$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall not 
deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 
projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 
and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 
those involving participation by States, local governments, 
or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 
by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica-
tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern-
ment to construction); $2,889,942,000 (increased by 
$1,746,000,000) (reduced by $1,746,000,000) (increased 
by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain 
available until expended; of which $74,152,000, to be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be 
to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facili-
ties under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities pro-
gram; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 
35 percent of the costs of construction, replacement, reha-
bilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects
shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, 
except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work 
plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 
projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu-
vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 
by law, $364,349,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $5,457,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main-
tenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share 
of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland har-
bors: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 
the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects authorized by law; providing security 
for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ-
ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 
harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or
other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 
of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 
and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con-
necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 
removing obstructions to navigation, $5,496,622,000 (in-
creased by $3,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000), to re-
main available until expended, of which $2,691,391,000, 
to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, 
shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations 
and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, 
and for inland harbors; of which such sums as become 
available from the special account for the Corps of Engi-
neers established by the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for 
resource protection, research, interpretation, and mainte-
nance activities related to resource protection in the areas 
at which outdoor recreation is available; of which such 
sums as become available from fees collected under section 
217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the 
cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material 
disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected; 
and of which $58,000,000, to be derived from the general 
fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) 
of section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall be des-
ignated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph 
(2) of section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136): 
Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds pro-
vided for each of the programs, projects, or activities fund-
ed under this heading shall not be allocated to a field oper-
ating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter 
of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief 
of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the 
Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appro-
priate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate dur-
ing the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have 
not been used for emergency activities proportionally in 
accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, 
projects, or activities: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has 
been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
$218,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025.
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 
from sites in the United States resulting from work per-
formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro-
gram, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri-
cane, typhoon, and other natural disasters and support 
emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in re-
sponse to such disasters as authorized by law, 
$40,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,500,000), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen-
eral administration of the civil works program in the head-
quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 
Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op-
eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ-
ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 
Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen-
ter allocable to the civil works program, $215,000,000 (in-
creased by $1,500,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be
used for official reception and representation purposes and 
only during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part 
of any other appropriation provided in this title shall be 
available to fund the civil works activities of the Office 
of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive di-
rection and management activities of the division offices: 
Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the super-
vision and general administration of emergency oper-
ations, repairs, and other activities in response to any 
flood, hurricane, typhoon, or other natural disaster. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 
FOR CIVIL WORKS 
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That not more than 25 percent of such amount 
may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Sec-
retary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress the report required under section 
101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 
95 percent of the additional funding provided under each 
heading in the report accompanying this Act to specific 
programs, projects, or activities.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs authorized by the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 
ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I 
of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 
to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2024, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds that: 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior ap-
proval is received from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval
is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress; 
(5) augments or reduces existing programs, 
projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con-
tained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress; 
(6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 
$100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 
amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study 
or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 
less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 
$25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 
be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activ-
ity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 
obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 
(7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 
$2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 
base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, 
study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a 
base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 
limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to 
$3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled con-
tractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate de-
ficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to
$300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing 
study or activity that did not receive an appropria-
tion for existing obligations and concomitant admin-
istrative expenses; 
(8) OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Unlim-
ited reprogramming authority is granted for the 
Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Pro-
vided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of these emergency actions as soon there-
after as practicable: Provided further, That for a 
base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 
percent of the base amount up to a limit of 
$5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: 
Provided further, That for a base level less than 
$1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: 
Provided further, That $150,000 may be repro-
grammed into any continuing study or activity that 
did not receive an appropriation; 
(9) MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
AND
TRIBUTARIES.— 
The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), 
(7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Con-
struction, and Operation and Maintenance portions 
of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, re-
spectively; and
(10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL AC-
TION PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 per-
cent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. 
(b) DE MINIMUS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case 
should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
(c) CONTINUING
AUTHORITIES
PROGRAM.—Sub-
section (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity 
funded under the continuing authorities program. 
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress to establish the baseline for application of re-
programming and transfer authorities for the current fis-
cal year which shall include: 
(1) A table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget re-
quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 
due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fis-
cal year enacted level; 
(2) A delineation in the table for each appro-
priation both by object class and program, project 
and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 
the respective appropriations; and
(3) An identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
available in this Act solely in accordance with the provi-
sions of this Act and in the report accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to award or modify any contract that 
commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 
program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex-
cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 
been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 
section 101. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 
to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 
Service may accept and expend, up to $8,200,000 of funds 
provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 
of Engineers projects. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate-
rial, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally ac-
ceptable manner for the disposal or management of 
dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 
thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality 
certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That 
until an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate-
rial is approved under a State water quality certification, 
the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement 
of such dredged material consistent with the requirements 
of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation 
study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Ken-
tucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 
(60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to reorganize or to 
transfer the Civil Works functions or authority of the 
Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army to an-
other department or agency. 
SEC. 108. Additional funding provided in this Act 
shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible 
by the Chief of Engineers. 
SEC. 109. The rule submitted by the Department of 
the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, 
and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Re-
vised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’ (88
Fed. Reg. 3004 (January 18, 2023)) shall have no force 
or effect. 
SEC. 110. As of the date of enactment of this Act 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army 
shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that pro-
hibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including 
an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources 
development project covered under section 327.0 of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act) if: 
(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 
law from possessing a firearm; and 
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the water 
resources development project is located. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act in any fiscal year may be used to 
alter the eligibility requirements for assistance under sec-
tion 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) 
in effect on November 14, 2022, without express author-
ization by Congress. 
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other requirement, 
unobligated balances from amounts made available under 
the heading ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Construction’’ 
in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (Public Law 117–58) for which spend plan allocations 
have not been announced as of the date of enactment of 
this Act may be made available for projects, regardless 
of project purpose, that have previously received funds 
under the heading ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Construc-
tion’’ in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–123) and for which non-Federal interests have en-
tered into binding agreements with the Secretary as of the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That projects re-
ceiving Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–58) funding pursuant to this section shall be 
subject only to the terms and conditions of the Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123): Provided fur-
ther, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section 
that were previously designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concur-
rent resolution on the budget are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 
Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $4,650,000 shall be de-
posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con-
servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti-
gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, $1,750,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2025, for expenses nec-
essary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal 
year 2024, of the amount made available to the Commis-
sion under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may 
use an amount not to exceed $1,990,000 for administra-
tive expenses. 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
The following appropriations shall be expended to 
execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion:
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For management, development, and restoration of 
water and related natural resources and for related activi-
ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita-
tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 
fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri-
cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 
agreements with, State and local governments, federally 
recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,693,366,000 (in-
creased by $2,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000) (in-
creased by $500,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to re-
main available until expended, of which $1,051,000 (in-
creased by $2,000,000) shall be available for transfer to 
the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $7,584,000 
shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River 
Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may 
be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam 
Fund: Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for 
transfer into the Aging Infrastructure Account established 
by section 9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009, as amended (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)): 
Provided further, That such transfers, except for the 
transfer authorized by the preceding proviso, may be in-
creased or decreased within the overall appropriation
under this heading: Provided further, That of the total ap-
propriated, the amount for program activities that can be 
financed by the Reclamation Fund, the Water Storage En-
hancement Receipts account established by section 
4011(e) of Public Law 114–322, or the Bureau of Rec-
lamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 
6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided 
further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are 
available until expended for the purposes for which the 
funds were contributed: Provided further, That funds ad-
vanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this ac-
count and are available until expended for the same pur-
poses as the sums appropriated under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $5,500,000 shall be deposited in the San Ga-
briel Basin Restoration Fund established by section 110 
of title I of division B of appendix D of Public Law 106– 
554: Provided further, That of the amounts provided here-
in, funds may be used for high-priority projects which 
shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as 
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706: Provided further, That 
within available funds, $250,000 shall be for grants and 
financial assistance for educational activities: Provided 
further, That in accordance with section 4007 of Public 
Law 114–322 and as recommended by the Secretary in
letters dated February 13, 2019, June 22, 2020, and De-
cember 3, 2020, funding provided for such purpose in this 
and prior fiscal years shall be made available to the Shasta 
Dam and Reservoir Enlargement Project. 
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND 
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi-
tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 
the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums 
as may be collected in fiscal year 2024 in the Central Val-
ley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 
3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bu-
reau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the 
full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration 
payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 
102–575: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading may be used for the acquisi-
tion or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water 
is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court 
adopted decree or order. 
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 
Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 
consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of