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Calendar No. 96 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2028 
[Report No. 114–54] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 5, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
MAY 21, 2015 
Reported by Mr. ALEXANDER, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water development 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for en-
ergy and water development and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 
the collection and study of basic information pertaining 
to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re-
lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 
and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 
construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 
miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
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surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 
of projects prior to construction, $110,000,000 (increased 
by $1,000,000), to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection,
aquatic
ecosystem
restoration,
and
related 
projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 
and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 
those involving participation by States, local governments, 
or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 
by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica-
tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern-
ment to construction); $1,631,000,000 (increased by 
$3,000,000)
(increased
by
$1,000,000)
(reduced
by 
$10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), to remain avail-
able until expended; of which such sums as are necessary 
to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facili-
ties under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities pro-
gram shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303; and of which 
such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs 
of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion 
of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the In-
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land Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided for in law. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 
projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu-
vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 
by law, $275,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 
share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for in-
land harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects authorized by law; providing security 
for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ-
ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 
harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 
other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 
of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 
and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con-
necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 
removing obstructions to navigation, $3,058,000,000 (in-
creased by $36,306,000), to remain available until ex-
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pended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the 
Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs 
for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors 
shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund; of which such sums as become available from the 
special account for the Corps of Engineers established by 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall 
be derived from that account for resource protection, re-
search, interpretation, and maintenance activities related 
to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recre-
ation is available; and of which such sums as become avail-
able from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 
104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and 
maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for 
which such fees have been collected: Provided, That 1 per-
cent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the 
programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading 
shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior 
to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 
and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers 
to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engi-
neers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and 
that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the 
fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been 
used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance 
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with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or 
activities. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
$200,000,000 (reduced by $424,000), to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 
from sites in the United States resulting from work per-
formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro-
gram, $104,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri-
cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 
operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 
such disasters as authorized by law, $34,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen-
eral administration of the civil works program in the head-
quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 
Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op-
eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ-
ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 
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Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen-
ter allocable to the civil works program, $180,000,000 (re-
duced by $1,000,000), to remain available until September 
30, 2017, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for 
official reception and representation purposes and only 
during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part of 
any other appropriation provided in this title shall be 
available to fund the civil works activities of the Office 
of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive di-
rection and management activities of the division offices: 
Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the super-
vision and general administration of emergency oper-
ations, repairs, and other activities in response to any 
flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 
FOR CIVIL WORKS 
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 
$4,750,000
(increased
by
$30,000,000)
(reduced
by 
$30,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That not more than 25 percent of such 
amount may be obligated or expended until the Assistant 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations 
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