Illinois, River Mile 0.0, to T.J. O’Brien Lock in 
Chicago, Illinois, River Mile 327.0. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION OF NAVIGA-
TION IMPROVEMENTS.—
(1) SMALL SCALE AND NONSTRUCTURAL MEAS-
URES.—At a cost of $24,000,000 in funds from the 
general fund of the Treasury, to be matched in an 
equal amount from the Inland Waterways Trust 
Fund (which is paid by private users), the Secretary 
shall—
(A) construct mooring facilities at Locks 
12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, and LaGrange Lock; 
(B) provide switchboats at Locks 20 
through 25 over 5 years for project operation; 
and 
(C) conduct development and testing of an 
appointment scheduling system. 
(2) NEW LOCKS.—At a cost of $730,000,000 in 
funds from the general fund of the Treasury, with 
an equal matching amount provided from the Inland 
Waterways Trust Fund (which is paid by the private 
users), the Secretary shall construct new 1,200-foot 
locks at Locks 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25 on the Upper 
Mississippi River and at LaGrange Lock and Peoria 
Lock on the Illinois Waterway.
(3) MITIGATION.—At a cost of $100,000,000 in 
funds from the general fund of the Treasury, with 
an equal matching amount provided from the Inland 
Waterway Trust Fund (which is paid by private 
users), the Secretary shall conduct mitigation for 
new locks and small scale and nonstructural meas-
ures authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(c) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) OPERATION.—To ensure the environmental 
sustainability of the existing Upper Mississippi River 
and Illinois Waterway System, the Secretary shall 
modify, consistent with requirements to avoid any 
adverse effects on navigation, the operation of the 
Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway Sys-
tem to address the cumulative environmental im-
pacts of operation of the system and improve the ec-
ological integrity of the Upper Mississippi River and 
Illinois River. 
(2) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
carry out, consistent with requirements to avoid 
any adverse effects on navigation, ecosystem 
restoration projects to attain and maintain the 
sustainability of the ecosystem of the Upper 
Mississippi River and Illinois River in accord-
ance with the general framework outlined in the 
Plan. 
(B) 
PROJECTS
INCLUDED.—Ecosystem 
restoration projects may include—
(i) island building; 
(ii) construction of fish passages; 
(iii) floodplain restoration; 
(iv) water level management (includ-
ing water drawdown); 
(v) backwater restoration; 
(vi) side channel restoration; 
(vii) wing dam and dike restoration 
and modification; 
(viii) island and shoreline protection; 
(ix) topographical diversity; 
(x) dam point control; 
(xi) use of dredged material for envi-
ronmental purposes; 
(xii) tributary confluence restoration; 
(xiii) spillway modification to benefit 
the environment; 
(xiv) land easement authority; and 
(xv) land acquisition. 
(C) COST SHARING.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out an ecosystem restoration 
project under this paragraph shall be 65 
percent. 
(ii) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
RES-
TORATION
PROJECTS.—In the case of a 
project under this paragraph for ecosystem 
restoration, the Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out the project shall be 100 
percent if the project—
(I) is located below the ordinary 
high water mark or in a connected 
backwater; 
(II) modifies the operation or 
structures for navigation; or 
(III) is located on federally 
owned land. 
(iii) NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Nongovernmental 
organizations 
shall be eligible to contribute the non-Fed-
eral cost-sharing requirements applicable 
to projects under this paragraph. 
(D) LAND
ACQUISITION.—The Secretary 
may acquire land or an interest in land for an