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Union Calendar No. 487 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8812 
[Report No. 118–587] 
To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, 
to provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2024 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
ROUZER, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JULY 18, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 25, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 
the United States, to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Continuing authority programs. 
Sec. 102. Community project advisor. 
Sec. 103. Minimum real estate interest. 
Sec. 104. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. 
Sec. 105. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal in-
terests. 
Sec. 106. Review process. 
Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. 
Sec. 108. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. 
Sec. 109. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. 
Sec. 110. Fish and wildlife mitigation. 
Sec. 111. Harbor deepening. 
Sec. 112. Emerging harbors. 
Sec. 113. Remote and subsistence harbors. 
Sec. 114. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 
Sec. 115. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. 
Sec. 116. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships. 
Sec. 117. Maximization of beneficial use. 
Sec. 118. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling. 
Sec. 119. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
Sec. 120. Updates to certain water control manuals. 
Sec. 121. Water supply mission. 
Sec. 122. Real estate administrative fees. 
Sec. 123. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities. 
Sec. 124. Retention of recreation fees. 
Sec. 125. Databases of Corps recreational sites. 
Sec. 126. Services of volunteers. 
Sec. 127. Nonrecreation outgrant policy. 
Sec. 128. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program. 
Sec. 129. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 
Sec. 130. Treatment of projects in covered communities. 
Sec. 131. Ability to pay. 
Sec. 132. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 133. Funding to process permits. 
Sec. 134. Project studies subject to independent external peer review. 
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Sec. 135. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 
Sec. 136. Remote operations at Corps dams. 
Sec. 137. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 
Sec. 138. Support of Army civil works missions. 
Sec. 139. National coastal mapping program. 
Sec. 140. Watershed and river basin assessments. 
Sec. 141. Removal of abandoned vessels. 
Sec. 142. Corrosion prevention. 
Sec. 143. Missouri River existing features protection. 
Sec. 144. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 
Sec. 145. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 
Sec. 146. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. 
Sec. 147. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration. 
Sec. 148. Sense of Congress related to water data. 
Sec. 149. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits. 
Sec. 150. Reporting and oversight. 
Sec. 151. Sacramento River watershed Native American site and cultural resource 
protection pilot program. 
Sec. 152. Emergency drought operations pilot program. 
Sec. 153. Report on minimum real estate interest. 
Sec. 154. Levee Owners Board. 
Sec. 155. Definition. 
TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 
Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 
Sec. 202. Expedited completion. 
Sec. 203. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies. 
Sec. 204. Corps of Engineers reports. 
Sec. 205. GAO studies. 
Sec. 206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expendi-
tures. 
Sec. 207. Examination of reduction of microplastics. 
Sec. 208. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas. 
Sec. 209. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connec-
tion, Louisiana. 
Sec. 210. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study. 
Sec. 211. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation. 
Sec. 212. Oceanside, California. 
Sec. 213. Coastal Washington. 
Sec. 214. Cherryfield Dam, Narraguagus River, Maine. 
Sec. 215. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 216. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin. 
Sec. 217. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas. 
Sec. 218. Sea sparrow accounting. 
Sec. 219. Wilson Lock floating guide wall, Alabama. 
Sec. 220. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. 
TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 
Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 
Sec. 302. General reauthorizations. 
Sec. 303. Conveyances. 
Sec. 304. Lakes program. 
Sec. 305. Maintenance of navigation channels. 
Sec. 306. Asset divestiture. 
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Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. 
Sec. 308. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. 
Sec. 309. Shore protection and restoration. 
Sec. 310. Hopper dredge McFarland replacement. 
Sec. 311. Acequias irrigation systems. 
Sec. 312. Pacific region. 
Sec. 313. Selma, Alabama. 
Sec. 314. Barrow, Alaska. 
Sec. 315. San Francisco Bay, California. 
Sec. 316. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California. 
Sec. 317. Faulkner Island, Connecticut. 
Sec. 318. Broadkill Beach, Delaware. 
Sec. 319. Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia. 
Sec. 320. Washington Aqueduct. 
Sec. 321. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, 
Maryland, and Virginia. 
Sec. 322. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. 
Sec. 323. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. 
Sec. 324. Dillard Road, Patoka Lake, Indiana. 
Sec. 325. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana. 
Sec. 326. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. 
Sec. 327. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana. 
Sec. 328. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minnesota. 
Sec. 329. Missouri River levee system, Missouri. 
Sec. 330. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas. 
Sec. 331. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. 
Sec. 332. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New 
Jersey. 
Sec. 333. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. 
Sec. 334. Willamette Valley, Oregon. 
Sec. 335. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington. 
Sec. 336. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas. 
Sec. 337. Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty Deficiency, Port Lavaca, Texas. 
Sec. 338. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. 
Sec. 339. Western Washington State, Washington. 
Sec. 340. Environmental infrastructure. 
Sec. 341. Specific deauthorizations. 
Sec. 342. Congressional notification of deferred payment agreement request. 
TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 402. Facility investment. 
SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Army. 
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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DE-
LIVERY
FOR
CONTINUING
AUTHORITY
PROGRAM 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
implement a pilot program, in accordance with this 
subsection, allowing a non-Federal interest or the Sec-
retary to carry out a project under a continuing au-
thority program through the use of an alternative de-
livery method. 
(2) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment the pilot program under this subsection through 
a single office, which shall be headed by a Director. 
(3) PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In car-
rying out paragraph (1), the Director shall— 
(A) solicit project proposals from non-Fed-
eral interests by posting program information on 
a public-facing website and reaching out to non- 
Federal interests that have previously submitted 
project requests to the Secretary; 
(B) review such proposals and select 
projects, taking into consideration geographic di-
versity among the selected projects and the alter-
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native delivery methods used for the selected 
projects; and 
(C) notify the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate of each project se-
lected under subparagraph (B), including— 
(i) identification of the project name, 
type, and location, and the associated non- 
Federal interest; 
(ii) a description of the type of alter-
native delivery method being used to carry 
out the project; and 
(iii) a description of how the project 
meets the authorized purposes and require-
ments of the applicable continuing author-
ity program. 
(4) COST SHARE.—The Federal and non-Federal 
shares of the cost of a project carried out pursuant to 
this subsection shall be consistent with the cost share 
requirements of the applicable continuing authority 
program. 
(5) MODIFICATIONS
TO
PROCESSES.—With re-
spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary shall— 
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(A) allow the non-Federal interest to con-
tribute more than the non-Federal share of the 
project required under the applicable continuing 
authority program; 
(B) allow the use of return on Federal in-
vestment as an alternative to benefit-cost anal-
ysis; 
(C) allow the use of a real estate acquisition 
audit process to replace existing crediting, over-
sight, and review processes and procedures; and 
(D) notwithstanding any otherwise applica-
ble requirement of a continuing authority pro-
gram, allow the use of a single contract with the 
non-Federal interest that incorporates the feasi-
bility and construction phases, and may also in-
clude the operations and maintenance of the 
project. 
(6) CREDIT OR REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A project selected under 
paragraph (3) that is carried out by a non-Fed-
eral interest pursuant to this subsection shall be 
eligible for credit or reimbursement for the Fed-
eral share of the cost of the project if, before ini-
tiation of construction of the project— 
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(i) the non-Federal interest enters into 
a written agreement with the Secretary 
under section 221 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), including an 
agreement to pay the non-Federal share of 
the cost of operation and maintenance of the 
project, consistent with the applicable con-
tinuing authority program; and 
(ii) the Director— 
(I) reviews the plans for construc-
tion of the project developed by the 
non-Federal interest; 
(II) determines that the project 
meets the requirements of the applica-
ble continuing authority program; 
(III) determines that the project 
outputs are consistent with the project 
scope; 
(IV) determines that the plans 
comply with applicable Federal laws 
and regulations; and 
(V) verifies that the construction 
documents, including supporting infor-
mation, have been signed by an Engi-
neer of Record. 
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(B) APPLICATION OF CREDIT.—With respect 
to a project selected under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary may only apply credit under subpara-
graph (A) toward the non-Federal share of that 
project. 
(C) APPLICATION
OF
REIMBURSEMENT.— 
The Secretary may only provide reimbursement 
under subparagraph (A) if the Director certifies 
that— 
(i) the non-Federal interest has obli-
gated funds for the cost of the project se-
lected under paragraph (3) and has re-
quested reimbursement of the Federal share 
of the cost of the project; and 
(ii) the project has been constructed in 
accordance with— 
(I) all applicable permits or ap-
provals; and 
(II) the requirements of this sub-
section. 
(D) MONITORING.—The Director shall regu-
larly monitor and audit any project constructed 
by a non-Federal interest pursuant to this sub-
section to ensure that— 
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(i) the construction is carried out in 
compliance with the requirements of this 
subsection; and 
(ii) the costs of construction are rea-
sonable. 
(7) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.—The Direc-
tor shall annually submit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report on the progress 
and outcomes of projects carried out pursuant to this 
subsection, including— 
(A) an assessment of whether the use of al-
ternative delivery methods has resulted in cost 
savings or time efficiencies; and 
(B) identification of changes to laws or 
policies needed in order to implement more 
projects using alternative delivery methods. 
(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD.—The 
term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ means a 
project delivery method that is not the tradi-
tional design-bid-build method, including pro-
gressive design-build, public-private partner-
ships, and construction manager at risk. 
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(B) CONTINUING
AUTHORITY
PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘continuing authority program’’ has 
the meaning given that term in the section 
7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 
(C) 
DIRECTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Director’’ 
means the Director of the office through which 
the Secretary is implementing the pilot program 
under this subsection. 
(D) RETURN ON FEDERAL INVESTMENT.— 
The term ‘‘return on Federal investment’’ means, 
with respect to Federal investment in a water re-
sources development project, the economic return 
on the investment for the Federal Government, 
taking into consideration qualitative returns for 
any anticipated life safety, risk reduction, eco-
nomic growth, environmental, and social benefits 
accruing as a result of the investment. 
(9) SUNSET.—The authority to commence pursu-
ant to this subsection a project selected under para-
graph (3) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(10) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
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(b) MODIFICATIONS TO CONTINUING AUTHORITY PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) DELEGATION OF DECISIONMAKING AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to a 
project carried out pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall delegate decisionmaking au-
thority and review of projects under a con-
tinuing authority program to the District Com-
mander of the district of the Corps of Engineers 
in which the project is located. 
(B) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Authority dele-
gated under subparagraph (A) shall include au-
thority related to the approval of project initi-
ation, allocation of funds within statutory lim-
its, and oversight of project implementation. 
(2) PROCEDURE FOR EXTENDING COST LIMITS.— 
(A) INITIAL
DETERMINATION.—If, during 
the preconstruction phase of a project under a 
continuing authority program, the total Federal 
costs of the project are projected to exceed the es-
tablished Federal per-project limit, the District 
Commander to whom authority has been dele-
gated under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
project shall conduct an assessment to determine 
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whether the project can continue to be carried 
out with a revised scope. 
(B) TRANSITION
TO
NEW
FEASIBILITY 
STUDY CASE 1.—If the District Commander de-
termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 
cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 
scope within the existing authority for the 
project, and the cost of completing the project is 
not projected to exceed twice the applicable estab-
lished per-project limit— 
(i) the project may be considered a new 
feasibility study and shall be prioritized for 
investigation funds from the Secretary to 
minimize starts and stops on project imple-
mentation; and 
(ii) such transition to a new feasibility 
study shall require approval from the Sec-
retary and shall include a notification to 
Congress. 
(C) TRANSITION
TO
NEW
FEASIBILITY 
STUDY CASE 2.—If the District Commander de-
termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 
cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 
scope within the existing authority for the 
project, and the cost of completing the project is 
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projected to exceed twice the applicable estab-
lished per-project limit, the project may only 
continue as a feasibility study subject to the re-
quirements of section 105 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215). 
(D) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—A project carried 
out pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall not 
count towards the annual program funding au-
thorization limits for the applicable continuing 
authority program. 
(3) CONTINUING
AUTHORITY
PROGRAM
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘continuing au-
thority program’’ has the meaning given that term in 
the section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 
(c) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PRO-
TECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 
U.S.C. 701r) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
(d) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM-
PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act of 
August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$37,500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$62,500,000’’; and 
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(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 
(e) SMALL
RIVER
AND
HARBOR
IMPROVEMENT 
PROJECTS.—Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 
(f) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 206 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) 
ANADROMOUS
FISH.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), for projects carried out under sub-
section (a)(3), the non-Federal interest shall provide 
15 percent of the cost of construction, including provi-
sion of all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and nec-
essary relocations.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
(g) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN-
NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 
701g) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
(h) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 
ENVIRONMENT OR DROUGHT RESILIENCY.—Section 1135 of 
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the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘OR 
DROUGHT RESILIENCY’’ after ‘‘ENVIRONMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of improv-
ing’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘for the pur-
pose of— 
‘‘(1) improving’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) providing drought resiliency.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(2) will im-
prove’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) will provide for drought re-
silience or will improve’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’; 
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$62,000,000’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) 
DROUGHT
RESILIENCE.—Drought 
resilience 
measures carried out under this section may include— 
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‘‘(1) water conservation measures to mitigate 
and address drought conditions; 
‘‘(2) removal of sediment captured behind a dam 
for the purpose of restoring or increasing the author-
ized storage capacity of the project concerned; 
‘‘(3) the planting of native plant species that 
will reduce the risk of drought and the incidence of 
nonnative species; and 
‘‘(4) other actions that increase drought resil-
ience, water conservation, or water availability.’’. 
(i) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program for the implementation, in partnership with non- 
Federal interests, of small structural or nonstructural 
projects for flood risk management, stormwater manage-
ment, and related purposes not specifically authorized by 
Congress when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such 
work is advisable. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) 
FLOOD
RISK
MANAGEMENT
AND 
STORMWATER PURPOSES.— 
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‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed-
eral share for a project implemented under this 
section of the costs assigned to purposes described 
in subsection (a) shall be 35 percent. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal in-
terest for a project implemented under this sec-
tion shall pay 5 percent of the costs assigned to 
purposes described in subsection (a) during con-
struction of the project. 
‘‘(2) OTHER PURPOSES.—The non-Federal share 
for a project implemented under this section of the 
costs assigned to purposes not described in subsection 
(a) shall be consistent with the cost share require-
ments of section 103 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 
‘‘(3) LANDS.—The non-Federal interest for a 
project implemented under this section shall provide 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material 
disposal areas, and perform all related necessary relo-
cations. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project under 
this section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal inter-
est has entered into an agreement with the Secretary to 
pay— 
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‘‘(1) the non-Federal share of the costs of con-
struction required by this section; and 
‘‘(2) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, 
replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with 
the project in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) COMPLETENESS.—A project implemented under 
this section shall be complete in itself and shall not commit 
the United States to any additional improvement for the 
successful operation of the project. 
‘‘(e) FLEXIBILITY IN PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLE-
MENTATION.—The Secretary is authorized to, in coordina-
tion with the non-Federal interest for a project implemented 
under this section, incorporate natural features and nature- 
based features, water reuse and recycling practices, and 
other innovative stormwater management practices and 
techniques, including green infrastructure, permeable pave-
ments, rain gardens, and retention basins into the project. 
‘‘(f) CONSIDERATION.—In implementing a project 
under this section, the Secretary shall, where appropriate, 
examine opportunities to include features for the reclama-
tion, treatment, and reuse of flood water and stormwater 
associated with the project that will not result in— 
‘‘(1) a determination that the project is not eco-
nomically justified; or 
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‘‘(2) the limitation described in subsection (h)(1) 
conflicting with the required Federal share of the cost 
of the project. 
‘‘(g) STORMWATER-RELATED PROJECTS.—For any 
project for stormwater management implemented under this 
section, the Secretary shall include management of 
stormwater that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet 
per second for the 10-percent flood. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—Not more than $15,000,000 
in Federal funds may be allocated under this section 
for a single project within a single specific geographic 
area, such as a city, town, or county. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $90,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Noth-
ing in the amendment made by this subsection shall 
affect any agreement in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act under section 205 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), except that, upon 
request by the non-Federal interest for the project that 
is the subject of such an agreement, the Secretary and 
the non-Federal interest may modify the agreement to 
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reflect the requirements of such section 205, as so 
amended. 
(j) COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 
165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 
U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and in-
serting ‘‘COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘program’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) solicit project proposals from non-Fed-
eral interests by posting program information on 
a public-facing website and reaching out to non- 
Federal interests that have previously submitted 
project requests to the Secretary; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 
total of 20 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘projects’’; 
(4) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize the following 
projects: 
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‘‘(A) Projects located in coastal commu-
nities in western Alaska impacted by Typhoon 
Merbok. 
‘‘(B) The Hatch Dam project, Arizona, car-
ried out pursuant to section 205 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
‘‘(C) Projects located in Guam.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 102. COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR. 
(a) COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a single office to assist non-Federal interests 
in accessing Federal resources related to water resources de-
velopment projects, which shall be headed by a community 
project advisor appointed by the Secretary. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The community project advi-
sor appointed under this section shall— 
(1) provide guidance to potential non-Federal 
interests on accessing programs, services, and other 
assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers 
relating to water resources development projects, in-
cluding under— 
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(A) continuing authority programs (as such 
term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d)); 
(B) section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 
(33 U.S.C. 408); 
(C) section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 
1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a); 
(D) section 22 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16); 
(E) section 203 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231); 
(F) section 204 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232); 
(G) section 203 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269); 
(H) section 5014 of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2201 note); and 
(I) the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 
(2) conduct outreach and workshops for potential 
non-Federal interests to provide information on such 
assistance, including processes for accessing such as-
sistance; and 
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(3) identify programs, services, and other assist-
ance made available by other Federal and State agen-
cies relating to water resources development projects 
for purposes of advising potential non-Federal inter-
ests on the best available applicable assistance. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out activities under 
this section, to the maximum extent practicable, the commu-
nity project advisor shall prioritize providing assistance 
with respect to water resources development projects that 
will benefit a rural community, a small community, or a 
community described in the guidance issued by the Sec-
retary under section 160 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 
(d) ELECTRONIC PORTAL.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall develop an online, interactive 
portal that— 
(A) contains information relating to the as-
sistance described in subsection (b); and 
(B) can be used by a potential non-Federal 
interest as a succinct guide to accessing such as-
sistance based on the applicable potential water 
resources development project. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the portal developed under paragraph (1) is 
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made available in a prominent location on the pub-
lic-facing website of the headquarters of the Corps of 
Engineers and of each district and division of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
SEC. 103. MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 
(a) REAL ESTATE PLAN.—The Secretary shall provide 
to the non-Federal interest for an authorized water re-
sources development project a real estate plan for the project 
that includes a description of the real estate interests re-
quired for construction, operation and maintenance, repair, 
rehabilitation, or replacement of the project, including any 
specific details and legal requirements necessary for imple-
mentation of the project. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each authorized water re-
sources development project for which an interest in 
real property is required for any applicable construc-
tion, operation and maintenance, repair, rehabilita-
tion, or replacement, the Secretary shall identify the 
minimum interest in the property necessary to carry 
out the applicable activity. 
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(2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall identify an interest 
that is less than fee simple title in cases where the 
Secretary determines that— 
(A) such an interest is sufficient for con-
struction, operation and maintenance, repair, re-
habilitation, and replacement of the applicable 
project; and 
(B) the non-Federal interest cannot legally 
make available to the Secretary an interest in fee 
simple title for purposes of the project. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal interest for an 
authorized water resources development project shall pro-
vide for the project an interest in the applicable real prop-
erty that is the minimum interest identified under sub-
section (b). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report con-
taining— 
(1) a summary of all instances in which the Sec-
retary identified under subsection (b) fee simple title 
as the minimum interest necessary with respect to an 
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activity for which the non-Federal interest requested 
the use of an interest less than fee simple title; and 
(2) with respect to each such instance, a descrip-
tion of the legal requirements that resulted in identi-
fying fee simple title as the minimum interest. 
(e) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—At the request of a non- 
Federal interest, an agreement entered into under section 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b) between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act may be amended to 
reflect the requirements of this section. 
SEC. 104. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may undertake a feder-
ally authorized feasibility study of a pro-
posed water resources development project, 
or,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘may un-
dertake and submit to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) a federally authorized feasibility study 
of a proposed water resources development 
project; or’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘upon the written ap-
proval’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) upon the determination’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘undertake’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, and submit the 
study to the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘or constructed by a non-Federal inter-
est pursuant to section 204’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, as soon as prac-
ticable,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘non-Federal in-
terests to’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal 
interests that’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and transparent 
guidance for the non-Federal interest to use in 
developing a feasibility study that complies with 
requirements that would apply to a feasibility 
study undertaken by the Secretary;’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) provide guidance to a non-Federal in-
terest on obtaining support from the Secretary to 
complete elements of a feasibility study that may 
be considered inherently governmental and re-
quired to be done by a Federal agency; and 
‘‘(D) provide contacts for employees of the 
Corps of Engineers that a non-Federal interest 
may use to initiate coordination with the Sec-
retary and identify at what stages coordination 
may be beneficial.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION.—If a non-Federal interest 
requests to undertake a feasibility study on a modi-
fication to a constructed water resources development 
project under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall 
expeditiously provide to the non-Federal interest the 
determination required under such paragraph with 
respect to whether conceptual modifications, as pre-
sented by the non-Federal interest, are consistent with 
the authorized purposes of the project.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘receives a request under this paragraph’’ 
and inserting ‘‘receives a study submission 
under subsection (a) or receives a request 
under subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
RE-
QUIRED.—The Secretary shall notify a non-Fed-
eral interest if, upon initial review of a submis-
sion received under subsection (a) or a receipt of 
a request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
requires additional information to perform the 
required analyses, reviews, and compliance proc-
esses and include in such notification a detailed 
description of the required information.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receipt of a study 
submission under subsection (a) or receipt of a re-
quest under paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall no-
tify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate of the submission or request and a timeline for 
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completion of the required analyses, reviews, and 
compliance processes and shall notify the non-Federal 
interest of such timeline.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘receiving 
a request under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘receiving a study submission under subsection 
(a) or a request under paragraph (3)(A)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If a project’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a project’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or modification to the 
project’’ before ‘‘an amount equal to’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Any credit provided to 
a non-Federal interest under this subsection may not 
exceed the maximum Federal cost for a feasibility 
study initiated by the Secretary under section 
1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 
for each fiscal year to carry out this section.’’. 
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(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 
any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments made 
by this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest that 
has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary re-
lated to carrying out a feasibility study pursuant to section 
203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2231) before the date of enactment of this Act may 
submit to the Secretary a request to amend such agreement 
to reflect the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 105. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP-
MENT PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTER-
ESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an appropriate non-Fed-
eral interest’’ and inserting ‘‘a non-Federal in-
terest carrying out a project, or separable ele-
ment of a project, under this section’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘on construction for any 
project’’ and inserting ‘‘for the construction of 
any project or separable element’’; and 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘, consistent with the au-
thorized cost share for the project,’’ after ‘‘United 
States funds’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clauses 
(i) through (iii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) the non-Federal interest— 
‘‘(I) enters into a written agree-
ment with the Secretary under section 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), including an 
agreement to pay the non-Federal 
share, if any, of the cost of operation 
and maintenance of the project; 
‘‘(II) makes any information rel-
evant to carrying out the project avail-
able to the Secretary to review; and 
‘‘(III) identifies features of the 
project or separable element that are 
outside the scope of the authorized 
project; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) reviews the plans for con-
struction by the non-Federal interest; 
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‘‘(II) determines the project out-
puts are consistent with the authorized 
project and construction would not re-
sult in life safety concerns; 
‘‘(III) determines that the plans 
comply with applicable Federal laws 
and regulations; and 
‘‘(IV) verifies that the construc-
tion documents, including supporting 
information, have been signed by an 
Engineer of Record; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) the non-Federal interest has obligated 
or expended funds for the cost of a discrete seg-
ment or separable element thereof and has re-
quested reimbursement of the Federal share of the 
cost of the discrete segment or separable ele-
ment;’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘, discrete segment of 
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the project, or separable element of the 
project,’’ after ‘‘the project’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) before the review and approval of 
plans under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Sec-
retary makes the determinations required 
under subclauses (II) and (III) of para-
graph (1)(A)(ii) with respect to the discrete 
segment.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘plans approved under paragraph 
(1)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘the plans re-
viewed under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (D)(i) by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary may not pro-
vide credit or reimbursement for— 
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‘‘(A) activities required by the non-Federal 
interest to initiate design and construction that 
would otherwise not be required by the Secretary; 
or 
‘‘(B) delays incurred by the non-Federal in-
terest resulting in project cost increases.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 
any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments made 
by this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest that 
has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary to 
carry out a water resources development project pursuant 
to section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) before the date of enactment of this 
Act may submit to the Secretary a request to amend such 
agreement to reflect the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 106. REVIEW PROCESS. 
Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408) 
is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting 
after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a single office within the Corps of Engineers with 
the expertise to provide consistent and timely rec-
ommendations under subsection (a) for applications 
for permission submitted pursuant to such subsection. 
‘‘(2) PREAPPLICATION MEETING.—At the request 
of a non-Federal entity that is planning on submit-
ting an application for permission pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary, acting through the office es-
tablished under paragraph (1), shall meet with the 
non-Federal entity to— 
‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and specific 
technical requirements for non-Federal entity to 
use in the development of the application; 
‘‘(B) recommend the number of design pack-
ages to submit for the proposed action, and the 
stage of development at which to submit such 
packages; and 
‘‘(C) identify potential concerns or conflicts 
with such proposed actions. 
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‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may 
use funds accepted from a non-Federal entity under 
subsection (b)(3) for purposes of conducting a meeting 
described in paragraph (2).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary shall inform’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary, acting through the head of the office es-
tablished under subsection (c), shall inform’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary, act-
ing through the head of the office established 
under subsection (c), shall’’. 
SEC. 107. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AND TRACKING OF 
PERMIT APPLICATIONS. 
(a) ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.—Section 2040(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DE-
VELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC’’ and inserting ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment an electronic system to allow the electronic— 
‘‘(A) preparation and submission of appli-
cations for permits and requests for jurisdic-
tional determinations under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) tracking of documents related to Fed-
eral environmental reviews for projects under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary or for which the 
Corps of Engineers is designated as the lead Fed-
eral agency.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) documents related to Federal environ-
mental reviews for projects under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary or for which the Corps of Engi-
neers is designated as the lead Federal agency.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
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shall use the electronic system required under para-
graph (1) to enhance interagency coordination in the 
preparation of documents related to Federal environ-
mental reviews.’’. 
(b) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2040(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) enable a non-Federal interest for a project 
to— 
‘‘(A) submit information related to the 
preparation of any Federal environmental re-
view document associated with the project; and 
‘‘(B) track the status of a Federal environ-
mental review associated with the project.’’. 
(c) RECORD RETENTION.—Section 2040(d) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘RECORD
OF
DETERMINATIONS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘RECORD RETENTION’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and all 
Federal environmental review documents included in 
the electronic system’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and all Fed-
eral environmental review documents included in the 
electronic system,’’ before ‘‘after the 5-year’’. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—Section 2040(e) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DE-
TERMINATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘RECORDS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and all 
final Federal environmental review documents in-
cluded in the electronic system,’’ before ‘‘available to 
the public’’. 
(e) DEADLINE FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMPLEMEN-
TATION.—Section 2040(f)(1) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2 years after the date of enactment of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2024’’. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2040(g) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(g)) is 
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amended by inserting ‘‘, and the requirements described in 
subsections (d) and (e) relating to Federal environmental 
documents shall apply with respect to Federal environ-
mental review documents that are prepared after the date 
of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2024’’ before the period at the end. 
(g) E-NEPA.— 
(1) CONSISTENCY.—Section 2040 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) CONSISTENCY WITH E-NEPA.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
results of the permitting portal study conducted pursuant 
to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the Fiscal Re-
sponsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44).’’. 
(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall cooper-
ate with the Council on Environmental Quality in 
conducting the permitting portal study required pur-
suant to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the 
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44). 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2040 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345) 
is amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘PERMIT 
APPLICATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘PERMIT
APPLICA-
TIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS’’. 
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SEC. 108. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 
STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(a) of the Water Re-
sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282c(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of initiation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on which the Secretary determines the 
Federal interest for purposes of the report pursuant to 
section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b))’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘cost of $3,000,000; and’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘cost of— 
‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for a project with an esti-
mated 
construction 
cost 
of 
less 
than 
$500,000,000; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for a project with an esti-
mated construction cost of greater than or equal 
to $500,000,000; and’’. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 905(b)(2)(B) of the Water 
Resources 
Development 
Act 
of 
1986 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2282(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$300,000’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 905(b)(4) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
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2282(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) TIMING.—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘The cost of’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
cost of’’. 
SEC. 109. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK AND 
ENCROACHMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c) of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
status of compliance of a non-Federal interest 
with the requirements of a levee owner’s manual, 
or any other eligibility requirement established 
by the Secretary related to the maintenance and 
upkeep responsibilities of the non-Federal inter-
est, the Secretary shall consider the non-Federal 
interest to be eligible for repair and rehabilita-
tion assistance under this section if— 
‘‘(i) in coordination with the Sec-
retary, the non-Federal interest develops a 
systemwide improvement plan that— 
‘‘(I) identifies any items of de-
ferred or inadequate maintenance and 
upkeep, including any such items iden-
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tified by the Secretary or through peri-
odic inspection of the flood control 
work; 
‘‘(II) identifies any additional 
measures, including repair and reha-
bilitation work, that the Secretary de-
termines necessary to ensure that the 
flood control work performs as designed 
and intended; and 
‘‘(III) includes specific timelines 
for addressing such items and meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) determines that the system-
wide improvement plan meets the re-
quirements of clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) determines that the non-Fed-
eral 
interest 
makes 
satisfactory 
progress in meeting the timelines de-
scribed in clause (i)(III). 
‘‘(B) GRANDFATHERED ENCROACHMENTS.— 
At the request of the non-Federal interest, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall review documentation devel-
oped by the non-Federal interest showing a 
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covered encroachment does not negatively 
impact the integrity of the flood control 
work; 
‘‘(ii) shall make a written determina-
tion with respect to whether removal or 
modification of such covered encroachment 
is necessary to ensure the encroachment does 
not negatively impact the integrity of the 
flood control work; and 
‘‘(iii) may not determine that a cov-
ered encroachment is a deficiency requiring 
corrective action unless such action is nec-
essary to ensure the encroachment does not 
negatively impact the integrity of the flood 
control work.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) COVERED ENCROACHMENT.—The term 
‘covered encroachment’ means a permanent non-
project structure that— 
‘‘(i) is located inside the boundaries of 
a flood control work; 
‘‘(ii) is depicted on construction draw-
ings or operation and maintenance plans 
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for the flood control work that are signed by 
an engineer of record; and 
‘‘(iii) is determined, by the Secretary, 
to be an encroachment of such flood control 
work.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3011 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 701n note) is repealed. 
(c) TRANSITION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall have no effect on any written agreement signed 
by the Secretary and a non-Federal interest pursuant to 
section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) if the 
non-Federal interest otherwise continues to meet the re-
quirements of section 5(c)(2) as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) PARTICIPATION IN PREPAREDNESS EXERCISES.— 
The Secretary may not condition the eligibility of a non- 
Federal interest for rehabilitation assistance under section 
5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) on the 
participation of the non-Federal interest in disaster pre-
paredness exercises that are unrelated to necessary repairs, 
rehabilitation, maintenance, and upkeep of a flood control 
work. 
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SEC. 110. FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION. 
Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘After November 17, 
1986, the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shall not submit’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘unless such report 
contains’’ and inserting ‘‘may not approve 
any proposal related to a water resources 
project unless the Secretary has prepared a 
report relating to the project that contains’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the non-Federal interest for a water 
resources project, and other stakeholders, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(i) to identify mitigation implemen-
tation practices or accepted assessment 
methodologies used in the region of the 
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water resources project and incorporate such 
practices and methodologies into the mitiga-
tion plan for such project; and 
‘‘(ii) to identify projects that have not 
been constructed, or concepts described in 
mitigation plans for other water resources 
projects, that may be used to meet the res-
toration or mitigation needs of the water re-
sources project.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)(I), by inserting 
‘‘or a description of the requirements for a third- 
party mitigation instrument that would be devel-
oped in the case that a contract for future deliv-
ery of credits will be used’’ after ‘‘to be used’’; 
(2) in subsection (i)(1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, for imme-
diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 
in the mitigation instrument’’ after ‘‘banks’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, for imme-
diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 
in the mitigation instrument’’ after ‘‘programs’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(l) SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—Mitigation of fish and 
wildlife losses required under this section that is provided 
in the form of credit shall be considered a separable element 
of a project without requiring further evaluation. 
‘‘(m) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(1) the mitigation requirements for each water 
resources project— 
‘‘(A) are made publicly available (including 
on a website of the headquarters of the Corps of 
Engineers); and 
‘‘(B) include the location of the project, the 
anticipated schedule for mitigation, the type of 
mitigation required, the amount of mitigation 
required, and the remaining mitigation needs; 
‘‘(2) the mitigation plan for such project is made 
publicly available, as applicable; 
‘‘(3) the information described in paragraph (1) 
is updated regularly; and 
‘‘(4) carrying out the requirements of this sub-
section with respect to each water resources project is 
considered a project expense. 
‘‘(n) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall ensure that the project delivery 
team and regulatory team of the Corps of Engineers work 
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in coordination to successfully carry out mitigation ef-
forts.’’. 
SEC. 111. HARBOR DEEPENING. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 101(a)(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 
(b) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ 
and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 
SEC. 112. EMERGING HARBORS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) issue guidance for the purpose of carrying 
out section 210(c)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)(B)); and 
(2) develop a mechanism to accept the non-Fed-
eral share of funds from a non-Federal interest for 
maintenance dredging carried out under such section. 
SEC. 113. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 
Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2242) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) 
through (3) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) the project would be located in the State of 
Hawaii or Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or Amer-
ican Samoa; and 
‘‘(2)(A) over 80 percent of the goods transported 
through the harbor would be consumed within the 
United States, as determined by the Secretary, in-
cluding consideration of information provided by the 
non-Federal interest; or 
‘‘(B) the long-term viability of the community in 
which the project is located, or the long-term viability 
of a community that is located in the region that is 
served by the project and that will rely on the project, 
would be threatened without the harbor and naviga-
tion improvement.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘benefits of the project to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘benefits of the project to any of’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 
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SEC. 114. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COM-
MUNITY HARBORS. 
Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘section based on an assessment of’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the local or re-
gional economic benefits of the project;’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) based on an assessment of— 
‘‘(A) the local or regional economic benefits 
of the project;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively 
(and by conforming the margins accordingly); 
(C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated) by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) that are located— 
‘‘(A) in a harbor where passenger and 
freight service is provided to island communities 
dependent on that service; or 
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‘‘(B) in a lake, or any related connecting 
channels, within the United States that is in-
cluded in the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or a marina or 
berthing area that is located adjacent to, or is acces-
sible by, a Federal navigation project,’’ before ‘‘for 
which’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) PROJECTS FOR MARINA OR BERTHING AREAS.— 
The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 projects 
under this section that are projects for an underserved com-
munity harbor that is a marina or berthing area described 
in subsection (g)(2).’’. 
SEC. 115. INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 8133(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3720) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PROJECTS.—In awarding contracts under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consider projects that— 
‘‘(1) improve navigation reliability on inland 
waterways that are accessible year-round; 
‘‘(2) increase freight capacity on inland water-
ways; and 
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‘‘(3) have the potential to enhance the avail-
ability of containerized cargo on inland waterways.’’. 
SEC. 116. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY PART-
NERSHIPS. 
Section 217(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL USE.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(i) at the request of a non-Federal en-
tity, may permit the use of any dredged 
material disposal facility under the juris-
diction of, or managed by, the Secretary by 
the non-Federal entity if the Secretary de-
termines that such use will not reduce the 
availability of the facility for the authorized 
water resources development project on a 
channel in the vicinity of the disposal facil-
ity; 
‘‘(ii) at the request of a non-Federal 
entity, shall permit the non-Federal entity 
to use a non-Federal disposal facility for the 
disposal of material dredged by the non- 
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Federal entity, regardless of any connection 
to a Federal navigation project, if— 
‘‘(I) permission for such use has 
been granted by the owner of the non- 
Federal disposal facility; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary determines 
that the dredged material disposal 
needs required to maintain, perform 
authorized deepening, or restore the 
navigability and functionality of au-
thorized navigation channels in the vi-
cinity of the non-Federal disposal fa-
cility for the 20-year period following 
the date of the request, including all 
planned and routine dredging oper-
ations necessary to maintain such 
channels for the authorized purposes 
during such period, can be met by the 
available 
gross 
capacity 
of 
other 
dredged material disposal facilities in 
the vicinity of the non-Federal disposal 
facility; and 
‘‘(iii) shall impose fees to recover cap-
ital, operation, and maintenance costs asso-
ciated with such uses. 
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‘‘(B) 
DETERMINATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) delegate determinations under 
clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A) 
to the District Commander of the district in 
which the relevant disposal facility is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(ii) make such determinations not 
later than 90 days after receiving the appli-
cable request.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘USE OF FEES’’ and inserting ‘‘FEES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) USE.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REDUCTION IN AMOUNT.—In collecting 
any fee under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
reduce the amount imposed under paragraph 
(1)(A)(iii) to account for improvements made to 
the non-Federal disposal facility by the non-Fed-
eral entity to recover the capacity of the non- 
Federal disposal facility.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) DISPOSITION STUDIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Upon request by the 
owner of a non-Federal disposal facility, the Sec-
retary shall carry out a disposition study of the 
non-Federal disposal facility, in accordance with 
section 1168 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 578b), if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary has not used the 
non-Federal disposal facility for the dis-
posal of dredged material during the 20- 
year period preceding the date of the re-
quest; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that the 
non-Federal disposal facility is not needed 
for such use by the Secretary during the 20- 
year period following the date of the request. 
‘‘(B) 
CONCLUSIVE
PRESUMPTIONS.—For 
purposes of carrying out a disposition study re-
quired under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) consider the non-Federal disposal 
facility to be a separable element of a 
project; and 
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‘‘(ii) consider a Federal interest in the 
non-Federal disposal facility to no longer 
exist. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) GROSS CAPACITY.—The term ‘gross ca-
pacity’ means the total quantity of dredged ma-
terial that may be placed in a dredged material 
disposal facility, taking into consideration any 
additional capacity that can be constructed at 
the facility. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL DISPOSAL FACILITY.— 
The term ‘non-Federal disposal facility’ means a 
dredged material disposal facility under the ju-
risdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary that 
is owned by a non-Federal entity.’’. 
SEC. 117. MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE. 
(a) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec-
tion 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 
(33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a pilot program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’; and 
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(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) promoting resiliency and reducing the risk 
to property and infrastructure of flooding and storm 
damage;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and inserting 
‘‘this section’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) identify and carry out projects for the bene-
ficial use of dredged material;’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In carrying out the pilot 
program, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘under the pilot program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the pilot 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘the implementation of 
this section’’; and 
(6) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating 
subsection (h) as subsection (g). 
(b) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 204 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 
2326) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘rehabilita-
tion of projects’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitation of 
projects, including projects for the beneficial use of 
dredged materials described in section 1122 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2326 note),’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) Osceola County, Florida.’’. 
(c) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec-
tion 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘It is the policy’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) POLICY.—It is the policy’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(B) NATIONAL GOAL.—To the greatest ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that 
not less than 70 percent by tonnage of suitable 
dredged material obtained from the construction 
or operation and maintenance of water resources 
development projects is used beneficially.’’. 
(d) MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE IN DREDGED 
MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Each dredged material 
management plan for a federally authorized water resources 
development project, and each regional sediment plan devel-
oped under section 204 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326), including any such plan 
under development on the date of enactment of this Act, 
shall— 
(1) maximize the beneficial use of suitable 
dredged material; and 
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize 
the use of such dredged material in water resources 
development projects in areas vulnerable to coastal 
land loss or shoreline erosion. 
(e) TRANSFER OF SUITABLE DREDGED MATERIAL.— 
The Secretary is authorized to transfer to a non-Federal 
interest at no cost, for the purpose of beneficial use, suitable 
dredged material that the Secretary has determined is in 
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excess of the amounts of such material identified as needed 
for use by the Secretary. 
SEC. 118. ECONOMIC, HYDRAULIC, AND HYDROLOGIC MOD-
ELING. 
(a) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in col-
laboration with other Federal and State agencies, National 
Laboratories, and nonprofit research institutions (includ-
ing institutions of higher education and centers and labora-
tories focused on economics or water resources), shall de-
velop, update, and maintain economic, hydraulic, and hy-
drologic models, including models for compound flooding, 
for use in the planning, design formulation, modification, 
and operation of water resources development projects and 
water resources planning. 
(b) COORDINATION AND USE OF MODELS AND DATA.— 
In carrying out subsection (a), to the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) work with the non-Federal interest for a 
water resources development project to identify exist-
ing relevant economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 
models and data; 
(2) utilize, where appropriate, economic, hydrau-
lic, and hydrologic models and data provided to the 
Secretary by the agencies, laboratories, and institu-
tions described in subsection (a); and 
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(3) upon written request by a non-Federal inter-
est for a project, provide to the non-Federal interest 
draft or working economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 
models, and any data generated by such models with 
respect to the project, not later than 30 days after re-
ceiving such request; and 
(4) in accordance with section 2017 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2342), 
make final economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic mod-
els, and any data generated by such models, available 
to the public, as quickly as practicable, but not later 
than 30 days after receiving a written request for 
such models or data. 
(c) MODEL OUTPUTS.—To the extent practicable and 
appropriate, the Secretary shall incorporate data generated 
by models developed under this section into the formulation 
of feasibility studies for, and the operation of, water re-
sources development projects. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to transfer 
to other Federal and State agencies, National Laboratories, 
and nonprofit research institutions, including institutions 
of higher education, such funds as may be necessary to 
carry out subsection (a) from amounts available to the Sec-
retary. 
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(e) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.—A partnership 
agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) may provide, at the 
request of the non-Federal interest for the applicable project, 
that the Secretary credit toward the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project the value of economic, hydraulic, and 
hydrologic models required for the project that are developed 
by the non-Federal interest in accordance with any policies 
and guidelines applicable to the relevant partnership agree-
ment pursuant to such section. 
(f) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review economic, hy-
draulic, and hydrologic models developed under this section 
in the same manner as any such models developed under 
any other authority of the Secretary. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMPOUND
FLOODING.—The term ‘‘com-
pound flooding’’ means a flooding event in which two 
or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge- 
driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven flooding, 
occur simultaneously or in close succession and the 
potential adverse effects of the combined flood drivers 
may be greater than that of the individual flood driv-
er components. 
(2) ECONOMIC.—The term ‘‘economic’’, as used 
in reference to models, means relating to the evalua-
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tion of benefits and cost attributable to a project for 
an economic justification under section 209 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962–2). 
SEC. 119. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In updating a water control man-
ual for any reservoir constructed, owned, or operated by the 
Secretary, including a reservoir for which the Secretary is 
authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage al-
located for flood control or navigation pursuant to section 
7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709), the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incor-
porate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
(b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal 
interests, shall issue clear and concise guidelines for incor-
porating the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 
into water control manuals for reservoirs described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 
out an assessment of geographically diverse reservoirs 
described in subsection (a) to determine the viability 
of using forecast-informed reservoir operations at such 
reservoirs. 
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(2) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out the as-
sessment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall include an assessment of— 
(A) each reservoir located in the South Pa-
cific Division of the Corps of Engineers; and 
(B) reservoirs located in each of the North-
western Division and the South Atlantic Divi-
sion of the Corps of Engineers. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall consult with relevant Fed-
eral and State agencies and non-Federal interests. 
SEC. 120. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANU-
ALS. 
Section 8109 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702) is amended by inserting ‘‘or that 
incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 
into such manuals’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 121. WATER SUPPLY MISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) include water supply as a primary mission 
of the Corps of Engineers in planning, prioritization, 
designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and 
maintaining water resources development projects; 
and 
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(2) give equal consideration to the water supply 
mission in the planning, prioritization, designing, 
constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining 
of water resources development projects. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NO NEW AUTHORITY.—Nothing in subsection 
(a) authorizes the Secretary to initiate a water re-
sources development project or modify an authorized 
water resources development project. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in subsection (a) af-
fects— 
(A) any existing authority of the Secretary, 
including— 
(i) authorities of the Secretary with re-
spect to navigation, hydropower, flood con-
trol, and environmental protection and res-
toration; 
(ii) the authority of the Secretary 
under section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (33 U.S.C. 708); and 
(iii) the authority of the Secretary 
under section 301 of the Water Supply Act 
of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); 
(B) any applications for permits under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary, or lawsuits relating 
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to such permits or water resources development 
projects, pending as of the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(C) the application of any procedures to as-
sure public notice and an opportunity for public 
hearing for such permits; or 
(D) the authority of a State to manage, use, 
or allocate the water resources of that State. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report detailing— 
(A) the steps taken to comply with sub-
section (a); and 
(B) actions identified by non-Federal inter-
ests that may be taken, consistent with existing 
authorized purposes of the applicable water re-
sources development projects, to— 
(i) reallocate storage space in existing 
water resources development projects for 
municipal and industrial water supply 
purposes pursuant to section 301 of the 
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Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 
390b); 
(ii) enter into surplus water supply 
contracts pursuant to section 6 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708); 
(iii) modify the operations of an exist-
ing water resources development project to 
produce water supply benefits incidental to, 
and consistent with, the authorized purposes 
of the project, including by— 
(I) adjusting the timing of re-
leases for other authorized purposes to 
create opportunities for water supply 
conservation, use, and storage; 
(II) capturing stormwater; 
(III) releasing water from storage 
to replenish aquifer storage and recov-
ery; and 
(IV) carrying out other conserva-
tion measures that enhance the use of 
a project for water supply; and 
(iv) cooperate with State, regional, and 
local governments and planning authorities 
to identify strategies to augment water sup-
ply, enhance drought resiliency, promote 
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contingency planning, and assist in the 
planning and development of alternative 
water sources. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit 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 report that includes— 
(A) identification of— 
(i) the steps taken to comply with sub-
section (a); and 
(ii) the specific actions identified 
under paragraph (1)(B) that were taken; 
and 
(B) an assessment of the results of such 
steps and actions. 
SEC. 122. REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate 
the development of guidance to standardize processes for de-
veloping, updating, and tracking real estate administrative 
fees administered by the Corps of Engineers. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—In developing guidance under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
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(1) outline standard methodologies to estimate 
costs for purposes of setting real estate administrative 
fees; 
(2) define the types of activities involved in 
managing real estate instruments that are included 
for purposes of setting such fees; 
(3) establish cost-tracking procedures to capture 
data relating to the activities described in paragraph 
(2) for purposes of setting such fees; 
(4) outline a schedule for divisions or districts of 
the Corps of Engineers to review, and update as ap-
propriate, real estate administrative fees, including 
specifying what such reviews should entail and the 
frequency of such reviews; and 
(5) provide opportunities for stakeholder input 
on real estate administrative fees. 
(c) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available on the website of each Corps of Engineers 
district— 
(1) the guidance developed under this section; 
and 
(2) any other relevant information on real estate 
administrative fees, including lists of real estate in-
struments requiring such fees, and methodologies used 
to set such fees. 
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SEC. 123. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MAN-
AGEMENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 
Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘To implement’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement’’. 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘non-Federal public and private enti-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal public entities 
and private nonprofit entities’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Before entering into an 
agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
ensure that the non-Federal public entity or private 
nonprofit entity has the authority and capability— 
‘‘(A) to carry out the terms of the agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) to pay damages, if necessary, in the 
event of a failure to perform.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) USER FEES.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF FEES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
allow a non-Federal public entity or private 
nonprofit entity that has entered into an agree-
ment pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user 
fees for the use of developed recreation sites and 
facilities, whether developed or constructed by the 
non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit 
entity or the Department of the Army. 
‘‘(B) USE OF VISITOR RESERVATION SERV-
ICES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal pub-
lic entity or a private nonprofit entity de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) may use, to 
manage fee collections and reservations 
under this section, any visitor reservation 
service that the Secretary has provided for 
by contract or interagency agreement, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—The Secretary may 
transfer, or cause to be transferred by an-
other Federal agency, to a non-Federal pub-
lic entity or a private nonprofit entity de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) user fees re-
ceived by the Secretary or other Federal 
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agency under a visitor reservation service 
described in clause (i) for recreation facili-
ties and natural resources managed by the 
non-Federal public entity or private non-
profit entity pursuant to a cooperative 
agreement entered into under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal public 
entity or private nonprofit entity that collects a 
user fee under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) may retain up to 100 percent of 
the fees collected, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) 
of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 
460d–3(b)(4)), 
shall 
use 
any 
retained 
amounts for operation, maintenance, and 
management activities relating to recreation 
and natural resources at recreation site at 
which the fee is collected. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The use by a non- 
Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity 
of user fees collected under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) shall remain subject to the direc-
tion and oversight of the Secretary; and 
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‘‘(ii) shall not affect any existing 
third-party property interest, lease, or 
agreement with the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The authority of 
a non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit enti-
ty under this subsection shall be subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to protect the interests of the United States.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘non-Federal public and 
private entities. Any funds received by the Sec-
retary under this section’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘non-Federal public entities, private 
nonprofit entities, and other private entities. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Any funds received 
by the Secretary under this subsection’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC ENTITY.—The term 
‘non-Federal public entity’ means a non-Federal pub-
lic entity as defined in the memorandum issued by 
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the Corp of Engineers on April 4, 2018, and titled 
‘Implementation Guidance for Section 1155, Manage-
ment of Recreation Facilities, of the Water Resources 
Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Public Law 114– 
322’. 
‘‘(2) PRIVATE
NONPROFIT
ENTITY.—The term 
‘private nonprofit entity’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of that Code.’’. 
SEC. 124. RETENTION OF RECREATION FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210(b) of the Flood Control 
Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to establish’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
Secretary of the Army may establish’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘vehicle. Such 
maximum amount’’ and inserting ‘‘vehicle, which 
amount’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) DEPOSIT IN TREASURY.—Subject to para-
graph (5), the fees collected under this subsection shall 
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be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as 
miscellaneous receipts. 
‘‘(5) RETENTION AND USE BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) RETENTION.—Of the fees collected 
under this subsection, the Secretary may retain, 
for use in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii), 
beginning in fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the total amount of fees collected 
under this subsection for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) USE.—The amounts retained by the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be deposited in a special account, 
to be established in the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) be available for use, without fur-
ther appropriation, for the operation and 
maintenance of recreation sites and facili-
ties under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 
subject to the condition that not less than 80 
percent of fees collected at a specific recre-
ation site shall be used at such site. 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT.—Fees collected under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) shall be in addition to annual appro-
priated funding provided for the operation and 
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maintenance of recreation sites and facilities 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) shall not be used as a basis for reduc-
ing annual appropriated funding for such oper-
ation and maintenance.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL ACCOUNTS.—Amounts in the special ac-
count for the Corps of Engineers described in section 
210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d– 
3(b)(4)) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act) that are unobligated on that date shall— 
(1) be transferred to the special account estab-
lished under paragraph (5)(B)(i) of section 210(b) of 
the Flood Control Act of 1968 (as added by subsection 
(a)(3)); and 
(2) be available to the Secretary of the Army for 
operation and maintenance of any recreation sites 
and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the Army, without further appropriation, subject to 
paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of such section (as added by 
subsection (a)(3)). 
SEC. 125. DATABASES OF CORPS RECREATIONAL SITES. 
The Secretary shall regularly update publicly avail-
able databases maintained, or cooperatively maintained, by 
the Corps of Engineers with information on sites operated 
or maintained by the Secretary that are used for rec-
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reational purposes, including the operational status of, and 
the recreational opportunities available at, such sites. 
SEC. 126. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS. 
The Secretary may recognize a volunteer providing 
services under the heading ‘‘Department of Defense— 
Civil—Department of the Army—Corps of Engineers— 
Civil—General Provisions’’ in chapter IV of title I of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 569c) 
through an award or other appropriate means, except that 
such award may not be in the form of a cash award. 
SEC. 127. NONRECREATION OUTGRANT POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 
the policy guidance of the Corps of Engineers for the evalua-
tion and approval of nonrecreational real estate outgrant 
requests for the installation, on lands and waters operated 
and maintained by the Secretary, of infrastructure for the 
provision of broadband services. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In updating the policy guidance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the pol-
icy guidance— 
(1) requires the consideration of benefits to the 
public in evaluating a request described in subsection 
(a); 
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(2) requires the Secretary to consider financial 
factors when determining whether there is a viable al-
ternative to the installation for which approval is re-
quested as described in subsection (a); 
(3) requires that a request described in sub-
section (a) be expeditiously approved or denied after 
submission of a completed application for such re-
quest; and 
(4) requires the Secretary to include in any de-
nial of such a request detailed information on the jus-
tification for the denial. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects 
or alters the responsibility of the Secretary— 
(1) to sustain and protect the natural resources 
of lands and waters operated and maintained by the 
Secretary; or 
(2) to carry out a water resources development 
project consistent with the purposes for which such 
project is authorized. 
SEC. 128. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para-
graph (17); and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘underserved community’ means a community with a 
population of less than 50,000 that has a median 
household income of less than 80 percent of the state-
wide median household income.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD 
DAMS.—Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD 
DAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
maintain and update information on the inventory of dams 
and low-head dams in the United States. 
‘‘(b) DAMS.—The inventory maintained under sub-
section (a) shall include any available information assess-
ing each dam based on inspections completed by a Federal 
agency, a State dam safety agency, or a Tribal government. 
‘‘(c) LOW-HEAD DAMS.—The inventory maintained 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) the location, ownership, description, current 
use, condition, height, and length of each low-head 
dam; 
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‘‘(2) any information on public safety conditions 
at each low-head dam; and 
‘‘(3) any other relevant information concerning 
low-head dams. 
‘‘(d) DATA.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with Federal and State agencies, 
Tribal governments, and other relevant entities; and 
‘‘(2) use data provided to the Secretary by those 
agencies and entities. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 
the inventory maintained under subsection (a) publicly 
available (including on a publicly available website), in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) public safety information on the dangers of 
low-head dams; and 
‘‘(2) a directory of financial and technical assist-
ance resources available to reduce safety hazards and 
fish passage barriers at low-head dams. 
‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section provides 
authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with 
respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly authorized 
under this section. 
‘‘(g) LOW-HEAD DAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘low-head dam’ means a river-wide artificial barrier 
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that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the water-
way and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, 
with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches and 
not more than 25 feet.’’. 
(c) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL 
DAMS.—Section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) GRANT
ASSURANCE.—As part of a 
grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 
Administrator shall require that each eligible 
subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 
under this section provides an assurance from 
the dam owner, with respect to the dam to be re-
habilitated, that the dam owner will carry out a 
plan for maintenance of the dam during the ex-
pected life of the dam.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘commit’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for a project not including removal, 
obtain a commitment from the dam owner’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receipt of 
assistance under this section, an eligible subrecipient 
shall demonstrate that a floodplain management plan 
to reduce the impacts of future flood events from a 
controlled or uncontrolled release from the dam or 
management of water levels in the area impacted by 
the dam— 
‘‘(A) for a removal— 
‘‘(i) is in place; and 
‘‘(ii) identifies areas that would be im-
pacted by the removal of the dam and in-
cludes a communication and outreach plan 
for the project and the impact of the project 
on the affected communities; or 
‘‘(B) for a project not including removal— 
‘‘(i) is in place; or 
‘‘(ii) will be— 
‘‘(I) developed not later than 2 
years after the date of execution of a 
project agreement for assistance under 
this section; and 
‘‘(II) implemented not later than 
2 years after the date of completion of 
construction of the project. 
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of a plan for 
a removal, the Administrator may not impose any 
additional requirements or conditions other than the 
requirements in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) INCLUSIONS.—A plan under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall address— 
‘‘(A) potential measures, practices, and 
policies to reduce loss of life, injuries, damage to 
property and facilities, public expenditures, and 
other adverse impacts of flooding in the area 
protected or impacted by the dam; 
‘‘(B) plans for flood fighting and evacu-
ation; and 
‘‘(C) public education and awareness of 
flood risks. 
‘‘(4) PLAN
CRITERIA
AND
TECHNICAL
SUP-
PORT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 
Board, shall provide criteria, and may provide tech-
nical support, for the development and implementa-
tion of floodplain management plans prepared under 
this subsection.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Any’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subpara-
graph (C), any’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.—Sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to a project car-
ried out by or for the benefit of an underserved 
community.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
467j) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and low-head dams’’ after ‘‘inventory of 
dams’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION.— 
The amount of funds allocated to a State under 
this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed 
the amount that is equal to 4 times the amount 
of funds committed by the State to implement 
dam safety activities for that fiscal year.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking the subsection heading and 
inserting ‘‘NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND 
LOW-HEAD DAMS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2028’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2028’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2028’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15 of the Na-
tional Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467o) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 129. REHABILITATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CON-
STRUCTED DAMS. 
Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 467f–2 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—For a project under this sec-
tion for which the Federal share of the costs is ex-
pected to exceed $60,000,000, the Secretary may ex-
pend more than such amount only if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to Congress the 
determination made under subsection (a) with 
respect to the project; and 
‘‘(B) construction of the project substan-
tially in accordance with the plans, and subject 
to the conditions described in such determination 
is specifically authorized by Congress.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2017 through 
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2030’’. 
SEC. 130. TREATMENT OF PROJECTS IN COVERED COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a feasibility study 
for a project that serves a covered community, the Secretary 
shall adjust the calculation of the benefit-cost ratio for the 
project in order to equitably compare such project to 
projects carried out in the contiguous States of the United 
States and the District of Columbia. 
(b) EVALUATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
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(1) compute the benefit-cost ratio without adjust-
ing the calculation as described in subsection (a); 
(2) compute an adjusted benefit-cost ratio by ad-
justing the construction costs for the project to reflect 
what construction costs would be if the project were 
carried out in a comparable community in the contig-
uous States that is nearest to the community in 
which the project will be carried out; 
(3) include in the documentation associated with 
the feasibility study for the project the ratios cal-
culated under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2); and 
(4) consider the adjusted benefit-cost ratio cal-
culated under paragraph (2) in selecting the ten-
tatively selected plan for the project. 
(c) COVERED COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered community’’ means a community located 
in the State of Hawaii, Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or American 
Samoa. 
SEC. 131. ABILITY TO PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(m) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘an agricul-
tural’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall determine 
the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay under this 
subsection by considering— 
‘‘(A) per capita income data for the county 
or counties in which the project is to be located; 
‘‘(B) the per capita non-Federal cost of con-
struction of the project for the county or counties 
in which the project is to be located; 
‘‘(C) the financial capabilities of the non- 
Federal interest for the project; 
‘‘(D) the guidance issued under section 160 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note); and 
‘‘(E) any additional criteria relating to the 
non-Federal interest’s financial ability to carry 
out its cost-sharing responsibilities determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—For purposes of carrying 
out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop proce-
dures— 
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‘‘(A) to allow a non-Federal interest to 
identify the amount such non-Federal interest 
would likely be able to pay; and 
‘‘(B) for a non-Federal interest to submit a 
request to the Secretary to reduce the required 
non-Federal share.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) BENEFITS ANALYSIS CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
calculating the benefits and costs of project alter-
natives relating to the height of a flood risk reduction 
project for purposes of determining the national eco-
nomic development benefits of the project, the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) shall include insurance costs incurred 
by homeowners; and 
‘‘(B) may consider additional costs incurred 
by households, as appropriate. 
‘‘(6) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 
apply to project costs greater than the national eco-
nomic determination plan. 
‘‘(7) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report describing all determinations of the Sec-
retary under this subsection regarding the ability 
of a non-Federal interest to pay. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in each report required under subpara-
graph (A) a description, for the applicable year, 
of— 
‘‘(i) requests by a non-Federal interest 
to reduce the non-Federal share required in 
a cost-sharing agreement; 
‘‘(ii) the determination of the Secretary 
with respect to each such request; and 
‘‘(iii) the basis for each such deter-
mination. 
‘‘(C) INCLUSION IN CHIEF’S REPORT.—The 
Secretary shall include each determination to re-
duce the non-Federal share required in a cost- 
sharing agreement for construction of a project 
in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the 
project.’’. 
(b) UPDATE TO GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
update any agency guidance or regulation relating to the 
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ability of a non-Federal interest to pay as necessary to re-
flect the amendments made by this section. 
(c) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall make a 
determination under section 103(m) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986, as amended by this section, of 
the ability to pay of the non-Federal interest for the fol-
lowing projects: 
(1) Any authorized water resources development 
project for which the Secretary waives the cost-shar-
ing requirement under section 1156 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310). 
(2) Any authorized watercraft inspection and de-
contamination station established, operated, or main-
tained pursuant to section 104(d) of the River and 
Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)). 
(3) The Chattahoochee River Program, author-
ized by section 8144 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724). 
(4) The project for navigation, Craig Harbor, 
Alaska, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709). 
(5) The project for flood risk management, West-
minster, East Garden Grove, California Flood Risk 
Management, authorized by section 401(2) of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2735). 
(6) Modifications to the L–29 levee component of 
the Central and Southern Florida project, authorized 
by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 
Stat. 1176), in the vicinity of the Tigertail camp. 
(7) Any authorized water resources development 
projects in Guam. 
(8) The project for flood risk management, Ala 
Wai Canal, Hawaii, authorized by section 1401(2) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 
Stat. 3837). 
(9) The project for flood control Kentucky River 
and its tributaries, Kentucky, authorized by section 6 
of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 
1416). 
(10) The project for flood risk management on 
the Kentucky River and its tributaries and water-
sheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, 
Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Ken-
tucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746). 
(11) The project for flood control, Williamsport, 
Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 
June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 
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(12) The project for ecosystem restoration, 
Resacas, in the vicinity of the City of Brownsville, 
Texas, authorized by section 1401(5) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3839). 
(13) Construction of any critical restoration 
project in the Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont 
and New York, authorized by section 542 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 
121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2680; 136 Stat. 3822). 
(14) Any authorized flood control and storm 
damage reduction project in the United States Virgin 
Islands that was impacted by Hurricanes Irma and 
Maria. 
(15) Construction of dredged material stabiliza-
tion and retaining structures related to the project for 
navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, 
from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, authorized by the 
first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 (chapter 267, 
20 Stat. 157, chapter 264). 
(16) Any water-related environmental infra-
structure project authorized by section 219 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 
Law 102–580). 
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SEC. 132. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the term ‘In-
dian tribe’ has the meaning given the term’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘Indian Tribe’ 
have the meanings given the terms’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or in proximity’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, in proximity’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or in proximity to 
a river system or other aquatic habitat with 
respect to which an Indian Tribe has Tribal 
treaty rights’’ after ‘‘Alaska Native vil-
lages’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘flood 
hurricane and storm damage reduction, includ-
ing erosion control,’’ and inserting ‘‘flood or hur-
ricane and storm damage reduction, including 
erosion control and stormwater management (in-
cluding management of stormwater that flows at 
a rate of less than 800 cubic feet per second for 
the 10-percent flood),’’; and 
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(C) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$26,000,000’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘$28,500,000’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 133. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian 
Tribe’ means— 
‘‘(i) an Indian Tribe, as such term is 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304); and 
‘‘(ii) any entity formed under the au-
thority of one or more Indian Tribes, as so 
defined.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe,’’ after 
‘‘public-utility company,’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
including an aquatic ecosystem restoration 
project’’ before the period at the end; and 
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(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 134. PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT 
EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW. 
Section 2034 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘assess the adequacy and 
acceptability of the economic’’ and insert the fol-
lowing: ‘‘assess the adequacy and acceptability 
of— 
‘‘(A) the economic’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig-
nated, by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the consideration of nonstructural al-
ternatives under section 73(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 
701b–11(a)) for projects for flood risk manage-
ment;’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (h); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (h) through (k), respectively. 
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SEC. 135. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT GROWTHS AND 
INVASIVE SPECIES. 
Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 
U.S.C. 610) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘, and mon-
itoring and contingency planning for,’’ after ‘‘early 
detection of’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘the 
Connecticut River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River 
Basin,’’. 
SEC. 136. REMOTE OPERATIONS AT CORPS DAMS. 
During the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, with respect to a water resources de-
velopment project owned, operated, or managed by the 
Corps of Engineers, the Secretary may not use remote oper-
ation activities at a navigation or hydroelectric power gen-
erating facility at such project as a replacement for activi-
ties performed, as of the date of enactment of this Act, by 
personnel under the direction of the Secretary at such 
project unless the Secretary provides to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate written notice that— 
(1) use of the remote operation activities— 
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(A) does not affect activities described in 
section 314 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321); 
(B) will address any cyber and physical se-
curity risks to such project in accordance with 
applicable Federal law and agency guidance; 
and 
(C) is necessary to increase the availability 
and capacity, as applicable, of such project, in-
cluding a project on a lower use waterway; and 
(2) the remote operation activities were developed 
under a public process that included engagement with 
such personnel and other stakeholders who may be af-
fected by the use of such activities. 
SEC. 137. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or affecting 
water bodies of regional, national, or international 
importance’’ after ‘‘projects’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and State 
agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, State, and local agencies, 
institutions of higher education, and private organi-
zations, including nonprofit organizations’’; 
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(3) in subsection (c) in paragraph (6), insert 
‘‘Watershed’’ after ‘‘Okeechobee’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the demonstration 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent possible, prioritize carrying out program 
activities that— 
‘‘(1) reduce nutrient pollution; 
‘‘(2) utilize natural and nature-based ap-
proaches, including oysters; 
‘‘(3) protect, enhance, or restore wetlands or 
flood plains, including river and streambank sta-
bilization; 
‘‘(4) develop technologies for remote sensing, 
monitoring, or early detection of harmful algal 
blooms, or other emerging technologies; and 
‘‘(5) combine removal of harmful algal blooms 
with a beneficial use, including conversion of re-
trieved algae biomass into biofuel, fertilizer, or other 
products. 
‘‘(g) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out the demonstra-
tion program under subsection (a), the Secretary may enter 
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into agreements with a non-Federal entity for the use or 
sale of successful technologies developed under this section.’’. 
SEC. 138. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 
Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3740) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) 
Western 
Washington 
University, 
Bel-
lingham to conduct academic research on water qual-
ity, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including aqua-
culture), and the resiliency of water resources develop-
ment projects in the Pacific Northwest to natural dis-
asters; 
‘‘(6) the University of North Carolina Wil-
mington to conduct academic research on flood miti-
gation, coastal resiliency, water resource ecology, 
water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (includ-
ing aquaculture), coastal restoration, and resource-re-
lated emergency management in North Carolina and 
Mid-Atlantic region; and 
‘‘(7) California State Polytechnic University, 
Pomona to conduct academic research on integrated 
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design and management of water resources develop-
ment projects, including for the purposes of flood risk 
management, ecosystem restoration, water supply, 
water conservation, and sustainable aquifer manage-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 139. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out a national coastal mapping program to provide 
recurring national coastal mapping along the coasts of the 
United States to support Corps of Engineers navigation, 
flood risk management, environmental restoration, and 
emergency operations missions. 
(b) SCOPE.—In carrying out the program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) disseminate coastal mapping data and new 
or advanced geospatial information and remote sens-
ing tools for coastal mapping derived from the anal-
ysis of such data to the Corps of Engineers, other 
Federal agencies, States, and other stakeholders; 
(2) implement coastal surveying based on find-
ings of the national coastal mapping study carried 
out under section 8110 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702); 
(3) conduct research and development on bathy-
metric liDAR and ancillary technologies necessary to 
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advance coastal mapping capabilities in order to ex-
ploit data with increased efficiently and greater accu-
racy; 
(4) with respect to any region affected by a hur-
ricane rated category 3 or higher— 
(A) conduct coastal mapping of such region; 
(B) determine volume changes at Federal 
projects in such region; 
(C) quantify damage to navigation infra-
structure in such region; 
(D) assess environmental impacts to such 
region, measure any coastal impacts; and 
(E) make any data gathered under this 
paragraph publicly available not later than 2 
weeks after the acquisition of such data; 
(5) at the request of another Federal entity or a 
State or local government entity, provide subject mat-
ter expertise, mapping services, and technology evo-
lution assistance; 
(6) enter into an agreement with another Federal 
agency or a State agency to accept funds from such 
agency to expand the coverage of the program to effi-
ciently meet the needs of such agency; 
(7) coordinate with representatives of the Naval 
Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the Na-
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tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
United States Geological Survey, and any other rep-
resentative of a Federal agency that the Secretary de-
termines necessary, to support any relevant Federal, 
State, or local agency through participation in work-
ing groups, committees, and organizations; 
(8) maintain the panel of senior leaders estab-
lished under section 8110(e) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2022; 
(9) convene an annual coastal mapping commu-
nity of practice meeting to discuss and identify tech-
nical topics and challenges to inform such panel in 
carrying out the duties of such panel; and 
(10) to the maximum extent practicable, to pro-
cure any surveying or mapping services in accord-
ance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 
each fiscal year $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 140. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 
Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) Connecticut River Watershed, Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; 
‘‘(15) Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; 
and 
‘‘(16) Grand River Watershed, Michigan.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) FEASIBILITY REPORT
ON PROJECT SPECIFIC 
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non-Fed-
eral interest for an assessment completed under this 
section, the Secretary is authorized to prepare a feasi-
bility report, in accordance with the requirements of 
section 905, recommending the construction or modi-
fication of a water resources development project to 
address a water resources need of a river basin or wa-
tershed of the United States identified in the assess-
ment. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY WATERSHEDS.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
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‘‘(A) the watersheds of the island of Maui, 
Hawaii, including the Wahikuli, Honoko¯wai, 
Kahana, Honokahua, and Honolua watersheds, 
including the coral reef habitat north of Lahaina 
off the northwestern coast of the island of Maui; 
and 
‘‘(B) the watersheds of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.’’. 
SEC. 141. REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19 of the Act of March 3, 
1899 (33 U.S.C. 414) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 19. (a) That whenever’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 19. VESSEL REMOVAL BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 
‘‘(a) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIVE VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—That whenever’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘described in this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘described in this subsection’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(b) The owner’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) LIABILITY OF OWNER, LESSEE, OR OPER-
ATOR.—The owner’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to remove from the navigable waters of the United 
States a covered vessel that does not obstruct the navi-
gation of such waters, if— 
‘‘(A) such removal is determined to be in 
the public interest by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with any State in which the vessel is located 
or any Indian Tribe with jurisdiction over the 
area in which the vessel is located, as applicable; 
and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a vessel that is not under 
the control of the United States by reason of sei-
zure or forfeiture, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard determines that the vessel is abandoned. 
‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—In removing 
a covered vessel under this subsection, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall enter into an interagency agree-
ment with the head of any Federal department, 
agency, or instrumentality that has control of 
such vessel; and 
‘‘(B) is authorized to accept funds from 
such department, agency, or instrumentality for 
the removal of such vessel. 
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‘‘(3) LIABILITY.—The owner of a covered vessel 
shall be liable to the United States for the costs of re-
moval, destruction, and disposal of such vessel under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘covered vessel’ means a vessel— 
‘‘(i) determined to be abandoned by the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(ii) under the control of the United 
States by reason of seizure or forfeiture pur-
suant to any law. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘covered vessel’ 
does not include— 
‘‘(i) any vessel for which the Secretary 
has removal authority under subsection (a) 
or section 20; 
‘‘(ii) an abandoned barge for which the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard has the 
authority to remove under chapter 47 of 
title 46, United States Code; and 
‘‘(iii) a vessel— 
‘‘(I) for which the owner is not 
identified, unless determined to be 
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abandoned by the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(II) for which the owner has not 
agreed to pay the costs of removal, de-
struction, or disposal. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 20 of the Act 
of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 416) is amended by striking 
‘‘the preceding section of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
19(a)’’. 
SEC. 142. CORROSION PREVENTION. 
Section 1033(c) of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) the carrying out of an activity described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) through a program in corrosion 
prevention that is— 
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‘‘(A) offered or accredited by an organiza-
tion that sets industry standards for corrosion 
mitigation and prevention; or 
‘‘(B) an industrial coatings applicator pro-
gram that is— 
‘‘(i) an employment and training ac-
tivity (as defined in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102)); or 
‘‘(ii) registered under the Act of August 
16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and’’. 
SEC. 143. MISSOURI RIVER EXISTING FEATURES PROTEC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before carrying out a covered ac-
tion with respect to a covered in-river feature, the Secretary 
shall perform an analysis to identify whether such action 
will— 
(1) contribute to adverse effects of increased 
water levels during flood events adjacent to the cov-
ered in-river feature; 
(2) increase risk of flooding on commercial and 
residential structures and critical infrastructure adja-
cent to the covered in-river feature; 
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(3) decrease water levels during droughts adja-
cent to the covered in-river feature; 
(4) affect the navigation channel, including 
crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel 
width, adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 
(5) contribute to bank erosion on private lands 
adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 
(6) affect ports or harbors adjacent to the covered 
in-river feature; or 
(7) affect harvesting of sand adjacent to the cov-
ered in-river feature. 
(b) MITIGATION.—If the Secretary determines that a 
covered action will result in an outcome described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall mitigate such outcome. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to affect the requirements of section 906 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered ac-
tion’’ means the construction of, modification of, oper-
ational changes to, or implementation of a covered in- 
river feature. 
(2) COVERED
IN-RIVER
FEATURE.—The term 
‘‘covered in-river feature’’ means in-river features on 
the Missouri River used to create and maintain dike 
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notches, chutes, and complexes for interception or 
rearing authorized pursuant to section 601(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155) and section 334 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 
SEC. 144. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 
Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2351b) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, pile dike,’’ after ‘‘jetty’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘if the 
Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘breakwater; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘breakwater and—’’ 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (A); 
(D) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the pile dike has disconnected from an 
authorized navigation project as a result of a 
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lack of such regular and routine Federal mainte-
nance activity.’’. 
SEC. 145. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3734) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) Project for hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk 
Management, Virginia, authorized by section 
401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 
SEC. 146. EASEMENTS FOR HURRICANE AND STORM DAM-
AGE REDUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a project for hurri-
cane and storm damage reduction for which the Secretary 
is requiring a perpetual easement, the Secretary shall, upon 
request by the non-Federal interest for the project, certify 
real estate availability and proceed to construction of such 
project with a nonperpetual easement if— 
(1) such certification and construction are in 
compliance with the terms of the report of the Chief 
of Engineers for the project and the applicable project 
partnership agreement; and 
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(2) the Secretary provides the non-Federal inter-
est with formal notice that, in the event in which the 
nonperpetual easement expires and is not extended, 
the Secretary will be unable to— 
(A) fulfill the Federal responsibility with 
respect to the project or carry out any required 
nourishment of the project under the existing 
project authorization; 
(B) carry out repair and rehabilitation of 
the project under section 5 of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n); and 
(C) provide any other relevant Federal as-
sistance with respect to the project. 
(b) DISCLOSURE.—For any project for hurricane 
storm damage risk reduction, or a proposal to modify such 
a project, that is authorized after the date of enactment of 
this Act for which a perpetual easement is required for Fed-
eral participation in the project, the Secretary shall include 
in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the project a dis-
closure of such requirement. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Federal 
interest for a project for hurricane storm damage risk re-
duction, identify and accept the minimum real estate inter-
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ests necessary to carry out the project, in accordance with 
section 103. 
(d) HURRICANE
AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION 
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, notwith-
standing any requirement of the Secretary for a cov-
ered project to comply with the memorandum of the 
Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Standard Estates – Per-
petual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Restrictive 
Dune Easement’’ and dated August 4, 1995, the Sec-
retary shall carry out each covered project in a man-
ner consistent with the previously completed initial 
construction and periodic nourishments of the project, 
including repair and restoration work on the project 
under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 
U.S.C. 701n(a)). 
(2) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means an author-
ized project for hurricane and storm damage reduc-
tion in any one of the following locations: 
(A) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 
Florida – Mid Reach. 
(B) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 
Florida – North Reach. 
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(C) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 
Florida – South Reach. 
(D) Broward County, Florida – Segment 
II. 
(E) Broward County, Florida – Segment 
III. 
(F) Dade County, Florida – Main Segment. 
(G) Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles 
Segment. 
(H) Duval County, Florida. 
(I) Fort Pierce Beach, Florida. 
(J) Lee County, Florida – Captiva. 
(K) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla. 
(L) Manatee County, Florida. 
(M) Martin County, Florida. 
(N) Nassau County, Florida. 
(O) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupiter/ 
Carlin Segment. 
(P) Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray 
Segment. 
(Q) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid 
Town. 
(R) Palm Beach County, Florida – North 
Boca. 
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(S) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean 
Ridge. 
(T) Panama City Beaches, Florida. 
(U) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key. 
(V) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key 
Segment. 
(W) Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Is-
land. 
(X) Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida. 
(Y) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice 
Beach. 
(Z) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Augus-
tine Beach. 
(AA) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano 
Segment. 
(BB) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutch-
inson Island. 
(3) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that, for the purpose of constructing and 
maintaining a project for hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, the minimum estate necessary for 
easements may not exceed the life of the project nor 
be less than 50 years. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to affect the requirements of section 103(d) of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2213(d)). 
SEC. 147. SHORELINE AND RIVERINE PROTECTION AND 
RESTORATION. 
Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(L) Shoreline of the State of Connecticut.’’. 
SEC. 148. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO WATER DATA. 
It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of im-
proving water resources management, the Secretary 
should— 
(1) develop and implement a framework for inte-
grating, sharing, and using water data; 
(2) identify and prioritize key water data needed 
to support water resources management and plan-
ning, including— 
(A) water data sets, types, and associated 
metadata; and 
(B) water data infrastructure, technologies, 
and tools; 
(3) in consultation with other Federal agencies, 
States, Indian Tribes, local governments, and relevant 
stakeholders, develop and adopt common national 
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standards for collecting, sharing, and integrating 
water data, infrastructure, technologies, and tools; 
(4) ensure that water data is publicly accessible 
and interoperable; 
(5) integrate water data and tools through na-
tionwide approaches to data infrastructure, plat-
forms, models, and tool development; and 
(6) support the adoption of new technologies and 
the development of tools for water data collection, 
sharing, and standardization. 
SEC. 149. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO COMPREHEN-
SIVE BENEFITS. 
It is the sense of Congress that in carrying out any 
feasibility study, the Secretary should follow, to the max-
imum extent practicable— 
(1) the guidance described in the memoranda re-
lating to ‘‘Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits 
in Feasibility Studies’’, dated April 3, 2020, and 
April 13, 2020, and signed by the Assistant Secretary 
for Civil Works and the Director of Civil Works, re-
spectively; and 
(2) the policies described in the memorandum re-
lating to ‘‘Policy Directive – Comprehensive Docu-
mentation of Benefits in Decision Document’’ dated 
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January 5, 2021, and signed by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Civil Works. 
SEC. 150. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Transportation and In-
frastructure and Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Environment and 
Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate a re-
port detailing the status of the reports described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) REPORTS DESCRIBED.—The reports described 
in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The comprehensive backlog and oper-
ation and maintenance report required under 
section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)). 
(B) The report on managed aquifer recharge 
required under section 8108(d) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 
2357(d)). 
(C) The plan on beneficial use of dredged 
material required under section 8130(a) of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 
Stat. 3717). 
(D) The updated report on Corps of Engi-
neers Reservoirs required under section 8153 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 
(136 Stat. 3734). 
(E) The report on dredge capacity require 
under section 8205 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 
(F) The report on the assessment of the con-
sequences of changing operation and mainte-
nance responsibilities required under section 
8206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 
(G) The report on the western infrastructure 
study required under section 8208 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 
3756). 
(H) The report on excess lands for Whittier 
Narrows Dam, California, required under sec-
tion 8213 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3758). 
(I) The report on recreational boating in 
the Great Lakes basin required under section 
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8218 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 
(J) The report on the disposition study on 
hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, re-
quired under section 8220 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat 3762). 
(K) The report on corrosion prevention ac-
tivities required under section 8234 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 
3767). 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report required under paragraph (1) the following 
information with respect to each report described in 
paragraph (2): 
(A) A summary of the status of each such 
report, including if the report has been initiated. 
(B) The amount of funds that— 
(i) have been made available to carry 
out each such report; and 
(ii) the Secretary requires to complete 
each such report. 
(C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec-
retary intends to complete each such report, in-
cluding an anticipated timeline for completion. 
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(D) Any available information that is rel-
evant to each such report that would inform the 
committees described in paragraph (1). 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date on which the budget of the President for each 
fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on En-
vironment and Public Works and Appropriations of 
the Senate a report on the status of each covered re-
port. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report required under paragraph (1) the following 
information: 
(A) A summary of the status of each covered 
report, including if each such report has been 
initiated. 
(B) The amount of funds that— 
(i) have been made available to carry 
out each such report; and 
(ii) the Secretary requires to complete 
each such report. 
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(C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec-
retary intends to complete each covered report, 
including an anticipated timeline for comple-
tion. 
(3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 
make each report required under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available on the website of the Corps of Engi-
neers. 
(4) NOTIFICATION
OF
COMMITTEES.—The Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on the Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate on an annual basis a 
draft of each covered report. 
(5) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPORT.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered report’’— 
(A) means any report or study required to 
be submitted by the Secretary under this Act or 
any Act providing authorizations for water re-
sources development projects enacted after the 
date of enactment of this Act to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
that has not been so submitted; and 
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(B) does not include a feasibility study (as 
such term is defined in section 105 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2215(d)). 
SEC. 151. SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED NATIVE AMER-
ICAN SITE AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PRO-
TECTION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a pilot program in accordance with this section to pro-
tect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cultural 
resources identified or discovered at civil works projects in 
the watershed of the Sacramento River and its tributaries, 
including the American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, 
in the State of California. 
(b) REBURIAL.— 
(1) REBURIAL AREAS.—In carrying out the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall, in consultation with 
and with the consent of each affected Indian Tribe, 
identify, and, as applicable, cooperate with appro-
priate Tribal, local, State, and Federal Government 
property owners to set aside, areas that may be used 
for the reburial of Native American human remains 
and funerary objects that— 
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(A) have been identified or discovered at the 
site of a covered civil works project; 
(B) have been rightfully claimed by any af-
fected Indian Tribe; and 
(C) can be reburied in such areas in a man-
ner secure from future disturbances, with the 
consent of such property owner or owners, as ap-
plicable. 
(2) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL STANDARDS.— 
(A) TIMING OF RECOVERY.— 
(i) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
the pilot program, the Secretary shall work 
in good faith with each affected Indian 
Tribe, and each owner of property affected 
by the recovery process, to ensure that— 
(I) the recovery of a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources from 
the site of a covered civil works project 
under the pilot program is completed, 
pursuant to a written plan or protocol, 
not later than 45 days after the initi-
ation of such recovery; and 
(II) with respect to a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources iden-
tified at the site of a covered civil 
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works project before construction of the 
covered civil works project commences, 
such recovery is completed before such 
construction commences on the portion 
of the covered civil works project af-
fected by the recovery process. 
(ii) ALTERNATIVE
TIMETABLE.—Not-
withstanding the deadlines established by 
clause (i), the Secretary, each relevant non- 
Federal interest for the covered civil works 
project, each affected Indian Tribe, and 
each owner of property affected by the recov-
ery process may negotiate and agree to an 
alternative timetable for recovery other than 
that required by such clause, based on the 
circumstances of the applicable covered civil 
works project. 
(B) GUIDANCE.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written 
guidance for recovery and reburial under the 
pilot program that meets or exceeds the recovery 
and reburial standards in policy statements and 
guidance issued by the Advisory Council on His-
toric Preservation. 
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(C) EMINENT
DOMAIN
PROHIBITION.—No 
Federal entity may exercise the power of eminent 
domain to acquire any property to be used for 
reburial under the pilot program. 
(3) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL.— 
(A) RECOVERY
AND
REBURIAL
BY
SEC-
RETARY.—In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall, at Federal expense, in consulta-
tion with and with the consent of each affected 
Indian Tribe, and with appropriate dignity and 
in accordance with the guidance developed under 
paragraph (2)— 
(i) recover any cultural resources iden-
tified or discovered at the site of a covered 
civil works project and rightfully claimed 
by any affected Indian Tribe; 
(ii) rebury any human remains and 
funerary objects so recovered at the applica-
ble areas identified and set aside under 
paragraph (1); and 
(iii) repatriate any other cultural re-
sources so recovered to the affected Indian 
Tribe that has rightfully claimed such cul-
tural resources. 
(B) TRIBAL AUTHORIZATION.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of 
an affected Indian Tribe, the Secretary 
shall authorize, pursuant to a memorandum 
of agreement entered into under clause (ii), 
the Indian Tribe to assume recovery and re-
burial responsibilities under the pilot pro-
gram of cultural resources that have been 
rightfully claimed by the affected Indian 
Tribe, and shall reimburse the affected In-
dian Tribe for reasonable costs directly re-
lated to such recovery and reburial. 
(ii) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 
In carrying out clause (i)— 
(I) with respect to a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources iden-
tified at a covered civil works project 
before construction of the project com-
mences, the Secretary shall, upon re-
quest by the affected Indian Tribe, 
enter into a written memorandum of 
agreement with the affected Indian 
Tribe to authorize the necessary recov-
ery and reburial activities before such 
construction commences; and 
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(II) with respect to a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources dis-
covered at a covered civil works project 
after construction of the project com-
mences, the Secretary shall, upon re-
quest by the affected Indian Tribe, 
enter into a written memorandum of 
agreement with the affected Indian 
Tribe to authorize the necessary recov-
ery and reburial activities not later 
than 45 days after such discovery. 
(iii) 
LIMITATION.—Reimbursement 
under clause (i) shall not exceed 1 percent 
of the total cost of construction of the appli-
cable covered civil works project, pursuant 
to the terms outlined in paragraph (6). 
(4) TRIBAL MONITORS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot 
program, the Secretary may hire a Tribal mon-
itor or monitors, and shall allow any affected In-
dian Tribe to hire a Tribal monitor or monitors, 
at Federal expense, during the construction of 
any covered civil works project, for each area of 
construction, including for each burial site and 
village site with respect to which Native Amer-
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ican cultural resources are being recovered for re-
burial. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary or af-
fected Indian Tribe, as applicable, shall ensure 
that preference in hiring Tribal monitors under 
this paragraph is provided to qualified Native 
Americans, including individuals who— 
(i) have a professional relationship 
with the affected Indian Tribe; or 
(ii) possess knowledge of, and expertise 
in, the customs of the affected Indian Tribe. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The Federal expense of 
Tribal monitors hired under this paragraph 
shall not exceed 1 percent of the total cost of con-
struction of the applicable covered civil works 
project, pursuant to the terms outlined in para-
graph (6). 
(5) IDENTIFICATION AND INVENTORY.—In car-
rying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall ac-
cept identifications made by an affected Indian Tribe 
of Native American burial sites and village sites at 
the site of a covered civil works project, and include 
such identifications in any inventory document for 
such project. 
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(6) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
enter into a contract or other agreement to make a 
payment to an affected Indian Tribe for reimburse-
ment of reasonable costs under paragraph (3)(B) or 
actual expenses under paragraph (4), subject to mar-
ket-based pricing, which payment shall be made not 
later than 90 days after the affected Indian Tribe 
submits an invoice for such costs or expenses to the 
Secretary. 
(c) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may convey to an affected Indian Tribe for use 
as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is lo-
cated on land owned by the Department of the Army 
and is identified and set aside under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(2) RETENTION OF NECESSARY PROPERTY INTER-
ESTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall retain any necessary right-of-way, easement, or 
other property interest that the Secretary determines 
to be necessary to carry out the authorized purposes 
of any Corps of Engineers project related to the con-
veyed land. 
(d) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written 
guidance regarding the confidentiality of information 
provided to the Department of the Army by Indian 
Tribes in connection with any covered civil works 
project under the pilot program. 
(2) NONPUBLIC
INFORMATION.—The following 
information provided to the Department of the Army 
by an Indian Tribe under the pilot program shall be 
treated as confidential and nonpublic information, to 
protect Native American burial sites, village sites, 
and cultural resources, and their locations, from un-
authorized excavation, desecration, or vandalism: 
(A) Information regarding the locations of 
burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources, 
including maps designating such locations. 
(B) Information regarding cultural or tra-
ditional practices related to such sites or re-
sources. 
(e) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—In carrying out the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall avoid, to the maximum 
extent practicable, duplication of efforts relating to compli-
ance with this section and any other applicable provision 
of law. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2338) 
shall not apply to a covered civil works project during 
the period during which the Secretary is carrying out 
the pilot program. 
(2) EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall affect any contract relating to a covered 
civil works project entered into by the Secretary of the 
Army before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program until the date that is 4 years after the date on 
which the pilot program is established. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘af-
fected Indian Tribe’’ means any Indian Tribe that at-
taches religious or other significance to any burial 
site, village site, or cultural resources identified or 
discovered at a covered civil works project. 
(2) BURIAL SITE.—The term ‘‘burial site’’ means 
any natural or prepared physical location, whether 
originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, 
where Native American cultural resources are present 
as a result of a death rite or ceremony of a culture. 
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(3) COVERED CIVIL WORKS PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘covered civil works project’’ means a civil works 
project that is— 
(A) located in the watershed of the Sac-
ramento River and its tributaries, including the 
American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, 
within the State of California; 
(B) being constructed, reconstructed, or re-
paired, or operated and maintained, using Fed-
eral funds; and 
(C) owned, authorized, permitted, carried 
out, or operated and maintained by the Depart-
ment of the Army, including a project carried 
out by a non-Federal interest under section 204 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2232) or section 1043 of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 
(4) CULTURAL RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘cultural 
resources’’ means— 
(A) human remains; or 
(B) funerary objects or other ceremonial ob-
jects. 
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(5) FUNERARY OBJECTS.—The term ‘‘funerary 
objects’’ means items that are associated with the 
death rite or ceremony of a culture. 
(6) HUMAN
REMAINS.—The term ‘‘human re-
mains’’ means the physical remains of a human body, 
including such remains that have been cremated and 
that may be in any state of decomposition or skeletal 
completeness (including ashes or small bone frag-
ments). 
(7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the 
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 
(25 U.S.C. 5130). 
(8) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the pilot program established under this sec-
tion. 
(9) RIGHTFULLY
CLAIMED.—The term ‘‘right-
fully claimed’’ means claimed by— 
(A) with respect to cultural resources identi-
fied or discovered on Federal or Tribal lands at 
the site of a covered civil works project— 
(i) the person or entity with ownership 
or control of the cultural resources under 
section 3 of the Native American Graves 
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Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 
3002); or 
(ii) with respect to cultural resources 
not subject to such Act, the appropriate per-
son or entity determined in accordance with 
the priority order established by such sec-
tion; and 
(B) with respect to cultural resources iden-
tified or discovered on other lands at the site of 
a covered civil works project— 
(i) in the case of Native American 
human remains and funerary objects associ-
ated with such remains, the lineal descend-
ants of the Native American, as determined 
in accordance with the laws of the State of 
California; or 
(ii) in any case in which such lineal 
descendants cannot be ascertained, and in 
the case of other funerary objects or other 
ceremonial objects— 
(I) the Indian Tribe that has the 
closest cultural affiliation with the cul-
tural resources; or 
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(II) if the cultural affiliation of 
the cultural resources cannot be reason-
ably ascertained— 
(aa) the Indian Tribe that is 
recognized as aboriginally occu-
pying the area in which the cul-
tural resources were identified or 
discovered; or 
(bb) if it can be shown by a 
preponderance of the evidence that 
a different Indian Tribe has a 
stronger 
cultural 
relationship 
with the cultural resources than 
the Indian Tribe specified in item 
(aa), the Indian Tribe that has 
the strongest demonstrated rela-
tionship with such cultural re-
sources. 
(10) VILLAGE
SITE.—The term ‘‘village site’’ 
means any natural or prepared physical location, 
whether below, on, or above the surface of the earth, 
where a Native American village has been present. 
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SEC. 152. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project— 
(1) that is located in the State of California, the 
State of Nevada, or the State of Arizona; and 
(2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which water 
supply is an authorized purpose; or 
(B) for which the Secretary develops a 
water control manual under section 7 of the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 890, 
chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709). 
(b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.— 
Consistent with other authorized project purposes and in 
coordination with the non-Federal interest, in operating a 
covered project during a drought emergency in the project 
area, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program to oper-
ate the covered project with water supply as the primary 
project purpose. 
(c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary may update the water control manual for a covered 
project to include drought operations and contingency 
plans. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall ensure that— 
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(1) operations described in that subsection— 
(A) are consistent with water management 
deviations and drought contingency plans in the 
water control manual for the covered project; 
(B) impact only the flood pool managed by 
the Secretary; and 
(C) shall not be carried out in the event of 
a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event 
that would require flood risk management to take 
precedence; 
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; 
and 
(3) the covered project returns to the operations 
that were in place prior to the use of the authority 
provided under that subsection at a time determined 
by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Fed-
eral interest. 
(e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may receive 
and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal interest to 
carry out activities under this section. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
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Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the pilot program carried out under 
this section. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report under paragraph (1) a description of the 
activities of the Secretary that were carried out for 
each covered project and any lessons learned from 
carrying out those activities. 
(g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized 
purposes of a covered project; 
(2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authori-
ties, including authorities with respect to navigation, 
hydropower, flood damage reduction, and environ-
mental protection and restoration; 
(3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers 
to provide for temporary deviations; 
(4) affects the application of a cost-share require-
ment under section 101, 102, or 103 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211, 
2212, 2213); 
(5) supersedes or modifies any written agreement 
between the Federal Government and a non-Federal 
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interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to an 
existing multistate water control plan for the Colo-
rado River Basin, if applicable; 
(7) affects any water right in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act; 
(8) preempts or affects any State water law or 
interstate compact governing water; 
(9) affects existing water supply agreements be-
tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or 
(10) affects any obligation to comply with the 
provisions of any Federal or State environmental 
law, including— 
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 
(C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 153. REPORT ON MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that through this Act, as well as through section 1115 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, that Congress 
has provided the Secretary all of the authority, and all of 
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the direction, needed to acquire interests in real estate that 
are less than fee simple title. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report indicating whether they 
agree with the sense of Congress in subsection (a). 
(c) DISAGREEMENT.—Should the result of report re-
quired in subsection (b) be that the Secretary disagrees with 
the sense of Congress in subsection (a), not later than 1 
year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report specifying 
recommendations and technical drafting assistance for stat-
utory language that would provide the Secretary the in-
tended authority and expressed in subsection (a). 
SEC. 154. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 
Section 9003 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9003. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OWNERS BOARD.—There is 
hereby established a Levee Owners Board (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as the ‘Owners Board’) composed of 
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the eleven members appointed by the Secretary. The mem-
bers shall be appointed so as to represent various regions 
of the country, including at least one Federal levee system 
owner-operator from each of the eight civil works divisions 
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Secretary of the 
Army shall designate, and the Administrator of FEMA may 
designate, a representative to act as an observer of the Own-
ers Board. 
‘‘(1) TERMS OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Own-
ers Board shall be appointed for a period of 3 
years. 
‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 
Owners Board may be reappointed to the Own-
ers Board, as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Own-
ers Board shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment was made. 
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members of the 
Owners Board shall appoint a chairperson from 
among the members of the Owners Board. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE OWNERS BOARD.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— The Owners Board shall 
meet not less frequently than semiannually to develop 
and make recommendations to the Secretary and Con-
gress regarding levee system reliability throughout the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) 
ADVICE
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Owners Board shall provide— 
‘‘(A) prior to the development of the budget 
proposal of the President for a given fiscal year, 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary re-
garding overall levee system reliability; 
‘‘(B) advice and recommendations to Con-
gress regarding any feasibility report for a flood 
risk management project that has been submitted 
to Congress; 
‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the date 
of the submission of the budget proposal of the 
President to Congress, advice and recommenda-
tions to Congress regarding flood risk manage-
ment project construction and rehabilitation pri-
orities and corresponding spending levels; 
‘‘(D) advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary and the Congress regarding effective-
ness of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee 
safety program, including comments and rec-
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ommendations on the budgets and expenditures 
as described in subsection (c)(2); and 
‘‘(E) advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary, the Congress, and the Administrator 
regarding effectiveness of the levee safety initia-
tive established by section 9005, including com-
ments and recommendations on the budgets and 
expenditures described in subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(3) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any advice or 
recommendations made by the Owners Board shall re-
flect the independent judgment of the Owners Board. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES
OF
THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) designate an Executive Secretary who shall 
assist the Chairman in administering the Owners 
Board and ensuring that the Owners Board operates 
in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(2) provide to the Owners Board such detailed 
reports of Corps activities and expenditures related to 
flood risk management and levees, including for the 
Corps levee safety program and the levee safety initia-
tive, not less frequently than semiannually; and 
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‘‘(3) submit to the Owners Board a courtesy copy 
of any completed feasibility report for a flood risk 
management project submitted to Congress. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Owners Board shall be 
subject to chapter 10 of title 5, other than section 
1013, and with the consent of the appropriate agency 
head, the Owners Board may use the facilities and 
services of any Federal agency. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS NOT CONSIDERED SPECIAL GOV-
ERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.—For the purposes of com-
plying with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, 
the members of the Owners Board shall not be consid-
ered special Government employees (as defined in sec-
tion 202 of title 18, United States Code). 
‘‘(3) TRAVEL EXPENSE.—Non-Federal members 
of the Owners Board while engaged in the perform-
ance of their duties away from their homes or regular 
places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 
by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 155. DEFINITION. 
For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ shall 
have the meaning given to such term in the Act of October 
15, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 701h-1). 
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TITLE II—STUDIES AND 
REPORTS 
SEC. 201. 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) 
LUXAPALLILA
CREEK, 
MILLPORT, 
ALA-
BAMA.—Project for flood risk management, Town of 
Millport and vicinity, Alabama. 
(2) YAVAPAI
COUNTY, 
ARIZONA.—Project for 
flood risk management, Yavapai County, in the vicin-
ity of the City of Cottonwood, Arizona. 
(3) CLEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 
risk management and ecosystem restoration, Clear 
Lake, Lake County, California. 
(4) 
COSUMNES
RIVER
WATERSHED, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, eco-
system restoration, water supply, and related pur-
poses, Cosumnes River watershed, California. 
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(5) HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 
risk management, city of Hesperia, California. 
(6) PILLAR
POINT
HARBOR, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for flood risk management and storm damage 
risk reduction, Pillar Point Harbor, California. 
(7) RIALTO CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, Rialto Channel, city of Rialto 
and vicinity, California. 
(8) SALINAS
RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Sa-
linas River, California. 
(9) SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, city of San Bernardino, Cali-
fornia. 
(10) SAN DIEGO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, San Diego Bay, California. 
(11) SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES, CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk 
management and ecosystem restoration, San Diego 
and Orange Counties, California. 
(12) SAN FELIPE LAKE AND PAJARO RIVER, SAN 
BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk 
management, San Felipe Lake and Pajaro River, San 
Benito County, California. 
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(13) CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, including stormwater run-
off reduction, City of San Mateo, California. 
(14) 
SANTA
ANA
RIVER, 
ANAHEIM, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, water 
supply, and recreation, Santa Ana River, Anaheim, 
California. 
(15) SANTA ANA RIVER, JURUPA VALLEY, CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and recre-
ation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, California. 
(16) SWEETWATER
RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 
Sweetwater Reservoir, California. 
(17) FOUNTAIN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, COLO-
RADO.—Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, Fountain Creek, Colorado Springs 
and Pueblo, Colorado. 
(18) CITY OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.—Project 
for flood risk management, City of Norwalk, Con-
necticut, in the vicinity of the Norwalk wastewater 
treatment plant. 
(19) CONNECTICUT SHORELINE, CONNECTICUT.— 
Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, Connecticut shoreline, Connecticut. 
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(20) PARK RIVER CONDUIT, CITY OF HARTFORD, 
CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk management, 
including stormwater management, City of Hartford, 
Connecticut and vicinity. 
(21) 
WESTPORT
BEACHES, 
CONNECTICUT.— 
Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion and ecosystem restoration, Westport, Connecticut. 
(22) DELAWARE
INLAND
BAYS
WATERSHED, 
DELAWARE.—Project for flood risk management, hur-
ricane and storm risk reduction, and ecosystem res-
toration, including shoreline stabilization, Delaware 
Inland Bays watershed, Delaware. 
(23) TOWN OF MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project for 
flood risk management, Town of Milton, Delaware. 
(24) CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—Project 
for flood risk management and hurricane and storm 
risk reduction, City of Wilmington, Delaware. 
(25) ANACOSTIA
RIVER
BANK
AND
SEAWALLS, 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND MARYLAND.—Project for 
navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, in-
cluding dredging and sediment management, Ana-
costia River bank and seawalls, Washington, District 
of Columbia, and Prince George’s County, Maryland. 
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(26) FLETCHERS
COVE, DISTRICT
OF
COLUM-
BIA.—Project for recreation, including dredging, 
Fletchers Cove, District of Columbia. 
(27) EAST
LAKE
TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res-
toration, including sediment and debris management, 
East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 
(28) FLORIDA
SPACEPORT
SYSTEM
MARINE 
INTERMODAL
TRANSPORTATION
WHARF, FLORIDA.— 
Project for navigation, Florida Spaceport System Ma-
rine Intermodal Transportation Wharf, in the vicin-
ity of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 
(29) FORT GEORGE INLET, JACKSONVILLE, FLOR-
IDA.—Project for coastal storm risk management, in-
cluding shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, 
Fort George Inlet, city of Jacksonville, Florida. 
(30) LAKE CONWAY, FLORIDA.—Project for flood 
risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restora-
tion, including sediment and debris management, 
Lake Conway, Florida. 
(31) MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, TAMPA, FLOR-
IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity of 
MacDill Air Force Base, City of Tampa, Florida. 
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(32) PALATKA BARGE PORT, PUTNAM COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.—Project for navigation, Palatka Barge 
Port, Putnam County, Florida. 
(33) CAMP
CREEK
TRIBUTARY, 
GEORGIA.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res-
toration, including stream restoration, along the 
Camp Creek Tributary in Fulton County, Georgia. 
(34) COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA.—Project for flood 
risk management, City of College Park, Georgia. 
(35) PROCTOR
CREEK, 
SMYRNA, 
GEORGIA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Proctor Creek, 
Smyrna, 
Georgia, 
including 
Jonquil 
Driver 
Stormwater Park. 
(36) TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for eco-
system restoration and hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Tybee Island, Georgia, including by 
incorporating other Federal studies conducted on the 
effect of the construction of Savannah Harbor Chan-
nel on the shoreline of Tybee Island. 
(37) GUAM.—Project for flood risk management 
and coastal storm risk management, Guam. 
(38) KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Project for flood and 
coastal storm risk management, county of Kaua‘i, 
Hawaii. 
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(39) KAIAKA-WAIALUA
WATERSHED, HAWAII.— 
Project for flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua 
watershed, O‘ahu, Hawaii. 
(40) BERWYN, ILLINOIS.—Project for comprehen-
sive flood risk management, City of Berwyn, Illinois. 
(41) BUTTERFIELD
CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
Butterfield Creek, Illinois. 
(42) FRANKLIN
PARK, ILLINOIS.—Project for 
flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 
water supply, Village of Franklin Park, Illinois. 
(43) ROCKY RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Town of Rocky Ripple, Indiana. 
(44) BAYOU RIGAUD TO CAMINADA PASS, LOU-
ISIANA.—Project for navigation, Bayou Rigaud to 
Caminada Pass, Louisiana. 
(45) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOU-
ISIANA.—Project for navigation, including widening, 
Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana. 
(46) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN STORM SURGE RE-
DUCTION PROJECT, LOUISIANA.—Project for hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction, Lake Pont-
chartrain, Orleans, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Liv-
ingston, St. James, St. John, St. Charles, Jefferson, 
and St. Bernard Parishes, Louisiana. 
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(47) LIVINGSTON
PARISH
FLOOD
PROTECTION, 
LOUISIANA.—Project for flood risk management, Liv-
ingston Parish, Louisiana. 
(48) NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of Natchitoches, Lou-
isiana. 
(49) NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA, LOUISIANA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 
including mitigation of saltwater wedges, for the City 
of New Orleans and metro area, Louisiana. 
(50) PILOTTOWN, LOUISIANA.—Project for navi-
gation and flood risk management, including dredg-
ing, in the vicinity of Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, 
Louisiana. 
(51) BALTIMORE
INLAND
FLOODING, 
MARY-
LAND.—Project for inland flood risk management, 
City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland. 
(52) BEAVERDAM
CREEK, 
PRINCE
GEORGE’S 
COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment, Beaverdam Creek, Prince George’s County, 
Maryland, in the vicinity of United States Route 50 
and railroads. 
(53) MARYLAND BEACHES, MARYLAND.—Project 
for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and 
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flood risk management in the vicinity of United 
States Route 1, Maryland. 
(54) CAPE
COD
CANAL, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for recreation, Cape Cod Canal, in the vicin-
ity of Tidal Flats Recreation Area, Massachusetts. 
(55) LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of Leominster, Massa-
chusetts. 
(56) LOWER COBB BROOK, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management, Lower Cobb Brook, 
City of Taunton, Massachusetts. 
(57) SUNSET BAY, CHARLES RIVER, MASSACHU-
SETTS.—Project for navigation, flood risk manage-
ment, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, including 
dredging, in the vicinity of Sunset Bay, Charles 
River, cities of Boston, Watertown, and Newton, Mas-
sachusetts. 
(58) SQUANTUM CAUSEWAY, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, 
Squantum, in the vicinity of East Squantum Street 
and Dorchester Street Causeway, Quincy, Massachu-
setts. 
(59) TOWN NECK BEACH, SANDWICH, MASSACHU-
SETTS.—Project for flood risk management and coast-
al storm risk management, including shoreline dam-
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age prevention and mitigation, Town Neck Beach, 
town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. 
(60) WESTPORT
HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management, hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction, and navigation, includ-
ing improvements to the breakwater at Westport Har-
bor, Town of Westport, Massachusetts. 
(61) ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Project for water 
supply, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 
(62) KALAMAZOO
RIVER
WATERSHED, MICHI-
GAN.—Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, Kalamazoo River Watershed and 
tributaries, Michigan. 
(63) MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for flood 
risk management, city of McComb, Mississippi. 
(64) MILES CITY, MONTANA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Miles City, Montana. 
(65) BERKELEY
HEIGHTS, NEW
PROVIDENCE, 
AND SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management, Township of Berkeley Heights, Borough 
of New Providence, and City of Summit, New Jersey. 
(66) BERRY’S CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Berry’s Creek, New Jersey. 
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(67) FLEISCHER BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management, Fleischer Brook, New Jer-
sey. 
(68) GUTTENBERG, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Guttenberg, New Jersey, in 
the vicinity of John F. Kennedy Boulevard East. 
(69) PASSAIC
RIVER
BASIN, NEW
JERSEY.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem res-
toration, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic 
Counties, New Jersey. 
(70) PASSAIC RIVER, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.— 
Project for navigation and flood risk management, 
Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey. 
(71) GREAT FALLS RACEWAYS, PATERSON, NEW 
JERSEY.—Project for flood risk management and hy-
dropower, Paterson, New Jersey. 
(72) PAULSBORO, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for 
navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey. 
(73) VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.— 
Project for flood risk management along the Ho-Ho- 
Kus Brook and Saddle River, Village of Ridgewood, 
New Jersey. 
(74) WOLF
CREEK, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Wolf Creek, Ridgefield, New 
Jersey. 
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land Brook (also known as ‘‘Buttermilk Falls Brook’’) 
and tributaries, Town of Highlands, Orange County, 
New York. 
(83) INWOOD HILL PARK, NEW YORK.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration, Inwood Hill Park, Spuyten 
Duyvil Creek, Manhattan, New York. 
(84) ISLIP, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 
management, Town of Islip, New York. 
(85) OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.—Project for coast-
al storm risk management and flood risk management 
in the vicinity of Tobay Beach, Town of Oyster Bay, 
New York. 
(86) PASCACK BROOK, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW 
YORK.—Project for flood risk management, Pascack 
Brook, Rockland County, New York, including the 
Village of Spring Valley. 
(87) SPARKILL
CREEK, 
ORANGETOWN, 
NEW 
YORK.—Project for flood risk management and ero-
sion, Sparkill Creek, Orangetown, New York. 
(88) TURTLE COVE, NEW YORK.—Project for eco-
system restoration, Pelham Bay Park, Eastchester 
Bay, in the vicinity of Turtle Cove, Bronx, New York. 
(89) SOMERS, NEW YORK.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and water supply, Town of Somers, New 
York. 
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(90) CAPE
FEAR
RIVER
AND
TRIBUTARIES, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment, in the vicinity of Northeast Cape Fear River 
and Black River, North Carolina. 
(91) LELAND, NORTH
CAROLINA.—Project for 
flood risk management, navigation, ecosystem restora-
tion, and recreation, including bank stabilization, for 
Jackeys Creek in the Town of Leland, North Carolina. 
(92) MARION, NORTH
CAROLINA.—Project for 
flood risk management, including riverbank stabiliza-
tion, along the Catawba River, City of Marion, North 
Carolina. 
(93) PENDER
COUNTY, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
Project for flood risk management in the vicinity of 
North Carolina Highway 53, Pender County, North 
Carolina. 
(94) PIGEON RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project 
for flood risk management, Pigeon River, in the vicin-
ity of the towns of Clyde and Canton, Haywood 
County, North Carolina. 
(95) UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Project 
for flood risk management, water supply, and recre-
ation, Union County, South Carolina. 
(96) OGALLALA AQUIFER.—Project for flood risk 
management and water supply, including aquifer re-
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charge, for the Ogallala Aquifer, Colorado, Kansas, 
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 
(97) COE CREEK, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 
management, Coe Creek, City of Fairview Park, Ohio. 
(98) GREAT
MIAMI
RIVER, OHIO.—Project for 
flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 
recreation, including incorporation of existing levee 
systems, for the Great Miami River, Ohio. 
(99) LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.— 
Project for water supply, including increased needs in 
southern Oklahoma, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and 
Texas. 
(100) SARDIS
LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Project for 
water supply, Sardis Lake, Oklahoma. 
(101) SIUSLAW
RIVER, FLORENCE, OREGON.— 
Project for flood risk management and streambank 
erosion, Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon. 
(102) WILLAMETTE RIVER, LANE COUNTY, OR-
EGON.—Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, Willamette River, Lane County, 
Oregon. 
(103) 
ALLEGHENY
RIVER, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Alle-
gheny River, Pennsylvania. 
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