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539), commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of
1928’’.
SEC. 5104. J. PERCY PRIEST DAM AND RESERVOIR, OHIO
RIVER BASIN, TENNESSEE.
The Secretary shall plan, design and construct up-
grades to the existing trail system at the J. Percy Priest
Dam and Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Tennessee, author-
ized by section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing
the construction of certain public works on rivers and har-
bors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, approved
June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), including design and con-
struction of support facilities for public health and safety
associated with trail development. In carrying out such im-
provements, the Secretary is authorized to use funds made
available by the State of Tennessee from any Federal or
State source, or both.
SEC. 5105. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
The Secretary shall review the aquatic ecosystem res-
toration component of the Memphis Riverfront Develop-
ment Master Plan, Memphis, Tennessee, prepared by the
non-Federal interest and, if the Secretary determines that
the component meets the evaluation and design standards
of the Corps of Engineers and that the component is fea-
sible, may carry out the component at a total Federal cost
not to exceed $5,000,000.
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SEC. 5106. TOWN CREEK, LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE.
The Secretary shall design and construct the project
for flood damage reduction designated as Alternative 4 in
the Town Creek, Lenoir City, Loudon City, Tennessee,
feasibility report of the Nashville district engineer, dated
November 2000, under the authority of section 205 of the
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), notwith-
standing section 1 of the Flood Control Act of June 22,
1936 (33 U.S.C. 701a; 49 Stat. 1570). The non-Federal
share of the cost of the project shall be subject to section
103(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2213(a)).
SEC. 5107. EAST TENNESSEE.
(a) DEFINITION OF EAST TENNESSEE.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘East Tennessee’’ means the counties of
Blount, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, and Sevier, Ten-
nessee.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in East Tennessee.
(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this
section may be in the form of design and construction as-
sistance for water-related environmental infrastructure
and resource protection and development projects in East
Tennessee, including projects for wastewater treatment
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and related facilities, water supply and related facilities,
and surface water resource protection and development.
(d) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may
provide assistance for a project under this section only if
the project is publicly owned.
(e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a
partnership agreement with a non-Federal interest
to provide for design and construction of the project
to be carried out with the assistance.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment entered into under this subsection shall provide
for the following:
(A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary,
in consultation with appropriate Federal and
State officials, of a facilities or resource protec-
tion and development plan, including appro-
priate engineering plans and specifications.
(B) LEGAL
AND
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUC-
TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti-
tutional structures as are necessary to ensure
the effective long-term operation of the project
by the non-Federal interest.
(3) COST SHARING.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of
the project costs under each partnership agree-
ment entered into under this subsection shall be
75 percent. The Federal share may be in the
form of grants or reimbursements of project
costs.
(B) CREDIT FOR WORK.—The non-Federal
interests shall receive credit for the reasonable
cost of design work on a project completed by
the non-Federal interest before entering into a
partnership agreement with the Secretary for
such project.
(C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a
delay in the funding of the non-Federal share
of a project that is the subject of an agreement
under this section, the non-Federal interest
shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
curred in providing the non-Federal share of
the project’s costs.
(D) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-
WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall
receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-
way, and relocations toward the non-Federal
share of project costs (including all reasonable
costs associated with obtaining permits nec-
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essary for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or
controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent
of total project costs.
(E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The
non-Federal share of operation and mainte-
nance costs for projects constructed with assist-
ance provided under this section shall be 100
percent.
(f) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE
LAWS.—Nothing in this section waives, limits, or other-
wise affects the applicability of any provision of Federal
or State law that would otherwise apply to a project to
be carried out with assistance provided under this section.
(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.
1962d–5b(b), for any project undertaken under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity
with the consent of the affected local government.
(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$40,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.
SEC. 5108. TENNESSEE RIVER PARTNERSHIP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the operation and
maintenance of the project for navigation, Tennessee
River, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky,
authorized by the first section of the Rivers and Harbors
Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 927), the Secretary may
enter into a partnership with a nonprofit entity to remove
debris from the Tennessee River in the vicinity of Knox-
ville, Tennessee, by providing a vessel to such entity, at
Federal expense, for such debris removal purposes.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$500,000.
SEC. 5109. CLEAR CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, HARRIS, GAL-
VESTON, AND BRAZORIA COUNTIES, TEXAS.
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the report
for the project for flood damage reduction, ecosystem res-
toration, and recreation, Clear Creek and tributaries, Har-
ris, Galveston, and Brazoria Counties, Texas.
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SEC. 5110. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
Section 575(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789; 113 Stat. 311) is amended
by inserting before the period at the end the following:
‘‘, whether or not such works or actions are partially fund-
ed under the hazard mitigation grant program of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency’’.
SEC. 5111. HARRIS GULLY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct
a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out
a project for flood damage reduction in the Harris
Gully watershed, Harris County, Texas, to provide
flood protection for the Texas Medical Center, Hous-
ton, Texas.
(2) USE OF LOCAL STUDIES AND PLANS.—In
conducting the study, the Secretary shall use, to the
extent practicable, studies and plans developed by
the non-Federal interest if the Secretary determines
that such studies and plans meet the evaluation and
design standards of the Corps of Engineers.
(3) COMPLETION DATE.—The Secretary shall
complete the study by July 1, 2004.
(b) CRITICAL FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION MEAS-
URES.—The Secretary may carry out critical flood damage
reduction measures that the Secretary determines are fea-
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sible and that will provide immediate and substantial flood
damage reduction benefits in the Harris Gully watershed,
at a Federal cost of $7,000,000.
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of
planning, design, and construction work carried out by the
non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that
such work is integral to the project.
(d) NONPROFIT ENTITY.—Notwithstanding section
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5b), a nonprofit entity may, with the consent of the local
government, serve as a non-Federal interest for the project
undertaken under this section.
SEC. 5112. ONION CREEK, TEXAS.
In carrying out the study for the project for flood
damage, reduction, recreation, and ecosystem restoration,
Onion Creek, Texas, the Secretary shall include the costs
and benefits associated with the relocation of flood-prone
residences in the study area for the project during the 2-
year period before the initiation of the feasibility study to
the extent the Secretary determines such relocations are
compatible with the project. The Secretary shall credit to-
ward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the
cost of relocation of such flood-prone residences incurred
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by the non-Federal interest before the date of the partner-
ship agreement for the project if the Secretary determines
that the relocation of such residences is integral to the
project.
SEC. 5113. PELICAN ISLAND, TEXAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(a) of the Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (33 U.S.C.
59hh(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary’’;
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) LETTER OF INTENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may
provide a letter of intent to the city of Gal-
veston for conveyance of less than 100 acres of
the parcel described in subsection (a) for pri-
vate development purposes if the Secretary re-
ceives and approves a proposal by the city des-
ignating the land which would be subject to
such development.
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF SPOIL.—If the Sec-
retary issues a letter of intent under subpara-
graph (A), no additional spoil material may be
placed on the land designated for private devel-
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opment for a period of at least 5 years from the
date of issuance of the letter to provide the city
of Galveston with an opportunity to secure pri-
vate developers, perform appraisals, conduct en-
vironmental studies, and provide the compensa-
tion to the United States required for the con-
veyance.’’; and
(3) by aligning the remainder of the text of
paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of
this subsection) with paragraph (2) (as added by
paragraph (2) of this subsection).
(b) EXPIRATION DATE.—Section 108(e)(3) of such
Act (33 U.S.C. 59hh(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘date
of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of enact-
ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 5114. FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA.
Section 591(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 378) is amended by striking
‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’.
SEC. 5115. RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK,
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
carry out bluff stabilization measures on the James River
in the vicinity of Drewry’s Bluff, Richmond National Bat-
tlefield Park, Richmond, Virginia.
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(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall seek re-
imbursement from the Secretary of the Interior of any
costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out subsection
(a).
SEC. 5116. BAKER BAY AND ILWACO HARBOR, WASH-
INGTON.
The Secretary shall conduct a study of increased sil-
tation in Baker Bay and Ilwaco Harbor, Washington, to
determine if the siltation is the result of a Federal naviga-
tion project (including diverted flows from the Columbia
River) and, if the Secretary determines that the siltation
is the result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary
shall carry out a project to mitigate the siltation as part
of maintenance of the Federal navigation project.
SEC. 5117. CHEHALIS RIVER, CENTRALIA, WASHINGTON.
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal
share of the cost of the project for flood damage reduction,
Chehalis River, Centralia, Washington, the cost of plan-
ning, design, and construction work carried out by the
non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that
the work is integral to the project.
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SEC. 
5118. 
HAMILTON 
ISLAND 
CAMPGROUND, 
WASH-
INGTON.
The Secretary is authorized to plan, design, and con-
struct a campground for Bonneville Lock and Dam at
Hamilton Island (also know as ‘‘Strawberry Island’’) in
Skamania County, Washington.
SEC. 5119. PUGET ISLAND, WASHINGTON.
The Secretary is directed to place dredged and other
suitable material along portions of the Columbia River
shoreline of Puget Island, Washington, between river miles
38 to 47 in order to protect economic and environmental
resources in the area from further erosion, at a Federal
cost of $1,000,000. This action shall be coordinated with
appropriate resource agencies and comply with applicable
Federal laws.
SEC. 5120. BLUESTONE, WEST VIRGINIA.
Section 547 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2676–2678) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘4
years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) by striking ‘‘if
all’’ and all that follows through ‘‘facility’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assurance project’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘and
construction’’ and inserting ‘‘, construction, and op-
eration and maintenance’’;
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(4) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the
following:
‘‘(3) OPERATION AND OWNERSHIP.—The Tri-
Cities Power Authority shall be the owner and oper-
ator of the hydropower facilities referred to in sub-
section (a).’’;
(5) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting ‘‘Un-
less otherwise provided, no’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘planning,’’ before ‘‘de-
sign’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘prior to’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘subsection (d)’’;
(6) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘design’’
and inserting ‘‘planning, design,’’;
(7) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall review
the design and construction activities for all features
of the hydroelectric project that pertain to and affect
stability of the dam and control the release of water
from Bluestone Dam to ensure that the quality of
construction of those features meets all standards
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established for similar facilities constructed by the
Secretary.’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2);
(C) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and insert-
ing ‘‘, except that hydroelectric power is no
longer a project purpose of the facility. Water
flow releases from the hydropower facilities
shall be determined and directed by the Corps
of Engineers.’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—Construction of the hy-
droelectric generating facilities shall be coordinated
with the dam safety assurance project currently in
the design and construction phases.’’;
(8) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘in accord-
ance’’ and all that follows through ‘‘58 Stat. 890)’’;
(9) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking ‘‘facility of the inter-
connected systems of reservoirs operated by the
Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘facilities under construction under such agree-
ments’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘design’’ and inserting
‘‘planning, design’’;
(10) in subsection (f)(2)—
(A) by ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘facilities referred to in
subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘such facilities’’;
(11) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (g)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) to arrange for the transmission of power
to the market or to construct such transmission fa-
cilities as necessary to market the power produced at
the facilities referred to in subsection (a) with funds
contributed by the Tri-Cities Power Authority; and’’;
(12) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘‘such fa-
cilities’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’
and inserting ‘‘the generating facility’’; and
(13) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) TRI-CITIES POWER AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In
this section, the ‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’ refers to the
entity established by the City of Hinton, West Virginia,
the City of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and the
City of Philippi, West Virginia, pursuant to a document
entitled ‘Second Amended and Restated Intergovern-
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mental Agreement’ approved by the Attorney General of
West Virginia on February 14, 2002.’’.
SEC. 5121. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD
CONTROL.
(a) CHEAT AND TYGART RIVER BASINS, WEST VIR-
GINIA.—Section 581(a)(1) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 113 Stat. 313) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘flood control measures’’ and in-
serting ‘‘structural and nonstructural flood control,
streambank protection, stormwater management,
and channel clearing and modification measures’’;
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘with respect to measures that
incorporate levees or floodwalls’’ before the semi-
colon.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
581(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(110 Stat. 3791) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’.
SEC. 5122. LOWER KANAWHA RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.
The Secretary shall conduct a watershed and river
basin assessment under section 729 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) for
the Lower Kanawha River Basin, in the counties of
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Mason, Putnam, Kanawha, Jackson, and Roane, West
Virginia.
SEC. 5123. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999 (113 Stat. 371) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Nicholas,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Gilmer,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.
1962d–5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity
with the consent of the affected local government.
‘‘(j) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.’’.
SEC. 5124. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
(a) CORPS
OF ENGINEERS.—Section 340 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4856; 113 Stat. 320) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
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‘‘(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS.—Ten percent of the
amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal
years 2003 and thereafter may be used by the Corps of
Engineers district offices to administer projects under this
section at 100 percent Federal expense.’’.
(b) SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DEFINED.—Section
340(f) of such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘Nicholas,’’
after ‘‘Greenbrier,’’.
(c) NONPROFIT
ENTITIES.—Section 340 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4856) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.
1962d–5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity
with the consent of the affected local government.’’.
SEC. 5125. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.
Section 211(f) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(9) BUFFALO BAYOU, TEXAS.—The project for
flood control, Buffalo Bayou, Texas.
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‘‘(10) HALLS BAYOU, TEXAS.—The project for
flood control, Halls Bayou, Texas.
‘‘(11) ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (HOLMAN
FIELD), ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.—The project for
flood damage reduction, St. Paul Downtown Holman
Field), St. Paul, Minnesota.’’.
SEC. 5126. BRIDGE AUTHORIZATION.
There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000
for the construction of the bridge referred to in section
1001(a)(1).
SEC. 
5127. 
ADDITIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
CRITICAL
PROJECTS.
Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335–337; 114
Stat. 2763A–220–221) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(71) PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA.—$7,000,000
for sanitary sewer and wastewater infrastructure,
Plaquemine, Louisiana.
‘‘(72) 
CHARLESTON, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including
wastewater collection systems, Charleston, South
Carolina.
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‘‘(73) CROSS, SOUTH
CAROLINA.—$2,000,000
for 
water-related 
environmental 
infrastructure,
Cross, South Carolina.
‘‘(74) 
SURFSIDE, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
$8,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ-
ing stormwater system improvements and ocean out-
falls, Surfside, South Carolina.
‘‘(75) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CARO-
LINA.—$3,000,000 for environmental infrastructure,
including ocean outfalls, North Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina.
‘‘(76) TIA
JUANA
VALLEY, 
CALIFORNIA.—
$1,400,000 for water-related environmental infra-
structure, Tia Juana Valley, California.
‘‘(77) CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.—
$4,500,000 
for 
water-related 
infrastructure,
Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
‘‘(78) RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.—
$8,000,000 for water-related infrastructure, Rich-
mond County, North Carolina.
‘‘(79) UNION
COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA.—
$9,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, Union
County, North Carolina.
‘‘(80) WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—
$35,000,000 for implementation of a combined
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sewer overflow long term control plan, Washington,
District of Columbia.
‘‘(81) SOUTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALI-
FORNIA.—$15,000,000 for environmental infrastruc-
ture for the groundwater basin optimization pipeline,
Southern Los Angeles County, California.
‘‘(82) INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.—$6,430,000 for
environmental infrastructure for Indianapolis, Indi-
ana.
‘‘(83) HENDERSON, NEVADA.—$5,000,000 for
wastewater infrastructure, Henderson, Nevada.
‘‘(84) SENNETT, NEW YORK.—$1,500,000 for
water infrastructure, Town of Sennett, New York.
‘‘(85) 
LEDYARD
AND
MONTVILLE, 
CON-
NECTICUT.—$7,113,000 for water infrastructure,
Ledyard and Montville, Connecticut.
‘‘(86) 
AWENDAW, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
$2,000,000 
for 
water-related 
infrastructure,
Awendaw, South Carolina.
‘‘(87) 
ST. 
CLAIR
COUNTY, 
ALABAMA.—
$5,000,000 for water-related infrastructure, St.
Clair County, Alabama.
‘‘(88) EAST BAY, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SANTA
CLARA AREAS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for a de-
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salination project to serve the East Bay, San Fran-
cisco, and Santa Clara areas, California.
‘‘(89) ATHENS, TENNESSEE.—$16,000,000 for
wastewater infrastructure, Athens, Tennessee.
‘‘(90) WARWICK, NEW YORK.—$1,200,000 for
water storage capacity restoration, Warwick, New
York.
‘‘(91) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—$20,000,000
for water-related infrastructure, Kiryas Joel, New
York.
‘‘(92) WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA.—$8,000,000 for
wastewater and water-related infrastructure, Whit-
tier, California.
‘‘(93) ANACOSTIA RIVER, DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA
AND
MARYLAND.—$20,000,000 for environ-
mental infrastructure and resource protection and
development to enhance water quality and living re-
sources in the Anacostia River watershed, District of
Columbia and Maryland.
‘‘(94) DUCHESNE, IRON, AND UINTAH COUN-
TIES, UTAH.—$10,000,000 for water-related infra-
structure, Duchesne, Iron, and Uintah Counties,
Utah.
‘‘(95) HANCOCK, HARRISON, JACKSON, AND
PEARL RIVER COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,824,300
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for water and wastewater-related infrastructure,
Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pearl River Coun-
ties, Mississippi.
‘‘(96) PLACER
AND
EL
DORADO
COUNTIES,
CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 to improve the efficiency
and use of existing water supplies in Placer and El
Dorado Counties, California, through water and
wastewater projects, programs, and infrastructure.
‘‘(97) ARCADIA
AND
SIERRA
MADRE, CALI-
FORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water-related infrastruc-
ture, Arcadia and Sierra Madre, California.
‘‘(98) EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS.—$25,000,000
for water-related infrastructure and resource protec-
tion and development, El Paso County, Texas.
‘‘(99) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—$35,000,000 for
implementation of a sanitary sewer overflow control
plan, Atlanta, Georgia.
‘‘(100) CHATTAHOOCHEE
RIVER, GEORGIA.—
$20,000,000 for implementation of wastewater infra-
structure and resource protection to enhance water
quality in and adjacent to the Chattahoochee River,
Georgia.
‘‘(101) LASSEN, PLUMAS, BUTTE, SIERRA, AND
NEVADA
COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.—$25,000,000 to
improve the efficiency and use of existing water sup-
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plies in the counties of Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Si-
erra, and Nevada, California, through water and
waste water projects, programs, and infrastructure.
‘‘(102) 
IMPERIAL
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.—
$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure to im-
prove water quality in the New River, Imperial
County, California.
‘‘(103) CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT, CALI-
FORNIA.—$23,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure for the Contra Costa Water District,
California.’’.
SEC. 5128. USE OF FEDERAL HOPPER DREDGE FLEET.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on
the appropriate use of the Federal hopper dredge fleet.
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) obtain and analyze baseline data to deter-
mine the appropriate use of the Federal hopper
dredge fleet;
(2) prepare a comprehensive analysis of the
costs and benefits of existing and proposed restric-
tions on the use of the Federal hopper dredge fleet;
and
(3) assess the data and procedure used by the
Secretary to prepare the Government cost estimate
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for worked performed by the Federal hopper dredge
fleet.
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct
the study in consultation with ports, pilots, and represent-
atives of the private dredge industry.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report on the results of the study.
SEC. 5129. WAGE SURVEYS.
Employees of the United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers who are paid wages determined under the last un-
designated paragraph under the heading ‘‘Administrative
Provisions’’ of chapter V of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5343 note; 96 Stat. 832) shall
be allowed, through appropriate employee organization
representatives, to participate in wage surveys under such
paragraph to the same extent as are prevailing rate em-
ployees under subsection (c)(2) of section 5343 of title 5,
United States Code. Nothing in such section 5343 shall
be considered to affect which agencies are to be surveyed
under such paragraph.
SEC. 5130. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that,
to the extent practicable, all equipment and products pur-
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chased with funds made available under this Act should
be American made.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives September 24,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.