(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Army. 
(b) REVITALIZATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the City and in consultation with appro-
priate Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, 
shall— 
(A) prepare a project-specific plan for the 
revitalization of the Los Angeles River that is 
consistent with the goals of the Los Angeles 
River Revitalization Master Plan published by 
the City; and 
(B) submit the plan to Congress by not 
later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are appropriated to carry out this subsection. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) address environmental restoration, rec-
reational, water conservation, flood control, eco-
nomic development, and other uses of the Los 
Angeles River; and 
(B) include— 
(i) a feasibility report with respect to 
the implementation of the plan; and 
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(ii) a project-specific environmental 
impact statement or similar analysis re-
quired under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) relating to each proposed Federal ac-
tion under the plan. 
(3) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION AND MEAS-
URES.—In preparing and implementing the plan 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(A) information that is available as of the 
date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) information developed under the pilot 
projects under subsection (c); and 
(C) any measure being carried out as of 
the date of enactment of this Act by a partici-
pating agency. 
(4) AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
offer to enter into a binding agreement with the 
City and any other non-Federal sponsor to 
carry out the plan under paragraph (1). 
(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The agreement 
under subparagraph (A) shall include cost- 
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sharing provisions under which the City 
and any other non-Federal sponsor shall 
pay not less than 50 percent of the total 
costs of carrying out the plan under para-
graph (1). 
(ii) FORM.—The non-Federal share 
under clause (i) may be provided in cash 
or in-kind. 
(iii) CREDIT FOR PREVIOUSLY DEVEL-
OPED
INFORMATION.—In calculating the 
non-Federal share under clause (i), the 
Secretary shall provide to the City a credit 
in the amount of the cost of developing any 
information used under paragraph (3)(A). 
(5) ALTERNATIVES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the City, may recommend, 
through a full and open evaluation process, any 
locally-preferred project as an alternative to a 
measure proposed in the plan under paragraph 
(1). 
(B) INCLUSION
IN
FEASIBILITY
REPORT 
AND EIS.—Each recommended locally-preferred 
project under subparagraph (A) shall be in-
cluded in the feasibility report or an environ-
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