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206 of the Water Resources Development Act 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330) to carry out the activities authorized by this section. 
SEC. 3066. KOONTZ LAKE, INDIANA. 
The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Koontz Lake, 
Indiana, being carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) and modified by section 
520 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2655), is modified to direct the Secretary to seek to reduce the 
cost of the project by using innovative technologies and cost reduc-
tion measures determined from a review of non-Federal lake 
dredging projects in the vicinity of Koontz Lake. 
SEC. 3067. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West Fork of 
White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on 
rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, 
approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1586), and modified by section 
323 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3716) and section 322 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 303), is modified— 
(1) to authorize the Secretary to carry out the ecosystem 
restoration, recreation, and flood damage reduction components 
described in the Central Indianapolis Waterfront Concept Plan, 
dated February 1994, and revised by the Master Plan Revision 
Central Indianapolis Waterfront, dated April 2004, at a total 
cost of $28,545,000; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit, in accordance with 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
the cost of planning, design, and construction work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest for the project before the date 
of the partnership agreement for the project. 
SEC. 3068. DES MOINES RIVER AND GREENBELT, IOWA. 
The project for the Des Moines Recreational River and Green-
belt, Iowa, authorized by Public Law 99–88 and modified by section 
604 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4153), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out ecosystem 
restoration, recreation, and flood damage reduction components of 
the project, at a Federal cost of $10,000,000. 
SEC. 3069. PERRY CREEK, IOWA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On making a determination described in sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall increase the Federal contribution 
by up to $4,000,000 for the project for flood control, Perry Creek, 
Iowa, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4116) and modified by section 151 
of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 
(117 Stat. 1844). 
(b) DETERMINATION.—A determination referred to in subsection 
(a) is a determination that a modification to the project described 
in subsection (a) is necessary for the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to certify that the project provides flood damage 
reduction benefits to at least a 100-year level of flood protection. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000.
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SEC. 3070. RATHBUN LAKE, IOWA. 
(a) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—The Secretary shall provide, 
in accordance with the recommendations in the Rathbun Lake 
Reallocation Report approved by the Chief of Engineers on July 
22, 1985, the Rathbun Regional Water Association with the right 
of first refusal to contract for or purchase any increment of the 
remaining allocation of 8,320 acre-feet of water supply storage 
in Rathbun Lake, Iowa. 
(b) PAYMENT OF COST.—The Rathbun Regional Water Associa-
tion shall pay the cost of any water supply storage allocation 
provided under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3071. HICKMAN BLUFF STABILIZATION, KENTUCKY. 
The project for Hickman Bluff, Kentucky, authorized by chapter 
II of title II of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and 
Rescissions for the Department of Defense to Preserve and Enhance 
Military Readiness Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 85), is modified to 
authorize the Secretary to repair and restore the project, at Federal 
expense, with no further economic studies or analyses, at a total 
cost of not more than $250,000. 
SEC. 3072. MCALPINE LOCK AND DAM, KENTUCKY AND INDIANA. 
Section 101(a)(10) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606) is amended by striking ‘‘$219,600,000’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$430,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3073. PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY. 
The Prestonsburg, Kentucky, element of the project for flood 
control, Levisa and Tug Fork of the Big Sandy and Cumberland 
Rivers, West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky, authorized by section 
202(a) of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
1981 (94 Stat. 1339), is modified to direct the Secretary to take 
measures to provide a 100-year level of flood protection for the 
city of Prestonsburg. 
SEC. 3074. AMITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, LOUISIANA, EAST BATON 
ROUGE PARISH WATERSHED. 
The project for flood damage reduction and recreation, Amite 
River and Tributaries, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish Water-
shed, authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 277) and modified by section 
116 of division D of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 140), is further 
modified— 
(1) to direct the Secretary to carry out the project with 
the cost sharing for the project determined in accordance with 
section 103(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213(a)), as in effect on October 11, 1996; 
(2) to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at 
a total cost of $187,000,000; and 
(3) to direct the Secretary to credit, in accordance with 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
the cost of work carried out by the non-Federal interest for 
the project before the date of the partnership agreement for 
the project.
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SEC. 3075. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LOUISIANA. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—The public access fea-
ture of the project for flood control, Atchafalaya Basin Floodway 
System, Louisiana, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to acquire from willing sellers the fee 
interest (exclusive of oil, gas, and minerals) of an additional 20,000 
acres of land in the Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway for such 
feature. 
(b) MODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), effective 
November 17, 1986, the $32,000,000 limitation on the maximum 
Federal expenditure for the first costs of the public access 
feature referred to in subsection (a) shall not apply. 
(2) COST.—The modification under paragraph (1) shall not 
increase the total authorized cost of the project referred to 
in subsection (a). 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 315(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2603) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and shall 
consider Eagle Point Park, Jeanerette, Louisiana, and the town 
of Melville, Louisiana, as site alternatives for such recreation fea-
tures’’. 
SEC. 3076. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM, REGIONAL VIS-
ITOR CENTER, LOUISIANA. 
(a) PROJECT FOR FLOOD CONTROL.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(3) of the report of the Chief of Engineers dated February 28, 
1983 (relating to recreational development in the Lower Atchafalaya 
Basin Floodway), the Secretary shall carry out the project for flood 
control, Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana, authorized 
by chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1985 (99 Stat. 313) and section 601(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142). 
(b) VISITORS CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
State of Louisiana, shall study, design, and construct a type 
A regional visitors center in the vicinity of Morgan City, Lou-
isiana. 
(2) COST SHARING.— 
(A) COST OF TYPE B VISITORS CENTER.—The cost of 
construction of the visitors center up to the cost of construc-
tion of a type B visitors center shall be shared in accordance 
with the recreation cost-sharing requirement of section 
103(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213(c)). 
(B) COST OF UPGRADING.—The non-Federal share of 
the cost of upgrading the visitors center from a type B 
to type A regional visitors center shall be 100 percent. 
(C) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The cost of oper-
ation and maintenance of the visitors center shall be a 
Federal responsibility. 
(3) DONATIONS.—In carrying out the project under this 
subsection, the Mississippi River Commission may accept the 
donation of cash or other funds, land, materials, and services 
from any non-Federal government entity or nonprofit corpora-
tion, as the Commission determines to be appropriate.
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SEC. 3077. ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AND BAYOUS CHENE, BOEUF, AND 
BLACK, LOUISIANA. 
The project for navigation, Atchafalaya River and Bayous 
Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana, authorized by section 101 
of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to deepen up to a 1000-foot section 
of the area on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway west of the Bayou 
Boeuf Lock and east of the intersection of the Atchafalaya River, 
at a cost not to exceed $200,000, to provide for ingress and egress 
to the port of Morgan City at a depth not to exceed 20 feet. 
SEC. 3078. BAYOU PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA. 
The project for the improvement of the quality of the environ-
ment, Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana, being carried out under section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a), is modified to direct the Secretary to credit, in accordance 
with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the 
cost of work carried out by the non-Federal interest for the project 
before the date of the partnership agreement for the project. 
SEC. 3079. CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOUISIANA. 
The project for the Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana, author-
ized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 
481), is modified to authorize the Secretary to provide $3,000,000 
for each fiscal year, in a total amount of $15,000,000, for such 
rock bank protection of the Calcasieu River from mile 5 to mile 
16 as the Secretary determines to be advisable to reduce mainte-
nance dredging needs and facilitate protection of disposal areas 
for the Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the rock bank protection is feasible. 
SEC. 3080. RED RIVER (J. BENNETT JOHNSTON) WATERWAY, LOU-
ISIANA. 
The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Red River 
Waterway, Louisiana, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142) and modified 
by section 4(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 
(102 Stat. 4016), section 102(p) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4613), section 301(b)(7) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3710), and section 
316 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2604), is modified— 
(1) to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
at a total cost of $33,912,000; 
(2) to authorize the purchase and reforestation of lands 
that have been cleared or converted to agricultural uses (in 
addition to the purchase of bottomland hardwood); and 
(3) to incorporate wildlife and forestry management prac-
tices to improve species diversity on mitigation land that meets 
habitat goals and objectives of the United States and the State 
of Louisiana. 
SEC. 3081. MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION, LOUISIANA. 
The Mississippi Delta Region project, Louisiana, authorized 
as part of the project for hurricane-flood protection on Lake Pont-
chartrain, Louisiana, by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 
1965 (79 Stat. 1077) and modified by section 365 of the Water