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(2) INSTRUMENT
OF
RELEASE.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall execute and file in the appro-
priate office a deed of release, an amended deed, or 
another appropriate instrument to release each re-
versionary interest described in subsection (a). 
(3) PRESERVATION
OF
RESERVED
RIGHTS.—
Release of a reversionary interest in accordance with 
this section shall not be construed to affect any 
other right excepted or reserved for the United 
States in a deed of conveyance made pursuant to 
such Act of June 16, 1953. 
(c) OLD HICKORY LOCK AND DAM, CUMBERLAND 
RIVER, TENNESSEE.—
(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 (com-
monly known as ‘‘Easter Seals Tennessee’’) at Old 
Hickory Lock and Dam, Cumberland River, Ten-
nessee, 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.
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(2) INSTRUMENT
OF
RELEASE.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall execute and file in the appro-
priate office a deed of release, amended deed, or 
other appropriate instrument effectuating the release 
of interests required by paragraph (1). 
(d) PORT OF PASCO, WASHINGTON.—
(1) EXTINGUISHMENT
OF
USE
RESTRICTIONS 
AND
FLOWAGE
EASEMENT.—With respect to the 
property covered by the deed in paragraph (3)(A)—
(A) the flowage easement and human habi-
tation or other building structure use restriction 
is extinguished if the elevation of the property 
is above the standard project flood elevation; 
and 
(B) the use of fill material to raise areas 
of the property above the standard project flood 
elevation is authorized, except in any area for 
which a permit under section 404 of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1344) is required. 
(2) EXTINGUISHMENT
OF
FLOWAGE
EASE-
MENT.—With respect to the property covered by 
each deed in paragraph (3)(B), the flowage ease-
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ment is extinguished if the elevation of the property 
is above the standard project flood elevation. 
(3) AFFECTED DEEDS.—The deeds referred to 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) are as follows: 
(A) Auditor’s File Number 262980 of 
Franklin County, Washington. 
(B) Auditor’s File Numbers 263334 and 
404398 of Franklin County, Washington. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON 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-
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posal sites and shall make recommendations to eliminate 
the conditions that result in such problems. 
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 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.
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SEC. 4004. DELAWARE RIVER. 
The Secretary shall review, in consultation with the 
Delaware River Basin Commission and the States of Dela-
ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, the re-
port of the Chief of Engineers on the Delaware River, pub-
lished as House Document Numbered 522, 87th Congress, 
Second Session, as it relates to the Mid-Delaware River 
Basin from Wilmington to Port Jervis, and any other per-
tinent reports (including the strategy for resolution of 
interstate flow management issues in the Delaware River 
Basin dated August 2004 and the National Park Service 
Lower Delaware River Management Plan (1997–1999)), 
with a view to determining whether any modifications of 
recommendations contained in the first report referred to 
are advisable at the present time, in the interest of flood 
damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, and other re-
lated problems. 
SEC. 4005. KNIK ARM, COOK INLET, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct, at Federal expense, a 
study to determine the potential impacts on navigation of 
construction of a bridge across Knik Arm, Cook Inlet, 
Alaska. 
SEC. 4006. KUSKOKWIM RIVER, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation,
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Kuskokwim River, Alaska, in the vicinity of the village of 
Crooked Creek. 
SEC. 4007. 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. 4008. 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. 4009. GILA BEND, MARICOPA, ARIZONA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for flood damage reduction, Gila Bend, Maricopa, Arizona. 
(b) REVIEW OF PLANS.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall review plans and designs developed by non-
Federal interests and shall incorporate such plans and de-
signs into the Federal study if the Secretary determines 
that such plans and designs are consistent with Federal 
standards. 
SEC. 4010. 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.
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SEC. 4011. ALISO CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for streambank protec-
tion and environmental restoration along Aliso Creek, 
California. 
SEC. 4012. ELKHORN SLOUGH ESTUARY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Elkhorn 
Slough estuary, California, to determine the feasibility of 
conserving, enhancing, and restoring estuarine habitats by 
developing strategies to address hydrological management 
issues. 
SEC. 4013. FRESNO, KINGS, AND KERN COUNTIES, CALI-
FORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Fresno, Kings, and Kern Counties, California. 
SEC. 4014. LOS ANGELES RIVER REVITALIZATION STUDY, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the city of Los Angeles, shall—
(1) prepare a feasibility study for environmental 
restoration, flood control, recreation, and other as-
pects of Los Angeles River revitalization that is con-
sistent with the goals of the Los Angeles River Revi-
talization Master Plan published by the city of Los 
Angeles; and
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(2) consider any locally-preferred project alter-
natives developed through a full and open evaluation 
process for inclusion in the study. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION AND MEAS-
URES.—In preparing the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall use, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) information obtained from the Los Angeles 
River Revitalization Master Plan; and 
(2) the development process of that plan. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to construct demonstration projects in order to pro-
vide information to develop the study under sub-
section (a)(1). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of any project under this subsection shall be 
not more than 65 percent. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $20,000,000. 
SEC. 4015. LYTLE CREEK, RIALTO, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and groundwater recharge, Lytle Creek, Rialto, 
California.
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SEC. 4016. MOKELUMNE RIVER, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for water supply along the Mokelumne River, San Joaquin 
County, California. 
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate, 
preempt, or create any exception to State water law, State 
water rights, or Federal or State permitted activities or 
agreements. 
SEC. 4017. NAPA RIVER, ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
comprehensive study of the Napa River in the vicinity of 
St. Helena, California, for the purposes of improving flood 
management through reconnecting the river to its flood-
plain; restoring habitat, including riparian and aquatic 
habitat; improving fish passage and water quality; and re-
storing native plant communities. 
(b) PLANS AND DESIGNS.—In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall review plans and designs developed 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.
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SEC. 4018. ORICK, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, 
Orick, California. 
(b) FEASIBILITY
OF
RESTORING
OR
REHABILI-
TATING REDWOOK CREEK LEVEES.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall determine the feasibility of re-
storing or rehabilitating the Redwood Creek Levees, Hum-
boldt County, California. 
SEC. 4019. RIALTO, FONTANA, AND COLTON, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Rialto, Fontana, and Colton, California. 
SEC. 4020. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study 
to determine the feasibility of, and alternatives for, meas-
ures to protect water diversion facilities and fish protective 
screen facilities in the vicinity of river mile 178 on the 
Sacramento River, California. 
SEC. 4021. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, San 
Diego County, California, including a review of the feasi-
bility of connecting 4 existing reservoirs to increase usable 
storage capacity.
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SEC. 4022. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, SACRAMENTO-SAN JOA-
QUIN DELTA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of the beneficial use of 
dredged material from the San Francisco Bay in the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, including the ben-
efits and impacts of salinity in the Delta and the benefits 
to navigation, flood damage reduction, ecosystem restora-
tion, water quality, salinity control, water supply reli-
ability, and recreation. 
(b) COOPERATION.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall cooperate with the California Department 
of Water Resources and appropriate Federal and State en-
tities in developing options for the beneficial use of 
dredged material from San Francisco Bay for the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta area. 
(c) REVIEW.—The study shall include a review of the 
feasibility of using Sherman Island as a rehandling site 
for levee maintenance material, as well as for ecosystem 
restoration. The review may include monitoring a pilot 
project using up to 150,000 cubic yards of dredged mate-
rial and being carried out at the Sherman Island site, ex-
amining larger scale use of dredged materials from the 
San Francisco Bay and Suisun Bay Channel, and ana-
lyzing the feasibility of the potential use of saline mate-
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rials from the San Francisco Bay for both rehandling and 
ecosystem restoration purposes. 
SEC. 4023. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE STUDY, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the South San 
Francisco Bay shoreline study, the Secretary shall—
(1) review the planning, design, and land acqui-
sition documents prepared by the California State 
Coastal Conservancy, the Santa Clara Valley Water 
District, and other local interests in developing rec-
ommendations for measures to provide flood protec-
tion of the South San Francisco Bay shoreline, res-
toration of the South San Francisco Bay salt ponds 
(including lands owned by the Department of the In-
terior), and other related purposes; and 
(2) incorporate such planning, design, and land 
acquisition documents into the Federal study if the 
Secretary determines that such documents are con-
sistent with Federal standards. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2008, 
the Secretary shall transmit a feasibility report for the 
South San Francisco Bay shoreline study to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate.
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(c) CREDIT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of any 
project authorized by law as a result of the South 
San Francisco Bay shoreline study 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. 
(2) LIMITATION.—In no case may work that 
was carried out more than 5 years before the date 
of enactment of this Act be eligible for credit under 
this subsection. 
SEC. 4024. TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Pinto Cove Wash, in the vicinity of Twentynine 
Palms, California. 
SEC. 4025. YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, West Burnt Mountain basin, in the vicinity of 
Yucca Valley, California.
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SEC. 4026. ROARING FORK RIVER, BASALT, COLORADO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and other purposes for the Roaring Fork River, 
Basalt, Colorado. 
SEC. 
4027. 
DELAWARE 
AND 
CHRISTINA 
RIVERS 
AND 
SHELLPOT CREEK, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and related purposes along the Delaware and 
Christina Rivers and Shellpot Creek, Wilmington, Dela-
ware. 
SEC. 4028. COLLIER COUNTY BEACHES, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for hurricane and 
storm damage reduction and flood damage reduction in 
the vicinity of Vanderbilt, Park Shore, and Naples beach-
es, Collier County, Florida. 
SEC. 4029. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental pro-
tection and restoration, including improved water quality, 
and related purposes, Lower St. Johns River, Florida. 
SEC. 4030. VANDERBILT BEACH LAGOON, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
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toration, water supply, and improvement of water quality 
at Vanderbilt Beach Lagoon, Florida. 
SEC. 4031. MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Meriwether County, Georgia. 
SEC. 4032. TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of including the northern end of Tybee Island 
extending from the north terminal groin to the mouth of 
Lazaretto Creek as a part of the project for beach erosion 
control, Tybee Island, Georgia, carried out under section 
201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5). 
SEC. 4033. BOISE RIVER, IDAHO. 
The study for flood control, Boise River, Idaho, au-
thorized by section 414 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 324), is modified—
(1) to add ecosystem restoration and water sup-
ply as project purposes to be studied; and 
(2) to require the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the study the cost, 
not to exceed $500,000, of work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partner-
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ship agreement for the project if the Secretary de-
termines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 4034. BALLARD’S ISLAND SIDE CHANNEL, ILLINOIS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for ecosystem restora-
tion, Ballard’s Island, Illinois. 
SEC. 4035. SALEM, INDIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project to provide an addi-
tional water supply source for Salem, Indiana. 
SEC. 4036. BUCKHORN LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of modifying the project 
for flood damage reduction, Buckhorn Lake, Kentucky, 
authorized by section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 
28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), to add ecosystem restoration, 
recreation, and improved access as project purposes, in-
cluding permanently raising the winter pool elevation of 
the project. 
(b) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal in-
terest may provide the non-Federal share of the cost of 
the study in the form of in-kind services and materials.
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SEC. 4037. DEWEY LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of modifying the project for Dewey Lake, Ken-
tucky, to add water supply as a project purpose. 
SEC. 4038. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project 
for flood control, Louisville, Kentucky, authorized by sec-
tion 4 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 
1217), to investigate measures to address the rehabilita-
tion of the project. 
SEC. 4039. CLINTON RIVER, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, Clinton River, Michigan. 
SEC. 4040. HAMBURG AND GREEN OAK TOWNSHIPS, MICHI-
GAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction on Ore Lake and the Huron River for Hamburg 
and Green Oak Townships, Michigan. 
SEC. 4041. DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MINNESOTA AND 
WISCONSIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study and prepare a report to evaluate the integrity of 
the bulkhead system located on and in the vicinity of Du-
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luth-Superior Harbor, Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, 
Wisconsin. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include—
(1) a determination of causes of corrosion of 
the bulkhead system; 
(2) recommendations to reduce corrosion of the 
bulkhead system; 
(3) a description of the necessary repairs to the 
bulkhead system; and 
(4) an estimate of the cost of addressing the 
causes of the corrosion and carrying out necessary 
repairs. 
SEC. 4042. NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of modifying the project for navigation, Ten-
nessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama and Mississippi, to 
provide water supply for northeast Mississippi. 
SEC. 4043. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, St. Louis, Missouri, to restore or rehabilitate the 
levee system feature of the project for flood protection, 
St. Louis, Missouri, authorized by the first section of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing construction of certain 
public works on the Mississippi River for the protection
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of Saint Louis, Missouri’’, approved August 9, 1955 (69 
Stat. 540). 
SEC. 4044. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project in the vicinity of the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, New Jersey, for the con-
struction of a dredged material disposal transfer facility 
to make dredged material available for beneficial reuse. 
SEC. 4045. BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, including improved water quality, enhanced pub-
lic access, and recreation, on the Kill Van Kull, Bayonne, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 4046. CARTERET, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, including improved water quality, enhanced pub-
lic access, and recreation, on the Raritan River, Carteret, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 4047. GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Gloucester County, New Jersey, including the 
feasibility of restoring the flood protection dikes in
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Gibbstown, New Jersey, and the associated tidegates in 
Gloucester County, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4048. PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for riverfront develop-
ment, including enhanced public access, recreation, and 
environmental restoration, on the Arthur Kill, Perth 
Amboy, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4049. BATAVIA, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for hydropower and 
related purposes in the vicinity of Batavia, New York. 
SEC. 4050. BIG SISTER CREEK, EVANS, NEW YORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for flood damage reduction, Big Sister Creek, Evans, New 
York. 
(b) EVALUATION
OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.—In 
conducting the study, the Secretary shall evaluate poten-
tial solutions to flooding from all sources, including flood-
ing that results from ice jams. 
SEC. 4051. FINGER LAKES, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for aquatic ecosystem
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restoration and protection, Finger Lakes, New York, to 
address water quality and aquatic nuisance species. 
SEC. 4052. LAKE ERIE SHORELINE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage re-
duction and shoreline protection in the vicinity of Galla-
gher Beach, Lake Erie Shoreline, Buffalo, New York. 
SEC. 4053. NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out ecosystem restoration improve-
ments on Newtown Creek, Brooklyn and Queens, New 
York. 
SEC. 4054. NIAGARA RIVER, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for a low-head hydro-
electric generating facility in the Niagara River, New 
York. 
SEC. 4055. SHORE PARKWAY GREENWAY, BROOKLYN, NEW 
YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for shoreline protection in the 
vicinity of the confluence of the Narrows and Gravesend 
Bay, Upper New York Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway, 
Brooklyn, New York.