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the completion of such report, shall construct the project at a 
total cost of $20,000,000. 
SEC. 5097. MISSISSIPPI. 
Section 592(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 380; 117 Stat. 1837) is amended by striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$110,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5098. HARRISON, HANCOCK, AND JACKSON COUNTIES, MIS-
SISSIPPI. 
In carrying out projects for the protection, restoration, and 
creation of aquatic and ecologically related habitats located in Har-
rison, Hancock, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi, under section 
204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 
2326), the Secretary shall accept any portion of the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the projects in the form of in-kind services 
and materials. 
SEC. 5099. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. 
As a part of the operation and maintenance of the project 
for the Mississippi River (Regulating Works), between the Ohio 
and Missouri Rivers, Missouri and Illinois, authorized by the first 
section of an Act entitled ‘‘Making appropriations for the construc-
tion, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers 
and harbors, and for other purposes’’, approved June 25, 1910 
(36 Stat. 630), the Secretary may carry out activities necessary 
to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mis-
sissippi River system. Such activities may include modification of 
navigation training structures, modification and creation of side 
channels, modification and creation of islands, and studies and 
analysis necessary to apply adaptive management principles in 
design of future work. 
SEC. 5100. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
Section 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (113 Stat. 337) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a project’’ and inserting ‘‘projects’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘and St. Louis County’’ before ‘‘, Missouri’’. 
SEC. 5101. ST. LOUIS REGIONAL GREENWAYS, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may participate in the eco-
system restoration, recreation, and flood damage reduction compo-
nents of the St. Louis Regional Greenways Proposal of the Metro-
politan Park and Recreation District, St. Louis, Missouri, dated 
March 31, 2004. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall coordinate with appropriate representatives in the vicinity 
of St. Louis, Missouri, including the Metropolitan Park and Recre-
ation District, the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and St. 
Charles County. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section.
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SEC. 5102. MISSOULA, MONTANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may participate in the eco-
system restoration, flood damage reduction, and recreation compo-
nents of the Clark Fork River Revitalization Project, Missoula, 
Montana. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5103. ST. MARY PROJECT, GLACIER COUNTY, MONTANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Bureau of Reclamation, shall conduct all necessary studies, develop 
an emergency response plan, provide technical and planning and 
design assistance, and rehabilitate and construct the St. Mary 
Diversion and Conveyance Works project located within the exterior 
boundaries of the Blackfeet Reservation in the State of Montana, 
at a total cost of $153,000,000. 
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the total cost of 
the project under this section shall be 75 percent. 
(c) PARTICIPATION BY BLACKFEET TRIBE AND FORT BELKNAP 
INDIAN COMMUNITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
construction shall be carried out under this section until the 
earlier of— 
(A) the date on which Congress approves the reserved 
water rights settlements of the Blackfeet Tribe and the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community; and 
(B) January 1, 2011. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 
to construction relating to— 
(A) standard operation and maintenance; or 
(B) emergency repairs to ensure water transportation 
or the protection of life and property. 
(3) REQUIREMENT.—The Blackfeet Tribe shall be a partici-
pant in all phases of the project authorized by this section. 
SEC. 
5104. 
LOWER 
PLATTE 
RIVER 
WATERSHED 
RESTORATION, 
NEBRASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may cooperate with and pro-
vide assistance to the Lower Platte River natural resources districts 
in the State of Nebraska to serve as non-Federal interests with 
respect to— 
(1) conducting comprehensive watershed planning in the 
natural resource districts; 
(2) assessing water resources in the natural resource dis-
tricts; and 
(3) providing project feasibility planning, design, and 
construction assistance for water resource and watershed 
management in the natural resource districts, including projects 
for environmental restoration and flood damage reduction. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of car-
rying out an activity described in subsection (a)(1) shall be 
75 percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the 
cost of carrying out an activity described in subsection (a) 
may be provided in cash or in kind.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$12,000,000. 
SEC. 5105. HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS AREA, NEW JERSEY. 
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 Develop-
ment’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Plan for’’ and inserting 
‘‘New Jersey Meadowlands Commission for the develop-
ment 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 inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Restoration and acquisitions of significant wetlands 
and aquatic habitat that contribute to the Meadowlands eco-
system.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and aquatic habitat’’ 
before the period at the end; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) Research, development, and implementation for a 
water quality improvement program, including restoration of 
hydrology and tidal flows and remediation of hot spots and 
other sources of contaminants that degrade existing or planned 
sites.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘non-Federal sponsor’’ and inserting 
‘‘non-Federal interest’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the last sentence the following: 
‘‘The non-Federal interest may also provide in-kind services 
not to exceed the non-Federal share of the total project 
cost.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit, in accordance with 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of a project to be 
carried out under the program developed under subsection (a) the 
cost of design work carried out by the non-Federal interest for 
the project before the date of the partnership agreement for the 
project.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (4) 
of this subsection) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5106. 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 following: ‘‘(and 
associated back bays)’’;