106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1480

AN ACT

To provide for the conservation and development of

purposes.and harbors of the United States, and for otherstruct various projects for improvements to riversUnited States Army Corps of Engineers to conwater and related resources, to authorize the
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1480

AN ACT

To provide for the conservation and development of water

and related resources, to authorize the United States

Army Corps of Engineers 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 1999’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Secretary defined.

TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

Sec. 101. Project authorizations.

Sec. 102. Small flood control projects.

Sec. 103. Small bank stabilization projects.

Sec. 104. Small navigation projects.

Sec. 105. Small projects for improvement of the environment.

Sec. 106. Small aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Small flood control authority.

Sec. 202. Use of non-Federal funds for compiling and disseminating information on floods and flood damages.

Sec. 203. Contributions by States and political subdivisions.

Sec. 204. Sediment decontamination technology.

Sec. 205. Control of aquatic plants.

Sec. 206. Use of continuing contracts required for construction of certain

projects.

Sec. 207. Support of Army civil works program.

Sec. 208. Water resources development studies for the Pacific region.

Sec. 209. Everglades and south Florida ecosystem restoration.

Sec. 210. Beneficial uses of dredged material.

Sec. 211. Harbor cost sharing.

Sec. 212. Aquatic ecosystem restoration.

Sec. 213. Watershed management, restoration, and development.

Sec. 214. Flood mitigation and riverine restoration pilot program.

Sec. 215. Shoreline management program.

Sec. 216. Assistance for remediation, restoration, and reuse.

Sec. 217. Shore damage mitigation.

Sec. 218. Shore protection.

Sec. 219. Flood prevention coordination.

Sec. 220. Annual passes for recreation.

Sec. 221. Cooperative agreements for environmental and recreational measures.

Sec. 222. Nonstructural flood control projects.

Sec. 223. Lakes program.

Sec. 224. Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal interests.

Sec. 225. Enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.

Sec. 226. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.

Sec. 227. Periodic beach nourishment.
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Sec. 228. Environmental dredging.

Sec. 229. Wetlands mitigation.

TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Missouri River Levee System.

Sec. 302. Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska.

Sec. 303. Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas.

Sec. 304. Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous, Arkansas.

Sec. 305. Loggy Bayou, Red River below Denison Dam, Arkansas, Louisiana,

Oklahoma, and Texas.

Sec. 306. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California.

Sec. 307. San Lorenzo River, California.

Sec. 308. Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California.

Sec. 309. Delaware River mainstem and channel deepening, Delaware, New

Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Sec. 310. Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia.

Sec. 311. Brevard County, Florida.

Sec. 312. Broward County and Hillsboro Inlet, Florida.

Sec. 313. Fort Pierce, Florida.

Sec. 314. Nassau County, Florida.

Sec. 315. Miami Harbor Channel, Florida.

Sec. 316. Lake Michigan, Illinois.

Sec. 317. Springfield, Illinois.

Sec. 318. Little Calumet River, Indiana.

Sec. 319. Ogden Dunes, Indiana.

Sec. 320. Saint Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana.

Sec. 321. White River, Indiana.

Sec. 322. Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.

Sec. 323. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana.

Sec. 324. Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee, Louisiana.

Sec. 325. Twelve-mile Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Sec. 326. West Bank of the Mississippi River (East of Harvey Canal), Louisiana.

Sec. 327. Tolchester Channel, Baltimore Harbor and channels, Chesapeake

Bay, Kent County, Maryland.

Sec. 328. Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.

Sec. 329. Jackson County, Mississippi.

Sec. 330. Tunica Lake, Mississippi.

Sec. 331. Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri.

Sec. 332. Meramec River Basin, Valley Park Levee, Missouri.

Sec. 333. Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.

Sec. 334. Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska.

Sec. 335. Absecon Island, New Jersey.

Sec. 336. New York Harbor and Adjacent Channels, Port Jersey, New Jersey

Sec. 337. Passaic River, New Jersey.

Sec. 338. Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey.

Sec. 339. Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey.

Sec. 340. New York City watershed.

Sec. 341. New York State Canal System.

Sec. 342. Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New york.

Sec. 343. Broken Bow Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma.

Sec. 344. Willamette River temperature control, Mckenzie Subbasin, Oregon.

Sec. 345. Aylesworth Creek Reservoir, Pennsylvania.
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Sec. 346. Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 347. Delaware River, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Sec. 348. Mussers Dam, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 349. Nine-Mile Run, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 350. Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 351. South Central Pennsylvania.

Sec. 352. Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.

Sec. 353. Bowie County Levee, Texas.

Sec. 354. Clear Creek, Texas.

Sec. 355. Cypress Creek, Texas.

Sec. 356. Dallas Floodway Extension, Dallas, Texas.

Sec. 357. Upper Jordan River, Utah.

Sec. 358. Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.

Sec. 359. Bluestone Lake, Ohio River Basin, West Virginia.

Sec. 360. Greenbrier Basin, West Virginia.

Sec. 361. Moorefield, West Virginia.

Sec. 362. West Virginia and Pennsylvania Flood Control.

Sec. 363. Project reauthorizations.

Sec. 364. Project deauthorizations.

Sec. 365. American and Sacramento Rivers, California.

Sec. 366. Martin, Kentucky.

Sec. 367. Southern West Virginia pilot program.

Sec. 368. Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Jackson, Alabama.

Sec. 369. Tropicana Wash and Flamingo Wash, Nevada.

Sec. 370. Comite River, Louisiana.

Sec. 371. St. Mary’s River, Michigan.

Sec. 372. City of Charlxvoix: reimbursement, Michigan.

TITLE IV—STUDIES

Sec. 401. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers levees and streambanks protection.

Sec. 402. Upper Mississippi River comprehensive plan.

Sec. 403. El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.

Sec. 404. Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego County, California.

Sec. 405. Whitewater River Basin, California.

Sec. 406. Little Econlackhatchee River Basin, Florida.

Sec. 407. Port Everglades Inlet, Florida.

Sec. 408. Upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Sec. 409. Cameron Parish west of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.

Sec. 410. Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana.

Sec. 411. Lake Pontchartrain seawall, Louisiana.

Sec. 412. Westport, Massachusetts.

Sec. 413. Southwest Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Sec. 414. Cayuga Creek, New York.

Sec. 415. Arcola Creek Watershed, Madison, Ohio.

Sec. 416. Western Lake Erie Basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

Sec. 417. Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 418. Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina.

Sec. 419. Day County, South Dakota.

Sec. 420. Corpus Christi, Texas.

Sec. 421. Mitchell’s Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.

Sec. 422. Mouth of Colorado River, Texas.

Sec. 423. Kanawha River, Fayette County, West Virginia.

Sec. 424. West Virginia ports.
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Sec. 425. Great Lakes region comprehensive study.

Sec. 426. Nutrient loading resulting from dredged material disposal.

Sec. 427. Santee Delta focus area, South Carolina.

Sec. 428. Del Norte County, California.

Sec. 429. St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan.

Sec. 430. Cumberland County, Tennessee.

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Corps assumption of NRCS projects.

Sec. 502. Construction assistance.

Sec. 503. Contaminated sediment dredging technology.

Sec. 504. Dam safety.

Sec. 505. Great Lakes remedial action plans.

Sec. 506. Sea Lamprey control measures in the Great Lakes.

Sec. 507. Maintenance of navigation channels.

Sec. 508. Measurement of Lake Michigan diversions.

Sec. 509. Upper Mississippi River environmental management program.

Sec. 510. Atlantic Coast of New York monitoring.

Sec. 511. Water control management.

Sec. 512. Beneficial use of dredged material.

Sec. 513. Design and construction assistance.

Sec. 514. Lower Missouri River aquatic restoration projects.

Sec. 515. Aquatic resources restoration in the Northwest.

Sec. 516. Innovative technologies for watershed restoration.

Sec. 517. Environmental restoration.

Sec. 518. Expedited consideration of certain projects.

Sec. 519. Dog River, Alabama.

Sec. 520. Elba, Alabama.

Sec. 521. Geneva, Alabama.

Sec. 522. Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

Sec. 523. Augusta and Devalls Bluff, Arkansas.

Sec. 524. Beaver Lake, Arkansas.

Sec. 525. Beaver Lake trout production facility, Arkansas.

Sec. 526. Chino Dairy Preserve, California.

Sec. 527. Novato, California.

Sec. 528. Orange and San Diego Counties, California.

Sec. 529. Salton Sea, California.

Sec. 530. Santa Cruz Harbor, California.

Sec. 531. Point Beach, Milford, Connecticut.

Sec. 532. Lower St. Johns River Basin, Florida.

Sec. 533. Shoreline protection and environmental restoration, Lake Allatoona,

Georgia.

Sec. 534. Mayo’s Bar Lock and Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia.

Sec. 535. Comprehensive flood impact response modeling system, Coralville

Reservoir and Iowa River Watershed, Iowa.

Sec. 536. Additional construction assistance in Illinois.

Sec. 537. Kanopolis Lake, Kansas.

Sec. 538. Southern and Eastern Kentucky.

Sec. 539. Southeast Louisiana.

Sec. 540. Snug Harbor, Maryland.

Sec. 541. Welch Point, Elk River, Cecil County, and Chesapeake City, Maryland.

Sec. 542. West View Shores, Cecil County, Maryland.

Sec. 543. Restoration projects for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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Sec. 544. Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

Sec. 545. St. Louis, Missouri.

Sec. 546. Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.

Sec. 547. Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels, New York.

Sec. 548. New York-New Jersey Harbor, New York and New Jersey.

Sec. 549. Sea Gate Reach, Coney Island, New York, New York.

Sec. 550. Woodlawn, New York.

Sec. 551. Floodplain mapping, New York.

Sec. 552. White Oak River, North Carolina.

Sec. 553. Toussaint River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

Sec. 554. Sardis Reservoir, Oklahoma.

Sec. 555. Waurika Lake, Oklahoma, water conveyance facilities.

Sec. 556. Skinner Butte Park, Eugene, Oregon.

Sec. 557. Willamette River basin, Oregon.

Sec. 558. Bradford and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 559. Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 560. Point Marion Lock And Dam, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 561. Seven Points’ Harbor, Pennsylvania.

Sec. 562. Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Sec. 563. Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna watershed restoration initiative.

Sec. 564. Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico.

Sec. 565. Oahe Dam to Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, study.

Sec. 566. Integrated water management planning, Texas.

Sec. 567. Bolivar Peninsula, Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston Counties,

Texas.

Sec. 568. Galveston Beach, Galveston County, Texas.

Sec. 569. Packery Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Sec. 570. Northern West Virginia.

Sec. 571. Urbanized peak flood management research.

Sec. 572. Mississippi River Commission.

Sec. 573. Coastal aquatic habitat management.

Sec. 574. West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Sec. 575. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration.

Sec. 576. Beneficial use of waste tire rubber.

Sec. 577. Site designation.

Sec. 578. Land conveyances.

Sec. 579. Namings.

Sec. 580. Folsom Dam and Reservoir additional storage and additional flood

control studies.

Sec. 581. Wallops Island, Virginia.

Sec. 582. Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan.

Sec. 583. Northeastern Minnesota.

Sec. 584. Alaska.

Sec. 585. Central West Virginia.

Sec. 586. Sacramento Metropolitan area watershed restoration, California.

Sec. 587. Onondaga Lake.

Sec. 588. East Lynn Lake, West Virginia.

Sec. 589. Eel River, California.

Sec. 590. North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sec. 591. Upper Mississippi River, Mississippi Place, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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1 SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

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

4 TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES

5 PROJECTS

6 SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

7 (a) PROJECTS WITH CHIEF’S REPORTS.—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 re12 spective reports designated in this subsection:

13 (1) SAND POINT HARBOR, ALASKA.—The

14 project for navigation, Sand Point Harbor, Alaska:

15 Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 13,

16 1998, at a total cost of $11,760,000, with an esti17 mated Federal cost of $6,964,000 and an estimated

18 non-Federal cost of $4,796,000.

19 (2) RIO SALADO, SALT RIVER, PHOENIX AND

20 TEMPE, ARIZONA.—The project for flood control and

21 environmental restoration, Rio Salado, Salt River,

22 Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona: Report of the Chief of

23 Engineers dated August 20, 1998, at a total cost of

24 $88,048,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

25 $56,355,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

26 $31,693,000.
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1 (3) TUCSON DRAINAGE AREA, ARIZONA.—The

2 project for flood control, Tucson drainage area, Ari3 zona: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May

4 20, 1998, at a total cost of $29,900,000, with an es5 timated Federal cost of $16,768,000 and an esti6 mated non-Federal cost of $13,132,000.

7 (4) AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED, CALI8 FORNIA.—

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Folsom Dam

10 Modification portion of the Folsom Modification

11 Plan described in the United States Army

12 Corps of Engineers Supplemental Information

13 Report for the American River Watershed

14 Project, California, dated March 1996, as modi15 fied by the report entitled ‘‘Folsom Dam Modi16 fication Report, New Outlets Plan,’’ dated

17 March 1998, prepared by the Sacramento Area

18 Flood Control Agency, at an estimated cost of

19 $150,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost

20 of $97,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal

21 cost of $52,500,000. The Secretary shall coordi22 nate with the Secretary of the Interior with re23 spect to the design and construction of modi24 fications at Folsom Dam authorized by this

25 paragraph.
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1 (B) REOPERATION MEASURES.—Upon

2 completion of the improvements to Folsom Dam

3 authorized by subparagraph (A), the variable

4 space allocated to flood control within the Res5 ervoir shall be reduced from the current oper6 ating range of 400,000-670,000 acre-feet to

7 400,000-600,000 acre-feet.

8 (C) MAKEUP OF WATER SHORTAGES

9 CAUSED BY FLOOD CONTROL OPERATION.—The

10 Secretary of the Interior shall enter into, or

11 modify, such agreements with the Sacramento

12 Area Flood Control Agency regarding the oper13 ation of Folsom Dam and reservoir as may be

14 necessary in order that, notwithstanding any

15 prior agreement or provision of law, 100 per16 cent of the water needed to make up for any

17 water shortage caused by variable flood control

18 operation during any year at Folsom Dam and

19 resulting in a significant impact on recreation

20 at Folsom Reservoir shall be replaced, to the

21 extent the water is available for purchase, by

22 the Secretary of the Interior.

23 (D) SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RECRE24 ATION.—For the purposes of this paragraph, a

25 significant impact on recreation is defined as
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1 any impact that results in a lake elevation at

2 Folsom Reservoir below 435 feet above sea level

3 starting on May 15 and ending on September

4 15 of any given year.

5 (5) OAKLAND HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.—The

6 project for navigation, Oakland Harbor, California:

7 Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 21,

8 1999, at a total cost of $252,290,000, with an esti9 mated Federal cost of $128,081,000 and an esti10 mated non-Federal cost of $124,209,000.

11 (6) SOUTH SACRAMENTO COUNTY STREAMS,

12 CALIFORNIA.—The project for flood control, environ13 mental restoration and recreation, South Sac14 ramento County streams, California: Report of the

15 Chief of Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a total

16 cost of $65,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost

17 of $41,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost

18 of $24,300,000.

19 (7) UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—

20 The project for flood control and recreation, Upper

21 Guadalupe River, California: Locally Preferred Plan

22 (known as the ‘‘Bypass Channel Plan’’), Report of

23 the Chief of Engineers dated August 19, 1998, at a

24 total cost of $140,328,000, with an estimated Fed-
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1 eral cost of $70,164,000 and an estimated non-Fed2 eral cost of $70,164,000.

3 (8) YUBA RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.—The

4 project for flood control, Yuba River Basin, Cali5 fornia: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated No6 vember 25, 1998, at a total cost of $26,600,000,

7 with an estimated Federal cost of $17,350,000 and

8 an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,250,000.

9 (9) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE

10 AND NEW JERSEY-BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE.—

11 The project for hurricane and storm damage reduc12 tion, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New

13 Jersey-Broadkill Beach, Delaware: Report of the

14 Chief of Engineers dated August 17, 1998, at a

15 total cost of $9,049,000, with an estimated Federal

16 cost of $5,674,000 and an estimated non-Federal

17 cost of $3,375,000, and at an estimated average an18 nual cost of $538,200 for periodic nourishment over

19 the 50-year life of the project, with an estimated an20 nual Federal cost of $349,800 and an estimated an21 nual non-Federal cost of $188,400.

22 (10) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE

23 AND NEW JERSEY-PORT MAHON, DELAWARE.—The

24 project for ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay

25 coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-Port Mahon,
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1 Delaware: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated

2 September 28, 1998, at a total cost of $7,644,000,

3 with an estimated Federal cost of $4,969,000 and

4 an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,675,000, and at

5 an estimated average annual cost of $234,000 for

6 periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the

7 project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of

8 $152,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost

9 of $82,000.

10 (11) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE

11 AND NEW JERSEY-ROOSEVELT INLET-LEWES BEACH,

12 DELAWARE.—The project for navigation mitigation

13 and hurricane and storm damage reduction, Dela14 ware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-Roo15 sevelt Inlet-Lewes Beach, Delaware: Report of the

16 Chief of Engineers dated February 3, 1999, at a

17 total cost of $3,393,000, with an estimated Federal

18 cost of $2,620,000 and an estimated non-Federal

19 cost of $773,000, and at an estimated average an20 nual cost of $196,000 for periodic nourishment over

21 the 50-year life of the project, with an estimated an22 nual Federal cost of $152,000 and an estimated an23 nual non-Federal cost of $44,000.

24 (12) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE

25 AND NEW JERSEY-VILLAS AND VICINITY, NEW JER-
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1 SEY.—The project for shore protection and eco2 system restoration, Delaware Bay coastline, Dela3 ware and New Jersey-Villas and vicinity, New Jer4 sey: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April

5 21, 1999, at a total cost of $7,520,000, with an esti6 mated Federal cost of $4,888,000 and an estimated

7 non-Federal cost of $2,632,000.

8 (13) DELAWARE COAST FROM CAPE

9 HENELOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND, BETHANY BEACH/

10 SOUTH BETHANY BEACH, DELAWARE.—The project

11 for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Dela12 ware Coast from Cape Henelopen to Fenwick Island,

13 Bethany Beach/South Bethany Beach, Delaware:

14 Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 21,

15 1999, at a total cost of $22,205,000, with an esti16 mated Federal cost of $14,433,000 and an esti17 mated non-Federal cost of $7,772,000, and at an es18 timated average annual cost of $1,584,000 for peri19 odic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project,

20 with an estimated annual Federal cost of

21 $1,030,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal

22 cost of $554,000.

23 (14) JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLORIDA.—

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The project for naviga25 tion, Jacksonville Harbor, Florida: Report of
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1 the Chief of Engineers April 21, 1999, at a

2 total cost of $26,116,000, with an estimated

3 Federal cost of $9,129,000 and an estimated

4 non-Federal cost of $16,987,000.

5 (B) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding sub6 paragraph (A), the Secretary may construct the

7 project to a depth of 40 feet if the non-Federal

8 interest agrees to pay any additional costs

9 above those for the recommended plan.

10 (15) TAMPA HARBOR-BIG BEND CHANNEL,

11 FLORIDA.—The project for navigation, Tampa Har12 bor-Big Bend Channel, Florida: Report of the Chief

13 of Engineers dated October 13, 1998, at a total cost

14 of $9,356,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

15 $6,235,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

16 $3,121,000.

17 (16) BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GEORGIA.—The

18 project for navigation, Brunswick Harbor, Georgia:

19 Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 6,

20 1998, at a total cost of $50,717,000, with an esti21 mate Federal cost of $32,966,000 and an estimated

22 non-Federal cost of $17,751,000.

23 (17) BEARGRASS CREEK, KENTUCKY.—The

24 project for flood control, Beargrass Creek, Ken25 tucky: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May
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1 12, 1998, at a total cost of $11,171,300, with an es2 timated Federal cost of $7,261,500 and an esti3 mated non-Federal cost of $3,909,800.

4 (18) AMITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, LOU5 ISIANA.—The project for flood control, Amite River

6 and tributaries, Louisiana: Report of the Chief of

7 Engineers dated December 23, 1996, at a total cost

8 of $112,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

9 $84,675,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

10 $28,225,000. Cost sharing for the project shall be

11 determined in accordance with section 103(a) of the

12 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

13 U.S.C. 2213), as in effect on October 11, 1996.

14 (19) BALTIMORE HARBOR ANCHORAGES AND

15 CHANNELS, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.—The project

16 for navigation, Baltimore harbor anchorages and

17 channels, Maryland and Virginia: Report of the

18 Chief of Engineers, dated June 8, 1998, at a total

19 cost of $28,430,000, with an estimated Federal cost

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

21 of $9,430,000.

22 (20) RED RIVER LAKE AT CROOKSTON, MIN23 NESOTA.—The project for flood control, Red River

24 Lake at Crookston, Minnesota: Report of the Chief

25 of Engineers, dated April 20, 1998, at a total cost
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1 of $8,950,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

2 $5,720,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

3 $3,230,000.

4 (21) TURKEY CREEK BASIN, KANSAS CITY, MIS5 SOURI, AND KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.—The project for

6 flood damage reduction, Turkey Creek Basin, Kan7 sas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas: Report

8 of the Chief of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at

9 a total cost of $42,875,000, with an estimated Fed10 eral cost of $25,596,000 and an estimated non-Fed11 eral cost of $17,279,000.

12 (22) LOWER CAPE MAY MEADOWS, CAPE MAY

13 POINT, NEW JERSEY.—The project for navigation

14 mitigation, ecosystem restoration, and hurricane and

15 storm damage reduction, Lower Cape May Meadows,

16 Cape May Point, New Jersey: Report of the Chief

17 of Engineers dated April 5, 1999, at a total cost of

18 $15,952,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

19 $12,118,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

20 $3,834,000, and at an estimated average annual

21 cost of $1,114,000 for periodic nourishment over the

22 50-year life of the project, with an estimated annual

23 Federal cost of $897,000 and an estimated annual

24 non-Federal cost of $217,000.
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1 (23) NEW JERSEY SHORE PROTECTION: TOWN2 SENDS INLET TO CAPE MAY INLET, NEW JERSEY.—

3 The project for hurricane and storm damage reduc4 tion and ecosystem restoration, New Jersey Shore

5 Protection: Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New

6 Jersey: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated Sep7 tember 28, 1998, at a total cost of $56,503,000,

8 with an estimated Federal cost of $36,727,000 and

9 an estimated non-Federal cost of $19,776,000, and

10 at an estimated average annual cost of $2,000,000

11 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the

12 project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of

13 $1,300,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal

14 cost of $700,000.

15 (24) GUANAJIBO RIVER, PUERTO RICO.—The

16 project for flood control, Guanajibo River, Puerto

17 Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated Feb18 ruary 27, 1996, at a total cost of $27,031,000, with

19 an estimated Federal cost of $20,273,250 and an es20 timated non-Federal cost of $6,757,750. Cost shar21 ing for the project shall be determined in accordance

22 with section 103(a) of the Water Resources Develop23 ment Act 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) as in effect on Oc24 tober 11, 1986.
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1 (25) RIO GRANDE DE MANATI, BARCELONETA,

2 PUERTO RICO.—The project for flood control, Rio

3 Grande De Manati, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico: Re4 port of the Chief of Engineers, dated January 22,

5 1999, at a total cost of $13,491,000, with an esti6 mated Federal cost of $8,785,000 and an estimated

7 non-Federal cost of $4,706,000.

8 (26) RIO NIGUA AT SALINAS, PUERTO RICO.—

9 The project for flood control, Rio Nigua at Salinas,

10 Puerto Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated

11 April 15, 1997, at a total cost of $13,702,000, with

12 an estimated Federal cost of $7,645,000 and an es13 timated non-Federal cost of $6,057,000.

14 (27) SALT CREEK, GRAHAM, TEXAS.—The

15 project for flood control, environmental restoration

16 and recreation, Salt Creek, Graham, Texas: Report

17 of the Chief of Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at

18 a total cost of $10,080,000, with an estimated Fed19 eral cost of $6,560,000 and an estimated non-Fed20 eral cost of $3,520,000.

21 (b) PROJECTS SUBJECT TO REPORT.—The following

22 projects for water resources development and conservation

23 and other purposes are authorized to be carried out by

24 the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans,

25 and subject to the conditions, recommended in a final re-
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1 port of the Corps of Engineers, if the report is completed

2 not later than September 30, 1999.

3 (1) NOME, ALASKA.—The project for naviga4 tion, Nome, Alaska, at a total cost of $24,608,000,

5 with an estimated Federal cost of $19,660,000 and

6 an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,948,000.

7 (2) SEWARD HARBOR, ALASKA.—The project

8 for navigation, Seward Harbor, Alaska, at a total

9 cost of $12,240,000, with an estimated Federal cost

10 of $4,364,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

11 $7,876,000.

12 (3) HAMILTON AIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA.—The

13 project for wetlands restoration, Hamilton Airfield,

14 California, at a total cost of $55,200,000, with an

15 estimated Federal cost of $41,400,000 and an esti16 mated non-Federal cost of $13,800,000.

17 (4) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE

18 AND NEW JERSEY: OAKWOOD BEACH, NEW JER19 SEY.—The project for shore protection, Delaware

20 Bay Coastline, Delaware and New Jersey: Oakwood

21 Beach, New Jersey, at a total cost of $3,360,000,

22 with an estimated Federal cost of $2,184,000 and

23 an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,176,000.

24 (5) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE

25 AND NEW JERSEY: REEDS BEACH AND PIERCES
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1 POINT, NEW JERSEY.—The project for shore protec2 tion and ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay Coast3 line, Delaware and New Jersey: Reeds Beach and

4 Pierces Point, New Jersey, at a total cost of

5 $4,057,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

6 $2,637,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

7 $1,420,000.

8 (6) LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND, DUVAL COUNTY,

9 FLORIDA.—The project for hurricane and storm

10 damage prevention, Little Talbot Island, Duval

11 County, Florida, at a total cost of $5,915,000, with

12 an estimated Federal cost of $3,839,000 and an es13 timated non-Federal cost of $2,076,000.

14 (7) PONCE DE LEON INLET, FLORIDA.—The

15 project for navigation and related purposes, Ponce

16 de Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, at a total

17 cost of $5,454,000, with an estimated Federal cost

18 of $2,988,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

19 $2,466,000.

20 (8) SAVANNAH HARBOR EXPANSION, GEOR21 GIA.—

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara23 graph (B), the project for navigation, Savannah

24 Harbor expansion, Georgia, including imple25 mentation of the mitigation plan, with such
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1 modifications as the Secretary deems appro2 priate, at a total cost of $230,174,000 (of

3 which amount a portion is authorized for imple4 mentation of the mitigation plan), with an esti5 mated Federal cost of $145,160,000 and an es6 timated non-Federal cost of $85,014,000.

7 (B) CONDITIONS.—The project authorized

8 by subparagraph (A) may be carried out only

9 after—

10 (i) the Secretary, in consultation with

11 affected Federal, State of Georgia, State of

12 South Carolina, regional, and local entities,

13 has reviewed and approved an environ14 mental impact statement for the project

15 that includes—

16 (I) an analysis of the impacts of

17 project depth alternatives ranging

18 from 42 feet through 48 feet; and

19 (II) a selected plan for navigation

20 and an associated mitigation plan as

21 required by section 906(a) of the

22 Water Resources Development Act of

23 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); and

24 (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, the

25 Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator
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1 of the Environmental Protection Agency,

2 and the Secretary have approved the se3 lected plan and have determined that the

4 mitigation plan adequately addresses the

5 potential environmental impacts of the

6 project.

7 (C) MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—The

8 mitigation plan shall be implemented in advance

9 of or concurrently with construction of the

10 project.

11 (9) DES PLAINES RIVER, ILLINOIS.—The

12 project for flood control, Des Plaines River, Illinois,

13 at a total cost of $44,300,000 with an estimated

14 Federal cost of $28,800,000 and an estimated non15 Federal cost of $15,500,000.

16 (10) NEW JERSEY SHORE PROTECTION, BRIG17 ANTINE INLET TO GREAT EGG HARBOR, BRIGANTINE

18 ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.—The project for hurricane

19 and storm damage reduction, New Jersey shore pro20 tection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor, Brig21 antine Island, New Jersey, at a total cost of

22 $4,970,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

23 $3,230,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

24 $1,740,000, and at an estimated average annual

25 cost of $465,000 for periodic nourishment over the
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1 50-year life of the project, with an estimated annual

2 Federal cost of $302,000 and an estimated annual

3 non-Federal cost of $163,000.

4 (11) COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, OREGON AND

5 WASHINGTON.—The project for navigation, Colum6 bia River Channel, Oregon and Washington, at a

7 total cost of $183,623,000 with an estimated Fed8 eral cost $106,132,000 and an estimated non-Fed9 eral cost of $77,491,000.

10 (12) JOHNSON CREEK, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.—

11 The locally preferred project for flood control, John12 son Creek, Arlington, Texas, at a total cost of

13 $20,300,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

14 $12,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

15 $8,300,000.

16 (13) HOWARD HANSON DAM, WASHINGTON.—

17 The project for water supply and ecosystem restora18 tion, Howard Hanson Dam, Washington, at a total

19 cost of $75,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost

20 of $36,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost

21 of $38,700,000.

22 SEC. 102. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

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

24 study for each of the following projects and, after comple25 tion of such study, shall carry out the project under sec-
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1 tion 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C.

2 701s):

3 (1) LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for

4 flood control, Lancaster, California, westside

5 stormwater retention facility.

6 (2) GATEWAY TRIANGLE AREA, FLORIDA.—

7 Project for flood control, Gateway Triangle area,

8 Collier County, Florida.

9 (3) PLANT CITY, FLORIDA.—Project for flood

10 control, Plant City, Florida.

11 (4) STONE ISLAND, LAKE MONROE, FLORIDA.—

12 Project for flood control, Stone Island, Lake Mon13 roe, Florida.

14 (5) OHIO RIVER, ILLINOIS.—Project for flood

15 control, Ohio River, Illinois.

16 (6) REPAUPO CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project

17 for flood control, Repaupo Creek, New Jersey.

18 (7) OWASCO LAKE SEAWALL, NEW YORK.—

19 Project for flood control, Owasco Lake seawall, New

20 York.

21 (8) PORT CLINTON, OHIO.—Project for flood

22 control, Port Clinton, Ohio.

23 (9) NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLAHOMA.—

24 Project for flood control, North Canadian River,

25 Oklahoma.
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1 (10) ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—

2 Project for flood control, Baeder and Wanamaker

3 Roads, Abington Township, Pennsylvania.

4 (11) PORT INDIAN, WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP,

5 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for

6 flood control, Port Indian, West Norriton Township,

7 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

8 (12) PORT PROVIDENCE, UPPER PROVIDENCE

9 TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for flood con10 trol, Port Providence, Upper Providence Township,

11 Pennsylvania.

12 (13) SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY

13 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for flood control,

14 Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsyl15 vania.

16 (14) FIRST CREEK, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.—

17 Project for flood control, First Creek, Knoxville,

18 Tennessee.

19 (15) METRO CENTER LEVEE, CUMBERLAND

20 RIVER, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.—Project for flood

21 control, Metro Center Levee, Cumberland River,

22 Nashville, Tennessee.

23 (b) FESTUS AND CRYSTAL CITY, MISSOURI.—

24 (1) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The

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1 pended for the project for flood control, Festus and

2 Crystal City, Missouri, shall be $10,000,000.

3 (2) REVISION OF PROJECT COOPERATION

4 AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project

5 cooperation agreement for the project referred to in

6 paragraph (1) to take into account the change in the

7 Federal participation in such project pursuant to

8 paragraph (1).

9 (3) COST SHARING.—Nothing in this section

10 shall be construed to affect any cost-sharing require11 ment applicable to the project referred to in para12 graph (1) under the Water Resources Development

13 Act of 1986.

14 SEC. 103. SMALL BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the

16 following projects and, after completion of such study,

17 shall carry out the project under section 14 of the Flood

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

19 (1) SAINT JOSEPH RIVER, INDIANA.—Project

20 for streambank erosion control, Saint Joseph River,

21 Indiana.

22 (2) SAGINAW RIVER, BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.—

23 Project for streambank erosion control, Saginaw

24 River, Bay City, Michigan.
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1 (3) BIG TIMBER CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project

2 for streambank erosion control, Big Timber Creek,

3 New Jersey.

4 (4) LAKE SHORE ROAD, ATHOL SPRINGS, NEW

5 YORK.—Project for streambank erosion control,

6 Lake Shore Road, Athol Springs, New York.

7 (5) MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW

8 YORK.—Project for streambank erosion control,

9 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York.

10 (6) MONROE COUNTY, OHIO.—Project for

11 streambank erosion control, Monroe County, Ohio.

12 (7) GREEN VALLEY, WEST VIRGINIA.—Project

13 for streambank erosion control, Green Valley, West

14 Virginia.

15 SEC. 104. SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECTS.

16 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the

17 following projects and, after completion of such study,

18 shall carry out the project under section 107 of the River

19 and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577):

20 (1) GRAND MARAIS, ARKANSAS.—Project for

21 navigation, Grand Marais, Arkansas.

22 (2) FIELDS LANDING CHANNEL, HUMBOLDT

23 HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.—Project for navigation,

24 Fields Landing Channel, Humboldt Harbor, Cali25 fornia.
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1 (3) SAN MATEO (PILLAR POINT HARBOR), CALI2 FORNIA.—Project for navigation San Mateo (Pillar

3 Point Harbor), California.

4 (4) AGANA MARINA, GUAM.—Project for naviga5 tion, Agana Marina, Guam.

6 (5) AGAT MARINA, GUAM.—Project for naviga7 tion, Agat Marina, Guam.

8 (6) APRA HARBOR FUEL PIERS, GUAM.—Project

9 for navigation, Apra Harbor Fuel Piers, Guam.

10 (7) APRA HARBOR PIER F–6, GUAM.—Project

11 for navigation, Apra Harbor Pier F–6, Guam.

12 (8) APRA HARBOR SEAWALL, GUAM.—Project

13 for navigation including a seawall, Apra Harbor,

14 Guam.

15 (9) GUAM HARBOR, GUAM.—Project for naviga16 tion, Guam Harbor, Guam.

17 (10) ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR CHAUTAUQUA PARK,

18 ILLINOIS.—Project for navigation, Illinois River near

19 Chautauqua Park, Illinois.

20 (11) WHITING SHORELINE WATERFRONT,

21 WHITING, INDIANA.—Project for navigation, Whiting

22 Shoreline Waterfront, Whiting, Indiana.

23 (12) NARAGUAGUS RIVER, MACHIAS, MAINE.—

24 Project for navigation, Naraguagus River, Machias,

25 Maine.
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1 (13) UNION RIVER, ELLSWORTH, MAINE.—

2 Project for navigation, Union River, Ellsworth,

3 Maine.

4 (14) DETROIT WATERFRONT, MICHIGAN.—

5 Project for navigation, Detroit River, Michigan, in6 cluding dredging and removal of a reef.

7 (15) FORTESCUE INLET, DELAWARE BAY, NEW

8 JERSEY.—Project for navigation for Fortescue Inlet,

9 Delaware Bay, New Jersey.

10 (16) BUFFALO AND LASALLE PARK, NEW

11 YORK.—Project for navigation, Buffalo and LaSalle

12 Park, New York.

13 (17) STURGEON POINT, NEW YORK.—Project

14 for navigation, Sturgeon Point, New York.

15 (18) FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO.—Project for

16 navigation, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, including a

17 recreation channel.

18 SEC. 105. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE

19 ENVIRONMENT.

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

21 study for each of the following projects and, after comple22 tion of such study, shall carry out the project under sec23 tion 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of

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1 (1) ILLINOIS RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF HA2 VANA, ILLINOIS.—Project for the improvement of

3 the environment, Illinois River in the vicinity of Ha4 vana, Illinois.

5 (2) KNITTING MILL CREEK, VIRGINIA.—Project

6 for the improvement of the environment, Knitting

7 Mill Creek, Virginia.

8 (b) PINE FLAT DAM, KINGS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—

9 The Secretary shall carry out under section 1135(a) of

10 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.

11 2309a(a)) a project to construct a turbine bypass at Pine

12 Flat Dam, Kings River, California, in accordance with the

13 Project Modification Report and Environmental Assess14 ment dated September 1996.

15 SEC. 106. SMALL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

16 PROJECTS.

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the

18 following projects and, after completion of such study,

19 shall carry out the project under section 206 of the Water

20 Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330):

21 (1) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, BAY DELTA, CALI22 FORNIA.—Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration,

23 Contra Costa County, Bay Delta, California.
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1 (2) INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA.—Project for

2 aquatic ecosystem restoration and lagoon restora3 tion, Indian River, Florida.

4 (3) LITTLE WEKIVA RIVER, FLORIDA.—Project

5 for aquatic ecosystem restoration and erosion con6 trol, Little Wekiva River, Florida.

7 (4) COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Project for

8 aquatic ecosystem restoration and lagoon restoration

9 and protection, Cook County, Illinois.

10 (5) GRAND BATTURE ISLAND, MISSISSIPPI.—

11 Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Grand

12 Batture Island, Mississippi.

13 (6) HANCOCK, HARRISON, AND JACKSON COUN14 TIES, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for aquatic ecosystem

15 restoration and reef restoration along the Gulf

16 Coast, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties,

17 Mississippi.

18 (7) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND RIVER DES PERES,

19 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Project for aquatic ecosystem

20 restoration and recreation, Mississippi River and

21 River Des Peres, St. Louis, Missouri.

22 (8) HUDSON RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for

23 aquatic ecosystem restoration, Hudson River, New

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1 (9) ONEIDA LAKE, NEW YORK.—Project for

2 aquatic ecosystem restoration, Oneida Lake, Oneida

3 County, New York.

4 (10) OTSEGO LAKE, NEW YORK.—Project for

5 aquatic ecosystem restoration, Otsego Lake, Otsego

6 County, New York.

7 (11) NORTH FORK OF YELLOW CREEK, OHIO.—

8 Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, North

9 Fork of Yellow Creek, Ohio.

10 (12) WHEELING CREEK WATERSHED, OHIO.—

11 Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Wheeling

12 Creek watershed, Ohio.

13 (13) SPRINGFIELD MILLRACE, OREGON.—

14 Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Spring15 field Millrace, Oregon.

16 (14) UPPER AMAZON CREEK, OREGON.—Project

17 for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Upper Amazon

18 Creek, Oregon.

19 (15) LAKE ONTELAUNEE RESERVOIR, BERKS

20 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for aquatic eco21 system restoration and distilling pond facilities,

22 Lake Ontelaunee Reservoir, Berks County, Pennsyl23 vania.

24 (16) BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, RHODE IS25 LAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for aquatic
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1 ecosystem restoration and fish passage facilities,

2 Blackstone River Basin, Rhode Island and Massa3 chusetts.

4 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

5 SEC. 201. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY.

6 Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33

7 U.S.C. 701s) is amended—

8 (1) by striking ‘‘construction of small projects’’

9 and inserting ‘‘implementation of small structural

10 and nonstructural projects’’; and

11 (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘$7,000,000’’.

13 SEC. 202. USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR COMPILING

14 AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON

15 FLOODS AND FLOOD DAMAGES.

16 The last sentence of section 206(b) of the Flood Con17 trol Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a(b)) is amended by in18 serting before the period the following: ‘‘; except that this

19 limitation on fees shall not apply to funds voluntarily con20 tributed by such entities for the purpose of expanding the

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1 SEC. 203. CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATES AND POLITICAL SUB2 DIVISIONS.

3 Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936

4 (33 U.S.C. 701h), is amended by inserting ‘‘or environ5 mental restoration’’ after ‘‘flood control’’.

6 SEC. 204. SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.

7 Section 405 of the Water Resources Development Act

8 of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2239 note; 106 Stat. 4863) is

9 amended—

10 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the

11 following:

12 ‘‘(4) PRACTICAL END-USE PRODUCTS.—Tech13 nologies selected for demonstration at the pilot scale

14 shall be intended to result in practical end-use prod15 ucts.

16 ‘‘(5) ASSISTANCE BY THE SECRETARY.—The

17 Secretary shall assist the project to ensure expedi18 tious completion by providing sufficient quantities of

19 contaminated dredged material to conduct the full20 scale demonstrations to stated capacity.’’;

21 (2) in subsection (c) by striking the first sen22 tence and inserting the following: ‘‘There is author23 ized to be appropriated to carry out this section

24 $22,000,000 to complete technology testing, tech25 nology commercialization, and the development of
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1 full scale processing facilities within the New York/

2 New Jersey Harbor.’’; and

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

4 ‘‘(e) SUPPORT.—In carrying out the program under

5 this section, the Secretary is encouraged to utilize con6 tracts, cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges

7 and universities and other non-Federal entities.’’.

8 SEC. 205. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS.

9 Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958

10 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘arundo,’’

12 after ‘‘milfoil,’’;

13 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’

14 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000.’’; and

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

16 ‘‘(c) SUPPORT.—In carrying out this program, the

17 Secretary is encouraged to utilize contracts, cooperative

18 agreements, and grants with colleges and universities and

19 other non-Federal entities.’’.

20 SEC. 206. USE OF CONTINUING CONTRACTS REQUIRED FOR

21 CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi23 sion of law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allo24 cated funding policy with respect to a water resources

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1 cient funds are not available to complete the project. The

2 Secretary shall enter into continuing contracts for such

3 project.

4 (b) INITIATION OF CONSTRUCTION CLARIFIED.—For

5 the purposes of this section, initiation of construction for

6 a project occurs on the date of the enactment of an Act

7 that appropriates funds for the project from one of the

8 following appropriation accounts:

9 (1) Construction, General.

10 (2) Operation and Maintenance, General.

11 (3) Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tribu12 taries.

13 SEC. 207. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.

14 The requirements of section 2361 of title 10, United

15 States Code, shall not apply to any contract, cooperative

16 research and development agreement, cooperative agree17 ment, or grant entered into under section 229 of the

18 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

19 3703) between the Secretary and Marshall University or

20 entered into under section 350 of this Act between the

21 Secretary and Juniata College.

22 SEC. 208. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOR

23 THE PACIFIC REGION.

24 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act

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1 of navigation’’ and inserting ‘‘interests of water resources

2 development, including navigation, flood damage reduc3 tion, and environmental restoration’’.

4 SEC. 209. EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM

5 RESTORATION.

6 (a) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Section 528(b)(3) of the

7 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

8 3769) is amended—

9 (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘1999’’

10 and inserting ‘‘2000’’; and

11 (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘1999’’

12 and inserting ‘‘2003’’.

13 (b) CREDIT.—Section 528(b)(3) of such Act is

14 amended by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(D) CREDIT OF PAST AND FUTURE AC16 TIVITIES.—The Secretary may provide a credit

17 to the non-Federal interests toward the non18 Federal share of a project implemented under

19 subparagraph (A). The credit shall be for rea20 sonable costs of work performed by the non21 Federal interests if the Secretary determines

22 that the work substantially expedited comple23 tion of the project and is compatible with and

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1 is provided pursuant to a specific project co2 operation agreement.’’.

3 (c) CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.—

4 Section 528(e)(4) of such Act is amended by inserting be5 fore the period at the end of the first sentence the fol6 lowing: ‘‘if the Secretary determines that such land acqui7 sition is compatible with and an integral component of the

8 Everglades and South Florida ecosystem restoration, in9 cluding potential land acquisition in the Caloosahatchee

10 River basin or other areas’’.

11 SEC. 210. BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

12 Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act

13 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4826–4827) is amended—

14 (1) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘cooperative

15 agreement in accordance with the requirements of

16 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970’’ and

17 inserting ‘‘binding agreement with the Secretary’’;

18 and

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

20 ‘‘(g) NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.—Notwithstanding

21 section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (42

22 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination

23 with the appropriate State and local government officials

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1 this section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit enti2 ty to serve as the non-Federal interest for the project.’’.

3 SEC. 211. HARBOR COST SHARING.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 101 and 214 of the

5 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.

6 2211 and 2241; Public Law 99–662) are amended by

7 striking ‘‘45 feet’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘53

8 feet’’.

9 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub10 section (a) shall only apply to a project, or separable ele11 ment thereof, on which a contract for physical construc12 tion has not been awarded before the date of the enact13 ment of this Act.

14 SEC. 212. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

15 Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act

16 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3679–3680) is amended—

17 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the

18 following: ‘‘Before October 1, 2003, the Federal

19 share may be provided in the form of grants or re20 imbursements of project costs.’’; and

21 (2) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the

22 following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the

23 Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–

24 5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination with the ap25 propriate State and local government officials having
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1 jurisdiction over an area in which a project under

2 this section will be carried out, may allow a non3 profit entity to serve as the non-Federal interest for

4 the project.’’.

5 SEC. 213. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND

6 DEVELOPMENT.

7 (a) NONPROFIT ENTITY AS NON-FEDERAL INTER8 EST.—Section 503(a) of the Water Resources Develop9 ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3756) is amended by adding

10 at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 221(b)

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

12 5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination with the appro13 priate State and local government officials having jurisdic14 tion over an area in which a project under this section

15 will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit entity to serve

16 as the non-Federal interest for the project.’’.

17 (b) PROJECT LOCATIONS.—Section 503(d) of such

18 Act is amended—

19 (1) in paragraph (7) by inserting before the pe20 riod at the end ‘‘, including Clear Lake’’; and

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

22 ‘‘(14) Fresno Slough watershed, California.

23 ‘‘(15) Hayward Marsh, Southern San Francisco

24 Bay watershed, California.

25 ‘‘(16) Kaweah River watershed, California.
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1 ‘‘(17) Malibu Creek watershed, California.

2 ‘‘(18) Illinois River watershed, Illinois.

3 ‘‘(19) Catawba River watershed, North Caro4 lina.

5 ‘‘(20) Cabin Creek basin, West Virginia.

6 ‘‘(21) Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida.’’.

7 SEC. 214. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIVERINE RESTORA8 TION PILOT PROGRAM.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may undertake a

10 program for the purpose of conducting projects that re11 duce flood hazards and restore the natural functions and

12 values of rivers throughout the United States.

13 (b) STUDIES AND PROJECTS.—

14 (1) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the program,

15 the Secretary may conduct studies to identify appro16 priate flood damage reduction, conservation, and

17 restoration measures and may design and implement

18 projects described in subsection (a).

19 (2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The

20 studies and projects carried out under this section

21 shall be conducted, to the maximum extent prac22 ticable, in consultation and coordination with the

23 Federal Emergency Management Agency and other

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1 and coordination with appropriate State, tribal, and

2 local agencies.

3 (3) NONSTRUCTURAL APPROACHES.—The stud4 ies and projects shall emphasize, to the maximum

5 extent practicable and appropriate, nonstructural ap6 proaches to preventing or reducing flood damages.

7 (4) USE OF STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL STUD8 IES AND PROJECTS.—The studies and projects shall

9 include consideration of and coordination with any

10 State, tribal, and local flood damage reduction or

11 riverine and wetland restoration studies and projects

12 that conserve, restore, and manage hydrologic and

13 hydraulic regimes and restore the natural functions

14 and values of floodplains.

15 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.—

16 (1) STUDIES.—Studies conducted under this

17 section shall be subject to cost sharing in accordance

18 with section 105 of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).

20 (2) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND NON21 STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—The

22 non-Federal interests shall pay 35 percent of the

23 cost of any environmental restoration or non24 structural flood control project carried out under

25 this section. The non-Federal interests shall provide
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1 all land, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material

2 disposal areas, and relocations necessary for such

3 projects. The value of such land, easements, rights4 of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and reloca5 tions shall be credited toward the payment required

6 under this paragraph.

7 (3) STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL

8 PROJECTS.—Any structural flood control measures

9 carried out under this section shall be subject to cost

10 sharing in accordance with section 103(a) of the

11 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

12 U.S.C. 2213(a)).

13 (4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non14 Federal interests shall be responsible for all costs as15 sociated with operating, maintaining, replacing, re16 pairing, and rehabilitating all projects carried out

17 under this section.

18 (d) PROJECT JUSTIFICATION.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other

20 provision of law or requirement for economic jus21 tification established pursuant to section 209 of the

22 Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962–2), the

23 Secretary may implement a project under this sec24 tion if the Secretary determines that the project—
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1 (A) will significantly reduce potential flood

2 damages;

3 (B) will improve the quality of the environ4 ment; and

5 (C) is justified considering all costs and

6 beneficial outputs of the project.

7 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECTION AND RAT8 ING CRITERIA AND POLICIES.—Not later than 180

9 days after the date of the enactment of this section,

10 the Secretary, in cooperation with State, tribal, and

11 local agencies, shall develop, and transmit to the

12 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of

13 the House of Representatives and the Committee on

14 Environment and Public Works of the Senate, cri15 teria for selecting and rating projects to be carried

16 out under this section and shall establish policies

17 and procedures for carrying out the studies and

18 projects undertaken under this section. Such criteria

19 shall include, as a priority, the extent to which the

20 appropriate State government supports the project.

21 (e) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out this section,

22 the Secretary shall examine the potential for flood damage

23 reductions at appropriate locations, including the fol24 lowing:

25 (1) Upper Delaware River, New York.
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1 (2) Willamette River floodplain, Oregon.

2 (3) Pima County, Arizona, at Paseo De Las

3 Iglesias and Rillito River.

4 (4) Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Cali5 fornia.

6 (5) Murrieta Creek, California.

7 (6) Napa County, California, at Yountville, St.

8 Helena, Calistoga, and American Canyon.

9 (7) Santa Clara basin, California, at Upper

10 Guadalupe River and tributaries, San Francisquito

11 Creek, and Upper Penitencia Creek.

12 (8) Pine Mount Creek, New Jersey.

13 (9) Chagrin River, Ohio.

14 (10) Blair County, Pennsylvania, at Altoona

15 and Frankstown Township.

16 (11) Lincoln Creek, Wisconsin.

17 (f) PROGRAM REVIEW.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The program established

19 under this section shall be subject to an independent

20 review to evaluate the efficacy of the program in

21 achieving the dual goals of flood hazard mitigation

22 and riverine restoration.

23 (2) REPORT.—Not later than April 15, 2003,

24 the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on

25 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
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1 Representatives and the Committee on Environment

2 and Public Works of the Senate a report on the

3 findings of the review conducted under this sub4 section with any recommendations concerning con5 tinuation of the program.

6 (g) COST LIMITATIONS.—

7 (1) MAXIMUM FEDERAL COST PER PROJECT.—

8 No more than $30,000,000 may be expended by the

9 United States on any single project under this sec10 tion.

11 (2) COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.—

12 (A) LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.—No

13 appropriation shall be made to construct any

14 project under this section the total Federal cost

15 of construction of which exceeds $15,000,000 if

16 the project has not been approved by resolu17 tions adopted by the Committee on Transpor18 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Environ20 ment and Public Works of the Senate.

21 (B) REPORT.—For the purpose of securing

22 consideration of approval under this paragraph,

23 the Secretary shall transmit a report on the

24 proposed project, including all relevant data

25 and information on all costs.
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1 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—

3 (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

4 (2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 if

5 $12,500,000 or more is appropriated to carry out

6 subsection (e) for fiscal year 2000;

7 (3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 if

8 $12,500,000 or more is appropriated to carry out

9 subsection (e) for fiscal year 2001; and

10 (4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 if

11 $12,500,000 or more is appropriated to carry out

12 subsection (e) for fiscal year 2002.

13 SEC. 215. SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

14 (a) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review the imple15 mentation of the Corps of Engineers’ shoreline manage16 ment program, with particular attention to inconsistencies

17 in implementation among the divisions and districts of the

18 Corps of Engineers and complaints by or potential inequi19 ties regarding property owners in the Savannah District

20 including an accounting of the number and disposition of

21 complaints over the last 5 years in the District.

22 (b) REPORT.—As expeditiously as practicable after

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

24 transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra25 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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1 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate

2 a report describing the results of the review conducted

3 under subsection (a).

4 SEC. 216. ASSISTANCE FOR REMEDIATION, RESTORATION,

5 AND REUSE.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide to

7 State and local governments assessment, planning, and

8 design assistance for remediation, environmental restora9 tion, or reuse of areas located within the boundaries of

10 such State or local governments where such remediation,

11 environmental restoration, or reuse will contribute to the

12 conservation of water and related resources of drainage

13 basins and watersheds within the United States.

14 (b) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—In

15 providing assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary

16 shall encourage the beneficial use of dredged material,

17 consistent with the findings of the Secretary under section

18 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33

19 U.S.C. 2326).

20 (c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share

21 of the cost of assistance provided under subsection (a)

22 shall be 50 percent.

23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

25 $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
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1 SEC. 217. SHORE DAMAGE MITIGATION.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of the River and Har3 bor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i; 100 Stat. 4199) is

4 amended by inserting after ‘‘navigation works’’ the fol5 lowing: ‘‘and shore damages attributable to the Atlantic

6 Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Water7 way’’.

8 (b) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.—The project

9 for navigation, Palm Beach County, Florida, authorized

10 by section 2 of the River and Harbor Act of March 2,

11 1945 (59 Stat. 11), is modified to authorize the Secretary

12 to undertake beach nourishment as a dredged material

13 disposal option under the project.

14 (c) GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS.—The Secretary

15 may place dredged material from the Gulf Intracoastal

16 Waterway on the beaches along Rollover Pass, Galveston

17 County, Texas, to stabilize beach erosion.

18 SEC. 218. SHORE PROTECTION.

19 (a) NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF PERIODIC NOURISH20 MENT.—Section 103(d) of the Water Resources Develop21 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4085–5086) is amended—

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1) CONSTRUCTION.—’’ before

23 ‘‘Costs of constructing’’;

24 (2) by inserting at the end the following:

25 ‘‘(2) PERIODIC NOURISHMENT.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), the non-Federal share of costs of

3 periodic nourishment measures for shore protec4 tion or beach erosion control that are carried

5 out—

6 ‘‘(i) after January 1, 2001, shall be

7 40 percent;

8 ‘‘(ii) after January 1, 2002, shall be

9 45 percent; and

10 ‘‘(iii) after January 1, 2003, shall be

11 50 percent;

12 ‘‘(B) BENEFITS TO PRIVATELY OWNED

13 SHORES.—All costs assigned to benefits of peri14 odic nourishment measures to privately owned

15 shores (where use of such shores is limited to

16 private interests) or to prevention of losses of

17 private lands shall be borne by the non-Federal

18 interest and all costs assigned to the protection

19 of federally owned shores for such measures

20 shall be borne by the United States.’’; and

21 (C) by indenting paragraph (1) (as des22 ignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph)

23 and aligning such paragraph with paragraph

24 (2) (as added by subparagraph (B) of this

25 paragraph).
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1 (b) UTILIZATION OF SAND FROM OUTER CONTI2 NENTAL SHELF.—Section 8(k)(2)(B) of the Outer Conti3 nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)(B)) is

4 amended by striking ‘‘an agency of the Federal Govern5 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘a Federal, State, or local govern6 ment agency’’.

7 (c) REPORT ON NATION’S SHORELINES.—

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

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

10 shall report to Congress on the state of the Nation’s

11 shorelines.

12 (2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include—

13 (A) a description of the extent of, and eco14 nomic and environmental effects caused by, ero15 sion and accretion along the Nation’s shores

16 and the causes thereof;

17 (B) a description of resources committed

18 by local, State, and Federal governments to re19 store and renourish shorelines;

20 (C) a description of the systematic move21 ment of sand along the Nation’s shores; and

22 (D) recommendations regarding (i) appro23 priate levels of Federal and non-Federal partici24 pation in shoreline protection, and (ii) utiliza-
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1 tion of a systems approach to sand manage2 ment.

3 (3) UTILIZATION OF SPECIFIC LOCATION

4 DATA.—In developing the report, the Secretary shall

5 utilize data from specific locations on the Atlantic,

6 Pacific, Great Lakes, and Gulf of Mexico coasts.

7 (d) NATIONAL COASTAL DATA BANK.—

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATA BANK.—Not

9 later than 2 years after the date of the enactment

10 of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a national

11 coastal data bank containing data on the geophysical

12 and climatological characteristics of the Nation’s

13 shorelines.

14 (2) CONTENT.—To the extent practical, the na15 tional coastal data bank shall include data regarding

16 current and predicted shoreline positions, informa17 tion on federally-authorized shore protection

18 projects, and data on the movement of sand along

19 the Nation’s shores, including impediments to such

20 movement caused by natural and manmade features.

21 (3) ACCESS.—The national coastal data bank

22 shall be made readily accessible to the public.

23 SEC. 219. FLOOD PREVENTION COORDINATION.

24 Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33

25 U.S.C. 709a) is amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as

2 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(b) FLOOD PREVENTION COORDINATION.—The

6 Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the Federal

7 Emergency Management Agency and the heads of other

8 Federal agencies to ensure that flood control projects and

9 plans are complementary and integrated to the extent

10 practicable and appropriate.’’.

11 SEC. 220. ANNUAL PASSES FOR RECREATION.

12 Section 208(c)(4) of the Water Resources Develop13 ment Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460d note; 110 Stat. 3680)

14 is amended by striking ‘‘1999, or the date of transmittal

15 of the report under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.

16 SEC. 221. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR ENVIRON17 MENTAL AND RECREATIONAL MEASURES.

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

19 enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal public

20 bodies and non-profit entities for the purpose of facili21 tating collaborative efforts involving environmental protec22 tion and restoration, natural resources conservation, and

23 recreation in connection with the development, operation,

24 and management of water resources projects under the ju25 risdiction of the Department of the Army.
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the

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

3 transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra4 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com5 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate

6 a report that includes—

7 (1) a listing and general description of the co8 operative agreements entered into by the Secretary

9 with non-Federal public bodies and entities under

10 subsection (a);

11 (2) a determination of whether such agreements

12 are facilitating collaborative efforts; and

13 (3) a recommendation on whether such agree14 ments should be further encouraged.

15 SEC. 222. NONSTRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

16 (a) ANALYSIS OF BENEFITS.—Section 308 of the

17 Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.

18 2318; 104 Stat. 4638) is amended—

19 (1) in the heading to subsection (a) by inserting

20 ‘‘ELEMENTS EXCLUDED FROM’’ before ‘‘BENEFIT21 COST’’;

22 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e)

23 as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and

24 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(b) FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION BENEFITS.—In

2 calculating the benefits of a proposed project for non3 structural flood damage reduction, the Secretary shall cal4 culate benefits of nonstructural projects using methods

5 similar to structural projects, including similar treatment

6 in calculating the benefits from losses avoided from both

7 structural and nonstructural alternatives. In carrying out

8 this subsection, the Secretary should avoid double count9 ing of benefits.’’.

10 (b) REEVALUATION OF FLOOD CONTROL

11 PROJECTS.—At the request of a non-Federal interest for

12 a flood control project, the Secretary shall conduct a re13 evaluation of a previously authorized project to consider

14 nonstructural alternatives in light of the amendments

15 made by subsection (a).

16 (c) COST SHARING.—Section 103(b) of the Water

17 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(b))

18 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘At any

19 time during construction of the project, where the Sec20 retary determines that the costs of lands, easements,

21 rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and reloca22 tions in combination with other costs contributed by the

23 non-Federal interests will exceed 35 percent, any addi24 tional costs for the project, but not to exceed 65 percent

25 of the total costs of the project, shall be a Federal respon-
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1 sibility and shall be contributed during construction as

2 part of the Federal share.’’.

3 SEC. 223. LAKES PROGRAM.

4 Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development

5 Act of 1986 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

7 (15);

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of para9 graph (16) and inserting a semicolon; and

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

11 ‘‘(17) Clear Lake, Lake County, California, re12 moval of silt and aquatic growth and measures to

13 address excessive sedimentation and high nutrient

14 concentration;

15 ‘‘(18) Osgood Pond, Milford, Hillsborough

16 County, New Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic

17 growth and measures to address excessive sedi18 mentation; and

19 ‘‘(19) Flints Pond, Hollis, Hillsborough County,

20 New Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth

21 and measures to address excessive sedimentation.’’.
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1 SEC. 224. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS

2 BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.

3 (a) CONSTRUCTION BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.—

4 Section 211(d)(1) of the Water Resources Development

5 Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13(d)(1)) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘(b) or’’;

7 (2) by striking ‘‘Any non-Federal’’ and insert8 ing the following:

9 ‘‘(A) STUDIES AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES

10 UNDER SUBSECTION (b).—A non-Federal inter11 est may only carry out construction for which

12 studies and design documents are prepared

13 under subsection (b) if the Secretary approves

14 such construction. The Secretary shall approve

15 such construction unless the Secretary deter16 mines, in writing, that the design documents do

17 not meet standard practices for design meth18 odologies or that the project is not economically

19 justified or environmentally acceptable or does

20 not meet the requirements for obtaining the ap21 propriate permits required under the Sec22 retary’s authority. The Secretary shall not un23 reasonably withhold approval. Nothing in this

24 subparagraph may be construed to affect any

25 regulatory authority of the Secretary.
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1 ‘‘(B) STUDIES AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES

2 UNDER SUBSECTION (c).—Any non-Federal’’;

3 and

4 (3) by aligning the remainder of subparagraph

5 (B) (as designated by paragraph (2) of this sub6 section) with subparagraph (A) (as inserted by para7 graph (2) of this subsection).

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 211(d)(2)

9 of such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than para10 graph (1)(A))’’ after ‘‘this subsection’’.

11 (c) REIMBURSEMENT.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 211(e)(1) of such

13 Act is amended—

14 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph

15 (1) by inserting after ‘‘constructed pursuant to

16 this section’’ the following: ‘‘and provide credit

17 for the non-Federal share of the project’’;

18 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub19 paragraph (A);

20 (C) by striking the period at the end of

21 subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

23 ‘‘(C) if the construction work is reasonably

24 equivalent to Federal construction work.’’.
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1 (2) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 211(e)(2)(A) of

2 such Act is amended—

3 (A) by striking ‘‘subject to amounts being

4 made available in advance in appropriations

5 Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to appropria6 tions’’; and

7 (B) by inserting after ‘‘the cost of such

8 work’’ the following: ‘‘, or provide credit (de9 pending on the request of the non-Federal in10 terest) for the non-Federal share of such

11 work,’’.

12 (3) SCHEDULE AND MANNER OF REIMBURSE13 MENTS.—Section 211(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C.

14 701b–13(e)) is amended by adding at the end the

15 following:

16 ‘‘(6) SCHEDULE AND MANNER OF REIMBURSE17 MENT.—

18 ‘‘(A) BUDGETING.—The Secretary shall

19 budget and request appropriations for reim20 bursements under this section on a schedule

21 that is consistent with a Federal construction

22 schedule.

23 ‘‘(B) COMMENCEMENT OF REIMBURSE24 MENTS.—Reimbursements under this section
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1 may commence upon approval of a project by

2 the Secretary.

3 ‘‘(C) CREDIT.—At the request of a non4 Federal interest, the Secretary may reimburse

5 the non-Federal interest by providing credit to6 ward future non-Federal costs of the project.

7 ‘‘(D) SCHEDULING.—Nothing in this para8 graph shall affect the President’s discretion to

9 schedule new construction starts.’’.

10 SEC. 225. ENHANCEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RE11 SOURCES.

12 Section 906(e) of the Water Resources Development

13 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(e)) is amended by inserting

14 after the second sentence the following: ‘‘Not more than

15 80 percent of the non-Federal share of such first costs

16 may be satisfied through in-kind contributions, including

17 facilities, supplies, and services that are necessary to carry

18 out the enhancement project.’’.

19 SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD20 ING NOTICE.

21 (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT

22 AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of Congress that, to the

23 greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products

24 purchased with funds made available under this Act

25 should be American made.
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1 (b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In

2 providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec3 retary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to

4 each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the

5 statement made in subsection (a).

6 SEC. 227. PERIODIC BEACH NOURISHMENT.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506(a) of the Water Re8 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757) is

9 amended by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘(5) LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Project for

11 shoreline protection, Lee County, Captiva Island

12 segment, Florida.’’.

13 (b) PROJECTS.—Section 506(b)(3) of such Act (110

14 Stat. 3758) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and

15 redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subpara16 graphs (A) through (C), respectively.

17 SEC. 228. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

18 Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act

19 of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639–4640) is amended—

20 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘50’’ and

21 inserting ‘‘35’’; and

22 (2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘non-Federal

23 responsibility’’ and inserting ‘‘shared as a cost of

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1 SEC. 229. WETLANDS MITIGATION.

2 In carrying out a water resources project that in3 volves wetlands mitigation and that has an impact that

4 occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank, the

5 Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable and where

6 appropriate, shall give preference to the use of the mitiga7 tion bank if the bank contains sufficient available credits

8 to offset the impact and the bank is approved in accord9 ance with the Federal Guidance for the Establishment,

10 Use and Operation of Mitigation Banks (60 Fed. Reg.

11 58605 (November 28, 1995)) or other applicable Federal

12 law (including regulations).

13 TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED

14 PROVISIONS

15 SEC. 301. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM.

16 The project for flood control, Missouri River Levee

17 System, authorized by section 10 of the Act entitled ‘‘An

18 Act authorizing the construction of certain public works

19 on rivers and harbors for flood control, and other pur20 poses’’, approved December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 897), is

21 modified to provide that project costs totaling $2,616,000

22 expended on Units L–15, L–246, and L–385 out of the

23 Construction, General account of the Corps of Engineers

24 before the date of the enactment of the Water Resources

25 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) shall not

26 be treated as part of total project costs.
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1 SEC. 302. OUZINKIE HARBOR, ALASKA.

2 (a) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max3 imum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for

4 the project for navigation, Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska, shall

5 be $8,500,000.

6 (b) REVISION OF PROJECT COOPERATION AGREE7 MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project cooperation

8 agreement for the project referred to in subsection (a) to

9 take into account the change in the Federal participation

10 in such project pursuant to subsection (a).

11 (c) COST SHARING.—Nothing in this section shall be

12 construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applica13 ble to the project referred to in subsection (a) under the

14 Water Resources Development Act of 1986.

15 SEC. 303. GREERS FERRY LAKE, ARKANSAS.

16 The project for flood control, Greers Ferry Lake, Ar17 kansas, authorized by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act author18 izing the construction of certain public works on rivers and

19 harbors for flood control, and other purposes’’, approved

20 June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218), is modified to authorize

21 the Secretary to construct water intake facilities for the

22 benefit of Lonoke and White Counties, Arkansas.

23 SEC. 304. TEN- AND FIFTEEN-MILE BAYOUS, ARKANSAS.

24 The project for flood control, St. Francis River

25 Basin, Missouri and Arkansas, authorized by section 204

26 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 172), is modi-
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1 fied to expand the project boundaries to include Ten- and

2 Fifteen-Mile Bayous near West Memphis, Arkansas. Not3 withstanding section 103(f) of the Water Resources Devel4 opment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4086), the flood control

5 work at Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous shall not be consid6 ered separable elements of the St. Francis River Basin

7 project.

8 SEC. 305. LOGGY BAYOU, RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM,

9 ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND

10 TEXAS.

11 The project for flood control on the Red River Below

12 Denison Dam, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and

13 Texas, authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act

14 of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), is modified to direct the Secretary

15 to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of expand16 ing the project to include mile 0.0 to mile 7.8 of Loggy

17 Bayou between the Red River and Flat River. If the Sec18 retary determines as a result of the study that the project

19 should be expanded, the Secretary may assume responsi20 bility for operation and maintenance of the expanded

21 project.

22 SEC. 306. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALI23 FORNIA.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control, Sac25 ramento River, California, authorized by section 2 of the
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1 Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the control of the

2 floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento

3 River, California, and for other purposes’’, approved

4 March 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 949), and modified by section

5 102 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations

6 Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 649), section 301(b)(3) of the Water

7 Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3110), and

8 title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropria9 tions Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 1841), is further modified to

10 authorize the Secretary—

11 (1) to carry out the portion of the project at

12 Glenn-Colusa, California, at a total cost of

13 $26,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

14 $20,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

15 $6,000,000; and

16 (2) to carry out bank stabilization work in the

17 vicinity of the riverbed gradient facility, particularly

18 in the vicinity of River Mile 208.

19 (b) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall provide the non20 Federal interests for the project referred to in subsection

21 (a) a credit of up to $4,000,000 toward the non-Federal

22 share of the project costs for the direct and indirect costs

23 incurred by the non-Federal sponsor in carrying out activi24 ties associated with environmental compliance for the

25 project. Such credit may be in the form of reimbursements
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1 for costs which were incurred by the non-Federal interests

2 prior to an agreement with the Corps of Engineers, to in3 clude the value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, reloca4 tions, or dredged material disposal areas.

5 SEC. 307. SAN LORENZO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

6 The project for flood control and habitat restoration,

7 San Lorenzo River, California, authorized by section

8 101(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of

9 1996 (110 Stat. 3663), is modified to authorize the Sec10 retary to expand the boundaries of the project to include

11 bank stabilization for a 1,000-foot portion of the San

12 Lorenzo River.

13 SEC. 308. TERMINUS DAM, KAWEAH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

14 (a) TRANSFER OF TITLE TO ADDITIONAL LAND.—

15 If the non-Federal interests for the project for flood con16 trol and water supply, Terminus Dam, Kaweah River,

17 California, authorized by section 101(b)(5) of the Water

18 Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667),

19 transfers to the Secretary without consideration title to

20 perimeter lands acquired for the project by the non-Fed21 eral interests, the Secretary may accept the transfer of

22 such title.

23 (b) LANDS, EASEMENT, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—

24 Nothing in this section shall be construed to change, mod25 ify, or otherwise affect the responsibility of the non-Fed-
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1 eral interests to provide lands, easements, rights-of-way,

2 relocations, and dredged material disposal areas necessary

3 for the Terminus Dam project and to perform operation

4 and maintenance for the project.

5 (c) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Upon request

6 by the non-Federal interests, the Secretary shall carry out

7 operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabili8 tation of the project if the non-Federal interests enter into

9 a binding agreement with the Secretary to reimburse the

10 Secretary for 100 percent of the costs of such operation,

11 maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation.

12 (d) HOLD HARMLESS.—The non-Federal interests

13 shall hold the United States harmless for ownership, oper14 ation, and maintenance of lands and facilities of the Ter15 minus Dam project title to which is transferred to the Sec16 retary under this section.

17 SEC. 309. DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL

18 DEEPENING, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND

19 PENNSYLVANIA.

20 The project for navigation, Delaware River Mainstem

21 and Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey and Penn22 sylvania, authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802), is

24 modified as follows:
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1 (1) The Secretary is authorized to provide non2 Federal interests credit toward cash contributions

3 required for construction and subsequent to con4 struction for engineering and design and construc5 tion management work that is performed by non6 Federal interests and that the Secretary determines

7 is necessary to implement the project. Any such

8 credits extended shall reduce the Philadelphia Dis9 trict’s private sector performance goals for engineer10 ing work by a like amount.

11 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide to

12 non-Federal interests credit toward cash contribu13 tions required during construction and subsequent to

14 construction for the costs of construction carried out

15 by the non-Federal interest on behalf of the Sec16 retary and that the Secretary determines is nec17 essary to implement the project.

18 (3) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an

19 agreement with a non-Federal interest for the pay20 ment of disposal or tipping fees for dredged material

21 from a Federal project other than for the construc22 tion or operation and maintenance of the new deep23 ening project as described in the Limited Reevalua24 tion Report of May 1997, where the non-Federal in-
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1 terest has supplied the corresponding disposal capac2 ity.

3 (4) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an

4 agreement with a non-Federal interest that will pro5 vide that the non-Federal interest may carry out or

6 cause to have carried out, on behalf of the Secretary,

7 a disposal area management program for dredged

8 material disposal areas necessary to construct, oper9 ate, and maintain the project and to authorize the

10 Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for

11 the costs of the disposal area management program

12 activities carried out by the non-Federal interest.

13 SEC. 310. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF CO14 LUMBIA.

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

17 the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (69 Stat. 1574),

18 and modified by section 301(a)(4) of the Water Resources

19 Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3707), is further

20 modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the

21 project at a Federal cost of $6,129,000.

22 SEC. 311. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

23 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the

24 non-Federal interest, shall conduct a study of any damage

25 to the project for shoreline protection, Brevard County,
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1 Florida, authorized by section 101(b)(7) of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), to de3 termine whether the damage is the result of a Federal

4 navigation project.

5 (b) CONDITIONS.—In conducting the study, the Sec6 retary shall utilize the services of an independent coastal

7 expert who shall consider all relevant studies completed

8 by the Corps of Engineers and the project’s local sponsor.

9 The study shall be completed within 120 days of the date

10 of the enactment of this Act.

11 (c) MITIGATION OF DAMAGES.—After completion of

12 the study, the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the

13 shoreline protection project that is the result of a Federal

14 navigation project. The costs of the mitigation shall be al15 located to the Federal navigation project as operation and

16 maintenance.

17 SEC. 312. BROWARD COUNTY AND HILLSBORO INLET,

18 FLORIDA.

19 The project for shoreline protection, Broward County

20 and Hillsboro Inlet, Florida, authorized by section 301 of

21 the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090), is

22 modified to authorize the Secretary to reimburse the non23 Federal interest for the Federal share of the cost of

24 preconstruction planning and design for the project upon

25 execution of a contract to construct the project if the Sec-
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1 retary determines such work is compatible with and inte2 gral to the project.

3 SEC. 313. FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for shore protection

5 and harbor mitigation, Fort Pierce, Florida, authorized by

6 section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat.

7 1092) and section 506(a)(2) of the Water Resources De8 velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is modified to

9 incorporate an additional 1 mile into the project in accord10 ance with a final approved General Reevaluation Report,

11 at a total cost for initial nourishment for the entire project

12 of $9,128,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

13 $7,073,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

14 $2,054,500.

15 (b) PERIOD NOURISHMENT.—Periodic nourishment

16 is authorized for the project in accordance with section

17 506(a)(2) of Water Resources Development Act of 1996

18 (110 Stat. 3757).

19 (c) REVISION OF THE PROJECT COOPERATION

20 AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project co21 operation agreement for the project referred to in sub22 section (a) to take into account the change in Federal par23 ticipation in the project pursuant to subsection (a).
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1 SEC. 314. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA.

2 The project for beach erosion control, Nassau County

3 (Amelia Island), Florida, authorized by section 3(a)(3) of

4 the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat.

5 4013), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct

6 the project at a total cost of $17,000,000, with an esti7 mated Federal cost of $13,300,000 and an estimated non8 Federal cost of $3,700,000.

9 SEC. 315. MIAMI HARBOR CHANNEL, FLORIDA.

10 The project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel,

11 Florida, authorized by section 101(a)(9) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is

13 modified to include construction of artificial reefs and re14 lated environmental mitigation required by Federal, State,

15 and local environmental permitting agencies for the

16 project.

17 SEC. 316. LAKE MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS.

18 The project for storm damage reduction and shore19 line erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from

20 Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, au21 thorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources De22 velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to

23 authorize the Secretary to provide a credit against the

24 non-Federal share of the cost of the project for costs in25 curred by the non-Federal interest—
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1 (1) in constructing Reach 2D and Segment 8 of

2 Reach 4 of the project; and

3 (2) in reconstructing Solidarity Drive in Chi4 cago, Illinois, prior to entry into a project coopera5 tion agreement with the Secretary.

6 SEC. 317. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

7 Section 417 of the Water Resources Development Act

8 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3743) is amended—

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before

10 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and

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

12 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of as13 sistance provided under this section before, on, or after

14 the date of the enactment of this subsection shall be 50

15 percent.’’.

16 SEC. 318. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, INDIANA.

17 The project for flood control, Little Calumet River,

18 Indiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115), is

20 modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the

21 project substantially in accordance with the report of the

22 Corps of Engineers, at a total cost of $167,000,000, with

23 an estimated Federal cost of $122,000,000 and an esti24 mated non-Federal cost of $45,000,000.
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1 SEC. 319. OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA.

2 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of

3 beach erosion in and around the town of Ogden Dunes,

4 Indiana, to determine whether the damage is the result

5 of a Federal navigation project.

6 (b) MITIGATION OF DAMAGES.—After completion of

7 the study, the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the

8 beach and shoreline that is the result of a Federal naviga9 tion project. The cost of the mitigation shall be allocated

10 to the Federal navigation project as operation and mainte11 nance.

12 SEC. 320. SAINT JOSEPH RIVER, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

13 (a) MAXIMUM TOTAL EXPENDITURE.—The max14 imum total expenditure for the project for streambank

15 erosion, recreation, and pedestrian access features, Saint

16 Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana, shall be $7,800,000.

17 (b) REVISION OF PROJECT COOPERATION AGREE18 MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project cooperation

19 agreement for the project referred to in subsection (a) to

20 take into account the change in the Federal participation

21 in such project pursuant to subsection (a).

22 (c) COST SHARING.—Nothing in this section shall be

23 construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applica24 ble to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title

25 I of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

26 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.).
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1 SEC. 321. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA.

2 The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West

3 Fork of the White River, Indiana, authorized by section

4 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction

5 of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood con6 trol, and other purposes’’, approved June 22, 1936 (49

7 Stat. 1586), and modified by section 323 of the Water

8 Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), is

9 further modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake

10 riverfront alterations as described in the Central Indianap11 olis Waterfront Concept Master Plan, dated February

12 1994, at a total cost of $110,975,000, with an estimated

13 Federal cost of $52,475,000 and an estimated non-Fed14 eral cost of $58,500,000.

15 SEC. 322. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

16 The project for hurricane-flood protection, Lake

17 Pontchartrain, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the

18 Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified—

19 (1) to direct the Secretary to conduct a study

20 to determine the feasibility of constructing a pump

21 adjacent to each of the 4 proposed drainage struc22 tures for the Saint Charles Parish feature of the

23 project; and

24 (2) to authorize the Secretary to construct such

25 pumps upon completion of the study.
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1 SEC. 323. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA.

2 The project for hurricane protection Larose to Gold3 en Meadow, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the

4 Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified

5 to direct the Secretary to convert the Golden Meadow

6 floodgate into a navigation lock if the Secretary deter7 mines that the conversion is feasible.

8 SEC. 324. LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY LEVEE, LOU9 ISIANA.

10 The Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee project, Lou11 isiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4117), is

13 modified to direct the Secretary to provide credit to the

14 non-Federal interest toward the non-Federal share of the

15 cost of the project. The credit shall be for cost of work

16 performed by the non-Federal interest prior to the execu17 tion of a project cooperation agreement as determined by

18 the Secretary to be compatible with and an integral part

19 of the project.

20 SEC. 325. TWELVE-MILE BAYOU, CADDO PARISH, LOU21 ISIANA.

22 The Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance

23 of the levee along Twelve-Mile Bayou from its junction

24 with the existing Red River Below Denison Dam Levee

25 approximately 26 miles upstream to its terminus at high

26 ground in the vicinity of Black Bayou, Caddo Parish, Lou-
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1 isiana, if the Secretary determines that such maintenance

2 is economically justified and environmentally acceptable

3 and that the levee was constructed in accordance with ap4 propriate design and engineering standards.

5 SEC. 326. WEST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (EAST OF

6 HARVEY CANAL), LOUISIANA.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control and

8 storm damage reduction, West Bank of the Mississippi

9 River (East of Harvey Canal), Louisiana, authorized by

10 section 401(b) of the Water Resources Development Act

11 of 1986 (100 Stat. 4128) and section 101(a)(17) of the

12 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

13 3665), is modified—

14 (1) to provide that any liability under the Com15 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,

16 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)

17 from the construction of the project is a Federal re18 sponsibility; and

19 (2) to authorize the Secretary to carry out op20 eration and maintenance of that portion of the

21 project included in the report of the Chief of Engi22 neers, dated May 1, 1995, referred to as ‘‘Algiers

23 Channel’’, if the non-Federal sponsor reimburses the

24 Secretary for the amount of such operation and
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1 maintenance included in the report of the Chief of

2 Engineers.

3 (b) COMBINATION OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary

4 shall carry out work authorized as part of the Westwego

5 to Harvey Canal project, the East of Harvey Canal

6 project, and the Lake Cataouatche modifications as a sin7 gle project, to be known as the West Bank and vicinity,

8 New Orleans, Louisiana, hurricane protection project,

9 with a combined total cost of $280,300,000.

10 SEC. 327. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL, BALTIMORE HARBOR

11 AND CHANNELS, CHESAPEAKE BAY, KENT

12 COUNTY, MARYLAND.

13 The project for navigation, Tolchester Channel, Balti14 more Harbor and Channels, Chesapeake Bay, Kent Coun15 ty, Maryland, authorized by section 101 of the River and

16 Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297), is modified to author17 ize the Secretary to straighten the navigation channel in

18 accordance with the District Engineer’s Navigation As19 sessment Report and Environmental Assessment, dated

20 April 30, 1997. This modification shall be carried out in

21 order to improve navigation safety.

22 SEC. 328. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY,

23 MICHIGAN.

24 The project for navigation Sault Sainte Marie, Chip25 pewa County, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat.

2 4254–4255) and modified by section 330 of the Water Re3 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3717–3718),

4 is further modified to provide that the amount to be paid

5 by non-Federal interests pursuant to section 101(a) of the

6 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.

7 2211(a)) and subsection (a) of such section 330 shall not

8 include any interest payments.

9 SEC. 329. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

10 The project for environmental infrastructure, Jack11 son County, Mississippi, authorized by section 219(c)(5)

12 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106

13 Stat. 4835) and modified by section 504 of the Water Re14 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is fur15 ther modified to direct the Secretary to provide a credit,

16 not to exceed $5,000,000, against the non-Federal share

17 of the cost of the project for the costs incurred by the

18 Jackson County Board of Supervisors since February 8,

19 1994, in constructing the project if the Secretary deter20 mines that such costs are for work that the Secretary de21 termines is compatible with and integral to the project.

22 SEC. 330. TUNICA LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

23 The project for flood control, Mississippi River Chan24 nel Improvement Project, Tunica Lake, Mississippi, au25 thorized by the Act entitled: ‘‘An Act for the control of
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1 floods on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and for

2 other purposes’’, approved May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534–

3 538), is modified to include construction of a weir at the

4 Tunica Cutoff, Mississippi.

5 SEC. 331. BOIS BRULE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT,

6 MISSOURI.

7 (a) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max8 imum amount of Federal funds that may be allocated for

9 the project for flood control, Bois Brule Drainage and

10 Levee District, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section

11 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s),

12 shall be $15,000,000.

13 (b) REVISION OF THE PROJECT COOPERATION

14 AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project co15 operation agreement for the project referred to in sub16 section (a) to take into account the change in Federal par17 ticipation in the project pursuant to subsection (a).

18 (c) COST SHARING.—Nothing in this section shall be

19 construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applica20 ble to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title

21 I of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

22 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.).
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1 SEC. 332. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, VALLEY PARK LEVEE,

2 MISSOURI.

3 The project for flood control, Meramec River Basin,

4 Valley Park Levee, Missouri, authorized by section 2(h)

5 of an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to deauthorize several projects

6 within the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers’’

7 (95 Stat. 1682–1683) and modified by section 1128 of

8 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, (100 Stat.

9 4246), is further modified to authorize the Secretary to

10 construct the project at a maximum Federal expenditure

11 of $35,000,000.

12 SEC. 333. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MIS13 SOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for mitigation of fish

15 and wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and

16 Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Ne17 braska, authorized by section 601 of the Water Resources

18 Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143), is modified

19 to increase by 118,650 acres the lands and interests in

20 lands to be acquired for the project.

21 (b) STUDY.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in conjunc23 tion with the States of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and

24 Missouri, shall conduct a study to determine the cost

25 of restoring, under the authority of the Missouri
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1 River fish and wildlife mitigation project, a total of

2 118,650 acres of lost Missouri River habitat.

3 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to

4 Congress on the results of the study not later than

5 6 months after the date of the enactment of this

6 Act.

7 SEC. 334. WOOD RIVER, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

8 The project for flood control, Wood River, Grand Is9 land, Nebraska, authorized by section 101(a)(19) of the

10 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

11 3665), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct

12 the project substantially in accordance with the report of

13 the Corps of Engineers dated June 29, 1998, at a total

14 cost of $17,039,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

15 $9,730,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

16 $7,309,000.

17 SEC. 335. ABSECON ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

18 The project for storm damage reduction and shore19 line protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor

20 Inlet, Absecon Island, New Jersey, authorized by section

21 101(b)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of

22 1996 (110 Stat. 3668), is modified to provide that, if,

23 after October 12, 1996, the non-Federal interests carry

24 out any work associated with the project that is later rec25 ommended by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the
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1 Secretary, the Secretary may credit the non-Federal inter2 ests toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the

3 project an amount equal to the Federal share of the cost

4 of such work, without interest.

5 SEC. 336. NEW YORK HARBOR AND ADJACENT CHANNELS,

6 PORT JERSEY, NEW JERSEY

7 The project for navigation, New York Harbor and

8 Adjacent Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized

9 by section 202(b) of the Water Resources Development

10 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098), is modified to authorize

11 the Secretary to construct that portion of the project that

12 is located between Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne and

13 Global Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey, substantially in

14 accordance with the report of the Corps of Engineers, at

15 a total cost of $103,267,000, with an estimated Federal

16 cost of $76,909,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost

17 of $26,358,000.

18 SEC. 337. PASSAIC RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

19 Section 101(a)(18)(B) of the Water Resources Devel20 opment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4608–4609) is amended

21 by inserting ‘‘, including an esplanade for safe pedestrian

22 access with an overall width of 600 feet’’ after ‘‘public ac23 cess to Route 21’’.
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1 SEC. 338. SANDY HOOK TO BARNEGAT INLET, NEW JERSEY.

2 The project for shoreline protection, Sandy Hook to

3 Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, authorized by section 101 of

4 the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 299), is

5 modified—

6 (1) to include the demolition of Long Branch

7 pier and extension of Ocean Grove pier; and

8 (2) to authorize the Secretary to reimburse the

9 non-Federal sponsor for the Federal share of costs

10 associated with the demolition of Long Branch pier

11 and the construction of the Ocean Grove pier.

12 SEC. 339. ARTHUR KILL, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

13 The project for navigation, Arthur Kill, New York

14 and New Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the

15 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat.

16 4098) and modified by section 301(b)(11) of the Water

17 Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3711), is

18 further modified to authorize the Secretary to construct

19 the portion of the project at Howland Hook Marine Ter20 minal substantially in accordance with the report of the

21 Corps of Engineers, dated September 30, 1998, at a total

22 cost of $315,700,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

23 $183,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

24 $132,500,000.
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1 SEC. 340. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

2 Section 552(i) of the Water Resources Development

3 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘$22,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$42,500,000’’.

5 SEC. 341. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

6 Section 553(e) of the Water Resources Development

7 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking

8 ‘‘$8,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,000,000’’.

9 SEC. 342. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, NEW

10 YORK.

11 The project for combined beach erosion control and

12 hurricane protection, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point,

13 Long Island, New York, authorized by the River and Har14 bor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 483) and modified by the River

15 and Harbor Act of 1962, the Water Resources Develop16 ment Act of 1974, and the Water Resources Development

17 Act of 1986, is further modified to direct the Secretary,

18 in coordination with the heads of other Federal depart19 ments and agencies, to complete all procedures and re20 views expeditiously and to adopt and transmit to Congress

21 not later than June 30, 1999, a mutually acceptable shore

22 erosion plan for the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet

23 reach of the project.
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1 SEC. 343. BROKEN BOW LAKE, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLA2 HOMA.

3 The project for flood control and water supply, Bro4 ken Bow Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized

5 by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat.

6 309) and modified by section 203 of the Flood Control

7 Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1187), section 102(v) of the Water

8 Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4808), and

9 section 338 of the Water Resources Development Act of

10 1996 (110 Stat. 3720), is further modified to require the

11 Secretary to make seasonal adjustments to the top of the

12 conservation pool at the project as follows (if the Secretary

13 determines that the adjustments will be undertaken at no

14 cost to the United States and will adequately protect im15 pacted water and related resources):

16 (1) Maintain an elevation of 599.5 from No17 vember 1 through March 31.

18 (2) Increase elevation gradually from 599.5 to

19 602.5 during April and May.

20 (3) Maintain an elevation of 602.5 from June

21 1 to September 30.

22 (4) Decrease elevation gradually from 602.5 to

23 599.5 during October.
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1 SEC. 344. WILLAMETTE RIVER TEMPERATURE CONTROL,

2 MCKENZIE SUBBASIN, OREGON.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for environmental

4 restoration, Willamette River Temperature Control,

5 McKenzie Subbasin, Oregon, authorized by section

6 101(a)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act of

7 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is modified to authorize the Sec8 retary to construct the project substantially in accordance

9 with the Feature Memorandum dated July 31, 1998, at

10 a total cost of $64,741,000.

11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report

13 to Congress on the reasons for the cost growth of the Wil14 lamette River project and outline the steps the Corps of

15 Engineers is taking to control project costs, including the

16 application of value engineering and other appropriate

17 measures. In the report, the Secretary shall also include

18 a cost estimate for, and recommendations on the advis19 ability of, adding fish screens to the project.

20 SEC. 345. AYLESWORTH CREEK RESERVOIR, PENNSYL21 VANIA.

22 The project for flood control, Aylesworth Creek Res23 ervoir, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 203 of the

24 Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182), is modified

25 to authorize the Secretary to transfer, in each of fiscal
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1 years 1999 and 2000, $50,000 to the Aylesworth Creek

2 Reservoir Park Authority for recreational facilities.

3 SEC. 346. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

4 Section 562 of the Water Resources Development Act

5 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784) is amended by adding at the

6 end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall provide design and

7 construction assistance for recreational facilities at

8 Curwensville Lake and, when appropriate, may require the

9 non-Federal interest to provide not more than 25 percent

10 of the cost of designing and constructing such facilities.

11 The Secretary may transfer, in each of fiscal years 1999

12 through 2003, $100,000 to the Clearfield County Munic13 ipal Services and Recreation Authority for recreational fa14 cilities.’’.

15 SEC. 347. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELA16 WARE.

17 The project for navigation, Delaware River, Philadel18 phia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware, author19 ized by section 3(a)(12) of the Water Resources Develop20 ment Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is modified to author21 ize the Secretary to extend the channel of the Delaware

22 River at Camden, New Jersey, to within 150 feet of the

23 existing bulkhead and to relocate the 40-foot deep Federal

24 navigation channel, eastward within Philadelphia Harbor,
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1 from the Ben Franklin Bridge to the Walt Whitman

2 Bridge, into deep water.

3 SEC. 348. MUSSERS DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

4 Section 209 of the Water Resources Development Act

5 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4830) is amended by striking sub6 section (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection

7 (e).

8 SEC. 349. NINE-MILE RUN, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYL9 VANIA.

10 The Nine-Mile Run project, Allegheny County, Penn11 sylvania, carried out pursuant to section 206 of the Water

12 Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330; 110

13 Stat. 3679–3680), is modified to authorize the Secretary

14 to provide a credit toward the non-Federal share of the

15 project for costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in

16 preparing environmental and feasibility documentation for

17 the project before entering into an agreement with the

18 Corps of Engineers with respect to the project if the Sec19 retary determines such costs are for work that is compat20 ible with and integral to the project.

21 SEC. 350. RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

22 (a) RECREATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.—Sec23 tion 519(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of

24 1996 (110 Stat. 3765) is amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para2 graph (4); and

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(3) ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.—

6 The Secretary may perform, at full Federal expense,

7 engineering and design services for project infra8 structure expected to be associated with the develop9 ment of the site at Raystown Lake, Hesston, Penn10 sylvania.’’.

11 (b) CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the master

13 plan described in section 318 of the Water Re14 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4848),

15 the Secretary may provide a grant to Juniata Col16 lege for the construction of facilities and structures

17 at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, to interpret and

18 understand environmental conditions and trends. As

19 a condition of the receipt of such financial assist20 ance, officials at Juniata College shall coordinate

21 with the Baltimore District of the Army Corps of

22 Engineers.

23 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

24 There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000
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1 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998,

2 to carry out this subsection.

3 SEC. 351. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

5 313(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of

6 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) is amended by striking

7 ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$180,000,000’’.

8 (b) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Section

9 313(g) of such Act (106 Stat. 4846) is amended by adding

10 at the end the following:

11 ‘‘(4) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—10

12 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out

13 this section for each of fiscal years 2000 through

14 2002 may be used by the Corps of Engineers district

15 offices to administer and implement projects under

16 this section at 100 percent Federal expense.’’.

17 SEC. 352. COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH

18 CAROLINA.

19 The project for rediversion, Cooper River, Charleston

20 Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 101 of the

21 River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731) and modi22 fied by title I of the Energy and Water Development Ap23 propriations Act, 1992 (105 Stat. 516), is further modi24 fied to authorize the Secretary to pay to the State of

25 South Carolina not more than $3,750,000 if the Secretary
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1 and the State enter into a binding agreement for the State

2 to perform all future operation of, including associated

3 studies to assess the efficacy of, the St. Stephen, South

4 Carolina, fish lift. The agreement must specify the terms

5 and conditions under which payment will be made and the

6 rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal Govern7 ment to recover all or a portion of such payment in the

8 event the State suspends or terminates operation of the

9 fish lift or fails to operate the fish lift in a manner satis10 factory to the Secretary. Maintenance of the fish lift shall

11 remain a Federal responsibility.

12 SEC. 353. BOWIE COUNTY LEVEE, TEXAS.

13 The project for flood control, Red River Below

14 Denison Dam, Texas and Oklahoma, authorized by section

15 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), is

16 modified to direct the Secretary to implement the Bowie

17 County Levee feature of the project in accordance with

18 the plan defined as Alternative B in the draft document

19 entitled ‘‘Bowie County Local Flood Protection, Red

20 River, Texas Project Design Memorandum No. 1, Bowie

21 County Levee’’, dated April 1997. In evaluating and im22 plementing this modification, the Secretary shall allow the

23 non-Federal interest to participate in the financing of the

24 project in accordance with section 903(c) of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the
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1 extent that the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that apply2 ing such section is necessary to implement the project.

3 SEC. 354. CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS.

4 Section 575 of the Water Resources Development Act

5 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (a)—

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘or nonstructural

8 (buyout) actions’’ after ‘‘flood control works

9 constructed’’; and

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘or nonstructural

11 (buyout) actions’’ after ‘‘construction of the

12 project’’; and

13 (2) in subsection (b)—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para15 graph (3);

16 (B) by striking the period at the end of

17 paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

19 ‘‘(4) the project for flood control, Clear Creek,

20 Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Con21 trol Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 742).’’.

22 SEC. 355. CYPRESS CREEK, TEXAS.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control, Cy24 press Creek, Texas, authorized by section 3(a)(13) of the

25 Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat.
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1 4014), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out

2 a nonstructural flood control project at a total cost of

3 $5,000,000.

4 (b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORK.—The Secretary

5 may reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Cypress

6 Creek project for work done by the non-Federal interest

7 on the nonstructural flood control project in an amount

8 equal to the estimate of the Federal share, without inter9 est, of the cost of such work—

10 (1) if, after authorization and before initiation

11 of construction of such nonstructural project, the

12 Secretary approves the plans for construction of

13 such nonstructural project by the non-Federal inter14 est; and

15 (2) if the Secretary finds, after a review of

16 studies and design documents prepared to carry out

17 such nonstructural project, that construction of such

18 nonstructural project is economically justified and

19 environmentally acceptable.

20 SEC. 356. DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION, DALLAS, TEXAS.

21 The project for flood control, Dallas Floodway Exten22 sion, Dallas, Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River

23 and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1091) and modified

24 by section 351 of the Water Resources Development Act
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1 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3724), is further modified to add envi2 ronmental restoration and recreation as project purposes.

3 SEC. 357. UPPER JORDAN RIVER, UTAH.

4 The project for flood control, Upper Jordan River,

5 Utah, authorized by section 101(a)(23) of the Water Re6 sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610) and

7 modified by section 301(a)(14) of the Water Resources

8 Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3709), is further

9 modified to direct the Secretary to carry out the locally

10 preferred project, entitled ‘‘Upper Jordan River Flood

11 Control Project, Salt Lake County, Utah—Supplemental

12 Information’’ and identified in the document of Salt Lake

13 County, Utah, dated July 30, 1998, at a total cost of

14 $12,870,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

15 $8,580,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

16 $4,290,000.

17 SEC. 358. ELIZABETH RIVER, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.

18 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after

19 September 30, 1999, the City of Chesapeake, Virginia,

20 shall not be obligated to make the annual cash contribu21 tion required under paragraph 1(9) of the Local Coopera22 tion Agreement dated December 12, 1978, between the

23 Government and the city for the project for navigation,

24 southern branch of Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.
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1 SEC. 359. BLUESTONE LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, WEST VIR2 GINIA.

3 Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development

4 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4810) is amended by striking

5 ‘‘take such measures as are technologically feasible’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘implement Plan C/G, as defined in the Evalua7 tion Report of the District Engineer, dated December

8 1996,’’.

9 SEC. 360. GREENBRIER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

10 Section 579(c) of the Water Resources Development

11 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended by striking

12 ‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$73,000,000’’.

13 SEC. 361. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

14 Effective October 1, 1999, the project for flood con15 trol, Moorefield, West Virginia, authorized by section

16 101(a)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act of

17 1990 (104 Stat. 4610-4611), is modified to provide that

18 the non-Federal interest shall not be required to pay the

19 unpaid balance, including interest, of the non-Federal

20 share of the cost of the project.

21 SEC. 362. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CON22 TROL.

23 Section 581(a) of the Water Resources Development

24 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended to read as fol25 lows:
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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may design and

2 construct—

3 ‘‘(1) flood control measures in the Cheat and

4 Tygart River basins, West Virginia, at a level of pro5 tection that is sufficient to prevent any future losses

6 to these communities from flooding such as occurred

7 in January 1996 but no less than a 100-year level

8 of protection; and

9 ‘‘(2) structural and nonstructural flood control,

10 streambank protection, stormwater management,

11 and channel clearing and modification measures in

12 the Lower Allegheny, Lower Monongahela, West

13 Branch Susquehanna, and Juniata River basins,

14 Pennsylvania, at a level of protection that is suffi15 cient to prevent any future losses to communities in

16 these basins from flooding such as occurred in Janu17 ary 1996, but no less than a 100-year level of flood

18 protection with respect to those measures that incor19 porate levees or floodwalls.’’.

20 SEC. 363. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

21 (a) LEE CREEK, ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.—The

22 project for flood protection on Lee Creek, Arkansas and

23 Oklahoma, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control

24 Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1078) and deauthorized pursuant

25 to section 1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
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1 ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized

2 to be carried out by the Secretary.

3 (b) INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA.—The project

4 for shore protection, Indian River County, Florida, au5 thorized by section 501 of the Water Resources and Devel6 opment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4134) and deauthorized

7 pursuant to section 1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources

8 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is au9 thorized to be carried out by the Secretary.

10 (c) LIDO KEY, FLORIDA.—The project for shore pro11 tection, Lido Key, Florida, authorized by section 101 of

12 the River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1819) and

13 deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water

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

15 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried out by the Sec16 retary.

17 (d) ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLOR18 IDA.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The project for shore protec20 tion and storm damage reduction, St. Augustine, St.

21 Johns County, Florida, authorized by section 501 of

22 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and

23 deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(a) of such

24 Act (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)), is authorized to include

25 navigation mitigation as a project purpose and to be
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1 carried out by the Secretary substantially in accord2 ance with the General Reevaluation Report dated

3 November 18, 1998, at a total cost of $16,086,000,

4 with an estimated Federal cost of $12,949,000 and

5 an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,137,000.

6 (2) PERIODIC NOURISHMENT.—The Secretary

7 is authorized to carry out periodic nourishment for

8 the project for a 50-year period at an estimated av9 erage annual cost of $1,251,000, with an estimated

10 annual Federal cost of $1,007,000 and an estimated

11 annual non-Federal cost of $244,000.

12 (e) CASS RIVER, MICHIGAN (VASSAR).—The project

13 for flood protection, Cass River, Michigan (Vassar), au14 thorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958

15 (72 Stat. 311) and deauthorized pursuant to section

16 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of

17 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried

18 out by the Secretary.

19 (f) SAGINAW RIVER, MICHIGAN (SHIAWASSEE

20 FLATS).—The project for flood control, Saginaw River,

21 Michigan (Shiawassee Flats), authorized by section 203

22 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) and de23 authorized pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water

24 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
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1 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried out by the Sec2 retary.

3 (g) PARK RIVER, GRAFTON, NORTH DAKOTA.—The

4 project for flood control, Park River, Grafton, North Da5 kota, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources

6 Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4121) and deauthor7 ized pursuant to section 1001(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C.

8 579a(a)), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.

9 (h) MEMPHIS HARBOR, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.—

10 The project for navigation, Memphis Harbor, Memphis,

11 Tennessee, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4145) and

13 deauthorized pursuant to 1001(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C

14 579a(a)), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.

15 SEC. 364. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following projects or portions

17 of projects are not authorized after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act:

19 (1) BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONNECTICUT.—

20 That portion of the project for navigation, Bridge21 port Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by section 101

22 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297),

23 consisting of a 2.4-acre anchorage area, 9 feet deep,

24 and an adjacent 0.6-acre anchorage, 6 feet deep, lo25 cated on the west side of Johnsons River.
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1 (2) CLINTON HARBOR, CONNECTICUT.—That

2 portion of the project for navigation, Clinton Har3 bor, Connecticut, authorized by the Rivers and Har4 bors Act of 1945, House Document 240, 76th Con5 gress, 1st Session, lying upstream of a line des6 ignated by the 2 points N158,592.12, E660,193.92

7 and N158,444.58, E660,220.95.

8 (3) BASS HARBOR, MAINE.—The following por9 tions of the project for navigation, Bass Harbor,

10 Maine, authorized on May 7, 1962, under section

11 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33

12 U.S.C. 577):

13 (A) Beginning at a bend in the project,

14 N149040.00, E538505.00, thence running eas15 terly about 50.00 feet along the northern limit

16 of the project to a point N149061.55,

17 E538550.11, thence running southerly about

18 642.08 feet to a point, N14877.64,

19 E538817.18, thence running southwesterly

20 about 156.27 feet to a point on the westerly

21 limit of the project, N148348.50, E538737.02,

22 thence running northerly about 149.00 feet

23 along the westerly limit of the project to a bend

24 in the project, N148489.22, E538768.09,

25 thence running northwesterly about 610.39 feet
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1 along the westerly limit of the project to the

2 point of origin.

3 (B) Beginning at a point on the westerly

4 limit of the project, N148118.55, E538689.05,

5 thence running southeasterly about 91.92 feet

6 to a point, N148041.43, E538739.07, thence

7 running southerly about 65.00 feet to a point,

8 N147977.86, E538725.51, thence running

9 southwesterly about 91.92 feet to a point on the

10 westerly limit of the project, N147927.84,

11 E538648.39, thence running northerly about

12 195.00 feet along the westerly limit of the

13 project to the point of origin.

14 (4) BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE.—The project

15 for navigation, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized

16 by the River and Harbor Act of 1912 (37 Stat.

17 201).

18 (5) BUCKSPORT HARBOR, MAINE.—That por19 tion of the project for navigation, Bucksport Harbor,

20 Maine, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of

21 1902, consisting of a 16-foot deep channel beginning

22 at a point N268.748.16, E423.390.76, thence run23 ning north 47 degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds east

24 51.76 feet to a point N268.783.44, E423.428.64,

25 thence running north 67 degrees 54 minutes 32 sec-
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1 onds west 1513.94 feet to a point N269.352.81,

2 E422.025.84, thence running south 47 degrees 02

3 minutes 23 seconds west 126.15 feet to a point

4 N269.266.84, E421.933.52, thence running south

5 70 degrees 24 minutes 28 seconds east 1546.79 feet

6 to the point of origin.

7 (6) CARVERS HARBOR, VINALHAVEN, MAINE.—

8 That portion of the project for navigation, Carvers

9 Harbor, Vinalhaven, Maine, authorized by the Act of

10 June 3, 1896 (commonly known as the ‘‘River and

11 Harbor Appropriations Act of 1896’’) (29 Stat. 202,

12 chapter 314), consisting of the 16-foot anchorage be13 ginning at a point with coordinates N137,502.04,

14 E895,156.83, thence running south 6 degrees 34

15 minutes 57.6 seconds west 277.660 feet to a point

16 N137,226.21, E895,125.00, thence running north

17 53 degrees, 5 minutes 42.4 seconds west 127.746

18 feet to a point N137,302.92, E895022.85, thence

19 running north 33 degrees 56 minutes 9.8 seconds

20 east 239.999 feet to the point of origin.

21 (7) EAST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE.—The

22 project for navigation, East Boothbay Harbor,

23 Maine, authorized by the first section of the Act en24 titled, ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the con25 struction, repair, and preservation of certain public
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1 works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur2 poses’’, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 631).

3 (8) SEARSPORT HARBOR, SEARSPORT, MAINE.—

4 That portion of the project for navigation, Searsport

5 Harbor, Searsport, Maine, authorized by section 101

6 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat.

7 1173), consisting of the 35-foot turning basin begin8 ning at a point with coordinates N225,008.38,

9 E395,464.26, thence running north 43 degrees 49

10 minutes 53.4 seconds east 362.001 feet to a point

11 N225,269.52, E395,714.96, thence running south

12 71 degrees 27 minutes 33.0 seconds east 1,309.201

13 feet to a point N224,853.22, E396,956.21, thence

14 running north 84 degrees 3 minutes 45.7 seconds

15 west 1,499.997 feet to the point of origin.

16 (9) WELLS HARBOR, MAINE.—The following

17 portions of the project for navigation, Wells Harbor,

18 Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and

19 Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480):

20 (A) The portion of the 6-foot channel the

21 boundaries of which begin at a point with co22 ordinates N177,992.00, E394,831.00, thence

23 running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8 sec24 onds west 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91,

25 E394,820.68, thence running south 11 degrees
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1 46 minutes 47.7 seconds west 991.76 feet to a

2 point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence run3 ning south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds

4 east 10.00 feet to a point N177,018.00,

5 E394,628.00, thence running north 11 degrees

6 46 minutes 22.8 seconds east 994.93 feet to the

7 point of origin.

8 (B) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage

9 the boundaries of which begin at a point with

10 coordinates N177,778.07, E394,336.96, thence

11 running south 51 degrees 58 minutes 32.7 sec12 onds west 15.49 feet to a point N177,768.53,

13 E394,324.76, thence running south 11 degrees

14 46 minutes 26.5 seconds west 672.87 feet to a

15 point N177,109.82, E394,187.46, thence run16 ning south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds

17 east 10.00 feet to a point N177,107.78,

18 E394,197.25, thence running north 11 degrees

19 46 minutes 25.4 seconds east 684.70 feet to the

20 point of origin.

21 (C) The portion of the 10-foot settling

22 basin the boundaries of which begin at a point

23 with coordinates N177,107.78, E394,197.25,

24 thence running north 78 degrees 13 minutes

25 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point
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1 N177,109.82, E394,187.46, thence running

2 south 11 degrees 46 minutes 15.7 seconds west

3 300.00 feet to a point N176,816.13,

4 E394,126.26, thence running south 78 degrees

5 12 minutes 21.4 seconds east 9.98 feet to a

6 point N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence run7 ning north 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 seconds

8 east 300.00 feet to the point of origin.

9 (D) The portion of the 10-foot settling

10 basin the boundaries of which begin at a point

11 with coordinates N177,018.00, E394,628.00,

12 thence running north 78 degrees 13 minutes

13 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point

14 N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running

15 south 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds west

16 300.00 feet to a point N176,726.36,

17 E394,556.97, thence running south 78 degrees

18 12 minutes 30.3 seconds east 10.03 feet to a

19 point N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence run20 ning north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds

21 east 300.00 feet to the point of origin.

22 (10) FALMOUTH HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.—

23 That portion of the project for navigation, Falmouth

24 Harbor, Massachusetts, authorized by section 101 of

25 the River and Harbor Act of 1948 lying southeast-
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1 erly of a line commencing at a point N199,286.41,

2 E844,394.91, thence running north 66 degrees 52

3 minutes 3.31 seconds east 472.95 feet to a point

4 N199,472.21, E844,829.83, thence running north

5 43 degrees 9 minutes 28.3 seconds east 262.64 feet

6 to a point N199,633.80, E845,009.48, thence run7 ning north 21 degrees 40 minutes 11.26 seconds

8 east 808.38 feet to a point N200,415.05,

9 E845,307.98, thence running north 32 degrees 25

10 minutes 29.01 seconds east 160.76 feet to a point

11 N200,550.75, E845,394.18, thence running north

12 24 degrees 56 minutes 42.29 seconds east 1,410.29

13 feet to a point N201,829.48, E845,988.97.

14 (11) GREEN HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.—That

15 portion of the project for navigation, Green Harbor,

16 Massachusetts, undertaken pursuant to section 107

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

18 577), consisting of the 6-foot deep channel beginning

19 at a point along the west limit of the existing

20 project, North 395990.43, East 831079.16, thence

21 running northwesterly about 752.85 feet to a point,

22 North 396722.80, East 830904.76, thence running

23 northwesterly about 222.79 feet to a point along the

24 west limit of the existing project, North 396844.34,

25 East 830718.04, thence running southwesterly about
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1 33.72 feet along the west limit of the existing

2 project to a point, North 396810.80, East

3 830714.57, thence running southeasterly about

4 195.42 feet along the west limit of the existing

5 project to a point, North 396704.19, East

6 830878.35, thence running about 544.66 feet along

7 the west limit of the existing project to a point,

8 North 396174.35, East 831004.52, thence running

9 southeasterly about 198.49 feet along the west limit

10 of the existing project to the point of beginning.

11 (12) NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR,

12 MASSACHUSETTS.—The following portions of the

13 project for navigation, New Bedford and Fairhaven

14 Harbor, Massachusetts:

15 (A) A portion of the 25-foot spur channel

16 leading to the west of Fish Island, authorized

17 by the River and Harbor Act of 3 March 1909,

18 beginning at a point with coordinates

19 N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence running

20 south 27 degrees 36 minutes 52.8 seconds west

21 38.2 feet to a point N232,139.91, E758,773.61,

22 thence running south 87 degrees 35 minutes

23 31.6 seconds west 196.84 feet to a point

24 N232,131.64, E758,576.94, thence running

25 north 47 degrees 47 minutes 48.4 seconds west
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1 502.72 feet to a point N232,469.35,

2 E758,204.54, thence running north 10 degrees

3 10 minutes 20.3 seconds west 438.88 feet to a

4 point N232,901.33, E758,127.03, thence run5 ning north 79 degrees 49 minutes 43.1 seconds

6 east 121.69 feet to a point N232,922.82,

7 E758,246.81, thence running south 04 degrees

8 29 minutes 17.6 seconds east 52.52 feet to a

9 point N232,870.46, E758,250.92, thence run10 ning south 23 degrees 56 minutes 11.2 seconds

11 east 49.15 feet to a point N323,825.54,

12 E758,270.86, thence running south 79 degrees

13 49 minutes 27.0 seconds west 88.19 feet to a

14 point N232,809.96, E758,184.06, thence run15 ning south 10 degrees 10 minutes 25.7 seconds

16 east 314.83 feet to a point N232,500.08,

17 E758,239.67, thence running south 56 degrees

18 33 minutes 56.1 seconds east 583.07 feet to a

19 point N232,178.82, E758,726.25, thence run20 ning south 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 seconds

21 east to the point of origin.

22 (B) A portion of the 30-foot west maneu23 vering basin, authorized by the River and Har24 bor Act of 3 July 1930, beginning at a point

25 with coordinates N232,139.91, E758,773.61,
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1 thence running north 81 degrees 49 minutes

2 30.1 seconds east 160.76 feet to a point

3 N232,162.77, E758.932.74, thence running

4 north 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 seconds west

5 141.85 feet to a point N232,173.77,

6 E758,791.32, thence running south 27 degrees

7 36 minutes 52.8 seconds west to the point of

8 origin.

9 (b) ANCHORAGE AREA, CLINTON HARBOR, CON10 NECTICUT.—That portion of the Clinton Harbor, Con11 necticut, navigation project referred to in subsection

12 (a)(2) beginning at a point beginning: N158,444.58,

13 E660,220.95, thence running north 79 degrees 37 min14 utes 14 seconds east 833.31 feet to a point N158,594.72,

15 E661,040.67, thence running south 80 degrees 51 min16 utes 53 seconds east 181.21 feet to a point N158,565.95,

17 E661,219.58, thence running north 57 degrees 38 min18 utes 04 seconds west 126.02 feet to a point N158,633.41,

19 E660,113.14, thence running south 79 degrees 37 min20 utes 14 seconds west 911.61 feet to a point N158,469.17,

21 E660,216.44, thence running south 10 degrees 22 min22 utes 46 seconds east 25 feet returning to a point

23 N158,444.58, E660,220.95 is redesignated as an anchor24 age area.

25 (c) WELLS HARBOR, MAINE.—
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1 (1) PROJECT MODIFICATION.—The Wells Har2 bor, Maine, navigation project referred to in sub3 section (a)(9) is modified to authorize the Secretary

4 to realign the channel and anchorage areas based on

5 a harbor design capacity of 150 craft.

6 (2) REDESIGNATIONS.—

7 (A) 6-FOOT ANCHORAGE.—The following

8 portions of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation

9 project referred to in subsection (a)(9) shall be

10 redesignated as part of the 6-foot anchorage:

11 (i) The portion of the 6-foot channel

12 the boundaries of which begin at a point

13 with coordinates N177,990.91,

14 E394,820.68, thence running south 83 de15 grees 58 minutes 40.8 seconds west 94.65

16 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55,

17 thence running south 11 degrees 46 min18 utes 22.4 seconds west 962.83 feet to a

19 point N177,038.40, E394,530.10, thence

20 running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7

21 seconds east 90.00 feet to a point

22 N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence run23 ning north 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7

24 seconds east 991.76 feet to the point of or25 igin.
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1 (ii) The portion of the 10-foot inner

2 harbor settling basin the boundaries of

3 which begin at a point with coordinates

4 N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence run5 ning north 78 degrees 13 minutes 30.5

6 seconds west 160.00 feet to a point

7 N177,052.69, E394,461.58, thence run8 ning south 11 degrees 46 minutes 45.4

9 seconds west 299.99 feet to a point

10 N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence run11 ning south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9

12 seconds east 160 feet to a point

13 N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence run14 ning north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0

15 seconds east 300.00 feet to the point of or16 igin.

17 (B) 6-FOOT CHANNEL.—The following por18 tion of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation

19 project referred to in subsection (a)(9) shall be

20 redesignated as part of the 6-foot channel: the

21 portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries

22 of which begin at a point with coordinates

23 N178,102.26, E394,751.83, thence running

24 south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1 seconds west

25 526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07,
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1 E394,336.96, thence running south 11 degrees

2 46 minutes 26.6 seconds west 511.83 feet to a

3 point N177,277.01, E394,232.52, thence run4 ning south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds

5 east 80.00 feet to a point N177,260.68,

6 E394,310.84, thence running north 11 degrees

7 46 minutes 24.8 seconds east 482.54 feet to a

8 point N177,733.07, E394,409.30, thence run9 ning north 51 degrees 59 minutes 41.0 seconds

10 east 402.63 feet to a point N177,980.98,

11 E394,726.55, thence running north 11 degrees

12 46 minutes 27.6 seconds east 123.89 feet to the

13 point of origin.

14 (3) REALIGNMENT.—The 6-foot anchorage area

15 described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be realigned to

16 include the area located south of the inner harbor

17 settling basin in existence on the date of the enact18 ment of this Act beginning at a point with coordi19 nates N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running

20 north 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds west

21 160.00 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34,

22 thence running south 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8

23 seconds west 45 feet to a point N176,714.97,

24 E394,391.15, thence running south 78 degrees 13

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1 N176,682.31, E394,547.78, thence running north

2 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds east 45 feet to

3 the point of origin.

4 (4) RELOCATION.—The Secretary may relocate

5 the settling basin feature of the Wells Harbor,

6 Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection

7 (a)(9) to the outer harbor between the jetties.

8 (5) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—In carrying out the

9 operation and the maintenance of the Wells Harbor,

10 Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection

11 (a)(9), the Secretary shall undertake each of the ac12 tions of the Corps of Engineers specified in section

13 IV(B) of the memorandum of agreement relating to

14 the project dated January 20, 1998, including those

15 actions specified in such section IV(B) that the par16 ties agreed to ask the Corps of Engineers to under17 take.

18 (d) ANCHORAGE AREA, GREEN HARBOR, MASSACHU19 SETTS.—The portion of the Green Harbor, Massachusetts,

20 navigation project referred to in subsection (a)(11) con21 sisting of a 6-foot deep channel that lies northerly of a

22 line whose coordinates are North 394825.00, East

23 831660.00 and North 394779.28, East 831570.64 is re24 designated as an anchorage area.
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1 SEC. 365. AMERICAN AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS, CALI2 FORNIA.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood damage re4 duction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, au5 thorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources De6 velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662–3663), is modified

7 to direct the Secretary to include the following improve8 ments as part of the overall project:

9 (1) Raising the left bank of the non-Federal

10 levee upstream of the Mayhew Drain for a distance

11 of 4,500 feet by an average of 2.5 feet.

12 (2) Raising the right bank of the American

13 River levee from 1,500 feet upstream to 4,000 feet

14 downstream of the Howe Avenue bridge by an aver15 age of 1 feet.

16 (3) Modifying the south levee of the Natomas

17 Cross Canal for a distance of 5 miles to ensure that

18 the south levee is consistent with the level of protec19 tion provided by the authorized levee along the east

20 bank of the Sacramento River.

21 (4) Modifying the north levee of the Natomas

22 Cross Canal for a distance of 5 miles to ensure that

23 the height of the levee is equivalent to the height of

24 the south levee as authorized by paragraph (3).
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1 (5) Installing gates to the existing Mayhew

2 Drain culvert and pumps to prevent backup of flood3 water on the Folsom Boulevard side of the gates.

4 (6) Installation of a slurry wall in the north

5 levee of the American River from the east levee of

6 the Natomas east Main Drain upstream for a dis7 tance of approximately 1.2 miles.

8 (7) Installation of a slurry wall in the north

9 levee of the American River from 300 feet west of

10 Jacob Lane north for a distance of approximately 1

11 mile to the end of the existing levee.

12 (b) COST LIMITATIONS.—Section 101(a)(1)(A) of the

13 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

14 3662) is amended by striking ‘‘at a total cost of’’ and all

15 that follows through ‘‘$14,225,000,’’ and inserting the fol16 lowing: ‘‘at a total cost of $91,900,000, with an estimated

17 Federal cost of $68,925,000 and an estimated non-Fed18 eral cost of $22,975,000,’’.

19 (c) COST SHARING.—For purposes of section 103 of

20 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.

21 2213), the modifications authorized by this section shall

22 be subject to the same cost sharing in effect for the project

23 for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento

24 Rivers, California, authorized by section 101(a)(1) of the
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

2 3662).

3 SEC. 366. MARTIN, KENTUCKY.

4 The project for flood control, Martin, Kentucky, au5 thorized by section 202(a) of the Energy and Water Devel6 opment Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1339) is modi7 fied to authorize the Secretary to take all necessary meas8 ures to prevent future losses that would occur from a flood

9 equal in magnitude to a 100-year frequency event.

10 SEC. 367. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PILOT PROGRAM.

11 Section 340(g) of the Water Resources Development

12 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended to read as fol13 lows:

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

15 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot pro16 gram under this section $40,000,000 for fiscal years be17 ginning after September 30, 1992. Such sums shall re18 main available until expended.’’.

19 SEC. 368. BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, JACK20 SON, ALABAMA.

21 The project for navigation, Black Warrior and

22 Tombigbee Rivers, vicinity of Jackson, Alabama, as au23 thorized by section 106 of the Energy and Water Develop24 ment Appropriations Act, 1987 (100 Stat. 3341–199), is

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1 mitigation of the habitat losses attributable to the project,

2 including the navigation channel, dredged material dis3 posal areas, and other areas directly impacted by construc4 tion of the project. Notwithstanding section 906 of the

5 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.

6 2283), the Secretary may construct the project prior to

7 acquisition of the mitigation lands if the Secretary takes

8 such actions as may be necessary to ensure that any re9 quired mitigation lands will be acquired not later than 2

10 years after initiation of construction of the new channel

11 and such acquisition will fully mitigate any adverse envi12 ronmental impacts resulting from the project.

13 SEC. 369. TROPICANA WASH AND FLAMINGO WASH, NE14 VADA.

15 Any Federal costs associated with the Tropicana and

16 Flamingo Washes, Nevada, authorized by section 101(13)

17 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106

18 Stat. 4803), incurred by the non-Federal interest to accel19 erate or modify construction of the project, in cooperation

20 with the Corps of Engineers, shall be considered to be eli21 gible for reimbursement by the Secretary.

22 SEC. 370. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

23 The Comite River Diversion Project for flood control,

24 authorized as part of the project for flood control, Amite

25 River and Tributaries, Louisiana, by section 101(11) of
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1 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.

2 4802–4803) and modified by section 301(b)(5) of the

3 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

4 3709–3710), is further modified to authorize the Sec5 retary to include the costs of highway relocations to be

6 cost shared as a project construction feature if the Sec7 retary determines that such treatment of costs is nec8 essary to facilitate construction of the project.

9 SEC. 371. ST. MARY’S RIVER, MICHIGAN.

10 The project for navigation, St. Mary’s River, Michi11 gan, is modified to direct the Secretary to provide an addi12 tional foot of overdraft between Point Louise Turn and

13 the Locks and Sault Saint Marie, Michigan, consistent

14 with the channels upstream of Point Louise Turn. The

15 modification shall be carried out as operation and mainte16 nance to improve navigation safety.

17 SEC. 372. CITY OF CHARLXVOIX: REIMBURSEMENT, MICHI18 GAN.

19 The Secretary, shall review and, if consistent with au20 thorized project Purposes, reimburse the City of

21 Charlevoix, Michigan, for the Federal share of costs asso22 ciated with construction of the new revetment to the Fed23 eral navigation project at Charlevoix Harbor, Michigan.
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1 TITLE IV—STUDIES

2 SEC. 401. UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS LEV3 EES AND STREAMBANKS PROTECTION.

4 The Secretary shall conduct a study of erosion dam5 age to levees and infrastructure on the upper Mississippi

6 and Illinois Rivers and the impact of increased barge and

7 pleasure craft traffic on deterioration of levees and other

8 flood control structures on such rivers.

9 SEC. 402. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE

10 PLAN.

11 (a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop a

12 plan to address water and related land resources problems

13 and opportunities in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois

14 River Basins, extending from Cairo, Illinois, to the head15 waters of the Mississippi River, in the interest of systemic

16 flood damage reduction by means of a mixture of struc17 tural and nonstructural flood control and floodplain man18 agement strategies, continued maintenance of the naviga19 tion project, management of bank caving and erosion, wa20 tershed nutrient and sediment management, habitat man21 agement, recreation needs, and other related purposes.

22 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall contain rec23 ommendations on future management plans and actions

24 to be carried out by the responsible Federal and non-Fed25 eral entities and shall specifically address recommenda-
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1 tions to authorize construction of a systemic flood control

2 project in accordance with a plan for the Upper Mis3 sissippi River. The plan shall include recommendations for

4 Federal action where appropriate and recommendations

5 for follow-on studies for problem areas for which data or

6 current technology does not allow immediate solutions.

7 (c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.—

8 The Secretary shall consult with appropriate State and

9 Federal agencies and shall make maximum use of existing

10 data and ongoing programs and efforts of States and Fed11 eral agencies in developing the plan.

12 (d) COST SHARING.—Development of the plan under

13 this section shall be at Federal expense. Feasibility studies

14 resulting from development of such plan shall be subject

15 to cost sharing under section 105 of the Water Resources

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

17 (e) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report

18 that includes the comprehensive plan to the Committee on

19 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub21 lic Works of the Senate not later than 3 years after the

22 date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 403. EL DORADO, UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

3 feasibility of improvements to regional water supplies for

4 El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.

5 SEC. 404. SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY,

6 CALIFORNIA.

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential

8 water quality problems and pollution abatement measures

9 in the watershed in and around Sweetwater Reservoir, San

10 Diego County, California.

11 SEC. 405. WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.

12 The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasi13 bility study for flood damage reduction in the Whitewater

14 River basin, California, and, based upon the results of

15 such study, give priority consideration to including the

16 recommended project, including the Salton Sea wetlands

17 restoration project, in the flood mitigation and riverine

18 restoration pilot program authorized in section 214 of this

19 Act.

20 SEC. 406. LITTLE ECONLACKHATCHEE RIVER BASIN, FLOR21 IDA.

22 The Secretary shall conduct a study of pollution

23 abatement measures in the Little Econlackhatchee River

24 basin, Florida.
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1 SEC. 407. PORT EVERGLADES INLET, FLORIDA.

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

3 feasibility of carrying out a sand bypass project at Port

4 Everglades Inlet, Florida.

5 SEC. 408. UPPER DES PLAINES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES,

6 ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is directed to con8 duct a study of the upper Des Plaines River and tribu9 taries, Illinois and Wisconsin, upstream of the confluence

10 with Salt Creek at Riverside, Illinois, to determine the fea11 sibility of improvements in the interests of flood damage

12 reduction, environmental restoration and protection, water

13 quality, recreation, and related purposes.

14 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—In conducting the study, the

15 Secretary may not exclude from consideration and evalua16 tion flood damage reduction measures based on restrictive

17 policies regarding the frequency of flooding, drainage area,

18 and amount of runoff.

19 (c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.—

20 The Secretary shall consult with appropriate State and

21 Federal agencies and shall make maximum use of existing

22 data and ongoing programs and efforts of States and Fed23 eral agencies in conducting the study.
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1 SEC. 409. CAMERON PARISH WEST OF CALCASIEU RIVER,

2 LOUISIANA.

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

4 feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage re5 duction and environmental restoration, Cameron Parish

6 west of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.

7 SEC. 410. GRAND ISLE AND VICINITY, LOUISIANA.

8 In carrying out a study of the storm damage reduc9 tion benefits to Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, the

10 Secretary shall include benefits that a storm damage re11 duction project for Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, may

12 have on the mainland coast of Louisiana as project bene13 fits attributable to the Grand Isle project.

14 SEC. 411. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN SEAWALL, LOUISIANA.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete a

16 post-authorization change report on the project for hurri17 cane-flood protection, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, and

18 vicinity, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control

19 Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), to incorporate and accom20 plish structural modifications to the seawall fronting pro21 tection along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain from

22 the New Basin Canal on the west to the Inner harbor

23 Navigation Canal on the east.

24 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall ensure expeditious

25 completion of the post-authorization change report re-
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1 quired by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the

2 date of the enactment of this section.

3 SEC. 412. WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

4 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

5 feasibility of carrying out a navigation project for the town

6 of Westport, Massachusetts, and the possible beneficial

7 uses of dredged material for shoreline protection and

8 storm damage reduction in the area. In determining the

9 benefits of the project, the Secretary shall include the ben10 efits derived from using dredged material for shoreline

11 protection and storm damage reduction.

12 SEC. 413. SOUTHWEST VALLEY, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEX13 ICO.

14 The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasi15 bility study for flood damage reduction in the Southwest

16 Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and, based upon the re17 sults of such study, give priority consideration to including

18 the recommended project in the flood mitigation and

19 riverine restoration pilot program authorized in section

20 214 of this Act.

21 SEC. 414. CAYUGA CREEK, NEW YORK.

22 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

23 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood control for

24 Cayuga Creek, New York.
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1 SEC. 415. ARCOLA CREEK WATERSHED, MADISON, OHIO.

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

3 feasibility of a project to provide environmental restoration

4 and protection for the Arcola Creek watershed, Madison,

5 Ohio.

6 SEC. 416. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND

7 MICHIGAN.

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

9 study to develop measures to improve flood control, navi10 gation, water quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife

11 habitat in a comprehensive manner in the western Lake

12 Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, including water13 sheds of the Maumee, Ottawa, and Portage Rivers.

14 (b) COOPERATION.—In carrying out the study, the

15 Secretary shall cooperate with interested Federal, State,

16 and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations and

17 consider all relevant programs of such agencies.

18 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit

20 to Congress a report on the results of the study, including

21 findings and recommendations.

22 SEC. 417. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, NORRISTOWN, PENNSYL23 VANIA.

24 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

25 feasibility of carrying out a project for flood control for
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1 Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania, including im2 provement to existing stormwater drainage systems.

3 SEC. 418. LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH CARO4 LINA.

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

6 feasibility of carrying out a project for Lakes Marion and

7 Moultrie to provide water supply, treatment, and distribu8 tion to Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Orange9 burg, and Sumter Counties, South Carolina.

10 SEC. 419. DAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

11 The Secretary shall conduct an investigation of flood12 ing and other water resources problems between the

13 James River and Big Sioux watersheds in South Dakota

14 and an assessment of flood damage reduction needs of the

15 area.

16 SEC. 420. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

17 The Secretary shall include, as part of the study au18 thorized in a resolution of the Committee on Public Works

19 and Transportation of the House of Representatives,

20 dated August 1, 1990, a review of two 175-foot-wide barge

21 shelves on either side of the navigation channel at the Port

22 of Corpus Christi, Texas.
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1 SEC. 421. MITCHELL’S CUT CHANNEL (CANEY FORK CUT),

2 TEXAS.

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

4 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation, Mitch5 ell’s Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.

6 SEC. 422. MOUTH OF COLORADO RIVER, TEXAS.

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

8 feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation at the

9 mouth of the Colorado River, Texas, to provide a min10 imum draft navigation channel extending from the Colo11 rado River through Parkers Cut (also known as ‘‘Tiger

12 Island Cut’’), or an acceptable alternative, to Matagorda

13 Bay.

14 SEC. 423. KANAWHA RIVER, FAYETTE COUNTY, WEST VIR15 GINIA.

16 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

17 feasibility of developing a public port along the Kanawha

18 River in Fayette County, West Virginia, at a site known

19 as ‘‘Longacre’’.

20 SEC. 424. WEST VIRGINIA PORTS.

21 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

22 feasibility of expanding public port development in West

23 Virginia along the Ohio River and navigable portion of the

24 Kanawha River from its mouth to river mile 91.0
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1 SEC. 425. GREAT LAKES REGION COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.

2 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a com3 prehensive study of the Great Lakes region to ensure the

4 future use, management, and protection of water and re5 lated resources of the Great Lakes basin.

6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date

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

8 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

9 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on

10 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report

11 that includes the strategic plan for Corps of Engineers

12 programs in the Great Lakes basin and details of proposed

13 Corps of Engineers environmental, navigation, and flood

14 damage reduction projects in the region.

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

16 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

17 $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

18 SEC. 426. NUTRIENT LOADING RESULTING FROM DREDGED

19 MATERIAL DISPOSAL.

20 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of

21 nutrient loading that occurs as a result of discharges of

22 dredged material into open-water sites in the Chesapeake

23 Bay.

24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the

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

26 transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
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1 SEC. 427. SANTEE DELTA FOCUS AREA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Santee

3 Delta focus area, South Carolina, to determine the feasi4 bility of carrying out a project for enhancing wetlands val5 ues and public recreational opportunities in the area.

6 SEC. 428. DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

7 The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasi8 bility study for designating a permanent disposal site for

9 dredged materials from Federal navigation projects in Del

10 Norte County, California.

11 SEC. 429. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN.

12 (a) PLAN.—The Secretary, in coordination with State

13 and local governments and appropriate Federal and pro14 vincial authorities of Canada, shall develop a comprehen15 sive management plan for St. Clair River and Lake St.

16 Clair. Such plan shall include the following elements:

17 (1) The causes and sources of environmental

18 degradation.

19 (2) Continuous monitoring of organic, biologi20 cal, metallic, and chemical contamination levels.

21 (3) Timely dissemination of information of such

22 contamination levels to public authorities, other in23 terested parties, and the public.

24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date

25 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit

26 to Congress a report that includes the plan developed
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1 under subsection (a), together with recommendations of

2 potential restoration measures.

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

5 $400,000.

6 SEC. 430. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

8 feasibility of improvements to regional water supplies for

9 Cumberland County, Tennessee.

10 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS

11 PROVISIONS

12 SEC. 501. CORPS ASSUMPTION OF NRCS PROJECTS.

13 (a) LLAGAS CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary is

14 authorized to complete the remaining reaches of the Nat15 ural Resources Conservation Service’s flood control project

16 at Llagas Creek, California, undertaken pursuant to sec17 tion 5 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention

18 Act (16 U.S.C. 1005), substantially in accordance with the

19 Natural Resources Conservation Service watershed plan

20 for Llagas Creek, Department of Agriculture, and in ac21 cordance with the requirements of local cooperation as

22 specified in section 4 of such Act, at a total cost of

23 $45,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

24 $21,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

25 $23,200,000.
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1 (b) THORNTON RESERVOIR, COOK COUNTY, ILLI2 NOIS.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Thornton Reservoir

4 project, an element of the project for flood control,

5 Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois, authorized by

6 section 3(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development

7 Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), is modified to author8 ize the Secretary to include additional permanent

9 flood control storage attributable to the Natural Re10 sources Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir

11 (Structure 84), Little Calumet River Watershed, Illi12 nois, approved under the Watershed Protection and

13 Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

14 (2) COST SHARING.—Costs for the Thornton

15 Reservoir project shall be shared in accordance with

16 section 103 of the Water Resources Development

17 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).

18 (3) TRANSITIONAL STORAGE.—The Secretary of

19 Agriculture may cooperate with non-Federal inter20 ests to provide, on a transitional basis, flood control

21 storage for the Natural Resources Conservation

22 Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure 84) in the

23 west lobe of the Thornton quarry in advance of

24 Corps’ construction.
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1 (4) CREDITING.—The Secretary may credit

2 against the non-Federal share of the Thornton Res3 ervoir project all design, lands, easements, rights-of4 way (as of the date of authorization), and construc5 tion costs incurred by the non-Federal interests be6 fore the signing of the project cooperation agree7 ment.

8 (5) REEVALUATION REPORT.—The Secretary

9 shall determine the credits authorized by paragraph

10 (4) that are integral to the Thornton Reservoir

11 project and the current total project costs based on

12 a limited reevaluation report.

13 SEC. 502. CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

14 Section 219(e) of the Water Resources Development

15 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4836–4837) is amended by strik16 ing paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the following:

17 ‘‘(5) $25,000,000 for the project described in

18 subsection (c)(2);

19 ‘‘(6) $20,000,000 for the project described in

20 subsection (c)(9);

21 ‘‘(7) $30,000,000 for the project described in

22 subsection (c)(16);

23 ‘‘(8) $30,000,000 for the project described in

24 subsection (c)(17);
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1 ‘‘(9) $20,000,000 for the project described in

2 subsection (c)(19);

3 ‘‘(10) $15,000,000 for the project described in

4 subsection (c)(20);

5 ‘‘(11) $11,000,000 for the project described in

6 subsection (c)(21);

7 ‘‘(12) $2,000,000 for the project described in

8 subsection (c)(22);

9 ‘‘(13) $3,000,000 for the project described in

10 subsection (c)(23);

11 ‘‘(14) $1,500,000 for the project described in

12 subsection (c)(24);

13 ‘‘(15) $2,000,000 for the project described in

14 subsection (c)(25);

15 ‘‘(16) $8,000,000 for the project described in

16 subsection (c)(26);

17 ‘‘(17) $8,000,000 for the project described in

18 subsection (c)(27), of which $3,000,000 shall be

19 available only for providing assistance for the

20 Montoursville Regional Sewer Authority, Lycoming

21 County;

22 ‘‘(18) $10,000,000 for the project described in

23 subsection (c)(28); and

24 ‘‘(19) $1,000,000 for the project described in

25 subsection (c)(29).’’.
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1 SEC. 503. CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DREDGING TECH2 NOLOGY.

3 (a) CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DREDGING

4 PROJECT.—

5 (1) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a re6 view of innovative dredging technologies designed to

7 minimize or eliminate contamination of a water col8 umn upon removal of contaminated sediments. The

9 Secretary shall complete such review by June 1,

10 2001.

11 (2) TESTING.—After completion of the review

12 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select the

13 technology of those reviewed that the Secretary de14 termines will increase the effectiveness of removing

15 contaminated sediments and significantly reduce

16 contamination of the water column. Not later than

17 December 31, 2001, the Secretary shall enter into

18 an agreement with a public or private entity to test

19 such technology in the vicinity of Peoria Lakes, Illi20 nois.

21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

22 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

23 $2,000,000.
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1 SEC. 504. DAM SAFETY.

2 (a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary is authorized to

3 provide assistance to enhance dam safety at the following

4 locations:

5 (1) Healdsburg Veteran’s Memorial Dam, Cali6 fornia.

7 (2) Felix Dam, Pennsylvania.

8 (3) Kehly Run Dam, Pennsylvania.

9 (4) Owl Creek Reservoir, Pennsylvania.

10 (5) Sweet Arrow Lake Dam, Pennsylvania.

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

12 authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 to carry out this

13 section.

14 SEC. 505. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.

15 Section 401(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop16 ment Act of 1990 (110 Stat. 3763) is amended by adding

17 at the end the following: ‘‘Nonprofit public or private enti18 ties may contribute all or a portion of the non-Federal

19 share.’’.

20 SEC. 506. SEA LAMPREY CONTROL MEASURES IN THE

21 GREAT LAKES.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the Great

23 Lakes Fishery Commission, the Secretary is authorized to

24 undertake a program for the control of sea lampreys in

25 and around waters of the Great Lakes. The program un26 dertaken pursuant to this section may include projects
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1 which consist of either structural or nonstructural meas2 ures or a combination thereof.

3 (b) COST SHARING.—Projects carried out under this

4 section on lands owned by the United States shall be car5 ried out at full Federal expense. The non-Federal share

6 of the cost of any such project undertaken on lands not

7 in Federal ownership shall be 35 percent.

8 (c) NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.—Notwithstanding

9 section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42

10 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination

11 with the appropriate State and local government officials

12 having jurisdiction over an area in which a project under

13 this section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit enti14 ty to serve as the non-Federal interest for the project.

15 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

16 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

17 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005.

18 SEC. 507. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

19 Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development

20 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759) is amended by adding at

21 the end the following:

22 ‘‘(12) Acadiana Navigation Channel, Louisiana.

23 ‘‘(13) Contraband Bayou, Louisiana, as part of

24 the Calcasieu River and Pass Ship Channel.
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1 ‘‘(14) Lake Wallula Navigation Channel, Wash2 ington.

3 ‘‘(15) Wadley Pass (also known as McGriff

4 Pass), Suwanee River, Florida.’’.

5 SEC. 508. MEASUREMENT OF LAKE MICHIGAN DIVERSIONS.

6 Section 1142(b) of the Water Resources Development

7 Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–20 note; 100 Stat. 4253)

8 is amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘$1,250,000’’.

10 SEC. 509. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL

11 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

12 (a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section 1103(e)(1) of

13 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.

14 652(e)(1)) is amended—

15 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara16 graph (A);

17 (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘long-term

18 resource monitoring program; and’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘long-term resource monitoring, computerized data

20 inventory and analysis, and applied research pro21 gram.’’; and

22 (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting

23 the following:

24 ‘‘In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall es25 tablish an independent technical advisory committee to re-
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1 view projects, monitoring plans, and habitat and natural

2 resource needs assessments.’’.

3 (b) REPORTS.—Section 1103(e)(2) of such Act (33

4 U.S.C. 652(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than December 31,

6 2004, and not later than December 31st of every

7 sixth year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation

8 with the Secretary of the Interior and the States of

9 Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin,

10 shall transmit to Congress a report that—

11 ‘‘(A) contains an evaluation of the pro12 grams described in paragraph (1);

13 ‘‘(B) describes the accomplishments of

14 each of such programs;

15 ‘‘(C) provides updates of a systemic habi16 tat needs assessment; and

17 ‘‘(D) identifies any needed adjustments in

18 the authorization.’’.

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

20 1103(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘not to ex22 ceed’’ and all that follows before the period at the

23 end and inserting ‘‘$22,750,000 for fiscal year 1999

24 and each fiscal year thereafter’’;
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1 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘not to ex2 ceed’’ and all that follows before the period at the

3 end and inserting ‘‘$10,420,000 for fiscal year 1999

4 and each fiscal year thereafter’’; and

5 (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the

6 following:

7 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

8 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

9 paragraph (1)(A) $350,000 for each of fiscal years

10 1999 through 2009.’’.

11 (d) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.—Section 1103(e)(6) of

12 such Act is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(6) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.—For fiscal year

14 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary,

15 in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior

16 and the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,

17 and Wisconsin, may transfer not to exceed 20 per18 cent of the amounts appropriated to carry out sub19 paragraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to the

20 amounts appropriated to carry out the other of such

21 subparagraphs.’’.

22 (e) HABITAT NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—Section

23 1103(h)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 652(h)(2)) is amended

24 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall

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1 under this paragraph not later than September 30, 2000,

2 and shall include in each report required by subsection

3 (e)(2) the most recent habitat needs assessment conducted

4 under this paragraph.’’.

5 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1103 of

6 such Act (33 U.S.C. 652) is amended—

7 (1) in subsection (e)(7) by striking ‘‘paragraphs

8 (1)(B) and (1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

9 (1)(B)’’; and

10 (2) in subsection (f)(2)—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘(2)’’; and

13 (B) by striking subparagraph (B).

14 SEC. 510. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK MONITORING.

15 Section 404(c) of the Water Resources Development

16 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4863) is amended by striking

17 ‘‘1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1993

18 through 2003’’.

19 SEC. 511. WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating potential improve21 ments for water control management activities and con22 solidation of water control management centers, the Sec23 retary may consider a regionalized water control manage24 ment plan but may not implement such a plan until the
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1 date on which a report is transmitted under subsection

2 (b).

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit

5 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

6 and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of

7 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and

8 Public Works and the Committee on Appropriations of the

9 Senate a report containing the following:

10 (1) A description of the primary objectives of

11 streamlining water control management activities.

12 (2) A description of the benefits provided by

13 streamlining water control management activities

14 through consolidation of centers for such activities.

15 (3) A determination of whether or not benefits

16 to users of regional water control management cen17 ters will be retained in each district office of the

18 Corps of Engineers that does not have a regional

19 center.

20 (4) A determination of whether or not users of

21 such regional centers will receive a higher level of

22 benefits from streamlining water management con23 trol management activities.

24 (5) A list of the Members of Congress who rep25 resent a district that currently includes a water con-
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1 trol management center that is to be eliminated

2 under a proposed regionalized plan.

3 SEC. 512. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

4 The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following

5 projects under section 204 of the Water Resources Devel6 opment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326):

7 (1) BODEGA BAY, CALIFORNIA.—A project to

8 make beneficial use of dredged materials from a

9 Federal navigation project in Bodega Bay, Cali10 fornia.

11 (2) SABINE REFUGE, LOUISIANA.—A project to

12 make beneficial use of dredged materials from Fed13 eral navigation projects in the vicinity of Sabine Ref14 uge, Louisiana.

15 (3) HANCOCK, HARRISON, AND JACKSON COUN16 TIES, MISSISSIPPI.—A project to make beneficial use

17 of dredged material from a Federal navigation

18 project in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Coun19 ties, Mississippi.

20 (4) ROSE CITY MARSH, ORANGE COUNTY,

21 TEXAS.—A project to make beneficial use of dredged

22 material from a Federal navigation project in Rose

23 City Marsh, Orange County, Texas.

24 (5) BESSIE HEIGHTS MARSH, ORANGE COUNTY,

25 TEXAS.—A project to make beneficial use of dredged
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1 material from a Federal navigation project in Bessie

2 Heights Marsh, Orange County, Texas.

3 SEC. 513. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

4 Section 507(2) of the Water Resources Development

5 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended to read as fol6 lows:

7 ‘‘(2) Expansion and improvement of Long Pine

8 Run Dam and associated water infrastructure in ac9 cordance with the requirements of subsections (b)

10 through (e) of section 313 of the Water Resources

11 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845) at a

12 total cost of $20,000,000.’’.

13 SEC. 514. LOWER MISSOURI RIVER AQUATIC RESTORATION

14 PROJECTS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after funds

16 are made available for such purposes, the Secretary shall

17 complete a comprehensive report—

18 (1) identifying a general implementation strat19 egy and overall plan for environmental restoration

20 and protection along the Lower Missouri River be21 tween Gavins Point Dam and the confluence of the

22 Missouri and Mississippi Rivers; and

23 (2) recommending individual environmental res24 toration projects that can be considered by the Sec25 retary for implementation under section 206 of the
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33

2 U.S.C. 2330; 110 Stat. 3679–3680).

3 (b) SCOPE OF PROJECTS.—Any environmental res4 toration projects recommended under subsection (a) shall

5 provide for such activities and measures as the Secretary

6 determines to be necessary to protect and restore fish and

7 wildlife habitat without adversely affecting private prop8 erty rights or water related needs of the region sur9 rounding the Missouri River, including flood control, navi10 gation, and enhancement of water supply, and shall in11 clude some or all of the following components:

12 (1) Modification and improvement of navigation

13 training structures to protect and restore fish and

14 wildlife habitat.

15 (2) Modification and creation of side channels

16 to protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat.

17 (3) Restoration and creation of fish and wildlife

18 habitat.

19 (4) Physical and biological monitoring for eval20 uating the success of the projects.

21 (c) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac22 ticable, the Secretary shall integrate projects carried out

23 in accordance with this section with other Federal, tribal,

24 and State restoration activities.
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1 (d) COST SHARING.—The report under subsection (a)

2 shall be undertaken at full Federal expense.

3 SEC. 515. AQUATIC RESOURCES RESTORATION IN THE

4 NORTHWEST.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with other Federal

6 agencies, the Secretary is authorized to develop and imple7 ment projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, and

8 other similar measures agreed to by non-Federal interests

9 and relevant Federal agencies to mitigate adverse impacts

10 associated with irrigation system water diversions by local

11 governmental entities in the States of Oregon, Wash12 ington, Montana, and Idaho.

13 (b) PROCEDURE AND PARTICIPATION.—

14 (1) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT; USE OF EX15 ISTING DATA.—In providing assistance under sub16 section (a), the Secretary shall consult with other

17 Federal, State, and local agencies and make max18 imum use of data and studies in existence on the

19 date of the enactment of this Act.

20 (2) PARTICIPATION BY NON-FEDERAL INTER21 ESTS.—Participation by non-Federal interests in

22 projects under this section shall be voluntary. The

23 Secretary shall not take any action under this sec24 tion that will result in a non-Federal interest being

25 held financially responsible for an action under a
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1 project unless the non-Federal interest has volun2 tarily agreed to participate in the project.

3 (c) COST SHARING.—Projects carried out under this

4 section on lands owned by the United States shall be car5 ried out at full Federal expense. The non-Federal share

6 of the cost of any such project undertaken on lands not

7 in Federal ownership shall be 35 percent.

8 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

10 $10,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September

11 30, 1999.

12 SEC. 516. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATERSHED

13 RESTORATION.

14 The Secretary shall use, and encourage the use of,

15 innovative treatment technologies, including membrane

16 technologies, for watershed and environmental restoration

17 and protection projects involving water quality.

18 SEC. 517. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.

19 (a) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—Section 219(c)(2) of the

20 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.

21 4835) is amended by inserting before the period ‘‘and wa22 tershed restoration and development in the regional At23 lanta watershed, including Big Creek and Rock Creek’’.
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1 (b) PATERSON AND PASSAIC VALLEY, NEW JER2 SEY.—Section 219(c)(9) of such Act (106 Stat. 4836) is

3 amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(9) PATERSON, PASSAIC COUNTY, AND PAS5 SAIC VALLEY, NEW JERSEY.—Drainage facilities to

6 alleviate flooding problems on Getty Avenue in the

7 vicinity of St. Joseph’s Hospital for the City of

8 Paterson, New Jersey, and Passaic County, New

9 Jersey, and innovative facilities to manage and treat

10 additional flows in the Passaic Valley, Passaic River

11 basin, New Jersey.’’.

12 (c) NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—Section 219(c) of

13 such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(19) NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—A sewer

15 and drainage system separation and rehabiliation

16 program for Nashua, New Hampshire.’’.

17 (d) FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHU18 SETTS.—Section 219(c) of such Act is further amended

19 by adding at the end the following:

20 ‘‘(20) FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD, MASSA21 CHUSETTS.—Elimination or control of combined

22 sewer overflows in the cities of Fall River and New

23 Bedford, Massachusetts.’’.
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1 (e) ADDITIONAL PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS.—Section

2 219(c) of such Act is further amended by adding at the

3 end the following:

4 ‘‘(21) FINDLAY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—

5 Water and sewer lines in Findlay Township, Alle6 gheny County, Pennsylvania.

7 ‘‘(22) DILLSBURG BOROUGH AUTHORITY,

8 PENNSYLVANIA.—Water and sewer systems in

9 Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

10 ‘‘(23) HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—

11 Water, sewer, and stormsewer improvements in

12 Hampton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsyl13 vania.

14 ‘‘(24) TOWAMENCIN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYL15 VANIA.—Sanitary sewer and water lines in

16 Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Penn17 sylvania.

18 ‘‘(25) DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—

19 Combined sewer and water system rehabilitation for

20 the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsyl21 vania.

22 ‘‘(26) LEE, NORTON, WISE, AND SCOTT COUN23 TIES, VIRGINIA.—Water supply and wastewater

24 treatment in Lee, Norton, Wise, and Scott Counties,

25 Virginia.
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1 ‘‘(27) NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.—Water-re2 lated infrastructure in Lackawanna, Lycoming, Sus3 quehanna, Wyoming, Pike, and Monroe Counties,

4 Pennsylvania, including assistance for the

5 Montoursville Regional Sewer Authority, Lycoming

6 County.

7 ‘‘(28) CALUMET REGION, INDIANA.—Water-re8 lated infrastructure in Lake and Porter Counties,

9 Indiana.

10 ‘‘(29) CLINTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—

11 Water-related infrastructure in Clinton County,

12 Pennsylvania.’’.

13 SEC. 518. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN

14 PROJECTS.

15 The Secretary shall expedite completion of the re16 ports for the following projects and proceed directly to

17 project planning, engineering, and design:

18 (1) Arroyo Pasajero, San Joaquin River basin,

19 California, project for flood control.

20 (2) Success Dam, Tule River, California,

21 project for flood control and water supply.

22 (3) Alafia Channel, Tampa Harbor, Florida,

23 project for navigation.

24 (4) Columbia Slough, Portland, Oregon, project

25 for ecosystem restoration.
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1 (5) Ohio River Greenway, Indiana, project for

2 environmental restoration and recreation.

3 SEC. 519. DOG RIVER, ALABAMA.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to es5 tablish, in cooperation with non-Federal interests, a pilot

6 project to restore natural water depths in the Dog River,

7 Alabama, between its mouth and the Interstate Route 10

8 crossing, and in the downstream portion of its principal

9 tributaries.

10 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided

11 under subsection (a) shall be in the form of design and

12 construction of water-related resource protection and de13 velopment projects affecting the Dog River, including envi14 ronmental restoration and recreational navigation.

15 (c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share

16 of the cost of the project carried out with assistance under

17 this section shall be 90 percent.

18 (d) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—

19 The non-Federal sponsor provide all lands, easements,

20 rights of way, relocations, and dredged material disposal

21 areas including retaining dikes required for the project.

22 (e) OPERATION MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal

23 share of the cost of operation, maintenance, repair, re24 placement, or rehabilitation of the project carried out with

25 assistance under this section shall be 100 percent.
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1 (f) CREDIT TOWARD NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The

2 value of the lands, easements, rights of way, relocations,

3 and dredged material disposal areas, including retaining

4 dikes, provided by the non-Federal sponsor shall be cred5 ited toward the non-Federal share.

6 SEC. 520. ELBA, ALABAMA.

7 The Secretary is authorized to repair and rehabilitate

8 a levee in the City of Elba, Alabama at a total cost of

9 $12,900,000.

10 SEC. 521. GENEVA, ALABAMA.

11 The Secretary is authorized to repair and rehabilitate

12 a levee in the City of Geneva, Alabama at a total cost

13 of $16,600,000.

14 SEC. 522. NAVAJO RESERVATION, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO,

15 AND UTAH.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with other appro17 priate Federal and local agencies, the Secretary shall un18 dertake a survey of, and provide technical, planning, and

19 design assistance for, watershed management, restoration,

20 and development on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Ari21 zona, New Mexico, and Utah.

22 (b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost

23 of activities carried out under this section shall be 75 per24 cent. Funds made available under the Indian Self-Deter25 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450
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1 et seq.) may be used by the Navajo Nation in meeting

2 the non-Federal share of the cost of such activities.

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

5 $12,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September

6 30, 1999.

7 SEC. 523. AUGUSTA AND DEVALLS BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

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

9 perform operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation on 37

10 miles of levees in and around Augusta and Devalls Bluff,

11 Arkansas.

12 (b) REIMBURSEMENT.—After performing the oper13 ations, maintenance, and rehabilitation under subsection

14 (a), the Secretary may seek reimbursement from the Sec15 retary of the Interior of an amount equal to the costs allo16 cated to benefits to a Federal wildlife refuge of such oper17 ations, maintenance, and rehabilitation.

18 SEC. 524. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS.

19 (a) WATER SUPPLY STORAGE REALLOCATION.—The

20 Secretary shall reallocate approximately 31,000 additional

21 acre-feet at Beaver Lake, Arkansas, to water supply stor22 age at no additional cost to the Beaver Water District or

23 the Carroll-Boone Water District above the amount that

24 has already been contracted for. At no time may the bot-
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1 tom of the conservation pool be at an elevation that is

2 less than 1,076 feet NGVD.

3 (b) CONTRACT PRICING.—The contract price for ad4 ditional storage for the Carroll-Boone Water District be5 yond that which is provided for in subsection (a) shall be

6 based on the original construction cost of Beaver Lake and

7 adjusted to the 1998 price level net of inflation between

8 the date of initiation of construction and the date of the

9 enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 525. BEAVER LAKE TROUT PRODUCTION FACILITY, AR11 KANSAS.

12 (a) EXPEDITED CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary

13 shall construct, under the authority of section 105 of the

14 Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat.

15 2921) and section 1135 of the Water Resources Develop16 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4251–4252), the Beaver

17 Lake trout hatchery as expeditiously as possible, but in

18 no event later than September 30, 2002.

19 (b) MITIGATION PLAN.—Not later than 2 years after

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in

21 conjunction with the State of Arkansas, shall prepare a

22 plan for the mitigation of effects of the Beaver Dam

23 project on Beaver Lake. Such plan shall provide for con24 struction of the Beaver Lake trout production facility and

25 related facilities.
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1 SEC. 526. CHINO DAIRY PRESERVE, CALIFORNIA.

2 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, in co3 ordination with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall

4 provide technical assistance to State and local agencies in

5 the study, design, and implementation of measures for

6 flood damage reduction and environmental restoration and

7 protection in the Santa Ana River watershed, California,

8 with particular emphasis on structural and nonstructural

9 measures in the vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve.

10 (b) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.—The Secretary shall

11 conduct a feasibility study to determine the most cost-ef12 fective plan for flood damage reduction and environmental

13 restoration and protection in the vicinity of the Chino

14 Dairy Preserve, Santa Ana River watershed, Orange

15 County and San Bernardino County, California.

16 SEC. 527. NOVATO, CALIFORNIA.

17 The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood con18 trol under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948

19 (33 U.S.C. 701s) at Rush Creek, Novato, California.

20 SEC. 528. ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.

21 The Secretary, in cooperation with local governments,

22 may prepare special area management plans in Orange

23 and San Diego Counties, California, to demonstrate the

24 effectiveness of using such plans to provide information

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1 plans in making regulatory decisions and issue permits

2 consistent with such plans.

3 SEC. 529. SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA.

4 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, in co5 ordination with other Federal agencies, shall provide tech6 nical assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in

7 the study, design, and implementation of measures for the

8 environmental restoration and protection of the Salton

9 Sea, California.

10 (b) STUDY.—The Secretary, in coordination with

11 other Federal, State, and local agencies, shall conduct a

12 study to determine the most effective plan for the Corps

13 of Engineers to assist in the environmental restoration

14 and protection of the Salton Sea, California.

15 SEC. 530. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.

16 The Secretary is authorized to modify the cooperative

17 agreement with the Santa Cruz Port District, California,

18 to reflect unanticipated additional dredging effort and to

19 extend such agreement for 10 years.

20 SEC. 531. POINT BEACH, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

21 (a) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max22 imum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for

23 the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction,

24 Point Beach, Milford, Connecticut, shall be $3,000,000.
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1 (b) REVISION OF PROJECT COOPERATION AGREE2 MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project cooperation

3 agreement for the project referred to in subsection (a) to

4 take into account the change in the Federal participation

5 in such project.

6 (c) COST SHARING.—Nothing in this section shall be

7 construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applica8 ble to the project referred to in subsection (a) under sec9 tion 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986

10 (31 U.S.C. 2211).

11 SEC. 532. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

12 (a) COMPUTER MODEL.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may apply

14 the computer model developed under the St. Johns

15 River basin feasibility study to assist non-Federal in16 terests in developing strategies for improving water

17 quality in the Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida.

18 (2) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of

19 the cost of assistance provided under this subsection

20 shall be 50 percent.

21 (b) TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY.—The Secretary is au22 thorized to provide 1-foot contour topographic survey

23 maps of the Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida, to non24 Federal interests for analyzing environmental data and es25 tablishing benchmarks for subbasins.
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1 SEC. 533. SHORELINE PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL

2 RESTORATION, LAKE ALLATOONA, GEORGIA.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation

4 with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

5 Agency, is authorized to carry out the following water-re6 lated environmental restoration and resource protection

7 activities to restore Lake Allatoona and the Etowah River

8 in Georgia:

9 (1) LAKE ALLATOONA/ETOWAH RIVER SHORE10 LINE RESTORATION DESIGN.—Develop pre-construc11 tion design measures to alleviate shoreline erosion

12 and sedimentation problems.

13 (2) LITTLE RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA14 TION.—Conduct a feasibility study to evaluate envi15 ronmental problems and recommend environmental

16 infrastructure restoration measures for the Little

17 River within Lake Allatoona, Georgia.

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

19 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning

20 after September 30, 1999—

21 (1) $850,000 to carry out subsection (a)(1);

22 and

23 (2) $250,000 to carry out subsection (a)(2).
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1 SEC. 534. MAYO’S BAR LOCK AND DAM, COOSA RIVER,

2 ROME, GEORGIA.

3 The Secretary is authorized to provide technical as4 sistance, including planning, engineering, and design as5 sistance, for the reconstruction of the Mayo’s Bar Lock

6 and Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia. The non-Federal

7 share of assistance under this section shall be 50 percent.

8 SEC. 535. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD IMPACT RESPONSE

9 MODELING SYSTEM, CORALVILLE RES10 ERVOIR AND IOWA RIVER WATERSHED, IOWA.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation

12 with the University of Iowa, shall conduct a study and

13 develop a Comprehensive Flood Impact Response Mod14 eling System for Coralville Reservoir and the Iowa River

15 watershed, Iowa.

16 (b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study shall

17 include—

18 (1) an evaluation of the combined hydrologic,

19 geomorphic, environmental, economic, social, and

20 recreational impacts of operating strategies within

21 the Iowa River watershed;

22 (2) development of an integrated, dynamic flood

23 impact model; and

24 (3) development of a rapid response system to

25 be used during flood and other emergency situations.
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1 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years

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

3 shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results

4 of the study and modeling system together with such rec5 ommendations as the Secretary determines to be appro6 priate.

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

9 $900,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

10 SEC. 536. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE IN IL11 LINOIS.

12 The Secretary may carry out the project for George13 town, Illinois, and the project for Olney, Illinois, referred

14 to in House Report Number 104–741, accompanying Pub15 lic Law 104–182.

16 SEC. 537. KANOPOLIS LAKE, KANSAS.

17 (a) WATER STORAGE.—The Secretary shall offer to

18 the State of Kansas the right to purchase water storage

19 in Kanopolis Lake, Kansas, at a price calculated in ac20 cordance with and in a manner consistent with the terms

21 of the memorandum of understanding entitled ‘‘Memo22 randum of Understanding Between the State of Kansas

23 and the U.S. Department of the Army Concerning the

24 Purchase of Municipal and Industrial Water Supply Stor25 age’’, dated December 11, 1985.
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—For the purposes of this sec2 tion, the effective date of that memorandum of under3 standing shall be deemed to be the date of the enactment

4 of this Act.

5 SEC. 538. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.

6 Section 531(h) of the Water Resources Development

7 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3774) is amended by striking

8 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.

9 SEC. 539. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

10 Section 533(c) of the Water Resources Development

11 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3775) is amended by striking

12 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’.

13 SEC. 540. SNUG HARBOR, MARYLAND.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination

15 with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management

16 Agency, is authorized—

17 (1) to provide technical assistance to the resi18 dents of Snug Harbor, in the vicinity of Berlin,

19 Maryland, for purposes of flood damage reduction;

20 (2) to conduct a study of a project for non21 structural measures for flood damage reduction in

22 the vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland, taking into

23 account the relationship of both the Ocean City Inlet

24 and Assateague Island to the flooding; and
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1 (3) after completion of the study, to carry out

2 the project under the authority of section 205 of the

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

4 (b) FEMA ASSISTANCE.—The Director, in coordina5 tion with the Secretary and under the authorities of the

6 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist7 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 note), may provide technical

8 assistance and nonstructural measures for flood damage

9 mitigation in the vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland.

10 (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost

11 of assistance under this section shall not exceed

12 $3,000,000. The non-Federal share of such cost shall be

13 determined in accordance with the Water Resources De14 velopment Act of 1986 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster

15 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as appropriate.

16 SEC. 541. WELCH POINT, ELK RIVER, CECIL COUNTY, AND

17 CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

18 (a) SPILLAGE OF DREDGED MATERIALS.—The Sec19 retary shall carry out a study to determine if the spillage

20 of dredged materials that were removed as part of the

21 project for navigation, Inland Waterway from Delaware

22 River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland, au23 thorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935

24 (49 Stat. 1030), is a significant impediment to vessels

25 transiting the Elk River near Welch Point, Maryland. If
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1 the Secretary determines that the spillage is an impedi2 ment to navigation, the Secretary may conduct such

3 dredging as may be required to permit navigation on the

4 river.

5 (b) DAMAGE TO WATER SUPPLY.—The Secretary

6 shall carry out a study to determine if additional com7 pensation is required to fully compensate the City of

8 Chesapeake, Maryland, for damage to the city’s water sup9 ply resulting from dredging of the Chesapeake and Dela10 ware Canal project. If the Secretary determines that such

11 additional compensation is required, the Secretary may

12 provide the compensation to the City of Chesapeake.

13 SEC. 542. WEST VIEW SHORES, CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND.

14 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment

15 of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out an investigation

16 of the contamination of the well system in West View

17 Shores, Cecil County, Maryland. If the Secretary deter18 mines that the disposal site from any Federal navigation

19 project has contributed to the contamination of the wells,

20 the Secretary may provide alternative water supplies, in21 cluding replacement of wells, at full Federal expense.

22 SEC. 543. RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR MARYLAND, PENN23 SYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA.

24 Section 539 of the Water Resources Development Act

25 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3776–3777) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘technical’’;

2 (2) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ‘‘(or in the

3 case of projects located on lands owned by the

4 United States, to Federal interests)’’ after ‘‘inter5 ests’’;

6 (3) in subsection (a)(3) by inserting ‘‘or in con7 junction’’ after ‘‘consultation’’; and

8 (4) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the

9 following: ‘‘Funds authorized to be appropriated to

10 carry out section 340 of the Water Resources Devel11 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) are authorized

12 for projects undertaken under subsection

13 (a)(1)(B).’’.

14 SEC. 544. CAPE COD CANAL RAILROAD BRIDGE, BUZZARDS

15 BAY, MASSACHUSETTS.

16 (a) ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.—The Sec17 retary is authorized to provide up to $300,000 for alter18 native transportation that may arise as a result of the op19 eration, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the

20 Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge.

21 (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT RE22 NEGOTIATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of

23 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into

24 negotiation with the owner of the railroad right-of-way for

25 the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge for the purpose of
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1 establishing the rights and responsibities for the operation

2 and maintenance of the Bridge. The Secretary is author3 ized to include in any new contract the termination of the

4 prior contract numbered ER–W175–ENG–1.

5 SEC. 545. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

6 (a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—The Secretary, in

7 consultation with local officials, shall conduct a dem8 onstration project to improve water quality in the vicinity

9 of St. Louis, Missouri.

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

11 authorized to be appropriated $1,700,000 to carry out this

12 section.

13 SEC. 546. BEAVER BRANCH OF BIG TIMBER CREEK, NEW

14 JERSEY.

15 Upon request of the State of New Jersey or a political

16 subdivision thereof, the Secretary may compile and dis17 seminate information on floods and flood damages, includ18 ing identification of areas subject to inundation by floods,

19 and provide technical assistance regarding floodplain man20 agement for Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New

21 Jersey.

22 SEC. 547. LAKE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATER

23 LEVELS, NEW YORK.

24 Upon request, the Secretary shall provide technical

25 assistance to the International Joint Commission and the
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1 St. Lawrence River Board of Control in undertaking stud2 ies on the effects of fluctuating water levels on the natural

3 environment, recreational boating, property flooding, and

4 erosion along the shorelines of Lake Ontario and the St.

5 Lawrence River in New York. The Commission and Board

6 are encouraged to conduct such studies in a comprehensive

7 and thorough manner before implementing any change to

8 water regulation Plan 1958–D.

9 SEC. 548. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR, NEW YORK AND

10 NEW JERSEY.

11 The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements

12 with non-Federal interests to investigate, develop, and

13 support measures for sediment management and reduction

14 of contaminant sources which affect navigation in the Port

15 of New York-New Jersey and the environmental condi16 tions of the New York-New Jersey Harbor estuary. Such

17 investigation shall include an analysis of the economic and

18 environmental benefits and costs of potential sediment

19 management and contaminant reduction measures.

20 SEC. 549. SEA GATE REACH, CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK,

21 NEW YORK.

22 The Secretary is authorized to construct a project for

23 shoreline protection which includes a beachfill with revet24 ment and T-groin for the Sea Gate Reach on Coney Is25 land, New York, as identified in the March 1998 report
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1 prepared for the Corps of Engineers, New York District,

2 entitled ‘‘Field Data Gathering, Project Performance

3 Analysis and Design Alternative Solutions to Improve

4 Sandfill Retention’’, at a total cost of $9,000,000, with

5 an estimated Federal cost of $5,850,000 and an estimated

6 non-Federal cost of $3,150,000.

7 SEC. 550. WOODLAWN, NEW YORK.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide plan9 ning, design, and other technical assistance to non-Federal

10 interests for identifying and mitigating sources of con11 tamination at Woodlawn Beach in Woodlawn, New York.

12 (b) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the

13 cost of assistance provided under this section shall be 50

14 percent.

15 SEC. 551. FLOODPLAIN MAPPING, NEW YORK.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide as17 sistance for a project to develop maps identifying 100- and

18 500-year flood inundation areas in the State of New York.

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Maps developed under the

20 project shall include hydrologic and hydraulic information

21 and shall accurately show the flood inundation of each

22 property by flood risk in the floodplain. The maps shall

23 be produced in a high resolution format and shall be made

24 available to all flood prone areas in the State of New York

25 in an electronic format.
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1 (c) PARTICIPATION OF FEMA.—The Secretary and

2 the non-Federal sponsor of the project shall work with the

3 Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

4 to ensure the validity of the maps developed under the

5 project for flood insurance purposes.

6 (d) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the

7 project, the Secretary may enter into contracts or coopera8 tive agreements with the non-Federal sponsor or provide

9 reimbursements of project costs.

10 (e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost

11 of the project shall be 75 percent.

12 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

14 $12,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September

15 30, 1998.

16 SEC. 552. WHITE OAK RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.

17 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if

18 water quality deterioration and sedimentation of the White

19 Oak River, North Carolina, are the result of the Atlantic

20 Intracoastal Waterway navigation project. If the Secretary

21 determines that the water quality deterioration and sedi22 mentation are the result of the project, the Secretary shall

23 take appropriate measures to mitigate the deterioration

24 and sedimentation.
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1 SEC. 553. TOUSSAINT RIVER, CARROLL TOWNSHIP, OTTAWA

2 COUNTY, OHIO.

3 The Secretary is authorized to provide technical as4 sistance for the removal of military ordnance from the

5 Toussaint River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

6 SEC. 554. SARDIS RESERVOIR, OKLAHOMA.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept from

8 the State of Oklahoma or an agent of the State an

9 amount, as determined under subsection (b), as prepay10 ment of 100 percent of the water supply cost obligation

11 of the State under Contract No. DACW56–74–JC–0314

12 for water supply storage at Sardis Reservoir, Oklahoma.

13 (b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—The amount to

14 be paid by the State of Oklahoma under subsection (a)

15 shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with accepted

16 discount purchase methods for Federal Government prop17 erties as determined by an independent accounting firm

18 designated by the Director of the Office of Management

19 and Budget. The cost of such determination shall be paid

20 for by the State of Oklahoma or an agent of the State.

21 (c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects any of

22 the rights or obligations of the parties to the contract re23 ferred to in subsection (a).
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1 SEC. 555. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA, WATER CONVEY2 ANCE FACILITIES.

3 For the project for construction of the water convey4 ances authorized by the first section of Public Law 88–

5 253 (77 Stat. 841), the requirement for the Waurika

6 Project Master Conservancy District to repay the

7 $2,900,000 in costs (including interest) resulting from the

8 October 1991 settlement of the claim before the United

9 States Claims Court, and the payment of $1,190,451 of

10 the final cost representing the difference between the 1978

11 estimate of cost and the actual cost determined after com12 pletion of such project in 1991, are waived.

13 SEC. 556. SKINNER BUTTE PARK, EUGENE, OREGON.

14 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of

15 the south bank of the Willamette River, in the area of

16 Skinner Butte Park from Ferry Street Bridge to the Val17 ley River footbridge, to determine the feasibility of car18 rying out a project to stabilize the river bank, and to re19 store and enhance riverine habitat, using a combination

20 of structural and bioengineering techniques.

21 (b) CONSTRUCTION.—If, upon completion of the

22 study, the Secretary determines that the project is fea23 sible, the Secretary shall participate with non-Federal in24 terests in the construction of the project.

25 (c) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost

26 of the project shall be 35 percent.
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1 (d) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—

2 The non-Federal interest shall provide lands, easements,

3 rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal

4 areas necessary for construction of the project. The value

5 of such items shall be credited toward the non-Federal

6 share of the cost of the project.

7 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

9 $1,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

10 1999.

11 SEC. 557. WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREGON.

12 The Secretary, Director of the Federal Emergency

13 Management Agency, Administrator of the Environmental

14 Protection Agency, and heads of other appropriate Fed15 eral agencies shall, using existing authorities, assist the

16 State of Oregon in developing and implementing a com17 prehensive basin-wide strategy in the Willamette River

18 basin of Oregon for coordinated and integrated manage19 ment of land and water resources to improve water qual20 ity, reduce flood hazards, ensure sustainable economic ac21 tivity, and restore habitat for native fish and wildlife. The

22 heads of such Federal agencies may provide technical as23 sistance, staff and financial support for development of

24 the basin-wide management strategy. The heads of Fed25 eral agencies shall seek to exercise flexibility in adminis-
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1 trative actions and allocation of funding to reduce barriers

2 to efficient and effective implementing of the strategy.

3 SEC. 558. BRADFORD AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, PENNSYL4 VANIA.

5 The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance for

6 water-related environmental infrastructure and resource

7 protection and development projects in Bradford and Sul8 livan Counties, Pennsylvania, using the funds and authori9 ties provided in title I of the Energy and Water Develop10 ment Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–245)

11 under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL’’ (112

12 Stat. 1840) for similar projects in Lackawanna,

13 Lycoming, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Pike, and Monroe

14 Counties, Pennsylvania.

15 SEC. 559. ERIE HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

16 The Secretary may reimburse the appropriate non17 Federal interest not more than $78,366 for architect and

18 engineering costs incurred in connection with the Erie

19 Harbor basin navigation project, Pennsylvania.

20 SEC. 560. POINT MARION LOCK AND DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

21 The project for navigation, Point Marion Lock and

22 Dam, Borough of Point Marion, Pennsylvania, as author23 ized by section 301(a) of the Water Resources Develop24 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4110), is modified to direct

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1 project, to mitigate damages to the shoreline, at a total

2 cost of $2,000,000. The cost of the mitigation shall be

3 allocated as an operation and maintenance cost of a Fed4 eral navigation project.

5 SEC. 561. SEVEN POINTS’ HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized, at

7 full Federal expense, to construct a breakwater-dock com8 bination at the entrance to Seven Points’ Harbor, Penn9 sylvania.

10 (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—All op11 eration and maintenance costs associated with the facility

12 constructed under this section shall be the responsibility

13 of the lessee of the marina complex at Seven Points’ Har14 bor.

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

16 authorized to be appropriated $850,000 to carry out this

17 section.

18 SEC. 562. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

19 Section 566(b) of the Water Resources Development

20 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3786) is amended by inserting ‘‘en21 vironmental restoration,’’ after ‘‘water supply and related

22 facilities,’’.
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1 SEC. 563. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA-LACKAWANNA WATER2 SHED RESTORATION INITIATIVE.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation

4 with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and

5 nongovernmental institutions, is authorized to prepare a

6 watershed plan for the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna

7 Watershed (USGS Cataloguing Unit 02050107). The plan

8 shall utilize geographic information system and shall in9 clude a comprehensive environmental assessment of the

10 watershed’s ecosystem, a comprehensive flood plain man11 agement plan, a flood plain protection plan, water resource

12 and environmental restoration projects, water quality im13 provement, and other appropriate infrastructure and

14 measures.

15 (b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share

16 of the cost of preparation of the plan under this section

17 shall be 50 percent. Services and materials instead of cash

18 may be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost

19 of the plan.

20 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

22 $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

23 1999.

24 SEC. 564. AGUADILLA HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.

25 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if

26 erosion and additional storm damage risks that exist in
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1 the vicinity of Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico, are the re2 sult of a Federal navigation project. If the Secretary de3 termines that such erosion and additional storm damage

4 risks are the result of the project, the Secretary shall take

5 appropriate measures to mitigate the erosion and storm

6 damage.

7 SEC. 565. OAHE DAM TO LAKE SHARPE, SOUTH DAKOTA,

8 STUDY.

9 Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act

10 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747) is amended—

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) INVESTIGATION.—’’ before

12 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and

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

14 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 1999,

15 the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the

16 results of the investigation under this section. The report

17 shall include the examination of financing options for reg18 ular maintenance and preservation of the lake. The report

19 shall be prepared in coordination and cooperation with the

20 Natural Resources Conservation Service, other Federal

21 agencies, and State and local officials.’’.

22 SEC. 566. INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING,

23 TEXAS.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation

25 with other Federal agencies and the State of Texas, shall
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1 provide technical, planning, and design assistance to non2 Federal interests in developing integrated water manage3 ment plans and projects that will serve the cities, counties,

4 water agencies, and participating planning regions under

5 the jurisdiction of the State of Texas.

6 (b) PURPOSES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided

7 under subsection (a) shall be in support of non-Federal

8 planning and projects for the following purposes:

9 (1) Plan and develop integrated, near- and

10 long-term water management plans that address the

11 planning region’s water supply, water conservation,

12 and water quality needs.

13 (2) Study and develop strategies and plans that

14 restore, preserve, and protect the State’s and plan15 ning region’s natural ecosystems.

16 (3) Facilitate public communication and partici17 pation.

18 (4) Integrate such activities with other ongoing

19 Federal and State projects and activities associated

20 with the State of Texas water plan and the State of

21 Texas legislation.

22 (c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the

23 cost of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be

50 percent, of which up to 1 24 ⁄2 of the non-Federal share

25 may be provided as in kind services.
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,

3 $10,000,000 for the fiscal years beginning after Sep4 tember 30, 1999.

5 SEC. 567. BOLIVAR PENINSULA, JEFFERSON, CHAMBERS,

6 AND GALVESTON COUNTIES, TEXAS.

7 (a) SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT.—The Secretary is

8 authorized to design and construct a shore protection

9 project between the south jetty of the Sabine Pass Chan10 nel and the north jetty of the Galveston Harbor Entrance

11 Channel in Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston Counties,

12 Texas, including beneficial use of dredged material from

13 Federal navigation projects.

14 (b) APPLICABILITY OF BENEFIT-COST RATIO WAIV15 ER AUTHORITY.—In evaluating and implementing the

16 project, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest

17 to participate in the financing of the project in accordance

18 with section 903(c) of the Water Resources Development

19 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184), notwithstanding any limita20 tion on the purpose of projects to which such section ap21 plies, to the extent that the Secretary’s evaluation indi22 cates that applying such section is necessary to implement

23 the project.
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1 SEC. 568. GALVESTON BEACH, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS.

2 The Secretary is authorized to design and construct

3 a shore protection project between the Galveston South

4 Jetty and San Luis Pass, Galveston County, Texas, using

5 innovative nourishment techniques, including beneficial

6 use of dredged material from Federal navigation projects.

7 SEC. 569. PACKERY CHANNEL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall construct a

9 navigation and storm protection project at Packery Chan10 nel, Mustang Island, Texas, consisting of construction of

11 a channel and a channel jetty and placement of sand along

12 the length of the seawall.

13 (b) ECOLOGICAL AND RECREATIONAL BENEFITS.—

14 In evaluating the project, the Secretary shall include the

15 ecological and recreational benefits of reopening the

16 Packery Channel.

17 (c) APPLICABILITY OF BENEFIT-COST RATIO WAIV18 ER AUTHORITY.—In evaluating and implementing the

19 project, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest

20 to participate in the financing of the project in accordance

21 with section 903(c) of the Water Resources Development

22 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184), notwithstanding any limita23 tion on the purpose of projects to which such section ap24 plies, to the extent that the Secretary’s evaluation indi25 cates that applying such section is necessary to implement

26 the project.
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1 SEC. 570. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

2 The projects described in the following reports are

3 authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially

4 in accordance with the plans, and subject to the condi5 tions, recommended in such reports:

6 (1) PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.—Report of

7 the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Parkersburg/Vi8 enna Riverfront Park Feasibility Study’’, dated June

9 1998, at a total cost of $8,400,000, with an esti10 mated Federal cost of $4,200,000, and an estimated

11 non-Federal cost of $4,200,000.

12 (2) WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA.—Report of the

13 Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Feasibility Master Plan

14 for Weirton Port and Industrial Center, West Vir15 ginia Public Port Authority’’, dated December 1997,

16 at a total cost of $18,000,000, with an estimated

17 Federal cost of $9,000,000, and an estimated non18 Federal cost of $9,000,000.

19 (3) ERICKSON/WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIR20 GINIA.—Report of the Corps of Engineers entitled

21 ‘‘Feasibility Master Plan for Erickson/Wood County

22 Port District, West Virginia Public Port Authority’’,

23 dated July 7, 1997, at a total cost of $28,000,000,

24 with an estimated Federal cost of $14,000,000, and

25 an estimated non-Federal cost of $14,000,000.
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1 (4) MONONGAHELA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.—

2 Monongahela River, West Virginia, Comprehensive

3 Study Reconnaissance Report, dated September

4 1995, consisting of the following elements:

5 (A) Morgantown Riverfront Park, Morgan6 town, West Virginia, at a total cost of

7 $1,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

8 $800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

9 $800,000.

10 (B) Caperton Rail to Trail, Monongahela

11 County, West Virginia, at a total cost of

12 $4,425,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

13 $2,212,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost

14 of $2,212,500.

15 (C) Palatine Park, Fairmont, West Vir16 ginia, at a total cost of $1,750,000, with an es17 timated Federal cost of $875,000 and an esti18 mated non-Federal cost of $875,000.

19 SEC. 571. URBANIZED PEAK FLOOD MANAGEMENT RE20 SEARCH.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop and

22 implement a research program to evaluate opportunities

23 to manage peak flood flows in urbanized watersheds lo24 cated in the State of New Jersey.
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1 (b) SCOPE OF RESEARCH.—The research program

2 authorized by subsection (a) shall be accomplished

3 through the New York District. The research shall specifi4 cally include the following:

5 (1) Identification of key factors in urbanized

6 watersheds that are under development and impact

7 peak flows in the watersheds and downsteam of the

8 watersheds.

9 (2) Development of peak flow management

10 models for 4 to 6 watersheds in urbanized areas lo11 cated with widely differing geology, areas, shapes,

12 and soil types that can be used to determine optimal

13 flow reduction factors for individual watersheds.

14 (3) Utilization of such management models to

15 determine relationships between flow and reduction

16 factors and change in imperviousness, soil types,

17 shape of the drainage basin, and other pertinent pa18 rameters from existing to ultimate conditions in wa19 tersheds under consideration for development.

20 (4) Development and validation of an inexpen21 sive accurate model to establish flood reduction fac22 tors based on runoff curve numbers, change in im23 perviousness, the shape of the basin, and other perti24 nent factors.
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1 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall

2 evaluate policy changes in the planning process for flood

3 control projects based on the results of the research au4 thorized by this section and transmit to Congress a report

5 not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of

6 this Act.

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

8 authorized to be appropriated to carryout this section

9 $3,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

10 1999.

11 (e) FLOW REDUCTION FACTORS DEFINED.—In this

12 section, the term ‘‘flow reduction factors’’ means the ratio

13 of estimated allowable peak flows of stormwater after pro14 jected development when compared to pre-existing condi15 tions.

16 SEC. 572. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

17 Section 8 of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928

18 (Public Law 391, 70th Congress), is amended by striking

19 ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$21,500’’.

20 SEC. 573. COASTAL AQUATIC HABITAT MANAGEMENT.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may cooperate with

22 the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the Admin23 istrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the

24 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other

25 appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and af-
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1 fected private entities, in the development of a manage2 ment strategy to address problems associated with toxic

3 microorganisms and the resulting degradation of eco4 systems in the tidal and nontidal wetlands and waters of

5 the United States for the States along the Atlantic Ocean.

6 As part of such management strategy, the Secretary may

7 provide planning, design, and other technical assistance to

8 each participating State in the development and imple9 mentation of nonregulatory measures to mitigate environ10 mental problems and restore aquatic resources.

11 (b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost

12 of measures undertaken under this section shall not exceed

13 65 percent.

14 (c) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Fed15 eral share of operation and maintenance costs for projects

16 constructed with assistance provided under this section

17 shall be 100 percent.

18 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is

19 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

20 $7,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

21 1999.

22 SEC. 574. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA.

23 The Secretary shall expedite completion of the report

24 for the West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, project for
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1 waterfront and riverine preservation, restoration, and en2 hancement modifications along the Mississippi River.

3 SEC. 575. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RES4 TORATION.

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

6 provide technical, planning, and design assistance to Fed7 eral and non-Federal interests for carrying out projects

8 to address water quality problems caused by drainage and

9 related activities from abandoned and inactive noncoal

10 mines.

11 (b) SPECIFIC MEASURES.—Assistance provided

12 under subsection (a) may be in support of projects for the

13 following purposes:

14 (1) Management of drainage from abandoned

15 and inactive noncoal mines.

16 (2) Restoration and protection of streams, riv17 ers, wetlands, other waterbodies, and riparian areas

18 degraded by drainage from abandoned and inactive

19 noncoal mines.

20 (3) Demonstration of management practices

21 and innovative and alternative treatment tech22 nologies to minimize or eliminate adverse environ23 mental effects associated with drainage from aban24 doned and inactive noncoal mines.
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1 (c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share

2 of the cost of assistance under subsection (a) shall be 50

3 percent; except that the Federal share with respect to

4 projects located on lands owned by the United States shall

5 be 100 percent.

6 (d) EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF

7 THE INTERIOR.—Nothing in this section shall be con8 strued as affecting the authority of the Secretary of the

9 Interior under title IV of the Surface Mining Control and

10 Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.).

11 (e) TECHNOLOGY DATABASE FOR RECLAMATION OF

12 ABANDONED MINES.—The Secretary is authorized to pro13 vide assistance to non-Federal and non-profit entities to

14 develop, manage, and maintain a database of conventional

15 and innovative, cost-effective technologies for reclamation

16 of abandoned and inactive noncoal mine sites. Such assist17 ance shall be provided through the rehabilitation of aban18 doned mine sites program, managed by the Sacramento

19 District Office of the Corps of Engineers.

20 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

22 $5,000,000.

23 SEC. 576. BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTE TIRE RUBBER.

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

25 conduct pilot projects to encourage the beneficial use of
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1 waste tire rubber, including crumb rubber, recycled from

2 tires. Such beneficial use may include marine pilings, un3 derwater framing, floating docks with built-in flotation,

4 utility poles, and other uses associated with transportation

5 and infrastructure projects receiving Federal funds. The

6 Secretary shall, when appropriate, encourage the use of

7 waste tire rubber, including crumb rubber, in such feder8 ally funded projects.

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

11 $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

12 1998.

13 SEC. 577. SITE DESIGNATION.

14 Section 102(c)(4) of the Marine Protection, Re15 search, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C.

16 1412(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2000’’

17 and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2005’’.

18 SEC. 578. LAND CONVEYANCES.

19 (a) EXCHANGE OF LAND IN PIKE COUNTY, MIS20 SOURI.—

21 (1) EXCHANGE OF LAND.—Subject to para22 graphs (3) and (4), at such time as Holnam Inc.

23 conveys all right, title, and interest in and to the

24 land described in paragraph (2)(A) to the United

25 States, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, and
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1 interest in the land described in paragraph (2)(B) to

2 Holnam Inc.

3 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LANDS.—The lands re4 ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following:

5 (A) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—152.45 acres

6 with existing flowage easements situated in

7 Pike County, Missouri, described a portion of

8 Government Tract Number FM–9 and all of

9 Government Tract Numbers FM–11, FM–10,

10 FM–12, FM–13, and FM–16, owned and ad11 ministered by the Holnam Inc.

12 (B) FEDERAL LAND.—152.61 acres situ13 ated in Pike County, Missouri, known as Gov14 ernment Tract Numbers FM–17 and a portion

15 of FM–18, administered by the Corps of Engi16 neers.

17 (3) CONDITIONS OF EXCHANGE.—The exchange

18 of land authorized by paragraph (1) shall be subject

19 to the following conditions:

20 (A) DEEDS.—

21 (i) FEDERAL LAND.—The instrument

22 of conveyance used to convey the land de23 scribed in paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam

24 Inc. shall contain such reservations, terms,

25 and conditions as the Secretary considers
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1 necessary to allow the United States to op2 erate and maintain the Mississippi River 9-

3 Foot Navigation Project.

4 (ii) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The con5 veyance of the land described in paragraph

6 (2)(A) to the Secretary shall be by a war7 ranty deed acceptable to the Secretary.

8 (B) REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS.—

9 Holnam Inc. may remove any improvements on

10 the land described in paragraph (2)(A). The

11 Secretary may require Holnam Inc. to remove

12 any improvements on the land described in

13 paragraph (2)(A). In either case, Holnam Inc.

14 shall hold the United States harmless from li15 ability, and the United States shall not incur

16 cost associated with the removal or relocation of

17 any such improvements.

18 (C) TIME LIMIT FOR EXCHANGE.—The

19 land exchange authorized by paragraph (1)

20 shall be completed not later than 2 years after

21 the date of the enactment of this Act.

22 (D) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary

23 shall provide the legal description of the land

24 described in paragraph (2). The legal descrip-
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1 tion shall be used in the instruments of convey2 ance of the land.

3 (E) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Sec4 retary shall require Holnam Inc. to pay reason5 able administrative costs associated with the ex6 change.

7 (4) VALUE OF PROPERTIES.—If the appraised

8 fair market value, as determined by the Secretary,

9 of the land conveyed to Holnam Inc. by the Sec10 retary under paragraph (1) exceeds the appraised

11 fair market value, as determined by the Secretary,

12 of the land conveyed to the United States by

13 Holnam Inc. under paragraph (1), Holnam Inc.

14 shall make a payment equal to the excess in cash or

15 a cash equivalent to the United States.

16 (b) CANDY LAKE PROJECT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLA17 HOMA.—

18 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol19 lowing definitions apply:

20 (A) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The term ‘‘fair

21 market value’’ means the amount for which a

22 willing buyer would purchase and a willing sell23 er would sell a parcel of land, as determined by

24 a qualified, independent land appraiser.
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1 (B) PREVIOUS OWNER OF LAND.—The

2 term ‘‘previous owner of land’’ means a person

3 (including a corporation) that conveyed, or a

4 descendant of a deceased individual who con5 veyed, land to the Corps of Engineers for use

6 in the Candy Lake project in Osage County,

7 Oklahoma.

8 (2) LAND CONVEYANCES.—

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

10 convey, in accordance with this subsection, all

11 right, title, and interest of the United States in

12 and to the land acquired by the United States

13 for the Candy Lake project in Osage County,

14 Oklahoma.

15 (B) PREVIOUS OWNERS OF LAND.—

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

17 give a previous owner of land the first op18 tion to purchase the land described in sub19 paragraph (A).

20 (ii) APPLICATION.—

21 (I) IN GENERAL.—A previous

22 owner of land that desires to purchase

23 the land described in subparagraph

24 (A) that was owned by the previous

25 owner of land, or by the individual
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1 from whom the previous owner of land

2 is descended, shall file an application

3 to purchase the land with the Sec4 retary not later than 180 days after

5 the official date of notice to the pre6 vious owner of land under paragraph

7 (3).

8 (II) FIRST TO FILE HAS FIRST

9 OPTION.—If more than 1 application

10 is filed to purchase a parcel of land

11 described in subparagraph (A), the

12 first option to purchase the parcel of

13 land shall be determined in the order

14 in which applications for the parcel of

15 land were filed.

16 (iii) IDENTIFICATION OF PREVIOUS

17 OWNERS OF LAND.—As soon as practicable

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act,

19 the Secretary shall, to the extent prac20 ticable, identify each previous owner of

21 land.

22 (iv) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration

23 for land conveyed under this paragraph

24 shall be the fair market value of the land.
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1 (C) DISPOSAL.—Any land described in

2 subparagraph (A) for which an application to

3 purchase the land has not been filed under sub4 paragraph (B)(ii) within the applicable time pe5 riod shall be disposed of in accordance with law.

6 (D) EXTINGUISHMENT OF EASEMENTS.—

7 All flowage easements acquired by the United

8 States for use in the Candy Lake project in

9 Osage County, Oklahoma, are extinguished.

10 (3) NOTICE.—

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

12 notify—

13 (i) each person identified as a pre14 vious owner of land under paragraph

15 (2)(B)(iii), not later than 90 days after

16 identification, by United States mail; and

17 (ii) the general public, not later than

18 90 days after the date of the enactment of

19 this Act, by publication in the Federal

20 Register.

21 (B) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—Notice under

22 this paragraph shall include—

23 (i) a copy of this subsection;
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1 (ii) information sufficient to sepa2 rately identify each parcel of land subject

3 to this subsection; and

4 (iii) specification of the fair market

5 value of each parcel of land subject to this

6 subsection.

7 (C) OFFICIAL DATE OF NOTICE.—The offi8 cial date of notice under this paragraph shall be

9 the later of—

10 (i) the date on which actual notice is

11 mailed; or

12 (ii) the date of publication of the no13 tice in the Federal Register.

14 (c) LAKE HUGO, OKLAHOMA, AREA LAND CONVEY15 ANCE.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after

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

18 shall convey at fair market value to Choctaw County

19 Industrial Authority, Oklahoma, the property de20 scribed in paragraph (2).

21 (2) DESCRIPTION.—The property to be con22 veyed under paragraph (1) is—

23 (A) that portion of land at Lake Hugo,

24 Oklahoma, above elevation 445.2 located in the

N1⁄2 of the NW1 25 ⁄4 of Section 24, R 18 E, T 6
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S, and the S1⁄2 of the SW1 1 ⁄4 of Section 13, R

2 18 E, T 6 S bounded to the south by a line 50

3 north on the centerline of Road B of Sawyer

4 Bluff Public Use Area and to the north by the

1 5 ⁄2 quarter section line forming the south

6 boundary of Wilson Point Public Use Area; and

7 (B) a parcel of property at Lake Hugo,

8 Oklahoma, commencing at the NE corner of the

SE1⁄4 SW1 9 ⁄4 of Section 13, R 18 E, T 6 S, 100

feet north, then east approximately 1 10 ⁄2 mile to

11 the county line road between Section 13, R 18

12 E, T 6 S, and Section 18, R 19 E, T 6 S.

13 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyances

14 under this subsection shall be subject to such terms

15 and conditions, including payment of reasonable ad16 ministrative costs and compliance with applicable

17 Federal floodplain management and flood insurance

18 programs, as the Secretary considers necessary and

19 appropriate to protect the interests of the United

20 States.

21 (d) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN MARSHALL

22 COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey

24 to the State of Oklahoma all right, title, and interest

25 of the United States to real property located in Mar-
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1 shall County, Oklahoma, and included in the Lake

2 Texoma (Denison Dam), Oklahoma and Texas,

3 project consisting of approximately 1,580 acres and

4 leased to the State of Oklahoma for public park and

5 recreation purposes.

6 (2) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the

7 conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be the fair

8 market value of the real property, as determined by

9 the Secretary. All costs associated with the convey10 ance under paragraph (1) shall be paid by the State

11 of Oklahoma.

12 (3) DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and legal

13 description of the real property to be conveyed under

14 paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey satis15 factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall

16 be paid by the State of Oklahoma.

17 (4) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—Before

18 making the conveyance under paragraph (1), the

19 Secretary shall—

20 (A) conduct an environmental baseline sur21 vey to determine if there are levels of contami22 nation for which the United States would be re23 sponsible under the Comprehensive Environ24 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability

25 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and
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1 (B) ensure that the conveyance complies

2 with the National Environmental Policy Act of

3 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

4 (5) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The con5 veyance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such

6 other terms and conditions as the Secretary con7 siders necessary and appropriate to protect the in8 terests of the United States, including reservation by

9 the United States of a flowage easement over all

10 portions of the real property to be conveyed that are

11 at or below elevation 645.0 NGVD.

12 (e) SUMMERFIELD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, OKLA13 HOMA, LAND CONVEYANCE.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

16 shall transfer to the Summerfield Cemetery Associa17 tion, Oklahoma, all right, title, and interest of the

18 United State in and to the land described in para19 graph (3) for use as a cemetery.

20 (2) REVERSION.—If the land to be transferred

21 under this subsection ever cease to be used as a not22 for-profit cemetery or for other public purposes the

23 land shall revert to the United States.

24 (3) DESCRIPTION.—The land to be conveyed

25 under this subsection is the approximately 10 acres
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1 of land located in Leflore County, Oklahoma, and

2 described as follows:

3 INDIAN BASIN MERIDIAN

4 Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 23 East

5 SW SE SW NW

6 NW NE NW SW

N1 7 ⁄2 SW SW NW.

8 (4) CONSIDERATION.—The conveyance under

9 this subsection shall be without consideration. All

10 costs associated with the conveyance shall be paid by

11 the Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma.

12 (5) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The con13 veyance under this subsection shall be subject to

14 such other terms and conditions as the Secretary

15 considers necessary and appropriate to protect the

16 interests of the United States.

17 (f) DEXTER, OREGON.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey

19 to the Dexter Sanitary District all right, title, and

20 interest of the United States in and to a parcel of

21 land consisting of approximately 5 acres located at

22 Dexter Lake, Oregon, under lease to the Dexter

23 Sanitary District.

24 (2) CONSIDERATION.—Land to be conveyed

25 under this section shall be conveyed without consid26 eration. If the land is no longer held in public own-
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1 ership or no longer used for wastewater treatment

2 purposes, title to the land shall revert to the Sec3 retary.

4 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance

5 by the United States shall be subject to such terms

6 and conditions as the Secretary considers appro7 priate to protect the interests of the United States.

8 (4) DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and de9 scription of the land to be conveyed under paragraph

10 (1) shall be determined by such surveys as the Sec11 retary considers necessary. The cost of the surveys

12 shall be borne by the Dexter Sanitary District.

13 (g) RICHARD B. RUSSELL DAM AND LAKE, SOUTH

14 CAROLINA.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon execution of an agree16 ment under paragraph (4) and subject to the re17 quirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall

18 convey, without consideration, to the State of South

19 Carolina all right, title, and interest of the United

20 States to the lands described in paragraph (2) that

21 are managed, as of the date of the enactment of this

22 Act, by the South Carolina Department of Natural

23 Resources for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes

24 in connection with the Richard B. Russell Dam and

25 Lake, South Carolina, project.
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1 (2) DESCRIPTION.—

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara3 graph (B), the lands to be conveyed under

4 paragraph (1) are described in Exhibits A, F,

5 and H of Army Lease Number DACW21–1–

6 93–0910 and associated Supplemental Agree7 ments or are designated in red in Exhibit A of

8 Army License Number DACW21–3–85–1904;

9 except that all designated lands in the license

10 that are below elevation 346 feet mean sea level

11 or that are less than 300 feet measured hori12 zontally from the top of the power pool are ex13 cluded from the conveyance. Management of the

14 excluded lands shall continue in accordance

15 with the terms of Army License Number

16 DACW21–3–85–1904 until the Secretary and

17 the State enter into an agreement under para18 graph (4).

19 (B) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal

20 description of the lands to be conveyed under

21 paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey

22 satisfactory to the Secretary, with the cost of

23 the survey to be paid by the State. The State

24 shall be responsible for all other costs, including
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1 real estate transaction and environmental com2 pliance costs, associated with the conveyance.

3 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—

4 (A) MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.—All lands

5 that are conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be

6 retained in public ownership and shall be man7 aged in perpetuity for fish and wildlife mitiga8 tion purposes in accordance with a plan ap9 proved by the Secretary. If the lands are not

10 managed for such purposes in accordance with

11 the plan, title to the lands shall revert to the

12 United States. If the lands revert to the United

13 States under this subparagraph, the Secretary

14 shall manage the lands for such purposes.

15 (B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec16 retary may require such additional terms and

17 conditions in connection with the conveyance as

18 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect

19 the interests of the United States.

20 (4) PAYMENTS.—

21 (A) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is au22 thorized to pay to the State of South Carolina

23 not more than $4,850,000 if the Secretary and

24 the State enter into a binding agreement for

25 the State to manage for fish and wildlife miti-
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1 gation purposes, in perpetuity, the lands con2 veyed under this subsection and the lands not

3 covered by the conveyance that are designated

4 in red in Exhibit A of Army License Number

5 DACW21–3–85–1904.

6 (B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The agree7 ment shall specify the terms and conditions

8 under which the payment will be made and the

9 rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal

10 Government to recover all or a portion of the

11 payment in the event the State fails to manage

12 the lands in a manner satisfactory to the Sec13 retary.

14 (h) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—The Sec15 retary is authorized to convey the property of the Corps

16 of Engineers known as the ‘‘Equipment and Storage

17 Yard’’, located on Meeting Street in Charleston, South

18 Carolina, in as-is condition for fair-market value with all

19 proceeds from the conveyance to be applied by the Corps

20 of Engineers, Charleston District, to offset a portion of

21 the costs of moving or leasing (or both) an office facility

22 in the City of Charleston.

23 (i) CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey

25 to the Port of Clarkston, Washington, all right, title,
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1 and interest of the United States in and to a portion

2 of the land described in Army Lease Number

3 DACW68–1–97–22, consisting of approximately 31

4 acres, the exact boundaries of which shall be deter5 mined by the Secretary and the Port of Clarkston.

6 (2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—The Secretary may

7 convey to the Port of Clarkston, Washington, at fair

8 market value as determined by the Secretary, such

9 additional land located in the vicinity of Clarkston,

10 Washington, as the Secretary determines to be ex11 cess to the needs of the Columbia River Project and

12 appropriate for conveyance.

13 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyances

14 made under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be subject

15 to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter16 mines to be necessary to protect the interests of the

17 United States, including a requirement that the Port

18 of Clarkston pay all administrative costs associated

19 with the conveyances (including the cost of land sur20 veys and appraisals and costs associated with com21 pliance with applicable environmental laws, including

22 regulations).

23 (4) USE OF LAND.—The Port of Clarkston

24 shall be required to pay the fair market value, as de25 termined by the Secretary, of any land conveyed
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1 pursuant to paragraph (1) that is not retained in

2 public ownership or is used for other than public

3 park or recreation purposes, except that the Sec4 retary shall have a right of reverter to reclaim pos5 session and title to any such land.

6 (j) LAND CONVEYANCE TO MATEWAN, WEST VIR7 GINIA.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall con9 vey by quit claim deed to the Town of Matewan,

10 West Virginia, all right, title, and interest of the

11 United States in and to four parcels of land deemed

12 excess by the Secretary of the Army, acting through

13 the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to

14 the structural project for flood control constructed

15 by the Corps of Engineers along the Tug Fork River

16 pursuant to section 202 of Public Law 96–367.

17 (2) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of

18 land referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:

19 (A) A certain parcel of land in the State

20 of West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

21 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

22 and described as follows:

23 Beginning at a point on the southerly

24 right-of-way line of a 40-foot-wide street

25 right-of-way (known as McCoy Alley), hav-
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1 ing an approximate coordinate value of

2 N228,695, E1,662,397, in the line com3 mon to the land designated as U.S.A.

4 Tract No. 834, and the land designated as

5 U.S.A. Tract No. 837, said point being

6 South 51°52′ East 81.8 feet from an iron

7 pin and cap marked M–12 on the bound8 ary of the Matewan Area Structural

9 Project, on the north right-of-way line of

10 said street, at a corner common to des11 ignated U.S.A. Tracts Nos. 834 and 836;

12 thence, leaving the right-of-way of said

13 street, with the line common to the land of

14 said Tract No. 834, and the land of said

15 Tract No. 837.

16 South 14°37′ West 46 feet to the cor17 ner common to the land of said Tract No.

18 834, and the land of said Tract No. 837;

19 thence, leaving the land of said Tract No.

20 837, severing the lands of said Project.

21 South 14°37′ West 46 feet.

22 South 68°07′ East 239 feet.

23 North 26°05′ East 95 feet to a point

24 on the southerly right-of-way line of said

25 street; thence, with the right-of-way of said
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1 street, continuing to sever the lands of said

2 Project.

3 South 63°55′ East 206 feet; thence,

4 leaving the right-of-way of said street, con5 tinuing to sever the lands of said Project.

6 South 26°16′ West 63 feet; thence,

7 with a curve to the left having a radius of

8 70 feet, a delta of 33°58′, an arc length of

9 41 feet, the chord bearing.

10 South 09°17′ West 41 feet; thence,

11 leaving said curve, continuing to sever the

12 lands of said Project.

13 South 07°42′ East 31 feet to a point

14 on the right-of-way line of the floodwall;

15 thence, with the right-of-way of said

16 floodwall, continuing to sever the lands of

17 said Project.

18 South 77°04′ West 71 feet.

19 North 77°10′ West 46 feet.

20 North 67°07′ West 254 feet.

21 North 67°54′ West 507 feet.

22 North 57°49′ West 66 feet to the

23 intersection of the right-of-way line of said

24 floodwall with the southerly right-of-way

25 line of said street; thence, leaving the
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1 right-of-way of said floodwall and with the

2 southerly right-of-way of said street, con3 tinuing to sever the lands of said Project.

4 North 83°01′ East 171 feet.

5 North 89°42′ East 74 feet.

6 South 83°39′ East 168 feet.

7 South 83°38′ East 41 feet.

8 South 77°26′ East 28 feet to the

9 point of beginning, containing 2.59 acres,

10 more or less. The bearings and coordinate

11 used herein are referenced to the West Vir12 ginia State Plane Coordinate System,

13 South Zone.

14 (B) A certain parcel of land in the State

15 of West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

16 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

17 and described as follows:

18 Beginning at an iron pin and cap des19 ignated Corner No. M2–2 on the southerly

20 right-of-way line of the Norfolk and West21 ern Railroad, having an approximate co22 ordinate value of N228,755 E1,661,242,

23 and being at the intersection of the right24 of-way line of the floodwall with the bound25 ary of the Matewan Area Structural
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1 Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of

2 said floodwall and with said Project bound3 ary, and the southerly right-of-way of said

4 Railroad.

5 North 59°45′ East 34 feet.

6 North 69°50′ East 44 feet.

7 North 58°11′ East 79 feet.

8 North 66°13′ East 102 feet.

9 North 69°43′ East 98 feet.

10 North 77°39′ East 18 feet.

11 North 72°39′ East 13 feet to a point

12 at the intersection of said Project bound13 ary, and the southerly right-of-way of said

14 Railroad, with the westerly right-of-way

15 line of State Route 49/10; thence, leaving

16 said Project boundary, and the southerly

17 right-of-way of said Railroad, and with the

18 westerly right-of-way of said road.

19 South 03°21′ East 100 feet to a point

20 at the intersection of the westerly right-of21 way of said road with the right-of-way of

22 said floodwall; thence, leaving the right-of23 way of said road, and with the right-of-way

24 line of said floodwall.

25 South 79°30′ West 69 feet.
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1 South 78°28′ West 222 feet.

2 South 80°11′ West 65 feet.

3 North 38°40′ West 14 feet to the

4 point of beginning, containing 0.53 acre,

5 more or less. The bearings and coordinate

6 used herein are referenced to the West Vir7 ginia State Plane Coordinate System,

8 South Zone.

9 (C) A certain parcel of land in the State

10 of West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

11 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

12 and described as follows:

13 Beginning at a point on the southerly

14 right-of-way line of the Norfolk and West15 ern Railroad, having an approximate co16 ordinate value of N228,936 E1,661,672,

17 and being at the intersection of the eas18 terly right-of-way line of State Route 49/

19 10 with the boundary of the Matewan Area

20 Structural Project; thence, leaving the

21 right-of-way of said road, and with said

22 Project boundary, and the southerly right23 of-way of said Railroad.
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1 North 77°49′ East 89 feet to an iron

2 pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner

3 No. M–4.

4 North 79°30′ East 74 feet to an iron

5 pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner

6 No. M–5–1; thence, leaving the southerly

7 right-of-way of said Railroad, and con8 tinuing with the boundary of said Project.

9 South 06°33′ East 102 to an iron

10 pipe and cap designated U.S.A. Corner No.

11 M–6–1 on the northerly right-of-way line

12 of State Route 49/28; thence, leaving the

13 boundary of said Project, and with the

14 right-of-way of said road, severing the

15 lands of said Project.

16 North 80°59′ West 171 feet to a point

17 at the intersection of the Northerly right18 of-way line of said State Route 49/28 with

19 the easterly right-of-way line of said State

20 Route 49/10; thence, leaving the right-of21 way of said State Route 49/28 and with

22 the right-of-way of said State Route 49/10.

23 North 03°21′ West 42 feet to the

24 point of beginning, containing 0.27 acre,

25 more or less. The bearings and coordinate
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1 used herein are referenced to the West Vir2 ginia State Plane Coordinate System,

3 South Zone.

4 (D) A certain parcel of land in the State

5 of West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

6 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

7 and described as follows:

8 Beginning at a point at the intersec9 tion of the easterly right-of-way line of

10 State Route 49/10 with the right-of-way

11 line of the floodwall, having an approxi12 mate coordinate value of N228,826

13 E1,661,679; thence, leaving the right-of14 way of said floodwall, and with the right15 of-way of said State Route 49/10.

16 North 03°21′ West 23 feet to a point

17 at the intersection of the easterly right-of18 way line of said State Route 49/10 with

19 the southerly right-of-way line of State

20 Route 49/28; thence, leaving the right-of21 way of said State Route 49/10 and with

22 the right-of-way of said State Route 49/28.

23 South 80°59′ East 168 feet.

24 North 82°28′ East 45 feet to an iron

25 pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner
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1 No. M–8–1 on the boundary of the West2 ern Area Structural Project; thence, leav3 ing the right-of-way of said State Route

4 49/28, and with said Project boundary.

5 South 08°28′ East 88 feet to an iron

6 pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner

7 No. M–9–1 point on the northerly right-of8 way line of a street (known as McCoy

9 Alley); thence, leaving said Project bound10 ary and with the northerly right-of-way of

11 said street.

12 South 83°01′ West 38 feet to a point

13 on the right-of-way line of said floodwall;

14 thence, leaving the right-of-way of said

15 street, and with the right-of-way of said

16 floodwall.

17 North 57°49′ West 180 feet.

18 South 79°30′ West 34 feet to a point

19 of beginning, containing 0.24 acre, more or

20 less. The bearings and coordinate used

21 herein are referenced to the West Virginia

22 State Plane Coordinate System, South

23 Zone.

24 (k) MERRISACH LAKE, ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKAN25 SAS.—
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1 (1) LAND CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding any

2 other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to

3 eligible private property owners at fair market value,

4 as determined by the Secretary, all right, title, and

5 interest of the United States in and to certain lands

6 acquired for Navigation Pool No. 2, McClellan-Kerr

7 Arkansas River Navigation System, Merrisach Lake

8 Project, Arkansas County, Arkansas.

9 (2) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The lands to be

10 conveyed under paragraph (1) include those lands

11 lying between elevation 163, National Geodetic

12 Vertical Datum of 1929, and the Federal Govern13 ment boundary line for Tract Numbers 102, 129,

14 132–1, 132–2, 132–3, 134, 135, 136–1, 136–2, 138,

15 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, and 145, located in

16 sections 18, 19, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 7

South, Range 2 West, and the SE1 17 ⁄4 of Section 36,

18 Township 7 South, Range 3 West, Fifth Principal

19 Meridian, with the exception of any land designated

20 for public park purposes.

21 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any lands con22 veyed under paragraph (1) shall be subject to—

23 (A) a perpetual flowage easement prohib24 iting human habitation and restricting con25 struction activities;
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1 (B) the reservation of timber rights by the

2 United States; and

3 (C) such additional terms and conditions

4 as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro5 tect the interests of the United States.

6 (4) ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNER DEFINED.—In

7 this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible private property

8 owner’’ means the owner of record of land contig9 uous to lands owned by the United States in connec10 tion with the project referred to in paragraph (1).

11 SEC. 579. NAMINGS.

12 (a) FRANCIS BLAND FLOODWAY DITCH, ARKAN13 SAS.—

14 (1) DESIGNATION.—8-Mile Creek in Paragould,

15 Arkansas, shall be known and designated as the

16 ‘‘Francis Bland Floodway Ditch’’.

17 (2) LEGAL REFERENCE.—Any reference in a

18 law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other

19 record of the United States to the creek referred to

20 in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference

21 to the ‘‘Francis Bland Floodway Ditch’’.

22 (b) LAWRENCE BLACKWELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE, AR23 KANSAS.—

24 (1) DESIGNATION.—The bridge over lock and

25 dam numbered 4 on the Arkansas River, Arkansas,
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1 constructed as part of the project for navigation on

2 the Arkansas River and tributaries, shall be known

3 and designated as the ‘‘Lawrence Blackwell Memo4 rial Bridge’’.

5 (2) LEGAL REFERENCE.—Any reference in a

6 law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other

7 record of the United States to the bridge referred to

8 in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference

9 to the ‘‘Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge’’.

10 SEC. 580. FOLSOM DAM AND RESERVOIR ADDITIONAL

11 STORAGE AND ADDITIONAL FLOOD CONTROL

12 STUDIES.

13 (a) FOLSOM FLOOD CONTROL STUDIES.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta15 tion with the State of California and local water re16 sources agencies, shall undertake a study of increas17 ing surcharge flood control storage at the Folsom

18 Dam and Reservoir.

19 (2) LIMITATIONS.—The study of the Folsom

20 Dam and Reservoir undertaken under paragraph (1)

21 shall assume that there is to be no increase in con22 servation storage at the Folsom Reservoir.

23 (3) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2000,

24 the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on

25 the results of the study under this subsection.
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1 (b) AMERICAN AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS FLOOD

2 CONTROL STUDY.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall under4 take a study of all levees on the American River and

5 on the Sacramento River downstream and imme6 diately upstream of the confluence of such Rivers to

7 access opportunities to increase potential flood pro8 tection through levee modifications.

9 (2) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not later

10 than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall transmit to

11 Congress a report on the results of the study under12 taken under this subsection.

13 SEC. 581. WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA.

14 (a) EMERGENCY ACTION.—The Secretary shall take

15 emergency action to protect Wallops Island, Virginia, from

16 damaging coastal storms, by improving and extending the

17 existing seawall, replenishing and renourishing the beach,

18 and constructing protective dunes.

19 (b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary may seek re20 imbursement from other Federal agencies whose resources

21 are protected by the emergency action taken under sub22 section (a).

23 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

25 $8,000,000.
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1 SEC. 582. DETROIT RIVER, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to re3 pair and rehabilitate the seawalls on the Detroit River in

4 Detroit, Michigan.

5 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

6 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning

7 after September 30, 1999, $1,000,000 to carry out this

8 section.

9 SEC. 583. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary

11 may establish a pilot program for providing environmental

12 assistance to non-Federal interests in northeastern Min13 nesota.

14 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this

15 section may be in the form of design and construction as16 sistance for water-related environmental infrastructure

17 and resource protection and development projects in

18 northeastern Minnesota, including projects for wastewater

19 treatment and related facilities, water supply and related

20 facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water re21 source protection and development.

22 (c) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec23 retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec24 tion only if the project is publicly owned.

25 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance

2 under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a

3 local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal in4 terest to provide for design and construction of the

5 project to be carried out with the assistance.

6 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation

7 agreement entered into under this subsection shall

8 provide for the following:

9 (A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary,

10 in consultation with appropriate Federal and

11 State officials, of a facilities or resource protec12 tion and development plan, including appro13 priate engineering plans and specifications.

14 (B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUC15 TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti16 tutional structures as are necessary to ensure

17 the effective long-term operation of the project

18 by the non-Federal interest.

19 (3) COST SHARING.—

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

21 project costs under each local cooperation

22 agreement entered into under this subsection

23 shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be

24 in the form of grants or reimbursements of

25 project costs.
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1 (B) CREDIT FOR DESIGN WORK.—The

2 non-Federal interest shall receive credit for the

3 reasonable costs of design work completed by

4 the non-Federal interest prior to entering into

5 a local cooperation agreement with the Sec6 retary for a project. The credit for the design

7 work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total con8 struction costs of the project.

9 (C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In the event

10 of a delay in the funding of the non-Federal

11 share of a project that is the subject of an

12 agreement under this section, the non-Federal

13 interest shall receive credit for reasonable inter14 est incurred in providing the non-Federal share

15 of a project’s cost.

16 (D) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF17 WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall

18 receive credit for land, easements, rights-of19 way, and relocations toward its share of project

20 costs (including all reasonable costs associated

21 with obtaining permits necessary for the con22 struction, operation, and maintenance of the

23 project on publicly owned or controlled land),

24 but not to exceed 25 percent of total project

25 costs.
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1 (E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The

2 non-Federal share of operation and mainte3 nance costs for projects constructed with assist4 ance provided under this section shall be 100

5 percent.

6 (e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE

7 LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as

8 waiving, limiting, or otherwise affecting the applicability

9 of any provision of Federal or State law that would other10 wise apply to a project to be carried out with assistance

11 provided under this section.

12 (f) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2001, the

13 Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re14 sults of the pilot program carried out under this section,

15 together with recommendations concerning whether or not

16 such program should be implemented on a national basis.

17 (g) NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA DEFINED.—In this

18 section, the term ‘‘northeastern Minnesota’’ means the

19 counties of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca,

20 Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Kanabec, Mille

21 Lacs, Morrison, Benton, Sherburne, Isanti, and Chisago,

22 Minnesota.

23 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

25 $40,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September
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1 30, 1999. Such sums shall remain available until ex2 pended.

3 SEC. 584. ALASKA.

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary

5 may establish a pilot program for providing environmental

6 assistance to non-Federal interests in Alaska.

7 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this

8 section may be in the form of design and construction as9 sistance for water-related environmental infrastructure

10 and resource protection and development projects in Alas11 ka, including projects for wastewater treatment and re12 lated facilities, water supply and related facilities, and sur13 face water resource protection and development.

14 (c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary

15 may provide assistance for a project under this section

16 only if the project is publicly owned or is owned by a native

17 corporation as defined by section 1602 of title 43, United

18 States Code.

19 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance

21 under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a

22 local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal in23 terest to provide for design and construction of the

24 project to be carried out with the assistance.
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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation

2 agreement entered into under this subsection shall

3 provide for the following:

4 (A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary,

5 in consultation with appropriate Federal and

6 State officials, of a facilities or resource protec7 tion and development plan, including appro8 priate engineering plans and specifications.

9 (B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUC10 TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti11 tutional structures as are necessary to ensure

12 the effective long-term operation of the project

13 by the non-Federal interest.

14 (3) COST SHARING.—

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

16 the project costs under each local cooperation

17 agreement entered into under this subsection

18 shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be

19 in the form of grants or reimbursements of

20 project costs.

21 (B) CREDIT FOR DESIGN WORK.—The

22 non-Federal interest shall receive credit for the

23 reasonable costs of design work completed by

24 the non-Federal interest prior to entering into

25 a local cooperation agreement with the Sec-
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1 retary for a project. The credit for the design

2 work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total con3 struction costs of the project.

4 (C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In the event

5 of a delay in the funding of the non-Federal

6 share of a project that is the subject of an

7 agreement under this section, the non-Federal

8 interest shall receive credit for reasonable inter9 est incurred in providing the non-Federal share

10 of a project’s cost.

11 (D) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF12 WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall

13 receive credit for land, easements, rights-of14 way, and relocations toward its share of project

15 costs (including all reasonable costs associated

16 with obtaining permits necessary for the con17 struction, operation, and maintenance of the

18 project on publicly owned or controlled land),

19 but not to exceed 25 percent of total project

20 costs.

21 (E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The

22 non-Federal share of operation and mainte23 nance costs for projects constructed with assist24 ance provided under this section shall be 100

25 percent.
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1 (e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE

2 LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as

3 waiving, limiting, or otherwise affecting the applicability

4 of any provision of Federal or State law that would other5 wise apply to a project to be carried out with assistance

6 provided under this section.

7 (f) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2001, the

8 Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re9 sults of the pilot program carried out under this section,

10 together with recommendations concerning whether or not

11 such program should be implemented on a national basis.

12 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

14 $25,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September

15 30, 1999. Such sums shall remain available until ex16 pended.

17 SEC. 585. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary

19 may establish a pilot program for providing environmental

20 assistance to non-Federal interests in central West Vir21 ginia.

22 (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this

23 section may be in the form of design and construction as24 sistance for water-related environmental infrastructure

25 and resource protection and development projects in cen-
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1 tral West Virginia, including projects for wastewater

2 treatment and related facilities, water supply and related

3 facilities, and surface water resource protection and devel4 opment.

5 (c) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec6 retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec7 tion only if the project is publicly owned.

8 (d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance

10 under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a

11 local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal in12 terest to provide for design and construction of the

13 project to be carried out with the assistance.

14 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation

15 agreement entered into under this subsection shall

16 provide for the following:

17 (A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary,

18 in consultation with appropriate Federal and

19 State officials, of a facilities or resource protec20 tion and development plan, including appro21 priate engineering plans and specifications.

22 (B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUC23 TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti24 tutional structures as are necessary to ensure
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1 the effective long-term operation of the project

2 by the non-Federal interest.

3 (3) COST SHARING.—

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

5 the project costs under each local cooperation

6 agreement entered into under this subsection

7 shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be

8 in the form of grants or reimbursements of

9 project costs.

10 (B) CREDIT FOR DESIGN WORK.—The

11 non-Federal interest shall receive credit for the

12 reasonable costs of design work completed by

13 the non-Federal interest prior to entering into

14 a local cooperation agreement with the Sec15 retary for a project. The credit for the design

16 work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total con17 struction costs of the project.

18 (C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In the event

19 of a delay in the funding of the non-Federal

20 share of a project that is the subject of an

21 agreement under this section, the non-Federal

22 interest shall receive credit for reasonable inter23 est incurred in providing the non-Federal share

24 of a project’s cost.
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1 (D) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF2 WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall

3 receive credit for land, easements, rights-of4 way, and relocations toward its share of project

5 costs (including all reasonable costs associated

6 with obtaining permits necessary for the con7 struction, operation, and maintenance of the

8 project on publicly owned or controlled land),

9 but not to exceed 25 percent of total project

10 costs.

11 (E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The

12 non-Federal share of operation and mainte13 nance costs for projects constructed with assist14 ance provided under this section shall be 100

15 percent.

16 (e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE

17 LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as

18 waiving, limiting, or otherwise affecting the applicability

19 of any provision of Federal or State law that would other20 wise apply to a project to be carried out with assistance

21 provided under this section.

22 (f) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2001, the

23 Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re24 sults of the pilot program carried out under this section,
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1 together with recommendations concerning whether or not

2 such program should be implemented on a national basis.

3 (g) CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA DEFINED.—In this

4 section, the term ‘‘central West Virginia’’ means the coun5 ties of Mason, Jackson, Putnam, Kanawha, Roane, Wirt,

6 Calhoun, Clay, Nicholas, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur,

7 Randolph, Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan, Berke8 ley, and Jefferson, West Virginia.

9 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

11 $10,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September

12 30, 1999. Such sums shall remain available until ex13 pended.

14 SEC. 586. SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AREA WATERSHED

15 RESTORATION, CALIFORNIA.

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

17 undertake environmental restoration activities included in

18 the Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority’s ‘‘Water19 shed Management Plan’’. These activities shall be limited

20 to cleanup of contaminated groundwater resulting directly

21 from the acts of any Federal agency or Department of

22 the Federal Government at or in the vicinity of McClellan

23 Air Force Base, California; Mather Air Force Base, Cali24 fornia; Sacramento Army Depot, California; or any loca25 tion within the watershed where the Federal Government
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1 would be a responsible party under any Federal environ2 mental law.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

5 $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

6 1999.

7 SEC. 587. ONONDAGA LAKE.

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

9 plan, design, and construct projects for the environmental

10 restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga

11 Lake, New York, and to provide, in coordination with the

12 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, fi13 nancial assistance to the State of New York and political

14 subdivisions thereof for the development and implementa15 tion of projects to restore, conserve, and manage Onon16 daga Lake.

17 (b) PARTNERSHIP.—In carrying out this section, the

18 Secretary shall establish a partnership with appropriate

19 Federal agencies (including the Environmental Protection

20 Agency) and the State of New York and political subdivi21 sions thereof for the purpose of project development and

22 implementation. Such partnership shall be dissolved not

23 later than 15 years after the date of the enactment of this

24 Act.
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1 (c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the

2 cost of a project constructed under subsection (a) shall

3 be not less than 30 percent of the total cost of the project

4 and may be provided through in-kind services.

5 (d) EFFECT ON LIABILITY.—Financial assistance

6 provided under this section shall not relieve from liability

7 any person who would otherwise be liable under Federal

8 or State law for damages, response costs, natural resource

9 damages, restitution, equitable relief, or any other relief.

10 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

11 authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out

12 the purposes of this section.

13 (f) REPEAL.—Section 401 of the Great Lakes Crit14 ical Programs Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and section

15 411 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990

16 (104 Stat. 4648) are repealed as of the date of the enact17 ment of this Act.

18 SEC. 588. EAST LYNN LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA.

19 The Secretary shall defer any decision relating to the

20 leasing of mineral resources underlying East Lynn Lake,

21 West Virginia, project lands to the Federal entity vested

22 with such leasing authority.

23 SEC. 589. EEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

24 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if

25 flooding in the City of Ferndale, California, is the result
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1 of a Federal flood control project on the Eel River. If the

2 Secretary determines that the flooding is the result of the

3 project, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures (in4 cluding dredging of the Salt River and construction of

5 sediment ponds at the confluence of Francis, Reas, and

6 Williams Creeks) to mitigate the flooding.

7 SEC. 590. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review a re9 port prepared by the non-Federal interest concerning flood

10 protection for the Dark Hollow area of North Little Rock,

11 Arkansas. If the Secretary determines that the report

12 meets the evaluation and design standards of the Corps

13 of Engineers and that the project is economically justified,

14 technically sound, and environmentally acceptable, the

15 Secretary shall carry out the project.

16 (b) TREATMENT OF DESIGN AND PLAN PREPARA17 TION COSTS.—The costs of design and preparation of

18 plans and specifications shall be included as project costs

19 and paid during construction.

20 SEC. 591. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSISSIPPI PLACE,

21 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a

23 cooperative agreement to participate in a project for the

24 planning, design, and construction of infrastructure and
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1 other improvements at Mississippi Place, St. Paul, Min2 nesota.

3 (b) COST SHARING.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the

5 cost of the project shall be 50 percent. The Federal

6 share may be provided in the form of grants or re7 imbursements of project costs.

8 (2) CREDIT FOR NON-FEDERAL WORK.—The

9 non-Federal interest shall receive credit toward the

10 non-Federal share of the cost of the project for rea11 sonable costs incurred by the non-Federal interests

12 as a result of participation in the planning, design,

13 and construction of the project.

14 (3) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY

15 CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall receive

16 credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of

17 the project for land, easements, rights-of-way, and

18 relocations provided by the non-Federal interest with

19 respect to the project.

20 (4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non21 Federal share of operation and maintenance costs

22 for the project shall be 100 percent.
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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this

3 section.

Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 1999.

Attest:

Clerk.