I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2864 
To provide for the conservation and development of water and related re-
sources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2005 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. DUNCAN, and Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Army to construct various projects for improvements to 
rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS 
Sec. 1001. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 1002. Small projects for flood damage reduction. 
Sec. 1003. Small projects for emergency streambank protection. 
Sec. 1004. Small projects for navigation. 
Sec. 1005. Small projects for improvement of the quality of the environment. 
Sec. 1006. Small projects for aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
Sec. 1007. Small projects for shoreline protection. 
Sec. 1008. Small projects for snagging and sediment removal. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 2001. Non-Federal contributions. 
Sec. 2002. Harbor cost sharing. 
Sec. 2003. Funding to process permits. 
Sec. 2004. National shoreline erosion control development and demonstration 
program. 
Sec. 2005. Small shore and beach restoration and protection projects. 
Sec. 2006. Written agreement for water resources projects. 
Sec. 2007. Assistance for remediation, restoration, and reuse. 
Sec. 2008. Compilation of laws. 
Sec. 2009. Dredged material disposal. 
Sec. 2010. Wetlands mitigation. 
Sec. 2011. Remote and subsistence harbors. 
Sec. 2012. Beneficial uses of dredged material. 
Sec. 2013. Cost-sharing provisions for certain areas. 
Sec. 2014. Revision of project partnership agreement. 
Sec. 2015. Cost sharing. 
Sec. 2016. Credit for work performed before partnership agreement. 
Sec. 2017. Recreation user fee revenues. 
Sec. 2018. Expedited actions for emergency flood damage reduction. 
Sec. 2019. Watershed and river basin assessments. 
Sec. 2020. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 2021. Wildfire firefighting. 
Sec. 2022. Credit for nonconstruction services. 
Sec. 2023. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 2024. Coordination and scheduling of Federal, State, and local actions. 
Sec. 2025. Project streamlining. 
Sec. 2026. Lakes program. 
Sec. 2027. Mitigation for fish and wildlife losses. 
Sec. 2028. Cooperative agreements. 
Sec. 2029. Project planning. 
Sec. 2030. Independent peer review. 
Sec. 2031. Training funds. 
Sec. 2032. Access to water resource data. 
Sec. 2033. Shore protection projects. 
Sec. 2034. Ability to pay. 
Sec. 2035. Aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
Sec. 2036. Small flood damage reduction projects. 
Sec. 2037. Leasing authority. 
Sec. 2038. Cost estimates. 
Sec. 2039. Studies and reports for water resources projects. 
Sec. 2040. Fiscal transparency report.
TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS 
Sec. 3001. King Cove Harbor, Alaska. 
Sec. 3002. St. Paul Harbor, St. Paul Island, Alaska. 
Sec. 3003. Sitka, Alaska. 
Sec. 3004. Tatitlek, Alaska. 
Sec. 3005. Whittier, Alaska. 
Sec. 3006. Grand Prairie Region and Bayou Meto basin, Arkansas. 
Sec. 3007. Osceola Harbor, Arkansas. 
Sec. 3008. Pine Mountain Dam, Arkansas. 
Sec. 3009. Saint Francis Basin, Arkansas. 
Sec. 3010. American River Watershed, California. 
Sec. 3011. Compton Creek, California. 
Sec. 3012. Grayson Creek/Murderer’s Creek, California. 
Sec. 3013. Hamilton Airfield, California. 
Sec. 3014. John F. Baldwin Ship Channel and Stockton Ship Channel, Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 3015. Kaweah River, California. 
Sec. 3016. Larkspur Ferry Channel, Larkspur, California. 
Sec. 3017. Llagas Creek, California. 
Sec. 3018. Los Angeles Harbor, California. 
Sec. 3019. Magpie Creek, California. 
Sec. 3020. Pacific Flyway Center, Sacramento, California. 
Sec. 3021. Pinole Creek, California. 
Sec. 3022. Prado Dam, California. 
Sec. 3023. Sacramento and American Rivers Flood Control, California. 
Sec. 3024. Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California. 
Sec. 3025. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California. 
Sec. 3026. Santa Cruz Harbor, California. 
Sec. 3027. Seven Oaks Dam, California. 
Sec. 3028. Upper Guadalupe River, California. 
Sec. 3029. Walnut Creek Channel, California. 
Sec. 3030. Wildcat/San Pablo Creek Phase I, California. 
Sec. 3031. Wildcat/San Pablo Creek Phase II, California. 
Sec. 3032. Yuba River Basin project, California. 
Sec. 3033. John Martin Reservoir, Bent County, Colorado. 
Sec. 3034. Intracoastal Waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Dela-
ware and Maryland. 
Sec. 3035. Brevard County, Florida. 
Sec. 3036. Broward County and Hillsboro Inlet, Florida. 
Sec. 3037. Canaveral Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 3038. Gasparilla and Estero Islands, Florida. 
Sec. 3039. Jacksonville Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 3040. Lido Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida. 
Sec. 3041. Miami Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 3042. Peanut Island, Florida. 
Sec. 3043. Tampa Harbor-Big Bend Channel, Florida. 
Sec. 3044. Tampa Harbor Cut B, Florida. 
Sec. 3045. Allatoona Lake, Georgia. 
Sec. 3046. Latham River, Glynn County, Georgia. 
Sec. 3047. Dworshak Dam and Reservoir improvements, Idaho. 
Sec. 3048. Beardstown Community Boat Harbor, Beardstown, Illinois. 
Sec. 3049. Cache River Levee, Illinois. 
Sec. 3050. Chicago River, Illinois. 
Sec. 3051. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Illinois.
Sec. 3052. Emiquon, Illinois. 
Sec. 3053. LaSalle, Illinois. 
Sec. 3054. Spunky Bottoms, Illinois. 
Sec. 3055. Fort Wayne and vicinity, Indiana. 
Sec. 3056. Koontz Lake, Indiana. 
Sec. 3057. Little Calumet River, Indiana. 
Sec. 3058. White River, Indiana. 
Sec. 3059. Des Moines River and Greenbelt, Iowa. 
Sec. 3060. Prestonsburg, Kentucky. 
Sec. 3061. Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish 
Watershed. 
Sec. 3062. Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3063. Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3064. Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3065. J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, Mississippi River to Shreveport, 
Louisiana. 
Sec. 3066. Mississippi Delta Region, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3067. New Orleans to Venice, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3068. West bank of the Mississippi River (East of Harvey Canal), Lou-
isiana. 
Sec. 3069. Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine. 
Sec. 3070. Union River, Maine. 
Sec. 3071. Gwynns Falls Watershed, Baltimore, Maryland. 
Sec. 3072. Detroit River Shoreline, Detroit, Michigan. 
Sec. 3073. St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan. 
Sec. 3074. Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. 
Sec. 3075. Ada, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3076. Duluth Harbor, McQuade Road, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3077. Grand Portage Harbor, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3078. Granite Falls, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3079. Knife River Harbor, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3080. Red Lake River, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3081. Silver Bay, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3082. Taconite Harbor, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3083. Two Harbors, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3084. Deer Island, Harrison County, Mississippi. 
Sec. 3085. Pearl River Basin, Mississippi. 
Sec. 3086. Festus and Crystal City, Missouri. 
Sec. 3087. Monarch-Chesterfield, Missouri. 
Sec. 3088. River Des Peres, Missouri. 
Sec. 3089. Antelope Creek, Lincoln, Nebraska. 
Sec. 3090. Sand Creek watershed, Wahoo, Nebraska. 
Sec. 3091. Passaic River Basin flood management, New Jersey. 
Sec. 3092. Buffalo Harbor, New York. 
Sec. 3093. Orchard Beach, Bronx, New York. 
Sec. 3094. Port of New York and New Jersey, New York and New Jersey. 
Sec. 3095. New York State Canal System. 
Sec. 3096. Lower Girard Lake Dam, Ohio. 
Sec. 3097. Mahoning River, Ohio. 
Sec. 3098. Arcadia lake, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 3099. Willamette River temperature control, McKenzie Subbasin, Oregon. 
Sec. 3100. Delaware River, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. 
Sec. 3101. Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3102. Sheraden Park Stream and Chartiers Creek, Allegheny County, 
Pennsylvania.
Sec. 3103. Solomon’s Creek, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3104. South Central Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3105. Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3106. Cedar Bayou, Texas. 
Sec. 3107. Freeport Harbor, Texas. 
Sec. 3108. Johnson Creek, Arlington, Texas. 
Sec. 3109. Lake Kemp, Texas. 
Sec. 3110. Lower Rio Grande Basin, Texas. 
Sec. 3111. North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. 
Sec. 3112. Pat Mayse Lake, Texas. 
Sec. 3113. Proctor Lake, Texas. 
Sec. 3114. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. 
Sec. 3115. James River, Virginia. 
Sec. 3116. Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, and Wise Counties, Virginia. 
Sec. 3117. Tangier Island Seawall, Virginia. 
Sec. 3118. Duwamish/Green, Washington. 
Sec. 3119. Yakima River, Port of Sunnyside, Washington. 
Sec. 3120. Greenbrier River Basin, West Virginia. 
Sec. 3121. Lesage/Greenbottom Swamp, West Virginia. 
Sec. 3122. Northern West Virginia. 
Sec. 3123. Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin. 
Sec. 3124. Mississippi River headwaters reservoirs. 
Sec. 3125. Continuation of project authorizations. 
Sec. 3126. Project reauthorizations. 
Sec. 3127. Project deauthorizations. 
Sec. 3128. Land conveyances. 
Sec. 3129. Extinguishment of reversionary interests and use restrictions. 
TITLE IV—STUDIES 
Sec. 4001. John Glenn Great Lakes Basin program. 
Sec. 4002. Lake Erie dredged material disposal sites. 
Sec. 4003. Southwestern United States drought study. 
Sec. 4004. Upper Mississippi River comprehensive plan. 
Sec. 4005. St. George Harbor, Alaska. 
Sec. 4006. Susitna River, Alaska. 
Sec. 4007. Gila Bend, Maricopa, Arizona. 
Sec. 4008. Searcy County, Arkansas. 
Sec. 4009. Dry Creek Valley, California. 
Sec. 4010. Elkhorn Slough estuary, California. 
Sec. 4011. Los Angeles River, California. 
Sec. 4012. Lytle Creek, Rialto, California. 
Sec. 4013. Mokelumne River, San Joaquin County, California. 
Sec. 4014. Napa River, St. Helena, California. 
Sec. 4015. Orick, California. 
Sec. 4016. Sacramento River, California. 
Sec. 4017. San Diego County, California. 
Sec. 4018. San Francisco Bay, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California. 
Sec. 4019. South San Francisco Bay shoreline study, California. 
Sec. 4020. Twentynine Palms, California. 
Sec. 4021. Yucca Valley, California. 
Sec. 4022. Boulder Creek, Boulder, Colorado. 
Sec. 4023. Roaring Fork River, Basalt, Colorado. 
Sec. 4024. Delaware and Christina Rivers and Shellpot Creek, Wilmington, 
Delaware.
Sec. 4025. Collier County beaches, Florida. 
Sec. 4026. Vanderbilt Beach Lagoon, Florida. 
Sec. 4027. Meriwether County, Georgia. 
Sec. 4028. Tybee Island, Georgia. 
Sec. 4029. Kaukonahua-Helemano watershed, Oahu, Hawaii. 
Sec. 4030. West Maui, Maui, Hawaii. 
Sec. 4031. Boise River, Idaho. 
Sec. 4032. Ballard’s Island Side Channel, Illinois. 
Sec. 4033. Chicago, Illinois. 
Sec. 4034. South Branch, Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. 
Sec. 4035. Utica, Illinois. 
Sec. 4036. Lake and Porter Counties, Indiana. 
Sec. 4037. Salem, Indiana. 
Sec. 4038. Buckhorn Lake, Kentucky. 
Sec. 4039. Dewey Lake, Kentucky. 
Sec. 4040. Louisville, Kentucky. 
Sec. 4041. Bastrop-Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. 
Sec. 4042. Offshore oil and gas fabrication ports, Louisiana. 
Sec. 4043. Vermilion River, Louisiana. 
Sec. 4044. West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 
Sec. 4045. Patapsco River, Maryland. 
Sec. 4046. Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 
Sec. 4047. Hamburg and Green Oak Townships, Michigan. 
Sec. 4048. St. Clair River, Michigan. 
Sec. 4049. Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minnesota and Wisconsin. 
Sec. 4050. Wild Rice River, Minnesota. 
Sec. 4051. Mississippi coastal area, Mississippi. 
Sec. 4052. Northeast Mississippi. 
Sec. 4053. St. Louis, Missouri. 
Sec. 4054. Dredged material disposal, New Jersey. 
Sec. 4055. Bayonne, New Jersey. 
Sec. 4056. Carteret, New Jersey. 
Sec. 4057. Elizabeth River, Elizabeth, New Jersey. 
Sec. 4058. Gloucester County, New Jersey. 
Sec. 4059. Perth Amboy, New Jersey. 
Sec. 4060. Wreck Pond, Monmouth County, New Jersey. 
Sec. 4061. Batavia, New York. 
Sec. 4062. Big Sister Creek, Evans, New York. 
Sec. 4063. East Chester Bay, Turtle Cove, New York. 
Sec. 4064. Hudson-Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey. 
Sec. 4065. Lake Erie Shoreline, Buffalo, New York. 
Sec. 4066. Newtown Creek, New York. 
Sec. 4067. Niagara River, New York. 
Sec. 4068. Upper Delaware River watershed, New York. 
Sec. 4069. Lincoln County, North Carolina. 
Sec. 4070. Wilkes County, North Carolina. 
Sec. 4071. Yadkinville, North Carolina. 
Sec. 4072. Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Sec. 4073. Euclid, Ohio. 
Sec. 4074. Lake Erie, Ohio. 
Sec. 4075. Ohio River, Ohio. 
Sec. 4076. Sutherlin, Oregon. 
Sec. 4077. Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oregon. 
Sec. 4078. Ecosystem restoration and fish passage improvements, Oregon. 
Sec. 4079. Walla Walla River basin, Oregon.