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1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2309a) shall be operated and maintained, at Federal 
expense, as a system in a manner to optimize effectiveness. 
Operation and maintenance includes investigating and 
eliminating potential pathways that may allow aquatic 
species in the Des Plaines River and Illinois and Michigan 
Canal to bypass the barriers in the Chicago Sanitary and 
Ship Canal. 
(c) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate Federal, State, local, and nongovern-
mental entities, shall conduct a feasibility study, at Federal 
expense, of the range of options and technologies available 
to prevent the spread of aquatic species between the Great 
Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal and other pathways. 
SEC. 3050. EMIQUON, ILLINOIS. 
(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Emiquon, Illinois, being car-
ried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), shall be $7,500,000. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assistance 
under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing 
the construction of certain public works on rivers and har-
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bors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, approved 
August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
SEC. 3051. LASALLE, ILLINOIS. 
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 the vicinity of LaSalle, Illi-
nois, on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 
SEC. 3052. SPUNKY BOTTOMS, ILLINOIS. 
(a) PROJECT PURPOSE.—The project for flood control, 
Spunky Bottoms, Illinois, authorized by section 5 of the 
Flood Control Act of June 26, 1936 (35 Stat. 1584), is 
modified to add environmental restoration as a project pur-
pose. 
(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for im-
provement of the quality of the environment, Spunky Bot-
toms, Illinois, being carried out under section 1135 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a), shall be $7,500,000. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assistance 
under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing 
the construction of certain public works on rivers and har-
bors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, approved 
August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n).
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SEC. 3053. FORT WAYNE AND VICINITY, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control Fort Wayne, St. Mary’s 
and Maumee Rivers, Indiana, authorized by section 
101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
(104 Stat. 4604), is modified—
(1) to direct the Secretary to provide a 100-year 
level of flood protection at the Berry-Thieme, Park-
Thompson, Woodhurst, and Tillman sites along the 
St. Mary’s River, Fort Wayne and vicinity, Indiana, 
at a total cost of $5,300,000; and 
(2) to allow the non-Federal interest to partici-
pate in the financing of the project in accordance 
with section 903(c) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent that 
the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that applying 
such section is necessary to implement the project. 
SEC. 3054. KOONTZ LAKE, INDIANA. 
The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Koontz 
Lake, Indiana, being carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) 
and modified by section 520 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2655), is further modified 
to direct the Secretary to seek to reduce the cost of the 
project by using innovative technologies and cost reduction 
measures determined from a review of non-Federal lake 
dredging projects in the vicinity of Koontz Lake.
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SEC. 3055. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control, Little Calumet River, In-
diana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115), is modified to 
authorize the Secretary to carry out the project in accord-
ance with the postauthorization change report dated August 
2000, at a total cost of $198,000,000, with an estimated 
Federal cost of $148,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
cost of $49,500,000. 
SEC. 3056. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West 
Fork of White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of cer-
tain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, 
and for other purposes’’, approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 
1586), and modified by section 323 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716) and section 322 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
303–304), is further modified—
(1) to authorize the Secretary to undertake the 
riverfront alterations described in the Central Indian-
apolis Waterfront Concept Plan, dated February 
1994, for the Fall Creek Reach feature at a total cost 
of $28,545,000; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of
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planning, design, and construction work carried out 
by the non-Federal interest before the date of the part-
nership agreement for the project if the Secretary de-
termines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3057. DES MOINES RIVER AND GREENBELT, IOWA. 
The project for the Des Moines Recreational River and 
Greenbelt, Iowa, authorized by Public Law 99–88 and 
modified by section 604 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4153), is modified to include en-
hanced public access and recreational enhancements, at a 
Federal cost of $3,000,000. 
SEC. 3058. PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY. 
The Prestonsburg, Kentucky, element of the project for 
flood control, Levisa and Tug Fork of the Big Sandy and 
Cumberland Rivers, West Virginia, Virginia, and Ken-
tucky, authorized by section 202(a) of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 
1339), is modified to direct the Secretary to take measures 
to provide a 100-year level of flood protection for the city 
of Prestonsburg. 
SEC. 3059. AMITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, LOUISIANA, 
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH WATERSHED. 
The project for flood damage reduction and recreation, 
Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge 
Parish Watershed, authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the
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Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 277) 
and modified by section 116 of division D of Public Law 
108–7 (117 Stat. 140), is further modified—
(1) to direct the Secretary to carry out the 
project with the cost sharing for the project deter-
mined in accordance with section 103(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2213(a)), as in effect on October 11, 1996; 
(2) to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
project at a total cost of $178,000,000; and 
(3) to direct the Secretary to credit 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 
if the Secretary determines that the work is integral 
to the project. 
SEC. 3060. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LOUISIANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a)(1) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2603–2604) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) is authorized to study, design, construct, op-
erate, and maintain, at Federal expense, a Type A 
Regional Visitor Center in the vicinity of Morgan 
City, Louisiana, in consultation with the State of 
Louisiana, to provide information to the public on
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the Atchafalaya River system and other associated 
waterways that have influenced surrounding commu-
nities, and national and local water resources devel-
opment of the Army Corps of Engineers in South 
Central Louisiana; and’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 315(b) of such 
Act is amended by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(2)’’. 
(c) DONATIONS.—Section 315 of such Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DONATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a)(1), 
the Mississippi River Commission is authorized to accept 
the donation of cash, funds, lands, materials, and services 
from non-Federal governmental entities and nonprofit cor-
porations.’’. 
SEC. 3061. BAYOU PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA. 
The project for the improvement of the quality of the 
environment, Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana, being carried 
out under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309(a)), is modified to direct the 
Secretary to credit 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 if the Secretary determines that the work is integral 
to the project.
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SEC. 3062. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LOU-
ISIANA. 
The public access feature of the Atchafalaya Basin 
Floodway System project, Louisiana, authorized by section 
601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 1986 (100 
Stat. 4142), is modified to authorize the Secretary to ac-
quire from willing sellers the fee interest, exclusive of oil, 
gas, and minerals, of an additional 20,000 acres of land 
within the Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway for the pub-
lic access feature of the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway Sys-
tem, to enhance fish and wildlife resources, at a total cost 
of $4,000,000. 
SEC. 3063. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY, MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER TO SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. 
The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, 
J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, Mississippi River to 
Shreveport, Louisiana, authorized by section 601(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142) 
and modified by section 4(h) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4016), section 102(p) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4613), 
section 301(b)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3710), and section 316 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2572), is fur-
ther modified—