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of both Houses of Congress a work plan that allocates at 
least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under 
each heading in this title (as designated under such head-
ing in the report of the Committee on Appropriations ac-
companying this Act) to specific programs, projects, or ac-
tivities. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 
ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by this Act; 
(4) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act; 
(5) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less; or 
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(6) reduces funds for any program, project, or 
activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less. 
(b) Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project 
or activity authorized under section 205 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1948, section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 
1946, section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954, sec-
tion 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960, section 
103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962, section 111 
of the River and Harbor Act of 1968, section 1135 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986, section 206 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, or sec-
tion 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992. 
(c) The Corps of Engineers shall submit reports on 
a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds repro-
grammed between programs, projects, activities, or cat-
egories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be sub-
mitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to award or modify any contract that 
commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 
program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex-
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cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 
been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 
section 101. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 
to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 
Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds 
provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 
of Engineers projects. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and 
Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by 
the Corps of Engineers to develop, adopt, implement, ad-
minister, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect 
on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the 
terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ for the 
purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and 
Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by 
the Corps of Engineers to develop, adopt, implement, ad-
minister, or enforce any change to the regulations and 
guidance in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the 
definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal 
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Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), in-
cluding the provisions of the rules dated November 13, 
1986, and August 25, 1993, relating to such jurisdiction, 
and the guidance documents dated January 15, 2003, and 
December 2, 2008, relating to such jurisdiction. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge 
of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activi-
ties identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 
404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)). 
SEC. 107. As of the date of enactment of this Act 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army 
shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that pro-
hibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including 
an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources 
development project covered under section 327.0 of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act), if— 
(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 
law from possessing the firearm; and 
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the water 
resources development project is located. 
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SEC. 108. No funds in this Act shall be used for an 
open lake placement alternative of dredged material, after 
evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable 
manner for the disposal or management of dredged mate-
rial originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, un-
less it is approved under a State water quality certification 
pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1341. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 
Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be de-
posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con-
servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti-
gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2017, for expenses nec-
essary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal 
year 2016, of the amount made available to the Commis-
sion under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may 
use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administra-
tive expenses. 
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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
The following appropriations shall be expended to 
execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion: 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For management, development, and restoration of 
water and related natural resources and for related activi-
ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita-
tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 
fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri-
cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 
agreements with, State and local governments, federally 
recognized Indian tribes, and others, $948,640,000 (in-
creased by $2,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $22,000 shall be available for transfer 
to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $5,899,000 
shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River 
Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may 
be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam 
Fund: Provided, That such transfers may be increased or 
decreased within the overall appropriation under this 
heading: Provided further, That of the total appropriated, 
the amount for program activities that can be financed 
by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation 
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special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall 
be derived from that Fund or account: Provided further, 
That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available 
until expended for the purposes for which the funds were 
contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced under 
43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are 
available until expended for the same purposes as the 
sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 
That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the 
Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
1706. 
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND 
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi-
tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 
the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $49,528,000, 
to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the 
Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sec-
tions 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 
102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and 
collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and 
restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of 
Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading may be used for 
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the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes 
if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes 
by a court adopted decree or order. 
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 
Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 
consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 
the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 
accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 
out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro-
priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 
costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur-
ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 
in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 
demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 
and objectives of the Program. 
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for policy, administration, 
and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, 
the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the 
Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, $59,500,000, to be derived from the 
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Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 
43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That not more than 25 percent 
of such amount may be obligated or expended until Rec-
lamation complies with congressional and statutory direc-
tion related to Technical Memorandum 8140–CC–2004– 
1 (‘‘Corrosion Considerations for Buried Metallic Water 
Pipe’’) and the associated pipeline reliability study: Pro-
vided further, That no part of any other appropriation in 
this Act shall be available for activities or functions budg-
eted as policy and administration expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 
be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger 
motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR 
SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted by this Act; 
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(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or 
activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, 
unless prior approval is received from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; 
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following 
limits— 
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or 
activity for which $2,000,000 or more is avail-
able at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 
(B) $300,000 for any program, project or 
activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail-
able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either 
the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili-
tation category or the Resources Management and 
Development category to any program, project, or 
activity in the other category; or 
(7) transfers, when necessary to discharge legal 
obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 
$5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 
contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 
to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de-
ficiency judgments. 
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NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de-
fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or
facility
acquisition,
construction,
or
expansion, 
$229,193,000, to remain available until expended. 
URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND 
DECOMMISSIONING FUND 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 
and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi-
ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 
title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
$625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich-
ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to re-
main available until expended, of which $32,959,000 shall 
be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992. 
SCIENCE 
For Department of Energy expenses including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
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