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Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3683), to determine the eligibility of such elements for re-
imbursement under section 211 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
701b–13). 
(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR REEVALUATION.—In con-
ducting the reevaluation under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall not reject a feasibility determination based on 
one or more of the policies of the Corps of Engineers con-
cerning the frequency of flooding, the drainage area, and 
the amount of runoff. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—If the Secretary determines 
that the elements referred to subsection (a) are feasible, 
the Secretary shall reimburse, subject to appropriations, 
the non-Federal interest under section 211 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 for the Federal share 
of the cost of such elements. 
SEC. 5057. CHARLES HERVEY TOWNSHEND BREAKWATER, 
NEW HAVEN HARBOR, CONNECTICUT. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The western breakwater for the 
project for navigation, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, 
authorized by the first section of the Act of September 
19, 1890 (26 Stat. 426), shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
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States to the breakwater referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Charles Hervey 
Townshend Breakwater’’. 
SEC. 5058. FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
Section 109 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 
2001 (enacted into law by Public Law 106–554) (114 
Stat. 2763A–222) is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (e)(2) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) CREDIT FOR WORK PRIOR TO EXECU-
TION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The 
Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project—
‘‘(i) the cost of construction work car-
ried 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; and 
‘‘(ii) the cost of land acquisition car-
ried out by the non-Federal interest for 
projects to be carried out under this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(f) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000, of
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which not more than $15,000,000 may be used to 
provide planning, design, and construction assistance 
to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority for a water 
treatment plant, Florida City, Florida’’. 
SEC. 5059. LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary may carry out necessary repairs for 
the Lake Worth bulkhead replacement project, West Palm 
Beach, Florida, at an estimated total cost of $9,000,000. 
SEC. 5060. EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. 
(a) EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA RE-
GION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘East Central 
and Northeast Florida Region’’ means Flagler County, St. 
Johns County, Putman County (east of the St. Johns 
River), Seminole County, Volusia County, the towns of 
Winter Park, Maitland, and Palatka, Florida. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in the East Central and 
Northeast Florida Region. 
(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this 
section may be in the form of design and construction as-
sistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 
and resource protection and development projects in the 
East Central and Northeast Florida Region, including 
projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities,
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water supply and related facilities, environmental restora-
tion, and surface water resource protection and develop-
ment. 
(d) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a 
partnership agreement with a non-Federal interest 
to provide for design and construction of the project 
to be carried out with the assistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment for a project entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for the following: 
(A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary, 
in consultation with appropriate Federal and 
State officials, of a facilities or resource protec-
tion and development plan, including appro-
priate engineering plans and specifications. 
(B) LEGAL
AND
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUC-
TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti-
tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 
the effective long-term operation of the project 
by the non-Federal interest.
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(3) COST SHARING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the project costs under each partnership agree-
ment entered into under this subsection shall be 
75 percent. The Federal share may be provided 
in the form of grants or reimbursements of 
project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR WORK.—The non-Federal 
interests shall receive credit for the reasonable 
cost of design work on a project completed by 
the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
partnership agreement with the Secretary for 
such project. 
(C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 
delay in the funding of the non-Federal share 
of a project that is the subject of an agreement 
under this section, the non-Federal interest 
shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
curred in providing the non-Federal share of 
the project’s costs. 
(D) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-
WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall 
receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-
way, and relocations toward the non-Federal 
share of project costs (including all reasonable