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(b) LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA.— 
(1) RELEASE.—Any reversionary interest relating to public 
parks and recreation on the land conveyed by the Secretary 
to the State of Oklahoma at Lake Texoma pursuant to the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the sale of certain lands 
to the State of Oklahoma’’ (67 Stat. 63), shall terminate on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall execute 
and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, an amended 
deed, or any other appropriate instrument to release each rever-
sionary interest to which paragraph (1) applies. 
(3) PRESERVATION OF RESERVED RIGHTS.—A release of a 
reversionary interest under this subsection shall not affect any 
other right of the United States in any deed of conveyance 
pursuant to the Act referred to in paragraph (1). 
(c) LOWELL, OREGON.— 
(1) RELEASE
AND
EXTINGUISHMENT
OF
DEED
RESERVA-
TIONS.— 
(A) RELEASE AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEED RESERVA-
TIONS.—The Secretary may release and extinguish the deed 
reservations for access and communication cables contained 
in the quitclaim deed, dated January 26, 1965, and recorded 
February 15, 1965, in the records of Lane County, Oregon; 
except that such reservations may only be released and 
extinguished for the lands owned by the city of Lowell 
as described in the quitclaim deed, dated April 11, 1991, 
in such records. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
RELEASE
AND
EXTINGUISHMENT
OF 
DEED RESERVATIONS.—The Secretary may also release and 
extinguish the same deed reservations referred to in 
subparagraph (A) over land owned by Lane County, Oregon, 
within the city limits of Lowell, Oregon, to accommodate 
the development proposals of the city of Lowell/St. Vincent 
de Paul, Lane County, affordable housing project; except 
that the Secretary may require, at no cost to the United 
States— 
(i) the alteration or relocation of any existing facili-
ties, utilities, roads, or similar improvements on such 
lands; and 
(ii) the right-of-way for such facilities, utilities, 
roads, or improvements as a precondition of any release 
or extinguishment of the deed reservations. 
(2) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary may convey to the city 
of Lowell, Oregon, the parcel of land situated in the city of 
Lowell, Oregon, at fair market value consisting of the strip 
of federally owned lands located northeast of West Boundary 
Road between Hyland Lane and the city of Lowell’s eastward 
city limits. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
COST.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the city of Lowell, Oregon, shall pay the administra-
tive costs incurred by the United States to execute the release 
and extinguishment of the deed reservations under paragraph 
(1) and the conveyance under paragraph (2). 
(d) OLD HICKORY LOCK AND DAM, CUMBERLAND RIVER, TEN-
NESSEE.—
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(1) RELEASE
OF
RETAINED
RIGHTS, INTERESTS, RESERVA-
TIONS.—With respect to land conveyed by the Secretary to 
the Tennessee Society of Crippled Children and Adults, Incor-
porated (commonly known as ‘‘Easter Seals Tennessee’’) at Old 
Hickory Lock and Dam, Cumberland River, Tennessee, under 
section 211 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1087), 
the reversionary interests and the use restrictions relating 
to recreation and camping purposes are extinguished. 
(2) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall execute 
and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 
deed, or other appropriate instrument effectuating the release 
of interests required by paragraph (1). 
(e) LOWER GRANITE POOL, WASHINGTON.— 
(1) EXTINGUISHMENT OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS AND USE 
RESTRICTIONS.—With respect to property covered by each deed 
described in paragraph (2)— 
(A) the reversionary interests and use restrictions 
relating to port or industrial purposes are extinguished; 
and 
(B) the human habitation or other building structure 
use restriction is extinguished in each area in which the 
elevation is above the standard project flood elevation. 
(2) DEEDS.—The deeds referred to in paragraph (1) are 
as follows: 
(A) Auditor’s File Numbers 432576, 443411, 499988, 
and 579771 of Whitman County, Washington. 
(B) Auditor’s File Numbers 125806, 138801, 147888, 
154511, 156928, and 176360 of Asotin County, Washington. 
(f) PORT OF PASCO, WASHINGTON.— 
(1) EXTINGUISHMENT OF USE RESTRICTIONS AND FLOWAGE 
EASEMENT.—With respect to the property covered by the deed 
in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) the flowage easement and human habitation or 
other building structure use restriction is extinguished if 
the elevation of the property is above the standard project 
flood elevation; and 
(B) the use of fill material to raise areas of the property 
above the standard project flood elevation is authorized, 
except in any area for which a permit under section 404 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) 
is required. 
(2) EXTINGUISHMENT OF FLOWAGE EASEMENT.—With respect 
to the property covered by each deed in paragraph (3)(B), 
the flowage easement is extinguished if the elevation of the 
property is above the standard project flood elevation. 
(3) AFFECTED DEEDS.—The deeds referred to in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) are as follows: 
(A) Auditor’s File Number 262980 of Franklin County, 
Washington. 
(B) Auditor’s File Numbers 263334 and 404398 of 
Franklin County, Washington. 
(g) NO EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 
affects the remaining rights and interests of the Corps of Engineers 
for authorized project purposes.
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TITLE IV—STUDIES 
SEC. 4001. JOHN GLENN GREAT LAKES BASIN PROGRAM. 
Section 455 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–21) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR STUDY.—The non-Federal 
interest may provide up to 100 percent of the non-Federal share 
required under subsection (f) in the form of in-kind services and 
materials.’’. 
SEC. 4002. LAKE ERIE DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITES. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the nature 
and frequency of avian botulism problems in the vicinity of Lake 
Erie associated with dredged material disposal sites and shall make 
recommendations to eliminate the conditions that result in such 
problems. 
SEC. 4003. SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES DROUGHT STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
of Commerce, and other appropriate agencies, shall conduct, at 
Federal expense, a comprehensive study of drought conditions in 
the southwestern United States, with particular emphasis on the 
Colorado River basin, the Rio Grande River basin, and the Great 
Basin. 
(b) INVENTORY OF ACTIONS.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall assemble an inventory of actions taken or planned 
to be taken to address drought-related situations in the south-
western United States. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the study shall be to develop 
recommendations to more effectively address current and future 
drought conditions in the southwestern United States. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$7,000,000. Such funds shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 4004. DELAWARE RIVER. 
The Secretary shall review, in consultation with the Delaware 
River Basin Commission and the States of Delaware, Pennsylvania, 
New Jersey, and New York, the report of the Chief of Engineers 
on the Delaware River, published as House Document Numbered 
522, 87th Congress, Second Session, as it relates to the Mid-Dela-
ware River Basin from Wilmington to Port Jervis, and any other 
pertinent reports (including the strategy for resolution of interstate 
flow management issues in the Delaware River Basin dated August 
2004 and the National Park Service Lower Delaware River Manage-
ment Plan (1997–1999)), with a view to determining whether any 
modifications of recommendations contained in the first report 
referred to are advisable at the present time, in the interest of 
flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, and other related 
problems. 
SEC. 4005. EURASIAN MILFOIL. 
Under the authority of section 104 of the River and Harbor 
Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610), the Secretary shall conduct a study, 
at Federal expense, to develop national protocols for the use of
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the Euhrychiopsis lecontei weevil for biological control of Eurasian 
milfoil in the lakes of Vermont and other northeastern States. 
SEC. 4006. FIRE ISLAND, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for navigational improvements, including 
a barge landing facility, Fire Island, Alaska. 
SEC. 4007. KNIK ARM, COOK INLET, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the potential 
impacts on navigation of construction of a bridge across Knik Arm, 
Cook Inlet, Alaska. 
SEC. 4008. KUSKOKWIM RIVER, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for navigation, Kuskokwim River, Alaska, 
in the vicinity of the village of Crooked Creek. 
SEC. 4009. NOME HARBOR, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall review the project for navigation, Nome 
Harbor improvements, Alaska, authorized by section 101(a)(1) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 273), 
to determine whether the project cost increases, including the cost 
of rebuilding the entrance channel damaged in a September 2005 
storm, resulted from a design deficiency. 
SEC. 4010. ST. GEORGE HARBOR, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of providing navigation improvements at St. George Harbor, Alaska. 
SEC. 4011. SUSITNA RIVER, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for hydropower, recreation, and related 
purposes on the Susitna River, Alaska. 
SEC. 4012. VALDEZ, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for navigation, Valdez, Alaska, and if 
the Secretary determines that the project is feasible, shall carry 
out the project at a total cost of $20,000,000. 
SEC. 4013. GILA BEND, MARICOPA, ARIZONA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage 
reduction, Gila Bend, Maricopa, Arizona. 
(b) REVIEW OF PLANS.—In conducting the study, the Secretary 
shall review plans and designs developed by non-Federal interests 
and shall incorporate such plans and designs into the Federal 
study if the Secretary determines that such plans and designs 
are consistent with Federal standards. 
SEC. 4014. SEARCY COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of using Greers Ferry Lake as a water supply source for Searcy 
County, Arkansas. 
SEC. 4015. ALISO CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for streambank protection and environ-
mental restoration along Aliso Creek, California.
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SEC. 4016. FRESNO, KINGS, AND KERN COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply for Fresno, Kings, and 
Kern Counties, California. 
SEC. 4017. FRUITVALE AVENUE RAILROAD BRIDGE, ALAMEDA, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare a comprehensive 
report that examines the condition of the existing Fruitvale Avenue 
Railroad Bridge, Alameda County, California (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Railroad Bridge’’), and determines the most economic 
means to maintain that rail link by either repairing or replacing 
the Railroad Bridge. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under this section shall 
include— 
(1) a determination of whether the Railroad Bridge is in 
immediate danger of failing or collapsing; 
(2) the annual costs to maintain the Railroad Bridge; 
(3) the costs to place the Railroad Bridge in a safe, ‘‘no- 
collapse’’ condition, such that the Railroad Bridge will not 
endanger maritime traffic; 
(4) the costs to retrofit the Railroad Bridge such that the 
Railroad Bridge may continue to serve as a rail link between 
the Island of Alameda and the mainland; and 
(5) the costs to construct a replacement for the Railroad 
Bridge capable of serving the current and future rail, light 
rail, and homeland security needs of the region. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) complete the Railroad Bridge report under subsection 
(a) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) submit the report to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate and Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not— 
(1) demolish the Railroad Bridge or otherwise render the 
Railroad Bridge unavailable or unusable for rail traffic; or 
(2) reduce maintenance of the Railroad Bridge. 
(e) EASEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide to the city 
of Alameda, California, a nonexclusive access easement over 
the Oakland Estuary that comprises the subsurface land and 
surface approaches for the Railroad Bridge that— 
(A) is consistent with the Bay Trail Proposal of the 
city of Oakland; and 
(B) is otherwise suitable for the improvement, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the Railroad Bridge or construc-
tion, operation, and maintenance of a suitable replacement 
bridge. 
(2) COST.—The easement under paragraph (1) shall be 
provided to the city of Alameda without consideration and 
at no cost to the United States. 
SEC. 4018. LOS ANGELES RIVER REVITALIZATION STUDY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with the city 
of Los Angeles, shall—
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(1) prepare a feasibility study for environmental ecosystem 
restoration, flood control, recreation, and other aspects of Los 
Angeles River revitalization that is consistent with the goals 
of the Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan published 
by the city of Los Angeles; and 
(2) consider any locally-preferred project alternatives devel-
oped through a full and open evaluation process for inclusion 
in the study. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION AND MEASURES.—In pre-
paring the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use, 
to the maximum extent practicable— 
(1) information obtained from the Los Angeles River 
Revitalization Master Plan; and 
(2) the development process of that plan. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to construct 
demonstration projects in order to provide information to 
develop the study under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of any 
project under this subsection shall be not more than 65 percent. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $25,000,000. 
SEC. 4019. LYTLE CREEK, RIALTO, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction and ground-
water recharge, Lytle Creek, Rialto, California. 
SEC. 4020. MOKELUMNE RIVER, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply 
along the Mokelumne River, San Joaquin County, California. 
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to invalidate, preempt, or create any 
exception to State water law, State water rights, or Federal or 
State permitted activities or agreements. 
SEC. 4021. ORICK, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage 
reduction and ecosystem restoration, Orick, California. 
(b) FEASIBILITY OF RESTORING OR REHABILITATING REDWOOK 
CREEK LEVEES.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall deter-
mine the feasibility of restoring or rehabilitating the Redwood Creek 
Levees, Humboldt County, California. 
SEC. 4022. SHORELINE STUDY, OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 414 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2636) is amended by striking ‘‘32 months’’ and inserting 
‘‘44 months’’. 
SEC. 4023. RIALTO, FONTANA, AND COLTON, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply for Rialto, Fontana, 
and Colton, California. 
SEC. 4024. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to deter-
mine the feasibility of, and alternatives for, measures to protect
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water diversion facilities and fish protective screen facilities in 
the vicinity of river mile 178 on the Sacramento River, California. 
SEC. 4025. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply, San Diego County, 
California, including a review of the feasibility of connecting 4 
existing reservoirs to increase usable storage capacity. 
SEC. 4026. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of the beneficial use of dredged material from 
the San Francisco Bay in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Cali-
fornia, including the benefits and impacts of salinity in the Delta 
and the benefits to navigation, flood damage reduction, ecosystem 
restoration, water quality, salinity control, water supply reliability, 
and recreation. 
(b) COOPERATION.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
cooperate with the California department of water resources and 
appropriate Federal and State entities in developing options for 
the beneficial use of dredged material from San Francisco Bay 
for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area. 
(c) REVIEW.—The study shall include a review of the feasibility 
of using Sherman Island as a rehandling site for levee maintenance 
material, as well as for ecosystem restoration. The review may 
include carrying out and monitoring a pilot project using up to 
150,000 cubic yards of dredged material and being carried out 
at the Sherman Island site, examining larger scale use of dredged 
materials from the San Francisco Bay and Suisun Bay Channel, 
and analyzing the feasibility of the potential use of saline materials 
from the San Francisco Bay for both rehandling and ecosystem 
restoration purposes. 
SEC. 4027. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with non-Fed-
eral interests, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of carrying 
out a project for— 
(1) flood damage reduction along the South San Francisco 
Bay shoreline, California; 
(2) restoration of the South San Francisco Bay salt ponds 
(including on land owned by other Federal agencies); and 
(3) other related purposes, as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report describing the results of the study under subsection 
(a). 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the 
project described in subsection (a) based on planning, design, 
and land acquisition documents prepared by— 
(A) the California State Coastal Conservancy; 
(B) the Santa Clara Valley Water District; and 
(C) other local interests. 
(c) CREDIT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 221 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), and subject 
to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall credit toward the non- 
Federal share of the cost of any project authorized by law 
as a result of the South San Francisco Bay shoreline study— 
(A) the cost of work performed by the non-Federal 
interest in preparation of the feasibility study that is con-
ducted before the date of the feasibility cost sharing agree-
ment; and 
(B) the funds expended by the non-Federal interest 
for acquisition costs of land that constitutes a part of 
such a project and that is owned by the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may provide credit under 
paragraph (1) if— 
(A) the value of all or any portion of land referred 
to in paragraph (1)(B) that would be subject to the credit 
has not previously been credited to the non-Federal interest 
for a project; and 
(B) the land was not acquired to meet any mitigation 
requirement of the non-Federal interest. 
SEC. 4028. TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out projects for flood damage reduction in the vicinity 
of Twentynine Palms, California. 
SEC. 4029. YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction, Burnt Mountain 
basin, in the vicinity of Yucca Valley, California. 
SEC. 4030. SELENIUM STUDIES, COLORADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United States Geological 
Survey, in consultation with State water quality and resource and 
conservation agencies, shall conduct regional and watershed-wide 
studies to address selenium concentrations in the State of Colorado, 
including studies— 
(1) to measure selenium on specific sites; and 
(2) to determine whether specific selenium measures 
studied should be recommended for use in demonstration 
projects. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000. 
SEC. 4031. DELAWARE AND CHRISTINA RIVERS AND SHELLPOT CREEK, 
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction and related 
purposes along the Delaware and Christina Rivers and Shellpot 
Creek, Wilmington, Delaware. 
SEC. 4032. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS AND TRIBUTARIES AND ATLANTIC 
COAST, DELAWARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of modifying the project for navigation, Indian 
River Inlet and Bay, Delaware.
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(b) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION AND PRIORITY.—In carrying 
out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) take into consideration all necessary activities to sta-
bilize the scour holes threatening the Inlet and Bay shorelines; 
and 
(2) give priority to stabilizing and restoring the Inlet 
channel and scour holes adjacent to the United States Coast 
Guard pier and helipad and the adjacent State-owned prop-
erties. 
SEC. 4033. COLLIER COUNTY BEACHES, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction 
and flood damage reduction in the vicinity of Vanderbilt, Park 
Shore, and Naples beaches, Collier County, Florida. 
SEC. 4034. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for environmental restoration, including 
improved water quality, and related purposes, Lower St. Johns 
River, Florida. 
SEC. 
4035. 
HERBERT 
HOOVER 
DIKE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
MAJOR 
REHABILITATION REPORT, FLORIDA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a supplemental 
report to the major rehabilitation report for the Herbert Hoover 
Dike system approved by the Chief of Engineers in November 
2000. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The supplemental report under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of existing conditions at the Herbert 
Hoover Dike system; 
(2) an identification of additional risks associated with 
flood events at the system that are equal to or greater than 
the standard projected flood risks; 
(3) an evaluation of the potential to integrate projects of 
the Corps of Engineers into an enhanced flood protection system 
for Lake Okeechobee, including— 
(A) the potential for additional water storage north 
of Lake Okeechobee; and 
(B) an analysis of other project features included in 
the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; and 
(4) a review of the report prepared for the South Florida 
Water Management District dated April 2006. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000. 
SEC. 4036. VANDERBILT BEACH LAGOON, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for environmental restoration, water 
supply, and improvement of water quality at Vanderbilt Beach 
Lagoon, Florida. 
SEC. 4037. MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply, Meriwether County, 
Georgia.
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SEC. 4038. BOISE RIVER, IDAHO. 
The study for flood control, Boise River, Idaho, authorized 
by section 414 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 324), is modified— 
(1) to add ecosystem restoration and water supply as project 
purposes to be studied; and 
(2) to require the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the study the cost, not to exceed $500,000, 
of work carried out by the non-Federal interest before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project if the Sec-
retary determines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 4039. BALLARD’S ISLAND SIDE CHANNEL, ILLINOIS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for ecosystem restoration, Ballard’s Island 
side channel, Illinois. 
SEC. 4040. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
Section 425(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2638) is amended by inserting ‘‘Lake Michigan 
and’’ before ‘‘the Chicago River’’. 
SEC. 4041. SALEM, INDIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project to provide an additional water supply 
source for Salem, Indiana. 
SEC. 4042. BUCKHORN LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of modifying the project for flood damage reduc-
tion, Buckhorn Lake, Kentucky, authorized by section 2 of the 
Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), to add ecosystem 
restoration and recreation as project purposes. 
(b) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal interest may 
provide the non-Federal share of the cost of the study in the 
form of in-kind services and materials. 
SEC. 4043. DEWEY LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of modifying the project for Dewey Lake, Kentucky, to add water 
supply as a project purpose. 
SEC. 4044. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project for flood 
control, Louisville, Kentucky, authorized by section 4 of the Flood 
Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), to investigate measures 
to address the rehabilitation of the project. 
SEC. 4045. VIDALIA PORT, LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for navigation improvement at Vidalia, 
Louisiana. 
SEC. 4046. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
ISLAND. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of deepening that portion of the navigation channel of the navigation 
project for Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 
authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968
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(82 Stat. 731), seaward of the Charles M. Braga, Jr. Memorial 
Bridge, Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts. 
SEC. 4047. CLINTON RIVER, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for environmental restoration, Clinton 
River, Michigan. 
SEC. 4048. HAMBURG AND GREEN OAK TOWNSHIPS, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction on Ore Lake 
and the Huron River for Hamburg and Green Oak Townships, 
Michigan. 
SEC. 4049. LAKE ERIE AT LUNA PIER, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for storm damage reduction and other 
related purposes along Lake Erie at Luna Pier, Michigan. 
SEC. 4050. DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study and 
prepare a report to evaluate the integrity of the bulkhead system 
located on and in the vicinity of Duluth-Superior Harbor, Duluth, 
Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(1) a determination of causes of corrosion of the bulkhead 
system; 
(2) recommendations to reduce corrosion of the bulkhead 
system; 
(3) a description of the necessary repairs to the bulkhead 
system; and 
(4) an estimate of the cost of addressing the causes of 
the corrosion and carrying out necessary repairs. 
SEC. 4051. NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of modifying the project for navigation, Tennessee-Tombigbee 
Waterway, Alabama and Mississippi, to provide water supply for 
northeast Mississippi. 
SEC. 4052. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project in the vicinity of the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway, New Jersey, for the construction of a dredged material 
disposal transfer facility to make dredged material available for 
beneficial reuse. 
SEC. 4053. BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for environmental restoration, including 
improved water quality, enhanced public access, and recreation, 
on the Kill Van Kull, Bayonne, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4054. CARTERET, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for environmental restoration, including 
improved water quality, enhanced public access, and recreation, 
on the Raritan River, Carteret, New Jersey.
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SEC. 4055. GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction, Gloucester 
County, New Jersey, including the feasibility of restoring the flood 
protection dikes in Gibbstown, New Jersey, and the associated 
tidegates in Gloucester County, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4056. PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for environmental restoration and recre-
ation on the Arthur Kill, Perth Amboy, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4057. BATAVIA, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for hydropower and related purposes in 
the vicinity of Batavia, New York. 
SEC. 4058. BIG SISTER CREEK, EVANS, NEW YORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage 
reduction, Big Sister Creek, Evans, New York. 
(b) EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall evaluate potential solutions to flooding 
from all sources, including flooding that results from ice jams. 
SEC. 4059. FINGER LAKES, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
protection, Finger Lakes, New York, to address water quality and 
aquatic nuisance species. 
SEC. 4060. LAKE ERIE SHORELINE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for storm damage reduction and shoreline 
protection in the vicinity of Gallagher Beach, Lake Erie Shoreline, 
Buffalo, New York. 
SEC. 4061. NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out ecosystem restoration improvements on Newtown 
Creek, Brooklyn and Queens, New York. 
SEC. 4062. NIAGARA RIVER, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for a low-head hydroelectric generating 
facility in the Niagara River, New York. 
SEC. 4063. SHORE PARKWAY GREENWAY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility of carrying 
out a project for shoreline protection in the vicinity of the confluence 
of the Narrows and Gravesend Bay, Upper New York Bay, Shore 
Parkway Greenway, Brooklyn, New York. 
SEC. 4064. UPPER DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED, NEW YORK. 
In accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), a nonprofit organization may serve, 
with the consent of the affected local government, as the non- 
Federal interest for a study for the Upper Delaware River water-
shed, New York, being carried out under Committee Resolution
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2495 of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, adopted May 9, 1996. 
SEC. 4065. LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of existing water and 
water quality-related infrastructure in Lincoln County, North Caro-
lina, to assist local interests in determining the most efficient 
and effective way to connect county infrastructure. 
SEC. 4066. WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply, Wilkes County, North 
Carolina. 
SEC. 4067. YADKINVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply, Yadkinville, North Caro-
lina. 
SEC. 4068. FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out projects for flood damage reduction in Cuyahoga, 
Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga, Erie, Lucas, Sandusky, Huron, and Stark 
Counties, Ohio. 
SEC. 4069. LAKE ERIE, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out projects for power generation at confined disposal 
facilities along Lake Erie, Ohio. 
SEC. 4070. OHIO RIVER, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out projects for flood damage reduction on the Ohio 
River in Mahoning, Columbiana, Jefferson, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, 
Washington, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, Lawrence, and Scioto Counties, 
Ohio. 
SEC. 4071. TOLEDO HARBOR DREDGED MATERIAL PLACEMENT, 
TOLEDO, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall study the feasibility of removing previously 
dredged and placed materials from the Toledo Harbor confined 
disposal facility, transporting the materials, and disposing of the 
materials in or at abandoned mine sites in southeastern Ohio. 
SEC. 4072. TOLEDO HARBOR, MAUMEE RIVER, AND LAKE CHANNEL 
PROJECT, TOLEDO, OHIO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of constructing a project for navigation, Toledo, 
Ohio. 
(b) FACTORS
FOR CONSIDERATION.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration— 
(1) realigning the existing Toledo Harbor channel widening 
occurring where the River Channel meets the Lake Channel 
from the northwest to the southeast side of the River Channel; 
(2) realigning the entire 200-foot wide channel located at 
the upper river terminus of the River Channel southern river 
embankment towards the northern river embankment; and 
(3) adjusting the existing turning basin to accommodate 
those changes.
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SEC. 4073. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FISH PASSAGE IMPROVE-
MENTS, OREGON. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of undertaking ecosystem restoration and fish passage 
improvements on rivers throughout the State of Oregon. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) work in coordination with the State of Oregon, local 
governments, and other Federal agencies; and 
(2) place emphasis on— 
(A) fish passage and conservation and restoration 
strategies to benefit species that are listed or proposed 
for listing as threatened or endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
and 
(B) other watershed restoration objectives. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out pilot projects 
to demonstrate the effectiveness of ecosystem restoration and 
fish passages. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 4074. WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREGON. 
In conducting the study of determine the feasibility of carrying 
out a project for ecosystem restoration, Walla Walla River basin, 
Oregon, the Secretary shall— 
(1) credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
study the cost of work carried out by the non-Federal interest 
before the date of the partnership agreement for the project 
if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the 
project; and 
(2) allow the non-Federal interest to provide the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of the study in the form of in-kind 
services and materials. 
SEC. 4075. CHARTIERS CREEK WATERSHED, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction, Chartiers 
Creek watershed, Pennsylvania. 
SEC. 4076. KINZUA DAM AND ALLEGHENY RESERVOIR, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project for flood 
control, Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, Warren, Pennsyl-
vania, authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of June 
22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1570), and modified by section 2 of the Flood 
Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215), section 2 of the 
Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 646), and section 
4 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), 
to review operations of and identify modifications to the project 
to expand recreational opportunities. 
SEC. 4077. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of struc-
tural and nonstructural flood damage reduction, stream bank 
protection, storm water management, channel clearing and modi-
fication, and watershed coordination measures in the Mahoning
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River basin, Pennsylvania, the Allegheny River basin, Pennsylvania, 
and the Upper Ohio River basin, Pennsylvania, to provide a level 
of flood protection sufficient to prevent future losses to communities 
located in such basins from flooding such as occurred in September 
2004, but not less than a 100-year level of flood protection. 
(b) PRIORITY COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to the following Pennsylvania commu-
nities: Marshall Township, Ross Township, Shaler Township, Jack-
son Township, Harmony, Zelienople, Darlington Township, Houston 
Borough, Chartiers Township, Washington, Canton Township, 
Tarentum Borough, and East Deer Township. 
SEC. 4078. WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project for flood 
control, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the 
Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1570), to investigate 
measures to rehabilitate the project. 
SEC. 4079. YARDLEY BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction, at Yardley 
Borough, Pennsylvania, including the alternative of raising River 
Road. 
SEC. 4080. RIO VALENCIANO, JUNCOS, PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
reevaluate the project for flood damage reduction and water supply, 
Rio Valenciano, Juncos, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 209 
of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1197) and section 204 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1828), to determine 
the feasibility of carrying out the project. 
(b) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the study the cost of work carried out by 
the non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership agree-
ment for the project if the Secretary determines that the work 
is integral to the project. 
SEC. 4081. WOONSOCKET LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECT, BLACKSTONE 
RIVER BASIN, RHODE ISLAND. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study, and, not later than June 
30, 2008, submit to Congress a report that describes the results 
of the study, on the flood damage reduction project, Woonsocket, 
Blackstone River basin, Rhode Island, authorized by section 10 
of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 892), 
to determine the measures necessary to restore the level of protec-
tion of the project as originally designed and constructed. 
SEC. 4082. CROOKED CREEK, BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply, Crooked Creek, 
Bennettsville, South Carolina. 
SEC. 4083. BROAD RIVER, YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply, Broad River, York County, 
South Carolina.
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SEC. 4084. SAVANNAH RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall determine the feasibility 
of carrying out projects— 
(1) to improve the Savannah River for navigation and 
related purposes that may be necessary to support the location 
of container cargo and other port facilities to be located in 
Jasper County, South Carolina, in the vicinity of Mile 6 of 
the Savannah Harbor entrance channel; and 
(2) to remove from the proposed Jasper County port site 
the easements used by the Corps of Engineers for placement 
of dredged fill materials for the Savannah Harbor Federal 
navigation project. 
(b) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In making a determination 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration— 
(1) landside infrastructure; 
(2) the provision of any additional dredged material dis-
posal area as a consequence of removing from the proposed 
Jasper County port site the easements used by the Corps of 
Engineers for placement of dredged fill materials for the 
Savannah Harbor Federal navigation project; and 
(3) the results of the proposed bistate compact between 
the State of Georgia and the State of South Carolina to own, 
develop, and operate port facilities at the proposed Jasper 
County port site, as described in the term sheet executed by 
the Governor of the State of Georgia and the Governor of 
the State of South Carolina on March 12, 2007. 
SEC. 4085. CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction, Chattanooga 
Creek, Dobbs Branch, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 
SEC. 4086. CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction, Cleveland, 
Tennessee. 
SEC. 4087. CUMBERLAND RIVER, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for recreation on, riverbank protection 
for, and environmental protection of, the Cumberland River and 
riparian habitats in the city of Nashville and Davidson County, 
Tennessee. 
SEC. 4088. LEWIS, LAWRENCE, AND WAYNE COUNTIES, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply for Lewis, Lawrence, 
and Wayne Counties, Tennessee. 
SEC. 4089. WOLF RIVER AND NONCONNAH CREEK, MEMPHIS, TEN-
NESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction along Wolf 
River and Nonconnah Creek, in the vicinity of Memphis, Tennessee, 
to include the repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and restoration 
of the following pumping stations: Cypress Creek, Nonconnah 
Creek, Ensley, Marble Bayou, and Bayou Gayoso.
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SEC. 4090. ABILENE, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply, Abilene, Texas. 
SEC. 4091. COASTAL TEXAS ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORA-
TION, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive 
plan to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects for flood 
damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and 
ecosystem restoration in the coastal areas of the State of Texas. 
(b) SCOPE.—The comprehensive plan shall provide for the 
protection, conservation, and restoration of wetlands, barrier 
islands, shorelines, and related lands and features that protect 
critical resources, habitat, and infrastructure from the impacts of 
coastal storms, hurricanes, erosion, and subsidence. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘coastal 
areas in the State of Texas’’ means the coastal areas of the State 
of Texas from the Sabine River on the east to the Rio Grande 
River on the west and includes tidal waters, barrier islands, 
marshes, coastal wetlands, rivers and streams, and adjacent areas. 
SEC. 4092. PORT OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility of carrying 
out a project for dredged material disposal in the vicinity of the 
project for navigation and environmental restoration, Houston-Gal-
veston Navigation Channels, Texas, authorized by section 101(a)(30) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666). 
SEC. 4093. GRAND COUNTY AND MOAB, UTAH. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for water supply for Grand County and 
the city of Moab, Utah, including a review of the impact of current 
and future demands on the Spanish Valley Aquifer. 
SEC. 4094. SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction, Santa Clara 
River, Washington, Iron, and Kane Counties, Utah. 
SEC. 4095. ECOSYSTEM AND HYDROPOWER GENERATION DAMS, 
VERMONT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
potential to carry out ecosystem restoration and hydropower genera-
tion at dams in the State of Vermont, including a review of the 
report of the Secretary on the land and water resources of the 
New England–New York region submitted to the President on April 
27, 1956 (published as Senate Document Number 14, 85th Con-
gress), and other relevant reports. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the study under subsection (a) 
shall be to determine the feasibility of providing water resource 
improvements and small-scale hydropower generation in the State 
of Vermont, including, as appropriate, options for dam restoration, 
hydropower, dam removal, and fish passage enhancement. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to carry out this section $500,000. Such sums shall remain available 
until expended.
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SEC. 4096. ELLIOTT BAY SEAWALL, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The study for rehabilitation of the Elliott 
Bay Seawall, Seattle, Washington, being carried out under Com-
mittee Resolution 2704 of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives adopted September 
25, 2002, is modified to include a determination of the feasibility 
of reducing future damage to the seawall from seismic activity. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—In carrying out the study, 
the Secretary may accept contributions in excess of the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the study from the non-Federal interest to 
the extent that the Secretary determines that the contributions 
will facilitate completion of the study. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of any project authorized by law as a result 
of the study the value of contributions accepted by the Secretary 
under subsection (b). 
SEC. 4097. MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN, NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out aquatic ecosystem restoration and protection projects 
in the watersheds of the Monongahela River Basin lying within 
the counties of Hancock, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, 
Wood, Doddridge, Monongalia, Marion, Harrison, Taylor, Barbour, 
Preston, Tucker, Mineral, Grant, Gilmer, Brooke, and Rithchie, 
West Virginia. 
SEC. 4098. KENOSHA HARBOR, WISCONSIN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for navigation, Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin, 
including the extension of existing piers. 
SEC. 4099. JOHNSONVILLE DAM, JOHNSONVILLE, WISCONSIN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Johnsonville Dam, 
Johnsonville, Wisconsin, to determine if the structure prevents ice 
jams on the Sheboygan River. 
SEC. 4100. WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction and environ-
mental restoration, Menomonee River and Underwood Creek, 
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and greater Milwaukee watersheds, Wis-
consin. 
SEC. 4101. DEBRIS REMOVAL. 
(a) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States, in coordination with the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and in consulta-
tion with affected communities, shall conduct a complete 
evaluation of Federal and non-Federal demolition, debris 
removal, segregation, transportation, and disposal practices 
relating to disaster areas designated in response to Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita (including regulated and nonregulated mate-
rials and debris). 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The evaluation under paragraph (1) shall 
include a review of— 
(A) compliance with all applicable environmental laws;
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(B) permits issued or required to be issued with respect 
to debris handling, transportation, storage, or disposal; and 
(C) administrative actions relating to debris removal 
and disposal in the disaster areas described in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General, in consultation with 
the Secretary and the Administrator, shall submit to the Committee 
on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that— 
(1) describes the findings of the Comptroller General with 
respect to the evaluation under subsection (a); 
(2)(A) certifies compliance with all applicable environ-
mental laws; and 
(B) identifies any area in which a violation of such a 
law has occurred or is occurring; 
(3) includes recommendations to ensure— 
(A) the protection of the environment; 
(B) sustainable practices; and 
(C) the integrity of hurricane and flood protection infra-
structure relating to debris disposal practices; 
(4) contains an enforcement plan that is designed to prevent 
illegal dumping of hurricane debris in a disaster area; and 
(5) contains plans of the Secretary and the Administrator 
to involve the public and non-Federal interests, including 
through the formation of a Federal advisory committee, as 
necessary, to seek public comment relating to the removal, 
disposal, and planning for the handling of post-hurricane debris. 
(c) RESTRICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used to pay 
for or reimburse any State or local entity in Louisiana for 
the disposal of construction and demolition debris generated 
as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 in a landfill designated 
for construction and demolition debris as described in section 
257.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, unless that 
waste meets the definition of construction and demolition 
debris, as specified under Federal law and described in that 
section on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The restriction in paragraph (1) shall 
apply only to any disposal that occurs after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 5001. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal interest, the 
Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance of the following 
navigation channels and breakwaters constructed or improved by 
the non-Federal interest if the Secretary determines that such 
maintenance is economically justified and environmentally accept-
able and that the channel or breakwater was constructed in accord-
ance with applicable permits and appropriate engineering and 
design standards: 
(1) Manatee Harbor basin, Florida.
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(2) Tampa Harbor, Sparkman Channel and Davis Island, 
Florida. 
(3) West turning basin, Canaveral Harbor, Florida. 
(4) Bayou LaFourche Channel, Port Fourchon, Louisiana. 
(5) Calcasieu River at Devil’s Elbow, Louisiana. 
(6) Pidgeon Industrial Harbor, Pidgeon Industrial Park, 
Memphis Harbor, Tennessee. 
(7) Houston Ship Channel, Bayport Cruise Channel and 
Bayport Cruise turning basin, as part of the existing Bayport 
Channel, Texas. 
(8) Pix Bayou Navigation Channel, Chambers County, 
Texas. 
(9) Jacintoport Channel at Houston Ship Channel, Texas. 
(10) Racine Harbor, Wisconsin. 
(b) COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of receipt of a request from a non-Federal interest 
for Federal assumption of maintenance of a channel listed in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall make a determination as provided 
in subsection (a) and advise the non-Federal interest of the Sec-
retary’s determination. 
SEC. 5002. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide technical, plan-
ning, and design assistance to non-Federal interests for carrying 
out watershed management, restoration, and development projects 
at the locations described in subsection (d). 
(b) SPECIFIC MEASURES.—Assistance provided under subsection 
(a) may be in support of non-Federal projects for the following 
purposes: 
(1) Management and restoration of water quality. 
(2) Control and remediation of toxic sediments. 
(3) Restoration of degraded streams, rivers, wetlands, and 
other water bodies to their natural condition as a means to 
control flooding, excessive erosion, and sedimentation. 
(4) Protection and restoration of watersheds, including 
urban watersheds. 
(5) Demonstration of technologies for nonstructural meas-
ures to reduce destructive impacts of flooding. 
(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 
of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 25 percent. 
(d) PROJECT LOCATIONS.—The locations referred to in subsection 
(a) are the following: 
(1) Charlotte Harbor watershed, Florida. 
(2) Those portions of the watersheds of the Chattahoochee, 
Etowah, Flint, Ocmulgee, and Oconee Rivers lying within the 
counties of Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, 
Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, 
Paulding, Rockdale, and Walton, Georgia. 
(3) Kinkaid Lake, Jackson County, Illinois. 
(4) Amite River basin, Louisiana. 
(5) East Atchafalaya River basin, Iberville Parish and 
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. 
(6) Red River watershed, Louisiana. 
(7) Taunton River basin, Massachusetts. 
(8) Marlboro Township, New Jersey. 
(9) Esopus, Plattekill, and Rondout Creeks, Greene, Sul-
livan, and Ulster Counties, New York.
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(10) Greenwood Lake watershed, New York and New 
Jersey. 
(11) Long Island Sound watershed, New York. 
(12) Ramapo River watershed, New York. 
(13) Tuscarawas River basin, Ohio. 
(14) Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio. 
(15) Those portions of the watersheds of the Beaver, Upper 
Ohio, Connoquenessing, Lower Allegheny, Kiskiminetas, Lower 
Monongahela, Youghiogheny, Shenango, and Mahoning Rivers 
lying within the counties of Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and 
Mercer, Pennsylvania. 
(16) Otter Creek watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(17) Unami Creek watershed, Milford Township, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(18) Sauk River basin, Washington. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000. 
SEC. 5003. DAM SAFETY. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide assistance to 
enhance dam safety at the following locations: 
(1) Fish Creek Dam, Blaine County, Idaho. 
(2) Keith Creek, Rockford, Illinois. 
(3) Mount Zion Mill Pond Dam, Fulton County, Indiana. 
(4) Hamilton Dam, Flint River, Flint, Michigan. 
(5) Congers Lake Dam, Rockland County, New York. 
(6) Lake Lucille Dam, New City, New York. 
(7) Peconic River Dams, town of Riverhead, Suffolk, Long 
Island, New York. 
(8) Pine Grove Lakes Dam, Sloatsburg, New York. 
(9) State Dam, Auburn, New York. 
(10) Whaley Lake Dam, Pawling, New York. 
(11) Brightwood Dam, Concord Township, Ohio. 
(12) Ingham Spring Dam, Solebury Township, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(13) Leaser Lake Dam, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. 
(14) Stillwater Dam, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. 
(15) 
Wissahickon 
Creek 
Dam, 
Montgomery 
County, 
Pennsylvania. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The assistance provided under subsection 
(a) for State Dam, Auburn, New York, shall be for a project for 
rehabilitation in accordance with the report on State Dam 
Rehabilitation, Owasco Lake Outlet, New York, dated March 1999, 
if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) $12,000,000. 
SEC. 5004. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY EVALUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal interest, the 
Secretary shall evaluate the structural integrity and effectiveness 
of a project for flood damage reduction and, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the project does not meet such minimum standards 
as the Secretary may establish and absent action by the Secretary 
the project will fail, the Secretary may take such action as may 
be necessary to restore the integrity and effectiveness of the project. 
(b) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall carry out an evaluation and 
take such actions as may be necessary under subsection (a) for
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the project for flood damage reduction, Arkansas River Levees, 
Arkansas. 
SEC. 5005. FLOOD MITIGATION PRIORITY AREAS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 212(e) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e); 114 Stat. 2599) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs (23) and 
(27); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) Ascension Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(30) East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(31) Iberville Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(32) Livingston Parish, Louisiana; and 
‘‘(33) Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 212(i)(1) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 2332(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section— 
’’ and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘section $20,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5006. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 219(e) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 
Stat. 334) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) $35,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(18); 
‘‘(10) $27,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(19); 
‘‘(11) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(20); 
‘‘(12) $35,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(23); 
‘‘(13) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(25); 
‘‘(14) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(26); 
‘‘(15) $35,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(27); 
‘‘(16) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(28); and 
‘‘(17) $30,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
(c)(40).’’. 
(b) EAST ARKANSAS ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY, ARKANSAS.—Fed-
eral assistance made available under the rural enterprise zone 
program of the Department of Agriculture may be used toward 
payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of the project 
described in section 219(c)(20) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–219) if such assistance is authorized 
to be used for such purposes.
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SEC. 5007. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS AND CONSTRUCTION 
FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports and, 
if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible, shall expe-
dite completion of construction for the following projects: 
(1) Project for navigation, Whittier, Alaska. 
(2) Laguna Creek watershed flood damage reduction 
project, California. 
(3) Daytona Beach shore protection project, Florida. 
(4) Flagler Beach shore protection project, Florida. 
(5) St. Johns County shore protection project, Florida. 
(6) Chenier Plain environmental restoration project, Lou-
isiana. 
(7) False River, Louisiana, being carried out under section 
206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330). 
(8) North River, Peabody, Massachusetts, being carried 
out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 
U.S.C. 701s). 
(9) Fulmer Creek, Village of Mohawk, New York, being 
carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 
(33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(10) Moyer Creek, Village of Frankfort, New York, being 
carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 
(33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(11) Steele Creek, Village of Ilion, New York, being carried 
out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 
U.S.C. 701s). 
(12) Oriskany Wildlife Management Area, Rome, New York, 
being carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330). 
(13) Whitney Point Lake, Otselic River, Whitney Point, 
New York, being carried out under section 1135 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a). 
(14) Chenango Lake, Chenango County, New York, being 
carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330). 
SEC. 5008. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS FOR CERTAIN 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite completion of 
the reports for the following projects and, if the Secretary deter-
mines that a project is justified in the completed report, proceed 
directly to project preconstruction, engineering, and design: 
(1) Project for water supply, Little Red River, Arkansas. 
(2) Watershed study, Fountain Creek, north of Pueblo, 
Colorado. 
(3) Project for shoreline stabilization at Egmont Key, 
Florida. 
(4) Project for navigation, Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas 
and Louisiana. 
(5) Project for ecosystem restoration, University Lake, 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE
FOR EGMONT KEY, FLORIDA.—In carrying 
out the project for shoreline stabilization at Egmont Key, Florida, 
referred to in subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall waive any cost
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share to be provided by non-Federal interests for any portion of 
the project that benefits federally owned property. 
SEC. 5009. SOUTHEASTERN WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct, at Federal 
expense, an assessment of the water resources needs of the river 
basins and watersheds of the southeastern United States. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out the assess-
ment, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
State and local agencies, non-Federal and nonprofit entities, and 
regional researchers. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $7,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5010. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS ENHANCEMENT 
PROJECT. 
Section 514 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 343; 117 Stat. 142) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that such activities are 
carried out throughout the geographic area that is subject 
to the plan.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—In accordance with section 221(b) 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), for any 
project or activity carried out under this section, a non-Federal 
interest may include a nonprofit entity with the consent of the 
affected local government.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) 
of this section) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of the costs 
of activities carried out under the plan may be provided— 
‘‘(i) in cash; 
‘‘(ii) by the provision of land, easements, rights- 
of-way, relocations, or disposal areas; 
‘‘(iii) by in-kind services to implement the project; 
or 
‘‘(iv) by any combination thereof. 
‘‘(B) PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.—Land needed for activities 
carried out under the plan and credited toward the non- 
Federal share of the cost of an activity may remain in 
private ownership subject to easements that are— 
‘‘(i) satisfactory to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) necessary to ensure achievement of the project 
purposes.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) 
of this section) by striking ‘‘for the period of fiscal years 2003 
and 2004.’’ and inserting ‘‘per fiscal year through fiscal year 
2015.’’. 
SEC. 5011. GREAT LAKES FISHERY AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) GREAT LAKES FISHERY AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Sec-
tion 506(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d–22(c)) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) 
RECONNAISSANCE
STUDIES.—Before 
planning, 
designing, or constructing a project under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary shall carry out a reconnaissance study— 
‘‘(A) to identify methods of restoring the fishery, eco-
system, and beneficial uses of the Great Lakes; and 
‘‘(B) to determine whether planning of a project under 
paragraph (3) should proceed.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) 
of this subsection) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(b) COST SHARING.—Section 506(f) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–22(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except for reconnaissance studies, the Federal share’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(2) or (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) or (4)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(3)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘100 percent’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In accordance with’’. 
SEC. 5012. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS AND SEDIMENT 
REMEDIATION. 
Section 401(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
(33 U.S.C. 1268 note; 104 Stat. 4644; 114 Stat. 2613) is amended 
by striking ‘‘through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2012’’. 
SEC. 5013. GREAT LAKES TRIBUTARY MODELS. 
Section 516(g)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘through 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘through 2012’’. 
SEC. 5014. GREAT LAKES NAVIGATION AND PROTECTION. 
(a) GREAT LAKES NAVIGATION.—Using available funds, the Sec-
retary shall expedite the operation and maintenance, including 
dredging, of the navigation features of the Great Lakes and Con-
necting Channels for the purpose of supporting commercial naviga-
tion to authorized project depths. 
(b) GREAT LAKES PILOT PROJECT.—Using available funds, the 
Director of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in 
coordination with the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
shall carry out a pilot project, on an emergency basis, to control 
and prevent further spreading of viral hemorrhagic septicemia in 
the Great Lakes and Connecting Channels. 
(c) GREAT LAKES AND CONNECTING CHANNELS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Great Lakes and Connecting Channels’’ 
includes Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, all 
connecting waters between and among such lakes used for commer-
cial navigation, any navigation features in such lakes or waters 
that are a Federal operation or maintenance responsibility, and
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areas of the Saint Lawrence River that are operated or maintained 
by the Federal Government for commercial navigation. 
SEC. 5015. SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized, using amounts 
contributed by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion under subsection (b), to carry out projects for operations, 
maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation, including associated 
maintenance dredging, of the Eisenhower and Snell lock facilities 
and related navigational infrastructure for the Saint Lawrence Sea-
way, at a total cost of $134,650,000. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary is authorized to accept 
funds from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 
to carry out projects under this section. Such funds may include 
amounts made available to the Corporation from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund and the general fund of the Treasury of the 
United States pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238). 
(c) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section authorizes the construction of any project to increase the 
depth or width of the navigation channel to a level greater than 
that previously authorized and existing on the date of enactment 
of this Act or to increase the dimensions of the Eisenhower and 
Snell lock facilities. 
SEC. 5016. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DISPERSAL BARRIER PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with appro-
priate Federal and State agencies, shall study, design, and carry 
out a project to delay, deter, impede, or restrict the dispersal 
of aquatic nuisance species into the northern reaches of the Upper 
Mississippi River system. The Secretary shall complete the study, 
design, and construction of the project not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) DISPERSAL BARRIER.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary, at Federal expense, shall— 
(1) investigate and identify environmentally sound methods 
for preventing and reducing the dispersal of aquatic nuisance 
species through the northern reaches of the Upper Mississippi 
River system; 
(2) use available technologies and measures; 
(3) monitor and evaluate, in cooperation with the Director 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the effectiveness 
of the project in preventing and reducing the dispersal of 
aquatic nuisance species through the northern reaches of the 
Upper Mississippi River system; 
(4) submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
the results of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (3); 
and 
(5) operate and maintain the project. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall take into consideration the feasibility of 
locating the dispersal barrier at the lock portion of the project 
at Lock and Dam 11 in the Upper Mississippi River basin. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $4,000,000 to carry out this section.
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SEC. 5017. ESTUARY RESTORATION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 102 of the Estuary Restoration Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2901) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘by implementing a coordinated Federal 
approach to estuary habitat restoration activities, including 
the use of common monitoring standards and a common system 
for tracking restoration acreage’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and implement’’ after 
‘‘to develop’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘through cooperative 
agreements’’ after ‘‘restoration projects’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ESTUARY HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN.—Sec-
tion 103(6)(A) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 
2902(6)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal or State’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal, State, or regional’’. 
(c) ESTUARY HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM.—Section 104 of 
the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2903) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘through the award of 
contracts and cooperative agreements’’ after ‘‘assistance’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ‘‘or State’’ after 
‘‘Federal’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B) by inserting ‘‘or approach’’ after 
‘‘technology’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Except’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) MONITORING.— 
‘‘(i) COSTS.—The costs of monitoring an estuary 
habitat restoration project funded under this title may 
be included in the total cost of the estuary habitat 
restoration project. 
‘‘(ii) GOALS.—The goals of the monitoring shall 
be— 
‘‘(I) to measure the effectiveness of the restora-
tion project; and 
‘‘(II) to allow adaptive management to ensure 
project success.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘or approach’’ after 
‘‘technology’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘(including moni-
toring)’’ after ‘‘services’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(1)(B) by inserting ‘‘long-term’’ before 
‘‘maintenance’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In carrying’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SMALL PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) SMALL PROJECT DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘small project’ means a project carried out under 
this title with an estimated Federal cost of less than 
$1,000,000.
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‘‘(B) DELEGATION
OF
PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION.—In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary, on recommendation 
of the Council, may delegate implementation of a small 
project to— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of the Interior (acting through 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service); 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
Under 
Secretary 
for 
Oceans 
and 
Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce; 
‘‘(iii) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; or 
‘‘(iv) the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—A small project delegated to the head 
of a Federal department or agency under this paragraph 
may be carried out using funds appropriated to the depart-
ment or agency under section 109(a)(1) or other funds 
available to the department or agency. 
‘‘(D) AGREEMENTS.—The head of a Federal department 
or agency to which a small project is delegated under 
this paragraph shall enter into an agreement with the 
non-Federal interest for the project generally in conform-
ance with the criteria in subsections (d) and (e). Cooperative 
agreements may be used for any delegated project to allow 
the non-Federal interest to carry out the project on behalf 
of the Federal agency.’’. 
(d) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ESTUARY
HABITAT
RESTORATION 
COUNCIL.—Section 105(b) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 
(33 U.S.C. 2904(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) cooperating in the implementation of the strategy 
developed under section 106; 
‘‘(7) recommending standards for monitoring for restoration 
projects and contribution of project information to the database 
developed under section 107; and 
‘‘(8) otherwise using the respective authorities of the 
Council members to carry out this title.’’. 
(e) 
MONITORING
OF
ESTUARY
HABITAT
RESTORATION 
PROJECTS.—Section 107(d) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 
(33 U.S.C. 2906(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘compile’’ and inserting 
‘‘have general data compilation, coordination, and analysis respon-
sibilities to carry out this title and in support of the strategy 
developed under this section, including compilation of’’. 
(f) REPORTING.—Section 108(a) of the Estuary Restoration Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2907(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘At the end 
of the third and fifth fiscal years following the date of enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than September 30, 2008, 
and every 2 years thereafter’’. 
(g) FUNDING.—Section 109(a) of the Estuary Restoration Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2908(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
striking ‘‘to the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and 
inserting the following:
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‘‘(A) to the Secretary, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012; 
‘‘(B) to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service), 
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012; 
‘‘(C) to the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere 
of the Department of Commerce, $2,500,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012; 
‘‘(D) to the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012; and 
‘‘(E) to the Secretary of Agriculture, $2,500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and other information compiled under 
section 107’’ after ‘‘this title’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(h) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Section 110 of the Estuary Restora-
tion Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2909) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or contracts’’ after ‘‘agreements’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, nongovernmental organizations,’’ 
after ‘‘agencies’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (d) and (e). 
SEC. 
5018. 
MISSOURI 
RIVER 
AND 
TRIBUTARIES, 
MITIGATION, 
RECOVERY, AND RESTORATION, IOWA, KANSAS, MIS-
SOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH 
DAKOTA, AND WYOMING. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee to be 
established under subsection (b)(1), shall conduct a study of 
the Missouri River and its tributaries to determine actions 
required— 
(A) to mitigate losses of aquatic and terrestrial habitat; 
(B) to recover federally listed species under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(C) to restore the ecosystem to prevent further declines 
among other native species. 
(2) FUNDING.—The study to be conducted under paragraph 
(1) shall be funded using amounts made available to carry 
out the Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan authorized 
by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143). 
(b) MISSOURI RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a committee to be known as the Missouri River Recovery 
Implementation Committee (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Committee’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall include representa-
tives from— 
(A) Federal agencies; 
(B) States located near the Missouri River basin; and 
(C) other appropriate entities, as determined by the 
Secretary, including—
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(i) water management and fish and wildlife agen-
cies; 
(ii) Indian tribes located near the Missouri River 
basin; and 
(iii) nongovernmental stakeholders, which may 
include— 
(I) navigation interests; 
(II) irrigation interests; 
(III) flood control interests; 
(IV) fish, wildlife, and conservation organiza-
tions; 
(V) recreation interests; and 
(VI) power supply interests. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
(A) with respect to the study to be conducted under 
subsection (a)(1), provide guidance to the Secretary and 
any affected Federal agency, State agency, or Indian tribe; 
and 
(B) provide guidance to the Secretary with respect 
to the Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act, including rec-
ommendations relating to— 
(i) changes to the implementation strategy from 
the use of adaptive management; 
(ii) coordination of the development of consistent 
policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, activities, 
and priorities for the Missouri River recovery and miti-
gation plan; 
(iii) exchange of information regarding programs, 
projects, and activities of the agencies and entities 
represented on the Committee to promote the goals 
of the Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan; 
(iv) establishment of such working groups as the 
Committee determines to be necessary to assist in 
carrying out the duties of the Committee, including 
duties relating to public policy and scientific issues; 
(v) facilitating the resolution of interagency and 
intergovernmental conflicts between entities rep-
resented on the Committee associated with the Mis-
souri River recovery and mitigation plan; 
(vi) coordination of scientific and other research 
associated with the Missouri River recovery and miti-
gation plan; and 
(vii) annual preparation of a work plan and associ-
ated budget requests. 
(4) RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—In providing rec-
ommendations and guidance from the Committee, the members 
of the Committee may include dissenting opinions. 
(5) COMPENSATION; TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(A) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Committee shall 
not receive compensation from the Secretary in carrying 
out the duties of the Committee under this section. 
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Travel expenses incurred by 
a member of the Committee in carrying out the duties 
of the Committee under this section shall not be eligible 
for Federal reimbursement.
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(c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee. 
SEC. 5019. SUSQUEHANNA, DELAWARE, AND POTOMAC RIVER BASINS, 
DELAWARE, MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA. 
(a) EX OFFICIO MEMBER.—Notwithstanding section 3001(a) of 
the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery 
From Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, 
Including Those in Bosnia (Public Law 105–18; 111 Stat. 176), 
section 2.2 of the Susquehanna River Basin Compact to which 
consent was given by Public Law 91–575 (84 Stat. 1512), and 
section 2.2 of the Delaware River Basin Compact to which consent 
was given by Public Law 87–328 (75 Stat. 691), beginning in fiscal 
year 2002, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Division Engineer, 
North Atlantic Division, Corps of Engineers— 
(1) shall be— 
(A) the ex officio United States member of the Susque-
hanna River Basin Compact and the Delaware River Basin 
Compact; and 
(B) one of the 3 members appointed by the President 
under the Potomac River Basin Compact to which consent 
was given by Public Law 91–407 (84 Stat. 856); 
(2) shall serve without additional compensation; and 
(3) may designate an alternate member in accordance with 
the terms of those compacts. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO ALLOCATE.—The Secretary shall allocate 
funds to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Delaware River 
Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac 
River Basin to fulfill the equitable funding requirements of the 
respective interstate compacts. 
(c) WATER SUPPLY
AND CONSERVATION STORAGE, DELAWARE 
RIVER BASIN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an agree-
ment with the Delaware River Basin Commission to provide 
temporary water supply and conservation storage at the Francis 
E. Walter Dam, Pennsylvania, for any period during which 
the Commission has determined that a drought warning or 
drought emergency exists. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The agreement shall provide that the cost 
for water supply and conservation storage under paragraph 
(1) shall not exceed the incremental operating costs associated 
with providing the storage. 
(d) WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION STORAGE, SUSQUEHANNA 
RIVER BASIN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an agree-
ment with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission to provide 
temporary water supply and conservation storage at Federal 
facilities operated by the Corps of Engineers in the Susque-
hanna River basin for any period for which the Commission 
has determined that a drought warning or drought emergency 
exists. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The agreement shall provide that the cost 
for water supply and conservation storage under paragraph 
(1) shall not exceed the incremental operating costs associated 
with providing the storage. 
(e) WATER SUPPLY
AND CONSERVATION STORAGE, POTOMAC 
RIVER BASIN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an agree-
ment with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River 
Basin to provide temporary water supply and conservation 
storage at Federal facilities operated by the Corps of Engineers 
in the Potomac River basin for any period for which the 
Commission has determined that a drought warning or drought 
emergency exists. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The agreement shall provide that the cost 
for water supply and conservation storage under paragraph 
(1) shall not exceed the incremental operating costs associated 
with providing the storage. 
SEC. 5020. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND 
PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) FORM
OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 510(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, and beneficial uses of dredged material’’ and inserting 
‘‘, beneficial uses of dredged material, and restoration of submerged 
aquatic vegetation’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 510(i) of such 
Act (110 Stat. 3761) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5021. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RESTORATION, VIRGINIA AND 
MARYLAND. 
Section 704(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
(B) in the third sentence by striking ‘‘Such projects’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—Such projects’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (2)(D) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2)(B) of this subsection) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) the restoration and rehabilitation of habitat for 
fish, including native oysters, in the Chesapeake Bay and 
its tributaries in Virginia and Maryland, including— 
‘‘(i) the construction of oyster bars and reefs; 
‘‘(ii) the rehabilitation of existing marginal habitat; 
‘‘(iii) the use of appropriate alternative substrate 
material in oyster bar and reef construction; 
‘‘(iv) the construction and upgrading of oyster 
hatcheries; and 
‘‘(v) activities relating to increasing the output of 
native oyster broodstock for seeding and monitoring 
of restored sites to ensure ecological success. 
‘‘(3) RESTORATION
AND
REHABILITATION
ACTIVITIES.—The 
restoration and rehabilitation activities described in paragraph 
(2)(D) shall be— 
‘‘(A) for the purpose of establishing permanent sanc-
tuaries and harvest management areas; and 
‘‘(B) consistent with plans and strategies for guiding 
the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay oyster resource and 
fishery.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) DEFINITION
OF
ECOLOGICAL
SUCCESS.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘ecological success’ means— 
‘‘(A) achieving a tenfold increase in native oyster bio-
mass by the year 2010, from a 1994 baseline; and 
‘‘(B) the establishment of a sustainable fishery as deter-
mined by a broad scientific and economic consensus.’’. 
SEC. 5022. HYPOXIA ASSESSMENT. 
The Secretary may participate with Federal, State, and local 
agencies, non-Federal and nonprofit entities, regional researchers, 
and other interested parties to assess hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. 
SEC. 5023. POTOMAC RIVER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT AND TRIBU-
TARY STRATEGY EVALUATION AND MONITORING PRO-
GRAM. 
The Secretary may participate in the Potomac River watershed 
assessment and tributary strategy evaluation and monitoring pro-
gram to identify a series of resource management indicators to 
accurately monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of the 
agreed upon tributary strategies and other public policies that 
pertain to natural resource protection of the Potomac River water-
shed. 
SEC. 5024. LOCK AND DAM SECURITY. 
(a) STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency, the Tennessee Valley 
Authority, and the Coast Guard, shall develop standards for the 
security of locks and dams, including the testing and certification 
of vessel exclusion barriers. 
(b) SITE SURVEYS.—At the request of a lock or dam owner, 
the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, on a reimbursable 
basis, to improve lock or dam security. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may enter into 
a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit alliance of public and 
private organizations that has the mission of promoting safe water-
ways and seaports to carry out testing and certification activities, 
and to perform site surveys, under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5025. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COLUMBIA 
AND SNAKE RIVER SALMON SURVIVAL. 
Section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 110 Stat. 3761; 113 Stat. 375) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5026. WAGE SURVEYS. 
Employees of the Corps of Engineers who are paid wages deter-
mined under the last undesignated paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Administrative Provisions’’ of chapter V of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5343 note; 96 Stat. 832) shall 
be allowed, through appropriate employee organization representa-
tives, to participate in wage surveys under such paragraph to 
the same extent as are prevailing rate employees under subsection 
(c)(2) of section 5343 of title 5, United States Code. Nothing in
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such section 5343 shall be construed to affect which agencies are 
to be surveyed under such paragraph. 
SEC. 5027. REHABILITATION. 
The Secretary, at Federal expense and in an amount not to 
exceed $1,000,000, shall rehabilitate and improve the water-related 
infrastructure and the transportation infrastructure for the historic 
property in the Anacostia River watershed located in the District 
of Columbia, including measures to address wet weather conditions. 
To carry out this section, the Secretary shall accept funds provided 
for such project under any other Federal program. 
SEC. 5028. AUBURN, ALABAMA. 
The Secretary may provide technical assistance relating to 
water supply to Auburn, Alabama. There is authorized to be appro-
priated $5,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5029. PINHOOK CREEK, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. 
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall design and 
construct the locally preferred plan for flood protection at Pinhook 
Creek, Huntsville, Alabama. In carrying out the project, the Sec-
retary shall utilize, to the extent practicable, the existing detailed 
project report for the project prepared under the authority of section 
205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(b) PARTICIPATION BY NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The Secretary 
shall allow the non-Federal interest to participate in the financing 
of the project in accordance with section 903(c) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) if the detailed 
project report evaluation indicates that applying such section is 
necessary to implement the project. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit, in accordance with 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the 
cost of work carried out by the non-Federal interest before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project. 
SEC. 5030. ALASKA. 
Section 570 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 369) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘environmental restora-
tion,’’ after ‘‘water supply and related facilities,’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(B) by striking the last sentence; 
(3) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—In accordance with section 221(b) 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), for any 
project carried out under this section, a non-Federal interest may 
include a nonprofit entity with the consent of the affected local 
government. 
‘‘(j) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more than 10 percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be 
used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
SEC. 5031. BARROW, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall carry out, under section 117 of the Energy 
and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2005 (118 Stat. 2944),
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a nonstructural project for coastal erosion and storm damage 
prevention and reduction at Barrow, Alaska, including relocation 
of infrastructure. 
SEC. 5032. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, SEWARD, ALASKA. 
(a) LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.— 
(1) MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.—The Secretary shall assume 
responsibility for the long-term maintenance and repair of the 
Lowell Creek tunnel, Seward, Alaska. 
(2) DURATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibility of 
the Secretary for long-term maintenance and repair of the 
tunnel shall continue until an alternative method of flood diver-
sion is constructed and operational under this section, or 15 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is 
earlier. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine 
whether an alternative method of flood diversion in Lowell Canyon 
is feasible. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) ALTERNATIVE METHODS.—If the Secretary determines 
under the study conducted under subsection (b) that an alter-
native method of flood diversion in Lowell Canyon is feasible, 
the Secretary shall carry out the alternative method. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of car-
rying out an alternative method under paragraph (1) shall 
be the same as the Federal share of the cost of the construction 
of the Lowell Creek tunnel. 
SEC. 5033. ST. HERMAN AND ST. PAUL HARBORS, KODIAK, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall carry out, on an emergency basis, necessary 
removal of rubble, sediment, and rock impeding the entrance to 
the St. Herman and St. Paul Harbors, Kodiak, Alaska, at a Federal 
cost of $2,000,000. 
SEC. 5034. TANANA RIVER, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall carry out, on an emergency basis, the 
removal of the hazard to navigation on the Tanana River, Alaska, 
near the mouth of the Chena River, as described in the January 
3, 2005, memorandum from the Commander, Seventeenth Coast 
Guard District, to the Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Anchor-
age, Alaska. 
SEC. 5035. WRANGELL HARBOR, ALASKA. 
(a) GENERAL
NAVIGATION
FEATURES.—In carrying out the 
project for navigation, Wrangell Harbor, Alaska, authorized by sec-
tion 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 279), the Secretary shall consider the dredging of the 
mooring basin and construction of the inner harbor facilities to 
be general navigation features for purposes of estimating the non- 
Federal share of project costs. 
(b) REVISION
OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall revise the partnership agreement for the project to reflect 
the change required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 5036. AUGUSTA AND CLARENDON, ARKANSAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out rehabilitation 
of authorized and completed levees on the White River between 
Augusta and Clarendon, Arkansas, at a total estimated cost of
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$8,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,200,000 and an 
estimated non-Federal cost of $2,800,000. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—After performing the rehabilitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek reimbursement from 
the Secretary of the Interior of an amount equal to the costs 
allocated to benefits to a Federal wildlife refuge of such rehabilita-
tion. 
SEC. 5037. DES ARC LEVEE PROTECTION, ARKANSAS. 
The Secretary shall review the project for flood control, Des 
Arc, Arkansas, to determine whether bank and channel scour along 
the White River threaten the existing project and whether the 
scour is a result of a design deficiency. If the Secretary determines 
that such conditions exist as a result of a deficiency, the Secretary 
shall carry out measures to eliminate the deficiency. 
SEC. 5038. LOOMIS LANDING, ARKANSAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of shore damage in the 
vicinity of Loomis Landing, Arkansas, to determine if the damage 
is the result of a Federal navigation project, and, if the Secretary 
determines that the damage is the result of a Federal navigation 
project, the Secretary shall carry out a project to mitigate the 
damage under section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 
(33 U.S.C. 426i). 
SEC. 5039. CALIFORNIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish 
a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal 
interests in California. 
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this sec-
tion may be in the form of design and construction assistance 
for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protec-
tion and development projects in California, including projects for 
wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and 
related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water 
resource protection and development. 
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide 
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is 
publicly owned. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this 
section, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement 
with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and construc-
tion of the project to be carried out with the assistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement for a 
project entered into under this subsection shall provide for 
the following: 
(A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facili-
ties or resource protection and development plan, including 
appropriate engineering plans and specifications. 
(B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES.—Establish-
ment of such legal and institutional structures as are nec-
essary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the 
project by the non-Federal interest. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a project under this section—