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be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at Federal expense. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 5121. DALLAS FLOODWAY, DALLAS TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control, 
Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, authorized by section 
2 of the Act entitled, ‘‘An Act authorizing the construc-
tion, repair, and preservation of certain public works on 
rivers and harbors, and for other purposes’’, approved 
March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 18), is modified to— 
(1) direct the Secretary to review the Balanced 
Vision Plan for the Trinity River Corridor, Dallas, 
Texas, dated December 2003 and amended in March 
2004, prepared by the non-Federal interest for the 
project; 
(2) direct the Secretary to review the Interior 
Levee Drainage Study Phase-I report, Dallas, 
Texas, dated September 2006, prepared by the non- 
Federal interest; and 
(3) if the Secretary determines that the project 
is technically sound and environmentally acceptable, 
authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a 
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total cost of $459,000,000, with an estimated Fed-
eral cost of $298,000,000 and an estimated non- 
Federal cost of $161,000,000. 
(b) CREDIT.— 
(1) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
of the project the cost of planning, design, and con-
struction work carried out by the non-Federal inter-
est before the date of the partnership agreement for 
the project if the Secretary determines that the work 
is integral to the project. 
(2) CASH
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall accept funds provided by the non-Federal inter-
est for use in carrying out planning, engineering, 
and design for the project. The Federal share of 
such planning, engineering, and design carried out 
with non-Federal contributions shall be credited 
against the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project. 
SEC. 5122. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 575(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789; 113 
Stat. 311) is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, whether or not such works or 
actions are partially funded under the hazard mitigation 
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grant program of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC PROJECTS.—Section 575(b) of such 
Act (110 Stat. 3789; 113 Stat. 311) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding the following: 
‘‘(5) the project for flood control, Upper White 
Oak Bayou, Texas, authorized by section 401(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4125).’’. 
SEC. 5123. JOHNSON CREEK, ARLINGTON, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood damage re-
duction, environmental restoration, and recreation, John-
son Creek, Arlington, Texas, authorized by section 
101(b)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat 280), is modified to authorize the Sec-
retary to construct the project substantially in accordance 
with the report entitled ‘‘Johnson Creek: A Vision of Con-
servation’’, dated March 30, 2006, at a total cost of 
$80,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$52,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
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$28,000,000, if the Secretary determines that the project 
is feasible. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project may be provided in cash or 
in the form of in-kind services or materials. 
(2) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward 
the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the 
cost of planning, design, and construction work car-
ried out by the non-Federal interest for implementa-
tion of the project, if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE.—In evaluating and implementing 
the project, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal in-
terest to participate in the financing of the project in ac-
cordance with section 903(c) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184). 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 134 of the 
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 
(119 Stat. 2263) is repealed. 
SEC. 5124. ONION CREEK, TEXAS. 
In carrying out the study for the project for flood 
damage reduction, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, 
Onion Creek, Texas, the Secretary shall include the costs 
and benefits associated with the relocation of flood-prone 
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residences in the study area for the project in the period 
beginning 2 years before the date of initiation of the study 
and ending on the date of execution of the partnership 
agreement for construction of the project to the extent the 
Secretary determines such relocations are compatible with 
the project. The Secretary shall credit toward the non- 
Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of reloca-
tion of such flood-prone residences incurred by the non- 
Federal interest before the date of the partnership agree-
ment for the project if the Secretary determines that the 
relocation of such residences is integral to the project. 
SEC. 5125. EASTERN SHORE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. 
Section 219(f)(10) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for water supply 
and wastewater infrastructure’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$20,000,000 for water 
supply, wastewater infrastructure, and environ-
mental restoration’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project the cost of work carried out by the non- 
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Federal interest before the date of the partner-
ship agreement for the project if the Secretary 
determines that the work is integral to the 
project.’’; and 
(3) by aligning the remainder of the text of 
subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (1) 
of this section) with subparagraph (B) (as added by 
paragraph (2) of this section). 
SEC. 5126. DYKE MARSH, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall accept funds from the National 
Park Service to restore Dyke Marsh, Fairfax County, Vir-
ginia. 
SEC. 5127. BAKER BAY AND ILWACO HARBOR, WASH-
INGTON. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of increased sil-
tation in Baker Bay and Ilwaco Harbor, Washington, to 
determine if the siltation is the result of a Federal naviga-
tion project (including diverted flows from the Columbia 
River) and, if the Secretary determines that the siltation 
is the result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary 
shall carry out a project to mitigate the siltation as part 
of maintenance of the Federal navigation project. 
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SEC. 
5128. 
HAMILTON 
ISLAND 
CAMPGROUND, 
WASH-
INGTON. 
The Secretary is authorized to plan, design, and con-
struct a campground for Bonneville Lock and Dam at 
Hamilton Island (also know as ‘‘Strawberry Island’’) in 
Skamania County, Washington. 
SEC. 5129. PUGET ISLAND, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary is directed to place dredged and other 
suitable material along portions of the Columbia River 
shoreline of Puget Island, Washington, between river miles 
38 to 47 in order to protect economic and environmental 
resources in the area from further erosion, at a Federal 
cost of $1,000,000. This action shall be coordinated with 
appropriate resource agencies and comply with applicable 
Federal laws. 
SEC. 5130. WILLAPA BAY, WASHINGTON. 
Section 545 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2675) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘may con-
struct’’ and inserting ‘‘shall construct’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and ecosystem restoration’’ 
after ‘‘erosion protection’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 5131. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD 
CONTROL. 
(a) CHEAT AND TYGART RIVER BASINS, WEST VIR-
GINIA.—Section 581(a)(1) of the Water Resources Devel-
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opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 113 Stat. 313) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘flood control measures’’ and in-
serting ‘‘structural and nonstructural flood control, 
streambank protection, stormwater management, 
and channel clearing and modification measures’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘with respect to measures that 
incorporate levees or floodwalls’’ before the semi-
colon. 
(b) PRIORITY COMMUNITIES.—Section 581(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3791) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) Etna, Pennsylvania, in the Pine Creek wa-
tershed; and 
‘‘(8) Millvale, Pennsylvania, in the Girty’s Run 
River basin.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
581(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
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(110 Stat. 3791) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5132. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. 
Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 371) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Nicholas,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Gilmer,’’; 
(2) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), a non-Federal interest may include for any 
project undertaken under this section a nonprofit entity 
with the consent of the affected local government. 
‘‘(j) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
SEC. 5133. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) CORPS
OF ENGINEERS.—Section 340 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4856; 113 Stat. 320) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS.—Ten percent of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be 
used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to admin-
ister projects under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
(b) SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DEFINED.—Section 
340(f) of such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘Nicholas,’’ 
after ‘‘Greenbrier,’’. 
(c) NONPROFIT
ENTITIES.—Section 340 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4856) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), a non-Federal interest may include for any 
project undertaken under this section a nonprofit entity 
with the consent of the affected local government.’’. 
SEC. 5134. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 
Section 211(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.—The project for 
flood control, Perris, California. 
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‘‘(13) THORNTON RESERVOIR, COOK COUNTY, 
ILLINOIS.—An element of the project for flood con-
trol, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois. 
‘‘(14) LAROSE
TO
GOLDEN
MEADOW, LOU-
ISIANA.—The project for flood control, Larose to 
Golden Meadow, Louisiana. 
‘‘(15) BUFFALO BAYOU, TEXAS.—A project for 
flood control, Buffalo Bayou, Texas, to provide an 
alternative to the project authorized by the first sec-
tion of the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938 
(52 Stat. 804) and modified by section 3a of the 
Flood Control Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 
1414). 
‘‘(16) HALLS
BAYOU, TEXAS.—A project for 
flood control, Halls Bayou, Texas, to provide an al-
ternative to the project for flood control, Buffalo 
Bayou and tributaries, Texas, authorized by section 
101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610).’’. 
SEC. 5135. WAGE SURVEYS. 
Employees of the United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers who are paid wages determined under the last un-
designated paragraph under the heading ‘‘Administrative 
Provisions’’ of chapter V of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5343 note; 96 Stat. 832) shall 
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