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proximately 3.5 miles long and centered on Tampa Harbor 
Cut B if the Secretary determines that such improvements 
are necessary for navigation safety. 
(b) GENERAL REEVAULATION REPORT.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of the general reevaluation report for 
Tampa Harbor, Florida, being conducted on June 1, 2005, 
shall be the same percentage as the non-Federal share of 
the cost of construction of the project. 
(c) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into a 
new partnership agreement with the non-Federal interest 
to reflect the cost sharing required by subsection (b). 
SEC. 3041. ALLATOONA LAKE, GEORGIA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may exchange 
lands above 863 feet in elevation at Allatoona Lake, 
Georgia, identified in the Real Estate Design Memo-
randum prepared by the Mobile district engineer, 
April 5, 1996, and approved October 8, 1996, for 
lands on the north side of Allatoona Lake that are 
needed for wildlife management and for protection of 
the water quality and overall environment of 
Allatoona Lake. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The basis for all 
land exchanges under this subsection shall be a fair 
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market appraisal so that lands exchanged are of equal 
value. 
(b) 
DISPOSAL
AND
ACQUISITION
OF
LANDS, 
ALLATOONA LAKE, GEORGIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may also sell 
lands above 863 feet in elevation at Allatoona Lake, 
Georgia, identified in the memorandum referred to in 
subsection (a)(1) and may use the proceeds to pay 
costs associated with the purchase of lands needed for 
wildlife management and for protection of the water 
quality and overall environment of Allatoona Lake. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Land sales and 
purchases to be conducted under this subsection shall 
be subject to the following terms and conditions: 
(A) Lands acquired under this subsection 
shall be by negotiated purchase from willing sell-
ers only. 
(B) The basis for all transactions under the 
program shall be a fair market appraisal accept-
able to the Secretary. 
(C) The purchasers shall share in the associ-
ated real estate costs, to include surveys and as-
sociated fees in accordance with the memo-
randum referred to in subsection (a)(1). 
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(D) Any other conditions that the Secretary 
may impose. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 325 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849) is repealed. 
SEC. 3042. LATHAM RIVER, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA. 
The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 
expended for the project for improvement of the quality of 
the environment, Latham River, Glynn County, Georgia, 
being carried out under section 1135 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) shall be 
$6,175,000. 
SEC. 3043. DWORSHAK DAM AND RESERVOIR IMPROVE-
MENTS, IDAHO. 
The Secretary may carry out improvements to rec-
reational facilities at the Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, 
North Fork, Clearwater River, Idaho, authorized by section 
203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1193), to 
accommodate lower pool levels. 
SEC. 
3044. 
BEARDSTOWN 
COMMUNITY 
BOAT 
HARBOR, 
BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The project for navigation, 
Muscooten Bay, Illinois River, Beardstown Community 
Boat Harbor, Beardstown, Illinois, constructed under sec-
tion 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
577), is modified— 
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(1) to include the channel between the harbor 
and the Illinois River; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to enter into a part-
nership agreement with the city of Beardstown to re-
place the local cooperation agreement dated August 
18, 1983, with the Beardstown Community Park Dis-
trict. 
(b) TERMS OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The part-
nership agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall include 
the same rights and responsibilities as the local cooperation 
agreement dated August 18, 1983, changing only the iden-
tity of the non-Federal sponsor. 
(c) MAINTENANCE.—Following execution of the part-
nership agreement referred to in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may carry out maintenance of the project referred 
to in subsection (a) on an annual basis. 
SEC. 3045. CACHE RIVER LEVEE, ILLINOIS. 
The Cache River Levee constructed for flood control at 
the Cache River, Illinois, and authorized by the Act of June 
28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), is modified to add environmental 
restoration as a project purpose. 
SEC. 3046. CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS. 
The navigation channel for the North Branch Canal 
portion of the Chicago River, authorized by the first section 
of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of March 3, 
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1899 (30 Stat. 1129), extending from 100 feet downstream 
of the Halsted Street Bridge to 100 feet upstream of the 
Division Street Bridge is modified to be no wider than 66 
feet. 
SEC. 3047. CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DISPERSAL 
BARRIERS PROJECT, ILLINOIS. 
(a) TREATMENT AS SINGLE PROJECT.—The Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘Barrier I’’) (as in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act), constructed as a demonstra-
tion project under section 1202(i)(3) of the Nonindigenous 
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4722(i)(3)), and the project relating to the Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, authorized by 
section 345 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2005 (Public Law 108–335; 118 Stat. 1352) (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘Barrier II’’), shall be considered to constitute 
a single project. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal ex-
pense, shall— 
(A) upgrade and make permanent Barrier 
I; 
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(B) construct Barrier II, notwithstanding 
the project cooperation agreement with the State 
of Illinois dated June 14, 2005; 
(C) operate and maintain Barrier I and 
Barrier II as a system to optimize effectiveness; 
(D) conduct, in consultation with appro-
priate Federal, State, local, and nongovern-
mental entities, a study of a range of options 
and technologies for reducing impacts of hazards 
that may reduce the efficacy of the Barriers; and 
(E) provide to each State a credit in an 
amount equal to the amount of funds contributed 
by the State toward Barrier II. 
(2) USE
OF
CREDIT.—A State may apply a 
credit provided to the State under paragraph (1)(E) 
to any cost sharing responsibility for an existing or 
future Federal project carried out by the Secretary in 
the State. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345 of the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–335; 118 Stat. 1352), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 345. CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DISPERSAL 
BARRIER, ILLINOIS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the Barrier II project of 
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the project for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dis-
persal Barrier, Illinois, initiated pursuant to section 1135 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2294 note; 100 Stat. 4251).’’. 
(d) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate Federal, State, local, and nongovern-
mental entities, shall conduct, at Federal expense, a feasi-
bility study of the range of options and technologies avail-
able to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species be-
tween the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins 
through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other 
pathways. 
SEC. 3048. EMIQUON, ILLINOIS. 
(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Emiquon, Illinois, being car-
ried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), shall be $7,500,000. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assistance 
under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing 
the construction of certain public works on rivers and har-
bors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, approved 
August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
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SEC. 3049. LASALLE, ILLINOIS. 
In carrying out section 312 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639–4640), the Secretary 
shall give priority to work in the vicinity of LaSalle, Illi-
nois, on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 
SEC. 3050. SPUNKY BOTTOMS, ILLINOIS. 
(a) PROJECT PURPOSE.—The project for flood control, 
Spunky Bottoms, Illinois, authorized by section 5 of the 
Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1583), is 
modified to add environmental restoration as a project pur-
pose. 
(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for im-
provement of the quality of the environment, Spunky Bot-
toms, Illinois, being carried out under section 1135 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a), shall be $7,500,000. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assistance 
under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing 
the construction of certain public works on rivers and har-
bors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, approved 
August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
SEC. 3051. FORT WAYNE AND VICINITY, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control Fort Wayne, St. Mary’s 
and Maumee Rivers, Indiana, authorized by section 
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101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
(104 Stat. 4604), is modified— 
(1) to direct the Secretary to provide a 100-year 
level of flood protection at the Berry-Thieme, Park- 
Thompson, Woodhurst, and Tillman sites along the 
St. Mary’s River, Fort Wayne and vicinity, Indiana, 
at a total cost of $5,300,000; and 
(2) to allow the non-Federal interest to partici-
pate in the financing of the project in accordance 
with section 903(c) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent that 
the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that applying 
such section is necessary to implement the project. 
SEC. 3052. KOONTZ LAKE, INDIANA. 
The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Koontz 
Lake, Indiana, being carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) 
and modified by section 520 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2655), is further modified 
to direct the Secretary to seek to reduce the cost of the 
project by using innovative technologies and cost reduction 
measures determined from a review of non-Federal lake 
dredging projects in the vicinity of Koontz Lake. 
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SEC. 3053. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West 
Fork of White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of cer-
tain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, 
and for other purposes’’, approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 
1586), and modified by section 323 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716) and section 322 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
303–304), is further modified— 
(1) to authorize the Secretary to undertake the 
riverfront alterations described in the Central Indian-
apolis Waterfront Concept Plan, dated February 
1994, for the Fall Creek Reach feature at a total cost 
of $28,545,000; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of 
planning, design, and construction work carried out 
by the non-Federal interest before the date of the part-
nership agreement for the project if the Secretary de-
termines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3054. DES MOINES RIVER AND GREENBELT, IOWA. 
The project for the Des Moines Recreational River and 
Greenbelt, Iowa, authorized by Public Law 99–88 and 
modified by section 604 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4153), is modified to include en-
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hanced public access and recreational enhancements, at a 
Federal cost of $3,000,000. 
SEC. 3055. PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY. 
The Prestonsburg, Kentucky, element of the project for 
flood control, Levisa and Tug Fork of the Big Sandy and 
Cumberland Rivers, West Virginia, Virginia, and Ken-
tucky, authorized by section 202(a) of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 
1339), is modified to direct the Secretary to take measures 
to provide a 100-year level of flood protection for the city 
of Prestonsburg. 
SEC. 3056. AMITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, LOUISIANA, 
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH WATERSHED. 
The project for flood damage reduction and recreation, 
Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge 
Parish Watershed, authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 277) 
and modified by section 116 of division D of Public Law 
108–7 (117 Stat. 140), is further modified— 
(1) to direct the Secretary to carry out the 
project with the cost sharing for the project deter-
mined in accordance with section 103(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2213(a)), as in effect on October 11, 1996; 
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(2) to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
project at a total cost of $187,000,000; and 
(3) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of 
work carried 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. 
SEC. 3057. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LOUISIANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a)(1) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2603–2604) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) is authorized to study, design, construct, op-
erate, and maintain, at Federal expense, a Type A 
Regional Visitor Center in the vicinity of Morgan 
City, Louisiana, in consultation with the State of 
Louisiana, to provide information to the public on 
the Atchafalaya River system and other associated 
waterways that have influenced surrounding commu-
nities, and national and local water resources devel-
opment of the Army Corps of Engineers in South 
Central Louisiana; and’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 315(b) of such 
Act is amended by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(2)’’. 
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(c) DONATIONS.—Section 315 of such Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DONATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a)(1), 
the Mississippi River Commission is authorized to accept 
the donation of cash, funds, lands, materials, and services 
from non-Federal governmental entities and nonprofit cor-
porations.’’. 
SEC. 3058. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LOU-
ISIANA. 
The public access feature of the Atchafalaya Basin 
Floodway System project, Louisiana, authorized by section 
601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 1986 (100 
Stat. 4142), is modified to authorize the Secretary to ac-
quire from willing sellers the fee interest, exclusive of oil, 
gas, and minerals, of an additional 20,000 acres of land 
within the Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway for the pub-
lic access feature of the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway Sys-
tem, to enhance fish and wildlife resources, at a total cost 
of $4,000,000. 
SEC. 3059. BAYOU PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA. 
The project for the improvement of the quality of the 
environment, Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana, being carried 
out under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), is modified to direct the 
Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
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of the project the cost of work carried 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. 
SEC. 3060. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY, MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER TO SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. 
The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, 
J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, Mississippi River to 
Shreveport, Louisiana, authorized by section 601(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142) 
and modified by section 4(h) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4016), section 102(p) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4613), 
section 301(b)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3710), and section 316 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2572), is fur-
ther modified— 
(1) to authorize the purchase and reforesting of 
lands that have been cleared or converted to agricul-
tural uses; and 
(2) to incorporate current wildlife and forestry 
management practices for the purpose of improving 
species diversity on mitigation lands that meet Fed-
eral and State of Louisiana habitat goals and objec-
tives. 
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SEC. 3061. MELVILLE, LOUISIANA. 
Section 315(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2603) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘and may include the 
town of Melville, Louisiana, as one of the alternative sites’’. 
SEC. 3062. MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION, LOUISIANA. 
The Mississippi Delta Region project, Louisiana, au-
thorized as part of the project for hurricane-flood protection 
on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, by section 204 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077) and modified 
by section 365 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (110 Stat. 3739), is further modified to direct the Sec-
retary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
of the project the costs of relocating oyster beds in the Davis 
Pond project area if the Secretary determines that the work 
is integral to the Mississippi Delta Region project. 
SEC. 3063. NEW ORLEANS TO VENICE, LOUISIANA. 
The New Orleans to Venice, Louisiana, project for hur-
ricane protection, authorized by section 203 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1184), is modified to author-
ize the Secretary to carry out the work on the St. Jude to 
City Price, Upper Reach A back levee. The Federal share 
of the cost of such work shall be 70 percent. 
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