLAND FLOODING, MARY2 LAND.—Project for inland flood risk management, 

3 City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland. 

4 (52) BEAVERDAM CREEK, PRINCE GEORGE’S

5 COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk man6 agement, Beaverdam Creek, Prince George’s County, 

7 Maryland, in the vicinity of United States Route 50 

8 and railroads. 

9 (53) MARYLAND BEACHES, MARYLAND.— 

10 Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc11 tion and flood risk management in the vicinity of 

12 United States Route 1, Maryland. 

13 (54) CAPE COD CANAL, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

14 Project for recreation, Cape Cod Canal, in the vicin15 ity of Tidal Flats Recreation Area, Massachusetts. 

16 (55) LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project 

17 for flood risk management, City of Leominster, Mas18 sachusetts. 

19 (56) LOWER COBB BROOK, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

20 Project for flood risk management, Lower Cobb 

21 Brook, City of Taunton, Massachusetts. 

22 (57) SUNSET BAY, CHARLES RIVER, MASSACHU23 SETTS.—Project for navigation, flood risk manage24 ment, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, includ25 ing dredging, in the vicinity of Sunset Bay, Charles 
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1 River, cities of Boston, Watertown, and Newton, 

2 Massachusetts. 

3 (58) SQUANTUM CAUSEWAY, MASSACHU4 SETTS.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk 

5 management, Squantum, in the vicinity of East 

6 Squantum Street and Dorchester Street Causeway, 

7 Quincy, Massachusetts. 

8 (59) TOWN NECK BEACH, SANDWICH, MASSA9 CHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk management and 

10 coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 

11 damage prevention and mitigation, Town Neck 

12 Beach, town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. 

13 (60) WESTPORT HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

14 Project for flood risk management, hurricane and 

15 storm damage risk reduction, and navigation, includ16 ing improvements to the breakwater at Westport 

17 Harbor, Town of Westport, Massachusetts. 

18 (61) ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Project for 

19 water supply, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

20 (62) KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED, MICHI21 GAN.—Project for flood risk management and eco22 system restoration, Kalamazoo River Watershed and 

23 tributaries, Michigan. 

24 (63) MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for flood 

25 risk management, city of McComb, Mississippi. 
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1 (64) MILES CITY, MONTANA.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, Miles City, Montana. 

3 (65) BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW PROVIDENCE, 

4 AND SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 

5 management, Township of Berkeley Heights, Bor6 ough of New Providence, and City of Summit, New 

7 Jersey. 

8 (66) BERRY’S CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project 

9 for flood risk management, Berry’s Creek, New Jer10 sey. 

11 (67) FLEISCHER BROOK, NEW JERSEY.— 

12 Project for flood risk management, Fleischer Brook, 

13 New Jersey. 

14 (68) GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

15 flood risk management, Guttenberg, New Jersey, in 

16 the vicinity of John F. Kennedy Boulevard East. 

17 (69) PASSAIC RIVER BASIN, NEW JERSEY.— 

18 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 

19 restoration, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and 

20 Passaic Counties, New Jersey. 

21 (70) PASSAIC RIVER, PATERSON, NEW JER22 SEY.—Project for navigation and flood risk manage23 ment, Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey. 
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1 (71) GREAT FALLS RACEWAYS, PATERSON, NEW

2 JERSEY.—Project for flood risk management and 

3 hydropower, Paterson, New Jersey. 

4 (72) PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

5 navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey. 

6 (73) VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.— 

7 Project for flood risk management along the Ho-Ho8 Kus Brook and Saddle River, Village of Ridgewood, 

9 New Jersey. 

10 (74) WOLF CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 

11 flood risk management, Wolf Creek, Ridgefield, New 

12 Jersey. 

13 (75) DON ̃A ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.— 

14 Project for water supply, Don ̃a Ana County, New 

15 Mexico. 

16 (76) HATCH, NEW MEXICO.—Project for flood 

17 risk management, including the Hatch Dam Project, 

18 Village of Hatch, New Mexico. 

19 (77) NAMBE RIVER WATERSHED, NEW MEX20 ICO.—Project for flood risk management and eco21 system restoration, including sediment and debris 

22 management, Nambe River Watershed, New Mexico. 

23 (78) OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.—Project 

24 for flood risk management, Otero County, New Mex25 ico. 
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1 (79) BABYLON, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 

2 risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk 

3 reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, 

4 Town of Babylon, New York. 

5 (80) BRONX RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for 

6 flood risk management and hurricane and storm 

7 damage risk reduction, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and 

8 Yonkers, New York. 

9 (81) BROOKHAVEN, NEW YORK.—Project for 

10 flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage 

11 risk reduction, and ecosystem restoration, Town of 

12 Brookhaven, New York. 

13 (82) HIGHLANDS, NEW YORK.—Project for 

14 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

15 Highland Brook (also known as ‘‘Buttermilk Falls 

16 Brook’’) and tributaries, Town of Highlands, Orange 

17 County, New York. 

18 (83) INWOOD HILL PARK, NEW YORK.—Project 

19 for ecosystem restoration, Inwood Hill Park, 

20 Spuyten Duyvil Creek, Manhattan, New York. 

21 (84) ISLIP, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 

22 management, Town of Islip, New York. 

23 (85) OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.—Project for 

24 coastal storm risk management and flood risk man-
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1 agement in the vicinity of Tobay Beach, Town of 

2 Oyster Bay, New York. 

3 (86) PASCACK BROOK, ROCKLAND COUNTY, 

4 NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk management, 

5 Pascack Brook, Rockland County, New York, includ6 ing the Village of Spring Valley. 

7 (87) SPARKILL CREEK, ORANGETOWN, NEW

8 YORK.—Project for flood risk management and ero9 sion, Sparkill Creek, Orangetown, New York. 

10 (88) TURTLE COVE, NEW YORK.—Project for 

11 ecosystem restoration, Pelham Bay Park, 

12 Eastchester Bay, in the vicinity of Turtle Cove, 

13 Bronx, New York. 

14 (89) SOMERS, NEW YORK.—Project for eco15 system restoration and water supply, Town of 

16 Somers, New York. 

17 (90) CAPE FEAR RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

18 NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk manage19 ment, in the vicinity of Northeast Cape Fear River 

20 and Black River, North Carolina. 

21 (91) LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 

22 flood risk management, navigation, ecosystem res23 toration, and recreation, including bank stabiliza24 tion, for Jackeys Creek in the Town of Leland, 

25 North Carolina. 
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1 (92) MARION, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 

2 flood risk management, including riverbank sta3 bilization, along the Catawba River, City of Marion, 

4 North Carolina. 

5 (93) PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

6 Project for flood risk management in the vicinity of 

7 North Carolina Highway 53, Pender County, North 

8 Carolina. 

9 (94) PIGEON RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

10 Project for flood risk management, Pigeon River, in 

11 the vicinity of the towns of Clyde and Canton, Hay12 wood County, North Carolina. 

13 (95) UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

14 Project for flood risk management, water supply, 

15 and recreation, Union County, South Carolina. 

16 (96) OGALLALA AQUIFER.—Project for flood 

17 risk management and water supply, including aqui18 fer recharge, for the Ogallala Aquifer, Colorado, 

19 Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

20 (97) COE CREEK, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 

21 management, Coe Creek, City of Fairview Park, 

22 Ohio. 

23 (98) GREAT MIAMI RIVER, OHIO.—Project for 

24 flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 
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1 recreation, including incorporation of existing levee 

2 systems, for the Great Miami River, Ohio. 

3 (99) LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.— 

4 Project for water supply, including increased needs 

5 in southern Oklahoma, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and 

6 Texas. 

7 (100) SARDIS LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Project for 

8 water supply, Sardis Lake, Oklahoma. 

9 (101) SIUSLAW RIVER, FLORENCE, OREGON.— 

10 Project for flood risk management and streambank 

11 erosion, Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon. 

12 (102) WILLAMETTE RIVER, LANE COUNTY, OR13 EGON.—Project for flood risk management and eco14 system restoration, Willamette River, Lane County, 

15 Oregon. 

16 (103) ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

17 Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Al18 legheny River, Pennsylvania. 

19 (104) BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN, PENNSYL20 VANIA.—Project for alternate water supply, Borough 

21 of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 

22 (105) BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYL23 VANIA.—Project for flood risk management, includ24 ing dredging along the Schuylkill River, in the Bor25 ough of Norristown and vicinity, Pennsylvania. 
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1 (106) WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYL2 VANIA.—Project for flood risk management and 

3 streambank erosion, Stony Creek, in the vicinity of 

4 Whitehall Road, West Norriton Township, Pennsyl5 vania. 

6 (107) GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

7 flood risk management, Rı ́o Guamanı ́, Guayama, 

8 Puerto Rico. 

9 (108) NARANJITO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

10 flood risk management, Rı ́o Guadiana, Naranjito, 

11 Puerto Rico. 

12 (109) OROCOVIS, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 

13 flood risk management, Rı ́o Orocovis, Orocovis, 

14 Puerto Rico. 

15 (110) PONCE, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

16 risk management, Rı ́o Inabo ́n, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 

17 (111) SANTA ISABEL, PUERTO RICO.—Project 

18 for flood risk management, Rı ́o Descalabrado, Santa 

19 Isabel, Puerto Rico. 

20 (112) YAUCO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 

21 risk management, Rı ́o Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico. 

22 (113) GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project 

23 for water supply, including evaluation of Nolichucky 

24 River capabilities, Greene County, Tennessee. 
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1 (114) DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.— 

2 Project for flood risk management, City of Nashville, 

3 Davidson County, Tennessee. 

4 (115) GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project 

5 for flood risk management, Guadalupe County, in6 cluding City of Santa Clara, Texas. 

7 (116) HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for 

8 flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 

9 Halls Bayou, Harris County, Texas. 

10 (117) WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, VERMONT.— 

11 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 

12 restoration, Winooski River basin, Vermont. 

13 (118) CEDARBUSH CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUN14 TY, VIRGINIA.—Project for navigation, Cedarbush 

15 Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia. 

16 (119) CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, JAMES CITY

17 COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project for flood and coastal 

18 storm risk management, Chickahominy River, James 

19 City County, Virginia. 

20 (120) JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project 

21 for flood risk management and navigation, James 

22 City County, Virginia. 

23 (121) TIMBERNECK CREEK, GLOUCESTER

24 COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project for navigation, 

25 Timberneck Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia. 
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1 (122) YORK RIVER, YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 

2 Project for flood risk management and coastal storm 

3 risk management, York River, York County, Vir4 ginia. 

5 (123) WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 

6 Project for flood risk management and sediment 

7 management, Grays River, in the vicinity of 

8 Rosburg, Wahkiakum County, Washington. 

9 (124) ARCADIA, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood 

10 risk management, city of Arcadia, Wisconsin. 

11 (125) CITY OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.— 

12 Project for flood risk management, City of La 

13 Crosse, Wisconsin. 

14 (126) RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN.—Project for 

15 ecosystem restoration, city of River Falls, Wisconsin. 

16 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au17 thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 

18 project modifications: 

19 (1) BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, 

20 ALABAMA.—Modifications to the project for naviga21 tion, Coffeeville Lock and Dam, authorized pursuant 

22 to section 4 of the Act of July 5, 1884 (chapter 229, 

23 23 Stat. 148; 35 Stat. 818), and portion of the 

24 project for navigation, Warrior and Tombigbee Riv25 ers, Alabama and Mississippi, consisting of the 
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1 Demopolis Lock and Dam on the Warrior2 Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama, authorized by sec3 tion 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17), 

4 for construction of new locks to maintain naviga5 bility. 

6 (2) FARMINGTON DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica7 tions to the project for flood control and other pur8 poses, the Calaveras River and Littlejohn Creek and 

9 tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of 

10 the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 

11 Stat. 902), for improved flood risk management and 

12 to support water supply recharge and storage. 

13 (3) HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CALI14 FORNIA.—Modifications to the project for naviga15 tion, Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California, author16 ized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 

17 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 932; 82 Stat. 732; 110 Stat. 

18 3663), for additional deepening and widening. 

19 (4) SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.— 

20 Modifications to the project for flood control, Sac21 ramento-San Joaquin Basin Streams, California, au22 thorized pursuant to the resolution of the Committee 

23 on Public Works of the House of Representatives 

24 adopted on May 8, 1964 (docket number 1371), for 
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1 improved flood risk management, including dredg2 ing. 

3 (5) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica4 tions to the project for flood risk management, 

5 water supply, and ecosystem restoration, Chowchilla 

6 River, Ash Slough, and Berenda Slough, Madera 

7 County, California, authorized pursuant to section 6 

8 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 

9 1595; 52 Stat. 1225). 

10 (6) SACRAMENTO RIVER INTEGRATED FLOOD11 PLAIN MANAGEMENT, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications 

12 to the project for flood control, Sacramento River, 

13 California, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 

14 March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 76 Stat. 

15 1197), to enhance flood risk reduction, to incor16 porate natural and nature-based features, and to in17 corporate modifications to the portion of such 

18 project north of the Freemont Weir for the purposes 

19 of integrating management of such system with the 

20 adjacent floodplain. 

21 (7) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—Modifica22 tions to the project for navigation, Thames River, 

23 Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the 

24 Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 13), to increase au25 thorized depth. 
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1 (8) HANAPE ̄PE ̄ RIVER, HAWAII.—Modifications 

2 to the project for local flood protection, Hanape ̄pe ̄

3 River, island of Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized by sec4 tion 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 

5 665, 58 Stat. 903), to improve protection provided 

6 by levees and flood control features. 

7 (9) LAUPA ̄HOEHOE HARBOR, HAWAII.—Modi8 fications to the project for navigation, Laupa ̄hoehoe 

9 Harbor, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 107 

10 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 486), 

11 for seawall repair and mitigation. 

12 (10) WAIMEA RIVER, KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Modi13 fications to the project for coastal storm risk man14 agement and ecosystem restoration, Waimea River, 

15 Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 205 

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

17 to improve protection provided by levees and flood 

18 control features. 

19 (11) CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS20 PERSAL BARRIER, ILLINOIS.—Modifications to the 

21 project for Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and 

22 Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated under section 

23 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

24 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2294 note; 100 Stat. 4251; 118 

25 Stat. 1352), for the construction of an emergency 
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1 access boat ramp in the vicinity of Romeoville, Illi2 nois. 

3 (12) EAST SAINT LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILLI4 NOIS.—Modifications to the project for ecosystem 

5 restoration and recreation, authorized by section 

6 1001(18) of the Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1052), to reevaluate levels of 

8 flood risk management and integrate the Spring 

9 Lake Project, as recommended in the report of the 

10 Chief of Engineers issued on December 22, 2004. 

11 (13) LOUISVILLE METROPOLITAN FLOOD PRO12 TECTION SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION, JEFFERSON

13 AND BULLITT COUNTIES, KENTUCKY.—Modifications 

14 to the project for flood risk management, Louisville 

15 Metropolitan Flood Protection System Reconstruc16 tion, Jefferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky, au17 thorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735), to ex19 pand project scope and incorporate features identi20 fied in the document prepared for the non-Federal 

21 sponsor of the project, issued in June 2017, and ti22 tled ‘‘20-Year Comprehensive Facility Plan, Critical 

23 Repair and Reinvestment Plan, Volume 4: Ohio 

24 River Flood Protection’’. 
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1 (14) CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOU2 ISIANA.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 

3 Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana, authorized by 

4 section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 

5 (74 Stat. 481), to include channel deepening and 

6 jetty extension. 

7 (15) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

8 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

9 project for flood control of the Mississippi River in 

10 it alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 

11 Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, au12 thorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 

13 1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), to include bank 

14 stabilization on the portion of the project consisting 

15 of the Ouachita River from Monroe to Caldwell Par16 ishes, Louisiana. 

17 (16) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

18 OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 

19 project for flood control of the Mississippi River in 

20 it alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 

21 Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, au22 thorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 

23 1928 (45 Stat. 534, chapter 569), to study the fea24 sibility of adding 62 miles of the east bank of the 
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1 Ouachita River Levee System at and below Monroe 

2 Parish to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. 

3 (17) HODGES VILLAGE DAM, OXFORD, MASSA4 CHUSETTS.—Modifications to the project for flood 

5 risk management, Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, 

6 Massachusetts, authorized pursuant to section 205 

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

8 to add recreation and ecosystem restoration as a 

9 project purpose, including in the vicinity of 

10 Greenbriar Park. 

11 (18) NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN, AND

12 ACUSHNET, MASSACHUSETTS.—Modifications to the 

13 project for hurricane-flood protection at New Bed14 ford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, Massachusetts, au15 thorized by section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 

16 1958 (72 Stat. 305), for navigation improvements 

17 and evaluation of the current barrier function. 

18 (19) HOLLAND HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica19 tions to the portion of the project for navigation 

20 Holland (Black Lake), Michigan, authorized by the 

21 first section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 

22 211, 21 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 46 Stat. 929; 49 

23 Stat. 1036; 68 Stat. 1252), consisting of the Federal 

24 Channel of Holland Harbor, for additional deep25 ening. 
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1 (20) MONROE HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica2 tions to the project for navigation, Monroe Harbor, 

3 Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act 

4 of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 930), for ad5 ditional deepening. 

6 (21) PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.—Modifications 

7 to the project for navigation, Channels in Lake 

8 Saint Clair Michigan, authorized by the first section 

9 of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 

10 Stat. 1036), for additional deepening at the mouth 

11 of the Black River, Port Huron, Michigan. 

12 (22) SAINT JOSEPH HARBOR, MICHIGAN.— 

13 Modifications to the portion of the project for navi14 gation, Saint Joseph, Michigan, authorized by the 

15 first section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 

16 211, 21 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 49 Stat. 1036; 72 

17 Stat. 299), consisting of the Federal Channel of 

18 Saint Joseph Harbor, for additional deepening. 

19 (23) SAINT MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modi20 fications to the project for navigation Middle and 

21 West Neebish channels, Saint Marys River, Michi22 gan, authorized by the first section of the Act of 

23 June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 361; 70 

24 Stat. 54), to bring the channels to a consistent 

25 depth. 
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1 (24) SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE DAM, NEW HAMP2 SHIRE.—Modifications to the project for flood pro3 tection and recreation, Surry Mountain Lake dam, 

4 authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 

5 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1572; 52 Stat. 

6 1216; 58 Stat. 892), to add ecosystem restoration as 

7 a project purpose, and to install the proper gates 

8 and related equipment at Surry Mountain Lake to 

9 support stream flow augmentation releases. 

10 (25) BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.—Modifications to 

11 the project for navigation, Jersey Flats and Ba12 yonne, New Jersey, authorized by the first section of 

13 the Act of September 22, 1922 (chapter 427, 42 

14 Stat. 1038), for improvements to the navigation 

15 channel, including channel extension, widening, and 

16 deepening, in the vicinity of Bayonne Dry Dock, 

17 New Jersey. 

18 (26) LONG BEACH, NEW YORK.—Modifications 

19 to the project for storm damage reduction, Atlantic 

20 Coast of Long Island from Jones Inlet to East 

21 Rockaway Inlet, Long Beach Island, New York, au22 thorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), 

24 to include additional replacement of beach groins to 
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1 offer storm protection, erosion prevention, and re2 duce the need for future renourishment. 

3 (27) BALD HEAD ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

4 Modifications to the project for hurricane-flood con5 trol protection, Cape Fear to the North Carolina6 South Carolina State line, North Carolina, author7 ized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 

8 (80 Stat. 1419), to add coastal storm risk manage9 ment and hurricane and storm damage risk reduc10 tion, including shoreline stabilization, as an author11 ized purpose of the project for the village of Bald 

12 Head Island, North Carolina. 

13 (28) RENO BEACH-HOWARD FARMS, OHIO.— 

14 Modifications to the project for flood control, Reno 

15 Beach-Howard Farms, Ohio, authorized by section 

16 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 

17 1178), to improve project levees and to provide flood 

18 damage risk reduction to the portions of Jerusalem 

19 Township, Ohio, not currently benefited by the 

20 project. 

21 (29) DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHAN22 NEL DEEPENING, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND

23 PENNSYLVANIA.—Modifications to the project for 

24 navigation, Delaware River Mainstem and Channel 

25 Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsyl-
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1 vania, authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802; 

3 113 Stat. 300; 114 Stat. 2602), to increase the au4 thorized depth. 

5 (30) DELAWARE RIVER, MANTUA CREEK (FORT

6 MIFFLIN) AND MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

7 Modifications to the project for navigation, Delaware 

8 River, Philadelphia to the sea, authorized by the 

9 first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 

10 382, 36 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 49 Stat. 1030; 52 

11 Stat. 803; 59 Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 

12 297), to deepen the anchorage areas at Mantua 

13 Creek (Fort Mifflin) and Marcus Hook. 

14 (31) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Modi15 fications to the project for navigation, Charleston 

16 Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 

17 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

18 2016 (130 Stat. 1708), including improvements to 

19 the portion of the project that serves the North 

20 Charleston Terminal. 

21 (32) GALVESTON BAY AREA, TEXAS.—Modifica22 tions to the following projects for deepening and as23 sociated dredged material placement, disposal, and 

24 environmental mitigation navigation: 
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1 (A) The project for navigation, Galveston 

2 Bay Area, Texas City Channel, Texas, author3 ized by section 201 of the Water Resources De4 velopment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090). 

5 (B) The project for navigation and envi6 ronmental restoration, Houston-Galveston Navi7 gation Channels, Texas, authorized by section 

8 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666). 

10 (C) The project for navigation, Galveston 

11 Harbor Channel Extension Project, Houston12 Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas, author13 ized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 

14 Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836). 

15 (D) The project for navigation, Houston 

16 Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement 

17 Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston 

18 Counties, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) 

19 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

20 2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 

21 (33) GALVESTON HARBOR CHANNEL EXTEN22 SION PROJECT, HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION

23 CHANNELS, TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for 

24 navigation, Galveston Harbor Channel Extension 

25 Project, Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, 
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1 Texas, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water 

2 Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 

3 3836), to include further deepening and extension of 

4 the Federal channel and Turning Basin 2. 

5 (34) GATHRIGHT RESERVOIR AND FALLING

6 SPRING DAM, VIRGINIA.—Modifications to the 

7 project for navigation and flood control, Gathright 

8 Reservoir and Falling Spring dam, Virginia, author9 ized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 

10 (60 Stat. 645), to include recreation as an author11 ized project purpose. 

12 (35) MOUNT ST. HELENS SEDIMENT CONTROL, 

13 WASHINGTON.—Modifications to the project for sedi14 ment control and navigation, Mount St. Helens, 

15 Washington, authorized by chapter IV of title I of 

16 the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (99 

17 Stat. 318; 114 Stat. 2612), to include dredging to 

18 address flood risk management and navigation for 

19 federally authorized channels on the Cowlitz River 

20 and at the confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia 

21 Rivers. 

22 (c) SPECIAL RULE.—Each study authorized by sub23 section (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation 

24 and afforded the same treatment as a general reevalua25 tion. 
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1 SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 

2 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall ex3 pedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 

4 following projects, and if the Secretary determines that 

5 the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed 

6 directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and de7 sign of the project: 

8 (1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne 

9 and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage, 

10 Lower Alabama River, Alabama, authorized pursu11 ant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

12 (84 Stat. 1830). 

13 (2) Project for navigation, Akutan Harbor 

14 Navigational Improvements, Alaska, authorized pur15 suant to section 203 of the Water Resources Devel16 opment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 

17 (3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

18 and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Res19 toration Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Res20 toration, Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of 

21 the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 

22 Stat. 2680). 

23 (4) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

24 Miami-Dade Back Bay, Florida, authorized pursu25 ant to the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 

26 Stat. 132). 
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1 (5) Project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, 

2 Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida, Deep 

3 Draft Navigation, authorized by the resolution of the 

4 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

5 the House of Representatives, dated July 23, 1997. 

6 (6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

7 and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Res8 toration Program, Western Everglades Restoration 

9 Project, Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of 

10 the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 

11 Stat. 2680). 

12 (7) Project for flood risk management, Ala Wai 

13 Canal General Reevaluation, Hawaii, authorized by 

14 section 1401(2) of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837). 

16 (8) Project for flood risk management, Amite 

17 River and Tributaries, East of the Mississippi, Lou18 isiana, authorized by the resolution of the Com19 mittee on Public Works of the United States Senate, 

20 adopted April 14, 1967. 

21 (9) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

22 Baltimore Metropolitan, Baltimore City, Maryland, 

23 authorized by the resolution of the Committee on 

24 Public Works and Transportation of the House of 

25 Representatives, dated April 30, 1992. 
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1 (10) Project for coastal storm risk manage2 ment, Nassau County Back Bays, New York, au3 thorized pursuant to the Act of June 15, 1955 

4 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132). 

5 (11) Project for coastal storm risk manage6 ment, Surf City, North Carolina, authorized by sec7 tion 7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and 

8 Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1367). 

9 (12) Project for flood risk management, Tar10 Pamlico River Basin, North Carolina, authorized by 

11 the resolutions adopted by the Committee on Trans12 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep13 resentatives dated April 11, 2000, and May 21, 

14 2003. 

15 (13) Project for coastal storm risk manage16 ment, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 204 of the 

17 Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1828). 

18 (14) Project for ecosystem restoration, Hatchie19 Loosahatchie, Mississippi River Miles 775–736, Ten20 nessee and Arkansas, authorized by section 1202(a) 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 

22 (132 Stat. 3803). 

23 (b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 

24 Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 

25 change report for the following projects: 
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1 (1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

2 and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Res3 toration Program, Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, 

4 Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the 

5 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 

6 Stat. 2680). 

7 (2) Project for water reallocation, Stockton 

8 Lake Reallocation Study, Missouri, at the project for 

9 flood control, hydropower, water supply, and recre10 ation, Stockton Lake, Missouri, authorized by the 

11 Flood Control Act of 1954 (Public Law 83–780). 

12 (3) Project for ecosystem restoration and recre13 ation, Los Angeles River, California, authorized by 

14 section 1407(7) of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714). 

16 SEC. 203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FEASI17 BILITY STUDIES. 

18 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 

19 following feasibility studies, as modified by this section, 

20 and if the Secretary determines that a project that is the 

21 subject of the feasibility study is justified in the completed 

22 report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, 

23 engineering, and design of the project: 

24 (1) MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The 

25 study for navigation, Mare Island Straight channel, 
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1 authorized by section 406 of the Water Resources 

2 Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323; 136 Stat. 

3 3753), is modified to authorize the Secretary to con4 sider the benefits of deepening the channel to sup5 port activities of the Secretary of the department in 

6 which the Coast Guard is operating. 

7 (2) SAVANNAH HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Section 

8 8201(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act 

9 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750) is amended by striking ‘‘, 

10 without evaluation of additional deepening’’ and in11 serting ‘‘, including evaluation of additional deep12 ening’’. 

13 (3) HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII.—The study 

14 to modify the project for navigation, Honolulu, Ha15 waii, authorized by the first section of the Act of 

16 March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 1146; 136 

17 Stat. 3750), is modified to authorize the Secretary 

18 to consider the benefits of the project modification 

19 on disaster resilience and enhanced national security 

20 from utilization of the harbor by the Department of 

21 Defense. 

22 (4) ALEXANDRIA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, 

23 LOUISIANA.—The study for flood control, navigation, 

24 wetland conservation and restoration, wildlife habi25 tat, commercial and recreational fishing, saltwater 
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1 intrusion, freshwater and sediment diversion, and 

2 other purposes, in the area drained by the inter3 cepted drainage system of the West Atchafalaya 

4 Basin Protection Levee, from Alexandria, Louisiana 

5 to the Gulf of Mexico, being carried out under Com6 mittee Resolution 2535 of the Committee on Trans7 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep8 resentatives, adopted July 23, 1997, is modified to 

9 include the parishes of Pointe Coupee, Allen, 

10 Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Iberville, and 

11 Cameron within the scope of the study. 

12 (5) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—The study 

13 for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration 

14 to address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Vil15 lage of Hastings-on-the-Hudson within the 100-year 

16 flood zone, Saw Mill River, New York, authorized by 

17 section 8201(a)(70) of the Water Resources Devel18 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3748), is modified 

19 to authorize the Secretary to include within the 

20 scope of the study areas surrounding the City of 

21 Yonkers and the Village of Hastings-on-the-Hudson 

22 and the Village of Elmsford and the Village of 

23 Ardsley. 
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1 SEC. 204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS. 

2 (a) REPORT ON RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR INDI3 VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

7 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

8 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

9 Works of the Senate a report on access for individ10 uals with disabilities to covered recreational areas. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in12 clude in the report submitted under paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) existing policies or guidance for com14 plying with the requirements of the Americans 

15 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 

16 et seq.) at covered recreational areas; 

17 (B) a complete list of covered recreational 

18 areas, and the status of each covered rec19 reational area with respect to compliance with 

20 the requirements of such Act; 

21 (C) identification of policy changes, inter22 nal guidance changes, or changes to shoreline 

23 management plans that may result in increased 

24 access for individuals with disabilities to cov25 ered recreational areas, including access to fish-
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1 ing-related recreational activities at covered rec2 reational areas; 

3 (D) an analysis of barriers that exist for 

4 covered recreational areas to fully comply with 

5 the requirements of such Act; and 

6 (E) identification of specific covered rec7 reational areas that could be improved or modi8 fied to better accommodate visitors with disabil9 ities, including to increase recreational fishing 

10 access for individuals with disabilities. 

11 (3) COVERED RECREATIONAL AREA DE12 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered rec13 reational area’’ means all sites constructed, owned, 

14 operated, or maintained by the Secretary that are 

15 used for recreational purposes. 

16 (b) REPORT ON TURBIDITY IN THE WILLAMETTE

17 VALLEY, OREGON.— 

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

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 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 instances of high 

24 turbidity in a reservoir in the Willamette Valley re25 sulting from a drawdown in the reservoir. 
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1 (2) SCOPE.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

2 Secretary shall— 

3 (A) collaborate with any relevant Federal, 

4 State, and non-Federal entities; 

5 (B) identify and report instances during 

6 the 10-year period preceding the date of enact7 ment of this Act in which turbidity concerns 

8 have arisen following a drawdown at a reservoir 

9 in the Willamette Valley, including Foster Lake 

10 and Green Peter Lake; 

11 (C) report on turbidity monitoring that the 

12 Secretary performs during drawdowns to iden13 tify, and if necessary correct, turbidity issues; 

14 (D) provide a summary of turbidity moni15 toring records collected during drawdowns with 

16 respect to which turbidity concerns have been 

17 raised by the public, including a comparison be18 tween turbidity prior to a drawdown, during a 

19 drawdown, and following refilling; 

20 (E) identify lessons learned associated with 

21 turbidity resulting from drawdowns and indi22 cate how changes based on those lessons 

23 learned are being implemented; and 
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1 (F) identify opportunities to minimize 

2 monetary strains on non-Federal entities caused 

3 by increased turbidity levels. 

4 (c) REPORT ON SECURITY AT SOO LOCKS, MICHI5 GAN.— 

6 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

8 submit to the Committee on Transportation and In9 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

10 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

11 Senate a report that— 

12 (A) highlights any security deficiencies 

13 that exist with respect to the Soo Locks; 

14 (B) highlights any supply chain, logistical, 

15 and economic effects that would result from a 

16 malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks; 

17 (C) highlights any effects on the Great 

18 Lakes Navigation System that would result 

19 from such a malfunction or failure; 

20 (D) highlights any potential threats to the 

21 integrity of the Soo Locks; 

22 (E) details the Corps of Engineers security 

23 measures in place to protect the Soo Locks; and 
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1 (F) contains recommendations, as nec2 essary, and cost estimates for such rec3 ommendations, for— 

4 (i) strengthening security measures 

5 for the Soo Locks; and 

6 (ii) reducing the effects on the supply 

7 chain that would result from a malfunction 

8 or failure of the Soo Locks. 

9 (2) SOO LOCKS DEFINED.—In this subsection, 

10 the term ‘‘Soo Locks’’ means the locks at Sault 

11 Sainte Marie, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 

12 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

13 (100 Stat. 4254; 121 Stat. 1131; 136 Stat. 3844). 

14 (d) REPORT ON FLORIDA SEAGRASS REHABILITA15 TION.— 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 

18 thereafter for 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to 

19 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

21 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 

22 report on any planned or ongoing efforts to promote, 

23 rehabilitate, and enhance the growth of seagrasses in 

24 Florida stormwater treatment areas. 
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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out sub2 section (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with rel3 evant Federal, State, and local agencies and other 

4 regional stakeholders. 

5 (3) FLORIDA STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA

6 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Florida 

7 stormwater treatment area’’ means a stormwater 

8 treatment area in the State of Florida authorized by 

9 or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources 

10 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 

11 Stat. 1268; 132 Stat. 3786). 

12 (e) REPORT ON SHORELINE USE PERMITS.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

16 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

18 Works of the Senate a report describing the use of 

19 the authority under part 327 of title 36, Code of 

20 Federal Regulations, with respect to the issuance of 

21 new, or modifications to existing, shoreline use per22 mits at the Table Rock Lake project of the Corps 

23 of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas, au24 thorized as one of the multipurpose reservoir 
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1 projects in the White River Basin by section 4 of the 

2 Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218). 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

4 the report required under paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) a review of existing regulatory and ad6 ministrative requirements related to the lease, 

7 rent, sublease, or other usage agreement by a 

8 permittee for permitted facilities under a shore9 line use permit, including a floating, non10 floating, or fixed-floating structure; 

11 (B) a description of the authority and pub12 lic-interest rationale for such requirements, in13 cluding impacts on local businesses, property 

14 owners, and prospective lessors, renters, or 

15 other contractual users of such facilities; and 

16 (C) a description of the authority for the 

17 transfer of shoreline use permits upon transfer 

18 of the permitted facility by sale or other means. 

19 (f) REPORT ON RELOCATION.— 

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

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

23 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

24 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

25 Works of the Senate a report on the policies of the 
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1 Corps of Engineers relating to using property 

2 buyouts as part of coastal storm risk management 

3 projects. 

4 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the report 

5 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider 

6 ways in which current policies on mandatory prop7 erty buyouts may— 

8 (A) diminish the incentives for local com9 munities to work with the Corps of Engineers; 

10 and 

11 (B) increase vulnerabilities of communities 

12 to flood risk, including communities described 

13 in the guidance issued by the Secretary under 

14 section 160 of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 

16 (g) REPORT ON FUEL EFFICIENCY.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

20 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

21 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

22 Works of the Senate a report on fuel efficiency of 

23 each vessel within the fleet of vessels owned by the 

24 Corps of Engineers. 
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1 (2) CONTENTS.—In the report submitted under 

2 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) A list of vessels that are commercially 

5 available and may be used to carry out the mis6 sions of the Corps of Engineers that can be in7 corporated into the fleet of vessels owned by the 

8 Corps of Engineers to increase fuel efficiency of 

9 such fleet. 

10 (B) A list of modifications that can be 

11 made to increase fuel efficiency of such fleet 

12 and the associated cost of such modifications. 

13 (C) A life cycle cost analysis of replacing 

14 vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers with 

15 vessels that are more fuel efficient. 

16 (D) A description of technologies used or 

17 available to the Secretary to evaluate fuel effi18 ciency of each vessel owned by the Corps of En19 gineers. 

20 (E) A description of other opportunities to 

21 increase fuel efficiency of each such vessel. 

22 (F) A description of potential cost savings 

23 by increasing fuel efficiency of such vessels. 

24 (G) A description of State or local policies 

25 or requirements regarding efficiencies or emis-
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1 sions of vessels, or related technology, that the 

2 Secretary must comply with at water resources 

3 development projects, and any impact such poli4 cies and requirements have on project costs. 

5 (h) REPORT ON BOAT RAMPS.—Not later than 1 year 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

7 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra8 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com9 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

10 a report detailing— 

11 (1) the number of boat ramps constructed by 

12 the Secretary that are located at a site constructed, 

13 owned, operated, or maintained by the Secretary; 

14 (2) the number of such boat ramps that are 

15 operational; and 

16 (3) the number of such boat ramps that require 

17 maintenance in order to be made operational. 

18 SEC. 205. GAO STUDIES. 

19 (a) STUDY ON DONOR PORTS.— 

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 treatment of donor ports under section 2106 

24 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

25 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) that includes— 
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1 (A) a description of the funding available 

2 to donor ports under such section, including a 

3 description of how eligibility for such donor 

4 ports has been modified; 

5 (B) a summary of all funds that have been 

6 provided to donor ports under such section; 

7 (C) an assessment of how the Secretary 

8 provides funding under such section to donor 

9 ports, including— 

10 (i) a complete description of the proc11 ess and data used to determine eligibility; 

12 and 

13 (ii) the impact construction and main14 tenance projects, including maintenance 

15 dredging and deep draft navigation con16 struction projects, have on donor port eligi17 bility; 

18 (D) an assessment of other major con19 tainer ports that are not currently eligible as a 

20 donor port under such section and a description 

21 of the criteria that exclude such container ports 

22 from eligibility; and 

23 (E) recommendations to improve the provi24 sion of funds under such section. 
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1 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review 

2 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen3 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor4 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent5 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub6 lic Works of the Senate a report containing the re7 sults of such review. 

8 (b) STUDY ON DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

11 General of the United States shall complete an anal12 ysis of— 

13 (A) the extent to which the Corps of Engi14 neers utilizes digital infrastructure technologies 

15 for delivery of authorized water resources devel16 opment projects, including 3D modeling; 

17 (B) the digital technology systems utilized 

18 by the Corps of Engineers; 

19 (C) the digital technology systems utilized 

20 by non-Federal entities working with the Sec21 retary on authorized water resources develop22 ment projects; 

23 (D) the cost to the Government of sup24 porting multiple digital technology systems uti25 lized by the Corps of Engineers; 
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1 (E) available digital technology systems 

2 that may be used to for the delivery of author3 ized water resources development projects; 

4 (F) any security concerns related to the 

5 use of digital technology systems and how such 

6 concerns may be addressed; 

7 (G) the benefits of expanding the adoption 

8 of digital technology systems for use by the 

9 Corps of Engineers, including for delivery of 

10 authorized water resources development 

11 projects, in order to— 

12 (i) maximize interoperability with 

13 other systems, products, tools, or applica14 tions; 

15 (ii) boost productivity; 

16 (iii) manage complexity; 

17 (iv) reduce project delays and cost 

18 overruns; 

19 (v) enhance safety and quality; 

20 (vi) reduce total costs for the entire 

21 lifecycle of authorized water resources de22 velopment projects; 

23 (vii) reduce emissions and quantify 

24 other sustainable and resilient impacts; 
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1 (viii) promote more timely and pro2 ductive information sharing; and 

3 (ix) increase transparency as the re4 sult of the real-time sharing of informa5 tion; and 

6 (H) how the Corps of Engineers could bet7 ter leverage digital technology systems to enable 

8 3D model delivery and digital project delivery 

9 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 En21 vironment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

22 on the findings of such analysis. 

23 (c) STUDY ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISASTER PRE24 PAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RELATED INFORMATION

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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 

12 account from other accounts of the Corps 

13 of Engineers to cover postdisaster activities 

14 in 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 post24 disaster assistance that may impact future 

25 spending through such account; 
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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 devel5 opment projects, such as levees; 

6 (ii) the impacts of natural disasters 

7 on authorized water resources development 

8 projects, including how such disasters af9 fect the performance of such projects and 

10 resiliency of such projects to such disas11 ters; and 

12 (iii) whether the Corps of Engineers 

13 utilizes, or shares with non-Federal inter14 ests, information regarding such impacts 

15 in assessing whether modifications to such 

16 projects would reduce the likelihood of re17 petitive impacts or be in the public inter18 est; and 

19 (C) recommendations to improve the provi20 sion of assistance for response to natural disas21 ters under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 

22 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 

23 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

24 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen25 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
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1 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent2 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub3 lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 

4 such analysis. 

5 (d) STUDY ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON CORPS

6 OF ENGINEERS PROPERTY.— 

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— 

11 (A) unauthorized homeless encampments 

12 on water resources development projects con13 structed by the Corps of Engineers and lands 

14 owned or under the control of the Corps of En15 gineers; 

16 (B) any actual or potential impacts of such 

17 encampments on the construction, operation 

18 and maintenance, or management of such 

19 projects and lands, including potential impacts 

20 on flood risk reduction or ecosystem restoration 

21 efforts, water quality, or public safety; 

22 (C) efforts to remove or deter such en23 campments from such projects and lands, or re24 move any materials associated with such en25 campments that are unauthorized to be present 
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1 and pose a potential threat to public safety, in2 cluding manmade, flammable materials in 

3 urban and arid regions; and 

4 (D) constraints on the ability of the Corps 

5 of Engineers to remove or deter such encamp6 ments due to Federal, State, or local laws, reg7 ulations, or ordinances. 

8 (2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the anal9 ysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 

10 General shall consult with the Secretary, the Admin11 istrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

12 Agency, the Administrator of the Environmental 

13 Protection Agency, and other relevant Federal, 

14 State, and local government officials and interested 

15 parties. 

16 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

17 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen18 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor19 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent20 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub21 lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 

22 such analysis. 

23 (e) STUDY ON FEDERAL-STATE DATA SHARING EF24 FORTS.— 
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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 the coordination of the Secretary with other 

5 Federal and State agencies and academic institu6 tions in carrying out the development, update, mod7 ernization, and utilization of scientific, peer-reviewed 

8 data on the predictability of future resiliency, sea9 level rise, and flood impacts. 

10 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis re11 quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen12 eral shall— 

13 (A) consult with the Secretary, the heads 

14 of other relevant Federal and State agencies, 

15 and academic institutions that collect, analyze, 

16 synthesize, and utilize scientific, peer-reviewed 

17 data on the predictability of future resiliency, 

18 sea-level rise, and flooding events; 

19 (B) examine the methodologies and mecha20 nisms for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, 

21 and verifying such data; and 

22 (C) review and report on the opportunities 

23 for, and appropriateness of, the Secretary and 

24 relevant non-Federal interests to utilize such 

25 data in the planning, design, construction, and 
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1 operation and maintenance of authorized water 

2 resources development projects. 

3 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

4 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen5 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor6 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent7 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub8 lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 

9 such analysis. 

10 (f) STUDY ON INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO NA11 TURE-BASED FEATURES.— 

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 initiate an anal15 ysis of— 

16 (A) nature-based features that are incor17 porated into authorized water resources devel18 opment projects by the Corps of Engineers and 

19 the type of such projects; 

20 (B) any limitation on the authority of the 

21 Secretary to incorporate nature-based features 

22 into authorized water resources development 

23 projects; 
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1 (C) regulatory processes necessary for the 

2 use of nature-based features, including permit3 ting timelines; 

4 (D) the level of efficacy and effectiveness 

5 of nature-based features at authorized water re6 sources development projects that have— 

7 (i) utilized such nature-based features; 

8 and 

9 (ii) undergone extreme weather 

10 events, including hurricanes; and 

11 (E) institutional barriers within the Corps 

12 of Engineers preventing broader consideration 

13 and integration of nature-based features, in14 cluding— 

15 (i) staff experience with, and expertise 

16 on, nature-based features; 

17 (ii) official Corps of Engineers guid18 ance on nature-based features; 

19 (iii) time constraints or other expedi20 ency expectations; or 

21 (iv) life cycle costs associated with in22 corporating nature-based features into 

23 water resources development projects. 

24 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

25 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
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1 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor2 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent3 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub4 lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 

5 such analysis. 

6 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 

7 ‘‘nature-based feature’’ has the meaning given the 

8 terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ 

9 in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a). 

11 (g) STUDY ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES.— 

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 initiate an anal15 ysis of the use of ecosystem restoration by the Corps 

16 of Engineers for flood control or flood risk manage17 ment projects. 

18 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis under 

19 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall as20 sess— 

21 (A) how the Corps of Engineers complies, 

22 integrates, and prioritizes ecosystem restoration 

23 in benefit-cost analysis and generation of 

24 project alternatives; 
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1 (B) the geographic distribution and fre2 quency of ecosystem restoration for flood con3 trol or flood risk management projects; 

4 (C) the rationale and benefit-cost analyses 

5 that drive decisions to incorporate ecosystem 

6 restoration into flood control or flood risk man7 agement projects; 

8 (D) the additional long-term comprehen9 sive benefits to local communities related to 

10 ecosystem restoration for flood control or flood 

11 risk management projects; 

12 (E) recommendations for prioritizing eco13 system restoration as a tool for flood control 

14 and flood risk management projects; and 

15 (F) the percentage of the annual construc16 tion budget utilized for ecosystem restoration 

17 projects over the past 5 years at flood control 

18 or flood risk management projects. 

19 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 

20 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen21 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor22 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent23 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub24 lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 

25 such analysis. 
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1 (h) STUDY ON TRIBAL COORDINATION.— 

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

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

4 General of the United States shall initiate a review 

5 of the Corps of Engineers procedures to address the 

6 discovery of Tribal historic or cultural resources, in7 cluding village sites, burial sites, and human re8 mains, at authorized water resources development 

9 projects. 

10 (2) SCOPE.—In conducting the review required 

11 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

12 shall— 

13 (A) evaluate the implementation of the 

14 Tribal Liaison requirements under section 8112 

15 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

16 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281a); 

17 (B) describe the procedures used by the 

18 Corps of Engineers when Tribal historic or cul19 tural resources are identified at authorized 

20 water resources development projects, includ21 ing— 

22 (i) coordination with relevant Tribes, 

23 Federal, State, and local agencies; 

24 (ii) the role and effectiveness of the 

25 Tribal Liaison; 
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1 (iii) recovery and reburial standards; 

2 (iv) any differences in procedures used 

3 by each Corps of Engineers district; and 

4 (v) as applicable, the implementation 

5 of the requirements of section 306108 of 

6 title 54, United States Code (formerly 

7 known as section 106 of the National His8 toric Preservation Act) or the Native 

9 American Graves Protection and Repatri10 ation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq); and 

11 (C) provide recommendations to improve 

12 the coordination between the Corps of Engi13 neers and Tribes for the identification and re14 covery of Tribal historic and cultural resources 

15 discovered at authorized water resources devel16 opment projects. 

17 (3) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting the review 

18 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen19 eral shall prioritize reviewing procedures used by the 

20 Sacramento District in the South Pacific Division of 

21 the Corps of Engineers. 

22 (4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review 

23 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen24 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor25 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
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1 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub2 lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 

3 such review. 

4 (i) STUDY ON RISK RATING 2.0.— 

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

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

7 General of the United States shall initiate a review 

8 on the Risk Rating 2.0 initiative. 

9 (2) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General shall 

10 include in the review required under paragraph (1) 

11 the following: 

12 (A) A description of— 

13 (i) the Corps of Engineers processes 

14 for communicating changes to floodplain 

15 maps made as a result of Risk Rating 2.0 

16 to affected communities and property own17 ers; and 

18 (ii) any measures the Corps of Engi19 neers has put in place to assist owners of 

20 property that has been included in flood21 plain maps as a result of Risk Rating 2.0, 

22 including any options for mitigating flood 

23 risk and financial support programs. 

24 (B) An evaluation of the transparency and 

25 clarity of information provided to property own-
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1 ers about such changes, including an assess2 ment of the adequacy of outreach and education 

3 efforts to inform such property owners about 

4 available resources for flood risk mitigation. 

5 (C) An assessment of— 

6 (i) the broader effects of changes to 

7 floodplain maps as a result of Risk Rating 

8 2.0 on communities, including potential 

9 economic and social effects of increased 

10 floodplain designations; 

11 (ii) the role of local governments and 

12 community organizations in responding to 

13 and managing such changes; 

14 (iii) how such changes may affect the 

15 benefit-cost analysis used by the Corps of 

16 Engineers; and 

17 (iv) whether such changes affect the 

18 prioritization and justification of flood risk 

19 management projects. 

20 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review 

21 required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen22 eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor23 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent24 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
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1 lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 

2 such review. 

3 SEC. 206. ANNUAL REPORT ON HARBOR MAINTENANCE 

4 NEEDS AND TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the budget 

6 of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec7 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 

8 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 

9 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In10 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com11 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

12 a report describing— 

13 (1) with respect to the fiscal year for which the 

14 budget is submitted, the operation and maintenance 

15 costs associated with harbors and inland harbors de16 scribed in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources 

17 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)), 

18 including a description of the costs required to 

19 achieve and maintain the constructed width and 

20 depth for such harbors and inland harbors and the 

21 costs for expanded uses at eligible harbors and in22 land harbors (as defined in section 210(d)(2) of such 

23 Act), on a project-by-project basis; 

24 (2) as of the date on which the report is sub25 mitted, expenditures and deposits into the Harbor 
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1 Maintenance Trust Fund established under section 

2 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

3 (3) an identification of the amount of funding 

4 requested in the budget of the President for the op5 eration and maintenance costs associated with such 

6 harbors and inland harbors, on a project-by-project 

7 basis; 

8 (4) an explanation of how the amount of fund9 ing described in paragraph (2) complies with the re10 quirements of section 102 of the Water Resources 

11 Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note); 

12 (5) an identification of the unmet operation and 

13 maintenance needs associated with such harbors and 

14 inland harbors, on a project-by-project basis, that 

15 remains after accounting for the amount identified 

16 under paragraph (3); and 

17 (6) a description of deposits made into the Har18 bor Maintenance Trust Fund in the fiscal year pre19 ceding the fiscal year of the applicable budget sub20 mission and the sources of such deposits. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In the first report 

22 required to be submitted under subsection (a), the Sec23 retary shall identify, to the maximum extent practicable, 

24 transportation cost savings realized by achieving and 

25 maintaining the constructed width and depth for the har-
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1 bors and inland harbors described in section 210(a)(2) of 

2 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, on a 

3 project-by-project basis. 

4 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

5 make the report submitted under subsection (a) available 

6 to the public, including on the internet. 

7 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (1) ASSESSMENT OF HARBORS AND INLAND

9 HARBORS.—Section 210(e)(3) of the Water Re10 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

11 2238(e)(3)) is repealed. 

12 (2) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND DE13 POSITS AND EXPENDITURES.—Section 330 of the 

14 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (26 

15 U.S.C. 9505 note) and the item related to such sec16 tion in the table of contents for such Act, are re17 pealed. 

18 SEC. 207. EXAMINATION OF REDUCTION OF MICROPLAS19 TICS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap21 propriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director 

22 of the Engineer Research and Development Center and, 

23 where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal 

24 agencies, shall carry out research and development activi25 ties relating to measures that may be implemented to re-
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1 duce the release of microplastics into the environment as2 sociated with carrying out the civil works missions of the 

3 Corps of Engineers. 

4 (b) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

5 the Secretary shall, at a minimum— 

6 (1) review efforts to reduce the release of 

7 microplastics associated with sandblasting or hydro8 blasting vessels owned or operated by the Corps of 

9 Engineers; 

10 (2) research whether natural features or na11 ture-based features can be used effectively to reduce 

12 the release of microplastics into the environment; 

13 and 

14 (3) describe the potential costs and benefits, 

15 and the effects on the timeline for carrying out 

16 water resources development projects, of imple17 menting measures to reduce the release of micro18 plastics into the environment. 

19 SEC. 208. POST-DISASTER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT FOR 

20 IMPACTED AREAS. 

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

22 post-disaster watershed assessment under section 3025 of 

23 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

24 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2267b) for the following areas: 
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1 (1) Areas of Maui, Hawaii, impacted by the Au2 gust 2023 wildfires. 

3 (2) Areas near Belen, New Mexico, impacted by 

4 the April 2022 wildfires. 

5 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 

6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

8 and Infrastructure of the House of Representative and the 

9 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen10 ate a report on the status of the post-disaster watershed 

11 assessments carried out under subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 209. UPPER BARATARIA BASIN AND MORGANZA TO 

13 THE GULF OF MEXICO CONNECTION, LOU14 ISIANA. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall evaluate con16 structing a connection between the Upper Barataria Basin 

17 Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project, 

18 Louisiana, authorized by section 8401(3) of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 2022 (136 U.S.C. 3839), and 

20 the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 

21 Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, authorized by 

22 section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053). 

24 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 

25 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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1 shall complete the evaluation described in subsection (a) 

2 and submit to the Committee on Transportation and In3 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com4 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

5 any recommendations related to constructing a connection 

6 between the projects described in such subsection. 

7 SEC. 210. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK 

8 AND RESILIENCY STUDY. 

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

10 study to evaluate and recommend local and systemic meas11 ures to improve flood resiliency and reduce flood risk in 

12 the floodplain, including the floodway, of the Upper Mis13 sissippi River System. 

14 (b) COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the study re15 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

16 (1) develop recommendations to reduce costs 

17 and damages associated with flooding and enable 

18 people located in areas adjacent to, and economies 

19 dependent on, the Upper Mississippi River System 

20 to be more resilient to flood events; 

21 (2) identify opportunities to support navigation, 

22 environmental sustainability, and environmental res23 toration goals for the Upper Mississippi River Sys24 tem, including recommending measures that are in-
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1 cidental flood risk measures that may achieve such 

2 goals; 

3 (3) describe the existing flood risk conditions of 

4 the Upper Mississippi River System; 

5 (4) develop and recommend integrated, com6 prehensive, and systems-based approaches for flood 

7 risk reduction and floodplain management to mini8 mize the threat to life, health, safety, and property 

9 resulting from flooding by using structural and non10 structural measures in the Upper Mississippi River 

11 System; 

12 (5) investigate and provide recommendations 

13 for modifications to authorized water resources de14 velopment projects in Upper Mississippi River States 

15 within the floodplain of the Upper Mississippi River 

16 System, including modifications to the authorized 

17 purposes of such projects to further flood risk man18 agement and resiliency; 

19 (6) perform a systemic analysis of flood resil20 iency and flood risk to determine the feasibility of 

21 protecting authorized water resources development 

22 projects for flood control and navigation in the 

23 Upper Mississippi River System; 

24 (7) develop management plans and actions, to 

25 be carried out by the responsible Federal agency or 
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1 State government, to reduce flood risk and improve 

2 resiliency in the Upper Mississippi River System; 

3 (8) identify and provide recommendations for 

4 any necessary changes to Federal or State law to 

5 carry out recommendations provided pursuant to 

6 this section; 

7 (9) recommend followup studies of problem 

8 areas in the Upper Mississippi River System for 

9 which data or technology does not allow immediate 

10 solutions; and 

11 (10) recommend additional monitoring of, or 

12 systemic adaptive management measures for, au13 thorized water resources development projects to re14 spond to changing conditions in the Upper Mis15 sissippi River System. 

16 (c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In car17 rying out the study required under subsection (a), the Sec18 retary shall— 

19 (1) coordinate with the Upper Mississippi River 

20 States, including collectively through the Upper Mis21 sissippi River Basin Association; 

22 (2) consult with the appropriate Federal agen23 cies, levee and drainage districts, and units of local 

24 government, and the Mississippi River Commission; 

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1 (3) seek and consider input from the Upper 

2 Mississippi navigation industry, agriculture and con3 servation organizations, and other interested parties 

4 in such States. 

5 (d) CONTINUATION OF STUDY.—The following stud6 ies shall be considered a continuation of the study carried 

7 out under subsection (a): 

8 (1) Any study recommended to be carried out 

9 in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares for 

10 the study conducted under this section. 

11 (2) Any study spun off from the study con12 ducted under this section before completion of such 

13 study. 

14 (e) CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISTRICT.—The Secretary 

15 shall carry out the study required under subsection (a) 

16 through the St. Louis District in the Mississippi Valley 

17 Division of the Corps of Engineers. 

18 (f) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 

19 the study carried out under subsection (a) and any study 

20 carried out pursuant to subsection (d) shall be 75 percent. 

21 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATE.—The 

23 term ‘‘Upper Mississippi River State’’ means any of 

24 the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or 

25 Wisconsin. 
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1 (2) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM.—The 

2 term ‘‘Upper Mississippi River System’’ has the 

3 meaning given the term in section 1103(b) of the 

4 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

5 U.S.C. 652(b)). 

6 SEC. 211. NEW JERSEY HOT SPOT EROSION MITIGATION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct one 

8 or more studies on the effects of hot spot erosion on au9 thorized coastal storm risk management projects in the 

10 State of New Jersey, which shall include, with respect to 

11 each affected project included in a study— 

12 (1) the specific area of the project that is af13 fected by hot spot erosion; and 

14 (2) the impact of hot spot erosion on the effec15 tiveness of the project in meeting the purpose of 

16 coastal storm risk management. 

17 (b) FORM.—A study conducted under subsection (a) 

18 may be in the form of a general reevaluation report, an 

19 engineering documentation report, or any other method of 

20 assessment that the Secretary determines appropriate. 

21 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the study or 

22 studies carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary 

23 shall develop recommendations for mitigating the effects 

24 of hot spot erosion on authorized coastal storm risk man-
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1 agement projects in the State of New Jersey, which may 

2 include recommendations relating to— 

3 (1) the design and construction of seawalls, jet4 ties, berms, groins, breakwaters, or other physical 

5 structures; 

6 (2) the use of natural features and nature7 based features, including living shorelines; and 

8 (3) modifications to authorized project designs 

9 or renourishment schedules. 

10 (d) HOT SPOT EROSION DEFINED.—In this section, 

11 the term ‘‘hot spot erosion’’ means the loss of sediment 

12 in a specific, concentrated area, significantly faster than 

13 in immediately surrounding areas, due to natural proc14 esses. 

15 SEC. 212. OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. 

16 The Secretary— 

17 (1) shall— 

18 (A) expedite the completion of the study of 

19 plans for mitigation and beach restoration au20 thorized by section 414 of the Water Resources 

21 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2636); 

22 and 

23 (B) produce a report of the Chief of Engi24 neers with a recommended plan for mitigation 
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1 and beach restoration based on updated sedi2 ment sampling and analysis; and 

3 (2) may, if the Secretary determines that the 

4 mitigation and beach restoration plans described in 

5 such study are technically feasible and environ6 mentally acceptable, proceed directly to 

7 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of 

8 the mitigation and beach restoration work. 

9 SEC. 213. COASTAL WASHINGTON. 

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

11 carry out comprehensive studies for riverine and coastal 

12 flooding of coastal areas in the State of Washington. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out a study under 

14 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of current 

16 riverine and coastal flooding and corresponding risk 

17 reduction measures with an emphasis on resiliency 

18 to maintain or enhance current levels of risk man19 agement in response to changing conditions; 

20 (2) establish a method of projecting sea level 

21 rise with limited tide gage information and develop 

22 applicable tools to address the unique coastal flood23 ing process in the Pacific Northwest region; 

24 (3) conduct research and development to under25 stand the atmospheric, oceanic, geologic, and coastal 
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1 forcing and response conditions necessary to develop 

2 a numerical modeling system that may be used for 

3 developing coastal hazard data, and how to best in4 clude that information in such a modeling system; 

5 (4) identify coastal vulnerabilities and risks in 

6 riverine and coastal areas due to sea level change, 

7 extreme weather, and increased coastal storm risk; 

8 (5) identify Tribal and economically disadvan9 taged communities (as defined by the Secretary 

10 under section 160 of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) with 

12 riverine and coastal flooding vulnerabilities and 

13 risks; and 

14 (6) recommend actions necessary to protect 

15 critical public infrastructure, communities, and crit16 ical natural or cultural resources. 

17 (c) DATA NEEDS.—In carrying out this section, the 

18 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and 

19 where appropriate, use existing data provided to the Sec20 retary by Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, and 

21 other stakeholders, including data obtained through other 

22 Federal programs. 
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1 SEC. 214. CHERRYFIELD DAM, NARRAGUAGUS RIVER, 

2 MAINE. 

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

4 disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control 

5 Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and 

6 potential removal of the Cherryfield Local Protection 

7 Project, Narraguagus River, Maine, constructed pursuant 

8 to section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 

9 U.S.C. 701s). 

10 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 

11 months after the date of enactment of this section, the 

12 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor13 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

15 the Senate a report on the status of the disposition study 

16 required under subsection (a). 

17 SEC. 215. POOR FARM POND DAM, WORCESTER, MASSACHU18 SETTS. 

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

20 disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control 

21 Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and 

22 potential removal of the Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worces23 ter, Massachusetts. 

24 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 

25 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec26 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
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1 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

2 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

3 Senate a report on the status of the disposition study re4 quired under subsection (a). 

5 SEC. 216. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY ON 

6 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 

8 into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 

9 to prepare a report containing— 

10 (1) the results of a study on the management 

11 and operations of the dams and reservoirs in the 

12 Upper Rio Grande Basin, including the Heron, El 

13 Vado, Abiquiu, Cochiti, Jemez Canyon, and Ele14 phant Butte dams and reservoirs; and 

15 (2) recommendations for future management 

16 and operation strategies for such dams and res17 ervoirs with a goal of optimizing currently author18 ized project purposes and enhancing resiliency, in19 cluding to drought and weather variations. 

20 (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under 

21 subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall 

22 consult with relevant Federal agencies. 

23 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

24 of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 

25 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
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1 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

2 Environment and Public Works of the Senate the report 

3 prepared under subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 217. CHAMBERS, GALVESTON, AND HARRIS COUNTIES, 

5 TEXAS. 

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

7 disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control 

8 Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the release, transfer, 

9 conveyance, or exchange of excess easements, or the ex10 change of land, held for placement of dredged material 

11 for the project for navigation, Houston Ship Channel Ex12 pansion Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, 

13 and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by section 

14 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

15 (134 Stat. 2734). 

16 (b) ACTIONS.—In carrying out the study required 

17 under subsection (a) the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) ensure that the relevant non-Federal inter19 est is provided right of first refusal for any potential 

20 release, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess 

21 easements; and 

22 (2) work alongside the non-Federal interest in 

23 identifying opportunities for land exchanges, where 

24 possible. 
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1 SEC. 218. SEA SPARROW ACCOUNTING. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall share data 

3 and coordinate with relevant Federal, State, and local 

4 agencies to obtain an accurate count of Cape Sable Sea5 side Sparrows in Florida during each year and, to the 

6 maximum extent practicable, during the 5-year period pre7 ceding each such year. 

8 (b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.— 

9 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

10 Act, and annually thereafter during the 10-year period be11 ginning on such date of enactment, the Secretary shall 

12 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra13 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com14 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

15 the information obtained under subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 219. WILSON LOCK FLOATING GUIDE WALL, ALABAMA. 

17 On the request of the relevant Federal entity, the 

18 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use 

19 all relevant authorities to expeditiously provide technical 

20 assistance, including engineering and design assistance, 

21 and cost estimation assistance to the relevant Federal en22 tity in order to address the impacts to navigation along 

23 the Tennessee River at the Wilson Lock and Dam, Ala24 bama. 
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1 SEC. 220. ALGIERS CANAL LEVEES, LOUISIANA. 

2 The Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee 

3 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

4 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 

5 Public Works of the Senate within 60 days of the passage 

6 of this Act detailing the Corps plan to assume responsibil7 ities for the Algiers Canal Levee as outlined in section 

8 8340(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

9 (136 Stat. 3795). 

10 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS 

11 AND MODIFICATIONS 

12 SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 

13 Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d–2) is amended by striking sub15 sections (a) through (c) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

17 ‘‘(1) to identify water resources development 

18 projects, and separable elements of projects, author19 ized by Congress that are no longer viable for con20 struction due to— 

21 ‘‘(A) a lack of local support; 

22 ‘‘(B) a lack of available Federal or non23 Federal resources; or 

24 ‘‘(C) an authorizing purpose that is no 

25 longer relevant or feasible; 
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1 ‘‘(2) to create an expedited and definitive proc2 ess for Congress to deauthorize water resources de3 velopment projects and separable elements that are 

4 no longer viable for construction; and 

5 ‘‘(3) to allow the continued authorization of 

6 water resources development projects and separable 

7 elements that are viable for construction. 

8 ‘‘(b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 

9 ‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.— 

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

11 develop a preliminary list of each water re12 sources development project, or separable ele13 ment of a project, authorized for construction 

14 before June 10, 2014, for which— 

15 ‘‘(i) planning, design, or construction 

16 was not initiated before the date of enact17 ment of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 2024; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) planning, design, or construction 

20 was initiated before the date of enactment 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act 

22 of 2024, but for which no funds, Federal 

23 or non-Federal, were obligated for plan24 ning, design, or construction of the project 

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1 the current fiscal year or any of the 10 

2 preceding fiscal years. 

3 ‘‘(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUC4 TION BACKLOG AND OPERATION AND MAINTE5 NANCE REPORT.—The Secretary may develop 

6 the preliminary list from the comprehensive 

7 construction backlog and operation and mainte8 nance reports developed pursuant to section 

9 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Develop10 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 

11 ‘‘(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHOR12 IZATION LIST.— 

13 ‘‘(A) PROPOSED LIST AND ESTIMATED DE14 AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary 

15 shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) prepare a proposed list of projects 

17 for deauthorization comprised of a subset 

18 of projects and separable elements identi19 fied on the preliminary list developed 

20 under paragraph (1) that are projects or 

21 separable elements described in subsection 

22 (a)(1), as determined by the Secretary; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) include with such proposed list 

2 an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Fed3 eral cost to complete such projects. 

4 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST

5 TO COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph 

6 (A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into 

7 account any allowances authorized by section 

8 902 of the Water Resources Development Act 

9 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the 

10 most recent project schedule and cost estimate. 

11 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 

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

13 solicit comments from the public and the Gov14 ernors of each applicable State on the proposed 

15 deauthorization list prepared under paragraph 

16 (2)(A). 

17 ‘‘(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com18 ment period shall be 90 days. 

19 ‘‘(4) PREPARATION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZA20 TION LIST.— 

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

22 prepare a final deauthorization list by— 

23 ‘‘(i) considering any comments re24 ceived under paragraph (3); and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) revising the proposed deauthor2 ization list prepared under paragraph 

3 (2)(A) as the Secretary determines nec4 essary to respond to such comments. 

5 ‘‘(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in6 clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 

7 appendix that— 

8 ‘‘(i) identifies each project or sepa9 rable element on the proposed deauthoriza10 tion list that is not included on the final 

11 deauthorization list; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) describes the reasons why the 

13 project or separable element is not in14 cluded on the final deauthorization list. 

15 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST

16 TO CONGRESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICA17 TION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the date of the close of the comment period 

20 under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) submit the final deauthorization list 

22 and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(4) 

23 to the Committee on Transportation and Infra24 structure of the House of Representatives and 
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1 the Committee on Environment and Public 

2 Works of the Senate; and 

3 ‘‘(B) publish the final deauthorization list 

4 and appendix in the Federal Register. 

5 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not in6 clude in the final deauthorization list submitted 

7 under paragraph (1) any project or separable ele8 ment with respect to which Federal funds for plan9 ning, design, or construction are obligated after the 

10 development of the preliminary list under subsection 

11 (b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final de12 authorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this 

13 subsection.’’. 

14 SEC. 302. GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS. 

15 (a) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.—Section 529(b)(3) of the 

16 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 

17 2658; 119 Stat. 2255; 125 Stat. 865; 136 Stat. 4631) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 

20 (b) INVASIVE SPECIES IN ALPINE LAKES PILOT PRO21 GRAM.—Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 2020 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

24 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL BANKS.—Section 309(e) of the 

25 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration 
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1 Act (16 U.S.C. 3957(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘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 

6 striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 

7 (e) NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO8 GRAM.—Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform 

9 and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ each place it appears and 

11 inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

12 (f) ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT

13 PROGRAM.—Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Devel14 opment 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 

18 thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years after the date of 

19 enactment of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 2024’’. 

21 (g) TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT.—Section 1020 

22 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

23 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2223) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘2033’’ each place it appears. 
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1 (h) PILOT PROGRAMS ON THE FORMULATION OF

2 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS IN RURAL COMMU3 NITIES AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU4 NITIES.—Section 118 of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘5 years and 

7 10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years, 10 years, and 15 

8 years’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘10 years’’ 

10 and 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, 

15 city of Rialto, California, authorized by section 201 

16 of the 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 

22 purposes, Kentucky River and its tributaries, Ken23 tucky, authorized by section 6 of the Act of August 

24 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1416). 
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1 ‘‘(4) The project for flood risk management, 

2 Kentucky River, Kentucky, authorized by section 

3 8201(a)(31) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 

5 ‘‘(5) The project for navigation, Hagaman 

6 Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana, authorized by 

7 section 201 of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 2024. 

9 ‘‘(6) The project for flood risk management, 

10 Otero County, New Mexico, authorized by section 

11 201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

12 2024. 

13 ‘‘(7) The project for flood control and other 

14 purposes, Susquehanna River Basin, Williamsport, 

15 Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 

16 June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 

17 ‘‘(8) The project for flood risk management and 

18 ecosystem restoration, Winooski River basin, 

19 Vermont, authorized by section 201 of the Water 

20 Resources Development Act of 2024. 

21 ‘‘(9) The project for flood risk management and 

22 sediment management, Grays River, Wahkiakum 

23 County, Washington, authorized by section 201 of 

24 the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.’’. 
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1 (i) REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES.—Section 

2 3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

3 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 

5 SEC. 303. CONVEYANCES. 

6 (a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 

7 (1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

8 The exact acreage and the legal description of any 

9 real property to be conveyed under this section shall 

10 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

11 Secretary. 

12 (2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING

13 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance 

15 under this section. 

16 (3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to 

17 which a conveyance is made under this section shall 

18 be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, 

19 including real estate transaction and environmental 

20 documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 

21 (4) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a convey22 ance is made under this section shall hold the 

23 United States harmless from any liability with re24 spect to activities carried out, on or after the date 

25 of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed. 
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1 The United States shall remain responsible for any 

2 liability with respect to activities carried out, before 

3 such date, on the real property conveyed. 

4 (5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

5 The Secretary may require that any conveyance 

6 under this section be subject to such additional 

7 terms and conditions as the Secretary considers nec8 essary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 

9 United States. 

10 (b) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.— 

11 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Upon receipt 

12 from the City of Los Angeles, California, of an 

13 amount that is not less than fair market value, as 

14 determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall 

15 convey to the City of Los Angeles, California, all 

16 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

17 to the real property described in paragraph (2), for 

18 the purpose of housing a fire station, swiftwater res19 cue facility, and firefighter training facility. 

20 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

21 under this subsection is the approximately 11.25 

22 acres of land, including improvements on that land, 

23 located at 5101 Sepulveda Boulevard, Sherman 

24 Oaks, California. 

25 (c) SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 
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1 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Upon receipt 

2 from the County of San Luis Obispo, California, of 

3 an amount that is not less than fair market value, 

4 as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall 

5 convey to the County of San Luis Obispo, California, 

6 all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

7 and to the real property described in paragraph (2). 

8 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

9 under this subsection is Salinas Dam and Reservoir 

10 (Santa Margarita Lake), California. 

11 (3) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

12 shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal and 

13 non-Federal entities, ensure the property described 

14 in paragraph (2) meets applicable State and Federal 

15 dam safety requirements before conveying such 

16 property under this subsection. 

17 (d) PORT OF SKAMANIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 

18 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Upon receipt 

19 from the Port of Skamania County, Washington, of 

20 an amount that is not less than fair market value, 

21 as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall 

22 convey to the Port of Skamania County, Wash23 ington, all right, title, and interest of the United 

24 States in and to the real property described in para25 graph (2). 
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1 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 

2 under this subsection is the approximately 1.6 acres 

3 of land, including improvements on that land, con4 sisting of the following: Lot I–2 in the Fifth Addi5 tion to the Plats of Relocated North Bonneville re6 corded in Volume B of Plat Records, Pages 51 and 

7 52, Skamania County Auditor’s File No. 94016. 

8 (3) WAIVER OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVI9 SION.—Section 401(e) of Public Law 100–581 (102 

10 Stat. 2944) shall not apply to the conveyance under 

11 this subsection. 

12 (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 

13 8377(e)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3825) is amended by striking ‘‘reserved 

15 an retained’’ and inserting ‘‘reserved and retained’’. 

16 SEC. 304. LAKES PROGRAM. 

17 Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 

19 3758; 118 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703; 136 

20 Stat. 3778) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end; 

23 (2) in paragraph (34) by striking the period at 

24 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(35) East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida; 

2 ‘‘(36) Dillon Lake, Ohio; 

3 ‘‘(37) Hillcrest Pond, Pennsylvania; 

4 ‘‘(38) Falcon Lake, Zapata County, Texas; and 

5 ‘‘(39) Lake Casa Blanca, Webb County, 

6 Texas.’’. 

7 SEC. 305. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 

8 Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development 

9 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 113 Stat. 339; 114 Stat. 

10 2679; 136 Stat. 3779) is amended by adding at the end 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(23) West Dundalk Branch Channel and Dun13 dalk-Seagirt Connecting Channel, Baltimore Harbor 

14 Anchorages and Channels, Maryland. 

15 ‘‘(24) Crown Bay Marina Channel, United 

16 States Virgin Islands. 

17 ‘‘(25) Pidgeon Industrial Area Harbor, Mem18 phis, Tennessee. 

19 ‘‘(26) McGriff Pass Channel, Florida. 

20 ‘‘(27) Oak Harbor Channel and Breakwater, 

21 Washington. 

22 ‘‘(28) Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington.’’. 

23 SEC. 306. ASSET DIVESTITURE. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 109 of the River and Har25 bor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 534) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary of the 

2 Army’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘with or without consideration’’ 

5 and all that follows through the period at the end 

6 and inserting the following: ‘‘with or without consid7 eration if, prior to any transfer or conveyance of a 

8 bridge, the Secretary and the State authority, or po9 litical subdivision thereof, execute an agreement con10 taining the following terms and conditions: 

11 ‘‘(1) The State authority, or political subdivi12 sion thereof, shall assume responsibility for the oper13 ation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and reha14 bilitation of the bridge, including the preservation, 

15 protection, inspection and evaluation of, and future 

16 construction on, the bridge. 

17 ‘‘(2) Operation of the bridge shall be consistent 

18 with the purposes of, and may not constrain or 

19 change, the operation and maintenance of the water 

20 resources development project in connection to which 

21 the bridge was constructed or acquired. 

22 ‘‘(3) The State authority, or political subdivi23 sion thereof, shall hold the United States harmless 

24 from any liability with respect to the operation, 

25 maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation 
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1 of the bridge, including preservation, protection, in2 spection and evaluation of, and future construction 

3 on, the bridge. 

4 ‘‘(4) Any additional terms or conditions that 

5 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 

6 interests of the United States.’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(b) FUNDS.—The Secretary may transfer to the 

9 State authority, or political subdivision thereof, to which 

10 a bridge is transferred or conveyed under this section any 

11 funds made available to the Secretary for necessary re12 placement or rehabilitation of the bridge.’’. 

13 (b) REPORT ON BRIDGE INVENTORY.— 

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

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

16 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 bridges owned, op20 erated, and maintained by the Corps of Engineers. 

21 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in22 clude in the report required under paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) a list of bridges carrying passengers 

24 that are— 
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1 (i) not located in recreational areas; 

2 and 

3 (ii) not required to be owned, oper4 ated, and maintained by the Corps of En5 gineers for the proper functioning of water 

6 resources development projects; 

7 (B) a description of the location of such 

8 bridges and applicable State authority or polit9 ical subdivision to which such bridges may be 

10 transferred or conveyed under section 109 of 

11 the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 

12 534) (as amended by this section); and 

13 (C) a description of measures taken by the 

14 Corps of Engineers to reduce the number of 

15 bridges owned, operated, and maintained by the 

16 Corps of Engineers. 

17 SEC. 307. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PRO18 GRAM. 

19 Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal 

22 year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal 

23 year 2024 and $20,000,000 for each fiscal year there24 after’’. 
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1 SEC. 308. COASTAL COMMUNITY FLOOD CONTROL AND 

2 OTHER PURPOSES. 

3 Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Develop4 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)) is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

6 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘makes’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘made’’; and 

8 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘repays an 

amount equal to 2 9 ⁄3 of the remaining principal 

10 by’’ and inserting ‘‘made a payment of an addi11 tional $200,000,000 for that eligible deferred 

12 payment agreement on or before’’; 

13 (2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘inter14 est’s’’ after ‘‘non-Federal’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(C) REFUND OF CREDIT.—Any agree17 ment made that applied credits to satisfy the 

18 terms of a pre-payment made under subsection 

19 (k)(4)(A) that resulted in total payment in ex20 cess of the amount now required under sub21 section (k)(4)(A) shall be modified to indicate 

22 that the excess credits continue to apply toward 

23 any remaining principal of the respective 

24 project, or at the request of the non-Federal in25 terest, the agreement shall be modified to retro26 actively transfer back those excess credits to the 
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1 non-Federal interest such that those credits 

2 may be applied by the non-Federal interest to 

3 any cost-shared project identified by the non4 Federal interest.’’. 

5 SEC. 309. SHORE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. 

6 Section 8327 of the Water Resources Development 

7 Act of 2022 (136 Sat. 3788) is amended— 

8 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DELA9 WARE’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DELA12 WARE’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘the State of Delaware’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘the covered geographic area’’ 

15 each place it appears; and 

16 (C) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(C) COVERED GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The 

19 term ‘covered geographic area’ means— 

20 ‘‘(i) the State of Delaware; 

21 ‘‘(ii) Fire Island National Seashore, 

22 New York; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) the hamlets of Massapequa 

24 Park, Massapequa, Amityville, Copiague, 

25 Lindenhurst, West Babylon, Babylon, West 
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1 Islip, West Bay Shore, Brightwaters, Bay 

2 Shore, Islip, East Islip, Great River, 

3 Oakdale, West Sayville, Saville, Bayport, 

4 Blue Point, Patchogue, East Patchogue, 

5 Bellport, Brookhaven, Shirley, Mastic 

6 Beach, Mastic, Moriches, Center Moriches, 

7 East Moriches, and Eastport, New York.’’. 

8 SEC. 310. HOPPER DREDGE MCFARLAND REPLACEMENT. 

9 If the Secretary replaces the Federal hopper dredge 

10 McFarland referred to in section 563 of the Water Re11 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784; 121 

12 Stat. 1105) with another Federal hopper dredge, the Sec13 retary shall— 

14 (1) place the replacement Federal hopper 

15 dredge in a ready reserve status; 

16 (2) periodically perform routine underway 

17 dredging tests of the equipment (not to exceed 70 

18 days per year) of the replacement Federal hopper 

19 dredge in a ready reserve status to ensure the ability 

20 of the replacement Federal hopper dredge to per21 form urgent and emergency work; and 

22 (3) in consultation with affected stakeholders, 

23 place the replacement Federal hopper dredge in ac24 tive status in order to perform dredging work if the 
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1 Secretary determines that private industry has 

2 failed— 

3 (A) to submit a responsive and responsible 

4 bid for work advertised by the Secretary; or 

5 (B) to carry out a project as required pur6 suant to a contract between the industry and 

7 the Secretary. 

8 SEC. 311. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 

9 Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development 

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

11 3781) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal’’ and in14 serting the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(2) RECONNAISSANCE STUDY.—Notwith18 standing paragraph (1), the Federal share of a re19 connaissance study carried out by the Secretary 

20 under this section shall be 100 percent.’’; and 

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

22 and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 312. PACIFIC REGION. 

2 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended by 

4 inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 

5 SEC. 313. SELMA, ALABAMA. 

6 The Federal share of the cost of the project for flood 

7 risk management, Selma Flood Risk Management and 

8 Bank Stabilization, Alabama, authorized by section 

9 8401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 

10 (136 Stat. 3838), shall be 100 percent. 

11 SEC. 314. BARROW, ALASKA. 

12 For purposes of implementing the coastal erosion 

13 project, Barrow, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 

14 116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related 

15 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (123 Stat. 2851) the 

16 Secretary may consider the North Slope Borough to be 

17 in compliance with section 402(a) of the Water Resources 

18 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)) on 

19 adoption by the North Slope Borough Assembly of a flood20 plain management plan to reduce the impacts of flood 

21 events in the immediate floodplain area of the project, if 

22 the plan— 

23 (1) was developed in consultation with the Sec24 retary and the Administrator of the Federal Emer25 gency Management Agency in accordance with the 
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1 guidelines developed under section 402(c) of such 

2 Act; and 

3 (2) is approved by the Secretary. 

4 SEC. 315. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 

5 Section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’; 

9 (2) by inserting ‘‘, Contra Costa,’’ before ‘‘and 

10 Solano’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In carrying out sub13 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) include the ocean shorelines of each coun15 ty; 

16 ‘‘(2) with respect to the bay and ocean shore17 lines of each county— 

18 ‘‘(A) investigate measures to adapt to ris19 ing sea levels; 

20 ‘‘(B) consider the needs of economically 

21 disadvantaged communities within the study 

22 area, including identification of areas in which 

23 infrastructure for transportation, wastewater, 

24 housing, and other economic assets of such 
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1 communities are most vulnerable to flood or 

2 shoreline 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 shore8 lines, and streams running to the bay and ocean 

9 shorelines, of each county, investigate the effects of 

10 proposed flood or shoreline protection, coastal storm 

11 risk reduction, environmental infrastructure, and 

12 other measures or improvements on— 

13 ‘‘(A) the local economy, including recre14 ation; 

15 ‘‘(B) aquatic ecosystem restoration, en16 hancement, or expansion efforts or opportuni17 ties; 

18 ‘‘(C) public infrastructure protection and 

19 improvement; 

20 ‘‘(D) stormwater runoff capacity and con21 trol measures, including those that may miti22 gate flooding; 

23 ‘‘(E) erosion of beaches and coasts; and 

24 ‘‘(F) any other measures or improvements 

25 relevant to adapting to rising sea levels.’’. 
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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 

9 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), is 

10 modified to require the Secretary to treat construc11 tion of the Santiago Creek Channel as a separable 

12 element of the 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 

19 portions of the project described in paragraph (1). 

20 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

21 (A) SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL.—The 

22 term ‘‘Santiago Creek Channel’’ means the por23 tion of the project for flood control, Santa Ana 

24 River Mainstem Project, including Santiago 

25 Creek, California, authorized by section 401(a) 

26 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
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1 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 

2 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 

3 1115), consisting of Santiago Creek down4 stream of the I–5 Interstate Highway to the 

5 confluence with the Santa Ana River. 

6 (B) SEPARABLE ELEMENT.—The term 

7 ‘‘separable element’’ has the meaning given 

8 such term in section 103 of the Water Re9 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

10 2213). 

11 (b) REPORT.— 

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

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 shall provide the Committee on Transportation and 

15 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

16 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

17 the Senate with an update on implementation of the 

18 project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, 

19 including Santiago Creek, California, authorized by 

20 section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 

22 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115). 

23 (2) SPECIFICATIONS.—In providing the update 

24 required under paragraph (1), the Secretary is di25 rected to provide specific information on— 
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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 

21 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 

22 (134 Stat. 2736; 136 Stat. 3788) is modified to include 

23 the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 

24 Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey– 

25 Broadkill Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 
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1 101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 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 

6 for flood risk management, Federal Triangle Area, Wash7 ington, District of Columbia, authorized by section 

8 8201(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

9 2022 (136 Stat. 3745), the Secretary may accept and ex10 pend funds contributed by other Federal agencies within 

11 the study area. 

12 SEC. 320. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. 

13 Section 8146(d) of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 2022 (40 U.S.C. 9501 note; 136 Stat. 3729) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Water and 

17 Sewer Authority’’ after ‘‘District of Columbia’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Fairfax 

19 County’’ and inserting ‘‘the Fairfax County Water 

20 Authority’’. 

21 SEC. 321. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, WASH22 INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARY23 LAND, AND VIRGINIA. 

24 The Federal share of the cost of the feasibility study 

25 for the project for water supply, Washington, District of 
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1 Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, authorized by section 

2 8201(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

3 2022 (136 Stat. 3745) shall be 100 percent. 

4 SEC. 322. NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORA5 TION, FLORIDA. 

6 Section 8215(b) of the Water Resources Development 

7 Act of 2022 is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(6) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

10 the cost of carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 100 

11 percent.’’. 

12 SEC. 323. NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEORGIA 

13 AND SOUTH CAROLINA. 

14 Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1703; 136 Stat. 3792) is amend16 ed— 

17 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of law, the Project is modified to include— 

21 ‘‘(A) full repair of the New Savannah 

22 Bluff Lock and Dam structure; 

23 ‘‘(B) modification of the structure such 

24 that the structure is able to maintain a stable 

25 pool with the same daily average elevation as is 
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1 achieved by the existing structure, as measured 

2 at both the United States Geological Survey 

3 Gage 02196999, located at the New Savannah 

4 Bluff Lock and Dam, and the United States 

5 Geological Survey Gage 02196670, located in 

6 the vicinity of the Fifth Street Bridge, Augusta, 

7 Georgia, which at the New Savannah Bluff 

8 Lock and Dam is between 114.5 and 115 feet 

9 National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 

10 (NGVD29); 

11 ‘‘(C) construction of a fish passage struc12 ture as recommended in the report of the Chief 

13 of Engineers for the Project, dated August 17, 

14 2012, or such other Project feature that appro15 priately mitigates impacts to fish habitat caused 

16 by the Project without removing the dam; and 

17 ‘‘(D) conveyance by the Secretary to Au18 gusta-Richmond County, Georgia, of the park 

19 and recreation area adjacent to the New Savan20 nah Bluff Lock and Dam, without consider21 ation.’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(C) CEILING.—The costs of construction 

25 to be paid by the Georgia Ports Authority as a 
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1 non-Federal interest for the Project for the 

2 modifications authorized under paragraph (1) 

3 shall not exceed the costs that would be paid by 

4 such non-Federal interest for construction of 

5 the fish passage structure recommended in the 

6 report of the Chief of Engineers for the Project, 

7 dated August 17, 2012.’’; and 

8 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the cost 

9 sharing of the Project as provided by law’’ and in10 serting ‘‘the cost sharing of the fish passage struc11 ture as recommended in the report of the Chief of 

12 Engineers for the Project, dated August 17, 2012’’. 

13 SEC. 324. DILLARD ROAD, PATOKA LAKE, INDIANA. 

14 (a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au15 thorized to transfer, without consideration, to the State 

16 of Indiana, all right, title, and interest of the United 

17 States in and to the real property interests described in 

18 subsection (b). 

19 (b) PROPERTY.—The real property interests to be 

20 transferred under this section are any easements on the 

21 approximately 11.85 acres of land associated with Dillard 

22 Road, located in Patoka Township, Crawford County, In23 diana, that is subject to the Department of the Army li24 cense granted to the State of Indiana numbered 
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1 DACW27–3–22–690, as described in Exhibit A of such 

2 license, including improvements on that land. 

3 (c) DISPOSAL.—The Secretary may, under sub4 chapter III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United 

5 States Code, dispose of any portion of the real property 

6 interests described in subsection (b) of which the State 

7 of Indiana does not accept transfer. 

8 (d) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that 

9 the land described in subsection (b) ceases to be used as 

10 a road, all right, title, and interest in and to the real prop11 erty interests shall revert, at the discretion of the Sec12 retary, to the United States. 

13 (e) COSTS OF TRANSFER.—The State of Indiana 

14 shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, 

15 including real estate transaction and environmental docu16 mentation costs, associated with the transfer under this 

17 section. 

18 (f) LIABILITY.—The State of Indiana shall hold the 

19 United States harmless from any liability with respect to 

20 activities carried out, on or after the date of the convey21 ance, on the land described in subsection (b). 

22 (g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

23 Secretary may require that the transfer under this section 

24 be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the 
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1 Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect 

2 the interests of the United States. 

3 SEC. 325. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA. 

4 (a) SCOPING OF EVALUATION.— 

5 (1) STUDY.—Not later than June 30, 2025, the 

6 Secretary shall complete a study of the following re7 lating to the covered project: 

8 (A) Any project modifications undertaken 

9 by the non-Federal interest for the covered 

10 project since 2005 not constructed in accord11 ance with section 14 of the Act of March 3, 

12 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408). 

13 (B) Current elevations required for the 

14 covered project to meet the 100-year level of 

15 risk reduction. 

16 (C) Whether project modifications under17 taken by the non-Federal interest for the cov18 ered project since 2005 were injurious to the 

19 covered project or the public. 

20 (D) Any deviations from design guidelines 

21 acceptable for the covered project. 

22 (E) Improvements needed for the covered 

23 project to address any deficiencies according to 

24 current design guidelines of the Corps of Engi-
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1 neers district in which the covered project is lo2 cated. 

3 (F) A re-evaluation of project economics. 

4 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

5 completing the study under paragraph (1), the Sec6 retary shall submit to Congress a report that in7 cludes— 

8 (A) the results of the study; 

9 (B) a recommendation for a pathway into 

10 a systemwide improvement plan created pursu11 ant to section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 

12 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) (as amended by this 

13 Act); and 

14 (C) recommendations for improvement to 

15 the covered project to address any deficiencies. 

16 (b) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, 

17 the term ‘‘covered project’’ means the Larose to Golden 

18 Meadow project, Louisiana, authorized by the Flood Con19 trol Act of 1965 as the Grand Isle and vicinity project. 

20 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $3,000,000. 
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1 SEC. 326. MORGANZA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA. 

2 Section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Develop3 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053) is amended by adding 

4 at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(C) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit 

6 toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 

7 project described in subparagraph (A) the cost 

8 of work carried out by the non-Federal interest 

9 for interim flood protection after March 31, 

10 1989, if the Secretary determines that the 

11 work— 

12 ‘‘(i) is integral to the project; 

13 ‘‘(ii) complies with all applicable Fed14 eral laws, regulations, and policies that 

15 were in place at the time the work was 

16 completed; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) notwithstanding the date de18 scribed in this subparagraph, is otherwise 

19 in compliance with the requirements of sec20 tion 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

21 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b).’’. 

22 SEC. 327. PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, LOU23 ISIANA. 

24 (a) STUDY REQUEST.—If the non-Federal interest 

25 for the Port Fourchon project requests to undertake a fea26 sibility study for a modification to the project under sec-
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1 tion 203(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development 

2 Act of 1986 (as amended by this Act), the Secretary shall 

3 provide to the non-Federal interest, not later than 30 days 

4 after the date on which the Secretary receives such re5 quest, a determination in accordance with section 

6 203(a)(1)(3) of such Act (as amended by this Act). 

7 (b) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AND

8 REVIEWS.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a feasi9 bility study for modification to the Port Fourchon project 

10 submitted by the non-Federal interest for the project 

11 under section 203(a) of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(a)), the Secretary shall— 

13 (1) review the study and determine, in accord14 ance with section 203(b)(3)(C) such Act (as amend15 ed by this Act), whether additional information is 

16 needed for the Secretary to perform the required 

17 analyses, reviews, and compliance processes; 

18 (2) provide the non-Federal interest with a 

19 comprehensive list of additional information needs, 

20 as applicable; and 

21 (3) if additional information is not needed, in22 form the non-Federal interest that the study submis23 sion is complete. 

24 (c) ANALYSIS, REVIEW, AND COMPLIANCE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

2 and (3), not later than 180 days after the Secretary 

3 receives the study for the Port Fourchon project de4 scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall com5 plete the analyses, review, and compliance processes 

6 for the project required under section 203(b) of the 

7 Water Resources Development Act of 1986, issue a 

8 finding of no significant impact or a record of deci9 sion, and submit such finding or decision to the non10 Federal interest. 

11 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may delay the 

12 issuance of the finding or record of decision required 

13 under paragraph (1) if— 

14 (A) the Secretary has not received nec15 essary information or approvals from another 

16 entity, including the non-Federal interest, in a 

17 manner that affects the ability of the Secretary 

18 to meet any requirements under State, local, or 

19 Federal law; or 

20 (B) significant new information or cir21 cumstances, including a major modification to 

22 an aspect of the Port Fourchon project, re23 quires additional analysis by the Secretary. 

24 (3) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL TIME.—If 

25 the Secretary determines that more than 180 days 
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1 will be required to carry out paragraph (1), the Sec2 retary shall notify the Committee on Transportation 

3 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 

4 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

5 the Senate, and the non-Federal interest and de6 scribe the basis for requiring additional time. 

7 (d) PORT FOURCHON PROJECT DEFINED.—In this 

8 section, the term ‘‘Port Fourchon project’’ means the 

9 project for navigation, Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, 

10 Louisiana, authorized by section 403(a)(4) of the Water 

11 Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2743). 

12 SEC. 328. UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM, MIN13 NESOTA. 

14 The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (as such 

15 term is defined in section 2010 of the Water Resources 

16 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 

17 136 Stat. 3795)) is modified to remove navigation as an 

18 authorized purpose. 

19 SEC. 329. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, MISSOURI. 

20 Section 111 of the Energy and Water Development 

21 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 

22 607) is amended by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$65,000,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 330. TABLE ROCK LAKE, MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit the 

3 ongoing presence of an eligible structure at the Table 

4 Rock Lake project. 

5 (b) PRIVATELY OWNED SEWER AND SEPTIC SYS6 TEM.—The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence 

7 of an eligible structure that is a privately owned sewer 

8 and septic system at the Table Rock Lake project until— 

9 (1) the abandonment of such system by the 

10 holder of a license for right-of-way for such system; 

11 or 

12 (2) the failure of such system. 

13 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ELIGIBLE STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 structure’’ means a privately owned sewer and septic 

16 system for which a license for right-of-way has been 

17 provided by the Secretary and is in effect on the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, dwelling unit, shed, 

19 retaining wall, deck, patio, gazebo, driveway, or 

20 fence— 

21 (A) that is located on fee land or land sub22 ject to a flowage easement; and 

23 (B) that does not impact the reservoir level 

24 or pose a failure risk to the dam of the Table 

25 Rock Lake project. 
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1 (2) FEE LAND.—The term ‘‘fee land’’ means 

2 the land acquired in fee title by the United States 

3 for the Table Rock Lake project. 

4 (3) TABLE ROCK LAKE PROJECT.—The term 

5 ‘‘Table Rock Lake project’’ means the Table Rock 

6 Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, located in 

7 Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of the 

8 multipurpose reservoir projects in the White River 

9 Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 

10 Stat. 1218). 

11 SEC. 331. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION, MISSOURI, KAN12 SAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA. 

13 (a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—In acquiring any land, 

14 or interests in land, to satisfy the total number of acres 

15 required for the covered project, the Secretary— 

16 (1) may only acquire land, or an interest in 

17 land, that— 

18 (A) is on the riverward side of levees; or 

19 (B) will contribute to future flood risk re20 siliency projects; 

21 (2) may only acquire land, or an interest in 

22 land, with the approval of the Governor of the State 

23 in which the land is located; and 

24 (3) may not acquire land, or an interest in land, 

25 by eminent domain. 
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1 (b) APPLICATION OF LANDS.—The Secretary shall 

2 apply all covered land toward the number of acres required 

3 for the covered project in accordance with section 334 of 

4 the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

5 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 

8 means any land or interests in land that— 

9 (A) is acquired by a Federal agency other 

10 than the Corps of Engineers; 

11 (B) is located within the meander belt of 

12 the lower Missouri River; and 

13 (C) the Secretary, in consultation with the 

14 head of any Federal agency that has acquired 

15 the land or interest in land, determines meets 

16 the purposes of the covered project. 

17 (2) COVERED PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 

18 project’’ means the project for mitigation of fish and 

19 wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization 

20 and Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and 

21 Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water 

22 Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

23 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155; 136 Stat. 

24 2395). 
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1 SEC. 332. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND TRIB2 UTARIES, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The study for flood and storm 

4 damage reduction for the New York and New Jersey Har5 bor and Tributaries project, authorized by the Act of June 

6 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132, 134 Stat. 2676) and 

7 being carried out pursuant to the Disaster Relief Appro8 priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), is modified to 

9 require the Secretary, upon the request of the non-Federal 

10 interest for the project, to include within the scope of such 

11 study an investigation of, and recommendations relating 

12 to, projects and activities to maximize the net public bene13 fits, including ecological benefits and societal benefits, 

14 from the reduction of the comprehensive flood risk within 

15 the geographic scope of the project from the isolated and 

16 compound effects of factors described in section 8106(a) 

17 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 

18 U.S.C. 2282g). 

19 (b) ASSOCIATED PROJECTS.—The Secretary is au20 thorized to carry out projects and activities recommended 

21 pursuant to subsection (a) if such projects and activities 

22 otherwise meet the criteria for projects carried out under 

23 a continuing authority program (as defined in section 

24 7001(c)) of the Water Resources Reform and Develop25 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)). 
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1 (c) CONTINUATION.—Any study recommended to be 

2 carried out in a report that the Chief of Engineers pre3 pares for such study shall be considered a continuation 

4 of the study described in subsection (a). 

5 (d) CONSIDERATION; CONSULTATION.—In developing 

6 recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec7 retary shall— 

8 (1) consider the use of natural and nature9 based features; 

10 (2) consult with applicable Federal and State 

11 agencies and other stakeholders within the geo12 graphic scope of the project; and 

13 (3) solicit public comments. 

14 (e) INTERIM PROGRESS; REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

15 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 

16 Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 

17 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub19 lic Works of the Senate a report detailing— 

20 (1) any recommendations made pursuant to 

21 subsection (a); 

22 (2) any projects or activities carried out under 

23 subsection (b); 
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1 (3) any additional, site-specific areas within the 

2 geographic scope of the project for which additional 

3 study is recommended by the Secretary; and 

4 (4) any interim actions related to reduction of 

5 comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope 

6 of the project undertaken by the Secretary during 

7 the study period. 

8 (f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Any additional action author9 ized by this section shall not delay any existing study, en10 gineering, or planning work underway as of the date of 

11 enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 333. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND 

13 MICHIGAN. 

14 Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 1999 (113 Stat. 328) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘flood con17 trol,’’ and inserting ‘‘flood risk management, hurri18 cane and storm damage risk reduction,’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the study’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘any study under this section’’; and 

21 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF STUDIES.—Any study carried 

24 out by the Secretary under this section after the date of 

25 enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 
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1 2024 shall be treated as a continuation of the initial study 

2 carried out under this section. 

3 ‘‘(d) PROJECTS.—A project resulting from a study 

4 carried out under this section may be implemented pursu5 ant to section 212.’’. 

6 SEC. 334. WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON. 

7 The Secretary may not complete its review of, and 

8 consultation with other Federal agencies on, the operation 

9 and maintenance of the projects for flood control, naviga10 tion, and other purposes, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, 

11 authorized by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chap12 ter 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 62 Stat. 1178; 64 Stat. 177; 68 

13 Stat. 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 100 Stat. 4144), until the Sec14 retary prepares and formally analyzes an alternative that 

15 ceases hydropower operations at the projects, notwith16 standing hydropower being an authorized purpose of such 

17 projects. 

18 SEC. 335. COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, OREGON AND WASH19 INGTON. 

20 In carrying out maintenance activities on the project 

21 for navigation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and 

22 Washington, authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

24 280), the Secretary is authorized to include, as part of 

25 the full operating costs of the Cutter Suction Dredge pro-
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1 vided by the non-Federal interest for the project, any costs 

2 of replacing the Cutter Suction Dredge that the Secretary 

3 and the non-Federal interest agree are necessary. 

4 SEC. 336. BUFFALO BAYOU TRIBUTARIES AND RESILIENCY 

5 STUDY, TEXAS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com7 pletion of the Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency 

8 Study, Texas, carried out pursuant to title IV of the Bi9 partisan Budget Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 76). 

10 (b) REPORTS.—The final report of the Chief of Engi11 neers for the study described in subsection (a) shall con12 tain recommendations for projects that— 

13 (1) align with community objectives; 

14 (2) avoid or minimize adverse effects on the en15 vironment and community; and 

16 (3) promote the resiliency of infrastructure. 

17 (c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, 

18 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor19 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

21 the Senate the final report described in subsection (b). 

22 SEC. 337. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL JETTY DEFICIENCY, 

23 PORT LAVACA, TEXAS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, 

25 Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized 
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1 by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 

2 Stat. 298), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry 

3 out the repairs for the Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty De4 ficiency, as described in the report titled ‘‘Matagorda Ship 

5 Channel Project Deficiency Report’’ and published by the 

6 Secretary in the June 2020 Matagorda Ship Channel 

7 Project Deficiency Report. 

8 (b) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 

9 of the repairs carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall 

10 be 10 percent. 

11 SEC. 338. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 

12 The project for flood control, San Antonio channel 

13 improvement, Texas, authorized by section 203 of the 

14 Flood Control Act of 1954 as part of the project for flood 

15 protection on the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, 

16 Texas (68 Stat. 1259; 90 Stat. 2921; 114 Stat. 2611), 

17 is modified to require the Secretary to carry out the 

18 project substantially in accordance with Alternative 7, as 

19 identified in the final General Re-evaluation Report and 

20 Environmental Assessment for the project, dated January 

21 2014. 

22 SEC. 339. WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

24 may establish a program to provide environmental assist25 ance to non-Federal interests in Chelan County, Island 
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1 County, King County, Kittitas County, Pierce County, 

2 San Juan County, Snohomish County, Skagit County, and 

3 Whatcom County, Washington. 

4 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 

5 under this section may be in the form of design and con6 struction assistance for water-related environmental infra7 structure and resource protection and development 

8 projects in the counties listed in subsection (a) or make 

9 defined term for Western Washington State, including 

10 projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, 

11 water supply and related facilities, environmental restora12 tion, and surface water resource protection and develop13 ment. 

14 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

15 provide assistance for a project under this section only if 

16 the project is publicly owned. 

17 (d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 

19 under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec20 retary shall enter into a partnership agreement 

21 under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

22 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest 

23 with respect to the project to be carried out with 

24 such assistance. 
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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree2 ment for a project entered into under this subsection 

3 shall provide for the following: 

4 (A) Development by the Secretary, in con5 sultation with appropriate Federal and State of6 ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 

7 development plan, including appropriate engi8 neering plans and specifications. 

9 (B) Establishment of such legal and insti10 tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 

11 the effective long-term operation of the project 

12 by the non-Federal interest. 

13 (3) COST SHARING.— 

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

15 the cost of a project under this section— 

16 (i) shall be 75 percent; and 

17 (ii) may be provided in the form of 

18 grants or reimbursements of project costs. 

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

20 delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 

21 project that is the subject of an agreement 

22 under this section, the non-Federal interest 

23 shall receive credit for reasonable interest ac24 crued on the cost of providing the non-Federal 

25 share of the project cost. 
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1 (C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND

2 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding section 

3 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

4 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Fed5 eral interest shall receive credit for land, ease6 ments, rights-of-way, and relocations toward 

7 the non-Federal share of project cost (including 

8 all reasonable costs associated with obtaining 

9 permits necessary for the construction, oper10 ation, and maintenance of the project on pub11 licly owned or controlled land), except that the 

12 credit may not exceed 25 percent of total 

13 project costs. 

14 (D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 

15 non-Federal share of operation and mainte16 nance costs for projects constructed with assist17 ance provided under this section shall be 100 

18 percent. 

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

21 appropriated $242,000,000 to carry out this section. 

22 (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not 

23 more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 

24 to carry out this section may be used by the Sec-
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1 retary to administer projects under this section at 

2 Federal expense. 

3 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 219(f)(404) 

4 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 is re5 pealed. 

6 SEC. 340. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

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

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

9 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1258; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(406) BUCKEYE, ARIZONA.—$12,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 water reclamation, City of Buckeye, Arizona. 

14 ‘‘(407) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$5,000,000 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

16 water reclamation, City of Flagstaff, Arizona. 

17 ‘‘(408) PAGE, ARIZONA.—$10,000,000 for 

18 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

19 water reclamation, City of Page, Arizona. 

20 ‘‘(409) SAHUARITA, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

22 water reclamation, in the town of Sahuarita, Ari23 zona. 
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1 ‘‘(410) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$20,000,000 for 

2 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 water reclamation, City of Tucson, Arizona. 

4 ‘‘(411) WINSLOW, ARIZONA.—$3,000,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 water reclamation, City of Winslow, Arizona. 

7 ‘‘(412) ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 

8 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the City 

9 of Adelanto, California. 

10 ‘‘(413) APTOS, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for 

11 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

12 Aptos, California. 

13 ‘‘(414) BISHOP, CALIFORNIA.—$2,500,000 for 

14 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

15 Bishop, California. 

16 ‘‘(415) BLOOMINGTON, CALIFORNIA.— 

17 $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc18 ture, including stormwater management, in Bloom19 ington, California. 

20 ‘‘(416) BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

21 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc22 ture, including stormwater management, water sup23 ply, environmental restoration, and surface water re24 source protection in Butte County, California. 
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1 ‘‘(417) CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 $1,902,808 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

3 including water supply, in the city of California City, 

4 California. 

5 ‘‘(418) CARSON, CALIFORNIA.—$11,000,000 for 

6 water and water supply infrastructure in the City of 

7 Carson, California. 

8 ‘‘(419) CEDAR GLEN, CALIFORNIA.— 

9 $35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc10 ture, including water supply and water storage, in 

11 Cedar Glen, California. 

12 ‘‘(420) CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA.— 

13 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc14 ture, including water supply and drinking water, in 

15 City of Culver City, California. 

16 ‘‘(421) COLTON, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 

17 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

18 stormwater management, in the city of Colton, Cali19 fornia. 

20 ‘‘(422) EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALI21 FORNIA.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater in22 frastructure, including stormwater management, 

23 drinking water, and water supply, in the City of Los 

24 Angeles, California, including Sun Valley. 
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1 ‘‘(423) FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 $20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc3 ture, including stormwater management, surface 

4 water resource protection, and environmental res5 toration, in Fresno County, California. 

6 ‘‘(424) GEORGETOWN DIVIDE PUBLIC UTILITY

7 DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.—$20,500,000 for water and 

8 wastewater infrastructure, including water supply 

9 and water storage, for communities served by the 

10 Georgetown Divide Public Utility District, Cali11 fornia. 

12 ‘‘(425) GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA.— 

13 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc14 ture, including stormwater management, in the city 

15 of Grand Terrace, California. 

16 ‘‘(426) HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 

17 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

18 related environmental infrastructure, in the city of 

19 Hayward, California. 

20 ‘‘(427) HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 

21 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 

22 of Hollister, California. 

23 ‘‘(428) KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

24 $50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc25 ture in Kern County, California. 
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1 ‘‘(429) LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc3 ture, including stormwater management, in Lake 

4 County, California. 

5 ‘‘(430) LAKE TAHOE BASIN.—$20,000,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

7 water supply, in the communities within the Lake 

8 Tahoe Basin in Nevada and California. 

9 ‘‘(431) LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 

10 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City 

11 of La Quinta, California. 

12 ‘‘(432) LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$8,000,000 

13 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 

14 of Lakewood, California. 

15 ‘‘(433) LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA.—$6,000,000 

16 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

17 stormwater management, and environmental infra18 structure, in the city of Lawndale, California. 

19 ‘‘(434) LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA.—$7,000,000 

20 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

21 stormwater management, in the town of Lone Pine, 

22 California. 

23 ‘‘(435) LOMITA, CALIFORNIA.—$5,500,000 for 

24 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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1 water supply and stormwater management, in the 

2 city of Lomita, California. 

3 ‘‘(436) LOS BANOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 

4 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

5 stormwater management, in the city of Los Banos, 

6 California. 

7 ‘‘(437) LOS OLIVOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 

8 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 

9 of Los Olivos, California. 

10 ‘‘(438) LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$12,000,000 

11 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city 

12 of Lynwood, California. 

13 ‘‘(439) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

14 $27,500,000 for water and water supply infrastruc15 ture in Madera County, California. 

16 ‘‘(440) MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 

17 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city 

18 of Milpitas, California. 

19 ‘‘(441) MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA.— 

20 $18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc21 ture, including water supply and stormwater man22 agement, in the town of Montecito, California. 

23 ‘‘(442) OAKLAND-ALAMEDA ESTUARY, CALI24 FORNIA.—$30,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
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1 frastructure, including stormwater management, in 

2 the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California. 

3 ‘‘(443) OXNARD, CALIFORNIA.—$40,000,000 

4 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

5 water supply, conservation, water reuse and related 

6 facilities, environmental restoration, and surface 

7 water resource protection, in the city of Oxnard, 

8 California. 

9 ‘‘(444) PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA.— 

10 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc11 ture, including water supply and environmental res12 toration, in the city of Patterson, California. 

13 ‘‘(445) POMONA, CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 

14 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

15 water supply and drinking water, in Pomona, Cali16 fornia. 

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 

21 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

22 water supply, in the city of Salinas, California. 

23 ‘‘(448) SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

24 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
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1 ture, including water supply, in San Benito County, 

2 California. 

3 ‘‘(449) SAN BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 $18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc5 ture, 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, CALI15 FORNIA.—$5,000,000 for water and wastewater in16 frastructure, including drinking water and water 

17 supply, in San Luis Obispo County, California. 

18 ‘‘(453) STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

19 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc20 ture, including water supply and stormwater man21 agement, 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 res2 toration, in Tulare County, California. 

3 ‘‘(455) WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 $28,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc5 ture in the city of Watsonville, California. 

6 ‘‘(456) YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

7 $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc8 ture, including water supply and stormwater man9 agement, in Yolo 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 infrastruc19 ture, including water supply, in the town of East 

20 Hampton, Connecticut. 

21 ‘‘(460) EAST LYME, CONNECTICUT.— 

22 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc23 ture, including water supply, in the town of East 

24 Lyme, Connecticut. 
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1 ‘‘(461) BETHANY BEACH TO REHOBOTH

2 BEACH, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for water and 

3 wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

4 management, water storage and treatment, and envi5 ronmental restoration in the town of Bethany Beach, 

6 Delaware, and the city of Rehoboth Beach, Dela7 ware. 

8 ‘‘(462) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.— 

9 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc10 ture, including stormwater management, water stor11 age and treatment, and environmental restoration in 

12 the City of Wilmington, Delaware. 

13 ‘‘(463) BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.— 

14 $50,000,000 for water and water-related infrastruc15 ture, including stormwater management, water stor16 age and treatment, surface water protection, and en17 vironmental restoration, in Broward County, Flor18 ida. 

19 ‘‘(464) DELTONA, FLORIDA.—$31,200,000 for 

20 water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of 

21 Deltona, Florida. 

22 ‘‘(465) LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.—$2,000,000 

23 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

24 stormwater management, in the Town of Longboat 

25 Key, Florida. 
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1 ‘‘(466) MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.— 

2 $10,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc3 ture, including water supply, in Marion County, 

4 Florida. 

5 ‘‘(467) OVIEDO, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

7 water storage and treatment, in the city of Oviedo, 

8 Florida. 

9 ‘‘(468) OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA.— 

10 $5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

11 including water supply, and environmental restora12 tion, in Osceola County, Florida. 

13 ‘‘(469) CENTRAL FLORIDA.—$45,000,000 for 

14 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

15 water supply, in Brevard County, Orange County, 

16 and Osceola County, Florida. 

17 ‘‘(470) CENTRAL COASTAL GEORGIA, GEOR18 GIA.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infra19 structure, including stormwater management and 

20 water supply, in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, 

21 Effingham, Glynn, and McIntosh Counties, Georgia. 

22 ‘‘(471) DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA.— 

23 $40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc24 ture, including drinking water and water treatment, 

25 in DeKalb County, Georgia. 
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1 ‘‘(472) PORTERDALE, GEORGIA.—$10,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 stormwater management, water supply, and environ4 mental restoration in the city of Porterdale, Georgia. 

5 ‘‘(473) BURLEY, IDAHO.—$20,000,000 for 

6 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

7 water treatment, in the city of Burley, Idaho. 

8 ‘‘(474) BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS.—$17,000,000 

9 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 

10 of Belvidere, Illinois. 

11 ‘‘(475) DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.— 

12 $5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

13 including water supply and drinking water, in the 

14 village of Clarendon Hills, Illinois. 

15 ‘‘(476) FOX RIVER, ILLINOIS.—$9,500,000 for 

16 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

17 water storage and treatment, in the villages of 

18 Lakemoor, Island Lake, and Volo, and McHenry 

19 County, Illinois. 

20 ‘‘(477) GERMAN VALLEY, ILLINOIS.— 

21 $5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

22 including drinking water and water treatment, in the 

23 village of German Valley, Illinois. 

24 ‘‘(478) LASALLE, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for 

25 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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1 stormwater management, drinking water, water 

2 treatment, and environmental restoration, in the city 

3 of LaSalle, Illinois. 

4 ‘‘(479) ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for 

5 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

6 drinking water and water treatment, in the city of 

7 Rockford, Illinois. 

8 ‘‘(480) SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.—$2,000,000 for 

9 water and water supply infrastructure, including 

10 drinking water, in the city of Savanna, Illinois. 

11 ‘‘(481) SHERRARD, ILLINOIS.—$7,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 drinking water and water treatment, in the village of 

14 Sherrard, Illinois. 

15 ‘‘(482) BROWNSVILLE, KENTUCKY.— 

16 $14,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc17 ture, including water supply and drinking water, in 

18 the city of Brownsville, Kentucky. 

19 ‘‘(483) MONROE, LOUISIANA.—$7,000,000 for 

20 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

21 stormwater management, water supply, and drinking 

22 water, in the city of Monroe, Louisiana. 

23 ‘‘(484) POINTE CELESTE, LOUISIANA.— 

24 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
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1 ture, including pump stations, in Pointe Celeste, 

2 Louisiana. 

3 ‘‘(485) FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 $1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

5 including stormwater management, in the town of 

6 Franklin, Massachusetts. 

7 ‘‘(486) WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

8 $1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

9 including stormwater management, in the town of 

10 Winthrop, Massachusetts. 

11 ‘‘(487) MILAN, MICHIGAN.—$3,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 water supply and drinking water, in the city of 

14 Milan, Michigan. 

15 ‘‘(488) SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.—$58,000,000 

16 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

17 stormwater management and water supply, in Gen18 esee, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw 

19 Counties, Michigan. 

20 ‘‘(489) ELYSIAN, MINNESOTA.—$5,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

22 water supply, in the city of Elysian, Minnesota. 

23 ‘‘(490) LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA.—$3,200,000 

24 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

25 water supply, in the city of Le Sueur, Minnesota. 
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1 ‘‘(491) COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI.—$4,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

3 water quality enhancement and water supply, in the 

4 city of Columbia, Mississippi. 

5 ‘‘(492) HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 

6 $7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ7 ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 

8 stormwater management), drainage systems, and 

9 water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mis10 sissippi. 

11 ‘‘(493) LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 stormwater management, in the city of Laurel, Mis14 sissippi. 

15 ‘‘(494) MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI.— 

16 $11,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc17 ture, including stormwater management, in the city 

18 of Moss Point, Mississippi. 

19 ‘‘(495) OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI.— 

20 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc21 ture, including stormwater management, water qual22 ity enhancement, and water supply, in the city of 

23 Olive Branch, Mississippi. 

24 ‘‘(496) PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 

25 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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1 stormwater management, in the city of Picayune, 

2 Mississippi. 

3 ‘‘(497) STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.—$6,000,000 

4 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

5 drinking water, water treatment, water quality en6 hancement, and water supply, in the city of 

7 Starkville, Mississippi. 

8 ‘‘(498) LAUGHLIN, NEVADA.—$29,000,000 for 

9 water infrastructure, including water supply, in the 

10 town of Laughlin, Nevada. 

11 ‘‘(499) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—$4,000,000 for 

12 water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 

13 Pahrump, Nevada. 

14 ‘‘(500) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—$25,000,000 for 

15 water and wastewater infrastructure, and related en16 vironmental infrastructure, in the counties of 

17 Belknap, Carroll, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rocking18 ham, and Strafford, New Hampshire. 

19 ‘‘(501) BELMAR, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 

20 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

21 related environmental infrastructure and stormwater 

22 management in Belmar Township, New Jersey. 

23 ‘‘(502) CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY.—$40,000,000 

24 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

25 water supply and desalination, for the city of Cape 
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1 May, the boroughs of West Cape May and Cape May 

2 Point, and Lower Township, New Jersey. 

3 ‘‘(503) COLESVILLE, NEW JERSEY.— 

4 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc5 ture in Colesville, New Jersey. 

6 ‘‘(504) DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

7 $4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

8 in Deptford Township, New Jersey. 

9 ‘‘(505) LACEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.— 

10 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc11 ture, including related environmental infrastructure 

12 and stormwater management, in Lacey Township, 

13 New Jersey. 

14 ‘‘(506) MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.— 

15 $18,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc16 ture in the borough of Merchantville, New Jersey. 

17 ‘‘(507) PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.— 

18 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc19 ture in the borough of Park Ridge, New Jersey. 

20 ‘‘(508) WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JER21 SEY.—$3,200,000 for water and wastewater infra22 structure in Washington Township, Gloucester 

23 County, New Jersey. 
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1 ‘‘(509) BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO.— 

2 $20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the 

3 town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. 

4 ‘‘(510) BOSQUE FARMS, NEW MEXICO.— 

5 $10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the vil6 lage of Bosque Farms, New Mexico. 

7 ‘‘(511) CARMEL, NEW YORK.—$3,450,000 for 

8 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

9 stormwater management, in the town of Carmel, 

10 New York. 

11 ‘‘(512) DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

12 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc13 ture in Dutchess County, New York. 

14 ‘‘(513) KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

15 $100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc16 ture, including stormwater management (including 

17 combined sewer overflows), in Kings County, New 

18 York. 

19 ‘‘(514) MOHAWK RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 

20 NEW YORK.—$100,000,000 for water and waste21 water infrastructure, including stormwater manage22 ment, surface water resource protection, environ23 mental restoration, and related infrastructure, in the 

24 vicinity of the Mohawk River and tributaries, includ25 ing the counties of Albany, Delaware, Fulton, 
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1 Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Mont2 gomery, Oneida, Otsego, Saratoga, Schoharie, and 

3 Schenectady, New York. 

4 ‘‘(515) MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW YORK.— 

5 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

6 including stormwater management, in the town of 

7 Mount Pleasant, New York. 

8 ‘‘(516) NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK.— 

9 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc10 ture, including stormwater management (including 

11 combined sewer overflows), in the vicinity of New12 town Creek, New York City, New York. 

13 ‘‘(517) NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

14 $60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc15 ture, including stormwater management (including 

16 combined sewer overflows), in New York County, 

17 New York. 

18 ‘‘(518) ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

19 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc20 ture in Orange County, New York. 

21 ‘‘(519) SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW YORK.— 

22 $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

23 including stormwater management, in the village of 

24 Sleepy Hollow, New York. 
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1 ‘‘(520) ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.— 

2 $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc3 ture in Ulster County, New York. 

4 ‘‘(521) RAMAPO, NEW YORK.—$4,000,000 for 

5 water infrastructure, including related environmental 

6 infrastructure, in the town of Ramapo, New York. 

7 ‘‘(522) RIKERS ISLAND, NEW YORK.— 

8 $25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc9 ture, including stormwater management (including 

10 combined sewer overflows) on Rikers Island, New 

11 York. 

12 ‘‘(523) YORKTOWN, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 

13 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 

14 of Yorktown, New York. 

15 ‘‘(524) CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

16 $41,025,650 for water and wastewater infrastruc17 ture, including stormwater management, in the town 

18 of Canton, North Carolina. 

19 ‘‘(525) FAIRMONT, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

20 $7,137,500 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

21 in the town of Fairmont, North Carolina. 

22 ‘‘(526) MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

23 $1,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

24 including water supply, in the town of Murphy, 

25 North Carolina. 
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1 ‘‘(527) ROBBINSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

2 $3,474,350 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

3 in the town of Robbinsville, North Carolina. 

4 ‘‘(528) WEAVERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

5 $4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

6 in the town of Weaverville, North Carolina. 

7 ‘‘(529) APPLE CREEK, OHIO.—$350,000 for 

8 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

9 stormwater management, in the village of Apple 

10 Creek, Ohio. 

11 ‘‘(530) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OHIO.—$170,000 

12 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

13 stormwater management, in the village of Brooklyn 

14 Heights, Ohio. 

15 ‘‘(531) CHAGRIN FALLS REGIONAL WATER SYS16 TEM, OHIO.—$3,500,000 for water and wastewater 

17 infrastructure in the villages of Bentleyville, Chagrin 

18 Falls, Moreland Hills, and South Russell, and the 

19 Townships of Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, and Rus20 sell, Ohio. 

21 ‘‘(532) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.— 

22 $11,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc23 ture in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 

24 ‘‘(533) ERIE COUNTY, OHIO.—$16,000,000 for 

25 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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1 stormwater management (including combined sewer 

2 overflows) in Erie County, Ohio. 

3 ‘‘(534) HURON, OHIO.—$7,100,000 for water 

4 and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Huron, 

5 Ohio. 

6 ‘‘(535) KELLEYS ISLAND, OHIO.—$1,000,000 

7 for wastewater infrastructure in the village of 

8 Kelleys Island, Ohio. 

9 ‘‘(536) NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO.—$1,175,165 

10 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 

11 of North Olmsted, Ohio. 

12 ‘‘(537) PAINESVILLE, OHIO.—$11,800,000 for 

13 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

14 stormwater management, in the City of Painesville, 

15 Ohio. 

16 ‘‘(538) SOLON, OHIO.—$14,137,341 for water 

17 and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

18 management (including combined sewer overflows), 

19 in the city of Solon, Ohio. 

20 ‘‘(539) SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO.—$25,000,000 

21 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

22 related environmental infrastructure, in Summit 

23 County, Ohio. 

24 ‘‘(540) STARK COUNTY, OHIO.—$24,000,000 

25 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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1 related environmental infrastructure, in Stark Coun2 ty, Ohio. 

3 ‘‘(541) TOLEDO AND OREGON, OHIO.— 

4 $10,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc5 ture in the cities of Toledo and Oregon, Ohio. 

6 ‘‘(542) VERMILION, OHIO.—$15,400,000 for 

7 wastewater infrastructure in the city of Vermilion, 

8 Ohio. 

9 ‘‘(543) WESTLAKE, OHIO.—$750,000 for water 

10 and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

11 management, in the city of Westlake, Ohio. 

12 ‘‘(544) STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA.— 

13 $30,000,000 for water infrastructure, including re14 lated environmental infrastructure and water stor15 age, transmission, treatment, and distribution, in the 

16 city of Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

17 ‘‘(545) BEAVERTON, OREGON.—$10,000,000 

18 for water supply in the city of Beaverton, Oregon. 

19 ‘‘(546) CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON.— 

20 $50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc21 ture, including combined sewer overflows, in 

22 Clackamas County, Oregon. 

23 ‘‘(547) WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON.— 

24 $50,000,000 for water infrastructure and water sup25 ply in Washington County, Oregon. 
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1 ‘‘(548) BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

2 $7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

3 including water supply, stormwater management, 

4 drinking water, and water treatment, in Berks 

5 County, Pennsylvania. 

6 ‘‘(549) CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

7 $7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

8 including water supply, stormwater management, 

9 drinking water, and water treatment, in Chester 

10 County, Pennsylvania. 

11 ‘‘(550) FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYL12 VANIA.—$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infra13 structure, including stormwater management, in 

14 Franklin Township, Pennsylvania. 

15 ‘‘(551) INDIAN CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

16 $50,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the 

17 boroughs of Telford, Franconia, and Lower Safford, 

18 Pennsylvania. 

19 ‘‘(552) PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

20 $5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

21 in the borough of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. 

22 ‘‘(553) CHESTERFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

23 $1,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 

24 in the town of Chesterfield, South Carolina. 
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1 ‘‘(554) CHERAW, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

2 $8,800,000 for water, wastewater, and other envi3 ronmental infrastructure in the town of Cheraw, 

4 South Carolina. 

5 ‘‘(555) FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CARO6 LINA.—$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infra7 structure in Florence County, South Carolina. 

8 ‘‘(556) LAKE CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

9 $15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc10 ture, including stormwater management in the city 

11 of Lake City, South Carolina. 

12 ‘‘(557) TIPTON, HAYWOOD, AND FAYETTE

13 COUNTIES, TENNESSEE.—$50,000,000 for water and 

14 wastewater infrastructure, including related environ15 mental infrastructure and water supply, in Tipton, 

16 Haywood, and Fayette Counties, Tennessee. 

17 ‘‘(558) AUSTIN, TEXAS.—$50,000,000 for 

18 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

19 Austin, Texas. 

20 ‘‘(559) AMARILLO, TEXAS.—$38,000,000 for 

21 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

22 stormwater management and water storage and 

23 treatment systems, in the City of Amarillo, Texas. 
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1 ‘‘(560) BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.—$40,000,000 

2 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City 

3 of Brownsville, Texas. 

4 ‘‘(561) CLARENDON, TEXAS.—$5,000,000 for 

5 water infrastructure, including water storage, in the 

6 city of Clarendon, Texas. 

7 ‘‘(562) QUINLAN, TEXAS.—$1,250,000 for 

8 water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 

9 Quinlan, Texas. 

10 ‘‘(563) RUNAWAY BAY, TEXAS.—$7,000,000 for 

11 water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

12 stormwater management and water storage and 

13 treatment systems, in the city of Runaway Bay, 

14 Texas. 

15 ‘‘(564) WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 

16 for wastewater infrastructure and water supply in 

17 Webb County, Texas. 

18 ‘‘(565) ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 

19 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

20 water supply, in Zapata County, Texas. 

21 ‘‘(566) KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 

22 $1,300,000 for wastewater infrastructure in King 

23 William County, Virginia. 

24 ‘‘(567) POTOMAC RIVER, VIRGINIA.— 

25 $1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, environ-
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1 mental infrastructure, and water quality improve2 ments, in the vicinity of the Potomac River, Vir3 ginia. 

4 ‘‘(568) CHELAN, WASHINGTON.—$9,000,000 

5 for water infrastructure, including water supply, 

6 storage, and distribution, in the city of Chelan, 

7 Washington. 

8 ‘‘(569) COLLEGE PLACE, WASHINGTON.— 

9 $5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water 

10 supply and storage, in the city of College Place, 

11 Washington. 

12 ‘‘(570) FERNDALE, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 

13 for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastruc14 ture, in the city of Ferndale, Washington. 

15 ‘‘(571) LYNDEN, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 

16 for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastruc17 ture, in the city of Lynden, Washington. 

18 ‘‘(572) OTHELLO, WASHINGTON.—$14,000,000 

19 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 

20 water supply and aquifer storage and recovery, in 

21 the city of Othello, Washington.’’. 

22 (b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 

23 (1) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress 

24 finds that the project modifications described in this 

25 subsection are in accordance with the reports sub-
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1 mitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 

2 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop3 ment Act (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report to Con4 gress on Future Water Resources Development’’, or 

5 have otherwise been reviewed by Congress. 

6 (2) MODIFICATIONS.— 

7 (A) ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUN8 TIES, CALIFORNIA.—Section 219(f)(80) of the 

9 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

10 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 

11 1258) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

13 (B) CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 

14 Section 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources De15 velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

16 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘$13,280,000’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘$16,300,000’’. 

19 (C) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALI20 FORNIA.—Section 219(f)(87) of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

22 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259) is 

23 amended— 
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1 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik2 ing ‘‘WATER DISTRICT’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘COUNTY’’; 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘$80,000,000, of 

5 which not less than’’ before 

6 ‘‘$23,000,000’’; 

7 (iii) by inserting ‘‘shall be’’ after 

8 ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 

9 (iv) by inserting ‘‘service area, and of 

10 which not less than $57,000,000 shall be 

11 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 

12 including stormwater management and 

13 water supply, within the service areas for 

14 the Delta Diablo Sanitation District and 

15 the Ironhouse Sanitary District, Contra 

16 Costa County’’ after ‘‘Water District’’. 

17 (D) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALI18 FORNIA.—Section 219(f)(93) of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

20 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 

21 3816) is amended— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘$103,000,000’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘$128,000,000’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘Santa Clarity Valley’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘Santa Clarita Valley’’. 
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1 (E) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Sec3 tion 8319(e)(1) of the Water Resources Devel4 opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3785) is amend5 ed by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

7 (F) LOS OSOS, CALIFORNIA.— 

8 (i) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—Section 

9 219(c)(27) of the Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 114 

11 Stat. 2763A–219; 121 Stat. 1209) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘Wastewater’’ and in13 serting ‘‘Water and wastewater’’. 

14 (ii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA15 TIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.— 

16 Section 219(e)(15) of the Water Resources 

17 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 

18 110 Stat. 3757; 121 Stat. 1192) is amend19 ed by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘$43,000,000’’. 

21 (G) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALI22 FORNIA.—Section 219(f)(101) of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

24 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1260) is modi-
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1 fied by striking ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$24,000,000’’. 

3 (H) SOUTH PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

4 219(f)(52) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 

6 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 134 Stat. 2718) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

9 (I) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Sec10 tion 219(f)(129) of the Water Resources Devel11 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

12 334; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$57,500,000’’. 

14 (J) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—Section 

15 219(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 

17 113 Stat. 334) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

19 (K) EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Section 

20 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

22 334; 121 Stat. 1261; 136 Stat. 3817) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 
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1 (L) GUAM.—Section 219(f)(323) of the 

2 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

3 (136 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 

5 (M) MAUI, HAWAII.—Section 219(f)(328) 

6 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

7 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 

8 3811) is modified by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

10 (N) COOK COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY, IL11 LINOIS.—Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

13 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A-221) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and in15 serting ‘‘$149,000,000’’. 

16 (O) FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS.—Section 

17 219(f)(330) of the Water Resources Develop18 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

19 334; 136 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

21 (P) MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, 

22 ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

24 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 

25 134 Stat. 2718; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended— 
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘(including 

2 stormwater)’’ after ‘‘wastewater’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

5 (Q) SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.—Section 

6 219(f)(333) of the Water Resources Develop7 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

8 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended— 

9 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik10 ing ‘‘MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUN11 TIES, ILLINOIS’’ and inserting ‘‘SOUTH

12 CENTRAL ILLINOIS’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘Montgomery County 

14 and Christian County’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘Montgomery County, Christian County, 

16 Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper 

17 County, Richland County, Crawford Coun18 ty, and Lawrence County’’. 

19 (R) WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 

20 219(f)(334) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

22 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$36,000,000’’. 

24 (S) BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.—Section 

25 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Development 
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1 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 

2 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 121 Stat. 1226; 136 

3 Stat. 3817) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘$90,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

5 (T) EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE

6 RIVER BASIN REGION, LOUISIANA.—Section 

7 5082(i) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1226) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

11 (U) LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA.— 

12 Section 219(f)(146) of the Water Resources 

13 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

14 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1262) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘$2,300,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,300,000’’. 

16 (V) SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING AND DE17 VELOPMENT COMMISSION, LOUISIANA.—Section 

18 219(f)(153) of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

20 336; 121 Stat. 1262; 136 Stat. 3817) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘$17,500,000’’. 

23 (W) SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA REGION, LOU24 ISIANA.—Section 5085(i) of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
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1 1228) is amended by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 

3 (X) FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec4 tion 219(f)(336) of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

6 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

8 (Y) HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec9 tion 219(f)(337) of the Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

11 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

13 (Z) LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec14 tion 219(f)(338) of the Water Resources Devel15 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

16 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

18 (AA) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 

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

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

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

23 (BB) METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec24 tion 219(f)(340) of the Water Resources Devel25 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
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1 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

3 (CC) MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN.—Sec4 tion 219(f)(345) of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

6 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 

8 (DD) MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(157) of 

9 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

10 (106 Stat. 4825; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 

11 1262; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended— 

12 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik13 ing ‘‘MICHIGAN COMBINED SEWER OVER14 FLOWS’’ and inserting ‘‘MICHIGAN’’; and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

16 ‘‘$85,000,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$160,000,000’’. 

18 (EE) BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

19 219(f)(163) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 

21 334; 121 Stat. 1263) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

23 (FF) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec24 tion 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Devel25 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
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1 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 

2 Stat. 2257; 122 Stat. 1623; 134 Stat. 2718) is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘$130,000,000’’ and in4 serting ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 

5 (GG) MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 

6 Section 219(f)(351) of the Water Resources 

7 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 

8 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by strik9 ing ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 

11 (HH) MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

12 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Develop13 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 

14 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’. 

16 (II) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec17 tion 219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Devel18 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 

19 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 

21 (JJ) ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Section 

22 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 337; 

24 121 Stat. 1233; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by 
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1 striking ‘‘$70,000,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

3 (KK) CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.—Section 

4 219(f)(357) of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

6 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$119,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$143,800,000’’. 

8 (LL) CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.—Section 

9 593(h) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255; 

11 136 Stat. 3820) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 

13 (MM) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—Section 

14 219(f)(184) of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

16 334; 121 Stat. 1264) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 

18 (NN) QUEENS, NEW YORK.—Section 

19 219(f)(377) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

21 334; 136 Stat. 3814) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$119,200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$190,000,000’’. 

23 (OO) NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.—Sec24 tion 552(a) of the Water Resources Develop25 ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3780; 136 Stat. 
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1 3821) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this 

4 section, the Secretary may consider natural and na5 ture-based infrastructure.’’. 

6 (PP) NORTH CAROLINA.—Section 5113 of 

7 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

8 (121 Stat. 1237) is amended in subsection (f) 

9 by striking ‘‘$13,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

11 (QQ) CLEVELAND, OHIO.—Section 

12 219(f)(207) of the Water Resources Develop13 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

14 334; 121 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘$2,500,000 for Flats East Bank’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘$25,500,000’’. 

17 (RR) CINCINNATI, OHIO.—Section 

18 219(f)(206) of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

20 334; 121 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$31,000,000’’. 

22 (SS) OHIO.—Section 594 of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

24 381; 119 Stat. 2261; 121 Stat. 1140; 121 Stat. 

25 1944; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended in subsection 
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1 (h) by striking ‘‘$250,000,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$300,000,000’’. 

3 (TT) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

4 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

6 334; 121 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat 2719) is amend7 ed by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

9 (UU) WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

10 219(f)(236) of the Water Resources Develop11 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

12 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 

14 (VV) SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.—Section 

15 8359 of the Water Resources Development Act 

16 of 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is amended— 

17 (i) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

18 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ ; and 

20 (ii) in subsection (f), by inserting 

21 ‘‘Lincoln,’’ after ‘‘Lane,’’. 

22 (WW) HATFIELD BOROUGH, PENNSYL23 VANIA.—Section 219(f)(239) of the Water Re24 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

25 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is 
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1 amended by striking ‘‘$310,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 

3 (XX) NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.—Sec4 tion 219(f)(11) of the Water Resources Devel5 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

6 334) is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for 

7 water related infrastructure’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$70,000,000 for water and wastewater infra9 structure, including water supply’’. 

10 (YY) PHOENIXVILLE BOROUGH, CHESTER

11 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 219(f)(68) 

12 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 

14 2763A–221) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘$2,400,000 for water and sewer infrastruc16 ture’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for water and 

17 wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 

18 infrastructure and water supply’’. 

19 (ZZ) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, 

20 SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

22 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 

23 2763A–220; 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 

24 132 Stat. 3818; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 
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1 3818) is amended by striking ‘‘$165,000,000’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$235,000,000’’. 

3 (AAA) MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CARO4 LINA.—Section 219(f)(393) of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

6 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3815) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘$7,822,000’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

9 (BBB) SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Sec10 tion 219(f)(395) of the Water Resources Devel11 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

12 334; 136 Stat. 3815) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$19,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$69,500,000’’. 

14 (CCC) DALLAS COUNTY REGION, TEXAS.— 

15 Section 5140 of the Water Resources Develop16 ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1251) is amended 

17 in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

19 (DDD) TEXAS.—Section 5138 of the 

20 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

21 (121 Stat. 1250; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended 

22 in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

24 (EEE) WESTERN RURAL WATER.—Section 

25 595 of the Water Resources Development Act 
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1 of 1999 (113 Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 139; 117 

2 Stat. 142; 117 Stat. 1836; 118 Stat. 440; 121 

3 Stat. 1219; 123 Stat. 2851; 128 Stat. 1316; 

4 130 Stat. 1681; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 

5 3822) is amended— 

6 (i) in subsection (c)(1)— 

7 (I) by inserting by inserting ‘‘, 

8 including natural and nature-based in9 frastructure’’ after ‘‘water-related en10 vironmental infrastructure’’; 

11 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

12 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

13 (III) by adding at the end the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(E) drought resilience measures; and’’; 

16 and 

17 (ii) in subsection (i)— 

18 (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 

19 ‘‘$800,000,000’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘$850,000,000’’; and 

21 (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 

22 ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 

24 (FFF) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—Section 

25 219(f)(405) of the Water Resources Develop-
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1 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

2 334; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,000,000’’. 

4 (3) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION.—Notwith5 standing the operation of section 6001(e) of the 

6 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

7 2014 (as in effect on the day before the date of en8 actment of the Water Resources Development Act of 

9 2016), any project included on a list published by 

10 the Secretary pursuant to such section the author11 ization for which is amended by this subsection re12 mains authorized to be carried out by the Secretary. 

13 SEC. 341. SPECIFIC DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

14 (a) DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS

15 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALI16 FORNIA.— 

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

18 for flood risk management, Los Angeles County 

19 Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 5 

20 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 

21 1589; 50 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 1215; 55 Stat. 647; 64 

22 Stat. 177; 104 Stat. 4611; 136 Stat. 3785), con23 sisting of the flood channels described in paragraph 

24 (2), are no longer authorized beginning on the date 
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1 that is 18 months after the date of enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 (2) FLOOD CHANNELS DESCRIBED.—The flood 

4 channels referred to in paragraph (1) are the fol5 lowing flood channels operated and maintained by 

6 the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, as 

7 generally defined in Corps of Engineers operations 

8 and maintenance manuals and as may be further de9 scribed in an agreement entered into under para10 graph (3): 

11 (A) Arcadia Wash Channel (Auburn 

12 Branch Channel). 

13 (B) Arcadia Wash Channel (Baldwin Ave. 

14 Branch Channel). 

15 (C) Arcadia Wash Channel (East Branch 

16 Channel). 

17 (D) Arcadia Wash Channel (Lima St. 

18 Branch Channel). 

19 (E) Bel Aire Dr./Sunset Canyon Channel. 

20 (F) Big Dalton Wash Channel. 

21 (G) Big Dalton Wash Channel (East 

22 Branch Inlet Channel). 

23 (H) Blanchard Canyon Channel. 

24 (I) Blue Gum Canyon Channel. 

25 (J) Brand Canyon Channel. 
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1 (K) Childs Canyon Channel. 

2 (L) Dead Horse Canyon Channel. 

3 (M) Dunsmuir Canyon Channel. 

4 (N) Eagle Canyon Channel. 

5 (O) Elmwood Canyon Channel. 

6 (P) Emerald Wash Channel. 

7 (Q) Emerald Wash Channel (West 

8 Branch). 

9 (R) Hay Canyon Channel. 

10 (S) Higgins and Coldwater Canyon. 

11 (T) Hillcrest Canyon Channel. 

12 (U) La Tuna Canyon Channel. 

13 (V) Little Dalton Diversion Channel. 

14 (W) Little Dalton Wash Channel. 

15 (X) Live Oak Wash Channel. 

16 (Y) Mansfield St. Channel. 

17 (Z) Marshall Creek Channel. 

18 (AA) Marshall Creek Channel (West 

19 Branch). 

20 (BB) Rexford-Monte Mar Branch. 

21 (CC) Royal Boulevard Channel. 

22 (DD) Rubio Canyon Diversion Channel. 

23 (EE) San Dimas Wash Channel. 

24 (FF) Sawtelle Channel. 

25 (GG) Shields Canyon Channel. 
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1 (HH) Sierra Madre Villa Channel. 

2 (II) Sierra Madre Wash. 

3 (JJ) Sierra Madre Wash Inlet. 

4 (KK) Snover Canyon Channel. 

5 (LL) Stough Canyon Channel. 

6 (MM) Thompson Creek Channel. 

7 (NN) Walnut Creek Channel. 

8 (OO) Webber Canyon Channel. 

9 (PP) Westwood Branch Channel. 

10 (QQ) Wilson Canyon Channel. 

11 (RR) Winery Canyon Channel. 

12 (3) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Los 

15 Angeles County Flood Control District to ensure 

16 that the Los Angeles County Flood Control Dis17 trict— 

18 (A) will continue to operate, maintain, re19 pair, rehabilitate, and replace as necessary, the 

20 flood channels described in paragraph (2)— 

21 (i) in perpetuity at no cost to the 

22 United States; and 

23 (ii) in a manner that does not reduce 

24 the level of flood protection of the project 

25 described in paragraph (1); 
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1 (B) will retain public ownership of all real 

2 property required for the continued functioning 

3 of the flood channels described in paragraph 

4 (2), consistent with authorized purposes of the 

5 project described in paragraph (1); 

6 (C) will allow the Corps of Engineers to 

7 continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabili8 tate, and replace any appurtenant structures, 

9 such as rain and stream gages, existing as of 

10 the date of enactment of this Act and located 

11 within the flood channels subject to deauthor12 ization under paragraph (1) as necessary to en13 sure the continued functioning of the project 

14 described in paragraph (1); and 

15 (D) will hold and save the United States 

16 harmless from damages due to floods, breach, 

17 failure, operation, or maintenance of the flood 

18 channels described in paragraph (2). 

19 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary 

20 may accept and expend funds voluntarily contributed 

21 by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to 

22 cover the administrative costs incurred by the Sec23 retary to— 

24 (A) enter into an agreement under para25 graph (3); and 
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1 (B) monitor compliance with such agree2 ment. 

3 (b) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en5 actment of this Act, the 25-foot-deep channel por6 tion of the project for navigation, Thames River, 

7 Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the 

8 Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 918), 

9 consisting of the area described in paragraph (2), is 

10 no longer authorized. 

11 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

12 paragraph (1) is the area— 

13 (A) beginning at a point N706550.83, 

14 E1179497.53; 

15 (B) running southeasterly about 808.28 

16 feet to a point N705766.32, E1179692.10; 

17 (C) running southeasterly about 2219.17 

18 feet to a point N703725.88, E1180564.64; 

19 (D) running southeasterly about 1594.84 

20 feet to a point N702349.59, E1181370.46; 

21 (E) running southwesterly about 483.01 

22 feet to a point N701866.63, E1181363.54; 

23 (F) running northwesterly about 2023.85 

24 feet to a point N703613.13, E1180340.96; 
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1 (G) running northwesterly about 2001.46 

2 feet to a point N705453.40, E1179554.02; and 

3 (H) running northwesterly about 1098.89 

4 feet to the point described in paragraph (1). 

5 (c) SAINT PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLORIDA.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en7 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

8 navigation, Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida, au9 thorized by section 101 the River and Harbor Act of 

10 1950 (64 Stat. 165), consisting of the area described 

11 in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 

12 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

13 paragraph (1) is the portion of the Federal channel 

14 located within Bayboro Harbor, at approximately 

15 -82.635353 W and 27.760977 N, south of the 

16 Range 300 line and west of the Station 71+00 line. 

17 (d) NORTH BRANCH, CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en19 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

20 navigation North Branch channel, Chicago River, Il21 linois, authorized by section 22 of the Act of March 

22 3, 1899 (chapter 425, 30 Stat. 1156), consisting of 

23 the area described in paragraph (2) is no longer au24 thorized. 
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1 (2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 

2 paragraph (1) is the approximately one-mile long 

3 segment of the North Branch Channel on the east 

4 side of Goose Island, Chicago River, Illinois. 

5 (e) PAPILLION CREEK WATERSHED, NEBRASKA.— 

6 Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 

7 project for flood protection and other purposes in the Pa8 pillion Creek Basin, Nebraska, authorized by section 203 

9 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 743) is modi10 fied to deauthorize the portions of the project known as 

11 Dam Site 7 and Dam Site 12. 

12 (f) TRUCKEE RIVER, NEVADA.—Beginning on the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the project for flood risk 

14 management, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by 

15 section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and De16 velopment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), is no longer au17 thorized. 

18 (g) NEWTOWN CREEK FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHAN19 NEL, NEW YORK.— 

20 (1) DEFINITION OF NEWTOWN CREEK NAVIGA21 TION PROJECT.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘New22 town Creek navigation project’’ means the project 

23 for the Newtown Creek Federal navigation channel, 

24 New York, described in The Rivers and Harbors Act 

25 of 1919, Ch. 832, 40 Stat. 1275, 1276 (1919), The 
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1 Rivers and Harbors Improvement Act of 1930, Ch. 

2 847, 46 Stat. 918, 920 (1930), and The Rivers and 

3 Harbors Improvement Act of 1937, Ch. 832, 50 

4 Stat. 844, 845 (1937). 

5 (2) The Newtown Creek navigation project is 

6 modified to reduce, in part, the authorized dimen7 sions of the project, such that the remaining author8 ized depths are as follows: 

9 (A) A 18-foot deep channel with a center 

10 line beginning at point North 40.727729 and 

11 West 73.929142, thence to a point North 

12 40.722214 and West 73.925874. [Reach EA] 

13 (B) A 18-foot deep Turning Basin South14 West of a line formed by points North 

15 40.726202 and West 73.927289; and North 

16 40.723508 and West 73.924713. [Reaches E1A 

17 and GA] 

18 (C) A 16-foot-deep channel with a center 

19 line beginning at a point North 40.722214 and 

20 West 73.925874, thence to a point North 

21 40.718664 and West 73.924176. [Reaches EB 

22 and H] 

23 (D) A 16-foot-deep channel with a center 

24 line beginning at a point North 40.718664 and 
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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 

11 and KA] 

12 (3) DEAUTHORIZATIONS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The portions of the 

14 Newtown Creek navigation project described in 

15 subparagraphs (B) through (E) are deauthor16 ized. 

17 (B) PORTION DESCRIBED.—A portion re18 ferred to in Paragraph (1) is a portion of the 

19 channel adjacent the Turning Basin, specifically 

20 the area— 

21 (i) East of a line formed by points 

22 North 40.726202 and West 73.927289; 

23 and North 40.723508 and West 

24 73.924713; [Reaches E1B and GB] and 

25 (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/ 

19 L1] 

20 (h) MONROE BAY AND CREEK FEDERAL CHANNEL, 

21 VIRGINIA.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en23 actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 

24 navigation, Monroe Bay and Creek, Virginia, author25 ized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 
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1 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 922), consisting of the area 

2 described 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 

5 of the Federal turning and anchorage basin in the 

6 vicinity of the property located at 829 Robin Grove 

7 Ln., 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, Se11 attle Harbor, Washington, authorized by the first 

12 section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 

13 49 Stat. 1039), is modified to deauthorize the por14 tion of the project within the East Waterway con15 sisting of the 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 cor20 ner also being a point on the United States 

21 pierhead line); 

22 (B) thence north 90°00’00’’ west along the 

23 projection of the south line of Block 386, 

24 206.58 feet to the centerline of the East Water25 way; 
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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 

5 feet; 

6 (E) thence north 39°55’22’’ east, 128.70 

7 feet; 

8 (F) thence north 14°30’00’’ east parallel 

9 with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 

10 280.45 feet; 

11 (G) thence north 90°00’00’’ east, 70.00 

12 feet to the pierhead line and the northwesterly 

13 line of Block 386; and 

14 (H) thence south 14°30’00’’ west, 650.25 

15 feet along said pierhead line and northwesterly 

16 line of Block 386 to the point of beginning. 

17 (j) STUDY ON ADDITIONAL DEAUTHORIZATIONS.— 

18 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

19 this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 

20 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ22 ment and Public Works of the Senate on the impacts of 

23 deauthorization of the following projects: 

24 (1) The portion of the project for flood protec25 tion on the Lower San Joaquin River and tribu-
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1 taries, California, authorized by section 10 of the 

2 Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 

3 901) consisting of the right bank of the San Joaquin 

4 River between levee miles 0.00 on the left bank of 

5 the Tuolumne River and levee mile 3.76 on the San 

6 Joaquin River, California; and 

7 (2) The Freeport and Vicinity Coastal Storm 

8 Risk Management separable element of the project 

9 for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem 

10 restoration, Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, author11 ized by section 1401 of the Water Resources Devel12 opment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3838). 

13 SEC. 342. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF DEFERRED 

14 PAYMENT AGREEMENT REQUEST. 

15 Section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)) is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of a re20 quest for a renegotiation of terms by a non21 Federal interest under paragraph (2), the Sec22 retary shall submit to the Committee on Trans23 portation and Infrastructure of the House and 

24 the Committee on Environment and Public 

25 Works of the Senate a report 30 days after en-
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1 actment and quarterly thereafter regarding the 

2 status of the request. 

3 ‘‘(B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the 

4 sense of Congress that the Secretary should re5 spond to any request for a renegotiation of 

6 terms submitted under paragraph (2) in a time7 ly manner.’’. 

8 TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES 

9 INFRASTRUCTURE 

10 SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

11 The following projects for water resources develop12 ment and conservation and other purposes, as identified 

13 in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water 

14 Resources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant 

15 to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel16 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise re17 viewed by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by 

18 the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, 

19 and subject to the conditions, described in the respective 

20 reports or decision documents designated in this section: 

21 (1) NAVIGATION.— 
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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 

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 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

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 

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 HURRI2 CANE 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.— 
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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 

1 (5) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND ECO2 SYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

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 

3 (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 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

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 

1 SEC. 402. FACILITY INVESTMENT. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), using 

3 amounts available in the revolving fund established by the 

4 first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 

5 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) that are not otherwise obligated, 

6 the Secretary may— 

7 (1) design and construct the new building for 

8 operations and maintenance in Galveston, Texas, de9 scribed in the prospectus submitted to the Com10 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Committee on En12 vironment and Public Works of the Senate on May 

13 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (33 

14 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accordance with 

15 such prospectus; 

16 (2) design and construct the new warehouse fa17 cility at the Longview Lake Project near Lee’s Sum18 mit, Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted 

19 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
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1 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com2 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

3 Senate on May 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) 

4 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in ac5 cordance with such prospectus; 

6 (3) design and construct the joint facility for 

7 the resident office for the Corpus Christi Resident 

8 Office (Construction) and the Corpus Christi Regu9 latory Field Office on existing federally owned prop10 erty at the Naval Air Station, in Corpus Christi, 

11 Texas, described in the prospectus submitted to the 

12 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

13 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Environment and Public Works of the Senate on 

15 June 6, 2023, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act 

16 (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accordance with 

17 such prospectus; and 

18 (4) carry out such construction and infrastruc19 ture improvements as are required to support such 

20 building and facilities, including any necessary dem21 olition of the existing infrastructure. 

22 (b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

23 the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund estab24 lished by the first section of the Civil Functions Appro25 priations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) is appropriately reim-
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1 bursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers 

2 programs that benefit from the building and facilities con3 structed under this section. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8812 

AN ACT 

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harresources, and for other purposes. servation and development of water and related bors of the United States, to provide for the con-