I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7575 
To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, 
to provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2020 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and 
Mr. WESTERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 
the United States, to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2020’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Budgetary treatment expansion and adjustment for the Harbor Main-
tenance Trust Fund. 
Sec. 102. Funding for navigation. 
Sec. 103. Annual report to Congress on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 
Sec. 104. Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports. 
Sec. 105. Assumption of maintenance of a locally preferred plan. 
Sec. 106. Coast Guard anchorages. 
Sec. 107. State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance 
costs. 
Sec. 108. Inland waterway projects. 
Sec. 109. Implementation of water resources principles and requirements. 
Sec. 110. Resiliency planning assistance. 
Sec. 111. Project consultation. 
Sec. 112. Review of resiliency assessments. 
Sec. 113. Small flood control projects. 
Sec. 114. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 115. Feasibility studies; review of natural and nature-based features. 
Sec. 116. Report on corrosion prevention activities. 
Sec. 117. Quantification of benefits for flood risk management projects in seis-
mic zones. 
Sec. 118. Federal interest determination. 
Sec. 119. Economically disadvantaged community flood protection and hurri-
cane and storm damage reduction study pilot program. 
Sec. 120. Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for 
communities subject to repetitive flooding. 
Sec. 121. Emergency response to natural disasters. 
Sec. 122. Study on natural infrastructure at Corps of Engineers projects. 
Sec. 123. Review of Corps of Engineers assets. 
Sec. 124. Sense of Congress on multi-purpose projects. 
Sec. 125. Beneficial reuse of dredged material; dredged material management 
plans. 
Sec. 126. Aquatic ecosystem restoration for anadromous fish. 
Sec. 127. Annual report to Congress. 
Sec. 128. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 
Sec. 129. Update on Invasive Species Policy Guidance. 
Sec. 130. Report on debris removal. 
Sec. 131. Missouri River interception-rearing complex construction. 
Sec. 132. Cost and benefit feasibility assessment. 
Sec. 133. Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation 
of projects. 
Sec. 134. Levee safety. 
Sec. 135. National Dam Safety Program. 
Sec. 136. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed pump stations. 
Sec. 137. Non-Federal Project Implementation Pilot Program. 
Sec. 138. Definition of economically disadvantaged community. 
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TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 
Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 
Sec. 202. Expedited completions. 
Sec. 203. Feasibility study modifications. 
Sec. 204. Selma, Alabama. 
Sec. 205. Comprehensive study of the Sacramento River, Yolo Bypass, Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 206. Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study. 
Sec. 207. Rathbun Lake, Chariton River, Iowa. 
Sec. 208. Report on the status of restoration in the Louisiana coastal area. 
Sec. 209. Lower Mississippi River comprehensive study. 
Sec. 210. Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan. 
Sec. 211. Lower Missouri Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study, Iowa, Kan-
sas, Nebraska, and Missouri. 
Sec. 212. Cougar and Detroit Dams, Willamette River Basin, Oregon. 
Sec. 213. Port Orford, Oregon. 
Sec. 214. Wilson Creek and Sloan Creek, Fairview, Texas. 
Sec. 215. GAO study on mitigation for water resources development projects. 
Sec. 216. GAO study on application of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ex-
penditures. 
Sec. 217. Study on water supply and water conservation at water resources de-
velopment projects. 
Sec. 218. PFAS review and inventory at Corps facilities. 
TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 
Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 
Sec. 302. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration. 
Sec. 303. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 304. Lakes program. 
Sec. 305. Watercraft inspection stations. 
Sec. 306. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program. 
Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Management Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 308. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. 
Sec. 309. Ouachita-Black River Navigation Project, Arkansas. 
Sec. 310. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California. 
Sec. 311. Lake Isabella, California. 
Sec. 312. Lower San Joaquin River flood control project. 
Sec. 313. San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 
Sec. 314. San Francisco, California, Waterfront Area. 
Sec. 315. Western Pacific Interceptor Canal, Sacramento River, California. 
Sec. 316. Rio Grande Environmental Management Program, Colorado, New 
Mexico, and Texas. 
Sec. 317. New London Harbor Waterfront Channel, Connecticut. 
Sec. 318. Washington Harbor, District of Columbia. 
Sec. 319. Central Everglades, Florida. 
Sec. 320. Miami River, Florida. 
Sec. 321. Taylor Creek Reservoir and Levee L–73 (Section 1), Upper St. Johns 
River Basin, Florida. 
Sec. 322. San Juan-Chama project; Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico. 
Sec. 323. Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay and Watch Hill Cove, 
Rhode Island and Connecticut. 
Sec. 324. Harris County, Texas. 
Sec. 325. Cap Sante Waterway, Washington. 
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Sec. 326. Additional assistance for critical projects. 
Sec. 327. Project modification authorizations. 
Sec. 328. Application of credit. 
Sec. 329. Project reauthorizations. 
Sec. 330. Conveyances. 
Sec. 331. Repeals. 
TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 402. Special rules. 
Sec. 403. Authorization of projects based on feasibility studies prepared by non- 
Federal interests. 
SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Army. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. BUDGETARY TREATMENT EXPANSION AND AD-
JUSTMENT FOR THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14003 of division B of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 14003. Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘ ‘(H) HARBOR
MAINTENANCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for 
the Construction, Mississippi River and Tribu-
taries, and Operation and Maintenance ac-
counts of the Corps of Engineers are enacted 
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that are derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund established under section 9505(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that 
the Congress designates in statute as being for 
harbor operations and maintenance activities, 
then the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be 
the total of such appropriations that are derived 
from such Fund and designated as being for 
harbor operations and maintenance activi-
ties.’.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 
SEC. 102. FUNDING FOR NAVIGATION. 
(a) FUNDING FOR NAVIGATION.—Section 210 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2238) is amended, in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘FUNDING FOR NAVIGATION’’. 
(b) OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
OF HARBOR 
PROJECTS.—Section 210(c) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, of the 
funds made available under this section (including 
funds appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund), the Secretary shall make expenditures 
to pay for operation and maintenance costs of the 
harbors and inland harbors referred to in subsection 
(a)(2), using— 
‘‘(A) not less than 20 percent of such 
funds for emerging harbor projects, to the ex-
tent there are identifiable operations and main-
tenance needs, including eligible breakwater and 
jetty needs, at such harbor projects; 
‘‘(B) not less than 12 percent of such 
funds for projects that are located within the 
Great Lakes Navigation System; 
‘‘(C) 10 percent of such funds for ex-
panded uses carried out at donor ports, as such 
term is defined in section 2106 of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c); and 
‘‘(D) any remaining funds for operation 
and maintenance costs of any harbor or inland 
harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2) based on 
an equitable allocation of such funds among 
such harbors and inland harbors.’’; 
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(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
USES
AT
EMERGING
HAR-
BORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In each fiscal year, 
the 
Secretary 
may 
use 
not 
more 
than 
$5,000,000 of funds designated for emerging 
harbor projects under paragraph (1)(A) to pay 
for the costs of up to 10 projects for mainte-
nance dredging of a marina or berthing area, in 
an emerging harbor, that includes an area that 
is located adjacent to, or is accessible by, a 
Federal navigation project, subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
EMERGING
HARBORS.— 
The Secretary may use funds as authorized 
under subparagraph (A) at an emerging harbor 
that— 
‘‘(i) supports commercial activities, in-
cluding commercial fishing operations, 
commercial fish processing operations, rec-
reational and sport fishing, and commer-
cial boat yards; or 
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‘‘(ii) supports activities of the Sec-
retary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating. 
‘‘(C) COST
SHARING
REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Secretary shall require a non-Federal inter-
est to contribute not less than 25 percent of the 
costs for maintenance dredging of that portion 
of a maintenance dredging project described in 
subparagraph (A) that is located outside of the 
Federal navigation project, which may be pro-
vided as an in-kind contribution, including 
through the use of dredge equipment owned by 
non-Federal interest to carry out such activi-
ties.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES.—Nothing in 
this subsection prohibits the Secretary from making 
an expenditure to pay for the operation and mainte-
nance costs of a specific harbor or inland harbor, in-
cluding the transfer of funding from the operation 
and maintenance of a separate project, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that the ac-
tion is necessary to address the navigation 
needs of a harbor or inland harbor where safe 
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navigation has been severely restricted due to 
an unforeseen event; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary provides within 90 days 
of the action notice and information on the 
need for the action to the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—Section 210 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and redesignating sub-
sections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF HARBORS AND INLAND HAR-
BORS.—Section 210(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (as so redesignated) is amended 
by striking ‘‘expanded uses at eligible harbors or inland 
harbors referred to in subsection (d)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘uses described in paragraphs (1)(C) and (3) of sub-
section (c)’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 210(e) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (as so redesignated) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (6) through (9); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) EMERGING HARBOR.—The term ‘emerging 
harbor’ means a harbor or inland harbor referred to 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2) 
that 
transits 
less 
than 
1,000,000 tons of cargo annually. 
‘‘(3) EMERGING HARBOR PROJECT.—The term 
‘emerging harbor project’ means a project that is as-
signed to an emerging harbor.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) An in-water improvement, if the im-
provement— 
‘‘(i) is for the seismic reinforcement of 
a wharf or other berthing structure, or the 
repair or replacement of a deteriorating 
wharf or other berthing structure, at a 
port facility; 
‘‘(ii) benefits commercial navigation at 
the harbor; and 
‘‘(iii) is located in, or adjacent to, a 
berth that is accessible to a Federal navi-
gation project. 
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‘‘(D) An activity to maintain slope stability 
at a berth in a harbor that is accessible to a 
Federal navigation project if such activity bene-
fits commercial navigation at the harbor.’’. 
SEC. 103. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE HARBOR 
MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND. 
Section 330 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 note; 106 Stat. 4851) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and annually thereafter,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter concur-
rent with the submission of the President’s an-
nual budget request to Congress,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Public Works and Trans-
portation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation and 
Infrastructure’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) A description of the expected expend-
itures from the trust fund to meet the needs of 
navigation for the fiscal year of the budget re-
quest.’’. 
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SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL MEASURES AT DONOR PORTS AND 
ENERGY TRANSFER PORTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2106(a) of the Water Re-
sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2238c(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii) at which the total amount of har-
bor maintenance taxes collected (including 
the estimated taxes related to domestic 
cargo and cruise passengers) comprise not 
less than $15,000,000 annually of the total 
funding of the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund in each of the previous 3 fiscal 
years;’’; 
(B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(including 
the estimated taxes related to domestic cargo 
and cruise passengers)’’ after ‘‘taxes collected’’; 
and 
(C) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the previous 3 fis-
cal years’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘each of 
the previous 3 fiscal years’’; 
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(3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (9) and inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.— 
The term ‘Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund’ means 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established by 
section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) at which the total amount of harbor 
maintenance taxes collected (including the esti-
mated taxes related to domestic cargo and 
cruise passengers) comprise annually more than 
$5,000,000 but less than $15,000,000 of the 
total funding of the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund in each of the previous 3 fiscal years;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding the estimated taxes related to domestic 
cargo and cruise passengers)’’ after ‘‘taxes col-
lected’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the pre-
vious 3 fiscal years’’. 
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(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS; AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—Section 2106 of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e) and redesignating 
subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), re-
spectively; and 
(2) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 105. ASSUMPTION OF MAINTENANCE OF A LOCALLY 
PREFERRED PLAN. 
Section 204(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(f)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ASSUMPTION
OF
MAINTENANCE.—When-
ever a non-Federal interest carries out improvements 
to a federally authorized harbor or inland harbor, 
the Secretary shall be responsible for operation and 
maintenance in accordance with section 101(b) if— 
‘‘(A) before construction of the improve-
ments— 
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‘‘(i) the Secretary determines that the 
improvements are feasible and consistent 
with the purposes of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary and the non-Fed-
eral interest execute a written agreement 
relating to operation and maintenance of 
the improvements; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary certifies that the 
project or separable element of the project is 
constructed in accordance with applicable per-
mits and appropriate engineering and design 
standards; and 
‘‘(C) the Secretary does not find that the 
project or separable element is no longer fea-
sible. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
PARTICIPATION
IN 
THE COSTS OF A LOCALLY PREFERRED PLAN.—In 
the case of improvements determined by the Sec-
retary pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)(i) to deviate 
from the national economic development plan, the 
Secretary shall be responsible for all operation and 
maintenance costs of such improvements, as de-
scribed in section 101(b), including costs in excess 
of the costs of the national economic development 
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plan, if the Secretary determines that the improve-
ments satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 106. COAST GUARD ANCHORAGES. 
The Secretary is authorized to perform dredging at 
Federal expense within and adjacent to anchorages on the 
Columbia River established by the Coast Guard pursuant 
to section 7 of the Act of March 14, 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471), 
to provide safe anchorage for deep draft vessels commen-
surate with the authorized Federal navigation channel 
depth, including advanced maintenance. 
SEC. 107. STATE CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. 
In carrying out eligible operations and maintenance 
activities within the Great Lakes Navigation System pur-
suant to section 210 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) in a State that has imple-
mented any additional State limitation on the disposal of 
dredged material in the open waters of such State, the 
Secretary may, pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 
22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h), receive from such State, and 
expend, such funds as may be contributed by the State 
to cover the additional costs for operations and mainte-
nance activities for a harbor or inland harbor within such 
State that result from such limitation. 
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SEC. 108. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 102 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2212), 35 percent of the costs of construction of a project 
to which such section applies shall be paid from amounts 
appropriated from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund— 
(1) during each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2027; and 
(2) for a project the construction of which is 
initiated during such period, in each fiscal year until 
such construction is complete. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting projects described 
in subsection (a) for which to initiate construction during 
any of fiscal years 2021 through 2027, the Secretary shall 
prioritize projects that are included in the most recent 20- 
year program for making capital investments developed 
under section 302(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2251(d)). 
SEC. 109. IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER RESOURCES PRIN-
CIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
final agency-specific procedures necessary to implement 
the principles and requirements and the interagency 
guidelines. 
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(b) DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE WATER RESOURCES 
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—The procedures required by 
subsection (a) shall ensure that the Secretary, in the for-
mulation of future water resources development projects— 
(1) develops such projects in accordance with— 
(A) the guiding principles established by 
the principles and requirements; and 
(B) the national water resources planning 
policy established by section 2031(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 1962–3(a)); and 
(2) fully identifies and analyzes national eco-
nomic development benefits, regional economic devel-
opment benefits, environmental quality benefits, and 
other societal effects. 
(c) REVIEW AND UPDATE.—Every 5 years, the Sec-
retary shall review and, where appropriate, revise the pro-
cedures required by subsection (a). 
(d) PUBLIC REVIEW, NOTICE, AND COMMENT.—In 
issuing, reviewing, and revising the procedures required by 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) provide notice to interested non-Federal 
stakeholders of the Secretary’s intent to revise the 
procedures; 
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(2) provide opportunities for interested non- 
Federal stakeholders to engage with, and provide 
input and recommendations to, the Secretary on the 
revision of the procedures; and 
(3) solicit and consider public and expert com-
ments. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INTERAGENCY
GUIDELINES.—The term 
‘‘interagency guidelines’’ means the interagency 
guidelines contained in the document finalized by 
the Council on Environmental Quality pursuant to 
section 2031 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962–3) in December 2014, 
to implement the principles and requirements. 
(2) PRINCIPLES
AND
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
term ‘‘principles and requirements’’ means the prin-
ciples and requirements contained in the document 
prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality 
pursuant to section 2031 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1962–3), enti-
tled ‘‘Principles and Requirements for Federal In-
vestments in Water Resources’’, and dated March 
2013. 
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SEC. 110. RESILIENCY PLANNING ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a) of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a(a)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, to avoid repetitive flooding impacts, to antici-
pate, prepare, and adapt to changing climatic conditions 
and extreme weather events, and to withstand, respond to, 
and recover rapidly from disruption due to the flood haz-
ards’’ after ‘‘in planning to ameliorate the flood hazard’’. 
(b) PRIORITIZING FLOOD RISK RESILIENCY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 
COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out section 206 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), the Secretary shall 
prioritize the provision of technical assistance to support 
flood risk resiliency planning efforts of an economically 
disadvantaged community. 
SEC. 111. PROJECT CONSULTATION. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit the following reports: 
(1) The report required under section 1214 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 
Stat. 3809). 
(2) 
The 
report 
required 
under 
section 
1120(a)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (130 Stat. 1643). 
(b) CONSULTATION.— 
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(1) AGENCIES
AND
TRIBES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that all covered community consultation 
policies, regulations, and guidance of the Corps of 
Engineers continue to be implemented, and that con-
sultations with Federal and State agencies and In-
dian Tribes required for a water resources develop-
ment project are carried out. 
(2) COMMUNITIES.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that any covered communities, including such com-
munities identified in the reports submitted under 
subsection (a), that are found to be disproportion-
ately or adversely affected are included in consulta-
tion policies, regulations, and guidance of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(3) PROJECT PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that covered communities 
are consulted in the development of water resources 
development project planning and construction, for 
the purposes of achieving environmental justice and 
addressing any disproportionate or adverse effects 
on such communities. 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE UPDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall update any policies, regulations, and guidance 
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of the Corps of Engineers related to achieving envi-
ronmental justice for covered communities. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with a wide array of represent-
atives of covered communities; and 
(B) use the recommendations from the re-
ports submitted under subsection (a). 
(d) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that in carrying out authorized water resources de-
velopment projects in, and all other activities of the Corps 
of Engineers related to, covered communities, the Corps 
of Engineers— 
(1) promotes the meaningful involvement of 
such communities in the project development and 
implementation, enforcement efforts, and other ac-
tivities of the Corps of Engineers; 
(2) provides guidance and technical assistance 
to such communities to increase understanding of 
the project development and implementation activi-
ties, regulations, and policies of the Corps of Engi-
neers; and 
(3) cooperates with State, Tribal, and local gov-
ernments with respect to activities carried out pur-
suant to this subsection. 
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(e) TRIBAL LANDS AND CONSULTATION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that in carrying out authorized water 
resources development projects and in all other activities 
of the Corps of Engineers, that the Corps of Engineers— 
(1)(A) consults with Indian Tribes specifically 
on any Tribal lands near or adjacent to any activi-
ties of the Corps of Engineers, for purposes of iden-
tifying lands of ancestral, cultural, or religious im-
portance; and 
(B) cooperates with Indian Tribes to avoid, or 
otherwise find alternate solutions with respect to, 
such lands; and 
(2)(A) consults with Indian Tribes specifically 
on any Tribal areas near or adjacent to any activi-
ties of the Corps of Engineers, for purposes of iden-
tifying lands, waters, and other resources critical to 
the livelihood of the Indian Tribes; and 
(B) cooperates with Indian Tribes to avoid, or 
otherwise find alternate solutions with respect to, 
such areas. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘com-
munity of color’’ means a community of individuals 
who are— 
(A) American Indian or Alaska Native; 
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(B) Asian or Pacific Islander; 
(C) Black, not of Hispanic origin; or 
(D) Hispanic. 
(2) COVERED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
community’’ means each of the following: 
(A) A community of color. 
(B) An economically disadvantaged com-
munity. 
(C) A rural community. 
(D) A Tribal or indigenous community. 
SEC. 112. REVIEW OF RESILIENCY ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) RESILIENCY ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, and in 
conjunction with the development of procedures 
under section 109 of this Act, the Secretary is di-
rected to review, and where appropriate, revise the 
existing planning guidance documents and regula-
tions on the assessment of the effects of sea level 
rise on future water resources development projects 
to ensure that such guidance documents and regula-
tions are based on the best available, peer-reviewed 
science and data on the current and future effects 
of sea level rise on coastal communities. 
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(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) coordinate the review with the Engi-
neer Research and Development Center, other 
Federal and State agencies, and other relevant 
entities; and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable and 
where appropriate, utilize data provided to the 
Secretary by such agencies. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS OF SEA LEVEL RISE 
RESILIENCY IN FEASIBILITY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of a non- 
Federal interest, in carrying out a feasibility study 
for a project for flood risk mitigation, hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restora-
tion under section 905 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282), the Sec-
retary shall consider whether the need for the 
project is predicated upon or exacerbated by condi-
tions related to sea level rise. 
(2) SEA LEVEL RISE RESILIENCY BENEFITS.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out 
a study pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall document the potential effects of sea level rise 
on the project, and benefits of the project relating 
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to sea level rise, during the 50-year period after the 
date of completion of the project. 
SEC. 113. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS. 
Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 
U.S.C. 701s) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and projects that 
use natural features or nature-based features (as those 
terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)),’’ 
after ‘‘nonstructural projects’’. 
SEC. 114. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 103(b) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘NONSTRUCTURAL
FLOOD
CONTROL
PROJECTS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PROJECTS USING NONSTRUCTURAL, 
NATURAL, OR NATURE-BASED FEATURES’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘nonstructural 
flood control measures’’ and inserting ‘‘a flood risk 
management or hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction measure using a nonstructural feature, or a 
natural feature or nature-based feature (as those 
terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2289a(a)),’’. 
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SEC. 115. FEASIBILITY STUDIES; REVIEW OF NATURAL AND 
NATURE-BASED FEATURES. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1149(c) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 
2282 note; 132 Stat. 3787) is amended by striking ‘‘nat-
ural infrastructure alternatives’’ and inserting ‘‘natural 
feature or nature-based feature alternatives (as such 
terms are defined in section 1184 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a))’’. 
(b) SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall include in each feasi-
bility report developed under section 905 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) for 
a project that contains a flood risk management or hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction element, a sum-
mary of the natural feature or nature-based feature alter-
natives that were evaluated in the development of the fea-
sibility report, and, if such alternatives were not included 
in the recommended plan, an explanation of why such al-
ternatives were not included into the recommended plan. 
SEC. 116. REPORT ON CORROSION PREVENTION ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
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Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, 
a report that describes— 
(1) the extent to which the Secretary has car-
ried out section 1033 of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2350); 
(2) the extent to which the Secretary has incor-
porated corrosion prevention activities (as defined in 
such section) at water resources development 
projects constructed or maintained by the Secretary 
since the date of enactment of such section; and 
(3) in instances where the Secretary has not in-
corporated corrosion prevention activities at such 
water resources development projects since such 
date, an explanation as to why such corrosion pre-
vention activities have not been incorporated. 
SEC. 117. QUANTIFICATION OF BENEFITS FOR FLOOD RISK 
MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN SEISMIC ZONES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the non-Fed-
eral interest for a flood risk management project in a seis-
mic zone, the Secretary shall quantify the seismic hazard 
risk reduction benefits for the project if the non-Federal 
interest identifies, and the Secretary approves, an accept-
able methodology to quantify such benefits. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall— 
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(1) include all associated seismic hazard risk re-
duction benefits approved by the Secretary in the 
calculation of the national economic development 
benefit-cost ratio for a flood risk management 
project in a seismic hazard zone for purposes of plan 
formulation pursuant to section 905 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986; and 
(2) seek to maximize the combination of flood 
risk reduction and seismic hazard risk reduction 
benefits in the formulation of the national economic 
development alternative for such project. 
SEC. 118. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION. 
Section 905 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282) is amended by inserting after 
subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In preparing a feasibility 
report under subsection (a) for a study that will ben-
efit an economically disadvantaged community, upon 
request by the non-Federal interest for the study, 
the Secretary shall first determine the Federal inter-
est in carrying out the study and the projects that 
may be proposed in the study. 
‘‘(2) COST-SHARE.—The costs of a determina-
tion under paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) shall be at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(B) shall not exceed $200,000. 
‘‘(3) DEADLINE.—A determination under para-
graph (1) shall be completed by not later than 120 
days after the date on which funds are made avail-
able to the Secretary to carry out the determination. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT.— 
‘‘(A) TIMING.—The period during which a 
determination is being completed under para-
graph (1) for a study shall not be included for 
purposes of the deadline to complete a final fea-
sibility report under section 1001(a)(1) of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)(1)). 
‘‘(B) COST.—The cost of a determination 
under paragraph (1) shall not be included for 
purposes of the maximum Federal cost under 
section 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282c(a)(2)). 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—If, 
based on a determination under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary determines that a study or project is not 
in the Federal interest because the project will not 
result, or is unlikely to result, in a recommended 
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plan that will produce national economic develop-
ment benefits greater than cost, but may result in 
a technically sound and environmentally acceptable 
plan that is otherwise consistent with section 904 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2281), the Secretary shall issue a report to 
the non-Federal interest with recommendations on 
how the non-Federal interest might modify the pro-
posal such that the project could be in the Federal 
interest and feasible.’’. 
SEC. 119. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY 
FLOOD PROTECTION AND HURRICANE AND 
STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION STUDY PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
and implement a pilot program to evaluate opportunities 
to address the flood risk management and hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction needs of economically dis-
advantaged communities. 
(b) PARTICIPATION
IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) publish a notice in the Federal Register 
that requests from non-Federal interests proposals 
for the potential feasibility study of a flood risk 
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management project or hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction project for an economically disadvan-
taged community; 
(2) upon request of a non-Federal interest for 
such a project, provide technical assistance to such 
non-Federal interest in the formulation of a proposal 
for a potential feasibility study to be submitted to 
the Secretary under the pilot program; and 
(3) review such proposals and select 10 feasi-
bility studies for such projects to be carried out by 
the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Federal 
interest, under this pilot program. 
(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting a feasibility 
study under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall consider 
whether— 
(1) the percentage of people living in poverty in 
the county or counties in which the project is located 
is above the percentage of people living in poverty in 
the State, based on Census Bureau data; 
(2) the percentage of families with income 
above the poverty threshold but below the average 
household income in the county or counties in which 
the project is located is above the percentage of the 
same for the State, based on Census Bureau data; 
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(3) the percentage of the population that identi-
fies as belonging to a minority or indigenous group 
in the county or counties in which the project is lo-
cated is above the average percentage in the State, 
based on Census Bureau data; and 
(4) the project is addressing flooding or hurri-
cane or storm damage effects that have a dispropor-
tionate impact on a rural community or a commu-
nity of color (as such term is defined in section 111 
of this Act), including Tribal or indigenous peoples. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Notwithstanding the require-
ments of section 105(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215), the Federal 
share of the cost of a feasibility study carried out under 
the pilot program shall be 100 percent. 
(e) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—When selecting feasi-
bility studies under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall 
consider the geographic diversity among proposed 
projects. 
(f) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—Feasibility studies car-
ried out under this subsection shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practical, incorporate natural features or nature- 
based features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 
U.S.C. 2289a)), or a combination of such features and 
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of the pilot program carried out under this section, includ-
ing— 
(1) a description of proposals received from 
non-Federal interests pursuant to subsection (b)(1); 
(2) a description of technical assistance pro-
vided to non-Federal interests under subsection 
(b)(2); and 
(3) a description of proposals selected under 
subsection (b)(3) and criteria used to select such 
proposals. 
SEC. 120. PERMANENT MEASURES TO REDUCE EMERGENCY 
FLOOD FIGHTING NEEDS FOR COMMUNITIES 
SUBJECT TO REPETITIVE FLOODING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘af-
fected community’’ means a legally constituted pub-
lic body (as that term is used in section 221(b) of 
the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b(b))— 
(A) with jurisdiction over an area that has 
been subject to flooding in two or more events 
in any 10-year period; and 
(B) that has received emergency flood- 
fighting assistance, including construction of 
temporary barriers by the Secretary, under sec-
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tion 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 
U.S.C. 701n), with respect to such flood events. 
(2) NATURAL FEATURE; NATURE-BASED FEA-
TURE.—The terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature- 
based feature’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a). 
(b) PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to carry out a program to study, design, and con-
struct water resources development projects through 
measures involving, among other things, strength-
ening, raising, extending, realigning, or otherwise 
modifying existing flood control works, designing 
new works, and incorporating natural features, na-
ture-based features, or nonstructural features, as ap-
propriate to provide flood and coastal storm risk 
management to affected communities. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practical, review and, where appropriate, incor-
porate natural features or nature-based features, or 
a combination of such features and nonstructural 
features, that avoid or reduce at least 50 percent of 
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flood or storm damages in one or more of the alter-
natives included in the final alternatives evaluated. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
carry out a project described in paragraph (1) 
without further congressional authorization if— 
(i) the Secretary determines that the 
project— 
(I) is advisable to reduce the risk 
of flooding for an affected community; 
and 
(II) produces benefits that are in 
excess of the estimated costs; and 
(ii) the Federal share of the cost of 
the 
construction 
does 
not 
exceed 
$15,000,000. 
(B) SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZATION.—If the 
Federal share of the cost of a project described 
in paragraph (1) exceeds $15,000,000, the Sec-
retary shall submit the project recommendation 
to Congress for authorization prior to construc-
tion, and shall include the project recommenda-
tion in the next annual report submitted under 
section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014. 
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(C) FINANCING.— 
(i) CONTRIBUTIONS.—If, based on a 
study carried out pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary determines that a 
project described in paragraph (1) will not 
produce benefits greater than cost, the 
Secretary shall allow the affected commu-
nity to pay, or provide contributions equal 
to, an amount sufficient to make the re-
maining costs of design and construction 
of the project equal to the estimated value 
of the benefits of the project. 
(ii) 
EFFECT
ON
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.—Amounts provided by an affected 
community under clause (i) shall be in ad-
dition to any payments or contributions 
the affected community is required to pro-
vide towards the remaining costs of design 
and construction of the project under sec-
tion 103 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 
(4) ABILITY TO PAY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any cost-sharing agree-
ment for a project entered into pursuant to this 
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section shall be subject to the ability of the af-
fected community to pay. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—The ability of any 
affected community to pay shall be determined 
by the Secretary in accordance with procedures 
established by the Secretary. 
(C) EFFECT OF REDUCTION.—Any reduc-
tion in the non-Federal share of the cost of a 
project described in paragraph (1) as a result 
of a determination under this paragraph shall 
not be included in the Federal share for pur-
poses of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (3). 
SEC. 121. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following— 
‘‘(5) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 
180 days after receiving, from a non-Federal 
sponsor of a project to repair or rehabilitate a 
flood control work described in paragraph (1), 
a request to initiate a feasibility study to fur-
ther modify the relevant flood control work to 
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provide for an increased level of protection, the 
Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal spon-
sor a written decision on whether the Secretary 
has the authority under section 216 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) to 
undertake the requested feasibility study. 
‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATION.—If the Secretary 
determines under subparagraph (B) that the 
Secretary does not have the authority to under-
take the requested feasibility study, the Sec-
retary shall include the request for a feasibility 
study in the annual report submitted under sec-
tion 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘LEVEE
OWNERS
MANUAL’’ and inserting 
‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘LEVEE 
OWNER’S MANUAL’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and 
inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
status of compliance of a non-Federal interest 
with the requirements of a levee owner’s man-
ual described in paragraph (1), or with any 
other eligibility requirement established by the 
Secretary related to the maintenance and up-
keep responsibilities of the non-Federal interest, 
the Secretary shall consider the non-Federal in-
terest to be eligible for repair and rehabilitation 
assistance under this section if the non-Federal 
interest— 
‘‘(i) enters into a written agreement 
with the Secretary that identifies any items 
of deferred or inadequate maintenance and 
upkeep identified by the Secretary prior to 
the natural disaster; and 
‘‘(ii) pays, during performance of the 
repair and rehabilitation work, all costs to 
address— 
‘‘(I) any items of deferred or in-
adequate maintenance and upkeep 
identified by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(II) any repair or rehabilitation 
work necessary to address damage the 
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Secretary attributes to such deferred 
or inadequate maintenance or upkeep. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may 
only enter into one agreement under subpara-
graph (A) with any non-Federal interest. 
‘‘(C) SUNSET.—The authority of the Sec-
retary to enter into agreements under para-
graph (2) shall terminate on the date that is 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act.’’; 
and 
(D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
SEC. 122. STUDY ON NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT CORPS 
OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF NATURAL FEATURE AND NA-
TURE-BASED FEATURE.—In this section, the terms ‘‘nat-
ural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 1184(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2289a(a)). 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct, and submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate, a report on the results of 
a study on the consideration by the Secretary of natural 
infrastructure, natural features, and nature-based fea-
tures in the study of the feasibility of projects for flood 
risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction, and ecosystem restoration. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under subsection 
(b) shall include— 
(1) a description of guidance or instructions 
issued, and other measures taken, by the Secretary 
to consider natural infrastructure, natural features, 
and nature-based features in project feasibility stud-
ies; 
(2) an assessment, based on information from 
relevant Federal and non-Federal sources, of— 
(A) the costs, benefits, and effects associ-
ated with natural infrastructure, natural fea-
tures, and nature-based features recommended 
by the Secretary for flood risk management, 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, 
and ecosystem restoration; and 
(B) the effectiveness of natural infrastruc-
ture, natural features, and nature-based fea-
tures; 
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(3) an analysis of projects for flood risk man-
agement, hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, and ecosystem restoration that have incor-
porated natural infrastructure, natural features, or 
nature-based features to identify best practices, in-
cluding for measuring project benefits and costs; 
(4) a description of any statutory, fiscal, regu-
latory, or other policy barriers to the appropriate 
consideration and use of a full array of natural in-
frastructure, natural features, and nature-based fea-
tures in carrying out feasibility studies and projects; 
and 
(5) any recommendations for changes to law, or 
to fiscal, regulatory, or other policies, to improve the 
use of natural infrastructure, natural features, and 
nature-based features by the Corps of Engineers in 
carrying out feasibility studies and projects. 
SEC. 123. REVIEW OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASSETS. 
Section 6002 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1349) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6002. REVIEW OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS ASSETS. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
assessment of projects constructed by the Secretary for 
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which the Secretary continues to have financial or oper-
ational responsibility. 
‘‘(b) INVENTORY.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020, the Secretary shall, based on the as-
sessment carried out under subsection (a), develop an in-
ventory of projects or portions of projects— 
‘‘(1) that are not needed for the missions of the 
Corps of Engineers; or 
‘‘(2) the modification of which, including 
though the use of natural features or nature-based 
features (as those terms are defined in section 
1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)), could improve the sus-
tainable operations of the project, or reduce oper-
ation and maintenance costs for the project. 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA.—In conducting the assessment under 
subsection (a) and developing the inventory under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall use the following criteria: 
‘‘(1) The extent to which the project aligns with 
the current missions of the Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(2) The economic and environmental impacts 
of the project on existing communities in the vicinity 
of the project. 
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‘‘(3) The extent to which the divestment or 
modification of the project could reduce operation 
and maintenance costs of the Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(4) The extent to which the divestment or 
modification of the project is in the public interest. 
‘‘(5) The extent to which investment of addi-
tional Federal resources in the project proposed for 
divestment or modification, including investment 
needed to bring the project to a good state of repair, 
is in the public interest. 
‘‘(6) The extent to which the authorized pur-
pose of the project is no longer being met. 
‘‘(d) RECOMMENDATIONS OF NON-FEDERAL INTER-
ESTS.—A non-Federal interest for a project may rec-
ommend that the Secretary include such project in the as-
sessment or inventory required under this section. 
‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the in-
ventory required by subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, and make publicly available, a re-
port containing the findings of the Secretary with 
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respect to the assessment and inventory required 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall list in an 
appendix any recommendation of a non-Federal in-
terest made with respect to a project under sub-
section (d) that the Secretary determines not to in-
clude in the inventory developed under subsection 
(b), based on the criteria in subsection (c), including 
information about the request and the reasons for 
the Secretary’s determination.’’. 
SEC. 
124. 
SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS 
ON 
MULTI-PURPOSE 
PROJECTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in co-
ordination with non-Federal interests, should maximize 
the development, evaluation, and recommendation of 
project alternatives for future water resources develop-
ment projects that produce multiple project benefits, such 
as navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem res-
toration benefits, including through the use of natural or 
nature-based features and the beneficial reuse of dredged 
material. 
SEC. 125. BENEFICIAL REUSE OF DREDGED MATERIAL; 
DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
(a) NATIONAL POLICY ON THE BENEFICIAL REUSE 
OF DREDGED MATERIAL.— 
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from the beneficial use of dredged material con-
sidered by the Secretary under subparagraph 
(A) shall be included in any determination re-
lating to the ‘‘Federal standard’’ by the Sec-
retary under section 335.7 of title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations for the placement or dis-
posal of such material. 
(b) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM PROJECTS.—Section 1122 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 
(33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘20’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘20’’ and 
inserting ‘‘30’’. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary, in selecting projects for 
the beneficial reuse of dredged materials under sec-
tion 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note), should ensure the 
thorough evaluation of project submissions from 
rural, small, and economically disadvantaged com-
munities. 
(c) FIVE-YEAR
REGIONAL
DREDGED
MATERIAL 
MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the District Commander of each district 
of the Corps of Engineers that obtains dredged ma-
terial through the construction or operation and 
maintenance of a water resources development 
project shall, at Federal expense, develop and submit 
to the Secretary a 5-year dredged material manage-
ment plan in coordination with relevant State agen-
cies and stakeholders. 
(2) SCOPE.—Each plan developed under this 
subsection shall include— 
(A) a dredged material budget for each 
watershed or littoral system within the district; 
(B) an estimate of the amount of dredged 
material likely to be obtained through the con-
struction or operation and maintenance of all 
water resources development projects projected 
to be carried out within the district during the 
5-year period following submission of the plan, 
and the estimated timing for obtaining such 
dredged material; 
(C) an identification of potential water re-
sources development projects projected to be 
carried out within the district during such 5- 
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year period that are suitable for, or that re-
quire, the placement of dredged material, and 
an estimate of the amount of dredged material 
placement capacity of such projects; 
(D) an evaluation of— 
(i) the suitability of the dredged mate-
rial for a full range of beneficial uses; and 
(ii) the economic and environmental 
benefits, efficiencies, and impacts (includ-
ing the effects on living coral) of using the 
dredged material for beneficial uses, in-
cluding, in the case of beneficial reuse ac-
tivities that involve more than one water 
resources development project, the benefits, 
efficiencies, and impacts that result from 
the combined activities; and 
(E) the district-wide goals for beneficial 
reuse of the dredged material, including any ex-
pected cost savings from aligning and coordi-
nating multiple projects (including projects 
across Corps districts) in the reuse of the 
dredged material. 
(3) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—In developing each 
plan under this subsection, each District Com-
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mander shall provide notice and an opportunity for 
public comment. 
(4) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Upon submission 
of each plan to the Secretary under this subsection, 
each District Commander shall make the plan pub-
licly available, including on a publicly available 
website. 
(d) DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) REVISIONS.—Section 1111 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 
2326 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for the 
operation and maintenance of harbors and in-
land harbors’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘for the— 
‘‘(1) harbors and inland harbors referred to in 
section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)); or 
‘‘(2) inland and intracoastal waterways of the 
United States described in section 206 of the Inland 
Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 
1804).’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or in-
land harbors’’ and inserting ‘‘, inland harbors, 
or inland or intracoastal waterways’’. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING AUTHORI-
TIES.—The Secretary may carry out the dredge pilot 
program authorized by section 1111 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 
2326 note) in coordination with Federal regional 
dredge demonstration programs in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 126. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION FOR ANAD-
ROMOUS FISH. 
(a) ANADROMOUS FISH HABITAT AND PASSAGE.— 
Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ANADROMOUS
FISH
HABITAT
AND
PAS-
SAGE.— 
‘‘(A) MEASURES.—A project under this 
section may include measures to improve habi-
tat or passage for anadromous fish, including— 
‘‘(i) installing fish bypass structures 
on small water diversions; 
‘‘(ii) modifying tide gates; and 
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‘‘(iii) 
restoring 
or 
reconnecting 
floodplains and wetlands that are impor-
tant for anadromous fish habitat or pas-
sage. 
‘‘(B) BENEFITS.—A project that includes 
measures under this paragraph shall be formu-
lated to maximize benefits for the anadromous 
fish species benefitted by the project.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall give 
projects that include measures described in subsection 
(a)(3) equal priority for implementation as other projects 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 127. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Section 7001(c)(4)(B) of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282d(c)(4)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall not include 
proposals in the appendix of the annual re-
port that otherwise meet the criteria for 
inclusion in the annual report solely on the 
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basis that the proposals are for the pur-
poses of navigation, flood risk manage-
ment, ecosystem restoration, or municipal 
or agricultural water supply; and’’. 
SEC. 128. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
demonstration program to determine the causes of, and 
implement measures to effectively detect, prevent, treat, 
and eliminate, harmful algal blooms associated with water 
resources development projects. 
(b) CONSULTATION; USE OF EXISTING DATA AND 
PROGRAM AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the demonstra-
tion program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with the heads of appropriate Fed-
eral and State agencies; and 
(2) make maximum use of existing Federal and 
State data and ongoing programs and activities of 
Federal and State agencies, including the activities 
of the Secretary carried out through the Engineer 
Research and Development Center pursuant to sec-
tion 1109 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 610 note). 
(c) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out the demonstra-
tion program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall un-
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dertake program activities related to harmful algal blooms 
in the Great Lakes, the tidal and inland waters of the 
State of New Jersey, and Lake Okeechobee, Florida. 
SEC. 129. UPDATE ON INVASIVE SPECIES POLICY GUID-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodically 
update the Invasive Species Policy Guidance, developed 
under section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
(33 U.S.C. 610) and the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et 
seq.), in accordance with the most recent National 
Invasive Species Council Management Plan developed pur-
suant to Executive Order 13112. 
(b) INCLUSION.—The Secretary may include in the 
updated guidance invasive species specific efforts at feder-
ally authorized water resources development projects lo-
cated in— 
(1) high-altitude lakes; and 
(2) the Tennessee and Cumberland River ba-
sins. 
SEC. 130. REPORT ON DEBRIS REMOVAL. 
Section 1210 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3808) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘SEC. 1210. REPORT ON DEBRIS REMOVAL. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress and make publicly avail-
able a report that describes— 
‘‘(1) the extent to which, during the 10 fiscal 
years prior to such date of enactment, the Secretary 
has carried out section 3 of the Act of March 2, 
1945 (33 U.S.C. 603a); 
‘‘(2) how the Secretary has evaluated potential 
work to be carried out under that section; and 
‘‘(3) the extent to which the Secretary plans to 
start, continue, or complete debris removal activities 
in the 3 years following submission of the report.’’. 
SEC. 131. MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COM-
PLEX CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a report on the effects of any interception-rearing 
complex constructed on the Missouri River on— 
(1) flood risk management and navigation; and 
(2) the population recovery of the pallid stur-
geon, including baseline population counts. 
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(b) NO ADDITIONAL IRC CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec-
retary may not authorize construction of an interception- 
rearing complex on the Missouri River until the Sec-
retary— 
(1) submits the report required by subsection 
(a); 
(2) acting through the Engineer Research and 
Development Center, conducts further research on 
interception-rearing complex design, including any 
effects on existing flows, flood risk management, and 
navigation; and 
(3) develops a plan— 
(A) to repair dikes and revetments that are 
affecting flood risk and bank erosion; and 
(B) to establish, repair, or improve water 
control structures at the headworks of con-
structed shallow water habitat side-channels. 
(c) FUTURE IRC CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—The Secretary shall 
provide an opportunity for comment from the public 
and the Governor of each affected State on any pro-
posals to construct an interception-rearing complex 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) PERIOD.—The public comment period re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall be not less than 90 
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days for each proposal to construct an interception- 
rearing complex on the Missouri River. 
SEC. 132. COST AND BENEFIT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT. 
Section 5(a)(2)(B) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 
U.S.C. 701n(a)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ‘‘or contribute’’ 
after ‘‘pay’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND CON-
TRIBUTIONS’’ after ‘‘OF PAYMENTS’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or contributions’’ after 
‘‘Non-Federal payments’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘or contributions’’ after 
‘‘non-Federal payments’’. 
SEC. 133. MATERIALS, SERVICES, AND FUNDS FOR REPAIR, 
RESTORATION, 
OR 
REHABILITATION 
OF 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In any area covered by an emer-
gency or major disaster declaration declared under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Secretary is au-
thorized to accept and use materials, services, and funds, 
during the period the declaration is in effect, from a non- 
Federal interest or private entity to repair, restore, or re-
habilitate a federally authorized water resources develop-
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ment project, and to provide reimbursement to such non- 
Federal interest or private entity for such materials, serv-
ices, and funds, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, and sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, if the Secretary 
determines that reimbursement is in the public interest. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
may only reimburse for the use of materials or services 
accepted under this section if such materials or services 
meet the Secretary’s specifications and comply with all ap-
plicable laws and regulations that would apply if such ma-
terials and services were acquired by the Secretary, includ-
ing sections 3141 through 3148 and 3701 through 3708 
of title 40, United States Code, section 8302 of title 41, 
United States Code, and the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the acceptance of 
materials, services, or funds under this section, the 
Secretary and the non-Federal interest shall enter 
into an agreement that specifies— 
(A) the non-Federal interest shall hold and 
save the United States free from any and all 
damages that arise from use of materials or 
services of the non-Federal interest, except for 
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damages due to the fault or negligence of the 
United States or its contractors; 
(B) the non-Federal interest shall certify 
that the materials or services comply with all 
applicable laws and regulations under sub-
section (b); and 
(C) any other term or condition required 
by the Secretary. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If an agreement under para-
graph (1) was not entered prior to materials or serv-
ices being contributed, a non-Federal interest shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary that— 
(A) specifies the value, as determined by 
the Secretary, of those materials or services 
contributed and eligible for reimbursement; and 
(B) ensures that the materials or services 
comply with subsection (b) and paragraph (1). 
SEC. 134. LEVEE SAFETY. 
Section 9004 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each levee included in 
an inventory established under subsection (b) or for 
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which the Secretary has conducted a review under 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) identify the specific engineering and 
maintenance deficiencies, if any; and 
‘‘(B) describe the recommended remedies 
to correct each deficiency identified under sub-
paragraph (A), and, if requested by owner of a 
non-Federal levee, the associated costs of those 
remedies. 
‘‘(2) 
CONSULTATION.—In 
identifying 
defi-
ciencies and describing remedies for a levee under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with rel-
evant non-Federal interests, including by providing 
an opportunity for comment by those non-Federal 
interests.’’. 
SEC. 135. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking clause (iii) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) has an emergency action plan 
that— 
‘‘(I) is approved by the relevant 
State dam safety agency; or 
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‘‘(II) is in conformance with 
State law and pending approval by the 
relevant State dam safety agency;’’; 
and 
(B) by striking clause (iv) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(iv) fails to meet minimum dam safe-
ty standards of the State in which the dam 
is located, as determined by the State; and 
‘‘(v) poses an unacceptable risk to the 
public, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Board.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘under 
a hydropower project with an authorized installed 
capacity of greater than 1.5 megawatts’’ after 
‘‘dam’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NON-FED-
ERAL SPONSOR’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIGIBLE SUB-
RECIPIENT’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The term ‘non-Federal 
sponsor’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘The term ‘eligible 
subrecipient’ ’’. 
(b) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL 
DAMS.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—Section 
8A(a) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 
U.S.C. 467f–2(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘to non- 
Federal sponsors’’ and inserting ‘‘to States with 
dam safety programs’’. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Section 8A(b) of 
the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
467f–2(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for a project may be 
used for’’ and inserting ‘‘to a State may be used by 
the State to award grants to eligible subrecipients 
for’’. 
(3) AWARD OF GRANTS.—Section 8A(c) of the 
National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
467f–2(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘non- 
Federal sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘State’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘an eligible high hazard potential dam to 
a non-Federal sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘eli-
gible high hazard potential dams to a 
State’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) in the subparagraph heading, 
by striking ‘‘PROJECT GRANT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘GRANT’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘project grant 
agreement with the non-Federal spon-
sor’’ and inserting ‘‘grant agreement 
with the State’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘project,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘projects for which the 
grant is awarded,’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) GRANT
ASSURANCE.—As part of a 
grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 
Administrator shall require that each eligible 
subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 
under this section provides an assurance, with 
respect to the dam to be rehabilitated by the el-
igible subrecipient, that the dam owner will 
carry out a plan for maintenance of the dam 
during the expected life of the dam.’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘A grant provided under this section shall 
not exceed’’ and inserting ‘‘A State may 
not award a grant to an eligible sub-
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recipient under this section that exceeds, 
for any 1 dam,’’. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8A(d) of the Na-
tional Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f– 
2(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to an 
eligible subrecipient’’ after ‘‘this section’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ELIGIBLE SUBRECIPIENT’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘the non-Federal 
sponsor shall’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible 
subrecipient shall, with respect to the dam 
to be rehabilitated by the eligible sub-
recipient,’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘participate in, and comply with,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘demonstrate that the community 
in which the dam is located participates in, 
and complies with,’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘have’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning not later 
than 2 years after the date on which the 
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Administrator publishes criteria for hazard 
mitigation plans under paragraph (3), 
demonstrate that the Tribal or local gov-
ernment with jurisdiction over the area in 
which the dam is located has’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘50-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘expected 
life of the dam’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) HAZARD
MITIGATION
PLAN
CRITERIA.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this paragraph, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Board, shall publish criteria for hazard 
mitigation plans required under paragraph (2)(B).’’. 
(5) FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT
PLANS.—Sec-
tion 8A(e) of the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467f–2(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘the non-Federal 
sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible sub-
recipient’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’ each 
place it appears; and 
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(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) PLAN
CRITERIA
AND
TECHNICAL
SUP-
PORT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 
Board, shall provide criteria, and may provide tech-
nical support, for the development and implementa-
tion of floodplain management plans prepared under 
this subsection.’’. 
(6) CONTRACTUAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
8A(i)(1) of the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467f–2(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 
non-Federal sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible sub-
recipient’’. 
SEC. 136. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON-
STRUCTED PUMP STATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE PUMP STATION.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible pump station’’ means a pump station— 
(A) constructed, in whole or in part, by the 
Corps of Engineers for flood risk management 
purposes; 
(B) that the Secretary has identified as 
having a major deficiency; and 
(C) the failure of which the Secretary has 
determined would impair the function of a flood 
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risk management project constructed by the 
Corps of Engineers. 
(2) REHABILITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘rehabilita-
tion’’, with respect to an eligible pump station, 
means to address a major deficiency of the eli-
gible pump station caused by long-term deg-
radation of the foundation, construction mate-
rials, or engineering systems or components of 
the eligible pump station. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘rehabilita-
tion’’, with respect to an eligible pump station, 
includes— 
(i) the incorporation into the eligible 
pump station of— 
(I) current design standards; 
(II) efficiency improvements; and 
(III) associated drainage; and 
(ii) increasing the capacity of the eli-
gible pump station, subject to the condition 
that the increase shall— 
(I) significantly decrease the risk 
of loss of life and property damage; or 
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(II) decrease total lifecycle reha-
bilitation costs for the eligible pump 
station. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may carry out 
rehabilitation of an eligible pump station, if the Secretary 
determines that the rehabilitation is feasible. 
(c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal interest for 
the eligible pump station shall— 
(1) provide 35 percent of the cost of rehabilita-
tion of an eligible pump station carried out under 
this section; and 
(2) provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, 
and necessary relocations associated with the reha-
bilitation described in subparagraph (A), at no cost 
to the Federal Government. 
(d) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—The rehabilitation of 
an eligible pump station pursuant to this section shall be 
initiated only after a non-Federal interest has entered into 
a binding agreement with the Secretary— 
(1) to pay the non-Federal share of the costs of 
rehabilitation under subsection (c); and 
(2) to pay 100 percent of the operation and 
maintenance costs of the rehabilitated eligible pump 
station, in accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the Secretary. 
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(e) TREATMENT.—The rehabilitation of an eligible 
pump station pursuant to this section shall not be consid-
ered to be a separable element of the associated flood risk 
management project constructed by the Corps of Engi-
neers. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$60,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 
137. 
NON-FEDERAL 
PROJECT 
IMPLEMENTATION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the date that 
is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall issue guidance for 
the implementation of the pilot program that, 
to the extent practicable, identifies— 
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‘‘(i) the metrics for measuring the 
success of the pilot program; 
‘‘(ii) a process for identifying future 
projects to participate in the pilot pro-
gram; 
‘‘(iii) measures to address the risks of 
a 
non-Federal 
interest 
constructing 
projects under the pilot program, including 
which entity bears the risk for projects 
that fail to meet the Corps of Engineers 
standards for design or quality; 
‘‘(iv) the laws and regulations that a 
non-Federal interest must follow in car-
rying out a project under the pilot pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(v) which entity bears the risk in the 
event that a project carried out under the 
pilot program fails to be carried out in ac-
cordance with the project authorization or 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) NEW PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREE-
MENTS.— The Secretary may not enter into a 
project partnership agreement under this sub-
section during the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this paragraph and ending on 
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the date on which the Secretary issues the guid-
ance under subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 138. DEFINITION OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 
COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
guidance defining the term ‘‘economically disadvantaged 
community’’ for the purposes of this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In defining the term ‘‘eco-
nomically disadvantaged community’’ under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, utilize the criteria under paragraphs (1) or (2) of 
section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161), to the extent that 
such criteria are applicable in relation to the development 
of water resources development projects. 
TITLE II—STUDIES AND 
REPORTS 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 
water resources development and conservation and other 
purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to 
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Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’ sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 
(1) TONTO
CREEK, GILA
RIVER, ARIZONA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Tonto Creek, 
Gila River, Arizona. 
(2) SULPHUR RIVER, ARKANSAS AND TEXAS.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, Sulphur River, 
Arkansas and Texas. 
(3) CABLE
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, water supply, and related 
benefits, Cable Creek, California. 
(4) DEL
MAR
BLUFFS, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for shoreline stabilization, Del Mar Bluffs, San 
Diego County, California. 
(5) REDBANK
AND
FANCHER
CREEKS, CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for water conservation and water 
supply, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California. 
(6) RIO
HONDO
CHANNEL, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Hondo Chan-
nel, San Gabriel River, California. 
(7) SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for coastal storm damage reduction, South-
ern California. 
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(8) SHINGLE
CREEK
AND
KISSIMMEE
RIVER, 
FLORIDA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
water storage, Shingle Creek and Kissimmee River, 
Osceola County, Florida. 
(9) ST. JOHN’S RIVER AND LAKE JESUP, FLOR-
IDA.—Project for ecosystem restoration, St. John’s 
River and Lake Jesup, Florida. 
(10) WAIMEA
RIVER, 
HAWAII.—Project for 
flood risk management, Waimea River, Kauai, Ha-
waii. 
(11) CHICAGO AREA WATERWAYS SYSTEM, ILLI-
NOIS.—Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 
and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago River, 
Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little Cal-
umet River, and other waterways in the vicinity of 
Chicago, Illinois. 
(12) FOX RIVER, ILLINOIS.—Project for flood 
risk management, Fox River, Illinois. 
(13) LOWER
MISSOURI
RIVER, 
KANSAS.— 
Project for bank stabilization and navigation, Lower 
Missouri River, Sioux City, Kansas. 
(14) 
TANGIPAHOA
PARISH, 
LOUISIANA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Tangipahoa Par-
ish, Louisiana. 
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(15) KENT
NARROWS
AND
CHESTER
RIVER, 
MARYLAND.—Project for navigation, Kent Narrows 
and Chester River, Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. 
(16) LOWER ST. CROIX RIVER, MINNESOTA.— 
Project for flood risk management, ecosystem res-
toration, and recreation, Lower St. Croix River, 
Minnesota. 
(17) ESCATAWPA RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Escatawpa River, Jackson County, Mis-
sissippi. 
(18) LONG BEACH, BAY ST. LOUIS AND MIS-
SISSIPPI SOUND, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk 
management, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis and Mis-
sissippi Sound, Mississippi. 
(19) PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI.— 
Project 
for 
comprehensive 
watershed 
study, 
Pascagoula, Mississippi. 
(20) TALLAHOMA
AND
TALLAHALA
CREEKS, 
MISSISSIPPI.—Project for flood risk management, 
Leaf River, Jones County, Mississippi. 
(21) LOWER OSAGE RIVER BASIN, MISSOURI.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Osage 
River Basin, Missouri. 
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(22) UPPER BASIN AND STONY BROOK (GREEN 
BROOK
SUB-BASIN), RARITAN
RIVER
BASIN, NEW 
JERSEY.—Reevaluation of the Upper Basin and 
Stony Brook portions of the project for flood control, 
Green Brook Sub-basin, Raritan River Basin, New 
Jersey, authorized by section 401 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119), 
including the evaluation of non-structural measures 
to achieve the project purpose. 
(23) LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE, NEW YORK.— 
Project for coastal storm resiliency, Lake Ontario 
shoreline, New York. 
(24) WADING
RIVER
CREEK, NEW
YORK.— 
Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, flood risk management, navigation, and eco-
system restoration, Wading River Creek, New York. 
(25) REEL
POINT
PRESERVE, NEW
YORK.— 
Project for navigation and shoreline stabilization, 
Reel Point Preserve, New York. 
(26) GOLDSMITH INLET, NEW YORK.—Project 
for navigation, Goldsmith Inlet, New York. 
(27) TUSCARAWAS
RIVER
BASIN, 
OHIO.— 
Project 
for 
comprehensive 
watershed 
study, 
Tuscarawas River Basin, Ohio. 
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(28) LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN (TURNING 
BASIN), OREGON AND WASHINGTON.—Project to im-
prove turning basins for the project for navigation, 
Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington, 
authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 280). 
(29) WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 
for flood risk management and levee rehabilitation, 
greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 
(30) CITY
OF
CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CARO-
LINA.—Project for tidal- and inland-related flood 
risk management, Charleston, South Carolina. 
(31) TENNESSEE AND CUMBERLAND RIVER BA-
SINS, TENNESSEE.—Project to deter, impede, or re-
strict the dispersal of aquatic nuisance species in the 
Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins, Ten-
nessee. 
(32) PORT ARTHUR AND VICINITY, TEXAS.— 
Modification of the project for hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, Port Arthur and vicinity, 
Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1184), to reduce the re-
sidual risk of flooding through the construction of 
improvements to interior drainage. 
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(33) PORT OF VICTORIA, TEXAS.—Project for 
flood risk management, Port of Victoria, Texas. 
(34) LOWER FOX RIVER BASIN, WISCONSIN.— 
Project for comprehensive watershed study, Lower 
Fox River Basin, Wisconsin. 
(35) UPPER FOX RIVER AND WOLF RIVER, WIS-
CONSIN.—Project for flood risk management and 
ecosystem restoration, Upper Fox River and Wolf 
River, Wisconsin. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall consider 
any study carried out by the Secretary to formulate the 
modifications to the project for hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, Port Arthur and vicinity, Texas, identi-
fied in subsection (b)(32) shall be considered a continu-
ation of the study carried out for Sabine Pass to Galveston 
Bay, Texas, authorized by a resolution of the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, ap-
proved June 23, 2004. 
SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETIONS. 
(a) FEASIBILITY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall ex-
pedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 
following projects, and if the Secretary determines that 
the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed 
directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and de-
sign of the project: 
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(1) Project for navigation, St. George Harbor, 
Alaska. 
(2) Project for shoreline stabilization, Aunu‘u 
Harbor, American Samoa. 
(3) Project for shoreline stabilization, Tutuila 
Island, American Samoa. 
(4) Project for flood risk management, Lower 
Santa Cruz River, Arizona. 
(5) Project for flood control, water conserva-
tion, and related purposes, Coyote Valley Dam, Cali-
fornia. 
(6) Project for flood damage reduction and eco-
system restoration, Del Rosa Channel, city of San 
Bernardino, California. 
(7) Project for flood damage reduction and eco-
system restoration, Mission-Zanja Channel, cities of 
San Bernardino and Redlands, California. 
(8) Project for flood risk management, Prado 
Basin, California. 
(9) Project to modify the project for navigation, 
San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California. 
(10) Project to modify the Seven Oaks Dam, 
California, portion of the project for flood control, 
Santa Ana River Mainstem, California, authorized 
by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Develop-
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ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329– 
111; 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 
1115), to include water conservation as an author-
ized purpose. 
(11) Project to modify the project for naviga-
tion, Delaware River Mainstem and Channel Deep-
ening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, au-
thorized by section 101(6) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802; 113 
Stat. 300; 114 Stat. 1262) to include the construc-
tion of a turning basin located near the Packer Ave-
nue Marine Terminal. 
(12) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 
and Southern Florida Project Canal 111 (C–111), 
South Dade County, Florida. 
(13) Project for comprehensive hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction and shoreline erosion 
protection, Chicago, Illinois, authorized by section 
101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664; 113 Stat. 302). 
(14) Project for flood risk management, Whea-
ton, DuPage County, Illinois. 
(15) Project for flood damage reduction, eco-
system restoration, and recreation, Blue River 
Basin, Kansas City, Kansas, carried out pursuant to 
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the resolution of the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
adopted on September 24, 2008 (docket number 
2803). 
(16) Project to deepen the project for naviga-
tion, Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi, authorized by 
section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4094). 
(17) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, 
Highlands, New Jersey. 
(18) Project for navigation, Shark River, New 
Jersey. 
(19) Project for flood risk management, 
Rondout Creek-Wallkill River Watershed, New York, 
carried out pursuant to the resolution of the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives adopted on May 2, 2007 
(docket number 2776). 
(20) Project for ecosystem restoration and hur-
ricane and storm damage risk reduction, Spring 
Creek South (Howard Beach), Queens, New York. 
(21) Project for flood control, 42nd Street 
Levee, Springfield, Oregon, being carried out under 
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section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 
U.S.C. 701s). 
(22) Project for ecosystem restoration, Hood 
River at the confluence with the Columbia River, Or-
egon. 
(23) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Culebrinas, Puerto Rico. 
(24) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Grande de Manati, Puerto Rico. 
(25) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. 
(26) Project for flood risk management, Dor-
chester County, South Carolina. 
(27) Project for navigation, Georgetown Har-
bor, South Carolina. 
(28) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 
(29) Project to modify the projects for naviga-
tion and other purposes, Old Hickory Lock and Dam 
and the Cordell Hull Dam and Reservoir, Cum-
berland River, Tennessee, authorized by the Act of 
July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 636), to add 
flood risk management as an authorized purpose. 
(30) Project for flood risk management, eco-
system restoration, water supply, and related pur-
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poses, Lower Rio Grande River, Cameron County, 
Texas, carried out pursuant to the resolution of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives adopted on May 21, 
2003 (docket number 2710). 
(31) Project for flood risk management, Savan 
Gut Phase II, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Is-
lands. 
(32) Project for flood risk management, Tur-
pentine Run, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Is-
lands. 
(33) Project for navigation, North Landing 
Bridge, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Virginia. 
(b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 
Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 
change report for the following projects: 
(1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres 
Rios, Arizona. 
(2) Project for flood control, San Luis Rey 
River, California. 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 
and Southern Florida Project Canal 111 (C–111), 
South Dade County, Florida. 
(4) Project for ecosystem restoration, Com-
prehensive 
Everglades 
Restoration 
Plan, 
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Caloosahatchee River C–43, West Basin Storage 
Reservoir, Florida. 
(5) Project for flood risk management, Des 
Moines Levee System, including Birdland Park 
Levee, Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, Des Moines, 
Iowa. 
(c) WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS.— 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of an assess-
ment under section 729 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a), for the following: 
(1) Kansas River Basin, Kansas. 
(2) Merrimack River Basin, Massachusetts. 
(d) DISPOSITION STUDY.—The Secretary shall expe-
dite the completion of a disposition study, carried out 
under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 
U.S.C. 549a), for the project for Salinas Reservoir (Santa 
Margarita Lake), California. 
SEC. 203. FEASIBILITY STUDY MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Section 142 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 
Stat. 2930) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, San Francisco, Marin,’’ after 
‘‘Sonoma’’; 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘, and along the ocean shore-
line of San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin Coun-
ties,’’ after ‘‘Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘and, with respect to the bay 
and ocean shorelines of San Mateo, San Francisco, 
and Marin Counties, the feasibility of and the Fed-
eral interest in providing measures to adapt to rising 
sea levels’’ after ‘‘tidal and fluvial flooding’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘investigation’’ and inserting in 
its place ‘‘investigations’’; and 
(5) by inserting after ‘‘San Francisco Bay re-
gion’’ the following: ‘‘and, with respect to the bay 
and ocean shorelines and streams running to the bay 
and ocean shorelines of San Mateo, San Francisco, 
and Marin Counties, the effects of proposed meas-
ures or improvements on the local economy; habitat 
restoration, enhancement, or expansion efforts or op-
portunities; public infrastructure protection and im-
provement; stormwater runoff capacity and control 
measures, including those that may mitigate flood-
ing; erosion of beaches and coasts; and any other 
measures or improvements relevant to adapting to 
rising sea levels’’. 
(b) SACRAMENTO RIVER, SOUTHERN SUTTER COUN-
TY, CALIFORNIA.—The study for flood control and allied 
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purposes for the Sacramento River Basin, authorized by 
section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 
1197), is modified to authorize the Secretary to conduct 
a study for flood risk management, southern Sutter Coun-
ty between the Sacramento River and Sutter Bypass, Cali-
fornia. 
(c) SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA.—In carrying out the 
program to implement projects to restore the Salton Sea, 
California, authorized by section 3032 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1113; 130 
Stat. 1677), the Secretary is authorized to carry out a 
study for the construction of a perimeter lake, or a north-
ern or southern subset thereof, for the Salton Sea, Cali-
fornia. 
(d) NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND 
TRIBUTARIES, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.—The study 
for flood and storm damage reduction for the New York 
and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries project, author-
ized by Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132), 
and being carried out pursuant to the Disaster Relief Ap-
propriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), is modified 
to require the Secretary to— 
(1) evaluate and address the impacts of low-fre-
quency precipitation and sea-level rise on the study 
area; 
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(2) consult with affected communities; and 
(3) ensure the study is carried out in accord-
ance with section 1001 of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282c). 
SEC. 204. SELMA, ALABAMA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report that— 
(1) provides an update on the study for flood 
risk management and riverbank stabilization, Selma, 
Alabama, authorized by resolutions of the Commit-
tees on Public Works and Rivers and Harbors of the 
House of Representatives on June 7, 1961, and 
April 28, 1936, respectively, the completion of which 
the Secretary was required to expedite by section 
1203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2018 (132 Stat. 3803); and 
(2) identifies project alternatives necessary to— 
(A) assure the preservation of cultural and 
historic values associated with national historic 
landmarks within the study area; and 
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(B) provide flood risk management for eco-
nomically disadvantaged communities within the 
study area. 
SEC. 205. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE SACRAMENTO 
RIVER, YOLO BYPASS, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a comprehensive study of the Sacramento River 
in the vicinity of the Yolo Bypass System, California, to 
identify actions to be undertaken by the Secretary for the 
comprehensive management of the Yolo Bypass System 
for the purposes of flood risk management, ecosystem res-
toration, water supply, hydropower, and recreation. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the com-
prehensive study under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consult with the Governor of the State of Cali-
fornia, applicable Federal, State, and local agencies, 
non-Federal interests, the Yolo Bypass and Cache 
Slough Partnership, and other stakeholders. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATA AND PRIOR STUD-
IES.—To the maximum extent practicable and where 
appropriate, the Secretary may— 
(A) make use of existing data provided to 
the Secretary by the entities identified in para-
graph (1); and 
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(B) incorporate— 
(i) relevant information from prior 
studies and projects carried out by the 
Secretary within the study area; and 
(ii) the latest technical data and sci-
entific approaches to changing hydrologic 
and climatic conditions. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In conducting the com-
prehensive study under subsection (a), the Secretary 
may develop a recommendation to Congress for— 
(A) the construction of a water resources 
development project; 
(B) the structural or operational modifica-
tion of an existing water resources development 
project; 
(C) additional monitoring of, or adaptive 
management measures to carry out with respect 
to, 
existing 
water 
resources 
development 
projects, to respond to changing hydrologic and 
climatic conditions; or 
(D) geographic areas within the Yolo By-
pass System for additional study by the Sec-
retary. 
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(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Any feasi-
bility study carried out pursuant to a recommenda-
tion under paragraph (1)(D) shall be considered to 
be a continuation of the comprehensive study au-
thorized under subsection (a). 
(d) COMPLETION
OF STUDY; REPORT
TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing— 
(1) the results of the comprehensive study con-
ducted under subsection (a), including any rec-
ommendations developed under subsection (c); 
(2) any additional, site-specific areas within the 
Yolo Bypass System where additional study for flood 
risk management or ecosystem restoration projects 
is recommended by the Secretary; and 
(3) any interim actions relating to existing 
water resources development projects undertaken by 
the Secretary during the study period. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) YOLO
BYPASS
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Yolo 
Bypass System’’ means the system of weirs, levees, 
bypass structures, and other water resources devel-
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opment projects in California’s Sacramento River 
Valley, extending from the Fremont Weir near 
Woodland, California, to the Sacramento River near 
Rio Vista, California, authorized pursuant to section 
2 of the Act of March 1, 1917 (chapter 144; 39 
Stat. 949). 
(2) YOLO BYPASS AND CACHE CLOUGH PART-
NERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Yolo Bypass and Cache 
Slough Partnership’’ means the group of parties to 
the Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough Memorandum of 
Understanding, effective May 2016, regarding col-
laboration and cooperation in the Yolo Bypass and 
Cache Slough region. 
SEC. 206. GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the comprehensive 
assessment of water resources needs for the Great Lakes 
System under section 729 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a), as required by 
section 1219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2018 (132 Stat. 3811), the Secretary shall— 
(1) taking into account recent high lake levels 
within the Great Lakes, assess and make rec-
ommendations to Congress on— 
(A) coastal storm and flood risk manage-
ment measures, including measures that use 
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natural features and nature-based features, as 
those terms are defined in section 1184 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 
U.S.C. 2289a); 
(B) operation and maintenance of the 
Great Lakes Navigation System, as such term 
is defined in section 210 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2238); 
(C) ecosystem protection and restoration; 
(D) the prevention and control of invasive 
species and the effects of invasive species; and 
(E) recreation associated with water re-
sources development projects; 
(2) prioritize actions necessary to protect crit-
ical public infrastructure, communities, and critical 
natural or cultural resources; and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable and 
where appropriate, utilize existing data provided to 
the Secretary by Federal and State agencies, Indian 
Tribes, and other stakeholders, including data ob-
tained through other Federal programs. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS; ADDITIONAL STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the com-
prehensive assessment described in subsection (a), 
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the Secretary may make a recommendation to Con-
gress for— 
(A) the construction of a water resources 
development project; 
(B) the structural or operational modifica-
tion of an existing water resources development 
project; 
(C) such additional monitoring of, or 
adaptive management measures to carry out 
with respect to, existing water resources devel-
opment projects, to respond to changing hydro-
logic and climatic conditions; or 
(D) geographic areas within the Great 
Lakes System for additional study by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Any feasi-
bility study carried out pursuant to a recommenda-
tion under paragraph (1)(D) shall be considered to 
be a continuation of the comprehensive assessment 
described in subsection (a). 
(c) EXEMPTION FROM MAXIMUM STUDY COST AND 
DURATION LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001 of the Water Re-
sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282c) shall not apply to any study recommended under 
subsection (b)(1)(D). 
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SEC. 207. RATHBUN LAKE, CHARITON RIVER, IOWA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report that evaluates— 
(1) the existing allocations of storage space for 
Rathbun Lake, authorized pursuant to the Flood 
Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1262; 121 Stat. 
1124), including the existing allocation for municipal 
water supply; 
(2) the feasibility of expanding the existing allo-
cation of storage for municipal water supply; and 
(3) the affordability of future municipal water 
supply allocations from Rathbun Lake, for residen-
tial users of such future allocations, at projected fu-
ture costs. 
SEC. 208. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF RESTORATION IN 
THE LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection 
and Restoration Task Force established by section 7004 
of Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1272) shall submit to Congress a report that summarizes 
the activities and recommendations of the task force, in-
cluding— 
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(1) 
policies, 
strategies, 
plans, 
programs, 
projects, and activities undertaken for addressing 
conservation, protection, restoration, and mainte-
nance of the coastal Louisiana ecosystem; and 
(2) financial participation by each agency rep-
resented on the Task Force in conserving, pro-
tecting, restoring, and maintaining the coastal Lou-
isiana ecosystem. 
SEC. 209. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE 
STUDY. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a comprehensive study of the Lower Mississippi 
River basin, from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to the Gulf 
of Mexico, to identify actions to be undertaken by the Sec-
retary for the comprehensive management of the basin for 
the purposes of flood risk management, navigation, eco-
system restoration, water supply, hydropower, and recre-
ation. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 
In conducting the comprehensive study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consult with applicable Federal, 
State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, non-Federal in-
terests, and other stakeholders, and, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable and where appropriate, make use of exist-
ing data provided to the Secretary by such parties. 
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(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In conducting the com-
prehensive study under subsection (a), the Secretary 
may develop a recommendation to Congress for— 
(A) the construction of a water resources 
development project; 
(B) the structural or operational modifica-
tion of an existing water resources development 
project; 
(C) such additional monitoring of, or 
adaptive management measures to carry out 
with respect to, existing water resources devel-
opment projects, to respond to changing condi-
tions; or 
(D) geographic areas within the Lower 
Mississippi River basin for additional study by 
the Secretary. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Any feasi-
bility study carried out pursuant to a recommenda-
tion under paragraph (1)(D) shall be considered to 
be a continuation of the comprehensive study re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(d) COMPLETION
OF STUDY; REPORT
TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing— 
(1) the results of the comprehensive study re-
quired by this section, including any recommenda-
tions developed under subsection (c); and 
(2) any interim actions relating to existing 
water resources development projects undertaken by 
the Secretary during the study period. 
SEC. 210. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE 
PLAN. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
assessment of the water resources needs of the Upper Mis-
sissippi River under section 729 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the assessment under subsection (a) in accordance with 
the requirements in section 1206(b) of Water Resources 
Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1686). 
SEC. 211. LOWER MISSOURI BASIN FLOOD RISK AND RESIL-
IENCY STUDY, IOWA, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, 
AND MISSOURI. 
(a) ADDITIONAL STUDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), upon the request of the non-Federal in-
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terest for the Lower Missouri Basin study, the Sec-
retary shall expand the scope of such study to inves-
tigate and provide recommendations relating to— 
(A) modifications to projects in Iowa, Kan-
sas, Nebraska, and Missouri authorized under 
the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program 
(authorized by section 9(b) of the Flood Control 
Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 
Stat. 891)) and the Missouri River Bank Sta-
bilization and Navigation project (authorized by 
section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 
19, 59 Stat. 19)), including modifications to the 
authorized purposes of such projects to further 
flood risk management and resiliency; and 
(B) modifications to non-Federal, publicly 
owned levees in the Lower Missouri River 
Basin. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines 
that expanding the scope of the Lower Missouri 
Basin study as provided in paragraph (1) is not 
practicable, and the non-Federal interest for such 
study concurs in such determination, the Secretary 
shall carry out such additional studies as are nec-
essary to investigate the modifications described in 
paragraph (1). 
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(3) CONTINUATION OF LOWER MISSOURI BASIN 
STUDY.—The following studies shall be considered a 
continuation of the Lower Missouri Basin study: 
(A) Any additional study carried out under 
paragraph (2). 
(B) Any study recommended to be carried 
out in a report that the Chief of Engineers pre-
pares for the Lower Missouri Basin study. 
(C) Any study recommended to be carried 
out in a report that the Chief of Engineers pre-
pares for an additional study carried out under 
paragraph (2). 
(D) Any study spun off from the Lower 
Missouri Basin study before the completion of 
such study. 
(E) Any study spun off from an additional 
study carried out under paragraph (2) before 
the completion of such additional study. 
(4) RELIANCE ON EXISTING INFORMATION.—In 
carrying out any study described in or authorized by 
this section, the Secretary, to the extent practicable, 
shall rely on existing data and analysis, including 
data and analysis prepared under section 22 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d–16). 
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(5) CONSIDERATION; CONSULTATION.—In de-
veloping recommendations under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) consider the use of— 
(i) structural and nonstructural meas-
ures, including the setting back of levees 
and removing structures from areas of re-
curring flood vulnerability, where advan-
tageous, to reduce flood risk and damages 
in the Lower Missouri River Basin; and 
(ii) where such features are locally ac-
ceptable, natural features or nature-based 
features (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 1184 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a); and 
(B) consult with applicable Federal and 
State agencies, Indian Tribes, and other stake-
holders within the Lower Missouri River Basin 
and solicit public comment on such rec-
ommendations. 
(6) EXEMPTION FROM MAXIMUM STUDY COST 
AND DURATION LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c) shall not apply to the 
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Lower Missouri Basin study or any study described 
in paragraph (3). 
(7) PRECONSTRUCTION, 
ENGINEERING, 
AND 
DESIGN.—Upon completion of a study authorized by 
this section, if the Secretary determines that a rec-
ommended project, or modification to a project de-
scribed in paragraph (1), is justified, the Secretary 
may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, 
engineering, and design of the project or modifica-
tion. 
(8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the provision of 
technical assistance to support small commu-
nities and economically disadvantaged commu-
nities in the planning and design of flood risk 
management and flood risk resiliency projects 
in the Lower Missouri River Basin, for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2026, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated— 
(i) $2,000,000 to carry out section 
206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 
U.S.C. 709a), in addition to amounts oth-
erwise authorized to carry out such sec-
tion; and 
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(ii) $2,000,000 to carry out section 
22(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16), 
in addition to amounts otherwise author-
ized to carry out such section. 
(B) CONDITIONS.— 
(i) LIMITATIONS NOT APPLICABLE.— 
The limitations on the use of funds in sec-
tion 206(d) of the Flood Control Act of 
1960 and section 22(c)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1974 shall 
not apply to the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by subparagraph (A). 
(ii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph restricts the author-
ity of the Secretary to use any funds other-
wise appropriated to carry out section 206 
of the Flood Control Act of 1960 or sec-
tion 22(a)(2) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1974 to provide technical 
assistance described in subparagraph (A). 
(9) COMPLETION OF STUDY; REPORT TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
report detailing— 
(A) the results of the study authorized by 
this section; 
(B) any additional, site-specific areas with-
in the Lower Missouri River Basin for which 
additional study for flood risk management 
projects is recommended by the Secretary; and 
(C) any interim actions relating to existing 
water resources development projects under-
taken by the Secretary during the study period. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LOWER MISSOURI BASIN STUDY.—The term 
‘‘Lower Missouri Basin study’’ means the Lower 
Missouri Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study, 
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, authorized 
pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 
(2) SMALL
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘small 
community’’ means a local government that serves a 
population of less than 15,000. 
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SEC. 212. COUGAR AND DETROIT DAMS, WILLAMETTE 
RIVER BASIN, OREGON. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate, and make pub-
licly available, a report providing an initial analysis of 
deauthorizing hydropower as a project purpose at the Cou-
gar and Detroit Dams project. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report submitted under subsection (a)— 
(1) a description of the potential effects of 
deauthorizing hydropower as a project purpose at 
the Cougar and Detroit Dams project on— 
(A) the operation of the project, including 
with respect to the other authorized purposes of 
the project; 
(B) compliance of the project with the En-
dangered Species Act; 
(C) costs that would be attributed to other 
authorized purposes of the project, including 
costs relating to compliance with such Act; and 
(D) other ongoing studies in the Willam-
ette River Basin; and 
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(2) identification of any further research need-
ed. 
(c) PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the terms 
‘‘Cougar and Detroit Dams project’’ and ‘‘project’’ mean 
the Cougar Dam and Reservoir project and Detroit Dam 
and Reservoir project, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, 
authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 
1950 (64 Stat. 179). 
SEC. 213. PORT ORFORD, OREGON. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall, at Federal expense, submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a summary 
report on the research completed and data gathered by 
the date of enactment of this Act with regards to the con-
figuration of a breakwater for the project for navigation, 
Port Orford, Oregon, authorized by section 117 of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1822; 106 Stat. 
4809), for the purposes of addressing shoaling issues to 
minimize long-term maintenance costs. 
SEC. 214. WILSON CREEK AND SLOAN CREEK, FAIRVIEW, 
TEXAS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
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written status update regarding efforts to address flooding 
along Wilson Creek and Sloan Creek in the City of Fair-
view, Texas. 
SEC. 215. GAO STUDY ON MITIGATION FOR WATER RE-
SOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the mitigation of the im-
pact of water resources development projects, includ-
ing the impact on fish and wildlife, consistent with 
the requirements of section 906 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283), 
section 307(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2317(a)), and section 
2036(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (33 U.S.C. 2283a), including— 
(A) an evaluation of guidance or instruc-
tions issued, and other measures taken, by the 
Secretary to ensure successful mitigation of 
such impacts; 
(B) a review of the methods of mitigation, 
including the use of in-lieu fees, mitigation 
banking, and permittee-responsible mitigation, 
and their long-term effectiveness of restoring or 
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mitigating ecosystem services impacted by such 
projects; 
(C) a review of how the use of the different 
mitigation methods for such projects varies 
across Corps of Engineers districts; 
(D) an assessment of the backlog of miti-
gation projects, including the number of mitiga-
tion projects pending completion to address 
such impacts resulting from constructed water 
resources development projects; 
(E) an evaluation of how the Secretary 
tracks compliance with the mitigation require-
ments across Corps of Engineers districts; 
(F) a review of how the mitigation require-
ments for water resources development projects 
contributes to the resilience of water resources 
in the United States; 
(G) an assessment of whether mitigation is 
being done prior to or contemporaneously with 
the construction of projects, as required by sec-
tion 906 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); 
(H) an evaluation of compliance with sec-
tion 906(d) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(d)) for the 
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development of specific mitigation plans for 
projects, whether such plans were successful in 
mitigating the designated impacts of the 
projects, and, in instances where such plans 
were not successful, what actions the Secretary 
is taking to modify the plans such that they will 
be successful; and 
(I) an assessment of how the Secretary 
might take advantage of natural infrastructure 
in mitigation planning to reduce flood risks and 
flood recovery costs for some communities; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that— 
(A) describes the results of the study con-
ducted under paragraph (1); 
(B) includes recommendations to ensure 
compliance with and successful implementation 
of mitigation requirements for water resources 
development projects; and 
(C) includes recommendations to ensure 
existing programs and authorities include the 
use, to the maximum extent practicable, of nat-
ural infrastructure. 
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SEC. 216. GAO STUDY ON APPLICATION OF HARBOR MAIN-
TENANCE TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the operation and 
maintenance needs of federally authorized harbor and in-
land harbor projects, including— 
(1) an inventory of all federally authorized har-
bor and inland harbor projects; 
(2) an assessment of current uses of such 
projects (and, to the extent practicable, the national, 
regional, and local benefits of such uses), including 
the uses listed in section 210(d)(2)(B) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986; 
(3) an assessment of the annual operation and 
maintenance needs associated with harbors and in-
land harbors referred to in subsection (a)(2) of sec-
tion 210 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238), including a breakdown of 
such needs for each of the following types of 
projects— 
(A) emerging harbor projects (as defined 
in such section); 
(B) moderate-use harbor projects (as de-
fined in such section on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act); 
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(C) high-use harbor projects (as defined in 
such section on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act); and 
(D) projects assigned to harbors and in-
land harbors within the Great Lakes Navigation 
System (as defined in such section); 
(4) an assessment of any deferred operation 
and maintenance needs for such projects; 
(5) an assessment of projected needs associated 
with donor ports, medium-sized donor ports, and en-
ergy transfer ports (as such terms are defined in 
section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201)); and 
(6) an itemization of expenditures provided to 
donor ports, medium-sized donor ports, and energy 
transfer ports under section 2106 of the Water Re-
sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 2201). 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of the 
report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 
submit such report to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate. 
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SEC. 217. STUDY ON WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CON-
SERVATION AT WATER RESOURCES DEVEL-
OPMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of the Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report that analyses the benefits and consequences of 
including municipal water supply and water conservation 
as a primary mission of the Corps of Engineers in carrying 
out water resources development projects. 
(b) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report submitted under subsection (a)— 
(1) a description of existing water resources de-
velopment projects with municipal water supply or 
water conservation as authorized purposes, and the 
extent to which such projects are utilized for such 
purposes; 
(2) a description of existing water resources de-
velopment projects with respect to which— 
(A) municipal water supply or water con-
servation could be added as a project purpose, 
including those with respect to which a non- 
Federal interest has expressed an interest in 
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adding municipal water supply or water con-
servation as a project purpose; and 
(B) such a purpose could be accommodated 
while maintaining existing authorized purposes; 
(3) a description of ongoing water resources de-
velopment project studies the authorizations for 
which include authorization for the Secretary to 
study the feasibility of carrying out the project with 
a purpose of municipal water supply or water con-
servation; 
(4) an analysis of how adding municipal water 
supply and water conservation as a primary mission 
of the Corps of Engineers would affect the ability of 
the Secretary to carry out future water resources de-
velopment projects; and 
(5) any recommendations of the Secretary relat-
ing to including municipal water supply and water 
conservation as a primary mission of the Corps of 
Engineers. 
SEC. 218. PFAS REVIEW AND INVENTORY AT CORPS FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) INVENTORY OF PFAS AT CORPS FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, and an-
nually thereafter the Secretary shall complete an in-
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ventory of Corps of Engineers civil works facilities 
that are or may be contaminated, or could become 
contaminated, by PFAS. 
(2) CONTENTS
OF
INVENTORY.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary shall review and 
identify— 
(A) all facilities owned or operated by the 
Corps of Engineers, for which there is a civil 
works function, that are or may be contami-
nated, or could become contaminated, by 
PFAS; 
(B) the nature and extent of any such con-
tamination or potential for contamination, in-
cluding any potential pathways for human expo-
sure to PFAS; 
(C) response measures taken to monitor, 
control, remove, or remediate PFAS, or other-
wise reduce the risk of human exposure to 
PFAS; 
(D) for facilities identified under subpara-
graph (A), the extent to which such facilities 
(or any such contamination or potential for con-
tamination at such facilities) are related to the 
civil works functions of the Corps of Engineers; 
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(E) the extent to which the Secretary, or 
other entities, may have responsibility for such 
contamination or potential for contamination; 
and 
(F) for facilities identified under subpara-
graph (A), the costs to remediate and reduce 
the risk of human exposure to PFAS. 
(3) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
actions taken under this subsection shall supplement 
and support work undertaken by other Federal 
agencies, including actions taken pursuant to the 
plan published by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, titled ‘‘EPA’s Per- and 
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan’’ 
and dated February 2019. 
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion 
of the inventory under paragraph (1), and annually 
thereafter concurrent with the President’s annual 
budget request to Congress, the Secretary shall sub-
mit the inventory to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate. 
(b) PFAS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.— 
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(1) RESEARCH SUPPORT.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Hazardous Waste Research Center 
located at the Engineer Research and Development 
Center, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
support the efforts of other Federal agencies in the 
development of innovative technologies and meth-
odologies for the detection, treatment, and cleanup 
of PFAS associated with Federal facilities, including 
groundwater associated with such facilities. 
(2) DUPLICATION
OF
EFFORTS.—Nothing in 
this subsection is intended to duplicate the activities 
undertaken by other Federal agencies as identified 
in subsection (a)(3). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘PFAS’’ 
means a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. 
TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS 
AND MODIFICATIONS 
SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to identify water resources development 
projects authorized by Congress that are no longer 
viable for construction due to— 
(A) a lack of local support; 
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(B) a lack of available Federal or non-Fed-
eral resources; or 
(C) an authorizing purpose that is no 
longer relevant or feasible; 
(2) to create an expedited and definitive process 
for Congress to deauthorize water resources develop-
ment projects that are no longer viable for construc-
tion; and 
(3) to allow the continued authorization of 
water resources development projects that are viable 
for construction. 
(b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
(1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de-
velop a preliminary list of each water resources 
development project, or separable element of a 
project, authorized for construction before No-
vember 8, 2007, for which— 
(i) planning, design, or construction 
was not initiated before the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(ii) planning, design, or construction 
was initiated before the date of enactment 
of this Act, but for which no funds, Fed-
eral or non-Federal, were obligated for 
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planning, design, or construction of the 
project or separable element of the project 
during the current fiscal year or any of the 
10 preceding fiscal years. 
(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUC-
TION BACKLOG AND OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE
REPORT.—The Secretary may develop 
the preliminary list from the comprehensive 
construction backlog and operation and mainte-
nance reports developed pursuant to section 
1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 
(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZA-
TION LIST.— 
(A) 
DEAUTHORIZATION
AMOUNT.—The 
Secretary shall prepare a proposed list of 
projects for deauthorization comprised of a sub-
set of projects and separable elements identified 
on the preliminary list developed under para-
graph (1) that have, in the aggregate, an esti-
mated Federal cost to complete that is at least 
$10,000,000,000. 
(B) DETERMINATION
OF
FEDERAL
COST 
TO COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into 
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account any allowances authorized by section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the 
most recent project schedule and cost estimate. 
(C) INCLUSION OF DEAUTHORIZATION OF 
ANTIQUATED
PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
reduce the amount identified for deauthoriza-
tion under paragraph (2)(A) by an amount 
equivalent to the estimated current value of 
each project, or separable element of a project, 
that is deauthorized by subsection (f). 
(3) SEQUENCING OF PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
identify projects and separable elements for in-
clusion on the proposed list of projects for de-
authorization under paragraph (2) according to 
the order in which the projects and separable 
elements were authorized, beginning with the 
earliest authorized projects and separable ele-
ments and ending with the latest project or sep-
arable element necessary to meet the aggregate 
amount under paragraph (2)(A). 
(B) FACTORS
TO
CONSIDER.—The Sec-
retary may identify projects and separable ele-
ments in an order other than that established 
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by subparagraph (A) if the Secretary deter-
mines, on a case-by-case basis, that a project or 
separable element is critical for interests of the 
United States, based on the possible impact of 
the project or separable element on public 
health and safety, the national economy, or the 
environment. 
(4) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so-
licit comments from the public and the Gov-
ernors of each applicable State on the proposed 
deauthorization list prepared under paragraph 
(2)(A). 
(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com-
ment period shall be 90 days. 
(5) PREPARATION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION 
LIST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prepare a final deauthorization list by— 
(i) considering any comments received 
under paragraph (4); and 
(ii) revising the proposed deauthoriza-
tion list prepared under paragraph (2)(A) 
as the Secretary determines necessary to 
respond to such comments. 
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(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in-
clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 
appendix that— 
(i) identifies each project or separable 
element on the proposed deauthorization 
list that is not included on the final de-
authorization list; and 
(ii) describes the reasons why the 
project or separable element is not in-
cluded on the final deauthorization list. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST 
TO CONGRESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the close of the comment period under 
subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit the final deauthorization list 
and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(5) 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate; and 
(B) publish the final deauthorization list 
and appendix in the Federal Register. 
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(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not in-
clude in the final deauthorization list submitted 
under paragraph (1) any project or separable ele-
ment with respect to which Federal funds for plan-
ning, design, or construction are obligated after the 
development of the preliminary list under subsection 
(b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final de-
authorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this 
subsection. 
(d) DEAUTHORIZATION; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the expiration of the 
2-year period beginning on the date of publication of 
the final deauthorization list and appendix under 
subsection (c)(1)(B), a project or separable element 
of a project identified in the final deauthorization 
list is hereby deauthorized, unless Congress passes a 
joint resolution disapproving the final deauthoriza-
tion list prior to the end of such period. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A project or separable 
element of a project identified in the final de-
authorization list under subsection (c) shall not 
be deauthorized under this subsection if, before 
the expiration of the 2-year period referred to 
in paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest for 
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the project or separable element of the project 
provides sufficient funds to complete the project 
or separable element of the project. 
(B) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), each project and 
separable element of a project identified in the 
final deauthorization list shall be treated as de-
authorized for purposes of the aggregate de-
authorization amount specified in subsection 
(b)(2)(A). 
(3) PROJECTS
IDENTIFIED
IN
APPENDIX.—A 
project or separable element of a project identified 
in the appendix to the final deauthorization list shall 
remain subject to future deauthorization by Con-
gress. 
(e) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) POST-AUTHORIZATION STUDIES.—A project 
or separable element of a project may not be identi-
fied on the proposed deauthorization list developed 
under subsection (b), or the final deauthorization list 
developed under subsection (c), if the project or sep-
arable element received funding for a post-authoriza-
tion study during the current fiscal year or any of 
the 10 preceding fiscal years. 
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(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
PROJECT
MODIFICA-
TIONS.—For purposes of this section, if an author-
ized water resources development project or sepa-
rable element of the project has been modified by an 
Act of Congress, the date of the authorization of the 
project or separable element shall be deemed to be 
the date of the most recent such modification. 
(f) 
DEAUTHORIZATION
OF
ANTIQUATED 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any water resources devel-
opment project, or separable element of a project, 
authorized for construction prior to November 17, 
1986, for which construction has not been initiated 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, or for 
which funds have not been obligated for construction 
in the 10-year period prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act, is hereby deauthorized. 
(2) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report that identifies— 
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(A) the name of each project, or separable 
element of a project, deauthorized by paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the estimated current value of each 
such project or separable element of a project. 
(g) ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF IN-
ACTIVE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
The Secretary or the non-Federal interest may not carry 
out any authorized water resources development project, 
or separable element of such project, for which construc-
tion has not been initiated in the 20-year period following 
the date of the authorization of such project or separable 
element, until— 
(1) the Secretary provides to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a post-authorization 
change report that updates the economic and envi-
ronmental analysis of the project or separable ele-
ment; and 
(2) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate take appropriate action to address any modi-
fications to the economic and environmental analysis 
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for the project or separable element of the project 
contained in the post-authorization change report. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORT.— 
The term ‘‘post-authorization change report’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1132(d) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 
U.S.C. 2282e). 
(2) POST-AUTHORIZATION
STUDY.—The term 
‘‘post-authorization study’’ means— 
(A) a feasibility report developed under 
section 905 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282); 
(B) a feasibility study, as defined in sec-
tion 105(d) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d)); or 
(C) a review conducted under section 216 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 
549a), including an initial appraisal that— 
(i) demonstrates a Federal interest; 
and 
(ii) requires additional analysis for the 
project or separable element. 
(3) 
WATER
RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘water resources development 
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project’’ includes an environmental infrastructure 
assistance project or program of the Corps of Engi-
neers. 
SEC. 302. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RES-
TORATION. 
Section 560(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2336(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 303. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 203(b)(4) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$12,500,000’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
SEC. 304. LAKES PROGRAM. 
Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662, 100 Stat. 4148; 110 
Stat. 3758; 113 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) Ellis Pond and Guild Pond, Norwood, 
Massachusetts; and 
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‘‘(30) Memorial Pond, Walpole, Massachu-
setts.’’. 
SEC. 305. WATERCRAFT INSPECTION STATIONS. 
Section 104(d)(1)(A) of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Arizona River 
Basins.’’ and inserting ‘‘Arkansas River Basins; 
and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) to protect the Russian River 
Basin, California.’’. 
SEC. 306. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA-
TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 510 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303, 
110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202; 128 Stat. 1317) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (i) and inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) PROJECT CAP.—The total cost of a project car-
ried out under this section may not exceed $15,000,000.’’; 
and 
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(2) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by 
striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
(b) OUTREACH AND TRAINING.—The Secretary shall 
conduct public outreach and workshops for non-Federal 
interests to provide information on the Chesapeake Bay 
environmental restoration and protection program estab-
lished under section 510 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996, including how to participate in the pro-
gram. 
SEC. 307. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM ENVIRON-
MENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 1103(e)(3) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$22,750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
SEC. 308. MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGA-
TION SYSTEM. 
Any Federal funds, regardless of the account from 
which the funds were provided, used to carry out construc-
tion of the modification to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas 
River Navigation System, authorized in section 136 of the 
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 
(117 Stat. 1842), shall be considered by the Secretary as 
initiating construction of the project such that future 
funds will not require a new investment decision. 
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SEC. 309. OUACHITA-BLACK RIVER NAVIGATION PROJECT, 
ARKANSAS. 
The project for navigation, Ouachita-Black River, Ar-
kansas, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor 
Act of 1960 (Public Law 86–645), is modified to include 
water supply as a project purpose, subject to completion 
by the Secretary of a feasibility study and any other review 
necessary for such modification. 
SEC. 310. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALI-
FORNIA. 
The portion of project for flood control, Sacramento 
River, California, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 103 Stat. 649; 
110 Stat. 3709; 112 Stat. 1841; 113 Stat. 299), con-
sisting of a riverbed gradient restoration facility at the 
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District Intake, is no longer au-
thorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 311. LAKE ISABELLA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary, when evaluating alternative loca-
tions for construction of a permanent Isabella Lake Vis-
itor Center by the Corps of Engineers to replace the facil-
ity impacted by the Isabella Dam safety modification 
project, should afford substantial weight to the site pref-
erence of the local community. 
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(B) in subsections (b) and (c), by inserting 
‘‘Arizona,’’ before ‘‘Idaho’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(C) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘for the 
period 
beginning 
with 
fiscal 
year 
2001, 
$435,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, to re-
main available until expended— 
‘‘(1) for the period beginning with fiscal year 
2001, $435,000,000 for Idaho, Montana, rural Ne-
vada, New Mexico, rural Utah, and Wyoming; and 
‘‘(2) $150,000,000 for Arizona.’’. 
(12) CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.—Section 571(h) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257) is amended by 
striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
(13) 
SOUTHERN
WEST
VIRGINIA.—Section 
340(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992 (106 Stat. 4856; 110 Stat. 3727; 113 Stat. 
320) is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 
(c) LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, SEWARD, ALASKA.— 
Section 5032(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
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