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water quality control, and watershed management, for the 
streams of Northampton and Lehigh Counties, Pennsyl-
vania. 
SEC. 4091. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD DAMAGE RE-
DUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study of structural and nonstructural flood damage reduc-
tion, stream bank protection, storm water management, 
channel clearing and modification, and watershed coordi-
nation measures in the Mahoning River basin, Pennsyl-
vania, the Allegheny River basin, Pennsylvania, and the 
Upper Ohio River basin, Pennsylvania, to provide a level 
of flood protection sufficient to prevent future losses to 
communities located in such basins from flooding such as 
occurred in September 2004, but not less than a 100-year 
level of flood protection. 
(b) PRIORITY COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to the following 
Pennsylvania communities: Marshall Township, Ross 
Township, Shaler Township, Jackson Township, Har-
mony, Zelienople, Darlington Township, Houston Bor-
ough, Chartiers Township, Washington, Canton Town-
ship, Tarentum Borough, and East Deer Township.
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SEC. 4092. WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project 
for flood control, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized 
by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 
(49 Stat. 1570), to investigate measures to rehabilitate 
the project. 
SEC. 4093. YARDLEY BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, at Yardley Borough, Pennsylvania, including the 
alternative of raising River Road. 
SEC. 4094. RIO VALENCIANO, JUNCOS, PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to reevaluate the project for flood damage reduction 
and water supply, Rio Valenciano, Juncos, Puerto Rico, 
authorized by section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 
1962 (76 Stat. 1197) and section 204 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1828), to determine the feasi-
bility of carrying out the project. 
(b) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the study the cost of work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before the date of 
the partnership agreement for the project if the Secretary 
determines that the work is integral to the project.
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SEC. 4095. CROOKED CREEK, BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Crooked Creek, Bennettsville, South Carolina. 
SEC. 4096. BROAD RIVER, YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Broad River, York County, South Carolina. 
SEC. 4097. GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES, 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties, South Carolina, 
including the viability and practicality of constructing a 
desalinization water treatment facility to meet such water 
supply needs. 
SEC. 4098. CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Chattanooga Creek, Dobbs Branch, Chattanooga, 
Tennessee. 
SEC. 4099. CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Cleveland, Tennessee.
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SEC. 4100. CUMBERLAND RIVER, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for recreation on, river-
bank protection for, and environmental protection of, the 
Cumberland River and riparian habitats in the city of 
Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. 
SEC. 4101. LEWIS, LAWRENCE, AND WAYNE COUNTIES, TEN-
NESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Lewis, Lawrence, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee. 
SEC. 4102. WOLF RIVER AND NONCONNAH CREEK, MEM-
PHIS TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction along Wolf River and Nonconnah Creek, in the 
vicinity of Memphis, Tennessee, to include the repair, re-
placement, rehabilitation, and restoration of the following 
pumping stations: Cypress Creek, Nonconnah Creek, 
Ensley, Marble Bayou, and Bayou Gayoso. 
SEC. 4103. ABILENE, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, Abi-
lene, Texas.
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SEC. 4104. COASTAL TEXAS ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND 
RESTORATION, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a 
comprehensive plan to determine the feasibility of carrying 
out projects for flood damage reduction, hurricane and 
storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration in the 
coastal areas of the State of Texas. 
(b) SCOPE.—The comprehensive plan shall provide 
for the protection, conservation, and restoration of wet-
lands, barrier islands, shorelines, and related lands and 
features that protect critical resources, habitat, and infra-
structure from the impacts of coastal storms, hurricanes, 
erosion, and subsidence. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘coastal areas in the State of Texas’’ means the 
coastal areas of the State of Texas from the Sabine River 
on the east to the Rio Grande River on the west and in-
cludes tidal waters, barrier islands, marches, coastal wet-
lands, rivers and streams, and adjacent areas. 
SEC. 4105. FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Fort Bend County, Texas.
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SEC. 4106. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Harris County, Texas. 
SEC. 4107. JOHNSON CREEK, ARLINGTON, TEXAS. 
(a) REEVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA-
TION FEATURES.—The Secretary shall reevaluate the 
project for flood damage reduction, environmental restora-
tion, and recreation, authorized by section 101(b)(14) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
280), to develop alternatives to the separable environ-
mental restoration element of the project. 
(b) STUDY OF ADDITIONAL FLOOD DAMAGE REDUC-
TION MEASURES.—The Secretary shall conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility of additional flood damage re-
duction measures and erosion control measures within the 
boundaries of the project referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) PLANS AND DESIGNS.—In conducting the studies 
referred to in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall 
review plans and designs developed by non-Federal inter-
ests and shall use such plans and designs to the extent 
that the Secretary determines that such plans and designs 
are consistent with Federal standards. 
(d) CREDIT TOWARD FEDERAL SHARE.—If an alter-
native environmental restoration element is authorized by 
law, the Secretary shall credit toward the Federal share
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of the cost of that project the costs incurred by the Sec-
retary to carry out the separable environmental restora-
tion element of the project referred to in subsection (a). 
The non-Federal interest shall not be responsible for reim-
bursing the Secretary for any amount credited under this 
subsection. 
(e) CREDIT TOWARD THE NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share 
of the cost of the studies under subsections (a) and (b), 
and the cost of any project carried out as a result of such 
studies the cost of work carried out by the non-Federal 
interest. 
SEC. 4108. PORT OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for dredged material disposal in 
the vicinity of the project for navigation and environ-
mental restoration, Houston-Galveston Navigation Chan-
nels, Texas, authorized by section 101(a)(30) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666). 
SEC. 4109. ROMA CREEK, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Roma Creek, Texas.
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SEC. 4110. WALNUT CREEK, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, environmental restoration, and erosion control, 
Walnut Creek, Texas. 
SEC. 4111. GRAND COUNTY AND MOAB, UTAH. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Grand County and the city of Moab, Utah, including a 
review of the impact of current and future demands on 
the Spanish Valley Aquifer. 
SEC. 4112. SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Santa Clara River, Washington, Iron, and Kane 
Counties, Utah. 
SEC. 4113. CHOWAN RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA AND NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, environmental restoration, navigation, and ero-
sion control, Chowan River basin, Virginia and North 
Carolina. 
SEC. 4114. JAMES RIVER, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
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duction for the James River in the vicinity of Richmond, 
Virginia, including the Shockoe Bottom area. 
SEC. 4115. ELLIOTT BAY SEAWALL, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The study for rehabilitation of the 
Elliott Bay Seawall, Seattle, Washington, being carried 
out under Committee Resolution 2704 of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives adopted September 25, 2002, is modified 
to include a determination of the feasibility of reducing 
future damage to the seawall from seismic activity. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—In carrying 
out the study, the Secretary may accept contributions in 
excess of the non-Federal share of the cost of the study 
from the non-Federal interest to the extent that the Sec-
retary determines that the contributions will facilitate 
completion of the study. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of any project authorized 
by law as a result of the study the value of contributions 
accepted by the Secretary under subsection (b). 
SEC. 4116. MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN, NORTHERN WEST 
VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out aquatic ecosystem restoration 
and protection projects in the watersheds of the
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Monongahela River Basin lying within the counties of 
Hancock, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, 
Doddridge, 
Monongalia, 
Marion, 
Harrison, 
Taylor, 
Barbour, Preston, Tucker, Mineral, Grant, Gilmer, 
Brooke, and Rithchie, West Virginia, particularly as re-
lated to abandoned mine drainage abatement. 
SEC. 4117. KENOSHA HARBOR, WISCONSIN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation, Keno-
sha Harbor, Wisconsin, including the extension of existing 
piers. 
SEC. 4118. WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and environmental restoration, Menomonee River 
and Underwood Creek, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and great-
er Milwaukee watersheds, Wisconsin. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 5001. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal in-
terest, the Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance 
of the following navigation channels and breakwaters con-
structed or improved by the non-Federal interest if the 
Secretary determines that such maintenance is economi-