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(b) COST SHARING.—This section does not affect the
authorized cost sharing for the balance of the project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
SEC. 3103. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
Section 575(b) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (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. 3104. CONNECTICUT RIVER RESTORATION, VERMONT.
Notwithstanding section 221 of the Flood Control Act
of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), with respect to the study
entitled ‘‘Connecticut River Restoration Authority’’, dated
May 23, 2001, a nonprofit entity may act as the non-Fed-
eral interest for purposes of carrying out the activities de-
scribed in the agreement executed between The Nature Con-
servancy and the Department of the Army on August 5,
2005.
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SEC. 3105. DAM REMEDIATION, VERMONT.
Section 543 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2673) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) may carry out measures to restore, protect,
and preserve an ecosystem affected by a dam de-
scribed in subsection (b).’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(11) Camp Wapanacki, Hardwick.
‘‘(12) Star Lake Dam, Mt. Holly.
‘‘(13) Curtis Pond, Calais.
‘‘(14) Weathersfield Reservoir, Springfield.
‘‘(15) Burr Pond, Sudbury.
‘‘(16) Maidstone Lake, Guildhall.
‘‘(17) Upper and Lower Hurricane Dam.
‘‘(18) Lake Fairlee.
‘‘(19) West Charleston Dam.’’.
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SEC. 3106. LAKE CHAMPLAIN EURASIAN MILFOIL, WATER
CHESTNUT, AND OTHER NONNATIVE PLANT
CONTROL, VERMONT.
Under authority of section 104 of the River and Har-
bor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610), the Secretary shall revise
the existing General Design Memorandum to permit the use
of chemical means of control, when appropriate, of Eur-
asian milfoil, water chestnuts, and other nonnative plants
in the Lake Champlain basin, Vermont.
SEC. 3107. UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN WETLAND
RESTORATION, VERMONT AND NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with
the States of Vermont and New Hampshire, shall carry out
a study and develop a strategy for the use of wetland res-
toration, soil and water conservation practices, and non-
structural measures to reduce flood damage, improve water
quality, and create wildlife habitat in the Upper Con-
necticut River watershed.
(b) COST SHARING.—
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the
cost of the study and development of the strategy
under subsection (a) shall be 65 percent.
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal
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strategy may be provided through the contribution of
in-kind services and materials.
(c) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—A nonprofit organiza-
tion with wetland restoration experience may serve as the
non-Federal interest for the study and development of the
strategy under this section.
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In conducting the
study and developing the strategy under this section, the
Secretary may enter into 1 or more cooperative agreements
to provide technical assistance to appropriate Federal,
State, and local agencies and nonprofit organizations with
wetland restoration experience, including assistance for the
implementation of wetland restoration projects and soil and
water conservation measures.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out
development and implementation of the strategy under this
section in cooperation with local landowners and local gov-
ernment officials.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 3108. UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION, VERMONT AND NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.
(a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Secretary of Agriculture and in consultation
with the States of Vermont and New Hampshire and
the Connecticut River Joint Commission, shall con-
duct a study and develop a general management plan
for ecosystem restoration of the Upper Connecticut
River ecosystem for the purposes of—
(A) habitat protection and restoration;
(B) streambank stabilization;
(C) restoration of stream stability;
(D) water quality improvement;
(E) invasive species control;
(F) wetland restoration;
(G) fish passage; and
(H) natural flow restoration.
(2) EXISTING PLANS.—In developing the general
management plan, the Secretary shall depend heavily
on existing plans for the restoration of the Upper
Connecticut River.
(b) CRITICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may partici-
pate in any critical restoration project in the Upper
Connecticut River Basin in accordance with the gen-
eral management plan developed under subsection (a).
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(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A critical restoration
project shall be eligible for assistance under this sec-
tion if the project—
(A) meets the purposes described in the gen-
eral management plan developed under sub-
section (a); and
(B) with respect to the Upper Connecticut
River and Upper Connecticut River watershed,
consists of—
(i) bank stabilization of the main stem,
tributaries, and streams;
(ii) wetland restoration and migratory
bird habitat restoration;
(iii) soil and water conservation;
(iv) restoration of natural flows;
(v) restoration of stream stability;
(vi) implementation of an intergovern-
mental agreement for coordinating eco-
system restoration, fish passage installation,
streambank stabilization, wetland restora-
tion, habitat protection and restoration, or
natural flow restoration;
(vii) water quality improvement;
(viii) invasive species control;
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(ix) wetland restoration and migratory
bird habitat restoration;
(x) improvements in fish migration;
and
(xi) conduct of any other project or ac-
tivity determined to be appropriate by the
Secretary.
(c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of
any project carried out under this section shall not be less
than 65 percent.
(d) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—A nonprofit organiza-
tion may serve as the non-Federal interest for a project car-
ried out under this section.
(e) CREDITING.—
(1) FOR
WORK.—The Secretary shall provide
credit, including credit for in-kind contributions of
up to 100 percent of the non-Federal share, for work
(including design work and materials) if the Sec-
retary determines that the work performed by the
non-Federal interest is integral to the product.
(2) FOR OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Fed-
eral interest shall receive credit for land, easements,
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and
relocations necessary to implement the projects.
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(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this
section, the Secretary may enter into 1 or more cooperative
agreements to provide financial assistance to appropriate
Federal, State, or local governments or nonprofit agencies,
including assistance for the implementation of projects to
be carried out under subsection (b).
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 3109. LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATERSHED, VERMONT AND
NEW YORK.
Section 542 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’
at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (G); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following:
‘‘(E) river corridor assessment, protection,
management, and restoration for the purposes of
ecosystem restoration;
‘‘(F) geographic mapping conducted by the
Secretary using existing technical capacity to
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produce a high-resolution, multispectral satellite
imagery-based land use and cover data set; or’’;
(2) in subsection (e)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal’’;
and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) APPROVAL
OF
DISTRICT
ENGI-
NEER.—Approval of credit for design work
of less than $100,000 shall be determined by
the appropriate district engineer.’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘up to
50 percent of’’; and
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$32,000,000’’.
SEC. 3110. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RESTORATION, VIR-
GINIA AND MARYLAND.
Section 704(b) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (4);
(2) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Such
projects’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—Such projects’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (2)(D) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2)(B)) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) the restoration and rehabilitation of
habitat for fish, including native oysters, in the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in Virginia
and Maryland, including—
‘‘(i) the construction of oyster bars and
reefs;
‘‘(ii) the rehabilitation of existing mar-
ginal habitat;
‘‘(iii) the use of appropriate alter-
native substrate material in oyster bar and
reef construction;
‘‘(iv) the construction and upgrading
of oyster hatcheries; and
‘‘(v) activities relating to increasing
the output of native oyster broodstock for
seeding and monitoring of restored sites to
ensure ecological success.
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‘‘(3) RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION ACTIVI-
TIES.—The restoration and rehabilitation activities
described in paragraph (2)(D) shall be—
‘‘(A) for the purpose of establishing perma-
nent sanctuaries and harvest management areas;
and
‘‘(B) consistent with plans and strategies
for guiding the restoration of the Chesapeake
Bay oyster resource and fishery.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) DEFINITION OF ECOLOGICAL SUCCESS.—In
this subsection, the term ‘ecological success’ means—
‘‘(A) achieving a tenfold increase in native
oyster biomass by the year 2010, from a 1994
baseline; and
‘‘(B) the establishment of a sustainable fish-
ery as determined by a broad scientific and eco-
nomic consensus.’’.
SEC. 3111. TANGIER ISLAND SEAWALL, VIRGINIA.
Section 577(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789) is amended by striking ‘‘at
a total cost of $1,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost
of $900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of
$300,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘at a total cost of $3,000,000,
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with an estimated Federal cost of $2,400,000 and an esti-
mated non-Federal cost of $600,000.’’.
SEC. 3112. EROSION CONTROL, PUGET ISLAND, WAHKIAKUM
COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Lower Columbia River levees
and bank protection works authorized by section 204 of the
Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 178) is modified with
regard to the Wahkiakum County diking districts No. 1 and
3, but without regard to any cost ceiling authorized before
the date of enactment of this Act, to direct the Secretary
to provide a 1-time placement of dredged material along
portions of the Columbia River shoreline of Puget Island,
Washington, between river miles 38 to 47, and the shoreline
of Westport Beach, Clatsop County, Oregon, between river
miles 43 to 45, to protect economic and environmental re-
sources in the area from further erosion.
(b) COORDINATION
AND COST-SHARING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall carry out subsection (a)—
(1) in coordination with appropriate resource
agencies;
(2) in accordance with all applicable Federal
law (including regulations); and
(3) at full Federal expense.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$1,000,000.
SEC. 3113. LOWER GRANITE POOL, WASHINGTON.
(a) EXTINGUISHMENT OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS
AND USE RESTRICTIONS.—With respect to property covered
by each deed described in subsection (b)—
(1) the reversionary interests and use restrictions
relating to port or industrial purposes are extin-
guished;
(2) the human habitation or other building
structure use restriction is extinguished in each area
in which the elevation is above the standard project
flood elevation; and
(3) the use of fill material to raise low areas
above the standard project flood elevation is author-
ized, except in any low area constituting wetland for
which a permit under section 404 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) would
be required for the use of fill material.
(b) DEEDS.—The deeds referred to in subsection (a)
are as follows:
(1) Auditor’s File Numbers 432576, 443411,
499988, and 579771 of Whitman County, Wash-
ington.
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(2) Auditor’s File Numbers 125806, 138801,
147888, 154511, 156928, and 176360 of Asotin Coun-
ty, Washington.
(c) NO EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this
section affects any remaining rights and interests of the
Corps of Engineers for authorized project purposes in or
to property covered by a deed described in subsection (b).
SEC. 3114. MCNARY LOCK AND DAM, MCNARY NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE, WASHINGTON AND IDAHO.
(a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—
Administrative jurisdiction over the land acquired for the
McNary Lock and Dam Project and managed by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service under Cooperative Agree-
ment Number DACW68–4–00–13 with the Corps of Engi-
neers, Walla Walla District, is transferred from the Sec-
retary to the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) EASEMENTS.—The transfer of administrative ju-
risdiction under subsection (a) shall be subject to easements
in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act on land
subject to the transfer.
(c) RIGHTS OF SECRETARY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall retain rights described
in paragraph (2) with respect to the land for which
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administrative jurisdiction is transferred under sub-
section (a).
(2) RIGHTS.—The rights of the Secretary re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are the rights—
(A) to flood land described in subsection (a)
to the standard project flood elevation;
(B) to manipulate the level of the McNary
Project Pool;
(C) to access such land described in sub-
section (a) as may be required to install, main-
tain, and inspect sediment ranges and carry out
similar activities;
(D) to construct and develop wetland, ri-
parian habitat, or other environmental restora-
tion features authorized by section 1135 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2309a) and section 206 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C.
2330);
(E) to dredge and deposit fill materials;
and
(F) to carry out management actions for the
purpose of reducing the take of juvenile
salmonids by avian colonies that inhabit, before,
on, or after the date of enactment of this Act,
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any island included in the land described in sub-
section (a).
(3) COORDINATION.—Before exercising a right
described in any of subparagraphs (C) through (F) of
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall coordinate the ex-
ercise with the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice.
(d) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land described in sub-
section (a) shall be managed by the Secretary of the
Interior as part of the McNary National Wildlife Ref-
uge.
(2) CUMMINS PROPERTY.—
(A) RETENTION OF CREDITS.—Habitat unit
credits described in the memorandum entitled
‘‘Design Memorandum No. 6, LOWER SNAKE
RIVER FISH AND WILDLIFE COMPENSA-
TION PLAN, Wildlife Compensation and Fish-
ing Access Site Selection, Letter Supplement No.
15, SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
WALLULA HMU’’ provided for the Lower
Snake River Fish and Wildlife Compensation
Plan through development of the parcel of land
formerly known as the ‘‘Cummins property’’
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changes in management of the parcel on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—The United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall obtain
prior approval of the Washington State Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife for any change to the
previously approved site development plan for
the parcel of land formerly known as the
‘‘Cummins property’’.
(3) MADAME DORIAN RECREATION AREA.—The
United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall con-
tinue operation of the Madame Dorian Recreation
Area for public use and boater access.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The United States Fish
and Wildlife Service shall be responsible for all survey, envi-
ronmental compliance, and other administrative costs re-
quired to implement the transfer of administrative jurisdic-
tion under subsection (a).
SEC. 3115. SNAKE RIVER PROJECT, WASHINGTON AND
IDAHO.
The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Plan for the
Lower Snake River, Washington and Idaho, as authorized
by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1976 (90 Stat. 2921), is amended to authorize the Secretary
to conduct studies and implement aquatic and riparian eco-
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system restorations and improvements specifically for fish-
eries and wildlife.
SEC. 3116. WHATCOM CREEK WATERWAY, BELLINGHAM,
WASHINGTON.
That portion of the project for navigation, Whatcom
Creek Waterway, Bellingham, Washington, authorized by
the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 664, chapter 382) (com-
monly known as the ‘‘River and Harbor Act of 1910’’) and
the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 299), consisting
of the last 2,900 linear feet of the inner portion of the water-
way, and beginning at station 29+00 to station 0+00,
shall not be authorized as of the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 3117. LOWER MUD RIVER, MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA.
The project for flood control at Milton, West Virginia,
authorized by section 580 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790), as modified by section
340 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114
Stat. 2612), is modified to authorize the Secretary to con-
struct the project substantially in accordance with the draft
report of the Corps of Engineers dated May 2004, at an
estimated total cost of $45,500,000, with an estimated Fed-
eral cost of $34,125,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost
of $11,375,000.
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SEC. 3118. MCDOWELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The McDowell County non-
structural component of the project for flood control, Levisa
and Tug Fork of the Big Sandy and Cumberland Rivers,
West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky, authorized by sec-
tion 202(a) of the Energy and Water Development Appro-
priation Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1339), is modified to direct
the Secretary to take measures to provide protection,
throughout McDowell County, West Virginia, from the reoc-
currence of the greater of—
(1) the April 1977 flood;
(2) the July 2001 flood;
(3) the May 2002 flood; or
(4) the 100-year frequency event.
(b) UPDATES AND REVISIONS.—The measures under
subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with, and
during the development of, the updates and revisions under
section 2006(e)(2).
SEC. 3119. GREEN BAY HARBOR PROJECT, GREEN BAY, WIS-
CONSIN.
The portion of the inner harbor of the Federal naviga-
tion channel of the Green Bay Harbor project, authorized
by the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for the construction, repair, and preservation
of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other
purposes’’, approved July 5, 1884 (commonly known as the
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‘‘River and Harbor Act of 1884’’) (23 Stat. 136, chapter
229), from Station 190+00 to Station 378+00 is author-
ized to a width of 75 feet and a depth of 6 feet.
SEC. 
3120. 
UNDERWOOD 
CREEK 
DIVERSION 
FACILITY
PROJECT, MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
Section 212(e) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(24) Underwood Creek Diversion Facility
Project (County Grounds), Milwaukee County, Wis-
consin.’’.
SEC. 3121. OCONTO HARBOR, WISCONSIN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for navi-
gation, Oconto Harbor, Wisconsin, authorized by the Act
of August 2, 1882 (22 Stat. 196, chapter 375), and the Act
of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 664, chapter 382) (commonly
known as the ‘‘River and Harbor Act of 1910’’), consisting
of a 15-foot-deep turning basin in the Oconto River, as de-
scribed in subsection (b), is no longer authorized.
(b) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—The project referred to in
subsection (a) is more particularly described as—
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(1) beginning at a point along the western limit
of the existing project, N. 394,086.71, E. 2,530,202.71;
(2) thence northeasterly about 619.93 feet to a
point N. 394,459.10, E. 2,530,698.33;
(3) thence southeasterly about 186.06 feet to a
point N. 394,299.20, E. 2,530,793.47;
(4) thence southwesterly about 355.07 feet to a
point N. 393,967.13, E. 2,530,667.76;
(5) thence southwesterly about 304.10 feet to a
point N. 393,826.90, E. 2,530,397.92; and
(6) thence northwesterly about 324.97 feet to the
point of origin.
SEC. 3122. MISSISSIPPI RIVER HEADWATERS RESERVOIRS.
Section 21 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1988 (102 Stat. 4027) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1276.42’’ and inserting
‘‘1278.42’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘1218.31’’ and inserting
‘‘1221.31’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘1234.82’’ and inserting
‘‘1235.30’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may operate
the headwaters reservoirs below the minimum or
above the maximum water levels established under
subsection (a) in accordance with water control regu-
lation manuals (or revisions to those manuals) devel-
oped by the Secretary, after consultation with the
Governor of Minnesota and affected tribal govern-
ments, landowners, and commercial and recreational
users.
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF MANUALS.—The water
control regulation manuals referred to in paragraph
(1) (and any revisions to those manuals) shall be ef-
fective as of the date on which the Secretary submits
the manuals (or revisions) to Congress.
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), not less than 14 days before
operating any headwaters reservoir below the
minimum or above the maximum water level
limits specified in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a notice of intent to op-
erate the headwaters reservoir.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notice under subpara-
graph (A) shall not be required in any case in
which—
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‘‘(i) the operation of a headwaters res-
ervoir is necessary to prevent the loss of life
or to ensure the safety of a dam; or
‘‘(ii) the drawdown of the water level
of the reservoir is in anticipation of a flood
control operation.’’.
SEC. 3123. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM AND RIVER-
FRONT INTERPRETIVE SITE.
Section 103(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4811) is amended by striking ‘‘prop-
erty currently held by the Resolution Trust Corporation in
the vicinity of the Mississippi River Bridge’’ and inserting
‘‘riverfront property’’.
SEC. 3124. PILOT PROGRAM, MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the project for
navigation, Mississippi River between the Ohio and Mis-
souri Rivers (Regulating Works), Missouri and Illinois, au-
thorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 631, chapter
382) (commonly known as the ‘‘River and Harbor Act of
1910’’), the Act of January 1, 1927 (44 Stat. 1010, chapter
47) (commonly known as the ‘‘River and Harbor Act of
1927’’), and the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 918), the
Secretary shall carry out over at least a 10-year period a
pilot program to restore and protect fish and wildlife habi-
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(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the pilot program
carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
conduct any activities that are necessary to improve
navigation through the project referred to in sub-
section (a) while restoring and protecting fish and
wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River sys-
tem.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—Activities authorized under
paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) the modification of navigation training
structures;
(B) the modification and creation of side
channels;
(C) the modification and creation of is-
lands;
(D) any studies and analysis necessary to
develop adaptive management principles; and
(E) the acquisition from willing sellers of
any land associated with a riparian corridor
needed to carry out the goals of the pilot pro-
gram.
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The cost-sharing
requirement required under the Act of June 25, 1910 (36
Stat. 631, chapter 382) (commonly known as the ‘‘River
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and Harbor Act of 1910’’), the Act of January 1, 1927 (44
Stat. 1010, chapter 47) (commonly known as the ‘‘River
and Harbor Act of 1927’’), and the Act of July 3, 1930
(46 Stat. 918), for the project referred to in subsection (a)
shall apply to any activities carried out under this section.
SEC. 3125. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM ENVIRON-
MENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 221 of the
Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), for any
Upper Mississippi River fish and wildlife habitat rehabili-
tation and enhancement project carried out under section
1103(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 652(e)), with the consent of the affected local
government, a nongovernmental organization may be con-
sidered to be a non-Federal interest.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1103(e)(1)(A)(ii) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including
research on water quality issues affecting the Mississippi
River, including elevated nutrient levels, and the develop-
ment of remediation strategies’’.
SEC. 3126. UPPER BASIN OF MISSOURI RIVER.
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding the Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law