In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 8, 2020. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1811) entitled ‘‘An Act to make technical corrections to the America’s 

Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and for other purposes.’’, 

do pass with the following 

AMENDMENTS: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2020’’. 

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 101. Budgetary treatment expansion and adjustment for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations for navigation. 

Sec. 103. Annual report to Congress on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

Sec. 104. Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports. 

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

Sec. 106. Coast Guard anchorages. 

Sec. 107. State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs. 

Sec. 108. Great Lakes confined disposal facilities. 

Sec. 109. Inland waterway projects. 

Sec. 110. Implementation of water resources principles and requirements. 

Sec. 111. Resiliency planning assistance. 

Sec. 112. Project consultation. 

Sec. 113. Review of resiliency assessments. 

Sec. 114. Small flood control projects. 

Sec. 115. Flood Protection Projects. 
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Sec. 116. Feasibility studies; review of natural and nature-based features. 

Sec. 117. Federal interest determination. 

Sec. 118. Pilot programs on the formulation of Corps of Engineers projects in 

rural communities and economically disadvantaged communities. 

Sec. 119. Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding. 

Sec. 120. Emergency response to natural disasters. 

Sec. 121. Cost and benefit feasibility assessment. 

Sec. 122. Expediting repairs and recovery from flooding. 

Sec. 123. Review of Corps of Engineers assets. 

Sec. 124. Sense of Congress on multipurpose projects. 

Sec. 125. Beneficial use of dredged material; dredged material management plans. 

Sec. 126. Aquatic ecosystem restoration for anadromous fish. 

Sec. 127. Annual report to Congress on water resources infrastructure. 

Sec. 128. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 

Sec. 129. Missouri River interception-rearing complex construction. 

Sec. 130. Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation 

of projects. 

Sec. 131. Levee safety. 

Sec. 132. National Dam Safety Program. 

Sec. 133. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed pump stations. 

Sec. 134. Non-Federal Project Implementation Pilot Program. 

Sec. 135. Cost sharing provisions for territories and Indian Tribes. 

Sec. 136. Review of contracting policies. 

Sec. 137. Criteria for funding environmental infrastructure projects. 

Sec. 138. Aging infrastructure. 

Sec. 139. Uniformity of notification systems. 

Sec. 140. Coastal storm damage reduction contracts. 

Sec. 141. Dam remediation for ecosystem restoration. 

Sec. 142. Levee accreditation process; levee certifications. 

Sec. 143. Project partnership agreement. 

Sec. 144. Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging. 

Sec. 145. Replacement capacity. 

Sec. 146. Reviewing hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities. 

Sec. 147. Repair and restoration of embankments. 

Sec. 148. Coastal mapping. 

Sec. 149. Interim risk reduction measures. 

Sec. 150. Maintenance dredging permits. 

Sec. 151. High water-low water preparedness. 

Sec. 152. Treatment of certain benefits and costs. 

Sec. 153. Lease deviations. 

Sec. 154. Sense of Congress on Arctic deep draft port development. 

Sec. 155. Small water storage projects. 

Sec. 156. Planning Assistance to States. 

Sec. 157. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 

Sec. 158. Data for water allocation, supply, and demand. 

Sec. 159. Inland waterways pilot program. 

Sec. 160. Definition of economically disadvantaged community. 

Sec. 161. Studies of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. 

Sec. 162. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. 

Sec. 163. Sense of Congress on removal of unauthorized, manmade, flammable 

materials on Corps property. 

Sec. 164. Enhanced development program. 

Sec. 165. Continuing authority programs. 
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TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 

Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 

Sec. 202. Expedited completions. 

Sec. 203. Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies. 

Sec. 204. Assistance to non-Federal sponsors; feasibility analysis. 

Sec. 205. Selma, Alabama. 

Sec. 206. Report on Corps of Engineers facilities in Appalachia. 

Sec. 207. Additional studies under North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study. 

Sec. 208. South Atlantic coastal study. 

Sec. 209. Comprehensive study of the Sacramento River, Yolo Bypass, California. 

Sec. 210. Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule, Florida. 

Sec. 211. Great Lakes coastal resiliency study. 

Sec. 212. Report on the status of restoration in the Louisiana coastal area. 

Sec. 213. Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study. 

Sec. 214. Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan. 

Sec. 215. Upper Missouri River Basin mainstem dam fish loss research. 

Sec. 216. Lower and Upper Missouri River Comprehensive Flood Protection. 

Sec. 217. Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River and Rye Harbor, New 

Hampshire. 

Sec. 218. Cougar and Detroit Dams, Willamette River Basin, Oregon. 

Sec. 219. Port Orford, Oregon. 

Sec. 220. Wilson Creek and Sloan Creek, Fairview, Texas. 

Sec. 221. Study on water supply and water conservation at water resources development projects. 

Sec. 222. Report to Congress on authorized studies and projects. 

Sec. 223. Completion of reports and materials. 

Sec. 224. Emergency flooding protection for lakes. 

Sec. 225. Report on debris removal. 

Sec. 226. Report on antecedent hydrologic conditions. 

Sec. 227. Subsurface drain systems research and development. 

Sec. 228. Report on corrosion prevention activities. 

Sec. 229. Annual reporting on dissemination of information. 

Sec. 230. Report on benefits calculation for flood control structures. 

TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 

Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 

Sec. 302. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration. 

Sec. 303. Tribal partnership program. 

Sec. 304. Lakes program. 

Sec. 305. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 

Sec. 306. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program. 

Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Management Program. 

Sec. 308. Upper Mississippi River protection. 

Sec. 309. Theodore Ship Channel, Mobile, Alabama. 

Sec. 310. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. 

Sec. 311. Ouachita and Black Rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana. 

Sec. 312. Lake Isabella, California. 

Sec. 313. Lower San Joaquin River flood control project. 

Sec. 314. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California. 

Sec. 315. San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 

Sec. 316. San Francisco, California, Waterfront Area. 

Sec. 317. Western Pacific Interceptor Canal, Sacramento River, California. 

Sec. 318. Rio Grande Environmental Management Program, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. 
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Sec. 319. New London Harbor Waterfront Channel, Connecticut. 

Sec. 320. Wilmington Harbor, Delaware. 

Sec. 321. Wilmington Harbor South Disposal Area, Delaware. 

Sec. 322. Washington Harbor, District of Columbia. 

Sec. 323. Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation Water Conservation Plan, 

Florida. 

Sec. 324. Central Everglades, Florida. 

Sec. 325. Miami River, Florida. 

Sec. 326. Julian Keen, Jr. Lock and Dam, Moore Haven, Florida. 

Sec. 327. Taylor Creek Reservoir and Levee L–73 (Section 1), Upper St. Johns 

River Basin, Florida. 

Sec. 328. Extinguishment of flowage easements, Rough River Lake, Kentucky. 

Sec. 329. Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana. 

Sec. 330. Camden Harbor, Maine. 

Sec. 331. Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine, anchorage area designation. 

Sec. 332. Baltimore, Maryland. 

Sec. 333. Thad Cochran Lock and Dam, Amory, Mississippi. 

Sec. 334. Missouri river reservoir sediment management. 

Sec. 335. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 

Sec. 336. Rahway flood risk management feasibility study, New Jersey. 

Sec. 337. San Juan-Chama project; Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico. 

Sec. 338. Flushing Bay and Creek Federal Navigation Channel, New York. 

Sec. 339. Rush River and Lower Branch Rush River, North Dakota. 

Sec. 340. Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay and Watch Hill Cove, Rhode 

Island and Connecticut. 

Sec. 341. Harris County, Texas. 

Sec. 342. Cap Sante Waterway, Washington. 

Sec. 343. Local government reservoir permit review. 

Sec. 344. Project modifications for improvement of environment. 

Sec. 345. Aquatic ecosystem restoration. 

Sec. 346. Surplus water contracts and water storage agreements. 

Sec. 347. No wake zones in navigation channels. 

Sec. 348. Limitation on contract execution in the Arkansas River Basin. 

Sec. 349. Waiver of non-Federal share of damages related to certain contract 

claims. 

Sec. 350. Reduced pricing for certain water supply storage. 

Sec. 351. Flood control and other purposes. 

Sec. 352. Additional assistance for critical projects. 

Sec. 353. Project modification authorizations. 

Sec. 354. Completion of maintenance and repair activities. 

Sec. 355. Project reauthorizations. 

Sec. 356. Conveyances. 

Sec. 357. Lake Eufaula advisory committee. 

Sec. 358. Repeal of Missouri River Task Force, North Dakota. 

Sec. 359. Repeal of Missouri River Task Force, South Dakota. 

Sec. 360. Conforming amendments. 

TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 

Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 

Sec. 402. Special rules. 

Sec. 403. Authorization of projects based on feasibility studies prepared by nonFederal interests. 
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TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 501. Update on Invasive Species Policy Guidance. 

Sec. 502. Aquatic invasive species research. 

Sec. 503. Terrestrial noxious weed control pilot program. 

Sec. 504. Invasive species risk assessment, prioritization, and management. 

Sec. 505. Invasive species mitigation and reduction. 

Sec. 506. Aquatic invasive species prevention. 

Sec. 507. Invasive species in alpine lakes pilot program. 

Sec. 508. Murder hornet eradication pilot program. 

Sec. 509. Asian carp prevention and control pilot program. 

Sec. 510. Invasive species in noncontiguous States and territories pilot program. 

Sec. 511. Soil moisture and snowpack monitoring. 

Sec. 512. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 

Sec. 513. Determination of budgetary effects. 

1 SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 

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

3 of the Army. 

4 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

5 SEC. 101. BUDGETARY TREATMENT EXPANSION AND AD6 JUSTMENT FOR THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE 

7 TRUST FUND. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14003 of division B of the 

9 CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 14003. Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 

12 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

13 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘ ‘(H) HARBOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVI15 TIES.—If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for 

16 the Construction, Mississippi River and Tribu17 taries, and Operation and Maintenance accounts 

18 of the Corps of Engineers are enacted that are 
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1 derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

2 Fund established under section 9505(a) of the In3 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and that the Con4 gress designates in statute as being for harbor 

5 operations and maintenance activities, then the 

6 adjustment for that fiscal year shall be the total 

7 of such appropriations that are derived from 

8 such Fund and designated as being for harbor 

9 operations and maintenance activities, but shall 

10 not exceed the sum of— 

11 ‘‘ ‘(i) the amount deposited into the 

12 Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the fis13 cal year that is two years prior to the fiscal 

14 year for which the adjustment is being 

15 made; and 

16 ‘‘ ‘(ii) $2,000,000,000. 

17 ‘‘ ‘(I) CERTAIN HARBOR MAINTENANCE AC18 TIVITIES.—If, for any of fiscal years 2021 

19 through 2030, appropriations for the Operation 

20 and Maintenance account of the Corps of Engi21 neers are enacted that the Congress designates in 

22 statute as being to carry out subsection (c) of sec23 tion 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and 

24 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c), then 

25 the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be the 
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1 total of such appropriations for that fiscal year 

2 designated as being to carry out such subsection, 

3 but shall not exceed— 

4 ‘‘ ‘(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

5 ‘‘ ‘(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

6 ‘‘ ‘(iii) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 

7 2023; 

8 ‘‘ ‘(iv) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

9 ‘‘ ‘(v) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

10 ‘‘ ‘(vi) $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

11 ‘‘ ‘(vii) $64,000,000 for fiscal year 

12 2027; 

13 ‘‘ ‘(viii) $66,000,000 for fiscal year 

14 2028; 

15 ‘‘ ‘(ix) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘ ‘(x) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 

18 2030.’.’’. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub20 section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment 

21 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 

22 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NAVI23 GATION. 

24 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (c) 

2 of section 210 of the Water Resources Development 

3 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238), for each fiscal year, of 

4 the funds made available under such section (includ5 ing funds appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance 

6 Trust Fund), the Secretary is authorized to make ex7 penditures to pay for operation and maintenance 

8 costs of the harbors and inland harbors referred to in 

9 subsection (a)(2) of such section, to the extent there 

10 are identifiable operations and maintenance needs, 

11 of— 

12 (A) not less than 15 percent of such funds 

13 for emerging harbor projects, including eligible 

14 breakwater and jetty needs at such harbor 

15 projects; 

16 (B) not less than 13 percent of such funds 

17 for projects that are located within the Great 

18 Lakes Navigation System; 

19 (C) 12 percent of such funds for expanded 

20 uses carried out at donor ports and energy 

21 transfer ports, of which— 

(i) 1 22 ⁄3 shall be provided to energy 

23 transfer ports; and 

(ii) 2 24 ⁄3 shall be provided to donor ports; 
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1 (D) not less than 17 percent of such funds 

2 for projects that are assigned to commercial stra3 tegic seaports; and 

4 (E) any remaining funds for operation and 

5 maintenance costs of any harbor or inland har6 bor referred to in such subsection (a)(2) based on 

7 an equitable allocation of such funds among such 

8 harbors and inland harbors, in accordance with 

9 subsection (c)(1) of such section 210. 

10 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

11 (A) COMMERCIAL STRATEGIC SEAPORT.— 

12 The term ‘‘commercial strategic seaport’’ means 

13 a commercial harbor supporting the coordination 

14 of efficient port operations during peacetime and 

15 national defense emergencies that is designated 

16 as strategic through the National Port Readiness 

17 Network. 

18 (B) DONOR PORT; ENERGY TRANSFER

19 PORT.—The terms ‘‘donor port’’ and ‘‘energy 

20 transfer port’’ have the meanings given those 

21 terms in section 2106 of the Water Resources Re22 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

23 2238c). 

24 (C) EMERGING HARBOR PROJECT; GREAT

25 LAKES NAVIGATION SYSTEM.—The terms ‘‘emerg-
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1 ing harbor project’’ and ‘‘Great Lakes Naviga2 tion System’’ have the meanings given those 

3 terms in section 210 of the Water Resources De4 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238). 

5 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take 

6 effect on October 1, 2022. 

7 (b) ADDITIONAL USES.— 

8 (1) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HARBOR

9 PROJECTS.—Section 210(c)(3) of the Water Resources 

10 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in13 serting the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) ALLOCATION.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL USES AT EMERGING HAR17 BORS.— 

18 ‘‘(i) USES.—In each fiscal year, the 

19 Secretary may use not more than 

20 $5,000,000 of funds allocated for emerging 

21 harbor projects under paragraph (1) to pay 

22 for the costs of up to 10 projects for mainte23 nance dredging of a marina or berthing 

24 area, in an emerging harbor, that includes 

25 an area that is located adjacent to, or is ac-
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1 cessible by, a Federal navigation project, 

2 subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this sub3 paragraph. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE EMERGING HARBORS.— 

5 The Secretary may use funds as authorized 

6 under clause (i) at an emerging harbor 

7 that— 

8 ‘‘(I) supports commercial activi9 ties, including commercial fishing op10 erations, commercial fish processing 

11 operations, recreational and sport fish12 ing, and commercial boat yards; or 

13 ‘‘(II) supports activities of the 

14 Secretary of the department in which 

15 the Coast Guard is operating. 

16 ‘‘(iii) COST-SHARING REQUIRE17 MENTS.—The Secretary shall require a non18 Federal interest to contribute not less than 

19 25 percent of the costs for maintenance 

20 dredging of that portion of a maintenance 

21 dredging project described in clause (i) that 

22 is located outside of the Federal navigation 

23 project, which may be provided as an in24 kind contribution, including through the use 
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1 of dredge equipment owned by non-Federal 

2 interest to carry out such activities.’’. 

3 (2) ASSESSMENT OF HARBORS AND INLAND HAR4 BORS.—Section 210(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

6 2238(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘uses de7 scribed in subsection (c)(3)(B) and’’ after ‘‘costs for’’. 

8 (3) DEFINITIONS.—Section 210(f) of the Water 

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

10 2238(f)) is amended— 

11 (A) by striking paragraph (6); 

12 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

13 through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re14 spectively; 

15 (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) EMERGING HARBOR.—The term ‘emerging 

18 harbor’ means a harbor or inland harbor referred to 

19 in subsection (a)(2) that transits less than 1,000,000 

20 tons of cargo annually. 

21 ‘‘(3) EMERGING HARBOR PROJECT.—The term 

22 ‘emerging harbor project’ means a project that is as23 signed to an emerging harbor.’’; and 

24 (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 

25 by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(C) An in-water improvement, if the im2 provement— 

3 ‘‘(i) is for the seismic reinforcement of 

4 a wharf or other berthing structure, or the 

5 repair or replacement of a deteriorating 

6 wharf or other berthing structure, at a port 

7 facility; 

8 ‘‘(ii) benefits commercial navigation at 

9 the harbor; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) is located in, or adjacent to, a 

11 berth that is accessible to a Federal naviga12 tion project. 

13 ‘‘(D) An activity to maintain slope stability 

14 at a berth in a harbor that is accessible to a Fed15 eral navigation project if such activity benefits 

16 commercial navigation at the harbor.’’. 

17 SEC. 103. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE HARBOR 

18 MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND. 

19 Section 330 of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 note; 106 Stat. 4851) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘and annually thereafter,’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter concur24 rent with the submission of the President’s an25 nual budget request to Congress,’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘Public Works and Trans2 portation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation and 

3 Infrastructure’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(D) A description of the expected expendi7 tures from the trust fund to meet the needs of 

8 navigation for the fiscal year of the budget re9 quest.’’. 

10 SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL MEASURES AT DONOR PORTS AND 

11 ENERGY TRANSFER PORTS. 

12 (a) INTERIM AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2106(f) of the 

13 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

14 U.S.C. 2238c(f)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and in16 serting ‘‘2022’’; and 

17 (2) by striking paragraph (3). 

18 (b) IN GENERAL.— 

19 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2106(a) of the Water 

20 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

21 U.S.C. 2238c(a)) is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

23 (i) by amending clause (ii) to read as 

24 follows: 
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1 ‘‘(ii) at which the total amount of har2 bor maintenance taxes collected (including 

3 the estimated taxes related to domestic cargo 

4 and cruise passengers) comprise not less 

5 than $15,000,000 annually of the total 

6 funding of the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

7 Fund on an average annual basis for the 

8 previous 3 fiscal years;’’; 

9 (ii) in clause (iii)— 

10 (I) by inserting ‘‘(including the 

11 estimated taxes related to domestic 

12 cargo and cruise passengers)’’ after 

13 ‘‘taxes collected’’; and 

14 (II) by striking ‘‘5 fiscal years’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘3 fiscal years’’; and 

16 (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘in fis17 cal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘on an aver18 age annual basis for the previous 3 fiscal 

19 years’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘in 

21 fiscal year 2012’’ each place it appears and in22 serting ‘‘on an average annual basis for the pre23 vious 3 fiscal years’’; 
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1 (C) by redesignating paragraph (8) as 

2 paragraph (9) and inserting after paragraph (7) 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(8) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.—The 

5 term ‘Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund’ means the 

6 Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established by sec7 tion 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’; and 

8 (D) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 

9 (i) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(B) at which the total amount of harbor 

12 maintenance taxes collected (including the esti13 mated taxes related to domestic cargo and cruise 

14 passengers) comprise annually more than 

15 $5,000,000 but less than $15,000,000 of the total 

16 funding of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

17 on an average annual basis for the previous 3 

18 fiscal years;’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

20 (I) by inserting ‘‘(including the 

21 estimated taxes related to domestic 

22 cargo and cruise passengers)’’ after 

23 ‘‘taxes collected’’; and 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘5 fiscal years’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘3 fiscal years’’; and 
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1 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

2 ‘‘in fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘on an 

3 average annual basis for the previous 3 fis4 cal years’’. 

5 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS; AUTHORIZATION OF

6 APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2106 of the Water Re7 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

8 U.S.C. 2238c) is amended— 

9 (A) by striking subsection (e) and redesig10 nating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) 

11 and (f), respectively; and 

12 (B) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 

13 amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

15 appropriated to carry out this section— 

16 ‘‘(A) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

17 ‘‘(B) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

18 ‘‘(C) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

19 ‘‘(D) $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

20 ‘‘(E) $64,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

21 ‘‘(F) $66,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 

22 ‘‘(G) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and 

23 ‘‘(H) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.’’. 

24 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

25 by this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2022. 
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1 SEC. 105. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP2 MENT PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTER3 ESTS. 

4 (a) STUDIES AND ENGINEERING.—Section 204(c)(1) of 

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

6 2232(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘under subsection (b)’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘under this section’’. 

8 (b) ASSUMPTION OF MAINTENANCE OF A LOCALLY

9 PREFERRED PLAN.—Section 204(f) of the Water Resources 

10 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(f)) is amended 

11 to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(f) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ASSUMPTION OF MAINTENANCE.—Whenever 

14 a non-Federal interest carries out improvements to a 

15 federally authorized harbor or inland harbor, the Sec16 retary shall be responsible for operation and mainte17 nance in accordance with section 101(b) if— 

18 ‘‘(A) before construction of the improve19 ments— 

20 ‘‘(i) the Secretary determines that the 

21 improvements are feasible and consistent 

22 with the purposes of this title; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary and the non-Federal 

24 interest execute a written agreement relat25 ing to operation and maintenance of the 

26 improvements; 
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1 ‘‘(B) the Secretary certifies that the project 

2 or separable element of the project is constructed 

3 in accordance with applicable permits and ap4 propriate engineering and design standards; and 

5 ‘‘(C) the Secretary does not find that the 

6 project or separable element is no longer feasible. 

7 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE

8 COSTS OF A LOCALLY PREFERRED PLAN.—In the case 

9 of improvements determined by the Secretary pursu10 ant to paragraph (1)(A)(i) to deviate from the na11 tional economic development plan, the Secretary shall 

12 be responsible for all operation and maintenance costs 

13 of such improvements, as described in section 101(b), 

14 including costs in excess of the costs of the national 

15 economic development plan, if the Secretary deter16 mines that the improvements satisfy the requirements 

17 of paragraph (1).’’. 

18 (c) REPORT.—A non-Federal interest may submit to 

19 the Secretary a report on improvements to a federally au20 thorized harbor or inland harbor to be carried out by the 

21 non-Federal interest, containing any information necessary 

22 for the Secretary determine whether the improvements sat23 isfy the requirements of section 204(f)(1) of the Water Re24 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232), includ25 ing— 
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1 (1) the economic justification for the improve2 ments; 

3 (2) details of the project improvement plan and 

4 design; 

5 (3) proposed arrangements for the work to be 

6 performed; and 

7 (4) documents relating to any applicable permits 

8 required for the project improvements. 

9 (d) PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT

10 PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall not be required to sub11 ject a project study for a project with a cost of less than 

12 $200,000,000, which the Secretary determines satisfies the 

13 requirements of section 204(f)(1) of the Water Resources De14 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232), to independent 

15 peer review under section 2034(a)(3)(A)(i) of the Water Re16 sources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 

17 2343(a)(3)(A)(i)). 

18 SEC. 106. COAST GUARD ANCHORAGES. 

19 The Secretary may perform dredging at Federal ex20 pense within and adjacent to anchorages established by the 

21 Coast Guard pursuant to existing authorities. 

22 SEC. 107. STATE CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 

23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. 

24 In carrying out eligible operations and maintenance 

25 activities within the Great Lakes Navigation System pursu-
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1 ant to section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act 

2 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) in a State that has implemented 

3 any additional State limitation on the disposal of dredged 

4 material in the open waters of such State, the Secretary 

5 may, pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 

6 (33 U.S.C. 701h), receive from such State, and expend, such 

7 funds as may be contributed by the State to cover the addi8 tional costs for operations and maintenance activities for 

9 a harbor or inland harbor within such State that result 

10 from such limitation. 

11 SEC. 108. GREAT LAKES CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITIES. 

12 (a) MITIGATION.—The Secretary may relocate access 

13 to the Port of Cleveland confined disposal facility, owned 

14 or operated by a non-Federal interest, in which material 

15 dredged by the Corps of Engineers is placed. 

16 (b) COST-SHARE.—The cost to relocate access to the 

17 confined disposal facility described in subsection (a) shall 

18 be shared in accordance with the cost share applicable to 

19 operation and maintenance of the Federal navigation 

20 project from which material placed in the confined disposal 

21 facility is dredged. 

22 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority provided under this 

23 section shall terminate on December 31, 2024. 
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1 SEC. 109. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 

2 Notwithstanding section 102 of the Water Resources 

3 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212), for a project 

4 for navigation on the inland waterways receiving a con5 struction appropriation during any of fiscal years 2021 

6 through 2031, 35 percent of the costs of construction of the 

7 project shall be paid from amounts appropriated from the 

8 Inland Waterways Trust Fund until such construction of 

9 the project is complete. 

10 SEC. 110. IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER RESOURCES PRIN11 CIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS. 

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

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final 

14 agency-specific procedures necessary to implement the prin15 ciples and requirements and the interagency guidelines. 

16 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE WATER RESOURCES

17 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—The procedures required by 

18 subsection (a) shall ensure that the Secretary, in the formu19 lation of future water resources development projects— 

20 (1) develops such projects in accordance with— 

21 (A) the guiding principles established by the 

22 principles and requirements; and 

23 (B) the national water resources planning 

24 policy established by section 2031(a) of the 

25 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (42 

26 U.S.C. 1962–3(a)); and 
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1 (2) fully identifies and analyzes national eco2 nomic development benefits, regional economic devel3 opment benefits, environmental quality benefits, and 

4 other societal effects. 

5 (c) REVIEW AND UPDATE.—Every 5 years, the Sec6 retary shall review and, where appropriate, revise the pro7 cedures required by subsection (a). 

8 (d) PUBLIC REVIEW, NOTICE, AND COMMENT.—In 

9 issuing, reviewing, and revising the procedures required by 

10 this section, the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) provide notice to interested non-Federal 

12 stakeholders of the Secretary’s intent to revise the pro13 cedures; 

14 (2) provide opportunities for interested non-Fed15 eral stakeholders to engage with, and provide input 

16 and recommendations to, the Secretary on the revi17 sion of the procedures; and 

18 (3) solicit and consider public and expert com19 ments. 

20 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) INTERAGENCY GUIDELINES.—The term 

22 ‘‘interagency guidelines’’ means the interagency 

23 guidelines contained in the document finalized by the 

24 Council on Environmental Quality pursuant to sec25 tion 2031 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
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1 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962–3) in December 2014, to imple2 ment the principles and requirements. 

3 (2) PRINCIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS.—The term 

4 ‘‘principles and requirements’’ means the principles 

5 and requirements contained in the document prepared 

6 by the Council on Environmental Quality pursuant 

7 to section 2031 of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962–3), entitled ‘‘Principles 

9 and Requirements for Federal Investments in Water 

10 Resources’’, and dated March 2013. 

11 SEC. 111. RESILIENCY PLANNING ASSISTANCE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a) of the Flood Control 

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

14 ‘‘, to avoid repetitive flooding impacts, to anticipate, pre15 pare, and adapt to changing climatic conditions and ex16 treme weather events, and to withstand, respond to, and re17 cover rapidly from disruption due to the flood hazards’’ 

18 after ‘‘in planning to ameliorate the flood hazard’’. 

19 (b) PRIORITIZING FLOOD RISK RESILIENCY TECH20 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out section 206 of the 

21 Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), the Secretary 

22 shall prioritize the provision of technical assistance to sup23 port flood risk resiliency planning efforts of economically 

24 disadvantaged communities or communities subject to re25 petitive flooding. 
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1 SEC. 112. PROJECT CONSULTATION. 

2 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

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

4 submit the following reports: 

5 (1) The report required under section 1214 of the 

6 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 

7 3809). 

8 (2) The report required under section 1120(a)(3) 

9 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 

10 Stat. 1643). 

11 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE UPDATES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the formulation of water 

13 development resources projects, the Secretary shall 

14 comply with any existing Executive order regarding 

15 environmental justice in effect as of the date of enact16 ment of this Act to address any disproportionate and 

17 adverse human health or environmental effects on mi18 nority communities, low-income communities, and 

19 Indian Tribes. 

20 (2) UPDATE.—Not later than 1 year after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall re22 view, and shall update, where appropriate, any poli23 cies, regulations, and guidance of the Corps of Engi24 neers necessary to implement any Executive order de25 scribed in paragraph (1) with respect to water re26 sources development projects. 
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1 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In updating the policies, 

2 regulations, or guidance under paragraph (2), the 

3 Secretary shall— 

4 (A) provide notice to interested non-Federal 

5 stakeholders, including representatives of minor6 ity communities, low-income communities, and 

7 Indian Tribes; 

8 (B) provide opportunities for interested 

9 stakeholders to comment on potential updates of 

10 policies, regulations, or guidance; 

11 (C) consider the recommendations from the 

12 reports submitted under subsection (a); and 

13 (D) promote the meaningful involvement of 

14 minority communities, low-income communities, 

15 and Indian Tribes. 

16 (c) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.—In carrying out a 

17 water resources development project, the Secretary shall, to 

18 the extent practicable— 

19 (1) promote the meaningful involvement of mi20 nority communities, low-income communities, and 

21 Indian Tribes; 

22 (2) provide guidance and technical assistance to 

23 such communities or Tribes to increase understanding 

24 of the project development and implementation activi-
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1 ties, regulations, and policies of the Corps of Engi2 neers; and 

3 (3) cooperate with State, Tribal, and local gov4 ernments with respect to activities carried out pursu5 ant to this subsection. 

6 (d) TRIBAL LANDS AND CONSULTATION.—In carrying 

7 out water resources development projects, the Secretary 

8 shall, to the extent practicable and in accordance with the 

9 Tribal Consultation Policy affirmed and formalized by the 

10 Secretary on November 1, 2012 (or a successor policy)— 

11 (1) promote meaningful involvement with Indian 

12 Tribes specifically on any Tribal lands near or adja13 cent to any water resources development projects, for 

14 purposes of identifying lands of ancestral, cultural, or 

15 religious importance; 

16 (2) consult with Indian Tribes specifically on 

17 any Tribal areas near or adjacent to any water re18 sources development projects, for purposes of identi19 fying lands, waters, and other resources critical to the 

20 livelihood of the Indian Tribes; and 

21 (3) cooperate with Indian Tribes to avoid, or 

22 otherwise find alternate solutions with respect to, such 

23 areas. 

24 SEC. 113. REVIEW OF RESILIENCY ASSESSMENTS. 

25 (a) RESILIENCY ASSESSMENT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this section, and in conjunc3 tion with the development of procedures under section 

4 110 of this Act, the Secretary is directed to review, 

5 and where appropriate, revise the existing planning 

6 guidance documents and regulations of the Corps of 

7 Engineers on the assessment of the effects of sea level 

8 rise or inland flooding on future water resources de9 velopment projects to ensure that such guidance docu10 ments and regulations are based on the best available, 

11 peer-reviewed science and data on the current and fu12 ture effects of sea level rise or inland flooding on rel13 evant communities. 

14 (2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub15 section, the Secretary shall— 

16 (A) coordinate the review with the Engineer 

17 Research and Development Center, other Federal 

18 and State agencies, and other relevant entities; 

19 and 

20 (B) to the maximum extent practicable and 

21 where appropriate, utilize data provided to the 

22 Secretary by such agencies. 

23 (b) ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS FROM ADDRESSING

24 SEA LEVEL RISE AND INLAND FLOODING RESILIENCY IN

25 FEASIBILITY REPORTS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of a non2 Federal interest, in carrying out a feasibility study 

3 for a project for flood risk mitigation, hurricane and 

4 storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restoration 

5 under section 905 of the Water Resources Development 

6 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282), the Secretary shall con7 sider whether the need for the project is predicated 

8 upon or exacerbated by conditions related to sea level 

9 rise or inland flooding. 

10 (2) ADDRESSING SEA LEVEL RISE AND INLAND

11 FLOODING RESILIENCY BENEFITS.—To the maximum 

12 extent practicable, in carrying out a study pursuant 

13 to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall document the 

14 potential effects of sea level rise or inland flooding on 

15 the project, and the expected benefits of the project re16 lating to sea level rise or inland flooding, during the 

17 50-year period after the date of completion of the 

18 project. 

19 SEC. 114. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS. 

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

21 U.S.C. 701s) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and projects that 

22 use natural features or nature-based features (as those terms 

23 are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Devel24 opment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a))),’’ after ‘‘non25 structural projects’’. 
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1 SEC. 115. FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECTS. 

2 (a) GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 73(a) of the 

3 Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 701b– 

4 11(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘including’’ and all that fol5 lows through the period at the end and inserting the fol6 lowing: ‘‘, with a view toward formulating the most eco7 nomically, socially, and environmentally acceptable means 

8 of reducing or preventing flood damage, including— 

9 ‘‘(1) floodproofing of structures, including 

10 through elevation; 

11 ‘‘(2) floodplain regulation; 

12 ‘‘(3) acquisition of floodplain land for rec13 reational, fish and wildlife, and other public pur14 poses; 

15 ‘‘(4) relocation; and 

16 ‘‘(5) the use of a feature described in section 

17 1184(a) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for 

18 the Nation Act (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)).’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103(b) of the 

20 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) 

21 is amended— 

22 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘NON23 STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS’’ and in24 serting ‘‘PROJECTS USING NONSTRUCTURAL, NAT25 URAL, OR NATURE-BASED FEATURES’’; and 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘nonstructural flood control 

2 measures’’ and inserting ‘‘a flood risk manage3 ment or hurricane and storm damage risk reduc4 tion measure using a nonstructural feature, or a 

5 natural feature or nature-based feature (as those 

6 terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water 

7 Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 

8 2289a(a))),’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘cash during construction of 

10 the project’’ and inserting ‘‘cash during construc11 tion for a nonstructural feature if the costs of 

12 land, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material 

13 disposal areas, and relocations for such feature 

14 are estimated to exceed 35 percent’’. 

15 SEC. 116. FEASIBILITY STUDIES; REVIEW OF NATURAL AND 

16 NATURE-BASED FEATURES. 

17 (a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1149(c) of the 

18 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2282 

19 note; 132 Stat. 3787) is amended by striking ‘‘natural in20 frastructure alternatives’’ and inserting ‘‘natural feature or 

21 nature-based feature alternatives (as such terms are defined 

22 in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

23 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a))’’. 

24 (b) SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS.—To the maximum extent 

25 practicable, the Secretary shall include in each feasibility 
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1 report developed under section 905 of the Water Resources 

2 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) for a project that 

3 contains a flood risk management or hurricane and storm 

4 damage risk reduction element, a summary of the natural 

5 feature or nature-based feature alternatives, along with 

6 their long-term costs and benefits, that were evaluated in 

7 the development of the feasibility report, and, if such alter8 natives were not included in the recommended plan, an ex9 planation of why such alternatives were not included in the 

10 recommended plan. 

11 SEC. 117. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION. 

12 Section 905 of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) is amended by inserting after sub14 section (a) the following: 

15 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

17 ‘‘(A) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COM18 MUNITIES.—In preparing a feasibility report 

19 under subsection (a) for a study that will benefit 

20 an economically disadvantaged community, 

21 upon request by the non-Federal interest for the 

22 study, the Secretary shall first determine the 

23 Federal interest in carrying out the study and 

24 the projects that may be proposed in the study. 

25 ‘‘(B) OTHER COMMUNITIES.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION.—In preparing a 

2 feasibility report under subsection (a) for a 

3 study that will benefit a covered commu4 nity, upon request by the non-Federal inter5 est for the study, the Secretary may, with 

6 respect to not more than 3 studies in each 

7 fiscal year, first determine the Federal in8 terest in carrying out the study and the 

9 projects that may be proposed in the study. 

10 ‘‘(ii) COVERED COMMUNITIES.—In this 

11 subparagraph, the term ‘covered commu12 nity’ means a community that— 

13 ‘‘(I) is not an economically dis14 advantaged community; and 

15 ‘‘(II) the Secretary finds has a 

16 compelling need for the Secretary to 

17 make a determination under clause (i). 

18 ‘‘(2) COST SHARE.—The costs of a determination 

19 under paragraph (1)— 

20 ‘‘(A) shall be at Federal expense; and 

21 ‘‘(B) shall not exceed $200,000. 

22 ‘‘(3) DEADLINE.—A determination under para23 graph (1) shall be completed by not later than 120 

24 days after the date on which funds are made available 

25 to the Secretary to carry out the determination. 
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1 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(A) TIMING.—The period during which a 

3 determination is being completed under para4 graph (1) for a study shall not be included for 

5 purposes of the deadline to complete a final fea6 sibility report under section 1001(a)(1) of the 

7 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

8 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)(1)). 

9 ‘‘(B) COST.—The cost of a determination 

10 under paragraph (1) shall not be included for 

11 purposes of the maximum Federal cost under sec12 tion 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform 

13 and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

14 2282c(a)(2)). 

15 ‘‘(5) REPORT TO NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—If, 

16 based on a determination under paragraph (1), the 

17 Secretary determines that a study or project is not in 

18 the Federal interest because the project will not result, 

19 or is unlikely to result, in a recommended plan that 

20 will produce national economic development benefits 

21 greater than cost, but may result in a technically 

22 sound and environmentally acceptable plan that is 

23 otherwise consistent with section 904 of the Water Re24 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2281), 

25 the Secretary shall issue a report to the non-Federal 
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1 interest with recommendations on how the non-Fed2 eral interest might modify the proposal such that the 

3 project could be in the Federal interest and feasible.’’. 

4 SEC. 118. PILOT PROGRAMS ON THE FORMULATION OF 

5 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS IN RURAL 

6 COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMICALLY DIS7 ADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and 

9 implement pilot programs, in accordance with this section, 

10 to evaluate opportunities to address the flood risk manage11 ment and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction needs 

12 of rural communities and economically disadvantaged com13 munities. 

14 (b) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY

15 FLOOD PROTECTION AND HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE

16 REDUCTION STUDY PILOT PROGRAM.— 

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

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

19 establish and implement a pilot program to carry out 

20 feasibility studies, in accordance with this subsection, 

21 for flood risk management and hurricane and storm 

22 damage risk reduction projects for economically dis23 advantaged communities, in coordination with non24 Federal interests. 
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1 (2) PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In car2 rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

3 (A) publish a notice in the Federal Register 

4 that requests from non-Federal interests pro5 posals for the potential feasibility study of a 

6 flood risk management project or hurricane and 

7 storm damage risk reduction project for an eco8 nomically disadvantaged community; 

9 (B) upon request of a non-Federal interest 

10 for such a project, provide technical assistance to 

11 such non-Federal interest in the formulation of a 

12 proposal for a potential feasibility study to be 

13 submitted to the Secretary under the pilot pro14 gram; and 

15 (C) review such proposals and select 10 fea16 sibility studies for such projects to be carried out 

17 by the Secretary, in coordination with the non18 Federal interest, under this pilot program. 

19 (3) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting a feasi20 bility study under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary 

21 shall consider whether— 

22 (A) the percentage of people living in pov23 erty in the county or counties (or county-equiva24 lent entity or entities) in which the project is lo25 cated is greater than the percentage of people liv-
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1 ing in poverty in the State, based on census bu2 reau data; 

3 (B) the percentage of families with income 

4 above the poverty threshold but below the average 

5 household income in the county or counties (or 

6 county-equivalent entity or entities) in which the 

7 project is located is greater than such percentage 

8 for the State, based on census bureau data; 

9 (C) the percentage of the population that 

10 identifies as belonging to a minority or indige11 nous group in the county or counties (or county12 equivalent entity or entities) in which the project 

13 is located is greater than the average such per14 centage in the State, based on census bureau 

15 data; and 

16 (D) the project is addressing flooding or 

17 hurricane or storm damage effects that have a 

18 disproportionate impact on a rural community, 

19 a minority community, or an Indian Tribe. 

20 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Notwithstanding the re21 quirements of section 105(a)(1)(A) of the Water Re22 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215), 

23 the Federal share of the cost of a feasibility study car24 ried out under the pilot program shall be 100 percent. 
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1 (5) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—Feasibility studies 

2 carried out under this subsection shall, to the max3 imum extent practicable, incorporate natural features 

4 or nature-based features (as such terms are defined in 

5 section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a)), or a combination of such 

7 features and nonstructural features, that avoid or re8 duce at least 50 percent of flood or storm damages in 

9 one or more of the alternatives included in the final 

10 alternatives evaluated. 

11 (6) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify 

12 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

13 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the 

15 selection of each feasibility study under the pilot pro16 gram. 

17 (7) COMPLETION.—Upon completion of a feasi18 bility report for a feasibility study selected to be car19 ried out under this subsection, the Secretary shall 

20 transmit the report to Congress for authorization, and 

21 shall include the report in the next annual report sub22 mitted under section 7001 of the Water Resources Re23 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

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1 (c) PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF

2 FLOOD PROTECTION AND HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE

3 REDUCTION PROJECTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ECO4 NOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 

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

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

7 establish and implement a pilot program to evaluate, 

8 and make recommendations to Congress on, flood risk 

9 management projects and hurricane and storm dam10 age risk reduction projects in rural communities or 

11 economically disadvantaged communities, without 

12 demonstrating that each project is justified solely by 

13 national economic development benefits. 

14 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this sub15 section, the Secretary may make a recommendation to 

16 Congress on up to 10 projects, without demonstrating 

17 that the project is justified solely by national eco18 nomic development benefits, if the Secretary deter19 mines that— 

20 (A) the community to be served by the 

21 project is an economically disadvantaged com22 munity or a rural community; 

23 (B) the long-term life safety, economic via24 bility, and environmental sustainability of the 
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1 community would be threatened without the 

2 project; and 

3 (C) the project is consistent with the re4 quirements of section 1 of the Flood Control Act 

5 of 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701a). 

6 (3) CONSISTENCY.—In carrying out this sub7 section, the Secretary shall ensure that project rec8 ommendations are consistent with the principles and 

9 requirements and the interagency guidelines, as such 

10 terms are defined in section 110 of this Act, including 

11 the consideration of quantifiable monetary and non12 monetary benefits of the project. 

13 (4) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary may give 

14 equivalent budgetary consideration and priority to 

15 projects recommended under this subsection. 

16 (d) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In selecting feasibility 

17 studies under subsection (b)(2)(C) or in making project rec18 ommendations under subsection (c), the Secretary shall con19 sider the geographic diversity among proposed projects. 

20 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years and 10 years 

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

22 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc23 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

24 Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make 
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1 publicly available, a report detailing the results of the pilot 

2 programs carried out under this section, including— 

3 (1) a description of proposals received from non4 Federal interests pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A); 

5 (2) a description of technical assistance provided 

6 to non-Federal interests under subsection (b)(2)(B); 

7 (3) a description of proposals selected under sub8 section (b)(2)(C) and criteria used to select such pro9 posals; 

10 (4) a description of the projects evaluated or rec11 ommended by the Secretary under subsection (c); 

12 (5) a description of the quantifiable monetary 

13 and nonmonetary benefits associated with the projects 

14 recommended under subsection (c); and 

15 (6) any recommendations to Congress on how the 

16 Secretary can address the flood risk management and 

17 hurricane and storm damage risk reduction needs of 

18 economically disadvantaged communities. 

19 (f) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ 

20 means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 

21 and each of the commonwealths, territories, and possessions 

22 of the United States. 

23 (g) SUNSET.—The authority to commence a feasibility 

24 study under subsection (b), and the authority make a rec25 ommendation under subsection (c), shall terminate on the 
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1 date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 SEC. 119. PERMANENT MEASURES TO REDUCE EMERGENCY 

4 FLOOD FIGHTING NEEDS FOR COMMUNITIES 

5 SUBJECT TO REPETITIVE FLOODING. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) AFFECTED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘affected 

8 community’’ means a legally constituted public body 

9 (as that term is used in section 221(b) of the Flood 

10 Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b))— 

11 (A) with jurisdiction over an area that has 

12 been subject to flooding in two or more events in 

13 any 10-year period; and 

14 (B) that has received emergency flood-fight15 ing assistance, including construction of tem16 porary barriers by the Secretary, under section 

17 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) 

18 with respect to such flood events. 

19 (2) NATURAL FEATURE; NATURE-BASED FEA20 TURE.—The terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature21 based feature’’ have the meanings given those terms in 

22 section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

2 carry out a program to study, design, and construct 

3 water resources development projects through meas4 ures involving, among other things, strengthening, 

5 raising, extending, realigning, or otherwise modifying 

6 existing flood control works, designing new works, 

7 and incorporating natural features, nature-based fea8 tures, or nonstructural features, as appropriate to 

9 provide flood and coastal storm risk management to 

10 affected communities. 

11 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para12 graph (1), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

13 practical, review and, where appropriate, incorporate 

14 natural features or nature-based features, or a com15 bination of such features and nonstructural features, 

16 that avoid or reduce at least 50 percent of flood or 

17 storm damages in one or more of the alternatives in18 cluded in the final alternatives evaluated. 

19 (3) CONSTRUCTION.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

21 carry out a project described in paragraph (1) 

22 without further congressional authorization if— 

23 (i) the Secretary determines that the 

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1 (I) is advisable to reduce the risk 

2 of flooding for an affected community; 

3 and 

4 (II) produces benefits that are in 

5 excess of the estimated costs; and 

6 (ii) the Federal share of the cost of the 

7 construction does not exceed $17,500,000. 

8 (B) SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION.—If the Fed9 eral share of the cost of a project described in 

10 paragraph (1) exceeds $17,500,000, the Secretary 

11 shall submit the project recommendation to Con12 gress for authorization prior to construction, and 

13 shall include the project recommendation in the 

14 next annual report submitted under section 7001 

15 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

16 Act of 2014. 

17 (C) FINANCING.— 

18 (i) CONTRIBUTIONS.—If, based on a 

19 study carried out pursuant to paragraph 

20 (1), the Secretary determines that a project 

21 described in paragraph (1) will not produce 

22 benefits greater than cost, the Secretary 

23 shall allow the affected community to pay, 

24 or provide contributions equal to, an 

25 amount sufficient to make the remaining 
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1 costs of design and construction of the 

2 project equal to the estimated value of the 

3 benefits of the project. 

4 (ii) EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL

5 SHARE.—Amounts provided by an affected 

6 community under clause (i) shall be in ad7 dition to any payments or contributions the 

8 affected community is required to provide 

9 toward the remaining costs of design and 

10 construction of the project under section 103 

11 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

12 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 

13 (4) ABILITY TO PAY.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any cost-sharing agree15 ment for a project entered into pursuant to this 

16 section shall be subject to the ability of the af17 fected community to pay. 

18 (B) DETERMINATION.—The ability of any 

19 affected community to pay shall be determined 

20 by the Secretary in accordance with procedures 

21 established by the Secretary. 

22 (C) EFFECT OF REDUCTION.—Any reduc23 tion in the non-Federal share of the cost of a 

24 project described in paragraph (1) as a result of 

25 a determination under this paragraph shall not 
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1 be included in the Federal share for purposes of 

2 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3). 

3 SEC. 120. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. 

4 Section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 

5 701n) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

8 (i) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ‘‘, or 

9 provide contributions equal to,’’ after 

10 ‘‘pay’’; and 

11 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

12 (I) in the heading, by inserting 

13 ‘‘AND CONTRIBUTIONS’’ after ‘‘OF PAY14 MENTS’’; 

15 (II) by inserting ‘‘or contribu16 tions’’ after ‘‘Non-Federal payments’’; 

17 and 

18 (III) by inserting ‘‘or contribu19 tions’’ after ‘‘non-Federal payments’’; 

20 and 

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

22 ‘‘(5) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

23 ‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 180 

24 days after receiving, from a non-Federal sponsor 

25 of a project to repair or rehabilitate a flood con-
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1 trol work described in paragraph (1), a request 

2 to initiate a feasibility study to further modify 

3 the relevant flood control work to provide for an 

4 increased level of protection, the Secretary shall 

5 provide to the non-Federal sponsor a written de6 cision on whether the Secretary has the authority 

7 under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 

8 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) to undertake the requested 

9 feasibility study. 

10 ‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATION.—If the Secretary 

11 determines under subparagraph (B) that the Sec12 retary does not have the authority to undertake 

13 the requested feasibility study, the Secretary 

14 shall include the request for a feasibility study in 

15 the annual report submitted under section 7001 

16 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

17 Act of 2014.’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (c)— 

19 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

20 ‘‘LEVEE OWNERS MANUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ELI21 GIBILITY’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (1), in the heading, by 

23 striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘LEVEE

24 OWNER’S MANUAL’’; 
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1 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

2 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and 

3 inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.— 

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

6 status of compliance of a non-Federal interest 

7 with the requirements of a levee owner’s manual 

8 described in paragraph (1), or with any other 

9 eligibility requirement established by the Sec10 retary related to the maintenance and upkeep re11 sponsibilities of the non-Federal interest, the Sec12 retary shall consider the non-Federal interest to 

13 be eligible for repair and rehabilitation assist14 ance under this section if the non-Federal inter15 est— 

16 ‘‘(i) enters into a written agreement 

17 with the Secretary that identifies any items 

18 of deferred or inadequate maintenance and 

19 upkeep identified by the Secretary prior to 

20 the natural disaster; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) pays, during performance of the 

22 repair and rehabilitation work, all costs to 

23 address— 
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1 ‘‘(I) any items of deferred or in2 adequate maintenance and upkeep 

3 identified by the Secretary; and 

4 ‘‘(II) any repair or rehabilitation 

5 work necessary to address damage the 

6 Secretary attributes to such deferred or 

7 inadequate maintenance or upkeep. 

8 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may 

9 only enter into one agreement under subpara10 graph (A) with any non-Federal interest. 

11 ‘‘(C) SUNSET.—The authority of the Sec12 retary to enter into agreements under paragraph 

13 (2) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years 

14 after the date of enactment of this paragraph.’’; 

15 and 

16 (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 

17 by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 

19 SEC. 121. COST AND BENEFIT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT. 

20 Section 1161(b) of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 701n note) is amended— 

22 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) by striking the ‘‘three fiscal years pre24 ceding’’ and inserting ‘‘five fiscal years pre25 ceding’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘last day of the third fiscal 

2 year’’ and inserting ‘‘last day of the fifth fiscal 

3 year’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or provide 

5 contributions equal to,’’ before ‘‘an amount suffi6 cient’’; and 

7 (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(2) the Secretary determines that the damage to 

10 the structure was not as a result of negligent oper11 ation or maintenance.’’. 

12 SEC. 122. EXPEDITING REPAIRS AND RECOVERY FROM 

13 FLOODING. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent prac15 ticable, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of 

16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prioritize and ex17 pedite the processing of applications for permits under sec18 tion 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), and 

19 section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

20 U.S.C. 1344), and permissions under section 14 of the Act 

21 of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408), to complete repairs, re22 construction (including improvements), and upgrades to 

23 flood control infrastructure damaged by flooding events dur24 ing calendar years 2017 through 2020, including flooding 

25 events caused by ice jams. 
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1 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af2 fects any obligation to comply with the requirements of any 

3 Federal law, including— 

4 (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 

5 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

6 (2) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

7 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 

8 (3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

9 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

10 SEC. 123. REVIEW OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASSETS. 

11 Section 6002 of the Water Resources Reform and De12 velopment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1349) is amended to read 

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 6002. REVIEW OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASSETS. 

15 ‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct an 

16 assessment of projects constructed by the Secretary for 

17 which the Secretary continues to have financial or oper18 ational responsibility. 

19 ‘‘(b) INVENTORY.—Not later than 18 months after the 

20 date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act 

21 of 2020, the Secretary shall, based on the assessment carried 

22 out under subsection (a), develop an inventory of projects 

23 or portions of projects— 

24 ‘‘(1) that are not needed for the missions of the 

25 Corps of Engineers; 
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1 ‘‘(2) the modification of which, including though 

2 the use of structural features, nonstructural features, 

3 or natural features or nature-based features (as those 

4 terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Re5 sources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 

6 2289a(a)), could improve the sustainable operations 

7 of the project, or reduce operation and maintenance 

8 costs for the project; or 

9 ‘‘(3) that are no longer having project purposes 

10 adequately met by the Corps of Engineers, because of 

11 deferment of maintenance or other challenges, and the 

12 divestment of which to a non-Federal entity could bet13 ter meet the local and regional needs for operation 

14 and maintenance. 

15 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA.—In conducting the assessment under 

16 subsection (a) and developing the inventory under sub17 section (b), the Secretary shall use the following criteria: 

18 ‘‘(1) The extent to which the project aligns with 

19 the current missions of the Corps of Engineers. 

20 ‘‘(2) The economic and environmental impacts of 

21 the project on existing communities in the vicinity of 

22 the project. 

23 ‘‘(3) The extent to which the divestment or modi24 fication of the project could reduce operation and 

25 maintenance costs of the Corps of Engineers. 
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1 ‘‘(4) The extent to which the divestment or modi2 fication of the project is in the public interest. 

3 ‘‘(5) The extent to which investment of addi4 tional Federal resources in the project proposed for 

5 divestment or modification, including investment 

6 needed to bring the project to a good state of repair, 

7 is in the public interest. 

8 ‘‘(6) The extent to which the authorized purpose 

9 of the project is no longer being met. 

10 ‘‘(d) RECOMMENDATIONS OF NON-FEDERAL INTER11 ESTS.—A non-Federal interest for a project may rec12 ommend that the Secretary include such project in the as13 sessment or inventory required under this section. 

14 ‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the in16 ventory required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall 

17 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 

18 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor19 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa20 tives, and make publicly available, a report con21 taining the findings of the Secretary with respect to 

22 the assessment and inventory required under this sec23 tion. 

24 ‘‘(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall list in an 

25 appendix any recommendation of a non-Federal in-
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1 terest made with respect to a project under subsection 

2 (d) that the Secretary determines not to include in the 

3 inventory developed under subsection (b), based on the 

4 criteria in subsection (c), including information 

5 about the request and the reasons for the Secretary’s 

6 determination.’’. 

7 SEC. 124. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MULTIPURPOSE 

8 PROJECTS. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in coordi10 nation with non-Federal interests, should maximize the de11 velopment, evaluation, and recommendation of project al12 ternatives for future water resources development projects 

13 that produce multiple project benefits, such as navigation, 

14 flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration benefits, 

15 including through the use of natural or nature-based fea16 tures and the beneficial use of dredged material. 

17 SEC. 125. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL; 

18 DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS. 

19 (a) NATIONAL POLICY ON THE BENEFICIAL USE OF

20 DREDGED MATERIAL.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 

22 States for the Corps of Engineers to maximize the 

23 beneficial use, in an environmentally acceptable man24 ner, of suitable dredged material obtained from the 
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1 construction or operation and maintenance of water 

2 resources development projects. 

3 (2) PLACEMENT OF DREDGED MATERIALS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating the place5 ment of dredged material obtained from the con6 struction or operation and maintenance of water 

7 resources development projects, the Secretary 

8 shall consider— 

9 (i) the suitability of the dredged mate10 rial for a full range of beneficial uses; and 

11 (ii) the economic and environmental 

12 benefits, efficiencies, and impacts (including 

13 the effects on living coral) of using the 

14 dredged material for beneficial uses, includ15 ing, in the case of beneficial use activities 

16 that involve more than one water resources 

17 development project, the benefits, effi18 ciencies, and impacts that result from the 

19 combined activities. 

20 (B) CALCULATION OF FEDERAL STAND21 ARD.— 

22 (i) DETERMINATION.—The economic 

23 benefits and efficiencies from the beneficial 

24 use of dredged material considered by the 

25 Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be 
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1 included in any determination relating to 

2 the ‘‘Federal standard’’ by the Secretary 

3 under section 335.7 of title 33, Code of Fed4 eral Regulations, for the placement or dis5 posal of such material. 

6 (ii) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 

7 submit to Congress— 

8 (I) a report detailing the method 

9 and all of the factors utilized by the 

10 Corps of Engineers to determine the 

11 Federal standard referred to in clause 

12 (i); and 

13 (II) for each evaluation under 

14 subparagraph (A), a report displaying 

15 the calculations for economic and envi16 ronmental benefits and efficiencies 

17 from the beneficial use of dredged ma18 terial (including, where appropriate, 

19 the utilization of alternative dredging 

20 equipment and dredging disposal 

21 methods) considered by the Secretary 

22 under such subparagraph for the place23 ment or disposal of such material. 

24 (C) SELECTION OF DREDGED MATERIAL

25 DISPOSAL METHOD FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.— 
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1 Section 204(d) of the Water Resources Develop2 ment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)) is amend3 ed— 

4 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (I) in the matter preceding sub6 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘In devel7 oping’’ and all that follows through 

8 ‘‘the non-Federal interest,’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘At the request of the non-Federal 

10 interest for a water resources develop11 ment project involving the disposal of 

12 dredged material, the Secretary, using 

13 funds appropriated for construction or 

14 operation and maintenance of the 

15 project, may select’’; and 

16 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

17 striking ‘‘flood and storm damage and 

18 flood reduction benefits’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘hurricane and storm or flood risk re20 duction benefits’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(5) SELECTION OF DREDGED MATERIAL DIS23 POSAL METHOD FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.—Activities 

24 carried out under this subsection— 
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1 ‘‘(A) shall be carried out using amounts ap2 propriated for construction or operation and 

3 maintenance of the project involving the disposal 

4 of the dredged material; and 

5 ‘‘(B) shall not carried out using amounts 

6 made available under subsection (g).’’. 

7 (b) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.— 

8 (1) PILOT PROGRAM PROJECTS.—Section 1122 of 

9 the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 

10 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)— 

12 (i) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; 

13 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking 

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

16 and 

17 (iii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(8) recovering lost storage capacity in reservoirs 

20 due to sediment accumulation, if the project also has 

21 a purpose described in any of paragraphs (1) through 

22 (7).’’; 

23 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘20’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘35’’; and 
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1 (C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘20’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘35’’. 

3 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

4 Congress that the Secretary, in selecting projects for 

5 the beneficial use of dredged materials under section 

6 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 

7 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note), should ensure the thorough 

8 evaluation of project submissions from rural, small, 

9 and economically disadvantaged communities. 

10 (3) PROJECT SELECTION.—In selecting projects 

11 for the beneficial use of dredged materials under sec12 tion 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note), the Secretary shall 

14 prioritize the selection of at least one project for the 

15 utilization of thin layer placement of dredged fine 

16 and coarse grain sediment and at least one project for 

17 recovering lost storage capacity in reservoirs due to 

18 sediment accumulation authorized by subsection 

19 (a)(8) of such section, to the extent that a non-Federal 

20 interest has submitted an application for such project 

21 purposes that otherwise meets the requirements of 

22 such section. 

23 (4) TEMPORARY EASEMENTS.—Section 1148 of 

24 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 

25 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 
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1 (A) in subsection (a)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘grant’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘approve’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘granting’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘approving’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘grants’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘approves’’. 

8 (c) FIVE-YEAR REGIONAL DREDGED MATERIAL MAN9 AGEMENT PLANS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually there12 after, the District Commander of each district of the 

13 Corps of Engineers that obtains dredged material 

14 through the construction or operation and mainte15 nance of a water resources development project shall, 

16 at Federal expense, develop and submit to the Sec17 retary a 5-year dredged material management plan 

18 in coordination with relevant State agencies and 

19 stakeholders. 

20 (2) SCOPE.—Each plan developed under this 

21 subsection shall include— 

22 (A) a dredged material budget for each wa23 tershed or littoral system within the district; 

24 (B) an estimate of the amount of dredged 

25 material likely to be obtained through the con-
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1 struction or operation and maintenance of all 

2 water resources development projects projected to 

3 be carried out within the district during the 5- 

4 year period following submission of the plan, 

5 and the estimated timing for obtaining such 

6 dredged material; 

7 (C) an identification of potential water re8 sources development projects projected to be car9 ried out within the district during such 5-year 

10 period that are suitable for, or that require, the 

11 placement of dredged material, and an estimate 

12 of the amount of dredged material placement ca13 pacity of such projects; 

14 (D) an evaluation of— 

15 (i) the suitability of the dredged mate16 rial for a full range of beneficial uses; and 

17 (ii) the economic and environmental 

18 benefits, efficiencies, and impacts (including 

19 the effects on living coral) of using the 

20 dredged material for beneficial uses, includ21 ing, in the case of beneficial use activities 

22 that involve more than one water resources 

23 development project, the benefits, effi24 ciencies, and impacts that result from the 

25 combined activities; 
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1 (E) the district-wide goals for beneficial use 

2 of the dredged material, including any expected 

3 cost savings from aligning and coordinating 

4 multiple projects (including projects across Corps 

5 districts) in the use of the dredged material; and 

6 (F) a description of potential beneficial use 

7 projects identified through stakeholder solicita8 tion and coordination. 

9 (3) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In developing each plan 

10 under this subsection, each District Commander shall 

11 provide notice and an opportunity for public com12 ment, including a solicitation for stakeholders to iden13 tify beneficial use projects, in order to ensure, to the 

14 extent practicable, that beneficial use of dredged mate15 rial is not foregone in a particular fiscal year or 

16 dredging cycle. 

17 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Upon submission of 

18 each plan to the Secretary under this subsection, each 

19 District Commander shall make the plan publicly 

20 available, including on a publicly available website. 

21 (5) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—As soon as 

22 practicable after receiving a plan under subsection 

23 (a), the Secretary shall transmit the plan to Congress. 

24 (6) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

25 A plan developed under this section— 
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1 (A) shall be in addition to regional sedi2 ment management plans prepared under section 

3 204(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(a)); and 

5 (B) shall not be subject to the limitations in 

6 section 204(g) of the Water Resources Develop7 ment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(g)). 

8 (d) DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) REVISIONS.—Section 1111 of the Water Re10 sources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2326 

11 note) is amended— 

12 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for the 

13 operation and maintenance of harbors and in14 land harbors’’ and all that follows through the 

15 period at the end and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘for the operation and maintenance of— 

17 ‘‘(1) harbors and inland harbors referred to in 

18 section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

19 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)); or 

20 ‘‘(2) inland and intracoastal waterways of the 

21 United States described in section 206 of the Inland 

22 Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804).’’; 

23 and 
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1 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or inland 

2 harbors’’ and inserting ‘‘, inland harbors, or in3 land or intracoastal waterways’’. 

4 (2) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING AUTHORI5 TIES.—The Secretary may carry out the dredge pilot 

6 program authorized by section 1111 of the Water Re7 sources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2326 

8 note) in coordination with Federal regional dredge 

9 demonstration programs in effect on the date of enact10 ment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 126. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION FOR ANAD12 ROMOUS FISH. 

13 (a) ANADROMOUS FISH HABITAT AND PASSAGE.—Sec14 tion 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 

15 (33 U.S.C. 2330) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(3) ANADROMOUS FISH HABITAT AND PAS19 SAGE.— 

20 ‘‘(A) MEASURES.—A project under this sec21 tion may include measures to improve habitat or 

22 passage for anadromous fish, including— 

23 ‘‘(i) installing fish bypass structures on 

24 small water diversions; 

25 ‘‘(ii) modifying tide gates; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) restoring or reconnecting 

2 floodplains and wetlands that are impor3 tant for anadromous fish habitat or pas4 sage. 

5 ‘‘(B) BENEFITS.—A project that includes 

6 measures under this paragraph shall be formu7 lated to maximize benefits for the anadromous 

8 fish species benefitted by the project.’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(g) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall give 

11 projects that include measures described in subsection (a)(3) 

12 equal priority for implementation as other projects under 

13 this section.’’. 

14 SEC. 127. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON WATER RE15 SOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7001 of the Water Re17 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

18 2282d) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by 

22 inserting ‘‘, regional, or local’’ after ‘‘na23 tional’’; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(D) MODIFICATIONS OF PROJECTS CAR2 RIED OUT PURSUANT TO CONTINUING AUTHORITY

3 PROGRAMS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a 

5 project being carried out pursuant to a con6 tinuing authority program for which a pro7 posed modification is necessary because the 

8 project is projected to exceed, in the coming 

9 fiscal year, the maximum Federal cost of 

10 the project, the Secretary shall include a 

11 proposed modification in the annual report 

12 if the proposed modification will result in 

13 completion of construction the project and 

14 the justification for the modification is not 

15 the result of a change in the scope of the 

16 project. 

17 ‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—For each proposed 

18 modification included in an annual report 

19 under clause (i), the Secretary shall include 

20 in the annual report— 

21 ‘‘(I) a justification of why the 

22 modification is necessary; 

23 ‘‘(II) an estimate of the total cost 

24 and timeline required to complete con25 struction of the project; and 
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1 ‘‘(III) an indication of continued 

2 support by the non-Federal interest 

3 and the financial ability of the non4 Federal interest to provide the required 

5 cost-share. 

6 ‘‘(iii) DEFINITION.—For the purposes 

7 of this subparagraph, the term ‘continuing 

8 authority program’ means any of— 

9 ‘‘(I) section 14 of the Flood Con10 trol Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r); 

11 ‘‘(II) section 3 of the Act of Au12 gust 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g); 

13 ‘‘(III) section 107 of the River 

14 and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 

15 577); 

16 ‘‘(IV) section 111 of the River and 

17 Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i); 

18 ‘‘(V) section 204 of the Water Re19 sources Development Act of 1992 (33 

20 U.S.C. 2326); 

21 ‘‘(VI) section 205 of the Flood 

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

23 ‘‘(VII) section 206 of the Water 

24 Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 

25 U.S.C. 2330); 
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1 ‘‘(VIII) section 2 of the Act of Au2 gust 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g); and 

3 ‘‘(IX) section 1135 of the Water 

4 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

5 U.S.C. 2309a).’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— 

7 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 

10 clause (iii); and 

11 (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall not include 

14 proposals in the appendix of the annual re15 port that otherwise meet the criteria for in16 clusion in the annual report solely on the 

17 basis that the proposals are for the purposes 

18 of navigation, flood risk management, eco19 system restoration, or municipal or agricul20 tural water supply; and’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (g)(5), by striking ‘‘if author22 ized’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2016’’. 

23 (b) OVER-BUDGET CAP PROGRAMS.—For any project 

24 carried out under a continuing authority program, as such 

25 term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Re-
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1 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

2 2282d)), for which the Secretary is required to include a 

3 proposed modification in an annual report under such sec4 tion 7001(c)(1)(D), the Secretary shall, to the extent prac5 ticable, inform the non-Federal interest of the process for 

6 carrying out the project pursuant to section 105 of the 

7 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215) 

8 and whether the Secretary has the authority to complete a 

9 feasibility study for the project. 

10 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON STATUS OF FEASIBILITY

11 STUDIES.—Concurrent with each report submitted under 

12 section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop13 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), the Secretary shall 

14 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc15 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

16 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 

17 provides for an accounting of all outstanding feasibility 

18 studies being conducted by the Secretary, including, for 

19 each such study, its length, cost, and expected completion 

20 date. 

21 SEC. 128. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO22 GRAM. 

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

24 demonstration program to determine the causes of, and im25 plement measures to effectively detect, prevent, treat, and 
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1 eliminate, harmful algal blooms associated with water re2 sources development projects. 

3 (b) CONSULTATION; USE OF EXISTING DATA AND PRO4 GRAM AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the demonstration 

5 program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

6 (1) consult with the heads of appropriate Federal 

7 and State agencies; and 

8 (2) make maximum use of existing Federal and 

9 State data and ongoing programs and activities of 

10 Federal and State agencies, including the activities of 

11 the Secretary carried out through the Engineer Re12 search and Development Center pursuant to section 

13 1109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 

14 (33 U.S.C. 610 note). 

15 (c) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out the demonstration 

16 program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall undertake 

17 program activities related to harmful algal blooms in the 

18 Great Lakes, the tidal and inland waters of the State of 

19 New Jersey, the coastal and tidal waters of the State of Lou20 isiana, the waterways of the counties that comprise the Sac21 ramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, the Allegheny Res22 ervoir Watershed, New York, and Lake Okeechobee, Florida. 

23 (d) ADDITIONAL FOCUS AREAS.—In addition to the 

24 areas described in subsection (c), in carrying out the dem25 onstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
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1 shall undertake program activities related to harmful algal 

2 blooms at any Federal reservoir located in the Upper Mis3 souri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin, at the 

4 request and expense of another Federal agency. 

5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $25,000,000 

7 to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain available 

8 until expended. 

9 SEC. 129. MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COM10 PLEX CONSTRUCTION. 

11 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

12 enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec13 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

14 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

16 a report on the effects of any interception-rearing complex 

17 constructed on the Missouri River on— 

18 (1) flood risk management and navigation; and 

19 (2) the population recovery of the pallid stur20 geon, including baseline population counts. 

21 (b) NO ADDITIONAL IRC CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec22 retary may not authorize construction of an interception23 rearing complex on the Missouri River until the Sec24 retary— 

25 (1) submits the report required by subsection (a); 
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1 (2) acting through the Engineer Research and 

2 Development Center, conducts further research on 

3 interception-rearing complex design, including any 

4 effects on existing flows, flood risk management, and 

5 navigation; and 

6 (3) develops a plan— 

7 (A) to repair dikes and revetments that are 

8 affecting flood risk and bank erosion; and 

9 (B) to establish, repair, or improve water 

10 control structures at the headworks of constructed 

11 shallow water habitat side-channels. 

12 (c) FUTURE IRC CONSTRUCTION.— 

13 (1) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall pro14 vide an opportunity for comment from the public and 

15 the Governor of each affected State on any proposals 

16 to construct an interception-rearing complex after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act. 

18 (2) PERIOD.—The public comment period re19 quired by paragraph (1) shall be not less than 90 

20 days for each proposal to construct an interception21 rearing complex on the Missouri River. 

22 SEC. 130. MATERIALS, SERVICES, AND FUNDS FOR REPAIR, 

23 RESTORATION, OR REHABILITATION OF 

24 PROJECTS. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 

2 means an area— 

3 (A) for which the Governor of a State has 

4 requested a determination that an emergency ex5 ists; or 

6 (B) covered by an emergency or major dis7 aster declaration declared under the Robert T. 

8 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist9 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

10 (2) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘emergency 

11 period’’ means— 

12 (A) with respect to a covered area described 

13 in paragraph (1)(A), the period during which 

14 the Secretary determines an emergency exists; 

15 and 

16 (B) with respect to a covered area described 

17 in paragraph (1)(B), the period during which 

18 the applicable declaration is in effect. 

19 (b) IN GENERAL.—In any covered area, the Secretary 

20 is authorized to accept and use materials, services, and 

21 funds, during the emergency period, from a non-Federal in22 terest or private entity to repair, restore, or rehabilitate a 

23 federally authorized water resources development project, 

24 and to provide reimbursement to such non-Federal interest 

25 or private entity for such materials, services, and funds, 
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1 in the Secretary’s sole discretion, and subject to the avail2 ability of appropriations, if the Secretary determines that 

3 reimbursement is in the public interest. 

4 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

5 only reimburse for the use of materials or services accepted 

6 under this section if such materials or services meet the Sec7 retary’s specifications and comply with all applicable laws 

8 and regulations that would apply if such materials and 

9 services were acquired by the Secretary, including sections 

10 3141 through 3148 and 3701 through 3708 of title 40, 

11 United States Code, section 8302 of title 41, United States 

12 Code, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 

13 (d) AGREEMENTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the acceptance of ma15 terials, services, or funds under this section, the Sec16 retary and the non-Federal interest or private entity 

17 shall enter into an agreement that specifies— 

18 (A) the non-Federal interest or private enti19 ty shall hold and save the United States free 

20 from any and all damages that arise from use of 

21 materials or services of the non-Federal interest 

22 or private entity, except for damages due to the 

23 fault or negligence of the United States or its 

24 contractors; 
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1 (B) the non-Federal interest or private enti2 ty shall certify that the materials or services 

3 comply with all applicable laws and regulations 

4 under subsection (c); and 

5 (C) any other term or condition required by 

6 the Secretary. 

7 (2) EXCEPTION.—If an agreement under para8 graph (1) was not entered prior to materials or serv9 ices being contributed, a non-Federal interest or pri10 vate entity shall enter into an agreement with the 

11 Secretary that— 

12 (A) specifies the value, as determined by the 

13 Secretary, of those materials or services contrib14 uted and eligible for reimbursement; and 

15 (B) ensures that the materials or services 

16 comply with subsection (c) and paragraph (1). 

17 SEC. 131. LEVEE SAFETY. 

18 Section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act 

19 of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) is amended by adding at the end 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each levee included in 

23 an inventory established under subsection (b) or for 

24 which the Secretary has conducted a review under 

25 subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) identify the specific engineering and 

2 maintenance deficiencies, if any; and 

3 ‘‘(B) describe the recommended remedies to 

4 correct each deficiency identified under subpara5 graph (A), and, if requested by owner of a non6 Federal levee, the associated costs of those rem7 edies. 

8 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In identifying deficiencies 

9 and describing remedies for a levee under paragraph 

10 (1), the Secretary shall consult with relevant non-Fed11 eral interests, including by providing an opportunity 

12 for comment by those non-Federal interests.’’. 

13 SEC. 132. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM. 

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

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

16 (1) in paragraph (4)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

18 (i) by striking clause (iii) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(iii) has an emergency action plan 

21 that— 

22 ‘‘(I) is approved by the relevant 

23 State dam safety agency; or 

24 ‘‘(II) is in conformance with 

25 State law and pending approval by the 
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1 relevant State dam safety agency;’’; 

2 and 

3 (ii) by striking clause (iv) and insert4 ing the following: 

5 ‘‘(iv) fails to meet minimum dam safe6 ty standards of the State in which the dam 

7 is located, as determined by the State; and 

8 ‘‘(v) poses an unacceptable risk to the 

9 public, as determined by the Administrator, 

10 in consultation with the Board.’’; and 

11 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting 

12 ‘‘under a hydropower project with an authorized 

13 installed capacity of greater than 1.5 

14 megawatts’’ after ‘‘dam’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (10)— 

16 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NON-FED17 ERAL SPONSOR’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIGIBLE SUB18 RECIPIENT’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘The term ‘non-Federal 

20 sponsor’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘The term ‘eligible sub21 recipient’ ’’. 

22 (b) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL

23 DAMS.— 

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 

25 8A(a) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 
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1 U.S.C. 467f–2(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘to non2 Federal sponsors’’ and inserting ‘‘to States with dam 

3 safety programs’’. 

4 (2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Section 8A(b) of the 

5 National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f– 

6 2(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 

7 (1), by striking ‘‘for a project may be used for’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘to a State may be used by the State to 

9 award grants to eligible subrecipients for’’. 

10 (3) AWARD OF GRANTS.—Section 8A(c) of the 

11 National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f– 

12 2(c)) is amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘non14 Federal sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘State’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘an eligible high hazard potential dam to a 

18 non-Federal sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘eligi19 ble high hazard potential dams to a State’’; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

21 (I) in the subparagraph heading, 

22 by striking ‘‘PROJECT GRANT’’ and in23 serting ‘‘GRANT’’; 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘project grant 

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1 sor’’ and inserting ‘‘grant agreement 

2 with the State’’; and 

3 (III) by striking ‘‘project,’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘projects for which the grant 

5 is awarded,’’; 

6 (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 

7 read as follows: 

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

9 grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 

10 Administrator shall require that each eligible 

11 subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 

12 under this section provides an assurance, with 

13 respect to the dam to be rehabilitated by the eli14 gible subrecipient, that the dam owner will carry 

15 out a plan for maintenance of the dam during 

16 the expected life of the dam.’’; and 

17 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

18 ‘‘A grant provided under this section shall 

19 not exceed’’ and inserting ‘‘A State may not 

20 award a grant to an eligible subrecipient 

21 under this section that exceeds, for any 1 

22 dam,’’. 

23 (4) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8A(d) of the Na24 tional Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f– 

25 2(d)) is amended— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to an 

2 eligible subrecipient’’ after ‘‘this section’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik5 ing ‘‘NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘ELIGIBLE SUBRECIPIENT’’; 

7 (ii) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A), by striking ‘‘the non-Federal 

9 sponsor shall’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible 

10 subrecipient shall, with respect to the dam 

11 to be rehabilitated by the eligible sub12 recipient’’; 

13 (iii) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) demonstrate that the community in 

16 which the dam is located participates in, and 

17 complies with, all applicable Federal flood insur18 ance programs, including demonstrating that 

19 such community is participating in the National 

20 Flood Insurance Program, and is not on proba21 tion, suspended, or withdrawn from such Pro22 gram;’’; 

23 (iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

24 ‘‘have’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning not later 

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1 ministrator publishes criteria for hazard 

2 mitigation plans under paragraph (3), 

3 demonstrate that the Tribal or local govern4 ment with jurisdiction over the area in 

5 which the dam is located has’’; and 

6 (v) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

7 ‘‘50-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘expected 

8 life of the dam’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(3) HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN CRITERIA.—Not 

11 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

12 paragraph, the Administrator, in consultation with 

13 the Board, shall publish criteria for hazard mitiga14 tion plans required under paragraph (2)(B).’’. 

15 (5) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Section 

16 8A(e) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 

17 U.S.C. 467f–2(e)) is amended— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A), by striking ‘‘the non-Federal 

21 sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible sub22 recipient’’; and 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

24 ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’ each place 

25 it appears; and 
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1 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) PLAN CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL SUP4 PORT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 

5 Board, shall provide criteria, and may provide tech6 nical support, for the development and implementa7 tion of floodplain management plans prepared under 

8 this subsection.’’. 

9 (6) CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

10 8A(i)(1) of the National Dam Safety Program Act 

11 (33 U.S.C. 467f–2(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 

12 non-Federal sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible sub13 recipient’’. 

14 SEC. 133. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON15 STRUCTED PUMP STATIONS. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) ELIGIBLE PUMP STATION.—The term ‘‘eligi18 ble pump station’’ means a pump station— 

19 (A) constructed, in whole or in part, by the 

20 Corps of Engineers for flood risk management 

21 purposes; 

22 (B) that the Secretary has identified as hav23 ing a major deficiency; and 

24 (C) the failure of which the Secretary has 

25 determined would impair the function of a flood 
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1 risk management project constructed by the 

2 Corps of Engineers. 

3 (2) REHABILITATION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘rehabilita5 tion’’, with respect to an eligible pump station, 

6 means to address a major deficiency of the eligi7 ble pump station caused by long-term degrada8 tion of the foundation, construction materials, or 

9 engineering systems or components of the eligible 

10 pump station. 

11 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘rehabilita12 tion’’, with respect to an eligible pump station, 

13 includes— 

14 (i) the incorporation into the eligible 

15 pump station of— 

16 (I) current design standards; 

17 (II) efficiency improvements; and 

18 (III) associated drainage; and 

19 (ii) increasing the capacity of the eligi20 ble pump station, subject to the condition 

21 that the increase shall— 

22 (I) significantly decrease the risk 

23 of loss of life and property damage; or 
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1 (II) decrease total lifecycle reha2 bilitation costs for the eligible pump 

3 station. 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may carry out 

5 rehabilitation of an eligible pump station, if the Secretary 

6 determines that the rehabilitation is feasible. 

7 (c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal interest for the 

8 eligible pump station shall— 

9 (1) provide 35 percent of the cost of rehabilita10 tion of an eligible pump station carried out under 

11 this section; and 

12 (2) provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, 

13 and necessary relocations associated with the rehabili14 tation described in subparagraph (A), at no cost to 

15 the Federal Government. 

16 (d) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—The rehabilitation of an 

17 eligible pump station pursuant to this section shall be initi18 ated only after a non-Federal interest has entered into a 

19 binding agreement with the Secretary— 

20 (1) to pay the non-Federal share of the costs of 

21 rehabilitation under subsection (c); and 

22 (2) to pay 100 percent of the operation and 

23 maintenance costs of the rehabilitated eligible pump 

24 station, in accordance with regulations promulgated 

25 by the Secretary. 
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1 (e) TREATMENT.—The rehabilitation of an eligible 

2 pump station pursuant to this section shall not be consid3 ered to be a separable element of the associated flood risk 

4 management project constructed by the Corps of Engineers. 

5 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

7 $60,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 SEC. 134. NON-FEDERAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PILOT 

9 PROGRAM. 

10 (a) REAUTHORIZATION; IMPLEMENTATION GUID11 ANCE.—Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and 

12 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the date that 

15 is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in18 serting ‘‘2026’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(9) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 

22 days after the date of enactment of this para23 graph, the Secretary shall issue guidance for the 

24 implementation of the pilot program that, to the 

25 extent practicable, identifies— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the metrics for measuring the suc2 cess of the pilot program; 

3 ‘‘(ii) a process for identifying future 

4 projects to participate in the pilot program; 

5 ‘‘(iii) measures to address the risks of 

6 a non-Federal interest constructing projects 

7 under the pilot program, including which 

8 entity bears the risk for projects that fail to 

9 meet the Corps of Engineers standards for 

10 design or quality; 

11 ‘‘(iv) the laws and regulations that a 

12 non-Federal interest must follow in car13 rying out a project under the pilot program; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(v) which entity bears the risk in the 

16 event that a project carried out under the 

17 pilot program fails to be carried out in ac18 cordance with the project authorization or 

19 this subsection. 

20 ‘‘(B) NEW PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE21 MENTS.—The Secretary may not enter into a 

22 project partnership agreement under this sub23 section during the period beginning on the date 

24 of enactment of this paragraph and ending on 
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1 the date on which the Secretary issues the guid2 ance under subparagraph (A).’’. 

3 (b) NON-FEDERAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR

4 COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN

5 PROJECTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot pro7 gram authorized under section 1043(b) of the Water 

8 Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

9 U.S.C. 2201 note), the Secretary is authorized to in10 clude a project authorized to be implemented by, or 

11 in accordance with, section 601 of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 2000, in accordance with 

13 such section 1043(b). 

14 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of a project de15 scribed in paragraph (1) for which the non-Federal 

16 interest has initiated construction in compliance with 

17 authorities governing the provision of in-kind con18 tributions for such project, the Secretary shall take 

19 into account the value of any in-kind contributions 

20 carried out by the non-Federal interest for such 

21 project prior to the date of execution of the project 

22 partnership agreement under section 1043(b) of the 

23 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

24 2014 when determining the non-Federal share of the 

25 costs to complete construction of the project. 
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1 (3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this subsection, and in ac3 cordance with the guidance issued under section 

4 1043(b)(9) of the Water Resources Reform and Devel5 opment Act of 2014 (as added by this section), the 

6 Secretary shall issue any additional guidance that the 

7 Secretary determines necessary for the implementa8 tion of this subsection. 

9 SEC. 135. COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR TERRITORIES 

10 AND INDIAN TRIBES. 

11 Section 1156(b) of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310(b)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘for inflation’’ and all that follows through the period at 

14 the end and inserting ‘‘on an annual basis for inflation.’’. 

15 SEC. 136. REVIEW OF CONTRACTING POLICIES. 

16 (a) REVIEW OF CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS.— 

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

18 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 

19 shall complete a review of the policies, guidelines, and 

20 regulations of the Corps of Engineers for the develop21 ment of contractual agreements between the Secretary 

22 and non-Federal interests and utilities associated 

23 with the construction of water resources development 

24 projects. 
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1 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after com2 pleting the review under subsection (a)(1), the Sec3 retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor4 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa5 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

6 Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a 

7 report that includes— 

8 (A) a summary of the results of the review; 

9 and 

10 (B) public guidance on best practices for a 

11 non-Federal interest to use when writing or de12 veloping contractual agreements with the Sec13 retary and utilities. 

14 (3) PROVISION OF GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 

15 shall provide the best practices guidance included 

16 under paragraph (2)(A) to non-Federal interests 

17 prior to the development of contractual agreements 

18 with such non-Federal interests. 

19 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

20 that the Secretary should maximize use of nonprice tradeoff 

21 procedures in competitive acquisitions for carrying out 

22 emergency work in an area with respect to which the Presi23 dent has declared a major disaster under section 401 of the 

24 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist25 ance Act. 
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1 SEC. 137. CRITERIA FOR FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL INFRA2 STRUCTURE PROJECTS. 

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

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 

5 specific criteria for the evaluation and ranking of indi6 vidual environmental assistance projects authorized by 

7 Congress (including projects authorized pursuant to envi8 ronmental assistance programs) for the Secretary to carry 

9 out. 

10 (b) MINIMUM CRITERIA.—For the purposes of carrying 

11 out this section, the Secretary shall evaluate, at a min12 imum— 

13 (1) the nature and extent of the positive and neg14 ative local economic impacts of the project, includ15 ing— 

16 (A) the benefits of the project to the local 

17 economy; 

18 (B) the extent to which the project will en19 hance local development; 

20 (C) the number of jobs that will be directly 

21 created by the project; and 

22 (D) the ability of the non-Federal interest to 

23 pay the applicable non-Federal share of the cost 

24 of the project; 
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1 (2) the demographics of the location in which the 

2 project is to be carried out, including whether the 

3 project serves— 

4 (A) a rural community; or 

5 (B) an economically disadvantaged commu6 nity, including an economically disadvantaged 

7 minority community; 

8 (3) the amount of appropriations a project has 

9 received; 

10 (4) the funding capability of the Corps of Engi11 neers with respect to the project; 

12 (5) whether the project could be carried out 

13 under other Federal authorities at an equivalent cost 

14 to the non-Federal interest; and 

15 (6) any other criteria that the Secretary con16 siders to be appropriate. 

17 (c) INCLUSION IN GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall in18 clude the criteria developed under subsection (a) in the an19 nual Civil Works Direct Program Development Policy 

20 Guidance of the Secretary. 

21 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—For fiscal year 2022, and 

22 biennially thereafter, in conjunction with the President’s 

23 annual budget submission to Congress under section 

24 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall 

25 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
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1 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

2 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 

3 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep4 resentatives a report that identifies the Secretary’s ranking 

5 of individual environmental assistance projects authorized 

6 by Congress for the Secretary to carry out, in accordance 

7 with the criteria developed under this section. 

8 SEC. 138. AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘aging 

11 infrastructure’’ means a water resources development 

12 project of the Corps of Engineers, or any other water 

13 resources, water storage, or irrigation project of an14 other Federal agency, that is greater than 75 years 

15 old. 

16 (2) ENHANCED INSPECTION.—The term ‘‘en17 hanced inspection’’ means an inspection that uses 

18 current or innovative technology, including Light De19 tection and Ranging (commonly known as 

20 ‘‘LiDAR’’), ground penetrating radar, subsurface im21 aging, or subsurface geophysical techniques, to detect 

22 whether the features of the aging infrastructure are 

23 structurally sound and can operate as intended, or 

24 are at risk of failure. 

25 (b) CONTRACTS FOR ENHANCED INSPECTION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 

2 enhanced inspections of aging infrastructure, pursu3 ant to a contract with the owner or operator of the 

4 aging infrastructure. 

5 (2) CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Subject to the 

6 availability of appropriations, or funds available 

7 pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary shall enter 

8 into a contract described in paragraph (1), if— 

9 (A) the owner or operator of the aging in10 frastructure requests that the Secretary carry out 

11 the enhanced inspections; and 

12 (B) the inspection is at the full expense of 

13 such owner or operator. 

14 (c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not require a 

15 non-Federal entity associated with a project under the ju16 risdiction of another Federal agency to carry out corrective 

17 or remedial actions in response to an enhanced inspection 

18 carried out under this section. 

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

20 funds from an owner or operator of aging infrastructure, 

21 and may use such funds to carry out an enhanced inspec22 tion pursuant to a contract entered into with such owner 

23 or operator under this section. 
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1 SEC. 139. UNIFORMITY OF NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS. 

2 (a) INVENTORY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 

4 an inventory of all systems used by the Corps of Engineers 

5 for external communication and notification with respect 

6 to projects, initiatives, and facilities of the Corps of Engi7 neers. 

8 (b) UNIFORM PLAN.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

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

11 develop a plan for the uniformity of such communica12 tion and notification systems for projects, initiatives, 

13 and facilities of the Corps of Engineers. 

14 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The plan developed under 

15 paragraph (1) shall— 

16 (A) provide access to information in all 

17 forms practicable, including through email, text 

18 messages, news programs and websites, radio, 

19 and other forms of notification; 

20 (B) establish a notification system for any 

21 projects, initiatives, or facilities of the Corps of 

22 Engineers that do not have a notification system; 

23 (C) streamline existing communication and 

24 notification systems to improve the strength and 

25 uniformity of those systems; and 
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1 (D) emphasize the necessity of timeliness in 

2 notification systems and ensure that the methods 

3 of notification can transmit information in a 

4 timely manner. 

5 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

7 subparagraph (B), not later than 2 years after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall complete the implementation of the plan de10 veloped under paragraph (1). 

11 (B) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NOTIFICA12 TION.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

13 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall im14 plement the provisions of the plan developed 

15 under paragraph (1) relating to emergency man16 agement notifications. 

17 (4) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 

18 authorizes the elimination of any existing commu19 nication or notification system used by the Corps of 

20 Engineers. 

21 SEC. 140. COASTAL STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION CON22 TRACTS. 

23 For any project for coastal storm damage reduction, 

24 the Secretary may seek input from a non-Federal interest 

25 for a project that may be affected by the timing of the coast-
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1 al storm damage reduction activities under the project, in 

2 order to minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, any 

3 negative effects resulting from the timing of those activities. 

4 SEC. 141. DAM REMEDIATION FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORA5 TION. 

6 Section 542(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

7 Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub11 paragraph (H); and 

12 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(G) measures to restore, protect, and pre15 serve an ecosystem affected by a dam (including 

16 by the rehabilitation or modification of a 

17 dam)— 

18 ‘‘(i) that has been constructed, in whole 

19 or in part, by the Corps of Engineers for 

20 flood control purposes; 

21 ‘‘(ii) for which construction was com22 pleted before 1940; 

23 ‘‘(iii) that is classified as ‘high hazard 

24 potential’ by the State dam safety agency of 

25 the State in which the dam is located; and 
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1 ‘‘(iv) that is operated by a non-Federal 

2 entity; or’’. 

3 SEC. 142. LEVEE ACCREDITATION PROCESS; LEVEE CER4 TIFICATIONS. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

6 that the process developed by the Flood Protection Structure 

7 Accreditation Task Force established under section 100226 

8 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 4101 note) should not be limited to levee systems 

10 in the inspection of completed works program of the Corps 

11 of Engineers, but should apply equally to federally owned 

12 levee systems operated by the Secretary, including federally 

13 owned levee systems operated by the Secretary as part of 

14 a reservoir project. 

15 (b) LEVEE CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 3014 of the 

16 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (42 

17 U.S.C. 4131) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘under the inspection of 

21 completed works program’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘for levee systems under the levee safety and 

23 dam safety programs’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

25 (B) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘activities under the in2 spection of completed works program of the 

3 Corps of Engineers’’ and inserting ‘‘the ac4 tivities referred to in paragraph (1)’’; 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘chapter 1’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘chapter I’’; and 

7 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

8 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(3) in the case of a levee system that is operated 

11 and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, to the 

12 maximum extent practicable, cooperate with local 

13 governments seeking a levee accreditation decision for 

14 the levee to provide information necessary to support 

15 the accreditation decision in a timely manner.’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (b)(3), by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(C) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—Notwith19 standing subparagraph (B), a non-Federal inter20 est may fund up to 100 percent of the cost of any 

21 activity carried out under this subsection.’’. 

22 SEC. 143. PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. 

23 Section 103(j)(1) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(j)(1)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Any project’’ and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any project’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—An agreement under sub6 paragraph (A) shall include a brief description 

7 and estimation of the anticipated operations, 

8 maintenance, and replacement and rehabilita9 tion costs of the non-Federal interest for the 

10 project.’’. 

11 SEC. 144. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FOR HARBOR DREDGING. 

12 The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with sec13 tion 5 of Act of June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h), to accept 

14 and expend funds contributed by a State or other non-Fed15 eral interest— 

16 (1) to dredge a non-Federal harbor or channel, 

17 or a marina or berthing area located adjacent to, or 

18 accessible by, such harbor or channel; or 

19 (2) to provide technical assistance related to the 

20 planning and design of dredging activities described 

21 in paragraph (1). 

22 SEC. 145. REPLACEMENT CAPACITY. 

23 Section 217(a) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326a(a)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘OR

2 REPLACEMENT CAPACITY’’ after ‘‘ADDITIONAL CAPAC3 ITY’’; 

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

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(1) PROVIDED BY SECRETARY.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara8 graph (B), at the request of a non-Federal inter9 est with respect to a project, the Secretary 

10 may— 

11 ‘‘(i) provide additional capacity at a 

12 dredged material disposal facility con13 structed by the Secretary beyond the capac14 ity that would be required for project pur15 poses; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) permit the use of dredged mate17 rial disposal facility capacity required for 

18 project purposes by the non-Federal interest 

19 if the Secretary determines that replacement 

20 capacity can be constructed at the facility 

21 or another facility or site before such capac22 ity is needed for project purposes. 

23 ‘‘(B) AGREEMENT.—Before the Secretary 

24 takes an action under subparagraph (A), the 

25 non-Federal interest shall agree to pay— 
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1 ‘‘(i) all costs associated with the con2 struction of the additional capacity or re3 placement capacity in advance of construc4 tion of such capacity; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) in the case of use by a non-Fed6 eral interest of dredged material disposal 

7 capacity required for project purposes under 

8 subparagraph (A)(ii), any increase in the 

9 cost of operation and maintenance of the 

10 project that the Secretary determines results 

11 from the use of the project capacity by the 

12 non-Federal interest in advance of each 

13 cycle of dredging. 

14 ‘‘(C) CREDIT.—In the event the Secretary 

15 determines that the cost to operate or maintain 

16 the project decreases as a result of use by the 

17 non-Federal interest of dredged material disposal 

18 capacity required for project purposes under sub19 paragraph (A)(ii), the Secretary, at the request 

20 of the non-Federal interest, shall credit the 

21 amount of the decrease toward any cash con22 tribution of the non-Federal interest required 

23 thereafter for construction, operation, or mainte24 nance of the project, or of another navigation 

25 project.’’; 
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1 (3) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by in2 serting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’ after ‘‘additional 

3 capacity’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR DESIGNATION OF RE6 PLACEMENT CAPACITY FACILITY OR SITE.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such terms 

8 and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 

9 necessary or advisable, an agreement under 

10 paragraph (1)(B) for use permitted under para11 graph (1)(A)(ii) shall reserve to the non-Federal 

12 interest— 

13 ‘‘(i) the right to submit to the Sec14 retary for approval at a later date an alter15 native to the facility or site designated in 

16 the agreement for construction of replace17 ment capacity; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the right to construct the replace19 ment capacity at the alternative facility or 

20 site at the expense of the non-Federal inter21 est. 

22 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

23 not reject a site for the construction of replace24 ment capacity under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) that 

25 is submitted by the non-Federal interest for ap-
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1 proval by the Secretary before the date of execu2 tion of the agreement under paragraph (1)(B), 

3 or thereafter, unless the Secretary— 

4 ‘‘(i) determines that the site is environ5 mentally unacceptable, geographically unac6 ceptable, or technically unsound; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) provides a written basis for the 

8 determination under clause (i) to the non9 Federal interest. 

10 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall af11 ford the public an opportunity to comment on the de12 terminations required under this subsection for a use 

13 permitted under paragraph (1)(A)(ii).’’. 

14 SEC. 146. REVIEWING HYDROPOWER AT CORPS OF ENGI15 NEERS FACILITIES. 

16 Section 1008 of the Water Resources Reform and De17 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2321b) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘civil works’’ each place it ap19 pears and inserting ‘‘water resources development’’; 

20 and 

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

22 ‘‘(c) REVIEWING HYDROPOWER AT CORPS OF ENGI23 NEERS FACILITIES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE NON-FEDERAL IN25 TEREST.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible non- 
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1 Federal interest’ means a non-Federal interest that 

2 owns or operates an existing non-Federal hydropower 

3 facility at a Corps of Engineers water resources devel4 opment project. 

5 ‘‘(2) EVALUATION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the written request 

7 of an eligible non-Federal interest, the Secretary 

8 shall conduct an evaluation to consider oper9 ational changes at the applicable project to fa10 cilitate production of non-Federal hydropower, 

11 consistent with authorized project purposes. The 

12 Secretary shall solicit input from interested 

13 stakeholders as part of the evaluation. 

14 ‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date on which the Secretary receives a 

16 written request under subparagraph (A), the Sec17 retary shall provide to the non-Federal interest a 

18 written response to inform the non-Federal inter19 est— 

20 ‘‘(i) that the Secretary has approved 

21 the request to conduct an evaluation; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) of any additional information 

23 necessary for the Secretary to approve the 

24 request to conduct an evaluation. 
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1 ‘‘(3) OPERATIONAL CHANGES.—An operational 

2 change referred to in paragraph (2)(A) may in3 clude— 

4 ‘‘(A) changes to seasonal pool levels; 

5 ‘‘(B) modifying releases from the project; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(C) other changes included in the written 

8 request submitted under that paragraph that en9 hance the usage of the project to facilitate pro10 duction of non-Federal hydropower, consistent 

11 with authorized project purposes. 

12 ‘‘(4) COST SHARE.—The eligible non-Federal in13 terest shall pay 100 percent of the costs associated 

14 with an evaluation under this subsection, including 

15 the costs to prepare the report under paragraph (6). 

16 ‘‘(5) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete 

17 an evaluation under this subsection by the date that 

18 is not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

19 Secretary begins the evaluation. 

20 ‘‘(6) REPORT.—On completion of an evaluation 

21 under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to 

22 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

23 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

24 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re25 port on the effects of the operational changes proposed 
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1 by the non-Federal interest and examined in the eval2 uation on the authorized purposes of the project, in3 cluding a description of any negative impacts of the 

4 proposed operational changes on the authorized pur5 poses of the project, or on any Federal project located 

6 in the same basin. 

7 ‘‘(7) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub8 section— 

9 ‘‘(A) affects the authorized purposes of a 

10 Corps of Engineers water resources development 

11 project; 

12 ‘‘(B) affects existing authorities of the Corps 

13 of Engineers, including authorities with respect 

14 to navigation, flood damage reduction, environ15 mental protection and restoration, water supply 

16 and conservation, and other related purposes; or 

17 ‘‘(C) authorizes the Secretary to make any 

18 operational changes to a Corps of Engineers 

19 water resources development project.’’. 

20 SEC. 147. REPAIR AND RESTORATION OF EMBANKMENTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non-Federal in22 terest, the Secretary shall assess the cause of damage to, or 

23 the failure of, an embankment that is adjacent to the shore24 line of a reservoir project owned and operated by the Sec25 retary for which such damage or failure to the embankment 
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1 has adversely affected a roadway that the Secretary has re2 located for construction of the reservoir. 

3 (b) REPAIR AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.—If, based 

4 on the assessment carried out under subsection (a), the Sec5 retary determines that the cause of the damage to, or the 

6 failure of, the embankment is the direct result of the design 

7 or operation of the reservoir by the Secretary, the Secretary 

8 is authorized to participate in the repair or restoration of 

9 such embankment. 

10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

11 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 

12 to carry out this section. 

13 SEC. 148. COASTAL MAPPING. 

14 Section 516 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

16 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

17 (h); 

18 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 

19 ‘‘(g) COASTAL MAPPING.—The Secretary shall develop 

20 and carry out a plan for the recurring mapping of coast21 lines that are experiencing rapid change, including such 

22 coastlines in— 

23 ‘‘(1) Alaska; 

24 ‘‘(2) Hawaii; and 
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1 ‘‘(3) any territory or possession of the United 

2 States.’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(3) COASTAL MAPPING.—In addition to 

6 amounts made available under paragraph (1), there 

7 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sub8 section (g) with respect to Alaska, Hawaii, and the 

9 territories and possessions of the United States, 

10 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 

11 SEC. 149. INTERIM RISK REDUCTION MEASURES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any interim risk re13 duction measure for dam safety purposes that was evaluated 

14 in a final environmental assessment completed during the 

15 period beginning on March 18, 2019, and ending on the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out 

17 a reevaluation of the measure in a timely manner if the 

18 final environmental assessment did not consider in detail 

19 at least— 

20 (1) 1 operational water control plan change al21 ternative; 

22 (2) 1 action alternative other than an oper23 ational water control plan change; and 

24 (3) the no action alternative. 
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1 (b) COORDINATION.—A reevaluation carried out under 

2 subsection (a) shall include consideration of the alternatives 

3 described in such subsection, which shall be developed in 

4 coordination with Federal agencies, States, Indian Tribes, 

5 units of local government, and other non-Federal interests 

6 that have existing water obligations that would be directly 

7 affected by implementation of an interim risk reduction 

8 measure that is the subject of the reevaluation. 

9 (c) IMPLEMENTATION PRIOR TO REEVALUATION.— 

10 Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary from imple11 menting an interim risk reduction measure for which a re12 evaluation is required under subsection (a) prior to the 

13 completion of the reevaluation under subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 150. MAINTENANCE DREDGING PERMITS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the max16 imum extent practicable, prioritize the reissuance of any 

17 regional general permit for maintenance dredging that ex18 pires prior to May 1, 2021, and shall use best efforts to 

19 ensure such reissuance prior to expiration of such a re20 gional general permit for maintenance dredging. 

21 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af22 fects any obligation to comply with the requirements of any 

23 Federal law, including— 

24 (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 

25 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
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1 (2) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

2 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 

3 (3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

4 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

5 SEC. 151. HIGH WATER-LOW WATER PREPAREDNESS. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) BYPASS.—The term ‘‘bypass’’ means an al8 ternate water route adjacent to a lock and dam on a 

9 Federal inland waterway system that can be used for 

10 commercial navigation during high water conditions. 

11 (2) EMERGENCY CONDITION.—The term ‘‘emer12 gency condition’’ means— 

13 (A) unsafe conditions on a Federal inland 

14 waterway system that prevent the operation of 

15 commercial vessels, resulting from a major 

16 change in water level or flows; 

17 (B) an obstruction in a Federal inland wa18 terway system, including silt, sediment, rock for19 mation, or a shallow channel; 

20 (C) an impaired or inoperable Federal lock 

21 and dam; or 

22 (D) any other condition determined appro23 priate by the Secretary. 

24 (b) EMERGENCY DETERMINATION.—The Secretary, in 

25 consultation with the District Commanders responsible for 
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1 maintaining any Federal inland waterway system, the 

2 users of the waterway system, and the Coast Guard, may 

3 make a determination that an emergency condition exists 

4 on the waterway system. 

5 (c) EMERGENCY MITIGATION PROJECT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) and 

7 the availability of appropriations, and in accordance 

8 with all applicable Federal requirements, the Sec9 retary may carry out an emergency mitigation 

10 project on a Federal inland waterway system with re11 spect to which the Secretary has determined that an 

12 emergency condition exists under subsection (b), or on 

13 a bypass of such system, to remedy that emergency 

14 condition. 

15 (2) DEADLINE.—An emergency mitigation 

16 project under paragraph (1) shall— 

17 (A) be initiated by not later than 60 days 

18 after the date on which the Secretary makes the 

19 applicable determination under subsection (b); 

20 and 

21 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, be 

22 completed by not later than 1 year after the date 

23 on which the Secretary makes such determina24 tion. 
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

3 this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

4 through 2024, to remain available until expended. 

5 SEC. 152. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS AND COSTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a flood risk manage7 ment project that incidentally generates seismic safety bene8 fits in regions of moderate or high seismic hazard, for the 

9 purpose of a benefit-cost analysis for the project, the Sec10 retary shall not include in that analysis any additional de11 sign and construction costs resulting from addressing seis12 mic concerns. 

13 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Except with respect to the 

14 benefit-cost analysis, the additional costs referred to in sub15 section (a) shall be— 

16 (1) included in the total project cost; and 

17 (2) subject to cost-share requirements otherwise 

18 applicable to the project. 

19 SEC. 153. LEASE DEVIATIONS. 

20 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED LEASE DEVIATION.—In 

21 this section, the term ‘‘covered lease deviation’’ means a 

22 change in terms from the existing lease that requires ap23 proval from the Secretary for a lease— 
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1 (1) of Federal land within the State of Oklahoma 

2 that is associated with a water resources development 

3 project, under— 

4 (A) section 2667 of title 10, United States 

5 Code; or 

6 (B) section 4 of the Act of December 22, 

7 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d); and 

8 (2) with respect to which the lessee is in good 

9 standing. 

10 (b) DEADLINE.—In the case of a request for a covered 

11 lease deviation— 

12 (1) the Division Commander of the Southwestern 

13 Division shall— 

14 (A) notify the Secretary of the request via 

15 electronic means by not later than 24 hours after 

16 receiving the request; and 

17 (B) by not later than 10 business days after 

18 the date on which the Division Commander noti19 fies the Secretary under subparagraph (A)— 

20 (i) make a determination approving, 

21 denying, or requesting a modification to the 

22 request; and 

23 (ii) provide to the Secretary the deter24 mination under clause (i); and 
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1 (2) if the Division Commander does not make a 

2 determination under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary 

3 shall make a determination approving, denying, or 

4 requesting a modification to the request by not later 

5 than 10 business days after the date on which the 

6 deadline described in paragraph (1)(B) expires. 

7 (c) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary does not make a 

8 determination under subsection (b)(2) by the deadline de9 scribed in that subsection, the Secretary shall submit a noti10 fication of the failure to make a determination with respect 

11 to the covered lease deviation, including the reason for the 

12 failure and a description of any outstanding issues, to— 

13 (1) the entity seeking the covered lease deviation; 

14 (2) the members of the Oklahoma congressional 

15 delegation; 

16 (3) the Committee on Environment and Public 

17 Works of the Senate; and 

18 (4) the Committee on Transportation and Infra19 structure of the House of Representatives. 

20 SEC. 154. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ARCTIC DEEP DRAFT 

21 PORT DEVELOPMENT. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that— 

23 (1) the Arctic, as defined in section 112 of the 

24 Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (Public Law 

25 98–373), is a region of strategic importance to the 
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1 national security and maritime transportation inter2 ests of the United States; 

3 (2) there is a compelling national, regional, 

4 Alaska Native, and private sector need for permanent 

5 maritime transportation infrastructure development 

6 and for a presence in the Arctic by the United States 

7 to assert national security interests and to support 

8 and facilitate search and rescue, shipping safety, eco9 nomic development, oil spill prevention and response, 

10 subsistence and commercial fishing, the establishment 

11 of ports of refuge, Arctic research, and maritime law 

12 enforcement; 

13 (3) the Government of the Russian Federation 

14 has prioritized the development of Arctic maritime 

15 transportation capabilities and has made significant 

16 investments in military infrastructure in the Arctic, 

17 including the construction or refurbishment of 16 

18 deepwater ports in the region; 

19 (4) is a serious concern that the closest United 

20 States strategic seaports to the Arctic are the Port of 

21 Anchorage and the Port of Tacoma, located approxi22 mately 1,500 nautical miles and 2,400 nautical miles 

23 away from the Arctic, respectively, and approxi24 mately 1,900 nautical miles and 2,800 nautical miles, 

25 respectively, from Utiagvik, Alaska; and 
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1 (5) it is in the national interest to enhance exist2 ing, and develop, maritime transportation infrastruc3 ture in the Arctic, including an Arctic deep draft 

4 strategic seaport in Alaska, that would allow the 

5 Coast Guard and the Navy each to perform their re6 spective statutory duties and functions on a perma7 nent basis with minimal mission interruption. 

8 SEC. 155. SMALL WATER STORAGE PROJECTS. 

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

10 program to study and construct new, or enlarge existing, 

11 small water storage projects, in partnership with a non12 Federal interest. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to participate in 

14 the program under this section, a small water storage 

15 project shall— 

16 (1) in the case of a new small water storage 

17 project, have a water storage capacity of not less than 

18 2,000 acre-feet and not more than 30,000 acre-feet; 

19 (2) in the case of an enlargement of an existing 

20 small water storage project, be for an enlargement of 

21 not less than 1,000 acre-feet and not more than 

22 30,000 acre-feet; 

23 (3) provide— 

24 (A) flood risk management benefits; 

25 (B) ecological benefits; or 
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1 (C) water management, water conservation, 

2 or water supply; and 

3 (4) be— 

4 (A) economically justified, environmentally 

5 acceptable, and technically feasible; or 

6 (B) in the case of a project providing eco7 logical benefits, cost-effective with respect to such 

8 benefits. 

9 (c) SCOPE.—In carrying out the program under this 

10 section, the Secretary shall give preference to a small water 

11 storage project located in a State with a population of less 

12 than 1,000,000. 

13 (d) EXPEDITED PROJECTS.—For the 10-year period 

14 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall expedite small water storage projects under this 

16 section for which applicable Federal permitting require17 ments have been completed. 

18 (e) USE OF DATA.—In conducting a study under this 

19 section, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 

20 shall— 

21 (1) as the Secretary determines appropriate, con22 sider and utilize any applicable hydrologic, economic, 

23 or environmental data that is prepared for a small 

24 water storage project under State law as the docu25 mentation, or part of the documentation, required to 
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1 complete State water plans or other State planning 

2 documents relating to water resources management; 

3 and 

4 (2) consider information developed by the non5 Federal interest in relation to another study, to the 

6 extent the Secretary determines such information is 

7 applicable, appropriate, or otherwise authorized by 

8 law. 

9 (f) COST SHARE.— 

10 (1) STUDY.—The Federal share of the cost of a 

11 study conducted under this section shall be— 

12 (A) 100 percent for costs not to exceed 

13 $100,000; and 

14 (B) 50 percent for any costs above $100,000. 

15 (2) CONSTRUCTION.—A small water storage 

16 project carried out under this section shall be subject 

17 to the cost-sharing requirements applicable to projects 

18 under section 103 of the Water Resources Development 

19 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), including— 

20 (A) municipal and industrial water supply: 

21 100 percent non-Federal; 

22 (B) agricultural water supply: 35 percent 

23 non-Federal; and 

24 (C) recreation, including recreational navi25 gation: 50 percent of separable costs and, in the 
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1 case of any harbor or inland harbor or channel 

2 project, 50 percent of joint and separable costs 

3 allocated to recreational navigation. 

4 (g) OMRRR RESPONSIBILITY.—The costs of operation, 

5 maintenance, repair, and replacement and rehabilitation 

6 for a small water storage project constructed under this sec7 tion shall be the responsibility of the non-Federal interest. 

8 (h) INDIVIDUAL PROJECT LIMIT.—Not more than 

9 $65,000,000 in Federal funds may be made available to a 

10 small water storage project under this section. 

11 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

13 $130,000,000 annually through fiscal year 2030. 

14 SEC. 156. PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES. 

15 In carrying out section 22 of the Water Resources De16 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16), the Secretary 

17 shall provide equal priority for all mission areas of the 

18 Corps of Engineers, including water supply and water con19 servation. 

20 SEC. 157. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 

21 Section 1222 of the Water Resources Development Act 

22 of 2018 (128 Stat. 3811) is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following: 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 

3 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

4 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

6 Senate a report on any additional opportunities iden7 tified for utilizing forecast-informed reservoir oper8 ations across the United States, including an assess9 ment of the viability of forecast-informed reservoir op10 erations in the Upper Missouri River Basin and the 

11 North Platte River Basin. 

12 ‘‘(2) FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPER13 ATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION.—If the Secretary de15 termines, and includes in the report submitted 

16 under paragraph (1), that forecast-informed res17 ervoir operations are viable at a reservoir in the 

18 Upper Missouri River Basin or the North Platte 

19 River Basin, including a reservoir for which the 

20 Secretary has flood control responsibilities under 

21 section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 

22 U.S.C. 709), the Secretary is authorized to carry 

23 out forecast-informed reservoir operations at 

24 such reservoir. 
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1 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—Subject to the avail2 ability of appropriations, if the Secretary deter3 mines, and includes in the report submitted 

4 under paragraph (1), that forecast-informed res5 ervoir operations are viable in the Upper Mis6 souri River Basin or the North Platte River 

7 Basin, the Secretary shall carry out forecast-in8 formed reservoir operations at not fewer than one 

9 reservoir in such basin.’’. 

10 SEC. 158. DATA FOR WATER ALLOCATION, SUPPLY, AND DE11 MAND. 

12 (a) STUDY ON DATA FOR WATER ALLOCATION, SUP13 PLY, AND DEMAND.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

15 enter into an agreement with the National Academy 

16 of Sciences to conduct a study on the ability of Fed17 eral agencies to coordinate with other Federal agen18 cies, State and local agencies, Indian Tribes, commu19 nities, universities, consortiums, councils, and other 

20 relevant entities with expertise in water resources to 

21 facilitate and coordinate the sharing among such en22 tities of water allocation, supply, and demand data, 

23 including— 

24 (A) any catalogs of such data; 
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1 (B) definitions of any commonly used terms 

2 relating to water allocation, supply, and de3 mand; and 

4 (C) a description of any common standards 

5 used by those entities. 

6 (2) REPORT.—If the National Academy of 

7 Sciences enters into an agreement under paragraph 

8 (1), to the maximum extent practicable, not later 

9 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

10 the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to 

11 Congress a report that includes— 

12 (A) the results of the study under para13 graph (1); 

14 (B) recommendations for ways to stream15 line and make cost-effective methods for Federal 

16 agencies to coordinate interstate sharing of data, 

17 including recommendations for the development 

18 of a publicly accessible, internet-based platform 

19 that can allow entities described in paragraph 

20 (1) to communicate and coordinate ongoing data 

21 collection efforts relating to water allocation, 

22 supply, and demand, and share best practices re23 lating to those efforts; and 

24 (C) a recommendation as to an appropriate 

25 Federal entity that should— 
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1 (i) serve as the lead coordinator for the 

2 sharing of data relating to water allocation, 

3 supply, and demand; and 

4 (ii) host and manage the internet-based 

5 platform described in subparagraph (B). 

6 (b) DATA TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall 

7 prioritize making publicly available water resources data 

8 in the custody of the Corps of Engineers, as authorized by 

9 section 2017 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

10 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2342). 

11 (c) FUNDING.—From amounts otherwise appropriated 

12 or made available to the Secretary, the Secretary may make 

13 available to the National Academy of Sciences not more 

14 than $3,900,000, to be used for the review of information 

15 provided by the Corps of Engineers for purposes of a study 

16 under subsection (a). The Secretary may accept funds from 

17 another Federal agency and make such funds available to 

18 the National Academy of Sciences, to be used for the review 

19 of information provided by such agency for purposes of a 

20 study under subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 159. INLAND WATERWAYS PILOT PROGRAM. 

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) AUTHORIZED PROJECT.—The term ‘‘author24 ized project’’ means a federally authorized water re-
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1 sources development project for navigation on the in2 land waterways. 

3 (2) MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES.—The term 

4 ‘‘modernization activities’’ means construction or 

5 major rehabilitation activities for any authorized 

6 project. 

7 (3) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term ‘‘non8 Federal interest’’ means any public body described in 

9 section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

10 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)). 

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec12 retary is authorized to carry out a pilot program for mod13 ernization activities on the inland waterways system. 

14 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot pro16 gram under this section, the Secretary may— 

17 (A) accept and expend funds provided by a 

18 non-Federal interest to carry out, for an author19 ized project (or a separable element of an author20 ized project), modernization activities for such 

21 project; or 

22 (B) coordinate with the non-Federal interest 

23 in order to allow the non-Federal interest to 

24 carry out, for an authorized project (or a sepa-
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1 rable element of an authorized project), such 

2 modernization activities. 

3 (2) NUMBER.—The Secretary shall select not 

4 more than 2 authorized projects to participate in the 

5 pilot program under paragraph (1). 

6 (3) CONDITIONS.—Before carrying out mod7 ernization activities pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), a 

8 non-Federal interest shall— 

9 (A) obtain any permit or approval required 

10 in connection with such activities under Federal 

11 or State law that would be required if the Sec12 retary were to carry out such activities; and 

13 (B) ensure that a final environmental im14 pact statement or environmental assessment, as 

15 appropriate, for such activities has been filed 

16 pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 

17 Act of 1969. 

18 (4) MONITORING.—For any modernization ac19 tivities carried out by the non-Federal interest pursu20 ant to this section, the Secretary shall regularly mon21 itor and audit such activities to ensure that— 

22 (A) the modernization activities are carried 

23 out in accordance with this section; and 

24 (B) the cost of the modernization activities 

25 is reasonable. 
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1 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of sec2 tion 3142 of title 40, United States Code shall apply 

3 to any modernization activities undertaken under or 

4 pursuant to this section, either by the Secretary or the 

5 non-Federal interest. 

6 (d) AGREEMENTS.— 

7 (1) ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY NON-FEDERAL

8 INTEREST.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.— 

10 (i) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—Before a 

11 non-Federal interest initiates modernization 

12 activities for an authorized project pursuant 

13 to this subsection (c)(1)(B), the non-Federal 

14 interest shall enter into a written agreement 

15 with the Secretary, under section 221 of the 

16 Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 

17 1962d–5b), that requires the modernization 

18 activities to be carried out in accordance 

19 with— 

20 (I) a plan approved by the Sec21 retary; and 

22 (II) any other terms and condi23 tions specified by the Secretary in the 

24 agreement. 
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1 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—A written agree2 ment under clause (i) shall provide that the 

3 non-Federal interest shall comply with the 

4 same legal and technical requirements that 

5 would apply if the modernization activities 

6 were carried out by the Secretary, including 

7 all mitigation required to offset environ8 mental impacts of the activities, as deter9 mined by the Secretary. 

10 (B) ALIGNMENT WITH ONGOING ACTIVI11 TIES.—A written agreement under subparagraph 

12 (A) shall include provisions that, to the max13 imum extent practicable, align modernization 

14 activities under this section with ongoing oper15 ations and maintenance activities for the appli16 cable authorized project. 

17 (C) INDEMNIFICATION.—As part of a writ18 ten agreement under subparagraph (A), the non19 Federal interest shall agree to hold and save the 

20 United States free from liability for any and all 

21 damage that arises from the modernization ac22 tivities carried out by the non-Federal interest 

23 pursuant to this section. 

24 (2) ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY SECRETARY.— 

25 For modernization activities to be carried out by the 
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1 Secretary pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(A), the non2 Federal interest shall enter into a written agreement 

3 with the Secretary, containing such terms and condi4 tions as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

5 (e) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

6 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to the availability 

7 of appropriations, the Secretary may reimburse a 

8 non-Federal interest for the costs of modernization ac9 tivities carried out by the non-Federal interest pursu10 ant to an agreement entered into under subsection 

11 (d), or for funds provided to the Secretary under sub12 section (c)(1)(A), if— 

13 (A) the non-Federal interest complies with 

14 the agreement entered into under subsection (d); 

15 and 

16 (B) with respect to modernization activities 

17 carried out by the non-Federal interest pursuant 

18 to the agreement, the Secretary determines that 

19 the non-Federal interest complied with all appli20 cable Federal requirements in carrying out the 

21 modernization activities. 

22 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may only reim23 burse a non-Federal interest under paragraph (1) for 

24 costs of construction that would otherwise be paid 

25 from amounts appropriated from the general fund of 
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1 the Treasury pursuant to section 102 of the Water Re2 sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212). 

3 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion— 

5 (1) affects the responsibility of the Secretary for 

6 the operations and maintenance of the inland water7 way system, as of the day before the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, including the responsibility of the Sec9 retary for the operations and maintenance costs for 

10 any covered project after the modernization activities 

11 are completed pursuant to this section; 

12 (2) prohibits or prevents the use of Federal funds 

13 for operations and maintenance of the inland water14 way system or any authorized project within the in15 land waterway system; or 

16 (3) prohibits or prevents the use of Federal funds 

17 for construction or major rehabilitation activities 

18 within the inland waterway system or for any au19 thorized project within the inland waterway system. 

20 (g) NOTIFICATION.—If a non-Federal interest notifies 

21 the Secretary that the non-Federal interest intends to carry 

22 out modernization activities for an authorized project, or 

23 separable element thereof, pursuant to this section, the Sec24 retary shall provide written notice to the Committee on En25 vironment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com-
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1 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

2 of Representatives concerning the intent of the non-Federal 

3 interest. 

4 (h) SUNSET.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary 

6 to enter into an agreement under this section shall 

7 terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act. 

9 (2) REIMBURSEMENT ELIGIBILITY.—The termi10 nation of authority under paragraph (1) shall not ex11 tinguish the eligibility of a non-Federal interest to 

12 seek reimbursement under subsection (e). 

13 SEC. 160. DEFINITION OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 

14 COMMUNITY. 

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

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guid17 ance defining the term ‘‘economically disadvantaged com18 munity’’ for the purposes of this Act and the amendments 

19 made by this Act. 

20 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In defining the term ‘‘economi21 cally disadvantaged community’’ under subsection (a), the 

22 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, utilize 

23 the criteria under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 301(a) 

24 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 

25 (42 U.S.C. 3161), to the extent that such criteria are appli-
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1 cable in relation to the development of water resources devel2 opment projects. 

3 (c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In developing the guidance 

4 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide notice and 

5 an opportunity for public comment. 

6 SEC. 161. STUDIES OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 

7 PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 

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

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

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or, 

12 upon the written approval of the Secretary that 

13 the modifications are consistent with the author14 ized purposes of the project, undertake a feasi15 bility study on modifications to a water re16 sources development project constructed by the 

17 Corps of Engineers,’’ after ‘‘water resources de18 velopment project’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for feasi20 bility studies’’ and all that follows through the 

21 period at the end and inserting ‘‘for the formula22 tion of feasibility studies of water resources de23 velopment projects undertaken by non-Federal 

24 interests to— 
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1 ‘‘(A) ensure that any feasibility study with 

2 respect to which the Secretary submits an assess3 ment to Congress under subsection (c) complies 

4 with all of the requirements that would apply to 

5 a feasibility study undertaken by the Secretary; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) provide sufficient information for the 

8 formulation of the studies, including processes 

9 and procedures related to reviews and assistance 

10 under subsection (e).’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(2) TIMING.—The Secretary may not submit to 

17 Congress an assessment of a feasibility study under 

18 this section until such time as the Secretary— 

19 ‘‘(A) determines that the feasibility study 

20 complies with all of the requirements that would 

21 apply to a feasibility study undertaken by the 

22 Secretary; and 

23 ‘‘(B) completes all of the Federal analyses, 

24 reviews, and compliance processes under the Na25 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
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1 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), that would be required with 

2 respect to the proposed project if the Secretary 

3 had undertaken the feasibility study. 

4 ‘‘(3) INITIATION OF REVIEW.— 

5 ‘‘(A) REQUEST.— 

6 ‘‘(i) SUBMISSION.—The non-Federal 

7 interest may submit to the Secretary a re8 quest that the Secretary initiate the anal9 yses, reviews, and compliance processes de10 scribed in paragraph (2)(B) with respect to 

11 the proposed project prior to the non-Fed12 eral interest’s submission of a feasibility 

13 study under subsection (a)(1). 

14 ‘‘(ii) EFFECT.—Receipt by the Sec15 retary of a request submitted under clause 

16 (i) shall be considered the receipt of a pro17 posal or application that will lead to a 

18 major Federal action that is subject to the 

19 requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the Na20 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

21 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) that would be re22 quired if the Secretary were to undertake 

23 the feasibility study. 

24 ‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—Not later than 10 days 

25 after the Secretary receives a request under this 
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1 paragraph, the Secretary shall begin the required 

2 analyses, reviews, and compliance processes. 

3 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receipt of a request 

4 under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall notify the 

5 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

6 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

7 Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the 

8 request and a timeline for completion of the required 

9 analyses, reviews, and compliance processes. 

10 ‘‘(5) STATUS UPDATES.—Not later than 30 days 

11 after receiving a request under paragraph (3), and 

12 every 30 days thereafter until the Secretary submits 

13 an assessment under subsection (c) for the applicable 

14 feasibility study, the Secretary shall notify the Com15 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

16 House of Representatives, the Committee on Environ17 ment and Public Works of the Senate, and the non18 Federal interest of the status of the Secretary’s re19 quired analyses, reviews, and compliance processes.’’; 

20 and 

21 (3) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding 

22 subparagraph (A)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘after the date of receipt of 

24 a feasibility study of a project under subsection 

25 (a)(1)’’ and insert ‘‘after the completion of re-
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1 view of a feasibility study under subsection (b)’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘a report’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘an assessment’’. 

5 (b) DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue revised 

7 guidelines under section 203 of the Water Resources Devel8 opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) to implement the 

9 amendments made by this section. 

10 (c) HOLD HARMLESS.— 

11 (1) ONE-YEAR WINDOW.—The amendments made 

12 by this section shall not apply to any feasibility study 

13 submitted to the Secretary under section 203 of the 

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

15 2231) during the one-year period prior to the date of 

16 enactment of this section. 

17 (2) 2020 PROJECTS.—The amendments made by 

18 this section shall not apply to any project authorized 

19 by section 403 of this Act. 

20 SEC. 162. LEVERAGING FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IN21 CREASED WATER SUPPLY. 

22 Section 1118(i) of the Water Resources Development 

23 Act of 2016 (43 U.S.C. 390b-2(i)) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and insert25 ing the following: 
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1 ‘‘(1) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR CORPS

2 PROJECTS.—The Secretary may’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR OTHER FEDERAL

5 RESERVOIR PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized 

6 to receive and expend funds from a non-Federal inter7 est to formulate, review, or revise operational docu8 ments, pursuant to a proposal submitted in accord9 ance subsection (a), for any reservoir for which the 

10 Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for 

11 the use of storage allocated for flood control or naviga12 tion pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 

13 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709).’’. 

14 SEC. 163. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REMOVAL OF UNAU15 THORIZED, MANMADE, FLAMMABLE MATE16 RIALS ON CORPS PROPERTY. 

17 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should, 

18 using existing authorities, prioritize the removal, from fa19 cilities and lands of the Corps of Engineers in regions that 

20 are urban and arid, of materials that are manmade, flam21 mable, unauthorized to be present, and determined by the 

22 Secretary to pose a fire risk that is a threat to public safety. 

23 SEC. 164. ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review the mas25 ter plan and shoreline management plan for any lake de-
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1 scribed in section 3134 of the Water Resources Development 

2 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1142; 130 Stat. 1671) for the purpose 

3 of identifying structures or other improvements that are 

4 owned by the Secretary and are suitable for enhanced devel5 opment, if— 

6 (1) the master plan and shoreline management 

7 plan of the lake have been updated since January 1, 

8 2013; and 

9 (2) the applicable district office of the Corps of 

10 Engineers has received a written request for such a 

11 review from any entity. 

12 (b) DEFINITION OF ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT.—In 

13 this section, the term ‘‘enhanced development’’ means the 

14 use, for non-water-dependent commercial or hospitality in15 dustry purposes or for residential or recreational purposes, 

16 of an existing structure or other improvement. 

17 (c) DIVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—Not later than 1 year 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 

19 (1) submit to the Committee on Environment 

20 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

22 Representatives a report that identifies— 

23 (A) any structure or other improvement 

24 owned by the Secretary that— 
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1 (i) has been identified as suitable for 

2 enhanced development pursuant to sub3 section (a); 

4 (ii) the Secretary determines the di5 vestment of which would not adversely affect 

6 the Corps of Engineers operation of the lake 

7 at which the structure or other improvement 

8 is located; and 

9 (iii) a non-Federal interest has offered 

10 to purchase from the Secretary; and 

11 (B) the fair market value of any structure 

12 or other improvement identified under subpara13 graph (A); and 

14 (2) develop a plan to divest any structure or 

15 other improvement identified under paragraph 

16 (1)(A), at fair market value, to the applicable non17 Federal interest. 

18 SEC. 165. CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR CONTINUING AUTHORITY

20 PROJECTS IN SMALL OR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 

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

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

23 implement a pilot program, in accordance with this 

24 subsection, for carrying out a project under a con-
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1 tinuing authority program for an economically dis2 advantaged community. 

3 (2) PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In car4 rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

5 (A) publish a notice in the Federal Register 

6 that requests non-Federal interest proposals for a 

7 project under a continuing authority program 

8 for an economically disadvantaged community; 

9 and 

10 (B) review such proposals and select a total 

11 of 10 projects, taking into consideration geo12 graphic diversity among the selected projects. 

13 (3) COST SHARE.—Notwithstanding the cost 

14 share authorized for the applicable continuing author15 ity program, the Federal share of the cost of a project 

16 selected under paragraph (2) shall be 100 percent. 

17 (4) SUNSET.—The authority to commence pursu18 ant to this subsection a project selected under para19 graph (2) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (5) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM DE22 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘continuing au23 thority program’’ has the meaning given that term in 

24 section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and 

25 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 
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1 (b) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 (1) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE

3 PROTECTION.—Notwithstanding section 14 of the 

4 Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r), there is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to carry out such sec6 tion $25,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

7 2024. 

8 (2) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND

9 IMPACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding 

10 section 3(c) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 

11 426g(c)), there is authorized to be appropriated to 

12 carry out such section $38,000,000 for each of fiscal 

13 years 2021 through 2024. 

14 (3) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

15 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding section 107(a) of the 

16 River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(a)), 

17 there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 such section $63,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

19 through 2024. 

20 (4) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Not21 withstanding section 204(g) of the Water Resources 

22 Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(g)), there 

23 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such 

24 section $63,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

25 through 2024. 
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1 (5) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Not2 withstanding section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 

3 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), there is authorized to be ap4 propriated to carry out such section $69,250,000 for 

5 each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024. 

6 (6) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Not7 withstanding section 206(f) of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330(f)), there is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out such sec10 tion $63,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

11 2024. 

12 (7) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING

13 CHANNELS.—Notwithstanding section 2 of the Act of 

14 August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g), there is authorized 

15 to be appropriated to carry out such section 

16 $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024. 

17 (8) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

18 OF ENVIRONMENT.—Notwithstanding section 1135(h) 

19 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 

20 U.S.C. 2309a(h)), there is authorized to be appro21 priated to carry out such section $50,500,000 for each 

22 of fiscal years 2021 through 2024. 
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1 TITLE II—STUDIES AND 

2 REPORTS 

3 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 

4 STUDIES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to con6 duct a feasibility study for the following projects for water 

7 resources development and conservation and other purposes, 

8 as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on 

9 Future Water Resources Development’’ submitted to Con10 gress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Re11 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or 

12 otherwise reviewed by Congress: 

13 (1) SULPHUR RIVER, ARKANSAS AND TEXAS.— 

14 Project for ecosystem restoration, Sulphur River, Ar15 kansas and Texas. 

16 (2) CABLE CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

17 flood risk management, water supply, and related 

18 benefits, Cable Creek, California. 

19 (3) OROVILLE DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 

20 dam safety improvements, Oroville Dam, California. 

21 (4) RIO HONDO CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.—Project 

22 for ecosystem restoration, Rio Hondo Channel, San 

23 Gabriel River, California. 

24 (5) SHINGLE CREEK AND KISSIMMEE RIVER, 

25 FLORIDA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
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1 water storage, Shingle Creek and Kissimmee River, 

2 Osceola County, Florida. 

3 (6) ST. JOHN’S RIVER AND LAKE JESUP, FLOR4 IDA.—Project for ecosystem restoration, St. John’s 

5 River and Lake Jesup, Florida. 

6 (7) CHICAGO AREA WATERWAYS SYSTEM, ILLI7 NOIS.—Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 

8 and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago River, 

9 Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little Calumet 

10 River, and other waterways in the vicinity of Chi11 cago, Illinois. 

12 (8) FOX RIVER, ILLINOIS.—Project for flood risk 

13 management, Fox River, Illinois. 

14 (9) LOWER MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS.—Project 

15 for bank stabilization and navigation, Lower Mis16 souri River, Sioux City, Kansas. 

17 (10) TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA.—Project 

18 for flood risk management, Tangipahoa Parish, Lou19 isiana. 

20 (11) NEWBURY AND NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHU21 SETTS.—Project for coastal storm risk management, 

22 Newbury and Newburyport, Massachusetts. 

23 (12) ESCATAWPA RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI.— 

24 Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res-
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1 toration, Escatawpa River, Jackson County, Mis2 sissippi. 

3 (13) LONG BEACH, BAY ST. LOUIS AND MIS4 SISSIPPI SOUND, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for hurricane 

5 and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk man6 agement, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis and Mississippi 

7 Sound, Mississippi. 

8 (14) TALLAHOMA AND TALLAHALA CREEKS, MIS9 SISSIPPI.—Project for flood risk management, Leaf 

10 River, Jones County, Mississippi. 

11 (15) LOWER MISSOURI RIVER, MISSOURI.— 

12 Project for navigation, Lower Missouri River, Mis13 souri. 

14 (16) LOWER OSAGE RIVER BASIN, MISSOURI.— 

15 Project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Osage River 

16 Basin, Missouri. 

17 (17) WYATT, MISSOURI.—Project for flood risk 

18 management, P. Fields Pump Station, Wyatt, Mis19 souri. 

20 (18) UPPER BASIN AND STONY BROOK (GREEN

21 BROOK SUB-BASIN), RARITAN RIVER BASIN, NEW JER22 SEY.—Reevaluation of the Upper Basin and Stony 

23 Brook portions of the project for flood control, Green 

24 Brook Sub-basin, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey, 

25 authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources De-
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1 velopment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119), including the 

2 evaluation of nonstructural measures to achieve the 

3 project purpose. 

4 (19) WADING RIVER CREEK, NEW YORK.—Project 

5 for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, flood 

6 risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restora7 tion, Wading River Creek, New York. 

8 (20) LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN (TURNING

9 BASIN), OREGON AND WASHINGTON.—Project to im10 prove and add turning basins for the project for navi11 gation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Wash12 ington, authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the Water 

13 Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 280). 

14 (21) WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 

15 for flood risk management and levee rehabilitation, 

16 greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 

17 (22) CITY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 

18 Project for tidal- and inland-related flood risk man19 agement, Charleston, South Carolina. 

20 (23) CHOCOLATE BAYOU, TEXAS.—Project for 

21 flood risk management, Chocolate Bayou, Texas. 

22 (24) HOUSTON-GALVESTON, TEXAS.—Project for 

23 navigation, Houston-Galveston, Texas. 

24 (25) PORT ARTHUR AND ORANGE COUNTY, 

25 TEXAS.—Project for flood risk management, Port Ar-
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1 thur and Orange County, Texas, including construc2 tion of improvements to interior drainage. 

3 (26) PORT OF VICTORIA, TEXAS.—Project for 

4 flood risk management, Port of Victoria, Texas. 

5 (27) VIRGINIA BEACH AND VICINITY, VIRGINIA

6 AND NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for coastal storm risk 

7 management, Virginia Beach and vicinity, Virginia 

8 and North Carolina. 

9 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall consider any 

10 study carried out by the Secretary to formulate the project 

11 for flood risk management, Port Arthur and Orange Coun12 ty, Texas, identified in subsection (a)(25) to be a continu13 ation of the study carried out for Sabine Pass to Galveston 

14 Bay, Texas, authorized by a resolution of the Committee 

15 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, approved 

16 June 23, 2004, and funded by title IV of division B of the 

17 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, under the heading ‘‘CORPS 

18 OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

19 ARMY—CONSTRUCTION’’ (Public Law 115–123; 132 

20 Stat. 76). 

21 SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETIONS. 

22 (a) FEASIBILITY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall expe23 dite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 

24 following projects, and if the Secretary determines that the 

25 project is justified in a completed report, may proceed di-
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1 rectly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design 

2 of the project: 

3 (1) Project for navigation, Florence, Alabama. 

4 (2) Project to modify the project for navigation, 

5 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama, Kentucky, 

6 Mississippi, and Tennessee. 

7 (3) Project for shoreline stabilization, Aunu‘u 

8 Harbor, American Samoa. 

9 (4) Project for shoreline stabilization, Tutuila Is10 land, American Samoa. 

11 (5) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

12 Santa Cruz River, Arizona. 

13 (6) Project for flood risk management, Rio de 

14 Flag, Arizona. 

15 (7) Project for flood risk management, Tonto 

16 Creek, Gila River, Arizona. 

17 (8) Project for flood control, water conservation, 

18 and related purposes, Coyote Valley Dam, California. 

19 (9) Project for shoreline stabilization, Del Mar 

20 Bluffs, San Diego County, California, carried out 

21 pursuant to the resolution of the Committee on Trans22 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep23 resentatives adopted on April 22, 1999 (docket num24 ber 2598). 
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1 (10) Project for flood damage reduction and eco2 system restoration, Del Rosa Channel, city of San 

3 Bernardino, California. 

4 (11) Project for flood risk management, Lower 

5 Cache Creek, California. 

6 (12) Project for flood damage reduction and eco7 system restoration, Mission-Zanja Channel, cities of 

8 San Bernardino and Redlands, California. 

9 (13) Project for flood risk management, Napa, 

10 California. 

11 (14) Project for shoreline protection, Oceanside, 

12 California, authorized pursuant to section 414 of the 

13 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 

14 2636; 121 Stat. 1176). 

15 (15) Project for ecosystem restoration and water 

16 conservation, Prado Basin, Orange, Riverside, and 

17 San Bernardino counties, California. 

18 (16) Project for water conservation and water 

19 supply, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California. 

20 (17) Project for coastal storm damage reduction, 

21 San Diego County shoreline, California. 

22 (18) Project to modify the project for navigation, 

23 San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California. 

24 (19) Project for flood risk management, San 

25 Francisquito Creek, California. 
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1 (20) Project to modify the Seven Oaks Dam, 

2 California, portion of the project for flood control, 

3 Santa Ana River Mainstem, California, authorized 

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

5 Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 

6 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), to in7 clude water conservation as an authorized purpose. 

8 (21) Project for coastal storm damage reduction, 

9 Southern California. 

10 (22) Project for water storage, Halligan Dam, 

11 Colorado. 

12 (23) Project for flood risk management, East 

13 Hartford Levee System, Connecticut. 

14 (24) Project for flood risk management, Fairfield 

15 and New Haven Counties, Connecticut. 

16 (25) Project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and 

17 Sluice Channel, Connecticut. 

18 (26) Project for flood risk management, Hartford 

19 Levee System, Connecticut. 

20 (27) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 

21 and Southern Florida Project Canal 111 (C–111), 

22 South Dade County, Florida. 

23 (28) Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake 

24 Okeechobee, Florida. 
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1 (29) Project for ecosystem restoration, Western 

2 Everglades, Florida. 

3 (30) Project for flood risk management, 

4 Hanapepe River, Kauai, Hawaii. 

5 (31) Project for flood risk management, Wailupe 

6 Stream, Oahu, Hawaii. 

7 (32) Project for flood risk management, Waimea 

8 River, Kauai, Hawaii, being carried out under sec9 tion 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 

10 701s). 

11 (33) Project for comprehensive hurricane and 

12 storm damage risk reduction and shoreline erosion 

13 protection, Chicago, Illinois, authorized by section 

14 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

15 1996 (110 Stat. 3664; 113 Stat. 302). 

16 (34) Project for flood risk management, Wheaton, 

17 DuPage County, Illinois. 

18 (35) Project for flood damage reduction, eco19 system restoration, and recreation, Blue River Basin, 

20 Kansas City, Kansas, carried out pursuant to the res21 olution of the Committee on Transportation and In22 frastructure of the House of Representatives adopted 

23 on September 24, 2008 (docket number 2803). 

24 (36) Project for flood control, Amite River and 

25 Tributaries east of the Mississippi River, Louisiana. 
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1 (37) Project for coastal storm risk management, 

2 Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana. 

3 (38) Project for navigation, Kent Narrows and 

4 Chester River, Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. 

5 (39) Project to replace the Bourne and Sagamore 

6 Bridges, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 

7 (40) Project for flood risk management, eco8 system restoration, and recreation, Lower St. Croix 

9 River, Minnesota, carried out pursuant to the resolu10 tion of the Committee on Transportation and Infra11 structure of the House of Representatives adopted on 

12 September 25, 2002 (docket number 2705). 

13 (41) Project to deepen the project for navigation, 

14 Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi, authorized by section 

15 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

16 1986 (100 Stat. 4094). 

17 (42) Project for navigation, Shark River, New 

18 Jersey. 

19 (43) Project for navigation, Goldsmith Inlet, 

20 New York. 

21 (44) Project for navigation, Lake Montauk Har22 bor, New York. 

23 (45) Project for rehabilitation of Lock E–32, 

24 Erie Canal, Pittsford, New York. 
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1 (46) Project for navigation and shoreline sta2 bilization, Reel Point Preserve, New York, carried out 

3 pursuant to the resolution of the Committee on Trans4 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep5 resentatives adopted on May 2, 2007 (docket number 

6 2775). 

7 (47) Project for flood risk management, Rondout 

8 Creek-Wallkill River Watershed, New York, carried 

9 out pursuant to the resolution of the Committee on 

10 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

11 Representatives adopted on May 2, 2007 (docket num12 ber 2776). 

13 (48) Project for ecosystem restoration and hurri14 cane and storm damage risk reduction, Spring Creek 

15 South (Howard Beach), Queens, New York. 

16 (49) Project for ecosystem restoration, Hood 

17 River at the confluence with the Columbia River, Or18 egon. 

19 (50) Project to resolve increased silting and 

20 shoaling adjacent to the Federal channel, Port of 

21 Bandon, Coquille River, Oregon. 

22 (51) Project for flood control, 42nd Street Levee, 

23 Springfield, Oregon, being carried out under section 

24 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 

25 701s). 
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1 (52) Project for construction of Tribal housing 

2 authorized by title IV of Public Law 100–581 (102 

3 Stat. 2944), Oregon and Washington. 

4 (53) Project for flood risk management, Dor5 chester County, South Carolina. 

6 (54) Project for navigation, Georgetown Harbor, 

7 South Carolina. 

8 (55) Project for hurricane and storm damage 

9 risk reduction, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 

10 (56) Project to modify the projects for navigation 

11 and other purposes, Old Hickory Lock and Dam and 

12 the Cordell Hull Dam and Reservoir, Cumberland 

13 River, Tennessee, authorized by the Act of July 24, 

14 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 636), to add flood risk 

15 management as an authorized purpose. 

16 (57) Project for flood risk management, Buffalo 

17 Bayou, Texas. 

18 (58) Project for flood risk management, eco19 system restoration, water supply, and related pur20 poses, Lower Rio Grande River, Cameron County, 

21 Texas, carried out pursuant to the resolution of the 

22 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

23 the House of Representatives adopted on May 21, 

24 2003 (docket number 2710). 
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1 (59) Project for hurricane and storm damage 

2 risk reduction and shoreline erosion protection, 

3 Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Is4 lands. 

5 (60) Project for water supply and ecosystem res6 toration, Howard Hanson Dam, Washington. 

7 (61) Project for ecosystem restoration, Puget 

8 Sound, Washington. 

9 (62) Project for navigation, Seattle Harbor, 

10 Washington. 

11 (63) Project for navigation, Tacoma Harbor, 

12 Washington. 

13 (64) Project for dam safety remediation, 

14 Bluestone Dam, West Virginia. 

15 (65) Project to modify the project for navigation, 

16 Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin. 

17 (b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 

18 Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 

19 change report for the following projects: 

20 (1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres Rios, 

21 Arizona. 

22 (2) Project for flood risk management, Des 

23 Moines Levee System, including Birdland Park Levee, 

24 Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, Des Moines, Iowa. 
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1 (c) WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS.— 

2 The Secretary shall expedite the completion of an assess3 ment under section 729 of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) for the following: 

5 (1) Kansas River Basin, Kansas. 

6 (2) Merrimack River Basin, Massachusetts. 

7 (3) Pascagoula River Basin, Mississippi. 

8 (4) Tuscarawas River Basin, Ohio. 

9 (5) Lower Fox River Basin, Wisconsin. 

10 (6) Upper Fox River Basin and Wolf River 

11 Basin, Wisconsin. 

12 (d) DISPOSITION STUDIES.—The Secretary shall expe13 dite the completion of a disposition study, carried out under 

14 section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 

15 549a), for the project for Salinas Reservoir (Santa Mar16 garita Lake), California. 

17 (e) REALLOCATION STUDIES.—The Secretary shall ex18 pedite the completion of a study for the reallocation of water 

19 supply storage, carried out in accordance with section 301 

20 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), for the 

21 following: 

22 (1) Aquilla Lake, Texas. 

23 (2) Lake Whitney, Texas. 

24 (f) ECONOMIC REEVALUATION REPORT.—The Sec25 retary shall expedite the completion of the economic reevalu-
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1 ation report for the navigation and sustainability program 

2 carried out pursuant to title VIII of the Water Resources 

3 Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 652 note). 

4 SEC. 203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FEASI5 BILITY STUDIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite the 

7 completion of the following feasibility studies, as modified 

8 by this section, and if the Secretary determines that a 

9 project that is the subject of the feasibility study is justified 

10 in a completed report, may proceed directly to 

11 preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the 

12 project: 

13 (1) SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—The 

14 study for flood risk reduction authorized by section 

15 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 

16 (90 Stat. 2930), is modified to authorize the Secretary 

17 to— 

18 (A) investigate the ocean shoreline of San 

19 Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin Counties for 

20 the purposes of providing flood protection 

21 against tidal and fluvial flooding; 

22 (B) with respect to the bay and ocean shore23 lines of San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin 

24 Counties, investigate measures to adapt to rising 

25 sea levels; and 
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1 (C) with respect to the bay and ocean shore2 lines, and streams running to the bay and ocean 

3 shorelines, of San Mateo, San Francisco, and 

4 Marin Counties, investigate the effects of pro5 posed flood protection and other measures or im6 provements on— 

7 (i) the local economy; 

8 (ii) habitat restoration, enhancement, 

9 or expansion efforts or opportunities; 

10 (iii) public infrastructure protection 

11 and improvement; 

12 (iv) stormwater runoff capacity and 

13 control measures, including those that may 

14 mitigate flooding; 

15 (v) erosion of beaches and coasts; and 

16 (vi) any other measures or improve17 ments relevant to adapting to rising sea lev18 els. 

19 (2) SACRAMENTO RIVER, SOUTHERN SUTTER

20 COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—The study for flood control 

21 and allied purposes for the Sacramento River Basin, 

22 authorized by section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 

23 1962 (76 Stat. 1197), is modified to authorize the 

24 Secretary to conduct a study for flood risk manage-
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1 ment, southern Sutter County between the Sac2 ramento River and Sutter Bypass, California. 

3 (3) SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA.—In carrying out 

4 the program to implement projects to restore the 

5 Salton Sea, California, authorized by section 3032 of 

6 the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 

7 Stat. 1113; 130 Stat. 1677), the Secretary is author8 ized to carry out a study for the construction of a pe9 rimeter lake, or a northern or southern subset thereof, 

10 for the Salton Sea, California. 

11 (4) NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND

12 TRIBUTARIES, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.—The 

13 study for flood and storm damage reduction for the 

14 New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries 

15 project, authorized by the Act of June 15, 1955 (chap16 ter 140, 69 Stat. 132), and being carried out pursu17 ant to the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 

18 (Public Law 113–2), is modified to require the Sec19 retary to— 

20 (A) evaluate and address the impacts of 

21 low-frequency precipitation and sea-level rise on 

22 the study area; 

23 (B) consult with affected communities; and 

24 (C) ensure the study is carried out in ac25 cordance with section 1001 of the Water Re-
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1 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 

2 U.S.C. 2282c). 

3 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—Where appropriate, the Sec4 retary may use the authority provided by section 216 of 

5 the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) to carry 

6 out this section. 

7 SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE TO NON-FEDERAL SPONSORS; FEASI8 BILITY ANALYSIS. 

9 (a) ASSISTANCE TO NON-FEDERAL SPONSORS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

11 appropriations, during the period during which a 

12 non-Federal interest may submit a proposal to be 

13 considered for inclusion in an annual report pursu14 ant to section 7001(b) of the Water Resources Reform 

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

16 the Secretary is authorized to provide assistance in 

17 accordance with section 1104(b) of the Water Re18 sources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2282d 

19 note) to the non-Federal interest of a project proposal 

20 described in paragraph (2). 

21 (2) PROJECT PROPOSALS DESCRIBED.—A project 

22 proposal referred to in paragraph (1) is a proposal 

23 for any of the following: 
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1 (A) A feasibility study for a fish passage for 

2 ecosystem restoration, Lower Alabama River, 

3 Alabama. 

4 (B) A feasibility study for dredged material 

5 disposal management activities, Port of Florence, 

6 Alabama. 

7 (C) A feasibility study for a project for 

8 flood risk management, Sikorsky Memorial Air9 port, Bridgeport, Connecticut. 

10 (D) A feasibility study for a project to de11 sign and construct the Naugatuck River Green12 way Trail, a multiuse trail on Federal land be13 tween Torrington and Derby, Connecticut. 

14 (E) A feasibility study for a project for 

15 coastal and flood risk management, Stratford, 

16 Connecticut. 

17 (F) A feasibility study for projects for flood 

18 risk management, Woodbridge, Connecticut. 

19 (G) The project for flood risk management, 

20 Bloomington, Indiana. 

21 (H) The project for flood risk management, 

22 Gary, Indiana. 

23 (I) Modification of the project for beach ero24 sion and hurricane protection, Grand Isle, Lou25 isiana, to include periodic beach nourishment. 
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1 (J) A feasibility study for a project for flood 

2 risk management, Cataouatche Subbasin area of 

3 the west bank of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. 

4 (K) A feasibility study for projects for flood 

5 risk management and storm damage reduction 

6 in the Hoey’s Basin area of the east bank of Jef7 ferson Parish, Louisiana, including a study of 

8 the ‘‘pump to the river’’ concept. 

9 (L) A feasibility study for a project for 

10 flood risk management, Hoosic River, Massachu11 setts. 

12 (M) Modification of the project for naviga13 tion, River Rouge, Michigan. 

14 (N) A project to extend dredging of the 

15 South Haven Harbor, Michigan, to include the 

16 former turning basin. 

17 (O) Modification of the project for flood risk 

18 management, Upper Rouge River, Wayne Coun19 ty, Michigan. 

20 (P) A project for aquatic and riparian eco21 system restoration, Line Creek, Riverside, Mis22 souri. 

23 (Q) A feasibility study for projects for eco24 system restoration, Bangert Island, St. Charles, 
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1 Missouri, related to channels and aquatic habi2 tats. 

3 (R) A study of the resiliency of the Alle4 gheny Reservoir, New York, in consultation with 

5 the Seneca Nation. 

6 (S) A feasibility study for the rehabilitation 

7 of the tainter gates and guard gate, Caughdenoy 

8 Dam, New York, including an evaluation of the 

9 rehabilitation work necessary to extend the serv10 ice life of those structures, such as— 

11 (i) improvements to the hydraulic effi12 ciency of the gate systems; 

13 (ii) improvements to the concrete foun14 dation and gate support structures; and 

15 (iii) any other improvements the Sec16 retary determines to be necessary. 

17 (T) A project for repairs to the West Pier 

18 and West Barrier Bar, Little Sodus Bay Harbor, 

19 Cayuga County, New York. 

20 (U) A project for repair of a sheet pile wall 

21 and east breakwater, Great Sodus Bay, New 

22 York. 

23 (V) A feasibility study for the project for 

24 navigation, Port of Oswego, New York. 
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1 (W) A feasibility study for potential 

2 projects for the rehabilitation of the Glens Falls 

3 Feeder Canal, which begins at the Feeder Dam 

4 intersection with the Hudson River in 

5 Queensbury, New York, and runs to the con6 fluence of the Old Champlain Canal in 

7 Kingsbury, New York. 

8 (X) A feasibility study to determine whether 

9 the purchase of additional flood easements, 

10 changes in lake level management, additional 

11 levee infrastructure, or implementation of other 

12 flood risk management or containment mecha13 nisms in the Arkansas River Basin, Oklahoma, 

14 would benefit local communities by reducing 

15 flood risks around water resources development 

16 projects of the Corps of Engineers in a range of 

17 different flood scenarios. 

18 (Y) A feasibility study on increasing the 

19 frequency and depth of dredging assistance from 

20 the Corps of Engineers at the Port of Astoria, lo21 cated at the mouth of the Columbia River, Or22 egon. 

23 (b) FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

25 appropriations, the Secretary is authorized to review 
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1 a project proposal described in paragraph (2) and 

2 issue a report to the Committee on Environment and 

3 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

4 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

5 Representatives on whether a modification to the 

6 project that is the subject of the proposal is necessary 

7 and recommended to carry out the authorized pur8 poses of such project. 

9 (2) PROJECT PROPOSALS DESCRIBED.—A project 

10 proposal referred to in paragraph (1) is a proposal 

11 to modify any of the following: 

12 (A) The project for environmental infra13 structure, City of Sheffield, Alabama, authorized 

14 pursuant to section 219(f)(78) of the Water Re15 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

16 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1258; 130 Stat. 

17 1687). 

18 (B) The project for environmental infra19 structure, Calaveras County, California, under 

20 section 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Devel21 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

22 335; 121 Stat. 1259). 

23 (C) The project for environmental infra24 structure, Charlotte County, Florida, authorized 

25 by section 219(f)(121) of the Water Resources 
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1 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

2 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1261). 

3 (D) The Mississippi River and Tributaries 

4 project authorized by the first section of the Act 

5 of May 15, 1928 (33 U.S.C. 702a), to include the 

6 portion of the Ouachita River Levee System at 

7 and below Monroe, Louisiana, to Caldwell Par8 ish, Louisiana. 

9 (E) The project for environmental infra10 structure, Central New Mexico, authorized by 

11 section 593 of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255). 

13 (F) The project for environmental infra14 structure, Village of Whitehall, New York, au15 thorized pursuant to section 542 of the Water 

16 Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 

17 2671; 121 Stat. 1150). 

18 (G) The project for environmental infra19 structure, Ohio and North Dakota, authorized by 

20 section 594 of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 383; 121 Stat. 1140; 121 

22 Stat. 1944). 

23 (H) The project for flood risk management 

24 and water supply, Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Arkan25 sas River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized by sec-
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1 tion 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 

2 52 Stat. 1218), to modify water storage to pro3 vide for a sufficient quantity of water supply 

4 storage space in the inactive pool storage to sup5 port the fishery downstream from Tenkiller Res6 ervoir. 

7 (I) The project for environmental infra8 structure, Athens, Tennessee, authorized by sec9 tion 219(f)(254) of the Water Resources Develop10 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 

11 121 Stat. 1267). 

12 (J) The project for environmental infra13 structure, Blaine, Tennessee, authorized by sec14 tion 219(f)(255) of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 

16 121 Stat. 1267). 

17 (K) The project for environmental infra18 structure, Claiborne County, Tennessee, author19 ized by section 219(f)(256) of the Water Re20 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

21 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

22 (L) The project for environmental infra23 structure, Giles County, Tennessee, authorized by 

24 section 219(f)(257) of the Water Resources Devel-
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1 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

2 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

3 (M) The project for environmental infra4 structure, Grainger County, Tennessee, author5 ized by section 219(f)(258) of the Water Re6 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

7 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

8 (N) The project for environmental infra9 structure, Hamilton County, Tennessee, author10 ized by section 219(f)(259) of the Water Re11 sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 

12 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

13 (O) The project for environmental infra14 structure, Harrogate, Tennessee, authorized by 

15 section 219(f)(260) of the Water Resources Devel16 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

17 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

18 (P) The project for environmental infra19 structure, Johnson County, Tennessee, authorized 

20 by section 219(f)(261) of the Water Resources 

21 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 

22 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

23 (Q) The project for environmental infra24 structure, Knoxville, Tennessee, authorized by 

25 section 219(f)(262) of the Water Resources Devel-
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1 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

2 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

3 (R) The project for environmental infra4 structure, Lewis, Lawrence, and Wayne Coun5 ties, Tennessee, authorized by section 219(f)(264) 

6 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

7 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1268). 

8 (S) The project for environmental infra9 structure, Nashville, Tennessee, authorized by 

10 section 219(f)(263) of the Water Resources Devel11 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

12 335; 121 Stat. 1267). 

13 (T) The project for environmental infra14 structure, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, authorized by 

15 section 219(f)(265) of the Water Resources Devel16 opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 

17 335; 121 Stat. 1268). 

18 (U) The project for environmental infra19 structure, Plateau Utility District, Morgan 

20 County, Tennessee, authorized by section 

21 219(f)(266) of the Water Resources Development 

22 Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 

23 Stat. 1268). 

24 (V) The authorized funding level for critical 

25 restoration projects, Lake Champlain watershed, 
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1 Vermont and New York, authorized by section 

2 542 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

3 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150). 

4 (W) The project for environmental infra5 structure, Eastern Shore and Southwest Vir6 ginia, authorized by section 219(f)(10) of the 

7 Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

8 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1255). 

9 SEC. 205. SELMA, ALABAMA. 

10 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

12 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

14 Works of the Senate a report that— 

15 (1) provides an update on the study for flood 

16 risk management and riverbank stabilization, Selma, 

17 Alabama, authorized by resolutions of the Committees 

18 on Public Works and Rivers and Harbors of the 

19 House of Representatives on June 7, 1961, and April 

20 28, 1936, respectively, the completion of which the 

21 Secretary was required to expedite by section 1203 of 

22 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

23 Stat. 3803); and 

24 (2) identifies project alternatives necessary to— 
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1 (A) assure the preservation of cultural and 

2 historic values associated with national historic 

3 landmarks within the study area; and 

4 (B) provide flood risk management for eco5 nomically disadvantaged communities within the 

6 study area. 

7 SEC. 206. REPORT ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS FACILITIES IN 

8 APPALACHIA. 

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

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in collaboration 

11 with the Appalachian Regional Commission established by 

12 section 14301(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall sub13 mit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

14 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

15 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that 

16 identifies each Corps of Engineers facility that— 

17 (1) is located within a distressed county or an 

18 at-risk county (as designated by the Appalachian Re19 gional Commission pursuant to subparagraph (A) or 

20 (B) of section 14526(a)(1), of title 40, United States 

21 Code), including in counties that are experiencing 

22 high unemployment or job loss; and 

23 (2) could be improved for purposes of economic 

24 development, recreation, or other uses. 

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1 (1) IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL HYDRO2 POWER DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall include 

3 in the report submitted under subsection (a) the iden4 tification of any existing nonpowered dams, located 

5 within a distressed county or an at-risk county, with 

6 the potential to be used to test, evaluate, pilot, dem7 onstrate, or deploy hydropower or energy storage tech8 nologies. 

9 (2) INFORMATION.—In carrying out this sub10 section, the Secretary may use any information devel11 oped pursuant to section 1206 of the Water Resources 

12 Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3806). 

13 (3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out paragraph 

14 (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with any relevant 

15 National Laboratories. 

16 SEC. 207. ADDITIONAL STUDIES UNDER NORTH ATLANTIC 

17 COAST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY. 

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

19 study to determine the feasibility of a project for hurricane 

20 and storm damage risk reduction for any major metropoli21 tan area located in the study area for the comprehensive 

22 study authorized under the heading ‘‘Department of the 

23 Army—Corps of Engineers—Civil—Investigations’’ under 

24 the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 
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1 113–2) that was not included in a high-risk focus area iden2 tified in the study. 

3 (b) TREATMENT.—A study carried out under sub4 section (a) shall be considered to be a continuation of the 

5 comprehensive study described in that subsection. 

6 SEC. 208. SOUTH ATLANTIC COASTAL STUDY. 

7 Section 1204 of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 2016 (130 Stat. 1685) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the enactment of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2020, and not less frequently than annually thereafter 

13 until 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

14 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com15 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

16 of Representatives a report on the status of the study under 

17 subsection (a), on a State-by-State basis, including infor18 mation on the engagement of the Corps of Engineers with 

19 non-Federal interests, including detailed lists of all meet20 ings and decision outcomes associated with those engage21 ments.’’. 

22 SEC. 209. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE SACRAMENTO 

23 RIVER, YOLO BYPASS, CALIFORNIA. 

24 (a) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.—The Secretary shall 

25 conduct a comprehensive study of the Sacramento River in 
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1 the vicinity of the Yolo Bypass System, California, to iden2 tify actions to be undertaken by the Secretary for the com3 prehensive management of the Yolo Bypass System for the 

4 purposes of flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, 

5 water supply, hydropower, and recreation. 

6 (b) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 

7 (1) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the com8 prehensive study under subsection (a), the Secretary 

9 shall consult with the Governor of the State of Cali10 fornia, applicable Federal, State, and local agencies, 

11 non-Federal interests, the Yolo Bypass and Cache 

12 Slough Partnership, and other stakeholders. 

13 (2) USE OF EXISTING DATA AND PRIOR STUD14 IES.—To the maximum extent practicable and where 

15 appropriate, the Secretary may— 

16 (A) make use of existing data provided to 

17 the Secretary by the entities identified in para18 graph (1); and 

19 (B) incorporate— 

20 (i) relevant information from prior 

21 studies and projects carried out by the Sec22 retary within the study area; and 

23 (ii) the latest technical data and sci24 entific approaches to changing hydrologic 

25 and climatic conditions. 
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1 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the comprehen3 sive study under subsection (a), the Secretary may de4 velop a recommendation to Congress for— 

5 (A) the construction of a water resources de6 velopment project; 

7 (B) the structural or operational modifica8 tion of an existing water resources development 

9 project; 

10 (C) additional monitoring of, or adaptive 

11 management measures to carry out with respect 

12 to, existing water resources development projects, 

13 to respond to changing hydrologic and climatic 

14 conditions; or 

15 (D) geographic areas within the Yolo By16 pass System for additional study by the Sec17 retary. 

18 (2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Any feasi19 bility study carried out pursuant to a recommenda20 tion under paragraph (1)(D) shall be considered to be 

21 a continuation of the comprehensive study authorized 

22 under subsection (a). 

23 (d) COMPLETION OF STUDY; REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

24 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 

25 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
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1 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

3 Works of the Senate a report detailing— 

4 (1) the results of the comprehensive study con5 ducted under subsection (a), including any rec6 ommendations developed under subsection (c); 

7 (2) any additional, site-specific areas within the 

8 Yolo Bypass System where additional study for flood 

9 risk management or ecosystem restoration projects is 

10 recommended by the Secretary; and 

11 (3) any interim actions relating to existing 

12 water resources development projects undertaken by 

13 the Secretary during the study period. 

14 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) YOLO BYPASS SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Yolo By16 pass System’’ means the system of weirs, levees, by17 pass structures, and other water resources develop18 ment projects in California’s Sacramento River Val19 ley, extending from the Fremont Weir near Woodland, 

20 California, to the Sacramento River near Rio Vista, 

21 California, authorized pursuant to section 2 of the 

22 Act of March 1, 1917 (chapter 144; 39 Stat. 949). 

23 (2) YOLO BYPASS AND CACHE SLOUGH PARTNER24 SHIP.—The term ‘‘Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough 

25 Partnership’’ means the group of parties to the Yolo 
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1 Bypass and Cache Slough Memorandum of Under2 standing, effective May 2016, regarding collaboration 

3 and cooperation in the Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough 

4 region. 

5 SEC. 210. LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGULATION SCHEDULE, 

6 FLORIDA. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the review of the 

8 Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule pursuant to section 

9 1106 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

10 Stat. 3773), the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) evaluate the implications of prohibiting re12 leases from Lake Okeechobee through the S–308 and 

13 S–80 lock and dam structures, and evaluate sepa14 rately the implications of prohibiting high volume re15 leases through the S–77, S–78, and S–79 lock and 

16 dam structures, on the operation of the lake in ac17 cordance with authorized purposes and seek to mini18 mize unnecessary releases to coastal estuaries; and 

19 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, coordi20 nate with the ongoing efforts of Federal and State 

21 agencies responsible for monitoring, forecasting, and 

22 notification of cyanobacteria levels in Lake Okee23 chobee. 

24 (b) MONTHLY REPORT.—Each month, the Secretary 

25 shall make public a report, which may be based on the 
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1 Water Management Daily Operational Reports, disclosing 

2 the volumes of water deliveries to or discharges from Lake 

3 Okeechobee & Vicinity, Water Conservation Area I, Water 

4 Conservation Area II, Water Conservation Area III, East 

5 Coast Canals, and the South Dade Conveyance. Such report 

6 shall be aggregated and reported in a format designed for 

7 the general public, using maps or other widely understood 

8 communication tools. 

9 (c) EFFECT.—In carrying out the evaluation under 

10 subsection (a)(1), nothing shall be construed to authorize 

11 any new purpose for the management of Lake Okeechobee 

12 or authorize the Secretary to affect any existing authorized 

13 purpose, including flood protection and management of 

14 Lake Okeechobee to provide water supply for all authorized 

15 users. 

16 SEC. 211. GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCY STUDY. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the comprehensive 

18 assessment of water resources needs for the Great Lakes Sys19 tem under section 729 of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a), as required by section 1219 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 

22 3811), the Secretary shall— 

23 (1) taking into account recent high lake levels 

24 within the Great Lakes, assess and make rec25 ommendations to Congress on— 
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1 (A) coastal storm and flood risk manage2 ment measures, including measures that use nat3 ural features and nature-based features, as those 

4 terms are defined in section 1184 of the Water 

5 Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 

6 2289a); 

7 (B) operation and maintenance of the Great 

8 Lakes Navigation System, as such term is de9 fined in section 210 of the Water Resources De10 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238); 

11 (C) ecosystem protection and restoration; 

12 (D) the prevention and control of invasive 

13 species and the effects of invasive species; and 

14 (E) recreation associated with water re15 sources development projects; 

16 (2) prioritize actions necessary to protect critical 

17 public infrastructure, communities, and critical nat18 ural or cultural resources; and 

19 (3) to the maximum extent practicable and 

20 where appropriate, utilize existing data provided to 

21 the Secretary by Federal and State agencies, Indian 

22 Tribes, and other stakeholders, including data ob23 tained through other Federal programs. 

24 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS; ADDITIONAL STUDY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the com2 prehensive assessment described in subsection (a), the 

3 Secretary may make a recommendation to Congress 

4 for— 

5 (A) the construction of a water resources de6 velopment project; 

7 (B) the structural or operational modifica8 tion of an existing water resources development 

9 project; 

10 (C) additional monitoring of, or adaptive 

11 management measures to carry out with respect 

12 to, existing water resources development projects, 

13 to respond to changing hydrologic and climatic 

14 conditions; or 

15 (D) geographic areas within the Great 

16 Lakes System for additional study by the Sec17 retary. 

18 (2) FOCUS AREAS.—In addition to carrying out 

19 subsection (a), to contribute to the comprehensive as20 sessment described in such subsection, the Secretary is 

21 authorized to conduct feasibility studies for— 

22 (A) the project for coastal storm resiliency, 

23 Lake Ontario shoreline, New York; and 

24 (B) the project for coastal storm resiliency, 

25 Chicago shoreline, Illinois. 
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1 (3) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Any feasi2 bility study carried out pursuant to this subsection, 

3 including pursuant to a recommendation under para4 graph (1)(D), shall be considered to be a continuation 

5 of the comprehensive assessment described in sub6 section (a). 

7 (c) EXEMPTION FROM MAXIMUM STUDY COST AND

8 DURATION LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001 of the Water Re9 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

10 2282c) shall not apply to any study recommended under 

11 subsection (b)(1)(D) or carried out pursuant to subsection 

12 (b)(2). 

13 SEC. 212. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF RESTORATION IN 

14 THE LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA. 

15 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

16 this Act, the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection and 

17 Restoration Task Force established by section 7004 of Water 

18 Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1272) shall 

19 submit to Congress a report that summarizes the activities 

20 and recommendations of the Task Force, including— 

21 (1) policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, 

22 and activities undertaken for addressing conservation, 

23 protection, restoration, and maintenance of the coast24 al Louisiana ecosystem; and 
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1 (2) financial participation by each agency rep2 resented on the Task Force in conserving, protecting, 

3 restoring, and maintaining the coastal Louisiana eco4 system. 

5 SEC. 213. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE 

6 MANAGEMENT STUDY. 

7 (a) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.— 

8 (1) PURPOSE.—The Secretary, in collaboration 

9 with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and 

10 pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(A), shall conduct a com11 prehensive study of the Lower Mississippi River 

12 basin, from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to the Gulf of 

13 Mexico, to identify recommendations of actions to be 

14 undertaken by the Secretary, under existing authori15 ties or after congressional authorization, for the com16 prehensive management of the basin for the purposes 

17 of— 

18 (A) hurricane and storm damage reduction, 

19 flood risk management, structural and non20 structural flood control, and floodplain manage21 ment strategies; 

22 (B) navigation; 

23 (C) ecosystem and environmental restora24 tion; 

25 (D) water supply; 
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1 (E) hydropower production; 

2 (F) recreation; and 

3 (G) other purposes as determined by the 

4 Secretary. 

5 (2) DEVELOPMENT.—In conducting the com6 prehensive study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

7 shall investigate— 

8 (A) the construction of new water resources 

9 development projects; 

10 (B) structural and operational modifica11 tions to completed water resources development 

12 projects within the study area; 

13 (C) projects proposed in the comprehensive 

14 coastal protection master plan entitled ‘‘Louisi15 ana’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustain16 able Coast’’, prepared by the State of Louisiana 

17 and accepted by the Louisiana Coastal Protec18 tion and Restoration Authority (including any 

19 subsequent amendments or revisions), includ20 ing— 

21 (i) Ama sediment diversion; 

22 (ii) Union freshwater diversion; 

23 (iii) increase Atchafalaya flow to 

24 Terrebonne; and 

25 (iv) Manchac Landbridge diversion; 
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1 (D) natural features and nature-based fea2 tures, including levee setbacks and instream and 

3 floodplain restoration; 

4 (E) fish and wildlife habitat resources, in5 cluding in the Mississippi Sound Estuary, the 

6 Lake Pontchartrain Basin, the Breton Sound, 

7 the Barataria Basin, the Terrebonne Basin, the 

8 Atchafalaya Basin, the Vermilion–Teche Basin, 

9 and other outlets of the Mississippi River and 

10 Tributaries project; 

11 (F) mitigation of adverse impacts from op12 erations of flood control structures to the Mis13 sissippi Sound Estuary, the Lake Pontchartrain 

14 Basin, the Breton Sound, the Barataria Basin, 

15 the Atchafalaya Basin, and other outlets of the 

16 Mississippi River and Tributaries project; 

17 (G) the effects of dredging and river-bottom 

18 elevation changes on drainage efficiency; 

19 (H) the economic impacts of existing prac20 tices, including such impacts on coastal re21 sources; 

22 (I) monitoring requirements, including as 

23 near-real time monitoring as practicable, and 

24 adaptive management measures to respond to 

25 changing conditions over time; 
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1 (J) the division of responsibilities among 

2 the Federal Government and non-Federal inter3 ests with respect to the purposes described in 

4 paragraph (1); and 

5 (K) other matters, as determined by the Sec6 retary. 

7 (b) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.—In 

8 conducting the comprehensive study under subsection (a), 

9 the Secretary shall consult with applicable Federal, State, 

10 and local agencies, Indian Tribes, non-Federal interests, 

11 and other stakeholders, and, to the maximum extent prac12 ticable and where appropriate, make use of existing data 

13 provided to the Secretary by such entities or from any rel14 evant multistate monitoring programs. 

15 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In conducting the com16 prehensive study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

17 develop actionable recommendations to Congress, including 

18 for— 

19 (1) the construction of new water resources devel20 opment projects to improve the maximum effective 

21 river resource use and control; 

22 (2) the structural or operational modification of 

23 completed water resources development projects; 

24 (3) such additional monitoring of, or adaptive 

25 management measures to carry out with respect to, 
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1 completed water resources development projects, to re2 spond to changing conditions; 

3 (4) improving the efficiency of operational and 

4 maintenance dredging within the study area; 

5 (5) whether changes are necessary to the Mis6 sissippi River and Tributaries project within the 

7 study area; 

8 (6) other Federal and non-Federal action, where 

9 appropriate; and 

10 (7) follow-up studies and data collection and 

11 monitoring to be carried out by the relevant Federal 

12 or State agency. 

13 (d) COMPLETION OF STUDY; REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

14 (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

16 thereafter until the final report under paragraph (2) 

17 is submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the Com18 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

19 House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi20 ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report de21 tailing— 

22 (A) any interim actions relating to water 

23 resources development projects within the study 

24 area undertaken by the Secretary under existing 

25 authority; and 
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1 (B) any recommendations developed under 

2 subsection (c). 

3 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after 

4 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 

5 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

6 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

7 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

8 Senate a final report detailing the results of the com9 prehensive study required by this section, including 

10 the recommendations developed under subsection (c). 

11 (3) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 Section 1001(a) of the Water Resources Reform and 

13 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)) shall 

14 not apply to the study carried out by the Secretary 

15 under this section. 

16 (e) FURTHER ANALYSIS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the comprehen18 sive study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

19 carry out activities in geographic areas that warrant 

20 additional analysis by the Corps of Engineers, in21 cluding feasibility studies. 

22 (2) TREATMENT.—A feasibility study carried out 

23 under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a con24 tinuation of the comprehensive study conducted under 

25 subsection (a). 
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1 (f) REQUIREMENTS.—The comprehensive study con2 ducted under subsection (a) shall be carried out in accord3 ance with the authorities for the Mississippi River and 

4 Tributaries project. 

5 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

7 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Mississippi River and Tribu8 taries project’’ means the Mississippi River and Trib9 utaries project authorized by the first section of the 

10 Act of May 15, 1928 (33 U.S.C. 702a). 

11 (2) NATURAL FEATURE; NATURE-BASED FEA12 TURE.—The terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature13 based feature’’ have the meanings given those terms in 

14 section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act 

15 of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a). 

16 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 (i) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section shall 

20 delay or interfere with, or be construed as grounds for en21 joining construction of, authorized projects within the study 

22 area. 
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1 SEC. 214. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE 

2 PLAN. 

3 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct an as4 sessment of the water resources needs of the Upper Mis5 sissippi River under section 729 of the Water Resources De6 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a). 

7 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall carry out 

8 the assessment under subsection (a) in accordance with the 

9 requirements in section 1206(b) of Water Resources Devel10 opment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1686). 

11 SEC. 215. UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BASIN MAINSTEM DAM 

12 FISH LOSS RESEARCH. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 22 of the Water 

14 Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16), 

15 the Secretary shall conduct research on the management of 

16 fish losses through the mainstem dams of the Missouri River 

17 Basin during periods of high flow. 

18 (b) CONTENTS.—The research conducted under sub19 section (a) shall include an examination of— 

20 (1) the effects of high flow rates through Upper 

21 Missouri River Basin mainstem dam outlet works on 

22 fish passage; 

23 (2) options used by other Corps of Engineers dis24 trict offices to mitigate fish losses through dams; and 
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1 (3) the feasibility of implementing fish loss miti2 gation options in the Upper Missouri River Basin 

3 mainstem dams, based on similar ongoing studies. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

6 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ8 ment and Public Works of the Senate a report recom9 mending a plan to address fish losses through mainstem 

10 dams in the Upper Missouri River Basin. 

11 SEC. 216. LOWER AND UPPER MISSOURI RIVER COM12 PREHENSIVE FLOOD PROTECTION. 

13 (a) ADDITIONAL STUDIES FOR LOWER MISSOURI

14 RIVER BASIN.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graph (2), upon the request of the non-Federal inter17 est for the Lower Missouri Basin study, the Secretary 

18 shall expand the scope of such study to investigate 

19 and provide recommendations relating to— 

20 (A) modifications to projects in Iowa, Kan21 sas, Nebraska, and Missouri authorized under 

22 the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program 

23 (authorized by section 9(b) of the Act of Decem24 ber 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 891)) and 

25 the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navi-
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1 gation project (authorized by section 2 of the Act 

2 of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 19)), in3 cluding modifications to the authorized purposes 

4 of such projects to further flood risk management 

5 and resiliency; and 

6 (B) modifications to non-Federal, publicly 

7 owned levees in the Lower Missouri River Basin. 

8 (2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines 

9 that expanding the scope of the Lower Missouri Basin 

10 study as provided in paragraph (1) is not prac11 ticable, and the non-Federal interest for such study 

12 concurs in such determination, the Secretary shall 

13 carry out such additional studies as are necessary to 

14 investigate the modifications described in paragraph 

15 (1). 

16 (3) CONTINUATION OF LOWER MISSOURI BASIN

17 STUDY.—The following studies shall be considered a 

18 continuation of the Lower Missouri Basin study: 

19 (A) Any additional study carried out under 

20 paragraph (2). 

21 (B) Any study recommended to be carried 

22 out in a report that the Chief of Engineers pre23 pares for the Lower Missouri Basin study. 

24 (C) Any study recommended to be carried 

25 out in a report that the Chief of Engineers pre-
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1 pares for an additional study carried out under 

2 paragraph (2). 

3 (D) Any study spun off from the Lower 

4 Missouri Basin study before the completion of 

5 such study. 

6 (E) Any study spun off from an additional 

7 study carried out under paragraph (2) before the 

8 completion of such additional study. 

9 (4) RELIANCE ON EXISTING INFORMATION.—In 

10 carrying out any study described in or authorized by 

11 this subsection, the Secretary, to the extent prac12 ticable, shall rely on existing data and analysis, in13 cluding data and analysis prepared under section 22 

14 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 

15 U.S.C. 1962d–16). 

16 (5) CONSIDERATION; CONSULTATION.—In devel17 oping recommendations under paragraph (1), the Sec18 retary shall— 

19 (A) consider the use of— 

20 (i) structural and nonstructural meas21 ures, including the setting back of levees and 

22 removing structures from areas of recurring 

23 flood vulnerability, where advantageous, to 

24 reduce flood risk and damages in the Lower 

25 Missouri River Basin; and 
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1 (ii) where such features are locally ac2 ceptable, natural features or nature-based 

3 features (as such terms are defined in sec4 tion 1184 of the Water Resources Develop5 ment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a); and 

6 (B) consult with applicable Federal and 

7 State agencies, Indian Tribes, and other stake8 holders within the Lower Missouri River Basin 

9 and solicit public comment on such recommenda10 tions. 

11 (6) EXEMPTION FROM MAXIMUM STUDY COST

12 AND DURATION LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001 of the 

13 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

14 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c) shall not apply to the Lower 

15 Missouri Basin study or any study described in para16 graph (3). 

17 (7) PRECONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, AND DE18 SIGN.—Upon completion of a study authorized by this 

19 subsection, if the Secretary determines that a rec20 ommended project, or modification to a project de21 scribed in paragraph (1), is justified, the Secretary 

22 may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, en23 gineering, and design of the project or modification. 

24 (8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—For the provision of 

2 technical assistance to support small commu3 nities and economically disadvantaged commu4 nities in the planning and design of flood risk 

5 management and flood risk resiliency projects in 

6 the Lower Missouri River Basin, for each of fis7 cal years 2021 through 2026, there are author8 ized to be appropriated— 

9 (i) $2,000,000 to carry out section 206 

10 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 

11 709a), in addition to amounts otherwise au12 thorized to carry out such section; and 

13 (ii) $2,000,000 to carry out section 

14 22(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop15 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16), in 

16 addition to amounts otherwise authorized to 

17 carry out such section. 

18 (B) CONDITIONS.— 

19 (i) LIMITATIONS NOT APPLICABLE.— 

20 The limitations on the use of funds in sec21 tion 206(d) of the Flood Control Act of 1960 

22 and section 22(c)(2) of the Water Resources 

23 Development Act of 1974 shall not apply to 

24 the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

25 by subparagraph (A). 
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1 (ii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Noth2 ing in this paragraph restricts the author3 ity of the Secretary to use any funds other4 wise appropriated to carry out section 206 

5 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 or section 

6 22(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop7 ment Act of 1974 to provide technical as8 sistance described in subparagraph (A). 

9 (9) COMPLETION OF STUDY; REPORT TO CON10 GRESS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of en11 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

12 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

13 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

15 detailing— 

16 (A) the results of the study authorized by 

17 this subsection; 

18 (B) any additional, site-specific areas with19 in the Lower Missouri River Basin for which ad20 ditional study for flood risk management projects 

21 is recommended by the Secretary; and 

22 (C) any interim actions relating to existing 

23 water resources development projects in the 

24 Lower Missouri River Basin undertaken by the 

25 Secretary during the study period. 
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1 (10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 (A) LOWER MISSOURI BASIN STUDY.—The 

3 term ‘‘Lower Missouri Basin study’’ means the 

4 Lower Missouri Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency 

5 Study, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, 

6 authorized pursuant to section 216 of the Flood 

7 Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 

8 (B) SMALL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘small 

9 community’’ means a local government that 

10 serves a population of less than 15,000. 

11 (b) UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BASIN COMPREHENSIVE

12 STUDY.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collabora14 tion with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 

15 shall conduct a comprehensive study to address flood 

16 risk in areas affected by severe flooding in 2019 along 

17 the Upper Missouri River, including an examination 

18 of— 

19 (A) the use of structural and nonstructural 

20 flood control and floodplain management strate21 gies, including the consideration of natural fea22 tures or nature-based features (as such terms are 

23 defined in section 1184 of the Water Resources 

24 Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a); 
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1 (B) continued operation and maintenance 

2 of the navigation project; 

3 (C) management of bank caving and ero4 sion; 

5 (D) maintenance of water supply; 

6 (E) fish and wildlife habitat management; 

7 (F) recreation needs; 

8 (G) environmental restoration needs; 

9 (H) the division of responsibilities of the 

10 Federal Government and non-Federal interests 

11 with respect to Missouri River flooding; 

12 (I) the roles and responsibilities of Federal 

13 agencies with respect to Missouri River flooding; 

14 and 

15 (J) any other related matters, as determined 

16 by the Secretary. 

17 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In conducting the 

18 study under this subsection, the Secretary may de19 velop recommendations to Congress for— 

20 (A) the construction of a water resources de21 velopment project; 

22 (B) the structural or operational modifica23 tion of an existing water resources development 

24 project; 
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1 (C) such additional monitoring of, or 

2 adaptive management measures to carry out 

3 with respect to, existing water resources develop4 ment projects, to respond to changing conditions; 

5 (D) geographic areas within the Upper Mis6 souri River basin for additional study by the 

7 Secretary; 

8 (E) management plans and actions to be 

9 carried out by the responsible Federal agencies to 

10 reduce flood risk and improve resiliency; 

11 (F) any necessary changes to the general 

12 comprehensive plan for flood control and other 

13 purposes in the Missouri River Basin under sec14 tion 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 

15 52 Stat. 1218; 58 Stat. 891); and 

16 (G) follow-up studies for problem areas for 

17 which data or current technology does not allow 

18 immediate solutions. 

19 (3) COMPLETION OF STUDY; REPORT TO CON20 GRESS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of en21 actment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit 

22 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc23 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com24 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen25 ate a report that— 
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1 (A) contains the results of the comprehen2 sive study required by this subsection, including 

3 any recommendations developed under para4 graph (2); 

5 (B) addresses— 

6 (i) the potential for the transfer of 

7 flood risk between and within the Upper 

8 and Lower Missouri River basins with re9 spect to any changes recommended pursuant 

10 to paragraph (2)(F); 

11 (ii) adverse impacts to navigation and 

12 other authorized purposes of the applicable 

13 Missouri River project with respect to any 

14 changes recommended under paragraph 

15 (2)(F); and 

16 (iii) whether there are opportunities 

17 for increased non-Federal management in 

18 the Upper Missouri River Basin; 

19 (C) recognizes— 

20 (i) the interest and rights of States 

21 in— 

22 (I) determining the development 

23 of watersheds within the borders of the 

24 State; and 
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1 (II) water utilization and control; 

2 and 

3 (ii) the primary responsibilities of 

4 States and local interests in developing 

5 water supplies for domestic, municipal, in6 dustrial, and other purposes; and 

7 (D) describes any interim actions relating 

8 to existing water resources development projects 

9 in the Upper Missouri River Basin undertaken 

10 by the Secretary during the study period. 

11 (4) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub12 section, the Secretary shall consult with applicable 

13 Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, and other 

14 stakeholders within the Upper Missouri River Basin 

15 and solicit public comment. 

16 (5) RELIANCE ON EXISTING INFORMATION.—In 

17 carrying out any study described in or authorized by 

18 this subsection, the Secretary, to the extent prac19 ticable, shall rely on existing data and analysis, in20 cluding data and analysis prepared under section 22 

21 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 

22 U.S.C. 1962d–16). 

23 (6) EXEMPTION FROM MAXIMUM STUDY COST

24 AND DURATION LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001 of the 

25 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
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1 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c) shall not apply to the com2 prehensive study carried out under this section or any 

3 feasibility study described in paragraph (7). 

4 (7) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Any feasi5 bility study carried out pursuant to a recommenda6 tion included in the report submitted under this sub7 section shall be considered to be a continuation of the 

8 comprehensive study required under paragraph (1). 

9 (8) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

10 ‘‘Missouri River project’’ means a project constructed 

11 as part of— 

12 (A) the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin 

13 Program (authorized by section 9(b) of the Act 

14 of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 

15 891)), located in the States of Wyoming, Mon16 tana, North Dakota, or South Dakota; 

17 (B) the Missouri River Bank Stabilization 

18 and Navigation project (authorized by section 2 

19 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 

20 19)); or 

21 (C) a non-Federal, publicly owned levee sys22 tem located within the Upper Missouri River 

23 Basin. 

24 (c) COORDINATION.—Upon completion of the studies 

25 under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall develop 
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1 a strategy that, to the maximum extent practicable, coordi2 nates and aligns the results of such studies. 

3 SEC. 217. PORTSMOUTH HARBOR AND PISCATAQUA RIVER 

4 AND RYE HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

5 (a) REQUIREMENT TO EXPEDITE.—The Secretary 

6 shall expedite authorized activities to address the impacts 

7 of shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Rye Harbor, 

8 New Hampshire, authorized by section 101 of the River and 

9 Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480). 

10 (b) STATUS UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

12 to Congress a written status update regarding— 

13 (1) the activities required to be expedited under 

14 subsection (a); and 

15 (2) the project for navigation, Portsmouth Har16 bor and Piscataqua River, authorized by section 101 

17 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), 

18 as required to be expedited under section 1317 of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 

20 3823). 

21 SEC. 218. COUGAR AND DETROIT DAMS, WILLAMETTE RIVER 

22 BASIN, OREGON. 

23 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

25 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
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1 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ2 ment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly 

3 available, a report providing an initial analysis of 

4 deauthorizing hydropower as a project purpose at the Cou5 gar and Detroit Dams project. 

6 (b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the re7 port submitted under subsection (a)— 

8 (1) a description of the potential effects of 

9 deauthorizing hydropower as a project purpose at the 

10 Cougar and Detroit Dams project on— 

11 (A) the operation of the project, including 

12 with respect to the other authorized purposes of 

13 the project; 

14 (B) compliance of the project with the En15 dangered Species Act; 

16 (C) costs that would be attributed to other 

17 authorized purposes of the project, including 

18 costs relating to compliance with such Act; and 

19 (D) other ongoing studies in the Willamette 

20 River Basin; and 

21 (2) identification of any further research needed. 

22 (c) PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the terms 

23 ‘‘Cougar and Detroit Dams project’’ and ‘‘project’’ mean 

24 the Cougar Dam and Reservoir project and Detroit Dam 

25 and Reservoir project, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, au-
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1 thorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 

2 (64 Stat. 179), and facilities that operate in conjunction 

3 with the main Detroit Dam facility, including the Big Cliff 

4 re-regulating dam. 

5 SEC. 219. PORT ORFORD, OREGON. 

6 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, the Secretary shall, at Federal expense, submit 

8 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

9 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi10 ronment and Public Works of the Senate a summary report 

11 on the research completed and data gathered by the date 

12 of enactment of this Act with regards to the configuration 

13 of a breakwater for the project for navigation, Port Orford, 

14 Oregon, authorized by section 117 of the River and Harbor 

15 Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1822; 106 Stat. 4809), for the pur16 poses of addressing shoaling issues to minimize long-term 

17 maintenance costs. 

18 SEC. 220. WILSON CREEK AND SLOAN CREEK, FAIRVIEW, 

19 TEXAS. 

20 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

21 of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

22 written status update regarding efforts to address flooding 

23 along Wilson Creek and Sloan Creek in the City of Fair24 view, Texas. 
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1 SEC. 221. STUDY ON WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CON2 SERVATION AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP3 MENT PROJECTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 

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

6 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

7 the House of the Representatives and the Committee on En8 vironment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 

9 analyzes the benefits and consequences of including water 

10 supply and water conservation as a primary mission of the 

11 Corps of Engineers in carrying out water resources develop12 ment projects. 

13 (b) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in the re14 port submitted under subsection (a)— 

15 (1) a description of existing water resources de16 velopment projects with water supply or water con17 servation as authorized purposes, and the extent to 

18 which such projects are utilized for such purposes; 

19 (2) a description of existing water resources de20 velopment projects with respect to which— 

21 (A) water supply or water conservation 

22 could be added as a project purpose, including 

23 those with respect to which a non-Federal inter24 est has expressed an interest in adding water 

25 supply or water conservation as a project pur26 pose; and 
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1 (B) such a purpose could be accommodated 

2 while maintaining existing authorized purposes; 

3 (3) a description of ongoing water resources de4 velopment project studies the authorizations for which 

5 include authorization for the Secretary to study the 

6 feasibility of carrying out the project with a purpose 

7 of water supply or water conservation; 

8 (4) an analysis of how adding water supply and 

9 water conservation as a primary mission of the Corps 

10 of Engineers would affect the ability of the Secretary 

11 to carry out future water resources development 

12 projects; and 

13 (5) any recommendations of the Secretary relat14 ing to including water supply and water conservation 

15 as a primary mission of the Corps of Engineers. 

16 SEC. 222. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AUTHORIZED STUDIES 

17 AND PROJECTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of each 

19 year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to Congress 

20 an annual report, to be entitled ‘‘Report to Congress on Au21 thorized Water Resources Development Projects and Stud22 ies’’, that identifies— 

23 (1) ongoing or new feasibility studies, authorized 

24 within the previous 20 years, for which a Report of 

25 the Chief of Engineers has not been issued; 
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1 (2) authorized feasibility studies for projects in 

2 the preconstruction, engineering and design phase; 

3 (3) ongoing or new water resources development 

4 projects authorized for construction within the pre5 vious 20 years; and 

6 (4) authorized and constructed water resources 

7 development projects the Secretary has the responsi8 bility to operate or maintain. 

9 (b) CONTENTS.— 

10 (1) INCLUSIONS.— 

11 (A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall include 

12 in each report submitted under this section only 

13 a feasibility study or water resources develop14 ment project— 

15 (i) that has been authorized by Con16 gress to be carried out by the Secretary and 

17 does not require any additional congres18 sional authorization to be carried out; 

19 (ii) that the Secretary has the capa20 bility to carry out if funds are appropriated 

21 for such study or project under any of the 

22 ‘‘Investigations’’, ‘‘Construction’’, ‘‘Oper23 ation and Maintenance’’, or ‘‘Mississippi 

24 River and Tributaries’’ appropriations ac25 counts for the Corps of Engineers; and 
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1 (iii) for which a non-Federal inter2 est— 

3 (I) in the case of a study or a 

4 project other than a project for which 

5 funds may be appropriated for oper6 ation and maintenance, has entered 

7 into a feasibility cost-sharing agree8 ment, design agreement, or project 

9 partnership agreement with the Corps 

10 of Engineers, or has informed the Sec11 retary that the non-Federal interest 

12 has the financial capability to enter 

13 into such an agreement within 1 year; 

14 and 

15 (II) demonstrates the legal and fi16 nancial capability to satisfy the re17 quirements for local cooperation with 

18 respect to the study or project. 

19 (B) DESCRIPTION OF BENEFITS.— 

20 (i) DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary 

21 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

22 describe in each report submitted under this 

23 section the benefits, as described in clause 

24 (ii), of each feasibility study and water re-
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1 sources development project included in the 

2 report. 

3 (ii) BENEFITS.—The benefits referred 

4 to in clause (i) are benefits to— 

5 (I) the protection of human life 

6 and property; 

7 (II) improvement to transpor8 tation; 

9 (III) the national, regional, or 

10 local economy; 

11 (IV) the environment; or 

12 (V) the national security interests 

13 of the United States. 

14 (2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall in15 clude in each report submitted under this section, for 

16 each feasibility study and water resources develop17 ment project included in the report— 

18 (A) the name of the associated non-Federal 

19 interest, including the name of any non-Federal 

20 interest that has contributed, or is expected to 

21 contribute, a non-Federal share of the cost of the 

22 study or project; 

23 (B) the purpose of the study or project; 

24 (C) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of 

25 the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs of the 
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1 study or project, including, to the extent prac2 ticable, the fully funded capability of the Corps 

3 of Engineers for— 

4 (i) the 3 fiscal years following the fis5 cal year in which the report is submitted, 

6 in the case of a feasibility study; and 

7 (ii) the 5 fiscal years following the fis8 cal year in which the report is submitted, 

9 in the case of a water resources development 

10 project; and 

11 (D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of 

12 the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of the 

13 study or project. 

14 (3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall include 

15 in each report submitted under this section a certifi16 cation stating that each feasibility study or water re17 sources development project included in the report 

18 meets the criteria described in paragraph (1)(A). 

19 (4) OMISSIONS.— 

20 (A) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 

21 omit from a report submitted under this section 

22 a study or project that otherwise meets the cri23 teria for inclusion in the report solely on the 

24 basis of a policy of the Secretary. 
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1 (B) APPENDIX.—If the Secretary omits 

2 from a report submitted under this section a 

3 study or project that otherwise meets the criteria 

4 for inclusion in the report, the Secretary shall 

5 include with the report an appendix that lists 

6 the name of the study or project and reason for 

7 its omission. 

8 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS; PUBLICATION.— 

9 (1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

10 may submit a report under this section in conjunc11 tion with the submission of the annual report under 

12 section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and De13 velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 

14 (2) PUBLICATION.—On submission of each report 

15 under this section, the Secretary shall make the report 

16 publicly available, including through publication on 

17 the internet. 

18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term ‘‘non20 Federal interest’’ has the meaning given that term in 

21 section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 

22 U.S.C. 1962d–5b). 

23 (2) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

24 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘water resources development 

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1 project under an environmental infrastructure assist2 ance program, and a project the authorized purposes 

3 of which include water supply. 

4 SEC. 223. COMPLETION OF REPORTS AND MATERIALS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Using available appropriations, 

6 not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

7 section, the Secretary shall complete and submit to Congress 

8 the following materials: 

9 (1) The report required by section 1211 of the 

10 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 

11 3808). 

12 (2) Implementation guidance for the amend13 ments made by section 1176 of the Water Resources 

14 Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1673). 

15 (3) Implementation guidance for the amend16 ments made by section 3029(a) of the Water Resources 

17 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 

18 1305). 

19 (4) Any other report or other material required 

20 to be submitted to Congress by any of the following 

21 Acts (including by amendments made by such Acts) 

22 that has not been so submitted by the date of enact23 ment of this section: 

24 (A) The Water Resources Reform and Devel25 opment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121). 
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1 (B) The Water Resources Development Act 

2 of 2016 (Public Law 114–322). 

3 (C) The Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 2018 (Public Law 115–270). 

5 (b) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—To the extent prac6 ticable and appropriate, the Secretary shall use existing 

7 data in completing any materials described in subsection 

8 (a). 

9 (c) FAILURE TO SUBMIT.—If the Secretary fails to 

10 submit materials as required by this section, the Secretary 

11 shall immediately inform the Committee on Environment 

12 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

13 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep14 resentatives, in writing, of the specific reasons for such fail15 ure and a timeline for submission of the delinquent mate16 rials. 

17 (d) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 

18 shall expeditiously issue any guidance necessary to imple19 ment any provision of this Act, including any amendments 

20 made by this Act, in accordance with section 1105 of the 

21 Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2202). 

22 SEC. 224. EMERGENCY FLOODING PROTECTION FOR LAKES. 

23 The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 

24 extent to which section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 

25 U.S.C. 701n), applies to lakes, including lakes with the flow 
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1 of a slow-moving river, including, if applicable, rec2 ommendations for legislative changes to ensure that such 

3 lakes are eligible for the program carried out pursuant to 

4 such section. 

5 SEC. 225. REPORT ON DEBRIS REMOVAL. 

6 Section 1210 of the Water Resources Development Act 

7 of 2018 (132 Stat. 3808) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1210. REPORT ON DEBRIS REMOVAL. 

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

10 date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 2020, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make 

12 publicly available a report that describes— 

13 ‘‘(1) the extent to which, during the 10 fiscal 

14 years prior to such date of enactment, the Secretary 

15 has carried out section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1945 

16 (33 U.S.C. 603a); 

17 ‘‘(2) how the Secretary has evaluated potential 

18 work to be carried out under that section; and 

19 ‘‘(3) the extent to which the Secretary plans to 

20 start, continue, or complete debris removal activities 

21 in the 3 years following submission of the report. 

22 ‘‘(b) FOCUS AREAS.—The Secretary shall include in 

23 the report submitted under subsection (a)— 

24 ‘‘(1) identification of the debris removal activi25 ties to be started, continued, or completed during the 
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1 first fiscal year following the date of enactment of this 

2 subsection within the boundaries of the North Atlantic 

3 Division of the Corps of Engineers; 

4 ‘‘(2) the estimated total costs and completion 

5 dates for such activities; and 

6 ‘‘(3) identification of the non-Federal interest as7 sociated with such activities.’’. 

8 SEC. 226. REPORT ON ANTECEDENT HYDROLOGIC CONDI9 TIONS. 

10 (a) REPORT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

14 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

15 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

16 Representatives a report on the use by the Corps of 

17 Engineers since 2010 of data relating to antecedent 

18 hydrologic conditions in the Missouri River Basin 

19 (including soil moisture conditions, frost depths, 

20 snowpack, and streamflow conditions) in— 

21 (A) conducting Missouri River mainstem 

22 reservoir operations under the Missouri River 

23 Master Manual; 

24 (B) developing related annual operating 

25 plans; and 
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1 (C) performing seasonal, monthly, and 

2 daily operations. 

3 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The report submitted under 

4 paragraph (1) shall include— 

5 (A) a review of— 

6 (i) the approach of the Corps of Engi7 neers to forecasting basin runoff in devel8 oping annual operating plans of the Corps 

9 of Engineers; 

10 (ii) the assessment of existing and al11 ternative algorithms that could improve 

12 basin runoff forecasting; 

13 (iii) the approach of the Corps of En14 gineers for reservoir releases in the winter, 

15 spring, summer, and fall, based on basin 

16 runoff forecasts; 

17 (iv) the technical report of the Corps of 

18 Engineers entitled ‘‘Long-Term Runoff 

19 Forecasting’’, dated February, 2017; 

20 (v) the use by the Corps of Engineers 

21 of data from Federal and State entities in 

22 basin runoff forecasts; and 

23 (vi) the use by the Corps of Engineers 

24 of advanced data collection, including 
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1 through the use of unmanned aerial sys2 tems, forecasting, and modeling; 

3 (B) findings and recommendations on how 

4 to best incorporate antecedent basin conditions 

5 in annual operating plans and Missouri River 

6 mainstem reservoir operations; and 

7 (C) the results of the peer review conducted 

8 under subsection (b). 

9 (b) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 

10 into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 

11 or a similar independent scientific and technical advisory 

12 organization to establish a panel of experts to conduct a 

13 peer review of the report to be submitted under subsection 

14 (a). 

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

16 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— 

17 (1) $5,000,000 to carry out subsection (a); and 

18 (2) $5,000,000 to carry out subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 227. SUBSURFACE DRAIN SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND 

20 DEVELOPMENT. 

21 Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec22 retary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research 

23 and Development Center and, where appropriate, in con24 sultation with other Federal agencies, shall carry out re-
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1 search and development activities relating to the use of sub2 surface drain systems as— 

3 (1) a flood risk-reduction measure; or 

4 (2) a coastal storm risk-reduction measure. 

5 SEC. 228. REPORT ON CORROSION PREVENTION ACTIVI6 TIES. 

7 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

9 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep10 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

11 Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report 

12 that describes— 

13 (1) the extent to which the Secretary has carried 

14 out section 1033 of the Water Resources Reform and 

15 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350); 

16 (2) the extent to which the Secretary has incor17 porated corrosion prevention activities (as defined in 

18 such section) at water resources development projects 

19 constructed or maintained by the Secretary since the 

20 date of enactment of such section; and 

21 (3) in instances where the Secretary has not in22 corporated corrosion prevention activities at such 

23 water resources development projects since such date, 

24 an explanation as to why such corrosion prevention 

25 activities have not been incorporated. 
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1 SEC. 229. ANNUAL REPORTING ON DISSEMINATION OF IN2 FORMATION. 

3 Section 1104(b) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2282d note) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) 

6 as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and 

7 indenting appropriately; 

8 (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

9 (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Not less frequently 

14 than annually, the Secretary shall provide to the 

15 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

16 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In17 frastructure of the House of Representatives a written 

18 update on the progress of the implementation of para19 graph (1), including a description of each education 

20 and outreach action the Secretary is taking to imple21 ment that paragraph. 

22 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE; COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary 

23 shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) issue guidance on the uniform imple25 mentation by each district of the Corps of Engi26 neers of the process for submitting proposals 
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1 under section 7001 of the Water Resources Re2 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

3 2282d); and 

4 ‘‘(B) each year, ensure compliance with the 

5 guidance issued under subparagraph (A).’’. 

6 SEC. 230. REPORT ON BENEFITS CALCULATION FOR FLOOD 

7 CONTROL STRUCTURES. 

8 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

10 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com11 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

12 of Representatives a report on the extent to which flood in13 surance premium reductions that result from implementa14 tion of a flood risk management project, including struc15 tural elements, nonstructural elements, or natural features 

16 or nature-based features, are included in the calculation of 

17 the benefits of the project by the Corps of Engineers. 

18 TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS 

19 AND MODIFICATIONS 

20 SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 

21 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

22 (1) to identify water resources development 

23 projects authorized by Congress that are no longer 

24 viable for construction due to— 

25 (A) a lack of local support; 
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1 (B) a lack of available Federal or non-Fed2 eral resources; or 

3 (C) an authorizing purpose that is no 

4 longer relevant or feasible; 

5 (2) to create an expedited and definitive process 

6 for Congress to deauthorize water resources develop7 ment projects that are no longer viable for construc8 tion; and 

9 (3) to allow the continued authorization of water 

10 resources development projects that are viable for con11 struction. 

12 (b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 

13 (1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de15 velop a preliminary list of each water resources 

16 development project, or separable element of a 

17 project, authorized for construction before No18 vember 8, 2007, for which— 

19 (i) planning, design, or construction 

20 was not initiated before the date of enact21 ment of this Act; or 

22 (ii) planning, design, or construction 

23 was initiated before the date of enactment of 

24 this Act, but for which no funds, Federal or 

25 non-Federal, were obligated for planning, 
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1 design, or construction of the project or sep2 arable element of the project during the cur3 rent fiscal year or any of the 10 preceding 

4 fiscal years. 

5 (B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUC6 TION BACKLOG AND OPERATION AND MAINTE7 NANCE REPORT.—The Secretary may develop the 

8 preliminary list from the comprehensive con9 struction backlog and operation and mainte10 nance reports developed pursuant to section 

11 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 

13 (C) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not 

14 include on the preliminary list— 

15 (i) an environmental infrastructure as16 sistance project authorized to be carried out 

17 by the Secretary (including a project au18 thorized pursuant to an environmental as19 sistance program); or 

20 (ii) a project or separable element of a 

21 project authorized as part of the Com22 prehensive Everglades Restoration Plan de23 scribed in section 601 of the Water Re24 sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 

25 2680). 
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1 (2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZA2 TION LIST.— 

3 (A) DEAUTHORIZATION AMOUNT.—The Sec4 retary shall prepare a proposed list of projects 

5 for deauthorization comprised of a subset of 

6 projects and separable elements identified on the 

7 preliminary list developed under paragraph (1) 

8 that have, in the aggregate, an estimated Federal 

9 cost to complete that is at least $10,000,000,000. 

10 (B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST TO

11 COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), 

12 the Federal cost to complete shall take into ac13 count any allowances authorized by section 902 

14 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

15 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent 

16 project schedule and cost estimate. 

17 (C) INCLUSION OF DEAUTHORIZATION OF

18 ANTIQUATED PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall re19 duce the amount identified for deauthorization 

20 under paragraph (2)(A) by an amount equiva21 lent to the estimated current value of each 

22 project, or separable element of a project, that is 

23 deauthorized by subsection (f). 

24 (3) SEQUENCING OF PROJECTS.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 identify projects and separable elements for in3 clusion on the proposed list of projects for de4 authorization under paragraph (2) according to 

5 the order in which the projects and separable ele6 ments were authorized, beginning with the ear7 liest authorized projects and separable elements 

8 and ending with the latest project or separable 

9 element necessary to meet the aggregate amount 

10 under paragraph (2)(A). 

11 (B) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—The Secretary 

12 may identify projects and separable elements in 

13 an order other than that established by subpara14 graph (A) if the Secretary determines, on a case15 by-case basis, that a project or separable element 

16 is critical for interests of the United States, 

17 based on the possible impact of the project or 

18 separable element on public health and safety, 

19 the national economy, or the environment. 

20 (4) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so22 licit comments from the public and the Gov23 ernors of each applicable State on the proposed 

24 deauthorization list prepared under paragraph 

25 (2)(A). 
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1 (B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com2 ment period shall be 90 days. 

3 (5) PREPARATION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION

4 LIST.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pre6 pare a final deauthorization list by— 

7 (i) considering any comments received 

8 under paragraph (4); and 

9 (ii) revising the proposed deauthoriza10 tion list prepared under paragraph (2)(A) 

11 as the Secretary determines necessary to re12 spond to such comments. 

13 (B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in14 clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 

15 appendix that— 

16 (i) identifies each project or separable 

17 element on the proposed deauthorization list 

18 that is not included on the final deauthor19 ization list; and 

20 (ii) describes the reasons why the 

21 project or separable element is not included 

22 on the final deauthorization list. 

23 (c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST TO

24 CONGRESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 the date of the close of the comment period under sub3 section (b)(4), the Secretary shall— 

4 (A) submit the final deauthorization list 

5 and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(5) 

6 to the Committee on Transportation and Infra7 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

9 the Senate; and 

10 (B) publish the final deauthorization list 

11 and appendix in the Federal Register. 

12 (2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not in13 clude in the final deauthorization list submitted 

14 under paragraph (1) any project or separable element 

15 with respect to which Federal funds for planning, de16 sign, or construction are obligated after the develop17 ment of the preliminary list under subsection 

18 (b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final de19 authorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this sub20 section. 

21 (d) DEAUTHORIZATION; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—After the expiration of the 2- 

23 year period beginning on the date of publication of 

24 the final deauthorization list and appendix under 

25 subsection (c)(1)(B), a project or separable element of 
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1 a project identified in the final deauthorization list is 

2 hereby deauthorized, unless Congress passes a joint 

3 resolution disapproving the final deauthorization list 

4 prior to the end of such period. 

5 (2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—A project or separable 

7 element of a project identified in the final de8 authorization list under subsection (c) shall not 

9 be deauthorized under this subsection if, before 

10 the expiration of the 2-year period referred to in 

11 paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest for the 

12 project or separable element of the project pro13 vides sufficient funds to complete the project or 

14 separable element of the project. 

15 (B) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.—Notwith16 standing subparagraph (A), each project and 

17 separable element of a project identified in the 

18 final deauthorization list shall be treated as de19 authorized for purposes of the aggregate de20 authorization amount specified in subsection 

21 (b)(2)(A). 

22 (3) PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN APPENDIX.—A 

23 project or separable element of a project identified in 

24 the appendix to the final deauthorization list shall re25 main subject to future deauthorization by Congress. 
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1 (e) SPECIAL RULES.— 

2 (1) POST-AUTHORIZATION STUDIES.—A project 

3 or separable element of a project may not be identi4 fied on the proposed deauthorization list developed 

5 under subsection (b), or the final deauthorization list 

6 developed under subsection (c), if the project or sepa7 rable element received funding for a post-authoriza8 tion study during the current fiscal year or any of the 

9 10 preceding fiscal years. 

10 (2) TREATMENT OF PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 

11 For purposes of this section, if an authorized water 

12 resources development project or separable element of 

13 the project has been modified by an Act of Congress, 

14 the date of the authorization of the project or sepa15 rable element shall be deemed to be the date of the 

16 most recent such modification. 

17 (f) DEAUTHORIZATION OF ANTIQUATED PROJECTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any water resources develop19 ment project, or separable element of a project, au20 thorized for construction prior to November 17, 1986, 

21 for which construction has not been initiated prior to 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, or for which funds 

23 have not been obligated for construction in the 10- 

24 year period prior to the date of enactment of this Act, 

25 is hereby deauthorized. 
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1 (2) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 days 

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

3 shall issue to the Committee on Transportation and 

4 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

6 Senate a report that identifies— 

7 (A) the name of each project, or separable 

8 element of a project, deauthorized by paragraph 

9 (1); and 

10 (B) the estimated current value of each such 

11 project or separable element of a project. 

12 (g) ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF INAC13 TIVE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—The 

14 Secretary or the non-Federal interest may not carry out 

15 any authorized water resources development project, or sep16 arable element of such project, for which construction has 

17 not been initiated in the 20-year period following the date 

18 of the authorization of such project or separable element, 

19 until— 

20 (1) the Secretary provides to the Committee on 

21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

22 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

23 and Public Works of the Senate a post-authorization 

24 change report that updates the economic and environ-
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1 mental analysis of the project or separable element; 

2 and 

3 (2) the Committee on Transportation and Infra4 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

6 Senate take appropriate action to address any modi7 fications to the economic and environmental analysis 

8 for the project or separable element of the project con9 tained in the post-authorization change report. 

10 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORT.— 

12 The term ‘‘post-authorization change report’’ has the 

13 meaning given such term in section 1132(d) of the 

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

15 2282e). 

16 (2) POST-AUTHORIZATION STUDY.—The term 

17 ‘‘post-authorization study’’ means— 

18 (A) a feasibility report developed under sec19 tion 905 of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282); 

21 (B) a feasibility study, as defined in section 

22 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d)); or 
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1 (C) a review conducted under section 216 of 

2 the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a), 

3 including an initial appraisal that— 

4 (i) demonstrates a Federal interest; 

5 and 

6 (ii) requires additional analysis for the 

7 project or separable element. 

8 SEC. 302. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RES9 TORATION. 

10 Section 560(f) of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2336(f)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 303. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

14 Section 203(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$12,500,000’’ each place it appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘$18,500,000’’. 

18 SEC. 304. LAKES PROGRAM. 

19 Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662, 100 Stat. 4148; 110 Stat. 

21 3758; 113 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at 

25 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(29) Ellis Pond and Guild Pond, Norwood, 

3 Massachusetts; and 

4 ‘‘(30) Memorial Pond, Walpole, Massachusetts.’’. 

5 SEC. 305. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON6 STRUCTED DAMS. 

7 Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act 

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

9 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 306. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA14 TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 510 of the Water Resources 

16 Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303, 110 Stat. 

17 3759; 121 Stat. 1202; 128 Stat. 1317) is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 

19 (i) and inserting after subsection (g) the following: 

20 ‘‘(h) PROJECT CAP.—The total cost of a project carried 

21 out under this section may not exceed $15,000,000.’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by 

23 striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 

24 (b) OUTREACH AND TRAINING.—The Secretary shall 

25 conduct public outreach and workshops for non-Federal in-
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1 terests to provide information on the Chesapeake Bay envi2 ronmental restoration and protection program established 

3 under section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act 

4 of 1996, including how to participate in the program. 

5 SEC. 307. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM ENVIRON6 MENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 

7 Section 1103(e) of the Water Resources Development 

8 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$22,750,000’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$10,420,000’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 308. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROTECTION. 

14 Section 2010(e) of the Water Resources Reform and 

15 Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 132 Stat. 3812) 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘the Act of October 15, 1940 (33 

17 U.S.C. 701h–1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5 of the Act of June 

18 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h)’’. 

19 SEC. 309. THEODORE SHIP CHANNEL, MOBILE, ALABAMA. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Theo21 dore Ship Channel, Mobile Harbor, Alabama, authorized by 

22 section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

23 1962d–5), is revised to incorporate into the project the 40- 

24 foot-deep, 1,320-foot-wide, and approximately 1,468.5-foot25 long access channel, extending north from stations 257+25 
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1 and 273+25 from the Theodore Channel, that was con2 structed for the former Naval Station Mobile, as a substitute 

3 for the authorized but unconstructed 40-foot-deep, 300-foot4 wide, and 1,200-foot-long anchorage basin in the same loca5 tion, to serve the public terminal that replaced the former 

6 Naval Station Mobile as obligated under the authorizations 

7 for the project. 

8 (b) TREATMENT.—The Secretary shall— 

9 (1) consider construction of the access channel 

10 described in subsection (a) to be complete; and 

11 (2) assume maintenance of the access channel de12 scribed in subsection (a) for so long as the terminal 

13 described in subsection (a) remains publicly owned. 

14 SEC. 310. MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION 

15 SYSTEM. 

16 Any Federal funds, regardless of the account from 

17 which the funds were provided, used to carry out construc18 tion of the modification to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 

19 River Navigation System, authorized in section 136 of the 

20 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 

21 (117 Stat. 1842), shall be considered by the Secretary as 

22 initiating construction of the project such that future funds 

23 will not require a new investment decision. 
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1 SEC. 311. OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS, ARKANSAS AND 

2 LOUISIANA. 

3 The project for navigation, Ouachita and Black Riv4 ers, Arkansas and Louisiana, authorized by section 101 of 

5 the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), is modi6 fied to include water supply as an authorized purpose. 

7 SEC. 312. LAKE ISABELLA, CALIFORNIA. 

8 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

9 that the Secretary, when evaluating alternative locations for 

10 construction of a permanent Isabella Lake Visitor Center 

11 by the Corps of Engineers to replace the facility impacted 

12 by the Isabella Dam safety modification project, should af13 ford substantial weight to the site preference of the local 

14 community. 

15 (b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire such in16 terests in real property as the Secretary determines nec17 essary or advisable to support construction of the Isabella 

18 Dam safety modification project. 

19 (c) TRANSFER.—The Secretary may transfer any real 

20 property interests acquired under subsection (b) to any 

21 other Federal agency or department without reimburse22 ment. 

23 (d) ISABELLA DAM SAFETY MODIFICATION PROJECT

24 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Isabella Dam safety 

25 modification project’’ means the dam safety modification 

26 project at the Isabella Reservoir in the San Joaquin Valley, 
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1 California (authorized by Act of December 22, 1944 (chap2 ter 665, 58 Stat. 901)), including the component of the 

3 project relating to construction a visitor center facility. 

4 SEC. 313. LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER FLOOD CONTROL 

5 PROJECT. 

6 The Secretary shall align the schedules of, and maxi7 mize complimentary efforts, minimize duplicative practices, 

8 and ensure coordination and information sharing with re9 spect to— 

10 (1) the project for flood risk management, Lower 

11 San Joaquin River, authorized by section 1401(2) of 

12 the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

13 Stat. 3836); and 

14 (2) the second phase of the feasibility study for 

15 the Lower San Joaquin River project for flood risk 

16 management, authorized for expedited completion by 

17 section 1203(a)(7) of the Water Resources Develop18 ment Act 2018 (132 Stat. 3803). 

19 SEC. 314. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALI20 FORNIA. 

21 The portion of project for flood control, Sacramento 

22 River, California, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 

23 March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 103 Stat. 649; 

24 110 Stat. 3709; 112 Stat. 1841; 113 Stat. 299), consisting 

25 of a riverbed gradient restoration facility at the Glenn- 
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1 Colusa Irrigation District Intake, is no longer authorized 

2 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 315. SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, SAN DIEGO 

4 COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

5 The portion of the project for flood control and naviga6 tion, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, 

7 California, authorized by the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 

8 595, 60 Stat. 636), identified in the National Levee Data9 base established under section 9004 of the Water Resources 

10 Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) as the San Diego 

11 River 3 segment and consisting of a 785-foot-long segment 

12 of the right bank levee from Station 209+41.75 to its end 

13 at Station 217+26.75, as described in construction plans 

14 dated August 30, 1951, is no longer authorized beginning 

15 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 316. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, WATERFRONT 

17 AREA. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114 of the River and Har19 bor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 59h) is amended to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 114. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, WATERFRONT 

22 AREA. 

23 ‘‘(a) AREA TO BE DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE.—The 

24 following area is declared to be nonnavigable waters of the 

25 United States: All of that portion of the City and County 
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1 of San Francisco, California, lying shoreward of a line be2 ginning at the intersection of the southerly right of way 

3 line of Earl Street prolongation with the Pierhead United 

4 States Government Pierhead line, the Pierhead line as de5 fined in the State of California Harbor and Navigation 

6 Code Section 1770, as amended in 1961; thence northerly 

7 along said Pierhead line to its intersection with a line par8 allel with and distant 10 feet easterly from, the existing 

9 easterly boundary line of Pier 30–32; thence northerly along 

10 said parallel line and its northerly prolongation, to a point 

11 of intersection with a line parallel with, and distant 10 

12 feet northerly from, the existing northerly boundary of Pier 

13 30–32; thence westerly along last said parallel line to its 

14 intersection with said Pierhead line; thence northerly along 

15 said Pierhead line, to the intersection of the easterly right 

16 of way line of Van Ness Avenue, formerly Marlette Street, 

17 prolongation to the Pierhead line. 

18 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT THAT AREA BE IMPROVED.—The 

19 declaration of nonnavigability under subsection (a) applies 

20 only to those parts of the area described in subsection (a) 

21 that are or will be bulkheaded, filled, or otherwise occupied 

22 or covered by permanent structures and does not affect the 

23 applicability of any Federal statute or regulation that re24 lates to filling of navigable waters or to other regulated ac25 tivities within the area described in subsection (a), includ-
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1 ing sections 9 and 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 

2 401, 403), section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Con3 trol Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 

4 1969. 

5 ‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF EMBARCADERO HISTORIC DIS6 TRICT.—Congress finds and declares that the area described 

7 in subsection (a) contains the seawall, piers, and wharves 

8 that comprise the Embarcadero Historic District listed on 

9 the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2006.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5052 of the 

11 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 59h– 

12 1) is repealed. 

13 SEC. 317. WESTERN PACIFIC INTERCEPTOR CANAL, SAC14 RAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA. 

15 The portion of the project for flood protection on the 

16 Sacramento River, authorized by section 2 of the of March 

17 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 45 Stat. 539; 50 Stat. 

18 877; 55 Stat. 647; 80 Stat. 1422), consisting of the portion 

19 of the levee from G.P.S. coordinate N2147673.584 

20 E6690904.187 to N2147908.413 E6689057.060 associated 

21 with the Western Pacific Interceptor Canal, is no longer 

22 authorized beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

23 Act. 
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1 SEC. 318. RIO GRANDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 

2 PROGRAM, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND 

3 TEXAS. 

4 Section 5056(f) of the Water Resources Development 

5 Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114, 121 Stat. 1213; 128 Stat. 

6 1314) is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

7 SEC. 319. NEW LONDON HARBOR WATERFRONT CHANNEL, 

8 CONNECTICUT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for navi10 gation, New London Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the 

11 first section of the Act of June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 

12 Stat. 333), described in subsection (b) is no longer author13 ized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 (b) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in sub15 section (a) is generally the portion between and around the 

16 2 piers at the State Pier in New London, specifically the 

17 area— 

18 (1) beginning at a point N691263.78, 

19 E1181259.26; 

20 (2) running N 35°01’50.75’’ W about 955.59 feet 

21 to a point N692046.26, E1180710.74; 

22 (3) running N 54°58’06.78’’ E about 100.00 feet 

23 to a point N692103.66, E1180792.62; 

24 (4) running S 35°01’50.75’’ E about 989.8 feet 

25 to a point N691293.17, E1181360.78; and 
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1 (5) running S 73°51’15.45’’ W about 105.69 feet 

2 to the point described in paragraph (1). 

3 SEC. 320. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DELAWARE. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers 

5 should maintain the annual maintenance dredging for Wil6 mington Harbor, Delaware, authorized by the Act of June 

7 3, 1896 (chapter 314, 29 Stat. 207). 

8 SEC. 321. WILMINGTON HARBOR SOUTH DISPOSAL AREA, 

9 DELAWARE. 

10 (a) FINDING.—For the purposes of applying section 

11 217(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 

12 U.S.C. 2326a(b)) to the Wilmington Harbor South Disposal 

13 Area, Delaware, the Secretary shall find that the standard 

14 has been met for the Edgemoor expansion of the Port of 

15 Wilmington, Delaware. 

16 (b) USE.—Any use of the Wilmington Harbor South 

17 Disposal Area permitted by the Secretary under section 

18 217(b) for the Edgemoor Expansion of the Port of Wil19 mington shall not otherwise reduce the availability of ca20 pacity, in dredged material disposal facilities under the ju21 risdiction of the Secretary that were constructed before the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, for operation and mainte23 nance of— 

24 (1) the Delaware River Mainstem and Channel 

25 Deepening project, Delaware, New Jersey, and Penn-
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1 sylvania, authorized by section 101(6) of the Water 

2 Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802); 

3 or 

4 (2) the Delaware River, Philadelphia to the Sea, 

5 project, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, author6 ized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 

7 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 52 Stat. 803; 59 Stat. 14; 68 

8 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 297). 

9 (c) FEE.—The Secretary shall impose on the non-Fed10 eral interest for the Edgemoor Expansion of the Port of Wil11 mington a fee, under section 217(b)(1)(B) of the Water Re12 sources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 

13 2326a(b)(1)(B)), to recover capital, operation, and mainte14 nance costs associated with any use by the non-Federal in15 terest of capacity in the Wilmington Harbor South Disposal 

16 Area permitted by the Secretary under section 217(b) of the 

17 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 pursuant to sub18 section (a) of this section. 

19 (d) AGREEMENT TO PAY.—In accordance with section 

20 217(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 

21 U.S.C. 2326a(a)), if, to accommodate the dredged materials 

22 from operation and maintenance of the Edgemoor Expan23 sion of the Port of Wilmington, the Secretary provides addi24 tional capacity at the Wilmington Harbor South Disposal 

25 Area, the non-Federal interest for the Edgemoor Expansion 
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1 of the Port of Wilmington shall agree to pay, during the 

2 period of construction, all costs associated with the con3 struction of the additional capacity. 

4 SEC. 322. WASHINGTON HARBOR, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

5 Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 

6 project for navigation, Washington Harbor, District of Co7 lumbia, authorized by the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 

8 831, 49 Stat. 1031), is modified to reduce, in part, the au9 thorized dimensions of the project, such that the remaining 

10 authorized dimensions are as follows: 

11 (1) A 200-foot-wide, 12-foot-deep channel with a 

12 center line beginning at a point East 1,317,064.30 

13 and North 440,373.32, thence to a point East 

14 1,316,474.30 and North 440,028.31, thence to a point 

15 East 1,315,584.30 and North 439,388.30, thence to a 

16 point East 1,315,259.31 and North 438,908.30. 

17 (2) A 200- to 300-foot-wide, 12-foot-deep transi18 tion area, with a center line beginning at a point 

19 East 1,315,259.31 and North 438,908.30 to a point 

20 East 1,315,044.31 and North 438,748.30. 

21 (3) A 300-foot-wide, 15-foot-deep channel with a 

22 centerline beginning a point East 1,315,044.31 and 

23 North 438,748.30, thence to a point East 1,314,105.31 

24 and North 438,124.79, thence to a point East 

25 1,311,973.30 and North 438,807.78, thence to a point 
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1 East 1,311,369.73 and North 438,577.42, thence to a 

2 point East 1,311,015.73 and North 438,197.57, thence 

3 to a point East 1,309,713.47 and North 435,678.91. 

4 (4) A 300- to 400-foot-wide, 15- to 24-foot-deep 

5 transition area, with a center line beginning at a 

6 point East 1,309,713.47 and North 435,678.91 to a 

7 point East 1,307,709.33 and North 434,488.25. 

8 (5) A 400-foot-wide, 24-foot-deep channel with a 

9 centerline beginning at a point East 1,307,709.33 and 

10 North 434,488.25, thence to a point East 1,307,459.33 

11 and North 434,173.25, thence to a point East 

12 1,306,476.82 and North 432,351.28, thence to a point 

13 East 1,306,209.79 and North 431,460.21, thence to a 

14 point at the end of the channel near Hains Point 

15 East 1,305,997.63 and North 429,978.31. 

16 SEC. 323. BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE INDIAN RESERVATION 

17 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, FLORIDA. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for ecosystem restora19 tion, Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation Water Con20 servation Plan, Florida, authorized pursuant to section 528 

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

22 3767), is no longer authorized beginning on the date of en23 actment of this Act. 

24 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af25 fects the responsibility of the Secretary to pay any damages 
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1 awarded by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, 

2 or by a court of competent jurisdiction, to a contractor re3 lating to the adjudication of claims arising from construc4 tion of the project described in subsection (a). 

5 SEC. 324. CENTRAL EVERGLADES, FLORIDA. 

6 The project for ecosystem restoration, Central Ever7 glades, authorized by section 1401(4) of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1713), is modified to 

9 include the project for ecosystem restoration, Central and 

10 Southern Florida, Everglades Agricultural Area, authorized 

11 by section 1308 of the Water Resources Development Act 

12 of 2018 (132 Stat. 3819), and to authorize the Secretary 

13 to carry out the project, as so combined, at a total combined 

14 cost of $4,362,091,000. 

15 SEC. 325. MIAMI RIVER, FLORIDA. 

16 The portion of the project for navigation, Miami River, 

17 Florida, authorized by the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 

18 925; 59 Stat. 16; 74 Stat. 481; 100 Stat. 4257), beginning 

19 at the existing railroad bascule bridge and extending ap20 proximately 1,000 linear feet upstream to an existing salin21 ity barrier and flood control structure, is no longer author22 ized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 326. JULIAN KEEN, JR. LOCK AND DAM, MOORE HAVEN, 

2 FLORIDA. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Moore Haven Lock and Dam, 

4 Moore Haven, Florida, authorized pursuant to the Act of 

5 July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 925; 49 Stat. 1032), 

6 shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Julian Keen, Jr. 

7 Lock and Dam’’. 

8 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu9 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

10 States to the Lock and Dam referred to in subsection (a) 

11 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Julian Keen, Jr. 

12 Lock and Dam’’. 

13 SEC. 327. TAYLOR CREEK RESERVOIR AND LEVEE L–73 (SEC14 TION 1), UPPER ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, 

15 FLORIDA. 

16 The portions of the project for flood control and other 

17 purposes, Central and Southern Florida, authorized by sec18 tion 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176), 

19 consisting of the Taylor Creek Reservoir and Levee L–73, 

20 Section 1, within the Upper St. Johns River Basin, Flor21 ida, are no longer authorized beginning on the date of en22 actment of this Act. 

23 SEC. 328. EXTINGUISHMENT OF FLOWAGE EASEMENTS, 

24 ROUGH RIVER LAKE, KENTUCKY. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro26 priations and on request of the landowner, the Secretary 
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1 shall extinguish any flowage easement or portion of a flow2 age easement held by the United States on developed land 

3 of the landowner at Rough River Lake, Kentucky— 

4 (1) that is above 534 feet mean sea level; and 

5 (2) for which the Secretary determines the flow6 age easement or portion of the flowage easement is not 

7 required to address backwater effects. 

8 (b) NO LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be lia9 ble for any damages to property or injuries to persons from 

10 flooding that may be attributable to the operation and 

11 maintenance of Rough River Dam, Kentucky, on land that 

12 was encumbered by a flowage easement extinguished under 

13 subsection (a). 

14 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

17 SEC. 329. CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOUISIANA. 

18 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

19 of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee 

20 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep21 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

22 Works of the Senate a report on plans to modify the 

23 Calcasieu River and Pass Dredged Material Management 

24 Plan and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

25 (November 22, 2010 DMMP/SEIS) to allow for the expan-
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1 sion of Dredged Material Placement Facilities (DMPFs) 17, 

2 19, 22, D, and E to the lakeside foreshore rock boundaries 

3 during planned rehabilitation of these facilities. 

4 SEC. 330. CAMDEN HARBOR, MAINE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The portions of the project for navi6 gation, Camden Harbor, Maine, described in subsection (b) 

7 are no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment 

8 of this Act. 

9 (b) PORTIONS DESCRIBED.—The portions referred to 

10 in subsection (a) are the following: 

11 (1) The portion of the 10-foot-deep inner harbor 

12 area, authorized by the first section of the Act of 

13 March 3, 1873 (chapter 233, 17 Stat. 565; 25 Stat. 

14 400), approximately 50,621.75 square feet in area— 

15 (A) starting at a point with coordinates 

16 N197,640.07, E837,851.71; 

17 (B) thence running S84°43’ 23.94’’W about 

18 381.51 feet to a point with coordinates 

19 N197,604.98, E837,471.82; 

20 (C) thence running N43°47’ 51.43’’W about 

21 270.26 feet to a point with coordinates 

22 N197,800.05, E837,284.77; 

23 (D) thence running S59°02’ 26.62’’E about 

24 219.18 feet to a point with coordinates 

25 N197,687.30, E837,472.72; 
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1 (E) thence running S81°50’ 09.76’’E about 

2 144.70 feet to a point with coordinates 

3 N197,666.75, E837,615.96; 

4 (F) thence running N57°27’ 07.42’’E about 

5 317.32 feet to a point with coordinates 

6 N197,866.52, E837,928.96; and 

7 (G) thence running S18°50’ 04.48’’W about 

8 239.27 feet to the point described in subpara9 graph (A). 

10 (2) The portion of the 14-foot-deep outer harbor 

11 area, authorized by the first section of the Act of Au12 gust 11, 1888 (25 Stat. 400; 32 Stat. 331), approxi13 mately 222,015.94 square feet in area— 

14 (A) starting at a point with coordinates 

15 N197,640.07, E837,851.71; 

16 (B) thence running N18°50’ 04.48’’E about 

17 239.27 feet to a point with coordinates 

18 N197,866.53, E837,928.96; 

19 (C) thence running N58°28’ 51.05’’E about 

20 308.48 feet to a point with coordinates 

21 N198,027.79, E838,191.93; 

22 (D) thence running N84°20’ 01.88’’E about 

23 370.06 feet to a point with coordinates 

24 N198,064.33, E838,560.18; 
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1 (E) thence running S05°32’ 03.42’’E about 

2 357.31 feet to a point with coordinates 

3 N197,708.68, E838,594.64; and 

4 (F) thence running S84°43’ 23.94’’W about 

5 746.08 feet to the point described in subpara6 graph (A). 

7 SEC. 331. CAPE PORPOISE HARBOR, MAINE, ANCHORAGE 

8 AREA DESIGNATION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Cape 

10 Porpoise Harbor, Maine, authorized by section 101 of the 

11 River and Harbor Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1172), is modified 

12 to designate the portion of the project described in sub13 section (b) as a 6-foot-deep anchorage. 

14 (b) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the project 

15 referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 

16 192,235.63 square foot area consisting of the 100-foot-wide 

17 and 6-foot-deep channel located within the inner harbor— 

18 (1) starting at a point with coordinates N 

19 194,175.13, E 2,882,011.74; 

20 (2) thence running N33°46’ 08.14’’W about 

21 914.57 feet to a point with coordinates N 194,935.40, 

22 E 2,881,503.38; 

23 (3) thence running N12°41’ 09.78’’W about 

24 1,026.40 feet to a point with coordinates N 

25 195,936.74, E 2,881,277.97; 
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1 (4) thence running N77°18’ 50.22’’E about 

2 100.00 feet to a point with coordinates N 195,958.70, 

3 E 2,881,375.53; 

4 (5) thence running S12°41’ 09.78’’E about 

5 1,007.79 feet to a point with coordinates N 

6 194,975.52, E 2,881,596.85; 

7 (6) thence running S33°46’ 08.14’’E about 

8 895.96 feet to a point with coordinates N 194,230.72, 

9 E 2,882,094.86; and 

10 (7) thence running S56°13’ 51.86’’W about 

11 100.00 feet to the point described in paragraph (1). 

12 SEC. 332. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. 

13 The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with sec14 tion 5 of Act of June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h), to accept 

15 funds contributed by a non-Federal interest for dredging on 

16 irregular cycles of the Baltimore Inner Harbor Approach 

17 Channel, Baltimore Harbor and Channels Federal naviga18 tion project, authorized by section 101 of the River and 

19 Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297). 

20 SEC. 333. THAD COCHRAN LOCK AND DAM, AMORY, MIS21 SISSIPPI. 

22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

23 that Thad Cochran, whose selfless determination and tire24 less work, while serving as a congressman and United 

25 States Senator from Mississippi for 45 years, contributed 
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1 greatly to the realization and success of the Tennessee2 Tombigbee Waterway. 

3 (b) DESIGNATION.—The navigation lock known as the 

4 ‘‘Amory Lock’’, located at mile 371 on the Tennessee5 Tombigbee Waterway, Mississippi, and the dam associated 

6 with such lock, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Thad 

7 Cochran Lock and Dam’’. 

8 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu9 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

10 States to the lock and dam referred to in subsection (b) shall 

11 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Thad Cochran Lock and 

12 Dam’’. 

13 SEC. 334. MISSOURI RIVER RESERVOIR SEDIMENT MANAGE14 MENT. 

15 Section 1179(a) of the Water Resources Development 

16 Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675; 132 Stat. 3782) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

19 ‘‘project purposes, including’’ before ‘‘storage ca20 pacity’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘pre22 liminary’’; 

23 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) 

24 as paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively; and 
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1 (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(4) JUSTIFICATION.—In determining the eco4 nomic justification of a sediment management plan 

5 under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) measure and include flooding, erosion, 

7 and accretion damages both upstream and down8 stream of the reservoir that are likely to occur as 

9 a result of sediment management within the res10 ervoir compared to the damages that are likely 

11 to occur if the sediment management plan is not 

12 implemented; and 

13 ‘‘(B) include lifecycle costs and a 100-year 

14 period of analysis. 

15 ‘‘(5) IMPLEMENTATION.—As part of a sediment 

16 management plan under paragraph (2), and in ac17 cordance with paragraph (10), the Secretary may 

18 carry out sediment removal activities at reservoirs 

19 owned and operated by the Secretary in the Upper 

20 Missouri River Basin, or at reservoirs for which the 

21 Secretary has flood control responsibilities under sec22 tion 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 

23 709), in the Upper Missouri River Basin, in accord24 ance with section 602 of the Water Resources Develop25 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 110 Stat. 3758; 
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1 113 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076) as if those reservoirs 

2 were listed in subsection (a) of that section.’’. 

3 SEC. 335. PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

4 The Secretary shall expedite the activities required to 

5 be carried out under section 204 of the Water Resources De6 velopment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326) regarding the use 

7 of improvement dredging of the Portsmouth Federal naviga8 tion project in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, carried out 

9 pursuant to section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 

10 U.S.C. 426g), as a source of clean beach fill material to 

11 reinforce the stone revetment at Nantasket Beach, Hull, 

12 Massachusetts. 

13 SEC. 336. RAHWAY FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT FEASIBILITY 

14 STUDY, NEW JERSEY. 

15 The Secretary shall— 

16 (1) nullify the determination of the North Atlan17 tic Division of the Corps of Engineers that further ac18 tivities to carry out the feasibility study for a project 

19 for flood risk management, Rahway, New Jersey, au20 thorized by the resolution of the Committee on Trans21 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep22 resentatives adopted on March 24, 1998 (docket num23 ber 2548), is not warranted; 
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1 (2) identify an acceptable alternative to the 

2 project described in paragraph (1) that could receive 

3 Federal support; and 

4 (3) carry out, and expedite the completion of, a 

5 feasibility study for the acceptable alternative identi6 fied under paragraph (2). 

7 SEC. 337. SAN JUAN-CHAMA PROJECT; ABIQUIU DAM, NEW 

8 MEXICO. 

9 (a) ABIQUIU RESERVOIR.—Section 5(b) of Public Law 

10 97–140 (43 U.S.C. 620a note) is amended by striking ‘‘a 

11 total of two hundred thousand acre-feet of’’. 

12 (b) WATER STORAGE AT ABIQUIU DAM, NEW MEX13 ICO.—Section 1 of Public Law 100–522 (43 U.S.C. 620a 

14 note) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘200,000 acre-feet of’’; 

16 (2) by inserting ‘‘and San Juan-Chama project’’ 

17 after ‘‘Rio Grande system’’; and 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘, in lieu of the water storage au19 thorized by section 5 of Public Law 97–140, to the ex20 tent that contracting entities under section 5 of Pub21 lic Law 97–140 no longer require such storage’’. 

22 (c) WATER STORAGE.—The Secretary shall— 

23 (1) store up to elevation 6230.00 NGVD29 at 

24 Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico, to the extent that the nec-
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1 essary real property interests have been acquired by 

2 any entity requesting such storage; and 

3 (2) amend the March 20, 1986, contract between 

4 the United States of America and the Albuquerque 

5 Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (assigned 

6 by the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico to the Albu7 querque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority) 

8 for water storage space in Abiquiu Reservoir to allow 

9 for storage by the Albuquerque Bernalillo County 

10 Water Utility Authority of San Juan-Chama project 

11 water or native Rio Grande system water up to ele12 vation 6230.00 NGVD29. 

13 (d) STORAGE AGREEMENTS WITH USERS OTHER

14 THAN THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER

15 UTILITY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall— 

16 (1) retain or enter into new agreements with en17 tities for a proportionate allocation of 29,100 acre-feet 

18 of storage space pursuant to section 5 of Public Law 

19 97–140; and 

20 (2) amend or enter into new storage agreements 

21 for storage of San Juan-Chama project water or na22 tive Rio Grande system water up to the space allo23 cated for each entity’s proportionate share of San 

24 Juan-Chama water. 
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1 (e) OPERATIONS DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 amend or revise any existing operations documents, includ3 ing the Water Control Manual or operations plan for 

4 Abiquiu Reservoir, as necessary to meet the requirements 

5 of this section. 

6 (f) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the fol7 lowing limitations shall apply: 

8 (1) The storage of native Rio Grande system 

9 water shall be subject to the provisions of the Rio 

10 Grande Compact and the resolutions of the Rio 

11 Grande Compact Commission. 

12 (2) The storage of native Rio Grande system 

13 water shall only be authorized to the extent that the 

14 necessary water ownership and storage rights have 

15 been acquired by the entity requesting such storage. 

16 (3) The storage of native Rio Grande system 

17 water or San-Juan Chama project water shall not 

18 interfere with the authorized purposes of the Abiquiu 

19 Dam and Reservoir project. 

20 (4) Each user of storage space, regardless of 

21 source of water, shall pay for any increase in costs at22 tributable to storage of that user’s water. 
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1 SEC. 338. FLUSHING BAY AND CREEK FEDERAL NAVIGATION 

2 CHANNEL, NEW YORK. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for navi4 gation, Flushing Bay and Creek, New York, authorized by 

5 the first section of the Act of March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 

6 33 Stat. 1120; 52 Stat. 803; 76 Stat. 1174), described in 

7 subsection (b) is no longer authorized beginning on the date 

8 of enactment of this Act. 

9 (b) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion referred to in 

10 subsection (a) is the portion from river mile 2.5 to river 

11 mile 2.9, as bounded by— 

12 (1) the coordinates of— 

13 (A) Latitude North 40° 45’ 45.61’’ Lon14 gitude West 73° 50’ 20.19’’; 

15 (B) Latitude North 40° 45’ 47.02’’ Lon16 gitude West 73° 50’ 10.80’’; 

17 (C) Latitude North 40° 45’ 26.71’’ Lon18 gitude West 73° 50’ 10.85’’; and 

19 (D) Latitude North 40° 45’ 26.72’’ Lon20 gitude West 73° 50’ 10.96’’; and 

21 (2) the New York Long Island State Plane (US 

22 Survey Feet, NAD–83), as follows: 

23 (A) Easting x1028866.501 Northing 

24 y217179.294; 

25 (B) Easting x1029588.853 Northing 

26 y217322.675; 
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1 (C) Easting x1029588.853 Northing 

2 y215267.486; and 

3 (D) Easting x1028964.587 Northing 

4 y215267.486. 

5 SEC. 339. RUSH RIVER AND LOWER BRANCH RUSH RIVER, 

6 NORTH DAKOTA. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the comprehensive 

8 plan for flood control and other purposes in the Red River 

9 of the North drainage basin, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

10 and Minnesota, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Con11 trol Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1177; 64 Stat. 176), consisting 

12 of clearing and rectification of the channel from mile 28.3 

13 near Amenia to the mouth of the Rush River, known as 

14 Cass County Drain No. 12, is no longer authorized begin15 ning on the date of enactment of this Act. 

16 (b) LOWER BRANCH RUSH RIVER.—The project for 

17 flood control, Lower Branch Rush River, North Dakota, 

18 carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 

19 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), known as Cass County Drain No. 

20 2, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enact21 ment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 340. PAWCATUCK RIVER, LITTLE NARRAGANSETT BAY 

2 AND WATCH HILL COVE, RHODE ISLAND AND 

3 CONNECTICUT. 

4 Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, that 

5 portion of the project for navigation, Pawcatuck River, Lit6 tle Narragansett Bay and Watch Hill Cove, Rhode Island 

7 and Connecticut, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 

8 March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 13), consisting of a 

9 10-foot-deep, 16-acre anchorage area in Watch Hill Cove 

10 is no longer authorized. 

11 SEC. 341. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 

12 Section 575 of the Water Resources Development Act 

13 of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789; 113 Stat. 311; 121 Stat. 1253) 

14 is repealed. 

15 SEC. 342. CAP SANTE WATERWAY, WASHINGTON. 

16 Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 

17 project for navigation, Cap Sante Waterway and Naviga18 tion Channel, Skagit County, Washington, authorized by 

19 the Act of March 2, 1919 (chapter 95, 40 Stat. 1285), is 

20 modified to deauthorize the portion of the project consisting 

21 of an approximately 334,434-foot area of the Federal chan22 nel within Anacortes Harbor inside and directly adjacent 

23 to the Federal breakwater and training wall structure, 

24 starting at a point with coordinates N557015.552, 

25 E1210819.619, thence running S88 13’2.06’’E approxi26 mately 200 feet to a point with coordinates N557009.330, 
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1 E1211019.522, thence running S01 46’58.08’’W approxi2 mately 578 feet to a point with coordinates N556431.405, 

3 E1211001.534, thence running S49 49’50.23’’W approxi4 mately 69 feet to a point with coordinates N556387.076, 

5 E1210949.002, thence running S51 53’0.25’’E approxi6 mately 35 feet to a point with coordinates N556365.662, 

7 E1210976.316, thence running S49 38’58.48’’W approxi8 mately 112 feet to a point with coordinates N556292.989, 

9 E1210890.775, thence running N88 13’1.87’’W approxi10 mately 109 feet to a point with coordinates N556296.367, 

11 E1210782.226, thence running S46 46’58.97’’W approxi12 mately 141 feet to a point with coordinates N556199.527, 

13 E1210679.164, thence running N88 13’1.77’’W approxi14 mately 700 feet to a point with coordinates N556221.305, 

15 E1209979.502, thence running N01 46’58.08’’E approxi16 mately 250 feet to a point with coordinates N556471.184, 

17 E1209987.280, thence running S88 13’1.77’’E approxi18 mately 815 feet to a point with coordinates N556445.828, 

19 E1210801.886, thence running N01 46’58.08’’E approxi20 mately 570 feet to the point of origin. 

21 SEC. 343. LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESERVOIR PERMIT RE22 VIEW. 

23 Section 1119(b) of the Water Resources Development 

24 Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2347 note) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘owned or operated by the Secretary’’. 
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1 SEC. 344. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 

2 ENVIRONMENT. 

3 Section 1203(g) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3805) is amended, in the matter 

5 preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘For fiscal years 2019 

6 and 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 30, 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 345. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 

8 For fiscal years 2021 through 2024, in carrying out 

9 section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 

10 (33 U.S.C. 2330), the Secretary shall give priority to a 

11 project to restore and protect an aquatic ecosystem or estu12 ary that— 

13 (1) is located in the South Platte River Basin; 

14 (2) is located on a body of water that is identi15 fied by the applicable State pursuant to section 

16 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

17 U.S.C. 1313(d)) as being impaired; 

18 (3) has the potential to provide flood risk man19 agement and recreational benefits in addition to eco20 system restoration benefits; and 

21 (4) is located in a city with a population of 

22 80,000 or less. 
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1 SEC. 346. SURPLUS WATER CONTRACTS AND WATER STOR2 AGE AGREEMENTS. 

3 Section 1046(c)(3) of the Water Resources Reform and 

4 Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1254; 132 Stat. 3784) 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘16’’. 

6 SEC. 347. NO WAKE ZONES IN NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 

7 Section 1149 of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 1223 note) amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘recreational’’ in each place it 

10 appears and inserting ‘‘covered’’; and 

11 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) COVERED NAVIGATION CHANNEL.—The term 

15 ‘covered navigation channel’ means a navigation 

16 channel that— 

17 ‘‘(A) is federally marked or maintained; 

18 ‘‘(B) is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal 

19 Waterway; and 

20 ‘‘(C) is adjacent to a marina. 

21 ‘‘(2) COVERED VESSEL.—The term ‘covered ves22 sel’ means a recreational vessel or an uninspected 

23 passenger vessel, as such terms are defined in section 

24 2101 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 
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1 SEC. 348. LIMITATION ON CONTRACT EXECUTION IN THE 

2 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED CONTRACT.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a contract between 

5 any local governmental entity and the Secretary for water 

6 supply storage in a Federal or non-Federal hydropower lake 

7 within the Arkansas River Basin. 

8 (b) LIMITATION.—For any new covered contract for a 

9 hydropower lake that is entered into during the period be10 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 

11 on December 31, 2022, a local governmental entity shall 

12 not pay more than 110 percent of the initial principal cost 

13 for the acre-feet being sought for the new covered contract 

14 for that hydropower lake. 

15 SEC. 349. WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF DAMAGES 

16 RELATED TO CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAIMS. 

17 In a case in which the Armed Services Board of Con18 tract Appeals or other court of competent jurisdiction has 

19 rendered a decision during the period beginning on Decem20 ber 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 2022, awarding 

21 damages to a contractor relating to the adjudication of 

22 claims arising from the construction of an authorized water 

23 resources development project, notwithstanding the terms of 

24 the Project Partnership Agreement, the Secretary shall 

25 waive payment of the share of the non-Federal interest of 

26 those damages, including attorney’s fees, if— 
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1 (1)(A) the contracting officer was instructed by 

2 the Corps of Engineers to modify the terms of the con3 tract or terminate the contract; and 

4 (B) the Armed Services Board of Contract Ap5 peals or other court of competent jurisdiction deter6 mined that the failure of the contracting officer to 

7 timely take the action described in subparagraph (A) 

8 was a material breach of the contract that resulted in 

9 damages to the contractor awarded by the Armed 

10 Services Board of Contract Appeals or the court, as 

11 applicable; or 

12 (2) the claims arose from construction of a 

13 project deauthorized under this title. 

14 SEC. 350. REDUCED PRICING FOR CERTAIN WATER SUPPLY 

15 STORAGE. 

16 Section 322 of the Water Resources Development Act 

17 of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2324) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2,000,000’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘3,000,000’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (g)— 

21 (A) by striking the period at the end and 

22 inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘means a community’’ and 

24 inserting the following: ‘‘means— 

25 ‘‘(1) a community’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(2) a regional water system that serves a popu3 lation of less than 100,000, for which the per capita 

4 income is less than the per capita income of not less 

5 than 50 percent of the counties in the United States.’’. 

6 SEC. 351. FLOOD CONTROL AND OTHER PURPOSES. 

7 Section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act 

8 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Except as’’ and inserting the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(2) RENEGOTIATION OF TERMS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non15 Federal interest, the Secretary and the non-Fed16 eral interest may renegotiate the terms and con17 ditions of an eligible deferred payment, includ18 ing— 

19 ‘‘(i) permitting the non-Federal con20 tribution to be made without interest, pur21 suant to paragraph (1); 

22 ‘‘(ii) recalculation of the interest rate; 

23 ‘‘(iii) full or partial forgiveness of in24 terest accrued during the period of construc25 tion; and 
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1 ‘‘(iv) a credit against construction in2 terest for a non-Federal investment that 

3 benefits the completion or performance of 

4 the project or separable element. 

5 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE DEFERRED PAYMENT.—An 

6 eligible deferred payment agreement under sub7 paragraph (A) is an agreement for which— 

8 ‘‘(i) the non-Federal contribution was 

9 made with interest; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the period of project construction 

11 exceeds 10 years from the execution of a 

12 project partnership agreement or appro13 priation of funds; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) the construction interest exceeds 

15 $45,000,000. 

16 ‘‘(3) CREDIT FOR NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBU17 TION.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au19 thorized to credit any costs incurred by the non20 Federal interest (including in-kind contribu21 tions) to remedy a design or construction defi22 ciency of a covered project or separable element 

23 toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 

24 covered project, if the Secretary determines the 
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1 remedy to be integral to the completion or per2 formance of the covered project. 

3 ‘‘(B) CREDIT OF COSTS.—If the non-Federal 

4 interest incurs costs or in-kind contributions for 

5 a project to remedy a design or construction defi6 ciency of a project or separable element which 

7 has a 100 percent Federal cost share, and the 

8 Secretary determines the remedy to be integral to 

9 the completion or performance of the project, the 

10 Secretary is authorized to credit such costs to 

11 any interest accrued on a deferred non-Federal 

12 contribution. 

13 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF PRE-PAYMENT.—Notwith14 standing a deferred payment agreement with a non15 Federal interest, the Secretary shall accept, without 

16 interest of any type, the repayment of a non-Federal 

17 contribution for any eligible deferred payment de18 scribed in paragraph (2)(B) for which— 

19 ‘‘(A) the non-Federal interest makes a pay20 ment of at least $200 million for that eligible de21 ferred payment agreement on or before Sep22 tember 30, 2021; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the non-Federal interest repays the re24 maining principal by September 30, 2023.’’. 
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1 SEC. 352. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CRITICAL 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress finds 

4 that the project modifications described in this section are 

5 in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by the 

6 Secretary under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform 

7 and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Re8 port to Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’, 

9 or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress. 

10 (b) MODIFICATIONS.— 

11 (1) SACRAMENTO AREA, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

12 219(f)(23) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

13 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 117 Stat. 1840) 

14 is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(23) SACRAMENTO AREA, CALIFORNIA.— 

16 $45,000,000 for regional water conservation, recy17 cling, reliability, and resiliency projects in Placer, El 

18 Dorado, and Sacramento Counties and the San Juan 

19 Suburban Water District, California.’’. 

20 (2) SOUTH PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

21 219(f)(52) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

22 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 

23 2763A–220) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

25 (3) MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLI26 NOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Resources De-
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1 velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 

2 114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 

4 (4) SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.—Sec5 tion 531 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

6 1996 (110 Stat. 3773; 113 Stat. 348; 117 Stat. 142; 

7 121 Stat. 1226) is amended— 

8 (A) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘Boyd, 

9 Carter, Elliott, Lincoln,’’ after ‘‘Lee,’’; and 

10 (B) in subsection (h), by striking 

11 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

12 (5) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 

13 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

14 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 

15 2763A–220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 Stat. 2257; 122 Stat. 

16 1623) is amended by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and in17 serting ‘‘$130,000,000’’. 

18 (6) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219 

19 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

20 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 1494; 121 Stat. 

21 1258) is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ‘‘water 

23 supply and’’ and inserting ‘‘water supply, 

24 projects for stormwater and drainage systems, 

25 and’’; and 
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1 (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

2 ‘‘$32,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$57,500,000’’. 

3 (7) ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Section 219(f)(32) of 

4 the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

5 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 337; 121 Stat. 1233) is amend6 ed by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$70,000,000’’. 

8 (8) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 

9 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Development Act 

10 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 

11 1266) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and in12 serting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 

13 (9) SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 

14 313 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 

15 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 113 

16 Stat. 310; 117 Stat. 142; 121 Stat. 1146) is amend17 ed— 

18 (A) in subsection (g)(1), by striking 

19 ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$400,000,000’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ‘‘Bea22 ver, Jefferson,’’ after ‘‘Washington,’’. 

23 (10) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH

24 CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Resources 

25 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
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1 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 

2 1677; 132 Stat. 3818) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘$89,550,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$110,000,000’’. 

4 (11) EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS.—Section 

5 219(f)(269) of the Water Resources Development Act 

6 of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 

7 1268) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and in8 serting ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 

9 (12) WESTERN RURAL WATER.—Section 595 of 

10 the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 

11 Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 139; 117 Stat. 142; 117 Stat. 

12 1836; 118 Stat. 440; 121 Stat. 1219; 123 Stat. 2851; 

13 128 Stat. 1316; 130 Stat. 1681) is amended— 

14 (A) by striking the section heading and in15 serting ‘‘WESTERN RURAL WATER.’’; 

16 (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘Ari17 zona,’’ before ‘‘rural Idaho’’; 

18 (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘Ari19 zona,’’ before ‘‘Idaho’’; and 

20 (D) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘for the 

21 period beginning with fiscal year 2001, 

22 $435,000,000, to remain available until ex23 pended.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, to re24 main available until expended— 
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1 ‘‘(1) for the period beginning with fiscal year 

2 2001, $435,000,000 for Idaho, Montana, rural Ne3 vada, New Mexico, rural Utah, and Wyoming; and 

4 ‘‘(2) $150,000,000 for Arizona.’’. 

5 (13) CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.—Section 571(h) 

6 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 

7 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

9 (14) SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.—Section 340(g) 

10 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 

11 Stat. 4856; 110 Stat. 3727; 113 Stat. 320) is amend12 ed by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 

14 (c) LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, SEWARD, ALASKA.—Sec15 tion 5032(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

16 2007 (Public Law 110–114, 121 Stat. 1205) is amended 

17 by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’. 

18 (d) CAPE ARUNDEL DISPOSAL SITE, MAINE.—Section 

19 1312 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 

20 Stat. 3821) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 

22 SEC. 353. PROJECT MODIFICATION AUTHORIZATIONS. 

23 (a) WATER SUPPLY.—The following project modifica24 tions for water supply, as identified in the report entitled 

25 ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Develop-
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1 ment’’ dated February 2019, and submitted to Congress on 

2 June 3, 2019, pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Re3 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

4 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress, are authorized 

5 to be carried out by the Secretary substantially in accord6 ance with the recommendations included in such report 

7 pursuant to section 301(c) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 

8 (43 U.S.C. 390b(c)) and as follows: 

9 (1) CLARENCE CANNON DAM AND MARK TWAIN

10 LAKE PROJECT, SALT RIVER, MISSOURI.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The project for Clarence 

12 Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Project, 

13 Salt River, Missouri, authorized by section 203 

14 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1189; 

15 79 Stat. 1089; 95 Stat. 1684), is modified to re16 lease 5,600 acre-feet of future use water supply 

17 storage to the Federal Government under water 

18 supply contract No. DACW43–88–C–0036, and 

19 future financial obligations for such volume of 

20 storage. 

21 (B) RELIEF OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.— 

22 Upon execution of the amendment required by 

23 subparagraph (C), the State of Missouri shall be 

24 relieved of the obligation to pay the percentage of 

25 the annual operation and maintenance expense, 
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1 the percentage of major replacement cost, and the 

2 percentage of major rehabilitation costs, of the 

3 joint use facilities of the project described in sub4 paragraph (A), that are attributable to water 

5 supply storage space not being used by the State 

6 during the period before the State commences use 

7 of the storage space. 

8 (C) AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT.—The Sec9 retary shall amend Water Supply Contract No. 

10 DACW43–88–C–0036, dated March 10, 1988, be11 tween the United States and the State of Mis12 souri, to implement the modifications required 

13 under subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

14 (2) CITY OF PLATTSBURG.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The project for Smith16 ville Lake, Missouri, authorized pursuant to sec17 tion 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 

18 Stat. 1080), is modified to release the City of 

19 Plattsburg, Missouri, from— 

20 (i) 8,850 acre-feet of future water sup21 ply storage contracts; and 

22 (ii) future financial obligations for the 

23 volume of storage described in clause (i). 

24 (B) AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT.—The Sec25 retary shall amend water supply contract No. 
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1 DACW41–73–C–0008, between the United States 

2 and the State of Missouri, to implement the 

3 modifications under subparagraph (A). 

4 (3) CITY OF SMITHVILLE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The project for Smith6 ville Lake, Missouri, authorized pursuant to sec7 tion 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 

8 Stat. 1080), is modified to release the City of 

9 Smithville, Missouri, from— 

10 (i) 6,000 acre-feet of future water sup11 ply storage contracts; and 

12 (ii) future financial obligations for the 

13 volume of storage described in clause (i). 

14 (B) AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT.—The Sec15 retary shall amend water supply contract No. 

16 DACW–41–73–C–0007, between the United 

17 States and the State of Missouri, to implement 

18 the modifications under subparagraph (A). 

19 (b) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT.—The following project 

20 modifications for flood risk management, as identified in 

21 a report entitled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Re22 sources Development’’, and submitted to Congress pursuant 

23 to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop24 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed 
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1 by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Sec2 retary: 

3 (1) Modification of the project for flood risk 

4 management, lower Mississippi River, authorized by 

5 the Act of May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), 

6 to incorporate the Wolf River Backwater and 

7 Nonconnah Creek levee systems into the project, au8 thorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 

9 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1575; 50 Stat. 881), subject to 

10 the determination of the Secretary that such systems 

11 meet all requirements applicable to such project. 

12 (2) Modification of the project for flood risk 

13 management, Red River below Denison Dam, Arkan14 sas, Louisiana, and Texas, authorized by the Act of 

15 June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1219), to incor16 porate the Cherokee Park Levee into the project, sub17 ject to the determination of the Secretary that such 

18 levee meets all requirements applicable to such 

19 project. 

20 SEC. 354. COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AC21 TIVITIES. 

22 (a) EXPEDITED COMPLETIONS.— 

23 (1) UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN.—The Secretary 

24 shall expedite, in coordination with State, Tribal, 

25 and local authorities, the completion of maintenance 
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1 and repair activities for those elements of the levee 

2 systems in the Upper Snake River Basin, authorized 

3 pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 

4 179), that are operated and maintained by the Sec5 retary. 

6 (2) LOWER MISSOURI RIVER BASIN.—The Sec7 retary shall expedite, in coordination with State and 

8 local authorities and stakeholders, the completion of 

9 maintenance and repair activities for those elements 

10 of the levee systems in the Lower Missouri River 

11 Basin, authorized pursuant to the Pick-Sloan Mis12 souri River Basin Program (authorized by section 

13 9(b) of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 

14 Stat. 891)) or the Missouri River Bank Stabilization 

15 and Navigation project (authorized by section 2 of the 

16 Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 19)), that 

17 are operated and maintained by the Secretary. 

18 (3) COOS BAY NORTH JETTY SYSTEM, OREGON.— 

19 The Secretary shall expedite, in coordination with 

20 State and local authorities and stakeholders, the com21 pletion of maintenance and repair activities for those 

22 elements of the Coos Bay North Jetty system, Oregon, 

23 authorized by the first section of the Act of January 

24 21, 1927 (chapter 47, 44 Stat. 1014), that are oper25 ated and maintained by the Secretary. 
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1 (4) INDIAN RIVER INLET AND BAY, DELAWARE.— 

2 The Secretary shall expedite, in coordination with 

3 State and local authorities, the completion of mainte4 nance and repair activities for the elements of the 

5 project for navigation, Indian River Inlet and Bay, 

6 Delaware, authorized by the Act of August 26, 1937 

7 (chapter 832, 50 Stat. 846), that are operated and 

8 maintained by the Secretary. 

9 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af10 fects the responsibility of the Secretary to comply with the 

11 requirements of any Federal law in carrying out the activi12 ties required to be expedited by this section. 

13 SEC. 355. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

15 (1) MUDDY RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—The sepa16 rable elements for ecosystem restoration of the project 

17 for flood damage reduction and environmental res18 toration, Muddy River, Brookline and Boston, Massa19 chusetts, authorized by section 522 of the Water Re20 sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2656), 

21 and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the 

22 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

23 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), are authorized to be carried 

24 out by the Secretary, subject to subsection (b). 
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1 (2) EAST CHESTER CREEK, NEW YORK.—Not2 withstanding section 1001 of the Water Resources De3 velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a), the project 

4 for navigation, East Chester Creek, New York, author5 ized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 

6 1950 (64 Stat. 164; 100 Stat. 4181), and deauthor7 ized pursuant to section 1001 of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579(a)), is au9 thorized to be carried out by the Secretary, subject to 

10 subsection (b). 

11 (3) CHRISTIANSTED HARBOR, UNITED STATES

12 VIRGIN ISLANDS.—Notwithstanding section 1002 of 

13 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 

14 Stat. 4221), the portion of the project for navigation, 

15 Christiansted Harbor, St. Croix, United States Virgin 

16 Islands, authorized by section 101 of the River and 

17 Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 167), and deauthorized 

18 under section 1002 of the Water Resources Develop19 ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4221), is authorized to 

20 be carried out by the Secretary, subject to subsection 

21 (b). 

22 (4) CHARLOTTE AMALIE (ST. THOMAS) HARBOR, 

23 UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.—Notwithstanding 

24 section 1002 of the Water Resources Development Act 

25 of 1986 (100 Stat. 4221), the portion of the project for 
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1 navigation, Charlotte Amalie (St. Thomas) Harbor, 

2 St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, authorized 

3 by the Act of August 26, 1937 (chapter 832, 50 Stat. 

4 850), and deauthorized under section 1002 of the 

5 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

6 4221), is authorized to be carried out by the Sec7 retary, subject to subsection (b). 

8 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall com9 plete and submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

10 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com11 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 

12 post-authorization change report (as such term is defined 

13 in section 1132(d) of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2282e(d)) prior to carrying out a project 

15 identified in subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 356. CONVEYANCES. 

17 (a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 

18 (1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

19 The exact acreage and the legal description of any 

20 real property to be conveyed under this section shall 

21 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

22 Secretary. 

23 (2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING

24 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 
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1 Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this 

2 section. 

3 (3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to which 

4 a conveyance is made under this section shall be re5 sponsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, in6 cluding real estate transaction and environmental 

7 documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 

8 (4) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance 

9 is made under this section shall hold the United 

10 States harmless from any liability with respect to ac11 tivities carried out, on or after the date of the convey12 ance, on the real property conveyed. The United 

13 States shall remain responsible for any liability with 

14 respect to activities carried out, before such date, on 

15 the real property conveyed. 

16 (5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

17 Secretary may require that any conveyance under 

18 this section be subject to such additional terms and 

19 conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 

20 appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

21 States. 

22 (b) EUFAULA, ALABAMA.— 

23 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

24 shall convey to the City of Eufaula, Alabama, all 

25 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
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1 to the real property described in the Department of 

2 the Army Lease No. DACW01–2–17–0747, containing 

3 56.76 acres, more or less, and being a part of Tracts 

4 L–1268 (26.12 acres), L–1273 (13.71 acres), L–1278 

5 (6.75 acres), and L1279 (10.36 acres) of the Walter 

6 F. George Lock and Dam and Lake project. 

7 (2) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop8 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

9 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter10 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

11 United States. 

12 (3) CONSIDERATION.—The City of Eufaula, Ala13 bama, shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is 

14 not less than the fair market value of the property 

15 conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the 

16 Secretary. 

17 (c) MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.— 

18 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

19 shall convey to the City of Montgomery, Alabama, all 

20 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

21 to the real property described in paragraph (2). 

22 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed is 

23 the 62.38 acres of land and water under the primary 

24 jurisdiction of the Secretary in the R.E. ‘‘Bob’’ Wood25 ruff Project Area that is covered by lease number 
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1 DACW01–1–05–0037, including the parcels and 

2 structure known as ‘‘Powder Magazine’’. 

3 (3) DEADLINE.—To the extent practicable, the 

4 Secretary shall complete the conveyance under this 

5 subsection by not later than 180 days after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act. 

7 (4) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop8 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

9 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter10 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

11 United States, to include retaining the right to inun12 date with water any land transferred under this sub13 section. 

14 (5) CONSIDERATION.—The City of Montgomery, 

15 Alabama, shall pay to the Secretary an amount that 

16 is not less than the fair market value of the property 

17 conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the 

18 Secretary. 

19 (d) CONVEYANCE OF WILMINGTON HARBOR NORTH

20 DISPOSAL AREA, DELAWARE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, the 

22 Secretary shall complete the conveyance of the Wil23 mington Harbor North Disposal Area confined dis24 posal facility, Delaware, to the State of Delaware. 
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1 (2) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop2 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

3 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter4 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

5 United States. 

6 (3) CONSIDERATION.—The State of Delaware 

7 shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less 

8 than the fair market value of the property conveyed 

9 under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary. 

10 (e) OHIO RIVER LOCK AND DAM NUMBER 52, MASSAC

11 COUNTY, ILLINOIS.— 

12 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

13 shall convey to the Massac-Metropolis Port District, 

14 Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United 

15 States in and to any real property located north of 

16 the south bank of the Ohio River in Massac County, 

17 Illinois, that is associated with the Ohio River Lock 

18 and Dam 52. 

19 (2) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop20 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

21 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter22 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

23 United States. 

24 (3) CONSIDERATION.—The Massac-Metropolis 

25 Port District, Illinois, shall pay to the Secretary an 
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1 amount that is not less than fair market value of the 

2 property conveyed under this subsection, as deter3 mined by the Secretary. 

4 (f) UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM, MIN5 NEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.— 

6 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—As soon as 

7 practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

8 Secretary shall, upon request— 

9 (A) convey, without consideration, to the 

10 City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, or its designee, 

11 all or substantially all of the real property 

12 owned by the United States adjacent to or in the 

13 vicinity of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock 

14 and Dam, subject to the right of the Secretary to 

15 retain any easements in such property solely to 

16 the extent necessary to continue to operate and 

17 maintain the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and 

18 Dam; and 

19 (B) provide, without consideration, to the 

20 City or its designee— 

21 (i) access and use rights by license, 

22 easement, or similar agreement, to any real 

23 property and structures at the site of the 

24 Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam 
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1 that is not conveyed under subparagraph 

2 (A); and 

3 (ii) for any such property retained by 

4 the Secretary, exclusive license or easement 

5 over such property to allow the City or its 

6 designee to construct, use, and operate 

7 amenities thereon, and to utilize such prop8 erty as a comprehensive recreational, 

9 touristic, and interpretive experience. 

10 (2) OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF LOCK AND

11 DAM.—Ownership rights to the Upper St. Anthony 

12 Falls Lock and Dam shall not be conveyed under this 

13 subsection, and the Secretary shall retain all rights to 

14 operate and maintain the Upper St. Anthony Falls 

15 Lock and Dam. 

16 (3) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

17 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

18 not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in19 terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis20 cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

21 (4) UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM

22 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Upper St. 

23 Anthony Falls Lock and Dam’’ means the lock and 

24 dam located on Mississippi River Mile 853.9 in Min25 neapolis, Minnesota. 
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1 (g) CLINTON, MISSOURI.— 

2 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

3 shall convey to the City of Clinton, Missouri, without 

4 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

5 United States in and to the real property described 

6 in paragraph (2). 

7 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed is 

a tract of land situated in the S 1 8 ⁄2 of Section 12 and 

the N 1 9 ⁄2 of Section 13, Township 41 North, Range 26 

10 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Henry County, 

11 Missouri, more particularly described as follows: Be12 ginning at the point of intersection of the north line 

of said S 1 13 ⁄2 of Section 12 and the easterly right-of14 way of State Highway No. 13; thence easterly along 

the north line of said S 1 15 ⁄2 to the northeast corner of 

the W 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 SW 1 16 ⁄4 of said Section 12; 

thence southerly along the east line of said W 1 17 ⁄2 NW 

1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 SW 1 18 ⁄4 to the southeast corner thereof; 

thence easterly along the north line of the S 1 19 ⁄2 NE 

1⁄4 SW 1 20 ⁄4 of said Section 12 to the southwest corner 

of the W 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 SE 1 21 ⁄4 of said Section 12; 

22 thence in a northeasterly direction to the northeast 

corner of said W 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 SE 1 23 ⁄4 ; thence 

easterly along the north line of said S 1 24 ⁄2 to the west25 erly right-of-way of the County Road; thence in a 
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1 southeasterly and southerly direction along the west2 erly right-of-way of said County Road approximately 

3 2500 feet to the center of Deer Creek; thence in a 

4 southwesterly direction along the center of said Deer 

5 Creek, approximately 3900 feet to the south line of 

said N 1 6 ⁄2 of Section 13; thence westerly along the 

south line of said N 1 7 ⁄2 to the easterly right-of-way 

8 line of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad; thence 

9 in a northwesterly direction along the easterly right10 of-way of said railroad to the easterly right-of-way of 

11 said State Highway No. 13; thence in a northeasterly 

12 direction along the easterly right-of-way of said State 

13 Highway No. 13 to the point of the beginning; and 

14 including a roadway easement for ingress and egress, 

15 described as a strip of land 80 feet in width, lying 

16 40 feet on each side of the following described line, the 

17 initial extremities of the following described strip 

18 being extended or reduced as required to exactly ad19 join the boundary lines which they meet, situated in 

the S 1 20 ⁄2 of Section 12, Township 41 North Range 26 

21 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Henry County, 

22 Missouri, more particularly described as follows: 

23 Commencing at the center of said Section 12, thence 

24 Sl°24’56’’W, 1265.52 feet to a point, thence 

25 N88°29’02’’W, 483.97 feet to the point of beginning of 
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1 the strip of land herein described; thence in a north2 easterly direction along a curve to the right, said 

3 curve having an initial tangent bearing of 

4 N3°44’4l’’E, a radius of 238.73 feet and an interior 

5 angle of 61°29’26’’, an arc distance of 256.21 feet to 

6 a point; thence N65°14’07’’E 218.58 feet to a point; 

7 thence in a northeasterly direction along a curve to 

8 the left, having a radius of 674.07 feet and an inte9 rior angle of 36°00’01’’, an arc distance of 423.53 feet 

10 to a point; thence N29°14’07’’E, 417.87 feet to a 

11 point; thence northeasterly along a curve to the right, 

12 having a radius of 818.51 feet and an interior angle 

13 of 14°30’01’’, an arc distance of 207.15 feet to a 

14 point; thence N43°44’07’’E, 57.00 feet to the southerly 

15 right-of-way line of a county road, containing 2,948 

16 acres, more or less; Excluding therefrom a tract of 

land situated in the S 1 17 ⁄2 of said Section 12, said 

18 Township and Range, described as commencing at the 

19 center of said Section 12; thence S1°24’56’’W, 1265.52 

20 feet to the point of beginning of the tract of land here21 in described; thence N88°29’02’’W, 1122.50 feet; 

22 thence S1°43’26’’W, 872.62 feet; thence S88°29’02’’E, 

23 1337.36 feet; thence Nl°43’26’’E, 872.62 feet; thence 

24 N88°29’02’’W, 214.86 feet to the point of beginning, 

25 containing 26.79 acres, more or less. The above de-
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1 scribed tract contains, in the aggregate, 177.69 acres, 

2 more or less. 

3 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop4 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

5 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter6 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

7 United States. 

8 (4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

9 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

10 not being used for a public purpose, all right, title, 

11 and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the 

12 discretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

13 (h) CITY OF CLINTON, OLD ORCHARD ADDITION, MIS14 SOURI.— 

15 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

16 shall convey to the City of Clinton, Missouri, all 

17 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

18 to the real property described in paragraph (2). 

19 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed is 

20 Lot 28 in Old Orchard Addition, a subdivision of the 

21 City of Clinton, Henry County, Missouri, containing 

22 0.36 acres, more or less, including any improvements 

23 thereon. 

24 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop25 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 
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1 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter2 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

3 United States, including such reservations, terms, and 

4 conditions as the Secretary determines necessary to 

5 allow the United States to operate and maintain the 

6 Harry S. Truman Reservoir Project. 

7 (4) CONSIDERATION.—The City of Clinton, Mis8 souri, shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is 

9 not less than the fair market value of the property 

10 conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the 

11 Secretary. 

12 (i) TRI-COUNTY LEVEE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.— 

13 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

14 shall convey to the Tri-County Levee District, Mis15 souri, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

16 in and to the real property described in paragraph 

17 (2). 

18 (2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed is 

19 the part of Sections 1 and 12 Township 45 North 

20 Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Montgomery County, 

21 Missouri, described as follows: A tract of land being 

22 60’ wide and lying South and East of and adjoining 

23 the centerline of the existing levee and being described 

24 as follows: Commencing at the NW corner of Section 

25 12, thence S 87° 52’ 35’’ E 587.4’, thence S 01° 29’ 
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1 25’’ W 453.68’ to the point of the beginning; said 

2 point being in the center of the levee, thence with the 

3 centerline of the levee N 77° 01’ 30’’ E 164.92’, thence 

4 N 74° 26’ 55’’ E 250.0’, thence N 72° 27’ 55’’ E 

5 270.0’, thence N 69° 06’ 10’’ E 300.0’, thence N 66° 

6 42’ 15’’ E 500.0’, thence N 64° 14’ 30’’ E 270.0’, 

7 thence N 61° 09’ 10’’ E 800.0’, thence N 60° 58’ 15’’ 

8 E 1724.45’, thence leaving the centerline S 01° 10’ 

9 35’’ W 69.43’, thence parallel with the above described 

10 centerline S 60° 58’ 15’’ W 1689.62’, thence S 61° 09’ 

11 10’’ W 801.71’, thence S 64° 14’ 30’’ W 272.91’, 

12 thence S 66° 42’ 15’’ W 502.55’, thence S 69° 06’ 10’’ 

13 W 303.02’, thence S 72° 27’ 55’’ W 272.8’, thence S 

14 74° 26’ 55’’ W 252.39’, thence S 77° 01’ 30’’ W 

15 181.75’, thence leaving the South side of the levee N 

16 01° 26’ 25’’ E 61.96’ to the point of beginning and 

17 containing 5.89 acres more or less. 

18 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop19 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

20 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter21 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

22 United States. 

23 (4) CONSIDERATION.—The Tri-County Levee 

24 District, Missouri, shall pay to the Secretary an 

25 amount that is not less than the fair market value of 
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1 the property conveyed under this subsection, as deter2 mined by the Secretary. 

3 (j) JUDGE JOSEPH BARKER, JR., HOUSE, OHIO.— 

4 (1) NON-FEDERAL ENTITY.—In this subsection, 

5 the term ‘‘non-Federal entity’’ means the Friends of 

6 Joseph Barker, Jr., House, a nonprofit organization 

7 in the State of Ohio. 

8 (2) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 

10 (6), the Secretary shall convey to the non-Federal 

11 entity, without consideration, all right, title, and 

12 interest of the United States in and to the prop13 erty described in paragraph (3)(A). 

14 (B) EASEMENT.—Upon conveyance of the 

15 property under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

16 shall provide to the non-Federal entity, without 

17 consideration, an easement over the property de18 scribed in paragraph (3)(B) for access to the 

19 conveyed property for as long as the non-Federal 

20 entity is in legal possession of the conveyed prop21 erty. 

22 (3) DESCRIPTIONS OF PROPERTY.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to 

24 in paragraph (2)(A) is the following (as in exist25 ence on the date of enactment of this Act): 
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1 (i) JUDGE JOSEPH BARKER, JR., 

2 HOUSE.—The tract of land situated in the 

3 State of Ohio, Washington County, on the 

4 Ohio River, and being particularly bounded 

5 and described as follows: Beginning at a 

6 point located on the southern right-of-way 

7 line of Ohio Route 7, a new corner to the 

8 land now or formerly owned by the United 

9 States of America; thence, leaving the right10 of-way of said Route 7 and severing the 

11 land of said United States of America par12 allel to and approximately 10 feet easterly 

13 of the toe of the existing dredge disposal 

14 berm, southeasterly approximately 326 feet 

15 to a point prior to the current Corps of En16 gineers access to the dredging spoil area; 

17 thence, northeasterly approximately 480 feet 

18 paralleling the top of the slope to the river19 bank side of the house and approximately 

20 25 feet northerly therefrom; thence, north21 west approximately 302 feet to a point in 

22 the southern right-of-way of Ohio Route 7; 

23 thence with the right-of-way of said Route 

24 7, southwesterly approximately 485 feet to 
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1 the point of beginning, containing approxi2 mately 3.51 acres. 

3 (ii) ROAD TRACT.—The tract of land 

4 situated in the State of Ohio, Washington 

5 County, on the Ohio River, and being par6 ticularly bounded and described as follows: 

7 Beginning at a point located on the south8 ern right-of-way line of Ohio Route 7, a 

9 new corner to the land now or formerly 

10 owned by the United States of America; 

11 thence, leaving the right-of-way of said 

12 Route 7 and severing the land of said 

13 United States of America and with the 

14 House Parcel southeasterly 25 feet; thence, 

15 northeast, running parallel to said Route 7 

16 right-of-way, approximately 994 feet to a 

17 point of deflection; thence northeasterly 368 

18 feet to a point beyond the existing fence cor19 ner; thence, east 140 feet to the edge of the 

20 existing Willow Island access road; thence 

21 with said access road, northwesterly ap22 proximately 62 feet to a point in the south23 ern right-of-way of Ohio Route 7; thence 

24 with the right-of-way of said Route 7, 

25 southwesterly approximately 1,491 feet to 
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1 the point of beginning, containing approxi2 mately 1 acre. 

3 (B) EASEMENT.—The property referred to 

4 in paragraph (2)(B) is the following: The tract 

5 of land situated in the State of Ohio, Wash6 ington County, on the Ohio River, and being 

7 particularly bounded and described as follows: 

8 Beginning at a point at the intersection of the 

9 southern right-of-way of Ohio Route 7 and the 

10 northeast side of the existing Willow Island ac11 cess road, a new corner to the land now or for12 merly owned by the United States of America; 

13 thence, southwest, running with said Route 7 

14 right-of-way, approximately 30 feet to a point on 

15 the southwest side of the existing access road, 

16 and corner to the road tract; thence with said ac17 cess road and the line of the road parcel, south18 easterly approximately 62 feet to a point; thence 

19 leaving the road parcel and crossing the existing 

20 access road northeasterly approximately 30 feet 

21 to a point located on the northeast side of the ex22 isting access road; thence, northwesterly approxi23 mately 62 feet, to the point of beginning, con24 taining approximately 0.04 acre. 
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1 (4) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop2 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

3 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter4 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

5 United States. 

6 (5) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

7 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

8 not being used by the non-Federal entity for a public 

9 purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the 

10 property shall revert, at the discretion of the Sec11 retary, to the United States. 

12 (6) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (A) IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

14 make such improvements and alterations to the 

15 property described in paragraph (3)(A)(i) as the 

16 Secretary, in consultation with the non-Federal 

17 entity and relevant stakeholders, determines to be 

18 appropriate to facilitate conveyance of the prop19 erty and provision of the easement under this 

20 subsection, subject to the condition that the total 

21 cost of those improvements and alterations un22 dertaken by the Secretary shall be not more than 

23 $120,000. 
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1 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.—Before 

2 making a conveyance under paragraph (2), the 

3 Secretary shall— 

4 (i) conduct, with respect to the prop5 erty to be conveyed, an assessment of the en6 vironmental condition of the property, in7 cluding an investigation of any potential 

8 hazardous, toxic, or radioactive waste 

9 present on such property; and 

10 (ii) submit to the non-Federal entity a 

11 report describing the results of such assess12 ment. 

13 (C) REFUSAL BY NON-FEDERAL ENTITY.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—Upon review by the 

15 non-Federal entity of the report under sub16 paragraph (B), the non-Federal entity may 

17 elect to refuse the conveyance under this 

18 subsection. 

19 (ii) ELECTION.—An election under 

20 clause (i)— 

21 (I) shall be at the sole discretion 

22 of the non-Federal entity; and 

23 (II) shall be made by the non-Fed24 eral entity by not later than the date 

25 that is 30 days after the date of sub-
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1 mission of the report under subpara2 graph (B)(ii). 

3 (D) DREDGED MATERIAL PLACEMENT AC4 TIVITIES.—The Secretary shall— 

5 (i) notify and coordinate with the non6 Federal entity and relevant stakeholders be7 fore carrying out any dredged material 

8 placement activities associated with the 

9 property described in paragraph (3)(A) 

10 after the date on which such property is 

11 conveyed under this subsection; and 

12 (ii) in carrying out a dredged material 

13 placement activity under clause (i), act in 

14 accordance with Engineer Manual EM 

15 1110–2–5025 (or a subsequent version of 

16 that manual). 

17 (7) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—The Secretary 

18 may reserve and retain from any conveyance under 

19 this subsection a right-of-way or any other right that 

20 the Secretary determines to be necessary for the oper21 ation and maintenance of the authorized Federal 

22 channel along the Ohio River. 

23 (8) TREATMENT.—Conveyance to the non-Fed24 eral entity under this subsection of property described 
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1 in paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall satisfy all obligations of 

2 the Secretary with respect to such property under— 

3 (A) section 306101 of title 54, United States 

4 Code; and 

5 (B) section 306108 of title 54, United States 

6 Code, with respect to the effects on the property 

7 of dredged material placement activities carried 

8 out by the Secretary after the date of the convey9 ances. 

10 (9) INAPPLICABILITY.—Subtitle I of title 40, and 

11 chapter 4 of title 41, United States Code shall not 

12 apply to any conveyance or easement provided under 

13 this subsection. 

14 (k) LEABURG FISH HATCHERY, LANE COUNTY, OR15 EGON.— 

16 (1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the 

17 provisions of this subsection, the Secretary shall con18 vey, without consideration, to the State of Oregon, 

19 acting through the Oregon Department of Fish and 

20 Wildlife, all right, title, and interest of the United 

21 States in and to the real property comprising the 

22 Leaburg Fish Hatchery, consisting of approximately 

23 21.55 acres, identified as tracts Q–1500, Q–1501E, 

24 and 300E–1 and described in Department of the 
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1 Army Lease No. DACW57–1–18–0009, together with 

2 any improvements on the property. 

3 (2) WATER RIGHTS.—The Secretary may trans4 fer to the State of Oregon, acting through the Oregon 

5 Department of Fish and Wildlife, any water rights 

6 held by the United States that are appurtenant to the 

7 property conveyed under this subsection. 

8 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop9 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

10 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter11 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

12 United States, including a condition that all of the 

13 property conveyed under this subsection be used and 

14 maintained by the State of Oregon for the purpose of 

15 operating a fish hatchery in perpetuity. 

16 (4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

17 that the property conveyed under this subsection is 

18 not being used or maintained by the State of Oregon 

19 for the purpose of operating a fish hatchery in per20 petuity, all or any portion of the property, including 

21 any water rights transferred under this subsection, 

22 shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to the 

23 United States. 

24 (5) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—If the State of Oregon 

25 does not accept the conveyance under this subsection, 
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1 the Secretary may dispose of the property, including 

2 appurtenant water rights, under subchapter III of 

3 chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code. 

4 (l) WILLAMETTE FALLS LOCKS, WILLAMETTE RIVER, 

5 OREGON.— 

6 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (A) REAL ESTATE APPENDIX.—The term 

8 ‘‘real estate appendix’’ means Appendix A of the 

9 document published by the District Commander 

10 of the Portland District of the Corps of Engi11 neers, titled ‘‘Willamette Falls Locks Willamette 

12 River Oregon Section 216 Disposition Study 

13 with Integrated Environmental Assessment’’. 

14 (B) RECEIVING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘receiv15 ing entity’’ means an entity identified by the 

16 State of Oregon, in consultation with the Wil17 lamette Falls Locks Commission, to receive the 

18 conveyance under paragraph (2). 

19 (C) WILLAMETTE FALLS LOCKS PROJECT.— 

20 The term ‘‘Willamette Falls Locks project’’ 

21 means the project for navigation, Willamette 

22 Falls Locks, Willamette River, Oregon, author23 ized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 664, 

24 chapter 382). 
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1 (D) WILLAMETTE FALLS LOCKS REPORT.— 

2 The term ‘‘Willamette Falls Locks report’’ means 

3 the memorandum of the Director of Civil Works 

4 with the subject ‘‘Willamette Falls Locks (WFL), 

5 Willamette River Oregon Section 216 Disposi6 tion Study with Integrated Environmental As7 sessment (Study)’’, dated July 11, 2019. 

8 (2) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

9 is authorized to convey to the receiving entity, with10 out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

11 United States in and to any land in which the Fed12 eral Government has a property interest for the Wil13 lamette Falls Locks project, together with any im14 provements on the land, subject to the requirements of 

15 this subsection and in accordance with the Willamette 

16 Falls Locks report. 

17 (3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop18 erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 

19 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter20 mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 

21 United States. 

22 (4) SUBJECT TO EXISTING EASEMENTS AND

23 OTHER INTERESTS.—The conveyance of property 

24 under paragraph (2) shall be subject to all existing 
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1 deed reservations, easements, rights-of-way, and leases 

2 that are in effect as of the date of the conveyance. 

3 (5) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 

4 that the property conveyed under this subsection cease 

5 to be held in public ownership, all right, title, and in6 terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis7 cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 

8 (6) REQUIREMENTS BEFORE CONVEYANCE.— 

9 (A) PERPETUAL ROAD EASEMENT.—Before 

10 making the conveyance under paragraph (2), the 

11 Secretary shall acquire a perpetual road ease12 ment from an adjacent property owner for use of 

13 an access road, which easement shall convey with 

14 the property conveyed under such paragraph. 

15 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—Before 

16 making the conveyance under paragraph (2), in 

17 accordance with the real estate appendix, the 

18 Secretary shall complete a Phase 1 Environ19 mental Site Assessment pursuant to the Com20 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensa21 tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 

22 et seq.). 

23 (C) HISTORIC PRESERVATION.—The Sec24 retary may enter into a memorandum of agree25 ment with the Oregon State Historic Preserva-
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1 tion Office and the Advisory Council on Historic 

2 Preservation that identifies actions the Secretary 

3 shall take before making the conveyance under 

4 paragraph (2). 

5 (D) REPAIRS.—Before making the convey6 ance under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 

7 carry out repairs to address primary seismic 

8 and safety risks in accordance with the rec9 ommendations approved in the Willamette Falls 

10 Locks report. 

11 (7) DEAUTHORIZATION.—Beginning on the date 

12 on which the Secretary makes the conveyance under 

13 paragraph (2), the Willamette Falls Locks project is 

14 no longer authorized. 

15 SEC. 357. LAKE EUFAULA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

16 Section 3133(b) of the Water Resources Development 

17 Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1141) is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) TERMINATION.—The committee shall termi20 nate on the date that is 30 days after the date on 

21 which the committee submits final recommendations 

22 to the Secretary.’’. 
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1 SEC. 358. REPEAL OF MISSOURI RIVER TASK FORCE, NORTH 

2 DAKOTA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705 of the Water Resources 

4 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2696) is repealed. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (1) PURPOSES.—Section 702(b)(3) of the Water 

7 Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2695) 

8 is amended by inserting ‘‘prepared under section 

9 705(e) (as in effect on the day before the date of en10 actment of the Water Resources Development Act of 

11 2020)’’ before the period at the end. 

12 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 703 of the Water Re13 sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2695) is 

14 amended— 

15 (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

17 (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 

18 SEC. 359. REPEAL OF MISSOURI RIVER TASK FORCE, SOUTH 

19 DAKOTA. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 905 of the Water Resources 

21 Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2709) is repealed. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) PURPOSES.—Section 902(b)(3) of the Water 

24 Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2708) 

25 is amended by inserting ‘‘prepared under section 

26 905(e) (as in effect on the day before the date of en-
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1 actment of the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 2020)’’ before the period at the end. 

3 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 903 of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2708) is 

5 amended— 

6 (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and 

7 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

8 (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 

9 SEC. 360. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

10 (a) Section 710 of the Water Resources Development 

11 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2264), and the item relating to such 

12 section in the table of contents, are repealed. 

13 (b) Section 1001 of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 

16 and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 

17 and 

18 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

19 (c) Section 1001 of the Water Resources Reform and 

20 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (d)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Notwith23 standing the requirements of subsection (c), the 

24 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (c)’’ 

2 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 

3 (a)’’; and 

4 (C) by striking paragraph (4); and 

5 (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 

6 subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (c) through 

7 (f), respectively. 

8 (d) Section 6003 of the Water Resources Reform and 

9 Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 579c), and the item 

10 relating to such section in the table of contents, are repealed. 

11 (e) Section 1301 of the Water Resources Development 

12 Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 579d), and the item relating to such 

13 section in the table of contents, are repealed. 

14 (f) Section 1302 of the Water Resources Development 

15 Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 579c–1), and the item relating to 

16 such section in the table of contents, are repealed. 

17 (g) Section 1301 of the Water Resources Development 

18 Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 579d–1), and the item relating to 

19 such section in the table of contents, are repealed. 

20 (h) Section 1302 of the Water Resources Development 

21 Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 579c–2), and the item relating to 

22 such section in the table of contents, are repealed. 
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1 TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES 

2 INFRASTRUCTURE 

3 SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

4 The following projects for water resources development 

5 and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the 

6 reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Re7 sources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant to 

8 section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop9 ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed 

10 by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Sec11 retary substantially in accordance with the plans, and sub12 ject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or 

13 decision documents designated in this section: 

14 (1) NAVIGATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. AK Port of Nome 

Modifications 

May 29, 

2020 

Federal: $378,908,000 

Non-Federal: $126,325,000 

Total: $505,233,000 

2. AK St. George Harbor 

Improvement, 

St. George 

August 13, 

2020 

Federal: $147,874,000 

Non-Federal: $16,508,000 

Total: $164,382,000 

3. AK Unalaska (Dutch 

Harbor) Channels 

February 7, 

2020 

Federal: $26,967,000 

Non-Federal: $8,989,000 

Total: $35,956,000 

4. CT New Haven Harbor Navigation 

Improvement 

Project 

May 7, 2020 Federal: $55,250,000 

Non-Federal: $19,442,000 

Total: $74,692,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

5. NY, 

NJ 

New York and 

New Jersey 

Harbor Anchorages 

April 23, 

2020 

Federal: $19,550,000 

Non-Federal: $6,520,000 

Total: $26,070,000 

6. TX Gulf Intracoastal 

Waterway, 

Brazos River 

Floodgates and 

Colorado River 

Locks 

October 23, 

2019 

Total: $414,144,000 

7. TX Houston Ship 

Channel Expansion Channel 

Improvement 

Project, Harris, 

Chambers, and 

Galveston Counties 

April 23, 

2020 

Federal: $625,204,000 

Non-Federal: $260,431,000 

Total: $885,635,000 

8. TX Matagorda Ship 

Channel Improvement 

Project, Port 

Lavaca 

November 15, 

2019 

Federal: $140,156,000 

Non-Federal: $80,500,000 

Total: $220,656,000 

9. VA Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North 

Landing Bridge 

Replacement 

August 25, 

2020 

Federal: $102,755,000 

Non-Federal: $0 

Total: $102,755,000 

1 (2) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. AZ Little Colorado 

River at Winslow, Navajo 

County 

December 14, 

2018 

Federal: $54,260,000 

Non-Federal: $29,217,000 

Total: $83,477,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

2. CA Westminster, East 

Garden Grove, 

California Flood 

Risk Management 

July 9, 2020 Federal: $324,905,000 

Non-Federal: $940,191,000 

Total: $1,265,096,000 

3. CT, 

NY 

Westchester County Streams, 

Byram River 

Basin, Fairfield 

County, Connecticut, and 

Westchester 

County, New 

York 

May 7, 2020 Federal: $15,199,000 

Non-Federal: $15,199,000 

Total: $30,397,000 

4. KY Louisville Metropolitan Flood 

Protection System Reconstruction, Jefferson 

and Bullitt 

Counties 

October 27, 

2020 

Federal: $122,170,000 

Non-Federal: $65,917,000 

Total: $188,087,000 

5. ND Souris River 

Basin Flood 

Risk Management 

April 16, 

2019 

Federal: $59,582,915 

Non-Federal: $32,364,085 

Total: $91,947,000 

6. NJ Peckman River 

Basin 

April 29, 

2020 

Federal: $98,137,000 

Non-Federal: $52,843,000 

Total: $150,980,000 

7. NM Middle Rio 

Grande Flood 

Protection, 

Bernalillo to 

Belen 

March 13, 

2020 

Federal: $201,944,451 

Non-Federal: $108,740,000 

Total: $310,684,000 

8. OK Tulsa and WestTulsa Levee 

System, Tulsa 

County 

April 23, 

2020 

Federal: $89,311,000 

Non-Federal: $48,091,000 

Total: $137,402,000 

9. PR Rio Culebrinas at 

Aguiadilla and 

Aguada 

August 17, 

2020 

Federal: $17,295,600 

Non-Federal: $8,568,400 

Total: $25,864,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

10. PR Rio Guayanilla 

Flood Risk 

Management, 

Guayanilla 

August 13, 

2020 

Federal: $103,422,000 

Non-Federal: $55,689,000 

Total: $159,111,000 

11. PR Rio Grande de 

Manati Flood 

Risk Management, Ciales 

November 18, 

2020 

Federal: $9,770,000 

Non-Federal: $4,520,000 

Total: $14,290,000 

12. 

USVI 

Savan Gut, St. 

Thomas 

August 24, 

2020 

Federal: $48,658,100 

Non-Federal: $25,455,900 

Total: $74,114,000 

13. 

USVI 

Turpentine Run, 

St. Thomas 

August 17, 

2020 

Federal: $29,817,850 

Non-Federal: $15,311,150 

Total: $45,129,000 

1 (3) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE2 DUCTION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. DE Delaware Beneficial Use of 

Dredged Material for the 

Delaware River 

March 6, 

2020 

Initial Federal: $66,464,000 

Initial Non-Federal: 

$35,789,000 

Total: $102,253,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$120,023,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$120,023,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$240,046,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

2. NJ New Jersey Beneficial Use of 

Dredged Material for the 

Delaware River 

April 8, 

2020 

Initial Federal: $84,071,000 

Initial Non-Federal: 

$45,270,000 

Total: $129,341,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$85,495,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$85,495,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$170,990,000 

3. NJ Rahway River 

Basin, New Jersey Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

June 9, 2020 Federal: $48,322,000 

Non-Federal: $26,020,000 

Total: $74,342,000 

4. NJ Raritan Bay and 

Sandy Hook 

Bay, Highlands 

August 25, 

2020 

Federal: $107,680,000 

Non-Federal: $57,981,000 

Total: $165,661,000 

5. NY East Rockaway 

Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and 

Jamaica Bay, 

Atlantic Coast 

of New York 

August 22, 

2019 

Initial Federal: $638,460,000 

Initial Non-Federal: $0 

Total: $638,460,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$200,924,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$200,924,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$401,847,000 

6. NY Fire Island Inlet 

to Montauk 

Point, New York 

Reformulation 

July 9, 2020 Initial Federal: 

$1,576,790,000 

Initial Non-Federal: $0 

Total: $1,576,790,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$767,695,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$767,695,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$1,535,390,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

7. NY Hashamomuck 

Cove Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

December 9, 

2019 

Initial Federal: $11,920,000 

Initial Non-Federal: 

$6,418,000 

Total: $18,338,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$24,237,000 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$24,237,000 

Renourishment Total: 

$48,474,000 

8. RI Pawcatuck River 

Coastal Storm 

Risk Management Project 

December 19, 

2018 

Federal: $37,679,000 

Non-Federal: $20,289,000 

Total: $57,968,000 

9. VA Norfolk Coastal 

Storm Risk 

Management 

February 5, 

2019 

Federal: $942,920,000 

Non-Federal: $507,730,000 

Total: $1,450,650,000 

1 (4) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND ECOSYSTEM

2 RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. CO South Platte River 

and Tributaries, 

Adams and 

Denver Counties 

July 29, 

2019 

Federal: $344,076,000 

Non-Federal: $206,197,000 

Total: $550,273,000 

3 (5) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. CA Delta Islands and 

Levees 

December 18, 

2018 

Federal: $17,251,000 

Non-Federal: $9,289,000 

Total: $26,540,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

2. CA Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration, Los Angeles and Ventura 

Counties 

November 13, 

2020 

Federal: $172,249,000 

Non-Federal: $106,960,000 

Total: $279,209,000 

3. CA Yuba River Ecosystem Restoration June 20, 

2019 

Federal: $66,975,000 

Non-Federal: $36,064,000 

Total: $103,039,000 

4. CO, 

NM, 

TX 

Rio Grande, Environmental Management Program, Sandia 

Pueblo to Isleta 

Pueblo, New 

Mexico, Ecosystem Restoration 

August 5, 

2019 

Federal: $16,998,000 

Non-Federal: $9,153,000 

Total: $26,151,000 

5. FL Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 

Loxahatchee 

River Watershed 

Restoration 

Project, Martin 

and Palm Beach 

Counties 

April 8, 

2020 

Federal: $379,583,000 

Non-Federal: $375,737,000 

Total: $755,320,000 

6. IA, 

MO 

Grand River 

Basin Ecosystem Restoration 

November 18, 

2020 

Federal: $78,876,000 

Non-Federal: $42,471,000 

Total: $121,347,000 

7. IL The Great Lakes 

and Mississippi 

River Interbasin 

Study - Brandon Road, Will 

County 

May 23, 

2019 

Federal: $557,730,550 

Non-Federal: $300,316,450 

Total: $858,047,000 

8. IL South Fork of the 

South Branch of 

the Chicago 

River, Bubbly 

Creek, Ecosystem Restoration 

July 9, 2020 Federal: $11,657,000 

Non-Federal: $6,277,000 

Total: $17,934,000 
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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

9. MD Anacostia Watershed Restoration, Prince 

George’s County 

December 19, 

2018 

Federal: $25,866,750 

Non-Federal: $13,928,250 

Total: $39,795,000 

10. MO St. Louis 

RiverfrontMeramec River 

Basin Ecosystem Restoration 

November 1, 

2019 

Federal: $61,362,893 

Non-Federal: $33,042,107 

Total: $94,405,000 

11. NY, 

NJ 

Hudson-Raritan 

Estuary Ecosystem Restoration 

May 26, 

2020 

Federal: $273,933,000 

Non-Federal: $147,502,000 

Total: $421,435,000 

12. NY Hudson River 

Habitat Restoration 

November 19, 

2020 

Federal: $33,479,000 

Non-Federal: $11,159,000 

Total: $44,638,000 

13. TX Jefferson County 

Ecosystem Restoration 

September 

12, 2019 

Federal: $38,942,000 

Non-Federal: $20,969,000 

Total: $59,911,000 

1 (6) WATER SUPPLY.— 

A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Report of 

Chief of 

Engineers 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. OR Willamette River 

Basin Review 

Reallocation, 

December 18, 

2019 

Federal: $0 

Non-Federal: $0 

Total: $0 

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A. 

State 

B. 

Name 

C. 

Date of 

Decision 

Document 

D. 

Estimated 

Costs 

1. CA San Luis Rey 

Flood Control 

Project, San 

Diego County 

July 24, 

2020 

Federal: $143,407,500 

Non-Federal: $47,802,500 

Total: $191,210,000 

2. FL Caloosahatchee 

River West 

Basin Storage 

Reservoir (C-43 

WBSR) 

July 24, 

2020 

Federal: $514,999,000 

Non-Federal: $514,999,000 

Total: $1,029,998,000 

3. FL Central and 

Southern Florida, Canal 111 

(C-111) South 

Dade Project 

September 

15, 2020 

Federal: $66,736,500 

Non-Federal: $66,736,500 

Total: $133,473,000 

4. KY Kentucky Lock June 9, 2020 Total: $1,166,809,000 

5. NC Carolina Beach 

Integrated 

Beach Renourishment 

June 16, 

2020 

Federal: $25,125,000 

Non-Federal: $25,125,000 

Total: $50,250,000 

6. NC Wrightsville Beach July 2, 2020 Federal: $60,068,000 

Non-Federal: $18,486,000 

Total: $78,554,000 

Renourishment Federal: 

$18,918,900 

Renourishment Non-Federal: 

$10,187,100 

Renourishment Total: 

$29,106,000 

7. TX Corpus Christi 

Ship Channel, 

Deepening and 

Widening and 

Barge Shelves 

May 4, 2020 Federal: $406,343,000 

Non-Federal: $275,274,000 

Total: $681,617,000 

8. VA Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Deep Creek 

Bridge Replacement 

October 19, 

2020 

Federal: $59,500,000 

Non-Federal: $0 

Total: $59,500,000 
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1 SEC. 402. SPECIAL RULES. 

2 (a) GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER

3 INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, WILL COUNTY, IL4 LINOIS.—The Secretary shall carry out the project for eco5 system restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River 

6 Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, 

7 authorized by section 401 of this Act, substantially in ac8 cordance with the terms and conditions described in the Re9 port of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 23, 2019, with 

10 the following modifications: 

11 (1) The Federal share of the cost of construction 

12 shall be 80 percent. 

13 (2) The Secretary may include the addition or 

14 substitution of technologies or measures not described 

15 in the report, as the Secretary determines to be advis16 able. 

17 (b) EAST ROCKAWAY INLET TO ROCKAWAY INLET AND

18 JAMAICA BAY REFORMULATION, NEW YORK.—The project 

19 for hurricane and storm damage reduction, East Rockaway 

20 Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, Atlantic Coast 

21 of New York, authorized by section 401 of this Act, shall 

22 be considered to be a continuation of the interim response 

23 to the authorization by the House of Representatives dated 

24 September 20, 1997, and the authorization under the head25 ing ‘‘Department of the Army—Corps of Engineers— 
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1 Civil—Construction’’ under chapter 4 of title X of the Dis2 aster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (127 Stat. 24). 

3 (c) TULSA AND WEST-TULSA LEVEE SYSTEM, TULSA

4 COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.—For the project for flood risk man5 agement, Tulsa and West-Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa Coun6 ty, Oklahoma, authorized by section 401 of this Act, the 

7 non-Federal contribution for the project shall be financed 

8 over a period of 30 years from the date of completion of 

9 the project, in accordance with section 103(k) of the Water 

10 Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)). 

11 (d) WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN REVIEW REALLOCA12 TION STUDY.—The Secretary shall carry out the project for 

13 water supply, Willamette River Basin Review Reallocation, 

14 Oregon, authorized by section 401 of this Act, substantially 

15 in accordance with the terms and conditions described in 

16 the Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated December 18, 

17 2019, with the following modifications: 

18 (1) The Secretary shall meet the obligations of 

19 the Corps of Engineers under the Endangered Species 

20 Act of 1973 by complying with the June 2019 NMFS 

21 Willamette Basin Review Study Biological Opinion 

22 Reasonable and Prudent Alternative until such time, 

23 if any, as it is modified or replaced, in whole or in 

24 part, through the consultation process under section 

25 7(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
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1 (2) The Secretary may reallocate not more than 

2 10 percent of overall storage in the joint conservation 

3 pool, as authorized by this Act and without further 

4 congressional action, if such reallocation is consistent 

5 with the ongoing consultation under section 7(a) of 

6 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 related to Wil7 lamette Valley System operations. 

8 (3) The Secretary shall ensure that the revised 

9 reallocation is not reallocated from a single storage 

10 use, does not seriously affect authorized project pur11 poses, and does not otherwise involve major oper12 ational changes to the project. 

13 (e) CANO MARTIN PENA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.— 

14 Section 5127 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

15 2007 (121 Stat. 1242) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$255,816,000’’. 

17 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS BASED ON FEASI18 BILITY STUDIES PREPARED BY NON-FEDERAL 

19 INTERESTS. 

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

21 carry out the following projects for water resources develop22 ment and conservation and other purposes, subject to sub23 section (b): 

24 (1) FORT PIERCE, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLOR25 IDA.—The project for hurricane and storm damage 
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1 reduction, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, as 

2 described in the review assessment of the Secretary, ti3 tled ‘‘Review Assessment of St. Lucie County, Florida 

4 Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project Section 203 Inte5 grated Feasibility Study and Environmental Assess6 ment (June 2018)’’ and dated July 2018, at a total 

7 cost of $33,107,639, and at an estimated total cost of 

8 $97,958,972 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year 

9 life of the project. 

10 (2) BAPTISTE COLLETTE BAYOU, LOUISIANA.— 

11 The project for navigation, Baptiste Collette Bayou, 

12 Louisiana, as described in the review assessment of 

13 the Secretary, titled ‘‘Review Assessment of 

14 Plaquemines Parish Government’s Section 203 Study 

15 Baptiste Collette Bayou Navigation Channel Deep16 ening Project Integrated Feasibility Study and Envi17 ronmental Assessment (January 2017, Amended April 

18 2018)’’ and dated June 2018, at a total cost of 

19 $44,920,000. 

20 (3) HOUMA NAVIGATION CANAL, LOUISIANA.— 

21 The project for navigation, Houma Navigation Canal, 

22 Louisiana, as described in the review assessment of 

23 the Secretary, titled ‘‘Review Assessment of Houma 

24 Navigation Canal Deepening Project Section 203 In25 tegrated Feasibility Report and DRAFT Environ-
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1 mental Impact Statement (June 2018)’’ and dated 

2 July 2018, at a total cost of $253,458,000. 

3 (4) PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, 

4 LOUISIANA.—The project for navigation, Port 

5 Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana, as described 

6 in the review assessment of the Secretary, titled ‘‘Re7 view Assessment of Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel 

8 Deepening Project Section 203 Feasibility Study 

9 (January 2019, revised January 2020)’’ and dated 

10 April 2020, at a total cost of $95,483,000. 

11 (5) WILMINGTON HARBOR, NORTH CAROLINA.— 

12 The project for navigation, Wilmington Harbor, 

13 North Carolina, as described in the review assessment 

14 of the Secretary, titled ‘‘Review Assessment of Wil15 mington Harbor, North Carolina Navigation Im16 provement Project Integrated Section 203 Study & 

17 Environmental Report (February 2020)’’ and dated 

18 May 2020, at a total cost of $834,093,000. 

19 (6) CHACON CREEK, TEXAS.—The project for 

20 flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 

21 other purposes, Chacon Creek, Texas, as described in 

22 the review assessment of the Secretary, titled ‘‘Review 

23 Assessment of Chacon Creek, Texas Section 203 Inte24 grated Feasibility Report and DRAFT Environ-
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1 mental Assessment (August 2018)’’ and dated Sep2 tember 2018, at a total cost of $51,973,000. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may only carry 

4 out a project authorized under subsection (a)— 

5 (1) substantially in accordance with the applica6 ble review assessment for the project submitted by the 

7 Secretary under section 203(c) of the Water Resources 

8 Development Act of 1986, as identified in subsection 

9 (a) of this section, and subject to such modifications 

10 or conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate 

11 and identifies in a final assessment that addresses the 

12 concerns, recommendations, and conditions identified 

13 by the Secretary in the applicable review assessment; 

14 and 

15 (2) after the Secretary transmits to the Com16 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi18 ronment and Public Works of the Senate such final 

19 assessment. 

20 TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 

21 SEC. 501. UPDATE ON INVASIVE SPECIES POLICY GUID22 ANCE. 

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

24 update the Invasive Species Policy Guidance, developed 

25 under section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 
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1 U.S.C. 610) and the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Pre2 vention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), 

3 in accordance with the most recent National Invasive Spe4 cies Council Management Plan developed pursuant to Exec5 utive Order 13112. 

6 (b) INCLUSION.—The Secretary may include in the up7 dated guidance invasive species specific efforts at federally 

8 authorized water resources development projects located 

9 in— 

10 (1) high-altitude lakes; and 

11 (2) the Tennessee and Cumberland River basins. 

12 SEC. 502. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH. 

13 Section 1108 of the Water Resources Development Act 

14 of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2263a) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘management’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘prevention, management,’’; and 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘, elodea, quagga mussels,’’ 

19 after ‘‘Asian carp’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) by inserting ‘‘or could be impacted in 

22 the future’’ after ‘‘impacted’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘Pacific’’ and all that fol24 lows through the period at the end and inserting 

25 ‘‘Pacific, Arctic, and Gulf Coasts, the Great 
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1 Lakes, and reservoirs operated and maintained 

2 by the Secretary.’’. 

3 SEC. 503. TERRESTRIAL NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL PILOT 

4 PROGRAM. 

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

6 pilot program, in consultation with the Federal Interagency 

7 Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic 

8 Weeds, to identify and develop new and improved strategies 

9 for terrestrial noxious weed control on Federal land under 

10 the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

11 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the pilot pro12 gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall act in part13 nership with such other individuals and entities as the Sec14 retary determines to be appropriate. 

15 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 

16 utilize cooperative agreements with county and State agen17 cies for the implementation of the pilot program under sub18 section (a). 

19 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

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

21 provide to the Committee on Environment and Public 

22 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

23 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 

24 describing the new and improved strategies developed 

25 through the pilot program under subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 504. INVASIVE SPECIES RISK ASSESSMENT, 

2 PRIORITIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT. 

3 Section 528(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3771) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) and (J) 

6 as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; 

7 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(I) shall, using existing amounts appro10 priated to the Task Force, develop and update, 

11 as appropriate, a priority list of invasive species 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(i) reflects an assessment of ecological 

14 risk that the listed invasive species rep15 resent; 

16 ‘‘(ii) includes populations of invasive 

17 plants and animals that— 

18 ‘‘(I) are significantly impacting 

19 the structure and function of ecological 

20 communities, native species, or habitat 

21 within the South Florida ecosystem; or 

22 ‘‘(II) demonstrate a strong poten23 tial to reduce, obscure, or otherwise 

24 alter key indicators used to measure 

25 Everglades restoration progress; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) shall be used by the Task Force 

2 and agencies and entities represented on the 

3 Task Force to focus cooperative and collabo4 rative efforts— 

5 ‘‘(I) to guide applied research; 

6 ‘‘(II) to develop innovative strate7 gies and tools to facilitate improved 

8 management, control, or eradication of 

9 listed invasive species; 

10 ‘‘(III) to implement specific man11 agement, control, or eradication activi12 ties at the appropriate periodicity and 

13 intensity necessary to reduce or neu14 tralize the impacts of listed invasive 

15 species, including the use of qualified 

16 skilled volunteers when appropriate; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(IV) to develop innovative strate19 gies and tools to prevent future intro20 ductions of nonnative species;’’; 

21 (3) in subparagraph (J) (as so redesignated), by 

22 striking ‘‘ecosystem’’ and inserting ‘‘ecosystem, in23 cluding the activities described in subparagraph (I)’’; 

24 and 
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1 (4) in clause (i) of subparagraph (K) (as so re2 designated), by inserting ‘‘, including the priority list 

3 under subparagraph (I) and the activities described 

4 in that subparagraph’’ after ‘‘Task Force’’. 

5 SEC. 505. INVASIVE SPECIES MITIGATION AND REDUCTION. 

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

7 U.S.C. 610) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) in the matter preceding subpara11 graph (A), by striking ‘‘this section 

12 $110,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘this section 

13 (except for subsections (f) and (g)) 

14 $130,000,000’’; 

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

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

18 the period at the end and inserting a semi19 colon; and 

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

21 ‘‘(D) $30,000,000 shall be made available to 

22 carry out subsection (d)(1)(A)(iv); and 

23 ‘‘(E) $10,000,000 shall be made available to 

24 carry out subsection (d)(1)(A)(v).’’; 
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

2 paragraph (3); 

3 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 

7 be appropriated— 

8 ‘‘(i) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 

9 years 2021 through 2024 to carry out sub10 section (f); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 

12 years 2021 through 2024 to carry out sub13 section (g)(2). 

14 ‘‘(B) INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES PILOT PRO15 GRAM.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

16 to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

17 the Director of the United States Fish and Wild18 life Service, $10,000,000 to carry out subsection 

19 (g)(3).’’; and 

20 (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 

21 by inserting ‘‘or (2)(A)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (d)— 

23 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

24 ‘‘AND DECONTAMINATION’’ after ‘‘INSPECTION’’; 

25 (B) in paragraph (1)— 
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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (I) in the subparagraph heading, 

3 by inserting ‘‘AND DECONTAMINATION’’ 

4 after ‘‘INSPECTION’’; 

5 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (III) in clause (iii), by striking 

8 ‘‘Arizona River Basins.’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Arkansas River Basins;’’; and 

10 (IV) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(iv) to protect the Russian River 

13 Basin, California; and 

14 ‘‘(v) to protect basins and watersheds 

15 that adjoin an international border between 

16 the United States and Canada.’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

18 inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

20 place watercraft inspection and decontamination 

21 stations under subparagraph (A) at locations 

22 with the highest likelihood of preventing the 

23 spread of aquatic invasive species into and out 

24 of waters of the United States, as determined by 
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1 the Secretary in consultation with the Governors 

2 and entities described in paragraph (3).’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘(iii)’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘(v)’’; and 

5 (D) by striking ‘‘watercraft inspection sta6 tions’’ each place it appears and inserting 

7 ‘‘watercraft inspection and decontamination sta8 tions’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(f) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PILOT PRO11 GRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.—In this 

13 subsection, the term ‘invasive species’ has the meaning 

14 given the term in section 1 of Executive Order 13112 

15 (64 Fed. Reg. 6183; relating to invasive species (Feb16 ruary 3, 1999)) (as amended by section 2 of Execu17 tive Order 13751 (81 Fed. Reg. 88609; relating to 

18 safeguarding the Nation from the impacts of invasive 

19 species (December 5, 2016))). 

20 ‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS.—The Secretary, 

21 in coordination with the Aquatic Nuisance Species 

22 Task Force, shall carry out a pilot program under 

23 which the Secretary shall collaborate with States in 

24 the Upper Missouri River Basin in developing vol25 untary aquatic invasive species management plans to 
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1 mitigate the effects of invasive species on public infra2 structure facilities located on reservoirs of the Corps 

3 of Engineers in those States. 

4 ‘‘(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con6 sultation with the Governor of each State in the 

7 Upper Missouri River Basin that elects to par8 ticipate in the pilot program, shall prepare a 

9 management plan, or update or expand an exist10 ing plan, for each participating State that iden11 tifies public infrastructure facilities located on 

12 reservoirs of the Corps of Engineers in those 

13 States that— 

14 ‘‘(i) are affected by aquatic invasive 

15 species; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) need financial and technical as17 sistance in order to maintain operations. 

18 ‘‘(B) USE OF EXISTING PLANS.—In devel19 oping a management plan under subparagraph 

20 (A), the Secretary shall consider a management 

21 plan submitted by a participating State under 

22 section 1204(a) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 

23 Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 

24 (16 U.S.C. 4724(a)). 
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1 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author2 ity provided under this subsection shall terminate on 

3 September 30, 2024. 

4 ‘‘(g) INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND

5 ERADICATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.—In this 

7 subsection, the term ‘invasive species’ has the meaning 

8 given the term in section 1 of Executive Order 13112 

9 (64 Fed. Reg. 6183; relating to invasive species (Feb10 ruary 3, 1999)) (as amended by section 2 of Execu11 tive Order 13751 (81 Fed. Reg. 88609; relating to 

12 safeguarding the Nation from the impacts of invasive 

13 species (December 5, 2016))). 

14 ‘‘(2) INVASIVE SPECIES PARTNERSHIPS.— 

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

16 enter into partnerships with applicable States 

17 and other Federal agencies to carry out actions 

18 to prevent the introduction of, control, or eradi19 cate, to the maximum extent practicable, 

20 invasive species that adversely impact water 

21 quantity or water quality in the Platte River 

22 Basin, the Upper Colorado River Basin, the 

23 Upper Snake River Basin, and the Upper Mis24 souri River Basin. 
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1 ‘‘(B) PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting actions 

2 to carry out under a partnership under subpara3 graph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to 

4 projects that are intended to control or eradicate 

5 the Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) or 

6 saltcedar (of the genus Tamarix). 

7 ‘‘(3) INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES PILOT PRO8 GRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eli11 gible entity’ means a partnership between 

12 or among 2 or more entities that— 

13 ‘‘(I) includes— 

14 ‘‘(aa) at least 1 flood control 

15 district; and 

16 ‘‘(bb) at least 1 city, county, 

17 township, town, borough, parish, 

18 village, or other general purpose 

19 political subdivision of a State or 

20 Indian Tribe (as defined in sec21 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Deter22 mination and Education Assist23 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); and 

24 ‘‘(II) may include any other enti25 ty (such as a nonprofit organization or 
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1 institution of higher education), as de2 termined by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(ii) INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES.—The 

4 term ‘invasive plant species’ means a plant 

5 that is nonnative to the ecosystem under 

6 consideration, the introduction of which 

7 causes or is likely to cause economic harm 

8 or harm to human health. 

9 ‘‘(B) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 

10 the Interior, acting through the Director of the 

11 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall es12 tablish a pilot program under which such Sec13 retary shall work with eligible entities to carry 

14 out activities— 

15 ‘‘(i) to remove invasive plant species in 

16 riparian areas that contribute to drought 

17 conditions in— 

18 ‘‘(I) the Lower Colorado River 

19 Basin; 

20 ‘‘(II) the Rio Grande River 

21 Basin; 

22 ‘‘(III) the Texas Gulf Coast 

23 Basin; and 

24 ‘‘(IV) the Arkansas-White-Red 

25 Basin; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) where appropriate, to replace the 

2 invasive plant species described in clause (i) 

3 with ecologically suitable native species; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) to maintain and monitor ripar5 ian areas in which activities are carried out 

6 under clauses (i) and (ii). 

7 ‘‘(C) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

8 than 18 months after the date of enactment of 

9 this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior, act10 ing through the Director of the United States 

11 Fish and Wildlife Service, shall submit to the 

12 Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

13 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

14 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa15 tives a report describing the implementation of 

16 the pilot program. 

17 ‘‘(D) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

18 authority provided under this paragraph shall 

19 terminate on September 30, 2024. 

20 ‘‘(4) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of an ac21 tion carried out under a partnership under para22 graph (2) or an activity carried out under the pilot 

23 program under paragraph (3) shall not exceed 80 per24 cent of the total cost of the action or activity.’’. 
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1 SEC. 506. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION. 

2 Section 1039(b) of the Water Resources Reform and 

3 Development Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

7 ‘‘UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER BASINS

8 AND TRIBUTARIES’’ and inserting ‘‘MISSISSIPPI

9 RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING SUB-BA10 SINS’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

12 ‘‘Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and 

13 tributaries’’ and inserting ‘‘Mississippi River 

14 and tributaries, including the 6 sub-basins of the 

15 River,’’; and 

16 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

17 the document prepared’’ and all that follows 

18 through ‘‘February 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

19 Mississippi River Basin Asian Carp Control 

20 Strategy Framework, and the Asian Carp Re21 gional Coordinating Committee’s Asian Carp 

22 Action Plan.’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘December 31 of each 

2 year’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020, 

3 and biennially thereafter’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘Upper Mississippi 

5 and Ohio River basins and tributaries’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘Mississippi River and tribu7 taries, including the 6 sub-basins of the 

8 River’’; and 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

10 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Upper 

11 Mississippi and Ohio River basins and trib12 utaries’’ and inserting ‘‘Mississippi River 

13 and tributaries, including the 6 sub-basins 

14 of the River,’’; and 

15 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Upper 

16 Mississippi and Ohio River basins and trib17 utaries’’ and inserting ‘‘Mississippi River 

18 and tributaries, including the 6 sub-basins 

19 of the River’’. 

20 SEC. 507. INVASIVE SPECIES IN ALPINE LAKES PILOT PRO21 GRAM. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior, 

23 acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 

24 Wildlife Service, shall establish a pilot program (referred 

25 to in this section as the ‘‘pilot program’’) to develop and 
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1 carry out effective measures necessary to prevent, control, 

2 or eradicate aquatic invasive species in alpine lakes that 

3 are not located within a unit of the National Park System. 

4 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary of the Interior, 

5 acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 

6 Wildlife Service, shall offer to enter into a partnership to 

7 carry out the pilot program with— 

8 (1) any relevant partnering Federal agency; and 

9 (2) any relevant compact agency organized with 

10 the consent of Congress under article I, section 10 of 

11 the Constitution of the United States. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot pro14 gram $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 

15 through 2024. 

16 SEC. 508. MURDER HORNET ERADICATION PILOT PROGRAM. 

17 (a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Inte18 rior, acting through the Director of the Fish and Wildlife 

19 Service, and in consultation with all relevant Federal agen20 cies, shall establish a pilot program to provide financial 

21 assistance to States for management, research, and public 

22 education activities necessary to— 

23 (1) eradicate the Asian giant hornet; and 

24 (2) restore bee populations damaged by the Asian 

25 giant hornet. 
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1 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive finan2 cial assistance under this section if the State has dem3 onstrated to the Secretary of the Interior sufficient need to 

4 implement measures to eradicate the Asian giant hornet. 

5 (c) COST SHARING.— 

6 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

7 costs of activities carried out under the pilot program 

8 may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such 

9 activities. 

10 (2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal 

11 share of the costs of activities carried out under the 

12 pilot program may be provided in the form of in-kind 

13 contributions of materials or services. 

14 (d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not 

15 more than 5 percent of financial assistance provided by the 

16 Secretary of the Interior under this section may be used 

17 for administrative expenses. 

18 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Inte20 rior to carry out the pilot program $4,000,000 for each of 

21 fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 

22 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) ASIAN GIANT HORNET.—The term ‘‘Asian 

24 giant hornet’’ means a Vespa mandarinia. 
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1 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 

2 several States, the District of Columbia, and the terri3 tories and insular possessions of the United States. 

4 (g) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 

5 terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enact6 ment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 509. ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT 

8 PROGRAM. 

9 (a) CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASIAN CARP PREVENTION

10 PILOT PROGRAM.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in conjunction 

12 with the Tennessee Valley Authority and other rel13 evant Federal agencies, shall carry out an Asian carp 

14 prevention pilot program to carry out projects to 

15 manage and prevent the spread of Asian carp using 

16 innovative technologies, methods, and measures. 

17 (2) PROJECT SELECTION.— 

18 (A) LOCATION.—Each project under the 

19 pilot program shall be carried out in a river sys20 tem or reservoir in the Cumberland River Water21 shed or Tennessee River Watershed in which 

22 Asian carp populations are expanding or have 

23 been documented. 
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1 (B) CONSULTATION.—In selecting projects 

2 to carry out under the pilot program, the Sec3 retary shall consult with— 

4 (i) applicable Federal, State, and local 

5 agencies; 

6 (ii) institutions of higher education; 

7 and 

8 (iii) relevant private organizations, in9 cluding nonprofit organizations. 

10 (C) LIMITATIONS.— 

11 (i) NUMBER OF PROJECTS.—The Sec12 retary may select not more than 10 projects 

13 to carry out under the pilot program. 

14 (ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than Sep15 tember 30, 2024, the Secretary shall com16 plete projects selected to be carried out 

17 under the pilot program. 

18 (3) BEST PRACTICES.—In carrying out the pilot 

19 program, to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec20 retary shall consider existing best practices, such as 

21 those described in the document of the Asian Carp 

22 Working Group of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

23 Force entitled ‘‘Management and Control Plan for 

24 Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in the 

25 United States’’ and dated November 2007. 
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1 (4) COST-SHARE.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

3 costs of a project carried out under the program 

4 may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of 

5 the project. 

6 (B) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REHABILI7 TATION, AND REPAIR.—After the completion of a 

8 project under the pilot program, the Federal 

9 share of the costs for operation, maintenance, re10 habilitation, and repair of the project shall be 

11 100 percent. 

12 (5) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—For projects 

13 carried out in reservoirs owned or managed by the 

14 Tennessee Valley Authority, the Secretary and the 

15 Tennessee Valley Authority shall execute a memo16 randum of agreement establishing the framework for 

17 a partnership and the terms and conditions for shar18 ing expertise and resources. 

19 (6) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 

20 accept and expend funds from the Tennessee Valley 

21 Authority to complete any work under this section at 

22 a reservoir owned or managed by the Tennessee Valley 

23 Authority. 

24 (7) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

25 date of enactment of this Act, and 2 years thereafter, 
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1 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report de2 scribing the results of the pilot program, including an 

3 analysis of the effectiveness of the innovative tech4 nologies, methods, and measures used in projects car5 ried out under the pilot program at preventing the 

6 spread, or managing the eradicating of, Asian carp. 

7 (8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

9 this subsection $25,000,000, to remain available until 

10 expended. 

11 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ASIAN CARP ERADI12 CATION PROGRAM.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte14 rior, acting through the Director of the United States 

15 Fish and Wildlife Service, shall establish a program 

16 to provide financial assistance to States to implement 

17 measures, including for management, research, and 

18 public education activities, necessary to eradicate the 

19 Asian carp. 

20 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive 

21 financial assistance under this subsection if such 

22 State has demonstrated to the Secretary of the Inte23 rior sufficient need to implement measures to eradi24 cate the Asian carp. 
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1 (3) PRIORITY.—In providing financial assist2 ance under the program, the Secretary of the Interior 

3 shall give priority to States in the Cumberland River 

4 Watershed or the Tennessee River Watershed in which 

5 Asian carp populations are expanding or have been 

6 documented. 

7 (4) COST SHARING.— 

8 (A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 

9 of the costs of activities carried out under the 

10 program may not exceed 80 percent of the total 

11 costs of such activities. 

12 (B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non13 Federal share of the costs of activities carried out 

14 under the program may be provided in the form 

15 of in-kind contributions of materials or services. 

16 (5) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX17 PENSES.—Not more than 5 percent of financial as18 sistance provided by the Secretary of the Interior 

19 under this subsection may be used for administrative 

20 expenses. 

21 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec23 retary of the Interior to carry out this subsection 

24 $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
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1 SEC. 510. INVASIVE SPECIES IN NONCONTIGUOUS STATES 

2 AND TERRITORIES PILOT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior, 

4 acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 

5 Wildlife Service, shall establish a pilot program to carry 

6 out measures necessary to prevent, control, or eradicate 

7 invasive species in culturally significant forested water8 sheds in noncontiguous States and territories of the United 

9 States in which the Corps of Engineers is carrying out flood 

10 risk management projects. 

11 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the Interior, 

12 acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 

13 Wildlife Service, is encouraged to carry out the measures 

14 described in subsection (a) in consultation with— 

15 (1) States, any territory or possession of the 

16 United States, and units of local government, includ17 ing federally recognized Indian Tribes (as defined in 

18 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu19 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); and 

20 (2) nonprofit organizations with knowledge of, 

21 and experience in, forested watershed management, 

22 including nonprofit organizations with a primary 

23 purpose of serving and partnering with indigenous 

24 communities. 

25 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

26 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot pro-
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1 gram under subsection (a) $25,000,000 for the period of fis2 cal years 2022 through 2024. 

3 SEC. 511. SOIL MOISTURE AND SNOWPACK MONITORING. 

4 (a) INSTALLATION OF NETWORK.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the activi6 ties required under section 4003(a) of the Water Re7 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 

8 Stat. 1310; 130 Stat. 1676), and to support the goals 

9 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation 

10 Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–25) and the National 

11 Integrated Drought Information System Reauthoriza12 tion Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–423), the Sec13 retary, in coordination with the Administrator of the 

14 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

15 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’), 

16 the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Serv17 ice, the Director of the United States Geological Sur18 vey, and the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall con19 tinue installation of a network of soil moisture and 

20 plains snowpack monitoring stations, and modifica21 tion of existing stations, in the Upper Missouri River 

22 Basin. 

23 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out installa24 tion and modification activities under paragraph (1), 

25 the Secretary— 
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1 (A) may continue to enter into agreements, 

2 including cooperative agreements, with State 

3 mesonet programs for purposes of installing new 

4 stations or modifying existing stations; 

5 (B) shall transfer ownership and all respon6 sibilities for operation and maintenance of new 

7 stations to the respective State mesonet program 

8 for the State in which the monitoring station is 

9 located on completion of installation of the sta10 tion; and 

11 (C) shall establish, in consultation with the 

12 Administrator, requirements and standards for 

13 the installation of new stations and modification 

14 of existing stations to ensure seamless data inte15 gration into— 

16 (i) the National Mesonet Program; 

17 (ii) the National Coordinated Soil 

18 Moisture Network; and 

19 (iii) other relevant networks. 

20 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

22 this subsection, in addition to any other funds au23 thorized to be appropriated for the installation of a 

24 network of soil moisture and plains snowpack moni25 toring stations or the modification of existing stations 
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1 in the Upper Missouri River Basin, $7,000,000 for 

2 each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 

3 (b) SOIL MOISTURE AND SNOWPACK MONITORING

4 PILOT PROGRAM.— 

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

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis7 trator shall establish within the National Mesonet 

8 Program a pilot program for the acquisition and use 

9 of data generated by the network described in sub10 section (a). 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the pilot 

12 program under paragraph (1), the Administrator 

13 shall— 

14 (A) enter into agreements with State 

15 mesonet programs in the Upper Missouri River 

16 Basin to acquire data generated by the network 

17 described in subsection (a) that— 

18 (i) are similar to the agreements in ef19 fect as of the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act with States under the National Mesonet 

21 Program; and 

22 (ii) allow for sharing of data with 

23 other Federal agencies and with institutions 

24 engaged in federally supported research, in-
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1 cluding the United States Drought Monitor, 

2 as appropriate and feasible; 

3 (B) in coordination with the Secretary, the 

4 Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 

5 Service, the Director of the United States Geo6 logical Survey, and the Commissioner of Rec7 lamation, gather data from the operation of the 

8 network to inform ongoing efforts of the National 

9 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 

10 support of— 

11 (i) the National Integrated Drought 

12 Information System, including the National 

13 Coordinated Soil Moisture Network; 

14 (ii) the United States Drought Mon15 itor; 

16 (iii) the National Water Model and 

17 other relevant national modeling efforts; 

18 (iv) validation, verification, and cali19 bration of satellite-based, in situ, and other 

20 remote sensing activities and output prod21 ucts; 

22 (v) flood risk and water resources mon23 itoring initiatives by the Secretary and the 

24 Commissioner; and 
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1 (vi) any other programs or initiatives 

2 the Administrator considers appropriate; 

3 (C) at the request of State mesonet pro4 grams, or as the Administrator considers appro5 priate, provide technical assistance to such pro6 grams under the pilot program under paragraph 

7 (1) to ensure proper data requirements; and 

8 (D) ensure an appropriate mechanism for 

9 quality control and quality assurance is em10 ployed for the data acquired under the pilot pro11 gram, such as the Meteorological Assimilation 

12 Data Ingest System. 

13 (3) STUDY REQUIRED.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

16 Administrator shall initiate a study of the pilot 

17 program required by paragraph (1) to evaluate 

18 the data generated by the network described in 

19 subsection (a) and the applications of that data 

20 to programs and initiatives described in para21 graph (2)(B). 

22 (B) ELEMENTS.—The study required by 

23 subparagraph (A) shall include an assessment 

24 of— 
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1 (i) the contribution of the soil mois2 ture, snowpack, and other relevant data 

3 generated by the network described in sub4 section (a) to weather, subseasonal and sea5 sonal, and climate forecasting products on 

6 the local, regional, and national levels; 

7 (ii) the enhancements made to the Na8 tional Integrated Drought Information Sys9 tem, the National Water Model, and the 

10 United States Drought Monitor, and other 

11 relevant national modeling efforts, using 

12 data and derived data products generated 

13 by the network; 

14 (iii) the contribution of data generated 

15 by the network to remote sensing products 

16 and approaches; 

17 (iv) the viability of the ownership and 

18 operational structure of the network; and 

19 (v) any other matters the Adminis20 trator considers appropriate, in coordina21 tion with the Secretary, the Chief of the 

22 Natural Resources Conservation Service, the 

23 Director of the United States Geological 

24 Survey, and the Commissioner of Reclama25 tion. 
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1 (4) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 4 years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Admin3 istrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

4 committees a report— 

5 (A) setting forth the findings of the study 

6 required by paragraph (3); and 

7 (B) making recommendations based on 

8 those findings to improve weather, subseasonal, 

9 seasonal, and climate monitoring nationally. 

10 (5) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

11 AUDIT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

13 after the report required by paragraph (4) is 

14 submitted, the Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall initiate an audit to evaluate that re16 port and determine whether— 

17 (i) the Administrator, in conducting 

18 the pilot program under paragraph (1), has 

19 utilized the relevant data generated by the 

20 network described in subsection (a) in the 

21 manner most beneficial to the programs and 

22 initiatives described in paragraph (2)(B); 

23 (ii) the acquisition agreements entered 

24 into under paragraph (2)(A) with State 
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1 mesonet programs fully comply with the re2 quirements of that paragraph; and 

3 (iii) the heads of other agencies, in4 cluding the Secretary, the Chief of the Nat5 ural Resources Conservation Service, the 

6 Director of the United States Geological 

7 Survey, and the Commissioner of Reclama8 tion, are utilizing the data generated by the 

9 network to better inform and improve the 

10 missions of those agencies. 

11 (B) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

12 270 days after initiating the audit required by 

13 subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall 

14 submit to the appropriate congressional commit15 tees a report setting forth the findings of the 

16 audit. 

17 (6) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

18 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

19 congressional committees’’ means— 

20 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

21 and Transportation, the Committee on Environ22 ment and Public Works, and the Committee on 

23 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; 

24 and 
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1 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

2 Infrastructure, the Committee on Science, Space, 

3 and Technology, and the Committee on Natural 

4 Resources of the House of Representatives. 

5 SEC. 512. GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOP6 MENT CORPORATION. 

7 (a) RENAMING THE SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DE8 VELOPMENT CORPORATION.—The Act of May 13, 1954 (33 

9 U.S.C. 981 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) in section 1 (33 U.S.C. 981), by striking 

11 ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway De13 velopment Corporation’’; and 

14 (2) in section 2(b) (33 U.S.C. 982(b)), by strik15 ing ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora16 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea17 way Development Corporation’’. 

18 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Saint Law19 rence Seaway Development Corporation in any law, regula20 tion, document, record, Executive order, or other paper of 

21 the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

22 Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora23 tion. 

24 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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1 (1) TITLE 5.—Section 5315 of title 5, United 

2 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence 

3 Seaway Development Corporation’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Cor5 poration’’. 

6 (2) TITLE 18.—Section 2282B of title 18, United 

7 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence 

8 Seaway Development Corporation’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Cor10 poration’’. 

11 (3) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Section 

12 9505(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 

13 U.S.C. 9505(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Saint 

14 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and in15 serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop16 ment Corporation’’. 

17 (4) TITLE 31.—Section 9101(3)(K) of title 31, 

18 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint 

19 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and in20 serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop21 ment Corporation’’. 

22 (5) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF

23 1986.—The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

24 (33 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.) is amended— 
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1 (A) in section 206 (33 U.S.C. 2234), by 

2 striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

3 Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. 

4 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’; 

5 (B) in section 210(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 

6 2238(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Sea7 way Development Corporation’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 

9 Corporation’’; 

10 (C) in section 214(2)(B) (33 U.S.C. 

11 2241(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Sea12 way Development Corporation’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 

14 Corporation’’; and 

15 (D) in section 1132(b) (33 U.S.C. 2309(b)), 

16 by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop17 ment Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes 

18 St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

19 each place it appears. 

20 (6) TITLE 46.—Title 46, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (A) in section 2109, by striking ‘‘Saint 

23 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea25 way Development Corporation’’; 
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1 (B) in section 8103(g), by striking ‘‘Saint 

2 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea4 way Development Corporation’’; 

5 (C) in section 8503(c), by striking ‘‘Saint 

6 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea8 way Development Corporation’’; 

9 (D) in section 55112(a)(3), by striking ‘‘St. 

10 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea12 way Development Corporation’’; 

13 (E) in section 55331(3), by striking ‘‘Saint 

14 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea16 way Development Corporation’’; and 

17 (F) in section 70032, by striking ‘‘Saint 

18 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea20 way Development Corporation’’ each place it ap21 pears. 

22 (7) TITLE 49.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Title 49, United States 

24 Code, is amended— 

25 (i) in section 110— 
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1 (I) in the heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway De3 velopment Corporation’’ and in4 serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Law5 rence Seaway Development 

6 Corporation’’; and 

7 (II) in subsection (a), by striking 

8 ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

9 Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great 

10 Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop11 ment Corporation’’; and 

12 (ii) in section 6314(c)(2)(G), by strik13 ing ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

14 Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes 

15 St. Lawrence Seaway Development Cor16 poration’’. 

17 (B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sec18 tions for chapter 1 of subtitle I of title 49, 

19 United States Code, is amended by amending the 

20 item relating to section 110 to read as follows: 

‘‘110. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.’’. 

21 SEC. 513. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

22 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

23 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

24 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

25 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
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1 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

2 Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 

3 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas4 sage. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to provide 

for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United 

States, to provide for the conservation and development 

of water and related resources, and for other purposes.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1811 

AMENDMENTS