(C) by inserting after ‘‘$25,000.’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such agreement may include a provi-
sion for damages in the event of a failure of one 
or more parties to perform.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
construed as limiting the authority of the Secretary to en-
sure that an agreement under this section meets all require-
ments of law and policies of the Secretary in effect on the 
date of entry into the agreement.’’. 
(b) LOCAL COOPERATION.—Section 912(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (101 Stat. 4190) 
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘may’’; and 
(B) by striking the last sentence; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by inserting after ‘‘injunction, for’’ the 
following: ‘‘payment of damages or, for’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to collect a civil penalty 
imposed under this section,’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘any civil penalty imposed 
under this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘any dam-
ages,’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) only apply to partnership agreements 
entered into after the date of enactment of this Act; except 
that at the request of a non-Federal interest for a project, 
the district engineer for the district in which the project 
is located may amend a project partnership agreement en-
tered into on or before such date and under which construc-
tion on the project has not been initiated as of such date 
of enactment for the purpose of incorporating such amend-
ments. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP
AND
COOPERATIVE
ARRANGE-
MENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A goal of agreements entered 
into under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5(b)) shall be to further part-
nership and cooperative arrangements, and the agree-
ments shall be referred to as ‘‘partnership agree-
ments’’. 
(2) REFERENCES
TO
COOPERATION
AGREE-
MENTS.—Any reference in a law, regulation, docu-
ment, or other paper of the United States to a co-
operation agreement or project cooperation agreement
shall be considered to be a reference to a partnership 
agreement or a project partnership agreement, respec-
tively. 
(3) REFERENCES
TO
PARTNERSHIP
AGREE-
MENTS.—Any reference to a partnership agreement or 
project partnership agreement in this Act (other than 
this section) shall be considered as a reference to a co-
operation agreement or a project cooperation agree-
ment, respectively. 
(e) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2006, the Secretary shall issue policies and 
guidelines for partnership agreements that delegate to the 
district engineers, at a minimum—
(1) the authority to approve any policy in a 
partnership agreement that has appeared in an agree-
ment previously approved by the Secretary; 
(2) the authority to approve any policy in a 
partnership agreement the specific terms of which are 
dictated by law, or by a final feasibility study, final 
environmental impact statement, or other final deci-
sion document for a water resources development 
project; 
(3) the authority to approve any partnership 
agreement that complies with the policies and guide-
lines issued by the Secretary; and
(4) the authority to sign any partnership agree-
ment for any water resources development project un-
less, within 30 days of the date of authorization of the 
project, the Secretary notifies the district engineer in 
which the project will be carried out that the Sec-
retary wishes to retain the prerogative to sign the 
partnership agreement for that project. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report detail-
ing the following: 
(1) the number of partnership agreements signed 
by district engineers and the number of partnership 
agreements signed by the Secretary, and 
(2) for any partnership agreement signed by the 
Secretary, an explanation of why delegation to the 
district engineer was not appropriate. 
(g) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than the 120th 
day following the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief 
of Engineers shall ensure that each district engineer has 
made available on the Internet all partnership agreements 
entered into under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5(b)) within the preceding 10 years 
and all partnership agreements for water resources develop-
ment projects currently being carried out in that district
and shall make any partnership agreements entered into 
after such date of enactment available on the Internet with-
in 7 days of the date on which such agreement is entered 
into. 
SEC. 2007. ASSISTANCE FOR REMEDIATION, RESTORATION, 
AND REUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide to State 
and local governments assessment, planning, and design as-
sistance for remediation, environmental restoration, or 
reuse of areas located within the boundaries of such State 
or local governments where such remediation, environ-
mental restoration, or reuse will contribute to the improve-
ment of water quality or the conservation of water and re-
lated resources of drainage basins and watersheds within 
the United States. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of 
the cost of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall 
be 50 percent. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
SEC. 2008. COMPILATION OF LAWS. 
Within one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the laws of the United States relating to the improve-
ment of rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and
other water resources development enacted after November 
8, 1966, and before January 1, 2006, shall be compiled 
under the direction of the Secretary and the Chief of Engi-
neers and printed for the use of the Department of the 
Army, Congress, and the general public. The Secretary shall 
reprint the volumes containing such laws enacted before No-
vember 8, 1966. In addition, the Secretary shall include an 
index in each volume so compiled or reprinted. Not later 
than December 1, 2006, the Secretary shall transmit at least 
25 copies of each such volume to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate. The Secretary shall also ensure that such com-
pilations are available through electronic means, including 
the Internet. 
SEC. 2009. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL. 
Section 217 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326a; 110 Stat. 3694–3696) is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS.—