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(b) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, and submit to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report on the results of, a feasibility study for each of 
the projects described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 8308. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN BEACH NOURISH-
MENT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a water resources de-
velopment project described in subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) fund, at Federal expense, any incremental 
increase in cost to the project that results from a legal 
requirement to use a borrow source determined by the 
Secretary to be other than the least-cost option; and 
(2) exclude the cost described in paragraph (1) 
from the cost-benefit analysis for the project. 
(b) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DE-
SCRIBED.—A water resources development project referred 
to in subsection (a) is any of the following: 
(1) The Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New 
Jersey, hurricane storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, and ecosystem restoration project, authorized 
by section 101(a)(26) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 278). 
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(2) The Folly Beach, South Carolina, shoreline 
protection project, authorized by section 501(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4136; 105 Stat. 520). 
(3) The Carolina Beach and Vicinity, North 
Carolina, coastal storm risk management project, au-
thorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 
1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 2741). 
(4) The Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, 
coastal storm risk management project, authorized by 
section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 
1182; 134 Stat. 2741). 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section lim-
its the eligibility for, or availability of, Federal expendi-
tures or financial assistance for any water resources devel-
opment project, including any beach nourishment or re-
nourishment project, under any other provision of Federal 
law. 
SEC. 8309. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN. 
(a) STUDY OF FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized, 
at Federal expense, to carry out a study to determine 
the feasibility of a project for flood risk management 
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and related purposes in the Columbia River Basin 
and to report to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate with recommendations thereon, 
including recommendations for a project to poten-
tially reduce the reliance on Canada for flood risk 
management in the basin. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the activities described in this subsection in co-
ordination with other Federal and State agencies and 
Indian Tribes. 
(b) FUNDS FOR COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY OBLIGA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
expend funds appropriated for the purpose of satis-
fying United States obligations under the Columbia 
River Treaty to compensate Canada for operating Ca-
nadian storage on behalf of the United States under 
such treaty. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the U.S. entity calls upon 
Canada to operate Canadian reservoir storage for 
flood risk management on behalf of the United States, 
which operation may incur an obligation to com-
pensate Canada under the Columbia River Treaty— 
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(A) the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Environment and 
Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate, 
by not later than 30 days after the initiation of 
the call, a written notice of the action and a jus-
tification, including a description of the cir-
cumstances necessitating the call; 
(B) upon a determination by the United 
States of the amount of compensation that shall 
be paid to Canada, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Environ-
ment and Public Works and Appropriations of 
the Senate a written notice specifying such 
amount and an explanation of how such amount 
was derived, which notification shall not delay 
or impede the flood risk management mission of 
the U.S. entity; and 
(C) the Secretary shall make no payment to 
Canada for the call under the Columbia River 
Treaty until such time as funds appropriated for 
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the purpose of compensating Canada under such 
treaty are available. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) COLUMBIA
RIVER
BASIN.—The term 
‘‘Columbia River Basin’’ means the entire 
United States portion of the Columbia River wa-
tershed. 
(B) COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY.—The term 
‘‘Columbia River Treaty’’ means the treaty relat-
ing to cooperative development of the water re-
sources of the Columbia River Basin, signed at 
Washington January 17, 1961, and entered into 
force September 16, 1964. 
(C) U.S. ENTITY.—The term ‘‘U.S. entity’’ 
means the entity designated by the United States 
under Article XIV of the Columbia River Treaty. 
SEC. 8310. EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGIC CHANGES IN 
SOURIS RIVER BASIN. 
The Secretary is authorized to evaluate hydrologic 
changes affecting the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement Be-
tween the Government of Canada and the Government of 
the United States of America for Water Supply and Flood 
Control in the Souris River Basin’’, signed and entered into 
force on October 26, 1989. 
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SEC. 8311. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 
Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) Subject to section 
903(a) of this Act, the Secretary is authorized 
and directed to undertake’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘canals’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘100 percent.’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘channels attendant to the operations 
of the community ditch and Acequia systems in 
New Mexico that— 
‘‘(1) are declared to be a political subdivision of 
the State; or 
‘‘(2) belong to an Indian Tribe (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(f); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) INCLUSIONS.—The measures described in sub-
section (b) shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
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‘‘(1) ensure greater resiliency of diversion struc-
tures, including to flow variations, prolonged drought 
conditions, invasive plant species, and threats from 
changing hydrological and climatic conditions; or 
‘‘(2) support research, development, and training 
for innovative management solutions, including those 
for controlling invasive aquatic plants that affect 
acequias. 
‘‘(d) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 
cost of carrying out the measures described in subsection 
(b), including study costs, shall be 25 percent, except that 
in the case of a measure benefitting an economically dis-
advantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under 
section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvan-
taged communities located in urban and rural areas, the 
Federal share of the cost of carrying out such measure shall 
be 90 percent. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the measures de-
scribed in subsection (b) $80,000,000.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘(f) The Secretary is 
further authorized and directed to’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC ENTITY STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or belong to an In-
dian Tribe within the State of New Mexico’’ 
after ‘‘that State’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘This public entity status will allow the officials 
of these Acequia systems’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—The public entity status provided 
under paragraph (1) shall allow the officials of the 
Acequia systems described in such paragraph’’. 
SEC. 8312. PORT OF NOME, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
project for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, authorized by 
section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (134 Stat. 2733). 
(b) COST SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal interest for 
the project described in subsection (a) shall pay 10 
percent of the costs associated with the general navi-
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gation features of the project during the period of con-
struction. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 101(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2211(a)(2)) shall not apply to the project described in 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 8313. ST. GEORGE, ALASKA. 
Notwithstanding the terms of the local cooperation 
agreement between the Department of the Army and the 
City of St. George, Alaska, dated December 23, 1988, the 
Secretary shall waive any and all payments due and owing 
to the United States by the City of St. George on or after 
the date of enactment this Act resulting from the judgment 
filed on November 8, 1993, in the United States Court of 
Federal Claims in J.E. McAmis, Inc. v. United States, 90– 
315C, 91–1194C, and 91–1195C. 
SEC. 8314. UNALASKA (DUTCH HARBOR) CHANNELS, ALAS-
KA. 
Section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734) is amended, in row 3 (relating 
to the project for navigation, Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) 
Channels, Alaska), by striking ‘‘February 7, 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 2, 2020’’. 
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SEC. 8315. STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, 
COASTAL EROSION, AND ICE AND GLACIAL 
DAMAGE, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram to carry out structural and nonstructural projects for 
storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, 
and ice and glacial damage in the State of Alaska, includ-
ing— 
(1) relocation of affected communities; and 
(2) construction of replacement facilities. 
(b) COST SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of a 
project carried out under this section shall be in ac-
cordance with sections 103 and 105 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213, 
2215). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project benefit-
ting an economically disadvantaged community (as 
defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 
2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged 
communities located in urban and rural areas, the 
non-Federal share of the cost of such project shall be 
10 percent. 
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(c) REPEAL.—Section 116 of the Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 (123 Stat. 2851), is repealed. 
(d) TREATMENT.—The program authorized by sub-
section (a) shall be considered a continuation of the pro-
gram authorized by section 116 of the Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 (123 Stat. 2851) (as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
SEC. 8316. ST. FRANCIS LAKE CONTROL STRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall set the ordi-
nary high water mark for water impounded behind the St. 
Francis Lake Control Structure, authorized by the Act of 
May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 538; 79 Stat. 1077), 
at 208 feet mean sea level. 
(b) OPERATION BY PROJECT MANAGER.—In setting 
the ordinary high water mark under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the project manager for the St. 
Francis Lake Control Structure may continue operating 
such structure in accordance with the instructions set forth 
in the document titled ‘‘St. Francis Lake Control Structure 
Standing Instructions to the Project Manager’’ and pub-
lished in January 1982 by the Corps of Engineers, Memphis 
District. 
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SEC. 8317. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ADAMS 
AND DENVER COUNTIES, COLORADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite the 
completion of a written agreement under section 204(d) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2232(d)) with the non-Federal interest for the project for 
ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, South 
Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, 
Colorado, authorized by section 401(4) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2739). 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The written agreement de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall provide for reimbursement 
of the non-Federal interest from funds in the allocation for 
the project described in subsection (a) in the detailed spend 
plan submitted for amounts appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY—CORPS OF ENGI-
NEERS—CIVIL—CONSTRUCTION’’ in title III of divi-
sion J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (135 
Stat. 1359) if the Secretary determines that funds in an 
amount sufficient to reimburse the non-Federal interest are 
available in such allocation. 
SEC. 8318. FRUITVALE AVENUE RAILROAD BRIDGE, ALA-
MEDA, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 4017(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1175) is repealed. 
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SEC. 8319. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in Los Angeles County, Cali-
fornia. 
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 
this section may be in the form of design and construction 
assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 
and resource protection and development projects in Los 
Angeles County, California, including projects for waste-
water treatment and related facilities, water supply and re-
lated facilities, environmental restoration, and surface 
water resource protection and development. 
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest with 
respect to the project to be carried out with such as-
sistance. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment for a project entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for the following: 
(A) Development by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal and State of-
ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 
development plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications. 
(B) Establishment of such legal and institu-
tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 
effective long-term operation of the project by the 
non-Federal interest. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project under this section— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of 
grants or reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 
delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 
project that is the subject of an agreement under 
this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive 
credit for reasonable interest incurred in pro-
viding the non-Federal share of the project cost. 
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(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 
interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non- 
Federal share of project cost (including all rea-
sonable costs associated with obtaining permits 
necessary for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
controlled land), but the credit may not exceed 
25 percent of total project costs. 
(D) OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 
costs for projects constructed with assistance pro-
vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 
carry out this section may be used by the Corps of 
Engineers district offices to administer projects under 
this section at Federal expense. 
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SEC. 8320. DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS 
OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE 
AREA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for flood 
risk management, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, Cali-
fornia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 
(chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1589; 50 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 1215; 
55 Stat. 647; 64 Stat. 177; 104 Stat. 4611), consisting of 
the debris basins described in subsection (b), is no longer 
authorized beginning on the date that is 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEBRIS BASINS DESCRIBED.—The debris basins 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following debris basins 
operated and maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood 
Control District, as generally defined in Corps of Engineers 
operations and maintenance manuals as may be further de-
scribed in an agreement entered into under subsection (c): 
Auburn Debris Basin, Bailey Debris Basin, Big Dalton De-
bris Basin, Blanchard Canyon Debris Basin, Blue Gum 
Canyon Debris Basin, Brand Canyon Debris Basin, Carter 
Debris Basin, Childs Canyon Debris Basin, Dunsmuir 
Canyon Debris Basin, Eagle Canyon Debris Basin, Eaton 
Wash Debris Basin, Elmwood Canyon Debris Basin, Emer-
ald East Debris Basin, Emerald West Debris Retention 
Inlet, Hay Debris Basin, Hillcrest Debris Basin, La Tuna 
Canyon Debris Basin, Little Dalton Debris Basin, Live 
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Oak Debris Retention Inlet, Lopez Debris Retention Inlet, 
Lower Sunset Canyon Debris Basin, Marshall Canyon De-
bris Retention Inlet, Santa Anita Debris Basin, Sawpit De-
bris Basin, Schoolhouse Canyon Debris Basin, Shields Can-
yon Debris Basin, Sierra Madre Villa Debris Basin, Snover 
Canyon Debris Basin, Stough Canyon Debris Basin, Wil-
son Canyon Debris Basin, and Winery Canyon Debris 
Basin. 
(c) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood 
Control District to ensure that the Los Angeles County 
Flood Control District— 
(1) operates, maintains, repairs, and rehabili-
tates, and replaces as necessary, the debris basins de-
scribed in subsection (b)— 
(A) in perpetuity at no cost to the United 
States; and 
(B) in a manner that ensures that the 
quantity 
and 
concentration 
of 
stormwater 
inflows from such debris basins does not reduce 
the level of flood protection of the project de-
scribed in subsection (a); 
(2) retains public ownership of, and compatible 
uses for, all real property required for the continued 
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functioning of the debris basins described in sub-
section (b), consistent with authorized purposes of the 
project described in subsection (a); 
(3) allows the Corps of Engineers to continue to 
operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair, and replace 
appurtenant structures, such as rain and stream 
gages, located within the debris basins subject to de-
authorization under subsection (a) as necessary to en-
sure the continued functioning of the project described 
in subsection (a); and 
(4) holds and saves the United States harmless 
from damages due to overtopping, breach, failure, op-
eration, or maintenance of the debris basins described 
in subsection (b). 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary may ac-
cept and expend funds voluntarily contributed by the Los 
Angeles County Flood Control District to cover the adminis-
trative costs incurred by the Secretary to— 
(1) enter into an agreement under subsection (c); 
and 
(2) monitor compliance with such agreement. 
SEC. 8321. MURRIETA CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 103 of title I of appendix B of Public Law 
106–377 (114 Stat. 1441A–65) (relating to the project for 
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flood control, environmental restoration, and recreation, 
Murrieta Creek, California), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$89,850,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$277,194,000’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$57,735,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$180,176,100’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$32,115,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$97,017,900’’. 
SEC. 8322. SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA. 
The portion of the project for flood protection in the 
Sacramento River Basin, authorized by section 2 of the Act 
of March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 68 Stat. 1264; 
110 Stat. 3662; 113 Stat. 319), consisting of the portion 
of the American River North Levee, upstream of Arden 
Way, from G.P.S. coordinate 38.600948N 121.330599W to 
38.592261N 121.334155W, is no longer authorized begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8323. SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, SAN DIEGO 
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control and 
navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego 
County, California, authorized by the Act of July 24, 1946 
(chapter 595, 60 Stat. 636; 134 Stat. 2705), is modified 
to change the authorized conveyance capacity of the project 
to a level determined appropriate by the Secretary based 
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on the actual capacity of the project, which level may be 
further modified by the Secretary as necessary to account 
for sea level rise. 
(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal sponsor for 
the project described in subsection (a) shall prepare 
for review and approval by the Secretary a revised 
operation and maintenance manual for the project to 
implement the modification described in subsection 
(a). 
(2) FUNDING.—The non-Federal sponsor shall 
provide to the Secretary funds sufficient to cover the 
costs incurred by the Secretary to review and approve 
the manual described in paragraph (1), and the Sec-
retary may accept and expend such funds in the per-
formance of such review and approval. 
(c) EMERGENCY REPAIR AND RESTORATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—Upon approval by the Secretary of the revised oper-
ation and maintenance manual required under subsection 
(b), and subject to compliance by the non-Federal sponsor 
with the requirements of such manual and with any other 
eligibility requirement established by the Secretary, the 
project described in subsection (a) shall be considered for 
assistance under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n(a)). 
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SEC. 8324. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN SANTA 
CLARA BASIN, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 111 of title I of division B of the Miscellaneous 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554, appendix 
D, 114 Stat. 2763A–224 (as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 
2763)); 121 Stat. 1209), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and volatile 
organic compounds’’ after ‘‘perchlorates’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘and vola-
tile organic compounds’’ after ‘‘perchlorates’’. 
SEC. 8325. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 203(a)(1)(A) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2675) is amended by striking ‘‘ocean shoreline’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘bay and ocean shorelines’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out a study under 
section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
(90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158), pursuant to section 
203(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (as amended by this section), the Secretary shall not 
differentiate between damages related to high tide flooding 
and coastal storm flooding for the purposes of determining 
the Federal interest or cost share. 
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SEC. 8326. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except for funds required for a bet-
terment or for a locally preferred plan, the Secretary shall 
not require the non-Federal interest for the project for flood 
risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, 
South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California, authorized 
by section 1401(6) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714), to contribute funds under an 
agreement entered into prior to the date of enactment of 
this Act in excess of the total cash contribution required 
from the non-Federal interest for the project under section 
103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall not, at any 
time, defer, suspend, or terminate construction of the project 
described in subsection (a) solely on the basis of a deter-
mination by the Secretary that an additional appropria-
tion is required to cover the Federal share of the cost to 
complete construction of the project, if Federal funds, in an 
amount determined by the Secretary to be sufficient to con-
tinue construction of the project, remain available in the 
allocation for the project under the Long-Term Disaster Re-
covery Investment Plan for amounts appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL—DEPARTMENT 
OF THE ARMY—CONSTRUCTION’’ in title IV of subdivision 
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1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub-
lic Law 115–123; 132 Stat. 76). 
SEC. 8327. DELAWARE SHORE PROTECTION AND RESTORA-
TION. 
(a) DELAWARE BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATE-
RIAL FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER, DELAWARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the non-Fed-
eral interest for the project for hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of 
Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, 
authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736) (referred to 
in this subsection as the ‘‘project’’), the Secretary 
shall implement the project using borrow sources that 
are alternatives to the Delaware River, Philadelphia 
to the Sea, project, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (chap-
ter 382, 36 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 52 Stat. 803; 59 
Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 297). 
(2) INTERIM AUTHORITY.—Until the Secretary 
implements the modification under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary is authorized, at the request of a non-Fed-
eral interest, to carry out initial construction or peri-
odic nourishments at any site included in the project 
under— 
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(A) section 1122 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note); or 
(B) section 204(d) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)). 
(3) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
to construct and periodically nourish the project, in-
cluding the cost of any modifications carried out 
under paragraph (1) and the incremental cost of any 
placements carried out under paragraph (2)(B), shall 
be 90 percent. 
(b) DELAWARE EMERGENCY SHORE RESTORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
repair or restore a federally authorized hurricane and 
storm damage reduction structure or project or a pub-
lic beach located in the State of Delaware pursuant 
to section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 
U.S.C. 701n(a)), if— 
(A) the structure, project, or public beach is 
damaged by wind, wave, or water action associ-
ated with a Nor’easter; and 
(B) the Secretary determines that the dam-
age prevents— 
(i) in the case of a structure or project, 
the adequate functioning of the structure or 
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project for the authorized purposes of the 
structure or project; or 
(ii) in the case of a public beach, the 
adequate functioning of the beach as a nat-
ural barrier to inundation, wave attack, or 
erosion coinciding with hurricanes, coastal 
storms, or Nor’easters. 
(2) JUSTIFICATION.—The Secretary may carry 
out a repair or restoration activity under paragraph 
(1) without the need to demonstrate that the activity 
is justified solely by national economic development 
benefits if— 
(A) the Secretary determines that— 
(i) such activity is necessary to restore 
the adequate functioning of the structure, 
project, or public beach for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), as applicable; 
and 
(ii) such activity is warranted to pro-
tect against loss to life or property of the 
community protected by the structure, 
project, or public beach; and 
(B) in the case of a public beach, the non- 
Federal interest agrees to participate in, and 
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comply with, applicable Federal floodplain man-
agement and flood insurance programs. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—Repair or restoration ac-
tivities carried out by the Secretary under paragraph 
(2) shall be given equal budgetary consideration and 
priority as activities justified solely by national eco-
nomic development benefits. 
(4) LIMITATIONS.—An activity carried out 
under paragraph (1) for a public beach shall not— 
(A) repair or restore the beach beyond its 
natural profile; or 
(B) be considered initial construction of the 
hurricane and storm damage reduction project. 
(5) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—The authority pro-
vided by this subsection shall be in addition to any 
authority provided by section 5(a) of the Act of Au-
gust 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) to repair or restore 
federally authorized hurricane or shore protective 
structure or project located in the State of Delaware 
damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action 
of other than an ordinary nature. 
(6) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out an activity under paragraph (1) for a pub-
lic beach shall expire on the date that is 10 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Colfax,’’ 
before ‘‘Sandoval’’; 
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘water 
reuse,’’ after ‘‘conservation,’’; and 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(h), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(7) NEW
YORK
CITY
WATERSHED.—Section 
552(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (110 Stat. 3780) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘design and construction as-
sistance’’ and inserting ‘‘design, repair, replace-
ment, and construction assistance’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘treatment, and distribution 
facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘treatment, stormwater 
management, and water distribution facilities’’. 
(8) OHIO AND NORTH DAKOTA.—Section 594 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 381; 119 Stat. 2261; 121 Stat. 1140; 121 Stat. 
1944) is amended— 
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(h), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$240,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized under sub-
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section (h), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section $100,000,000, to be divided between the 
States referred to in subsection (a).’’. 
(9) 
SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 
566 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(110 Stat. 3786; 113 Stat. 352) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting 
‘‘SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA 
AND LOWER DELAWARE RIVER BASIN.’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and the 
Lower Delaware River Basin’’ after ‘‘south-
eastern Pennsylvania’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘south-
eastern Pennsylvania, including projects for 
waste water treatment and related facilities,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘southeastern Pennsylvania and 
the Lower Delaware River Basin, including 
projects for wastewater treatment and related fa-
cilities (including sewer overflow infrastructure 
improvements and other stormwater manage-
ment),’’; 
(D) by amending subsection (g) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(g) AREAS DEFINED.—In this section: 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
3. CA 
Lower Cache 
Creek, Yolo 
County, Wood-
land and Vicin-
ity 
June 21, 
2021 
Federal: $238,151,550 
Non-Federal: $128,235,450 
Total: $366,387,000 
4. NE 
Papillion Creek 
and Tributaries 
Lakes 
January 24, 
2022 
Federal: $100,618,000 
Non-Federal: $57,359,000 
Total: $157,977,000 
5. OR 
Portland Metro 
Levee System 
August 20, 
2021 
Federal: $89,708,000 
Non-Federal: $48,304,000 
Total: $138,012,000 
6. PR 
Rio Guanajibo 
Flood Risk 
Management, 
Mayaguez, 
Hormigueros, 
and San Ger-
man 
May 24, 
2022 
Federal: $184,778,000 
Non-Federal: $0 
Total: $184,778,000 
(3) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK RE-
DUCTION.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. CT 
Fairfield and New 
Haven Counties 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
January 19, 
2021 
Federal: $107,350,000 
Non-Federal: $57,804,000 
Total: $165,154,000 
2. FL 
Florida Keys, 
Monroe County, 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
September 
24, 2021 
Federal: $1,774,631,000 
Non-Federal: $955,570,000 
Total: $2,730,201,000 
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