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for water supply along the Mokelumne River, San Joaquin 
County, California. 
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate, 
preempt, or create any exception to State water law, State 
water rights, or Federal or State permitted activities or 
agreements. 
SEC. 4018. NAPA RIVER, ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
comprehensive study of the Napa River in the vicinity of 
St. Helena, California, for the purposes of improving flood 
management through reconnecting the river to its flood-
plain; restoring habitat, including riparian and aquatic 
habitat; improving fish passage and water quality; and re-
storing native plant communities. 
(b) PLANS AND DESIGNS.—In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall review plans and designs developed by 
non-Federal interests and shall incorporate such plans and 
designs into the Federal study if the Secretary determines 
that such plans and designs are consistent with Federal 
standards. 
SEC. 4019. ORICK, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and ecosystem restoration, Orick, California. In
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conducting the study, the Secretary shall determine the 
feasibility of restoring or rehabilitating the Redwood 
Creek Levees, Humboldt County, California. 
SEC. 4020. RIALTO, FONTANA, AND COLTON, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Rialto, Fontana, and Colton, California. 
SEC. 4021. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study 
to determine the feasibility of, and alternatives for, meas-
ures to protect water diversion facilities and fish protective 
screen facilities in the vicinity of river mile 178 on the 
Sacramento River, California. 
SEC. 4022. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, San 
Diego County, California, including a review of the feasi-
bility of connecting 4 existing reservoirs to increase usable 
storage capacity. 
SEC. 4023. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, SACRAMENTO-SAN JOA-
QUIN DELTA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of the beneficial use of 
dredged material from the San Francisco Bay in the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, including the ben-
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efits and impacts of salinity in the Delta and the benefits 
to navigation, flood damage reduction, ecosystem restora-
tion, water quality, salinity control, water supply reli-
ability, and recreation. 
(b) COOPERATION.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall cooperate with the California Department 
of Water Resources and appropriate Federal and State en-
tities in developing options for the beneficial use of 
dredged material from San Francisco Bay for the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta area. 
(c) REVIEW.—The study shall include a review of the 
feasibility of using Sherman Island as a rehandling site 
for levee maintenance material, as well as for ecosystem 
restoration. The review may include monitoring a pilot 
project using up to 150,000 cubic yards of dredged mate-
rial and being carried out at the Sherman Island site, ex-
amining larger scale use of dredged materials from the 
San Francisco Bay and Suisun Bay Channel, and ana-
lyzing the feasibility of the potential use of saline mate-
rials from the San Francisco Bay for both rehandling and 
ecosystem restoration purposes. 
SEC. 4024. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE STUDY, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the South San 
Francisco Bay shoreline study, the Secretary shall—
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(1) review the planning, design, and land acqui-
sition documents prepared by the California State 
Coastal Conservancy, the Santa Clara Valley Water 
District, and other local interests in developing rec-
ommendations for measures to provide flood protec-
tion of the South San Francisco Bay shoreline, res-
toration of the South San Francisco Bay salt ponds 
(including lands owned by the Department of the In-
terior), and other related purposes; and 
(2) incorporate such planning, design, and land 
acquisition documents into the Federal study if the 
Secretary determines that such documents are con-
sistent with Federal standards. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2008, 
the Secretary shall transmit a feasibility report for the 
South San Francisco Bay shoreline study to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate. 
(c) CREDIT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of any 
project authorized by law as a result of the South 
San Francisco Bay shoreline study the cost of work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before the