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(2) With respect to operation and maintenance of the inland 
and intracoastal waterways identified by section 206 of the 
Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804)— 
(A) the estimated annual cost to maintain each water-
way for the authorized reach and at the authorized depth; 
(B) the estimated annual cost of operation and mainte-
nance of locks and dams to ensure navigation without 
interruption; and 
(C) the actual expenditures to maintain each waterway. 
(3) With respect to activities carried out with funding pro-
vided under the Investigations appropriations account for the 
Secretary— 
(A) the number of active studies; 
(B) the number of completed studies not yet authorized 
for construction; 
(C) the number of initiated studies; and 
(D) the number of studies expected to be completed 
during the fiscal year. 
(4) Funding received and estimates of funds to be received 
for interagency and international support activities under sec-
tion 234 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(33 U.S.C. 2323a). 
(5) Recreation fees and lease payments. 
(6) Hydropower and water storage receipts. 
(7) Deposits into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 
(8) Other revenues and fees collected by the Corps of Engi-
neers. 
(9) With respect to permit applications and notifications, 
a list of individual permit applications and nationwide permit 
notifications, including— 
(A) the date on which each permit application is filed; 
(B) the date on which each permit application is deter-
mined to be complete; 
(C) the date on which any permit application is with-
drawn; and 
(D) the date on which the Corps of Engineers grants 
or denies each permit. 
(10) With respect to projects that are authorized but for 
which construction is not complete, a list of such projects for 
which no funds have been allocated for the 5 preceding fiscal 
years, including, for each project— 
(A) the authorization date; 
(B) the last allocation date; 
(C) the percentage of construction completed; 
(D) the estimated cost remaining until completion of 
the project; and 
(E) a brief explanation of the reasons for the delay. 
SEC. 2028. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2361 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary may provide assistance through 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants to— 
(1) the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, for 
establishment and operation of the Southeastern Water 
Resources Institute to study sustainable development and utili-
zation of water resources in the southeastern United States;
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(2) Lewis and Clark Community College, Illinois, for the 
Great Rivers National Research and Education Center 
(including facilities that have been or will be constructed at 
one or more locations in the vicinity of the confluence of the 
Illinois River, the Missouri River, and the Mississippi River), 
a collaborative effort of Lewis and Clark Community College, 
the University of Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural 
Resources and Environmental Sciences, and other entities, for 
the study of river ecology, developing watershed and river 
management strategies, and educating students and the public 
on river issues; and 
(3) the University of Texas at Dallas for support and oper-
ation of the International Center for Decision and Risk Analysis 
to study risk analysis and control methods for transboundary 
water resources management in the southwestern United 
States and other international water resources management 
problems. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection (a)(1) 
$2,000,000, to carry out subsection (a)(2) $2,000,000, and to carry 
out subsection (a)(3) $5,000,000. 
SEC. 2029. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CRITERIA FOR OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE OF HARBOR DREDGING PROJECTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Insufficient maintenance dredging results in inefficient 
water transportation and harmful economic consequences. 
(2) The estimated dredging backlog at commercial harbors 
in the Great Lakes alone is 16,000,000 cubic yards. 
(3) Approximately two-thirds of all shipping in the United 
States either starts or finishes at small harbors. 
(4) Small harbors often have a greater proportional impact 
on local economies than do larger harbors. 
(5) Performance metrics can be valuable tools in the budget 
process for water resources projects. 
(6) The use of a single performance metric for water 
resources projects can result in a budget biased against small 
and rural communities. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the operations and maintenance budget of the Corps of Engineers 
should reflect the use of all available economic data, rather than 
a single performance metric. 
SEC. 2030. INTERAGENCY AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AUTHORITY. 
Section 234 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(33 U.S.C. 2323a) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may engage in activities 
(including contracting) in support of other Federal agencies, inter-
national organizations, or foreign governments to address problems 
of national significance to the United States.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Secretary of State’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Department of State’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$250,000 for fiscal year 2001’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘or international organizations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, international organizations, or foreign govern-
ments’’. 
SEC. 2031. WATER RESOURCES PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES. 
(a) NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLANNING POLICY.—It is the 
policy of the United States that all water resources projects should 
reflect national priorities, encourage economic development, and 
protect the environment by— 
(1) seeking to maximize sustainable economic development; 
(2) seeking to avoid the unwise use of floodplains and 
flood-prone areas and minimizing adverse impacts and 
vulnerabilities in any case in which a floodplain or flood-prone 
area must be used; and 
(3) protecting and restoring the functions of natural sys-
tems and mitigating any unavoidable damage to natural sys-
tems. 
(b) PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES.— 
(1) PRINCIPLES
AND
GUIDELINES
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘principles and guidelines’’ means the prin-
ciples and guidelines contained in the document prepared by 
the Water Resources Council pursuant to section 103 of the 
Water Resources Planning Act (42 U.S.C. 1962a–2), entitled 
‘‘Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for 
Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies’’, 
and dated March 10, 1983. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue revisions, 
consistent with paragraph (3), to the principles and guidelines 
for use by the Secretary in the formulation, evaluation, and 
implementation of water resources projects. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing revisions to the prin-
ciples and guidelines under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
evaluate the consistency of the principles and guidelines with, 
and ensure that the principles and guidelines address, the 
following: 
(A) The use of best available economic principles and 
analytical techniques, including techniques in risk and 
uncertainty analysis. 
(B) The assessment and incorporation of public safety 
in the formulation of alternatives and recommended plans. 
(C) Assessment methods that reflect the value of 
projects for low-income communities and projects that use 
nonstructural approaches to water resources development 
and management. 
(D) The assessment and evaluation of the interaction 
of a project with other water resources projects and pro-
grams within a region or watershed. 
(E) The use of contemporary water resources para-
digms, including integrated water resources management 
and adaptive management. 
(F) Evaluation methods that ensure that water 
resources projects are justified by public benefits. 
(4) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In carrying 
out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—