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previous and potential non-Federal interests, on 
opportunities to address local water resources 
challenges through the water resources develop-
ment authorities of the Secretary; 
(D) issue guidance for, and provide tech-
nical assistance through technical service pro-
grams to, non-Federal interests to assist such 
interests in pursuing technical services and de-
veloping proposals for water resources develop-
ment projects; and 
(E) provide, at the request of a non-Fed-
eral interest, assistance with researching and 
identifying existing project authorizations or 
authorities to address local water resources 
challenges. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall prioritize awareness, 
education, and outreach and engagement efforts for 
urban and rural economically disadvantaged commu-
nities and Indian Tribes. 
SEC. 111. PROJECT PLANNING ASSISTANCE. 
Section 118 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pub-
lish’’ and inserting ‘‘annually publish’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘se-
lect’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to the availability 
of appropriations, annually select’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘projects’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘projects annually’’. 
SEC. 112. MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE STUDY AND 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with applicable non-Federal interests, con-
duct a study at Federal expense to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out managed aquifer recharge 
projects to address drought, water resiliency, and 
aquifer depletion. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
(A) assess and identify opportunities to 
support non-Federal interests, including Tribal 
communities, in carrying out managed aquifer 
recharge projects; 
(B) identify opportunities to carry out 
managed aquifer recharge projects in areas that 
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are experiencing, or have recently experienced, 
prolonged drought conditions, aquifer depletion, 
or water supply scarcity; and 
(C) assess preliminarily local hydrogeologic 
conditions relevant to carrying out managed aq-
uifer recharge projects. 
(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the study 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate, 
as appropriate, with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, States, regional governmental agencies, 
units of local government, experts in managed aqui-
fer recharge, and Tribes. 
(b) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a managed aquifer recharge working group 
within the Corps of Engineers. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the working 
group under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall en-
sure that members of the working group have exper-
tise working with— 
(A) projects providing water supply storage 
to meet regional water supply demand, particu-
larly in regions experiencing drought; 
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(B) protection of groundwater supply, in-
cluding promoting infiltration and increased re-
charge in groundwater basins, and groundwater 
quality; 
(C) aquifer storage, recharge, and recovery 
wells; 
(D) dams that provide recharge enhance-
ment benefits; 
(E) groundwater hydrology; 
(F) conjunctive use water systems; and 
(G) agricultural water resources, including 
the use of aquifers for irrigation purposes. 
(3) DUTIES.—The working group established 
under this subsection shall— 
(A) advise and assist in the development 
and execution of the feasibility study under sub-
section (a); 
(B) coordinate Corps of Engineers exper-
tise on managed aquifer recharge; 
(C) share Corps of Engineers-wide commu-
nications on the successes and failures, ques-
tions and answers, and conclusions and rec-
ommendations with respect to managed aquifer 
recharge projects; 
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(D) assist Corps of Engineers offices at 
the headquarter, division, and district levels 
with raising awareness to non-Federal interests 
on the potential benefits of carrying out man-
aged aquifer recharge projects; and 
(E) develop the report required to be sub-
mitted under subsection (c). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 
a report on managed aquifer recharge that includes— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), including data collected under such 
study and any recommendations on managed aquifer 
recharge opportunities for non-Federal interests, 
States, local governments, and Tribes; 
(2) a status update on the implementation of 
the recommendations included in the report of the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water 
Resources entitled ‘‘Managed Aquifer Recharge and 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security 
through Resilience’’, published in April 2020 (2020– 
WP–01); and 
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(3) an evaluation of the benefits of creating a 
new or modifying an existing planning center of ex-
pertise for managed aquifer recharge, and identify 
potential locations for such a center of expertise, if 
feasible. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE.—The term 
‘‘managed aquifer recharge’’ means the intentional 
banking and treatment of water in aquifers for stor-
age and future use. 
(2) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘managed aquifer recharge project’’ 
means a project to incorporate managed aquifer re-
charge features into a water resources development 
project. 
SEC. 113. FLOOD EASEMENT DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
and maintain a database containing an inventory of— 
(1) all floodplain and flowage easements held by 
the Corps of Engineers; and 
(2) other federally held floodplain and flowage 
easements with respect to which other Federal agen-
cies submit information to the Secretary. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
database established under subsection (a)— 
(1) with respect to each floodplain and flowage 
easement included in the database— 
(A) the location of the land subject to the 
easement (including geographic information sys-
tem information); 
(B) a brief description of such land, in-
cluding the acreage and ecosystem type covered 
by the easement; 
(C) the Federal agency that holds the ease-
ment; 
(D) any conditions of the easement, includ-
ing— 
(i) the amount of flooding, timing of 
flooding, or area of flooding covered by the 
easement; 
(ii) any conservation requirements; 
and 
(iii) any restoration requirements; 
(E) the date on which the easement was 
acquired; and 
(F) whether the easement is permanent or 
temporary, and if the easement is temporary, 
the date on which the easement expires; and 
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(2) any other information that the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall make the full database established under subsection 
(a) available to the public in searchable form, including 
on the internet. 
(d) OTHER FEDERAL EASEMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall request information from other Federal agencies to 
incorporate other federally held floodplain and flowage 
easements into the database established under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 114. ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at Federal 
expense, periodically conduct an assessment of levees con-
structed by the Secretary or for which the Secretary has 
financial or operational responsibility, to identify opportu-
nities for the modification (including realignment or incor-
poration of natural and nature-based features) of levee 
systems to— 
(1) increase the flood risk reduction benefits of 
such systems; 
(2) achieve greater flood resiliency; and 
(3) restore hydrological and ecological connec-
tions with adjacent floodplains that achieve greater 
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environmental benefits without undermining the ob-
jectives of paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting an as-
sessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
consider and identify, with respect to each levee— 
(A) an estimate of the number of struc-
tures and population at risk and protected by 
the levee that would be adversely impacted if 
the levee fails or water levels exceed the height 
of the levee (which may be the applicable esti-
mate included in the levee database established 
under section 9004 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303), if 
available); 
(B) the number of times the non-Federal 
interest has received emergency flood-fighting 
or repair assistance under section 5 of the Act 
of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) for the 
levee, and the total expenditures on postflood 
repairs over the life of the levee; 
(C) the functionality of the levee with re-
gard to higher precipitation levels, including 
due to changing climatic conditions and extreme 
weather events; and 
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(D) the potential costs and benefits (in-
cluding environmental benefits and implications 
for levee-protected communities located in a 
Special Flood Hazard Area) from modifying the 
applicable levee system to restore connections 
with adjacent floodplains. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting an assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
prioritize levees— 
(A) associated with an area that has been 
subject to flooding in two or more events in any 
10-year period; and 
(B) for which the non-Federal interest has 
received emergency flood-fighting or repair as-
sistance under section 5 of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) with respect to such 
flood events. 
(3) COORDINATION.—In conducting an assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall co-
ordinate with any non-Federal interest that has fi-
nancial or operational responsibility for a levee being 
assessed. 
(c) FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—In con-
ducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consider information on floods and flood damages 
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compiled under section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 
1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a). 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, and peri-
odically thereafter, 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 re-
port on the results of the assessment conducted 
under subsection (a). 
(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in 
each report submitted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) identification of any levee for which 
the Secretary has conducted an assessment 
under subsection (a); 
(B) a description of any opportunities 
identified under such subsection for the modi-
fication (including realignment or incorporation 
of natural and nature-based features) of a levee 
system, including the potential benefits of such 
modification for the purposes identified under 
such subsection; and 
(C) a summary of the information consid-
ered and identified under subsection (b)(1). 
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(e) INCORPORATION
OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall include in the levee database established under 
section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) the information included in each 
report submitted under subsection (d), and make such in-
formation publicly available, including on the internet. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 115. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEVEE INSPEC-
TIONS. 
In any instance where the Secretary requires, as a 
condition of eligibility for Federal assistance under section 
5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), that 
a non-Federal sponsor of a flood control project undertake 
an electronic inspection of the portion of such project that 
is under normal circumstances submerged, the Secretary 
shall provide to the non-Federal sponsor credit or reim-
bursement for the cost of carrying out such inspection 
against the non-Federal share of the cost of repair or res-
toration of such project carried out under such section. 
SEC. 116. ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS DAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
assessment of dams constructed by the Secretary or for 
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which the Secretary has financial or operational responsi-
bility, to identify— 
(1) any dam that is meeting its authorized pur-
poses and that may be a priority for rehabilitation, 
environmental performance enhancements, or retro-
fits to add or replace power generation (at a pow-
ered or nonpowered dam), and the recommendations 
of the Secretary for addressing each such dam; and 
(2) any dam that does not meet its authorized 
purposes, has been abandoned or inadequately main-
tained, or has otherwise reached the end of its useful 
life, and the recommendations of the Secretary for 
addressing each such dam, which may include a rec-
ommendation to remove the dam. 
(b) NATIONAL
DAM
INVENTORY
AND
ASSESS-
MENT.—The Secretary shall include in the inventory of 
dams required by section 6 of the National Dam Safety 
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467d) any information and rec-
ommendations resulting from the assessment of dams con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(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 a report on 
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the results of the assessment of dams conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 117. NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies, 
shall— 
(1) establish and maintain a database con-
taining an inventory of low-head dams in the United 
States that includes— 
(A) the location (including global informa-
tion system information), ownership, descrip-
tion, current use condition, height, and length 
of each low-head dam; 
(B) any information on public safety condi-
tions, including signage, at each low-head dam; 
(C) public safety information on the dan-
gers of low-head dams; and 
(D) any other relevant information con-
cerning low-head dams; and 
(2) include in the inventory of dams required by 
section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467d) the information described in para-
graph (1). 
(b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall include in the database 
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information described in subsection (a)(1) that is provided 
to the Secretary by Federal and State agencies pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
(c) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the database established under subsection (a) pub-
licly available, including on a publicly available website. 
(d) LOW-HEAD DAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘low-head dam’’ means a manmade structure, built 
in a river or stream channel, that is designed and built 
such that water flows continuously over all, or nearly all, 
of the crest from bank to bank. 
SEC. 118. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (D); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) technical assistance to an Indian 
tribe, including— 
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‘‘(i) assistance for planning to amelio-
rate flood hazards, to avoid repetitive 
flooding impacts, to anticipate, prepare, 
and adapt to changing climatic conditions 
and extreme weather events, and to with-
stand, respond to, and recover rapidly from 
disruption due to flood hazards; and 
‘‘(ii) the provision of, and integration 
into planning of, hydrologic, economic, and 
environmental data and analyses; and’’; 
and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$18,500,000’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘$23,500,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Federal 
share of the cost of activities described in subsection 
(b)(2)(C) shall be 100 percent.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
SEC. 119. TRIBAL LIAISON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, for each Corps of Engineers 
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district that contains a Tribal community, the Secretary 
shall establish a permanent position of Tribal Liaison to— 
(1) serve as a direct line of communication be-
tween the Secretary and the applicable Tribal com-
munities; and 
(2) ensure consistency in government-to-govern-
ment relations. 
(b) DUTIES.—Each Tribal Liaison shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary regarding, and be respon-
sible for— 
(1) removing barriers to access to, and partici-
pation in, Corps of Engineers programs for Tribal 
communities, including by improving implementation 
of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)); 
(2) improving outreach to, and engagement 
with, Tribal communities about relevant Corps of 
Engineers programs and services; 
(3) identifying and engaging with Tribal com-
munities suffering from water resources challenges; 
(4) improving, expanding, and facilitating gov-
ernment-to-government consultation between Tribal 
communities and the Corps of Engineers; 
(5) coordinating and implementing all relevant 
Tribal consultation policies and associated guide-
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lines, including the requirements of section 112 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 
U.S.C. 2356); 
(6) training and tools to facilitate the ability of 
Corps of Engineers staff to effectively engage with 
Tribal communities in a culturally competent man-
ner, especially in regards to lands of ancestral, his-
toric, or cultural significance to a Tribal community, 
including burial sites; and 
(7) such other issues identified by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) UNIFORMITY.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize 
guidelines for— 
(1) the duties of Tribal Liaisons under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) required qualifications for Tribal Liaisons, 
including experience and expertise relating to Tribal 
communities and water resource issues, and the abil-
ity to carry out such duties. 
(d) FUNDING.—Funding for the position of Tribal 
Liaison shall be allocated from the budget line item pro-
vided for the expenses necessary for the supervision and 
general administration of the civil works program, and fill-
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ing the position shall not be dependent on any increase 
in this budget line item. 
(e) TRIBAL COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Tribal community’’ means a community of peo-
ple who are recognized and defined under Federal law as 
indigenous people of the United States. 
SEC. 120. TRIBAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BONNEVILLE DAM.—The term ‘‘Bonneville 
Dam’’ means the Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, 
Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of 
August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1038) and the first sec-
tion and section 2(a) of the Act of August 20, 1937 
(16 U.S.C. 832, 832(a)). 
(2) DALLES
DAM.—The term ‘‘Dalles Dam’’ 
means the Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Washington 
and Oregon, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179). 
(3) JOHN
DAY
DAM.—The term ‘‘John Day 
Dam’’ means the John Day Dam, Columbia River, 
Washington and Oregon, authorized by section 204 
of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179). 
(4) VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—The term 
‘‘village development plan’’ means the village devel-
opment plan required by section 1133(c) of the 
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