In the Senate of the United States,
July 1 (legislative day, June 30), 2005.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2419) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2006, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the
following
AMENDMENT:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, for energy and
water development and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
The following appropriations shall be expended under
the direction of the Chief of Engineers and the supervision
of the Director of Civil Works for authorized civil functions
of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers and
harbors, flood control, shore protection and storm damage
reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related pur-
poses.
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses necessary for the collection and study of
basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood con-
trol, shore protection and storm damage reduction, aquatic
ecosystem restoration, and related projects, restudy of au-
thorized projects, miscellaneous investigations, and, when
authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies and plans
and specifications of projects prior to construction,
$180,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the construction of river
and harbor, flood control, shore protection and storm dam-
age reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related
projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies,
and plans and specifications, of such projects (including
those for development with participation or under consider-
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ation for participation by States, local governments, or pri-
vate groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law
(but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications,
shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to
construction); $2,086,664,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the
Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the
Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as author-
ized by Public Law 104–303; and of which such sums as
are necessary pursuant to Public Law 99–662 shall be de-
rived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, to cover one-
half of the costs of construction and rehabilitation of inland
waterways projects, (including the rehabilitation costs for
Lock and Dam 11, Mississippi River, Iowa; Lock and Dam
19, Mississippi River, Iowa; Lock and Dam 24, Mississippi
River, Illinois and Missouri; Lock 27, Mississippi River,
Illinois; and Lock and Dam 3, Mississippi River, Min-
nesota) shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust
Fund: Provided, That using $15,000,000 of the funds ap-
propriated herein, the Chief of Engineers is directed to con-
tinue construction of the Dallas Floodway Extension,
Texas, project, including the Cadillac Heights feature, gen-
erally in accordance with the Chief of Engineers report
dated December 7, 1999: Provided further, That the Chief
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of Engineers is directed to use $2,000,000 of the funds pro-
vided herein to continue construction of the Hawaii Water
Management Project: Provided further, That the Chief of
Engineers is directed to use $13,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated herein to continue construction of the navigation
project at Kaumalapau Harbor, Hawaii: Provided further,
That the Chief of Engineers is directed to use $4,000,000
of the funds provided herein for the Dam Safety and Seep-
age/Stability Correction Program to complete construction
of seepage control features and repairs to the tainter gates
at Waterbury Dam, Vermont: Provided further, That the
Chief of Engineers is directed to use $9,500,000 of the funds
appropriated herein to proceed with planning, engineering,
design or construction of the Grundy, Buchanan County,
and Dickenson County, Virginia, elements of the Levisa and
Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland
River Project: Provided further, That the Chief of Engineers
is directed to use $4,600,000 of the funds appropriated here-
in to continue with the planning, engineering, design or
construction of the Lower Mingo County, Upper Mingo
County, Wayne County, McDowell County, West Virginia,
elements of the Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy
River and Upper Cumberland River Project: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief of Engineers is directed to continue
the Dickenson County Detailed Project Report as generally
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defined in Plan 4 of the Huntington District Engineer’s
Draft Supplement to the section 202 General Plan for Flood
Damage Reduction dated April 1997, including all Russell
Fork tributary streams within the County and special con-
siderations as may be appropriate to address the unique
relocations and resettlement needs for the flood prone com-
munities within the County: Provided further, That the
Chief of Engineers is directed to proceed with work on the
permanent bridge to replace Folsom Bridge Dam Road,
Folsom, California, as authorized by the Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–
137), and, of the $12,000,000 available for the American
River Watershed (Folsom Dam Mini-Raise), California,
project, up to $7,000,000 of those funds be directed for the
permanent bridge, with all remaining devoted to the Mini-
Raise: Provided further, That $300,000 is provided for the
Chief of Engineers to conduct a General Reevaluation
Study on the Mount St. Helens project to determine if eco-
system restoration actions are prudent in the Cowlitz and
Toutle watersheds for species that have been listed as being
of economic importance and threatened or endangered.
FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES,
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MIS-
SISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE
For expenses necessary for the flood damage reduction
program for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law,
$433,336,000, to remain available until expended, of which
such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of
operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall
be derived from the harbor maintenance trust fund: Pro-
vided, That the Chief of Engineers, using $25,000,000 of
the funds provided herein, is directed to continue design
and real estate activities and to initiate the pump supply
contract for the Yazoo Basin, Yazoo Backwater Pumping
Plant, Mississippi: Provided further, That the pump supply
contract shall be performed by awarding continuing con-
tracts in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 621: Provided further,
That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief
of Engineers is directed, with $10,000,000 appropriated
herein, to continue construction of water withdrawal fea-
tures of the Grand Prairie, Arkansas, project, of which such
sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of oper-
ation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance,
and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm dam-
age reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related
projects authorized by law; for providing security for infra-
structure owned and operated by, or on behalf of, the United
States Army Corps of Engineers, including administrative