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(14) ST. 
TAMMANY
PARISH, 
LOUISIANA.— 
Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem 
restoration, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. 
(15) CATTARAUGUS
CREEK, 
NEW
YORK.— 
Project for flood damage reduction, Cattaraugus 
Creek, New York. 
(16) CAYUGA
INLET, ITHACA, NEW
YORK.— 
Project for navigation and flood damage reduction, 
Cayuga Inlet, Ithaca, New York. 
(17) DELAWARE RIVER BASIN, NEW YORK, NEW 
JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE.—Projects 
for flood control, Delaware River Basin, New York, 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, authorized 
by section 408 of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 
644, chapter 596), and section 203 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182), to review oper-
ations of the projects to enhance opportunities for 
ecosystem restoration and water supply. 
(18) SILVER CREEK, HANOVER, NEW YORK.— 
Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem 
restoration, Silver Creek, Hanover, New York. 
(19) STONYCREEK
AND
LITTLE
CONEMAUGH 
RIVERS, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for flood damage 
reduction and recreation, Stonycreek and Little 
Conemaugh Rivers, Pennsylvania. 
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(20) TIOGA-HAMMOND LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, Tioga-Hammond 
Lake, Pennsylvania. 
(21) BRAZOS
RIVER, FORT
BEND
COUNTY, 
TEXAS.—Project for flood damage reduction in the 
vicinity of the Brazos River, Fort Bend County, 
Texas. 
(22) CHACON
CREEK, 
CITY
OF
LAREDO, 
TEXAS.—Project for flood damage reduction, eco-
system restoration, and recreation, Chacon Creek, 
city of Laredo, Texas. 
(23) 
CORPUS
CHRISTI
SHIP
CHANNEL, 
TEXAS.—Project for navigation, Corpus Christi Ship 
Channel, Texas. 
(24) CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS.—Project for 
flood damage reduction, city of El Paso, Texas. 
(25) 
GULF
INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY, 
BRAZORIA
AND
MATAGORDA
COUNTIES, TEXAS.— 
Project for navigation and hurricane and storm 
damage reduction, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, Texas. 
(26) PORT OF BAY CITY, TEXAS.—Project for 
navigation, Port of Bay City, Texas. 
(27) 
CHINCOTEAGUE
ISLAND, 
VIRGINIA.— 
Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
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navigation, and ecosystem restoration, Chincoteague 
Island, Virginia. 
(28) BURLEY
CREEK
WATERSHED, 
KITSAP 
COUNTY, WASHINGTON.—Project for flood damage 
reduction and ecosystem restoration, Burley Creek 
Watershed, Kitsap County, Washington. 
SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS FOR CER-
TAIN PROJECTS. 
(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: 
(1) Project for flood risk management, Little 
Colorado River at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona. 
(2) Project for flood risk management, Lower 
San Joaquin River, California. In carrying out the 
feasibility study for the project, the Secretary shall 
include Reclamation District 17 as part of the study. 
(3) Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, Sacramento River Flood Control 
System, California. 
(4) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Ft. Pierce, Florida. 
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(5) Project for flood risk management, Des 
Moines and Raccoon Rivers, Iowa. 
(6) Project for navigation, Mississippi River 
Ship Channel, Louisiana. 
(7) Project for flood risk management, North 
Branch Ecorse Creek, Wayne County, Michigan. 
(8) Project for flood risk management, Rahway 
River Basin (Upper Basin), New Jersey. 
(b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 
Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 
change report for each of the following projects: 
(1) Project for flood damage reduction and en-
vironmental restoration, Hamilton City, California. 
(2) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, New Hanover County, North Caro-
lina. 
SEC. 203. TULSA AND WEST TULSA, ARKANSAS RIVER, 
OKLAHOMA. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a study to determine the feasibility of modifying the 
projects for flood risk management, Tulsa and West 
Tulsa, Oklahoma, authorized by section 3 of the Act 
of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 645; chapter 377). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
address project deficiencies, uncertainties, and 
significant data gaps, including material, con-
struction, and subsurface, which render the 
project at risk of overtopping, breaching, or sys-
tem failure. 
(B) ADDRESSING
DEFICIENCIES.—In ad-
dressing deficiencies under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall incorporate current design 
standards and efficiency improvements, includ-
ing the replacement of mechanical and electrical 
components at pumping stations, if the incorpo-
ration does not significantly change the scope, 
function, or purpose of the project. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT 
RISKS.—In any case in which a levee or levee system 
(as defined in section 9002 of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
3301)) is classified as a Class I or II under the levee 
safety action classification tool developed by the 
Corps of Engineers, the Secretary shall expedite the 
project for budget consideration. 
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