Union Calendar No. 59

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1480

[Report No. 106–106, Part I]

A BILL

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

APRIL 26, 1999

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure with an amendment

APRIL 26, 1999

Referral to the Committee on Resources extended for a

period ending not later than April 26, 1999

APRIL 26, 1999

The Committee on Resources discharged; committed to

Union and ordered to be printedthe Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
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Union Calendar No. 59

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1480

[Report No. 106–106, Part I]

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 20, 1999

Mr. SHUSTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

APRIL 26, 1999

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an

amendment

APRIL 26, 1999

Referral to the Committee on Resources extended for a period ending not later

than April 26, 1999

APRIL 26, 1999

The Committee on Resources discharged; committed to the Committee of the

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 20, 1999]

A BILL

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.

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.
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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.

Sec. 228. Environmental dredging.

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.
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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.

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.

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.
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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.

Sec. 425. Great Lakes region comprehensive study.

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

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

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.
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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.

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. Recreation user fees initiative.

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 water supply studies.

Sec. 581. Water resources development.

Sec. 582. Allocation of appropriations.

Sec. 583. Wallops Island, Virginia.

Sec. 584. Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan.

1 SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

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

3 of the Army.
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1 TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES

2 PROJECTS

3 SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

4 (a) PROJECTS WITH CHIEF’S REPORTS.—The fol5 lowing projects for water resources development and con6 servation and other purposes are authorized to be carried

7 out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the

8 plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the respec9 tive reports designated in this subsection:

10 (1) SAND POINT HARBOR, ALASKA.—The project

11 for navigation, Sand Point Harbor, Alaska: Report of

12 the Chief of Engineers dated October 13, 1998, at a

13 total cost of $11,760,000, with an estimated Federal

14 cost of $6,964,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost

15 of $4,796,000.

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

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

18 environmental restoration, Rio Salado, Salt River,

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

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

21 $88,048,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

22 $56,355,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

23 $31,693,000.

24 (3) TUCSON DRAINAGE AREA, ARIZONA.—The

25 project for flood control, Tucson drainage area, Ari-
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1 zona: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 20,

2 1998, at a total cost of $29,900,000, with an esti3 mated Federal cost of $16,768,000 and an estimated

4 non-Federal cost of $13,132,000.

5 (4) AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED, CALI6 FORNIA.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Folsom Dam Modi8 fication portion of the Folsom Modification Plan

9 described in the United States Army Corps of

10 Engineers Supplemental Information Report for

11 the American River Watershed Project, Cali12 fornia, dated March 1996, as modified by the re13 port entitled ‘‘Folsom Dam Modification Report,

14 New Outlets Plan,’’ dated March 1998, prepared

15 by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency,

16 at an estimated cost of $150,000,000, with an es17 timated Federal cost of $97,500,000 and an esti18 mated non-Federal cost of $52,500,000. The Sec19 retary shall coordinate with the Secretary of the

20 Interior with respect to the design and construc21 tion of modifications at Folsom Dam authorized

22 by this paragraph.

23 (B) REOPERATION MEASURES.—Upon com24 pletion of the improvements to Folsom Dam au25 thorized by subparagraph (A), the variable space
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1 allocated to flood control within the Reservoir

2 shall be reduced from the current operating

3 range of 400,000-670,000 acre-feet to 400,000-

4 600,000 acre-feet.

5 (C) COST OF FOLSOM RESERVOIR REOPER6 ATION MEASURES.—Section 101(a)(1)(D)(ii) of

7 the Water Resources Development Act of 1996

8 (110 Stat. 3662–3663) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘during’’ and all that follows through ‘‘there10 after’’.

11 (D) MAKEUP OF WATER SHORTAGES

12 CAUSED BY FLOOD CONTROL OPERATION.—

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the

14 Interior shall enter into, or modify, such

15 agreements with the Sacramento Area Flood

16 Control Agency regarding the operation of

17 Folsom Dam and reservoir as may be nec18 essary in order that, notwithstanding any

19 prior agreement or provision of law, 100

20 percent of the water needed to make up for

21 any water shortage caused by variable flood

22 control operation during any year at Fol23 som Dam and resulting in a significant im24 pact on recreation at Folsom Reservoir shall

25 be replaced, to the extent the water is avail-
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1 able for purchase, by the Secretary of the

2 Interior.

3 (ii) COST SHARING.—Seventy-five per4 cent of the costs of the replacement water

5 provided under clause (i) shall be paid for

6 on a non-reimbursable basis by the Sec7 retary of the Interior at Federal expense.

8 The remaining 25 percent of such costs shall

9 be provided by the Sacramento Area Flood

10 Control Agency.

11 (iii) LIMITATION.—To the extent that

12 any funds in excess of the non-Federal share

13 are provided by the Sacramento Area Flood

14 Control Agency, the Secretary shall reim15 burse such non-Federal interests for such ex16 cess funds. Costs for replacement water may

17 not exceed 125 percent of the current aver18 age market price for raw water, as deter19 mined by the Secretary of the Interior.

20 (E) SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RECRE21 ATION.—For the purposes of this paragraph, a

22 significant impact on recreation is defined as

23 any impact that results in a lake elevation at

24 Folsom Reservoir below 435 feet above sea level
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1 starting on May 15 and ending on September 15

2 of any given year.

3 (F) EVALUATION.—For purposes of this

4 paragraph, in evaluating the impacts on recre5 ation at Folsom Reservoir caused by the variable

6 flood control operation of Folsom Dam, the Sec7 retary shall take into consideration the effect of

8 measures authorized by section 581(b) of this

9 Act.

10 (5) SOUTH SACRAMENTO COUNTY STREAMS,

11 CALIFORNIA.—The project for flood control, environ12 mental restoration and recreation, South Sacramento

13 County streams, California: Report of the Chief of

14 Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a total cost of

15 $65,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

16 $41,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

17 $24,300,000.

18 (6) UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—

19 The project for flood control and recreation, Upper

20 Guadalupe River, California: Locally Preferred Plan

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

22 Chief of Engineers dated August 19, 1998, at a total

23 cost of $140,285,000, with an estimated Federal cost

24 of $44,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

25 $96,285,000.
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1 (7) YUBA RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.—The

2 project for flood control, Yuba River Basin, Cali3 fornia: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated Novem4 ber 25, 1998, at a total cost of $26,600,000, with an

5 estimated Federal cost of $17,350,000 and an esti6 mated non-Federal cost of $9,250,000.

7 (8) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE AND

8 NEW JERSEY-BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE.—The

9 project for hurricane and storm damage reduction,

10 Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey11 Broadkill Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of En12 gineers dated August 17, 1998, at a total cost of

13 $9,049,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

14 $5,674,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

15 $3,375,000, and at an estimated average annual cost

16 of $538,200 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year

17 life of the project, with an estimated annual Federal

18 cost of $349,800 and an estimated annual non-Fed19 eral cost of $188,400.

20 (9) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE AND

21 NEW JERSEY-PORT MAHON, DELAWARE.—The project

22 for ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay coastline,

23 Delaware and New Jersey-Port Mahon, Delaware: Re24 port of the Chief of Engineers dated September 28,

25 1998, at a total cost of $7,644,000, with an estimated
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1 Federal cost of $4,969,000 and an estimated non-Fed2 eral cost of $2,675,000, and at an estimated average

3 annual cost of $234,000 for periodic nourishment over

4 the 50-year life of the project, with an estimated an5 nual Federal cost of $152,000 and an estimated an6 nual non-Federal cost of $82,000.

7 (10) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE AND

8 NEW JERSEY-ROOSEVELT INLET-LEWES BEACH, DELA9 WARE.—The project for navigation mitigation and

10 hurricane and storm damage reduction, Delaware

11 Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-Roosevelt

12 Inlet-Lewes Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of

13 Engineers dated February 3, 1999, at a total cost of

14 $3,393,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

15 $2,620,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

16 $773,000, and at an estimated average annual cost

17 of $196,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year

18 life of the project, with an estimated annual Federal

19 cost of $152,000 and an estimated annual non-Fed20 eral cost of $44,000.

21 (11) JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLORIDA.—

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The project for naviga23 tion, Jacksonville Harbor, Florida: Report of the

24 Chief of Engineers April 21, 1999, at a total cost

25 of $26,116,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
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1 $9,129,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

2 $16,987,000.

3 (B) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding sub4 paragraph (A), the Secretary may construct the

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

6 interest agrees to pay any additional costs above

7 those for the recommended plan.

8 (12) TAMPA HARBOR-BIG BEND CHANNEL, FLOR9 IDA.—The project for navigation, Tampa Harbor-Big

10 Bend Channel, Florida: Report of the Chief of Engi11 neers dated October 13, 1998, at a total cost of

12 $9,356,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

13 $6,235,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

14 $3,121,000.

15 (13) BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GEORGIA.—The

16 project for navigation, Brunswick Harbor, Georgia:

17 Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 6,

18 1998, at a total cost of $50,717,000, with an estimate

19 Federal cost of $32,966,000 and an estimated non20 Federal cost of $17,751,000.

21 (14) BEARGRASS CREEK, KENTUCKY.—The

22 project for flood control, Beargrass Creek, Kentucky:

23 Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 12, 1998,

24 at a total cost of $11,171,300, with an estimated Fed-
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1 eral cost of $7,261,500 and an estimated non-Federal

2 cost of $3,909,800.

3 (15) AMITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, LOU4 ISIANA.—The project for flood control, Amite River

5 and tributaries, Louisiana: Report of the Chief of En6 gineers dated December 23, 1996, at a total cost of

7 $112,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

8 $84,675,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

9 $28,225,000. Cost sharing for the project shall be de10 termined in accordance with section 103(a) of the

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

12 2213), as in effect on October 11, 1996.

13 (16) BALTIMORE HARBOR ANCHORAGES AND

14 CHANNELS, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.—The project for

15 navigation, Baltimore harbor anchorages and chan16 nels, Maryland and Virginia: Report of the Chief of

17 Engineers, dated June 8, 1998, at a total cost of

18 $28,430,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

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

20 $9,430,000.

21 (17) RED RIVER LAKE AT CROOKSTON, MIN22 NESOTA.—The project for flood control, Red River

23 Lake at Crookston, Minnesota: Report of the Chief of

24 Engineers, dated April 20, 1998, at a total cost of

25 $8,950,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
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1 $5,720,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

2 $3,230,000.

3 (18) LOWER CAPE MAY MEADOWS, CAPE MAY

4 POINT, NEW JERSEY.—The project for navigation

5 mitigation, ecosystem restoration, and hurricane and

6 storm damage reduction, Lower Cape May Meadows,

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

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

9 $15,952,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

10 $12,118,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

11 $3,834,000, and at an estimated average annual cost

12 of $1,114,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-

13 year life of the project, with an estimated annual

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

15 non-Federal cost of $217,000.

16 (19) NEW JERSEY SHORE PROTECTION: TOWN17 SENDS INLET TO CAPE MAY INLET, NEW JERSEY.—

18 The project for hurricane and storm damage reduc19 tion and ecosystem restoration, New Jersey Shore

20 Protection: Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New

21 Jersey: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated Sep22 tember 28, 1998, at a total cost of $56,503,000, with

23 an estimated Federal cost of $36,727,000 and an esti24 mated non-Federal cost of $19,776,000, and at an es25 timated average annual cost of $2,000,000 for peri-
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1 odic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project,

2 with an estimated annual Federal cost of $1,300,000

3 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of

4 $700,000.

5 (20) GUANAJIBO RIVER, PUERTO RICO.—The

6 project for flood control, Guanajibo River, Puerto

7 Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated Feb8 ruary 27, 1996, at a total cost of $27,031,000, with

9 an estimated Federal cost of $20,273,250 and an esti10 mated non-Federal cost of $6,757,750. Cost sharing

11 for the project shall be determined in accordance with

12 section 103(a) of the Water Resources Development

13 Act 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) as in effect on October

14 11, 1986.

15 (21) RIO GRANDE DE MANATI, BARCELONETA,

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

17 Grande De Manati, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico: Report

18 of the Chief of Engineers, dated January 22, 1999, at

19 a total cost of $13,491,000, with an estimated Federal

20 cost of $8,785,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost

21 of $4,706,000.

22 (22) RIO NIGUA AT SALINAS, PUERTO RICO.—The

23 project for flood control, Rio Nigua at Salinas, Puerto

24 Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April

25 15, 1997, at a total cost of $13,702,000, with an esti-
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1 mated Federal cost of $7,645,000 and an estimated

2 non-Federal cost of $6,057,000.

3 (23) SALT CREEK, GRAHAM, TEXAS.—The project

4 for flood control, environmental restoration and recre5 ation, Salt Creek, Graham, Texas: Report of the Chief

6 of Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a total cost of

7 $10,080,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

8 $6,560,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

9 $3,520,000.

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

11 projects for water resources development and conservation

12 and other purposes are authorized to be carried out by the

13 Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, and

14 subject to the conditions, recommended in a final report of

15 the Corps of Engineers, if the report is completed not later

16 than September 30, 1999.

17 (1) NOME, ALASKA.—The project for navigation,

18 Nome, Alaska, at a total cost of $24,608,000, with an

19 estimated Federal cost of $19,660,000 and an esti20 mated non-Federal cost of $4,948,000.

21 (2) SEWARD HARBOR, ALASKA.—The project for

22 navigation, Seward Harbor, Alaska, at a total cost of

23 $12,240,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

24 $4,364,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

25 $7,876,000.
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1 (3) HAMILTON AIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA.—The

2 project for wetlands restoration, Hamilton Airfield,

3 California, at a total cost of $55,200,000, with an es4 timated Federal cost of $41,400,000 and an estimated

5 non-Federal cost of $13,800,000.

6 (4) OAKLAND HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.—The project

7 for navigation, Oakland Harbor, California, at a

8 total cost of $256,650,000, with an estimated Federal

9 cost of $143,450,000 and an estimated non-Federal

10 cost of $113,200,000.

11 (5) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE AND

12 NEW JERSEY: REEDS BEACH AND PIERCES POINT,

13 NEW JERSEY.—The project for shore protection and

14 ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay Coastline, Dela15 ware and New Jersey: Reeds Beach and Pierces

16 Point, New Jersey, at a total cost of $4,057,000, with

17 an estimated Federal cost of $2,637,000 and an esti18 mated non-Federal cost of $1,420,000.

19 (6) DELAWARE BAY COASTLINE, DELAWARE AND

20 NEW JERSEY: VILLAS AND VICINITY, NEW JERSEY.—

21 The project for shore protection and ecosystem res22 toration, Delaware Bay Coastline, Delaware and New

23 Jersey: Villas and Vicinity, New Jersey, at a total

24 cost of $7,520,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
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1 $4,888,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

2 $2,632,000.

3 (7) DELAWARE COAST FROM CAPE HENELOPEN

4 TO FENWICK ISLAND, BETHANY BEACH/SOUTH BETH5 ANY BEACH, DELAWARE.—The project for hurricane

6 and storm damage reduction, Delaware Coast from

7 Cape Henelopen to Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach/

8 South Bethany Beach, Delaware, at a total cost of

9 $22,205,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

10 $14,433,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

11 $7,772,000, and at an estimated average annual cost

12 of $1,584,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-

13 year life of the project, with an estimated annual

14 Federal cost of $1,030,000 and an estimated annual

15 non-Federal cost of $554,000.

16 (8) LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND, DUVAL COUNTY,

17 FLORIDA.—The project for hurricane and storm dam18 age prevention, Little Talbot Island, Duval County,

19 Florida, at a total cost of $5,915,000, with an esti20 mated Federal cost of $3,839,000 and an estimated

21 non-Federal cost of $2,076,000.

22 (9) PONCE DE LEON INLET, FLORIDA.—The

23 project for navigation and related purposes, Ponce de

24 Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, at a total cost

25 of $5,454,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
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1 $2,988,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

2 $2,466,000.

3 (10) SAVANNAH HARBOR EXPANSION, GEOR4 GIA.—

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph

6 (B), the project for navigation, Savannah Har7 bor expansion, Georgia, including implementa8 tion of the mitigation plan, with such modifica9 tions as the Secretary deems appropriate, at a

10 total cost of $230,174,000 (of which amount a

11 portion is authorized for implementation of the

12 mitigation plan), with an estimated Federal cost

13 of $145,160,000 and an estimated non-Federal

14 cost of $85,014,000.

15 (B) CONDITIONS.—The project authorized

16 by subparagraph (A) may be carried out only

17 after—

18 (i) the Secretary, in consultation with

19 affected Federal, State of Georgia, State of

20 South Carolina, regional, and local entities,

21 has reviewed and approved an environ22 mental impact statement for the project that

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1 (I) an analysis of the impacts of

2 project depth alternatives ranging from

3 42 feet through 48 feet; and

4 (II) a selected plan for navigation

5 and an associated mitigation plan as

6 required by section 906(a) of the Water

7 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

8 U.S.C. 2283); and

9 (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, the

10 Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator

11 of the Environmental Protection Agency,

12 and the Secretary have approved the se13 lected plan and have determined that the

14 mitigation plan adequately addresses the

15 potential environmental impacts of the

16 project.

17 (C) MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—The

18 mitigation plan shall be implemented in advance

19 of or concurrently with construction of the

20 project.

21 (11) DES PLAINES RIVER, ILLINOIS.—The project

22 for flood control, Des Plaines River, Illinois, at a

23 total cost of $44,300,000 with an estimated Federal

24 cost of $28,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost

25 of $15,500,000.
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1 (12) NEW JERSEY SHORE PROTECTION, BRIGAN2 TINE INLET TO GREAT EGG HARBOR, BRIGANTINE IS3 LAND, NEW JERSEY.—The project for hurricane and

4 storm damage reduction, New Jersey shore protection,

5 Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor, Brigantine Is6 land, New Jersey, at a total cost of $4,970,000, with

7 an estimated Federal cost of $3,230,000 and an esti8 mated non-Federal cost of $1,740,000, and at an esti9 mated average annual cost of $465,000 for periodic

10 nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with

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

12 estimated annual non-Federal cost of $163,000.

13 (13) COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, OREGON AND

14 WASHINGTON.—The project for navigation, Columbia

15 River Channel, Oregon and Washington, at a total

16 cost of $183,623,000 with an estimated Federal cost

17 $106,132,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

18 $77,491,000.

19 (14) JOHNSON CREEK, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.—The

20 locally preferred project for flood control, Johnson

21 Creek, Arlington, Texas, at a total cost of

22 $20,300,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

23 $12,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

24 $8,300,000.
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1 (15) HOWARD HANSON DAM, WASHINGTON.—The

2 project for water supply and ecosystem restoration,

3 Howard Hanson Dam, Washington, at a total cost of

4 $75,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

5 $36,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

6 $38,700,000.

7 SEC. 102. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

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

9 study for each of the following projects and, after completion

10 of such study, shall carry out the project under section 205

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

12 (1) LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood

13 control, Lancaster, California, westside stormwater

14 retention facility.

15 (2) GATEWAY TRIANGLE AREA, FLORIDA.—

16 Project for flood control, Gateway Triangle area, Col17 lier County, Florida.

18 (3) PLANT CITY, FLORIDA.—Project for flood con19 trol, Plant City, Florida.

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

21 Project for flood control, Stone Island, Lake Monroe,

22 Florida.

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

24 control, Ohio River, Illinois.
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1 (6) REPAUPO CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for

2 flood control, Repaupo Creek, New Jersey.

3 (7) OWASCO LAKE SEAWALL, NEW YORK.—

4 Project for flood control, Owasco Lake seawall, New

5 York.

6 (8) PORT CLINTON, OHIO.—Project for flood con7 trol, Port Clinton, Ohio.

8 (9) NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLAHOMA.—

9 Project for flood control, North Canadian River, Okla10 homa.

11 (10) ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—

12 Project for flood control, Baeder and Wanamaker

13 Roads, Abington Township, Pennsylvania.

14 (11) PORT INDIAN, WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP,

15 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for

16 flood control, Port Indian, West Norriton Township,

17 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

18 (12) PORT PROVIDENCE, UPPER PROVIDENCE

19 TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for flood control,

20 Port Providence, Upper Providence Township, Penn21 sylvania.

22 (13) SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY

23 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for flood control,

24 Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsyl25 vania.
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1 (14) FIRST CREEK, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.—

2 Project for flood control, First Creek, Knoxville, Ten3 nessee.

4 (15) METRO CENTER LEVEE, CUMBERLAND

5 RIVER, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.—Project for flood

6 control, Metro Center Levee, Cumberland River, Nash7 ville, Tennessee.

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

9 (1) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The

10 maximum amount of Federal funds that may be ex11 pended for the project for flood control, Festus and

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

13 (2) REVISION OF PROJECT COOPERATION AGREE14 MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project coopera15 tion agreement for the project referred to in para16 graph (1) to take into account the change in the Fed17 eral participation in such project pursuant to para18 graph (1).

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

20 shall be construed to affect any cost-sharing require21 ment applicable to the project referred to in para22 graph (1) under the Water Resources Development Act

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1 SEC. 103. SMALL BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the

3 following projects and, after completion of such study, shall

4 carry out the project under section 14 of the Flood Control

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

6 (1) SAINT JOSEPH RIVER, INDIANA.—Project for

7 streambank erosion control, Saint Joseph River, Indi8 ana.

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

10 Project for streambank erosion control, Saginaw

11 River, Bay City, Michigan.

12 (3) BIG TIMBER CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project

13 for streambank erosion control, Big Timber Creek,

14 New Jersey.

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

16 YORK.—Project for streambank erosion control, Lake

17 Shore Road, Athol Springs, New York.

18 (5) MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW

19 YORK.—Project for streambank erosion control, Marist

20 College, Poughkeepsie, New York.

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

22 streambank erosion control, Monroe County, Ohio.

23 (7) GREEN VALLEY, WEST VIRGINIA.—Project for

24 streambank erosion control, Green Valley, West Vir25 ginia.
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1 SEC. 104. SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECTS.

2 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the

3 following projects and, after completion of such study, shall

4 carry out the project under section 107 of the River and

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

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

7 navigation, Grand Marais, Arkansas.

8 (2) FIELDS LANDING CHANNEL, HUMBOLDT HAR9 BOR, CALIFORNIA.—Project for navigation, Fields

10 Landing Channel, Humboldt Harbor, California.

11 (3) SAN MATEO (PILLAR POINT HARBOR), CALI12 FORNIA.—Project for navigation San Mateo (Pillar

13 Point Harbor), California.

14 (4) AGANA MARINA, GUAM.—Project for naviga15 tion, Agana Marina, Guam.

16 (5) AGAT MARINA, GUAM.—Project for naviga17 tion, Agat Marina, Guam.

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

19 for navigation, Apra Harbor Fuel Piers, Guam.

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

21 navigation, Apra Harbor Pier F–6, Guam.

22 (8) APRA HARBOR SEAWALL, GUAM.—Project for

23 navigation including a seawall, Apra Harbor, Guam.

24 (9) GUAM HARBOR, GUAM.—Project for naviga25 tion, Guam Harbor, Guam.
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1 (10) ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR CHAUTAUQUA PARK,

2 ILLINOIS.—Project for navigation, Illinois River near

3 Chautauqua Park, Illinois.

4 (11) WHITING SHORELINE WATERFRONT, WHIT5 ING, INDIANA.—Project for navigation, Whiting

6 Shoreline Waterfront, Whiting, Indiana.

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

8 Project for navigation, Naraguagus River, Machias,

9 Maine.

10 (13) UNION RIVER, ELLSWORTH, MAINE.—Project

11 for navigation, Union River, Ellsworth, Maine.

12 (14) DETROIT WATERFRONT, MICHIGAN.—Project

13 for navigation, Detroit River, Michigan, including

14 dredging and removal of a reef.

15 (15) FORTESCUE INLET, DELAWARE BAY, NEW

16 JERSEY.—Project for navigation for Fortescue Inlet,

17 Delaware Bay, New Jersey.

18 (16) BUFFALO AND LASALLE PARK, NEW YORK.—

19 Project for navigation, Buffalo and LaSalle Park,

20 New York.

21 (17) STURGEON POINT, NEW YORK.—Project for

22 navigation, Sturgeon Point, New York.
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1 SEC. 105. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE EN2 VIRONMENT.

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

4 study for each of the following projects and, after completion

5 of such study, shall carry out the project under section 1135

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

7 2309a):

8 (1) ILLINOIS RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF HAVANA,

9 ILLINOIS.—Project for the improvement of the envi10 ronment, Illinois River in the vicinity of Havana, Il11 linois.

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

13 for the improvement of the environment, Knitting

14 Mill Creek, Virginia.

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

16 Secretary shall carry out under section 1135(a) of the Water

17 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a))

18 a project to construct a turbine bypass at Pine Flat Dam,

19 Kings River, California, in accordance with the Project

20 Modification Report and Environmental Assessment dated

21 September 1996.

22 SEC. 106. SMALL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

23 PROJECTS.

24 The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the

25 following projects and, after completion of such study, shall
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1 carry out the project under section 206 of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330):

3 (1) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, BAY DELTA, CALI4 FORNIA.—Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration,

5 Contra Costa County, Bay Delta, California.

6 (2) INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA.—Project for aquatic

7 ecosystem restoration and lagoon restoration, Indian

8 River, Florida.

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

10 for aquatic ecosystem restoration and erosion control,

11 Little Wekiva River, Florida.

12 (4) COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Project for aquatic

13 ecosystem restoration and lagoon restoration and pro14 tection, Cook County, Illinois.

15 (5) GRAND BATTURE ISLAND, MISSISSIPPI.—

16 Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Grand

17 Batture Island, Mississippi.

18 (6) HANCOCK, HARRISON, AND JACKSON COUN19 TIES, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for aquatic ecosystem res20 toration and reef restoration along the Gulf Coast,

21 Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mis22 sissippi.

23 (7) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND RIVER DES PERES,

24 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Project for aquatic ecosystem
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1 restoration and recreation, Mississippi River and

2 River Des Peres, St. Louis, Missouri.

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

4 aquatic ecosystem restoration, Hudson River, New

5 York.

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

7 aquatic ecosystem restoration, Oneida Lake, Oneida

8 County, New York.

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

10 aquatic ecosystem restoration, Otsego Lake, Otsego

11 County, New York.

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

13 Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, North Fork

14 of Yellow Creek, Ohio.

15 (12) WHEELING CREEK WATERSHED, OHIO.—

16 Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Wheeling

17 Creek watershed, Ohio.

18 (13) SPRINGFIELD MILLRACE, OREGON.—Project

19 for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Springfield Mill20 race, Oregon.

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

22 for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Upper Amazon

23 Creek, Oregon.

24 (15) LAKE ONTELAUNEE RESERVOIR, BERKS

25 COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for aquatic eco-
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1 system restoration and distilling pond facilities, Lake

2 Ontelaunee Reservoir, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

3 (16) BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, RHODE ISLAND

4 AND MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for aquatic ecosystem

5 restoration and fish passage facilities, Blackstone

6 River Basin, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

7 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

8 SEC. 201. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY.

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

10 U.S.C. 701s) is amended—

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

12 and inserting ‘‘implementation of small structural

13 and nonstructural projects’’; and

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

15 ‘‘$7,000,000’’.

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

17 AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON

18 FLOODS AND FLOOD DAMAGES.

19 The last sentence of section 206(b) of the Flood Control

20 Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a(b)) is amended by inserting

21 before the period the following: ‘‘; except that this limitation

22 on fees shall not apply to funds voluntarily contributed by

23 such entities for the purpose of expanding the scope of the

24 services requested by such entities’’.
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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 amended—

9 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol10 lowing:

11 ‘‘(4) PRACTICAL END-USE PRODUCTS.—Tech12 nologies selected for demonstration at the pilot scale

13 shall be intended to result in practical end-use prod14 ucts.

15 ‘‘(5) ASSISTANCE BY THE SECRETARY.—The Sec16 retary shall assist the project to ensure expeditious

17 completion by providing sufficient quantities of con18 taminated dredged material to conduct the full-scale

19 demonstrations to stated capacity.’’;

20 (2) in subsection (c) by striking the first sentence

21 and inserting the following: ‘‘There is authorized to be

22 appropriated to carry out this section $22,000,000 to

23 complete technology testing, technology commer24 cialization, and the development of full scale proc25 essing facilities within the New York/New Jersey Har26 bor.’’; and
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following:

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

3 this section, the Secretary is encouraged to utilize contracts,

4 cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges and uni5 versities and other non-Federal entities.’’.

6 SEC. 205. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS.

7 Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33

8 U.S.C. 610) is amended—

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

10 after ‘‘milfoil,’’;

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

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

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

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

15 Secretary is encouraged to utilize contracts, cooperative

16 agreements, and grants with colleges and universities and

17 other non-Federal entities.’’.

18 SEC. 206. USE OF CONTINUING CONTRACTS REQUIRED FOR

19 CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi21 sion of law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allo22 cated funding policy with respect to a water resources

23 project if initiation of construction has occurred but suffi24 cient funds are not available to complete the project. The
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1 Secretary shall enter into continuing contracts for such

2 project.

3 (b) INITIATION OF CONSTRUCTION CLARIFIED.—For

4 the purposes of this section, initiation of construction for

5 a project occurs on the date of enactment of an Act that

6 appropriates funds for the project from 1 of the following

7 appropriation accounts:

8 (1) Construction, General.

9 (2) Operation and Maintenance, General.

10 (3) Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tribu11 taries.

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

13 The requirements of section 2361 of title 10, United

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

15 research and development agreement, cooperative agree16 ment, or grant entered into under section 229 of the Water

17 Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3703) be18 tween the Secretary and Marshall University or entered

19 into under section 350 of this Act between the Secretary

20 and Juniata College.

21 SEC. 208. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOR

22 THE PACIFIC REGION.

23 Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act

24 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747) is amended by striking ‘‘interest

25 of navigation’’ and inserting ‘‘interests of water resources
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1 development, including navigation, flood damage reduction,

2 and environmental restoration’’.

3 SEC. 209. EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM

4 RESTORATION.

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

6 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3769)

7 is amended—

8 (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and

9 inserting ‘‘2000’’; and

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

11 and inserting ‘‘2003’’.

12 (b) CREDIT.—Section 528(b)(3) of such Act is amend13 ed by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(D) CREDIT OF PAST AND FUTURE ACTIVI15 TIES.—The Secretary may provide a credit to

16 the non-Federal interests toward the non-Federal

17 share of a project implemented under subpara18 graph (A). The credit shall be for reasonable

19 costs of work performed by the non-Federal inter20 ests if the Secretary determines that the work

21 substantially expedited completion of the project

22 and is compatible with and an integral part of

23 the project, and the credit is provided pursuant

24 to a specific project cooperation agreement.’’.
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1 (c) CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.—Sec2 tion 528(e)(4) of such Act is amended by inserting before

3 the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘if

4 the Secretary determines that such land acquisition is com5 patible with and an integral component of the Everglades

6 and South Florida ecosystem restoration, including poten7 tial land acquisition in the Caloosahatchee River basin or

8 other areas’’.

9 SEC. 210. BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

10 Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act

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

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

13 agreement in accordance with the requirements of sec14 tion 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘binding agreement with the Secretary’’; and

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

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

18 section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.

19 1962d–5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination with the ap20 propriate State and local government officials having juris21 diction over an area in which a project under this section

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

23 as the non-Federal interest for the project.’’.
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1 SEC. 211. HARBOR COST SHARING.

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

3 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 and

4 2241; P.L. 99–662) are amended by striking ‘‘45 feet’’ each

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘53 feet’’.

6 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub7 section (a) shall only apply to a project, or separable ele8 ment thereof, on which a contract for physical construction

9 has not been awarded before the date of enactment of this

10 Act.

11 SEC. 212. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

12 Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act

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

14 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol15 lowing: ‘‘Before October 1, 2003, the Federal share

16 may be provided in the form of grants or reimburse17 ments of project costs.’’; and

18 (2) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the fol19 lowing: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood

20 Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), the Sec21 retary, after coordination with the appropriate State

22 and local government officials having jurisdiction

23 over an area in which a project under this section

24 will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit entity to

25 serve as the non-Federal interest for the project.’’.
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1 SEC. 213. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND

2 DEVELOPMENT.

3 (a) NONPROFIT ENTITY AS NON-FEDERAL INTER4 EST.—Section 503(a) of the Water Resources Development

5 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3756) is amended by adding at the

6 end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the

7 Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), the Sec8 retary, after coordination with the appropriate State and

9 local government officials having jurisdiction over an area

10 in which a project under this section will be carried out,

11 may allow a nonprofit entity to serve as the non-Federal

12 interest for the project.’’.

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

14 is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (7) by inserting before the pe16 riod at the end ‘‘, including Clear Lake’’; and

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

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

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

20 Bay watershed, California.

21 ‘‘(16) Kaweah River watershed, California.

22 ‘‘(17) Malibu Creek watershed, California.

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

24 ‘‘(19) Catawba River watershed, North Carolina.

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

26 ‘‘(21) Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida.’’.
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1 SEC. 214. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIVERINE RESTORATION

2 PILOT PROGRAM.

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

4 program for the purpose of conducting projects that reduce

5 flood hazards and restore the natural functions and values

6 of rivers throughout the United States.

7 (b) STUDIES AND PROJECTS.—

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

9 the Secretary may conduct studies to identify appro10 priate flood damage reduction, conservation, and res11 toration measures and may design and implement

12 projects described in subsection (a).

13 (2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The

14 studies and projects carried out under this section

15 shall be conducted, to the maximum extent prac16 ticable, in consultation and coordination with the

17 Federal Emergency Management Agency and other

18 appropriate Federal agencies, and in consultation

19 and coordination with appropriate State, tribal, and

20 local agencies.

21 (3) NONSTRUCTURAL APPROACHES.—The studies

22 and projects shall emphasize, to the maximum extent

23 practicable and appropriate, nonstructural ap24 proaches to preventing or reducing flood damages.

25 (4) USE OF STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL STUDIES

26 AND PROJECTS.—The studies and projects shall in-
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1 clude consideration of and coordination with any

2 State, tribal, and local flood damage reduction or

3 riverine and wetland restoration studies and projects

4 that conserve, restore, and manage hydrologic and hy5 draulic regimes and restore the natural functions and

6 values of floodplains.

7 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.—

8 (1) STUDIES.—Studies conducted under this sec9 tion shall be subject to cost sharing in accordance

10 with section 105 of the Water Resources Development

11 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).

12 (2) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND NON13 STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—The non14 Federal interests shall pay 35 percent of the cost of

15 any environmental restoration or nonstructural flood

16 control project carried out under this section. The

17 non-Federal interests shall provide all land, ease18 ments, rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas,

19 and relocations necessary for such projects. The value

20 of such land, easements, rights-of-way, dredged mate21 rial disposal areas, and relocations shall be credited

22 toward the payment required under this paragraph.

23 (3) STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—

24 Any structural flood control measures carried out

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1 accordance with section 103(a) of the Water Resources

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

3 (4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non4 Federal interests shall be responsible for all costs asso5 ciated with operating, maintaining, replacing, re6 pairing, and rehabilitating all projects carried out

7 under this section.

8 (d) PROJECT JUSTIFICATION.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other

10 provision of law or requirement for economic jus11 tification established pursuant to section 209 of the

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

13 Secretary may implement a project under this section

14 if the Secretary determines that the project—

15 (A) will significantly reduce potential flood

16 damages;

17 (B) will improve the quality of the environ18 ment; and

19 (C) is justified considering all costs and

20 beneficial outputs of the project.

21 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECTION AND RATING

22 CRITERIA AND POLICIES.—Not later than 180 days

23 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec24 retary, in cooperation with State, tribal, and local

25 agencies, shall develop, and transmit to the Com-
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1 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the

2 House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi3 ronment and Public Works of the Senate, criteria for

4 selecting and rating projects to be carried out under

5 this section and shall establish policies and procedures

6 for carrying out the studies and projects undertaken

7 under this section. Such criteria shall include, as a

8 priority, the extent to which the appropriate State

9 government supports the project.

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

11 the Secretary shall examine the potential for flood damage

12 reductions at appropriate locations, including the fol13 lowing:

14 (1) Upper Delaware River, New York.

15 (2) Willamette River floodplain, Oregon.

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

17 Iglesias and Rillito River.

18 (4) Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Cali19 fornia.

20 (5) Murrieta Creek, California.

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

22 Helena, Calistoga, and American Canyon.

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

24 Guadalupe River and tributaries, San Francisquito

25 Creek, and Upper Penitencia Creek.
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1 (8) Pine Mount Creek, New Jersey.

2 (9) Chagrin River, Ohio.

3 (10) Blair County, Pennsylvania, at Altoona

4 and Frankstown Township.

5 (11) Lincoln Creek, Wisconsin.

6 (f) PROGRAM REVIEW.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The program established

8 under this section shall be subject to an independent

9 review to evaluate the efficacy of the program in

10 achieving the dual goals of flood hazard mitigation

11 and riverine restoration.

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

13 Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Trans14 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and

16 Public Works of the Senate a report on the findings

17 of the review conducted under this subsection with

18 any recommendations concerning continuation of the

19 program.

20 (g) COST LIMITATIONS.—

21 (1) MAXIMUM FEDERAL COST PER PROJECT.—No

22 more than $30,000,000 may be expended by the

23 United States on any single project under this sec24 tion.

25 (2) COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.—
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1 (A) LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.—No

2 appropriation shall be made to construct any

3 project under this section the total Federal cost

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

5 the project has not been approved by resolutions

6 adopted by the Committee on Transportation

7 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa8 tives and the Committee on Environment and

9 Public Works of the Senate.

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

11 consideration of approval under this paragraph,

12 the Secretary shall transmit a report on the pro13 posed project, including all relevant data and in14 formation on all costs.

15 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

16 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—

17 (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

18 (2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 if

19 $12,500,000 or more is appropriated to carry out sub20 section (e) for fiscal year 2000;

21 (3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 if

22 $12,500,000 or more is appropriated to carry out sub23 section (e) for fiscal year 2001; and
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1 (4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 if

2 $12,500,000 or more is appropriated to carry out sub3 section (e) for fiscal year 2002.

4 SEC. 215. SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

5 (a) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review the imple6 mentation of the Corps of Engineers’ shoreline management

7 program, with particular attention to inconsistencies in

8 implementation among the divisions and districts of the

9 Corps of Engineers and complaints by or potential inequi10 ties regarding property owners in the Savannah District

11 including an accounting of the number and disposition of

12 complaints over the last 5 years in the District.

13 (b) REPORT.—As expeditiously as practicable after the

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit

15 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of

16 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi17 ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing

18 the results of the review conducted under subsection (a).

19 SEC. 216. ASSISTANCE FOR REMEDIATION, RESTORATION,

20 AND REUSE.

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

22 and local governments assessment, planning, and design as23 sistance for remediation, environmental restoration, or

24 reuse of areas located within the boundaries of such State

25 or local governments where such remediation, environ-
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1 mental restoration, or reuse will contribute to the conserva2 tion of water and related resources of drainage basins and

3 watersheds within the United States.

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

5 providing assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary

6 shall encourage the beneficial use of dredged material, con7 sistent with the findings of the Secretary under section 204

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

9 2326).

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

11 the cost of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall

12 be 50 percent.

13 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

14 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

15 $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

16 SEC. 217. SHORE DAMAGE MITIGATION.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of the River and Har18 bor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i; 100 Stat. 4199) is amend19 ed by inserting after ‘‘navigation works’’ the following:

20 ‘‘and shore damages attributable to the Atlantic Intra21 coastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway’’.

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

23 navigation, Palm Beach County, Florida, authorized by

24 section 2 of the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945

25 (59 Stat. 11), is modified to authorize the Secretary to un-
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1 dertake beach nourishment as a dredged material disposal

2 option under the project.

3 (c) GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS.—The Secretary may

4 place dredged material from the Gulf Intracoastal Water5 way on the beaches along Rollover Pass, Galveston County,

6 Texas, to stabilize beach erosion.

7 SEC. 218. SHORE PROTECTION.

8 (a) NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF PERIODIC NOURISH9 MENT.—Section 103(d) of the Water Resources Development

10 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4085–5086) is amended—

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

12 ‘‘Costs of constructing’’;

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

14 ‘‘(2) PERIODIC NOURISHMENT.—

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara16 graph (B), the non-Federal share of costs of peri17 odic nourishment measures for shore protection

18 or beach erosion control that are carried out—

19 ‘‘(i) after January 1, 2001, shall be 40

20 percent;

21 ‘‘(ii) after January 1, 2002, shall be 45

22 percent; and

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

24 50 percent;
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1 ‘‘(B) BENEFITS TO PRIVATELY OWNED

2 SHORES.—All costs assigned to benefits of peri3 odic nourishment measures to privately owned

4 shores (where use of such shores is limited to pri5 vate interests) or to prevention of losses of pri6 vate lands shall be borne by the non-Federal in7 terest and all costs assigned to the protection of

8 federally owned shores for such measures shall be

9 borne by the United States.’’; and

10 (C) by indenting paragraph (1) (as des11 ignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph)

12 and aligning such paragraph with paragraph

13 (2) (as added by subparagraph (B) of this para14 graph).

15 (b) UTILIZATION OF SAND FROM OUTER CONTI16 NENTAL SHELF.—Section 8(k)(2)(B) of the Outer Conti17 nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)(B)) is

18 amended by striking ‘‘an agency of the Federal Govern19 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘a Federal, State, or local government

20 agency’’.

21 (c) REPORT ON NATION’S SHORELINES.—

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

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

24 report to Congress on the state of the Nation’s shore25 lines.
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1 (2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include—

2 (A) a description of the extent of, and eco3 nomic and environmental effects caused by, ero4 sion and accretion along the Nation’s shores and

5 the causes thereof;

6 (B) a description of resources committed by

7 local, State, and Federal governments to restore

8 and renourish shorelines;

9 (C) a description of the systematic move10 ment of sand along the Nation’s shores; and

11 (D) recommendations regarding (i) appro12 priate levels of Federal and non-Federal partici13 pation in shoreline protection, and (ii) utiliza14 tion of a systems approach to sand management.

15 (3) UTILIZATION OF SPECIFIC LOCATION DATA.—

16 In developing the report, the Secretary shall utilize

17 data from specific locations on the Atlantic, Pacific,

18 Great Lakes, and Gulf of Mexico coasts.

19 (d) NATIONAL COASTAL DATA BANK.—

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATA BANK.—Not later

21 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act,

22 the Secretary shall establish a national coastal data

23 bank containing data on the geophysical and climato24 logical characteristics of the Nation’s shorelines.
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1 (2) CONTENT.—To the extent practical, the na2 tional coastal data bank shall include data regarding

3 current and predicted shoreline positions, information

4 on federally-authorized shore protection projects, and

5 data on the movement of sand along the Nation’s

6 shores, including impediments to such movement

7 caused by natural and manmade features.

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

9 shall be made readily accessible to the public.

10 SEC. 219. FLOOD PREVENTION COORDINATION.

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

12 U.S.C. 709a) is amended—

13 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as

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

15 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol16 lowing:

17 ‘‘(b) FLOOD PREVENTION COORDINATION.—The Sec18 retary shall coordinate with the Director of the Federal

19 Emergency Management Agency and the heads of other Fed20 eral agencies to ensure that flood control projects and plans

21 are complementary and integrated to the extent practicable

22 and appropriate.’’.

23 SEC. 220. ANNUAL PASSES FOR RECREATION.

24 Section 208(c)(4) of the Water Resources Development

25 Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460d note; 110 Stat. 3680) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘1999, or the date of transmittal of

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

3 SEC. 221. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR ENVIRON4 MENTAL AND RECREATIONAL MEASURES.

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

6 enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal public

7 bodies and non-profit entities for the purpose of facilitating

8 collaborative efforts involving environmental protection and

9 restoration, natural resources conservation, and recreation

10 in connection with the development, operation, and man11 agement of water resources projects under the jurisdiction

12 of the Department of the Army.

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date

14 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to

15 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the

16 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ17 ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that

18 includes—

19 (1) a listing and general description of the coop20 erative agreements entered into by the Secretary with

21 non-Federal public bodies and entities under sub22 section (a);

23 (2) a determination of whether such agreements

24 are facilitating collaborative efforts; and
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1 (3) a recommendation on whether such agree2 ments should be further encouraged.

3 SEC. 222. NONSTRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

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

5 Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2318; 104

6 Stat. 4638) is amended—

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

8 ‘‘ELEMENTS EXCLUDED FROM’’ before ‘‘BENEFIT9 COST’’;

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

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

12 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol13 lowing:

14 ‘‘(b) FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION BENEFITS.—In cal15 culating the benefits of a proposed project for nonstructural

16 flood damage reduction, the Secretary shall calculate bene17 fits of nonstructural projects using methods similar to

18 structural projects, including similar treatment in calcu19 lating the benefits from losses avoided from both structural

20 and nonstructural alternatives. In carrying out this sub21 section, the Secretary should avoid double counting of bene22 fits.’’.

23 (b) REEVALUATION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—

24 At the request of a non-Federal interest for a flood control

25 project, the Secretary shall conduct a reevaluation of a pre-
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1 viously authorized project to consider nonstructural alter2 natives in light of the amendments made by subsection (a).

3 (c) COST SHARING.—Section 103(b) of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(b)) is

5 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘At any time

6 during construction of the project, where the Secretary de7 termines that the costs of lands, easements, rights-of-way,

8 dredged material disposal areas, and relocations in com9 bination with other costs contributed by the non-Federal in10 terests will exceed 35 percent, any additional costs for the

11 project, but not to exceed 65 percent of the total costs of

12 the project, shall be a Federal responsibility and shall be

13 contributed during construction as part of the Federal

14 share.’’.

15 SEC. 223. LAKES PROGRAM.

16 Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development

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

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

19 (15);

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of para21 graph (16) and inserting a semicolon; and

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

23 ‘‘(17) Clear Lake, Lake County, California, re24 moval of silt and aquatic growth and measures to ad-
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1 dress excessive sedimentation and high nutrient con2 centration; and

3 ‘‘(18) Osgood Pond, Milford, Hillsborough Coun4 ty, New Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic

5 growth and measures to address excessive sedimenta6 tion.

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

8 New Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth

9 and measures to address excessive sedimentation.’’.

10 SEC. 224. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS

11 BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.

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

13 Section 211(d)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act

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

15 (1) by striking ‘‘(b) or’’;

16 (2) by striking ‘‘Any non-Federal’’ and inserting

17 the following:

18 ‘‘(A) STUDIES AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES

19 UNDER SUBSECTION (b).—A non-Federal interest

20 may only carry out construction for which stud21 ies and design documents are prepared under

22 subsection (b) if the Secretary approves such con23 struction. The Secretary shall approve such con24 struction unless the Secretary determines, in

25 writing, that the design documents do not meet
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1 standard practices for design methodologies or

2 that the project is not economically justified or

3 environmentally acceptable or does not meet the

4 requirements for obtaining the appropriate per5 mits required under the Secretary’s authority.

6 The Secretary shall not unreasonably withhold

7 approval. Nothing in this subparagraph may be

8 construed to affect any regulatory authority of

9 the Secretary.

10 ‘‘(B) STUDIES AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES

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

12 and

13 (3) by aligning the remainder of subparagraph

14 (B) (as designated by paragraph (2) of this sub15 section) with subparagraph (A) (as inserted by para16 graph (2) of this subsection).

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 211(d)(2) of

18 such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than paragraph

19 (1)(A))’’ after ‘‘this subsection’’.

20 (c) REIMBURSEMENT.—

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

22 is amended—

23 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph

24 (1) by inserting after ‘‘constructed pursuant to
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1 this section’’ the following: ‘‘and provide credit

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

3 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub4 paragraph (A);

5 (C) by striking the period at the end of sub6 paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

9 equivalent to Federal construction work.’’.

10 (2) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 211(e)(2)(A) of

11 such Act is amended—

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

13 made available in advance in appropriations

14 Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to appropriations’’;

15 and

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

17 work’’ the following: ‘‘, or provide credit (de18 pending on the request of the non-Federal inter19 est) for the non-Federal share of such work,’’.

20 (3) SCHEDULE AND MANNER OF REIMBURSE21 MENTS.—Section 211(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 701b–

22 13(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

23 ‘‘(6) SCHEDULE AND MANNER OF REIMBURSE24 MENT.—
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1 ‘‘(A) BUDGETING.—The Secretary shall

2 budget and request appropriations for reimburse3 ments under this section on a schedule that is

4 consistent with a Federal construction schedule.

5 ‘‘(B) COMMENCEMENT OF REIMBURSE6 MENTS.—Reimbursements under this section

7 may commence upon approval of a project by the

8 Secretary.

9 ‘‘(C) CREDIT.—At the request of a non-Fed10 eral interest, the Secretary may reimburse the

11 non-Federal interest by providing credit toward

12 future non-Federal costs of the project.

13 ‘‘(D) SCHEDULING.—Nothing in this para14 graph shall affect the President’s discretion to

15 schedule new construction starts.’’.

16 SEC. 225. ENHANCEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RE17 SOURCES.

18 Section 906(e) of the Water Resources Development Act

19 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(e)) is amended by inserting after

20 the second sentence the following: ‘‘Not more than 80 percent

21 of the non-Federal share of such first costs may be satisfied

22 through in-kind contributions, including facilities, supplies,

23 and services that are necessary to carry out the enhance24 ment project.’’.
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1 SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING

2 NOTICE.

3 (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND

4 PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of Congress that, to the greatest

5 extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased

6 with funds made available under this Act should be Amer7 ican made.

8 (b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In pro9 viding financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary,

10 to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each re11 cipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement

12 made in subsection (a).

13 SEC. 227. PERIODIC BEACH NOURISHMENT.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506(a) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757) is amend16 ed by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(5) LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Project for shore18 line protection, Lee County, Captiva Island segment,

19 Florida.’’.

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

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

22 redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subpara23 graphs (A) through (C), respectively.

24 SEC. 228. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

25 Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act

26 of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639–4640) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘50’’ and in2 serting ‘‘35’’; and

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

4 responsibility’’ and inserting ‘‘shared as a cost of con5 struction’’.

6 TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED

7 PROVISIONS

8 SEC. 301. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM.

9 The project for flood control, Missouri River Levee Sys10 tem, authorized by section 10 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act

11 authorizing the construction of certain public works on riv12 ers and harbors for flood control, and other purposes’’, ap13 proved December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 897), is modified to

14 provide that project costs totaling $2,616,000 expended on

15 Units L–15, L–246, and L–385 out of the Construction,

16 General account of the Corps of Engineers before the date

17 of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of

18 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) shall not be treated as part

19 of total project costs.

20 SEC. 302. OUZINKIE HARBOR, ALASKA.

21 (a) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max22 imum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for

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

24 be $8,500,000.
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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 pursuant to subsection (a).

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

7 construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable

8 to the project referred to in subsection (a) under the Water

9 Resources Development Act of 1986.

10 SEC. 303. GREERS FERRY LAKE, ARKANSAS.

11 The project for flood control, Greers Ferry Lake, Ar12 kansas, authorized by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing

13 the construction of certain public works on rivers and har14 bors for flood control, and other purposes’’, approved June

15 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218), is modified to authorize the Sec16 retary to construct water intake facilities for the benefit of

17 Lonoke and White Counties, Arkansas.

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

19 The project for flood control, St. Francis River Basin,

20 Missouri and Arkansas, authorized by section 204 of the

21 Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 172), is modified to

22 expand the project boundaries to include Ten- and Fifteen23 Mile Bayous near West Memphis, Arkansas. Notwith24 standing section 103(f) of the Water Resources Development

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1 and Fifteen-Mile Bayous shall not be considered separable

2 elements of the St. Francis Basin project.

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

4 ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND

5 TEXAS.

6 The project for flood control on the Red River Below

7 Denison Dam, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas,

8 authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946

9 (60 Stat. 647), is modified to direct the Secretary to con10 duct a study to determine the feasibility of expanding the

11 project to include mile 0.0 to mile 7.8 of Loggy Bayou be12 tween the Red River and Flat River. If the Secretary deter13 mines as a result of the study that the project should be

14 expanded, the Secretary may assume responsibility for op15 eration and maintenance of the expanded project.

16 SEC. 306. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALI17 FORNIA.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control, Sac19 ramento River, California, authorized by section 2 of the

20 Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the control of the floods

21 of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, Cali22 fornia, and for other purposes’’, approved March 1, 1917

23 (39 Stat. 949), and modified by section 102 of the Energy

24 and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 (103

25 Stat. 649), section 301(b)(3) of the Water Resources Devel-
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1 opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3110), and title I of the En2 ergy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999

3 (112 Stat. 1841), is further modified to authorize the

4 Secretary—

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

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

7 $26,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

8 $20,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

9 $6,000,000; and

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

11 vicinity of the riverbed gradient facility, particularly

12 in the vicinity of River Mile 208.

13 (b) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall provide the non-Fed14 eral interests for the project referred to in subsection (a)

15 a credit of up to $4,000,000 toward the non-Federal share

16 of the project costs for the direct and indirect costs incurred

17 by the non-Federal sponsor in carrying out activities asso18 ciated with environmental compliance for the project. Such

19 credit may be in the form of reimbursements for costs which

20 were incurred by the non-Federal interests prior to an

21 agreement with the Corps of Engineers, to include the value

22 of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, or dredged

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1 SEC. 307. SAN LORENZO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

2 The project for flood control and habitat restoration,

3 San Lorenzo River, California, authorized by section

4 101(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996

5 (110 Stat. 3663), is modified to authorize the Secretary to

6 expand the boundaries of the project to include bank sta7 bilization for a 1,000-foot portion of the San Lorenzo River.

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

9 (a) TRANSFER OF TITLE TO ADDITIONAL LAND.—If

10 the non-Federal interests for the project for flood control and

11 water supply, Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California,

12 authorized by section 101(b)(5) of the Water Resources De13 velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), transfers to the

14 Secretary without consideration title to perimeter lands ac15 quired for the project by the non-Federal interests, the Sec16 retary may accept the transfer of such title.

17 (b) LANDS, EASEMENT, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Noth18 ing in this section shall be construed to change, modify, or

19 otherwise affect the responsibility of the non-Federal inter20 ests to provide lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations,

21 and dredged material disposal areas necessary for the Ter22 minus Dam project and to perform operation and mainte23 nance for the project.

24 (c) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Upon request by

25 the non-Federal interests, the Secretary shall carry out op26 eration, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilita-
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1 tion of the project if the non-Federal interests enter into

2 a binding agreement with the Secretary to reimburse the

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

4 maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation.

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

6 shall hold the United States harmless for ownership, oper7 ation, and maintenance of lands and facilities of the Ter8 minus Dam project title to which is transferred to the Sec9 retary under this section.

10 SEC. 309. DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL

11 DEEPENING, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND

12 PENNSYLVANIA.

13 The project for navigation, Delaware River Mainstem

14 and Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey and Penn15 sylvania, authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802), is modi17 fied as follows:

18 (1) The Secretary is authorized to provide non19 Federal interests credit toward cash contributions re20 quired for construction and subsequent to construction

21 for engineering and design and construction manage22 ment work that is performed by non-Federal interests

23 and that the Secretary determines is necessary to im24 plement the project. Any such credits extended shall

25 reduce the Philadelphia District’s private sector per-
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1 formance goals for engineering work by a like

2 amount.

3 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide to

4 non-Federal interests credit toward cash contributions

5 required during construction and subsequent to con6 struction for the costs of construction carried out by

7 the non-Federal interest on behalf of the Secretary

8 and that the Secretary determines is necessary to im9 plement the project.

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

11 agreement with a non-Federal interest for the pay12 ment of disposal or tipping fees for dredged material

13 from a Federal project other than for the construction

14 or operation and maintenance of the new deepening

15 project as described in the Limited Reevaluation Re16 port of May 1997, where the non-Federal interest has

17 supplied the corresponding disposal capacity.

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

19 agreement with a non-Federal interest that will pro20 vide that the non-Federal interest may carry out or

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

22 a disposal area management program for dredged

23 material disposal areas necessary to construct, oper24 ate, and maintain the project and to authorize the

25 Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for
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1 the costs of the disposal area management program

2 activities carried out by the non-Federal interest.

3 SEC. 310. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF CO4 LUMBIA.

5 The project for flood control authorized by section 5

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

7 as modified by section 301(a)(4) of the Water Resources De8 velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3707), is further modified

9 to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a Fed10 eral cost of $5,965,000.

11 SEC. 311. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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

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

14 to the project for shoreline protection, Brevard County,

15 Florida, authorized by section 101(b)(7) of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), to deter17 mine whether the damage is the result of a Federal naviga18 tion project.

19 (b) CONDITIONS.—In conducting the study, the Sec20 retary shall utilize the services of an independent coastal

21 expert who shall consider all relevant studies completed by

22 the Corps of Engineers and the project’s local sponsor. The

23 study shall be completed within 120 days of the date of en24 actment of this Act.
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1 (c) MITIGATION OF DAMAGES.—After completion of the

2 study, the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the shore3 line protection project that is the result of a Federal naviga4 tion project. The costs of the mitigation shall be allocated

5 to the Federal navigation project as operation and mainte6 nance.

7 SEC. 312. BROWARD COUNTY AND HILLSBORO INLET, FLOR8 IDA.

9 The project for shoreline protection, Broward County

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

11 the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090), is modi12 fied to authorize the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal

13 interest for the Federal share of the cost of preconstruction

14 planning and design for the project upon execution of a con15 tract to construct the project if the Secretary determines

16 such work is compatible with and integral to the project.

17 SEC. 313. FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.

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

19 harbor mitigation, Fort Pierce, Florida, authorized by sec20 tion 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat.

21 1092) and section 506(a)(2) of the Water Resources Devel22 opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is modified to incor23 porate an additional 1 mile into the project in accordance

24 with a final approved General Reevaluation Report, at a

25 total cost for initial nourishment for the entire project of
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1 $9,128,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,073,500

2 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,054,500.

3 (b) PERIOD NOURISHMENT.—Periodic nourishment is

4 authorized for the project in accordance with section

5 506(a)(2) of Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110

6 Stat. 3757).

7 (c) REVISION OF THE PROJECT COOPERATION AGREE8 MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project cooperation

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

10 take into account the change in Federal participation in

11 the project pursuant to subsection (a).

12 SEC. 314. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA.

13 The project for beach erosion control, Nassau County

14 (Amelia fIsland), Florida, authorized by section 3(a)(3) of

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

16 4013), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct

17 the project at a total cost of $17,000,000, with an estimated

18 Federal cost of $13,300,000 and an estimated non-Federal

19 cost of $3,700,000.

20 SEC. 315. MIAMI HARBOR CHANNEL, FLORIDA.

21 The project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel,

22 Florida, authorized by section 101(a)(9) of the Water Re23 sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is modi24 fied to include construction of artificial reefs and related
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1 environmental mitigation required by Federal, State, and

2 local environmental permitting agencies for the project.

3 SEC. 316. LAKE MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS.

4 The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline

5 erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette,

6 Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by

7 section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act

8 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to authorize the Sec9 retary to provide a credit against the non-Federal share of

10 the cost of the project for costs incurred by the non-Federal

11 interest—

12 (1) in constructing Reach 2D and Segment 8 of

13 Reach 4 of the project; and

14 (2) in reconstructing Solidarity Drive in Chi15 cago, Illinois, prior to entry into a project coopera16 tion agreement with the Secretary.

17 SEC. 317. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

18 Section 417 of the Water Resources Development Act

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

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

21 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and

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

23 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of assist24 ance provided under this section before, on, or after the date

25 of enactment of this subsection shall be 50 percent.’’.
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1 SEC. 318. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, INDIANA.

2 The project for flood control, Little Calumet River, In3 diana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources

4 Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115), is modified to

5 authorize the Secretary to construct the project substan6 tially in accordance with the report of the Corps of Engi7 neers, at a total cost of $167,000,000, with an estimated

8 Federal cost of $122,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal

9 cost of $45,000,000.

10 SEC. 319. OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA.

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

12 beach erosion in and around the town of Ogden Dunes, In13 diana, to determine whether the damage is the result of a

14 Federal navigation project.

15 (b) MITIGATION OF DAMAGES.—After completion of the

16 study, the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the beach

17 and shoreline that is the result of a Federal navigation

18 project. The cost of the mitigation shall be allocated to the

19 Federal navigation project as operation and maintenance.

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

21 (a) MAXIMUM TOTAL EXPENDITURE.—The maximum

22 total expenditure for the project for streambank erosion,

23 recreation, and pedestrian access features, Saint Joseph

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

25 (b) REVISION OF PROJECT COOPERATION AGREE26 MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project cooperation
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1 agreement for the project referred to in subsection (a) to

2 take into account the change in the Federal participation

3 in such project pursuant to subsection (a).

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

5 construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable

6 to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title I of

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

8 2211 et seq.).

9 SEC. 321. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA.

10 The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West

11 Fork of the White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5

12 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of

13 certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control,

14 and other purposes’’, approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat.

15 1586), and modified by section 323 of the Water Resources

16 Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), is further modi17 fied to authorize the Secretary to undertake riverfront alter18 ations as described in the Central Indianapolis Waterfront

19 Concept Master Plan, dated February 1994, at a total cost

20 of $110,975,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

21 $52,475,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

22 $58,500,000.
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1 SEC. 322. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

2 The project for hurricane-flood protection, Lake Pont3 chartrain, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood

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

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

6 determine the feasibility of constructing a pump adja7 cent to each of the 4 proposed drainage structures for

8 the Saint Charles Parish feature of the project; and

9 (2) to authorize the Secretary to construct such

10 pumps upon completion of the study.

11 SEC. 323. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA.

12 The project for hurricane protection Larose to Golden

13 Meadow, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood

14 Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to direct

15 the Secretary to convert the Golden Meadow floodgate into

16 a navigation lock if the Secretary determines that the con17 version is feasible.

18 SEC. 324. LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY LEVEE, LOU19 ISIANA.

20 The Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee project, Lou21 isiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources

22 Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4117), is modified to

23 direct the Secretary to provide credit to the non-Federal in24 terest toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.

25 The credit shall be for cost of work performed by the non26 Federal interest prior to the execution of a project coopera-
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1 tion agreement as determined by the Secretary to be com2 patible with and an integral part of the project.

3 SEC. 325. TWELVE-MILE BAYOU, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA.

4 The Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance of

5 the levee along Twelve-Mile Bayou from its junction with

6 the existing Red River Below Denison Dam Levee approxi7 mately 26 miles upstream to its terminus at high ground

8 in the vicinity of Black Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,

9 if the Secretary determines that such maintenance is eco10 nomically justified and environmentally acceptable and

11 that the levee was constructed in accordance with appro12 priate design and engineering standards.

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

14 HARVEY CANAL), LOUISIANA.

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

16 storm damage reduction, West Bank of the Mississippi

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

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

19 1986 (100 Stat. 4128) and section 101(a)(17) of the Water

20 Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is

21 modified—

22 (1) to provide that any liability under the Com23 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,

24 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)
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1 from the construction of the project is a Federal re2 sponsibility; and

3 (2) to authorize the Secretary to carry out oper4 ation and maintenance of that portion of the project

5 included in the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated

6 May 1, 1995, referred to as ‘‘Algiers Channel’’, if the

7 non-Federal sponsor reimburses the Secretary for the

8 amount of such operation and maintenance included

9 in the report of the Chief of Engineers.

10 (b) COMBINATION OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall

11 carry out work authorized as part of the Westwego to Har12 vey Canal project, the East of Harvey cannal project, and

13 the Lake Cataouatche modifications as a single project, to

14 be known as the West Bank and vicinity, New Orleans,

15 Louisiana, hurricane protection project, with a combined

16 total cost of $280,300,000.

17 SEC. 327. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL, BALTIMORE HARBOR

18 AND CHANNELS, CHESAPEAKE BAY, KENT

19 COUNTY, MARYLAND.

20 The project for navigation, Tolchester Channel, Balti21 more Harbor and Channels, Chesapeake Bay, Kent County,

22 Maryland, authorized by section 101 of the River and Har23 bor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297), is modified to authorize

24 the Secretary to straighten the navigation channel in ac25 cordance with the District Engineer’s Navigation Assess-
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1 ment Report and Environmental Assessment, dated April

2 30, 1997. This modification shall be carried out in order

3 to improve navigation safety.

4 SEC. 328. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHI5 GAN.

6 The project for navigation Sault Sainte Marie, Chip7 pewa County, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the

8 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254–

9 4255) and modified by section 330 of the Water Resources

10 Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3717–3718), is further

11 modified to provide that the amount to be paid by non12 Federal interests pursuant to section 101(a) of the Water

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

14 and subsection (a) of such section 330 shall not include any

15 interest payments.

16 SEC. 329. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

17 The project for environmental infrastructure, Jackson

18 County, Mississippi, authorized by section 219(c)(5) of the

19 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835)

20 and modified by section 504 of the Water Resources Devel21 opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is further modified

22 to direct the Secretary to provide a credit, not to exceed

23 $5,000,000, against the non-Federal share of the cost of the

24 project for the costs incurred by the Jackson County Board

25 of Supervisors since February 8, 1994, in constructing the
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1 project if the Secretary determines that such costs are for

2 work that the Secretary determines is compatible with and

3 integral to the project.

4 SEC. 330. TUNICA LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

5 The project for flood control, Mississippi River Chan6 nel Improvement Project, Tunica Lake, Mississippi, author7 ized by the Act entitled: ‘‘An Act for the control of floods

8 on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and for other

9 purposes’’, approved May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534–538), is

10 modified to include construction of a weir at the Tunica

11 Cutoff, Mississippi.

12 SEC. 331. BOIS BRULE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT,

13 MISSOURI.

14 (a) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max15 imum amount of Federal funds that may be allocated for

16 the project for flood control, Bois Brule Drainage and Levee

17 District, Missouri, authorized pursuant to section 205 of

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

19 $15,000,000.

20 (b) REVISION OF THE PROJECT COOPERATION AGREE21 MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the project cooperation

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

23 take into account the change in Federal participation in

24 the project pursuant to subsection (a).
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1 (c) COST SHARING.—Nothing in this section shall be

2 construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable

3 to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title I of

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

5 2211 et seq.).

6 SEC. 332. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, VALLEY PARK LEVEE,

7 MISSOURI.

8 The project for flood control, Meramec River Basin,

9 Valley Park Levee, Missouri, authorized by section 2(h) of

10 an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to deauthorize several projects with11 in the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers’’ (95

12 Stat. 1682–1683) and modified by section 1128 of the Water

13 Resources Development Act of 1986, (100 Stat. 4246), is

14 further modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the

15 project at a maximum Federal expenditure of $35,000,000.

16 SEC. 333. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MIS17 SOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for mitigation of fish

19 and wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and

20 Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska,

21 authorized by section 601 of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143), is modified to increase

23 by 118,650 acres the lands and interests in lands to be ac24 quired for the project.

25 (b) STUDY.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in conjunction

2 with the States of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Mis3 souri, shall conduct a study to determine the cost of

4 restoring, under the authority of the Missouri River

5 fish and wildlife mitigation project, a total of 118,650

6 acres of lost Missouri River habitat.

7 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to Con8 gress on the results of the study not later than 6

9 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 334. WOOD RIVER, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

11 The project for flood control, Wood River, Grand Is12 land, Nebraska, authorized by section 101(a)(19) of the

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

14 is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the

15 project substantially in accordance with the report of the

16 Corps of Engineers dated June 29, 1998, at a total cost

17 of $17,039,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

18 $9,730,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

19 $7,309,000.

20 SEC. 335. ABSECON ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

21 The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline

22 protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Ab23 secon Island, New Jersey, authorized by section 101(b)(13)

24 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

25 3668), is modified to provide that, if, after October 12,
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1 1996, the non-Federal interests carry out any work associ2 ated with the project that is later recommended by the Chief

3 of Engineers and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary

4 may credit the non-Federal interests toward the non-Fed5 eral share of the cost of the project an amount equal to the

6 Federal share of the cost of such work, without interest.

7 SEC. 336. NEW YORK HARBOR AND ADJACENT CHANNELS,

8 PORT JERSEY, NEW JERSEY

9 The project for navigation, New York Harbor and Ad10 jacent Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized by

11 section 202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of

12 1986 (100 Stat. 4098), is modified to authorize the Sec13 retary to construct that portion of the project that is located

14 between Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne and Global Ter15 minal in Bayonne, New Jersey, substantially in accordance

16 with the report of the Corps of Engineers, at a total cost

17 of $103,267,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

18 $76,909,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

19 $26,358,000.

20 SEC. 337. PASSAIC RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

21 Section 101(a)(18)(B) of the Water Resources Develop22 ment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4608–4609) is amended by in23 serting ‘‘, including an esplanade for safe pedestrian access

24 with an overall width of 600 feet’’ after ‘‘public access to

25 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 as10 sociated with the demolition of Long Branch pier and

11 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 and

14 New Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098) and

16 modified by section 301(b)(11) of the Water Resources De17 velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3711), is further modified

18 to authorize the Secretary to construct the portion of the

19 project at Howland Hook Marine Terminal substantially

20 in accordance with the report of the Corps of Engineers,

21 dated September 30, 1998, at a total cost of $315,700,000,

22 with an estimated Federal cost of $183,200,000 and an esti23 mated non-Federal cost of $132,500,000.
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1 SEC. 340. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

2 Section 552(i) of the Water Resources Development Act

3 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 Act

7 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 Development

16 Act of 1974, and the Water Resources Development Act of

17 1986, is further modified to direct the Secretary, in coordi18 nation with the heads of other Federal departments and

19 agencies, to complete all procedures and reviews expedi20 tiously and to adopt and transmit to Congress not later

21 than June 30, 1999, a mutually acceptable shore erosion

22 plan for the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet reach of

23 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, Broken

4 Bow Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized by sec5 tion 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 309)

6 and modified by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of

7 1962 (76 Stat. 1187), section 102(v) of the Water Resources

8 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4808), and section 338

9 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.

10 3720), is further modified to require the Secretary to make

11 seasonal adjustments to the top of the conservation pool at

12 the project as follows (if the Secretary determines that the

13 adjustments will be undertaken at no cost to the United

14 States and will adequately protect impacted water and re15 lated resources):

16 (1) Maintain an elevation of 599.5 from Novem17 ber 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 1

21 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 res4 toration, Willamette River Temperature Control, McKenzie

5 Subbasin, Oregon, authorized by section 101(a)(25) of the

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

7 is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the

8 project substantially in accordance with the Feature Memo9 randum dated July 31, 1998, at a total cost of $64,741,000.

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date

11 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Con12 gress on the reasons for the cost growth of the Willamette

13 River project and outline the steps the Corps of Engineers

14 is taking to control project costs, including the application

15 of value engineering and other appropriate measures. In

16 the report, the Secretary shall also include a cost estimate

17 for, and recommendations on the advisability of, adding

18 fish screens to the project.

19 SEC. 345. AYLESWORTH CREEK RESERVOIR, PENNSYL20 VANIA.

21 The project for flood control, Aylesworth Creek Res22 ervoir, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 203 of the Flood

23 Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182), is modified to author24 ize the Secretary to transfer, in each of fiscal years 1999

25 and 2000, $50,000 to the Aylesworth Creek Reservoir Park

26 Authority for recreational facilities.
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1 SEC. 346. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

2 Section 562 of the Water Resources Development Act

3 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784) is amended by adding at the end

4 the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall provide design and con5 struction assistance for recreational facilities at

6 Curwensville Lake and, when appropriate, may require the

7 non-Federal interest to provide not more than 25 percent

8 of the cost of designing and constructing such facilities. The

9 Secretary may transfer, in each of fiscal years 1999 through

10 2003, $100,000 to the Clearfield County Municipal Services

11 and Recreation Authority for recreational facilities.’’.

12 SEC. 347. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELA13 WARE.

14 The project for navigation, Delaware River, Philadel15 phia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware, author16 ized by section 3(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development

17 Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is modified to authorize the

18 Secretary to extend the channel of the Delaware River at

19 Camden, New Jersey, to within 150 feet of the existing bulk20 head and to relocate the 40-foot deep Federal navigation

21 channel, eastward within Philadelphia Harbor, from the

22 Ben Franklin Bridge to the Walt Whitman Bridge, into

23 deep water.
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1 SEC. 348. MUSSERS DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

2 Section 209 of the Water Resources Development Act

3 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4830) is amended by striking subsection

4 (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

5 SEC. 349. NINE-MILE RUN, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYL6 VANIA.

7 The Nine-Mile Run project, Allegheny County, Penn8 sylvania, carried out pursuant to section 206 of the Water

9 Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330; 110

10 Stat. 3679–3680), is modified to authorize the Secretary to

11 provide a credit toward the non-Federal share of the project

12 for costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in preparing

13 environmental and feasibility documentation for the project

14 before entering into an agreement with the Corps of Engi15 neers with respect to the project if the Secretary determines

16 such costs are for work that is compatible with and integral

17 to the project.

18 SEC. 350. RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

19 (a) RECREATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.—Section

20 519(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996

21 (110 Stat. 3765) is amended—

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

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(3) ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.—The

2 Secretary may perform, at full Federal expense, engi3 neering and design services for project infrastructure

4 expected to be associated with the development of the

5 site at Raystown Lake, Hesston, Pennsylvania.’’.

6 (b) CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the master

8 plan described in section 318 of the Water Resources

9 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4848), the Sec10 retary may provide a grant to Juniata College for the

11 construction of facilities and structures at Raystown

12 Lake, Pennsylvania, to interpret and understand en13 vironmental conditions and trends. As a condition of

14 the receipt of such financial assistance, officials at

15 Juniata College shall coordinate with the Baltimore

16 District of the Army Corps of Engineers.

17 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

18 There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for

19 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998, to

20 carry out this subsection.

21 SEC. 351. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

22 Section 313(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development

23 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) is amended by striking

24 ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$180,000,000’’.
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1 SEC. 352. COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH

2 CAROLINA.

3 The project for rediversion, Cooper River, Charleston

4 Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 101 of the

5 River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731) and modified

6 by title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropria7 tions Act, 1992 (105 Stat. 516), is further modified to au8 thorize the Secretary to pay to the State of South Carolina

9 not more than $3,750,000 if the Secretary and the State

10 enter into a binding agreement for the State to perform all

11 future operation of, including associated studies to assess

12 the efficacy of, the St. Stephen, South Carolina, fish lift.

13 The agreement must specify the terms and conditions under

14 which payment will be made and the rights of, and remedies

15 available to, the Federal Government to recover all or a por16 tion of such payment in the event the State suspends or

17 terminates operation of the fish lift or fails to operate the

18 fish lift in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. Mainte19 nance of the fish lift shall remain a Federal responsibility.

20 SEC. 353. BOWIE COUNTY LEVEE, TEXAS.

21 The project for flood control, Red River Below Denison

22 Dam, Texas and Oklahoma, authorized by section 10 of the

23 Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), is modified to

24 direct the Secretary to implement the Bowie County Levee

25 feature of the project in accordance with the plan defined

26 as Alternative B in the draft document entitled ‘‘Bowie
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1 County Local Flood Protection, Red River, Texas Project

2 Design Memorandum No. 1, Bowie County Levee’’, dated

3 April 1997. In evaluating and implementing this modifica4 tion, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest to

5 participate in the financing of the project in accordance

6 with section 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act

7 of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent that the Secretary’s

8 evaluation indicates that applying such section is necessary

9 to implement the project.

10 SEC. 354. CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS.

11 Section 575 of the Water Resources Development Act

12 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789) is amended by adding at the end

13 the following:

14 ‘‘(c) CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS.—In any evaluation of eco15 nomic benefits and costs for the project for flood control,

16 Clear Creek, Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood

17 Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 742) that occurs after the

18 date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall in19 clude the costs and benefits of nonstructural measures un20 dertaken, including any buyout or relocation actions, of

21 non-Federal interests within the drainage area of such

22 project before the date of the evaluation in the determina23 tion of conditions existing before the construction of the

24 project.’’.
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1 SEC. 355. CYPRESS CREEK, TEXAS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control, Cy3 press Creek, Texas, authorized by section 3(a)(13) of the

4 Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014),

5 is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out a non6 structural flood control project at a total cost of $5,000,000.

7 (b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORK.—The Secretary may

8 reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Cypress Creek

9 project for work done by the non-Federal interest on the

10 nonstructural flood control project in an amount equal to

11 the estimate of the Federal share, without interest, of the

12 cost of such work—

13 (1) if, after authorization and before initiation

14 of construction of such nonstructural project, the Sec15 retary approves the plans for construction of such

16 nonstructural project by the non-Federal interest; and

17 (2) if the Secretary finds, after a review of stud18 ies and design documents prepared to carry out such

19 nonstructural project, that construction of such non20 structural project is economically justified and envi21 ronmentally acceptable.

22 SEC. 356. DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION, DALLAS, TEXAS.

23 The project for flood control, Dallas Floodway Exten24 sion, Dallas, Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River

25 and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1091) and modified by
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1 section 351 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996

2 (110 Stat. 3724), is further modified—

3 (1) to add environmental restoration and recre4 ation as project purposes; and

5 (2) to authorize the Secretary to construct the

6 project substantially in accordance with the Chain of

7 Wetlands Plan in the report of the Corps of Engineers

8 at a total cost of $123,200,000, with an estimated

9 Federal cost of $80,000,000 and an estimated non10 Federal cost of $43,200,000.

11 SEC. 357. UPPER JORDAN RIVER, UTAH.

12 The project for flood control, Upper Jordan River,

13 Utah, authorized by section 101(a)(23) of the Water Re14 sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610) and

15 modified by section 301(a)(14) of the Water Resources De16 velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3709), is further modified

17 to direct the Secretary to carry out the locally preferred

18 project, entitled ‘‘Upper Jordan River Flood Control

19 Project, Salt Lake County, Utah—Supplemental Informa20 tion’’ and identified in the document of Salt Lake County,

21 Utah, dated July 30, 1998, at a total cost of $12,870,000,

22 with an estimated Federal cost of $8,580,000 and an esti23 mated non-Federal cost of $4,290,000.
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1 SEC. 358. ELIZABETH RIVER, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.

2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the

3 date of enactment of this Act, the city of Chesapeake, Vir4 ginia, shall not be obligated to make the annual cash con5 tribution required under paragraph 1(9) of the Local Co6 operation Agreement dated December 12, 1978, between the

7 Government and the city for the project for navigation,

8 southern branch of Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.

9 SEC. 359. BLUESTONE LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, WEST VIR10 GINIA.

11 Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development

12 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4810) is amended by striking ‘‘take

13 such measures as are technologically feasible’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘implement Plan C/G, as defined in the Evaluation Report

15 of the District Engineer, dated December 1996,’’.

16 SEC. 360. GREENBRIER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

17 Section 579(c) of the Water Resources Development Act

18 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended by striking

19 ‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$73,000,000.’’

20 SEC. 361. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

21 The project for flood control, Moorefield, West Virginia,

22 authorized by section 101(a)(25) of the Water Resources De23 velopment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610-4611), is modified

24 to provide that the non-Federal interest shall not be re25 quired to pay the unpaid balance, including interest, of the

26 non-Federal share of the cost of the project.
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1 SEC. 362. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CON2 TROL.

3 Section 581(a) of the Water Resources Development

4 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may design and

6 construct—

7 ‘‘(1) flood control measures in the Cheat and

8 Tygart River basins, West Virginia, at a level of pro9 tection that is sufficient to prevent any future losses

10 to these communities from flooding such as occurred

11 in January 1996 but no less than a 100-year level of

12 protection; and

13 ‘‘(2) structural and nonstructural flood control,

14 streambank protection, stormwater management, and

15 channel clearing and modification measures in the

16 Lower Allegheny, Lower Monongahela, West Branch

17 Susquehanna, and Juniata River basins, Pennsyl18 vania, at a level of protection that is sufficient to pre19 vent any future losses to communities in these basins

20 from flooding such as occurred in January 1996, but

21 no less than a 100-year level of flood protection with

22 respect to those measures that incorporate levees or

23 floodwalls.’’.

24 SEC. 363. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

25 (a) LEE CREEK, ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.—The

26 project for flood protection on Lee Creek, Arkansas and
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1 Oklahoma, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control

2 Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1078) and deauthorized pursuant to

3 section 1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act

4 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized to be carried

5 out by the Secretary.

6 (b) INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA.—The project for

7 shore protection, Indian River County, Florida, authorized

8 by section 501 of the Water Resources and Development Act

9 of 1986 (100 Stat. 4134) and deauthorized pursuant to sec10 tion 1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of

11 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized to be carried out

12 by the Secretary.

13 (c) LIDO KEY, FLORIDA.—The project for shore protec14 tion, Lido Key, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the

15 River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1819) and de16 authorized pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Re17 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C 579a(b)(2)), is

18 authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.

19 (d) ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The project for shore protec21 tion and storm damage reduction, St. Augustine, St.

22 Johns County, Florida, authorized by section 501 of

23 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and de24 authorized pursuant to section 1001(a) of such Act

25 (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)), is authorized to include naviga-
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1 tion mitigation as a project purpose and to be carried

2 out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with

3 the General Reevaluation Report dated November 18,

4 1998, at a total cost of $16,086,000, with an esti5 mated Federal cost of $12,949,000 and an estimated

6 non-Federal cost of $3,137,000.

7 (2) PERIODIC NOURISHMENT.—The Secretary is

8 authorized to carry out periodic nourishment for the

9 project for a 50-year period at an estimated average

10 annual cost of $1,251,000, with an estimated annual

11 Federal cost of $1,007,000 and an estimated annual

12 non-Federal cost of $244,000.

13 (e) CASS RIVER, MICHIGAN (VASSAR).—The project for

14 flood protection, Cass River, Michigan (Vassar), authorized

15 by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat.

16 311) and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the

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

18 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried out by the Sec19 retary.

20 (f) SAGINAW RIVER, MICHIGAN (SHIAWASSEE

21 FLATS).—The project for flood control, Saginaw River,

22 Michigan (Shiawassee Flats), authorized by section 203 of

23 the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) and deauthor24 ized pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources
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1 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), is author2 ized to be carried out by the Secretary.

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 deauthorized

7 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.—The

10 project for navigation, Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Ten11 nessee, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources

12 Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4145) and deauthorized

13 pursuant to 1001(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C 579a(a)), is au14 thorized 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 enactment

18 of this Act:

19 (1) BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONNECTICUT.—That

20 portion of the project for navigation, Bridgeport Har21 bor, Connecticut, authorized by section 101 of the

22 River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297), con23 sisting of a 2.4-acre anchorage area, 9 feet deep, and

24 an adjacent 0.6-acre anchorage, 6 feet deep, located on

25 the west side of Johnsons River.
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1 (2) CLINTON HARBOR, CONNECTICUT.—That por2 tion of the project for navigation, Clinton Harbor,

3 Connecticut, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors

4 Act of 1945, House Document 240, 76th Congress, 1st

5 Session, lying upstream of a line designated by the 2

6 points N158,592.12, E660,193.92 and N158,444.58,

7 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 107

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

12 (A) Beginning at a bend in the project,

13 N149040.00, E538505.00, thence running eas14 terly about 50.00 feet along the northern limit of

15 the project to a point N149061.55, E538550.11,

16 thence running southerly about 642.08 feet to a

17 point, N14877.64, E538817.18, thence running

18 southwesterly about 156.27 feet to a point on the

19 westerly limit of the project, N148348.50,

20 E538737.02, thence running northerly about

21 149.00 feet along the westerly limit of the project

22 to a bend in the project, N148489.22,

23 E538768.09, thence running northwesterly about

24 610.39 feet along the westerly limit of the project

25 to the point of origin.
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1 (B) Beginning at a point on the westerly

2 limit of the project, N148118.55, E538689.05,

3 thence running southeasterly about 91.92 feet to

4 a point, N148041.43, E538739.07, thence run5 ning southerly about 65.00 feet to a point,

6 N147977.86, E538725.51, thence running south7 westerly about 91.92 feet to a point on the west8 erly limit of the project, N147927.84,

9 E538648.39, thence running northerly about

10 195.00 feet along the westerly limit of the project

11 to the point of origin.

12 (4) BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE.—The project for

13 navigation, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by

14 the River and Harbor Act of 1912 (37 Stat. 201).

15 (5) BUCKSPORT HARBOR, MAINE.—That portion

16 of the project for navigation, Bucksport Harbor,

17 Maine, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of

18 1902, consisting of a 16-foot deep channel beginning

19 at a point N268.748.16, E423.390.76, thence running

20 north 47 degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds east 51.76 feet

21 to a point N268.783.44, E423.428.64, thence running

22 north 67 degrees 54 minutes 32 seconds west 1513.94

23 feet to a point N269.352.81, E422.025.84, thence run24 ning south 47 degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds west

25 126.15 feet to a point N269.266.84, E421.933.52,
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1 thence running south 70 degrees 24 minutes 28 sec2 onds east 1546.79 feet to the point of origin.

3 (6) EAST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE.—The

4 project for navigation, East Boothbay Harbor, Maine,

5 authorized by the first section of the Act entitled, ‘‘An

6 Act making appropriations for the construction, re7 pair, and preservation of certain public works on riv8 ers and harbors, and for other purposes’’, approved

9 June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 631).

10 (7) WELLS HARBOR, MAINE.—The following por11 tions of the project for navigation, Wells Harbor,

12 Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and

13 Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480):

14 (A) The portion of the 6-foot channel the

15 boundaries of which begin at a point with co16 ordinates N177,992.00, E394,831.00, thence run17 ning south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8 seconds

18 west 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91,

19 E394,820.68, thence running south 11 degrees 46

20 minutes 47.7 seconds west 991.76 feet to a point

21 N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running south

22 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00

23 feet to a point N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence

24 running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.8 sec25 onds east 994.93 feet to the point of origin.
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1 (B) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the

2 boundaries of which begin at a point with co3 ordinates N177,778.07, E394,336.96, thence run4 ning south 51 degrees 58 minutes 32.7 seconds

5 west 15.49 feet to a point N177,768.53,

6 E394,324.76, thence running south 11 degrees 46

7 minutes 26.5 seconds west 672.87 feet to a point

8 N177,109.82, E394,187.46, thence running south

9 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00

10 feet to a point N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence

11 running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 25.4 sec12 onds east 684.70 feet to the point of origin.

13 (C) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin

14 the boundaries of which begin at a point with co15 ordinates N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence run16 ning north 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds

17 west 10.00 feet to a point N177,109.82,

18 E394,187.46, thence running south 11 degrees 46

19 minutes 15.7 seconds west 300.00 feet to a point

20 N176,816.13, E394,126.26, thence running south

21 78 degrees 12 minutes 21.4 seconds east 9.98 feet

22 to a point N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence

23 running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 sec24 onds east 300.00 feet to the point of origin.
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1 (D) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin

2 the boundaries of which begin at a point with co3 ordinates N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence run4 ning north 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds

5 west 10.00 feet to a point N177,020.04,

6 E394,618.21, thence running south 11 degrees 46

7 minutes 44.0 seconds west 300.00 feet to a point

8 N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running south

9 78 degrees 12 minutes 30.3 seconds east 10.03

10 feet to a point N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence

11 running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 sec12 onds east 300.00 feet to the point of origin.

13 (8) FALMOUTH HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.—

14 That portion of the project for navigation, Falmouth

15 Harbor, Massachusetts, authorized by section 101 of

16 the River and Harbor Act of 1948 lying southeasterly

17 of a line commencing at a point N199,286.41,

18 E844,394.91, thence running north 66 degrees 52

19 minutes 3.31 seconds east 472.95 feet to a point

20 N199,472.21, E844,829.83, thence running north 43

21 degrees 9 minutes 28.3 seconds east 262.64 feet to a

22 point N199,633.80, E845,009.48, thence running

23 north 21 degrees 40 minutes 11.26 seconds east 808.38

24 feet to a point N200,415.05, E845,307.98, thence run25 ning north 32 degrees 25 minutes 29.01 seconds east
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1 160.76 feet to a point N200,550.75, E845,394.18,

2 thence running north 24 degrees 56 minutes 42.29

3 seconds east 1,410.29 feet to a point N201,829.48,

4 E845,988.97.

5 (9) GREEN HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.—That

6 portion of the project for navigation, Green Harbor,

7 Massachusetts, undertaken pursuant to section 107 of

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

9 consisting of the 6-foot deep channel beginning at a

10 point along the west limit of the existing project,

11 North 395990.43, East 831079.16, thence running

12 northwesterly about 752.85 feet to a point, North

13 396722.80, East 830904.76, thence running north14 westerly about 222.79 feet to a point along the west

15 limit of the existing project, North 396844.34, East

16 830718.04, thence running southwesterly about 33.72

17 feet along the west limit of the existing project to a

18 point, North 396810.80, East 830714.57, thence run19 ning southeasterly about 195.42 feet along the west

20 limit of the existing project to a point, North

21 396704.19, East 830878.35, thence running about

22 544.66 feet along the west limit of the existing project

23 to a point, North 396174.35, East 831004.52, thence

24 running southeasterly about 198.49 feet along the west

25 limit of the existing project to the point of beginning.
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1 (10) NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR,

2 MASSACHUSETTS.—The following portions of the

3 project for navigation, New Bedford and Fairhaven

4 Harbor, Massachusetts:

5 (A) A portion of the 25-foot spur channel

6 leading to the west of Fish Island, authorized by

7 the River and Harbor Act of 3 March 1909, be8 ginning at a point with coordinates

9 N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence running south

10 27 degrees 36 minutes 52.8 seconds west 38.2 feet

11 to a point N232,139.91, E758,773.61, thence

12 running south 87 degrees 35 minutes 31.6 sec13 onds west 196.84 feet to a point N232,131.64,

14 E758,576.94, thence running north 47 degrees 47

15 minutes 48.4 seconds west 502.72 feet to a point

16 N232,469.35, E758,204.54, thence running north

17 10 degrees 10 minutes 20.3 seconds west 438.88

18 feet to a point N232,901.33, E758,127.03, thence

19 running north 79 degrees 49 minutes 43.1 sec20 onds east 121.69 feet to a point N232,922.82,

21 E758,246.81, thence running south 04 degrees 29

22 minutes 17.6 seconds east 52.52 feet to a point

23 N232,870.46, E758,250.92, thence running south

24 23 degrees 56 minutes 11.2 seconds east 49.15

25 feet to a point N323,825.54, E758,270.86, thence
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1 running south 79 degrees 49 minutes 27.0 sec2 onds west 88.19 feet to a point N232,809.96,

3 E758,184.06, thence running south 10 degrees 10

4 minutes 25.7 seconds east 314.83 feet to a point

5 N232,500.08, E758,239.67, thence running south

6 56 degrees 33 minutes 56.1 seconds east 583.07

7 feet to a point N232,178.82, E758,726.25, thence

8 running south 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 sec9 onds east to the point of origin.

10 (B) A portion of the 30-foot west maneu11 vering basin, authorized by the River and Har12 bor Act of 3 July 1930, beginning at a point

13 with coordinates N232,139.91, E758,773.61,

14 thence running north 81 degrees 49 minutes 30.1

15 seconds east 160.76 feet to a point N232,162.77,

16 E758.932.74, thence running north 85 degrees 33

17 minutes 16.0 seconds west 141.85 feet to a point

18 N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence running south

19 27 degrees 36 minutes 52.8 seconds west to the

20 point of origin.

21 (b) ANCHORAGE AREA, CLINTON HARBOR, CON22 NECTICUT.—That portion of the Clinton Harbor, Con23 necticut, navigation project referred to in subsection (a)(2)

24 beginning at a point beginning: N158,444.58, E660,220.95,

25 thence running north 79 degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds east
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1 833.31 feet to a point N158,594.72, E661,040.67, thence

2 running south 80 degrees 51 minutes 53 seconds east 181.21

3 feet to a point N158,565.95, E661,219.58, thence running

4 north 57 degrees 38 minutes 04 seconds west 126.02 feet

5 to a point N158,633.41, E660,113.14, thence running south

6 79 degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds west 911.61 feet to a point

7 N158,469.17, E660,216.44, thence running south 10 degrees

8 22 minutes 46 seconds east 25 feet returning to a point

9 N158,444.58, E660,220.95 is redesignated as an anchorage

10 area.

11 (c) WELLS HARBOR, MAINE.—

12 (1) PROJECT MODIFICATION.—The project for

13 navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation project

14 referred to in subsection (a)(7) is modified to author15 ize the Secretary to realign the channel and anchor16 age areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150

17 craft.

18 (2) REDESIGNATIONS.—

19 (A) 6-FOOT ANCHORAGE.—The following

20 portions of the project for navigation, Wells Har21 bor, Maine, navigation project referred to in sub22 section (a)(7) shall be redesignated as part of the

23 6-foot anchorage:

24 (i) The portion of the 6-foot channel

25 the boundaries of which begin at a point
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1 with coordinates N177,990.91, E394,820.68,

2 thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes

3 40.8 seconds west 94.65 feet to a point

4 N177,980.98, E394,726.55, thence running

5 south 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds

6 west 962.83 feet to a point N177,038.40,

7 E394,530.10, thence running south 78 de8 grees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 90.00 feet

9 to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence

10 running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7

11 seconds east 991.76 feet to the point of ori12 gin.

13 (ii) The portion of the 10-foot inner

14 harbor settling basin the boundaries of

15 which begin at a point with coordinates

16 N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running

17 north 78 degrees 13 minutes 30.5 seconds

18 west 160.00 feet to a point N177,052.69,

19 E394,461.58, thence running south 11 de20 grees 46 minutes 45.4 seconds west 299.99

21 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34,

22 thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes

23 17.9 seconds east 160 feet to a point

24 N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running
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1 north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds

2 east 300.00 feet to the point of origin.

3 (B) 6-FOOT CHANNEL.—The following por4 tion of the project for navigation, Wells Harbor,

5 Maine, navigation project referred to in sub6 section (a)(7) shall be redesignated as part of the

7 6-foot channel: the portion of the 6-foot anchor8 age the boundaries of which begin at a point

9 with coordinates N178,102.26, E394,751.83,

10 thence running south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1

11 seconds west 526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07,

12 E394,336.96, thence running south 11 degrees 46

13 minutes 26.6 seconds west 511.83 feet to a point

14 N177,277.01, E394,232.52, thence running south

15 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 80.00

16 feet to a point N177,260.68, E394,310.84, thence

17 running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 24.8 sec18 onds east 482.54 feet to a point N177,733.07,

19 E394,409.30, thence running north 51 degrees 59

20 minutes 41.0 seconds east 402.63 feet to a point

21 N177,980.98, E394,726.55, thence running north

22 11 degrees 46 minutes 27.6 seconds east 123.89

23 feet to the point of origin.

24 (3) REALIGNMENT.—The 6-foot anchorage area

25 described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be realigned to
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1 include the area located south of the inner harbor set2 tling basin in existence on the date of enactment of

3 this Act beginning at a point with coordinates

4 N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running north 78

5 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds west 160.00 feet to

6 a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence running

7 south 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds west 45 feet

8 to a point N176,714.97, E394,391.15, thence running

9 south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds 160.00 feet

10 to a point N176,682.31, E394,547.78, thence running

11 north 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds east 45 feet

12 to the point of origin.

13 (4) RELOCATION.—The Secretary may relocate

14 the settling basin feature of the project for navigation,

15 Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation project referred to

16 in subsection (a)(7) to the outer harbor between the

17 jetties.

18 (d) ANCHORAGE AREA, GREEN HARBOR, MASSACHU19 SETTS.—The portion of the Green Harbor, Massachusetts,

20 navigation project referred to in subsection (a)(9) consisting

21 of a 6-foot deep channel that lies northerly of a line whose

22 coordinates are North 394825.00, East 831660.00 and

23 North 394779.28, East 831570.64 is redesignated as an an24 chorage area.
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1 SEC. 365. AMERICAN AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS, CALI2 FORNIA.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood damage reduc4 tion, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, author5 ized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Develop6 ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662–3663), is modified to di7 rect the Secretary to include the following improvements as

8 part of the overall project:

9 (1) Raising the left bank of the non-Federal levee

10 upstream of the Mayhew Drain for a distance of

11 4,500 feet by an average of 2.5 feet.

12 (2) Raising the right bank of the American River

13 levee from 1,500 feet upstream to 4,000 feet down14 stream of the Howe Avenue bridge by an average of

15 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 the

6 Natomas east Main Drain upstream for a distance of

7 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. 3662)

14 is amended by striking ‘‘at a total cost of’’ and all that

15 follows through ‘‘$14,225,000,’’ and inserting the following:

16 ‘‘at a total cost of $91,900,000, with an estimated Federal

17 cost of $68,925,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

18 $22,975,000,’’.

19 (c) COST SHARING.—For purposes of section 103 of the

20 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213),

21 the modifications authorized by this section shall be subject

22 to the same cost sharing in effect for the project for flood

23 damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, Cali24 fornia, authorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Re25 sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662).
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1 SEC. 366. MARTIN, KENTUCKY.

2 The project for flood control, Martin, Kentucky, au3 thorized by section 202(a) of the Energy and Water Devel4 opment Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1339) is modi5 fied to authorize the Secretary to take all necessary meas6 ures to prevent future losses that would occur from a flood

7 equal in magnitude to a 100-year frequency event.

8 TITLE IV—STUDIES

9 SEC. 401. UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS LEV10 EES AND STREAMBANKS PROTECTION.

11 The Secretary shall conduct a study of erosion damage

12 to levees and infrastructure on the upper Mississippi and

13 Illinois Rivers and the impact of increased barge and pleas14 ure craft traffic on deterioration of levees and other flood

15 control structures on such rivers.

16 SEC. 402. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE

17 PLAN.

18 (a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop a

19 plan to address water and related land resources problems

20 and opportunities in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois

21 River Basins, extending from Cairo, Illinois, to the head22 waters of the Mississippi River, in the interest of systemic

23 flood damage reduction by means of a mixture of structural

24 and nonstructural flood control and floodplain management

25 strategies, continued maintenance of the navigation project,

26 management of bank caving and erosion, watershed nutri-
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1 ent and sediment management, habitat management, recre2 ation needs, and other related purposes.

3 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall contain recommenda4 tions on future management plans and actions to be carried

5 out by the responsible Federal and non-Federal entities and

6 shall specifically address recommendations to authorize con7 struction of a systemic flood control project in accordance

8 with a plan for the Upper Mississippi River. The plan shall

9 include recommendations for Federal action where appro10 priate and recommendations for follow-on studies for prob11 lem areas for which data or current technology does not

12 allow immediate solutions.

13 (c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.—The

14 Secretary shall consult with appropriate State and Federal

15 agencies and shall make maximum use of existing data and

16 ongoing programs and efforts of States and Federal agencies

17 in developing the plan.

18 (d) COST SHARING.—Development of the plan under

19 this section shall be at Federal expense. Feasibility studies

20 resulting from development of such plan shall be subject to

21 cost sharing under section 105 of the Water Resources De22 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).

23 (e) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report that

24 includes the comprehensive plan to the Committee on

25 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public

2 Works of the Senate not later than 3 years after the date

3 of enactment of this Act.

4 SEC. 403. EL DORADO, UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

5 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

6 feasibility of improvements to regional water supplies for

7 El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.

8 SEC. 404. SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY,

9 CALIFORNIA.

10 The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential

11 water quality problems and pollution abatement measures

12 in the watershed in and around Sweetwater Reservoir, San

13 Diego County, California.

14 SEC. 405. WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.

15 The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasi16 bility study for flood damage reduction in the Whitewater

17 River basin, California, and, based upon the results of such

18 study, give priority consideration to including the rec19 ommended project, including the Salton Sea wetlands res20 toration project, in the flood mitigation and riverine res21 toration pilot program authorized in section 214 of this Act.
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1 SEC. 406. LITTLE ECONLACKHATCHEE RIVER BASIN, FLOR2 IDA.

3 The Secretary shall conduct a study of pollution abate4 ment measures in the Little Econlackhatchee River basin,

5 Florida.

6 SEC. 407. PORT EVERGLADES INLET, FLORIDA.

7 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

8 feasibility of carrying out a sand bypass project at Port

9 Everglades Inlet, Florida.

10 SEC. 408. UPPER DES PLAINES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, IL11 LINOIS AND WISCONSIN.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is directed to con13 duct a study of the upper Des Plaines River and tributaries,

14 Illinois and Wisconsin, upstream of the confluence with

15 Salt Creek at Riverside, Illinois, to determine the feasibility

16 of improvements in the interests of flood damage reduction,

17 environmental restoration and protection, water quality,

18 recreation, and related purposes.

19 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—In conducting the study, the Sec20 retary may not exclude from consideration and evaluation

21 flood damage reduction measures based on restrictive poli22 cies regarding the frequency of flooding, drainage area, and

23 amount of runoff.
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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 reduc5 tion and environmental restoration, Cameron Parish west

6 of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.

7 SEC. 410. GRAND ISLE AND VICINITY, LOUISIANA.

8 In carrying out a study of the storm damage reduction

9 benefits to Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, the Sec10 retary shall include benefits that a storm damage reduction

11 project for Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, may have

12 on the mainland coast of Louisiana as project benefits at13 tributable 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 Act

19 of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), to incorporate and accomplish

20 structural modifications to the seawall fronting protection

21 along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain from the New

22 Basin Canal on the west to the Inner harbor Navigation

23 Canal on the east.

24 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall ensure expeditious

25 completion of the post-authorization change report required
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1 by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date

2 of 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 uses

7 of dredged material for shoreline protection and storm dam8 age reduction in the area. In determining the benefits of

9 the project, the Secretary shall include the benefits derived

10 from using dredged material for shoreline protection and

11 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 214

20 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 Ca24 yuga 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, naviga10 tion, water quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife habi11 tat in a comprehensive manner in the western Lake Erie

12 basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, including watersheds

13 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 of

19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con20 gress a report on the results of the study, including findings

21 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 James

13 River and Big Sioux watersheds in South Dakota and an

14 assessment of flood damage reduction needs of the area.

15 SEC. 420. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

16 The Secretary shall include, as part of the study au17 thorized in a resolution of the Committee on Public Works

18 and Transportation of the House of Representatives, dated

19 August 1, 1990, a review of two 175-foot-wide barge shelves

20 on either side of the navigation channel at the Port of Cor21 pus 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 minimum

10 draft navigation channel extending from the Colorado River

11 through Parkers Cut (also known as ‘‘Tiger Island Cut’’),

12 or an acceptable alternative, to Matagorda Bay.

13 SEC. 423. KANAWHA RIVER, FAYETTE COUNTY, WEST VIR14 GINIA.

15 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

16 feasibility of developing a public port along the Kanawha

17 River in Fayette County, West Virginia, at a site known

18 as ‘‘Longacre’’.

19 SEC. 424. WEST VIRGINIA PORTS.

20 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the

21 feasibility of expanding public port development in West

22 Virginia along the Ohio River and navigable portion of the

23 Kanawha River from its mouth to river mile 91.0

24 SEC. 425. GREAT LAKES REGION COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.

25 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a com26 prehensive study of the Great Lakes region to ensure the
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1 future use, management, and protection of water and re2 lated resources of the Great Lakes basin. Such study shall

3 include a comprehensive management plan specifically for

4 St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair.

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date

6 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the

7 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the

8 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ9 ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes

10 the strategic plan for Corps of Engineers programs in the

11 Great Lakes basin and details of proposed Corps of Engi12 neers environmental, navigation, and flood damage reduc13 tion projects in the region.

14 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

16 $1,400,000 for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

17 SEC. 426. NUTRIENT LOADING RESULTING FROM DREDGED

18 MATERIAL DISPOSAL.

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

20 nutrient loading that occurs as a result of discharges of

21 dredged material into open-water sites in the Chesapeake

22 Bay.

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date

24 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to

25 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 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS

7 PROVISIONS

8 SEC. 501. CORPS ASSUMPTION OF NRCS PROJECTS.

9 (a) LLAGAS CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary is

10 authorized to complete the remaining reaches of the Natural

11 Resources Conservation Service’s flood control project at

12 Llagas Creek, California, undertaken pursuant to section

13 5 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16

14 U.S.C. 1005), substantially in accordance with the Natural

15 Resources Conservation Service watershed plan for Llagas

16 Creek, Department of Agriculture, and in accordance with

17 the requirements of local cooperation as specified in section

18 4 of such Act, at a total cost of $45,000,000, with an esti19 mated Federal cost of $21,800,000 and an estimated non20 Federal cost of $23,200,000.

21 (b) THORNTON RESERVOIR, COOK COUNTY, ILLI22 NOIS.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Thornton Reservoir

24 project, an element of the project for flood control,

25 Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois, authorized by

26 section 3(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development
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1 Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), is modified to authorize

2 the Secretary to include additional permanent flood

3 control storage attributable to the Natural Resources

4 Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure

5 84), Little Calumet River Watershed, Illinois, ap6 proved under the Watershed Protection and Flood

7 Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

8 (2) COST SHARING.—Costs for the Thornton Res9 ervoir project shall be shared in accordance with sec10 tion 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of

11 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).

12 (3) TRANSITIONAL STORAGE.—The Secretary of

13 Agriculture may cooperate with non-Federal interests

14 to provide, on a transitional basis, flood control stor15 age for the Natural Resources Conservation Service

16 Thornton Reservoir (Structure 84) in the west lobe of

17 the Thornton quarry in advance of Corps’ construc18 tion.

19 (4) CREDITING.—The Secretary may credit

20 against the non-Federal share of the Thornton Res21 ervoir project all design, lands, easements, rights-of22 way (as of the date of authorization), and construc23 tion costs incurred by the non-Federal interests before

24 the signing of the project cooperation agreement.
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1 (5) REEVALUATION REPORT.—The Secretary

2 shall determine the credits authorized by paragraph

3 (4) that are integral to the Thornton Reservoir project

4 and the current total project costs based on a limited

5 reevaluation report.

6 SEC. 502. CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

7 Section 219(e) of the Water Resources Development Act

8 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4836–4837) is amended by striking

9 paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the following:

10 ‘‘(5) $25,000,000 for the project described in sub11 section (c)(2);

12 ‘‘(6) $20,000,000 for the project described in sub13 section (c)(9);

14 ‘‘(7) $30,000,000 for the project described in sub15 section (c)(16); and

16 ‘‘(8) $30,000,000 for the project described in sub17 section (c)(17).’’.

18 SEC. 503. CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DREDGING TECH19 NOLOGY.

20 (a) CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DREDGING PROJECT.—

21 (1) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a re22 view of innovative dredging technologies designed to

23 minimize or eliminate contamination of a water col24 umn upon removal of contaminated sediments. The

25 Secretary shall complete such review by June 1, 2001.
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1 (2) TESTING.—After completion of the review

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select the

3 technology of those reviewed that the Secretary deter4 mines will increase the effectiveness of removing con5 taminated sediments and significantly reduce con6 tamination of the water column. Not later than De7 cember 31, 2001, the Secretary shall enter into an

8 agreement with a public or private entity to test such

9 technology in the vicinity of Peoria Lakes, Illinois.

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

11 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

12 $2,000,000.

13 SEC. 504. DAM SAFETY.

14 (a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary is authorized to pro15 vide assistance to enhance dam safety at the following loca16 tions:

17 (1) Healdsburg Veteran’s Memorial Dam, Cali18 fornia

19 (2) Felix Dam, Pennsylvania

20 (3) Kehly Run Dam, Pennsylvania

21 (4) Owl Creek Reservoir, Pennsylvania

22 (5) Sweet Arrow Lake Dam, Pennsylvania

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

24 authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 to carry out this

25 section.
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1 SEC. 505. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.

2 Section 401(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development

3 Act of 1990 (110 Stat. 3763) is amended by adding at the

4 end the following: ‘‘Nonprofit public or private entities may

5 contribute all or a portion of the non-Federal share.’’.

6 SEC. 506. SEA LAMPREY CONTROL MEASURES IN THE

7 GREAT LAKES.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the Great

9 Lakes Fishery Commission, the Secretary is authorized to

10 undertake a program for the control of sea lampreys in and

11 around waters of the Great Lakes. The program undertaken

12 pursuant to this section may include projects which consist

13 of either structural or nonstructural measures or a com14 bination thereof.

15 (b) COST SHARING.—Projects carried out under this

16 section on lands owned by the United States shall be carried

17 out at full Federal expense. The non-Federal share of the

18 cost of any such project undertaken on lands not in Federal

19 ownership shall be 35 percent.

20 (c) NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.—Notwithstanding sec21 tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.

22 1962d–5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination with the ap23 propriate State and local government officials having juris24 diction over an area in which a project under this section

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

26 as the non-Federal interest for the project.
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

3 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005.

4 SEC. 507. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

5 Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development

6 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759) is amended by adding at the

7 end the following:

8 ‘‘(12) Acadiana Navigation Channel, Louisiana.

9 ‘‘(13) Contraband Bayou, Louisiana, as part of

10 the Calcasieu River and Pass Ship Channel.

11 ‘‘(14) Lake Wallula Navigation Channel, Wash12 ington.

13 ‘‘(15) Wadley Pass (also known as McGriff

14 Pass), Suwanee River, Florida.’’.

15 SEC. 508. MEASUREMENT OF LAKE MICHIGAN DIVERSIONS.

16 Section 1142(b) of the Water Resources Development

17 Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–20 note; 100 Stat. 4253) is

18 amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘$1,250,000’’.

20 SEC. 509. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL

21 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

22 (a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section 1103(e)(1) of

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

24 652(e)(1)) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara2 graph (A);

3 (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘long-term

4 resource monitoring program; and’’ and inserting

5 ‘‘long-term resource monitoring, computerized data

6 inventory and analysis, and applied research pro7 gram.’’; and

8 (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting

9 the following:

10 ‘‘In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall es11 tablish an independent technical advisory committee to re12 view projects, monitoring plans, and habitat and natural

13 resource needs assessments.’’.

14 (b) REPORTS.—Section 1103(e)(2) of such Act (33

15 U.S.C. 652(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

16 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than December 31,

17 2004, and not later than December 31st of every sixth

18 year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with

19 the Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois,

20 Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, shall

21 transmit to Congress a report that—

22 ‘‘(A) contains an evaluation of the pro23 grams described in paragraph (1);

24 ‘‘(B) describes the accomplishments of each

25 of such programs;
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1 ‘‘(C) provides updates of a systemic habitat

2 needs assessment; and

3 ‘‘(D) identifies any needed adjustments in

4 the authorization.’’.

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

6 1103(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘not to exceed’’

8 and all that follows before the period at the end and

9 inserting ‘‘$22,750,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each

10 fiscal year thereafter’’;

11 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘not to exceed’’

12 and all that follows before the period at the end and

13 inserting ‘‘$10,420,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each

14 fiscal year thereafter’’; and

15 (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the

16 following:

17 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

19 paragraph (1)(A) $350,000 for each of fiscal years

20 1999 through 2009.’’.

21 (d) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.—Section 1103(e)(6) of

22 such Act is amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘(6) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.—For fiscal year

24 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary,

25 in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and
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1 the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and

2 Wisconsin, may transfer not to exceed 20 percent of

3 the amounts appropriated to carry out subparagraph

4 (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to the amounts appro5 priated to carry out the other of such subpara6 graphs.’’.

7 (e) HABITAT NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—Section

8 1103(h)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 652(h)(2)) is amended

9 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall

10 complete the on-going habitat needs assessment conducted

11 under this paragraph not later than September 30, 2000,

12 and shall include in each report required by subsection

13 (e)(2) the most recent habitat needs assessment conducted

14 under this paragraph.’’.

15 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1103 of such

16 Act (33 U.S.C. 652) is amended—

17 (1) in subsection (e)(7) by striking ‘‘paragraphs

18 (1)(B) and (1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

19 (1)(B)’’; and

20 (2) in subsection (f)(2)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘(2)’’; and

23 (B) by striking subparagraph (B).
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1 SEC. 510. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK MONITORING.

2 Section 404(c) of the Water Resources Development Act

3 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4863) is amended by striking ‘‘1993,

4 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1993 through

5 2003’’.

6 SEC. 511. WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating potential improve8 ments for water control management activities and consoli9 dation of water control management centers, the Secretary

10 may consider a regionalized water control management

11 plan but may not implement such a plan until the date

12 on which a report is transmitted under subsection (b).

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date

14 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to

15 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and

16 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public

18 Works and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate

19 a report containing the following:

20 (1) A description of the primary objectives of

21 streamlining water control management activities.

22 (2) A description of the benefits provided by

23 streamlining water control management activities

24 through consolidation of centers for such activities.

25 (3) A determination of whether or not benefits to

26 users of regional water control management centers
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1 will be retained in each district office of the Corps of

2 Engineers that does not have a regional center.

3 (4) A determination of whether or not users of

4 such regional centers will receive a higher level of ben5 efits from streamlining water management control

6 management activities.

7 (5) A list of the Members of Congress who rep8 resent a district that currently includes a water con9 trol management center that is to be eliminated under

10 a proposed regionalized plan.

11 SEC. 512. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

12 The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following

13 projects under section 204 of the Water Resources Develop14 ment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326):

15 (1) BODEGA BAY, CALIFORNIA.—A project to

16 make beneficial use of dredged materials from a Fed17 eral navigation project in Bodega Bay, California.

18 (2) SABINE REFUGE, LOUISIANA.—A project to

19 make beneficial use of dredged materials from Federal

20 navigation projects in the vicinity of Sabine Refuge,

21 Louisiana.

22 (3) HANCOCK, HARRISON, AND JACKSON COUN23 TIES, MISSISSIPPI.—A project to make beneficial use

24 of dredged material from a Federal navigation project
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1 in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mis2 sissippi.

3 (4) ROSE CITY MARSH, ORANGE COUNTY,

4 TEXAS.—A project to make beneficial use of dredged

5 material from a Federal navigation project in Rose

6 City Marsh, Orange County, Texas.

7 (5) BESSIE HEIGHTS MARSH, ORANGE COUNTY,

8 TEXAS.—A project to make beneficial use of dredged

9 material from a Federal navigation project in Bessie

10 Heights Marsh, Orange County, Texas.

11 SEC. 513. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

12 Section 507(2) of the Water Resources Development

13 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘(2) Expansion and improvement of Long Pine

15 Run Dam and associated water infrastructure in ac16 cordance with the requirements of subsections (b)

17 through (e) of section 313 of the Water Resources De18 velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845) at a total cost

19 of $20,000,000.’’.

20 SEC. 514. LOWER MISSOURI RIVER AQUATIC RESTORATION

21 PROJECTS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after funds

23 are made available for such purposes, the Secretary shall

24 complete a comprehensive report—
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1 (1) identifying a general implementation strat2 egy and overall plan for environmental restoration

3 and protection along the Lower Missouri River be4 tween Gavins Point Dam and the confluence of the

5 Missouri and Mississippi Rivers; and

6 (2) recommending individual environmental res7 toration projects that can be considered by the Sec8 retary for implementation under section 206 of the

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

10 2330; 110 Stat. 3679–3680).

11 (b) SCOPE OF PROJECTS.—Any environmental res12 toration projects recommended under subsection (a) shall

13 provide for such activities and measures as the Secretary

14 determines to be necessary to protect and restore fish and

15 wildlife habitat without adversely affecting private property

16 rights or water related needs of the region surrounding the

17 Missouri River, including flood control, navigation, and en18 hancement of water supply, and shall include some or all

19 of the following components:

20 (1) Modification and improvement of navigation

21 training structures to protect and restore fish and

22 wildlife habitat.

23 (2) Modification and creation of side channels to

24 protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat.
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1 (3) Restoration and creation of fish and wildlife

2 habitat.

3 (4) Physical and biological monitoring for evalu4 ating the success of the projects.

5 (c) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac6 ticable, the Secretary shall integrate projects carried out in

7 accordance with this section with other Federal, tribal, and

8 State restoration activities.

9 (d) COST SHARING.—The report under subsection (a)

10 shall be undertaken at full Federal expense.

11 SEC. 515. AQUATIC RESOURCES RESTORATION IN THE

12 NORTHWEST.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with other Federal

14 agencies, the Secretary is authorized to develop and imple15 ment projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other

16 similar measures agreed to by non-Federal interests and

17 relevant Federal agencies to mitigate adverse impacts asso18 ciated with irrigation system water diversions by local gov19 ernmental entities in the States of Oregon, Washington,

20 Montana, and Idaho.

21 (b) PROCEDURE AND PARTICIPATION.—

22 (1) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT; USE OF EX23 ISTING DATA.—In providing assistance under sub24 section (a), the Secretary shall consult with other Fed25 eral, State, and local agencies and make maximum
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1 use of data and studies in existence on the date of en2 actment of this Act.

3 (2) PARTICIPATION BY NON-FEDERAL INTER4 ESTS.—Participation by non-Federal interests in

5 projects under this section shall be voluntary. The

6 Secretary shall not take any action under this section

7 that will result in a non-Federal interest being held

8 financially responsible for an action under a project

9 unless the non-Federal interest has voluntarily agreed

10 to participate in the project.

11 (c) COST SHARING.—Projects carried out under this

12 section on lands owned by the United States shall be carried

13 out at full Federal expense. The non-Federal share of the

14 cost of any such project undertaken on lands not in Federal

15 ownership shall be 35 percent.

16 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

17 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

18 $10,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

19 1999.

20 SEC. 516. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATERSHED

21 RESTORATION.

22 The Secretary shall use, and encourage the use of, in23 novative treatment technologies, including membrane tech24 nologies, for watershed and environmental restoration and

25 protection projects involving water quality.
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1 SEC. 517. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.

2 (a) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—Section 219(c)(2) of the

3 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835)

4 is amended by inserting before the period ‘‘and watershed

5 restoration and development in the regional Atlanta water6 shed, including Big Creek and Rock Creek’’.

7 (b) PATERSON AND PASSAIC VALLEY, NEW JERSEY.—

8 Section 219(c)(9) of such Act (106 Stat. 4836) is amended

9 to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(9) PATERSON, PASSAIC COUNTY, AND PASSAIC

11 VALLEY, NEW JERSEY.—Drainage facilities to allevi12 ate flooding problems on Getty Avenue in the vicinity

13 of St. Joseph’s Hospital for the City of Paterson, New

14 Jersey, and Passaic County, New Jersey, and innova15 tive facilities to manage and treat additional flows in

16 the Passaic Valley, Passaic River basin, New Jer17 sey.’’.

18 SEC. 518. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN

19 PROJECTS.

20 The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports

21 for the following projects and proceed directly to project

22 planning, engineering, and design:

23 (1) Arroyo Pasajero, San Joaquin River basin,

24 California, project for flood control.

25 (2) Success Dam, Tule River, California, project

26 for flood control and water supply.
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1 (3) Alafia Channel, Tampa Harbor, Florida,

2 project for navigation.

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 under

11 subsection (a) shall be in the form of design and construc12 tion of water-related resource protection and development

13 projects affecting the Dog River, including environmental

14 restoration and recreational navigation.

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

16 the cost of the project carried out with assistance under this

17 section shall be 90 percent.

18 (d) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The

19 non-Federal sponsor provide all lands, easements, rights of

20 way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas in21 cluding retaining dikes required for the project.

22 (e) OPERATION MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal

23 share of the cost of operation, maintenance, repair, replace24 ment, or rehabilitation of the project carried out with assist25 ance 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, and

3 dredged material disposal areas, including retaining dikes,

4 provided by the non-Federal sponsor shall be credited to5 ward 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 of

13 $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 under18 take a survey of, and provide technical, planning, and de19 sign assistance for, watershed management, restoration, and

20 development on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona,

21 New Mexico, and Utah.

22 (b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of

23 activities carried out under this section shall be 75 percent.

24 Funds made available under the Indian Self-Determination

25 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) may
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1 be used by the Navajo Nation in meeting the non-Federal

2 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 30,

6 1999.

7 SEC. 523. AUGUSTA AND DEVALLS BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to per9 form 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 shall 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 storage

22 at no additional cost to the Beaver Water District or the

23 Carroll-Boone Water District above the amount that has al24 ready been contracted for. At no time may the bottom of
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1 the conservation pool be at an elevation that is less than

2 1,076 feet NGVD.

3 (b) CONTRACT PRICING.—The contract price for addi4 tional storage for the Carroll-Boone Water District beyond

5 that which is provided for in subsection (a) shall be based

6 on the original construction cost of Beaver Lake and ad7 justed to the 1998 price level net of inflation between the

8 date of initiation of construction and the date of enactment

9 of this Act.

10 SEC. 525. BEAVER LAKE TROUT PRODUCTION FACILITY, AR11 KANSAS.

12 (a) EXPEDITED CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary shall

13 construct, under the authority of section 105 of the Water

14 Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921) and sec15 tion 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986

16 (100 Stat. 4251–4252), the Beaver Lake trout hatchery as

17 expeditiously as possible, but in no event later than Sep18 tember 30, 2002.

19 (b) MITIGATION PLAN.—Not later than 2 years after

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunc21 tion with the State of Arkansas, shall prepare a plan for

22 the mitigation of effects of the Beaver Dam project on Bea23 ver Lake. Such plan shall provide for construction of the

24 Beaver Lake trout production facility and 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 flood

6 damage reduction and environmental restoration and pro7 tection in the Santa Ana River watershed, California, with

8 particular emphasis on structural and nonstructural meas9 ures 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-effec12 tive 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 Coun15 ty and San Bernardino County, California.

16 SEC. 527. NOVATO, CALIFORNIA.

17 The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood control

18 under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33

19 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 ef24 fectiveness of using such plans to provide information re25 garding aquatic resources. The Secretary may use such
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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 the

7 study, design, and implementation of measures for the envi8 ronmental restoration and protection of the Salton Sea,

9 California.

10 (b) STUDY.—The Secretary, in coordination with other

11 Federal, State, and local agencies, shall conduct a study

12 to determine the most effective plan for the Corps of Engi13 neers to assist in the environmental restoration and protec14 tion 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 applicable

8 to the project referred to in subsection (a) under section 101

9 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C.

10 2211).

11 SEC. 532. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

12 (a) COMPUTER MODEL.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may apply the

14 computer model developed under the St. Johns River

15 basin feasibility study to assist non-Federal interests

16 in developing strategies for improving water quality

17 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 author22 ized to provide 1-foot contour topographic survey maps of

23 the Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida, to non-Federal

24 interests for analyzing environmental data and establishing

25 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 with

4 the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,

5 is authorized to carry out the following water-related envi6 ronmental restoration and resource protection activities to

7 restore Lake Allatoona and the Etowah River in Georgia:

8 (1) LAKE ALLATOONA/ETOWAH RIVER SHORE9 LINE RESTORATION DESIGN.—Develop pre-construc10 tion design measures to alleviate shoreline erosion

11 and sedimentation problems.

12 (2) LITTLE RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA13 TION.—Conduct a feasibility study to evaluate envi14 ronmental problems and recommend environmental

15 infrastructure restoration measures for the Little

16 River within Lake Allatoona, Georgia.

17 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

18 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning

19 after September 30, 1999—

20 (1) $850,000 to carry out subsection (a)(1); and

21 (2) $250,000 to carry out subsection (a)(2).

22 SEC. 534. MAYO’S BAR LOCK AND DAM, COOSA RIVER, ROME,

23 GEORGIA.

24 The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assist25 ance, including planning, engineering, and design assist26 ance, for the reconstruction of the Mayo’s Bar Lock and
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1 Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia. The non-Federal share

2 of assistance under this section shall be 50 percent.

3 SEC. 535. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD IMPACT RESPONSE

4 MODELING SYSTEM, CORALVILLE RESERVOIR

5 AND IOWA RIVER WATERSHED, IOWA.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with

7 the University of Iowa, shall conduct a study and develop

8 a Comprehensive Flood Impact Response Modeling System

9 for Coralville Reservoir and the Iowa River watershed,

10 Iowa.

11 (b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study shall include—

12 (1) an evaluation of the combined hydrologic,

13 geomorphic, environmental, economic, social, and rec14 reational impacts of operating strategies within the

15 Iowa River watershed;

16 (2) development of an integrated, dynamic flood

17 impact model; and

18 (3) development of a rapid response system to be

19 used during flood and other emergency situations.

20 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years

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

22 transmit to Congress a report containing the results of the

23 study and modeling system together with such recommenda24 tions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

3 $900,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

4 SEC. 536. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE IN IL5 LINOIS.

6 The Secretary may carry out the project for George7 town, Illinois, and the project for Olney, Illinois, referred

8 to in House Report Number 104–741, accompanying Public

9 Law 104–182.

10 SEC. 537. KANOPOLIS LAKE, KANSAS.

11 (a) WATER STORAGE.—The Secretary shall offer to the

12 State of Kansas the right to purchase water storage in

13 Kanopolis Lake, Kansas, at a price calculated in accord14 ance with and in a manner consistent with the terms of

15 the memorandum of understanding entitled ‘‘Memorandum

16 of Understanding Between the State of Kansas and the U.S.

17 Department of the Army Concerning the Purchase of Mu18 nicipal and Industrial Water Supply Storage’’, dated De19 cember 11, 1985.

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—For the purposes of this sec21 tion, the effective date of that memorandum of under22 standing shall be deemed to be the date of enactment of this

23 Act.
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1 SEC. 538. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.

2 Section 531(h) of the Water Resources Development

3 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3774) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.

5 SEC. 539. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

6 Section 533(c) of the Water Resources Development Act

7 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3775) is amended by striking

8 ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’.

9 SEC. 540. SNUG HARBOR, MARYLAND.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination

11 with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management

12 Agency, is authorized—

13 (1) to provide technical assistance to the resi14 dents of Snug Harbor, in the vicinity of Berlin,

15 Maryland, for purposes of flood damage reduction;

16 (2) to conduct a study of a project for non17 structural measures for flood damage reduction in the

18 vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland, taking into ac19 count the relationship of both the Ocean City Inlet

20 and Assateague Island to the flooding; and

21 (3) after completion of the study, to carry out the

22 project under the authority of section 205 of the Flood

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

24 (b) FEMA ASSISTANCE.—The Director, in coordina25 tion with the Secretary and under the authorities of the

26 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
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1 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 note), may provide technical as2 sistance and nonstructural measures for flood damage miti3 gation in the vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland.

4 (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost

5 of assistance under this section shall not exceed $3,000,000.

6 The non-Federal share of such cost shall be determined in

7 accordance with the Water Resources Development Act of

8 1986 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer9 gency Assistance Act, as appropriate.

10 SEC. 541. WELCH POINT, ELK RIVER, CECIL COUNTY, AND

11 CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

12 (a) SPILLAGE OF DREDGED MATERIALS.—The Sec13 retary shall carry out a study to determine if the spillage

14 of dredged materials that were removed as part of the

15 project for navigation, Inland Waterway from Delaware

16 River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland, author17 ized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49

18 Stat. 1030), is a significant impediment to vessels

19 transiting the Elk River near Welch Point, Maryland. If

20 the Secretary determines that the spillage is an impediment

21 to navigation, the Secretary may conduct such dredging as

22 may be required to permit navigation on the river.

23 (b) DAMAGE TO WATER SUPPLY.—The Secretary shall

24 carry out a study to determine if additional compensation

25 is required to fully compensate the city of Chesapeake,
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1 Maryland, for damage to the city’s water supply resulting

2 from dredging of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

3 project. If the Secretary determines that such additional

4 compensation is required, the Secretary may provide the

5 compensation to the city of Chesapeake.

6 SEC. 542. WEST VIEW SHORES, CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND.

7 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of

8 this Act, the Secretary shall carry out an investigation of

9 the contamination of the well system in West View Shores,

10 Cecil County, Maryland. If the Secretary determines that

11 the disposal site from any Federal navigation project has

12 contributed to the contamination of the wells, the Secretary

13 may provide alternative water supplies, including replace14 ment of wells, at full Federal expense.

15 SEC. 543. RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR MARYLAND, PENN16 SYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA.

17 Section 539 of the Water Resources Development Act

18 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3776–3777) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘technical’’;

20 (2) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ‘‘(or in the

21 case of projects located on lands owned by the United

22 States, to Federal interests)’’ after ‘‘interests’’;

23 (3) in subsection (a)(3) by inserting ‘‘or in con24 junction’’ after ‘‘consultation’’; and
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1 (4) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the

2 following: ‘‘Funds authorized to be appropriated to

3 carry out section 340 of the Water Resources Develop4 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) are authorized for

5 projects undertaken under subsection (a)(1)(B).’’.

6 SEC. 544. CAPE COD CANAL RAILROAD BRIDGE, BUZZARDS

7 BAY, MASSACHUSETTS.

8 (a) ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary

9 is authorized to provide up to $300,000 for alternative

10 transportation that may arise as a result of the operation,

11 maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the Cape Cod

12 Canal Railroad Bridge.

13 (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT RE14 NEGOTIATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of en15 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into negotia16 tion with the owner of the railroad right-of-way for the

17 Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge for the purpose of estab18 lishing the rights and responsibities for the operation and

19 maintenance of the Bridge. The Secretary is authorized to

20 include in any new contract the termination of the prior

21 contract numbered ER–W175–ENG–1.

22 SEC. 545. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

23 (a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—The Secretary, in

24 consultation with local officials, shall conduct a demonstra-
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1 tion project to improve water quality in the vicinity of St.

2 Louis, Missouri.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

4 authorized to be appropriated $1,700,000 to carry out this

5 section.

6 SEC. 546. BEAVER BRANCH OF BIG TIMBER CREEK, NEW

7 JERSEY.

8 Upon request of the State of New Jersey or a political

9 subdivision thereof, the Secretary may compile and dissemi10 nate information on floods and flood damages, including

11 identification of areas subject to inundation by floods, and

12 provide technical assistance regarding floodplain manage13 ment for Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.

14 SEC. 547. LAKE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATER

15 LEVELS, NEW YORK.

16 Upon request, the Secretary shall provide technical as17 sistance to the International Joint Commission and the St.

18 Lawrence River Board of Control in undertaking studies

19 on the effects of fluctuating water levels on the natural envi20 ronment, recreational boating, property flooding, and ero21 sion along the shorelines of Lake Ontario and the St. Law22 rence River in New York. The Commission and Board are

23 encouraged to conduct such studies in a comprehensive and

24 thorough manner before implementing any change to water

25 regulation Plan 1958–D.
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1 SEC. 548. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR, NEW YORK AND

2 NEW JERSEY.

3 The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements

4 with non-Federal interests to investigate, develop, and sup5 port measures for sediment management and reduction of

6 contaminant sources which affect navigation in the Port of

7 New York-New Jersey and the environmental conditions of

8 the New York-New Jersey Harbor estuary. Such investiga9 tion shall include an analysis of the economic and environ10 mental benefits and costs of potential sediment management

11 and contaminant reduction measures.

12 SEC. 549. SEA GATE REACH, CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK,

13 NEW YORK.

14 The Secretary is authorized to construct a project for

15 shoreline protection which includes a beachfill with revet16 ment and T-groin for the Sea Gate Reach on Coney Island,

17 New York, as identified in the March 1998 report prepared

18 for the Corps of Engineers, New York District, entitled

19 ‘‘Field Data Gathering, Project Performance Analysis and

20 Design Alternative Solutions to Improve Sandfill Reten21 tion’’, at a total cost of $9,000,000, with an estimated Fed22 eral cost of $5,850,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost

23 of $3,150,000.

24 SEC. 550. WOODLAWN, NEW YORK.

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide plan26 ning, design, and other technical assistance to non-Federal
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1 interests for identifying and mitigating sources of contami2 nation at Woodlawn Beach in Woodlawn, New York.

3 (b) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the cost

4 of assistance provided under this section shall be 50 percent.

5 SEC. 551. FLOODPLAIN MAPPING, NEW YORK.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide assist7 ance for a project to develop maps identifying 100- and

8 500-year flood inundation areas in the State of New York.

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Maps developed under the

10 project shall include hydrologic and hydraulic information

11 and shall accurately show the flood inundation of each

12 property by flood risk in the floodplain. The maps shall

13 be produced in a high resolution format and shall be made

14 available to all flood prone areas in the State of New York

15 in an electronic format.

16 (c) PARTICIPATION OF FEMA.—The Secretary and the

17 non-Federal sponsor of the project shall work with the Di18 rector of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to en19 sure the validity of the maps developed under the project

20 for flood insurance purposes.

21 (d) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the

22 project, the Secretary may enter into contracts or coopera23 tive agreements with the non-Federal sponsor or provide re24 imbursements of project costs.
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1 (e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost

2 of the project shall be 75 percent.

3 (f) 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 30,

6 1998.

7 SEC. 552. WHITE OAK RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.

8 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if

9 water quality deterioration and sedimentation of the White

10 Oak River, North Carolina, are the result of the Atlantic

11 Intracoastal Waterway navigation project. If the Secretary

12 determines that the water quality deterioration and sedi13 mentation are the result of the project, the Secretary shall

14 take appropriate measures to mitigate the deterioration and

15 sedimentation.

16 SEC. 553. TOUSSAINT RIVER, CARROLL TOWNSHIP, OTTAWA

17 COUNTY, OHIO.

18 The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assist19 ance for the removal of military ordnance from the Tous20 saint River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

21 SEC. 554. SARDIS RESERVOIR, OKLAHOMA.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept from the

23 State of Oklahoma or an agent of the State an amount,

24 as determined under subsection (b), as prepayment of 100

25 percent of the water supply cost obligation of the State
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1 under Contract No. DACW56–74–JC–0314 for water sup2 ply storage at Sardis Reservoir, Oklahoma.

3 (b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—The amount to be

4 paid by the State of Oklahoma under subsection (a) shall

5 be subject to adjustment in accordance with accepted dis6 count purchase methods for Federal Government properties

7 as determined by an independent accounting firm des8 ignated by the Director of the Office of Management and

9 Budget. The cost of such determination shall be paid for

10 by the State of Oklahoma or an agent of the State.

11 (c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects any of the

12 rights or obligations of the parties to the contract referred

13 to in subsection (a).

14 SEC. 555. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA, WATER CONVEYANCE

15 FACILITIES.

16 For the project for construction of the water convey17 ances authorized by the first section of Public Law 88–253

18 (77 Stat. 841), the requirement for the Waurika Project

19 Master Conservancy District to repay the $2,900,000 in

20 costs (including interest) resulting from the October 1991

21 settlement of the claim before the United States Claims

22 Court, and the payment of $1,190,451 of the final cost rep23 resenting the difference between the 1978 estimate of cost

24 and the actual cost determined after completion of such

25 project in 1991, are waived.
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1 SEC. 556. SKINNER BUTTE PARK, EUGENE, OREGON.

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

3 the south bank of the Willamette River, in the area of Skin4 ner Butte Park from Ferry Street Bridge to the Valley

5 River footbridge, to determine the feasibility of carrying out

6 a project to stabilize the river bank, and to restore and en7 hance riverine habitat, using a combination of structural

8 and bioengineering techniques.

9 (b) CONSTRUCTION.—If, upon completion of the study,

10 the Secretary determines that the project is feasible, the Sec11 retary shall participate with non-Federal interests in the

12 construction of the project.

13 (c) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost

14 of the project shall be 35 percent.

15 (d) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The

16 non-Federal interest shall provide lands, easements, rights17 of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas

18 necessary for construction of the project. The value of such

19 items shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the

20 cost of the project.

21 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

22 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

23 $1,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

24 1999.
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1 SEC. 557. WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREGON.

2 The Secretary, Director of the Federal Emergency

3 Management Agency, Administrator of the Environmental

4 Protection Agency, and heads of other appropriate Federal

5 agencies shall, using existing authorities, assist the State

6 of Oregon in developing and implementing a comprehensive

7 basin-wide strategy in the Willamette River basin of Oregon

8 for coordinated and integrated management of land and

9 water resources to improve water quality, reduce flood haz10 ards, ensure sustainable economic activity, and restore

11 habitat for native fish and wildlife. The heads of such Fed12 eral agencies may provide technical assistance, staff and fi13 nancial support for development of the basin-wide manage14 ment strategy. The heads of Federal agencies shall seek to

15 exercise flexibility in administrative actions and allocation

16 of funding to reduce barriers to efficient and effective imple17 menting of the strategy.

18 SEC. 558. BRADFORD AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, PENNSYL19 VANIA.

20 The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance for

21 water-related environmental infrastructure and resource

22 protection and development projects in Bradford and Sul23 livan Counties, Pennsylvania, using the funds and authori24 ties provided in title I of the Energy and Water Develop25 ment Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–245)

26 under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL’’ (112 Stat.
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1 1840) for similar projects in Lackawanna, Lycoming, Sus2 quehanna, Wyoming, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsyl3 vania.

4 SEC. 559. ERIE HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

5 The Secretary may reimburse the appropriate non6 Federal interest not more than $78,366 for architect and

7 engineering costs incurred in connection with the Erie Har8 bor basin navigation project, Pennsylvania.

9 SEC. 560. POINT MARION LOCK AND DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

10 The project for navigation, Point Marion Lock and

11 Dam, Borough of Point Marion, Pennsylvania, as author12 ized by section 301(a) of the Water Resources Development

13 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4110), is modified to direct the Sec14 retary, in the operation and maintenance of the project, to

15 mitigate damages to the shoreline, at a total cost of

16 $2,000,000. The cost of the mitigation shall be allocated as

17 an operation and maintenance cost of a Federal navigation

18 project.

19 SEC. 561. SEVEN POINTS’ HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized, at full

21 Federal expense, to construct a breakwater-dock combina22 tion at the entrance to Seven Points’ Harbor, Pennsylvania.

23 (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—All oper24 ation and maintenance costs associated with the facility
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1 constructed under this section shall be the responsibility of

2 the lessee of the marina complex at Seven Points’ Harbor.

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

4 authorized to be appropriated $850,000 to carry out this

5 section.

6 SEC. 562. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

7 Section 566(b) of the Water Resources Development Act

8 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3786) is amended by inserting ‘‘environ9 mental restoration,’’ after ‘‘water supply and related facili10 ties,’’.

11 SEC. 563. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA-LACKAWANNA WATERSHED

12 RESTORATION INITIATIVE.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with

14 appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and non15 governmental institutions, is authorized to prepare a water16 shed plan for the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Water17 shed (USGS Cataloguing Unit 02050107). The plan shall

18 utilize geographic information system and shall include a

19 comprehensive environmental assessment of the watershed’s

20 ecosystem, a comprehensive flood plain management plan,

21 a flood plain protection plan, water resource and environ22 mental restoration projects, water quality improvement,

23 and other appropriate infrastructure and measures.

24 (b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of

25 the cost of preparation of the plan under this section shall
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1 be 50 percent. Services and materials instead of cash may

2 be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the

3 plan.

4 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

5 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

6 $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

7 1999.

8 SEC. 564. AGUADILLA HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.

9 The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if

10 erosion and additional storm damage risks that exist in the

11 vicinity of Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico, are the result

12 of a Federal navigation project. If the Secretary determines

13 that such erosion and additional storm damage risks are

14 the result of the project, the Secretary shall take appropriate

15 measures to mitigate the erosion and storm damage.

16 SEC. 565. OAHE DAM TO LAKE SHARPE, SOUTH DAKOTA,

17 STUDY.

18 Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act

19 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747) is amended—

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) INVESTIGATION.—’’ before

21 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and

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

23 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 1999, the

24 Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results

25 of the investigation under this section. The report shall in-
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1 clude the examination of financing options for regular

2 maintenance and preservation of the lake. The report shall

3 be prepared in coordination and cooperation with the Nat4 ural Resources Conservation Service, other Federal agen5 cies, and State and local officials.’’.

6 SEC. 566. INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING,

7 TEXAS.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with

9 other Federal agencies and the State of Texas, shall provide

10 technical, planning, and design assistance to non-Federal

11 interests in developing integrated water management plans

12 and projects that will serve the cities, counties, water agen13 cies, and participating planning regions under the jurisdic14 tion of the State of Texas.

15 (b) PURPOSES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided

16 under subsection (a) shall be in support of non-Federal

17 planning and projects for the following purposes:

18 (1) Plan and develop integrated, near- and long19 term water management plans that address the plan20 ning region’s water supply, water conservation, and

21 water quality needs.

22 (2) Study and develop strategies and plans that

23 restore, preserve, and protect the State’s and planning

24 region’s natural ecosystems.
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1 (3) Facilitate public communication and par2 ticipation.

3 (4) Integrate such activities with other ongoing

4 Federal and State projects and activities associated

5 with the State of Texas water plan and the State of

6 Texas legislation.

7 (c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the cost

8 of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent, of which up to 1 9 ⁄2 of the non-Federal share may be

10 provided as in kind services.

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

12 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,

13 $10,000,000 for the fiscal years beginning after September

14 30, 1999.

15 SEC. 567. BOLIVAR PENINSULA, JEFFERSON, CHAMBERS,

16 AND GALVESTON COUNTIES, TEXAS.

17 (a) SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT.—The Secretary is

18 authorized to design and construct a shore protection

19 project between the south jetty of the Sabine Pass Channel

20 and the north jetty of the Galveston Harbor Entrance Chan21 nel in Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas,

22 including beneficial use of dredged material from Federal

23 navigation projects.

24 (b) APPLICABILITY OF BENEFIT-COST RATIO WAIVER

25 AUTHORITY.—In evaluating and implementing the project,
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1 the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest to partici2 pate in the financing of the project in accordance with sec3 tion 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986

4 (100 Stat. 4184), notwithstanding any limitation on the

5 purpose of projects to which such section applies, to the ex6 tent that the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that applying

7 such section is necessary to implement the project.

8 SEC. 568. GALVESTON BEACH, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS.

9 The Secretary is authorized to design and construct

10 a shore protection project between the Galveston South Jetty

11 and San Luis Pass, Galveston County, Texas, using inno12 vative nourishment techniques, including beneficial use of

13 dredged material from Federal navigation projects.

14 SEC. 569. PACKERY CHANNEL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall construct a

16 navigation and storm protection project at Packery Chan17 nel, Mustang Island, Texas, consisting of construction of a

18 channel and a channel jetty and placement of sand along

19 the length of the seawall.

20 (b) ECOLOGICAL AND RECREATIONAL BENEFITS.—In

21 evaluating the project, the Secretary shall include the eco22 logical and recreational benefits of reopening the Packery

23 Channel.

24 (c) APPLICABILITY OF BENEFIT-COST RATIO WAIVER

25 AUTHORITY.—In evaluating and implementing the project,
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1 the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest to partici2 pate in the financing of the project in accordance with sec3 tion 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986

4 (100 Stat. 4184), notwithstanding any limitation on the

5 purpose of projects to which such section applies, to the ex6 tent that the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that applying

7 such section is necessary to implement the project.

8 SEC. 570. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

9 The projects described in the following reports are au10 thorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially in

11 accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions,

12 recommended in such reports:

13 (1) PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.—Report of

14 the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Parkersburg/Vienna

15 Riverfront Park Feasibility Study’’, dated June 1998,

16 at a total cost of $8,400,000, with an estimated Fed17 eral cost of $4,200,000, and an estimated non-Federal

18 cost of $4,200,000.

19 (2) WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA.—Report of the

20 Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Feasibility Master Plan

21 for Weirton Port and Industrial Center, West Vir22 ginia Public Port Authority’’, dated December 1997,

23 at a total cost of $18,000,000, with an estimated Fed24 eral cost of $9,000,000, and an estimated non-Federal

25 cost of $9,000,000.
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1 (3) ERICKSON/WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.—

2 Report of the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Feasibility

3 Master Plan for Erickson/Wood County Port District,

4 West Virginia Public Port Authority’’, dated July 7,

5 1997, at a total cost of $28,000,000, with an esti6 mated Federal cost of $14,000,000, and an estimated

7 non-Federal cost of $14,000,000.

8 (4) MONONGAHELA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.—

9 Monongahela River, West Virginia, Comprehensive

10 Study Reconnaissance Report, dated September 1995,

11 consisting of the following elements:

12 (A) Morgantown Riverfront Park, Morgan13 town, West Virginia, at a total cost of

14 $1,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

15 $800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

16 $800,000.

17 (B) Caperton Rail to Trail, Monongahela

18 County, West Virginia, at a total cost of

19 $4,425,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

20 $2,212,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

21 $2,212,500.

22 (C) Palatine Park, Fairmont, West Vir23 ginia, at a total cost of $1,750,000, with an esti24 mated Federal cost of $875,000 and an estimated

25 non-Federal cost of $875,000.
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1 SEC. 571. URBANIZED PEAK FLOOD MANAGEMENT RE2 SEARCH.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop and

4 implement a research program to evaluate opportunities to

5 manage peak flood flows in urbanized watersheds located

6 in the State of New Jersey.

7 (b) SCOPE OF RESEARCH.—The research program au8 thorized by subsection (a) shall be accomplished through the

9 New York District. The research shall specifically include

10 the following:

11 (1) Identification of key factors in urbanized wa12 tersheds that are under development and impact peak

13 flows in the watersheds and downsteam of the water14 sheds.

15 (2) Development of peak flow management mod16 els for 4 to 6 watersheds in urbanized areas located

17 with widely differing geology, areas, shapes, and soil

18 types that can be used to determine optimal flow re19 duction factors for individual watersheds.

20 (3) Utilization of such management models to

21 determine relationships between flow and reduction

22 factors and change in imperviousness, soil types,

23 shape of the drainage basin, and other pertinent pa24 rameters from existing to ultimate conditions in wa25 tersheds under consideration for development.
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1 (4) Development and validation of an inexpen2 sive accurate model to establish flood reduction factors

3 based on runoff curve numbers, change in impervious4 ness, the shape of the basin, and other pertinent fac5 tors.

6 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall

7 evaluate policy changes in the planning process for flood

8 control projects based on the results of the research author9 ized by this section and transmit to Congress a report not

10 later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

12 authorized to be appropriated to carryout this section

13 $3,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

14 1999.

15 (e) FLOW REDUCTION FACTORS DEFINED.—In this

16 section, the term ‘‘flow reduction factors’’ means the ratio

17 of estimated allowable peak flows of stormwater after pro18 jected development when compared to pre-existing condi19 tions.

20 SEC. 572. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

21 Section 8 of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928

22 (Public Law 391, 70th Congress), is amended by striking

23 ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$21,500.’’
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1 SEC. 573. COASTAL AQUATIC HABITAT MANAGEMENT.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may cooperate with

3 the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the Adminis4 trators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Na5 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other ap6 propriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and affected

7 private entities, in the development of a management strat8 egy to address problems associated with toxic microorga9 nisms and the resulting degradation of ecosystems in the

10 tidal and nontidal wetlands and waters of the United States

11 for the States along the Atlantic Ocean. As part of such

12 management strategy, the Secretary may provide planning,

13 design, and other technical assistance to each participating

14 State in the development and implementation of nonregula15 tory measures to mitigate environmental problems and re16 store aquatic resources.

17 (b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of

18 measures undertaken under this section shall not exceed 65

19 percent.

20 (c) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal

21 share of operation and maintenance costs for projects con22 structed with assistance provided under this section shall

23 be 100 percent.

24 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is

25 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
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1 $7,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

2 1999.

3 SEC. 574. RECREATION USER FEES INITIATIVE.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2000 through

5 2003, the Secretary may withhold from the special account

6 established pursuant to section 4(i)(1)(A) of the Land and

7 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–

8 6a(i)(1)(A)), 100 percent of the amount of receipts from fees

9 collected at selected recreation sites under the administra10 tive jurisdiction of the Department of the Army pursuant

11 to section 4(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(b)). The

12 amounts withheld shall be retained by the Secretary and

13 shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary in ac14 cordance with the provisions of this section.

15 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—In order to increase the quality

16 of the visitor experience at public recreational areas and

17 to enhance the protection of resources, the amounts withheld

18 pursuant to subsection (a) and available for expenditure

19 may only be used for backlogged repair and maintenance

20 projects (including projects relating to public health and

21 safety) and for interpretation, signage, habitat or facility

22 enhancement, resource preservation, annual operation and

23 maintenance, and law enforcement related to public use.

24 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall implement

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1 of retaining recreation fees at projects and facilities under

2 the Secretary’s jurisdiction at not more than 5 projects and

3 facilities. In selecting projects and facilities under this sec4 tion, the Secretary should seek to achieve geographic diver5 sity. One of the projects and facilities selected shall be the

6 Mississippi River Headwaters Recreation Areas, Min7 nesota.

8 (d) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2003, the

9 Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results

10 of implementing this section, together with recommenda11 tions concerning whether the authority under this section

12 should be offered on a nationwide basis.

13 SEC. 575. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RES14 TORATION.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to pro16 vide technical, planning, and design assistance to Federal

17 and non-Federal interests for carrying out projects to ad18 dress water quality problems caused by drainage and re19 lated activities from abandoned and inactive noncoal

20 mines.

21 (b) SPECIFIC MEASURES.—Assistance provided under

22 subsection (a) may be in support of projects for the fol23 lowing purposes:

24 (1) Management of drainage from abandoned

25 and inactive noncoal mines.
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1 (2) Restoration and protection of streams, rivers,

2 wetlands, other waterbodies, and riparian areas de3 graded by drainage from abandoned and inactive

4 noncoal mines.

5 (3) Demonstration of management practices and

6 innovative and alternative treatment technologies to

7 minimize or eliminate adverse environmental effects

8 associated with drainage from abandoned and inac9 tive noncoal mines.

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

11 the cost of assistance under subsection (a) shall be 50 per12 cent; except that the Federal share with respect to projects

13 located on lands owned by the United States shall be 100

14 percent.

15 (d) EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF

16 THE INTERIOR.—Nothing in this section shall be construed

17 as affecting the authority of the Secretary of the Interior

18 under title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclama19 tion Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.).

20 (e) TECHNOLOGY DATABASE FOR RECLAMATION OF

21 ABANDONED MINES.—The Secretary is authorized to pro22 vide assistance to non-Federal and non-profit entities to de23 velop, manage, and maintain a database of conventional

24 and innovative, cost-effective technologies for reclamation of

25 abandoned and inactive noncoal mine sites. Such assistance
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1 shall be provided through the rehabilitation of abandoned

2 mine sites program, managed by the Sacramento District

3 Office of the Corps of Engineers.

4 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

5 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

6 $5,000,000.

7 SEC. 576. BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTE TIRE RUBBER.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to con9 duct pilot projects to encourage the beneficial use of waste

10 tire rubber, including crumb rubber, recycled from tires.

11 Such beneficial use may include marine pilings, under12 water framing, floating docks with built-in flotation, utility

13 poles, and other uses associated with transportation and in14 frastructure projects receiving Federal funds. The Secretary

15 shall, when appropriate, encourage the use of waste tire rub16 ber, including crumb rubber, in such federally funded

17 projects.

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

19 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

20 $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

21 1998.

22 SEC. 577. SITE DESIGNATION.

23 Section 102(c)(4) of the Marine Protection, Research,

24 and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1412(c)(4)) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2000’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘January 1, 2005’’.

3 SEC. 578. LAND CONVEYANCES.

4 (a) EXCHANGE OF LAND IN PIKE COUNTY, MIS5 SOURI.—

6 (1) EXCHANGE OF LAND.—Subject to paragraphs

7 (3) and (4), at such time as Holnam Inc. conveys all

8 right, title, and interest in and to the land described

9 in paragraph (2)(A) to the United States, the Sec10 retary shall convey all right, title, and interest in the

11 land described in paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam Inc.

12 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LANDS.—The lands referred

13 to in paragraph (1) are the following:

14 (A) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—152.45 acres

15 with existing flowage easements situated in Pike

16 County, Missouri, described a portion of Govern17 ment Tract Number FM–9 and all of Govern18 ment Tract Numbers FM–11, FM–10, FM–12,

19 FM–13, and FM–16, owned and administered by

20 the Holnam Inc.

21 (B) FEDERAL LAND.—152.61 acres situated

22 in Pike County, Missouri, known as Government

23 Tract Numbers FM–17 and a portion of FM–18,

24 administered by the Corps of Engineers.
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1 (3) CONDITIONS OF EXCHANGE.—The exchange

2 of land authorized by paragraph (1) shall be subject

3 to the following conditions:

4 (A) DEEDS.—

5 (i) FEDERAL LAND.—The instrument

6 of conveyance used to convey the land de7 scribed in paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam Inc.

8 shall contain such reservations, terms, and

9 conditions as the Secretary considers nec10 essary to allow the United States to operate

11 and maintain the Mississippi River 9-Foot

12 Navigation Project.

13 (ii) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The convey14 ance of the land described in paragraph

15 (2)(A) to the Secretary shall be by a war16 ranty deed acceptable to the Secretary.

17 (B) REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS.—Holnam

18 Inc. may remove any improvements on the land

19 described in paragraph (2)(A). The Secretary

20 may require Holnam Inc. to remove any im21 provements on the land described in paragraph

22 (2)(A). In either case, Holnam Inc. shall hold the

23 United States harmless from liability, and the

24 United States shall not incur cost associated
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1 with the removal or relocation of any such im2 provements.

3 (C) TIME LIMIT FOR EXCHANGE.—The land

4 exchange authorized by paragraph (1) shall be

5 completed not later than 2 years after the date

6 of enactment of this Act.

7 (D) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary

8 shall provide the legal description of the land de9 scribed in paragraph (2). The legal description

10 shall be used in the instruments of conveyance of

11 the land.

12 (E) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Sec13 retary shall require Holnam Inc. to pay reason14 able administrative costs associated with the ex15 change.

16 (4) VALUE OF PROPERTIES.—If the appraised

17 fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, of

18 the land conveyed to Holnam Inc. by the Secretary

19 under paragraph (1) exceeds the appraised fair mar20 ket value, as determined by the Secretary, of the land

21 conveyed to the United States by Holnam Inc. under

22 paragraph (1), Holnam Inc. shall make a payment

23 equal to the excess in cash or a cash equivalent to the

24 United States.
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1 (b) CANDY LAKE PROJECT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLA2 HOMA.—

3 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol4 lowing definitions apply:

5 (A) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The term ‘‘fair

6 market value’’ means the amount for which a

7 willing buyer would purchase and a willing sell8 er would sell a parcel of land, as determined by

9 a qualified, independent land appraiser.

10 (B) PREVIOUS OWNER OF LAND.—The term

11 ‘‘previous owner of land’’ means a person (in12 cluding a corporation) that conveyed, or a de13 scendant of a deceased individual who conveyed,

14 land to the Corps of Engineers for use in the

15 Candy Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.

16 (2) LAND CONVEYANCES.—

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con18 vey, in accordance with this subsection, all right,

19 title, and interest of the United States in and to

20 the land acquired by the United States for the

21 Candy Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.

22 (B) PREVIOUS OWNERS OF LAND.—

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

24 give a previous owner of land the first op-
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1 tion to purchase the land described in sub2 paragraph (A).

3 (ii) APPLICATION.—

4 (I) IN GENERAL.—A previous

5 owner of land that desires to purchase

6 the land described in subparagraph (A)

7 that was owned by the previous owner

8 of land, or by the individual from

9 whom the previous owner of land is de10 scended, shall file an application to

11 purchase the land with the Secretary

12 not later than 180 days after the offi13 cial date of notice to the previous

14 owner of land under paragraph (3).

15 (II) FIRST TO FILE HAS FIRST

16 OPTION.—If more than 1 application

17 is filed to purchase a parcel of land de18 scribed in subparagraph (A), the first

19 option to purchase the parcel of land

20 shall be determined in the order in

21 which applications for the parcel of

22 land were filed.

23 (iii) IDENTIFICATION OF PREVIOUS

24 OWNERS OF LAND.—As soon as practicable

25 after the date of enactment of this Act, the
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1 Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,

2 identify each previous owner of land.

3 (iv) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration

4 for land conveyed under this paragraph

5 shall be the fair market value of the land.

6 (C) DISPOSAL.—Any land described in sub7 paragraph (A) for which an application to pur8 chase the land has not been filed under subpara9 graph (B)(ii) within the applicable time period

10 shall be disposed of in accordance with law.

11 (D) EXTINGUISHMENT OF EASEMENTS.—All

12 flowage easements acquired by the United States

13 for use in the Candy Lake project in Osage

14 County, Oklahoma, are extinguished.

15 (3) NOTICE.—

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

17 notify—

18 (i) each person identified as a previous

19 owner of land under paragraph (2)(B)(iii),

20 not later than 90 days after identification,

21 by United States mail; and

22 (ii) the general public, not later than

23 90 days after the date of enactment of this

24 Act, by publication in the Federal Register.
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1 (B) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—Notice under

2 this paragraph shall include—

3 (i) a copy of this subsection;

4 (ii) information sufficient to separately

5 identify each parcel of land subject to this

6 subsection; and

7 (iii) specification of the fair market

8 value of each parcel of land subject to this

9 subsection.

10 (C) OFFICIAL DATE OF NOTICE.—The offi11 cial date of notice under this paragraph shall be

12 the later of—

13 (i) the date on which actual notice is

14 mailed; or

15 (ii) the date of publication of the notice

16 in the Federal Register.

17 (c) LAKE HUGO, OKLAHOMA, AREA LAND CONVEY18 ANCE.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after

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

21 convey at fair market value to Choctaw County In22 dustrial Authority, Oklahoma, the property described

23 in paragraph (2).

24 (2) DESCRIPTION.—The property to be conveyed

25 under paragraph (1) is—
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1 (A) that portion of land at Lake Hugo,

2 Oklahoma, above elevation 445.2 located in the

N1⁄2 of the NW1 3 ⁄4 of Section 24, R 18 E, T 6 S,

and the S1⁄2 of the SW1 4 ⁄4 of Section 13, R 18 E,

5 T 6 S bounded to the south by a line 50 north

6 on the centerline of Road B of Sawyer Bluff

Public Use Area and to the north by the 1 7 ⁄2 quar8 ter section line forming the south boundary of

9 Wilson Point Public Use Area; and

10 (B) a parcel of property at Lake Hugo,

11 Oklahoma, commencing at the NE corner of the

SE1⁄4 SW1 12 ⁄4 of Section 13, R 18 E, T 6 S, 100

feet north, then east approximately 1 13 ⁄2 mile to

14 the county line road between Section 13, R 18 E,

15 T 6 S, and Section 18, R 19 E, T 6 S.

16 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyances

17 under this subsection shall be subject to such terms

18 and conditions, including payment of reasonable ad19 ministrative costs and compliance with applicable

20 Federal floodplain management and flood insurance

21 programs, as the Secretary considers necessary and

22 appropriate to protect the interests of the United

23 States.

24 (d) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN MARSHALL COUN25 TY, OKLAHOMA.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to

2 the State of Oklahoma all right, title, and interest of

3 the United States to real property located in Marshall

4 County, Oklahoma, and included in the Lake Texoma

5 (Denison Dam), Oklahoma and Texas, project con6 sisting of approximately 1,580 acres and leased to the

7 State of Oklahoma for public park and recreation

8 purposes.

9 (2) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the con10 veyance under paragraph (1) shall be the fair market

11 value of the real property, as determined by the Sec12 retary. All costs associated with the conveyance under

13 paragraph (1) shall be paid by the State of Okla14 homa.

15 (3) DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and legal

16 description of the real property to be conveyed under

17 paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey satis18 factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall

19 be paid by the State of Oklahoma.

20 (4) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—Before mak21 ing the conveyance under paragraph (1), the Sec22 retary shall—

23 (A) conduct an environmental baseline sur24 vey to determine if there are levels of contamina25 tion for which the United States would be re-
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1 sponsible under the Comprehensive Environ2 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability

3 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and

4 (B) ensure that the conveyance complies

5 with the National Environmental Policy Act of

6 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

7 (5) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The con8 veyance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such

9 other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers

10 necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of

11 the United States, including reservation by the

12 United States of a flowage easement over all portions

13 of the real property to be conveyed that are at or

14 below elevation 645.0 NGVD.

15 (e) SUMMERFIELD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, OKLA16 HOMA, LAND CONVEYANCE.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after

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

19 transfer to the Summerfield Cemetery Association,

20 Oklahoma, all right, title, and interest of the United

21 State in and to the land described in paragraph (3)

22 for use as a cemetery.

23 (2) REVERSION.—If the land to be transferred

24 under this subsection ever cease to be used as a not-
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1 for-profit cemetery or for other public purposes the

2 land shall revert to the United States.

3 (3) DESCRIPTION.—The land to be conveyed

4 under this subsection is the approximately 10 acres of

5 land located in Leflore County, Oklahoma, and de6 scribed as follows:

7 INDIAN BASIN MERIDIAN

8 Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 23 East

9 SW SE SW NW

10 NW NE NW SW

N1 11 ⁄2 SW SW NW.

12 (4) CONSIDERATION.—The conveyance under this

13 subsection shall be without consideration. All costs as14 sociated with the conveyance shall be paid by the

15 Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma.

16 (5) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The con17 veyance under this subsection shall be subject to such

18 other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers

19 necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of

20 the United States.

21 (f) DEXTER, OREGON.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to

23 the Dexter Sanitary District all right, title, and in24 terest of the United States in and to a parcel of land

25 consisting of approximately 5 acres located at Dexter
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1 Lake, Oregon, under lease to the Dexter Sanitary Dis2 trict.

3 (2) CONSIDERATION.—Land to be conveyed

4 under this section shall be conveyed without consider5 ation. If the land is no longer held in public owner6 ship or no longer used for wastewater treatment pur7 poses, title to the land shall revert to the Secretary.

8 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance

9 by the United States shall be subject to such terms

10 and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate

11 to protect the interests of the United States.

12 (4) DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and de13 scription of the land to be conveyed under paragraph

14 (1) shall be determined by such surveys as the Sec15 retary considers necessary. The cost of the surveys

16 shall be borne by the Dexter Sanitary District.

17 (g) RICHARD B. RUSSELL DAM AND LAKE, SOUTH

18 CAROLINA.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon execution of an agree20 ment under paragraph (4) and subject to the require21 ments of this subsection, the Secretary shall convey,

22 without consideration, to the State of South Carolina

23 all right, title, and interest of the United States to the

24 lands described in paragraph (2) that are managed,

25 as of the date of enactment of this Act, by the South
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1 Carolina Department of Natural Resources for fish

2 and wildlife mitigation purposes in connection with

3 the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Caro4 lina, project.

5 (2) DESCRIPTION.—

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph

7 (B), the lands to be conveyed under paragraph

8 (1) are described in Exhibits A, F, and H of

9 Army Lease Number DACW21–1–93–0910 and

10 associated Supplemental Agreements or are des11 ignated in red in Exhibit A of Army License

12 Number DACW21–3–85–1904; except that all

13 designated lands in the license that are below ele14 vation 346 feet mean sea level or that are less

15 than 300 feet measured horizontally from the top

16 of the power pool are excluded from the convey17 ance. Management of the excluded lands shall

18 continue in accordance with the terms of Army

19 License Number DACW21–3–85–1904 until the

20 Secretary and the State enter into an agreement

21 under paragraph (4).

22 (B) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal

23 description of the lands to be conveyed under

24 paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey

25 satisfactory to the Secretary, with the cost of the
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1 survey to be paid by the State. The State shall

2 be responsible for all other costs, including real

3 estate transaction and environmental compliance

4 costs, associated with the conveyance.

5 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—

6 (A) MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.—All lands

7 that are conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be

8 retained in public ownership and shall be man9 aged in perpetuity for fish and wildlife mitiga10 tion purposes in accordance with a plan ap11 proved by the Secretary. If the lands are not

12 managed for such purposes in accordance with

13 the plan, title to the lands shall revert to the

14 United States. If the lands revert to the United

15 States under this subparagraph, the Secretary

16 shall manage the lands for such purposes.

17 (B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec18 retary may require such additional terms and

19 conditions in connection with the conveyance as

20 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect

21 the interests of the United States.

22 (4) PAYMENTS.—

23 (A) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is au24 thorized to pay to the State of South Carolina

25 not more than $4,850,000 if the Secretary and
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1 the State enter into a binding agreement for the

2 State to manage for fish and wildlife mitigation

3 purposes, in perpetuity, the lands conveyed

4 under this subsection and the lands not covered

5 by the conveyance that are designated in red in

6 Exhibit A of Army License Number DACW21–3–

7 85–1904.

8 (B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The agree9 ment shall specify the terms and conditions

10 under which the payment will be made and the

11 rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal

12 Government to recover all or a portion of the

13 payment in the event the State fails to manage

14 the lands in a manner satisfactory to the Sec15 retary.

16 (h) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—The Secretary

17 is authorized to convey the property of the Corps of Engi18 neers known as the ‘‘Equipment and Storage Yard’’, located

19 on Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, in as-is

20 condition for fair-market value with all proceeds from the

21 conveyance to be applied by the Corps of Engineers,

22 Charleston District, to offset a portion of the costs of moving

23 or leasing (or both) an office facility in the city of Charles24 ton.

25 (i) CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to

2 the Port of Clarkston, Washington, all right, title, and

3 interest of the United States in and to a portion of

4 the land described in Army Lease Number DACW68–

5 1–97–22, consisting of approximately 31 acres, the

6 exact boundaries of which shall be determined by the

7 Secretary and the Port of Clarkston.

8 (2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—The Secretary may con9 vey to the Port of Clarkston, Washington, at fair mar10 ket value as determined by the Secretary, such addi11 tional land located in the vicinity of Clarkston, Wash12 ington, as the Secretary determines to be excess to the

13 needs of the Columbia River Project and appropriate

14 for conveyance.

15 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyances

16 made under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be subject

17 to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter18 mines to be necessary to protect the interests of the

19 United States, including a requirement that the Port

20 of Clarkston pay all administrative costs associated

21 with the conveyances (including the cost of land sur22 veys and appraisals and costs associated with compli23 ance with applicable environmental laws, including

24 regulations).
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1 (4) USE OF LAND.—The Port of Clarkston shall

2 be required to pay the fair market value, as deter3 mined by the Secretary, of any land conveyed pursu4 ant to paragraph (1) that is not retained in public

5 ownership or is used for other than public park or

6 recreation purposes, except that the Secretary shall

7 have a right of reverter to reclaim possession and title

8 to any such land.

9 (j) LAND CONVEYANCE TO MATEWAN, WEST VIR10 GINIA.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall con12 vey by quit claim deed to the Town of Matewan, West

13 Virginia, all right, title, and interest of the United

14 States in and to four parcels of land deemed excess

15 by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the

16 Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to the

17 structural project for flood control constructed by the

18 Corps of Engineers along the Tug Fork River pursu19 ant to section 202 of Public Law 96–367.

20 (2) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of

21 land referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:

22 (A) A certain parcel of land in the State of

23 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

24 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

25 and described as follows:
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1 Beginning at a point on the southerly

2 right-of-way line of a 40-foot-wide street

3 right-of-way (known as McCoy Alley), hav4 ing an approximate coordinate value of

5 N228,695, E1,662,397, in the line common

6 to the land designated as U.S.A. Tract No.

7 834, and the land designated as U.S.A.

8 Tract No. 837, said point being South

9 51°52′ East 81.8 feet from an iron pin and

10 cap marked M–12 on the boundary of the

11 Matewan Area Structural Project, on the

12 north right-of-way line of said street, at a

13 corner common to designated U.S.A. Tracts

14 Nos. 834 and 836; thence, leaving the right15 of-way of said street, with the line common

16 to the land of said Tract No. 834, and the

17 land of said Tract No. 837.

18 South 14°37′ West 46 feet to the corner

19 common to the land of said Tract No. 834,

20 and the land of said Tract No. 837; thence,

21 leaving the land of said Tract No. 837, sev22 ering the lands of said Project.

23 South 14°37′ West 46 feet.

24 South 68°07′ East 239 feet.
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1 North 26°05′ East 95 feet to a point on

2 the southerly right-of-way line of said street;

3 thence, with the right-of-way of said street,

4 continuing to sever the lands of said

5 Project.

6 South 63°55′ East 206 feet; thence,

7 leaving the right-of-way of said street, con8 tinuing to sever the lands of said Project.

9 South 26°16′ West 63 feet; thence, with

10 a curve to the left having a radius of 70

11 feet, a delta of 33°58′, an arc length of 41

12 feet, the chord bearing.

13 South 09°17′ West 41 feet; thence, leav14 ing said curve, continuing to sever the lands

15 of said Project.

16 South 07°42′ East 31 feet to a point

17 on the right-of-way line of the floodwall;

18 thence, with the right-of-way of said

19 floodwall, continuing to sever the lands of

20 said Project.

21 South 77°04′ West 71 feet.

22 North 77°10′ West 46 feet.

23 North 67°07′ West 254 feet.

24 North 67°54′ West 507 feet.
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1 North 57°49′ West 66 feet to the inter2 section of the right-of-way line of said

3 floodwall with the southerly right-of-way

4 line of said street; thence, leaving the right5 of-way of said floodwall and with the south6 erly right-of-way of said street, continuing

7 to sever the lands of said Project.

8 North 83°01′ East 171 feet.

9 North 89°42′ East 74 feet.

10 South 83°39′ East 168 feet.

11 South 83°38′ East 41 feet.

12 South 77°26′ East 28 feet to the point

13 of beginning, containing 2.59 acres, more or

14 less. The bearings and coordinate used here15 in are referenced to the West Virginia State

16 Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.

17 (B) A certain parcel of land in the State of

18 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

19 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

20 and described as follows:

21 Beginning at an iron pin and cap des22 ignated Corner No. M2–2 on the southerly

23 right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western

24 Railroad, having an approximate coordi25 nate value of N228,755 E1,661,242, and
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1 being at the intersection of the right-of-way

2 line of the floodwall with the boundary of

3 the Matewan Area Structural Project;

4 thence, leaving the right-of-way of said

5 floodwall and with said Project boundary,

6 and the southerly right-of-way of said Rail7 road.

8 North 59°45′ East 34 feet.

9 North 69°50′ East 44 feet.

10 North 58°11′ East 79 feet.

11 North 66°13′ East 102 feet.

12 North 69°43′ East 98 feet.

13 North 77°39′ East 18 feet.

14 North 72°39′ East 13 feet to a point at

15 the intersection of said Project boundary,

16 and the southerly right-of-way of said Rail17 road, with the westerly right-of-way line of

18 State Route 49/10; thence, leaving said

19 Project boundary, and the southerly right20 of-way of said Railroad, and with the west21 erly right-of-way of said road.

22 South 03°21′ East 100 feet to a point

23 at the intersection of the westerly right-of24 way of said road with the right-of-way of

25 said floodwall; thence, leaving the right-of-
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1 way of said road, and with the right-of-way

2 line of said floodwall.

3 South 79°30′ West 69 feet.

4 South 78°28′ West 222 feet.

5 South 80°11′ West 65 feet.

6 North 38°40′ West 14 feet to the point

7 of beginning, containing 0.53 acre, more or

8 less. The bearings and coordinate used here9 in are referenced to the West Virginia State

10 Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.

11 (C) A certain parcel of land in the State of

12 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

13 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

14 and described as follows:

15 Beginning at a point on the southerly

16 right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western

17 Railroad, having an approximate coordi18 nate value of N228,936 E1,661,672, and

19 being at the intersection of the easterly

20 right-of-way line of State Route 49/10 with

21 the boundary of the Matewan Area Struc22 tural Project; thence, leaving the right-of23 way of said road, and with said Project

24 boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of

25 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 pipe

10 and cap designated U.S.A. Corner No. M–

11 6–1 on the northerly right-of-way line of

12 State Route 49/28; thence, leaving the

13 boundary of said Project, and with the

14 right-of-way of said road, severing the lands

15 of said Project.

16 North 80°59′ West 171 feet to a point

17 at the intersection of the Northerly right-of18 way line of said State Route 49/28 with the

19 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 the

22 right-of-way of said State Route 49/10.

23 North 03°21′ West 42 feet to the point

24 of beginning, containing 0.27 acre, more or

25 less. The bearings and coordinate used here-
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1 in are referenced to the West Virginia State

2 Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.

3 (D) A certain parcel of land in the State of

4 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of

5 Matewan, and being more particularly bounded

6 and described as follows:

7 Beginning at a point at the intersec8 tion of the easterly right-of-way line of

9 State Route 49/10 with the right-of-way line

10 of the floodwall, having an approximate co11 ordinate value of N228,826 E1,661,679;

12 thence, leaving the right-of-way of said

13 floodwall, and with the right-of-way of said

14 State Route 49/10.

15 North 03°21′ West 23 feet to a point at

16 the intersection of the easterly right-of-way

17 line of said State Route 49/10 with the

18 southerly right-of-way line of State Route

19 49/28; thence, leaving the right-of-way of

20 said State Route 49/10 and with the right21 of-way of said State Route 49/28.

22 South 80°59′ East 168 feet.

23 North 82°28′ East 45 feet to an iron

24 pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner

25 No. M–8–1 on the boundary of the Western
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1 Area Structural Project; thence, leaving the

2 right-of-way of said State Route 49/28, and

3 with said Project boundary.

4 South 08°28′ East 88 feet to an iron

5 pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner

6 No. M–9–1 point on the northerly right-of7 way line of a street (known as McCoy

8 Alley); thence, leaving said Project bound9 ary and with the northerly right-of-way of

10 said street.

11 South 83°01′ West 38 feet to a point

12 on the right-of-way line of said floodwall;

13 thence, leaving the right-of-way of said

14 street, and with the right-of-way of said

15 floodwall.

16 North 57°49′ West 180 feet.

17 South 79°30′ West 34 feet to a point of

18 beginning, containing 0.24 acre, more or

19 less. The bearings and coordinate used here20 in are referenced to the West Virginia State

21 Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.

22 SEC. 579. NAMINGS.

23 (a) FRANCIS BLAND FLOODWAY DITCH, ARKANSAS.—
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1 (1) DESIGNATION.—8-Mile Creek in Paragould,

2 Arkansas, shall be known and designated as the

3 ‘‘Francis Bland Floodway Ditch’’.

4 (2) LEGAL REFERENCE.—Any reference in a

5 law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other

6 record of the United States to the creek referred to in

7 paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the

8 ‘‘Francis Bland Floodway Ditch’’.

9 (b) LAWRENCE BLACKWELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE, AR10 KANSAS.—

11 (1) DESIGNATION.—The bridge over lock and

12 dam numbered 4 on the Arkansas River, Arkansas,

13 constructed as part of the project for navigation on

14 the Arkansas River and tributaries, shall be known

15 and designated as the ‘‘Lawrence Blackwell Memorial

16 Bridge’’.

17 (2) LEGAL REFERENCE.—Any reference in a

18 law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other

19 record of the United States to the bridge referred to

20 in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to

21 the ‘‘Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge’’.

22 SEC. 580. FOLSOM DAM AND RESERVOIR ADDITIONAL STOR23 AGE AND WATER SUPPLY STUDIES.

24 (a) FOLSOM FLOOD CONTROL STUDIES.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation

2 with the State of California and local water resources

3 agencies, shall undertake a study of increasing sur4 charge flood control storage at the Folsom Dam and

5 Reservoir by replacing the 8 spillway gates and rais6 ing the dam and embankment by 6.5 feet or the

7 amount needed to achieve a 140-year level of flood

8 protection, whichever provides the greater level of

9 flood protection.

10 (2) DETERMINATION OF 140-YEAR LEVEL OF

11 FLOOD PROTECTION.—For the purposes of paragraph

12 (1), the 140-year level of flood protection shall be de13 termined in accordance with the hydrology approved

14 by the Sacramento District of the United States

15 Army Corps of Engineers in its February 3, 1998, re16 port entitled ‘‘American River, California, Rain

17 Flood Flow Frequency Analysis’’.

18 (3) LIMITATIONS.—The modifications to the Fol19 som Dam and Reservoir under this section may not

20 increase the conservation storage of the Folsom Res21 ervoir.

22 (4) REPORT.—Not later than April 15, 2001, the

23 Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the

24 results of the study under this subsection.

25 (b) FOLSOM WATER SUPPLY STUDIES.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Following the completion of

2 the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of the

3 Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of the

4 Army, the State of California, local water resources

5 agencies, local elected officials and interested organi6 zations, shall undertake a study of the opportunities

7 to increase the available water supply storage at Fol8 som Dam and Reservoir resulting from any flood con9 trol modifications to Folsom Dam recommended

10 under subsection (a).

11 (2) FOCUS OF STUDY.—The study shall focus on

12 opportunities to increase water supply storage that

13 can be accomplished while at the same time pro14 tecting private property and recreational values at

15 Folsom Reservoir.

16 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Upon completion of the study

17 undertaken pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall

18 proceed with the implementation of the maximum amount

19 of surcharge flood control storage which meets the criteria

20 identified in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that

21 the project—

22 (1) is technically feasible, environmentally ac23 ceptable, and economically justified and in accord24 ance with the economic and environmental principles

25 and guidelines for water and land resources; and
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1 (2) includes measures which, to the maximum

2 extent practicable, mitigate any adverse impacts to

3 private property and recreation at Folsom Reservoir.

4 (d) ROAD RELOCATIONS.—

5 (1) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Upon enactment of

6 this Act, the Secretary shall undertake detailed plan7 ning and design of alternative transportation im8 provements, including a bridge downstream of Folsom

9 Dam, that comply with current transportation design

10 criteria to replace the Folsom Dam Road, which is

11 currently on top of the embankment at Folsom Dam.

12 (2) CONSTRUCTION.—Subsequent to the Sec13 retary’s determination to proceed with implementa14 tion of additional storage at Folsom Dam under sub15 section (a) and prior to construction of improvements

16 to Folsom Dam needed for such implementation, the

17 Secretary, in consultation with the city of Folsom

18 and the Bureau of Reclamation, shall construct the

19 transportation improvements designed under para20 graph (1).

21 (3) COST SHARING.—The cost of planning, de22 sign, and construction of transportation improve23 ments under this subsection shall be treated as safety

24 modifications and shall be subject to cost sharing in

25 accordance with section 1203 of the Water Resources
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1 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n). All costs

2 attributed to water and power users of the Central

3 Valley Project for such planning, design, and con4 struction shall be a Federal responsibility and shall

5 be nonreimbursable.

6 (4) SPECIAL RULE FOR COST-BENEFIT ANAL7 YSIS.—For purposes of evaluating the costs and bene8 fits of the transportation improvements authorized by

9 this subsection, the benefits of such improvements

10 shall be allocated to ensuring adequate safety at Fol11 som Dam and shall be deemed to equal the cost of

12 such improvements.

13 (e) LEVEE STUDY.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall undertake

15 a study of all levees on the American River and on

16 the Sacramento River downstream and immediately

17 upstream of the confluence of such Rivers to access op18 portunities to increase potential flood protection

19 through levee modifications.

20 (2) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary

21 shall complete the study not later than 2 years after

22 the date of enactment of this Act

23 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

24 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

25 this subsection $2,000,000.
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1 SEC. 581. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.

2 (a) PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY.—

3 (1) SACRAMENTO RIVER DIVERSION INFRASTRUC4 TURE.—

5 (A) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec6 retary shall design and construct facilities, in7 cluding fish screens, for—

8 (i) the diversion and transportation of

9 up to the amount of Central Valley Project,

10 California, water set forth in Contract No.

11 14–06–200–5082A from a location suitable

12 to the Placer County Water Agency on the

13 Sacramento River between the mouths of the

14 Feather and the American Rivers to a point

15 in western Placer County, California, not

16 less than one mile east of the western

17 boundary of Placer County, at a continuous

18 rate of not less than 100 cubic feet per sec19 ond;

20 (ii) the treatment of not less than 65

21 million gallons of water per day for domes22 tic use; and

23 (iii) the storage of not less than 20

24 million gallons of water.

25 (B) CONVEYANCE.—Upon completion of

26 construction of facilities under this paragraph,
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1 ownership of the facilities shall be conveyed to

2 the Placer County Water Agency, together with

3 an easement over any related Federal property

4 that provides the Agency the right to access all

5 such facilities and appurtenances for the pur6 poses of operation, maintenance, repair, recon7 struction or replacement or enlargement, in per8 petuity.

9 (2) AMERICAN RIVER PUMP STATION.—

10 (A) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec11 retary shall design, construct, and expand exist12 ing facilities or install new facilities to provide

13 for a permanent diversion intake, pumping sta14 tion, electric facilities, electric transmission

15 lines, water conveyance facilities access roads,

16 and all ancillary facilities necessary to allow the

17 Placer County Water Agency to divert and pump

18 a total flow of not less than 200 cubic feet per

19 second from the American River into that Agen20 cy’s Auburn Ravine Tunnel on a year-round

21 basis.

22 (B) CONVEYANCE.—Upon completion of

23 construction of facilities under this paragraph,

24 ownership of the facilities shall be conveyed to

25 the Placer County Water Agency, together with
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1 an easement over any related Federal property

2 that provides the Agency, the right to access all

3 of its pump station and tunnel facilities and ap4 purtenances for the purposes of operation, main5 tenance, repair, reconstruction or replacement

6 enlargement and relocation, in perpetuity.

7 (3) MODIFICATIONS TO HELL HOLE DAM.—The

8 Secretary shall design and construct gates and other

9 facilities at Hell Hole Dam and Reservoir of the Plac10 er County Water Agency in Placer County, Cali11 fornia, sufficient to enable the Agency to operate this

12 dam and reservoir to assist in the provision of flood

13 protection for the lands and inhabitants adjacent to

14 the American River downstream of Folsom Dam.

15 (4) COSTS.—The total costs of design and con16 struction under this subsection is $133,000,000, with

17 an estimated Federal cost of $86,450,000 and an esti18 mated non-Federal cost of $46,550,000.

19 (b) EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT.—

20 (1) IMPROVEMENTS TO FOLSOM LAKE DIVERSION

21 INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Secretary shall design and

22 construct facilities needed to retrofit the El Dorado

23 County Irrigation District’s current Folsom Lake di24 version infrastructure in order to provide for the di-
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1 version, treatment, pumping and conveyance of not to

2 exceed 50,000 acre-feet of water annually.

3 (2) COSTS.—The total costs of design and con4 struction under this subsection is $21,561,500, with

5 an estimated Federal cost of $14,014,975 and an esti6 mated non-Federal cost of $7,546,525.

7 (c) GEORGETOWN DIVIDE PUBLIC UTILITY DIS8 TRICT.—

9 (1) AMERICAN RIVER DIVERSION PROJECT.—The

10 Secretary shall design and construct facilities nec11 essary to provide for the diversion, transportation,

12 treatment, and storage of not less than 25 cubic feet

13 per second and 7,500 acre-feet annually from the

14 American River for the Georgetown Divide Public

15 Utility District to obtain benefit of the Energy and

16 Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991. Such

17 facilities shall be provided through an expansion of

18 the capacity of the Placer County Water Agency

19 American River Pump Station facilities identified in

20 subsection (a)(2) of this section.

21 (2) LAND TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall grant

22 to the Georgetown Divide Pubic Utility District real

23 property rights sufficient to enable the Utility Dis24 trict to implement paragraph (1).
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1 (3) COSTS.—The total costs of design and con2 struction under this subsection is $10,000,000, with

3 an estimated Federal cost of $6,500,000 and an esti4 mated non-Federal cost of $3,500,000.

5 (d) SAN JUAN WATER DISTRICT.—The Secretary shall

6 provide, subject to advance appropriations, $1,950,000 to

7 the San Juan Water District to fund 65 percent of the costs

8 to study and identify alternatives that would optimize con9 junctive use opportunities within Placer and Sacramento

10 Counties, California, and to implement a pilot project nec11 essary to analyze the technical and administrative processes

12 identified through such a study.

13 (e) FOLSOM RESERVOIR DIVERSIONS.—

14 (1) IMPROVEMENTS TO FOLSOM LAKE DIVERSION

15 INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Secretary shall design and

16 construct improvements to facilities at Folsom Dam

17 needed to divert, pump, and transport additional

18 water from Folsom Reservoir to the city of Roseville,

19 the San Juan Water District, the city of Folsom, and

20 the Placer County Water Agency, including expansion

21 of the Industrial Pump Station.

22 (2) COSTS.—The total costs of design and con23 struction under this subsection is $5,000,000, with an

24 estimated Federal cost of $3,250,000 and an estimated

25 non-Federal cost of $1,750,000.
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1 (f) SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.—

2 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF IMPROVEMENTS.—In

3 consultation with local officials, the Secretary shall

4 design and construct improvements required to com5 plete the project known as the East San Joaquin

6 County Recharge Project, at a total cost of

7 $100,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of

8 $65,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of

9 $35,000,000.

10 (2) LIMITATION.—No money authorized to be ap11 propriated to carry out this subsection shall be made

12 available until such time as San Joaquin County,

13 California, shall have perfected water rights permits

14 or licenses from the California State Water Resources

15 Control Board sufficient to carry out the purposes of

16 the East San Joaquin County Recharge Project.

17 (g) WATER RESOURCE GRANTS.—

18 (1) MITIGATION FOR DIVERSIONS.—The Sec19 retary shall provide, through grants or other coopera20 tive agreements to one or more of the Placer County

21 Water Agency, El Dorado Irrigation District, El Do22 rado County Water Agency, Georgetown Divide Pub23 lic Utility District, city of Roseville, city of Folsom,

24 San Juan Water District and its wholesale suppliers,

25 the County of Sacramento, and other agencies located
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1 north of the confluence of the American and Sac2 ramento Rivers that divert or use water from the Sac3 ramento River and its tributaries, funds for the pur4 pose of implementing projects on the American River

5 and tributaries (or, where appropriate, on other riv6 ers that are or can be operationally integrated with

7 the American River) which will provide water supply

8 benefits to municipal jurisdictions and operational

9 and management flexibility within these areas of ori10 gin.

11 (2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal of the costs

12 of any activity carried out under a grant or agree13 ment made under this subsection shall be 65 percent.

14 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

15 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

16 this subsection $10,000,000.

17 (h) GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS.—

18 (1) GRANTS.—The Federal share of the costs of

19 any activity under this section may be provided in

20 the form of grants to the non-Federal interest or di21 rect reimbursements to the non-Federal interest of

22 such costs.

23 (2) ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION REIMBURSE24 MENT.—Subject to the availability of appropriations,

25 the Secretary may reimburse any non-Federal interest
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1 an amount equal to the estimate of the Federal share,

2 without interest, of the cost of any work (including

3 work associated with studies, planning, design, and

4 construction) carried out by a non-Federal interest

5 otherwise made eligible for non-Federal assistance

6 under this section. Reimbursements for construction

7 work by a non-Federal interest on an eligible project

8 in this section may be made only—

9 (A) if, before initiation of construction of

10 the project, the Secretary approves the plans for

11 construction of such project by the non-Federal

12 interest; and

13 (B) if the Secretary determines that the

14 work for which reimbursement is requested has

15 been performed in accordance with applicable

16 permits and approved plans.

17 (i) OTHER WATER SUPPLY STUDIES.—

18 (1) INCREASED WATER SUPPLY THROUGH AL19 TERATION OF RESERVOIR OPERATION.—

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con21 sultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall

22 contract with the State of California to under23 take a study to determine opportunities to in24 crease the available water supply by altering the

25 operation of the reservoirs and related facilities
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1 located on rivers that drain into the Sacramento

2 and San Joaquin Valleys owned by the Federal

3 Government, the State of California, local gov4 ernments, and private parties.

5 (B) PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS.—

6 The study shall be based on the protection of ex7 isting property rights, recreational values, envi8 ronmental values, and operational and contrac9 tual constraints and obligations.

10 (C) ASSUMPTION.—The study shall assume

11 only voluntary reoperation of the facilities.

12 (D) LIMITATION.—The completion of the

13 study shall not be a basis to delay or impact the

14 operation, relicensing, or transfer of ownership of

15 any reservoir, water project, or hydroelectric fa16 cility.

17 (E) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be

18 appropriated to carry out this paragraph

19 $3,000,000.

20 (2) INCREASED WATER SUPPLY STORAGE AT

21 RESERVOIRS DRAINING INTO CALIFORNIA CENTRAL

22 VALLEY.—

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con24 sultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall

25 undertake a study of the opportunities to in-
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1 crease available water supply storage at the

2 Sites/Colusa Reservoir Project area, Cottonwood

3 Creek Reservoir Complex area, Yuba River Dam

4 area, and other potential reservoir sites that

5 drain into the California Central Valley.

6 (B) PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS.—

7 The study shall be based on the protection of ex8 isting property rights and recreational values.

9 (C) COOPERATION.—The study shall be

10 completed in cooperation with other related stud11 ies.

12 (D) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be

13 appropriated to carry out this paragraph

14 $3,000,000.

15 (j) PROTECTION OF WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this

16 section shall be construed to affect any water rights in the

17 State of California.

18 SEC. 582. ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 (a) EIS AND PLANNING STAGE.—Except as provided

20 in subsection (e), funds appropriated to carry out sections

21 580 and 581 of this Act for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001,

22 2002, and 2003 shall be allocated according to the ratio of

23 60 percent for section 580 and 40 percent for section 581.

24 (b) INTENSE FLOOD CONTROL CONSTRUCTION

25 PHASE.—Except as provided in subsection (e), funds ap-
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1 propriated to carry out sections 580 and 581 of this Act

2 for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 shall be allo3 cated according to the ratio of 90 percent for section 580

4 and 10 percent for section 581.

5 (c) FLOOD CONTROL/WATER SUPPLY TRANSITIONAL

6 PHASE.—Except as provided in subsection (e), funds ap7 propriated to carry out sections 580 and 581 of this Act

8 for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 shall

9 be allocated according to the ratio of 75 percent for section

10 580 and 25 percent for section 581.

11 (d) PROJECT COMPLETION PHASE.—For each fiscal

12 year following fiscal year 2010, funds appropriated to carry

13 out sections 580 and 581 of this Act shall be allocated ac14 cording to a ratio of 25 percent for section 580 and 75 per15 cent for section 581. In the event that design and construc16 tion activities under section 580 or 581 have been com17 pleted, all funds appropriated to carry out such sections

18 shall be allocated to the remaining design and construction

19 activities authorized under such section.

20 (e) LIMITATION.—The allocation of appropriations re21 quired under subsections (a) through (d) shall not take effect

22 for any fiscal year during which funds appropriated to

23 carry out section 580 or 581 may not be obligated due to

24 the failure to successfully complete any required feasibility

25 studies or environmental reviews or the refusal or inability
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1 of a non-Federal interest to enter into a binding local agree2 ment to carry out the items of local cooperation required

3 pursuant to such section.

4 SEC. 583. WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA.

5 (a) EMERGENCY ACTION.—The Secretary shall take

6 emergency action to protect Wallops Island, Virginia, from

7 damaging coastal storms, by improving and extending the

8 existing seawall, replenishing and renourishing the beach,

9 and constructing protective dunes.

10 (b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall seek reim11 bursement from other Federal agencies whose resources are

12 protected by the emergency action taken under subsection

13 (a).

14 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

16 $8,000,000.

17 SEC. 584. DETROIT RIVER, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to re19 pair and rehabilitate the seawalls on the Detroit River in

20 Detroit, Michigan.

21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

22 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning

23 after September 30, 1999, $1,000,000 to carry out this sec24 tion.