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Union Calendar No. 391 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5892 

[Report No. 111–654] 

To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 

projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2010 

Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Additional sponsor: Mr. COSTELLO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

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

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

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 28, 2010] 


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A BILL 

To provide for the conservation and development of water 

and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the 

Army to construct various projects for improvements to 

rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 

purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2010’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS 

Sec. 1001. Project authorizations. 

Sec. 1002. Small projects for flood damage reduction. 

Sec. 1003. Small projects for emergency streambank protection. 

Sec. 1004. Small projects for navigation. 

Sec. 1005. Small projects for improvement of the quality of the environment. 

Sec. 1006. Small projects for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration. 

Sec. 1007. Small projects for shoreline protection. 

Sec. 1008. Small projects for aquatic plant control. 

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 2001. Credit for in-kind contributions. 

Sec. 2002. Fish and wildlife mitigation. 

Sec. 2003. Remote and subsistence harbors. 

Sec. 2004. Revision of project partnership agreement. 

Sec. 2005. Independent peer review. 

Sec. 2006. Safety assurance review. 

Sec. 2007. Funding for harbor maintenance programs. 

Sec. 2008. Funding to process permits. 

Sec. 2009. Project modifications for improvement of environment. 

Sec. 2010. Aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration. 

Sec. 2011. Operation and maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric facilities. 

Sec. 2012. Repeal. 

Sec. 2013. Cost estimates for feasibility reports. 

Sec. 2014. Mitigation status report. 

Sec. 2015. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods. 

TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS 

Sec. 3001. Douglas Harbor, Juneau, Alaska. 

Sec. 3002. Nogales Wash and tributaries flood control project, Arizona. 

Sec. 3003. Rio de Flag, Arizona. 

Sec. 3004. Tres Rios, Arizona. 

Sec. 3005. Russian River project, Sonoma County, California. 

Sec. 3006. South Sacramento County streams, California. 

Sec. 3007. Chatfield Reservoir, Colorado. 


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Sec. 3008. Rio Grande environmental management program, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. 

Sec. 3009. Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia. 

Sec. 3010. Kissimmee River restoration, Florida. 

Sec. 3011. Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida. 

Sec. 3012. Savannah Harbor expansion, Georgia. 

Sec. 3013. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal dispersal barriers project, Illinois. 

Sec. 3014. Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky. 

Sec. 3015. Wood River levee system reconstruction, Madison County, Illinois. 

Sec. 3016. Little Calumet River, Indiana. 

Sec. 3017. Rhodes Point Jetty, Smith Island, Maryland. 

Sec. 3018. Muddy River, Brookline and Boston, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 3019. Ada, Minnesota. 

Sec. 3020. Montevideo, Minnesota. 

Sec. 3021. Two Harbors, Minnesota. 

Sec. 3022. Blue River basin, Kansas City, Missouri. 

Sec. 3023. Lower Assunpink Creek, Trenton, New Jersey. 

Sec. 3024. Ocean Gate, Ocean County, New Jersey. 

Sec. 3025. Orchard Beach, Bronx, New York. 

Sec. 3026. Spring Creek, New York. 

Sec. 3027. Hocking River basin, Monday Creek, Ohio. 

Sec. 3028. Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay ecosystem restoration, Oregon and Washington. 

Sec. 3029. Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas. 

Sec. 3030. Dallas Floodway, Dallas, Texas. 

Sec. 3031. Houston-Galveston navigation channels, Texas. 

Sec. 3032. Project reauthorization. 

Sec. 3033. Project deauthorizations. 

TITLE IV—STUDIES 

Sec. 4001. Hollis, Alaska. 

Sec. 4002. Bullard Wash, Goodyear, Arizona. 

Sec. 4003. Lower Santa Cruz River, Casa Grande, Arizona. 

Sec. 4004. Maricopa County, Arizona. 

Sec. 4005. Ouachita River, Ouachita, Union, and Ashley Counties, Arkansas. 

Sec. 4006. Oil Trough, Arkansas. 

Sec. 4007. Randolph County, Arkansas. 

Sec. 4008. Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California. 

Sec. 4009. Chelsea Wetlands, Hercules, California. 

Sec. 4010. Colorado Lagoon and Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, California. 

Sec. 4011. Lodi Lake, Lodi, California. 

Sec. 4012. Oakland-Inner Harbor Tidal Canal, Oakland, California. 

Sec. 4013. Noyo Harbor District, Noyo, California. 

Sec. 4014. Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 

Sec. 4015. Redwood City Navigation Channel, California. 

Sec. 4016. Rialto Channel and Cactus Channel, Rialto, California. 

Sec. 4017. Sacramento Regional Sanitation District, Sacramento, California. 

Sec. 4018. San Pablo Bay, Hercules, California. 

Sec. 4019. Stockton, California. 

Sec. 4020. Tijuana River environmental restoration, San Diego, California. 

Sec. 4021. Tijuana River wetlands restoration, San Diego County, California. 

Sec. 4022. Ventura River, Ventura County, California. 

Sec. 4023. Willowbrook, Los Angeles County, California. 

Sec. 4024. Fountain Creek watershed, Pueblo, Colorado. 


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Sec. 4025. Ralston Creek, Arvada, Colorado. 

Sec. 4026. Holly Pond and Norotan River, Stamford, Connecticut. 

Sec. 4027. Housatonic River, New Milford, Connecticut. 

Sec. 4028. Long Island Sound and Mill River, Stamford, Connecticut. 

Sec. 4029. Meriden, Connecticut. 

Sec. 4030. South Cove, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. 

Sec. 4031. West River, New Haven Harbor, West Haven, Connecticut. 

Sec. 4032. Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. 

Sec. 4033. Washington, District of Columbia. 

Sec. 4034. Lake County, Florida. 

Sec. 4035. Marion County, Florida. 

Sec. 4036. Miami, Florida. 

Sec. 4037. Oakland Park, Florida. 

Sec. 4038. Riviera Beach, Florida. 

Sec. 4039. South Daytona, Florida. 

Sec. 4040. Tampa, Florida. 

Sec. 4041. Peavine Creek, Decatur, Georgia. 

Sec. 4042. Richland Creek, Lawrenceville, Georgia. 

Sec. 4043. Study for water supply, Georgia. 

Sec. 4044. Suwannee Creek, Lawrenceville, Georgia. 

Sec. 4045. Agat and Merizo, Guam. 

Sec. 4046. Waiakea Stream and Palai Stream, Hilo, Hawaii. 

Sec. 4047. Waialua-Kaiaka watershed, Oahu, Hawaii. 

Sec. 4048. Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois. 

Sec. 4049. Carpenter Creek, Carpentersville, Illinois. 

Sec. 4050. Des Plaines River, Cook County, Illinois. 

Sec. 4051. Ferson-Otter Creek Dam, St. Charles, Illinois. 

Sec. 4052. Middle Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri. 

Sec. 4053. North Branch of the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. 

Sec. 4054. River Park and Ronan Park, North Branch of the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. 

Sec. 4055. Thillens Park, North Branch of the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. 

Sec. 4056. Village of Skokie, Illinois. 

Sec. 4057. Bowman Creek, South Bend, Indiana. 

Sec. 4058. Lake Michigan watershed, Indiana. 

Sec. 4059. Burlington, Iowa. 

Sec. 4060. Beneficial use of dredged material, Louisiana and Mississippi. 

Sec. 4061. Jesuit Bend, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 

Sec. 4062. LaBranche Wetlands, St. Charles and St. John Counties, Louisiana. 

Sec. 4063. Ruth Canal freshwater diversion, Vermilion, Louisiana. 

Sec. 4064. Anacostia River watershed, Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

Sec. 4065. Chesapeake Bay Shoreline study, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. 

Sec. 4066. Dredged material disposal, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. 

Sec. 4067. Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island recreation and public access, Maryland. 

Sec. 4068. Capisic Brook, Portland, Maine. 

Sec. 4069. Fishing and Gooseberry Islands, Kittery, Maine. 

Sec. 4070. Southern Maine/New Hampshire dredged material disposal study, 

Maine and New Hampshire. 

Sec. 4071. Assabet, Charles, and Sudbury watersheds, Middlesex and Essex Counties, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 4072. Hoosic River watershed, North Adams, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 4073. Mystic River watershed, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 4074. Quequechan River, Fall River, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 4075. Clinton River, Clinton Township, Michigan. 


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Sec. 4076. Hamilton Dam, Flint, Michigan. 

Sec. 4077. Upper Peninsula Flood Recovery, Michigan. 

Sec. 4078. Amory, Mississippi. 

Sec. 4079. Coastal Mississippi ecosystem restoration, Mississippi. 

Sec. 4080. Fulton, Mississippi. 

Sec. 4081. Gulfport, Mississippi. 

Sec. 4082. Lucedale, Mississippi. 

Sec. 4083. Magby Creek and Vernon Branch, Lowndes County, Mississippi. 

Sec. 4084. Blue River basin, Kansas City, Missouri. 

Sec. 4085. Little Blue River, Jackson County, Missouri. 

Sec. 4086. St. Louis, Missouri. 

Sec. 4087. Las Vegas Wash, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Sec. 4088. New Hampshire. 

Sec. 4089. Piscataqua River, New Hampshire. 

Sec. 4090. Barnegat Bay watershed, Ocean and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4091. Beverly, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4092. Borough of Pine Beach, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4093. Haddon Township, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4094. Rahway River watershed, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4095. Third River, Belleville, Bloomfield, and Nutley, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4096. Passaic River Channel, Nutley, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4097. Township of Ocean, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4098. Preakness Brook, Wayne, New Jersey. 

Sec. 4099. Dona Ana, New Mexico. 

Sec. 4100. Hidalgo County, New Mexico. 

Sec. 4101. Otero County, New Mexico. 

Sec. 4102. Valencia County, New Mexico. 

Sec. 4103. Glen Cove, New York. 

Sec. 4104. Hawtree basin, Hamilton Beach, New York. 

Sec. 4105. Kill van Kull, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York. 

Sec. 4106. Mariners Marsh and Arlington Marsh, Staten Island, New York. 

Sec. 4107. New York, New York. 

Sec. 4108. Norton Basin Inlet, Far Rockaway, New York. 

Sec. 4109. Queens, New York. 

Sec. 4110. Rockaway Beach Seawall, Rockaway, New York. 

Sec. 4111. Roosevelt island, East River, New York, New York. 

Sec. 4112. Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Sec. 4113. Nantahala River, Swain, North Carolina. 

Sec. 4114. Missouri River and tributaries, South and Central North Dakota, 

North Dakota. 

Sec. 4115. Big Creek watershed, Ohio. 

Sec. 4116. Brandywine Creek watershed, Ohio. 

Sec. 4117. Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio. 

Sec. 4118. Cuyahoga River watershed and Tuscarawas River watershed, Summit 

County, Ohio. 

Sec. 4119. Euclid Creek watershed, Ohio. 

Sec. 4120. Healy Creek, Brunswick, Ohio. 

Sec. 4121. Lower Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio. 

Sec. 4122. Ohio River, Ohio. 

Sec. 4123. Shaker Lakes, Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights, Ohio. 

Sec. 4124. Stark County, Ohio. 

Sec. 4125. Tinkers Creek watershed, Ohio. 

Sec. 4126. Upper Tuscarawas River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 

Sec. 4127. West Creek watershed, Ohio. 

Sec. 4128. Yellow Creek and Short Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio. 


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Sec. 4129. Ferry Creek Reservoir, Brookings, Oregon. 

Sec. 4130. Oregon Navigation Jetties and Breakwaters, Oregon. 

Sec. 4131. Port Orford, Oregon. 

Sec. 4132. Buhl Lake, Sharon, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 4133. Delaware River and tributaries, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 4134. Elk Creek, Meadville, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 4135. Mill Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 4136. Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 4137. Western Pennsylvania flood damage reduction. 

Sec. 4138. Guayama, Puerto Rico. 

Sec. 4139. Rincon, Puerto Rico. 

Sec. 4140. Providence, Rhode Island. 

Sec. 4141. South Carolina. 

Sec. 4142. James River, South Dakota. 

Sec. 4143. Station Camp Creek, Gallatin, Tennessee. 

Sec. 4144. Brazos River, Texas. 

Sec. 4145. Hickory Creek, City of Balch Springs, Texas. 

Sec. 4146. Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels (Barbours Cut), Texas. 

Sec. 4147. Port of Galveston, Texas. 

Sec. 4148. Simsboro Aquifer, City of Bastrop, Texas. 

Sec. 4149. Navasota River watershed, Grimes County, Texas. 

Sec. 4150. Rio Grande basin, Texas. 

Sec. 4151. Roma, Texas. 

Sec. 4152. Cottonwood Heights, Utah. 

Sec. 4153. Emery Town, Utah. 

Sec. 4154. Big Sandy River reallocation study, Virginia and West Virginia. 

Sec. 4155. Buckroe and Grandview Beaches, Hampton, Virginia. 

Sec. 4156. Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. 

Sec. 4157. Hampton, Virginia. 

Sec. 4158. James River watershed, Virginia. 

Sec. 4159. Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington. 

Sec. 4160. Green River, Kent, Washington. 

Sec. 4161. Vancouver Lake watershed, Vancouver, Washington. 

Sec. 4162. Lake Michigan shoreline, City of Cudahy, Wisconsin. 

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 5001. Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program. 

Sec. 5002. Saint Lawrence Seaway. 

Sec. 5003. Watershed management. 

Sec. 5004. Comprehensive shoreline restoration. 

Sec. 5005. Northeast Coastal Region ecosystem restoration. 

Sec. 5006. Anacostia watershed, District of Columbia and Maryland. 

Sec. 5007. Egmont Key, Florida. 

Sec. 5008. Cambridge, Maryland. 

Sec. 5009. Hart-Miller Island, Maryland. 

Sec. 5010. Gallops Island, Boston, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 5011. Sharkey County, Mississippi. 

Sec. 5012. Charleston Harbor Post 45 Project, Charleston, South Carolina. 

Sec. 5013. Sense of Congress on the promotion of General Michael J. Walsh to 

Major General, United States Army. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

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

3 of the Army. 

4 TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES 

5 PROJECTS 

6 SEC. 1001. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

7 Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fol8 lowing projects for water resources development and con9 servation and other purposes are authorized to be carried 

10 out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the 

11 plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the respec12 tive reports designated in this section: 

13 (1) MID-CHESAPEAKE BAY ISLAND ECOSYSTEM

14 RESTORATION PROJECT, CHESAPEAKE BAY, DOR15 CHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND.—The project for eco16 system restoration, Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Eco17 system Restoration Project, Chesapeake Bay, Dor18 chester County, Maryland: Report of the Chief of En19 gineers dated August 24, 2009, at a total cost of 

20 $1,612,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 

21 $1,045,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

22 $567,000,000. 

23 (2) MISSISSIPPI COASTAL IMPROVEMENTS PRO24 GRAM, HANCOCK, HARRISON, AND JACKSON COUNTIES, 

25 MISSISSIPPI.—The project for hurricane and storm 

26 damage reduction, Mississippi Coastal Improvements 


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1 Program, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, 

2 Mississippi: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 

3 September 15, 2009, at a total cost of $1,182,600,000, 

4 with an estimated Federal cost of $746,750,000 and 

5 an estimated non-Federal cost of $435,850,000. 

6 (3) WEST ONSLOW BEACH AND NEW RIVER INLET

7 (TOPSAIL BEACH), PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CARO8 LINA.—The project for hurricane and storm damage 

9 reduction, West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet 

10 (Topsail Beach), Pender County, North Carolina: Re11 port of the Chief of Engineers dated September 28, 

12 2009, at a total cost of $32,131,000, with an esti13 mated Federal cost of $20,708,000 and an estimated 

14 non-Federal cost of $11,423,000, and at an estimated 

15 total cost of $113,904,000 for periodic beach nourish16 ment over the 50-year life of the project, with an esti17 mated Federal cost of $56,952,000 and an estimated 

18 non-Federal cost of $56,952,000. 

19 SEC. 1002. SMALL PROJECTS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE REDUC20 TION. 

21 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 

22 following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 

23 project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 

24 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s): 


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1 (1) DEL ROSA CHANNEL, SAN BERNADINO, CALI2 FORNIA.—Project for flood damage reduction, Del 

3 Rosa Channel, San Bernadino, California. 

4 (2) LAGUNA CREEK, VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA.— 

5 Project for flood damage reduction, Laguna Creek, 

6 Vacaville, California. 

7 (3) ULATIS CREEK, VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA.— 

8 Project for flood damage reduction, Ulatis Creek, 

9 Vacaville, California. 

10 (4) SANDERSON GULCH, DENVER, COLORADO.— 

11 Project for flood damage reduction, Sanderson Gulch, 

12 Denver, Colorado. 

13 (5) WILLOW CREEK, CREEDE, COLORADO.— 

14 Project for flood damage reduction, Willow Creek, 

15 Creede, Colorado. 

16 (6) BIG ECON RIVER, ORANGE, FLORIDA.— 

17 Project for flood damage reduction, Big Econ River, 

18 Orange, Florida. 

19 (7) BAY GALL CREEK, WARNER ROBBINS, GEOR20 GIA.—Project for flood damage reduction, Bay Gall 

21 Creek, Warner Robbins, Georgia. 

22 (8) DES PLAINES RIVER, PARK RIDGE, ILLI23 NOIS.—Project for flood damage reduction, Des 

24 Plaines River, Park Ridge, Illinois. 


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1 (9) KISHWAUKEE RIVER, DEKALB, ILLINOIS.— 

2 Project for flood damage reduction, Kishwaukee River, 

3 DeKalb, Illinois. 

4 (10) NAVAJO CREEK, PALOS HEIGHTS, ILLI5 NOIS.—Project for flood damage reduction, Navajo 

6 Creek, Palos Heights, Illinois. 

7 (11) STONY CREEK, OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS.— 

8 Project for flood damage reduction, Stony Creek, Oak 

9 Lawn, Illinois. 

10 (12) VICINITY OF THE 71ST STREET DITCH, JUS11 TICE, ILLINOIS.—Project for flood damage reduction, 

12 in the vicinity of the 71st Street Ditch, Justice, Illi13 nois. 

14 (13) WEST BRANCH OF MILL CREEK, PALOS

15 PARK, ILLINOIS.—Project for flood damage reduction, 

16 West Branch of Mill Creek, Palos Park, Illinois. 

17 (14) DRY RUN CREEK, WATERLOO, IOWA.— 

18 Project for flood damage reduction, Dry Run Creek, 

19 Waterloo, Iowa. 

20 (15) LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood 

21 damage reduction, Louisville, Kentucky. 

22 (16) BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND.—Project for 

23 flood damage reduction, Baltimore City, Maryland, 

24 in the vicinity of Druid Hill Park. 


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1 (17) PINE TREE BROOK, AVON, MASSACHU2 SETTS.—Project for flood damage reduction, Pine 

3 Tree Brook, Avon, Massachusetts. 

4 (18) PINE TREE BROOK, MILTON, MASSACHU5 SETTS.—Project for flood damage reduction, Pine 

6 Tree Brook, Milton, Massachusetts. 

7 (19) HARDING CANAL SEAWALL, DETROIT, MICHI8 GAN.—Project for flood damage reduction, Harding 

9 Canal Seawall, Detroit, Michigan. 

10 (20) BIG RIVER, HIGH RIDGE, MISSOURI.— 

11 Project for flood damage reduction, Big River, High 

12 Ridge, Missouri. 

13 (21) SAW MILL RIVER BASIN, GREEHBURGH, NEW

14 YORK.—Project for flood damage reduction, Saw Mill 

15 River basin, Greehburgh, New York. 

16 (22) SPARKILL CREEK, ORANGETOWN, NEW

17 YORK.—Project for flood damage reduction, Sparkill 

18 Creek, Orangetown, New York. 

19 (23) INDEPENDENCE, OHIO.—Project for flood 

20 damage reduction, Independence, Ohio. 

21 (24) VALLEY VIEW, OHIO.—Project for flood 

22 damage reduction, Valley View, Ohio. 

23 (25) WINYEH BAY, GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CARO24 LINA.—Project for flood damage reduction, Winyeh 

25 Bay, Georgetown, South Carolina. 


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1 (26) DEL RIO, VAL VERDE, TEXAS.—Project for 

2 flood damage reduction, Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas. 

3 (27) CRAFORD BAY SEAWALL, PORTSMOUTH, VIR4 GINIA.—Project for flood damage reduction, Craford 

5 Bay Seawall, Portsmouth, Virginia. 

6 (28) SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE ELIZABETH

7 RIVER, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.—Project for flood 

8 damage reduction, Southern Branch of the Elizabeth 

9 River, Portsmouth, Virginia. 

10 (29) ROXBURY AND WESTPOINT TOWNSHIPS, WIS11 CONSIN.—Project for flood damage reduction, 

12 Roxbury and Westpoint Townships, Wisconsin. 

13 SEC. 1003. SMALL PROJECTS FOR EMERGENCY 

14 STREAMBANK PROTECTION. 

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 

16 following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 

17 project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 

18 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r): 

19 (1) NAKNEK RIVER, NAKNEK, ALASKA.—Project 

20 for emergency streambank protection, Naknek River, 

21 Naknek, Alaska. 

22 (2) QUINNIPIAC RIVER, NEW HAVEN, CON23 NECTICUT.—Project for emergency streambank protec24 tion, Quinnipiac River, New Haven, Connecticut. 


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1 (3) BISCAYNE BAY, NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLOR2 IDA.—Project for emergency streambank protection, 

3 Biscayne Bay, North Bay Village, Florida. 

4 (4) BRONX RIVER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK.— 

5 Project for emergency streambank protection, Bronx 

6 River, New York, New York. 

7 (5) OHIO RIVER, IRONTON, OHIO.—Project for 

8 emergency streambank protection, Ohio River, Iron9 ton, Ohio. 

10 (6) NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.—Project for 

11 emergency streambank protection, Newport, Rhode Is12 land. 

13 (7) TIVERTON, RHODE ISLAND.—Project for 

14 emergency streambank protection, Tiverton, Rhode Is15 land. 

16 SEC. 1004. SMALL PROJECTS FOR NAVIGATION. 

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 

18 following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 

19 project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 

20 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577): 

21 (1) DETROIT RIVER, WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN.— 

22 Project for navigation, Detroit River, Wyandotte, 

23 Michigan. 


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1 (2) STOUTS CREEK, LACEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JER2 SEY.—Project for navigation, Stouts Creek, Lacey 

3 Township, New Jersey. 

4 (3) BROWN’S RIVER, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW

5 YORK.—Project for navigation, Brown’s River, Nas6 sau County, New York. 

7 (4) DETROIT HARBOR, WISCONSIN.—Project for 

8 navigation, Detroit Harbor, Wisconsin. 

9 SEC. 1005. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE 

10 QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 

11 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 

12 following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 

13 project is appropriate, may carry out the project under sec14 tion 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

15 (33 U.S.C. 2309a): 

16 (1) RHEEM CREEK, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, 

17 CALIFORNIA.—Project for improvement of the quality 

18 of the environment, Rheem Creek, Contra Costa Coun19 ty, California. 

20 (2) RODEO CREEK, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, 

21 CALIFORNIA.—Project for improvement of the quality 

22 of the environment, Rodeo Creek, Contra Costa Coun23 ty, California. 


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1 SEC. 1006. SMALL PROJECTS FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM 

2 AND ESTUARY RESTORATION. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 

4 following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 

5 project is appropriate, may carry out the project under sec6 tion 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 

7 (33 U.S.C. 2330): 

8 (1) EMERYVILLE HARBOR, EMERYVILLE, CALI9 FORNIA.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary 

10 restoration, Emeryville Harbor, Emeryville, Cali11 fornia. 

12 (2) LOS ANGELES RIVER, CUDAHY, CALI13 FORNIA.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary 

14 restoration, Los Angeles River, Cudahy, California. 

15 (3) LAGUNA SALADA, PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA.— 

16 Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

17 Laguna Salada, Pacifica, California. 

18 (4) ANIMAS RIVER, LA PLATA, COLORADO.— 

19 Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

20 Animas River, La Plata, Colorado. 

21 (5) NORTH FORK OF THE GUNNISON RIVER, 

22 DELTA, COLORADO.—Project for aquatic ecosystem 

23 and estuary restoration, North Fork of the Gunnison 

24 River, Delta, Colorado. 

25 (6) LINE AND CANE CREEKS, HENRY COUNTY, 

26 GEORGIA.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary 


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1 restoration, Line and Cane Creeks, Henry County, 

2 Georgia. 

3 (7) BREMME CREEK, DUPAGE, ILLINOIS.—Project 

4 for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

5 Bremme Creek, DuPage, Illinois. 

6 (8) BLACKBERRY CREEK, KENDALL, ILLINOIS.— 

7 Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

8 Blackberry Creek, Kendall, Illinois. 

9 (9) GOMPERS PARK, NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO

10 RIVER, ILLINOIS.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and 

11 estuary restoration, Gompers Park, North Branch 

12 Chicago River, Illinois. 

13 (10) KANKAKEE RIVER, WILL COUNTY, ILLI14 NOIS.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary res15 toration, Kankakee River, Will County, Illinois. 

16 (11) PRAIRIE CREEK WATERSHED, WILL COUNTY, 

17 ILLINOIS.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary 

18 restoration, Prairie Creek Watershed, Will County, Il19 linois. 

20 (12) WEST BRANCH OF THE DUPAGE RIVER, 

21 DUPAGE, ILLINOIS.—Project for aquatic ecosystem 

22 and estuary restoration, West Branch of the DuPage 

23 River, DuPage, Illinois. 

24 (13) LONG CREEK WATERSHED, CUMBERLAND, 

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1 restoration, Long Creek Watershed, Cumberland, 

2 Maine. 

3 (14) CABIN BRANCH WATERSHED, PRINCE

4 GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for aquatic 

5 ecosystem and estuary restoration, Cabin Branch Wa6 tershed, Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

7 (15) LITTLE PAINT BRANCH STREAM, PRINCE

8 GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for aquatic 

9 ecosystem and estuary restoration, Little Paint 

10 Branch Stream, Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

11 (16) LOWER BEAVERDAM CREEK, PRINCE

12 GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for aquatic 

13 ecosystem and estuary restoration, Lower Beaverdam 

14 Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

15 (17) NORTHEAST ANACOSTIA RIVER, PRINCE

16 GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for aquatic 

17 ecosystem and estuary restoration, Northeast Ana18 costia River, Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

19 (18) NORTHWEST ANACOSTIA RIVER, PRINCE

20 GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for aquatic 

21 ecosystem and estuary restoration, Northwest Ana22 costia River, Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

23 (19) ASSABET RIVER, MIDDLESEX AND WORCES24 TER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for aquatic ecosystem 


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1 and estuary restoration, Assabet River, Middlesex and 

2 Worcester, Massachusetts. 

3 (20) LEWIS BAY, YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

4 Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

5 Lewis Bay, Yarmouth, Massachusetts. 

6 (21) PIG’S EYE LAKE, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.— 

7 Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

8 Pig’s Eye Lake, St. Paul, Minnesota. 

9 (22) BARNEGAT BAY, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JER10 SEY.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary res11 toration, Barnegat Bay, Ocean County, New Jersey. 

12 (23) BRANCHPORT CREEK, OCEANPORT BOR13 OUGH, NEW JERSEY.—Project for aquatic ecosystem 

14 and estuary restoration, Branchport Creek, Oceanport 

15 Borough, New Jersey. 

16 (24) HACKENSACK RIVER, HUDSON COUNTY, NEW

17 JERSEY.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary 

18 restoration, Hackensack River, Hudson County, New 

19 Jersey. 

20 (25) LAKE TOPANEMUS, FREEHOLD, NEW JER21 SEY.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary res22 toration, Lake Topanemus, Freehold, New Jersey. 

23 (26) LAS CRUCES DAM, DONA ANA, NEW MEX24 ICO.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary res25 toration, Las Cruces Dam, Dona Ana, New Mexico. 


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1 (27) PUGSLEY CREEK, CASTLE HILL, NEW

2 YORK.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary res3 toration, Pugsley Creek, Castle Hill, New York. 

4 (28) OLENTANGY RIVER, FRANKLIN, OHIO.— 

5 Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

6 Olentangy River, Franklin, Ohio. 

7 (29) SCIOTO RIVER, FRANKLIN, OHIO.—Project 

8 for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, Scioto 

9 River, Franklin, Ohio. 

10 (30) WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER, PROVIDENCE, 

11 RHODE ISLAND.—Project for aquatic ecosystem and 

12 estuary restoration, Woonasquatucket River, Provi13 dence, Rhode Island. 

14 (31) CLAYTOR LAKE, PULASKI, VIRGINIA.— 

15 Project for aquatic ecosystem and estuary restoration, 

16 Claytor Lake, Pulaski, Virginia. 

17 SEC. 1007. SMALL PROJECTS FOR SHORELINE PROTECTION. 

18 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 

19 following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 

20 project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 

21 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal participa22 tion in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned 

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1 (1) DEERFIELD BEACH, BROWARD COUNTY, 

2 FLORIDA.—Project for shoreline protection, Deerfield 

3 Beach, Broward County, Florida. 

4 (2) BARNEGAT, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.— 

5 Project for shoreline protection, Barnegat, Ocean 

6 County, New Jersey. 

7 (3) MANHASSET BAY, PORT WASHINGTON, NEW

8 YORK.—Project for shoreline protection, Manhasset 

9 Bay, Port Washington, New York. 

10 SEC. 1008. SMALL PROJECTS FOR AQUATIC PLANT CON11 TROL. 

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

13 carry out a project for aquatic nuisance plant control in 

14 the Republican River basin, Colorado, under section 104 

15 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610). 

16 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—In carrying out the project under 

17 subsection (a), the Secretary may control and eradicate 

18 riverine nuisance plants. 

19 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

20 SEC. 2001. CREDIT FOR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. 

21 (a) LIMITATION; SAVINGS PROVISION.—Section 

22 221(a)(4)(E) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 

23 1962d–5b(a)(4)(E)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—In any case in 

2 which a specific provision of law provides 

3 for a non-Federal interest to receive credit 

4 toward the non-Federal share of the cost of 

5 a study for, or construction or operation 

6 and maintenance of, a water resources 

7 project, the Secretary shall apply— 

8 ‘‘(I) the specific provision of law 

9 instead of this paragraph; or 

10 ‘‘(II) at the request of the non11 Federal interest, the specific provision 

12 of law and such provisions of this 

13 paragraph as the non-Federal interest 

14 may request. 

15 ‘‘(iii) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing 

16 in this subparagraph affects the applica17 bility of subsection (a)(4)(C).’’. 

18 (b) WATER RESOURCES PROJECT DEFINED.—Section 

19 221(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

21 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

22 (2) by moving subparagraphs (A) and (B) (as so 

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1 (3) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all that follows through 

2 ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi4 nitions apply: 

5 ‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(2) WATER RESOURCES PROJECT.—The term 

8 ‘water resources project’ includes projects studied, re9 viewed, designed, constructed, operated and main10 tained, or otherwise subject to Federal participation 

11 under the authority of the civil works program of the 

12 Secretary of the Army for the purposes of navigation, 

13 flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, hurri14 cane and storm damage reduction, water supply, 

15 recreation, hydroelectric power, fish and wildlife con16 servation, water quality, environmental infrastruc17 ture, resource protection and development, and related 

18 purposes.’’. 

19 (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 221(c) of such 

20 Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(c)) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘enforcible’’ and inserting ‘‘enforceable’’. 

22 SEC. 2002. FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION. 

23 (a) MITIGATION PLANS AS PART OF PROJECT PRO24 POSALS.—Section 906(d)(1) of the Water Resources Devel25 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(d)(1)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in the first sentence— 

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘for damages to ecological 

3 resources, including terrestrial and aquatic re4 sources, and’’ after ‘‘mitigate’’; 

5 (B) by inserting ‘‘ecological resources and’’ 

6 after ‘‘impact on’’; and 

7 (C) by inserting ‘‘without the implementa8 tion of mitigation measures’’ before the period; 

9 and 

10 (2) by inserting before the last sentence the fol11 lowing: ‘‘If the Secretary determines that mitigation 

12 to in-kind conditions is not possible, the Secretary 

13 shall identify in the report the basis for that deter14 mination.’’. 

15 (b) MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

16 906(d)(3)(A) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2283(d)(3)(A)) is 

17 amended by inserting ‘‘, at a minimum,’’ after ‘‘complies 

18 with’’. 

19 SEC. 2003. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 

20 Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2242) is amended by adding at the end 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to 

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1 ‘‘(1) a feasibility study, as defined in section 

2 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

3 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d)); or 

4 ‘‘(2) a detailed project report, as defined in such 

5 section 105(d) and carried out under section 107(a) 

6 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 

7 577(a)).’’. 

8 SEC. 2004. REVISION OF PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE9 MENT. 

10 Section 2008(a) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2340(a)) is amended by adding at 

12 the end the following: ‘‘This subsection shall apply without 

13 regard to whether the original partnership agreement was 

14 entered into before, on, or after the date of enactment of 

15 this subsection.’’. 

16 SEC. 2005. INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW. 

17 (a) TIMING OF PEER REVIEW.—Section 2034(b) of the 

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

19 2343(b)) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para21 graph (4); and 

22 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(3) REASONS FOR TIMING.—If the Chief of En25 gineers does not initiate a peer review for a project 


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1 study at a time described in paragraph (2), the Chief 

2 shall make publicly available, including on the Inter3 net, for each of such times the reasons for not con4 ducting the review, and shall include the reasons in 

5 the decision document for the project study.’’. 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PANELS.—Section 2034(c)(4) 

7 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2343(c)(4)) is amended to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL AND PUBLIC NOTIFICA10 TION.—Upon identification of a project study for peer 

11 review under this section, but prior to initiation of 

12 the review by the panel of experts, the Chief of Engi13 neers shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) notify the Committee on Environment 

15 and Public Works of the Senate and the Com16 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

17 the House of Representatives of the review; and 

18 ‘‘(B) make publicly available, including on 

19 the Internet, information on— 

20 ‘‘(i) the dates scheduled for beginning 

21 and ending the review; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the entity that has the contract 

23 for the review; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) the names and qualifications of 

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1 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS OF PANEL.—Section 2034(f) of 

2 such Act (33 U.S.C. 2343(f)) is amended by striking para3 graph (2) and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY AND TRANSMITTAL TO

5 CONGRESS.—After receiving a report on a project 

6 study from a panel of experts under this section, the 

7 Chief of Engineers shall make available to the public, 

8 including on the Internet, and transmit to the Com9 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen10 ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra11 structure of the House of Representatives— 

12 ‘‘(A) a copy of the report within 3 days of 

13 receiving the report; and 

14 ‘‘(B) a copy of any written response of the 

15 Chief of Engineers on recommendations con16 tained in the report within 3 days of the date of 

17 the response. 

18 ‘‘(3) INCLUSION IN PROJECT STUDY.—A report 

19 on a project study from a panel of experts under this 

20 section and the written response of the Chief of Engi21 neers shall be included in the final decision document 

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1 SEC. 2006. SAFETY ASSURANCE REVIEW. 

2 Section 2035 of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2344) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(i) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi6 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to a 

7 safety assurance review conducted under this section.’’. 

8 SEC. 2007. FUNDING FOR HARBOR MAINTENANCE PRO9 GRAMS. 

10 (a) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND GUAR11 ANTEE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The total budget resources 

13 made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

14 Fund each fiscal year pursuant to section 9505(c) of 

15 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to ex16 penditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

17 Fund) shall be equal to the level of receipts plus inter18 est credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

19 for that fiscal year. Such amounts may be used only 

20 for harbor maintenance programs described in section 

21 9505(c) of such Code. 

22 (2) GUARANTEE.—No funds may be appro23 priated for harbor maintenance programs described 

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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi2 nitions apply: 

3 (1) TOTAL BUDGET RESOURCES.—The term 

4 ‘‘total budget resources’’ means the total amount made 

5 available by appropriations Acts from the Harbor 

6 Maintenance Trust Fund for a fiscal year for making 

7 expenditures under section 9505(c) of the Internal 

8 Revenue Code of 1986. 

9 (2) LEVEL OF RECEIPTS PLUS INTEREST.—The 

10 term ‘‘level of receipts plus interest’’ means the level 

11 of taxes and interest credited to the Harbor Mainte12 nance Trust Fund under section 9505 of the Internal 

13 Revenue Code of 1986 for a fiscal year as set forth in 

14 the President’s budget baseline projection as defined 

15 in section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177) for 

17 that fiscal year submitted pursuant to section 1105 of 

18 title 31, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 2008. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 

20 Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; 114 Stat. 2594; 119 Stat. 

22 2169; 120 Stat. 318; 120 Stat. 3197; 121 Stat. 1067; 123 

23 Stat. 3478) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘permits under 

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1 ties related to projects for a public purpose under the 

2 jurisdiction’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

4 (e); 

5 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON PERMITTING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 

9 the Secretary shall ensure that the use of funds ac10 cepted under subsection (a) will not impact impartial 

11 decision-making with respect to permits, either sub12 stantively or procedurally. 

13 ‘‘(2) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In carrying 

14 out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 

15 evaluation of permits carried out using funds accept16 ed under this section shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) be reviewed by the District Com18 mander of the Corps District in which the 

19 project or activity is located, unless the evalua20 tion of the permit is initially conducted by the 

21 District Commander whereby the review shall be 

22 conducted by the Commander of the Corps Divi23 sion in which the District is located; and 

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1 evaluation of permits for similar projects or ac2 tivities not carried out using funds authorized 

3 under this section. 

4 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 

5 funds accepted under this section shall be used to carry out 

6 a review of the evaluation of permits required under sub7 section (b)(2)(A). 

8 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall en9 sure that all final permit decisions carried out using funds 

10 authorized under this section are made available to the pub11 lic, including on the Internet.’’; and 

12 (4) in subsection (e) (as redesignated), by strik13 ing ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

14 SEC. 2009. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT 

15 OF ENVIRONMENT. 

16 Section 1135(d) of the Water Resources Development 

17 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(d)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

19 SEC. 2010. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM AND ESTUARY RESTORA20 TION. 

21 Section 206(d) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330(d)) is amended by striking 

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1 SEC. 2011. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION 

2 AND HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 314 of the Water Resources 

4 Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321) is amended to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 314. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION 

7 AND HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES. 

8 ‘‘Activities currently performed by personnel under the 

9 direction of the Secretary in connection with the operation 

10 and maintenance of navigation or hydroelectric power gen11 erating facilities, including all personnel under the direc12 tion of the Secretary in connection with the operation and 

13 maintenance of navigational infrastructure such as flood14 gates, locks, and dams, at Corps of Engineers water re15 sources projects, are considered to be inherently govern16 mental functions and not commercial activities. This sec17 tion does not prohibit contracting out major maintenance 

18 or other functions that are currently contracted out or 

19 studying services not directly connected with project main20 tenance and operations.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

22 contained in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking 

23 the item relating to section 314 and inserting the following: 

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1 SEC. 2012. REPEAL. 

2 Section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 2000 (31 U.S.C. 6505 note; 114 Stat. 2592), and the item 

4 relating to such section in the table of contents in section 

5 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 

6 SEC. 2013. COST ESTIMATES FOR FEASIBILITY REPORTS. 

7 Section 905(a) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following: 

10 ‘‘(5) COST ESTIMATES FOR FEASIBILITY RE11 PORTS.—In preparing a feasibility report under this 

12 subsection, the Secretary shall include in the report, 

13 and any budget documents (including justification 

14 materials) submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of 

15 title 31, United States Code, an accounting of the 

16 total cost of the recommended plan and an estimate 

17 of the Federal and non-Federal participation in the 

18 plan based on the following scenarios: 

19 ‘‘(A) The cost of the project based on opti20 mal levels of Federal funding for the rec21 ommended plan. 

22 ‘‘(B) The estimated cost of the project, based 

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1 ‘‘(C) The estimated cost of the project, based 

2 on a 100 percent increase in the period for im3 plementation of the recommended plan.’’. 

4 SEC. 2014. MITIGATION STATUS REPORT. 

5 Section 2036(b) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2283a) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para8 graph (4); and 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—In reporting the 

12 status of all projects included in the report, the Sec13 retary shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) use a uniform methodology for deter15 mining the status of all projects included in the 

16 report; 

17 ‘‘(B) use a methodology that describes both 

18 a qualitative and quantitative status for all 

19 projects in the report; and 

20 ‘‘(C) provide specific dates for and partici21 pants in the consultations required under section 

22 906(d)(4)(B) of the Water Resources Develop23 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(d)(4)(B)).’’. 


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1 SEC. 2015. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFAC2 TURED GOODS. 

3 (a) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds authorized or 

4 otherwise made available by this Act may be used for a 

5 project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods 

6 used in the project are produced in the United States. 

7 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply in 

8 any case or category of cases in which the Secretary finds 

9 that— 

10 (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent 

11 with the public interest; 

12 (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured 

13 goods are not produced in the United States in suffi14 cient and reasonably available quantities and of a 

15 satisfactory quality; or 

16 (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured 

17 goods produced in the United States will increase the 

18 cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. 

19 (c) PUBLIC NOTICE OF WAIVER REQUEST.—If the Sec20 retary receives a request to waive the application of sub21 section (a), the Secretary shall publish in a timely manner 

22 that request online and in the Federal Register. 

23 (d) JUSTIFICATION FOR WAIVER.—If the Secretary de24 termines that it is necessary to waive the application of 

25 subsection (a) based on a finding under subsection (b), the 

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1 a detailed written justification as to why the provision is 

2 being waived. 

3 (e) APPLICATION.—This section shall be applied in a 

4 manner consistent with United States obligations under 

5 international agreements. 

6 TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED 

7 PROVISIONS 

8 SEC. 3001. DOUGLAS HARBOR, JUNEAU, ALASKA. 

9 The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 

10 expended for the project for navigation, Douglas Harbor, 

11 Juneau, Alaska, being carried out under section 107 of the 

12 River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), shall be 

13 $7,000,000. 

14 SEC. 3002. NOGALES WASH AND TRIBUTARIES FLOOD CON15 TROL PROJECT, ARIZONA. 

16 The project for flood control, Nogales Wash and tribu17 taries, Arizona, authorized by section 101(a)(4) of the 

18 Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606) 

19 and modified by section 303 of the Water Resources Devel20 opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3711), section 302 of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2600), 

22 and section 3008 of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1107), is further modified to authorize 

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1 $55,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $50,100,000 

2 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,400,000. 

3 SEC. 3003. RIO DE FLAG, ARIZONA. 

4 The project for flood damage reduction, Rio de Flag, 

5 Flagstaff, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the 

6 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2576) 

7 and modified by section 3007 of the Water Resources Devel8 opment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1107), is further modified 

9 to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total 

10 cost of $77,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 

11 $50,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

12 $27,000,000. 

13 SEC. 3004. TRES RIOS, ARIZONA. 

14 The project for ecosystem restoration, Tres Rios, Ari15 zona, authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577), is modified to 

17 authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total 

18 cost of $230,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 

19 $149,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

20 $80,500,000. 

21 SEC. 3005. RUSSIAN RIVER PROJECT, SONOMA COUNTY, 

22 CALIFORNIA. 

23 The project for flood control, water conservation, and 

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1 (64 Stat. 177), and the project for Russian River, Dry 

2 Creek, California, authorized by section 203 of the Flood 

3 Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1192), are modified as follows: 

4 (1) The Secretary shall review the biological 

5 opinion on the water supply, flood control, and chan6 nel maintenance operations conducted by the Corps of 

7 Engineers, the Sonoma County Water Agency, and 

8 the Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control 

9 District, as transmitted by the National Oceanic and 

10 Atmospheric Administration on September 24, 2008. 

11 (2) If the Secretary determines that the project 

12 is feasible, the Secretary is authorized to construct the 

13 project at a total cost of $92,000,000, with an esti14 mated Federal cost of $59,800,000 and an estimated 

15 non-Federal cost of $32,200,000. 

16 SEC. 3006. SOUTH SACRAMENTO COUNTY STREAMS, CALI17 FORNIA. 

18 The project for flood control, environmental restora19 tion, and recreation, South Sacramento County streams, 

20 California, authorized by section 101(a)(8) of the Water Re21 sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 275), is modi22 fied to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at 

23 a total cost of $104,300,000, with an estimated Federal cost 

24 of $67,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

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1 SEC. 3007. CHATFIELD RESERVOIR, COLORADO. 

2 Section 116 of the Energy and Water Development and 

3 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 608) 

4 is amended by striking ‘‘Colorado Department of Natural 

5 Resources is authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘Colorado Depart6 ment of Natural Resources, or its assignee, is authorized’’. 

7 SEC. 3008. RIO GRANDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 

8 PROGRAM, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND 

9 TEXAS. 

10 Section 5056(f) of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1213) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 

13 SEC. 3009. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 

14 COLUMBIA. 

15 The project for flood control, Potomac River, Wash16 ington, District of Columbia, authorized by section 5 of the 

17 Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688; 49 Stat. 1574) and 

18 modified by section 301(a)(4) of the Water Resources Devel19 opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3707) and section 309 of 

20 the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 

21 301), is further modified to authorize the Secretary to con22 struct the project at a Federal cost of $8,100,000, in accord23 ance with the post authorization change report dated June 

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1 SEC. 3010. KISSIMMEE RIVER RESTORATION, FLORIDA. 

2 The project for ecosystem restoration, Kissimmee River 

3 Restoration, Florida, authorized by section 101(8) of the 

4 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802), 

5 is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 

6 project at a total cost of $852,000,000, with an estimated 

7 Federal cost of $426,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal 

8 cost of $426,000,000. 

9 SEC. 3011. PONCE DE LEON INLET, FLORIDA. 

10 The project for navigation and related purposes, Ponce 

11 de Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, authorized by sec12 tion 101(b)(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1999 (113 Stat. 279), is modified to authorize the Secretary 

14 to construct the project at a total cost of $15,000,000, with 

15 an estimated Federal cost of $8,500,000 and an estimated 

16 non-Federal cost of $6,500,000. 

17 SEC. 3012. SAVANNAH HARBOR EXPANSION, GEORGIA. 

18 The project for navigation, Savannah Harbor expan19 sion, Georgia, authorized by section 101(b)(9) of the Water 

20 Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 279), is 

21 modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 

22 at a total cost of $675,000,000, with an estimated Federal 

23 cost of $405,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

24 $270,000,000. 


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1 SEC. 3013. CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DISPERSAL 

2 BARRIERS PROJECT, ILLINOIS. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 3061(b)(1) of the Water 

4 Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1121) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) upgrade and make permanent Barrier 

9 I in its current location or at an alternative lo10 cation, as determined appropriate by the Sec11 retary;’’; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘June 14, 

13 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘November 21, 2003, as amended 

14 on July 14, 2005’’; 

15 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), 

16 and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E) and (F), respec17 tively; 

18 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(C) acquire real estate interests necessary 

21 for the construction, operation, and maintenance 

22 of Barrier I and Barrier II;’’; 

23 (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara24 graph (E) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this 

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1 (6) by striking the period at the end of subpara2 graph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this 

3 subsection) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(G) construct additional barriers or other 

6 fish deterrents at other locations in the vicinity 

7 of the Chicago Area Waterway System, if deter8 mined appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 

9 (b) USE OF CREDIT.—Section 3061(b)(2) of such Act 

10 (121 Stat. 1121) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 

11 (1)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’. 

12 (c) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Section 3061(d) of such Act 

13 (121 Stat. 1121) is amended by adding the end the fol14 lowing: ‘‘The study shall include a fully developed analysis 

15 of an alternative for hydrologic separation between the 

16 Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins. The hydro17 logic separation alternative shall include identification of 

18 measures to prevent the transfer of aquatic nuisance species 

19 between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins 

20 through surface water.’’. 

21 SEC. 3014. LOWER OHIO RIVER, ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY. 

22 The project for navigation, Lower Ohio River, Locks 

23 and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky, authorized 

24 by section 3(a)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act 

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1 retary to construct the project at a total cost of 

2 $1,991,000,000. 

3 SEC. 3015. WOOD RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION, 

4 MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

5 The project for flood damage reduction, Wood River 

6 Levee System Reconstruction, Madison County, Illinois, au7 thorized by section 1001(20) of the Water Resources Devel8 opment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053), is modified to author9 ize the Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of 

10 $120,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 

11 $78,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

12 $42,000,000. 

13 SEC. 3016. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, INDIANA. 

14 The project for flood control, Little Calumet River, In15 diana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115) and modified 

17 by section 127 of the Energy and Water Appropriations 

18 Act, 2006 (119 Stat. 2259), is further modified to authorize 

19 the Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of 

20 $275,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 

21 $206,000,000, and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

22 $69,000,000. 


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1 SEC. 3017. RHODES POINT JETTY, SMITH ISLAND, MARY2 LAND. 

3 The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 

4 expended for the project for navigation, Rhodes Point Jetty, 

5 Smith Island, Maryland, being carried out under section 

6 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), 

7 shall be $7,000,000. 

8 SEC. 3018. MUDDY RIVER, BROOKLINE AND BOSTON, MASSA9 CHUSETTS. 

10 Section 522 of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 2000 (114 Stat. 2656) is amended by striking ‘‘draft 

12 evaluation report of the New England District Engineer en13 titled ‘Phase I Muddy River Master Plan’, dated June 

14 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘Final Decision Document and Envi15 ronmental Assessment Report of the New England District 

16 Engineer entitled ‘Muddy River Flood Control and Eco17 system Restoration, Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts’, 

18 dated September 2003, at a total cost of $79,200,000’’. 

19 SEC. 3019. ADA, MINNESOTA. 

20 The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 

21 expended for the project for flood damage reduction, Wild 

22 Rice River, Ada, Minnesota, being carried out under section 

23 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), shall 

24 be $10,600,000. 


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1 SEC. 3020. MONTEVIDEO, MINNESOTA. 

2 The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 

3 expended for the project for flood damage reduction, Monte4 video, Minnesota, being carried out under section 205 of 

5 the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), shall be 

6 $10,000,000. 

7 SEC. 3021. TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA. 

8 Section 3101(b) of the Water Resources Development 

9 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1133) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,000,000’’. 

11 SEC. 3022. BLUE RIVER BASIN, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 

12 The project for flood control, Blue River basin, Kansas 

13 City, Missouri, authorized by section 101(a)(18) of the 

14 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), 

15 is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 

16 project at a total cost of $45,500,000, with an estimated 

17 Federal cost of $34,125,000 and an estimated non-Federal 

18 cost of $11,375,000. 

19 SEC. 3023. LOWER ASSUNPINK CREEK, TRENTON, NEW JER20 SEY. 

21 The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 

22 expended for the project for improvement of the quality of 

23 the environment, Lower Assunpink Creek, Trenton, New 

24 Jersey, being carried out under section 1135 of the Water 

25 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), shall 

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1 SEC. 3024. OCEAN GATE, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 

2 The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 

3 expended for the project for emergency streambank protec4 tion, Ocean Gate, Ocean County, New Jersey, being carried 

5 out under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 

6 U.S.C. 701r), shall be $4,500,000. 

7 SEC. 3025. ORCHARD BEACH, BRONX, NEW YORK. 

8 Section 554 of the Water Resources Development Act 

9 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3781), as amended by section 3122 of 

10 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 

11 1139), is further amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘$27,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 3026. SPRING CREEK, NEW YORK. 

14 The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 

15 expended for the project for improvement of the quality of 

16 the environment, Spring Creek, New York, being carried out 

17 under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act 

18 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), shall be $6,000,000. 

19 SEC. 3027. HOCKING RIVER BASIN, MONDAY CREEK, OHIO. 

20 Section 1001(37)(B)(iii) of the Water Resources Devel21 opment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1055) is amended by striking 

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1 SEC. 3028. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND TILLAMOOK BAY 

2 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, OREGON AND 

3 WASHINGTON. 

4 Section 536(g) of the Water Resources Development Act 

5 of 2000 (114 Stat. 2662) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

7 SEC. 3029. CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, CORPUS 

8 CHRISTI, TEXAS. 

9 The project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, 

10 Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Texas, authorized by section 

11 1001(40) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

12 (121 Stat. 1056) is modified to authorize the Secretary to 

13 construct the project at a total cost of $447,604,000, with 

14 an estimated Federal cost of $183,827,000 and an estimated 

15 non-Federal cost of $263,777,000. 

16 SEC. 3030. DALLAS FLOODWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS. 

17 The project for flood control, Trinity River and tribu18 taries, Texas, authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An 

19 Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation 

20 of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 

21 purposes’’, approved March 2, 1945, and modified by sec22 tion 5141 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

23 (121 Stat. 1253), is further modified to authorize the Sec24 retary to construct the project at a total cost of 

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1 $573,300,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 

2 $308,700,000. 

3 SEC. 3031. HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION CHANNELS, 

4 TEXAS. 

5 The project for navigation and environmental restora6 tion, Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas, au7 thorized by section 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources Devel8 opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666), is modified to author9 ize the Secretary to extend the boundaries of the Galveston 

10 channel approximately 2600 feet beyond Pier 38, if the Sec11 retary determines that the extension is feasible. 

12 SEC. 3032. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATION. 

13 The following project may be carried out by the Sec14 retary and no construction on any such project may be ini15 tiated until the Secretary determines that the project is fea16 sible: The Vincennes, Indiana portion of the project for flood 

17 control, Wabash River basin, Illinois and Indiana, author18 ized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 

19 649) and deauthorized by section 1002 of the Water Re20 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4209). 

21 SEC. 3033. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following projects are not au23 thorized after the date of enactment of this Act: 

24 (1) POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON CHANNEL, 

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1 for navigation, Potomac River, Washington Channel, 

2 District of Columbia, authorized by the Act of August 

3 30, 1935 (chapter 831; 49 Stat. 1028), beginning at 

4 Washington Harbor Channel Geometry Centerline of 

5 the 400-foot-wide main navigational ship channel, 

6 Centerline Station No. 103+73.12, coordinates North 

7 441,948.20, East 1,303,969.30, as stated and depicted 

8 on the Condition Survey Anacostia, Virginia, Wash9 ington and Magazine Bar Shoal Channels, Wash10 ington, D.C., Sheet 6 of 6, prepared by the United 

11 States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore district, 

12 July 2007; thence departing the aforementioned cen13 terline traveling the following courses and distances: 

14 N. 40 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds E., 200.00 feet 

15 to a point, on the outline of said 400-foot-wide chan16 nel thence binding on said outline the following three 

17 courses and distances: S. 49 degrees 49 minutes 15 

18 seconds E., 1,507.86 feet to a point, thence; S. 29 de19 grees 44 minutes 42 seconds E., 2,083.17 feet to a 

20 point, thence; S. 11 degrees 27 minutes 04 seconds E., 

21 363.00 feet to a point, thence; S. 78 degrees 32 min22 utes 56 seconds W., 200.00 feet to a point binding on 

23 the centerline of the 400-foot-wide main navigational 

24 channel at computed Centerline Station No. 

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1 1,306,159.9738, thence; continuing with the aforemen2 tioned centerline the following courses and distances: 

3 N. 11 degrees 27 minutes 04 seconds W., 330.80 feet 

4 to a point, Centerline Station No. 68+85.10, thence; 

5 N. 29 degrees 44 minutes 42 seconds W., 2,015.56 feet 

6 to a point, Centerline Station No. 89+00.67, thence; 

7 N. 49 degrees 49 minutes 15 seconds W., 1,472.26 feet 

8 to the point of beginning. 

9 (2) CHICAGO HARBOR, ILLINOIS.—The portion of 

10 the project for navigation, Chicago Harbor, author11 ized by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1899 

12 and March 2, 1919, beginning at the southwest corner 

13 of Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago 

14 sluice gate that abuts the north wall of the Chicago 

15 River Lock thence running north for approximately 

16 290 feet, thence running east approximately 1,000 

17 feet, thence running south approximately 290 feet, 

18 thence running west approximately 1,000 feet to the 

19 point of origin. 

20 (3) IPSWICH RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—The por21 tion of the project for navigation, Ipswich River, Mas22 sachusetts, adopted by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 

23 August 5, 1886, consisting of a 4-foot channel located 

24 at the entrance to the inner harbor at Ipswich Har25 bor, lying northwesterly of a line commencing at: 


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1 N3,074,938.09, E837,154.87, thence running easterly 

2 approximately 60 feet to a point with coordinates 

3 N3,074,972.62, E837,203.93. 

4 (4) MENEMSHA CREEK, MASSACHUSETTS.—The 

5 portion of the project for navigation, Menemsha 

6 Creek, Massachusetts, authorized by the River and 

7 Harbor Act of 1945, consisting of the following 

8 areas— 

9 (A) beginning at a point, N129,112.54, 

10 E1,566,926.30, running north 52 degrees 12 

11 minutes 55.9 seconds east 208.68 feet to a point 

12 N129,240.39, E1,567,091.22, running south 77 

13 degrees 28 minutes 13.7 seconds east 170.0 feet 

14 to a point N129,203.51, E1,567,257.17, running 

15 south 37 degrees 25 minutes 45.4 seconds east 

16 101.04 feet to a point N129,123.28, 

17 E1,567,318.58, running north 77 degrees 28 

18 minutes 13.7 seconds west 223.32 feet to a point 

19 N129,171.72, E 1,567,100.58, running south 52 

20 degrees 12 minutes 55.9 seconds west 174.00 feet 

21 to a point N129,065.12, E1,566,963.06, running 

22 north 37 degrees 47 minutes 04.1 seconds west 

23 60.00 feet to the point of origin, and 

24 (B) beginning at a point, N128,895.78, 

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1 31 minutes 25.8 seconds east 135.91 feet to a 

2 point N128,978.47, E1,567,048.25, thence run3 ning south 77 degrees 28 minutes 13.7 seconds 

4 east 80.63 feet to a point N128,960.98, 

5 E1,567,126.96, thence running south 37 degrees 

6 25 minutes 32.9 seconds east 70.67 feet to a 

7 point N128,904.86, E1,567,169.91, thence run8 ning north 73 degrees 59 minutes 15.6 seconds 

9 west 139.90 feet to a point N128,943.45, E 

10 1,567,035.44, thence running south 52 degrees 31 

11 minutes 25.8 seconds west 103.96 feet to a point 

12 N128,880.20, E1,566,952.94, thence running 

13 north 38 degrees 50 minutes 43.8 seconds west 

14 20.01 feet to the point of origin. 

15 (5) BLOCK ISLAND HARBOR OF REFUGE, RHODE

16 ISLAND.—The portion of the project for navigation, 

17 Block Island Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island, adopted 

18 by the Rivers and Harbors Act of July 11, 1870, con19 sisting of the cut-stone breakwater lining the west side 

20 of the Inner Basin, beginning at a point, N32,179.55, 

21 E312,625.53, thence running northerly approximately 

22 76.59 feet to a point with coordinates N326,655.92, 

23 E312,631.32, thence running northerly approximately 

24 206.81 feet to a point with coordinates N32,858.33, 

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1 109.00 feet to a point with coordinates N32,832.15, 

2 E312,779.54. 

3 (b) ADDITIONAL DEAUTHORIZATIONS.—The following 

4 projects are not authorized after the date of enactment of 

5 this Act, except with respect to any portion of such a project 

6 that has been completed before such date or is under con7 struction on such date: 

8 (1) The project for flood protection and related 

9 purposes, Cache River basin, Arkansas and Missouri, 

10 authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 

11 1950 (64 Stat. 172). 

12 (2) The Lower White River, Big Creek and tribu13 taries, Arkansas, element of the project for flood con14 trol and improvement of the Lower Mississippi River, 

15 authorized by section 1 of the Act of May 15, 1928 

16 (45 Stat. 534), and modified by section 204 of the 

17 Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1076). 

18 (3) The project for navigation, Noyo River and 

19 Harbor, California, authorized by section 101 of the 

20 River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1176) and 

21 modified by section 146 of the Water Resources Devel22 opment Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2931). 

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1 authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 

2 Stat. 731). 

3 (5) The project for flood control, Hocking River 

4 at Logan, Ohio, authorized by section 401(a) of the 

5 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

6 4122). 

7 (6) The Shipyard River Upper Channel and 

8 Upper Turning basin elements of the project for navi9 gation, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, author10 ized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources Devel11 opment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4096). 

12 (7) The environmental enhancements element of 

13 the project for flood control, Nonconnah Creek and 

14 Johns Creek, Tennessee and Mississippi, authorized 

15 by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4124). 

17 (8) The recreation element of the project for flood 

18 control, Nonconnah Creek and Johns Creek, Tennessee 

19 and Mississippi, authorized by section 401(a) of the 

20 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

21 4124). 

22 (9) The project for flood protection, Santa Bar23 bara County Coastal Streams and tributaries in the 

24 area of Goleta, California, authorized by section 201 

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1 modified by section 102(b) of the Water Resources De2 velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4804). 

3 (10) The project for flood control, Harris Fork 

4 Creek, Tennessee and Kentucky, authorized by section 

5 102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 

6 (90 Stat. 2921). 

7 (11) The project for flood control, Buena Vista, 

8 Virginia, authorized by section 101(a)(24) of the 

9 Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 

10 4610) and modified by section 118(f) of the Water Re11 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4824). 

12 TITLE IV—STUDIES 

13 SEC. 4001. HOLLIS, ALASKA. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im16 provements, Hollis, Alaska. 

17 SEC. 4002. BULLARD WASH, GOODYEAR, ARIZONA. 

18 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

19 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc20 tion for Bullard Wash, Goodyear, Arizona. 

21 SEC. 4003. LOWER SANTA CRUZ RIVER, CASA GRANDE, ARI22 ZONA. 

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1 tion and related water resource purposes for the Lower 

2 Santa Cruz River study area, Casa Grande, Arizona. 

3 SEC. 4004. MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. 

4 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

5 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc6 tion, environmental restoration, recreation, and related 

7 water resource purposes, including nonstructural solutions, 

8 for Maricopa County, Arizona. 

9 SEC. 4005. OUACHITA RIVER, OUACHITA, UNION, AND ASH10 LEY COUNTIES, ARKANSAS. 

11 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

12 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation, flood 

13 damage reduction, environmental restoration, bank sta14 bilization, and related water resource purposes for the 

15 Ouachita River, Ouachita, Union, and Ashley Counties, Ar16 kansas. 

17 SEC. 4006. OIL TROUGH, ARKANSAS. 

18 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

19 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc20 tion for Oil Trough, Arkansas. 

21 SEC. 4007. RANDOLPH COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 

22 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

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1 SEC. 4008. BERKELEY MARINA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im4 provements for Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California. 

5 SEC. 4009. CHELSEA WETLANDS, HERCULES, CALIFORNIA. 

6 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

7 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res8 toration and flood damage reduction for Chelsea Wetlands, 

9 Hercules, California. 

10 SEC. 4010. COLORADO LAGOON AND ALAMITOS BAY, LONG 

11 BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 

12 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

13 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res14 toration between Colorado Lagoon and Alamitos Bay, Long 

15 Beach, California. 

16 SEC. 4011. LODI LAKE, LODI, CALIFORNIA. 

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

18 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc19 tion and streambank stabilization for Lodi Lake, Lodi, 

20 California. 

21 SEC. 4012. OAKLAND-INNER HARBOR TIDAL CANAL, OAK22 LAND, CALIFORNIA. 

23 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

24 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation improve25 ments for the Oakland-Inner Harbor Tidal Canal, Oakland, 

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1 SEC. 4013. NOYO HARBOR DISTRICT, NOYO, CALIFORNIA. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im4 provements and dredge material disposal for Noyo Harbor 

5 District, Noyo, California. 

6 SEC. 4014. PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, CALI7 FORNIA. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im10 provements, flood damage reduction, shoreline protection, 

11 environmental restoration, and related water resource pur12 poses for Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 

13 SEC. 4015. REDWOOD CITY NAVIGATION CHANNEL, CALI14 FORNIA. 

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

16 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im17 provements and dredge material disposal for Redwood City 

18 Navigation Channel, California. 

19 SEC. 4016. RIALTO CHANNEL AND CACTUS CHANNEL, RI20 ALTO, CALIFORNIA. 

21 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de22 termine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood 

23 damage reduction for Rialto Channel and Cactus Channel, 

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1 SEC. 4017. SACRAMENTO REGIONAL SANITATION DISTRICT, 

2 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

4 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc5 tion in the Sacramento Regional Sanitation District, Sac6 ramento, California. 

7 SEC. 4018. SAN PABLO BAY, HERCULES, CALIFORNIA. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im10 provements for San Pablo Bay, Hercules, California. 

11 SEC. 4019. STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. 

12 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

13 feasibility of carrying out projects for navigation channel 

14 deepening for Stockton, California. 

15 SEC. 4020. TIJUANA RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA16 TION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

18 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc19 tion, environmental restoration, water supply, water qual20 ity, recreation, and other water-related issues including the 

21 impacts of water flows from Mexico for the Tijuana River 

22 basin, San Diego, California. 

23 SEC. 4021. TIJUANA RIVER WETLANDS RESTORATION, SAN 

24 DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

25 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

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1 toration and wetland restoration along the Tijuana River, 

2 San Diego County, California. 

3 SEC. 4022. VENTURA RIVER, VENTURA COUNTY, CALI4 FORNIA. 

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

6 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc7 tion for Ventura River, Ventura County, California. 

8 SEC. 4023. WILLOWBROOK, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALI9 FORNIA. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de11 termine the feasibility of carrying out a project for environ12 mental restoration for Willowbrook, Los Angeles County, 

13 California. 

14 SEC. 4024. FOUNTAIN CREEK WATERSHED, PUEBLO, COLO15 RADO. 

16 The Secretary shall conduct a sediment impact anal17 ysis study to determine the sediment transport parameters 

18 for Fountain Creek watershed, Pueblo, Colorado. 

19 SEC. 4025. RALSTON CREEK, ARVADA, COLORADO. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de21 termine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood 

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1 SEC. 4026. HOLLY POND AND NOROTAN RIVER, STAMFORD, 

2 CONNECTICUT. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

4 feasibility of carrying out projects for environmental res5 toration for Holly Pond and Norotan River, Stamford, Con6 necticut. 

7 SEC. 4027. HOUSATONIC RIVER, NEW MILFORD, CON8 NECTICUT. 

9 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

10 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc11 tion along the Housatonic River, New Milford, Connecticut. 

12 SEC. 4028. LONG ISLAND SOUND AND MILL RIVER, STAM13 FORD, CONNECTICUT. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im16 provements for Long Island Sound and Mill River, Stam17 ford, Connecticut. 

18 SEC. 4029. MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT. 

19 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de20 termine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood 

21 damage reduction for Meriden, Connecticut. 

22 SEC. 4030. SOUTH COVE, OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT. 

23 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

24 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res25 toration for the South Cove, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. 


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1 SEC. 4031. WEST RIVER, NEW HAVEN HARBOR, WEST HAVEN, 

2 CONNECTICUT. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

4 feasibility of carrying out a project for shoreline protection, 

5 storm damage reduction, including a review of bulkhead 

6 condition for West River, New Haven Harbor, West Haven, 

7 Connecticut. 

8 SEC. 4032. CHESAPEAKE BAY, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, AND 

9 VIRGINIA. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

11 feasibility of carrying out projects for enhanced public ac12 cess and recreational opportunities on Army Corps of Engi13 neers projects in the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, Maryland, 

14 and Virginia. 

15 SEC. 4033. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

16 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

17 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc18 tion, including green technologies, for Washington, District 

19 of Columbia. 

20 SEC. 4034. LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 

21 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

22 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc23 tion and environmental protection, Lake County, Florida. 


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1 SEC. 4035. MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, Mar4 ion County, Florida. 

5 SEC. 4036. MIAMI, FLORIDA. 

6 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

7 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc8 tion for Miami, Florida. 

9 SEC. 4037. OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

11 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc12 tion for Oakland Park, Florida. 

13 SEC. 4038. RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out a project for hurricane and storm 

16 damage reduction and shoreline protection for Riviera 

17 Beach, Florida. 

18 SEC. 4039. SOUTH DAYTONA, FLORIDA. 

19 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

20 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc21 tion, environmental restoration, and related water resource 

22 purposes for South Daytona, Florida. 

23 SEC. 4040. TAMPA, FLORIDA. 

24 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

25 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc26 tion and environmental restoration for Tampa, Florida. 


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1 SEC. 4041. PEAVINE CREEK, DECATUR, GEORGIA. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc4 tion and environmental restoration, recreation, and related 

5 water resource purposes for Peavine Creek, Decatur, Geor6 gia. 

7 SEC. 4042. RICHLAND CREEK, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res10 toration for Richland Creek, Lawrenceville, Georgia. 

11 SEC. 4043. STUDY FOR WATER SUPPLY, GEORGIA. 

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

13 study of municipal and industrial water supply for the 

14 State of Georgia. 

15 (b) STUDY COMPONENTS.—In conducting the study, 

16 the Secretary shall review— 

17 (1) currently available water supplies; 

18 (2) expected future demand for potable water; 

19 (3) current water uses, including per capita use 

20 rates; 

21 (4) opportunities to augment existing supplies, 

22 including through increased conservation and im23 proved efficiencies; 

24 (5) the effect of water supply policies and uses 

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1 (6) the effect of water supply policies on the 

2 economy; 

3 (7) the effect of water supply policies and uses 

4 on upstream and downstream uses; 

5 (8) the impacts of water supply policies on 

6 threatened and endangered species; and 

7 (9) the impacts of consumptive uses on instream 

8 uses. 

9 (c) TIMING.—The Secretary shall complete the study 

10 not later than 2 years following the first obligation of funds 

11 for the study. 

12 SEC. 4044. SUWANNEE CREEK, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. 

13 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

14 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res15 toration for Suwannee Creek, Lawrenceville, Georgia. 

16 SEC. 4045. AGAT AND MERIZO, GUAM. 

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

18 feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage reduc19 tion and shoreline protection for Agat and Merizo, Guam. 

20 SEC. 4046. WAIAKEA STREAM AND PALAI STREAM, HILO, HA21 WAII. 

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

23 study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 

24 for flood damage reduction along Waiakea Stream and 

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1 (b) PRIOR WORK.—In carrying out the study, the Sec2 retary shall utilize, to the extent practicable, any work un3 dertaken in the formulation of a project for flood damage 

4 reduction, Waiakea Stream and Palai Stream, Hilo, Ha5 waii, initiated under section 205 of the Flood Control Act 

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

7 SEC. 4047. WAIALUA-KAIAKA WATERSHED, OAHU, HAWAII. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc10 tion, environmental restoration, water supply, and related 

11 water resource purposes for the Waialua-Kaiaka watershed, 

12 Oahu, Hawaii. 

13 SEC. 4048. ALBANY PARK, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc16 tion for Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois. 

17 SEC. 4049. CARPENTER CREEK, CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLI18 NOIS. 

19 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

20 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc21 tion and stream bank stabilization for Carpenter Creek, 

22 Carpentersville, Illinois. 

23 SEC. 4050. DES PLAINES RIVER, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

24 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

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1 tion and stream bank stabilization for the Des Plaines 

2 River, Cook County, Illinois. 

3 SEC. 4051. FERSON-OTTER CREEK DAM, ST. CHARLES, ILLI4 NOIS. 

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

6 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc7 tion and stream bank stabilization for Ferson-Otter Creek 

8 Dam, St. Charles, Illinois. 

9 SEC. 4052. MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ILLINOIS AND MIS10 SOURI. 

11 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

12 feasibility of developing a program for environmental res13 toration for the Middle Mississippi River, Illinois and Mis14 souri. 

15 SEC. 4053. NORTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, CHI16 CAGO, ILLINOIS. 

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

18 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res19 toration and related water resource purposes for the North 

20 Branch of the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. 

21 SEC. 4054. RIVER PARK AND RONAN PARK, NORTH BRANCH 

22 OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 

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1 toration and shoreline protection for River Park and Ronan 

2 Park, North Branch of the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. 

3 SEC. 4055. THILLENS PARK, NORTH BRANCH OF THE CHI4 CAGO RIVER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

6 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc7 tion, environmental restoration, and shoreline protection 

8 for Thillens Park, North Branch of the Chicago River, Chi9 cago, Illinois. 

10 SEC. 4056. VILLAGE OF SKOKIE, ILLINOIS. 

11 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

12 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc13 tion for the Village of Skokie, Illinois. 

14 SEC. 4057. BOWMAN CREEK, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. 

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

16 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res17 toration for Bowman Creek, South Bend, Indiana. 

18 SEC. 4058. LAKE MICHIGAN WATERSHED, INDIANA. 

19 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

20 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc21 tion, and related water resource purposes for the Lake 

22 Michigan watershed, Indiana. 


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1 SEC. 4059. BURLINGTON, IOWA. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc4 tion and stream bank stabilization for Burlington, Iowa. 

5 SEC. 4060. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL, LOU6 ISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. 

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

8 feasibility of utilizing the Federal hopper dredge Wheeler, 

9 as part of routine testing and use under its ready reserve 

10 status pursuant to section 3 of the Act of August 11, 1888 

11 (33 U.S.C. 622(c); 110 Stat. 3705), for support of projects 

12 for the beneficial reuse of material dredged from federally 

13 maintained waterways at the following locations: 

14 (1) Projects in connection with the comprehen15 sive plan for protecting, preserving, and restoring the 

16 coastal Louisiana ecosystem, pursuant to section 7002 

17 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 

18 Stat. 1270). 

19 (2) Projects in connection with the project for 

20 hurricane and storm damage reduction, Mississippi 

21 Coastal Improvements Program, Hancock, Harrison, 

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1 SEC. 4061. JESUIT BEND, PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOU2 ISIANA. 

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

4 study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 

5 for flood damage reduction for Jesuit Bend, Plaquemines 

6 Parish, Louisiana. 

7 (b) USE OF LOCAL REPORT.—In carrying out the 

8 study, the Secretary may include elements of the report pre9 pared by the non-Federal interest for Jesuit Bend, 

10 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, if the Secretary determines 

11 that such elements are feasible. 

12 SEC. 4062. LABRANCHE WETLANDS, ST. CHARLES AND ST. 

13 JOHN COUNTIES, LOUISIANA. 

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

15 study to determine the feasibility of modifying the project 

16 for flood control and improvement of the Lower Mississippi 

17 River, Bonnet Carre Spillway, authorized by section 1 of 

18 the Act of May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534), to add environ19 mental restoration as a project purpose. 

20 (b) REVIEW.—In carrying out the study, the Secretary 

21 shall review operational and structural changes to the 

22 project to restore the LaBranche Wetlands, St. Charles and 

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1 SEC. 4063. RUTH CANAL FRESHWATER DIVERSION, 

2 VERMILION, LOUISIANA. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project for 

4 the improvement of Bayou Teche and the Vermilion River, 

5 Louisiana, authorized by section 3 of the Flood Control Act 

6 of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 641), and the project for flood 

7 protection in the Teche-Vermilion basins, Louisiana, au8 thorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 

9 (80 Stat. 1420), to determine the feasibility of carrying out 

10 a project for environmental restoration and water supply, 

11 Ruth Canal, Vermilion, Louisiana. 

12 SEC. 4064. ANACOSTIA RIVER WATERSHED, PRINCE 

13 GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc16 tion for the Anacostia River watershed, Prince George’s 

17 County, Maryland. 

18 SEC. 4065. CHESAPEAKE BAY SHORELINE STUDY, MARY19 LAND, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA. 

20 In carrying out the study for the Chesapeake Bay 

21 Shoreline, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, being 

22 carried out under the Committee Resolution of the Com23 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the United 

24 States Senate, adopted May 23, 2001, the Secretary shall 

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1 restoration, and improvement of water quality of the Chesa2 peake Bay. 

3 SEC. 4066. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL, BALTIMORE 

4 HARBOR, MARYLAND. 

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

6 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im7 provements and dredged material disposal at Cox Creek 

8 Dredged Material Disposal Site for Baltimore Harbor, 

9 Maryland. 

10 SEC. 4067. MID-CHESAPEAKE BAY ISLAND RECREATION AND 

11 PUBLIC ACCESS, MARYLAND. 

12 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

13 feasibility of modifying the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island 

14 project for enhanced public access and recreational opportu15 nities on Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island, Maryland, as author16 ized by section 1001 of this Act. 

17 SEC. 4068. CAPISIC BROOK, PORTLAND, MAINE. 

18 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

19 feasibility of carrying out projects for environmental res20 toration, flood damage reduction, and stormwater manage21 ment for Capisic Brook, Portland, Maine. 

22 SEC. 4069. FISHING AND GOOSEBERRY ISLANDS, KITTERY, 

23 MAINE. 

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1 tion and shoreline protection for Fishing and Gooseberry 

2 Islands, Kittery, Maine. 

3 SEC. 4070. SOUTHERN MAINE/NEW HAMPSHIRE DREDGED 

4 MATERIAL DISPOSAL STUDY, MAINE AND NEW 

5 HAMPSHIRE. 

6 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

7 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im8 provements and dredge material disposal for southern 

9 Maine and New Hampshire. 

10 SEC. 4071. ASSABET, CHARLES, AND SUDBURY WATER11 SHEDS, MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX COUNTIES, 

12 MASSACHUSETTS. 

13 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water14 shed study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a 

15 project for flood damage reduction, environmental restora16 tion, and related water resource purposes, Assabet, Charles, 

17 and Sudbury watersheds, Middlesex and Essex Counties, 

18 Massachusetts. 

19 SEC. 4072. HOOSIC RIVER WATERSHED, NORTH ADAMS, 

20 MASSACHUSETTS. 

21 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water22 shed study to determine the feasibility of carrying out 

23 projects for flood damage reduction, environmental restora24 tion, and related water resource purposes for Hoosic River 

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1 SEC. 4073. MYSTIC RIVER WATERSHED, MASSACHUSETTS. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res4 toration for the Mystic River watershed, Massachusetts. 

5 SEC. 4074. QUEQUECHAN RIVER, FALL RIVER, MASSACHU6 SETTS. 

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

8 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res9 toration, recreation, and related water resource purposes for 

10 the Quequechan River, Fall River, Massachusetts. 

11 SEC. 4075. CLINTON RIVER, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHI12 GAN. 

13 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

14 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc15 tion, environmental restoration, and related water resource 

16 purposes for Clinton River, Clinton Township, Michigan. 

17 SEC. 4076. HAMILTON DAM, FLINT, MICHIGAN. 

18 In carrying out the review under the authority of sec19 tion 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1830) 

20 of the project for flood control, Flint River, Michigan, au21 thorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 

22 (72 Stat. 311), the Secretary shall include a review of Ham23 ilton Dam, Flint, Michigan. 


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1 SEC. 4077. UPPER PENINSULA FLOOD RECOVERY, MICHI2 GAN. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

4 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc5 tion and related water resource purposes for Upper Penin6 sula Flood Recovery, Michigan. 

7 SEC. 4078. AMORY, MISSISSIPPI. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc10 tion for Amory, Mississippi. 

11 SEC. 4079. COASTAL MISSISSIPPI ECOSYSTEM RESTORA12 TION, MISSISSIPPI. 

13 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

14 feasibility of carrying out projects for environmental res15 toration and related water resource purposes for coastal 

16 Mississippi. 

17 SEC. 4080. FULTON, MISSISSIPPI. 

18 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

19 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc20 tion for Fulton, Mississippi. 

21 SEC. 4081. GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. 

22 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

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1 SEC. 4082. LUCEDALE, MISSISSIPPI. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc4 tion, water supply, recreation, and related water resource 

5 purposes for Lucedale, Mississippi. 

6 SEC. 4083. MAGBY CREEK AND VERNON BRANCH, LOWNDES 

7 COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc10 tion for Magby Creek and Vernon Branch in Lowndes 

11 County, Mississippi. 

12 SEC. 4084. BLUE RIVER BASIN, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 

13 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

14 feasibility of modifying the project for flood protection and 

15 other purposes in the Blue River basin, vicinity of Kansas 

16 City, Missouri and Kansas, authorized by section 201 of 

17 the Flood Control Act of 1970 (80 Stat. 1409), to include 

18 additional flood damage reduction, environmental restora19 tion, and recreational measures, Kansas City, Missouri. 

20 SEC. 4085. LITTLE BLUE RIVER, JACKSON COUNTY, MIS21 SOURI. 

22 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

23 feasibility of carrying out a project for stream bank sta24 bilization for Little Blue River, Jackson County, Missouri. 


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1 SEC. 4086. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc4 tion, especially examining the floodwall pump station, for 

5 St. Louis, Missouri. 

6 SEC. 4087. LAS VEGAS WASH, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. 

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

8 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc9 tion for Las Vegas Wash, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

10 SEC. 4088. NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

11 The Secretary, in collaboration with all relevant Fed12 eral and non-Federal entities, including State and local 

13 governments, nonprofit organizations, academia, and the 

14 general public, shall conduct a comprehensive watershed 

15 study of all watersheds in New Hampshire for water qual16 ity, habitat degradation, environmental restoration, water 

17 supply, and potential impacts of climate change for New 

18 Hampshire. 

19 SEC. 4089. PISCATAQUA RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate sedi21 ment and nutrient pollution in the Piscataqua River sys22 tem to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 

23 for environmental restoration and water quality for the 

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1 SEC. 4090. BARNEGAT BAY WATERSHED, OCEAN AND MON2 MOUTH COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water4 shed study to determine the feasibility of carrying out 

5 projects for flood damage reduction, shoreline protection, 

6 environmental restoration, and related water resource pur7 poses for Barnegat Bay watershed, Ocean and Monmouth 

8 Counties, New Jersey. 

9 SEC. 4091. BEVERLY, NEW JERSEY. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

11 feasibility of carrying out a project for shoreline protection, 

12 including consideration of a gabion wall, for Beverly, New 

13 Jersey. 

14 SEC. 4092. BOROUGH OF PINE BEACH, NEW JERSEY. 

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

16 feasibility of carrying out a project for shoreline protection, 

17 including consideration of floating wave attenuators off 

18 shore, for Borough of Pine Beach, New Jersey. 

19 SEC. 4093. HADDON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

21 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc22 tion for Haddon Township, New Jersey. 

23 SEC. 4094. RAHWAY RIVER WATERSHED, NEW JERSEY. 

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1 tion, and related water resource purposes for Rahway River 

2 watershed, New Jersey. 

3 SEC. 4095. THIRD RIVER, BELLEVILLE, BLOOMFIELD, AND 

4 NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY. 

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

6 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc7 tion for Third River, Belleville, Bloomfield, and Nutley, 

8 New Jersey. 

9 SEC. 4096. PASSAIC RIVER CHANNEL, NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

11 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation, environ12 mental restoration, and recreation for the Passaic River 

13 Channel, Nutley, New Jersey. 

14 SEC. 4097. TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN, NEW JERSEY. 

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

16 feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage reduc17 tion and shoreline protection for the Township of Ocean, 

18 New Jersey. 

19 SEC. 4098. PREAKNESS BROOK, WAYNE, NEW JERSEY. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

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1 SEC. 4099. DONA ANA, NEW MEXICO. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of adding hydropower to existing irrigation ca4 nals for Dona Ana, New Mexico. 

5 SEC. 4100. HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. 

6 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

7 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc8 tion for Hidalgo County, New Mexico. 

9 SEC. 4101. OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

11 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc12 tion for Otero County, New Mexico. 

13 SEC. 4102. VALENCIA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc16 tion for Valencia County, New Mexico. 

17 SEC. 4103. GLEN COVE, NEW YORK. 

18 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

19 feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage reduc20 tion and environmental restoration for Glen Cove, New 

21 York. 

22 SEC. 4104. HAWTREE BASIN, HAMILTON BEACH, NEW YORK. 

23 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

24 feasibility of carrying out projects for storm damage reduc25 tion, shoreline protection, and environmental restoration 

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1 SEC. 4105. KILL VAN KULL, PORT RICHMOND, STATEN IS2 LAND, NEW YORK. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

4 feasibility of carrying out projects for storm damage reduc5 tion, shoreline protection, and environmental restoration 

6 for Kill Van Kull, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New 

7 York. 

8 SEC. 4106. MARINERS MARSH AND ARLINGTON MARSH, 

9 STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

11 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res12 toration for Mariners Marsh and Arlington Marsh, Staten 

13 Island, New York. 

14 SEC. 4107. NEW YORK, NEW YORK. 

15 (a) INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF BULKHEADS AND

16 SEAWALLS.— 

17 (1) INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall conduct an 

18 inventory of bulkheads and seawalls constructed 

19 around the city of New York, New York, including the 

20 boroughs of Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten 

21 Island, and Queens. 

22 (2) ASSESSMENT OF REHABILITATION NEEDS.— 

23 In conducting the inventory required under para24 graph (1), the Secretary shall assess the condition of 

25 the bulkheads and seawalls and the need for rehabili26 tation or modification of the bulkheads and seawalls. 


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1 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

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

3 transmit to Congress a report containing the inventory and 

4 assessment required by subsection (a). 

5 (c) INTERIM ACTIONS.—If the Secretary determines 

6 that a bulkhead or seawall referred to in subsection (a) pre7 sents an imminent and substantial risk to public safety, 

8 the Secretary may carry out measures to prevent or miti9 gate that risk. 

10 (d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

11 of assistance provided under this section shall be 65 percent. 

12 (e) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

13 Secretary shall coordinate with the appropriate officials of 

14 the city of New York and the State of New York. 

15 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

16 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $7,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 SEC. 4108. NORTON BASIN INLET, FAR ROCKAWAY, NEW 

19 YORK. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

21 feasibility of carrying out projects for storm damage reduc22 tion and shoreline protection for Norton Basin Inlet, Far 

23 Rockaway, New York. 


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1 SEC. 4109. QUEENS, NEW YORK. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage reduc4 tion and shoreline protection, Queens, New York, between 

5 116th and 156th Streets. 

6 SEC. 4110. ROCKAWAY BEACH SEAWALL, ROCKAWAY, NEW 

7 YORK. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out projects for storm damage reduc10 tion and shoreline protection for Rockaway Beach Seawall, 

11 Rockaway, New York. 

12 SEC. 4111. ROOSEVELT ISLAND, EAST RIVER, NEW YORK, 

13 NEW YORK. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc16 tion and shoreline protection for Roosevelt Island, East 

17 River, New York, New York. 

18 SEC. 4112. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. 

19 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

20 feasibility of carrying out projects for environmental res21 toration in support of the Surface Water Improvement and 

22 Management Initiative for Charlotte, North Carolina. 

23 SEC. 4113. NANTAHALA RIVER, SWAIN, NORTH CAROLINA. 

24 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

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1 toration, recreation, and related water resource purposes, 

2 Nantahala River, Swain, North Carolina. 

3 SEC. 4114. MISSOURI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, SOUTH AND 

4 CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA. 

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

6 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc7 tion for the Missouri River and tributaries, South and Cen8 tral North Dakota, North Dakota. 

9 SEC. 4115. BIG CREEK WATERSHED, OHIO. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de11 termine the feasibility of carrying out projects for flood 

12 damage reduction and environmental restoration for Big 

13 Creek watershed, Ohio. 

14 SEC. 4116. BRANDYWINE CREEK WATERSHED, OHIO. 

15 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water16 shed study to determine the feasibility of carrying out 

17 projects for flood damage reduction and environmental res18 toration for Brandywine Creek watershed, Ohio. 

19 SEC. 4117. CARLISLE TOWNSHIP, LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

21 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc22 tion for Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio. 


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1 SEC. 4118. CUYAHOGA RIVER WATERSHED AND 

2 TUSCARAWAS RIVER WATERSHED, SUMMIT 

3 COUNTY, OHIO. 

4 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water5 shed study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a 

6 project for flood damage reduction, environmental restora7 tion, and related water resource purposes, Cuyahoga River 

8 watershed and Tuscarawas River watershed, Summit Coun9 ty, Ohio. 

10 SEC. 4119. EUCLID CREEK WATERSHED, OHIO. 

11 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de12 termine the feasibility of carrying out projects for flood 

13 damage reduction and environmental restoration for Euclid 

14 Creek watershed, Ohio. 

15 SEC. 4120. HEALY CREEK, BRUNSWICK, OHIO. 

16 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

17 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res18 toration, streambank erosion, and sedimentation control for 

19 Healy Creek, Brunswick, Ohio. 

20 SEC. 4121. LOWER MAUMEE RIVER, TOLEDO, OHIO. 

21 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

22 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc23 tion for the Lower Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio. 


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1 SEC. 4122. OHIO RIVER, OHIO. 

2 Section 4070 of the Water Resources Development Act 

3 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1183) is amended by striking ‘‘Ohio 

4 River’’ and inserting ‘‘Ohio River and tributaries’’. 

5 SEC. 4123. SHAKER LAKES, SHAKER HEIGHTS AND CLEVE6 LAND HEIGHTS, OHIO. 

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

8 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res9 toration for Shaker Lakes, Shaker Heights and Cleveland 

10 Heights, Ohio. 

11 SEC. 4124. STARK COUNTY, OHIO. 

12 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

13 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc14 tion and environmental restoration for Stark County, Ohio. 

15 SEC. 4125. TINKERS CREEK WATERSHED, OHIO. 

16 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de17 termine the feasibility of carrying out projects for flood 

18 damage reduction and environmental restoration for Tin19 kers Creek watershed, Ohio. 

20 SEC. 4126. UPPER TUSCARAWAS RIVER, CUYAHOGA COUN21 TY, OHIO. 

22 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

23 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc24 tion for the Upper Tuscarawas River, Cuyahoga County, 

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1 SEC. 4127. WEST CREEK WATERSHED, OHIO. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a watershed study to de3 termine the feasibility of carrying out projects for flood 

4 damage reduction and environmental restoration for West 

5 Creek watershed, Ohio. 

6 SEC. 4128. YELLOW CREEK AND SHORT CREEK, JEFFERSON 

7 COUNTY, OHIO. 

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

9 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc10 tion and environmental restoration for Yellow Creek and 

11 Short Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio. 

12 SEC. 4129. FERRY CREEK RESERVOIR, BROOKINGS, OR13 EGON. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

15 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res16 toration for Ferry Creek Reservoir, Brookings, Oregon. 

17 SEC. 4130. OREGON NAVIGATION JETTIES AND BREAK18 WATERS, OREGON. 

19 (a) INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF NAVIGATION

20 JETTIES AND BREAKWATERS.— 

21 (1) INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall conduct an 

22 inventory of federally constructed navigation jetties 

23 and breakwaters in the State of Oregon. 

24 (2) ASSESSMENT OF REHABILITATION NEEDS.— 

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1 the navigation jetties and breakwaters and the need 

2 for rehabilitation or modification of the jetties and 

3 breakwaters. 

4 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

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

6 transmit to Congress a report containing the inventory and 

7 assessment required by subsection (a). 

8 (c) INTERIM ACTIONS.—If the Secretary determines 

9 that a jetty or breakwater referred to in subsection (a) pre10 sents an imminent and substantial risk to public safety, 

11 the Secretary may carry out measures to prevent or miti12 gate that risk. 

13 (d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

14 of assistance provided under this section shall be 65 percent. 

15 (e) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

16 Secretary shall coordinate with the appropriate officials of 

17 the State of Oregon. 

18 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

20 $7,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

21 SEC. 4131. PORT ORFORD, OREGON. 

22 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

23 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigational im24 provements with examination of navigational breakwaters 

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1 SEC. 4132. BUHL LAKE, SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA. 

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

3 study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a multi4 purpose project for flood damage reduction and environ5 mental restoration for Buhl Lake, Sharon, Pennsylvania. 

6 (b) PRIOR WORK.—In carrying out the study, the Sec7 retary shall utilize, to the extent practicable, any work un8 dertaken in the formulation of a project for environmental 

9 restoration, Buhl Lake, Sharon, Pennsylvania, initiated 

10 under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330; 110 Stat. 3679). 

12 SEC. 4133. DELAWARE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, BUCKS 

13 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 

14 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water15 shed study to determine the feasibility of carrying out 

16 projects for flood damage reduction and environmental res17 toration for the Delaware River and tributaries, Bucks 

18 County, Pennsylvania. 

19 SEC. 4134. ELK CREEK, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

21 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res22 toration and water quality for Elk Creek, Meadville, Penn23 sylvania. 

24 SEC. 4135. MILL CREEK, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. 

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1 tion, focusing on the Mill Creek Drift Catcher, for Mill 

2 Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania. 

3 SEC. 4136. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA. 

4 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

5 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res6 toration for the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. 

7 SEC. 4137. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD DAMAGE RE8 DUCTION. 

9 Section 4077 of the Water Resources Development Act 

10 of 2007 (121 Stat. 1184) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Mahoning 

12 River basin, Pennsylvania’’ and inserting ‘‘Mahoning 

13 River basin, Pennsylvania, the Monongahela River 

14 basin, Pennsylvania’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Shaler Town16 ship’’ and inserting ‘‘Shaler Township, Hampton 

17 Township, Harmar Township’’. 

18 SEC. 4138. GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO. 

19 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

20 feasibility of carrying out a project for hurricane and storm 

21 damage reduction for Guayama, Puerto Rico. 

22 SEC. 4139. RINCON, PUERTO RICO. 

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1 tion and shoreline protection for the Municipality of 

2 Rincon, Puerto Rico. 

3 SEC. 4140. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. 

4 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

5 feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc6 tion and related water resource purposes for the rivers in 

7 Providence, Rhode Island. 

8 SEC. 4141. SOUTH CAROLINA. 

9 The Secretary, in collaboration with all relevant Fed10 eral and non-Federal entities, including State and local 

11 governments, nonprofit organizations, academia, and the 

12 general public, shall conduct comprehensive watershed stud13 ies of all 8 watersheds in South Carolina for water quality, 

14 habitat condition, environmental restoration, water supply, 

15 and the potential impacts of climate change for South Caro16 lina. 

17 SEC. 4142. JAMES RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTA. 

18 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

19 feasibility of modifying the project for channel restoration 

20 and improvements on the James River, South Dakota, au21 thorized by section 401(b) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4128) to add ecosystem restora23 tion and watershed improvements as project purposes. 


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1 SEC. 4143. STATION CAMP CREEK, GALLATIN, TENNESSEE. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res4 toration for Station Camp Creek, Gallatin, Tennessee. 

5 SEC. 4144. BRAZOS RIVER, TEXAS. 

6 The Secretary shall conduct a study assessing the long7 term impacts of water use, withdrawal, recirculation, and 

8 downstream impacts on the Whitney Lake Reservoir, Texas. 

9 SEC. 4145. HICKORY CREEK, CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS, 

10 TEXAS. 

11 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

12 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc13 tion for Hickory Creek, City of Balch Springs, Texas. 

14 SEC. 4146. HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION CHANNELS 

15 (BARBOURS CUT), TEXAS. 

16 The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility 

17 of modifying the Barbours Cut element of the project for 

18 navigation and environmental restoration, Houston-Gal19 veston Navigation Channels, Texas, authorized by section 

20 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 

21 (110 Stat. 3666), to a depth of 45 feet. 

22 SEC. 4147. PORT OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. 

23 The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility 

24 of carrying out a project for dredged material disposal in 

25 the vicinity of the project for navigation and environmental 

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1 Texas, authorized by section 101(a)(30) of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666). 

3 SEC. 4148. SIMSBORO AQUIFER, CITY OF BASTROP, TEXAS. 

4 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

5 feasibility of utilizing the Simsboro Aquifer for water sup6 ply for the City of Bastrop, Texas. 

7 SEC. 4149. NAVASOTA RIVER WATERSHED, GRIMES COUNTY, 

8 TEXAS. 

9 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

10 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc11 tion, environmental restoration, and related water resource 

12 purposes for the Navasota River watershed, Grimes County, 

13 Texas. 

14 SEC. 4150. RIO GRANDE BASIN, TEXAS. 

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

16 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc17 tion, environmental restoration, and water supply for the 

18 Rio Grande basin, Texas. 

19 SEC. 4151. ROMA, TEXAS. 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

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1 SEC. 4152. COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, UTAH. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out a project for streambank sta4 bilization for Cottonwood Heights, Utah. 

5 SEC. 4153. EMERY TOWN, UTAH. 

6 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study of 

7 existing water supply resources for Emery Town, Utah. 

8 SEC. 4154. BIG SANDY RIVER REALLOCATION STUDY, VIR9 GINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water11 shed study to determine the feasibility of reallocating water 

12 storage at 6 reservoirs to optimize benefits for multiple-pur13 pose use in the Big Sandy River watershed, Virginia and 

14 West Virginia. 

15 SEC. 4155. BUCKROE AND GRANDVIEW BEACHES, HAMPTON, 

16 VIRGINIA. 

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

18 feasibility of carrying out a project for shoreline protection 

19 for Buckroe and Grandview Beaches, Hampton, Virginia. 

20 SEC. 4156. FORT MONROE, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA. 

21 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

22 feasibility of carrying out a project for hurricane and storm 

23 damage reduction, including offshore breakwaters, for Fort 

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1 SEC. 4157. HAMPTON, VIRGINIA. 

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

3 feasibility of carrying out projects for hurricane and storm 

4 damage reduction and shoreline protection for Hampton, 

5 Virginia. 

6 SEC. 4158. JAMES RIVER WATERSHED, VIRGINIA. 

7 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water8 shed study to determine the water resource needs, including 

9 current and projected future needs, for the James River wa10 tershed, Virginia. 

11 SEC. 4159. ELLIOTT BAY, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. 

12 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

13 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation channel 

14 deepening for Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington. 

15 SEC. 4160. GREEN RIVER, KENT, WASHINGTON. 

16 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

17 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduc18 tion for the Green River, Kent, Washington. 

19 SEC. 4161. VANCOUVER LAKE WATERSHED, VANCOUVER, 

20 WASHINGTON. 

21 The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive water22 shed study to determine the feasibility of carrying out 

23 projects for environmental quality and environmental res24 toration, especially related to salmon and steelhead recovery 

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1 SEC. 4162. LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE, CITY OF CUDAHY, 

2 WISCONSIN. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 

4 feasibility of carrying out a project for shoreline protection 

5 for the Lake Michigan shoreline, City of Cudahy, Wis6 consin. 

7 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

8 SEC. 5001. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA9 TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 510 of the Water Resources 

11 Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (d)(2) by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(C) IN-KIND SERVICES.—In accordance 

17 with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 

18 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), the non-Federal interest 

19 may provide any portion of the non-Federal 

20 share of the costs of the project carried out under 

21 this section in the form of in-kind services and 

22 materials. 

23 ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—In 

24 accordance with section 2007 of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

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1 or agency other than the Corps of Engineers for 

2 a project carried out under this section shall be 

3 credited towards the non-Federal share of the 

4 cost of project.’’; 

5 (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), 

6 and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respec7 tively; 

8 (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(e) COST LIMITATION.—Not more than $10,000,000 

11 in Federal funds may be allotted under this section for a 

12 project at any single locality.’’; 

13 (5) by striking subsection (g) (as redesignated by 

14 paragraph (3) of this subsection) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(g) PROJECTS.—The Secretary may carry out 

17 projects under this section in the Chesapeake Bay water18 shed, with the goal of carrying out projects in each of the 

19 States of Delaware, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 

20 Virginia, and West Virginia and the District of Colum21 bia.’’; and 

22 (6) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by para23 graph (3) of this subsection) by striking 

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1 (b) RESTORATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY ECO2 SYSTEM.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

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

5 develop at Federal expense and submit to Congress a 

6 comprehensive plan to prioritize projects within the 

7 Chesapeake Bay watershed, including projects in the 

8 Anacostia, Elizabeth, James, Patapsco, Patuxent, Po9 tomac, Rappahannock, Susquehanna, and York River 

10 basins. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 

12 that the plan developed under paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) focuses on integrating existing and po14 tential future work of the Corps of Engineers; 

15 (B) is developed in consultation with the 

16 Chesapeake Bay Program maintained under sec17 tion 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

18 Act (33 U.S.C. 1267)); and 

19 (C) encompasses all actions of the Corps of 

20 Engineers that are necessary to assist in the im21 plementation of the goals of the Chesapeake Bay 

22 Agreement, as defined in section 117 of the Fed23 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

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1 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this subsection $1,000,000. 

4 SEC. 5002. SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY. 

5 Section 5015(a) of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1196) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$134,650,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$185,638,028’’. 

8 SEC. 5003. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. 

9 Section 5002(d) of the Water Resources Development 

10 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1190) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘Esopus, 

12 Plattekill, and Rondout Creeks’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘Esopus, Rondout, and Wallkill watersheds’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(19) San Gabriel River watershed, California. 

16 ‘‘(20) South Platte River watershed, Colorado. 

17 ‘‘(21) Loxahatchee River watershed, Jupiter, 

18 Florida. 

19 ‘‘(22) Hudson River watershed, Orange, 

20 Dutchess, and Ulster Counties, New York. 

21 ‘‘(23) Muskingum River basin, Ohio.’’. 

22 SEC. 5004. COMPREHENSIVE SHORELINE RESTORATION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may participate in 

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1 projects at the locations described in subsection (b) if the 

2 Secretary determines that such component is feasible. 

3 (b) PROJECT LOCATIONS.—The locations referred to in 

4 subsection (a) are as follows: 

5 (1) Miller Knox Shoreline, Richmond, Cali6 fornia. 

7 (2) Mississippi River, Davenport, Iowa. 

8 (3) Lake Michigan (in the vicinity of the former 

9 USX Site), Chicago, Illinois. 

10 (4) Pond and Mill Creek watershed, Louisville, 

11 Kentucky. 

12 (5) Massachusetts Bay (in the vicinity of Georges 

13 Island), Boston, Massachusetts. 

14 (6) Mississippi River (in the vicinity of the 

15 lower St. Anthony Falls), Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

16 (7) Brush Creek, Kansas City, Missouri. 

17 (8) Mississippi River, Kimmswick, Missouri. 

18 (9) Delaware River, Trenton, New Jersey. 

19 (10) East River, New York, New York. 

20 (11) Upper New York Bay, Staten Island, New 

21 York. 

22 (12) Abbott’s Creek, Lexington, North Carolina. 

23 (13) Ohio River, Belpre, Ohio. 

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1 (15) Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers, 

2 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

3 (16) Ohio River, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

4 (17) Fields Point, Narragansett Bay, Providence, 

5 Rhode Island. 

6 (18) Congaree River, Columbia, South Carolina. 

7 (19) Wolf Creek Harbor, Mississippi River, Ten8 nessee. 

9 (20) Ruston Way Seawall, Commencement Bay, 

10 Tacoma, Washington. 

11 (21) Lower Yahara River, McFarland, Wis12 consin. 

13 (c) COST LIMITATION.—Not more than $5,000,000 in 

14 Federal funds may be allotted under this section for a 

15 project at any single locality. 

16 (d) RECREATION.—The Secretary may include rec17 reational components as part of a project carried out under 

18 this section. 

19 (e) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

20 to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each fiscal years 

21 2011 through 2016. 

22 SEC. 5005. NORTHEAST COASTAL REGION ECOSYSTEM RES23 TORATION. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall plan, design, 

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1 within the coastal waters of the Northeastern United States 

2 from Virginia to Maine, including associated bays, estu3 aries, and critical riverine areas. 

4 (b) GENERAL COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

5 (1) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary, in coordina6 tion with the Administrator of the Environmental 

7 Protection Agency, the heads of other appropriate 

8 Federal agencies, the Governors of the coastal States 

9 from Virginia to Maine, nonprofit organizations, and 

10 other interested parties, shall assess the needs regard11 ing, and opportunities for, aquatic ecosystem restora12 tion within the coastal waters of the Northeastern 

13 United States. 

14 (2) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop a general 

15 coastal management plan based on the assessment 

16 carried out under paragraph (1), maximizing the use 

17 of existing plans and investigations. The Secretary 

18 shall include in the plan the following: 

19 (A) An inventory and evaluation of coastal 

20 habitats. 

21 (B) Identification of aquatic resources in 

22 need of improvement. 

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1 (D) Identification of geographical and eco2 logical areas of concern, including— 

3 (i) finfish habitats; 

4 (ii) diadromous fisheries migratory 

5 corridors; 

6 (iii) shellfish habitats; 

7 (iv) submerged aquatic vegetation; 

8 (v) wetlands; and 

9 (vi) beach dune complexes and other 

10 similar habitats. 

11 (c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may carry 

12 out an aquatic ecosystem restoration project under this sec13 tion if the project— 

14 (1) is consistent with the management plan de15 veloped under subsection (b); and 

16 (2) provides for— 

17 (A) the restoration of degraded aquatic 

18 habitat (including coastal, saltmarsh, benthic, 

19 and riverine habitat); 

20 (B) the restoration of geographical or eco21 logical areas of concern, including the restora22 tion of natural river and stream characteristics; 

23 (C) the improvement of water quality; or 

24 (D) other projects or activities determined 

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1 (d) COST SHARING.— 

2 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management plan 

3 developed under subsection (b) shall be completed at 

4 Federal expense. 

5 (2) RESTORATION PROJECTS.—The non-Federal 

6 share of the cost of a project carried out under this 

7 section shall be 35 percent. 

8 (e) COST LIMITATION.—Not more than $10,000,000 in 

9 Federal funds may be allocated under this section for an 

10 eligible project. 

11 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

13 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year there14 after, including funds for the completion of the management 

15 plan. 

16 SEC. 5006. ANACOSTIA WATERSHED, DISTRICT OF COLUM17 BIA AND MARYLAND. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may participate in 

19 the ecosystem restoration, navigation, flood damage reduc20 tion, emergency streambank protection, and aquatic plant 

21 control components of the Anacostia River Watershed Res22 toration Plan, developed pursuant to section 5060 of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1215), 

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1 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

2 Secretary shall consult with the Anacostia Watershed Res3 toration Partnership. 

4 (c) FEDERAL LANDS.—In carrying out a project com5 ponent under subsection (a), the Secretary shall waive any 

6 cost share to be provided by non-Federal interests for any 

7 portion of the project component that benefits federally 

8 owned property. 

9 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $25,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex12 pended. 

13 SEC. 5007. EGMONT KEY, FLORIDA. 

14 The Secretary shall accept funds from the Director of 

15 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out 

16 those portions of the project for shoreline stabilization, 

17 Egmont Key, Florida, carried out under section 3 of the 

18 Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal participation in 

19 the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property’’, 

20 approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g), that benefit 

21 federally owned property. 

22 SEC. 5008. CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND. 

23 The Secretary is authorized to carry out projects for 

24 environmental protection and restoration at the Blackwater 

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1 such projects, the Secretary shall accept funds from the Di2 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

3 SEC. 5009. HART-MILLER ISLAND, MARYLAND. 

4 After the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 may not consider the use or expansion of Hart-Miller Is6 land, Maryland, in any dredged material management 

7 plan. 

8 SEC. 5010. GALLOPS ISLAND, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. 

9 The Secretary is authorized to carry out a project for 

10 the environmental remediation of Gallops Island, Boston, 

11 Massachusetts. In carrying out such project, the Secretary 

12 shall accept funds from the Director of the National Park 

13 Service. 

14 SEC. 5011. SHARKEY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 

15 Funding for the operation and maintenance of the 

16 multiagency wildlife and environmental interpretative and 

17 education center, authorized by section 145(f) of Division 

18 H of Public Law 108–199 (118 Stat. 443), shall be provided 

19 by the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 5012. CHARLESTON HARBOR POST 45 PROJECT, 

21 CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

22 The Secretary shall expedite completion of the recon23 naissance and feasibility studies for the Charleston Harbor 

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1 retary determines that the project is feasible, shall proceed 

2 directly to project preconstruction, engineering, and design. 

3 SEC. 5013. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PROMOTION OF 

4 GENERAL MICHAEL J. WALSH TO MAJOR GEN5 ERAL, UNITED STATES ARMY. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) Brigadier General Michael J. Walsh has had 

8 a distinguished 30-year career with the United States 

9 Army Corps of Engineers, including as— 

10 (A) District Commander of the San Fran11 cisco District, San Francisco, California, from 

12 1994 to 1996; 

13 (B) District Commander of the Sacramento 

14 District, Sacramento, California, from 1998 to 

15 2001; 

16 (C) Executive Director of Civil Works, 

17 Corps Headquarters, Washington, District of Co18 lumbia, from 2001 to 2003; 

19 (D) Chief of Staff, Corps Headquarters, 

20 Washington, District of Columbia, from 2003 to 

21 2004; 

22 (E) Commander of the South Atlantic Divi23 sion, Atlanta, Georgia, from 2004 to 2006; 

24 (F) Commander for the Corps Gulf Region 

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1 (G) Commander of the Mississippi Valley 

2 Division, Vicksburg, Mississippi, from 2008 to 

3 2010. 

4 (2) General Walsh has held a wide variety of 

5 Army command and staff assignments, including— 

6 (A) project management officer for Engineer 

7 Branch, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, 

8 Europe (SHAPE); 

9 (B) Environmental Task Force Leader, Fort 

10 Stewart, Georgia; 

11 (C) Executive Officer, 92nd Engineer Bat12 talion, Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Saudi Ara13 bia; 

14 (D) Project Engineer and Assistant Area 

15 Engineer, Baltimore District; 

16 (E) Construction Officer, 18th Engineer 

17 Brigade, Darmstadt, Germany; and 

18 (F) Commander, Company B, 94th Engi19 neer Battalion, Darmstadt, Germany. 

20 (3) General Walsh has received several awards of 

21 the United States Army, including 2 Bronze Stars, 4 

22 Legions of Merit, and numerous lesser awards. 

23 (4) On October 27, 2010, the Committee on 

24 Armed Services of the Senate unanimously approved 


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1 the nomination of General Walsh to the rank of Major 

2 General, United States Army. 

3 (5) General Walsh’s nomination was unreason4 ably delayed on the floor of the Senate for 7 months. 

5 (6) On May 19, 2010, the nomination of General 

6 Walsh to Major General of the United States Army 

7 was confirmed by the United States Senate by unani8 mous consent. 

9 (7) On June 2, 2010, Brigadier General Walsh 

10 was formally promoted to the rank of Major General. 

11 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress 

12 that General Walsh should be congratulated for his pro13 motion to the rank of Major General, United States Army, 

14 and should be commended for his duty and dedication to 

15 the United States, to the United States Army, and to the 

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Union Calendar No. 391 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5892 

[Report No. 111–654] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conservation and development of 

United States, and for other purposes. for improvements to rivers and harbors of the retary of the Army to construct various projects water and related resources, to authorize the SecSEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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