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SEC. 8136. LEASE DURATIONS. 
The Secretary shall issue guidance on the cir-
cumstances under which a lease under section 2667 of title 
10, United States Code, or section 4 of the Act of December 
22, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d), with a term in excess of 25 years 
is appropriate and in the public interest. 
SEC. 8137. REFORESTATION. 
The Secretary is encouraged to consider measures to 
restore swamps and other wetland forests in carrying out 
studies for water resources development projects for eco-
system restoration, flood risk management, and hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction. 
SEC. 8138. EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE 
PROTECTION. 
Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
701r) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘lighthouses (including those 
lighthouses with historical value),’’ after ‘‘bridge ap-
proaches,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 8139. LEASE DEVIATIONS. 
The Secretary shall fully implement the requirements 
of section 153 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (134 Stat. 2658). 
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SEC. 8140. POLICY AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS. 
Every 5 years, the Secretary shall revise, rescind, or 
certify as current, as applicable, each policy and technical 
standards publication for the civil works programs of the 
Corps of Engineers, including each engineer regulation, en-
gineer circular, engineer manual, engineer pamphlet, engi-
neer technical letter, planning guidance letter, policy guid-
ance letter, planning bulletin, and engineering and con-
struction bulletin. 
SEC. 8141. CORPS RECORDS RELATING TO HARMFUL ALGAL 
BLOOMS IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA. 
(a) SERVICE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall indicate 
in the service record of a member or employee of the Corps 
of Engineers who performs covered duty that such member 
or employee was exposed to microcystin in the line of duty. 
(b) COVERED DUTY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered duty’’ means duty performed— 
(1) during a period when the Florida Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection has determined 
that there is a concentration of microcystin of greater 
than 8 parts per billion in the waters of Lake Okee-
chobee resulting from a harmful algal bloom in such 
lake; and 
(2) at or near any of the following structures: 
(A) S–77. 
(B) S–78. 
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(C) S–79. 
(D) S–80. 
(E) S–308. 
SEC. 8142. FORECASTING MODELS FOR THE GREAT LAKES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to complete and 
maintain a model suite to forecast water levels, account for 
water level variability, and account for the impacts of ex-
treme weather events and other natural disasters in the 
Great Lakes. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section pre-
cludes the Secretary from using funds made available pur-
suant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative established 
by section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)) for activities described in sub-
section (a) for the Great Lakes, in addition to carrying out 
activities under this section. 
SEC. 8143. MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR 
SALINE LAKES IN THE GREAT BASIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out a program (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘program’’) to monitor and assess the hydrology of saline 
lake ecosystems in the Great Basin, including the Great 
Salt Lake, to inform and support Federal and non-Federal 
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management and conservation activities to benefit those eco-
systems. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
implementation of the program with relevant— 
(1) Federal and State agencies; 
(2) Indian Tribes; 
(3) local governments; and 
(4) nonprofit organizations. 
(c) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
The Secretary is authorized to use contracts, cooperative 
agreements, or any other authorized means to work with 
institutions of higher education and with entities described 
in subsection (b) to implement the program. 
(d) UPDATE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress an update on the progress of the Secretary in carrying 
out the program. 
(e) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—In carrying out the 
program, the Secretary may use available studies, informa-
tion, literature, or data on the Great Basin region published 
by relevant Federal, State, Tribal, or local governmental en-
tities. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000. 
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SEC. 8144. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to provide environmental assistance to 
non-Federal interests in the Chattahoochee River 
Basin. 
(2) FORM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The assistance provided 
under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of de-
sign and construction assistance for water-re-
lated resource protection and restoration projects 
affecting the Chattahoochee River Basin, based 
on the comprehensive plan developed under sub-
section (b). 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—Projects for which assist-
ance is provided under subparagraph (A) may 
include— 
(i) projects for— 
(I) sediment and erosion control; 
(II) protection of eroding shore-
lines; 
(III) ecosystem restoration, in-
cluding 
restoration 
of 
submerged 
aquatic vegetation; 
(IV) protection of essential public 
works; 
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(V) wastewater treatment, and re-
lated facilities; and 
(VI) beneficial uses of dredged 
material; and 
(ii) other related projects that may en-
hance the living resources of the Chattahoo-
chee River Basin. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in co-
operation with State and local governmental officials 
and affected stakeholders, shall develop a comprehen-
sive Chattahoochee River Basin restoration plan to 
guide the implementation of projects under this sec-
tion. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The comprehensive plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, consider and avoid duplication of 
any ongoing or planned actions of other Federal, 
State, and local agencies and nongovernmental orga-
nizations. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—The comprehensive plan 
developed under paragraph (1) shall give priority to 
projects described in subsection (a)(2) that will im-
prove water quality or quantity or use a combination 
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of structural and nonstructural measures, including 
alternatives that use natural features or nature-based 
features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (32 
U.S.C. 2289a)). 
(c) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
for a project under this section, the Secretary shall 
enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest 
for the design and construction of the project. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered 
into under this subsection shall provide for— 
(A) the development by the Secretary, in 
consultation with appropriate Federal, State, 
and local officials, of a resource protection and 
restoration plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications and an estimate 
of expected resource benefits; and 
(B) the establishment of such legal and in-
stitutional structures as are necessary to ensure 
the effective long-term operation and mainte-
nance of the project by the non-Federal interest. 
(d) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost to design and construct a project under each 
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agreement entered into under this section shall be 75 
percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) VALUE OF LAND, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS- 
OF-WAY, AND RELOCATIONS.—In determining the 
non-Federal contribution toward carrying out an 
agreement entered into under this section, the 
Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal 
interest for the value of land, easements, rights- 
of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Fed-
eral interest, except that the amount of credit 
provided for a project under this paragraph may 
not exceed 25 percent of the total project costs. 
(B) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE 
COSTS.—The non-Federal share of the costs of 
operation and maintenance of a project carried 
out under an agreement under this section shall 
be 100 percent. 
(e) PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a project carried out pursuant to the com-
prehensive plan developed under subsection (b) that is 
located on Federal land shall be carried out at the ex-
pense of the Federal agency that owns the land on 
which the project will be carried out. 
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(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—A Federal 
agency carrying out a project described in paragraph 
(1) may accept contributions of funds from non-Fed-
eral interests to carry out that project. 
(f) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall cooperate with— 
(1) the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, 
including— 
(A) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
(B) the Secretary of Commerce, acting 
through the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration; 
(C) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service; and 
(D) the heads of such other Federal agencies 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
and 
(2) agencies of any relevant State or political 
subdivision of a State. 
(g) PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.—A project estab-
lished under this section shall be carried out using such 
measures as are necessary to protect environmental, his-
toric, and cultural resources. 
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(h) PROJECTS
REQUIRING
SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZA-
TION.—If the Federal share of the cost to design and con-
struct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the 
Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts 
a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project. 
(i) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) establishes any express or implied reserved 
water right in the United States for any purpose; 
(2) affects any water right in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act; 
(3) preempts or affects any State water law or 
interstate compact governing water; or 
(4) affects any Federal or State law in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act regarding water 
quality or water quantity. 
(j) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, 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 a report that describes the 
results of the program established under this section. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000. 
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SEC. 8145. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to provide environmental assistance to 
non-Federal interests in the Lower Mississippi River 
Basin. 
(2) FORM.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The assistance under 
paragraph (1) shall be in the form of design and 
construction assistance for flood or coastal storm 
risk management or aquatic ecosystem restora-
tion projects in the Lower Mississippi River 
Basin based on the comprehensive plan developed 
under subsection (b). 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—Projects for which assist-
ance is provided under subparagraph (A) may 
include— 
(i) projects for— 
(I) sediment and erosion control; 
(II) protection of eroding river-
banks and streambanks and shorelines; 
(III) ecosystem restoration; 
(IV) channel modifications; and 
(V) beneficial uses of dredged ma-
terial; and 
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(ii) other related projects that may en-
hance the living resources of the Lower Mis-
sissippi River Basin. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in co-
operation with State and local governmental officials 
and affected stakeholders, shall develop a comprehen-
sive Lower Mississippi River Basin restoration plan 
to guide the implementation of projects under this sec-
tion. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The comprehensive plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, consider and avoid duplication of 
any ongoing or planned actions of other Federal, 
State, and local agencies and nongovernmental orga-
nizations. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—The comprehensive plan 
developed under paragraph (1) shall give priority to 
projects described in subsection (a)(2) that will im-
prove water quality, reduce hypoxia in the Lower 
Mississippi River or the Gulf of Mexico, or use a com-
bination of structural and nonstructural measures, 
including alternatives that use natural features or na-
ture-based features (as such terms are defined in sec-
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tion 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a)). 
(c) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
for a project under this section, the Secretary shall 
enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest 
for the design and construction of the project. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered 
into under this subsection shall provide for— 
(A) the development by the Secretary, in 
consultation with appropriate Federal, State, 
and local officials, of a resource protection and 
restoration plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications and an estimate 
of expected resource benefits; and 
(B) the establishment of such legal and in-
stitutional structures as are necessary to ensure 
the effective long-term operation and mainte-
nance of the project by the non-Federal interest. 
(d) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost to design and construct a project under each 
agreement entered into under this section shall be 75 
percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
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(A) VALUE OF LAND, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS- 
OF-WAY, AND RELOCATIONS.—In determining the 
non-Federal contribution toward carrying out an 
agreement entered into under this section, the 
Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal 
interest for the value of land, easements, rights- 
of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Fed-
eral interest, except that the amount of credit 
provided for a project under this paragraph may 
not exceed 25 percent of the total project costs. 
(B) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE 
COSTS.—The non-Federal share of the costs of 
operation and maintenance of a project carried 
out under an agreement under this section shall 
be 100 percent. 
(e) PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a project carried out pursuant to the com-
prehensive plan developed under subsection (b) that is 
located on Federal land shall be carried out at the ex-
pense of the Federal agency that owns the land on 
which the project will be carried out. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTION.—A Federal 
agency carrying out a project described in paragraph 
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(1) may accept contributions of funds from non-Fed-
eral interests to carry out that project. 
(f) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall cooperate with— 
(1) the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, 
including— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service; and 
(C) the heads of such other Federal agencies 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
and 
(2) agencies of any relevant State or political 
subdivision of a State. 
(g) PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.—A project estab-
lished under this section shall be carried out using such 
measures as are necessary to protect environmental, his-
toric, and cultural resources. 
(h) PROJECTS
REQUIRING
SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZA-
TION.—If the Federal share of the cost to design and con-
struct a project under this section exceeds $15,000,000, the 
Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts 
a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project. 
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(i) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, 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 a report that describes the 
results of the program established under this section. 
(j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Lower 
Mississippi River Basin’’ means the portion of the Mis-
sissippi River that begins at the confluence of the Ohio 
River and flows to the Gulf of Mexico, and its tributaries 
and distributaries. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000. 
SEC. 8146. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. 
(a) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may carry out capital improvements for the Wash-
ington Aqueduct that the Secretary determines necessary for 
the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the Aqueduct. 
(b) BORROWING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
through (4) and subsection (c), the Secretary is au-
thorized to borrow from the Treasury of the United 
States such amounts as are sufficient to cover any ob-
ligations that will be incurred by the Secretary in 
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carrying out capital improvements for the Wash-
ington Aqueduct under subsection (a). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The amount borrowed by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) may not exceed 
$40,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
(3) AGREEMENT.—Amounts borrowed under 
paragraph (1) may only be used to carry out capital 
improvements with respect to which the Secretary has 
entered into an agreement with each customer. 
(4) TERMS OF BORROWING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
amounts borrowed under paragraph (1) under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
Treasury determines to be necessary and in the 
public interest. 
(B) TERM.—The term of any loan made 
under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not 
less than 20 years. 
(C) PREPAYMENT.—There shall be no pen-
alty for the prepayment of any amounts bor-
rowed under paragraph (1). 
(c) CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not bor-
row any amounts under subsection (b) until such 
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time as the Secretary has entered into a contract with 
each customer under which the customer commits to 
pay a pro rata share (based on water purchase) of the 
principal and interest owed to the Secretary of the 
Treasury under subsection (b). 
(2) PREPAYMENT.—Any customer may pay, in 
advance, the pro rata share of the principal and in-
terest owed by the customer, or any portion thereof, 
without penalty. 
(3) RISK OF DEFAULT.—A customer that enters 
into a contract under this subsection shall, as a con-
dition of the contract, commit to pay any additional 
amount necessary to fully offset the risk of default on 
the contract. 
(4) OBLIGATIONS.—Each contract entered into 
under paragraph (1) shall include such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may re-
quire so that the total value to the Government of all 
contracts entered into under paragraph (1) is esti-
mated to be equal to the obligations of the Secretary 
for carrying out capital improvements for the Wash-
ington Aqueduct. 
(5) OTHER CONDITIONS.—Each contract entered 
into under paragraph (1) shall— 
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(A) include other conditions consistent with 
this section that the Secretary and the Secretary 
of the Treasury determine to be appropriate; and 
(B) provide the United States priority in 
regard to income from fees assessed to operate 
and maintain the Washington Aqueduct. 
(d) CUSTOMER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘customer’’ means— 
(1) the District of Columbia; 
(2) Arlington County, Virginia; and 
(3) Fairfax County, Virginia. 
SEC. 
8147. 
WATER 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘aquatic’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘ecosystem 
restoration,’’ after ‘‘flood damage reduction,’’. 
SEC. 8148. ADVANCE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF REIMBURSE-
MENT FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to pro-
vide in advance to a non-Federal interest the Federal share 
of funds required for the acquisition of land, easements, and 
rights-of-way and the performance of relocations for a water 
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resources development project or a separable element of a 
water resources development project— 
(1) that is authorized to be constructed at Fed-
eral expense; 
(2) for which the Secretary has determined under 
section 103(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(b)(2)) that additional 
costs are a Federal responsibility; or 
(3) that is listed in subsection (b), if at any time 
the cost to acquire the land, easements, and rights-of- 
way required for the project is projected to exceed the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project. 
(b) LISTED PROJECTS.—The projects referred to in 
subsection (a)(3) are the following: 
(1) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Mate-
rial for the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by 
section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736), as modified by this Act. 
(2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Mississippi 
River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana, authorized by section 
7013(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (121 Stat. 1281), as modified by this Act. 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes 
and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon 
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Road, Will County, Illinois, authorized by title IV of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 
Stat. 2740), as modified by this Act. 
(4) Project for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, 
authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2733), as modi-
fied by this Act. 
(5) Project for storm damage reduction and 
shoreline erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, 
from Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State 
line, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664), 
as modified by this Act. 
(6) Project for flood control, Milton, West Vir-
ginia, authorized by section 580 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 114 
Stat. 2612; 121 Stat. 1154), as modified by this Act. 
(7) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to 
Oakwood Beach, New York, as authorized by this Act. 
SEC. 8149. USE OF OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS. 
Section 2007 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2222) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘water resources study or 
project’’ and inserting ‘‘water resources development 
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study or project, including a study or project under 
a continuing authority program (as defined in section 
7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)(1)(D))) 
and a study or project under an environmental infra-
structure assistance program,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if the Federal agency that pro-
vides the funds determines that the funds are author-
ized to be used to carry out the study or project.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘if— 
‘‘(1) the statutory authority for the funds pro-
vided by the Federal agency does not expressly pro-
hibit use of the funds for a study or project of the 
Corps of Engineers; and 
‘‘(2) the Federal agency that provides the funds 
determines that the study or project activities for 
which the funds will be used are otherwise eligible for 
funding under such statutory authority.’’. 
SEC. 8150. NON-FEDERAL INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a committee, to be known as the ‘‘Non-Federal Interest Ad-
visory Committee’’ and referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Committee’’, to develop and make recommendations to the 
Secretary and the Chief of Engineers on activities and ac-
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tions that should be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers 
to ensure more effective and efficient delivery of water re-
sources development projects, programs, and other assist-
ance. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of the members described in paragraph (2), who 
shall— 
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and 
(B) have the requisite experiential or tech-
nical knowledge needed to address issues related 
to water resources needs and challenges. 
(2) REPRESENTATIVES.—The members of the 
Committee shall include the following: 
(A) 1 representative of each of the following: 
(i) A non-Federal interest for a project 
for navigation for an inland harbor. 
(ii) A non-Federal interest for a 
project for navigation for a harbor. 
(iii) A non-Federal interest for a 
project for flood risk management. 
(iv) A non-Federal interest for a 
project for coastal storm risk management. 
(v) A non-Federal interest for a project 
for aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
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(B) 1 representative of each of the following: 
(i) A non-Federal stakeholder with re-
spect to inland waterborne transportation. 
(ii) A non-Federal stakeholder with re-
spect to water supply. 
(iii) A non-Federal stakeholder with 
respect to recreation. 
(iv) A non-Federal stakeholder with re-
spect to hydropower. 
(v) A non-Federal stakeholder with re-
spect to emergency preparedness, including 
coastal protection. 
(C) 1 representative of each of the following: 
(i) An organization with expertise in 
conservation. 
(ii) An organization with expertise in 
environmental policy. 
(iii) An organization with expertise in 
rural water resources. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Committee shall 
provide advice and make recommendations to the Sec-
retary and the Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps 
of Engineers in— 
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(A) efficiently and effectively delivering 
water resources development projects; 
(B) improving the capability and capacity 
of the workforce of the Corps of Engineers to de-
liver such projects and other assistance; 
(C) improving the capacity and effectiveness 
of Corps of Engineers consultation and liaison 
roles in communicating water resources needs 
and solutions, including regionally specific rec-
ommendations; and 
(D) strengthening partnerships with non- 
Federal interests to advance water resources solu-
tions. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet as 
appropriate to develop and make recommendations 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Recommendations made under 
paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) included in a report submitted to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(B) made publicly available, including on a 
publicly available website. 
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(d) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any recommendation 
made by the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of 
Engineers under subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the inde-
pendent judgment of the Committee. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the members of the Committee shall 
serve without compensation. 
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(3) TREATMENT.—The members of the Com-
mittee shall not be considered to be Federal employees, 
and the meetings and reports of the Committee shall 
not be considered a major Federal action under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 8151. MATERIALS, SERVICES, AND FUNDS FOR REPAIR, 
RESTORATION, OR REHABILITATION OF CER-
TAIN PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—During a period of low water 
at an eligible public recreation facility, the Secretary is au-
thorized to— 
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(1) accept and use materials, services, and funds 
from a non-Federal interest to repair, restore, or re-
habilitate the facility; and 
(2) reimburse the non-Federal interest for the 
Federal share of the materials, services, or funds. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may not reimburse 
a non-Federal interest for the use of materials or services 
accepted under this section unless the materials or serv-
ices— 
(1) meet the specifications of the Secretary; and 
(2) comply with all applicable laws and regula-
tions that would apply if the materials and services 
were acquired by the Secretary, including subchapter 
IV of chapter 31 and chapter 37 of title 40, United 
States Code, and section 8302 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
(c) AGREEMENT.—Before the acceptance of materials, 
services, or funds under this section, the Secretary and the 
non-Federal interest shall enter into an agreement that— 
(1) specifies that the non-Federal interest shall 
hold and save the United States free from liability for 
any and all damages that arise from use of materials 
or services of the non-Federal interest, except for dam-
ages due to the fault or negligence of the United 
States or its contractors; 
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(2) requires that the non-Federal interest certify 
that the materials or services comply with the appli-
cable laws and regulations described in subsection 
(b)(2); and 
(3) includes any other term or condition re-
quired by the Secretary. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into an agree-
ment under this section shall expire on the date that is 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE PUBLIC RECREATION 
FACILITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible public recre-
ation facility’’ means a facility that— 
(1) is located— 
(A) at a reservoir operated by the Corps of 
Engineers; and 
(B) in the Upper Missouri River Basin; 
(2) was constructed to enable public use of and 
access to the reservoir; and 
(3) requires repair, restoration, or rehabilitation 
to function. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2) 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 8152. REHABILITATION OF PUMP STATIONS. 
Section 133 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2327a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PUMP STATION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble pump station’ means a pump station— 
‘‘(A) that is a feature of— 
‘‘(i) a federally authorized flood or 
coastal storm risk management project; or 
‘‘(ii) an integrated flood risk reduction 
system that includes a federally authorized 
flood or coastal storm risk management 
project; and 
‘‘(B) the failure of which the Secretary has 
determined would demonstrably impact the func-
tion of the federally authorized flood or coastal 
storm risk management project.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may carry out 
rehabilitation of an eligible pump station, if the Secretary 
determines that— 
‘‘(1) the eligible pump station has a major defi-
ciency; and 
‘‘(2) the rehabilitation is feasible.’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PRIORITIZATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall prioritize the rehabilitation of 
eligible pump stations under this section that benefit eco-
nomically disadvantaged communities, as defined by the 
Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), including eco-
nomically disadvantaged communities located in urban and 
rural areas.’’. 
SEC. 8153. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CORPS OF ENGI-
NEERS RESERVOIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the 
updated report required under section 1046(a)(2)(B) of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 
Stat. 1252). 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
Upon completion of the report as required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit the report to Congress; and 
(2) make the full report publicly available, in-
cluding on a publicly available website. 
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SEC. 8154. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a pilot program to evaluate the extent to which the provi-
sion of temporary relocation assistance enhances the com-
pleteness, effectiveness, efficiency, acceptability, and equi-
table implementation of covered water resources develop-
ment projects. 
(b) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection 
(c)— 
(1) the non-Federal interest for a covered water 
resources development project included in the pilot 
program established under this section may provide 
temporary relocation assistance to a temporarily dis-
placed person; and 
(2) the Secretary shall, pursuant to a project 
partnership agreement— 
(A) include the temporary relocation assist-
ance provided by the non-Federal interest for a 
covered water resources development project 
under paragraph (1) in the value of the land, 
easements, and rights-of-way required for the 
project; and 
(B) credit the amount of the temporary re-
location assistance provided by the non-Federal 
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interest for the covered water resources develop-
ment project under paragraph (1) toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REQUEST OF NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—At 
the request of the non-Federal interest for a covered 
water resources development project, the Secretary 
may include the project in the pilot program estab-
lished under this section. 
(2) DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS.—The Secretary 
and the non-Federal interest for a covered water re-
sources development project included in the pilot pro-
gram established under this section shall ensure that 
no temporarily displaced person receives temporary 
relocation assistance under this section for expenses 
for which the temporarily displaced person has re-
ceived financial assistance from any insurance, other 
program, or any other governmental source. 
(3) EQUAL TREATMENT.—The non-Federal inter-
est for a covered water resources development project 
included in the pilot program established under this 
section shall provide temporary relocation assistance 
to each temporarily displaced person on equal terms. 
(4) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
CREDIT.—The Sec-
retary shall not include in the value of the land, ease-
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ments, and rights-of-way required for a covered water 
resources development project, or credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project, any 
amount paid to individuals of a single household by 
the non-Federal interest for the project under sub-
section (b) that exceeds $20,000. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that includes findings and rec-
ommendations of the Secretary with respect to the provision 
of temporary relocation assistance for covered water re-
sources development projects included in the pilot program 
established under this section. 
(e) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into or amend 
a project partnership agreement for a covered water re-
sources development project under the pilot program estab-
lished under this section shall expire on the date that is 
10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the eligibility for, or entitlement to, relocation assist-
ance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
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Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 
et seq.) for any individual. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered water resources devel-
opment project’’ means the following projects: 
(A) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Charleston Peninsula, Coastal 
Storm Risk Management, South Carolina, au-
thorized by this Act. 
(B) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk 
Point, New York, authorized by section 401(3) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2738). 
(C) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Rahway River Basin, New Jer-
sey, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2737). 
(D) Project for flood risk management, 
Peckman River Basin, New Jersey, authorized 
by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). 
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(E) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
reduction, New Jersey Back Bays, Cape May, 
Ocean, Atlantic, Monmouth, and Burlington 
Counties, authorized by resolutions of the Com-
mittee on Public Works and Transportation of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
approved in December 1987, under study on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) DWELLING.—The term ‘‘dwelling’’ means— 
(A) a single-family house; 
(B) a single-family unit in a two-family, 
multifamily, or multipurpose property; 
(C) a unit of a condominium or cooperative 
housing project; 
(D) a mobile home; or 
(E) any other residential unit. 
(3) HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘household’’ means 
1 or more individuals occupying a single dwelling. 
(4) TEMPORARILY
DISPLACED
PERSON.—The 
term ‘‘temporarily displaced person’’ means an indi-
vidual who is— 
(A) required to temporarily move from a 
dwelling that is the primary residence of the in-
dividual as a direct result of the elevation or 
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modification of the dwelling by the Secretary or 
a non-Federal interest as part of a covered water 
resources development project; and 
(B) not otherwise entitled to temporary re-
location assistance under the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Poli-
cies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.). 
(5) TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘temporary relocation assistance’’ means assist-
ance that covers all or any portion of the documented 
reasonable living expenses, excluding food and per-
sonal transportation, incurred by a temporarily dis-
placed person during a period of displacement. 
SEC. 8155. CONTINUATION OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the transmittal of an 
initial notification pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with 
respect to a water resources development project, the 
Secretary shall not, solely on the basis of the max-
imum cost requirements under section 902 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2280)— 
(A) defer the initiation or continuation of 
construction of the water resources development 
project during the covered period; or 
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(B) terminate during or after the covered 
period, a contract for design or construction of 
the water resources development project that was 
entered into prior to or during the covered pe-
riod. 
(2) RESUMPTION OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec-
retary shall, upon the transmittal of an initial notifi-
cation pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with respect to a 
water resources development project for which con-
struction was deferred, during the period beginning 
on October 1, 2021, and ending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, because the cost of such project ex-
ceeded the maximum cost permitted under section 902 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2280), resume construction of the project. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) INITIAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the Chief of Engineers makes a determina-
tion that a water resources development project ex-
ceeds, or is expected to exceed, the maximum cost of 
the project permitted under section 902 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), 
the Chief of Engineers shall transmit a written notifi-
cation concurrently to the Secretary and to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
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ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives for each 
such determination. 
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
NOTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 60 days after the Chief of Engineers transmits 
an initial notification required under paragraph (1), 
the Chief shall transmit concurrently to the Secretary 
and to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a supplemental notification that includes, based 
on information available to the Corps of Engineers on 
the date of the supplemental notification— 
(A) an estimate of the expected increase in 
the cost of the project that is in excess of the au-
thorized maximum cost for the project; 
(B) a description of the reason for the in-
creased cost of the project; and 
(C) the expected timeline for submission of 
a post-authorization change report for the project 
in accordance with section 1132 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2282e). 
(3) TRANSMITTAL.—The notifications described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) may not be delayed as a 
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result of consideration being given to changes in pol-
icy or priority with respect to project consideration. 
(c) DEFERRAL OF CONSTRUCTION.—After expiration 
of the covered period, the Secretary shall not enter into any 
new contract, or exercise any option in a contract, for con-
struction of a water resources development project if the 
project exceeds the maximum cost of the project permitted 
under section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), until the date on which Congress 
authorizes an increase in the cost of the project. 
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion waives the obligation of the Secretary to submit to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a post-authorization change 
report recommending an increase in the authorized cost of 
a project if the project otherwise would exceed the maximum 
cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280). 
(e) DEFINITION OF COVERED PERIOD.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2024. 
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SEC. 8156. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION. 
Section 905(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)(1)) is amended by amend-
ing subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) OTHER COMMUNITIES.—In preparing 
a feasibility report under subsection (a) for a 
study that will benefit a community other than 
a community described in subparagraph (A), 
upon request by the non-Federal interest for the 
study, the Secretary may, with respect to not 
more than 20 studies in each fiscal year, first de-
termine the Federal interest in carrying out the 
study and the projects that may be proposed in 
the study.’’. 
SEC. 8157. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘One-half of the costs’’ and inserting ‘‘65 
percent of the costs’’; and 
(2) in the undesignated matter following para-
graph (3), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘One- 
half of such costs’’ and inserting ‘‘35 percent of such 
costs’’. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2022, to 
any construction of a project for navigation on the inland 
waterways that is new or ongoing on or after that date. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 109 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2212 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 
2031’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 2022’’. 
SEC. 8158. CORPS OF ENGINEERS WESTERN WATER COOP-
ERATIVE COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a Western Water Cooperative Committee (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Cooperative Com-
mittee’’). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Cooperative 
Committee is to ensure that Corps of Engineers flood 
control projects in Western States are operated con-
sistent with congressional directives by identifying 
opportunities to avoid or minimize conflicts between 
the operation of Corps of Engineers projects and 
water rights and water laws in such States. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Cooperative Committee 
shall be composed of— 
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(A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works (or a designee); 
(B) the Chief of Engineers (or a designee); 
(C) 1 representative from each of the West-
ern States, who may serve on the Western States 
Water Council, to be appointed by the Governor 
of each State; 
(D) 1 representative with legal experience 
from each of the Western States, to be appointed 
by the attorney general of each State; and 
(E) 1 employee from each of the impacted 
regional offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(4) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Cooperative Com-
mittee shall meet not less than once each year in 
one of the Western States. 
(B) AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—Each meeting 
of the Cooperative Committee shall be open and 
accessible to the public. 
(C) NOTIFICATION.—The Cooperative Com-
mittee shall publish in the Federal Register ade-
quate advance notice of a meeting of the Cooper-
ative Committee. 
(5) DUTIES.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Cooperative Com-
mittee shall develop and make recommendations 
to avoid or minimize conflicts between the oper-
ation of Corps of Engineers projects and the 
water rights and water laws of Western States. 
(B) LIMITATION.—In carrying out subpara-
graph (A), the Cooperative Committee shall— 
(i) make recommendations that only 
apply to Western States; and 
(ii) ensure that any recommended 
changes or modifications to policy or regu-
lations for Corps of Engineers projects 
would not adversely affect water resources 
within the State of Missouri. 
(6) STATUS UPDATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a writ-
ten report that includes— 
(i) a summary of the contents of meet-
ings of the Cooperative Committee; 
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(ii) any legislative proposal from a 
Western State proposed to the Cooperative 
Committee; and 
(iii) a description of any recommenda-
tions made by the Cooperative Committee 
under paragraph (5), including actions 
taken by the Secretary in response to such 
recommendations. 
(B) COMMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 
days following the conclusion of a meeting 
of the Cooperative Committee, the Secretary 
shall provide to members of the Cooperative 
Committee an opportunity to comment on 
the contents of the meeting and any rec-
ommendations made under paragraph (5). 
(ii) INCLUSION.—Comments provided 
under clause (i) shall be included in the re-
port provided under subparagraph (A). 
(7) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the members of the Coopera-
tive Committee shall serve without compensation. 
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of 
the Cooperative Committee shall receive travel 
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expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(8) MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.—The Coopera-
tive Committee shall maintain records pertaining to 
operating costs and records of the Cooperative Com-
mittee for a period of not less than 3 years. 
(9) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(A) NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Nothing 
in this section provides authority to the Coopera-
tive Committee to affect any Federal or State 
water law or interstate compact governing water. 
(B) OTHER STATES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be interpreted, by negative implication 
or otherwise, as suggesting that States not rep-
resented on the Cooperative Committee have less-
er interest or authority, in relation to Western 
States, in managing the water within their bor-
ders or in vindicating State water rights and 
water laws. 
(b) DEFINITION OF WESTERN STATES.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Western States’’ means the States of Alaska, 
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, 
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, 
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Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyo-
ming. 
SEC. 8159. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 
The Secretary is authorized to use contracts, coopera-
tive agreements, or any other authorized means, in support 
of the Corps of Engineers civil works missions, to work 
with— 
(1) the University of Delaware to conduct aca-
demic research on water resource ecology, water qual-
ity, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including shellfish 
aquaculture), coastal restoration, and water resource- 
related emergency management, in the State of Dela-
ware, the Delaware River Basin, and the Chesapeake 
Bay watershed; 
(2) the University of Missouri to conduct eco-
nomic analyses and other academic research to im-
prove water management, enhance flood resiliency, 
and preserve water resources for the State of Missouri, 
the Lower Missouri River Basin, and Upper Mis-
sissippi River Basin; 
(3) Oregon State University to conduct a study 
and other academic research on the associated im-
pacts of wildfire on water resource ecology, water sup-
ply, quality, and distribution in the Willamette River 
Basin and to develop a water resource assessment and 
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management platform for the Willamette River Basin; 
and 
(4) West Virginia University to conduct aca-
demic research on flood risk management, water re-
source-related emergency management, aquatic eco-
system restoration, water quality, hydropower, and 
water resource-related recreation in the State of West 
Virginia. 
SEC. 8160. CIVIL WORKS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 2313) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 7. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out basic, applied, and advanced research activities 
as required to aid in the planning, design, construction, 
operation, and maintenance of water resources development 
projects and to support the missions and authorities of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(b) TESTING AND APPLICATION.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to test and apply 
technology, tools, techniques, and materials developed pur-
suant to such subsection, including the testing and applica-
tion of such technology, tools, techniques, and materials at 
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authorized water resources development projects, in con-
sultation with the non-Federal interests for such projects. 
‘‘(c) OTHER TRANSACTIONAL AUTHORITY FOR PROTO-
TYPE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(b), the Secretary is authorized to enter into trans-
actions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, 
or grants) to carry out prototype projects to support 
basic, applied, and advanced research activities that 
are directly relevant to the civil works missions and 
authorities of the Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(2) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION TRANSACTIONS.— 
A transaction entered into under paragraph (1) for a 
prototype project may provide for the award of a fol-
low-on production contract or transaction to the par-
ticipants in the transaction in accordance with the 
requirements of section 4022 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—Prior to entering into the first 
transaction under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
issue guidance for entering into transactions under 
this subsection (including guidance for follow-on pro-
duction contracts or transactions under paragraph 
(2)). 
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‘‘(4) CONDITIONS.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) competitive procedures are used to the 
maximum extent practicable to award each 
transaction; and 
‘‘(B) at least one of the following conditions 
is met with respect to each transaction: 
‘‘(i) The prototype project includes sig-
nificant participation by at least one non-
profit research institution or nontraditional 
defense contractor, as that term is defined 
in section 3014 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(ii) All significant participants in the 
transaction other than the Federal Govern-
ment are small business concerns, as that 
term is used in section 3 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632) (including such 
concerns participating in a program de-
scribed in section 9 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
638)). 
‘‘(iii) At least one-third of the total 
cost of the prototype project is to be paid 
out of funds provided by sources other than 
the Federal Government. 
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‘‘(iv) The Head of the Contracting Ac-
tivity for the Corps of Engineers submits to 
the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a notification 
that exceptional circumstances justify the 
use of a transaction that provides for inno-
vative business arrangements or structures 
that would not be feasible or appropriate 
under a contract, cooperative agreement, or 
grant. 
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days be-
fore the Secretary enters into a transaction under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate of— 
‘‘(A) the dollar amount of the transaction; 
‘‘(B) the entity carrying out the prototype 
project that is the subject of the transaction; 
‘‘(C) the justification for the transaction; 
and 
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‘‘(D) as applicable, the water resources de-
velopment project where the prototype project 
will be carried out. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report de-
scribing the use of the authority under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ACCESS TO INFOR-
MATION.— 
‘‘(A) EXAMINATION
OF
RECORDS.—Each 
transaction entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for mandatory examination by the 
Comptroller General of the United States of the 
records of any party to the transaction or any 
entity that participates in the performance of the 
transaction. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) PARTIES AND ENTITIES.—Exam-
ination of records by the Comptroller Gen-
eral pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 
limited as provided under clause (ii) in the 
case of a party to the transaction, an entity 
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that participates in the performance of the 
transaction, or a subordinate element of 
that party or entity if the only transactions 
that the party, entity, or subordinate ele-
ment entered into with Government entities 
in the year prior to the date of that trans-
action were entered into under paragraph 
(1) or under section 4021 or 4022 of title 
10, United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) RECORDS.—The only records of a 
party, other entity, or subordinate element 
referred to in clause (i) that the Comptroller 
General may examine pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) are records of the same type as 
the records that the Government has had the 
right to examine under the audit access 
clauses of the previous transactions referred 
to in such clause that were entered into by 
that particular party, entity, or subordinate 
element. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Head of the Con-
tracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers may 
waive the applicability of subparagraph (A) to a 
transaction if the Head of the Contracting Activ-
ity for the Corps of Engineers— 
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‘‘(i) determines that it would not be in 
the public interest to apply the requirement 
to the transaction; and 
‘‘(ii) transmits to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Comptroller General, before 
the transaction is entered into, a notifica-
tion of the waiver, including the rationale 
for the determination under clause (i). 
‘‘(D) TIMING.—The Comptroller General 
may not examine records pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) more than 3 years after the final pay-
ment is made by the United States under the 
transaction. 
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2022, and annually thereafter, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the use of the authority under 
this paragraph. 
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‘‘(8) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity to enter into a transaction under this subsection 
shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION
AND CONSULTATION.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may coordinate and 
consult with Federal agencies, State and local agencies, In-
dian Tribes, universities, consortiums, councils, and other 
relevant entities that will aid in the planning, design, con-
struction, operation, and maintenance of water resources 
development projects. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025, and 
annually thereafter, in conjunction with the annual 
budget submission of the President to Congress under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report on basic, applied, 
and advanced research activities and prototype 
projects carried out under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of each ongoing and new 
activity or project, including— 
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‘‘(i) the estimated total cost of the ac-
tivity or project; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of Federal expendi-
tures for the activity or project; 
‘‘(iii) the amounts provided by a non- 
Federal party to a transaction described in 
subsection (c), if applicable; 
‘‘(iv) the estimated timeline for comple-
tion of the activity or project; 
‘‘(v) the requesting district of the Corps 
of Engineers, if applicable; and 
‘‘(vi) how the activity or project is con-
sistent with subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) any additional information that the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects 
the authority of the Secretary to carry out, through the En-
gineer Research and Development Center, any activity re-
quested by a district of the Corps of Engineers in support 
of a water resources development project or feasibility study 
(as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))). 
‘‘(g) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall establish a separate appropriations 
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account for administering funds made available to carry 
out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4012) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 7 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 7. Research and development.’’. 
SEC. 8161. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPERATIONS AND 
MAINTENANCE OF RECREATION SITES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in each 
work plan submitted to Congress by the Secretary, should 
distribute amounts provided for the operations and mainte-
nance of recreation sites of the Corps of Engineers so that 
each site receives an amount that is not less than 80 percent 
of the recreation fees generated by such site in a given year. 
SEC. 8162. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO POST-DIS-
ASTER REPAIRS. 
It is the sense of Congress that in scoping and funding 
post-disaster repairs, the Secretary should, to the maximum 
extent practicable, repair assets— 
(1) to project design levels; or 
(2) if the original project design is outdated, to 
a higher level than the project design level. 
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Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 8201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES. 
(a) NEW PROJECTS.—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 Con-
gress on Future Water Resources Development’’ submitted 
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) DUDLEYVILLE, ARIZONA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Dudleyville, Arizona. 
(2) MCMICKEN DAM, ARIZONA.—Project for flood 
risk management, McMicken Dam, Arizona. 
(3) CONN CREEK DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, Conn Creek Dam, California. 
(4) CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, including sea level rise, and shoreline stabiliza-
tion, City of Huntington Beach, California. 
(5) NAPA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for navi-
gation, Federal Channel of Napa River, California. 
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(6) PETALUMA RIVER WETLANDS, CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Petaluma, 
California. 
(7) CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, 
City of Rialto and vicinity, California. 
(8) NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, includ-
ing sea level rise, and ecosystem restoration, North 
Richmond, California. 
(9) STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for hur-
ricane and storm damage risk reduction and flood 
risk management, Stratford, Connecticut. 
(10) 
THATCHBED
ISLAND, 
CONNECTICUT.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res-
toration, Thatchbed Island, Essex, Connecticut. 
(11) WOODBRIDGE, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 
flood risk management, Woodbridge, Connecticut. 
(12) FEDERAL
TRIANGLE
AREA, WASHINGTON, 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Project for flood risk man-
agement, Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District 
of Columbia, including construction of improvements 
to interior drainage. 
(13) POTOMAC AND ANACOSTIA RIVERS, WASH-
INGTON, DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA.—Project for rec-
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reational access, including enclosed swimming areas, 
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, District of Columbia. 
(14) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, WASH-
INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, AND VIR-
GINIA.—Project for water supply, including the iden-
tification of a secondary water source and additional 
water storage capability for the Washington Metro-
politan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, 
Maryland, and Virginia. 
(15) TOWN
OF
LONGBOAT
KEY, FLORIDA.— 
Project for whole island hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Town of Longboat Key, Florida. 
(16) LAKE RUNNYMEDE, FLORIDA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, Lake Runnymede, Florida. 
(17) TAMPA
BACK
BAY, FLORIDA.—Project for 
flood risk management and hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, including the use of natural 
features and nature-based features for protection and 
recreation, Tampa Back Bay, Florida. 
(18) PORT TAMPA BAY AND MCKAY BAY, FLOR-
IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction, Port Tampa Bay, Florida, including 
McKay Bay. 
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(19) LAKE
TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, 
Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 
(20) CITY
OF
ALBANY, GEORGIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of Albany, Georgia. 
(21) CITY OF EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of East Point, Georgia. 
(22) CUMBERLAND
ISLAND
AND
SEA
ISLAND, 
GEORGIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
coastal storm risk management, Cumberland Island 
and Sea Island, Georgia. 
(23) FLINT RIVER BASIN HEADWATERS, CLAYTON 
COUNTY, GEORGIA.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment and ecosystem restoration, Flint River Basin 
Headwaters, Clayton County, Georgia. 
(24) COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, HAWAII.—Project for 
flood and coastal storm risk management, County of 
Hawai‘i, Hawaii. 
(25) MAUI, HAWAII.—Project for coastal storm 
risk management, County of Maui, Hawaii. 
(26) WAIKI¯KI¯, HAWAII.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction, Waikı¯kı¯, Hawaii. 
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(27) WAILUPE STREAM WATERSHED, HAWAII.— 
Project for flood risk management, Wailupe Stream 
watershed, Hawaii. 
(28) COLUMBUS, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood 
risk management, including riverbank stabilization, 
Columbus, Kentucky. 
(29) CUMBERLAND
RIVER, KENTUCKY.—Project 
for navigation, Cumberland River, Kentucky. 
(30) JENKINS, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood risk 
management and water supply, Jenkins, Kentucky. 
(31) KENTUCKY RIVER, KENTUCKY.—Project for 
flood risk management on the Kentucky River and its 
tributaries and watersheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, 
Harlan, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and 
Wolfe Counties, Kentucky. 
(32) NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.—Project for eco-
system restoration, flood risk management, and recre-
ation, Newport, Kentucky. 
(33) ELLICOTT
CITY
AND
HOWARD
COUNTY, 
MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk management, 
Ellicott City and Howard County, Maryland. 
(34) ASSAWOMPSET POND COMPLEX, MASSACHU-
SETTS.—Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk 
management, and water supply, Assawompset Pond 
Complex, Massachusetts. 
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(42) LOWER EAST SIDE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.— 
Project for flood risk management, Lower East Side, 
Detroit, Michigan. 
(43) ELIJAH ROOT DAM, MICHIGAN.—Project for 
dam removal, by carrying out a disposition study 
under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(33 U.S.C. 549a), Elijah Root Dam, Michigan. 
(44) GROSSE
POINTE
SHORES
AND
GROSSE 
POINTE FARMS, MICHIGAN.—Project for ecosystem res-
toration and flood risk management, Grosse Pointe 
Shores and Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. 
(45) SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN.—Project 
for flood risk management, Southeast Michigan. 
(46) TITTABAWASSEE RIVER, CHIPPEWA RIVER, 
PINE
RIVER, 
AND
TOBACCO
RIVER, 
MICHIGAN.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res-
toration, Tittabawassee River, Chippewa River, Pine 
River, and Tobacco River, Michigan. 
(47) SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI, MISSISSIPPI.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk man-
agement, Wilkinson, Adams, Warren, Claiborne, 
Franklin, Amite, and Jefferson Counties, Mississippi. 
(48) BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Bellevue, Nebraska, including the 
placement of a pump station near Offutt Ditch. 
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(49) PAPILLION CREEK, NEBRASKA.—Project for 
flood risk management, including levee improvement, 
Papillion Creek, Nebraska. 
(50) SARPY
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.—Project for 
flood risk management, Sarpy County, Nebraska. 
(51) CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW 
JERSEY.—Project for tidal and riverine flood risk 
management, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New 
Jersey. 
(52) EDGEWATER, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Edgewater, New Jersey. 
(53) MAURICE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
navigation and for beneficial use of dredged materials 
for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and 
ecosystem restoration, Maurice River, New Jersey. 
(54) NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INLAND FLOODING, 
NEW JERSEY.—Project for inland flood risk manage-
ment in Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, Hunterdon, 
Morris, Somerset, Warren, Passaic, and Sussex Coun-
ties, New Jersey. 
(55) RISER
DITCH, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, including channel improve-
ments, and other related water resource needs related 
to Riser Ditch in the communities of South Hacken-
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sack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Teterboro, and 
Moonachie, New Jersey. 
(56) ROCKAWAY RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
including bank stabilization, Rockaway River, New 
Jersey. 
(57) TENAKILL
BROOK, NEW
JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management, Tenakill Brook, New Jer-
sey. 
(58) 
VERONA, 
CEDAR
GROVE, 
AND
WEST 
CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk man-
agement along the Peckman River Basin in the town-
ships of Verona (and surrounding area), Cedar Grove, 
and West Caldwell, New Jersey. 
(59) WHIPPANY RIVER WATERSHED, NEW JER-
SEY.—Project for flood risk management, Morris 
County, New Jersey. 
(60) LAKE FARMINGTON DAM, NEW MEXICO.— 
Project for water supply, Lake Farmington Dam, 
New Mexico. 
(61) MCCLURE DAM, NEW MEXICO.—Project for 
dam safety improvements and flood risk management, 
McClure Dam, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
(62) BLIND
BROOK, NEW
YORK.—Project for 
flood risk management, coastal storm risk manage-
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ment, navigation, ecosystem restoration, and water 
supply, Blind Brook, New York. 
(63) BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, NEW YORK.—Project 
for flood risk management and hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New 
York. 
(64) CONNETQUOT
RIVER
AND
GREEN
CREEK, 
NEW YORK.—Project for navigation, Connetquot River 
and Green Creek, Suffolk County, New York. 
(65) HUTCHINSON RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
Hutchinson River, New York. 
(66) MOHAWK RIVER BASIN, NEW YORK.—Project 
for flood risk management, navigation, and environ-
mental restoration, Mohawk River Basin, New York. 
(67) NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, Newtown Creek, New York. 
(68) JOHN J. BURNS PARK, OYSTER BAY, NEW 
YORK.—Project for flood risk management and hurri-
cane and storm risk reduction, Oyster Bay, New 
York, in the vicinity of John J. Burns Park, 
Massapequa, New York, including the replacement 
and reconstruction of the existing bulkhead system. 
(69) JOSEPH J. SALADINO MEMORIAL MARINA, 
OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk man-
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agement and hurricane and storm risk reduction, 
Oyster Bay, New York, in the vicinity of the Joseph 
J. Saladino Memorial Marina, Massapequa, New 
York, including the replacement and reconstruction of 
the existing bulkhead system. 
(70) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration to 
address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Village 
of Hastings-on-Hudson within the 100-year flood 
zone, Saw Mill River, New York. 
(71) SOUTH
SHORE
OF
LONG
ISLAND, NEW 
YORK.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk man-
agement, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, 
South Shore of Long Island, New York. 
(72) UPPER EAST RIVER AND FLUSHING BAY, 
NEW YORK.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Upper 
East River and Flushing Bay, New York. 
(73) CAPE
FEAR
RIVER
BASIN, NORTH
CARO-
LINA.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk man-
agement, Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina. 
(74) OREGON INLET, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project 
for navigation, Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. 
(75) MINERAL RIDGE DAM, OHIO.—Project for 
dam safety improvements and rehabilitation, Mineral 
Ridge Dam, Ohio. 
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(76) MILL
CREEK
LEVEE
AND
WALLA
WALLA 
RIVER, OREGON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, 
Mill Creek Levee and Walla Walla River, Oregon. 
(77) BRODHEAD CREEK WATERSHED, PENNSYL-
VANIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and flood 
risk management, Brodhead Creek Watershed, Penn-
sylvania. 
(78) CHARTIERS CREEK WATERSHED, PENNSYL-
VANIA.—Project for flood risk management, Chartiers 
Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(79) COPLAY
CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, Coplay Creek, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(80) BERKELEY
COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk man-
agement, Berkeley County, South Carolina. 
(81) BIG SIOUX RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTA.—Project 
for flood risk management, City of Watertown and vi-
cinity, South Dakota. 
(82) EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for flood 
risk management for economically disadvantaged 
communities, as defined by the Secretary under sec-
tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), along the United States- 
Mexico border, El Paso County, Texas. 
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(83) GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY-CHANNEL 
TO PALACIOS, TEXAS.—Project for navigation, Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway-Channel to Palacios, Texas. 
(84) 
HIDALGO
AND
CAMERON
COUNTIES, 
TEXAS.—Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, the Resacas, Hidalgo and Cam-
eron Counties, Texas. 
(85) SIKES LAKE, TEXAS.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and flood risk management, Sikes Lake, 
Texas. 
(86) SOUTHWEST
BORDER
REGION, TEXAS.— 
Project for flood risk management for economically 
disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Sec-
retary under section 160 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), along 
the United States-Mexico border in Webb, Zapata, 
and Starr Counties, Texas. 
(87) LOWER
CLEAR
CREEK
AND
DICKINSON 
BAYOU, TEXAS.—Project for flood risk management, 
Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou, Texas. 
(88) GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH.—Project for eco-
system restoration and water supply, Great Salt 
Lake, Utah. 
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(89) CEDAR ISLAND, VIRGINIA.—Project for eco-
system restoration, hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction, and navigation, Cedar Island, Virginia. 
(90) BALLINGER CREEK, WASHINGTON.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration, City of Shoreline, Wash-
ington. 
(91) CITY
OF
NORTH
BEND, WASHINGTON.— 
Project for water supply, City of North Bend, Wash-
ington. 
(92) TANEUM CREEK, WASHINGTON.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, Taneum Creek, Washington. 
(93) CITY OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Huntington, West 
Virginia. 
(94) FOX-WOLF BASIN, WISCONSIN.—Project for 
flood risk management and water supply, Fox-Wolf 
Basin, Wisconsin. 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 
project modifications: 
(1) CRAIGHEAD, POINSETT, AND CROSS COUN-
TIES, ARKANSAS.—Modifications to the project for 
flood protection and major drainage improvement in 
the Saint Francis River Basin, Missouri and Arkan-
sas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control 
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Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 172), to provide flood risk man-
agement for the tributaries and drainage of Straight 
Slough, Craighead, Poinsett, and Cross Counties, Ar-
kansas. 
(2) SHINGLE
CREEK
AND
KISSIMMEE
RIVER, 
FLORIDA.—Modifications to the project for ecosystem 
restoration and water storage, Shingle Creek and Kis-
simmee 
River, 
Florida, 
authorized 
by 
section 
201(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (134 Stat. 2670), for flood risk management. 
(3) JACKSONVILLE
HARBOR, FLORIDA.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation, Jacksonville 
Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 7002 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (128 Stat. 1364), for outer channel improve-
ments. 
(4) SAVANNAH
HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor 
Expansion Project, Georgia, authorized by section 
7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Develop-
ment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364; 132 Stat. 3839), 
without evaluation of additional deepening. 
(5) HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII.—Modifications 
to the project for navigation, Honolulu Harbor, Ha-
waii, for navigation improvements and coastal storm 
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risk management, authorized by the first section of 
the Act of March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 
1146). 
(6) CEDAR RIVER, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.—Modi-
fications to the project for flood risk management, 
Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorized by sec-
tion 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), consistent 
with the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar River 
Flood Control System Master Plan. 
(7) SOUTH HAVEN HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation, South Haven 
Harbor, Michigan, for turning basin improvements, 
authorized by the first section of the Act of August 11, 
1888 (chapter 860, 25 Stat. 406). 
(8) SALEM
RIVER, SALEM
COUNTY, NEW
JER-
SEY.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Salem River, Salem County, New Jersey, authorized 
by section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1907 (chapter 
2509, 34 Stat. 1080), to increase the authorized 
depth. 
(9) PORT OF OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation, Port of 
Ogdensburg, New York, including deepening, author-
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ized by the first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 
(chapter 382, 36 Stat. 635). 
(10) ROLLINSON CHANNEL AND HATTERAS INLET 
TO HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA.—Modifications to 
the project for navigation, Rollinson Channel and 
channel from Hatteras Inlet to Hatteras, North Caro-
lina, authorized by section 101 of the River and Har-
bor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1174), to incorporate the 
ocean bar. 
(11) HIRAM M. CHITTENDEN LOCKS, LAKE WASH-
INGTON SHIP CANAL, WASHINGTON.—Modifications to 
the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (also known as 
Ballard Locks), Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash-
ington, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (chap-
ter 382, 36 Stat. 666), for the construction of fish lad-
der improvements, including efforts to address ele-
vated temperature and low dissolved oxygen levels in 
the Canal. 
(12) HUNTINGTON, WEST
VIRGINIA.—Modifica-
tions to the Huntington Local Protection Project, 
Huntington, West Virginia. 
(c) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) WAILUPE STREAM WATERSHED, HAWAII.— 
The study authorized by subsection (a)(27) shall be 
considered a resumption and a continuation of the 
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general reevaluation initiated on December 30, 2003, 
pursuant to section 209 of the Flood Control Act (76 
Stat. 1197). 
(2) BELLEVUE
AND
PAPILLION
CREEK, 
NE-
BRASKA.—The studies authorized by paragraphs (48) 
and (49) of subsection (a) shall be considered a con-
tinuation of the study that resulted in the Chief’s Re-
port for the project for Papillion Creek and Tribu-
taries Lakes, Nebraska, signed January 24, 2022. 
(3) SOUTH
SHORE
OF
LONG
ISLAND, 
NEW 
YORK.—In carrying out the study authorized by sub-
section (a)(71), the Secretary shall study the South 
Shore of Long Island, New York, as a whole system, 
including inlets that are Federal channels. 
(4) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—Each study au-
thorized by subsection (b) shall be considered a new 
phase investigation and afforded the same treatment 
as a general reevaluation. 
SEC. 8202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall expe-
dite 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 di-
rectly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design 
of the project: 
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(1) Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Auke Bay, Alaska. 
(2) Project for flood risk management, Cave 
Buttes Dam, Arizona. 
(3) Project for navigation, Branford Harbor and 
Stony Creek Channel, Connecticut. 
(4) Project for flood risk management, East 
Hartford Levee System, Connecticut. 
(5) Project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and 
Sluice Channel, Connecticut. 
(6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Okee-
chobee, Florida. 
(7) Project for ecosystem restoration, Western 
Everglades, Florida. 
(8) Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Hilo Harbor, Hawaii. 
(9) Project for ecosystem restoration, Fox River, 
Illinois, included in the comprehensive plan under 
section 519 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2653). 
(10) Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, 
and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago River, 
Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little Calumet 
River, and other waterways in the vicinity of Chi-
cago, Illinois, authorized by section 201(a)(7) of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2670). 
(11) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, authorized 
by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664; 128 Stat. 1372). 
(12) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. 
(13) Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Baltimore Harbor and Channels–Seagirt Loop Deep-
ening, Maryland, including to a depth of 50 feet. 
(14) Project for flood and coastal storm risk 
management and ecosystem restoration, Boston North 
Shore, Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Malden, and Everett, 
Massachusetts. 
(15) Project for flood and coastal storm risk 
management, Chelsea, Massachusetts, authorized by a 
study resolution of the Committee on Public Works of 
the Senate dated September 12, 1969. 
(16) Project for ecosystem restoration, Herring 
River Estuary, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 
authorized by a resolution of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, approved July 23, 1997. 
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(17) Modifications to the project for flood risk 
management, North Adams, Massachusetts, authorized 
by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 
49 Stat. 1572; 55 Stat. 639), for flood risk manage-
ment and ecosystem restoration. 
(18) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
ecosystem restoration, and navigation, Nauset Barrier 
Beach and inlet system, Chatham, Massachusetts, au-
thorized by a study resolution of the Committee on 
Public Works of the Senate dated September 12, 1969. 
(19) Project for flood risk management, DeSoto 
County, Mississippi. 
(20) Project for flood risk management, Rahway, 
New Jersey, authorized by section 336 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2712). 
(21) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey. 
(22) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
Sea Bright to Manasquan, New Jersey. 
(23) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Grande de Loiza, Puerto Rico. 
(24) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico. 
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(25) 
Project 
for 
flood 
risk 
management, 
Kanawha River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and 
North Carolina. 
(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, authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577). 
(2) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, 
authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 
1367). 
(c) WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) 
GREAT
LAKES
COASTAL
RESILIENCY 
STUDY.—The Secretary shall expedite the completion 
of the comprehensive assessment of water resources 
needs for the Great Lakes System under section 729 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2267a), as required by section 1219 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3811; 134 Stat. 2683). 
(2) COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, HAWAII.—The Secretary 
shall expedite the completion of a watershed assess-
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ment for the County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii, under sec-
tion 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a). 
(d) MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.—The 
Secretary shall expedite the completion of a determination 
of the feasibility of improvements proposed by the non-Fed-
eral interest under section 204(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Water Re-
sources 
Development 
Act 
of 
1986 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2232(f)(1)(A)(i)), for the deepening and widening of the 
navigation project for Coos Bay, Oregon, authorized by the 
Act of March 3, 1879 (chapter 181, 20 Stat. 370). 
SEC. 8203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FEASI-
BILITY STUDIES. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the fol-
lowing feasibility studies, as modified by this section, and 
if the Secretary determines that a project that is the subject 
of the feasibility study is justified in the completed report, 
may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineer-
ing, and design of the project: 
(1) MARE
ISLAND
STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The 
study for navigation, Mare Island Strait channel, au-
thorized by section 406 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323), is modified to 
authorize the Secretary to consider the economic and 
national security benefits from recent proposals for 
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utilization of the channel for Department of Defense 
shipbuilding and vessel repair. 
(2) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND VICINITY, LOU-
ISIANA.—The study for flood risk management and 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Lake 
Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, authorized by 
section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 
1077), is modified to authorize the Secretary to inves-
tigate increasing the scope of the project to provide 
protection against a 200-year storm event. 
(3) BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY, RHODE ISLAND 
AND MASSACHUSETTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The study for ecosystem 
restoration, Blackstone River Valley, Rhode Is-
land and Massachusetts, authorized by section 
569 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (110 Stat. 3788), is modified to authorize 
the Secretary to conduct a study for water sup-
ply, water flow, and wetland restoration and 
protection within the scope of the study. 
(B) INCORPORATION OF EXISTING DATA.— 
In carrying out the study described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall use, to the extent 
practicable, any existing data for the project pre-
pared under the authority of section 206 of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330). 
(4) LOWER SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—The 
study for flood control, Lower Saddle River, New Jer-
sey, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119), is 
modified to authorize the Secretary to review the pre-
viously authorized study and take into consideration 
changes in hydraulic and hydrologic circumstances 
and local economic development since the study was 
initially authorized. 
(5) TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS.— 
The study for navigation, Liberty, Texas, authorized 
by section 1201(7) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802), is modified to au-
thorize the Secretary to include in the study flood risk 
management and ecosystem restoration. 
SEC. 8204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR SEDIMENTA-
TION ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal expense, 
shall conduct an assessment of sediment in reservoirs owned 
and operated by the Secretary. 
(b) CONTENTS.—For each reservoir for which the Sec-
retary carries out an assessment under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall include in the assessment— 
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(1) an estimation of the volume of sediment in 
the reservoir; 
(2) an evaluation of the effects of such sediment 
on reservoir storage capacity, including a quantifica-
tion of lost reservoir storage capacity due to the sedi-
ment and an evaluation of how such lost reservoir 
storage capacity affects the allocated storage space for 
authorized purposes within the reservoir (including, 
where applicable, allocations for dead storage, inac-
tive storage, active conservation, joint use, and flood 
surcharge); 
(3) the identification of any additional effects of 
sediment on the operations of the reservoir or the abil-
ity of the reservoir to meet its authorized purposes; 
(4) the identification of any potential effects of 
the sediment over the 10-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act on the areas imme-
diately upstream and downstream of the reservoir; 
(5) the identification of any existing sediment 
monitoring and management plans associated with 
the reservoir; 
(6) for any reservoir that does not have a sedi-
ment monitoring and management plan— 
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(A) an identification of whether a sediment 
management plan for the reservoir is under de-
velopment; or 
(B) an assessment of whether a sediment 
management plan for the reservoir would be use-
ful in the long-term operation and maintenance 
of the reservoir for its authorized purposes; and 
(7) any opportunities for beneficial use of the 
sediment in the vicinity of the reservoir. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on 
a publicly available website), a report describing the results 
of the assessment carried out under subsection (a). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 8205. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DREDGE 
CAPACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly 
available (including on a publicly available website), a re-
port that includes— 
(1) a quantification of the expected hopper and 
pipeline dredging needs of authorized water resources 
development projects for the 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, including— 
(A) the dredging needs to— 
(i) construct deepenings or widenings 
at authorized but not constructed projects 
and the associated operations and mainte-
nance needs of such projects; and 
(ii) operate and maintain existing 
Federal navigation channels; 
(B) the amount of dredging to be carried 
out by the Corps of Engineers for other Federal 
agencies; 
(C) the dredging needs associated with au-
thorized hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion projects (including periodic renourishment); 
and 
(D) the dredging needs associated with 
projects for the beneficial use of dredged material 
authorized by section 1122 of the Water Re-
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sources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2326 note); 
(2) an identification of the Federal appropria-
tions for dredging projects and expenditures from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for fiscal year 2015 
and each fiscal year thereafter; 
(3) an identification of the dredging capacity of 
the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet, includ-
ing publicly owned and privately owned vessels, in 
each of the 10 years preceding the date of enactment 
of this Act; 
(4) an analysis of the ability of the domestic 
hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to meet the expected 
dredging needs identified under paragraph (1), in-
cluding an analysis of such ability in each of— 
(A) the east coast region; 
(B) the west coast region, including the 
States of Alaska and Hawaii; 
(C) the gulf coast region; and 
(D) the Great Lakes region; 
(5) an identification of the dredging capacity of 
domestic hopper and pipeline dredge vessels that are 
under contract for construction and intended to be 
used at water resources development projects; 
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(6) an identification of any hopper or pipeline 
dredge vessel expected to be retired or become unavail-
able during the 10-year period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this section; 
(7) an identification of the potential costs of 
using either public or private dredging to carry out 
authorized water resources development projects; and 
(8) any recommendations of the Secretary for 
adding additional domestic hopper and pipeline 
dredging capacity, including adding public and pri-
vate dredging vessels to the domestic hopper and pipe-
line dredge fleet to efficiently service water resources 
development projects. 
(b) OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION.—In carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide interested 
stakeholders, including representatives from the commercial 
dredging industry, with an opportunity to submit com-
ments to the Secretary. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Corps of Engineers should add additional dredging 
capacity if the addition of such capacity would— 
(1) enable the Corps of Engineers to carry out 
water resources development projects in an efficient 
and cost-effective manner; and 
(2) be in the best interests of the United States. 
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SEC. 8206. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FROM CHANGING OP-
ERATION AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an 
assessment of the consequences of amending section 101(b) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2211(b)) to authorize the operation and maintenance of 
navigation projects for a harbor or inland harbor con-
structed by the Secretary at 100-percent Federal cost to a 
depth of 55 feet. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the assessment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) describe all existing Federal navigation 
projects that are authorized or constructed to a depth 
of 55 feet or greater; 
(2) describe any Federal navigation project that 
is likely to seek authorization or modification to a 
depth of 55 feet or greater during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this section; 
(3) estimate— 
(A) the potential annual increase in Fed-
eral costs that would result from authorizing op-
eration and maintenance of a navigation project 
to a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense; and 
(B) the potential cumulative increase in 
such Federal costs during the 10-year period be-
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ginning on the date of enactment of this section; 
and 
(4) assess the potential effect of authorizing oper-
ation and maintenance of a navigation project to a 
depth of 55 feet at Federal expense on other Federal 
navigation operation and maintenance activities, in-
cluding the potential impact on activities at donor 
ports, energy transfer ports, emerging harbor projects, 
and projects carried out in the Great Lakes Naviga-
tion System, as such terms are defined in section 
102(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment 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, and make publicly 
available (including on a publicly available website), a re-
port describing the results of the assessment carried out 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 8207. MAINTENANCE DREDGING DATA. 
Section 1133(b)(3) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326f(b)(3)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, including a separate line item for all Federal 
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costs associated with the disposal of dredged material’’ be-
fore the semicolon. 
SEC. 8208. WESTERN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the effectiveness 
of carrying out additional measures, including measures 
that use natural features or nature-based features, at or up-
stream of covered reservoirs, for the purposes of— 
(1) sustaining operations in response to chang-
ing hydrological and climatic conditions; 
(2) mitigating the risk of drought or floods, in-
cluding the loss of storage capacity due to sediment 
accumulation; 
(3) increasing water supply; or 
(4) aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
(b) STUDY FOCUS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include all covered res-
ervoirs located in the South Pacific Division of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with 
applicable— 
(A) Federal, State, and local agencies; 
(B) Indian Tribes; 
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(C) non-Federal interests; and 
(D) stakeholders, as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATA AND PRIOR STUD-
IES.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable and where appropriate— 
(A) use existing data provided to the Sec-
retary by entities described in paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) incorporate— 
(i) relevant information from prior 
studies and projects carried out by the Sec-
retary; and 
(ii) the relevant technical data and sci-
entific approaches with respect to changing 
hydrological and climatic conditions. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 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 Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that de-
scribes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
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(2) any recommendations for additional study in 
specific geographic areas. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section pro-
vides authority to the Secretary to change the authorized 
purposes of any covered reservoir. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
RESERVOIR.—The term ‘‘covered 
reservoir’’ means a reservoir owned and operated by 
the Secretary or for which the Secretary has flood 
control responsibilities under section 7 of the Act of 
December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709). 
(2) NATURAL FEATURE AND NATURE-BASED FEA-
TURE.—The terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature- 
based feature’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)). 
SEC. 8209. RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT 
CORPS FACILITIES IN APPALACHIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan to im-
plement the recreational and economic development oppor-
tunities identified by the Secretary in the report submitted 
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under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2680) at Corps of Engineers facilities 
located within a distressed county or an at-risk county (as 
described in subsection (a)(1) of such section) in Appa-
lachia. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In accordance with existing 
guidance, in preparing the plan under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall consider options for Federal funding, part-
nerships, and outgrants to Federal, State, and local govern-
ments, nonprofit organizations, and commercial businesses. 
SEC. 8210. OUACHITA RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS AND 
LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a review of projects in the 
Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana, under 
section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 
549a). 
SEC. 8211. REPORT ON SANTA BARBARA STREAMS, LOWER 
MISSION CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (includ-
ing on a publicly available website), a report that provides 
an updated economic review of the remaining portions of 
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the project for flood damage reduction, Santa Barbara 
streams, Lower Mission Creek, California, authorized by 
section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2577), taking into consideration work al-
ready completed by the non-Federal interest. 
SEC. 8212. DISPOSITION STUDY ON SALINAS DAM AND RES-
ERVOIR, CALIFORNIA. 
In carrying out the disposition study for the project 
for Salinas Dam (Santa Margarita Lake), California, pur-
suant to section 202(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2675), the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that the County of San Luis Obispo 
is provided right of first refusal for any potential con-
veyance of the project; and 
(2) ensure that the study identifies and describes 
any potential repairs or modifications to the project 
necessary to meet Federal and State dam safety re-
quirements prior to transferring the project. 
SEC. 8213. EXCESS LANDS REPORT FOR WHITTIER NAR-
ROWS DAM, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment 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 that identi-
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