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United States harmless from any liability with re-
spect to activities carried out, on or after the date 
of the conveyance, 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. 3129. EXTINGUISHMENT OF REVERSIONARY INTER-
ESTS AND USE RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) IDAHO.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each deed 
listed in paragraph (2), the reversionary interests 
and use restrictions relating to port and industrial 
use purposes are extinguished. 
(2) AFFECTED DEEDS.—The deeds with the fol-
lowing county auditor’s file numbers are referred to 
in paragraph (1): 
(A) Auditor’s Instruments No. 399218 and 
No. 399341 of Nez Perce County, Idaho—2.07 
acres. 
(B) Auditor’s Instruments No. 487437 and 
No. 339341 of Nez Perce County, Idaho—7.32 
acres. 
(b) OLD HICKORY LOCK AND DAM, CUMBERLAND 
RIVER, TENNESSEE.—
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(1) RELEASE
OF
RETAINED
RIGHTS, INTER-
ESTS, RESERVATIONS.—With respect to land con-
veyed by the Secretary to the Tennessee Society of 
Crippled Children and Adults, Incorporated (now 
known as ‘‘Easter Seals Tennessee’’), at Old Hick-
ory 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 
possible 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 ap-
propriate instrument effectuating the release of in-
terests required by paragraph (1). 
(c) PORT OF PASCO, WASHINGTON.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to property 
covered by each deed described in paragraph (2)— 
(A) the reversionary interests and use re-
strictions relating to port and industrial pur-
poses are extinguished; and 
(B) the human habitation or other building 
structure use restriction is extinguished in
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property in which the elevation is above stand-
ard project flood elevation. 
(2) AFFECTED DEEDS.—The deeds referred to 
in paragraph (1) are Auditor’s File Numbers 
208693, 212041, 219453, and 375866 of Franklin 
County, Washington. 
(d) NO EFFECT OF OTHER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
section affects the remaining rights and interests of the 
Corps of Engineers for authorized project purposes. 
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 dis-
posal sites and shall make recommendations to eliminate 
the conditions that result in such problems.
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SEC. 4003. SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES DROUGHT 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Commerce, and other appropriate 
agencies, shall conduct, at Federal expense, a comprehen-
sive study of drought conditions in the southwestern 
United States, with a 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 Secretary shall assemble an inventory of actions 
taken or planned to be taken to address drought-related 
situations in the southwestern United States. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the study shall be to 
develop recommendations to more effectively address cur-
rent 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. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE 
PLAN. 
Section 459(e) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 333; 114 Stat. 2635) is amended
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by striking ‘‘3 years after the first date on which funds 
are appropriated to carry out this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 30, 2006’’. 
SEC. 4005. ST. GEORGE HARBOR, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct, at Federal expense, a 
study to determine the feasibility of providing navigation 
improvements at St. George Harbor, Alaska. 
SEC. 4006. SUSITNA RIVER, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for hydropower, recre-
ation, and related purposes on the Susitna River, Alaska. 
SEC. 4007. GILA BEND, MARICOPA, ARIZONA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Gila Bend, Maricopa, Arizona. In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall review plans and designs devel-
oped 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. 4008. 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.