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(5) Demonstration of technologies for non-
structural measures to reduce destructive impacts of 
flooding. 
(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 
of the cost of assistance provided under subsection (a) 
shall be 50 percent. 
(d) PROJECT LOCATIONS.—The locations referred to 
in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Big Creek watershed, Roswell, Georgia. 
(2) Those portions of the watersheds of the 
Chattahoochee, 
Etowah, 
Flint, 
Ocmulgee, 
and 
Oconee Rivers lying within the counties of Bartow, 
Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, 
Fayette, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, 
Paulding, Rockdale, and Walton, Georgia. 
(3) Kinkaid Lake, Jackson County, Illinois. 
(4) Amite River basin, Louisiana. 
(5) East Atchafalaya River basin, Iberville Par-
ish and Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. 
(6) Red River watershed, Louisiana. 
(7) Lower Platte River watershed, Nebraska. 
(8) Rio Grande watershed, New Mexico. 
(9) Taunton River basin, Massachusetts. 
(10) Marlboro Township, New Jersey. 
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(11) Esopus, Plattekill, and Rondout Creeks, 
Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties, New York. 
(12) Greenwood Lake watershed, New York 
and New Jersey. 
(13) Long Island Sound watershed, New York. 
(14) Ramapo River watershed, New York. 
(15) Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio. 
(16) Those portions of the watersheds of the 
Beaver, Upper Ohio, Connoquenessing, Lower Alle-
gheny, 
Kiskiminetas, 
Lower 
Monongahela, 
Youghiogheny, Shenango, and Mahoning Rivers 
lying within the counties of Beaver, Butler, Law-
rence, and Mercer, Pennsylvania. 
(17) Otter Creek watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(18) Unami Creek watershed, Milford Town-
ship, Pennsylvania. 
(19) Sauk River basin, Washington. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000. 
SEC. 5003. DAM SAFETY. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide assist-
ance to enhance dam safety at the following locations: 
(1) Fish Creek Dam, Blaine County, Idaho. 
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(2) Hamilton Dam, Saginaw River, Flint, 
Michigan. 
(3) State Dam, Auburn, New York. 
(4) Whaley Lake Dam, Pawling, New York. 
(5) Ingham Spring Dam, Solebury Township, 
Pennsylvania. 
(6) Leaser Lake Dam, Lehigh County, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(7) Stillwater Dam, Monroe County, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(8) Wissahickon Creek Dam, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
$6,000,000. 
SEC. 5004. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY EVALUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal in-
terest, the Secretary shall evaluate the structural integrity 
and effectiveness of a project for flood damage reduction 
and, if the Secretary determines that the project does not 
meet such minimum standards as the Secretary may es-
tablish and, absent action by the Secretary, the project 
will fail, the Secretary may take such action as may be 
necessary to restore the integrity and effectiveness of the 
project. 
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(b) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall evaluate under 
subsection (a) the following projects: 
(1) Project for flood damage reduction, Arkan-
sas River Levees, Arkansas. 
(2) 
Project 
for 
flood 
damage 
reduction, 
Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee. 
SEC. 5005. FLOOD MITIGATION PRIORITY AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(e) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e); 114 
Stat. 2599) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(23) and (27); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (28) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) Ascension Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(30) East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(31) Iberville Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(32) Livingston Parish, Louisiana; and 
‘‘(33) Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
212(i)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2332(i)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section—’’ and all that follows before the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘section $20,000,000’’. 
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SEC. 5006. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR AUTHORIZED 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 219(e) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 
Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) $35,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(18); 
‘‘(10) $27,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(19); 
‘‘(11) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(20); 
‘‘(12) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(25); 
‘‘(13) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(26); 
‘‘(14) $35,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(27); 
‘‘(15) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(28); and 
‘‘(16) $30,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(40).’’. 
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(b) EAST ARKANSAS ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY, AR-
KANSAS.—Federal assistance made available under the 
rural enterprise zone program of the Department of Agri-
culture may be used toward payment of the non-Federal 
share of the costs of the project described in section 
219(c)(20) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–219) if such assistance is author-
ized to be used for such purposes. 
SEC. 5007. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS AND 
CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the re-
ports and, if the Secretary determines that the project is 
feasible, shall expedite completion of construction for the 
following projects: 
(1) Fulmer Creek, Village of Mohawk, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(2) Moyer Creek, Village of Frankfort, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(3) Steele Creek, Village of Ilion, New York, 
being carried out under section 205 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(4) Oriskany Wildlife Management Area, Rome, 
New York, being carried out under section 206 of 
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the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330). 
(5) Whitney Point Lake, Otselic River, Whitney 
Point, New York, being carried out under section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a). 
(6) North River, Peabody, Massachusetts, being 
carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(7) Chenango Lake, Chenango County, New 
York, being carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330). 
SEC. 5008. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS FOR CER-
TAIN PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com-
pletion of the reports for the following projects and, if the 
Secretary determines that a project is justified in the com-
pleted report, proceed directly to project preconstruction, 
engineering, and design: 
(1) Project for water supply, Little Red River, 
Arkansas. 
(2) Project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida. 
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(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Univer-
sity Lake, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR EGMONT KEY, FLORIDA.— 
In carrying out the project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida, referred to in subsection (a)(3), the 
Secretary shall waive any cost share to be provided by non- 
Federal interests for any portion of the project that bene-
fits federally owned property. 
SEC. 5009. SOUTHEASTERN WATER RESOURCES ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct, at 
Federal expense, an assessment of the water resources 
needs of the river basins and watersheds of the south-
eastern United States. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the assessment, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State and local agencies, non-Federal 
and nonprofit entities, and regional researchers. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5010. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 1103(e)(7) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(7)) is amended— 
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(1) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) 
the following: ‘‘The non-Federal interest may pro-
vide the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
in the form of in-kind services and materials.’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 221 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), a non-Federal in-
terest may include for any project undertaken under this 
section, a nonprofit entity with the consent of the affected 
local government.’’. 
SEC. 5011. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EN-
HANCEMENT PROJECT. 
Section 514(g) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 343; 117 Stat. 142) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’. 
SEC. 5012. GREAT LAKES FISHERY AND ECOSYSTEM RES-
TORATION. 
Section 506(f)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–22; 114 Stat. 
2646) is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘100 percent’’. 
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SEC. 5013. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS AND 
SEDIMENT REMEDIATION. 
Section 401(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4644; 33 U.S.C. 1268 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘through 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2012’’. 
SEC. 5014. GREAT LAKES TRIBUTARY MODELS. 
Section 516(g)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘through 
2012’’. 
SEC. 5015. GREAT LAKES NAVIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using available funds, the Sec-
retary shall expedite the operation and maintenance, in-
cluding dredging, of the navigation features of the Great 
Lakes and Connecting Channels for the purpose of sup-
porting commercial navigation to authorized project 
depths. 
(b) GREAT LAKES AND CONNECTING CHANNELS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Great Lakes and Con-
necting Channels’’ includes Lakes Superior, Huron, Michi-
gan, Erie, and Ontario, all connecting waters between and 
among such lakes used for commercial navigation, any 
navigation features in such lakes or waters that are a Fed-
eral operation or maintenance responsibility, and areas of 
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the Saint Lawrence River that are operated or maintained 
by the Federal government for commercial navigation. 
SEC. 5016. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DISPERSAL BARRIER 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall study, 
design, and carry out a project for preventing and reduc-
ing the dispersal of aquatic nuisance species through the 
Upper Mississippi River system. The Secretary shall com-
plete the study, design, and construction of the project not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) DISPERSAL BARRIER.—The Secretary, at Federal 
expense, shall— 
(1) investigate and identify environmentally 
sound methods for preventing and reducing the dis-
persal of aquatic nuisance species; 
(2) study, design, and carry out a project for a 
dispersal barrier, using available technologies and 
measures, to be located in the lock portion of Lock 
and Dam 11 in the Upper Mississippi River basin; 
(3) monitor and evaluate, in cooperation with 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the effectiveness of the project in preventing 
and reducing the dispersal of aquatic nuisance spe-
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