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SEC. 4028. NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AQUATIC ECO-
SYSTEM RESTORATION AND PROTECTION. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out aquatic ecosystem restoration 
and protection projects in the counties of Lackawanna, 
Lycoming, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Pike, Wayne, Sul-
livan, Bradford, Northumberland, Union, Snyder, and 
Montour, Pennsylvania, particularly as related to aban-
doned mine drainage abatement and reestablishment of 
stream and river channels. 
SEC. 4029. GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES, 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties, South Carolina, 
including the viability and practicality of constructing a 
desalinization water treatment facility to meet such water 
supply needs. 
SEC. 4030. SABINE PASS TO GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS. 
In conducting a feasibility study for shore protection 
and related improvements between Sabine Pass and the 
entrance to Galveston Bay, Texas, the Secretary may in-
clude any benefits related to the use of State Highway 
87 as an emergency evacuation route in the determination 
of national economic development benefits of the project.
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SEC. 4031. GRAND COUNTY AND MOAB, UTAH. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Grand County and the city of Moab, Utah, including a 
review of the impact of current and future demands on 
the Spanish Valley Aquifer. 
SEC. 4032. CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary shall conduct a river basin study for 
the Chehalis River basin, Washington, including a study 
of the uses of the basin’s water resources to assist users 
in developing a fair and equitable distribution of such re-
sources. 
SEC. 4033. SPRAGUE, LINCOLN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary may accept from the non-Federal in-
terest to pay all or a part of the non-Federal share of 
the cost of feasibility study for the project for flood control 
in the vicinity of Sprague, Lincoln County, Washington, 
funds made available under any other Federal program 
if such use of the funds is permitted under the Federal 
program.
SEC. 4034. MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN, NORTHERN WEST 
VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out aquatic ecosystem restoration 
and protection projects in the watersheds of the 
Monongahela River basin lying within the counties of
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Hancock, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, 
Doddridge, 
Monongalia, 
Marion, 
Harrison, 
Taylor, 
Barbour, Preston, Tucker, Mineral, Grant, Gilmer, 
Brooke, and Rithchie, West Virginia, particularly as re-
lated to abandoned mine drainage abatement.
SEC. 4035. WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and environmental restoration, Menomonee River 
and Underwood Creek, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. 
SEC. 4036. LAKE ERIE DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL 
SITES. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
nature and frequency of avian botulism problems in the 
vicinity of Lake Erie associated with dredged material dis-
posal sites and shall make recommendations to eliminate 
the conditions that result in such problems. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 5001. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal in-
terest, the Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance 
of the following navigation channels and breakwaters con-
structed or improved by the non-Federal interest if the 
Secretary determines that such maintenance is economi-
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cally justified and environmentally acceptable and that the 
channel or breakwater was constructed in accordance with 
applicable permits and appropriate engineering and design 
standards: 
(1) Pix Bayou navigation channel, Chambers 
County, Texas. 
(2) Pidgeon Industrial Harbor, Pidgeon Indus-
trial Park, Memphis Harbor, Tennessee. 
(3) Racine Harbor, Wisconsin. 
(b) COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 
6 months after the date of receipt of a request from a 
non-Federal interest for Federal assumption of mainte-
nance of a channel listed in subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall make a determination as provided in subsection (a) 
and advise the non-Federal interest of the Secretary’s de-
termination.
(c) SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY, TEXAS.—The Sec-
retary shall remove sunken vessels and debris between 
miles 35 and 43 of the Channel to Orange, Sabine-Neches 
Waterway, Texas, for the purpose of improving navigation 
safety and reducing the risk to the public. 
SEC. 5002. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide tech-
nical, planning, and design assistance to non-Federal in-
terests for carrying out watershed management, restora-
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tion, and development projects at the locations described 
in subsection (d). 
(b) 
SPECIFIC
MEASURES.—Assistance 
provided 
under subsection (a) may be in support of non-Federal 
projects for the following purposes: 
(1) Management and restoration of water qual-
ity. 
(2) Control and remediation of toxic sediments. 
(3) Restoration of degraded streams, rivers, 
wetlands, and other waterbodies to their natural 
condition as a means to control flooding, excessive 
erosion, and sedimentation. 
(4) Protection and restoration of watersheds, 
including urban watersheds. 
(5) Demonstration of technologies for non-
structural measures to reduce destructive impacts of 
flooding. 
(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 
of the cost of assistance provided under subsection (a) 
shall be 50 percent. 
(d) PROJECT LOCATIONS.—The locations referred to 
in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Spring Branch watershed, Huntsville, Ala-
bama. 
(2) Tuolumne County, California.
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(3) Cucamonga basin, Upland, California. 
(4) Kinkaid Lake, Jackson County, Illinois. 
(5) Those portions of the watersheds of the 
Concord, Charles, Blackstone, Neponset, Taunton, 
Nashua, Shawsheen, and Merrimack Rivers, Massa-
chusetts, lying within the Interstate Route 495 cor-
ridor. 
(6) Jackson Brook watershed, New Jersey. 
(7) Those portions of the watersheds of the 
Beaver, Upper Ohio, Connoquenessing, Lower Alle-
gheny, 
Kiskiminetas, 
Lower 
Monongahela, 
Youghiogheny, Shenango, and Mahoning Rivers 
lying within the counties of Beaver, Butler, Law-
rence, and Mercer, Pennsylvania. 
(8) Southampton Creek watershed, South-
ampton, Pennsylvania. 
(9) Unami Creek watershed, Milford Township, 
Pennsylvania. 
(10) Amite River basin, Louisiana. 
(11) Iberville Parish, East Atchafalaya River 
basin, Louisiana. 
(12) Genesee River watershed, New York. 
(13) Tonawanda Creek watershed, New York. 
(14) Buffalo River watershed, New York.
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(15) Eighteenmile Creek watershed, Niagara 
County, New York. 
(16) Cattaragus Creek watershed, New York. 
(17) Oswego River basin, New York. 
(18) Red River watershed, Louisiana. 
(19) Fountain Creek and tributaries, Colorado. 
(20) Schuylkill River watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000. 
SEC. 5003. DAM SAFETY. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide assist-
ance to enhance dam safety at the following locations: 
(1) Mountain Park Dam, Mountain Park, Geor-
gia. 
(2) Barber Dam, Ada County, Idaho. 
(3) Fish Creek Dam, Blaine County, Idaho. 
(4) Lost Valley Dam, Adams County, Idaho. 
(5) Salmon Falls Dam, Twin Falls County, 
Idaho.
(6) Whaley Lake Dam, Pawling, New York. 
(7) Lake Carl Blackwell Dam, Stillwater, Okla-
homa. 
(8) Dams in Mountain Lakes Park, Princeton 
Township, New Jersey.
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(9) State Dam, Auburn, New York. 
(10) Candor Dam, Candor, New York.
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The assistance provided under 
subsection (a) for State Dam, Auburn, New York, shall 
be for a project for rehabilitation in accordance with the 
report on State Dam Rehabilitation, Owasco Lake Outlet, 
New York, dated March 1999, if the Secretary determines 
that the project is feasible. 
(c) FERN RIDGE DAM, OREGON.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary should work to immediately 
remedy the situation at Fern Ridge Dam, Oregon, due to 
the rapid deterioration of the dam. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$6,000,000. 
SEC. 5004. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY EVALUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal in-
terest, the Secretary shall evaluate the structural integrity 
and effectiveness of a project for flood damage reduction 
and, if the Secretary determines that the project does not 
meet such minimum standards as the Secretary may es-
tablish and, absent action by the Secretary, the project 
will fail, the Secretary may take such action as may be 
necessary to restore the integrity and effectiveness of the 
project.
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(b) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall evaluate under 
subsection (a) the following projects: 
(1) Project for flood damage reduction, Arkan-
sas River Levees, river mile 205 to river mile 308.4, 
Arkansas. 
(2) 
Project 
for 
flood 
damage 
reduction, 
Marianna Borough, Pennsylvania. 
(3) 
Project 
for 
flood 
damage 
reduction, 
Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee.
SEC. 5005. FLOOD MITIGATION PRIORITY AREAS. 
Section 212(e) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e); 114 Stat. 2599) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(27); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (28) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) La Crosse County, Wisconsin; 
‘‘(30) Crawford County, Wisconsin; 
‘‘(31) Buffalo County, Wisconsin; 
‘‘(32) Calhoun County, Illinois; 
‘‘(33) Saint Charles County, Missouri; 
‘‘(34) Saint Louis County, Missouri; 
‘‘(35) Dubuque County, Iowa;
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‘‘(36) Scott County, Iowa; 
‘‘(37) Rock Island County, Illinois; 
‘‘(38) Ascension Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(39) East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(40) Iberville Parish, Louisiana; and 
‘‘(41) Livingston Parish, Louisiana.’’. 
SEC. 5006. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR AUTHORIZED 
PROJECTS. 
Section 219(e) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 
334) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(20); 
‘‘(10) $25,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(23); 
‘‘(11) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(25); 
‘‘(12) $15,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(26);
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‘‘(13) $7,800,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(27); 
‘‘(14) $18,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(31); and 
‘‘(15) $30,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(40).’’. 
SEC. 5007. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS AND 
CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the re-
ports and, if the Secretary determines the project is fea-
sible, shall expedite completion of construction for the fol-
lowing projects: 
(1) Welch Point, Elk River, Cecil County, 
Maryland, being carried out under section 535(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 348–349). 
(2) West View Shores, Cecil County, Maryland, 
being carried out under section 521 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114. Stat. 
2655). 
(3) Sylvan Beach Breakwater, Verona, Oneida 
County, New York, being carried out under section 
3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal 
participation in the cost of protecting the shores of
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publicly owned property’’, approved August 13, 1946 
(33 U.S.C. 426g).
(4) Fulmer Creek, Village of Mohawk, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(5) Moyer Creek, Village of Frankfort, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(6) Steele Creek, Village of Ilion, New York, 
being carried out under section 205 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(7) Oriskany Wildlife Management Area, Rome, 
New York, being carried out under section 206 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330). 
(8) Whitney Point Lake, Otselic River, Whitney 
Point, New York, being carried out under section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a). 
(9) Newton Creek, Bainbridge, New York, 
being carried out under section 14 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r). 
(10) Chenango Lake, Chenango County, New 
York, being carried out under section 206 of the
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Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330). 
(11) Lucas Berg Pit, Worth, Illinois, being car-
ried out as part of the Calumet-Sag navigation 
project, authorized by section 2 of the River and 
Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 19), and 
modified by the first section of the River and Har-
bor Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636), and section 
109 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 
302). 
SEC. 5008. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS FOR CER-
TAIN PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com-
pletion of the reports for the following projects and, if the 
Secretary determines that a project is justified in the com-
pleted report, proceed directly to project preconstruction, 
engineering, and design: 
(1) Project for flood damage reduction and eco-
system restoration, Sacramento and San Joaquin 
River basins, Hamilton, California. 
(2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Univer-
sity Lake, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 
(3) Project for shoreline protection, Detroit 
River Greenway Corridor, Detroit, Michigan.
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(4) Project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida. 
(5) Project for environmental restoration, 
Gwynns Falls, Maryland. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR EGMONT KEY, FLORIDA.—
In carrying out the project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida, referred to in subsection (a)(4), the 
Secretary shall waive any cost share to be provided by non-
Federal interests for any portion of the project that bene-
fits federally owned property. 
(c) CHESAPEAKE, MARYLAND.—The Secretary shall 
expedite completion of the study being carried out under 
section 535(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 349) with respect to additional com-
pensation to the city of Chesapeake, Maryland. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE
FOR GWYNNS FALLS, MARY-
LAND.—The report on the project for environmental res-
toration at Gwynns Falls, Maryland, referred to in sub-
section (a)(5), shall be treated as being consistent and in 
compliance with the consent decree entered into between 
the United States and the Mayor and City Council of Bal-
timore, Maryland, filed with the United States District 
Court for the District of Maryland on April 26, 2002, and 
no policy of the Secretary with respect to work performed
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under a consent decree shall delay completion of this re-
port and its submission to Congress. 
SEC. 5009. SOUTHEASTERN WATER RESOURCES ASSESS-
MENT. 
The Secretary may provide assistance to a coordi-
nated effort by Federal, State, and local agencies, non-
Federal and nonprofit entities, regional researchers, and 
other interested parties to assess the water resources and 
water resources needs of river basins and watersheds of 
the southeastern United States. 
SEC. 5010. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 1103(e)(7)(A) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(7)(A)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The non-Federal in-
terest may provide the non-Federal share of the cost of 
the project in the form of services, materials, supplies, or 
other in-kind contributions.’’.
SEC. 5011. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EN-
HANCEMENT PROJECT. 
Section 514(g) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 343; 117 Stat. 142) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’.
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SEC. 5012. MEMBERSHIP OF MISSOURI RIVER TRUST. 
Section 904(b)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2708) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (vii); 
(2) by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (vii) the following: 
‘‘(viii) rural water systems; and’’. 
SEC. 5013. GREAT LAKES FISHERY AND ECOSYSTEM RES-
TORATION. 
Section 506(f)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–22; 114 Stat. 
2646) is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘100 percent’’. 
SEC. 5014. SUSQUEHANNA, DELAWARE, AND POTOMAC 
RIVER BASINS. 
(a) EX OFFICIO MEMBER.—Notwithstanding section 
3001(a) of the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Recovery From Natural Disasters, and for 
Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia 
(111 Stat. 176) and section 2.2 of both the Susquehanna 
River Basin Compact (Public Law 91–575) and the Dela-
ware River Basin Compact (Public Law 87–328), begin-
ning in fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, the Division Engi-
neer, North Atlantic Division, Corps of Engineers, shall 
be the ex officio United States member under the Susque-
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hanna River Basin Compact and the Delaware River 
Basin Compact, who shall serve without additional com-
pensation and who may designate an alternate member or 
members in accordance with the terms of those respective 
compacts. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO ALLOCATE.—The Secretary 
may allocate funds to the Susquehanna River Basin Com-
mission, Delaware River Basin Commission, and the 
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Poto-
mac River Basin Compact (Public Law 91–407)) to fulfill 
the equitable funding requirements of their respective 
interstate compacts. 
(c) WATER SUPPLY
AND CONSERVATION STOR-
AGE.—The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 
the Delaware River Basin Commission to provide tem-
porary water supply and conservation storage at the 
Francis E. Walter Dam, Pennsylvania, during any period 
in which the Commission has determined that a drought 
warning or drought emergency exists. The agreement shall 
provide that the cost for any such water supply and con-
servation storage shall not exceed the incremental oper-
ating costs associated with providing the storage.
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SEC. 5015. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA-
TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Section 510(i) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3761) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5016. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. 
The Secretary shall review the navigation and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration components of the Montgomery 
Riverfront and Downtown Master Plan, Montgomery, Ala-
bama, dated May 2001, and prepared by the non-Federal 
interest and, if the Secretary determines that those com-
ponents meet the evaluation and design standards of the 
Corps of Engineers and that the components are feasible, 
may carry out the components at a Federal cost not to 
exceed $5,000,000.
SEC. 5017. PINHOOK CREEK, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. 
The Secretary shall design and construct the locally 
preferred plan for flood protection at Pinhook Creek, 
Huntsville, Alabama, under the authority of section 205 
of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). The 
Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest to partici-
pate in the financing of the project in accordance with sec-
tion 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent that the Secretary’s 
evaluation indicates that applying such section is nec-
essary to implement the project.
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SEC. 5018. ALASKA. 
Section 570 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 369) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e)(3)(B) by striking the last 
sentence; 
(2) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 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, with the consent of the affected local government. 
‘‘(j) 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 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.’’.
SEC. 5019. AKUTAN SMALL BOAT HARBOR, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite the 
study for the Akutan Small Boat Harbor, Alaska, and 
upon completion of the feasibility study, shall design and 
construct the project, if the Secretary determines that the 
project is feasible. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
DREDGING.—The 
headlands dredging for the mooring basin shall be consid-
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ered general navigation feature for purposes of estimating 
the non-Federal share of the cost of the project. 
SEC. 5020. FORT YUKON, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall make repairs to the dike at Fort 
Yukon, Alaska, so that the dike meets Corps of Engineers 
standards. 
SEC. 5021. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, SEWARD, ALASKA. 
(a) LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.—The 
Secretary shall assume responsibility for the long-term 
maintenance and repair of the Lowell Creek Tunnel. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine whether alternative methods of flood diversion 
in Lowell Canyon are feasible. 
SEC. 5022. ST. HERMAN AND ST. PAUL HARBORS, KODIAK, 
ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall carry out, on an emergency basis, 
necessary removal of rubble, sediment, and rock that are 
impeding the entrance to the St. Herman and St. Paul 
Harbors, Kodiak, Alaska, at a Federal cost of $2,000,000.
SEC. 5023. AUGUSTA AND CLARENDON, ARKANSAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
perform operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of au-
thorized and completed levees on the White River between 
Augusta and Clarendon, Arkansas.
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(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—After performing the oper-
ation, maintenance, and rehabilitation under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall seek reimbursement from the Sec-
retary of the Interior of an amount equal to the costs allo-
cated to benefits to a Federal wildlife refuge of such oper-
ation, maintenance, and rehabilitation. 
SEC. 5024. HELENA AND VICINITY, ARKANSAS. 
The Secretary shall accept as fulfilling the non-Fed-
eral cost sharing responsibilities for the project for flood 
control, Helena and Vicinity, Arkansas, authorized by sec-
tion 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(100 Stat. 4112), the non-Federal cash contribution of 
$568,000 and the lands, easements, rights-of-way, reloca-
tions, and dredged material disposal areas provided by the 
non-Federal sponsor as of September 1, 2003, and the 
Secretary shall not seek to recover any reimbursement 
from the non-Federal sponsor related to advanced pay-
ments to, or work performed for, the non-Federal sponsor 
under the authority of sections 103 and 104 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213, 
2214). 
SEC. 5025. LOOMIS LANDING, ARKANSAS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of shore damage 
in the vicinity of Loomis Landing, Arkansas, to determine 
if the damage is the result of a Federal navigation project,
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and, if the Secretary determines that the damage is the 
result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary shall 
carry out a project to mitigate the damage under section 
111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 
426i). 
SEC. 5026. MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGA-
TION PROJECT, ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. 
The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation and 
comprehensive development project, Arkansas and Okla-
homa, authorized by 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 
June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215), and the first section of 
the River and Harbor Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 364) and 
modified by section 108 of the Energy and Water Develop-
ment Appropriations Act, 1988 (101 Stat. 1329–112), is 
further modified to authorize a project depth of 12 feet 
in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma. 
SEC. 5027. ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN, ARKANSAS AND MIS-
SOURI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of increased sil-
tation and streambank erosion in the St. Francis River 
basin, Arkansas and Missouri, to determine if the siltation 
or erosion, or both, are the result of a Federal flood con-
trol project and, if the Secretary determines that the silta-
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tion or erosion, or both, are the result of a Federal flood 
control project, the Secretary shall carry out a project to 
mitigate the siltation or erosion, or both.
SEC. 5028. CAMBRIA, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 219(f)(48) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–220) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$10,300,000’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$10,300,000’’; 
(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 not to exceed $3,000,000 for the cost of 
planning and design 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.’’; 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. 
5029. 
CONTRA 
COSTA 
CANAL, 
OAKLEY 
AND 
KNIGHTSEN, 
CALIFORNIA; 
MALLARD 
SLOUGH, PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA. 
Sections 512 and 514 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2650) are each amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘All planning, study, 
design, and construction on the project shall be carried 
out by the office of the district engineer, San Francisco, 
California.’’. 
SEC. 5030. EAST SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 219(f)(22) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835–4836; 113 Stat. 336) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$25,000,000’’; 
(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 (i) the cost of design and construction 
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; and (ii) the 
cost of in-kind services and materials provided 
for the project by the non-Federal interest.
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‘‘(C) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-
Federal interest may provide any portion of the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project in 
the form of services, materials, supplies, or 
other in-kind contributions.’’; 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). 
SEC. 5031. PLACER AND EL DORADO COUNTIES, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in Placer and El Dorado 
Counties, California. 
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this 
section may be in the form of design and construction as-
sistance to improve the efficiency and use of existing water 
supplies in Placer and El Dorado Counties through water 
and wastewater projects, programs, and infrastructure. 
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
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(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 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. 
(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 in the 
form of grants or reimbursements of project 
costs.
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(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 
costs associated with obtaining permits nec-
essary for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent 
of total project costs. 
(E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and mainte-
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nance costs for projects constructed with assist-
ance provided under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
(e) 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. 
(f) 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 entity 
with the consent of the affected local government. 
(g) 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 100 percent Fed-
eral expense. 
(h) 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. 5032. SACRAMENTO AREA, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 219(f)(23) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835–4836; 113 Stat. 336)
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is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5033. SACRAMENTO DEEP WATER SHIP CHANNEL, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
transfer title to the Bascule Bridge, deauthorized by sec-
tion 347(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114. Stat. 2618), to the city of West Sacramento, 
California, subject to the execution of an agreement by 
the Secretary and the city which specifies the terms and 
conditions for such transfer. The terms and conditions of 
the transfer shall include a provision authorizing the Sec-
retary to participate in the construction of a replacement 
bridge following the removal of the Bascule Bridge. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the Sec-
retary to participate in the construction of a replacement 
bridge under this section. 
SEC. 5034. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) PIER 70 WHARF 5 REMOVAL AND DREDGING 
PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Port of San Francisco, shall carry out 
the project for removal of Wharf 5 and associated 
pilings and dredgings at Pier 70 in San Francisco,
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California, substantially in accordance with the 
Port’s redevelopment plans. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated $1,600,000 
to carry out this subsection. 
(b) PIERS 94–96 REPAIRS PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Port of San Francisco, California, may 
carry out the project for repairs to Piers 94–96 in 
San Francisco, California, substantially in accord-
ance with the Port’s redevelopment plan. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION.—
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
to carry out this subsection.
(c) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICE.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a centralized office at the office 
of the district engineer, San Francisco, California, 
for the use of all Federal and State agencies that 
are or will be involved in issuing permits and con-
ducting environmental reviews for the capital im-
provement project to repair and upgrade the water 
supply and delivery system for the city of San Fran-
cisco.
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(2) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary may use 
the authority under section 214 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 
note) for the project described in paragraph (1). 
(3) PROTECTION
OF
IMPARTIAL
DECISION-
MAKING.—In carrying out this subsection, the Sec-
retary and the heads of Federal agencies receiving 
funds under such section 214 for the project de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall ensure that the use of 
the funds accepted under such section for such 
project will not impact impartial decisionmaking 
with respect to the issuance of permits, either sub-
stantively or procedurally, or diminish, modify, or 
otherwise affect the statutory or regulatory authori-
ties of such agencies. 
SEC. 5035. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, WATERFRONT 
AREA. 
(a) AREA TO BE DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE; PUB-
LIC INTEREST.—Unless the Secretary finds, after con-
sultation with local and regional public officials (including 
local and regional public planning organizations), that the 
proposed projects to be undertaken within the boundaries 
of the portion of the San Francisco, California, waterfront 
area described in subsection (b) are not in the public inter-
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est, such portion is declared to be nonnavigable waters of 
the United States. 
(b) NORTHERN EMBARCADERO SOUTH OF BRYANT 
STREET.—The portion of the San Francisco, California, 
waterfront area referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Beginning at the intersection of the northwesterly line of 
Bryant Street with the southwesterly line of Spear Street, 
which intersection lies on the line of jurisdiction of the 
San Francisco Port Authority; following thence westerly 
and southerly along said line of jurisdiction as described 
in the State of California Harbor and Navigable Code Sec-
tion 1770, as amended in 1961, to its intersection with 
the easterly line of Townsend Street produced southerly; 
thence northerly along said easterly line of Townsend 
Street produced to its intersection with the United States 
Government pier-head line; thence following said pier-head 
line westerly and northerly to its intersection with the ex-
isting boundary line of Piers 30/32, then northerly and 
easterly along the existing boundary of Piers 30/32 until 
its intersection with the United States Government pier-
head line, thence following said pier-head line westerly and 
northerly to the northwesterly line of Bryant Street pro-
duced northwesterly; thence southwesterly along said 
northwesterly line of Bryant Street produced to the point 
of beginning.
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(c) REQUIREMENT THAT AREA BE IMPROVED.—The 
declaration of nonnavigability under subsection (a) applies 
only to those parts of the area described in subsection (b) 
that are or will be bulkheaded, filled, or otherwise occupied 
by permanent structures and does not affect the applica-
bility of any Federal statute or regulation applicable to 
such parts the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, including sections 9 and 10 of the Act of March 3, 
1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403; 30 Stat. 1151), commonly 
known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 
1899, section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), and the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(d) EXPIRATION DATE.—If, 20 years from the date 
of enactment of this Act, any area or part thereof de-
scribed in subsection (b) is not bulkheaded or filled or oc-
cupied by permanent structures, including marina facili-
ties, in accordance with the requirements set out in sub-
section (c), or if work in connection with any activity per-
mitted in subsection (c) is not commenced within 5 years 
after issuance of such permits, then the declaration of 
nonnavigability for such area or part thereof shall expire. 
SEC. 5036. SAN PABLO BAY WATERSHED AND SUISUN 
MARSH ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 
(a) SAN PABLO BAY WATERSHED, CALIFORNIA.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete 
work, as expeditiously as possible, on the ongoing 
San Pablo Bay watershed, California, study to deter-
mine the feasibility of opportunities for restoring, 
preserving and protecting the San Pablo Bay water-
shed. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2008, 
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on 
the results of the study. 
(c) SUISUN MARSH, CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary 
shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine the fea-
sibility of opportunities for restoring, preserving and pro-
tecting the Suisun Marsh, California. 
(d) SAN PABLO AND SUISUN BAY MARSH WATER-
SHED CRITICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may partici-
pate in critical restoration projects that will produce, 
consistent with Federal programs, projects, activi-
ties, immediate and substantial ecosystem restora-
tion, preservation and protection benefits in the fol-
lowing sub-watersheds of the San Pablo and Suisun 
Bay Marsh watersheds: 
(A) The tidal areas of the Petaluma River, 
Napa-Sonoma Marsh.
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(B) The shoreline of West Contra Costa 
County. 
(C) Novato Creek. 
(D) Suisun Marsh. 
(E) Gallinas-Miller Creek. 
Participation in such critical restoration projects 
may include assistance for planning, design or con-
struction. 
(2) 
NON-FEDERAL
INTERESTS.—Notwith-
standing the requirements of section 221 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), a 
nonprofit entity may serve, with the consent of the 
affected local government, as a non-Federal sponsor 
for a project undertaken pursuant to this section. 
(3) COST SHARING.—Before carrying out any 
project under this section, the Secretary shall enter 
into a partnership agreement with the non-Federal 
interest that shall require the non-Federal interest—
(A) to pay 35 percent of the cost of con-
struction for the project; 
(B) to provide any lands, easements, 
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas 
and relocations necessary to carry out the 
project; and
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(C) to pay 100 percent of the operation, 
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabili-
tation costs associated with the project. 
(4) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward 
the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of 
a project under this section—
(A) the value of any lands, easements, 
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, 
or relocations provided for carrying out the 
project, regardless of the date of acquisition; 
(B) funds received from the CALFED 
Bay-Delta program; and 
(C) the cost of the studies, design and con-
struction work carried out by the non-Federal 
interest before the date of execution of a part-
nership agreement for the project if the Sec-
retary determines that the work is integral to 
the project. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $40,000,000. 
SEC. 5037. STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) REEVALUATION.—The Secretary shall reevaluate 
the feasibility of the Lower Mosher Slough element and 
the levee extensions on the Upper Calaveras River element
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of the project for flood control, Stockton Metropolitan 
Area, California, carried out under section 211(f)(3) of the 
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 
policies of the Corps of Engineers concerning the fre-
quency 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. 5038. UPPER KLAMATH BASIN, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF UPPER KLAMATH BASIN.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Upper Klamath Basin’’ means the 
counties of Klamath, Oregon, and Siskiyou and Modoc, 
California. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
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ance to non-Federal interests in the Upper Klamath 
Basin. 
(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this 
section may be in the form of design and construction as-
sistance to improve the efficiency and use of existing water 
supplies in the Upper Klamath Basin through water and 
wastewater and ecosystem restoration projects, programs, 
and infrastructure. 
(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 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.
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(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. 
(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 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.
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(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 
costs associated with obtaining permits nec-
essary for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
controlled land), but not to 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 entity 
with the consent of the affected local government.
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(h) 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 100 percent Fed-
eral expense. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 5039. CHARLES HERVEY TOWNSHEND BREAKWATER, 
CONNECTICUT. 
The western breakwater for the project for naviga-
tion, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the 
1st section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropria-
tions for the construction, repair, and preservation of cer-
tain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur-
poses’’, approved September 19, 1890 (26 Stat. 426), 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Charles Hervey 
Townshend Breakwater’’. 
SEC. 5040. EVERGLADES RESTORATION, FLORIDA. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—
(1) HILLSBORO AND OKEECHOBEE AQUIFER.—
Section 601(b)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2681) is amended—
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(A) in clause (i) by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The project for aquifer storage and 
recovery, Hillsboro and Okeechobee Aquifer, 
Florida, authorized by section 101(a)(16) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 276), shall be treated for purposes 
of this section as being in the Plan.’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii) by inserting after ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’ the following: ‘‘and the project 
for aquifer storage and recovery, Hillsboro and 
Okeechobee Aquifer’’. 
(2) 
OUTREACH
AND
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
601(k) of such Act (114 Stat. 2691–2692) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
EXPENDITURES.—The Sec-
retary may expend up to $3,000,000 per fiscal year 
for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2002, 
to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) CRITICAL
RESTORATION
PROJECTS.—Section 
528(b)(3)(C) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (110 Stat. 3769; 113 Stat. 286) is amended—
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$95,000,000’’; and
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(2) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
SEC. 5041. FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
Section 109(e)(2) of Division B of the Miscellaneous 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (enacted into law by Public Law 
106–554) (114 Stat. 2763A–222) is amended by adding 
at the end 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 carried out by the non-Fed-
eral interest before the date of the partnership 
agreement for the project if the Secretary de-
termines 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 section.’’.
SEC. 5042. 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.
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SEC. 5043. LAKE LANIER, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary may assist local interests with plan-
ning, design, and construction of facilities at the Lake La-
nier Olympic Center, Georgia, in support of the 2003 
World Kayaking Championships, at a total cost of 
$5,300,000. 
SEC. 5044. RILEY CREEK RECREATION AREA, IDAHO. 
The Secretary is authorized to carry out the Riley 
Creek Recreation Area Operation Plan of the Albeni Falls 
Management Plan, dated October 2001, for the Riley 
Creek Recreation Area, Albeni Falls Dam, Bonner Coun-
ty, Idaho. 
SEC. 5045. RECONSTRUCTION OF ILLINOIS FLOOD PROTEC-
TION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may participate in 
the reconstruction of an eligible flood control project if the 
Secretary determines that such reconstruction is not re-
quired as a result of improper operation and maintenance 
of the project by the non-Federal interest. 
(b) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 
costs for the reconstruction of a flood control project au-
thorized by this section shall be the same Federal share 
that was applicable to construction of the project. The 
non-Federal interest shall be responsible for operation and 
maintenance and repair of a project for which reconstruc-
tion is undertaken under this section.
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(c) RECONSTRUCTION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘reconstruction’’, as used with respect to a 
project, means addressing major project deficiencies 
caused by long-term degradation of the foundation, con-
struction materials, or engineering systems or components 
of the project, the results of which render the project at 
risk of not performing in compliance with its authorized 
project purposes. In addressing such deficiencies, the Sec-
retary may incorporate current design standards and effi-
ciency improvements, including the replacement of obso-
lete mechanical and electrical components at pumping sta-
tions, if such incorporation does not significantly change 
the scope, function, and purpose of the project as author-
ized. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The following flood con-
trol projects are eligible for reconstruction under this sec-
tion: 
(1) Wood River Drainage and Levee District, 
Illinois, authorized as part of the navigation project 
of the Upper Mississippi River basin by section 2 of 
the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 
1218). 
(2) Clear Creek Drainage and Levee District, 
Illinois, authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control 
Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1581).
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(3) Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage 
District, Illinois, authorized as part of the naviga-
tion project of the Upper Mississippi River basin by 
section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1938 
(52 Stat. 1218). 
(e) JUSTIFICATION.—The reconstruction of a project 
authorized by this section shall not be considered a sepa-
rable element of the project. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out 
this section. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.
SEC. 5046. COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 
Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 535; 114 
Stat. 2763A-221) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting the 
following:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$35,000,000’’; 
(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 not to exceed $80,000 for the cost of 
planning and design work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before, on, or after the
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date of the partnership agreement 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). 
SEC. 5047. KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN, ILLINOIS, RESTORA-
TION. 
(a) KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Kaskaskia River basin’’ means the 
Kaskaskia River, Illinois, its backwaters, its side channels, 
and all tributaries, including their watersheds, draining 
into the Kaskaskia River. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop, as expeditiously as practicable, a comprehen-
sive plan for the purpose of restoring, preserving, 
and protecting the Kaskaskia River basin. 
(2) TECHNOLOGIES
AND
INNOVATIVE
AP-
PROACHES.—The comprehensive plan shall provide 
for the development of new technologies and innova-
tive approaches—
(A) to enhance the Kaskaskia River as a 
transportation corridor;
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(B) to improve water quality within the en-
tire Kaskaskia River basin; 
(C) to restore, enhance, and preserve habi-
tat for plants and wildlife; 
(D) to increase economic opportunity for 
agriculture and business communities; and 
(E) to reduce the impacts of flooding to 
communities and landowners.
(3) SPECIFIC COMPONENTS.—The comprehen-
sive plan shall include such features as are necessary 
to provide for—
(A) the development and implementation of 
a program for sediment removal technology, 
sediment characterization, sediment transport, 
and beneficial uses of sediment; 
(B) the development and implementation 
of a program for the planning, conservation, 
evaluation, and construction of measures for 
fish and wildlife habitat conservation and reha-
bilitation, and stabilization and enhancement of 
land and water resources in the basin; 
(C) the development and implementation of 
a long-term resource monitoring program;
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(D) the development and implementation 
of a computerized inventory and analysis sys-
tem; and 
(E) the development and implementation 
of a systemic plan to reduce flood impacts by 
means of ecosystem restoration projects. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—The comprehensive plan 
shall be developed by the Secretary in consultation 
with appropriate Federal agencies, the State of Illi-
nois, and the Kaskaskia River Coordinating Council. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report con-
taining the comprehensive plan. 
(6) ADDITIONAL
STUDIES
AND
ANALYSES.—
After transmission of a report under paragraph (5), 
the Secretary shall conduct studies and analyses of 
projects related to the comprehensive plan that are 
appropriate and consistent with this subsection. 
(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—
(1) WATER QUALITY.—In carrying out activi-
ties under this section, the Secretary’s recommenda-
tions shall be consistent with applicable State water 
quality standards.
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(2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In developing the 
comprehensive plan under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall implement procedures to facilitate public 
participation, including providing advance notice of 
meetings, providing adequate opportunity for public 
input 
and 
comment, 
maintaining 
appropriate 
records, and making a record of the proceedings of 
meetings available for public inspection. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall integrate 
activities carried out under this section with ongoing Fed-
eral and State programs, projects, and activities, including 
the following: 
(1) Farm programs of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
(2) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Pro-
gram (State of Illinois) and Conservation 2000 Eco-
system Program of the Illinois Department of Nat-
ural Resources. 
(3) Conservation 2000 Conservation Practices 
Program and the Livestock Management Facilities 
Act administered by the Illinois Department of Agri-
culture. 
(4) National Buffer Initiative of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service.
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(5) Nonpoint source grant program adminis-
tered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agen-
cy. 
(e) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of 
the cost of activities carried out under this section 
shall be 35 percent. 
(2) IN-KIND
SERVICES.—The Secretary may 
credit the cost of in-kind services provided by the 
non-Federal interest for an activity carried out 
under this section toward not more than 80 percent 
of the non-Federal share of the cost of the activity. 
In-kind services shall include all State funds ex-
pended on programs that accomplish the goals of 
this section, as determined by the Secretary. The 
programs may include the Kaskaskia River Con-
servation Reserve Program, the Illinois Conservation 
2000 Program, the Open Lands Trust Fund, and 
other appropriate programs carried out in the 
Kaskaskia River basin. 
SEC. 5048. NATALIE CREEK, MIDLOTHIAN AND OAK FOR-
EST, ILLINOIS. 
The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood dam-
age reduction under section 205 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) Natalie Creek, Midlothian and
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Oak Forest, Illinois, if the Secretary determines that the 
project is feasible. 
SEC. 5049. PEORIA RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT, PEORIA, 
ILLINOIS. 
The Secretary may carry out the project for Peoria 
riverfront development, Peoria, Illinois, under section 519 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2653–2655), at a total cost of $16,000,000, with 
an estimated Federal cost of $10,400,000 and an esti-
mated non-Federal cost of $5,600,000. 
SEC. 5050. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION. 
(a) 
EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
519(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2654) is amended by striking ‘‘2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010’’.
(b) IN-KIND SERVICES.—Section 519(g)(3) of such 
Act (114 Stat. 2655) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end of the first sentence ‘‘if such services 
are provided not more than 5 years before the date of initi-
ation of the project or activity’’. 
SEC. 5051. SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Southwest Illinois’’ means the counties 
of Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Perry, Franklin,
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Jackson, Union, Alexander, Pulaski, and Williamson, Illi-
nois. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in Southwest Illinois. 
(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 
Southwest Illinois, including projects for wastewater treat-
ment and related facilities, water supply and related facili-
ties, 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 entered into under this subsection shall provide 
for the following:
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(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. 
(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 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
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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 
costs associated with obtaining permits nec-
essary for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
controlled land), but not to 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.
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(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 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at 100 percent Fed-
eral 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. 5052. CALUMET REGION, INDIANA. 
Section 219(f)(12) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 335) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Lake and Porter’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter’’.
SEC. 5053. RATHBUN LAKE, IOWA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey the 
remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun
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Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun Regional Water Association 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Water Association’’). 
(b) COST SHARING.—Notwithstanding the Water 
Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), the Water Associa-
tion shall pay 100 percent of the cost of the water supply 
storage allocation to be conveyed under subsection (a). 
The Secretary shall credit toward such non-Federal share 
the cost of any structures and facilities constructed by the 
Water Association at the project. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Before conveying the 
water supply storage allocation under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Water 
Association, under which the Water Association shall 
agree to—
(1) in accordance with designs approved by the 
Chief of Engineers, construct structures and facili-
ties referred to in subsection (b) that have a value 
equal to or greater than the amount that otherwise 
would be paid to the Federal Government for the 
costs of the water supply storage under the Water 
Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); 
(2) be responsible for operating and maintain-
ing the structures and facilities; 
(3) pay all operation and maintenance costs al-
located to the water supply storage space;
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(4) use any revenues generated at the struc-
tures and facilities that are above those required to 
operate and maintain or improve the complex to un-
dertake, subject to the approval of the Chief of En-
gineers, activities that will improve the quality of the 
environment in the Rathbun Lake watershed area; 
and 
(5) such other terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers necessary to protect the interests of 
the United States.
SEC. 5054. CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN, KENTUCKY. 
At reservoirs managed by the Secretary within the 
Cumberland River basin, Kentucky, the Secretary shall 
continue to charge fees associated with storage and main-
tenance of water supply that were in effect on October 
1, 2002. 
SEC. 5055. MAYFIELD CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, KEN-
TUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of flood damage 
along Mayfield Creek and tributaries between Wickliffe 
and Mayfield, Kentucky, to determine if the damage is the 
result of a Federal flood damage reduction project, and, 
if the Secretary determines that the damage is the result 
of a Federal flood damage reduction project, the Secretary
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shall carry out a project to mitigate the damage at Federal 
expense.
SEC. 5056. NORTH FORK, KENTUCKY RIVER, BREATHITT 
COUNTY, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall rebuild the structure that is im-
peding high water flows on the North Fork of the Ken-
tucky River in Breathitt County, Kentucky, in a manner 
that will reduce flood damages, at an estimated total cost 
of $1,800,000. The non-Federal interest shall provide 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and disposal 
areas required for the project. Operation and maintenance 
of the rebuilt structure shall be a non-Federal expense. 
SEC. 5057. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. 
Section 531 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3774; 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 for 
fiscal years 2004 and thereafter may be used by the Corps 
of Engineers district offices to administer projects under 
this section at 100 percent Federal expense.’’. 
SEC. 5058. COASTAL LOUISIANA ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION 
AND RESTORATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
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(1) COASTAL
LOUISIANA
ECOSYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem’’ means the 
coastal area of Louisiana from the Sabine River on 
the west to the Pearl River on the east and includes 
tidal waters, barrier islands, marshes, coastal wet-
lands, rivers and streams, and adjacent areas. 
(2) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of Louisiana. 
(3) TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 
means the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection 
and Restoration Task Force established by sub-
section (e). 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
a comprehensive plan for the purpose of protecting, 
preserving, and restoring the Coastal Louisiana Eco-
system. The comprehensive plan shall provide for the 
protection, conservation and restoration of the wet-
lands, barrier islands, shorelines, and related lands 
and features that protect critical resources, habitat, 
and infrastructure from the impacts of coastal 
storms, hurricanes, erosion, and subsidence. 
(2) DEADLINE.—Not later than July 1, 2004, 
the Secretary shall transmit the plan to Congress.
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(3) CONTENTS.—The plan shall include a com-
prehensive report and a programmatic environmental 
impact statement covering the proposed Federal ac-
tion set forth in the plan. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
STUDIES
AND
ANALYSES.—
After transmission of a report under this subsection, 
the Secretary may conduct studies and analyses of 
projects related to the comprehensive plan that are 
appropriate and consistent with this subsection. 
(c) INTEGRATION OF OTHER ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the plan under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall integrate ongoing 
Federal and State projects and activities, including 
projects implemented under the Coastal Wetlands 
Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 3951 et seq.), the Louisiana Coastal Wet-
lands Conservation Plan, the Louisiana Coastal 
Zone Management Plan, and the plan of the State 
of Louisiana entitled ‘‘Coast 2050: Toward a Sus-
tainable Coastal Louisiana’’. 
(2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
(A) EXISTING
AUTHORITY.—Except as 
otherwise expressly provided for in this section, 
nothing in the section affects any authority in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act, or
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any requirement relating to the participation in 
protection or restoration activities in the Coast-
al Louisiana Ecosystem, including projects and 
activities specified in paragraph (1) of—
(i) the Department of the Army; 
(ii) the Department of the Interior; 
(iii) the Department of Commerce; 
(iv) the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
(v) the Department of Agriculture; 
(vi) the Department of Transpor-
tation; 
(vii) the Department of Energy; and 
(viii) the State of Louisiana. 
(B) NEW
AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
section confers any new regulatory authority on 
any Federal or non-Federal entity that carries 
out any activity authorized by this section. 
(d) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 
cost of developing the plan under subsection (b) shall be 
50 percent. 
(e) COASTAL LOUISIANA ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION 
AND RESTORATION TASK FORCE.—
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT
AND
MEMBERSHIP.—
There is established the Coastal Louisiana Eco-
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system Protection and Restoration Task Force, 
which shall consist of the following members (or, in 
the case of the head of a Federal Agency, a designee 
at the level of Assistant Secretary or an equivalent 
level): 
(A) The Secretary. 
(B) The Secretary of the Interior. 
(C) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(D) The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(E) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(F) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(G) The Secretary of Energy. 
(H) The Coastal Advisor to the Governor. 
(I) The Secretary of the Louisiana Depart-
ment of Natural Resources. 
(J) A representative of the Governor’s Ad-
visory Commission on Coastal Restoration and 
Conservation, Louisiana. 
(2) DUTIES
OF
TASK
FORCE.—The Task 
Force—
(A) shall consult with, and provide rec-
ommendations to, the Secretary during develop-
ment of the comprehensive plan under sub-
section (b)(1);
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(B) shall coordinate the development of 
consistent policies, strategies, plans, programs, 
projects, activities, and priorities for addressing 
the protection, conservation, and restoration of 
the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem; 
(C) shall exchange information regarding 
programs, projects, and activities of the agen-
cies and entities represented on the Task Force 
to promote ecosystem protection, restoration, 
and maintenance; 
(D) shall establish a regional working 
group which shall include representatives of the 
agencies and entities represented on the Task 
Force as well as other governmental entities as 
appropriate for the purpose of formulating, rec-
ommending, coordinating, and implementing 
policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, 
activities, and priorities of the Task Force; 
(E) may allow the working group described 
in subparagraph (D) to—
(i) establish such advisory bodies as 
are necessary to assist the Task Force in 
its duties; and
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(ii) select as an advisory body any en-
tity that represents a broad variety of pri-
vate and public interests; 
(F) shall facilitate the resolution of inter-
agency and intergovernmental conflicts associ-
ated with the protection, conservation, and res-
toration of the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem; 
(G) shall coordinate scientific research as-
sociated with the protection and restoration of 
the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem; 
(H) shall provide assistance and support to 
agencies and entities represented on the Task 
Force in their protection and restoration activi-
ties; 
(I) shall prepare an integrated financial 
plan and recommendations for coordinated 
budget requests for the funds proposed to be 
expended by agencies and entities represented 
on the Task Force for the protection, conserva-
tion, and restoration of the Coastal Louisiana 
Ecosystem; and 
(J) shall transmit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a re-
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port that summarizes the activities of the Task 
Force. 
(3) PROCEDURES AND ADVICE.—
(A) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Task Force 
shall implement procedures to facilitate 
public participation in the advisory proc-
ess, including providing advance notice of 
meetings, providing adequate opportunity 
for public input and comment, maintaining 
appropriate records, and making a record 
of proceedings of meetings available for 
public inspection. 
(ii) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the procedures described in 
clause (i) are adopted and implemented 
and that the records described in clause (i) 
are accurately maintained and available for 
public inspection. 
(B) ADVISORS TO THE TASK FORCE AND 
WORKING
GROUPS.—The Task Force or the 
working group described in paragraph (2)(D) 
may seek such advice and input from any inter-
ested, knowledgeable, or affected party as the 
Task Force or working group determines to be
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necessary to perform the duties described in 
paragraph (2). 
(C) APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Task Force, advi-
sors to the Task Force, and any associated 
workgroups shall not be considered advisory 
committees under the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Task 
Force shall receive no additional compensation for 
the services provided as a member of the Task 
Force. 
(5) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Travel expenses in-
curred by a member of the Task Force in the per-
formance of services for the Task Force shall be 
paid by the agency or entity that the member rep-
resents. 
SEC. 5059. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 
Section 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5060. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA. 
For purposes of carrying out section 121 of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1271), the
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Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, basin stakeholders con-
ference convened by the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
and United States Geological Survey on February 25, 
2002, shall be treated as being a management conference 
convened under section 320 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1330). 
SEC. 5061. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA. 
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 Par-
ish, Louisiana, project for waterfront and riverine 
preservation, restoration, enhancement modifica-
tions, and interpretive center development.’’. 
SEC. 5062. CHESAPEAKE BAY SHORELINE, MARYLAND, VIR-
GINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out comprehensive 
study of the feasibility of a project to address shoreline 
erosion and related sediment management measures to 
protect water and land resources of the Chesapeake Bay, 
the Secretary may carry out pilot projects to demonstrate 
the feasibility of alternative measures to address sediment 
loads to the Chesapeake Bay from sediment behind dams 
on the lower Susquehanna River.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this 
section.
SEC. 5063. DELMARVA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR, MARY-
LAND. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide tech-
nical assistance to the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying 
out the Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program 
authorized under subtitle G of title II of Public Law 107–
171 (116 Stat. 275–278). 
(b) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION.—In carrying 
out water resources projects in the State of Maryland on 
land located on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay, the 
Secretary shall coordinate and integrate, to the extent 
practicable, such projects with any activities undertaken 
to implement a conservation corridor plan approved by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under section 2602 of Public Law 
107–171 (116 Stat. 275–276). 
SEC. 5064. DETROIT RIVER, MICHIGAN. 
Section 568(c)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5065. OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 
Section 219(f)(29) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336) is amended by inserting
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‘‘sanitary sewer overflows and’’ before ‘‘combined sewer 
overflows’’. 
SEC. 5066. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHI-
GAN. 
The Secretary shall carry out feasible aquatic eco-
system restoration projects identified in the comprehensive 
management plan for St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, 
Michigan, developed under section 426 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 326), at a 
total Federal cost of not to exceed $5,000,000. 
SEC. 5067. CROOKSTON, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for a project for 
emergency streambank protection in the vicinity of High-
way 2, Crookston, Minnesota, and, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the project is feasible, may carry out the 
project under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 
(33 U.S.C. 701r); except that the maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project shall 
be $6,500,000. 
SEC. 5068. GARRISON AND KATHIO TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA. 
(a) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—Section 219(f)(61) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 
2763A–221) is amended—
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(1) in the paragraph heading by striking 
‘‘TOWNSHIP’’ and inserting ‘‘AND CROW WING AND 
MILLE LACS COUNTIES’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, Crow Wing County, Mille 
Lacs County,’’ after ‘‘Garrison’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such 
assistance shall be provided directly to the Garrison-
Kathio-West Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District, 
Minnesota.’’. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—In carrying out the project for 
Garrison and Kathio Township, Minnesota, authorized by 
such section 219(f)(61), the Secretary may use the cost 
sharing and contracting procedures available to the Sec-
retary under section 569 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368). 
SEC. 5069. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 569 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Benton, 
Sherburne,’’ and inserting ‘‘Beltrami, Hubbard, 
Wadena,’’; 
(2) by striking the last sentence of subsection 
(e)(3)(B);
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(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 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.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end 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 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.’’. 
(b) BIWABIK, MINNESOTA.—The Secretary shall re-
imburse the non-Federal interest for the project for envi-
ronmental infrastructure, Biwabik, Minnesota, carried out 
under section 569 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368–369), for planning, design, 
and construction costs that were incurred by the non-Fed-
eral interest with respect to the project before the date 
of the partnership agreement for the project and that were 
in excess of the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project if the Secretary determines that the costs are ap-
propriate.
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SEC. 5070. DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 
Section 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5071. HARRISON, HANCOCK, AND JACKSON COUNTIES, 
MISSISSIPPI. 
In carrying out projects for the protection, restora-
tion, and creation of aquatic and ecologically related habi-
tats located in Harrison, Hancock, and Jackson Counties, 
Mississippi, under section 204 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326), the Secretary 
shall accept any portion of the non-Federal share of the 
cost of the project in the form of services, materials, sup-
plies, and other in-kind contributions. 
SEC. 5072. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSOURI, AND ILLINOIS. 
As a part of the operation and maintenance of the 
project for the Mississippi River (Regulating Works), be-
tween the Ohio and Missouri Rivers, Missouri and Illinois, 
authorized by the first section of an Act entitled ‘‘Making 
appropriations for the construction, repair, and preserva-
tion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and 
for other purposes’’, approved June 25, 1910, the Sec-
retary may carry out activities necessary to restore and 
protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi 
River system. Such activities may include modification of
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navigation training structures, modification and creation 
of side channels, modification and creation of islands, and 
studies and analysis necessary to apply adaptive manage-
ment principles in design of future work.
SEC. 5073. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
Section 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835–4836; 113 Stat. 337) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5074. DELAWARE RIVER, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall provide assistance to address 
floating and partially submerged debris in that portion of 
the Delaware River downstream from Trenton, New Jer-
sey. 
SEC. 5075. HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS AREA, NEW JER-
SEY. 
Section 324 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849; 110 Stat. 3779) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘design’’ and inserting 
‘‘planning, design,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Hackensack Meadowlands 
Development’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Plan 
for’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘New 
Jersey
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Meadowlands Commission for the development 
of an environmental improvement program for’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘REQUIRED’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’;
(C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) Restoration and acquisitions of significant 
wetlands and aquatic habitat that contribute to the 
Meadowlands ecosystem.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and 
aquatic habitat’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(E) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) Research, development, and implementa-
tion for a water quality improvement program, in-
cluding restoration of hydrology and tidal flows and 
remediation of hot spots and other sources of con-
taminants that degrade existing or planned sites.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) by inserting before the last 
sentence the following: ‘‘The non-Federal sponsor 
may also provide in-kind services, not to exceed 25
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percent of the total project cost, and may also re-
ceive credit for reasonable cost of design work com-
pleted prior to entering into the partnership agree-
ment with the Secretary for a project to be carried 
out under the program developed under subsection 
(a).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5076. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 404(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4863) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘processes’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
related environmental processes’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Atlantic Coast’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(and associated back bays)’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘actions’’ the following: ‘‘, 
environmental restoration or conservation measures 
for coastal and back bays,’’; and 
(4) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘The 
plan for collecting data and monitoring information 
included in such annual report shall be fully coordi-
nated with and agreed to by appropriate agencies of 
the State of New York.’’.
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(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 404(b) of such Act 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘INITIAL PLAN.—Not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL REPORTS.—The’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘initial plan for data collection 
and monitoring’’ and inserting ‘‘annual report of 
data collection and monitoring activities’’; and 
(3) by striking the last sentence. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
404(c) of such Act (113 Stat. 341) is amended by striking 
‘‘and an additional total of $2,500,000 for fiscal years 
thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000 for fiscal years 
2000 through 2002, and $17,000,000 for fiscal years be-
ginning after September 30, 2002,’’. 
SEC. 5077. COLLEGE POINT, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. 
In carrying out section 312 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639–4640), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to work in College Point, New 
York City, New York. 
SEC. 5078. FLUSHING BAY AND CREEK, NEW YORK CITY, 
NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project for ecosystem restoration, 
Flushing Bay and Creek, New York City, New York, the
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cost of design and construction 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. 5079. GATEWAY POINT, NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW 
YORK. 
The Secretary shall review the shoreline stabilization, 
recreation, and public access components of the feasibility 
report for waterfront development at Gateway Point, 
North Tonawanda, New York, entitled ‘‘City of North 
Tonawanda, Gateway Point Feasibility’’, dated February 
6, 2003, and prepared by the non-Federal interest and, 
if the Secretary determines that those components meet 
the evaluation and design standards of the Corps of Engi-
neers and that the components are feasible, may carry out 
the components at a Federal cost not to exceed 
$3,300,000. 
SEC. 5080. LITTLE NECK BAY, VILLAGE OF KINGS POINT, 
NEW YORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 
navigation project at Little Neck Bay (Hague Basin), Vil-
lage of Kings Point, New York, sufficient to permit the 
safe operation of the vessel T/V Kings Pointer at all tide 
levels.
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(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall seek re-
imbursement from the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy for the cost of the project carried out under this 
section.
SEC. 5081. ONONDAGA LAKE, NEW YORK. 
Section 573 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 372–373) is amended—
(1) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), for any project carried out under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal sponsor may include a nonprofit enti-
ty, with the consent of the affected local government.’’.
SEC. 5082. TIMES BEACH DIKE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 
As part of operation and maintenance of the Buffalo 
Harbor and Buffalo River navigation projects, the Sec-
retary may repair the Times Beach confined disposal facil-
ity dike, Buffalo, New York.
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SEC. 5083. JOHN H. KERR DAM AND RESERVOIR, NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 
calculations necessary to negotiate and execute a revised, 
permanent contract for water supply storage at John H. 
Kerr Dam and Reservoir, North Carolina, among the Sec-
retary and the Kerr Lake Regional Water System and the 
city of Henderson, North Carolina. 
SEC. 5084. STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
Section 219(f)(64) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘water and’’ before ‘‘wastewater’’.
SEC. 5085. CENTRAL RIVERFRONT PARK, CINCINNATI, 
OHIO. 
If the Secretary is authorized to carry out a down-
town waterfront development project for the Central 
Riverfront Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, the Secretary shall 
credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project the cost of—
(1) design and construction work undertaken by 
the non-Federal interest before entering into a part-
nership agreement for the project with the Secretary 
if the Secretary determines that the work is integral 
to the project; and 
(2) land, easements, rights-of-way, and reloca-
tions provided by the non-Federal interest.
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SEC. 5086. PIEDMONT LAKE DAM, OHIO. 
In reconstructing the road on the Piedmont Lake 
Dam as part of the project for dam safety assurance, Pied-
mont Lake Dam, Ohio, being carried out under section 
4 of the Flood Control Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 
1414–1415), the Secretary shall upgrade the condition of 
the road to meet standards applicable to public use roads 
in the State of Ohio. The incremental cost of upgrading 
the road to meet such standards shall be a non-Federal 
expense.
SEC. 5087. OHIO. 
Section 594(g) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 383) is amended by striking 
‘‘$60,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5088. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA. 
The remaining obligation of the Waurika Project 
Master Conservancy District payable to the United States 
Government in the amounts, rates of interest, and pay-
ment schedules is set at the amounts, rates of interest, 
and payment schedules that existed, and that both parties 
agreed to, on June 3, 1986, and may not be adjusted, 
altered, or changed without a specific, separate, and writ-
ten agreement between the District and the United States 
Government.
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SEC. 5089. COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON. 
Section 401(b)(3) of Public Law 100–581 (102 Stat. 
2944), is amended by inserting ‘‘and Celilo Village, Or-
egon’’ after ‘‘existing sites’’. 
SEC. 5090. EUGENE, OREGON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of restoring the millrace 
in Eugene, Oregon, and, if the Secretary determines that 
the restoration is feasible, shall carry out the restoration. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF NONECONOMIC BENEFITS.—
In determining the feasibility of restoring the millrace, the 
Secretary shall include noneconomic benefits associated 
with the historical significance of the millrace and associ-
ated with preservation and enhancement of resources. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000. 
SEC. 5091. JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM, LAKE UMATILLA, OR-
EGON AND WASHINGTON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay up to 
$2,500,000 to the provider of research and curation sup-
port previously provided to the Federal Government as a 
result of the multipurpose project, John Day Lock and 
Dam, Lake Umatilla, Oregon and Washington, authorized 
by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 
Stat. 167), and the several navigation and flood damage
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reduction projects constructed on the Columbia River and 
Lower Willamette River, Oregon and Washington. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000.
SEC. 5092. LOWELL, OREGON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey with-
out consideration to Lowell School District, by quitclaim 
deed, all right, title and interest of the United States in 
and to approximately 3.32 acres of land and buildings 
thereon, known as Tract A–82, located in Lowell, Oregon, 
and described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel of land 
authorized to be conveyed under subsection (a) is as fol-
lows: Commencing at the point of intersection of the west 
line of Pioneer Street with the westerly extension of the 
north line of Summit Street, in Meadows Addition to Low-
ell, as platted and recorded at page 56 of Volume 4, Lane 
County Oregon Plat Records; thence north on the west 
line of Pioneer Street a distance of 176.0 feet to the true 
point of beginning of this description; thence north on the 
west line of Pioneer Street a distance of 170.0 feet; thence 
west at right angles to the west line of Pioneer Street a 
distance of 250.0 feet; thence south and parallel to the 
west line of Pioneer Street a distance of 170.0 feet; thence
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east 250.0 feet to the true point of beginning of this de-
scription in Section 14, Township 19 South, Range 1 West 
of the Willamette Meridian, Lane County, Oregon. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Before conveying the 
parcel to the school district, the Secretary shall ensure 
that the conditions of buildings and facilities meet the re-
quirements of applicable Federal law. 
(d) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—
(1) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING 
PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance 
under this section. 
(2) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a convey-
ance is made under this section shall hold the 
United States harmless from any liability with re-
spect to activities carried out, on or after the date 
of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed. 
The United States shall remain responsible for any 
liability with respect to activities carried out, before 
such date, on the real property conveyed.
SEC. 5093. HAGERMAN’S RUN, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYL-
VANIA. 
The Secretary may rehabilitate the pumps at the 
project for flood damage reduction, Hagerman’s Run, Wil-
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liamsport, Pennsylvania, at a total Federal cost of 
$225,000. 
SEC. 5094. NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 219(f)(11) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 335) is amended by striking 
‘‘and Monroe’’ and inserting ‘‘Northumberland, Union, 
Snyder, and Montour’’. 
SEC. 5095. SUSQUEHANNOCK CAMPGROUND ACCESS ROAD, 
RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA. 
(a) IMPROVEMENT
OF ACCESS ROAD.—The Sec-
retary may make improvements to the Susquehannock 
Campground access road at Raystown Lake, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000. 
SEC. 5096. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYL-
VANIA AND NEW YORK. 
Section 567 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3787–3788; 114 Stat. 2662–2663) is 
amended—
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000.’’ 
and 
inserting 
the 
following: 
‘‘$20,000,000, of which the Secretary may utilize 
not more than $5,000,000 to design and construct
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feasible pilot projects during the development of the 
strategy to demonstrate alternative approaches for 
the strategy. The total cost for any single pilot 
project may not exceed $500,000. The Secretary 
shall evaluate the results of the pilot projects and 
consider the results in the development of the strat-
egy.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘COOPERATION’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘COOPERA-
TIVE’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘cooperation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘cooperative’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project (i) the cost 
of design and construction work carried out by the non-
Federal interest before the date of the partnership agree-
ment for the project if the Secretary determines that the 
work is integral to the project; and (ii) the cost of in-kind 
services and materials provided for the project by the non-
Federal interest.’’.
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SEC. 5097. WASHINGTON, GREENE, WESTMORELAND, AND 
FAYETTE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 219(f)(70) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$8,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$13,300,000’’. 
SEC. 5098. CANO MARTIN PENA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. 
The Secretary shall review a report prepared by the 
non-Federal interest concerning flood protection and envi-
ronmental restoration for Cano Martin Pena, San Juan, 
Puerto Rico, and, if the Secretary determines that the re-
port meets the evaluation and design standards of the 
Corps of Engineers and that the project is feasible, may 
carry out the project, at a total cost of $130,000,000, with 
an estimated Federal cost of $85,000,000 and an esti-
mated non-Federal cost of $45,000,000. 
SEC. 5099. BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES, SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
The Secretary may accept from the Department of 
the Navy, and may use, not to exceed $23,000,000 to as-
sist the Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewage Authority, 
South Carolina, with its plan to consolidate civilian and 
military wastewater treatment facilities. 
SEC. 5100. COOPER RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
provide technical and financial assistance for the removal
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of the Grace and Pearman Bridges over the Cooper River, 
South Carolina. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5101. LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH CARO-
LINA. 
Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘wastewater treatment and’’ 
before ‘‘water supply’’.
SEC. 5102. UPPER BIG SIOUX RIVER, WATERTOWN, SOUTH 
DAKOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review the 
project for flood damage reduction, Upper Big Sioux River 
basin, Watertown, South Dakota, as described in the re-
port of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 31, 1994, 
and entitled ‘‘Watertown and Vicinity, South Dakota’’ 
and, if the Secretary determines that the project is fea-
sible, may carry out the project, at a total cost of 
$25,000,000. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of 
the cost of the review may be provided in the form 
of in-kind services and materials. 
(2) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward 
the non-Federal share of the cost of the review the 
cost of planning and design work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of an agreement 
for the review if the Secretary determines that such 
work is integral to the review. 
SEC. 5103. FRITZ LANDING, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall—
(1) conduct a study of the Fritz Landing Agri-
cultural Spur Levee, Tennessee, to determine the ex-
tent of levee modifications that would be required to 
make the levee and associated drainage structures 
consistent with Federal standards; 
(2) design and construct such modifications; 
and 
(3) after completion of such modifications, in-
corporate the levee into the project for flood control, 
Mississippi River and Tributaries, authorized by the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act for the control of floods on the 
Mississippi River and its tributaries, and for other 
purposes’’, approved May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534–