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Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323; 136 Stat. 
3753), is modified to authorize the Secretary to con-
sider the benefits of deepening the channel to sup-
port activities of the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating. 
(2) SAVANNAH
HARBOR, 
GEORGIA.—Section 
8201(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
without evaluation of additional deepening’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, including evaluation of additional deep-
ening’’. 
(3) HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII.—The study 
to modify the project for navigation, Honolulu, Ha-
waii, authorized by the first section of the Act of 
March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 1146; 136 
Stat. 3750) is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
consider the benefits of the project modification on 
disaster resilience and enhanced national security 
from utilization of the harbor by the Department of 
Defense. 
(4) ALEXANDRIA
TO
THE
GULF
OF
MEXICO, 
LOUISIANA.—The study for flood control, navigation, 
wetland conservation and restoration, wildlife habi-
tat, commercial and recreational fishing, saltwater 
intrusion, freshwater and sediment diversion, and 
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other purposes, in the area drained by the inter-
cepted drainage system of the West Atchafalaya 
Basin Protection Levee, from Alexandria, Louisiana 
to the Gulf of Mexico, being carried out under Com-
mittee Resolution 2535 of the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, adopted July 23, 1997, is modified to 
include the parishes of Pointe Coupee, Allen, 
Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Iberville, and 
Cameron within the scope of the study. 
(5) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—The study 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration 
to address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Vil-
lage of Hastings-on-the-Hudson within the 100-year 
flood zone, Saw Mill River, New York, authorized by 
section 8201(a)(70) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3748), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to include within the 
scope of the study areas surrounding City of Yon-
kers and the Village of Hastings-on-the-Hudson and 
the Village of Elmsford and the Village of Ardsley. 
SEC. 204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT ON RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR INDI-
VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on access for individ-
uals with disabilities to covered recreational areas. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the report submitted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) existing policies or guidance for com-
plying with the requirements of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
et seq.) at covered recreational areas; 
(B) a complete list of covered recreational 
areas, and the status of each covered rec-
reational area with respect to compliance with 
the requirements of such Act; 
(C) identification of policy changes, inter-
nal guidance changes, or changes to shoreline 
management plans that may result in increased 
access for individuals with disabilities to cov-
ered recreational areas, including access to fish-
ing-related recreational activities at covered rec-
reational areas; 
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(D) an analysis of barriers that exist for 
covered recreational areas to fully comply with 
the requirements of such Act; and 
(E) identification of specific covered rec-
reational areas that could be improved or modi-
fied to better accommodate visitors with disabil-
ities, including to increase recreational fishing 
access for individuals with disabilities. 
(3) 
COVERED
RECREATIONAL
AREA
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered rec-
reational area’’ means all sites constructed, owned, 
operated, or maintained by the Secretary that are 
used for recreational purposes. 
(b) REPORT ON TURBIDITY IN THE WILLAMETTE 
VALLEY, OREGON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on instances of high 
turbidity in a reservoir in the Willamette Valley re-
sulting from a drawdown in the reservoir. 
(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall— 
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(A) collaborate with any relevant Federal, 
State, and non-Federal entities; 
(B) identify and report instances during 
the 10-year period preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act in which turbidity concerns 
have arisen following a drawdown at a reservoir 
in the Willamette Valley, including Foster Lake 
and Green Peter Lake; 
(C) report on turbidity monitoring that the 
Secretary performs during drawdowns to iden-
tify, and if necessary correct, turbidity issues; 
(D) provide a summary of turbidity moni-
toring records collected during drawdowns with 
respect to which turbidity concerns have been 
raised by the public, including a comparison be-
tween turbidity prior to a drawdown, during a 
drawdown, and following refilling; 
(E) identify lessons learned associated with 
turbidity resulting from drawdowns and indi-
cate how changes based on those lessons 
learned are being implemented; and 
(F) identify opportunities to minimize 
monetary strains on non-Federal entities caused 
by increased turbidity levels. 
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(ii) reducing the effects on the supply 
chain that would result from a malfunction 
or failure of the Soo Locks. 
(2) SOO LOCKS DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘Soo Locks’’ means the locks at Sault 
Sainte Marie, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(100 Stat. 4254; 121 Stat. 1131; 136 Stat. 3844). 
(d) REPORT ON FLORIDA SEA GRASS REHABILITA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 
year thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a report on any planned or ongoing efforts 
to promote, rehabilitate, and enhance the growth of 
seagrasses in Florida stormwater treatment areas. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with rel-
evant Federal, State, and local agencies and other 
regional stakeholders. 
(3) FLORIDA STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Florida 
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stormwater treatment area’’ means a stormwater 
treatment area in the State of Florida authorized by 
or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 
Stat. 1268; 132 Stat. 3786). 
(e) REPORT ON SHORELINE USE PERMITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report describing the use of 
the authority under part 327 of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations, with respect to the issuance of 
new, or modifications to existing, shoreline use per-
mits at the Table Rock Lake project of the Corps 
of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas, au-
thorized as one of the multi-purpose reservoir 
projects in the White River Basin by section 4 of the 
Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) a review of existing regulatory and ad-
ministrative requirements related to the lease, 
rent, sublease, or other usage agreement by a 
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permittee for permitted facilities under a shore-
line use permit, including a floating, non-float-
ing, or fixed-floating structure; 
(B) a description of the authority and pub-
lic-interest rationale for such requirements, in-
cluding impacts on local businesses, property 
owners, and prospective lessors, renters, or 
other contractual users of such facilities; and 
(C) a description of the authority for the 
transfer of shoreline use permits upon transfer 
of the permitted facility by sale or other means. 
(f) REPORT ON RELOCATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the policies of 
the Corps of Engineers relating to using property 
buyouts as part of coastal storm risk management 
projects. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the report 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider 
ways in which current policies on mandatory prop-
erty buyouts may— 
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(A) diminish the incentives for local com-
munities to work with the Corps of Engineers; 
and 
(B) increase vulnerabilities of communities 
to flood risk, including communities described 
in the guidance issued by the Secretary under 
section 160 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)). 
(g) REPORT ON FUEL EFFICIENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on fuel efficiency of 
each vessel within the fleet of vessels owned by the 
Corps of Engineers. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In the report submitted under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A list of vessels that are commercially 
available and may be used to carry out the mis-
sions of the Corps of Engineers that can be in-
corporated into the fleet of vessels owned by the 
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Corps of Engineers to increase fuel efficiency of 
such fleet. 
(B) A list of modifications that can be 
made to increase fuel efficiency of such fleet 
and the associated cost of such modifications. 
(C) A life cycle cost analysis of replacing 
vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers with 
vessels that are more fuel efficient; 
(D) A description of technologies used or 
available to the Secretary to evaluate fuel effi-
ciency of each vessel owned by the Corps of En-
gineers. 
(E) A description of other opportunities to 
increase fuel efficiency of each such vessel. 
(F) A description of potential cost savings 
by increasing fuel efficiency of such vessels. 
(G) A description of State or local policies 
or requirements regarding efficiencies or emis-
sions of vessels, or related technology, that the 
Secretary must comply with at water resources 
development projects, and any impact such poli-
cies and requirements have on project costs. 
SEC. 205. GAO STUDIES. 
(a) STUDY ON DONOR PORTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate a review 
of the treatment of donor ports under section 2106 
of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) that includes— 
(A) a description of the funding available 
to donor ports under such section, including a 
description of how eligibility for such donor 
ports has been modified; 
(B) a summary of all funds that have been 
provided to donor ports under such section; 
(C) an assessment of how the Secretary 
provides funding under such section to donor 
ports, including— 
(i) a complete description of the proc-
ess and data used to determine eligibility; 
and 
(ii) the impact construction and main-
tenance projects, including maintenance 
dredging and deep draft navigation con-
struction projects, have on donor port eligi-
bility; 
(D) an assessment of other major con-
tainer ports that are not currently eligible as a 
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donor port under such section and a description 
of the criteria that exclude such container ports 
from eligibility; and 
(E) recommendations to improve the provi-
sion of funds under such section. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report containing the re-
sults of such review. 
(b) STUDY ON DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall complete an anal-
ysis of— 
(A) the extent to which the Corps of Engi-
neers utilizes digital infrastructure technologies 
for delivery of authorized water resources devel-
opment projects, including 3D modeling; 
(B) the digital technology systems utilized 
by the Corps of Engineers; 
(C) the digital technology systems utilized 
by non-Federal entities working with the Sec-
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retary on authorized water resources develop-
ment projects; 
(D) the cost to the Government of sup-
porting multiple digital technology systems uti-
lized by the Corps of Engineers; 
(E) available digital technology systems 
that may be used to for the delivery of author-
ized water resources development projects; 
(F) any security concerns related to the 
use of digital technology systems and how such 
concerns may be addressed; 
(G) the benefits of expanding the adoption 
of digital technology systems for use by the 
Corps of Engineers, including for delivery of 
authorized 
water 
resources 
development 
projects, in order to— 
(i) maximize interoperability with 
other systems, products, tools, or applica-
tions; 
(ii) boost productivity; 
(iii) manage complexity; 
(iv) reduce project delays and cost 
overruns; 
(v) enhance safety and quality; 
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(vi) reduce total costs for the entire 
lifecycle of authorized water resources de-
velopment projects; 
(vii) reduce emissions and quantify 
other sustainable and resilient impacts; 
(viii) promote more timely and pro-
ductive information-sharing; and 
(ix) increase transparency as the re-
sult of the real-time sharing of informa-
tion; and 
(H) how the Corps of Engineers could bet-
ter leverage digital technology systems to enable 
3D model delivery and digital project delivery 
for— 
(i) seamless application integration; 
(ii) workflow and State-based access 
control capabilities; 
(iii) audit trails; and 
(iv) 
automation 
capabilities 
sup-
porting a closed-loop process. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
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vironment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
on the findings of such analysis. 
(c) STUDY ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISASTER PRE-
PAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RELATED INFORMATION 
COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate an anal-
ysis of Corps of Engineers disaster preparedness and 
response activities, including— 
(A) an accounting of post-disaster expendi-
tures from the ‘‘Corp of Engineers–Civil–Flood 
Control and Coastal Emergencies’’ account for 
each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2004, 
including— 
(i) the amounts transferred to such 
account from other accounts of the Corps 
of Engineers to cover post-disaster activi-
ties in each fiscal year; 
(ii) the name and location of the au-
thorized 
water 
resources 
development 
projects impacted by the transfer of funds 
described in clause (i); 
(iii) a summary of the activities and 
actions carried out with amounts available 
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in such account, including the amount pro-
vided for salaries and expenses; and 
(iv) trends in the provision of post- 
disaster assistance that may impact future 
spending through such account; 
(B) an evaluation of— 
(i) the publicly available information 
on disaster response and preparedness re-
lated to authorized water resources devel-
opment projects, such as levees; 
(ii) the impacts of natural disasters 
on authorized water resources development 
projects, including how such disasters af-
fect the performance of such projects and 
resiliency of such projects to such disas-
ters; and 
(iii) whether the Corps of Engineers 
utilizes, or shares with non-Federal inter-
ests, information regarding such impacts 
in assessing whether modifications to such 
projects would reduce the likelihood of re-
petitive impacts or be in the public inter-
est; and 
(C) recommendations to improve the provi-
sion of assistance for response to natural disas-
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ters under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 
1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 
such analysis. 
(d) STUDY ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON CORPS 
OF ENGINEERS PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate an anal-
ysis of— 
(A) unauthorized homeless encampments 
on water resources development projects con-
structed by the Corps of Engineers and lands 
owned or under the control of the Corps of En-
gineers; 
(B) any actual or potential impacts of such 
encampments on the construction, operation 
and maintenance, or management of such 
projects and lands, including potential impacts 
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on flood risk reduction or ecosystem restoration 
efforts, water quality, or public safety; 
(C) efforts to remove or deter such en-
campments from such projects and lands, or re-
move any materials associated with such en-
campments that are unauthorized to be present 
and pose a potential threat to public safety, in-
cluding manmade, flammable materials in 
urban and arid regions; and 
(D) constraints on the ability of the Corps 
of Engineers to remove or deter such encamp-
ments due to Federal, State, or local laws, reg-
ulations, or ordinances. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the anal-
ysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
General shall consult with the Secretary, the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and other relevant Federal, 
State, and local government officials and interested 
parties. 
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
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atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 
such analysis. 
(e) STUDY ON FEDERAL-STATE DATA SHARING EF-
FORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate an anal-
ysis of the coordination of the Secretary with other 
Federal and State agencies and academic institu-
tions in carrying out the development, update, mod-
ernization, and utilization of scientific, peer-reviewed 
data on the predictability of future resiliency, sea- 
level rise, and flood impacts. 
(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall— 
(A) consult with the Secretary, the heads 
of other relevant Federal and State agencies, 
and academic institutions that collect, analyze, 
synthesize, and utilize scientific, peer-reviewed 
data on the predictability of future resiliency, 
sea-level rise, and flooding events; 
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(B) examine the methodologies and mecha-
nisms for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, 
and verifying such data; and 
(C) review and report on the opportunities 
for, and appropriateness of, the Secretary and 
relevant non-Federal interests to utilize such 
data in the planning, design, construction, and 
operation and maintenance of authorized water 
resources development projects. 
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 
such analysis. 
(f) STUDY ON INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO NA-
TURE-BASED FEATURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate an anal-
ysis of— 
(A) nature-based features that are incor-
porated into authorized water resources devel-
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opment projects by the Corps of Engineers and 
the type of such projects; 
(B) any limitation on the authority of the 
Secretary to incorporate nature-based features 
into authorized water resources development 
projects; 
(C) regulatory processes necessary for the 
use of nature-based features, including permit-
ting timelines; 
(D) the level of efficacy and effectiveness 
of nature-based features at authorized water re-
sources development projects that have— 
(i) utilized such nature-based features; 
and 
(ii) 
undergone 
extreme 
weather 
events, including hurricanes; and 
(E) institutional barriers within the Corps 
of Engineers preventing broader consideration 
and integration of nature-based features, in-
cluding— 
(i) staff experience with, and expertise 
on, nature-based features; 
(ii) official Corps of Engineers guid-
ance on nature-based features; 
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(iii) time constraints or other expedi-
ency expectations; or 
(iv) life cycle costs associated with in-
corporating nature-based features into 
water resources development projects. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 
such analysis. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘nature-based feature’’ has the meaning given the 
terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ 
in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a). 
(g) STUDY ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate an anal-
ysis of the use of ecosystem restoration by the Corps 
of Engineers for flood control or flood risk manage-
ment projects. 
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(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall as-
sess— 
(A) how the Corps of Engineers complies, 
integrates, and prioritizes ecosystem restoration 
in benefit-cost analysis and generation of 
project alternatives; 
(B) the geographic distribution and fre-
quency of ecosystem restoration for flood con-
trol or flood risk management projects; 
(C) the rationale and benefit-cost analyses 
that drive decisions to incorporate ecosystem 
restoration into flood control or flood risk man-
agement projects; 
(D) the additional long-term comprehen-
sive benefits to local communities related to 
ecosystem restoration for flood control or flood 
risk management projects; 
(E) recommendations for prioritizing eco-
system restoration as a tool for flood control 
and flood risk management projects; and 
(F) the percentage of the annual construc-
tion budget utilized for ecosystem restoration 
projects over the past 5 years at flood control 
or flood risk management projects. 
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(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 
such analysis. 
(h) STUDY ON TRIBAL COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate a review 
of the Corps of Engineers procedures to address the 
discovery of Tribal historic or cultural resources, in-
cluding village sites, burial sites, and human re-
mains, at authorized water resources development 
projects. 
(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the review required 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(A) evaluate the implementation of the 
Tribal Liaison requirements under section 8112 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281a); 
(B) describe the procedures used by the 
Corps of Engineers when Tribal historic or cul-
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tural resources are identified at authorized 
water resources development projects, includ-
ing— 
(i) coordination with relevant Tribes, 
Federal, State, and local agencies; 
(ii) the role and effectiveness of the 
Tribal Liaison; 
(iii) recovery and reburial standards; 
(iv) any differences in procedures used 
by each Corps of Engineers district; and 
(v) as applicable, the implementation 
of the requirements of section 306108 of 
title 54, United States Code (formerly 
known as section 106 of the National His-
toric Preservation Act) or the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatri-
ation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et. seq); and 
(C) provide recommendations to improve 
the coordination between the Corps of Engi-
neers and Tribes for the identification and re-
covery of Tribal historic and cultural resources 
discovered at authorized water resources devel-
opment projects. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting the review 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
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eral shall prioritize reviewing procedures used by the 
Sacramento District in the South Pacific Division of 
the Corps of Engineers. 
(4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 
such review. 
(i) STUDY ON RISK RATING 2.0.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall initiate a review 
on the Risk Rating 2.0 initiative. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General shall 
include in the review required under paragraph (1) 
the following: 
(A) A description of— 
(i) the Corps of Engineers processes 
for communicating changes to floodplain 
maps made as a result of Risk Rating 2.0 
to affected communities and property own-
ers; and 
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(ii) any measures the Corps of Engi-
neers has put in place to assist owners of 
property that has been included in flood-
plain maps as a result of Risk Rating 2.0, 
including any options for mitigating flood 
risk and financial support programs. 
(B) An evaluation of the transparency and 
clarity of information provided to property own-
ers about such changes, including an assess-
ment of the adequacy of outreach and education 
efforts to inform such property owners about 
available resources for flood risk mitigation. 
(C) An assessment of— 
(i) the broader effects of changes to 
floodplain maps as a result of Risk Rating 
2.0 on communities, including potential 
economic and social effects of increased 
floodplain designations; 
(ii) the role of local governments and 
community organizations in responding to 
and managing such changes; 
(iii) how such changes may affect the 
benefit-cost analysis used by the Corps of 
Engineers; and 
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(iv) whether such changes affect the 
prioritization and justification of flood risk 
management projects. 
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report on the findings of 
such review. 
SEC. 206. ANNUAL REPORT ON HARBOR MAINTENANCE 
NEEDS AND TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the budget 
of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report describing— 
(1) with respect to the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted, the operation and maintenance 
costs associated with harbors and inland harbors de-
scribed in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)), 
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including a description of the costs required to 
achieve and maintain the constructed width and 
depth for such harbors and inland harbors and the 
costs for expanded uses at eligible harbors and in-
land harbors (as defined in section 210(d)(2) of such 
Act), on a project-by-project basis; 
(2) as of the date on which the report is sub-
mitted, expenditures and deposits into the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund established under section 
9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
(3) an identification of the amount of funding 
requested in the budget of the President for the op-
eration and maintenance costs associated with such 
harbors and inland harbors, on a project-by-project 
basis; 
(4) an explanation of how the amount of fund-
ing described in paragraph (2) complies with the re-
quirements of section 102 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note); 
(5) an identification of the unmet operation and 
maintenance needs associated with such harbors and 
inland harbors, on a project-by-project basis, that 
remains after accounting for the amount identified 
under paragraph (3); and 
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(6) a description of deposits made into the Har-
bor Maintenance Trust Fund in the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year of the applicable budget sub-
mission and the sources of such deposits. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In the first report 
required to be submitted under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall identify, to the maximum extent practicable, 
transportation cost savings realized by achieving and 
maintaining the constructed width and depth for the har-
bors and inland harbors described in section 210(a)(2) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, on a 
project-by-project basis. 
(c) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the report submitted under subsection (a) available 
to the public, including on the internet. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT
OF
HARBORS
AND
INLAND 
HARBORS.—Section 210(e)(3) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2238(e)(3)) is repealed. 
(2) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND DE-
POSITS
AND
EXPENDITURES.—Section 330 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (26 
U.S.C. 9505 note) and the item related to such sec-
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tion in the table of contents for such Act, are re-
pealed. 
SEC. 207. EXAMINATION OF REDUCTION OF MICROPLAS-
TICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Engineer Research and Development Center and, 
where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal 
agencies, shall carry out research and development activi-
ties relating to measures that may be implemented to re-
duce the release of microplastics into the environment as-
sociated with carrying out the civil works missions of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
(b) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
(1) review efforts to reduce the release of 
microplastics associated with sandblasting or hydro- 
blasting vessels owned or operated by the Corps of 
Engineers; 
(2) research whether natural features or na-
ture-based features can be used effectively to reduce 
the release of microplastics into the environment; 
and 
(3) describe the potential costs and benefits, 
and the effects on the timeline for carrying out 
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water resources development projects, of imple-
menting measures to reduce the release of micro-
plastics into the environment. 
SEC. 208. POST-DISASTER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT FOR 
IMPACTED AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
post-disaster watershed assessment under section 3025 of 
the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2267b) for the following areas: 
(1) Areas of Maui, Hawaii impacted by the Au-
gust 2023 wildfires. 
(2) Areas near Belen, New Mexico impacted by 
the April 2022 wildfires. 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representative and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate a report on the status of the post-disaster watershed 
assessments carried out under subsection (a). 
SEC. 209. UPPER BARATARIA BASIN AND MORGANZA TO 
THE GULF OF MEXICO CONNECTION, LOU-
ISIANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall evaluate con-
structing a connection between the Upper Barataria Basin 
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Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project, 
Louisiana, authorized by section 8401(3) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2022 (136 U.S.C. 3839), and 
the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, authorized by 
section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053). 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete the evaluation described in subsection (a) 
and submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
any recommendations related to constructing a connection 
between the projects described in such subsection. 
SEC. 210. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK 
AND RESILIENCY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to evaluate and recommend local and systemic meas-
ures to improve flood resiliency and reduce flood risk in 
the floodplain, including the floodway, of the Upper Mis-
sissippi River System. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the study re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
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(1) develop recommendations to reduce costs 
and damages associated with flooding and enable 
people located in areas adjacent to, and economies 
dependent on, the Upper Mississippi River System 
to be more resilient to flood events; 
(2) identify opportunities to support navigation, 
environmental sustainability, and environmental res-
toration goals for the Upper Mississippi River Sys-
tem, including recommending measures that are in-
cidental flood risk measures that may achieve such 
goals; 
(3) describe the existing flood risk conditions of 
the Upper Mississippi River System; 
(4) develop and recommend integrated, com-
prehensive, and systems-based approaches for flood 
risk reduction and floodplain management to mini-
mize the threat to life, health, safety, and property 
resulting from flooding by using structural and non-
structural measures in the Upper Mississippi River 
System; 
(5) investigate and provide recommendations 
for modifications to authorized water resources de-
velopment projects in Upper Mississippi River States 
within the floodplain of the Upper Mississippi River 
System, including modifications to the authorized 
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purposes of such projects to further flood risk man-
agement and resiliency; 
(6) perform a systemic analysis of flood resil-
iency and flood risk to determine the feasibility of 
protecting authorized water resources development 
projects for flood control and navigation in the 
Upper Mississippi River System; 
(7) develop management plans and actions, to 
be carried out by the responsible Federal agency or 
State government, to reduce flood risk and improve 
resiliency in the Upper Mississippi River System; 
(8) identify and provide recommendations for 
any necessary changes to Federal or State law to 
carry out recommendations provided pursuant to 
this section; 
(9) recommend follow-up studies of problem 
areas in the Upper Mississippi River System for 
which data or technology does not allow immediate 
solutions; and 
(10) recommend additional monitoring of, or 
systemic adaptive management measures for, au-
thorized water resources development projects to re-
spond to changing conditions in the Upper Mis-
sissippi River System. 
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(c) COORDINATION
AND CONSULTATION.—In car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Upper Mississippi River 
States, including collectively through the Upper Mis-
sissippi River Basin Association; 
(2) consult with the appropriate Federal agen-
cies, levee and drainage districts, and units of local 
government, and the Mississippi River Commission; 
and 
(3) seek and consider input from the Upper 
Mississippi navigation industry, agriculture and con-
servation organizations, and other interested parties 
in such States. 
(d) CONTINUATION OF STUDY.—The following stud-
ies shall be considered a continuation of the study carried 
out under subsection (a): 
(1) Any study recommended to be carried out 
in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares for 
the study conducted under this section. 
(2) Any study spun off from the study con-
ducted under this section before completion of such 
study. 
(e) CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISTRICT.—The Secretary 
shall carry out the study required under subsection (a) 
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through the St. Louis District in the Mississippi Valley 
Division of the Corps of Engineers. 
(f) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
the study carried out under subsection (a) and any study 
carried out pursuant to subsection (d) shall be 75 percent. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) UPPER
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
STATE.—The 
term ‘‘Upper Mississippi River State’’ means any of 
the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or 
Wisconsin. 
(2) UPPER
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘Upper Mississippi River System’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1103(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 652(b)). 
SEC. 211. NEW JERSEY HOT SPOT EROSION MITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct one 
or more studies on the effects of hot spot erosion on au-
thorized coastal storm risk management projects in the 
State of New Jersey, which shall include, with respect to 
each affected project included in a study— 
(1) the specific area of the project that is af-
fected by hot spot erosion; and 
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(2) the impact of hot spot erosion on the effec-
tiveness of the project in meeting the purpose of 
coastal storm risk management. 
(b) FORM.—A study conducted under subsection (a) 
may be in the form of a general reevaluation report, an 
engineering documentation report, or any other method of 
assessment that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the study or 
studies carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall develop recommendations for mitigating the effects 
of hot spot erosion on authorized coastal storm risk man-
agement projects in the State of New Jersey, which may 
include recommendations relating to— 
(1) the design and construction of seawalls, jet-
ties, berms, groins, breakwaters, or other physical 
structures; 
(2) the use of natural features and nature- 
based features, including living shorelines; and 
(3) modifications to authorized project designs 
or renourishment schedules. 
(d) HOT SPOT EROSION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘hot spot erosion’’ means the loss of sediment 
in a specific, concentrated area, significantly faster than 
in immediately surrounding areas, due to natural proc-
esses. 
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SEC. 212. OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary— 
(1) shall— 
(A) expedite the completion of the study of 
plans for mitigation and beach restoration au-
thorized by section 414 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2636); 
and 
(B) produce a report of the Chief of Engi-
neers with a recommended plan for mitigation 
and beach restoration based on updated sedi-
ment sampling and analysis; and 
(2) may, if the Secretary determines that the 
mitigation and beach restoration plans described in 
such study are technically feasible and environ-
mentally 
acceptable, 
proceed 
directly 
to 
preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of 
the mitigation and beach restoration work. 
SEC. 213. COASTAL WASHINGTON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out comprehensive studies for riverine and coastal 
flooding of coastal areas in the State of Washington. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out a study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of current 
riverine and coastal flooding and corresponding risk 
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reduction measures with an emphasis on resiliency 
to maintain or enhance current levels of risk man-
agement in response to changing conditions; 
(2) establish a method of projecting sea level 
rise with limited tide gage information and develop 
applicable tools to address the unique coastal flood-
ing process in the Pacific Northwest region; 
(3) conduct research and development to under-
stand the atmospheric, oceanic, geologic, and coastal 
forcing and response conditions necessary to develop 
a numerical modeling system that may be used for 
developing coastal hazard data, and how to best in-
clude that information in such a modeling system; 
(4) identify coastal vulnerabilities and risks in 
riverine and coastal areas due to sea level change, 
extreme weather, and increased coastal storm risk; 
(5) identify Tribal and economically disadvan-
taged communities (as defined by the Secretary 
under section 160 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) with 
riverine and coastal flooding vulnerabilities and 
risks; and 
(6) recommend actions necessary to protect 
critical public infrastructure, communities, and crit-
ical natural or cultural resources. 
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(c) DATA NEEDS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and 
where appropriate, use existing data provided to the Sec-
retary by Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, and 
other stakeholders, including data obtained through other 
Federal programs. 
SEC. 214. CHERRYFIELD DAM, NARRAGUAGUS RIVER, 
MAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and 
potential removal of the Cherryfield Local Protection 
Project, Narraguagus River, Maine, constructed pursuant 
to section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 
U.S.C. 701s). 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report on the status of the disposition study 
required under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 215. POOR FARM POND DAM, WORCESTER, MASSACHU-
SETTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and 
potential removal of the Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worces-
ter, Massachusetts. 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a report on the status of the disposition study re-
quired under subsection (a). 
SEC. 216. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY ON 
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 
into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 
to prepare a report containing— 
(1) the results of a study on the management 
and operations of the dams and reservoirs in the 
Upper Rio Grande Basin, including the Heron, El 
Vado, Abiquiu, Cochiti, Jemez Canyon, and Ele-
phant Butte dams and reservoirs; and 
(2) recommendations for future management 
and operation strategies for such dams and res-
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ervoirs with a goal of optimizing currently author-
ized project purposes and enhancing resiliency, in-
cluding to drought and weather variations. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
consult with relevant Federal agencies. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate the report 
prepared under subsection (a). 
SEC. 217. CHAMBERS, GALVESTON, AND HARRIS COUNTIES, 
TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) for the release, transfer, 
conveyance, or exchange of excess easements, or the ex-
change of land, held for placement of dredged material 
for the project for navigation, Houston Ship Channel Ex-
pansion Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, 
and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by section 
401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2734). 
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(b) ACTIONS.—In carrying out the study required 
under subsection (a) the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that the relevant non-Federal inter-
est is provided right of first refusal for any potential 
release, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess 
easements; and 
(2) work alongside the non-Federal interest in 
identifying opportunities for land exchanges, where 
possible. 
SEC. 218. SEA SPARROW ACCOUNTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall share data 
and coordinate with relevant Federal, State, and local 
agencies to obtain an accurate count of Cape Sable Sea-
side Sparrows in Florida during each year and, to the 
maximum extent practicable, during the 5-year period pre-
ceding each such year. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter during the 10-year period be-
ginning on such date of enactment, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
the information obtained under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop a preliminary list of each water re-
sources development project, or separable ele-
ment of a project, authorized for construction 
before June 10, 2014, for which— 
‘‘(i) planning, design, or construction 
was not initiated before the date of enact-
ment of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2024; or 
‘‘(ii) planning, design, or construction 
was initiated before the date of enactment 
of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2024, but for which no funds, Federal 
or non-Federal, were obligated for plan-
ning, design, or construction of the project 
or separable element of the project during 
the current fiscal year or any of the 10 
preceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUC-
TION BACKLOG AND OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE
REPORT.—The Secretary may develop 
the preliminary list from the comprehensive 
construction backlog and operation and mainte-
nance reports developed pursuant to section 
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1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 
‘‘(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHOR-
IZATION LIST.— 
‘‘(A) PROPOSED LIST AND ESTIMATED DE-
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNT.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare a proposed list of projects 
for deauthorization comprised of a subset 
of projects and separable elements identi-
fied on the preliminary list developed 
under paragraph (1) that are projects or 
separable elements described in subsection 
(a)(1), as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(ii) include with such proposed list 
an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Fed-
eral cost to complete such projects. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST 
TO COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into 
account any allowances authorized by section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the 
most recent project schedule and cost estimate. 
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‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
solicit comments from the public and the Gov-
ernors of each applicable State on the proposed 
deauthorization list prepared under paragraph 
(2)(A). 
‘‘(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com-
ment period shall be 90 days. 
‘‘(4) PREPARATION
OF
FINAL
DEAUTHORIZA-
TION LIST.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prepare a final deauthorization list by— 
‘‘(i) considering any comments re-
ceived under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(ii) revising the proposed deauthor-
ization list prepared under paragraph 
(2)(A) as the Secretary determines nec-
essary to respond to such comments. 
‘‘(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in-
clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 
appendix that— 
‘‘(i) identifies each project or sepa-
rable element on the proposed deauthoriza-
tion list that is not included on the final 
deauthorization list; and 
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‘‘(ii) describes the reasons why the 
project or separable element is not in-
cluded on the final deauthorization list. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST 
TO CONGRESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the close of the comment period 
under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit the final deauthorization list 
and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(4) 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) publish the final deauthorization list 
and appendix in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not in-
clude in the final deauthorization list submitted 
under paragraph (1) any project or separable ele-
ment with respect to which Federal funds for plan-
ning, design, or construction are obligated after the 
development of the preliminary list under subsection 
(b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final de-
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authorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 302. GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.—Section 529(b)(3) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2658; 119 Stat. 2255; 125 Stat. 865; 136 Stat. 4631) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
(b) INVASIVE SPECIES IN ALPINE LAKES PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL BANKS.—Section 309(e) of the 
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3957(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and 
inserting ‘‘14’’. 
(d) 
LEVEE
SAFETY
INITIATIVE.—Section 
9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 
(e) NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
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(f) ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT 
PROGRAM.—Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘2 years 
thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years after the date of 
enactment of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2024’’. 
(g) TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT.—Section 1020 
of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2223) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2033’’ each place it appears. 
(h) PILOT PROGRAMS ON THE FORMULATION OF 
CORPS
OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS
IN RURAL COMMU-
NITIES
AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU-
NITIES.—Section 118 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘5 years and 
10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years, 10 years, and 15 
years’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘10 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘15 years’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(h) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall prioritize the following projects: 
‘‘(1) The project for flood risk management, 
city of Rialto, California, authorized by section 201 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. 
‘‘(2) The project for ecosystem restoration and 
recreation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, Cali-
fornia, authorized by section 201 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2024. 
‘‘(3) The project for flood control and other 
purposes, Kentucky River and its tributaries, Ken-
tucky, authorized by section 6 of the Act of August 
11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1416). 
‘‘(4) The project for flood risk management, 
Kentucky River, Kentucky, authorized by section 
8201(a)(31) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 
‘‘(5) The project for navigation, Hagaman 
Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana, authorized by 
section 201 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2024. 
‘‘(6) The project for flood risk management, 
Otero County, New Mexico authorized by section 
201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2024. 
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‘‘(7) The project for flood control other pur-
poses, Susquehanna River Basin, Williamsport, 
Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 
June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 
‘‘(8) The project for flood risk management and 
ecosystem 
restoration, 
Winooski 
River 
basin, 
Vermont, authorized by section 201 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2024. 
‘‘(9) The project for flood risk management and 
sediment management, Grays River, Wahkiakum 
County, Washington, authorized by section 201 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.’’. 
(i) REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES.—Section 
3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 
SEC. 303. CONVEYANCES. 
(a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 
(1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
The exact acreage and the legal description of any 
real property to be conveyed under this section shall 
be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 
Secretary. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING 
PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United 
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States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance 
under this section. 
(3) COSTS
OF
CONVEYANCE.—An entity to 
which a conveyance is made under this section shall 
be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, 
including real estate transaction and environmental 
documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 
(4) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a convey-
ance is made under this section shall hold the 
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. 
(5) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.— 
The Secretary may require that any conveyance 
under this section be subject to such additional 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers nec-
essary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(b) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
is authorized to convey, without consideration, to the 
City of Los Angeles, California, all right, title, and 
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interest of the United States in and to the real prop-
erty described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of 
housing a fire station, swiftwater rescue facility, and 
firefighter training facility. 
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 
under this subsection is the approximately 11.25 
acres of land, including improvements on that land, 
located at 5101 Sepulveda Boulevard, Sherman 
Oaks, California. 
(3) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 
at any time that the property conveyed under para-
graph (1) is not being used in accordance with the 
purpose specified in such paragraph, all right, title, 
and interest in and to the property shall revert, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 
(c) SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
shall convey, without consideration, to the County of 
San Luis Obispo, California, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the real prop-
erty described in paragraph (2). 
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 
under this subsection is Salinas Dam and Reservoir 
(Santa Margarita Lake), California. 
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(3) SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal and 
non-Federal entities, ensure the property described 
in paragraph (2) meets applicable State and Federal 
dam safety requirements before conveying such 
property under this subsection. 
(4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 
that the property conveyed under this subsection is 
not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in-
terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, to the United States 
(d) PORT OF SKAMANIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
may convey, without consideration, to the Port of 
Skamania County, Washington, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the real prop-
erty described in paragraph (2). 
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 
under this subsection is the approximately 1.6 acres 
of land, including improvements on that land, con-
sisting of the following: Lot I–2 in the Fifth Addi-
tion to the Plats of Relocated North Bonneville re-
corded in Volume B of Plat Records, Pages 51 and 
52, Skamania County Auditor’s File No. 94016. 
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(3) WAIVER OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVI-
SION.—Section 401(e) of Public Law 100–581 (102 
Stat. 2944) shall not apply to the conveyance under 
this subsection. 
(4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 
that the property conveyed under this subsection is 
not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in-
terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 
SEC. 304. LAKES PROGRAM. 
Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 
3758; 118 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703; 136 
Stat. 3778) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (33), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (34) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(35) East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida; 
‘‘(36) Dillon Lake, Ohio; 
‘‘(37) Hillcrest Pond, Pennsylvania; 
‘‘(38) Falcon Lake, Zapata County, Texas; and 
‘‘(39) Lake Casa Blanca, Webb County, 
Texas.’’. 
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SEC. 305. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 
Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 113 Stat. 339; 114 Stat. 
2679; 136 Stat. 3779) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(23) West Dundalk Branch Channel and Dun-
dalk-Seagirt Connecting Channel, Baltimore Harbor 
Anchorages and Channels, Maryland. 
‘‘(24) Crown Bay Marina Channel, United 
States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(25) Pidgeon Industrial Area Harbor, Mem-
phis, Tennessee. 
‘‘(26) McGriff Pass Channel, Florida. 
‘‘(27) Oak Harbor Channel and Breakwater, 
Washington. 
‘‘(28) Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington.’’. 
SEC. 306. ASSET DIVESTITURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 109 of the River and Har-
bor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 534) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary of the 
Army’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘with or without consideration’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘with or without consid-
eration if, prior to any transfer or conveyance of a 
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bridge, the Secretary and the State authority, or po-
litical subdivision thereof, execute an agreement con-
taining the following terms and conditions: 
‘‘(1) The State authority, or political subdivi-
sion thereof, shall assume responsibility for the oper-
ation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and reha-
bilitation of the bridge, including the preservation, 
protection, inspection and evaluation of, and future 
construction on, the bridge. 
‘‘(2) Operation of the bridge shall be consistent 
with the purposes of, and may not constrain or 
change, the operation and maintenance of the water 
resources development project in connection to which 
the bridge was constructed or acquired. 
‘‘(3) The State authority, or political subdivi-
sion thereof, shall hold the United States harmless 
from any liability with respect to the operation, 
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation 
of the bridge, including preservation, protection, in-
spection and evaluation of, and future construction 
on, the bridge. 
‘‘(4) Any additional terms or conditions that 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) FUNDS.—The Secretary may transfer to the 
State authority, or political subdivision thereof, to which 
a bridge is transferred or conveyed under this section any 
funds made available to the Secretary for necessary re-
placement or rehabilitation of the bridge.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON BRIDGE INVENTORY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on bridges owned, op-
erated, and maintained by the Corps of Engineers. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the report required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) a list of bridges carrying passengers 
that are— 
(i) not located in recreational areas; 
and 
(ii) not required to be owned, oper-
ated, and maintained by the Corps of En-
gineers for the proper functioning of water 
resources development projects; 
(B) a description of the location of such 
bridges and applicable State authority or polit-
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ical subdivision to which such bridges may be 
transferred or conveyed under section 109 of 
the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 
534) (as amended by this section); and 
(C) a description of measures taken by the 
Corps of Engineers to reduce the number of 
bridges owned, operated, and maintained by the 
Corps of Engineers. 
SEC. 307. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal 
year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2024 and $20,000,000 for each fiscal year there-
after’’. 
SEC. 308. COASTAL COMMUNITY FLOOD CONTROL AND 
OTHER PURPOSES. 
Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘makes’’ and 
inserting ‘‘made’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘repays an 
amount equal to 2⁄3 of the remaining principal 
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by’’ and inserting ‘‘made a payment of an addi-
tional $200,000,000 for that eligible deferred 
payment agreement on or before’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘inter-
est’s’’ after ‘‘non-Federal’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REFUND
OF
CREDIT.—Any agree-
ment made that applied credits to satisfy the 
terms of a pre-payment made under subsection 
(k)(4)(A) that resulted in total payment in ex-
cess of the amount now required under sub-
section (k)(4)(A) shall be modified to indicate 
that the excess credits continue to apply toward 
any remaining principal of the respective 
project, or at the request of the non-Federal in-
terest, the agreement shall be modified to retro-
actively transfer back those excess credits to the 
non-Federal interest such that those credits 
may be applied by the non-Federal interest to 
any cost-shared project identified by the non- 
Federal interest.’’. 
SEC. 309. SHORE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. 
Section 8327 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (136 Sat. 3788) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DELA-
WARE’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DELA-
WARE’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the State of Delaware’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the covered geographic area’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) COVERED
GEOGRAPHIC
AREA.—The 
term ‘covered geographic area’ means— 
‘‘(i) the State of Delaware; 
‘‘(ii) Fire Island National Seashore, 
New York; and 
‘‘(iii) the hamlets of Massapequa 
Park, Massapequa, Amityville, Copiague, 
Lindenhurst, West Babylon, Babylon, West 
Islip, West Bay Shore, Brightwaters, Bay 
Shore, Islip, East Islip, Great River, 
Oakdale, West Sayville, Saville, Bayport, 
Blue Point, Patchogue, East Patchogue, 
Bellport, 
Brookhaven, 
Shirley, 
Mastic 
Beach, Mastic, Moriches, Center Moriches, 
East Moriches, and Eastport, New York.’’. 
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SEC. 310. HOPPER DREDGE MCFARLAND REPLACEMENT. 
If the Secretary replaces the Federal hopper dredge 
McFarland referred to in section 563 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784; 121 
Stat. 1105) with another Federal hopper dredge, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) place the replacement Federal hopper 
dredge in a ready reserve status; 
(2) periodically perform routine underway 
dredging tests of the equipment (not to exceed 70 
days per year) of the replacement Federal hopper 
dredge in a ready reserve status to ensure the ability 
of the replacement Federal hopper dredge to per-
form urgent and emergency work; and 
(3) in consultation with affected stakeholders, 
place the replacement Federal hopper dredge in ac-
tive status in order to perform dredging work if the 
Secretary determines that private industry has 
failed— 
(A) to submit a responsive and responsible 
bid for work advertised by the Secretary; or 
(B) to carry out a project as required pur-
suant to a contract between the industry and 
the Secretary. 
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SEC. 311. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 
Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719, 136 Stat. 
3781) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) 
RECONNAISSANCE
STUDY.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Federal share of a re-
connaissance study carried out by the Secretary 
under this section shall be 100 percent.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 
SEC. 312. PACIFIC REGION. 
Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
SEC. 313. SELMA, ALABAMA. 
The Federal share of the cost of the project for flood 
risk management, Selma Flood Risk Management and 
Bank Stabilization, Alabama, authorized by section 
8401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 
(136 Stat. 3838), shall be 100 percent. 
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SEC. 314. BARROW, ALASKA. 
For purposes of implementing the coastal erosion 
project, Barrow, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 
116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (123 Stat. 2851) the 
Secretary may consider the North Slope Borough to be 
in compliance with section 402(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)) on 
adoption by the North Slope Borough Assembly of a flood-
plain management plan to reduce the impacts of flood 
events in the immediate floodplain area of the project, if 
the plan— 
(1) was developed in consultation with the Sec-
retary and the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency in accordance with the 
guidelines developed under section 402(c) of such 
Act; and 
(2) is approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 315. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) The Secretary’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, Contra Costa,’’ before ‘‘and 
Solano’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) include the ocean shorelines of each coun-
ty; 
‘‘(2) with respect to the bay and ocean shore-
lines of each county— 
‘‘(A) investigate measures to adapt to ris-
ing sea levels; 
‘‘(B) consider the needs of economically 
disadvantaged communities within the study 
area, including identification of areas in which 
infrastructure for transportation, wastewater, 
housing, and other economic assets of such 
communities are most vulnerable to flood or 
shoreline risks; and 
‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 
consider the use of natural features or nature- 
based features and the beneficial use of dredged 
materials; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to the bay and ocean shore-
lines, and streams running to the bay and ocean 
shorelines, of each county, investigate the effects of 
proposed flood or shoreline protection, coastal storm 
risk reduction, environmental infrastructure, and 
other measures or improvements on— 
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‘‘(A) the local economy, including recre-
ation; 
‘‘(B) aquatic ecosystem restoration, en-
hancement, or expansion efforts or opportuni-
ties; 
‘‘(C) public infrastructure protection and 
improvement; 
‘‘(D) stormwater runoff capacity and con-
trol measures, including those that may miti-
gate flooding; 
‘‘(E) erosion of beaches and coasts; and 
‘‘(F) any other measures or improvements 
relevant to adapting to rising sea levels.’’. 
SEC. 316. SANTA ANA RIVER MAINSTEM, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) SANTA
ANA
CREEK, INCLUDING
SANTIAGO 
CREEK.— 
(1) MODIFICATION.—The project for flood con-
trol, Santa Ana River Mainstem Project, including 
Santiago Creek, California, authorized by section 
401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 
Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), is 
modified to require the Secretary to treat construc-
tion of the Santiago Creek Channel as a separable 
element of the project. 
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(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not con-
struct the Santiago Creek Channel unless such con-
struction minimizes the impacts to existing trees in, 
or adjacent to, the Santiago Creek Channel. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall affect the authorization for other 
portions of the project described in paragraph (1). 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) SANTIAGO
CREEK
CHANNEL.—The 
term ‘‘Santiago Creek Channel’’ means the por-
tion of the project for flood control, Santa Ana 
River Mainstem Project, including Santiago 
Creek, California, authorized by section 401(a) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 
104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 
1115), consisting of Santiago Creek down-
stream of the I-5 Interstate Highway to the 
confluence with the Santa Ana River. 
(B) SEPARABLE
ELEMENT.—The term 
‘‘separable element’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 103 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2213). 
(b) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall provide the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate with an update on implementation of the 
project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, 
including Santiago Creek, California, authorized by 
section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 
104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115). 
(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—In providing the update 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary is di-
rected to provide specific information on— 
(A) efforts by the Secretary and the non- 
Federal interest for the project to acquire the 
lands or interests in lands necessary to imple-
ment the project; 
(B) the status of potential reimbursement 
requests by the non-Federal interest for such 
lands or interests; and 
(C) the status of ongoing requests by the 
non-Federal interest for approval by the Sec-
retary of pending land (or interest in land) ap-
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praisals and litigation settlements associated 
with such lands or interests in lands. 
SEC. 317. FAULKNER ISLAND, CONNECTICUT. 
Section 527 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3767) is amended by striking 
‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
SEC. 318. BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE. 
The project for hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for 
the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by section 
401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2736; 136 Stat. 3788) is modified to include 
the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey– 
Broadkill Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 
101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 275). 
SEC. 319. FEDERAL TRIANGLE AREA, WASHINGTON, DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
In carrying out the feasibility study for the project 
for flood risk management, Federal Triangle Area, Wash-
ington, District of Columbia, authorized by section 
8201(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2022 (136 Stat. 3745), the Secretary may accept and ex-
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pend funds contributed by other Federal agencies within 
the study area. 
SEC. 320. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. 
Section 8146(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (40 U.S.C. 9501 note; 136 Stat. 3729) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Water and 
Sewer Authority’’ after ‘‘District of Columbia’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Fairfax 
County’’ and inserting ‘‘the Fairfax County Water 
Authority’’. 
SEC. 321. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, WASH-
INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARY-
LAND, AND VIRGINIA. 
The Federal share of the cost of the feasibility study 
for the project for water supply, Washington, District of 
Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, authorized by section 
8201(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2022 (136 Stat. 3745) shall be 100 percent. 
SEC. 322. NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORA-
TION, FLORIDA. 
Section 8215(b) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(6) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 100 
percent.’’. 
SEC. 323. CHICAGO SHORELINE PROTECTION, ILLINOIS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the applica-
ble non-Federal interest, shall complete a review of a 
modified locally preferred plan for the project for storm 
damage reduction and shoreline erosion protection, Lake 
Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois- 
Indiana State line, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3664; 136 Stat. 3793), for the construction of the fol-
lowing segments of the project: 
(1) Shoreline revetment at Morgan Shoal. 
(2) Shoreline revetment at Promontory Point. 
SEC. 324. DILLARD ROAD, PATOKA LAKE, INDIANA. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to transfer, without consideration, to the State 
of Indiana, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the real property interests described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) PROPERTY.—The real property interests to be 
transferred under this section are any easements on the 
approximately 11.85 acres of land associated with Dillard 
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Road, located in Patoka Township, Crawford County, In-
diana, that is subject to the Department of the Army li-
cense granted to the State of Indiana numbered 
DACW27-3-22-690, as described in Exhibit A of such li-
cense, including improvements on that land. 
(c) DISPOSAL.—The Secretary may, under sub-
chapter III of chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, 
dispose of any portion of the real property interests de-
scribed in subsection (b) of which the State of Indiana 
does not accept transfer. 
(d) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that 
the land described in subsection (b) ceases to be used as 
a road, all right, title, and interest in and to the real prop-
erty interests shall revert, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, to the United States. 
(e) COSTS OF TRANSFER.—The State of Indiana 
shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, 
including real estate transaction and environmental docu-
mentation costs, associated with the transfer under this 
section. 
(f) LIABILITY.—The State of Indiana shall hold the 
United States harmless from any liability with respect to 
activities carried out, on or after the date of the convey-
ance, on the land described in subsection (b). 
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(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require that the transfer under this section 
be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 325. PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, LOU-
ISIANA. 
(a) STUDY REQUEST.—If the non-Federal interest 
for the Port Fourchon project requests to undertake a fea-
sibility study for a modification to the project under sec-
tion 203(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (as amended by this Act), the Secretary shall 
provide to the non-Federal interest, not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives such re-
quest, a determination in accordance with section 
203(a)(1)(3) of such Act (as amended by this Act). 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AND 
REVIEWS.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a feasi-
bility study for modification to the Port Fourchon project 
submitted by the non-Federal interest for the project 
under section 203(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(a)), the Secretary shall— 
(1) review the study and determine, in accord-
ance with section 203(b)(3)(C) such Act (as amend-
ed by this Act), whether additional information is 
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needed for the Secretary to perform the required 
analyses, reviews, and compliance processes; 
(2) provide the non-Federal interest with a 
comprehensive list of additional information needs, 
as applicable; and 
(3) if additional information is not needed, in-
form the non-Federal interest that the study submis-
sion is complete. 
(c) ANALYSIS, REVIEW, AND COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), not later than 180 days after the Secretary 
receives the study for the Port Fourchon project de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall com-
plete the analyses, review, and compliance processes 
for the project required under section 203(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986, issue a 
finding of no significant impact or a record of deci-
sion, and submit such finding or decision to the non- 
Federal interest. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may delay the 
issuance of the finding or record of decision required 
under paragraph (1) if— 
(A) the Secretary has not received nec-
essary information or approvals from another 
entity, including the non-Federal interest, in a 
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manner that affects the ability of the Secretary 
to meet any requirements under State local or 
Federal law; or 
(B) significant new information or cir-
cumstances, including a major modification to 
an aspect of the Port Fourchon project, re-
quires additional analysis by the Secretary. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
TIME.—If 
the Secretary determines that more than 180 days 
will be required to carry out paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall notify the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, and the non-Federal interest and de-
scribe the basis for requiring additional time. 
(d) PORT FOURCHON PROJECT DEFINED.— In this 
section, the term ‘‘Port Fourchon project’’ means the 
project for navigation, Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, 
Louisiana, authorized by section 403(a)(4) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2743). 
SEC. 326. UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM, MIN-
NESOTA. 
The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (as such 
term is defined in section 2010 of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 
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136 Stat. 3795)) is modified to remove navigation as an 
authorized purpose. 
SEC. 327. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, MISSOURI. 
Section 111 of the Energy and Water Development 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 
607) is amended by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$65,000,000’’. 
SEC. 328. TABLE ROCK LAKE, MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit the 
ongoing presence of an eligible structure at the Table 
Rock Lake project. 
(b) PRIVATELY OWNED SEWER AND SEPTIC SYS-
TEM.—The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence 
of an eligible structure that is a privately owned sewer 
and septic system at the Table Rock Lake project until— 
(1) the abandonment of such system by the 
holder of a license for right-of-way for such system; 
(2) the transfer or sale of the property by the 
holder of a license for right-of-way for such system; 
or 
(3) the death of the holder of a license for 
right-of-way for such system and the legal spouse of 
such holder, as applicable. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
structure’’ means a privately owned sewer and septic 
system, dwelling unit, shed, retaining wall, deck, 
patio, gazebo, driveway, or fence— 
(A) that is located on fee land or land sub-
ject to a flowage easement; 
(B) for which a license for right-of-way is 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(C) that does not impact the reservoir level 
or pose a failure risk to the dam of the Table 
Rock Lake project. 
(2) FEE LAND.—The term ‘‘fee land’’ means 
the land acquired in fee title by the United States 
for the Table Rock Lake project. 
(3) TABLE ROCK LAKE PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘Table Rock Lake project’’ means the Table Rock 
Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, located in 
Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of the 
multi-purpose reservoir projects in the White River 
Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 
Stat. 1218). 
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SEC. 329. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION, MISSOURI, KAN-
SAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—In acquiring any land, 
or interests in land, to satisfy the total number of acres 
required for the covered project, the Secretary— 
(1) may only acquire land, or an interest in 
land, that— 
(A) is on the riverward side of levees; or 
(B) will contribute to future flood risk re-
siliency projects; 
(2) may only acquire land, or an interest in 
land, with the approval of the Governor of the State 
in which the land is located; and 
(3) may not acquire land, or an interest in land, 
by eminent domain. 
(b) APPLICATION OF LANDS.—The Secretary shall 
apply all covered land towards the number of acres re-
quired for the covered project in accordance with section 
334 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means any land or interests in land that— 
(A) is acquired by a Federal agency other 
than the Corps of Engineers; 
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(B) is located within the meander belt of 
the lower Missouri River; and 
(C) the Secretary, in consultation with the 
head of any Federal agency that has acquired 
the land or interest in land, determines meets 
the purposes of the covered project. 
(2) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means the project for mitigation of fish and 
wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization 
and Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and 
Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155; 136 Stat. 
2395). 
SEC. 330. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND TRIB-
UTARIES, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The study for flood and storm 
damage reduction for the New York and New Jersey Har-
bor and Tributaries project, authorized by the Act of June 
15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132, 134 Stat. 2676) and 
being carried out pursuant to the Disaster Relief Appro-
priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), is modified to 
require the Secretary, upon the request of the non-Federal 
interest for the project, to include within the scope of such 
study an investigation of, and recommendations relating 
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to, projects and activities to maximize the net public bene-
fits, including ecological benefits and societal benefits, 
from the reduction of the comprehensive flood risk within 
the geographic scope of the project from the isolated and 
compound effects of factors described in section 8106(a) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 
U.S.C. 2282g). 
(b) ASSOCIATED PROJECTS.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to carry out projects and activities recommended 
pursuant to subsection (a) if such projects and activities 
otherwise meet the criteria for projects carried out under 
a continuing authority program (as defined in section 
7001(c)) of the Water Resources Reform and Develop-
ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)). 
(c) CONTINUATION.—Any study recommended to be 
carried out in a report that the Chief of Engineers pre-
pares for such study shall be considered a continuation 
of the study described in subsection (a). 
(d) CONSIDERATION; CONSULTATION.—In developing 
recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) consider the use of natural and nature- 
based features; 
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(2) consult with applicable Federal and State 
agencies and other stakeholders within the geo-
graphic scope of the project; and 
(3) solicit public comments. 
(e) INTERIM PROGRESS; REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report detailing— 
(1) any recommendations made pursuant to 
subsection (a); 
(2) any projects or activities carried out under 
subsection (b); 
(3) any additional, site-specific areas within the 
geographic scope of the project for which additional 
study is recommended by the Secretary; and 
(4) any interim actions related to reduction of 
comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope 
of the project undertaken by the Secretary during 
the study period. 
(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Any additional action author-
ized by this section shall not delay any existing study, en-
gineering, or planning work underway as of the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 331. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND 
MICHIGAN. 
Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 328) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘flood con-
trol,’’ and inserting ‘‘flood risk management, hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the study’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any study under this section’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF STUDIES.—Any study carried 
out by the Secretary under this section after the date of 
enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2024 shall be treated as a continuation of the initial study 
carried out under this section. 
‘‘(d) PROJECTS.—A project resulting from a study 
carried out under this section may be implemented pursu-
ant to section 212.’’. 
SEC. 332. WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON. 
The Secretary may not complete its review of, and 
consultation with other Federal agencies on, the operation 
and maintenance of the projects for flood control, naviga-
tion, and other purposes, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, 
authorized by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chap-
ter 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 62 Stat. 1178; 64 Stat. 177; 68 
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Stat. 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 100 Stat. 4144), until the Sec-
retary prepares and formally analyzes an alternative that 
ceases hydropower operations at the projects, notwith-
standing hydropower being an authorized purpose of such 
projects. 
SEC. 333. COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, OREGON AND WASH-
INGTON. 
In carrying out maintenance activities on the project 
for navigation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and 
Washington, authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
280), the Secretary is authorized to include, as part of 
the full operating costs of the Cutter Suction Dredge pro-
vided by the non-Federal interest for the project, any costs 
of replacing the Cutter Suction Dredge that the Secretary 
and the non-Federal interest agree are necessary. 
SEC. 334. BUFFALO BAYOU TRIBUTARIES AND RESILIENCY 
STUDY, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com-
pletion of the Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency 
Study, Texas, carried out pursuant to title IV of the Bi-
partisan Budget Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 76). 
(b) REPORTS.—The final report of the Chief of Engi-
neers for the study described in subsection (a) shall con-
tain recommendations for projects that— 
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(1) align with community objectives; 
(2) avoid or minimize adverse effects on the en-
vironment and community; and 
(3) promote the resiliency of infrastructure. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate the final report described in subsection (b). 
SEC. 335. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL JETTY DEFICIENCY, 
PORT LAVACA, TEXAS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The project for navigation, 
Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized 
by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 
Stat. 298), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry 
out the repairs for the Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty De-
ficiency, as described in the report titled ‘‘Matagorda Ship 
Channel Project Deficiency Report’’ and published by the 
Secretary in the June 2020 Matagorda Ship Channel 
Project Deficiency Report. 
(b) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 
of the repairs carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be 10 percent. 
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SEC. 336. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 
The project for flood control, San Antonio channel 
improvement, Texas, authorized by section 203 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1954 as part of the project for flood 
protection on the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers, 
Texas (68 Stat. 1259; 90 Stat. 2921; 114 Stat. 2611), 
is modified to require the Secretary to carry out the 
project substantially in accordance with Alternative 7, as 
identified in the final General Re-evaluation Report and 
Environmental Assessment for the project, dated January 
2014. 
SEC. 337. WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests Chelan County, Island 
County, King County, Kittitas County, Pierce County, 
San Juan County, Snohomish County, Skagit County, and 
Whatcom County, Washington. 
(b) FORM
OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 
under this section may be in the form of design and con-
struction assistance for water-related environmental infra-
structure and resource protection and development 
projects in Western Washington State, as described in 
subsection (a), including projects for wastewater treat-
ment and related facilities, water supply and related facili-
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ties, environmental restoration, and surface water re-
source protection and development. 
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a partnership agreement 
under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest 
with respect to the project to be carried out with 
such assistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment for a project entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for the following: 
(A) Development by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal and State of-
ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 
development plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications. 
(B) Establishment of such legal and insti-
tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 
the effective long-term operation of the project 
by the non-Federal interest. 
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(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project under this section— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of 
grants or reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 
delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 
project that is the subject of an agreement 
under this section, the non-Federal interest 
shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
curred in providing the non-Federal share of 
the project cost. 
(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Fed-
eral interest shall receive credit for land, ease-
ments, rights-of-way, and relocations toward 
the non-Federal share of project cost (including 
all reasonable costs associated with obtaining 
permits necessary for the construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the project on pub-
licly owned or controlled land), but the credit 
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may not exceed 25 percent of total project 
costs. 
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and mainte-
nance costs for projects constructed with assist-
ance provided under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $242,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(2) CORPS
OF
ENGINEERS
EXPENSES.—Not 
more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 
to carry out this section may be used by the Corps 
of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense. 
(f) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
219(f)(404) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992 is repealed. 
SEC. 338. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 
Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1258; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(405) BUCKEYE, ARIZONA.—$12,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation, City of Buckeye, Arizona. 
‘‘(406) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$5,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation, City of Flagstaff, Arizona. 
‘‘(407) 
PAGE, 
ARIZONA.—$10,000,000 
for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation, City of Page, Arizona. 
‘‘(408) SAHUARITA, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation, in the town of Sahuarita, Ari-
zona. 
‘‘(409) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$20,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation, City of Tucson, Arizona. 
‘‘(410) WINSLOW, ARIZONA.—$3,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation, City of Winslow, Arizona. 
‘‘(411) ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the City 
of Adelanto, California. 
‘‘(412) APTOS, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 
Aptos, California. 
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‘‘(413) BISHOP, CALIFORNIA.—$2,500,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 
Bishop, California. 
‘‘(414) 
BLOOMINGTON, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, in Bloom-
ington, California. 
‘‘(415) 
BUTTE
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, water sup-
ply, environmental restoration, and surface water re-
source protection in Butte County, California. 
‘‘(416) 
CALIFORNIA
CITY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$1,902,808 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, in the city of California City, 
California. 
‘‘(417) CARSON, CALIFORNIA.—$11,000,000 for 
water and water supply infrastructure in the City of 
Carson, California. 
‘‘(418) 
CEDAR
GLEN, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply and water storage, in 
Cedar Glen, California. 
‘‘(419) 
CULVER
CITY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
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ture, including water supply and drinking water, in 
City of Culver City, California. 
‘‘(420) 
COLTON, 
CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of Colton, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(421) EAST
SAN
FERNANDO
VALLEY, CALI-
FORNIA.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure, including stormwater management, 
drinking water, and water supply, in the City of Los 
Angeles, California, including Sun Valley. 
‘‘(422) 
FRESNO
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, surface 
water resource protection, and environmental res-
toration, in Fresno County, California. 
‘‘(423) GEORGETOWN DIVIDE PUBLIC UTILITY 
DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.—$20,500,000 for water and 
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply 
and water storage, for communities served by the 
Georgetown Divide Public Utility District, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(424) 
GRAND
TERRACE, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
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ture, including stormwater management, in the city 
of Grand Terrace, California. 
‘‘(425) HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
related environmental infrastructure, in the city of 
Hayward, California. 
‘‘(426) HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 
of Hollister, California. 
‘‘(427) 
INDIAN
WELLS, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc-
ture in the city of Indian Wells, California. 
‘‘(428) 
LAKE
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, in Lake 
County, California. 
‘‘(429) LAKE TAHOE BASIN.—$20,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply, in the communities within the Lake 
Tahoe Basin in Nevada and California. 
‘‘(430) LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City 
of La Quinta, California. 
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‘‘(431) LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$8,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 
of Lakewood, California. 
‘‘(432) LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA.—$6,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, and environmental infra-
structure, in the city of Lawndale, California. 
‘‘(433) LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA.—$7,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the town of Lone Pine, 
California. 
‘‘(434) LOMITA, CALIFORNIA.—$5,500,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply and stormwater management, in the 
city of Lomita, California. 
‘‘(435) LOS BANOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of Los Banos, 
California. 
‘‘(436) LOS OLIVOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 
of Los Olivos, California. 
‘‘(437) LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$12,000,000 
for water and water supply infrastructure in the city 
of Lynwood, California. 
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‘‘(438) 
MADERA
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$27,500,000 for water and water supply infrastruc-
ture in Madera County, California. 
‘‘(439) MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 
for water and water supply infrastructure in the city 
of Milpitas, California. 
‘‘(440) 
MONTECITO, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply and stormwater man-
agement, in the town of Montecito, California. 
‘‘(441) OAKLAND-ALAMEDA
ESTUARY, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—$30,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure, including stormwater management, in 
the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California. 
‘‘(442) OXNARD, 
CALIFORNIA.—$40,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply, conservation, water reuse and related 
facilities, environmental restoration, and surface 
water resource protection, in the city of Oxnard, 
California. 
‘‘(443) 
PATTERSON, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply and environmental res-
toration, in the city of Patterson, California. 
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‘‘(444) POMONA, 
CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply and drinking water, in Pomona, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(445) 
ROHNERT
PARK, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc-
ture in the city of Rohnert Park, California. 
‘‘(446) SALINAS, 
CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply, in the city of Salinas, California. 
‘‘(447) SAN
BENITO
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply, in San Benito County, 
California. 
‘‘(448) SAN
BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA.— 
$18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water reclamation, City of San 
Buenaventura, California. 
‘‘(449) SAN
DIEGO
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 
$200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply, in San Diego County, 
California. 
‘‘(450) SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 
for water and water supply infrastructure in the city 
of South Gate, California. 
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‘‘(451) SAN
LUIS
OBISPO
COUNTY, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—$5,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure, including drinking water and water 
supply, in San Luis Obispo County, California. 
‘‘(452) STANISLAUS
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply and stormwater man-
agement, in Stanislaus County, California. 
‘‘(453) 
TULARE
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, surface 
water resource protection, and environmental res-
toration, in Tulare County, California. 
‘‘(454) 
WATSONVILLE, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$28,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture in the city of Watsonville, California. 
‘‘(455) 
YOLO
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply and stormwater man-
agement, in Yolo County, California. 
‘‘(456) YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT, CALI-
FORNIA.—$6,500,000 for water and water supply in-
frastructure in communities served by the Yorba 
Linda Water District, California. 
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‘‘(457) 
FREMONT
COUNTY, 
COLORADO.— 
$50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc-
ture, in Fremont County, Colorado. 
‘‘(458) 
EAST
HAMPTON, 
CONNECTICUT.— 
$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply, in the town of East 
Hampton, Connecticut. 
‘‘(459) 
EAST
LYME, 
CONNECTICUT.— 
$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including water supply, in the town of East 
Lyme, Connecticut. 
‘‘(460) 
BETHANY
BEACH
TO
REHOBOTH 
BEACH, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for water and 
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, water storage and treatment, and envi-
ronmental restoration in the town of Bethany Beach, 
Delaware and the city of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. 
‘‘(461) 
WILMINGTON, 
DELAWARE.— 
$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, water stor-
age and treatment, and environmental restoration in 
the City of Wilmington, Delaware. 
‘‘(462) 
BROWARD
COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.— 
$50,000,000 for water and water-related infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, water stor-
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age and treatment, surface water protection, and en-
vironmental restoration, in Broward County, Flor-
ida. 
‘‘(463) DELTONA, FLORIDA.—$31,200,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of 
Deltona, Florida. 
‘‘(464) LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.—$2,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the Town of Longboat 
Key, Florida. 
‘‘(465) 
MARION
COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and water supply infrastruc-
ture, including water supply, in Marion County, 
Florida. 
‘‘(466) OVIEDO, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water storage and treatment, in the city of Oviedo, 
Florida. 
‘‘(467) 
OSCEOLA
COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.— 
$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, and environmental restora-
tion, in Osceola County, Florida. 
‘‘(468) CENTRAL
FLORIDA.—$45,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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‘‘(543) BEAVERTON, 
OREGON.—$10,000,000 
for water supply in the city of Beaverton, Oregon. 
‘‘(544) 
CLACKAMAS
COUNTY, 
OREGON.— 
$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, 
including 
combined 
sewer 
overflows, 
in 
Clackamas County, Oregon. 
‘‘(545) 
WASHINGTON
COUNTY, 
OREGON.— 
$50,000,000 for water infrastructure and water sup-
ply in Washington County, Oregon. 
‘‘(546) 
BERKS
COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, stormwater management, 
drinking water, and water treatment, in Berks 
County, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(547) CHESTER
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, stormwater management, 
drinking water, and water treatment, in Chester 
County, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(548) 
FRANKLIN
TOWNSHIP, 
PENNSYL-
VANIA.—$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infra-
structure, including stormwater management, in 
Franklin Township, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(549) 
INDIAN
CREEK, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$50,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the 
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boroughs of Telford, Franconia, and Lower Safford, 
Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(550) 
PEN
ARGYL, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in the borough of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(551) CHESTERFIELD, SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$1,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in the town of Chesterfield, South Carolina. 
‘‘(552) 
CHERAW, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$8,800,000 for water, wastewater, and other envi-
ronmental infrastructure in the town of Cheraw, 
South Carolina. 
‘‘(553) FLORENCE
COUNTY, 
SOUTH
CARO-
LINA.—$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infra-
structure in Florence County, South Carolina. 
‘‘(554) 
LAKE
CITY, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management in the city 
of Lake City, South Carolina. 
‘‘(555) TIPTON, 
HAYWOOD, 
AND
FAYETTE 
COUNTIES, TENNESSEE.—$50,000,000 for water and 
wastewater infrastructure, including related environ-
mental infrastructure and water supply, in Tipton, 
Haywood, and Fayette Counties, Tennessee. 
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‘‘(556) 
AUSTIN, 
TEXAS.—$50,000,000 
for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 
Austin, Texas. 
‘‘(557) AMARILLO, TEXAS.—$38,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management and water storage and 
treatment systems, in the City of Amarillo, Texas. 
‘‘(558) BROWNSVILLE, 
TEXAS.—$40,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City 
of Brownsville, Texas. 
‘‘(559) CLARENDON, TEXAS.—$5,000,000 for 
water infrastructure, including water storage, in the 
city of Clarendon, Texas. 
‘‘(560) 
QUINLAN, 
TEXAS.—$1,250,000 
for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 
Quinlan, Texas. 
‘‘(561) RUNAWAY BAY, TEXAS.—$7,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management and water storage and 
treatment systems, in the city of Runaway Bay, 
Texas. 
‘‘(562) WEBB
COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure and water supply in 
Webb County, Texas. 
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‘‘(563) ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply, in Zapata County, Texas. 
‘‘(564) KING
WILLIAM
COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 
$1,300,000 for wastewater infrastructure in King 
William County, Virginia. 
‘‘(565) 
POTOMAC
RIVER, 
VIRGINIA.— 
$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, environ-
mental infrastructure, and water quality improve-
ments, in the vicinity of the Potomac River, Vir-
ginia. 
‘‘(566) CHELAN, 
WASHINGTON.—$9,000,000 
for water infrastructure, including water supply, 
storage, and distribution, in the city of Chelan, 
Washington. 
‘‘(567) 
COLLEGE
PLACE, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water 
supply and storage, in the city of College Place, 
Washington. 
‘‘(568) FERNDALE, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 
for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastruc-
ture, in the city of Ferndale, Washington. 
‘‘(569) LYNDEN, 
WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 
for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastruc-
ture, in the city of Lynden, Washington. 
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‘‘(570) OTHELLO, WASHINGTON.—$14,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply and aquifer storage and recovery, in 
the city of Othello, Washington.’’. 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 
(1) CONSISTENCY
WITH
REPORTS.—Congress 
finds that the project modifications described in this 
subsection are in accordance with the reports sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 
7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop-
ment Act (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report to Con-
gress on Future Water Resources Development’’, or 
have otherwise been reviewed by Congress. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUN-
TIES, CALIFORNIA.—Section 219(f)(80) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
(106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 
1258) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 
(B) CALAVERAS
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 
Section 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 
Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘$13,280,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$16,300,000’’. 
(C) CONTRA
COSTA
WATER
DISTRICT, 
CALIFORNIA.—Section 219(f)(87) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259) is 
amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘$80,000,000, of 
which 
not 
less 
than’’ 
before 
‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘shall be for’’ after 
‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘service area, and of 
which not less than $57,000,000 shall be 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management and 
water supply, within the service areas for 
the Delta Diablo Sanitation District and 
the Ironhouse Sanitary District, Contra 
Costa County’’ after ‘‘Water District’’. 
(D) 
LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Section 219(f)(93) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 
3816) is amended— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘$103,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$128,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Santa Clarity Valley’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Santa Clarita Valley’’. 
(E) LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 8319(e)(1) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3785) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(F) LOS OSOS, CALIFORNIA.— 
(i) PROJECT
DESCRIPTION.—Section 
219(c)(27) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 114 
Stat. 2763A–219; 121 Stat. 1209) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Wastewater’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Water and wastewater’’. 
(ii) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 219(e)(15) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 
110 Stat. 3757; 121 Stat. 1192) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$43,000,000’’. 
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(G) 
SAN
BERNADINO
COUNTY, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Section 219(f)(101) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1260) is modi-
fied by striking ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$24,000,000’’. 
(H) SOUTH PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.—Section 
219(f)(52) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 
114 Stat. 2763A–220; 134 Stat. 2718) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(I) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(129) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking 
‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$57,500,000’’. 
(J) 
ATLANTA, 
GEORGIA.—Section 
219(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 
113 Stat. 334) is amended by striking 
‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(K) 
EAST
POINT, 
GEORGIA.—Section 
219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
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sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 
134 Stat. 2718; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended— 
(i) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘(including 
stormwater)’’ after ‘‘wastewater’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 
(Q) SOUTH
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.—Section 
219(f)(333) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUN-
TIES, ILLINOIS’’ and inserting ‘‘SOUTH 
CENTRAL ILLINOIS’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Montgomery County 
and Christian County’’ and inserting 
‘‘Montgomery County, Christian County, 
Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper 
County, Richland County, Crawford Coun-
ty, and Lawrence County’’. 
(R) BATON
ROUGE, LOUSIANA.—Section 
219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 
114 Stat. 2763A–220; 121 Stat. 1226; 136 
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Stat. 
3817) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$90,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(S) EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE 
RIVER
BASIN
REGION, 
LOUISIANA.—Section 
5082(i) of the Water Resources and Develop-
ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1226) is amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$45,000,000’’. 
(T) LAFOURCHE
PARISH, LOUISIANA.— 
Section 219(f)(146) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 
Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1262) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$2,300,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,300,000’’. 
(U) SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING AND DE-
VELOPMENT COMMISSION, LOUISIANA.—Section 
219(f)(153) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
336; 121 Stat. 1262; 136 Stat. 3817) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$17,500,000’’. 
(V) SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA REGION, LOU-
ISIANA.—Section 5085(i) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1228) is amended by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 
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(W) FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(336) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(X) HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(337) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(Y) LAWRENCE, 
MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(338) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(Z) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 
219(f)(339) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(AA) METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(340) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
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(BB) MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(345) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 
(CC) MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(157) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
(106 Stat. 4825; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 
1262; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘MICHIGAN COMBINED SEWER OVER-
FLOWS’’ and inserting ‘‘MICHIGAN’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘$85,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$160,000,000’’. 
(DD) 
BILOXI, 
MISSISSIPPI.—Section 
219(f)(163) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 121 Stat. 1263) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
(EE) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 
Stat. 2257; 122 Stat. 1623; 134 Stat. 2718) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘$130,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$170,000,000’’. 
(FF) MADISON
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 
Section 219(f)(351) of the Water Resources 
and Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 
113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$22,000,000’’. 
(GG) 
MERIDIAN, 
MISSISSIPPI.—Section 
219(f)(352) of the Water Resources and Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 
336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’. 
(HH) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(254) of the Water Resources and 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 
Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by strik-
ing 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$22,000,000’’. 
(II) 
ST. 
LOUIS, 
MISSOURI.—Section 
219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 337; 
121 Stat. 1233; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by 
striking 
‘‘$70,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
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(JJ) CAMDEN, 
NEW
JERSEY.—Section 
219(f)(357) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking 
‘‘$119,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$143,800,000’’. 
(KK) CENTRAL
NEW
MEXICO.—Section 
593(h) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255; 
136 Stat. 3820) is amended by striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 
(LL) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—Section 
219(f)(184) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 121 Stat. 1264) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 
(MM) 
QUEENS, 
NEW
YORK.—Section 
219(f)(377) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3814) is amended by striking 
‘‘$119,200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$190,000,000’’. 
(NN) NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.—Sec-
tion 552(a) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3780; 136 Stat. 
3821) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may consider natural and na-
ture-based infrastructure.’’. 
(OO) NORTH CAROLINA.—Section 5113 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(121 Stat. 1237) is amended in subsection (f) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$13,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
(PP) 
CLEVELAND, 
OHIO.—Section 
219(f)(207) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 121 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking 
‘‘$2,500,000 for Flats East Bank’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,500,000’’. 
(QQ) 
CINCINNATI, 
OHIO.—Section 
219(f)(206) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 121 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$31,000,000’’. 
(RR) OHIO.—Section 594 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
381; 119 Stat. 2261; 121 Stat. 1140; 121 Stat. 
1944; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended in subsection 
(h) by striking ‘‘$250,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$300,000,000’’. 
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(SS) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 
219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 121 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat 2719) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
(TT) WOODWARD, 
OKLAHOMA.—Section 
219(f)(236) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 
(UU) SOUTHWESTERN
OREGON.—Section 
8359 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ ; and 
(ii) in subsection (f), by inserting 
‘‘Lincoln,’’ after ‘‘Lane,’’. 
(VV) 
HATFIELD
BOROUGH, 
PENNSYL-
VANIA.—Section 219(f)(239) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$310,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,000,000’’. 
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(WW) NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(11) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for water 
related 
infrastructure’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$70,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure, including water supply’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘Luzerne,’’ after 
‘‘Lackawanna,’’. 
(XX) PHOENIXVILLE BOROUGH, CHESTER 
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 219(f)(68) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 
2763A–221) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,400,000 for water and sewer infrastruc-
ture’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for water and 
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
infrastructure and water supply’’. 
(YY) LAKES
MARION
AND
MOULTRIE, 
SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
(106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 
2763A–220; 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 
132 Stat. 3818; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 
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ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
334; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking 
‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,000,000’’. 
(3) EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION.—Notwith-
standing the operation of section 6001(e) of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (as in effect on the day before the date of en-
actment of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2016), any project included on a list published by 
the Secretary pursuant to such section the author-
ization for which is amended by this subsection re-
mains authorized to be carried out by the Secretary. 
SEC. 339. SPECIFIC DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS 
OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALI-
FORNIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project 
for flood risk management, Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 5 
of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 
1589; 50 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 1215; 55 Stat. 647; 64 
Stat. 177; 104 Stat. 4611; 136 Stat. 3785), con-
sisting of the flood channels described in paragraph 
(2), are no longer authorized beginning on the date 
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that is 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) FLOOD CHANNELS DESCRIBED.—The flood 
channels referred to in paragraph (1) are the fol-
lowing flood channels operated and maintained by 
the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, as 
generally defined in Corps of Engineers operations 
and maintenance manuals and as may be further de-
scribed in an agreement entered into under para-
graph (3): 
(A) 
Arcadia 
Wash 
Channel 
(Auburn 
Branch Channel). 
(B) Arcadia Wash Channel (Baldwin Ave. 
Branch Channel). 
(C) Arcadia Wash Channel (East Branch 
Channel). 
(D) Arcadia Wash Channel (Lima St. 
Branch Channel). 
(E) Bel Aire Dr./Sunset Canyon Channel. 
(F) Big Dalton Wash Channel. 
(G) Big Dalton Wash Channel (East 
Branch Inlet Channel). 
(H) Blanchard Canyon Channel. 
(I) Blue Gum Canyon Channel. 
(J) Brand Canyon Channel. 
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(K) Childs Canyon Channel. 
(L) Dead Horse Canyon Channel. 
(M) Dunsmuir Canyon Channel. 
(N) Eagle Canyon Channel. 
(O) Elmwood Canyon Channel. 
(P) Emerald Wash Channel. 
(Q) 
Emerald 
Wash 
Channel 
(West 
Branch). 
(R) Hay Canyon Channel. 
(S) Higgins and Coldwater Canyon. 
(T) Hillcrest Canyon Channel. 
(U) La Tuna Canyon Channel. 
(V) Little Dalton Diversion Channel. 
(W) Little Dalton Wash Channel. 
(X) Live Oak Wash Channel. 
(Y) Mansfield St. Channel. 
(Z) Marshall Creek Channel. 
(AA) 
Marshall 
Creek 
Channel 
(West 
Branch). 
(BB) Rexford-Monte Mar Branch. 
(CC) Royal Boulevard Channel. 
(DD) Rubio Canyon Diversion Channel. 
(EE) San Dimas Wash Channel. 
(FF) Sawtelle Channel. 
(GG) Shields Canyon Channel. 
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(HH) Sierra Madre Villa Channel. 
(II) Sierra Madre Wash. 
(JJ) Sierra Madre Wash Inlet. 
(KK) Snover Canyon Channel. 
(LL) Stough Canyon Channel. 
(MM) Thompson Creek Channel. 
(NN) Walnut Creek Channel. 
(OO) Webber Canyon Channel. 
(PP) Westwood Branch Channel. 
(QQ) Wilson Canyon Channel. 
(RR) Winery Canyon Channel. 
(3) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Los 
Angeles County Flood Control District to ensure 
that the Los Angeles County Flood Control Dis-
trict— 
(A) will continue to operate, maintain, re-
pair, rehabilitate, and replace as necessary, the 
flood channels described in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in perpetuity at no cost to the 
United States; and 
(ii) in a manner that does not reduce 
the level of flood protection of the project 
described in paragraph (1); 
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(B) will retain public ownership of all real 
property required for the continued functioning 
of the flood channels described in paragraph 
(2), consistent with authorized purposes of the 
project described in paragraph (1); 
(C) will allow the Corps of Engineers to 
continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabili-
tate, and replace any appurtenant structures, 
such as rain and stream gages, existing as of 
the date of enactment of this Act and located 
within the flood channels subject to deauthor-
ization under paragraph (1) as necessary to en-
sure the continued functioning of the project 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(D) will hold and save the United States 
harmless from damages due to floods, breach, 
failure, operation, or maintenance of the flood 
channels described in paragraph (2). 
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The Secretary 
may accept and expend funds voluntarily contributed 
by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to 
cover the administrative costs incurred by the Sec-
retary to— 
(A) enter into an agreement under para-
graph (3); and 
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(B) monitor compliance with such agree-
ment. 
(b) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the 25-foot-deep channel por-
tion of the project for navigation, Thames River, 
Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the 
Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 918), 
consisting of the area described in paragraph (2), is 
no longer authorized. 
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 
paragraph (1) is the area— 
(A) beginning at a point N706550.83, 
E1179497.53; 
(B) running southeasterly about 808.28 
feet to a point N705766.32, E1179692.10; 
(C) running southeasterly about 2219.17 
feet to a point N703725.88, E1180564.64; 
(D) running southeasterly about 1594.84 
feet to a point N702349.59, E1181370.46; 
(E) running southwesterly about 483.01 
feet to a point N701866.63, E1181363.54; 
(F) running northwesterly about 2023.85 
feet to a point N703613.13, E1180340.96; 
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(G) running northwesterly about 2001.46 
feet to a point N705453.40, E1179554.02; and 
(H) running northwesterly about 1098.89 
feet to the point described in paragraph (1). 
(c) SAINT PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLORIDA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 
navigation, Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida, au-
thorized by section 101 the River and Harbor Act of 
1950 (64 Stat. 165), consisting of the area described 
in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 
paragraph (1) is the portion of the Federal channel 
located within Bayboro Harbor, at approximately 
-82.635353 W and 27.760977 N, south of the 
Range 300 line and west of the Station 71+00 line. 
(d) NORTH BRANCH, CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 
navigation North Branch channel, Chicago River, Il-
linois, authorized by section 22 of the Act of March 
3, 1899 (chapter 425, 30 Stat. 1156), consisting of 
the area described in paragraph (2) is no longer au-
thorized. 
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(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 
paragraph (1) is the approximately one-mile long 
segment of the North Branch Channel on the east 
side of Goose Island, Chicago River, Illinois. 
(e) PAPILLION CREEK WATERSHED, NEBRASKA.— 
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
project for flood protection and other purposes in the Pa-
pillion Creek Basin, Nebraska, authorized by section 203 
of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 743) is modi-
fied to deauthorize the portions of the project known as 
Dam Site 7 and Dam Site 12. 
(f) TRUCKEE RIVER, NEVADA.—Beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the project for flood risk 
management, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by 
section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), is no longer au-
thorized. 
(g) NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the portions of the project for 
navigation, Newtown Creek, New York, Federal 
Navigation Channel, authorized by the first section 
of the Act of March 2, 1919 (chapter 95, 40 Stat. 
1276; 50 Stat. 845), consisting of the areas de-
scribed in paragraph (2) are no longer authorized. 
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(2) AREAS DESCRIBED.—The areas referred to 
in paragraph (1) are— 
(A) the portions of Reaches E1 and G ad-
jacent to Reach F east of a line formed by 
points 
40.724204, 
-73.924649; 
40.723419, 
-73.925904; and 40.722344, -73.925369; 
(B) Reach F; 
(C) Reach I; and 
(D) the portions of Reach K from approxi-
mately 500 feet upstream of Metropolitan Ave-
nue Bridge to a point located approximately 
1750 feet upstream. 
(h) MONROE BAY AND CREEK FEDERAL CHANNEL, 
VIRGINIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the portion of the project for 
navigation, Monroe Bay and Creek, Virginia, author-
ized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 
(chapter 847, 46 Stat. 922), consisting of the area 
described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized. 
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 
paragraph (1) is the roughly 300 feet of the length 
of the Federal turning and anchorage basin in the 
vicinity of the property located at 829 Robin Grove 
Ln., Colonial Beach, Virginia, 22443. 
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(i) SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the project for navigation, Se-
attle Harbor, Washington, authorized by the first 
section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 
49 Stat. 1039), is modified to deauthorize the por-
tion of the project within the East Waterway con-
sisting of the area described in paragraph (2). 
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in 
paragraph (1) is the area— 
(A) beginning at the southwest corner of 
Block 386, Plat of Seattle Tidelands (said cor-
ner also being a point on the United States 
pierhead line); 
(B) thence north 90°00’00’’ west along the 
projection of the south line of Block 386, 
206.58 feet to the centerline of the East Water-
way; 
(C) thence north 14°30’00’’ east along the 
centerline and parallel with the northwesterly 
line of Block 386, 64.83 feet; 
(D) thence north 33°32’59’’ east, 235.85 
feet; 
(E) thence north 39°55’22’’ east, 128.70 
feet; 
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(F) thence north 14°30’00’’ east parallel 
with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 
280.45 feet; 
(G) thence north 90°00’00’’ east, 70.00 
feet to the pierhead line and the northwesterly 
line of Block 386; and 
(H) thence south 14°30’00’’ west, 650.25 
feet along said pierhead line and northwesterly 
line of Block 386 to the point of beginning. 
TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The following projects for water resources develop-
ment and conservation and other purposes, as identified 
in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water 
Resources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise re-
viewed by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by 
the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, 
and subject to the conditions, described in the respective 
reports or decision documents designated in this section: 
(1) NAVIGATION.— 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. CA 
Oakland Harbor 
Turning Basins 
Widening, Oak-
land 
May 30, 
2024 
Federal: $408,164,600 
Non-Federal: $200,780,400 
Total: $608,945,000 
2. MD 
Baltimore Harbor 
Anchorages and 
Channels Modi-
fication of 
Seagirt Loop 
Channel, City 
of Baltimore, 
Deep Draft 
Navigation 
June 22, 
2023 
Federal: $47,956,500 
Non-Federal: $15,985,500 
Total: $63,942,000 
(2) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE-
DUCTION.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. DC, 
VA 
Metropolitan 
Washington, 
District of Co-
lumbia, Coastal 
Storm Risk 
Management 
June 17, 
2024 
Federal: $9,899,000 
Non-Federal: $5,330,500 
Total: $15,230,000 
2. FL 
St. Johns County, 
Ponte Vedra 
Beach Coastal 
Storm Risk 
Management 
April 18, 
2024 
Initial Federal: $24,591,000 
Initial Non-Federal: 
$35,533,000 
Total: $60,124,000 
Renourishment Federal: 
$24,632,000 
Renourishment Non-Federal: 
$53,564,000 
Renourishment Total: 
$78,196,000 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
3. NY 
South Shore Stat-
en Island, Fort 
Wadsworth to 
Oakwood 
Beach, Rich-
mond County, 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
February 6, 
2024 
Federal: $1,730,973,900 
Non-Federal: $363,228,100 
Total: $2,094,202,000 
4. RI 
Rhode Island 
Coastline, 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
September 
28, 2023 
Federal: $188,353,750 
Non-Federal: $101,421,250 
Total: $289,775,000 
(3) FLOOD
RISK
MANAGEMENT
AND
HURRI-
CANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. LA 
St. Tammany 
Parish, Lou-
isiana Coastal 
Storm and 
Flood Risk 
Management 
May 28, 
2024 
Federal: $3,653,346,450 
Non-Federal: $2,240,881,550 
Total: $5,894,229,000 
(4) NAVIGATION AND HURRICANE AND STORM 
DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.— 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. TX 
Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway, 
Coastal Resil-
ience Study, 
Brazoria and 
Matagorda 
Counties 
June 2, 
2023 
Total: $314,221,000 
(5) FLOOD
RISK
MANAGEMENT
AND
ECO-
SYSTEM RESTORATION.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. MS 
Memphis Metro-
politan 
Stormwater - 
North DeSoto 
County Feasi-
bility Study, 
DeSoto County, 
Flood Risk 
Management 
and Ecosystem 
Restoration 
December 
18, 2023 
Federal: $44,295,000 
Non-Federal: $23,851,000 
Total: $68,146,000 
(6) MODIFICATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Decision 
Document 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. AZ 
Tres Rios, Ari-
zona Ecosystem 
Restoration 
Project 
May 28, 
2024 
Federal: $215,840,300 
Non-Federal: $116,221,700 
Total: $332,062,000 
2. KS 
Manhattan, Kan-
sas Federal 
Levee System 
May 6, 2024 
Federal: $29,454,750 
Non-Federal: $15,860,250 
Total: $45,315,000 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Decision 
Document 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
3. MO 
University City 
Branch, River 
Des Peres, Uni-
versity City, St. 
Louis County, 
Flood Risk 
Management 
February 9, 
2024 
Federal: $9,094,000 
Non-Federal: $4,897,000 
Total: $13,990,000 
SEC. 402. FACILITY INVESTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), using 
amounts available in the revolving fund established by the 
first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 
1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) that are not otherwise obligated, 
the Secretary may— 
(1) design and construct the new building for 
operations and maintenance in Galveston, Texas, de-
scribed in the prospectus submitted to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate on May 
22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accordance with 
such prospectus; 
(2) design and construct the new warehouse fa-
cility at the Longview Lake Project near Lee’s Sum-
mit, Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
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ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate on May 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in ac-
cordance with such prospectus; 
(3) design and construct the joint facility for 
the resident office for the Corpus Christi Resident 
Office (Construction) and the Corpus Christi Regu-
latory Field Office on existing federally owned prop-
erty at the Naval Air Station, in Corpus Christi, 
Texas, described in the prospectus submitted to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate on 
June 6, 2023, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accordance with 
such prospectus; and 
(4) carry out such construction and infrastruc-
ture improvements as are required to support such 
building and facilities, including any necessary dem-
olition of the existing infrastructure. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund estab-
lished by the first section of the Civil Functions Appro-
priations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) is appropriately reim-
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bursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers 
programs that benefit from the building and facilities con-
structed under this section. 
Æ 
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