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as amended by section 502(b) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53) and section
108(d) of title I of division B of the Miscellaneous Appro-
priations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–554;
114 Stat. 2763A–220), is further amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(72) ALPINE, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 is au-
thorized for a water transmission main, Alpine, CA.’’.
SEC. 120. Section 214(a) of Public Law 106–541 is
amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.
SEC. 121. MIDDLE RIO GRANDE ENDANGERED SPE-
CIES COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM, NEW MEXICO. The Sec-
retary of the Army may carry out projects that comply with
the Reasonable and Prudent Alternative of the 2003 Bio-
logical Opinion required by section 205(b) of Public Law
108–447 (118 Stat. 2949) referring to the Biological and
Conference Opinions on the Effects of Actions Associated
with the Programmatic Biological Assessment of Bureau of
Reclamation’s Water and River Maintenance Operations,
Army Corps of Engineers’ Flood Control Operation, and
Related Non-Federal Actions on the Middle Rio Grande,
New Mexico and other recovery measures for the Rio Grande
Silvery Minnow or the Southwest Willow Flycatcher, in-
cluding recommendations provided by the Endangered Spe-
cies Act Collaborative Program as established in Public
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Law 108–137 section 209(b) (117 Stat. 1850). All project
undertaken under this subsection shall be subject to a 75
percent Federal/25 percent non-Federal cost share. The non-
Federal cost share for all projects carried out under this
program may be provided through in-kind services or direct
cash contributions and shall include provision of necessary
land, easements, relocations and disposal sites. Non-Federal
cost share shall be credited on a programmatic basis instead
of on a project-by-project basis with reconciliation of total
project costs and total non-Federal cost share on a 3 year
incremental basis. Over contribution of non-Federal cost
share shall be credited to subsequent years. In lieu of indi-
vidual Project Cooperation Agreements, the Secretary shall
enter into Memoranda of Agreement with participants in
the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative
Program in order to establish relative contribution of non-
Federal cost share by each participant, implement projects,
and streamline administrative procedures.
SEC. 122. BLUESTONE, WEST VIRGINIA. Section 547
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat.
2676) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘4 years’’
and inserting ‘‘5 years’’;
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(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) by striking ‘‘if
all’’ and all that follows through ‘‘facility’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assurance project’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘and con-
struction’’ and inserting ‘‘, construction, and oper-
ation and maintenance’’;
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) OPERATION AND OWNERSHIP.—The Tri-Cit-
ies Power Authority shall be the owner and operator
of the hydropower facilities referred to in subsection
(a).’’;
(5) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting ‘‘Unless
otherwise provided, no’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘planning,’’ before ‘‘de-
sign’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘prior to’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘subsection (d)’’;
(6) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘design’’ and
inserting ‘‘planning, design,’’;
(7) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following:
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‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall review the
design and construction activities for all features of
the hydroelectric project that pertain to and affect
stability of the dam and control the release of water
from Bluestone Dam to ensure that the quality of con-
struction of those features meets all standards estab-
lished for similar facilities constructed by the Sec-
retary.’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2);
(C) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and inserting
‘‘, except that hydroelectric power is no longer a
project purpose of the facility so long as Tri-Cit-
ies Power Authority continues to exercise its re-
sponsibilities as the builder, owner, and operator
of the hydropower facilities at Bluestone Dam.
Water flow releases and flood control from the
hydropower facilities shall be determined and di-
rected by the Corps of Engineers.’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—Construction of the hydro-
electric generating facilities shall be coordinated with
the dam safety assurance project currently in the de-
sign and construction phases.’’;
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(8) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘in accordance’’
and all that follows through ‘‘58 Stat. 890)’’;
(9) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking ‘‘facility of the inter-
connected systems of reservoirs operated by the
Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘facilities under construction under such agree-
ments’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘design’’ and inserting
‘‘planning, design’’;
(10) in subsection (f)(2)—
(A) by ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘facilities referred to in sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘such facilities’’;
(11) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (g)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) to arrange for the transmission of power to
the market or to construct such transmission facilities
as necessary to market the power produced at the fa-
cilities referred to in subsection (a) with funds con-
tributed by the Tri-Cities Power Authority; and’’;
(12) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘‘such facili-
ties’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and
inserting ‘‘the generating facility’’; and
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(13) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) TRI-CITIES POWER AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In
this section, the ‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’ refers to the
entity established by the City of Hinton, West Virginia, the
City of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and the City
of Philippi, West Virginia, pursuant to a document entitled
‘Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agree-
ment’ approved by the Attorney General of West Virginia
on February 14, 2002.’’.
SEC. 123. The portion of the project for navigation,
City Waterway, Tacoma, Washington authorized by the
first section of the Act of June 13, 1902 (32 Stat. 347),
consisting of the last 1,000 linear feet of the inner portion
of the Waterway beginning at Station 70∂00 and ending
at Station 80∂00, is not authorized.
SEC. 124. The Chief of Engineers shall define the re-
pairs made at Fern Ridge Dam as a dam safety project
and costs shall be recovered in accordance with Section
1203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986: Pro-
vided, That costs assigned to irrigation will be recovered
by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with Public
Law 98–404.
SEC. 125. The Chief of Engineers is directed to fully
utilize the Federal dredging fleet in support of all Army
Corps of Engineers missions and no restrictions shall be
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placed on the use or maintenance of any dredge in the Fed-
eral Fleet.
SEC. 126. The Chief of Engineers is directed to main-
tain the Federal dredging fleet to technologically modern
and efficient standards.
SEC. 127. LAKE CHAMPLAIN CANAL DISPERSAL BAR-
RIER, VERMONT AND NEW YORK. The Chief of Engineers
shall determine, at full Federal expense, the feasibility of
a dispersal barrier project at the Lake Champlain Canal:
Provided, That if the Chief determines that the project is
feasible, the Chief shall construct, maintain, and operate
a dispersal barrier at the Lake Champlain Canal at full
Federal expense.
SEC. 128. Of funds made available to carry out section
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2309a), the Chief of Engineers may use $1,500,000
for sea lamprey barrier construction in the Great Lakes.
SEC. 129. $150,000 may be provided for Saco River
and Camp Ellis Beach, Maine, continuing authorities
project.
SEC. 130. $2,000,000 may be provided for mainte-
nance dredging of the Narragaugus River, Milbridge,
Maine.
SEC. 131. $100,000 may be provided for the Penobscot
River Restoration Study, Maine.
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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central
Utah Project Completion Act, $32,614,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $946,000 shall be deposited
into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
Conservation Commission.
In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in car-
rying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the In-
terior, $1,736,000, to remain available until expended.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
The following appropriations shall be expended to exe-
cute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For management, development, and restoration of
water and related natural resources and for related activi-
ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita-
tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in
fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri-
cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other
agreements with, State and local governments, Indian
tribes, and others, $899,569,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $63,544,000 shall be available for trans-
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fer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and
$21,998,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Col-
orado River Basin Development Fund; of which such
amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colo-
rado River Dam Fund; of which not more than $500,000
is for high priority projects which shall be carried out by
the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C.
1706: Provided further, That such transfers may be in-
creased or decreased within the overall appropriation under
this heading: Provided further, That of the total appro-
priated, the amount for program activities that can be fi-
nanced by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Rec-
lamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 460l–
6a(i) shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided
further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are
available until expended for the purposes for which contrib-
uted: Provided further, That $500,000 is provided to the
Bureau of Reclamation to advance the Snyderville Basin
Water Supply Study Special Report to a Feasibility Level
Study and NEPA compliance for the purpose of providing
water to Park City and the Snyderville Basin, Utah, as
a component of the Weber Basin Project: Provided further,
That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited
to this account and are available until expended for the
same purposes as the sums appropriated under this head-
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ing: Provided further, That funds available for expenditure
for the Departmental Irrigation Drainage Program may be
expended by the Bureau of Reclamation for site remediation
on a non-reimbursable basis: Provided further, That, of the
funds appropriated under this heading, the Secretary of the
Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall use not
less than $200,000 to initiate preconstruction engineering
and design activities for modifications to Laupahoehoe
Harbor, Hawaii.
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, and
habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provi-
sions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act,
$52,219,000, to be derived from such sums as may be col-
lected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pur-
suant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), 3405(f), and
3406(c)(1) of Public Law 102–575, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation
is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the addi-
tional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by
section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this heading
may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-
stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-
stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.