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(4) EXPENDITURES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Expenditures under the
program may include, for establishment at feder-
ally-owned property, such as locks, dams, and
bridges—
(i) transmitters;
(ii) responders;
(iii) hardware;
(iv) software; and
(v) wireless networks.
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—Transmitters, respond-
ers, hardware, software, and wireless networks or
other equipment installed on privately-owned
vessels or equipment shall not be eligible under
the program.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2008, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results
of the pilot program carried out under this section, together
with recommendations concerning whether the program or
any component of the program should be implemented on
a national basis.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$3,100,000, to remain available until expended.
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SEC. 3145. PERRY CREEK, IOWA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—On making a determination de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall increase the
Federal contribution for the project for flood control, Perry
Creek, Iowa, authorized under section 401(a) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4116; 117
Stat. 1844).
(b) DETERMINATION.—A determination referred to in
subsection (a) is a determination that a modification to the
project described in that subsection is necessary for the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency to certify that the
project provides flood damage reduction benefits to at least
a 100-year level.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$4,000,000.
SEC. 3146. RATHBUN LAKE, IOWA.
(a) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—The Secretary shall
provide, in accordance with the recommendations in the
Rathbun Lake Reallocation Report approved by the Chief
of Engineers on July 22, 1985, the Rathbun Regional Water
Association with the right of first refusal to contract for
or purchase any increment of the remaining allocation
(8,320 acre-feet) of water supply storage in Rathbun Lake,
Iowa.
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(b) PAYMENT OF COST.—The Rathbun Regional Water
Association shall pay the cost of any water supply storage
allocation provided under subsection (a).
SEC. 3147. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 331 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 305) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$9,000,000’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF CREDIT.—The credit provided
by section 331 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1999 (113 Stat. 305) (as modified by subsection (a)) shall
apply to costs incurred by the Jackson County Board of
Supervisors during the period beginning on February 8,
1994, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act for
projects authorized by section 219(c)(5) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat.
3757; 113 Stat. 334; 113 Stat. 1494; 114 Stat. 2763A–219).
SEC. 3148. SANDBRIDGE BEACH, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIR-
GINIA.
The project for beach erosion control and hurricane
protection, Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia,
authorized by section 101(22) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4804; 114 Stat. 2612), is
modified to authorize the Secretary to review the project
to determine whether any additional Federal interest exists
with respect to the project, taking into consideration condi-
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tions and development levels relating to the project in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE IV—STUDIES
SEC. 4001. SEWARD BREAKWATER, ALASKA.
The Secretary shall review the Seward Boat Harbor
element of the project for navigation, Seward Harbor, Alas-
ka, authorized by section 101(a)(3) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 274), to determine
whether the failure of the outer breakwater to protect the
harbor from heavy wave damage resulted from a design de-
ficiency.
SEC. 4002. NOME HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS, ALASKA.
The Secretary shall review the project for navigation,
Nome Harbor improvements, Alaska, authorized by section
101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 273), to determine whether the project cost in-
creases, including the cost of rebuilding the entrance chan-
nel damaged in a September 2005 storm, resulted from a
design deficiency.
SEC. 4003. MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGA-
TION CHANNEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To determine with improved accu-
racy the environmental impacts of the project on the
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation Channel (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘MKARN’’), the Secretary
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shall carry out the measures described in subsection (b) in
a timely manner.
(b) SPECIES STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in conjunction
with Oklahoma State University, shall convene a
panel of experts with acknowledged expertise in wild-
life biology and genetics to review the available sci-
entific information regarding the genetic variation of
various sturgeon species and possible hybrids of those
species that, as determined by the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, may exist in any portion of the
MKARN.
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall direct the
panel to report to the Secretary, not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act and in the best
scientific judgment of the panel—
(A) the level of genetic variation between
populations of sturgeon sufficient to determine or
establish that a population is a measurably dis-
tinct species, subspecies, or population segment;
and
(B) whether any pallid sturgeons that may
be found in the MKARN (including any tribu-
tary of the MKARN) would qualify as such a
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distinct species, subspecies, or population seg-
ment.
SEC. 4004. FRUITVALE AVENUE RAILROAD BRIDGE, ALA-
MEDA, CALIFORNIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare a com-
prehensive report that examines the condition of the existing
Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge, Alameda County, Cali-
fornia (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Railroad Bridge’’),
and determines the most economic means to maintain that
rail link by either repairing or replacing the Railroad
Bridge.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under this section
shall include—
(1) a determination of whether the Railroad
Bridge is in immediate danger of failing or col-
lapsing;
(2) the annual costs to maintain the Railroad
Bridge;
(3) the costs to place the Railroad Bridge in a
safe, ‘‘no-collapse’’ condition, such that the Railroad
Bridge will not endanger maritime traffic;
(4) the costs to retrofit the Railroad Bridge such
that the Railroad Bridge may continue to serve as a
rail link between the Island of Alameda and the
Mainland; and
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(5) the costs to construct a replacement for the
Railroad Bridge capable of serving the current and
future rail, light rail, and homeland security needs of
the region.
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The Secretary shall—
(1) complete the Railroad Bridge report under
subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act; and
(2) submit the report to the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate and Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives.
(d) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not—
(1) demolish the Railroad Bridge or otherwise
render the Railroad Bridge unavailable or unusable
for rail traffic; or
(2) reduce maintenance of the Railroad Bridge.
(e) EASEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide to
the city of Alameda, California, a nonexclusive access
easement over the Oakland Estuary that comprises
the subsurface land and surface approaches for the
Railroad Bridge that—
(A) is consistent with the Bay Trail Pro-
posal of the City of Oakland; and