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(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) obtain and analyze baseline data to deter-
mine the appropriate use of the Federal hopper 
dredge fleet; 
(2) prepare a comprehensive analysis of the 
costs and benefits of existing and proposed restric-
tions on the use of the Federal hopper dredge fleet; 
and 
(3) assess the data and procedure used by the 
Secretary to prepare the Government cost estimate 
for worked performed by the Federal hopper dredge 
fleet. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct 
the study in consultation with ports, pilots, and represent-
atives of the private dredge industry. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study. 
TITLE VI—FLORIDA 
EVERGLADES 
SEC. 6001. HILLSBORO AND OKEECHOBEE AQUIFER, FLOR-
IDA. 
Section 601(b)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2681) is amended—
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(1) in clause (i) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The project for aquifer storage and recov-
ery, Hillsboro and Okeechobee Aquifer, Florida, au-
thorized by section 101(a)(16) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 276), 
shall be treated for purposes of this section as being 
in the Plan, except that operation and maintenance 
costs of the project shall remain a non-Federal re-
sponsibility.’’; and 
(2) in clause (iii) by inserting after ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’ the following: ‘‘and the project for aqui-
fer storage and recovery, Hillsboro and Okeechobee 
Aquifer’’. 
SEC. 6002. PILOT PROJECTS. 
Section 601(b)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2681) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$69,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$71,200,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$34,500,000’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘$35,600,000’’; and 
(2) in clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,200,000’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘$4,100,000’’. 
SEC. 6003. MAXIMUM COST OF PROJECTS. 
Section 601(b)(2)(E) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2683) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and section (d)’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 6004. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 601(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2684) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The following 
project for water resources development and con-
servation and other purposes is authorized to be car-
ried out by the Secretary substantially in accordance 
with the plans, and subject to the conditions, de-
scribed in the report designated in this paragraph: 
‘‘(A) INDIAN RIVER LAGOON SOUTH, FLOR-
IDA.—The project for ecosystem restoration, 
water supply, flood damage reduction, and pro-
tection of water quality, Indian River Lagoon 
South, Florida: Report of the Chief of Engi-
neers dated August 6, 2004, at a total cost of 
$1,210,608,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
of $605,304,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
cost of $605,304,000.’’.
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SEC. 6005. CREDIT. 
Section 601(e)(5)(B) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2685) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I); 
(B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause 
(II); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) the credit is provided for work 
carried out before the date of the partner-
ship agreement between the Secretary and 
the non-Federal sponsor, as defined in an 
agreement between the Secretary and the 
non-Federal sponsor providing for such 
credit;’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘design agreement or the 
project cooperation’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘, including in the case of credit pro-
vided under clause (i)(III) conditions relating to 
design and construction’’.