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of Idaho and Montana or any State containing tributaries to rivers 
in those States. 
SEC. 4008. RURAL WESTERN WATER. 
Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 383) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this section may 
be in the form of— 
‘‘(1) design and construction assistance for water-related 
environmental infrastructure and resource protection and 
development in Idaho, Montana, rural Nevada, New Mexico, 
rural Utah, and Wyoming, including projects for— 
‘‘(A) wastewater treatment and related facilities; 
‘‘(B) water supply and related facilities; 
‘‘(C) environmental restoration; and 
‘‘(D) surface water resource protection and develop-
ment; and 
‘‘(2) technical assistance to small and rural communities 
for water planning and issues relating to access to water 
resources.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section for the period beginning 
with fiscal year 2001, $435,000,000, which shall— 
‘‘(1) be made available to the States and locales described 
in subsection (b) consistent with program priorities determined 
by the Secretary in accordance with criteria developed by the 
Secretary to establish the program priorities; and 
‘‘(2) remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 4009. NORTH ATLANTIC COASTAL REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of carrying out projects to restore aquatic eco-
systems within the coastal waters of the Northeastern United States 
from the State of Virginia to the State of Maine, including associated 
bays, estuaries, and critical riverine areas. 
(b) STUDY.—In carrying out the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) as appropriate, coordinate with the heads of other appro-
priate Federal agencies, the Governors of the coastal States 
from Virginia to Maine, nonprofit organizations, and other 
interested parties; 
(2) identify projects for aquatic ecosystem restoration based 
on an assessment of the need and opportunities for aquatic 
ecosystem restoration within the coastal waters of the North-
eastern States described in subsection (a); and 
(3) use, to the maximum extent practicable, any existing 
plans and data. 
(c) DISPOSITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out any project 
identified in the study pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance 
with the criteria for projects carried out under one of the 
following authorities: 
(A) Section 206 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330). 
(B) Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
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(C) Section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
426g). 
(D) Section 204 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326). 
(2) REPORT.—For each project that does not meet the cri-
teria under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a rec-
ommendation relating to the project in the annual report sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary in accordance with section 
7001. 
SEC. 4010. CHESAPEAKE BAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 510 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 
1202) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
gram’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘in the basin States described 
in subsection (f) and the District of Columbia’’ after 
‘‘interests’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The assistance under paragraph (1) shall be 
in the form of design and construction assistance for water- 
related resource protection and restoration projects affecting 
the Chesapeake Bay estuary, based on the comprehensive plan 
under subsection (b), including projects for— 
‘‘(A) sediment and erosion control; 
‘‘(B) protection of eroding shorelines; 
‘‘(C) ecosystem restoration, including restoration of sub-
merged aquatic vegetation; 
‘‘(D) protection of essential public works; 
‘‘(E) beneficial uses of dredged material; and 
‘‘(F) other related projects that may enhance the living 
resources of the estuary.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014, the Secretary, in cooperation with State and local 
governmental officials and affected stakeholders, shall develop 
a comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan to guide 
the implementation of projects under subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The restoration plan described in 
paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, con-
sider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned actions 
of other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental 
organizations. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITIZATION.—The restoration plan described in 
paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects eligible under sub-
section (a)(2) that will also improve water quality or quantity 
or use natural hydrological features and systems.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘for the design and construction of a project carried out
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pursuant to the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration 
plan described in subsection (b).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘facilities or 
resource protection and development plan’’ and inserting 
‘‘resource protection and restoration plan’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.—A project carried out 
pursuant to the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration 
plan described in subsection (b) that is located on Federal 
land shall be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency 
that owns the land on which the project will be a carried 
out. 
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—A Federal agency car-
rying out a project described in paragraph (3) may accept 
contributions of funds from non-Federal entities to carry out 
that project.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) 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 
Oceanographic 
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 a State or political subdivision of a State, 
including the Chesapeake Bay Commission.’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall establish, to the maximum 
extent practicable, at least 1 project under this section in— 
‘‘(1) regions within the Chesapeake Bay watershed of each 
of the basin States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia, and West Virginia; and 
‘‘(2) the District of Columbia.’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (h); and 
(7) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h). 
(b) CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RESTORATION.—Section 704(b) of 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) FORM.—The non-Federal share may be provided 
through in-kind services, including— 
‘‘(i) the provision by the non-Federal interest of 
shell stock material that is determined by the Sec-
retary to be suitable for use in carrying out the project; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a project carried out under 
paragraph (2)(D) after the date of enactment of this
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clause, land conservation or restoration efforts under-
taken by the non-Federal interest that the Secretary 
determines provide water quality benefits that— 
‘‘(I) enhance the viability of oyster restoration 
efforts; 
‘‘(II) are integral to the project; and 
‘‘(III) are cost effective.’’. 
SEC. 4011. LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA. 
(a) REVIEW OF COASTAL MASTER PLAN.—Section 7002(c) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1271) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, or the plan entitled ‘Louisiana Comprehen-
sive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast’ prepared by the State 
of Louisiana and accepted by the Louisiana Coastal Protection 
and Restoration Authority (including any subsequent amendments 
or revisions)’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) INTERIM USE OF PLAN.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—The term ‘‘annual report’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 7001(f). 
(B) FEASIBILITY
REPORT; 
FEASIBILITY
STUDY.—The 
terms ‘‘feasibility report’’ and ‘‘feasibility study’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 7001(f). 
(2) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) review the plan entitled ‘Louisiana’s Comprehen-
sive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast’ prepared by 
the State of Louisiana and accepted by the Louisiana 
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board 
(including any subsequent amendments or revisions); and 
(B) in consultation with the State of Louisiana, identify 
and conduct feasibility studies for up to 10 projects included 
in the plan described in subparagraph (A). 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
subsequent annual report, in accordance with section 7001— 
(A) any proposed feasibility study initiated under para-
graph (2)(B); and 
(B) any feasibility report for a project identified under 
paragraph (2)(B). 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 7008 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1278) shall not apply to 
any feasibility study carried out under this subsection. 
(c) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—Section 7006(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1274) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subpara-
graphs (D) and (E), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) to examine a systemwide approach to coastal 
sustainability;’’. 
SEC. 4012. RED RIVER BASIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a reservoir located within 
the Red River Basin for which the Department of the Army is 
authorized to provide for municipal and industrial water supply 
storage and irrigation storage, the Secretary may reassign unused 
irrigation storage to storage for municipal and industrial water 
supply for use by a State or local interest that has entered into 
an agreement with the Secretary for water supply storage at that 
reservoir prior to the date of enactment of this Act.