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cremental costs shall be determined in accordance with 
subsections (d) and (f). 
‘‘(h) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b), 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. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 annually for 
projects under this section of which not more than 
$3,000,000 annually may be used for construction of 
projects described in subsection (e). Such sums shall re-
main available until expended. 
‘‘(j) REGIONAL
SEDIMENT
MANAGEMENT
PLAN-
NING.—In consultation with appropriate State and Fed-
eral agencies, the Secretary may develop, at Federal ex-
pense, plans for regional management of sediment ob-
tained in conjunction with the construction, operation, or 
maintenance of water resources projects, including poten-
tial beneficial uses of sediment for construction, repair, or 
rehabilitation of public projects for navigation, flood dam-
age reduction, hydroelectric power, municipal and indus-
trial water supply, agricultural water supply, recreation, 
hurricane and storm damage reduction, aquatic plant con-
trol, and environmental protection and restoration.
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‘‘(k) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The non-Fed-
eral interest for a project described in this section 
may use, and the Secretary shall accept, funds pro-
vided under any other Federal program, to satisfy, 
in whole or in part, the non-Federal share of the 
cost of such project if such funds are authorized to 
be used to carry out such project. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—The non- 
Federal share of the cost of construction of a project 
under this section may be met through contributions 
from a Federal agency made directly to the Sec-
retary, with the consent of the affected local govern-
ment, if such funds are authorized to be used to 
carry out such project. Before initiating a project to 
which this paragraph applies, the Secretary shall 
enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest 
in which the non-Federal interest agrees to pay 100 
percent of the cost of operation, maintenance, re-
placement, and rehabilitation of the project.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 145 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 
426j) is repealed.
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(2) HOLD
HARMLESS.—The repeal made by 
paragraph (1) shall not affect the authority of the 
Secretary to complete any project being carried out 
under such section 145 on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out section 204 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 2326), the Secretary shall give priority to the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A project at Little Rock Slackwater Harbor, 
Arkansas. 
(2) A project at Egmont Key, Florida. 
(3) A project in the vicinity of Calcasieu Ship 
Channel, Louisiana. 
(4) A project in the vicinity of the Smith Point 
Park Pavilion and the TWA Flight 800 Memorial, 
Brookhaven, New York. 
(5) A project in the vicinity of Morehead City, 
North Carolina. 
(6) A project in the vicinity of Galveston Bay, 
Texas.