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the Chesapeake Bay from sediment behind dams on the 
lower Susquehanna River. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this 
section.
SEC. 547. DELMARVA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR, MARY-
LAND. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide tech-
nical assistance to the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying 
out the Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program au-
thorized under subtitle G of title II of Public Law 107–
171 (116 Stat. 275–278). 
(b) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION.—In carrying 
out water resources projects in the State of Maryland on 
land located on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay, the 
Secretary shall coordinate and integrate, to the extent prac-
ticable, such projects with any activities undertaken to im-
plement a conservation corridor plan approved by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under section 2602 of Public Law 
107–171 (116 Stat. 275–276). 
SEC. 548. DETROIT RIVER, MICHIGAN. 
Section 568(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.
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SEC. 549. OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 
Section 219(f)(29) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336) is amended by inserting ‘‘sani-
tary sewer overflows and’’ before ‘‘combined sewer over-
flows’’. 
SEC. 550. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall carry out feasible aquatic eco-
system restoration projects identified in the comprehensive 
management plan for St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, 
Michigan, developed under section 426 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 326), at a total 
Federal cost of not to exceed $10,000,000. 
SEC. 551. GARRISON AND KATHIO TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA. 
Section 219(f)(61) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘Such assistance shall be provided 
directly to the Garrison-Kathio-West Mille Lacs Lake Sani-
tary District, Minnesota.’’. 
SEC. 552. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 569 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Benton, 
Sherburne,’’ and inserting ‘‘Beltrami, Hubbard, 
Wadena,’’; 
(2) by striking the last sentence of subsection 
(e)(3)(B);
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(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section 
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this section, a non-
Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to admin-
ister projects under this section at 100 percent Federal ex-
pense.’’. 
(b) BIWABIK, MINNESOTA.—The Secretary shall reim-
burse the non-Federal interest for the project for environ-
mental infrastructure, Biwabik, Minnesota, carried out 
under section 569 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 368–369), for planning, design, and con-
struction costs incurred by the non-Federal interest with re-
spect to the project before the date of the cooperation agree-
ment for the project and were in excess of the non-Federal 
share of the project costs if the Secretary determines that 
the costs are appropriate.
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SEC. 553. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
Section 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835–4836; 113 Stat. 337) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 554. RURAL NEVADA. 
Section 595(h)(1) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113. Stat. 384) is amended by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
SEC. 555. HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS AREA, NEW JERSEY. 
Section 324 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849; 110 Stat. 3779) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Hackensack 
Meadowlands Development’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Plan for’’ and inserting ‘‘New Jersey 
Meadowlands Commission for the development of an 
environmental improvement program for’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘REQUIRED’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Enhancement and acquisition of significant 
wetlands that contribute to the Meadowlands eco-
system.’’;
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(3) in subsection (c) by inserting before the last 
sentence the following: ‘‘The non-Federal sponsor may 
also provide in-kind services, not to exceed 25 percent 
of the total project cost, and may also receive credit 
for reasonable cost of design work completed prior to 
entering into the cooperation agreement with the Sec-
retary for a project to be carried out under the pro-
gram developed under subsection (a).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 556. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 404(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4863) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘processes’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
related environmental processes’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Atlantic Coast’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(and associated back bays)’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘actions’’ the following: ‘‘, 
environmental restoration or conservation measures 
for coastal and back bays,’’; and 
(4) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘The 
plan for collecting data and monitoring information 
included in such annual report shall be fully coordi-
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nated with and agreed to by appropriate agencies of 
the State of New York.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 404(b) of such Act is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘INITIAL PLAN.—Not later than 
12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL REPORTS.—The’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘initial plan for data collection 
and monitoring’’ and inserting ‘‘annual report of 
data collection and monitoring activities’’; and 
(3) by striking the last sentence. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
404(c) of such Act (113 Stat. 341) is amended by striking 
‘‘and an additional total of $2,500,000 for fiscal years 
thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000 for fiscal years 2000 
through 2002, and $17,000,000 for fiscal years beginning 
after September 30, 2002,’’. 
SEC. 557. COLLEGE POINT, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. 
In carrying out section 312 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639–4640), the Secretary 
shall give priority to work in College Point, New York City, 
New York.
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SEC. 558. FLUSHING BAY AND CREEK, NEW YORK CITY, NEW 
YORK. 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project for ecosystem restoration, 
Flushing Bay and Creek, New York City, New York, the 
cost of design and construction work carried out by the non-
Federal interest before the date of the cooperation agreement 
for the project if the Secretary determines that the work is 
integral to the project. 
SEC. 559. LITTLE NECK BAY, VILLAGE OF KINGS POINT, NEW 
YORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 
navigation project at Little Neck Bay (Hague Basin), Vil-
lage of Kings Point, New York, sufficient to permit the safe 
operation of the vessel T/V Kings Pointer at all tide levels. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall seek reim-
bursement from the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy for the cost of the project carried out under this section. 
SEC. 560. STANLEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
Section 219(f)(64) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by inserting 
‘‘water and’’ before ‘‘wastewater’’.
SEC. 561. PIEDMONT LAKE DAM, OHIO. 
In reconstructing the road on the Piedmont Lake Dam 
as part of the project for dam safety assurance, Piedmont 
Lake Dam, Ohio, being carried out under section 4 of the
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Flood Control Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1414–1415), 
the Secretary shall upgrade the condition of the road to 
meet standards applicable to public use roads in the State 
of Ohio. The incremental cost of upgrading the road to meet 
such standards shall be a non-Federal expense. 
SEC. 562. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA. 
The remaining obligation of the Waurika Project Mas-
ter Conservancy District payable to the United States Gov-
ernment in the amounts, rates of interest, and payment 
schedules is set at the amounts, rates of interest, and pay-
ment schedules that existed, and that both parties agreed 
to, on June 3, 1986, and may not be adjusted, altered, or 
changed without a specific, separate, and written agreement 
between the District and the United States Government. 
SEC. 563. COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON. 
Section 401(b)(3) of Public Law 100–581 (102 Stat. 
2944), is amended by inserting ‘‘and Celilo Village, Or-
egon’’ after ‘‘existing sites’’. 
SEC. 564. EUGENE, OREGON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of restoring the millrace 
in Eugene, Oregon, and, if the Secretary determines that 
the restoration is feasible, shall carry out the restoration. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF NON-ECONOMIC BENEFITS.—
In determining the feasibility of restoring the millrace, the
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Secretary shall include non-economic benefits associated 
with the historical significance of the millrace and associ-
ated with preservation and enhancement of resources. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000. 
SEC. 565. JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM, LAKE UMATILLA, OR-
EGON AND WASHINGTON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay up to 
$2,500,000 to the provider of research and curation support 
previously provided to the Federal Government as a result 
of the multi-purpose project, John Day Lock and Dam, 
Lake Umatilla, Oregon and Washington, authorized by sec-
tion 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 
167), and the several navigation and flood damage reduc-
tion projects constructed on the Columbia River and Lower 
Willamette River, Oregon and Washington. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000.
SEC. 566. LOWELL, OREGON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey without 
consideration to Lowell School District, by quitclaim deed, 
all right, title and interest of the United States in and to 
approximately 3.32 acres of land and buildings thereon,
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known as Tract A–82, located in Lowell, Oregon, and de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel of land 
authorized to be conveyed under subsection (a) is as follows: 
Commencing at the point of intersection of the west line 
of Pioneer Street with the westerly extension of the north 
line of Summit Street, in Meadows Addition to Lowell, as 
platted and recorded at page 56 of Volume 4, Lane County 
Oregon Plat Records; thence north on the west line of Pio-
neer Street a distance of 176.0 feet to the true point of be-
ginning of this description; thence north on the west line 
of Pioneer Street a distance of 170.0 feet; thence west at 
right angles to the west line of Pioneer Street a distance 
of 250.0 feet; thence south and parallel to the west line of 
Pioneer Street a distance of 170.0 feet; thence east 250.0 
feet to the true point of beginning of this description in 
Section 14, Township 19 South, Range 1 West of the Wil-
lamette Meridian, Lane County, Oregon. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Before conveying the 
parcel to the school district, the Secretary shall ensure that 
the conditions of buildings and facilities meet the require-
ments of applicable Federal law. 
(d) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—
(1) APPLICABILITY
OF
PROPERTY
SCREENING 
PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States
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Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this 
section. 
(2) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance 
is made under this section shall hold the United 
States harmless from any liability with respect to ac-
tivities carried out, on or after the date of the convey-
ance, on the real property conveyed. The United 
States shall remain responsible for any liability with 
respect to activities carried out, before such date, on 
the real property conveyed.
SEC. 567. HAGERMAN’S RUN, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYL-
VANIA. 
The Secretary may rehabilitate the pumps at the 
project for flood damage reduction, Hagerman’s Run, Wil-
liamsport, Pennsylvania, at a total Federal cost of 
$225,000. 
SEC. 568. NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 219(f)(11) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 335) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
Monroe’’ and inserting ‘‘Northumberland, Union, Snyder, 
and Montour’’.
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SEC. 569. SUSQUEHANNOCK CAMPGROUND ACCESS ROAD, 
RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA. 
(a) IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS ROAD.—The Secretary 
may make improvements to the Susquehannock Camp-
ground access road at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000. 
SEC. 570. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYL-
VANIA AND NEW YORK. 
Section 567 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (114 Stat. 2662–2663; 110 Stat. 3787–3788) is 
amended—
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000.’’ 
and 
inserting 
the 
following: 
‘‘$20,000,000, of which the Secretary may utilize not 
more than $5,000,000 to design and construct feasible 
pilot projects during the development of the strategy 
to demonstrate alternative approaches for the strat-
egy. The total cost for any single pilot project may 
not exceed $500,000. The Secretary shall evaluate the 
results of the pilot projects and consider the results in 
the development of the strategy.’’. 
(2) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘COOPERATION’’ and inserting ‘‘COOPERATIVE’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘cooperation’’ and inserting 
‘‘cooperative’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project (i) the cost of 
design and construction work carried out by the non-Fed-
eral interest before the date of the cooperation agreement 
for the project if the Secretary determines that the work is 
integral to the project; and (ii) the cost of in-kind services 
and materials provided for the project by the non-Federal 
interest.’’. 
SEC. 571. WASHINGTON, GREENE, WESTMORELAND, AND 
FAYETTE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 219(f)(70) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by striking 
‘‘$8,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$13,300,000’’. 
SEC. 572. CANO MARTIN PENA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. 
The Secretary shall review a report prepared by the 
non-Federal interest concerning flood protection and envi-
ronmental restoration for Cano Martin Pena, San Juan, 
Puerto Rico, and, if the Secretary determines that the re-
port meets the evaluation and design standards of the Corps
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of Engineers and that the project is feasible, may carry out 
the project, at a total cost of $130,000,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $85,000,000 and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $45,000,000. 
SEC. 573. LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH CARO-
LINA. 
Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,0000’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘wastewater treatment and’’ be-
fore ‘‘water supply’’.
SEC. 574. UPPER BIG SIOUX RIVER, WATERTOWN, SOUTH 
DAKOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review the 
project for flood damage reduction, Upper Big Sioux River 
basin, Watertown, South Dakota, as described in the report 
of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 31, 1994, and enti-
tled ‘‘Watertown and Vicinity, South Dakota’’ and, if the 
Secretary determines that the project is feasible, may carry 
out the project, at a total cost of $25,000,000. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of the 
cost of the review may be provided in the form of in-
kind services and materials. 
(2) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward 
the non-Federal share of the cost of the review the cost 
of planning and design work carried out by the non-
Federal interest before the date of an agreement for 
the review if the Secretary determines that such work 
is integral to the review. 
SEC. 575. FRITZ LANDING, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall—
(1) conduct a study of the Fritz Landing Agri-
cultural Spur Levee, Tennessee, to determine the ex-
tent of levee modifications that would be required to 
make the levee and associated drainage structures 
consistent with Federal standards; 
(2) design and construct such modifications; and 
(3) after completion of such modifications, incor-
porate the levee into the project for flood control, Mis-
sissippi River and Tributaries, authorized by the Act 
entitled ‘‘An Act for the control of floods on the Mis-
sissippi River and its tributaries, and for other pur-
poses’’, approved May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534–539), 
commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1928’’.
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SEC. 576. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall review the aquatic ecosystem res-
toration component of the Memphis Riverfront Development 
Master Plan, Memphis, Tennessee, prepared by the non-
Federal interest and, if the Secretary determines that the 
component meets the evaluation and design standards of the 
Corps of Engineers and that the component is feasible, may 
carry out the component at a total Federal cost not to exceed 
$5,000,000. 
SEC. 577. TOWN CREEK, LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall construct the project for flood dam-
age reduction designated as Alternative 4 in the Town 
Creek, Lenoir City, Loudon City, Tennessee, feasibility re-
port of the Nashville district engineer, dated November 
2000, at a total cost of $1,250,000. 
SEC. 578. TENNESSEE RIVER PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the operation and main-
tenance of the project for navigation, Tennessee River, Ten-
nessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, authorized by 
the first section of the Rivers and Harbors Act of July 3, 
1930 (46 Stat. 927), the Secretary may enter into a part-
nership with a nonprofit entity to remove debris from the 
Tennessee River in the vicinity of Knoxville, Tennessee, by 
providing a vessel to such entity, at Federal expense, for 
such debris removal purposes.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000. 
SEC. 579. CLEAR CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, HARRIS AND 
GALVESTON COUNTIES, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the report 
for the project for flood damage reduction, ecosystem res-
toration, and recreation, Clear Creek and tributaries, Har-
ris and Galveston Counties, Texas. 
SEC. 580. HALLS BAYOU, TEXAS. 
Section 211(f) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) HALLS
BAYOU, TEXAS.—The project for 
flood control, Halls Bayou, Texas.’’.
SEC. 581. HARRIS GULLY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a 
project for flood damage reduction in the Harris 
Gully watershed, Harris County, Texas, to provide
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flood protection for the Texas Medical Center, Hous-
ton, Texas. 
(2) USE
OF
LOCAL
STUDIES
AND
PLANS.—In 
conducting the study, the Secretary shall use, to the 
extent practicable, studies and plans developed by the 
non-Federal interest if the Secretary determines that 
such studies and plans meet the evaluation and de-
sign standards of the Corps of Engineers. 
(3) COMPLETION
DATE.—The Secretary shall 
complete the study by July 1, 2004. 
(b) CRITICAL FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION MEAS-
URES.—The Secretary may carry out critical flood damage 
reduction measures that the Secretary determines are fea-
sible and that will provide immediate and substantial flood 
damage reduction benefits in the Harris Gully watershed, 
at a Federal cost of $7,000,000. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of plan-
ning, design, and construction work carried out by the non-
Federal interest before the date of the cooperation agreement 
for the project if the Secretary determines that such work 
is integral to the project. 
(d) NONPROFIT ENTITY.—Notwithstanding section 221 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), a 
nonprofit entity may, with the consent of the local govern-
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ment, serve as a non-Federal interest for the project under-
taken under this section. 
SEC. 582. ONION CREEK, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project for flood damage reduction 
and ecosystem restoration, Onion Creek, Texas, the cost of 
relocation of flood prone residences in the study area for 
the project incurred by the non-Federal interest before the 
date of the cooperation agreement for the project if the Sec-
retary determines that the relocation of such residences is 
integral to the project.
SEC. 583. PELICAN ISLAND, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(a) of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (33 U.S.C. 
59hh(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LETTER OF INTENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide a letter of intent to the city of Galveston 
for conveyance of less than 100 acres of the par-
cel described in subsection (a) for private devel-
opment purposes if the Secretary receives and
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approves a proposal by the city designating the 
land which would be subject to such development. 
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF SPOIL.—If the Sec-
retary issues a letter of intent under subpara-
graph (A), no additional spoil material may be 
placed on the land designated for private devel-
opment for a period of at least 5 years from the 
date of issuance of the letter to provide the city 
of Galveston with an opportunity to secure pri-
vate developers, perform appraisals, conduct en-
vironmental studies, and provide the compensa-
tion to the United States required for the convey-
ance.’’; and 
(3) by aligning the remainder of the text of 
paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this 
subsection) with paragraph (2) (as added by para-
graph (2) of this subsection). 
(b) EXPIRATION DATE.—Section 108(e)(3) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 59hh(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of enactment 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 584. RIVERSIDE OXBOW, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project for ecosystem restoration and 
recreation, Riverside Oxbow, Fort Worth, Texas, the cost of
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design and construction work carried out on the Beach 
Street Dam and associated features by the non-Federal in-
terest before the date of the cooperation agreement for the 
project if the Secretary determines that the work is integral 
to the project. 
SEC. 585. RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, RICH-
MOND, VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out bluff stabilization measures on the James River 
in the vicinity of Drewry’s Bluff, Richmond National Bat-
tlefield Park, Richmond, Virginia. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall seek reim-
bursement from the Secretary of the Interior of any costs 
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out subsection (a). 
SEC. 586. BAKER BAY AND ILWACO HARBOR, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of increased silta-
tion in Baker Bay and Ilwaco Harbor, Washington, to de-
termine if the siltation is the result of a Federal navigation 
project (including diverted flows from the Columbia River) 
and, if the Secretary determines that the siltation is the 
result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary shall 
carry out a project to mitigate the siltation as part of main-
tenance of the Federal navigation project.
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SEC. 587. CHEHALIS RIVER, CENTRALIA, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project for flood damage reduction, 
Chehalis River, Centralia, Washington, the cost of plan-
ning, design, and construction work carried out by the non-
Federal interest before the date of the cooperation agreement 
for the project if the Secretary determines that the work is 
integral to the project.
SEC. 588. HAMILTON ISLAND CAMPGROUND, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary is authorized to plan, design, and con-
struct a campground for Bonneville Lock and Dam at 
Hamilton Island (also know as ‘‘Strawberry Island’’) in 
Skamania County, Washington.
SEC. 589. PUGET ISLAND, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary is directed to place dredged and other 
suitable material along portions of the Columbia River 
shoreline of Puget Island, Washington, between river miles 
38 to 47 in order to protect economic and environmental 
resources in the area from further erosion, at a Federal cost 
of $1,000,000. This action shall be coordinated with appro-
priate resource agencies and comply with applicable Fed-
eral laws.
SEC. 590. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CON-
TROL. 
(a) CHEAT AND TYGART RIVER BASINS, WEST VIR-
GINIA.—Section 581(a)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
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ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 113 Stat. 313) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘flood control measures’’ and in-
serting ‘‘structural and nonstructural flood control, 
streambank protection, stormwater management, and 
channel clearing and modification measures’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘with respect to measures that 
incorporate levees or floodwalls’’ before the semicolon. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
581(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 
Stat. 3791) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 
SEC. 591. LOWER KANAWHA RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a watershed and river 
basin assessment under section 729 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) for the Lower 
Kanawha River Basin, in the counties of Mason, Putnam, 
Kanawha, Jackson, and Roane, West Virginia. 
SEC. 592. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. 
Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 371) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Nicholas,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Gilmer,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section 
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5b(b)), for any project undertaken 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.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to admin-
ister projects under this section at 100 percent Federal ex-
pense.’’. 
SEC. 593. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) CORPS OF ENGINEERS.—Section 340 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856; 113 
Stat. 320) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CORPS
OF ENGINEERS.—Ten percent of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal 
years 2003 and thereafter may be used by the Corps of En-
gineers district offices to administer projects under this sec-
tion at 100 percent Federal expense.’’. 
(b) SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DEFINED.—Section 
340(f) of such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘Nicholas,’’ after 
‘‘Greenbrier,’’. 
(c) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Section 340 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section 
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this section, a non-
Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity with the 
consent of the affected local government.’’. 
SEC. 
594. 
ADDITIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
CRITICAL 
PROJECTS. 
Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335–337; 114 Stat. 
2763A–220–221) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(71) PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA.—$7,000,000 for 
sanitary 
sewer 
and 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
Plaquemine, Louisiana. 
‘‘(72) 
CHARLESTON, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
wastewater collection systems, Charleston, South 
Carolina. 
‘‘(73) CROSS, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$2,000,000 for 
water-related environmental infrastructure, Cross, 
South Carolina. 
‘‘(74) SURFSIDE, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$8,000,000 
for 
environmental 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater system improvements and ocean outfalls, 
Surfside, South Carolina.
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‘‘(75) NORTH
MYRTLE
BEACH, SOUTH
CARO-
LINA.—$3,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, 
including ocean outfalls, North Myrtle Beach, South 
Carolina. 
‘‘(76) 
TIA
JUANA
VALLEY, 
CALIFORNIA.—
$1,400,000 for water-related environmental infra-
structure, Tia Juana Valley, California. 
‘‘(77) CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.—
$4,500,000 for water-related infrastructure, Cabarrus 
County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(78) RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.—
$8,000,000 for water-related infrastructure, Richmond 
County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(79) UNION
COUNTY, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.—
$9,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, Union 
County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(80) WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—
$35,000,000 for implementation of a combined sewer 
overflow long term control plan, Washington, District 
of Columbia. 
‘‘(81) GREENLEAF, IDAHO.—$500,000 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure, Greenleaf, Idaho. 
‘‘(82) WEISER, IDAHO.—$330,000 for wastewater 
infrastructure, Weiser, Idaho.
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‘‘(83) COOLIN, IDAHO.—$2,200,000 for waste-
water infrastructure, Coolin, Idaho. 
‘‘(84) JEROME, IDAHO.—$5,000,000 for waste-
water infrastructure, Jerome, Idaho. 
‘‘(85) 
LEDYARD
AND
MONTVILLE, 
CON-
NECTICUT.—$7,113,000 
for 
water 
infrastructure, 
Ledyard and Montville, Connecticut. 
‘‘(86) AWENDAW, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$2,000,000 
for water-related infrastructure, Awendaw, South 
Carolina. 
‘‘(87) ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ALABAMA.—$5,000,000 
for water-related infrastructure, St. Clair County, 
Alabama. 
‘‘(88) EAST
BAY, SAN
FRANCISCO
AND
SANTA 
CLARA AREAS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for a desali-
nation project to serve the East Bay, San Francisco, 
and Santa Clara areas, California. 
‘‘(89) ATHENS, TENNESSEE.—$16,000,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure, Athens, Tennessee.’’.
Union Calendar No. 447
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5428
[Report No. 107–717] 
A BILL 
To provide for the conservation and development of 
water and related resources, to authorize the Sec-
retary of the Army to construct various projects 
for improvements to rivers and harbors of the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed