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project, and, if the Secretary determines that the shoaling 
is the result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary 
shall carry out a project to mitigate the shoaling under 
section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 
U.S.C. 426). 
SEC. 5070. CALUMET REGION, INDIANA. 
Section 219(f)(12) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 335; 117 Stat. 1843) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$100,000,000’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project the cost of planning and design work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before, 
on, or after the date of the partnership agree-
ment for the project if the Secretary determines 
that the work is integral to the project.’’; and 
(3) by aligning the remainder of the text of 
subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (1) 
of this section) with subparagraph (B) (as added by 
paragraph (2) of this section). 
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SEC. 5071. FLOODPLAIN MAPPING, MISSOURI RIVER, IOWA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide as-
sistance for a project to develop maps identifying 100- and 
500-year flood inundation areas in the State of Iowa, 
along the Missouri River. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Maps developed under the 
project shall include hydrologic and hydraulic information 
and shall accurately portray the flood hazard areas in the 
floodplain. The maps shall be produced in a high resolu-
tion format and shall be made available to the State of 
Iowa in an electronic format. 
(c) PARTICIPATION OF FEMA.—The Secretary and 
the non-Federal interests for the project shall work with 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to ensure the validity of the maps developed under 
the project for flood insurance purposes. 
(d) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the 
project, the Secretary may enter into contracts or coopera-
tive agreements with the non-Federal interests or provide 
reimbursements of project costs. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project shall be 50 percent. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000. 
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SEC. 5072. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall complete a feasibility report for 
rehabilitation of the project for flood damage reduction, 
Paducah, Kentucky, authorized by section 4 of the Flood 
Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217) and, if the 
Secretary determines that the project is feasible, the Sec-
retary shall carry out the project at a total cost of 
$3,000,000. 
SEC. 5073. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. 
Section 531 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3773; 113 Stat. 348; 117 Stat. 142) 
is amended by adding the following: 
‘‘(i) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
SEC. 5074. WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY. 
Section 219(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 114 Stat. 2763A–219) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(41) WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY.—Wastewater 
infrastructure, Winchester, Kentucky.’’. 
SEC. 5075. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 
Section 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) 
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is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5076. CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL, LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of a dredged 
material management plan for the Calcasieu Ship Chan-
nel, Louisiana, and may take interim measures to increase 
the capacity of existing disposal areas, or to construct new 
confined or beneficial use disposal areas, for the channel. 
SEC. 5077. EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE RIVER 
BASIN REGION, LOUISIANA. 
(a) EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE RIVER 
BASIN REGION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘East Atchafalaya Basin and Amite River Basin Region’’ 
means the following parishes and municipalities in the 
State of Louisiana: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East 
Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Hel-
ena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in the East Atchafalaya 
Basin and Amite River Basin 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 
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East Atchafalaya Basin and Amite River Basin Region, 
including projects for wastewater treatment and related 
facilities, water supply and related facilities, environ-
mental restoration, and surface water resource protection 
and development. 
(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 of 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-
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tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 
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the effective long-term operation of the project 
by the non-Federal interest. 
(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- 
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way, and relocations toward the non-Federal 
share of project costs (including all reasonable 
costs associated with obtaining permits nec-
essary for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 
25 percent of total project costs. 
(E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and mainte-
nance costs for projects constructed with assist-
ance provided under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
(f) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE 
LAWS.—Nothing in this section waives, limits, or other-
wise affects the applicability of any provision of Federal 
or State law that would otherwise apply to a project to 
be carried out with assistance provided under this section. 
(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section 
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d-5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit enti-
ty. 
(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
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be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at Federal expense. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 5078. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF STUDY.—The study for water-
front and riverine preservation, restoration, and enhance-
ment, Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge Parish, Lou-
isiana, being carried out under Committee Resolution 
2570 of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives adopted July 23, 
1998, is modified— 
(1) to add West Feliciana Parish and East 
Baton Rouge Parish to the geographic scope of the 
study; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share the cost of the study and the non- 
Federal share of the cost of any project authorized 
by law as a result of the study the cost of 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 
study or project, as the case may be. 
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(b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—Section 517(5) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
345) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge, 
West Feliciana, and East Baton Rouge Parishes, 
Louisiana, project for waterfront and riverine pres-
ervation, restoration, and enhancement modifica-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 5079. CHARLESTOWN, MARYLAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 
project for nonstructural flood damage reduction and eco-
system restoration at Charlestown, Maryland. 
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The flood damage reduc-
tion component of the project may include the acquisition 
of private property from willing sellers. 
(c) JUSTIFICATION.—Any nonstructural flood dam-
age reduction project to be carried out under this section 
that will result in the conversion of property to use for 
ecosystem restoration and wildlife habitat shall be justified 
based on national ecosystem restoration benefits. 
(d) USE OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY.—Property ac-
quired under this section shall be maintained in public 
ownership for ecosystem restoration and wildlife habitat. 
(e) ABILITY TO PAY.—In determining the appro-
priate non-Federal cost share for the project, the Sec-
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retary shall determine the ability of Cecil County, Mary-
land, to participate as a cost-sharing non-Federal interest 
in accordance with section 103(m) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5080. ANACOSTIA RIVER, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND 
MARYLAND. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE ACTION PLAN.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, the Governor of Maryland, the county execu-
tives of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, 
Maryland, and other interested entities, shall develop and 
make available to the public a 10-year comprehensive ac-
tion plan to provide for the restoration and protection of 
the ecological integrity of the Anacostia River and its trib-
utaries. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On completion of the 
comprehensive action plan under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall make the plan available to the public, includ-
ing on the Internet. 
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