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(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) NOR’EASTER.—The term ‘‘Nor’easter’’ 
means a synoptic-scale, extratropical cyclone in 
the western North Atlantic Ocean. 
(B) PUBLIC
BEACH.—The term ‘‘public 
beach’’ means a beach within the geographic 
boundary of an unconstructed federally author-
ized hurricane and storm damage reduction 
project that is— 
(i) a publicly owned beach; or 
(ii) a privately owned beach that is 
available for public use, including the avail-
ability of reasonable public access, in ac-
cordance with Engineer Regulation 1165– 
2–130, published by the Corps of Engineers, 
dated June 15, 1989. 
(c) INDIAN RIVER INLET AND BAY, DELAWARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out major main-
tenance of the project for navigation, Indian River 
Inlet and Bay, Delaware, authorized by the first sec-
tion of the Act of August 26, 1937 (chapter 832, 50 
Stat. 846; 59 Stat. 14), the Secretary shall repair, re-
store, or relocate any non-Federal public recreation 
facility that has been damaged, in whole or in part, 
by the deterioration or failure of the project. 
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(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $10,000,000. 
(d) INDIAN RIVER INLET SAND BYPASS PLANT, DELA-
WARE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The project for hurricane- 
flood protection and beach erosion control at Indian 
River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the ‘‘In-
dian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant’’, authorized by 
section 869 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (100 Stat. 4182), is modified to authorize the 
Secretary, at the request of a non-Federal interest, to 
provide periodic nourishment through dedicated 
dredging or other means to maintain or restore the 
functioning of such project when— 
(A) the sand bypass plant is inoperative; or 
(B) operation of the sand bypass plant is 
insufficient to maintain the functioning of the 
project. 
(2) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the 
cost of a cycle of periodic nourishment provided pur-
suant to paragraph (1) shall be the same percentage 
as the non-Federal share of the cost to operate the 
sand bypass plant. 
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(e) REPROGRAMMING FOR COASTAL STORM RISK MAN-
AGEMENT PROJECT AT INDIAN RIVER INLET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may reprogram amounts made available for 
any coastal storm risk management project to use 
such amounts for the project for hurricane-flood pro-
tection and beach erosion control at Indian River 
Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the ‘‘Indian 
River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant’’, authorized by sec-
tion 869 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4182). 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
carry out not more than 2 reprogramming ac-
tions under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year. 
(B) AMOUNT.—For each fiscal year, the 
Secretary may reprogram— 
(i) not more than $100,000 per re-
programming action; and 
(ii) not more than $200,000 for each 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 8328. ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH-
ERN FLORIDA. 
The portions of the project for flood control and other 
purposes, Central and Southern Florida, authorized by sec-
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tion 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176), 
consisting of the southernmost 3.5-mile reach of the L–73 
levee, Section 2, Osceola County Florida, are no longer au-
thorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8329. LITTLE PASS, CLEARWATER BAY, FLORIDA. 
The portion of the project for navigation, Little Pass, 
Clearwater Bay, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), beginning 
with the most westerly 1,000 linear feet of the channel en-
compassing all of Cut H, to include the turning basin, is 
no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 8330. COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION 
PLAN, FLORIDA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(e)(5) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2685; 121 Stat. 
1269; 132 Stat. 3786) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘during each 5-year 
period, beginning with commencement of design 
of the Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘during each period 
of 5 fiscal years, beginning on October 1, 2022’’; 
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(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘for each 
project in the Plan’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) ACCOUNTING.—Not later than 90 
days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal 
sponsor a financial accounting of non-Fed-
eral contributions under clause (i)(I) for 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘(iv) LIMITATION.—In the case of an 
authorized project for which a project part-
nership agreement has not been executed 
and for which there is an agreement under 
subparagraph (B)(i)(III), the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) shall consider all expendi-
tures and obligations incurred by the 
non-Federal sponsor for land and in- 
kind services for the project in deter-
mining the amount of any cash con-
tribution required from the non-Fed-
eral sponsor to satisfy the cost-share re-
quirements of this subsection; and 
‘‘(II) may only require any such 
cash contribution to be made at the 
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end of each period of 5 fiscal years 
under clause (i).’’. 
(b) UPDATE.—The Secretary and the non-Federal in-
terest shall revise the Master Agreement for the Comprehen-
sive Everglades Restoration Plan, executed in 2009 pursu-
ant to section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680), to reflect the amendment made 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 8331. PALM BEACH HARBOR, FLORIDA. 
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
project for navigation, Palm Beach Harbor, Florida, for 
which assumption of maintenance was authorized by sec-
tion 202 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(100 Stat. 4093), is modified to deauthorize the portion of 
the project, known as the Northern Turning Basin, con-
sisting of an approximate 209,218-square foot area (4.803 
acres) of the Federal northern turning basin within Palm 
Beach Harbor, starting at a point with coordinates 
N887149.6299, 
E965813.7673; 
thence 
running 
N46°05’59’’E for 106.07 feet to a point with coordinates 
N887223.1767, 
E965890.1929; 
thence 
running 
S88°54’01’’E for 393.00 feet to a point with coordinates 
N887215.6342, 
E966283.1205; 
thence 
running 
S32°48’37’’E for 433.78 feet to a point with coordinates 
N886851.0560, 
E966518.1668; 
thence 
running 
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N88°54’01’’W for 710.00 feet to a point with coordinates 
N886864.6824, 
E965808.2975; 
thence 
running 
N01°05’59’’E for 285.00 feet to the point of origin. 
SEC. 8332. PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA. 
Section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709) is amended, in row 4 (relating 
to the project for navigation, Port Everglades, Florida)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$229,770,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$529,700,000’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$107,233,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$247,209,000’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$337,003,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$776,909,000’’. 
SEC. 8333. SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 
TASK FORCE. 
Section 528(f)(1)(J) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3771) is amended by striking 
‘‘2 representatives of the State of Florida,’’ and inserting 
‘‘3 representatives of the State of Florida, including at least 
1 representative of the Florida Department of Environ-
mental Protection and 1 representative of the Florida Fish 
and Wildlife Conservation Commission,’’. 
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SEC. 8334. NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEOR-
GIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1704) is amended by striking para-
graph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The costs of construc-
tion of a Project feature constructed pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance 
with section 101(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources 
Development 
Act 
of 
1986 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2211(a)(1)(B)). 
‘‘(B) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Any increase in 
costs for the Project due to the construction of a 
Project feature constructed pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall not be included in the total 
project cost for purposes of section 902 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2280).’’. 
SEC. 8335. LITTLE WOOD RIVER, GOODING, IDAHO. 
Section 3057 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1120) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) PLANNING, DESIGN, AND RECONSTRUCTION 
COSTS.—The Federal share of planning, design, and 
reconstruction costs for a project under this section, 
including any work associated with bridges, shall be 
90 percent.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal 
interest may provide and receive credit for in-kind 
contributions for a project carried out under this sec-
tion, consistent with section 221(a)(4) of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)). 
‘‘(4) CASH
CONTRIBUTION
NOT
APPLICABLE.— 
The requirement under section 103(a)(1)(A) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2213(a)(1)(A)) for a non-Federal interest to provide 
5 percent of the cost of a project carried out under 
this section shall not apply with respect to the project. 
‘‘(5) PAYMENT OPTIONS.—At the request of the 
non-Federal interest for a project carried out under 
this section and subject to available funding, the non- 
Federal contribution for construction of the project 
shall be financed in accordance with the provisions of 
section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development 
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Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)) over a period of thir-
ty years from the date of completion of the project.’’. 
SEC. 8336. CHICAGO SHORELINE PROTECTION. 
The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline 
erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, 
Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by 
section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to authorize the Sec-
retary to provide 65 percent of the cost of the locally pre-
ferred plan, as described in the Report of the Chief of Engi-
neers, dated April 14, 1994, for the construction of the fol-
lowing segments of the project: 
(1) Shoreline revetment at Morgan Shoal. 
(2) Shoreline revetment at Promontory Point. 
SEC. 
8337. 
GREAT 
LAKES 
AND 
MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER 
INTERBASIN PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, WILL 
COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(1) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2742) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘80 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’. 
(b) LOCAL COOPERATION REQUIREMENTS.—At the re-
quest of the applicable non-Federal interests for the project 
for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi 
River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illi-
nois, authorized by section 401(a)(5) of the Water Resources 
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Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740), the Secretary 
shall not require such non-Federal interests to be jointly 
and severally liable for all non-Federal obligations in the 
project partnership agreement for the project. 
SEC. 8338. SOUTHEAST DES MOINES, SOUTHWEST PLEAS-
ANT HILL, IOWA. 
(a) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The project for flood 
control and other purposes, Red Rock Dam and Lake, Des 
Moines River, Iowa (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Red 
Rock Dam Project’’), authorized by section 10 of the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 896), and the 
project for local flood protection, Des Moines Local Flood 
Protection, Des Moines River, Iowa (referred to in this sec-
tion as ‘‘Flood Protection Project’’), authorized by such sec-
tion, shall be modified as follows, subject to a new or 
amended agreement between the Secretary and the non-Fed-
eral interest for the Flood Protection Project, the City of 
Des Moines, Iowa (referred to in this section as the ‘‘City’’), 
in accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b): 
(1) That portion of the Red Rock Dam Project 
consisting of the segment of levee from Station 
15+88.8W to Station 77+43.7W shall be transferred 
to the Flood Protection Project. 
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(2) The relocated levee improvement constructed 
by the City, from Station 77+43.7W to approxi-
mately Station 20+00, shall be included in the Flood 
Protection Project. 
(b) FEDERAL EASEMENT CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
convey the following easements, acquired by the Fed-
eral Government for the Red Rock Dam Project, to the 
City to become part of the Flood Protection Project in 
accordance with subsection (a): 
(A) Easements identified as Tracts 3215E– 
1, 3235E, and 3227E. 
(B) Easements identified as Partial Tracts 
3216E–2, 3216E–3, 3217E–1, and 3217E–2. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCES AUTHORIZED.— 
After execution of a new or amended agreement pur-
suant to subsection (a) and conveyance of the ease-
ments under paragraph (1), the Secretary is author-
ized to convey the following easements, by quitclaim 
deed, without consideration, acquired by the Federal 
Government for the Red Rock Dam project, to the 
City or to the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater 
Reclamation Authority and no longer required for the 
Red Rock Dam Project or for the Des Moines Local 
Flood Protection Project: 
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(A) Easements identified as Tracts 3200E, 
3202E–1, 3202E–2, 3202E–4, 3203E–2, 3215E– 
3, 3216E–1, and 3216E–5. 
(B) Easements identified as Partial Tracts 
3216E–2, 3216E–3, 3217E–1, and 3217E–2. 
(3) EASEMENT DISPOSAL PROCESS AND FEES.— 
All real property interests conveyed under this sub-
section shall be subject to the standard release of ease-
ment disposal process. All administrative fees associ-
ated with the transfer of the subject easements to the 
City or to the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater 
Reclamation Authority will be borne by the trans-
feree. 
SEC. 8339. CITY OF EL DORADO, KANSAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall amend the con-
tract described in subsection (b) between the United States 
and the City of El Dorado, Kansas, relating to storage space 
for water supply, to change the method of calculation of 
the interest charges that began accruing on June 30, 1991, 
on the investment costs for the 72,087 acre-feet of future 
use storage space, from compounding interest annually to 
charging simple interest annually on the principal amount, 
until— 
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(1) the City of El Dorado informs the Secretary 
of the desire to convert the future use storage space to 
present use; and 
(2) the principal amount plus the accumulated 
interest becomes payable pursuant to the terms of the 
contract. 
(b) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract referred to 
in subsection (a) is the contract between the United States 
and the City of El Dorado, Kansas, for the use by the City 
of El Dorado of storage space for water supply in El Do-
rado Lake, Kansas, entered into on June 30, 1972, and ti-
tled Contract DACW56–72–C–0220. 
SEC. 8340. ALGIERS CANAL LEVEES, LOUISIANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 328 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
304; 121 Stat. 1129), the Secretary shall resume operation, 
maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the 
Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana, at full Federal expense. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 328(c) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 304; 
121 Stat. 1129) is amended by inserting ‘‘described in sub-
section (b)’’ after ‘‘the project’’. 
SEC. 8341. MISSISSIPPI RIVER GULF OUTLET, LOUISIANA. 
The Federal share of the cost of the project for eco-
system restoration, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Lou-
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isiana, authorized by section 7013(a)(4) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1281), shall be 
100 percent. 
SEC. 8342. CAMP ELLIS, SACO, MAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project being carried out under 
section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 
426i) for the mitigation of shore damages attributable to 
the project for navigation, Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine, is 
modified as follows: 
(1) The maximum amount of Federal funds that 
may be expended for the project shall be $45,000,000. 
(2) The project may include Federal participa-
tion in periodic nourishment. 
(3) For purposes of subsection (b) of section 111 
of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 
426i(b)), the Secretary shall determine that the navi-
gation works to which the shore damages are attrib-
utable were constructed at Federal expense. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3085 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1129), 
and the item relating to such section in the table of contents 
for such Act, are repealed. 
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SEC. 8343. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE 
MANAGEMENT STUDY. 
Section 213 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2684) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(j) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
the comprehensive study carried out under subsection (a), 
and any feasibility study carried out under subsection (e), 
shall be 100 percent.’’. 
SEC. 8344. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROTECTION. 
Section 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 132 Stat. 3812) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not recommend 
deauthorization of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and 
Dam pursuant to the disposition study carried out under 
subsection (d) unless the Secretary identifies a willing and 
capable non-Federal public entity to assume ownership of 
the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. 
‘‘(g) MODIFICATION.—The Secretary is authorized to 
investigate 
the 
feasibility 
of 
modifying, 
prior 
to 
deauthorizing, the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam 
to add ecosystem restoration, including the prevention and 
control of invasive species, water supply, and recreation as 
authorized purposes.’’. 
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SEC. 8345. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1103(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 
SEC. 8346. WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT ON THE UPPER 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ILLINOIS WATERWAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the operation and main-
tenance of the navigation channel projects on the Upper 
Mississippi River, including all projects authorized for 
navigation of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the 
Missouri River to Minneapolis, authorized by the first sec-
tion of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 927; 
49 Stat. 1034; 50 Stat. 848; 59 Stat. 19; 72 Stat. 298; 92 
Stat. 1695; 95 Stat. 1634; 100 Stat. 4208; 100 Stat. 4213; 
100 Stat. 4228; 102 Stat. 4027; 104 Stat. 4613; 106 Stat. 
4806; 106 Stat. 4811; 110 Stat. 3716; 121 Stat. 1283; 128 
Stat. 1270; 132 Stat. 3812; 134 Stat. 2704), and as part 
of the operation and maintenance of the navigation channel 
projects on the Illinois River, Illinois (also called the Illi-
nois Waterway), authorized by the first section of the Act 
of January 21, 1927 (chapter 47, 44 Stat. 1013; 46 Stat. 
929; 49 Stat. 1035; 49 Stat. 1036; 52 Stat. 805; 59 Stat. 
19; 60 Stat. 636; 72 Stat. 302; 82 Stat. 735; 100 Stat. 4208; 
106 Stat. 4806; 121 Stat. 1283; 128 Stat. 1351), the Sec-
retary is authorized to and shall carry out water level man-
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agement activities to help redress the degrading influences 
of prolonged inundation or sedimentation from such 
projects, and to improve the quality and quantity of habitat 
available for fish and wildlife. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON DRAWDOWNS.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out routine and 
systemic water level drawdowns of the pools created by the 
locks and dams of the projects described in subsection (a), 
including drawdowns during the growing season, when— 
(1) hydrologic conditions allow the Secretary to 
carry out a drawdown within applicable dam oper-
ating plans; or 
(2) hydrologic conditions allow the Secretary to 
carry out a drawdown and sufficient funds are avail-
able to the Secretary to carry out any additional ac-
tivities that may be required to ensure that the draw-
down does not adversely affect navigation. 
(c) COORDINATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall use ex-
isting coordination and consultation processes to reg-
ularly coordinate and consult with other relevant 
Federal agencies and States regarding the planning 
and assessment of water level management actions 
implemented under this section. 
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(2) NOTIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR COM-
MENT.—Prior to carrying out any activity under this 
section, the Secretary shall provide to the public and 
to navigation interests and other interested stake-
holders notice and an opportunity for comment on 
such activity. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2028, the 
Secretary shall make publicly available (including on a 
publicly available website) and submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report that describes any activity 
carried out under this section and the effects of such activ-
ity. 
SEC. 8347. MISSISSIPPI DELTA HEADWATERS, MISSISSIPPI. 
As part of the authority of the Secretary to carry out 
the project for flood damage reduction, bank stabilization, 
and sediment and erosion control, Yazoo Basin, Mississippi 
Delta Headwaters, Mississippi, authorized pursuant to the 
matter under the heading ‘‘ENHANCEMENT OF WATER RE-
SOURCE BENEFITS AND FOR EMERGENCY DISASTER WORK’’ 
in title I of Public Law 98–8 (97 Stat. 22), the Secretary 
may carry out emergency maintenance activities, as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary, for features of the 
project completed before the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 8348. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO OKATIBBEE 
LAKE, MISSISSIPPI. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) there is significant shoreline sloughing and 
erosion at the Okatibbee Lake portion of the project 
for flood protection, Chunky Creek, Chickasawhay and 
Pascagoula Rivers, Mississippi, authorized by section 
203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1183), 
which has the potential to impact infrastructure, 
damage property, and put lives at risk; and 
(2) addressing shoreline sloughing and erosion at 
a project of the Secretary, including at a location 
leased by non-Federal entities such as Okatibbee Lake, 
is an activity that is eligible to be carried out by the 
Secretary as part of the operation and maintenance 
of such project. 
SEC. 8349. ARGENTINE, EAST BOTTOMS, FAIRFAX-JERSEY 
CREEK, AND NORTH KANSAS LEVEES UNITS, 
MISSOURI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES AT KAN-
SAS CITIES, MISSOURI AND KANSAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control, Kan-
sas Citys on Missouri and Kansas Rivers in Missouri and 
Kansas, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 
Flood Control Act of 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1588; 58 
Stat. 897; 121 Stat. 1054) is modified to direct the Sec-
retary to— 
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(1) construct access manholes, or other features, 
in the Fairfax portion of such project to allow for reg-
ular inspection of project features if the Secretary de-
termines that such work is— 
(A) not required as a result of improper op-
eration and maintenance of the project by the 
nonFederal interest; and 
(B) technically feasible and environmentally 
acceptable; and 
(2) plan, design, and carry out the construction 
described in paragraph (1) as a continuation of the 
construction of such project. 
(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of 
planning, design, and construction of access manholes or 
other features under this section shall be 90 percent. 
SEC. 8350. LOWER MISSOURI RIVER STREAMBANK EROSION 
CONTROL EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out streambank erosion control evaluation and dem-
onstration projects in the Lower Missouri River through 
contracts with non-Federal interests, including projects for 
streambank protection and stabilization. 
(b) AREA.—The Secretary shall carry out demonstra-
tion projects under this section on the reach of the Missouri 
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River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the confluence of the 
Missouri River and the Mississippi River. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the extent of 
streambank erosion on the Lower Missouri River; and 
(2) develop new methods and techniques for 
streambank protection, research soil stability, and 
identify the causes of erosion. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing 
the results of the demonstration projects carried out under 
this section, including any recommendations for methods 
to prevent and correct streambank erosion. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to enter 
into contracts under subsection (a) shall expire on the date 
that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 8351. MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COM-
PLEXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 129 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2643), 
and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized 
to carry out the construction of an interception-rearing 
complex at each of Plowboy Bend A (River Mile: 174.5 to 
173.2) and Pelican Bend B (River Mile: 15.8 to 13.4) on 
the Missouri River. 
(b) ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION OF RISK.— 
(1) ANALYSIS.—Prior to construction of the 
interception-rearing complexes under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall perform an analysis to identify 
whether the interception-rearing complexes will— 
(A) contribute to an increased risk of flood-
ing to adjacent lands and properties, including 
local levees; 
(B) affect the navigation channel, including 
crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel 
width; 
(C) affect the harvesting of sand; 
(D) affect ports and harbors; or 
(E) contribute to bank erosion on adjacent 
private lands. 
(2) MITIGATION.—The Secretary may not con-
struct an interception-rearing complex under sub-
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section (a) until the Secretary successfully mitigates 
any effects described in paragraph (1) with respect to 
such interception-rearing complex. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after completion 
of the construction of the interception-rearing complexes 
under subsection (a), 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 describing the extent 
to which the construction of such interception-rearing com-
plexes affected the population recovery of pallid sturgeon 
in the Missouri River. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 129(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2643) 
is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and inserting after 
paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) submits the report required by section 
318(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2022;’’. 
SEC. 8352. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MIS-
SOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA. 
(a) USE OF OTHER FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 334 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 306) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) USE OF OTHER FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall consult 
with other Federal agencies to determine if lands or 
interests in lands acquired by such other Federal 
agencies— 
‘‘(A) meet the purposes of the Missouri 
River Mitigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, 
Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 
601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 
1155); and 
‘‘(B) whether such lands are restricted by 
such other Federal agencies from being applied 
toward the total number of acres required under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF LANDS.—Upon making a 
determination under paragraph (1) that lands or in-
terests in lands acquired by a Federal agency meet 
the purposes of the project described in paragraph 
(1)(A) and that such lands are not otherwise re-
stricted, the Secretary shall apply the lands or inter-
ests in lands acquired toward the total number of 
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acres required under subsection (a), regardless of the 
source of the Federal funds used to acquire such lands 
or interests in lands. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section authorizes any transfer of administrative ju-
risdiction over any lands or interests in lands ac-
quired by a Federal agency that are applied toward 
the total number of acres required under subsection 
(a) pursuant to this subsection.’’. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report identifying 
the lands or interests in lands acquired with 
Federal funds that the Secretary determines, 
pursuant to section 344(c)(1) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999, meet the pur-
poses of the Missouri River Mitigation Project, 
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, author-
ized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 
306; 121 Stat. 1155). 
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(B) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the report submitted under subpara-
graph (A) a justification for any lands or inter-
ests in lands acquired with Federal funding that 
the Secretary determines will not be applied to-
ward the total number of acres required under 
section 334(a) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 306). 
(b) FLOOD
RISK
MANAGEMENT
BENEFITS.—The 
project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Missouri 
River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, Missouri, 
Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155), is modified to author-
ize the Secretary to consider incidental flood risk manage-
ment benefits when acquiring land for the project. 
SEC. 8353. NORTHERN MISSOURI. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in northern Missouri. 
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 
this section may be in the form of design and construction 
assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 
and resource protection and development projects in north-
ern Missouri, including projects for wastewater treatment 
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and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, 
environmental restoration, and surface water resource pro-
tection and development. 
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest with 
respect to the project to be carried out with such as-
sistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment for a project entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for the following: 
(A) Development by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal and State of-
ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 
development plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications. 
(B) Establishment of such legal and institu-
tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 
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effective long-term operation of the project by the 
non-Federal interest. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project carried out under this section— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of 
grants or reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 
delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 
project that is the subject of a partnership agree-
ment under this section, the non-Federal interest 
shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
curred in providing the non-Federal share of the 
project cost. 
(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 
interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non- 
Federal share of project cost (including all rea-
sonable costs associated with obtaining permits 
necessary for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
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controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 
25 percent of total project costs. 
(D) OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 
costs for projects constructed with assistance pro-
vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 
carry out this section may be used by the Corps of 
Engineers district offices to administer projects under 
this section at Federal expense. 
(f) NORTHERN MISSOURI DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘northern Missouri’’ means the counties of 
Buchanan, Marion, Platte, and Clay, Missouri. 
SEC. 8354. ISRAEL RIVER, LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
The project for flood control, Israel River, Lancaster, 
New Hampshire, carried out under section 205 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), is no longer author-
ized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 8355. MIDDLE RIO GRANDE FLOOD PROTECTION, 
BERNALILLO TO BELEN, NEW MEXICO. 
The non-Federal share of the cost of the project for flood 
risk management, Middle Rio Grande, Bernalillo to Belen, 
New Mexico, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735), shall be 
25 percent. 
SEC. 8356. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, HUDSON–RARITAN 
ESTUARY, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out addi-
tional feasibility studies for the project ecosystem restora-
tion, Hudson–Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey, 
authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2739), including an exam-
ination of measures and alternatives at Baisley Pond Park 
and the Richmond Terrace Wetlands. 
(b) TREATMENT.—A feasibility study carried out 
under subsection (a) shall be considered a continuation of 
the study that formulated the project for ecosystem restora-
tion, Hudson–Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey, 
authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740). 
SEC. 8357. ARKANSAS RIVER CORRIDOR, OKLAHOMA. 
Section 3132 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1141) is amended by striking subsection 
(b) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED COST.—The Secretary is authorized 
to carry out construction of projects under this section at 
a total cost of $128,400,000, with the cost shared in accord-
ance with section 103 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL FEASIBILITY STUDIES AUTHOR-
IZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to carry out feasibility studies for purposes of recom-
mending to the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives additional projects under this section. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—An additional feasibility 
study carried out under this subsection shall be con-
sidered a continuation of the feasibility study that 
formulated any project carried out under subsection 
(a).’’. 
SEC. 8358. COPAN LAKE, OKLAHOMA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall amend the con-
tract described in subsection (c) between the United States 
and the Copan Public Works Authority, relating to the use 
of storage space for water supply in Copan Lake, Okla-
homa, to— 
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(1) release to the United States all rights of the 
Copan Public Works Authority to utilize 4,750 acre- 
feet of future use water storage space; and 
(2) relieve the Copan Public Works Authority 
from all financial obligations, to include the initial 
project investment costs and the accumulated interest 
on unpaid project investment costs, for the volume of 
water storage space described in paragraph (1). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—During the 2-year period begin-
ning on the effective date of the contract amendment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) provide the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 
with the right of first refusal to contract for the utili-
zation of storage space for water supply for any por-
tion of the storage space that was released by the Au-
thority under subsection (a); and 
(2) ensure that the City of Bartlesville, Okla-
homa, shall not pay more than 110 percent of the ini-
tial project investment cost per acre-foot of storage for 
the acre-feet of storage space sought under an agree-
ment under paragraph (1). 
(c) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract referred to 
in subsection (a) is the contract between the United States 
and the Copan Public Works Authority for the use of storage 
space for water supply in Copan Lake, Oklahoma, entered 
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into on June 22, 1981, and titled Contract DACW56–81– 
C–0114. 
SEC. 8359. SOUTHWESTERN OREGON. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in southwestern Oregon. 
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under 
this section may be in the form of design and construction 
assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure 
and resource protection and development projects in south-
western Oregon, including projects for wastewater treat-
ment and related facilities, water supply and related facili-
ties, environmental restoration, and surface water resource 
protection and development. 
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a partnership agreement under 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest with 
respect to the project to be carried out with such as-
sistance. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment for a project entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for the following: 
(A) Development by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal and State of-
ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 
development plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications. 
(B) Establishment of such legal and institu-
tional structures as are necessary to ensure the 
effective long-term operation of the project by the 
non-Federal interest. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project carried out under this section— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of 
grants or reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 
delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 
project that is the subject of a partnership agree-
ment under this section, the non-Federal interest 
shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
curred in providing the non-Federal share of the 
project cost. 
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(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 
interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non- 
Federal share of project cost (including all rea-
sonable costs associated with obtaining permits 
necessary for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
controlled land), but such credit may not exceed 
25 percent of total project costs. 
(D) OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and maintenance 
costs for projects constructed with assistance pro-
vided under this section shall be 100 percent. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSE.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 
carry out this section may be used by the Corps of 
Engineers district offices to administer projects under 
this section at Federal expense. 
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(f) SOUTHWESTERN OREGON DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘southwestern Oregon’’ means the counties 
of Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Linn, and Jose-
phine, Oregon. 
SEC. 8360. YAQUINA RIVER, OREGON. 
The Secretary shall not require the non-Federal inter-
est for the project for navigation, Yaquina River, Oregon, 
authorized by the first section of the Act of March 4, 1913 
(chapter 144, 37 Stat. 819), to— 
(1) provide a floating plant to the United States 
for use in maintaining the project; or 
(2) provide funds in an amount determined by 
the Secretary to be equivalent to the value of the float-
ing plant as a non-Federal contribution to the cost of 
maintaining the project. 
SEC. 8361. LOWER BLACKSTONE RIVER, RHODE ISLAND. 
The project being carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) 
for ecosystem restoration, Lower Blackstone River, Rhode 
Island, is modified as follows: 
(1) The maximum amount of Federal funds that 
may be expended for the project shall be $15,000,000. 
(2) If the Secretary includes in the project a 
measure on Federal land under the jurisdiction of an-
other Federal agency, the Secretary may enter into an 
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agreement with such agency that grants permission 
for the Secretary to— 
(A) construct the measure on the land under 
the jurisdiction of such agency; and 
(B) operate and maintain the measure 
using funds provided to the Secretary by the 
non-Federal interest for the project. 
(3) If the Secretary includes in the project a 
measure for fish passage at a dam licensed for hydro-
power, the Secretary shall include in the project costs 
all costs for such measure, except that those costs that 
are in excess of the costs to provide fish passage at 
the dam if hydropower improvements were not in 
place shall be at 100 percent non-Federal expense. 
SEC. 8362. CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal interest 
for project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, South Caro-
lina, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1708), for advanced 
funds provided by the non-Federal interest for construction 
of the project that exceed the non-Federal share of the cost 
of construction of the project as soon as practicable after 
the completion of each individual contract for the project. 
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SEC. 8363. COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (C)(i) of section 
221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(a)(4)), the non-Federal interest for the project for 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Colleton Coun-
ty, South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(3) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1711), 
may receive credit under subparagraph (A) of such section 
221(a)(4) for the cost of construction carried out before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8364. ENSLEY LEVEE, TENNESSEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 353(b)(1) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2721) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and Nonconnah Creek’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
Nonconnah Creek, and Ensley’’. 
(b) RESUMPTION OF MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary 
shall resume operation and maintenance of Ensley levee 
system portion of the project described in the modification 
made by subsection (a) pursuant to the requirements of sec-
tion 353(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (134 Stat. 2721). 
SEC. 8365. WOLF RIVER HARBOR, TENNESSEE. 
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
project for navigation, Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee, au-
thorized by section 202 of the National Industrial Recovery 
Act (48 Stat. 201; 49 Stat. 1034; 72 Stat. 308), is modified 
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to reduce, in part, the authorized dimensions of the project, 
such that the remaining authorized dimensions are as fol-
lows: 
(1) A 250-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a 
center line beginning at an approximate point of 
35.139634, -90.062343 and extending approximately 
1,300 feet to an approximate point of 35.142077, 
-90.059107. 
(2) A 200-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a 
center line beginning at an approximate point of 
35.142077, -90.059107 and extending approximately 
1,800 feet to an approximate point of 35.1467861, 
-90.057003. 
(3) A 250-foot-wide, 9-foot-depth channel with a 
center line beginning at an approximate point of 
35.1467861, -90.057003 and extending approximately 
5,550 feet to an approximate point of 35.160848, 
-90.050566. 
SEC. 8366. ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, TEXAS. 
The Secretary is authorized to provide, pursuant to 
section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
709a), information and advice to non-Federal interests on 
the removal of sediment obstructing inflow channels to the 
Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, authorized pursuant to the 
project for Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries, Texas, under 
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section 3a of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 
Stat. 1414; 68 Stat. 1258). 
SEC. 8367. NORTH PADRE ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, 
TEXAS. 
The project for ecosystem restoration, North Padre Is-
land, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, authorized under section 
556 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 353), shall not be eligible for repair and restoration 
assistance under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n(a)). 
SEC. 8368. NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of a written request 
from the owner of land subject to a covered easement, the 
Secretary shall, without consideration, release or otherwise 
convey the covered easement to the holder of such easement, 
if the Secretary determines that the covered easement is no 
longer required for purposes of navigation. 
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The 
exact acreage and legal description of any covered easements 
to be released or otherwise conveyed under this section shall 
be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Sec-
retary. 
(c) COSTS.—An entity to which a release or convey-
ance is made under this section shall be responsible for all 
reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate trans-
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action and environmental documentation costs, associated 
with the release or conveyance. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require that the release or conveyance of a cov-
ered easement under this section be subject to such addi-
tional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(e) DEFINITION
OF COVERED EASEMENT.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered easement’’ means an easement 
held by the United States for purposes of navigation in 
Nueces County, Texas. 
SEC. 8369. LAKE CHAMPLAIN CANAL, VERMONT AND NEW 
YORK. 
Section 5146 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1255) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the non- 
Federal interest for the study of the Lake Champlain 
Canal Aquatic Invasive Species Barrier carried out 
under section 542 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150; 134 
Stat. 2652), the Secretary shall scope the phase II 
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portion of such study to satisfy the feasibility deter-
mination under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) DISPERSAL BARRIER.—A dispersal barrier 
constructed, maintained, or operated under this sec-
tion may include— 
‘‘(A) physical hydrologic separation; 
‘‘(B) nonstructural measures; 
‘‘(C) deployment of technologies; and 
‘‘(D) buffer zones.’’. 
SEC. 8370. 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 by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), 
the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for rehabili-
tation of Waterbury Dam, Washington County, Vermont, 
under this section, including the cost of any required study, 
shall be the same share assigned to the non-Federal interest 
for the cost of initial construction of the Waterbury Dam.’’. 
SEC. 8371. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEM RES-
TORATION, WASHINGTON. 
In carrying out the project for ecosystem restoration, 
Puget Sound, Washington, authorized by section 1401(4) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 
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1713), the Secretary shall consider the removal and replace-
ment of the Highway 101 causeway and bridges at the 
Duckabush River Estuary site to be a project feature the 
costs of which are shared as construction. 
SEC. 8372. LOWER MUD RIVER, MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of the 
project for flood control, Milton, West Virginia, authorized 
by section 580 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 114 Stat. 2612; 121 Stat. 1154), shall 
be 90 percent. 
(b) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—For 
the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
include in the cost of the project, and credit toward the non- 
Federal share of that cost, the value of land, easements, and 
rights-of-way provided by the non-Federal interest for the 
project, including the value of land, easements, and rights- 
of-way required for the project that are owned or held by 
the non-Federal interest or other non-Federal public body. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—Unless otherwise ex-
plicitly prohibited in an Act making appropriations for the 
Corps of Engineers, the project described in subsection (a) 
shall be eligible for additional funding appropriated and 
deposited into the ‘‘CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL—CON-
STRUCTION’’ account— 
(1) without a new investment decision; and 
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(2) on the same terms as a project that is not 
the project described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 8373. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 571 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257; 
134 Stat. 2719) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CEN-
TRAL’’ and inserting ‘‘NORTHERN’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.—In 
this section, the term ‘northern West Virginia’ means the 
counties of Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, 
Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, 
Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Morgan, Monongalia, Ohio, 
Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, 
Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, and Wood, West Virginia.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘central’’ and 
inserting ‘‘northern’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘central’’ and 
inserting ‘‘northern’’; and 
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
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(113 Stat. 269) is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 571 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 571. Northern West Virginia.’’. 
SEC. 8374. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 340 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ENVI-
RONMENTAL
RESTORATION
INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND
RESOURCE
PROTECTION
DEVELOPMENT 
PILOT PROGRAM’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.—In 
this section, the term ‘southern West Virginia’ means the 
counties of Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, 
Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, 
Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pen-
dleton, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, 
Wayne, Webster, Wirt, and Wyoming, West Virginia.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$120,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$140,000,000’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
(106 Stat. 4797) is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 340 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 340. Southern West Virginia.’’. 
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SEC. 8375. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
336; 121 Stat. 1258) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(274) ALABAMA.—$50,000,000 for water, waste-
water, and other environmental infrastructure in Ala-
bama. 
‘‘(275) CHANDLER, ARIZONA.—$18,750,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 
Chandler, Arizona. 
‘‘(276) PINAL
COUNTY, ARIZONA.—$40,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pinal 
County, Arizona. 
‘‘(277) TEMPE, ARIZONA.—$37,500,000 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure, including water rec-
lamation and groundwater recharge, for the City of 
Tempe, Arizona. 
‘‘(278) 
ALAMEDA
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in Ala-
meda County, California. 
‘‘(279) 
BELL
GARDENS, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$12,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water recycling and water supply, in the 
city of Bell Gardens, California. 
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‘‘(280) CALIMESA, CALIFORNIA.—$3,500,000 for 
stormwater management and water supply infra-
structure, including groundwater recharge and water 
recycling, in the city of Calimesa, California. 
‘‘(281) 
COMPTON
CREEK, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$6,165,000 for stormwater management infrastructure 
in the vicinity of Compton Creek, city of Compton, 
California. 
‘‘(282) DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA.—$100,000,000 for 
water infrastructure, including water supply, in the 
city of Downey, California. 
‘‘(283) EAST COUNTY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALI-
FORNIA.—$70,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure, including water recycling and water 
supply, in East County, San Diego County, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(284) EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALI-
FORNIA.—$25,000,000 for the planning, design, and 
construction of water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water recycling and water supply, for the 
cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Duarte, El 
Monte, Glendora, Industry, Irwindale, La Puente, La 
Verne, Monrovia, San Dimas, and West Covina, and 
for Avocado Heights, Bassett, and Valinda, Cali-
fornia. 
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‘‘(285) 
ESCONDIDO
CREEK, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$34,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management, in the vicinity of 
Escondido Creek, city of Escondido, California. 
‘‘(286) FONTANA, CALIFORNIA.—$16,000,000 for 
stormwater management infrastructure in the city of 
Fontana, California. 
‘‘(287) HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA.—$23,500,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water recycling and water supply, in the city of 
Healdsburg, California. 
‘‘(288) 
INLAND
EMPIRE, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, in Riverside County and San 
Bernardino County, California. 
‘‘(289) LOMITA, 
CALIFORNIA.—$4,716,600 for 
stormwater management infrastructure in the city of 
Lomita, California. 
‘‘(290) 
MARIN
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$28,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, in Marin County, California. 
‘‘(291) MAYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure in the city of Maywood, 
California. 
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‘‘(292) MONTEREY
PENINSULA, CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
and water supply, on the Monterey Peninsula, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(293) 
NORTH
RICHMOND, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including coastal flooding resilience measures for such 
infrastructure, in North Richmond, California. 
‘‘(294) ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA.—$40,700,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 
recycling and water supply, in the city of Ontario, 
California. 
‘‘(295) PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of Paramount, 
California. 
‘‘(296) PETALUMA, 
CALIFORNIA.—$13,700,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water recycling, in the city of Petaluma, California. 
‘‘(297) 
PLACER
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$21,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, in 
Placer County, California. 
‘‘(298) RIALTO, CALIFORNIA.—$27,500,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure in the city of Rialto, Cali-
fornia. 
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‘‘(299) RINCON
RESERVATION, CALIFORNIA.— 
$38,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
on the Rincon Band of Luisen˜o Indians reservation, 
California. 
‘‘(300) SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, CALI-
FORNIA.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure (including stormwater management), 
water supply and related facilities, environmental 
restoration, and surface water protection and develop-
ment, including flooding resilience measures for such 
infrastructure, in Contra Costa County, San Joaquin 
County, Solano County, Sacramento County, and 
Yolo County, California. 
‘‘(301) SAN
JOAQUIN
AND
STANISLAUS, CALI-
FORNIA.—$200,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure, including stormwater management, and 
water supply, in San Joaquin County and Stanislaus 
County, California. 
‘‘(302) SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA.—$19,400,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the city 
of Santa Rosa California. 
‘‘(303) 
SIERRA
MADRE, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
and water supply, including earthquake resilience 
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measures for such infrastructure and water supply, in 
the city of Sierra Madre, California. 
‘‘(304) SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—$25,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure in Howonquet Village 
and Resort and Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, Smith River, 
California. 
‘‘(305) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.— 
$270,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management and water 
recycling, at the San Francisco International Air-
port, California. 
‘‘(306) TEMECULA, 
CALIFORNIA.—$18,000,000 
for environmental infrastructure, in the city of 
Temecula, California. 
‘‘(307) TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA.—$100,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
groundwater recharge and water supply, in the city 
of Torrance, California. 
‘‘(308) WESTERN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALI-
FORNIA.—$15,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure 
in the cities of Pinole, San Pablo, and Richmond, 
and in El Sobrante, California. 
‘‘(309) YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$6,000,000 
for environmental infrastructure, in Yolo County, 
California. 
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‘‘(310) HEBRON, CONNECTICUT.—$3,700,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of 
Hebron, Connecticut. 
‘‘(311) 
NEW
LONDON, 
CONNECTICUT.— 
$16,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the town 
of Bozrah and the City of Norwich, Connecticut. 
‘‘(312) WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT.—$18,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 
of Windham, Connecticut. 
‘‘(313) 
KENT, 
DELAWARE.—$35,000,000 
for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, water storage and treatment 
systems, and environmental restoration, in Kent 
County, Delaware. 
‘‘(314) NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE.—$35,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, water storage and treatment 
systems, and environmental restoration, in New Cas-
tle County, Delaware. 
‘‘(315) SUSSEX, DELAWARE.—$35,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, water storage and treatment 
systems, and environmental restoration, in Sussex 
County, Delaware. 
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‘‘(316) WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management, in Washington, 
District of Columbia. 
‘‘(317) LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.—$12,750,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 
of Longboat Key, Florida. 
‘‘(318) MARTIN, ST. LUCIE, AND PALM BEACH 
COUNTIES, FLORIDA.—$100,000,000 for water and 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, to improve water quality in the St. 
Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon, and Lake Worth 
Lagoon in Martin County, St. Lucie County, and 
Palm Beach County, Florida. 
‘‘(319) POLK
COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in Polk County, Florida. 
‘‘(320) 
OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.— 
$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Okee-
chobee County, Florida. 
‘‘(321) ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$50,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation and water supply, in Orange 
County, Florida. 
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‘‘(322) 
GEORGIA.—$75,000,000 
for 
environ-
mental infrastructure in Baldwin County, Bartow 
County, Floyd County, Haralson County, Jones 
County, Gilmer County, Towns County, Warren 
County, Lamar County, Lowndes County, Troup 
County, Madison County, Toombs County, Dade 
County, Bulloch County, Gordon County, Walker 
County, Dooly County, Butts County, Clarke County, 
Crisp County, Newton County, Bibb County, Baker 
County, Barrow County, Oglethorpe County, Peach 
County, Brooks County, Carroll County, Worth Coun-
ty, Jenkins County, Wheeler County, Calhoun Coun-
ty, Randolph County, Wilcox County, Stewart Coun-
ty, Telfair County, Clinch County, Hancock County, 
Ben Hill County, Jeff Davis County, Chattooga 
County, Lanier County, Brantley County, Charlton 
County, Tattnall County, Emanuel County, Mitchell 
County, Turner County, Bacon County, Terrell Coun-
ty, Macon County, Ware County, Bleckley County, 
Colquitt County, Washington County, Berrien Coun-
ty, Coffee County, Pulaski County, Cook County, At-
kinson County, Candler County, Taliaferro County, 
Evans County, Johnson County, Irwin County, Dodge 
County, Jefferson County, Appling County, Taylor 
County, Wayne County, Clayton County, Decatur 
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County, Schley County, Sumter County, Early Coun-
ty, Webster County, Clay County, Upson County, 
Long County, Twiggs County, Dougherty County, 
Quitman County, Meriwether County, Stephens 
County, Wilkinson County, Murray County, Wilkes 
County, Elbert County, McDuffie County, Heard 
County, Marion County, Talbot County, Laurens 
County, Montgomery County, Echols County, Pierce 
County, Richmond County, Chattahoochee County, 
Screven County, Habersham County, Lincoln County, 
Burke County, Liberty County, Tift County, Polk 
County, Glascock County, Grady County, Jasper 
County, Banks County, Franklin County, Whitfield 
County, Treutlen County, Crawford County, and 
Hart County, Georgia. 
‘‘(323) GUAM.—$10,000,000 for water and 
wastewater infrastructure in Guam. 
‘‘(324) STATE
OF
HAWAII.—$75,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure (including 
urban stormwater conveyance), resource protection 
and development, water supply, environmental res-
toration, and surface water protection and develop-
ment, in the State of Hawaii. 
‘‘(325) 
COUNTY
OF
HAWAI‘I, 
HAWAII.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
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including stormwater management, in the County of 
Hawai‘i, Hawaii. 
‘‘(326) HONOLULU, HAWAII.—$20,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the City and County of 
Honolulu, Hawaii. 
‘‘(327) KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—$20,000,000 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in the County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii. 
‘‘(328) MAUI, HAWAII.—$20,000,000 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in the County of Maui, Hawaii. 
‘‘(329) DIXMOOR, 
ILLINOIS.—$15,000,000 for 
water and water supply infrastructure in the village 
of Dixmoor, Illinois. 
‘‘(330) FOREST
PARK, ILLINOIS.—$10,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in the village of Forest Park, Illinois. 
‘‘(331) LEMONT, ILLINOIS.—$3,135,000 for water 
infrastructure in the village of Lemont, Illinois. 
‘‘(332) LOCKPORT, 
ILLINOIS.—$6,550,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in the city of Lockport, Illinois. 
‘‘(333) MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES, 
ILLINOIS.—$30,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
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frastructure, including water supply, in Montgomery 
County and Christian County, Illinois. 
‘‘(334) WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—$30,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in Will County, Illinois. 
‘‘(335) 
ORLEANS
PARISH, 
LOUISIANA.— 
$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. 
‘‘(336) 
FITCHBURG, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management (including com-
bined sewer overflows), in the city of Fitchburg, Mas-
sachusetts. 
‘‘(337) 
HAVERHILL, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management (including com-
bined sewer overflows), in the city of Haverhill, Mas-
sachusetts. 
‘‘(338) 
LAWRENCE, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management (including com-
bined sewer overflows), in the city of Lawrence, Mas-
sachusetts. 
‘‘(339) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—$20,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
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stormwater management (including combined sewer 
overflows), in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. 
‘‘(340) 
METHUEN, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management (including com-
bined sewer overflows), in the city of Methuen, Massa-
chusetts. 
‘‘(341) MARYLAND.—$100,000,000 for water, 
wastewater, and other environmental infrastructure, 
Maryland. 
‘‘(342) BOONSBORO, MARYLAND.—$5,000,000 for 
water infrastructure, including water supply, in the 
town of Boonsboro, Maryland. 
‘‘(343) BRUNSWICK, 
MARYLAND.—$15,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 
Brunswick, Maryland. 
‘‘(344) CASCADE
CHARTER
TOWNSHIP, MICHI-
GAN.—$7,200,000 for water and wastewater infra-
structure in Cascade Charter Township, Michigan. 
‘‘(345) 
MACOMB
COUNTY, 
MICHIGAN.— 
$40,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in Macomb County, Michi-
gan. 
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wastewater 
infrastructure 
(including 
stormwater 
management), drainage systems, and water quality 
enhancement, in the city of Meridian, Mississippi. 
‘‘(353) OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI.—$10,000,000 for 
environmental infrastructure, including water and 
wastewater 
infrastructure 
(including 
stormwater 
management), drainage systems, and water quality 
enhancement, in the City of Oxford, Mississippi. 
‘‘(354) 
RANKIN
COUNTY, 
MISSISSIPPI.— 
$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ-
ing water and wastewater infrastructure (including 
stormwater management), drainage systems, and 
water quality enhancement, in Rankin County, Mis-
sissippi. 
‘‘(355) 
MANCHESTER, 
NEW
HAMPSHIRE.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management (including com-
bined sewer overflows), in the city of Manchester, New 
Hampshire. 
‘‘(356) BAYONNE, NEW
JERSEY.—$825,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management (including combined sewer overflows), in 
the city of Bayonne, New Jersey. 
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‘‘(357) CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.—$119,000,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in the city of Camden, New Jersey. 
‘‘(358) ESSEX AND SUSSEX COUNTIES, NEW JER-
SEY.—$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infra-
structure, including water supply, in Essex County 
and Sussex County, New Jersey. 
‘‘(359) FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY.—$4,500,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply, in the Borough of Flemington, New 
Jersey. 
‘‘(360) JEFFERSON, NEW JERSEY.—$90,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in Jefferson Township, New Jersey. 
‘‘(361) KEARNY, NEW JERSEY.—$69,900,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management (including combined sewer overflows), in 
the town of Kearny, New Jersey. 
‘‘(362) LONG
HILL, NEW
JERSEY.—$7,500,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in Long Hill Township, New Jersey. 
‘‘(363) 
MORRIS
COUNTY, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in Morris County, New Jersey. 
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‘‘(364) PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.—$1,000,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in Passaic County, New Jersey. 
‘‘(365) 
PHILLIPSBURG, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
$2,600,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the town of Phillipsburg, 
New Jersey. 
‘‘(366) RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY.—$3,250,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 
Rahway, New Jersey. 
‘‘(367) ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY.—$5,000,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in the Borough of Roselle, New Jersey. 
‘‘(368) SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE, NEW JERSEY.— 
$7,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water 
supply, in the Township of South Orange Village, 
New Jersey. 
‘‘(369) SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.—$1,000,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in the city of Summit, New Jersey. 
‘‘(370) WARREN, NEW JERSEY.—$4,550,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in Warren Township, New Jersey. 
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‘‘(371) ESPAN˜OLA, NEW
MEXICO.—$21,995,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of 
Espan˜ola, New Mexico. 
‘‘(372) FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO.—$15,500,000 
for water infrastructure, including water supply, in 
the city of Farmington, New Mexico. 
‘‘(373) 
MORA
COUNTY, 
NEW
MEXICO.— 
$2,874,000 for wastewater infrastructure in Mora 
County, New Mexico. 
‘‘(374) SANTA
FE, NEW
MEXICO.—$20,700,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water reclamation, in the city of Santa Fe, New Mex-
ico. 
‘‘(375) CLARKSTOWN, NEW YORK.—$14,600,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in the town of Clarkstown, New York. 
‘‘(376) GENESEE, NEW YORK.—$85,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management and water supply, in Gen-
esee County, New York. 
‘‘(377) QUEENS, NEW YORK.—$119,200,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management (including combined sewer 
overflows), in Queens, New York. 
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‘‘(378) YORKTOWN, NEW YORK.—$40,000,000 for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in the town of Yorktown, New York. 
‘‘(379) 
BRUNSWICK, 
OHIO.—$4,510,000 
for 
wastewater 
infrastructure, 
including 
stormwater 
management, in the city of Brunswick, Ohio. 
‘‘(380) BROOKINGS, OREGON.—$2,000,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure in the City of Brookings 
and the Port of Brookings Harbor, Oregon. 
‘‘(381) MONROE, OREGON.—$6,000,000 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Monroe, 
Oregon. 
‘‘(382) NEWPORT, 
OREGON.—$60,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 
supply and water storage, in the city of Newport, Or-
egon. 
‘‘(383) LANE COUNTY, OREGON.—$25,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 
supply and storage, distribution, and treatment sys-
tems, in Lane County, Oregon. 
‘‘(384) PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA.—$36,300,000 
for wastewater infrastructure in Palmyra Township, 
Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(385) 
PIKE
COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$10,000,000 for water and stormwater management 
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infrastructure, including water supply, in Pike Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(386) 
PITTSBURGH, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(387) POCONO, 
PENNSYLVANIA.—$22,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pocono 
Township, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(388) WESTFALL, PENNSYLVANIA.—$16,880,000 
for wastewater infrastructure in Westfall Township, 
Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(389) WHITEHALL, PENNSYLVANIA.—$6,000,000 
for stormwater management infrastructure in White-
hall Township and South Whitehall Township, Penn-
sylvania. 
‘‘(390) 
BEAUFORT, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$7,462,000 for stormwater management infrastructure 
in Beaufort County, South Carolina. 
‘‘(391) 
CHARLESTON, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$25,583,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of Charleston, 
South Carolina. 
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‘‘(392) HORRY
COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$19,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ-
ing ocean outfalls, in Horry County, South Carolina. 
‘‘(393) MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 
$7,822,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the town of Mount Pleas-
ant, South Carolina. 
‘‘(394) PORTLAND, TENNESSEE.—$1,850,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water 
supply, in the city of Portland, Tennessee. 
‘‘(395) 
SMITH
COUNTY, 
TENNESSEE.— 
$19,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in Smith County, Ten-
nessee. 
‘‘(396) TROUSDALE, MACON, AND SUMNER COUN-
TIES, 
TENNESSEE.—$178,000,000 for water and 
wastewater infrastructure in Trousdale County, 
Macon County, and Sumner County, Tennessee. 
‘‘(397) UNITED
STATES
VIRGIN
ISLANDS.— 
$1,584,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(398) 
BONNEY
LAKE, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in the city of Bonney Lake, Washington. 
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‘‘(399) BURIEN, WASHINGTON.—$5,000,000 for 
stormwater management infrastructure in the city of 
Burien, Washington. 
‘‘(400) ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON.—$3,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in the city of Ellensburg, Washington. 
‘‘(401) 
NORTH
BEND, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$30,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of North Bend, 
Washington. 
‘‘(402) 
PORT
ANGELES, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$7,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the City and Port of 
Port Angeles, Washington. 
‘‘(403) SNOHOMISH
COUNTY, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$56,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, in Snohomish County, Wash-
ington. 
‘‘(404) 
WESTERN
WASHINGTON
STATE.— 
$200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, water sup-
ply, and conservation, in Chelan County, King Coun-
ty, Kittitas County, Pierce County, Snohomish Coun-
ty, Skagit County, and Whatcom County, Wash-
ington. 
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‘‘(405) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—$4,500,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management (including combined sewer 
overflows), and resource protection and development, 
in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, Wisconsin.’’. 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.— 
(1) CONSISTENCY
WITH
REPORTS.—Congress 
finds that the project modifications described in this 
subsection are in accordance with the reports sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary under section 
7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report to Con-
gress on Future Water Resources Development’’, or 
have otherwise been reviewed by Congress. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 
121 Stat. 1259) is amended by striking 
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$13,280,000’’. 
(B) SACRAMENTO AREA, CALIFORNIA.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(23) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 
117 Stat. 1840; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Suburban’’. 
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(C) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 
Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 
117 Stat. 1840; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended by 
striking paragraph (93) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(93) LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.— 
$103,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, Diamond 
Bar, La Habra Heights, Dominguez Channel, Santa 
Clarity Valley, and Rowland Heights, Los Angeles 
County, California.’’. 
(D) BOULDER
COUNTY, COLORADO.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(109) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 
114 Stat. 2763A–220) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000 for water supply infrastructure’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for water and waste-
water infrastructure, including stormwater man-
agement and water supply’’. 
(E) CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(121) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 
121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking 
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‘‘$3,000,000 for’’ and inserting ‘‘$33,000,000 for 
wastewater and’’. 
(F) MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Sec-
tion 219(f)(128) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 
121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking 
‘‘$6,250,000 for’’ and inserting ‘‘$190,250,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including’’. 
(G) 
ALBANY, 
GEORGIA.—Section 
219(f)(130) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 
Stat. 1261) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,000,000 
for a storm drainage system,’’ and inserting 
‘‘$109,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, in-
cluding stormwater management (including com-
bined sewer overflows),’’. 
(H) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—Section 219(e)(5) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
(106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 
(I) 
EAST
POINT, 
GEORGIA.—Section 
219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 
Stat. 1261) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 
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for’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for stormwater 
management and other’’. 
(J) COOK COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.—Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 
Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘COOK COUNTY’’ and inserting ‘‘COOK 
COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$35,000,000 for’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for wastewater in-
frastructure, including stormwater manage-
ment, and other’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and Lake County’’ 
after ‘‘Cook County’’. 
(K) MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, IL-
LINOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 134 
Stat. 
2718) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$45,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(L) CALUMET
REGION, INDIANA.—Section 
219(f)(12)(A) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 
117 Stat. 1843; 121 Stat. 1225) is amended by 
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and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management’’. 
(ii) ST. 
JOHN
THE
BAPTIST, 
ST. 
JAMES, AND ASSUMPTION PARISHES, LOU-
ISIANA.—Section 219(c)(34) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A– 
219) is amended— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘BAPTIST AND ST. JAMES’’ and 
inserting ‘‘BAPTIST, ST. JAMES, AND 
ASSUMPTION’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Baptist and St. 
James’’ and inserting ‘‘Baptist, St. 
James, and Assumption’’. 
(iii) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS
FOR
CONSTRUCTION
ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 219(e) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 
Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1192) 
is amended— 
(I) by striking the ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of paragraph (16); 
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(II) by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (17) and inserting a 
semicolon; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(18) $70,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(33); and 
‘‘(19) $36,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(34).’’. 
(P) MICHIGAN
COMBINED
SEWER
OVER-
FLOWS.—Section 219(f)(157) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1262) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$35,000,000 for’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$85,000,000 for’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
PROJECTS.—Amounts 
made available under subparagraph (A) may be 
used for design and construction projects for 
water-related environmental infrastructure and 
resource protection and development projects in 
Michigan, including for projects for wastewater 
treatment and related facilities, water supply 
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and related facilities, environmental restoration, 
and surface water resource protection and devel-
opment.’’. 
(Q) 
JACKSON, 
MISSISSIPPI.—Section 
219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 
Stat. 1263) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$125,000,000 for water and waste-
water infrastructure, including resilience activi-
ties for such infrastructure’’. 
(R) ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.— 
Section 219(f)(66)(A) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
336; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 121 Stat. 1240) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$30,000,000 for wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, and 
other’’. 
(S) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH 
CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 117 
Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 132 Stat. 3818; 134 
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Stat. 
2719) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$110,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$165,000,000’’. 
(T) MYRTLE BEACH AND VICINITY, SOUTH 
CAROLINA.—Section 219(f) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1267) is amended 
by striking paragraph (250) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(250) MYRTLE
BEACH
AND
VICINITY, SOUTH 
CAROLINA.—$31,000,000 for environmental infra-
structure, including ocean outfalls, Myrtle Beach and 
vicinity, South Carolina.’’. 
(U) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AND VICINITY, 
SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 219(f) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1267) is amended 
by striking paragraph (251) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(251) NORTH
MYRTLE
BEACH
AND
VICINITY, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—$74,000,000 for environmental 
infrastructure, including ocean outfalls, North Myrtle 
Beach and vicinity, South Carolina.’’. 
(V) EASTERN SHORE AND SOUTHWEST VIR-
GINIA.—Section 219(f)(10)(A) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
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4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1255) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$52,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Accomac’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Accomack’’. 
(W) NORTHERN
WEST
VIRGINIA.—Section 
219(f)(272) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 
Stat. 1268) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for water 
and wastewater’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$20,000,000 for water 
and wastewater’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (a), at the request of 
a non-Federal interest for a project or a sepa-
rable element of a project that receives assistance 
under this paragraph, the Secretary may enter 
into an agreement developed in accordance with 
section 571(e) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 371) for the project 
or separable element.’’. 
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(3) 
EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION.—Notwith-
standing the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016), any 
project included on a list published by the Secretary 
pursuant to such section the authorization for which 
is amended by this subsection remains authorized to 
be carried out by the Secretary. 
SEC. 
8376. 
ADDITIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
CRITICAL 
PROJECTS. 
(a) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress finds 
that the project modifications described in this section are 
in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by the 
Secretary under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Re-
port to Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’, 
or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress. 
(b) PROJECTS.— 
(1) CHESAPEAKE BAY.—Section 510 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 
121 Stat. 1202; 128 Stat. 1317; 134 Stat. 3704) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘infrastructure and’’ 
before ‘‘resource protection’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and streambanks’’ after ‘‘shorelines’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), 
respectively; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following: 
‘‘(E) wastewater treatment and related fa-
cilities; 
‘‘(F) water supply and related facilities; 
‘‘(G) stormwater and drainage systems;’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘facilities or’’ before ‘‘a resource protection and 
restoration plan’’. 
(2) FLORIDA
KEYS
WATER
QUALITY
IMPROVE-
MENTS, FLORIDA.—Section 109(f) of title I of division 
B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 
(Public Law 106–554, appendix D, 114 Stat. 2763A– 
222 (as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 2763)); 121 
Stat. 1217) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 
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(3) 
NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA.—Section 
569(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 368; 121 Stat. 1232) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$54,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$80,000,000’’. 
(4) MISSISSIPPI.—Section 592 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 379; 117 
Stat. 1837; 121 Stat. 1233; 123 Stat. 2851) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and sur-
face water resource protection and development’’ 
and inserting ‘‘surface water resource protection 
and 
development, 
stormwater 
management, 
drainage systems, and water quality enhance-
ment’’; and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(g), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’. 
(5) LAKE TAHOE BASIN RESTORATION, NEVADA 
AND CALIFORNIA.—Section 108(g) of division C of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–447; 118 Stat. 2942) is amended by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
(6) CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.—Section 593 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
380; 119 Stat. 2255) is amended— 
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‘‘(1) LOWER DELAWARE RIVER BASIN.—The term 
‘Lower Delaware River Basin’ means the Schuylkill 
Valley, Upper Estuary, Lower Estuary, and Dela-
ware Bay subwatersheds of the Delaware River Basin 
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the States 
of New Jersey and Delaware. 
‘‘(2) SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.—The term 
‘southeastern 
Pennsylvania’ 
means 
Philadelphia, 
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, 
Pennsylvania.’’; and 
(E) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘to carry 
out this section $25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000 to provide assistance under this 
section to non-Federal interests in southeastern 
Pennsylvania, and $20,000,000 to provide assist-
ance under this section to non-Federal interests 
in the Lower Delaware River Basin’’. 
(10) SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 
313(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 
113 Stat. 310; 117 Stat. 142; 121 Stat. 1146; 134 
Stat. 2719) is amended by striking ‘‘$400,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$410,000,000’’. 
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(11) TEXAS.—Section 5138 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1250) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, as iden-
tified by the Texas Water Development Board’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘and 
construction’’ after ‘‘design work’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (i); 
(D) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—In this section, the term 
non-Federal interest has the meaning given such term in 
section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)). 
‘‘(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry 
out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers dis-
trict offices to administer projects under this section at Fed-
eral expense.’’; and 
(E) in subsection (i) (as redesignated), by 
striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$80,000,000’’. 
(12) LAKE
CHAMPLAIN, VERMONT
AND
NEW 
YORK.—Section 542 of the Water Resources Develop-
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ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150; 
134 Stat. 2652) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking 
‘‘planning’’ and inserting ‘‘clean water infra-
structure planning, design, and construction’’; 
and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(g), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$32,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(13) WESTERN RURAL WATER.—Section 595 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 383; 117 Stat. 139; 117 Stat. 142; 117 Stat. 
1836; 118 Stat. 440; 121 Stat. 1219; 123 Stat. 2851; 
128 Stat. 1316; 130 Stat. 1681; 134 Stat. 2719) is 
amended— 
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(i)(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$435,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000,000’’; 
and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(i)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 
(c) EFFECT
ON AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding 
the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2016), any project included on a list published 
by the Secretary pursuant to such section the authorization 
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for which is amended by this section remains authorized 
to be carried out by the Secretary. 
SEC. 8377. CONVEYANCES. 
(a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 
(1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
The exact acreage and the legal description of any 
real property to be conveyed under this section shall 
be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 
Secretary. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
PROPERTY
SCREENING 
PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 
Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this 
section. 
(3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to which 
a conveyance is made under this section shall be re-
sponsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, in-
cluding real estate transaction and environmental 
documentation costs, associated with the conveyance. 
(4) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance 
is made under this section shall hold the United 
States harmless from any liability with respect to ac-
tivities carried out, on or after the date of the convey-
ance, on the real property conveyed. The United 
States shall remain responsible for any liability with 
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respect to activities carried out, before such date, on 
the real property conveyed. 
(5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require that any conveyance under 
this section be subject to such additional terms and 
conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States. 
(b) CITY OF LEWES, DELAWARE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
is authorized to convey, without consideration, to the 
City of Lewes, Delaware, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the real property de-
scribed in paragraph (2), for the purpose of housing 
a new municipal campus for Lewes City Hall, a po-
lice station, and a board of public works. 
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 
under this subsection is the approximately 5.26 acres 
of land, including improvements on that land, located 
at 1137 Savannah Road, Lewes, Delaware. 
(3) REVERSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines at any time that the property conveyed 
under paragraph (1) is not being used in accord-
ance with the purpose specified in such para-
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graph, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
property shall revert, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, to the United States. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—A determination by 
the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be 
made on the record after an opportunity for a 
hearing. 
(c) ARMY RESERVE FACILITY, BELLEVILLE, ILLI-
NOIS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
shall convey to the city of Belleville, Illinois, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the real property described 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 
under this subsection is the approximately 5.2 acres 
of land, including improvements on that land, located 
at 500 South Belt East in Belleville, Illinois. 
(3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop-
erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines 
that the property conveyed under this subsection is 
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not used for a public purpose, all right, title, and in-
terest in and to the property shall revert, at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 
(d) LAKE BARKLEY, KENTUCKY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
convey to the Eddyville Riverport and Industrial De-
velopment Authority all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the approximately 3.3 
acres of land in Lyon County, Kentucky, including 
the land identified as Tract 1216–2 and a portion of 
the land identified as Tract 112–2, adjacent to the 
southwestern boundary of the port facilities of the Au-
thority at the Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley 
project, Kentucky, authorized by the first section of 
the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 636). 
(2) RESERVATION
OF
RIGHTS.—The Secretary 
shall reserve and retain from the conveyance under 
this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and 
other interests that the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary and appropriate to ensure the continued oper-
ation of the project described in paragraph (1). 
(3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop-
erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
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mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(4) CONSIDERATION.—The Eddyville Riverport 
and Industrial Development Authority shall pay to 
the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair 
market value of the property conveyed under this sub-
section, as determined by the Secretary. 
(e) SARDIS LAKE, PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
is authorized to convey to the City of Sardis, Mis-
sissippi, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the real property described in para-
graph (2). 
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed is 
the approximately 1,064 acres of lying in the eastern 
half of Sections 12 and 13, T 8 S, R 6 W and the 
western half of Section 18 and the western half of Sec-
tion 7, T 8 S, R 5 W, in Panola County, Mississippi, 
and being more particularly described as follows: 
Begin at the southeast corner of said Section 13, run 
thence from said point of beginning, along the south 
line of said Section 13, run westerly, 2,723 feet; 
thence run N 27°39’53’’ W, for 1,898 feet; thence run 
north 2,434 feet; thence run east, 1,006 feet, more or 
less, to a point on the easterly edge of Mississippi 
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State Highway No. 315; thence run along said eas-
terly edge of highway, northerly, for 633 feet; thence 
leaving said easterly edge of highway, run N 62°00’ 
E, for 200 feet; thence N 07°00’ E, for 1,350 feet; 
thence N 07°00’ W, for 800 feet; thence N 37°30’W for 
800 feet; thence N 10°00’ W for 350 feet; thence N 
11°00’ E, for 350 feet; thence N 43°30’ E for 250 feet; 
thence N 88°00’ E for 200 feet; thence S 64°00’ E for 
350 feet; thence S 25°30’ E, for 650 feet, more or less, 
to the intersection of the east line of the western half 
of the eastern half of the northwest quarter of the 
southeast quarter of the aforesaid Section 12, T 8 S, 
R 6 W and the 235-foot contour; thence run along 
said 235-foot contour, 6,392 feet; thence leaving said 
235-foot contour, southerly 1,762 feet, more or less, to 
a point on the south line of Section 7; thence S 
00°28’49’’ E, 2,664.97 feet, more or less, to a point 
on the south line of the northwest quarter of said Sec-
tion 18; thence along said south line, easterly for 100 
feet, more or less to the northwest corner of the south-
west quarter of said Section 18; thence leaving said 
south line of said northwest quarter, along the east 
line of said southwest quarter, S 00°06’20’’ E, run 
2,280 feet, more or less, to the southerly edge of an ex-
isting power line right-of-way; thence leaving said 
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east line of said southwest quarter, along said south-
erly edge of said power line right-of-way, northwest-
erly, 300 feet, more or less, to the easterly edge of the 
existing 4–H Club Road; thence leaving said south-
erly edge of said power line right-of-way, along said 
easterly edge of said road, southeasterly, 420 feet, 
more or less, to the south line of said southwest quar-
ter; thence leaving said easterly edge of said road, 
along said south line of southwest quarter, westerly, 
2,635 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, 
LESS AND EXCEPT the following prescribed parcel: 
Beginning at a point N 00°45’48’’ W, 302.15 feet and 
west, 130.14 feet from the southeast corner of said 
Section 13, T 8 S, R 6 W, and running thence S 
04°35’58’’ W, 200.00 feet to a point on the north side 
of a road; running thence with the north side of said 
road, N 83°51’ W, for 64.84 feet; thence N 72°26’44’’ 
W, 59.48 feet; thence N 60°31’37’’ W, 61.71 feet; 
thence N 63°35’08’’ W, 51.07 feet; thence N 06°47’17’’ 
W, 142.81 feet to a point; running thence S 85°24’02’’ 
E, 254.37 feet to the point of beginning, containing 
1.00 acre, more or less. 
(3) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
serve and retain from the conveyance under this 
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subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and 
other interests that the Secretary determines to 
be necessary and appropriate to ensure the con-
tinued operation of the Sardis Lake project, au-
thorized by section 6 of the Act of May 15, 1928 
(chapter 569, 45 Stat. 536). 
(B) FLOODING; LIABILITY.—In addition to 
any easements, rights-of-way, and other interests 
reserved an retained under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary— 
(i) shall retain the right to flood land 
for downstream flood control purposes on— 
(I) the land located east of Black-
jack Road and below 301.0 feet above 
sea level; and 
(II) the land located west of 
Blackjack Road and below 224.0 feet 
above sea level; and 
(ii) shall not be liable for any reason-
able damage resulting from any flooding of 
land pursuant to clause (i). 
(4) DEED.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) convey the property under this section 
by quitclaim deed under such terms and condi-
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tions as the Secretary determines appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States; and 
(B) ensure that such deed includes a perma-
nent restriction that all future building of above- 
ground structures on the land conveyed under 
this subsection shall be restricted to areas lying 
at or above 301.0 feet above sea level. 
(5) CONSIDERATION.—The City of Sardis, Mis-
sissippi, shall pay to the Secretary an amount that 
is not less than the fair market value of the property 
conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(6) NOTICE AND REPORTING.—After conveying 
property under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
submit to the City of Sardis, Mississippi— 
(A) weekly reports describing— 
(i) the water level of Sardis Lake, as 
in effect on the date of submission of the re-
port; 
(ii) any applicable forecasts of that 
water level; and 
(iii) any other information that may 
affect land conveyed under this subsection; 
and 
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(B) a timely notice of any anticipated 
flooding of a portion of the land conveyed under 
this subsection. 
(f) ROGERS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
is authorized to convey to the City of Tulsa-Rogers 
County Port Authority, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the real property de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed 
under this subsection is the approximately 176 acres 
of Federal land located on the following 3 parcels in 
Rogers County, Oklahoma: 
(A) Parcel 1 consists of U.S. tract 119 (par-
tial), U.S. tract 123, U.S. tract 120, U.S. tract 
125, and U.S. tract 118 (partial). 
(B) Parcel 2 consists of U.S. tract 124 (par-
tial) and U.S. tract 128 (partial). 
(C) Parcel 3 consists of U.S. tract 128 (par-
tial). 
(3) RESERVATION
OF
RIGHTS.—The Secretary 
shall reserve and retain from any conveyance under 
this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and 
other interests that the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary and appropriate to ensure the continued oper-
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ation of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River naviga-
tion project (including Newt Graham Lock and Dam 
18) authorized under the comprehensive plan for the 
Arkansas River Basin by the Act of June 28, 1938 
(chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1218; 60 Stat. 634; 60 Stat. 
647; 101 Stat. 1329–112; 117 Stat. 1842). 
(4) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop-
erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(5) CONSIDERATION.—The City of Tulsa-Rogers 
County Port Authority shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount that is not less than the fair market value of 
the property conveyed under this subsection, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(6) OBSTRUCTIONS TO NAVIGABLE CAPACITY.—A 
conveyance under this subsection shall not affect the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary under section 10 of the 
Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) with respect to 
the property conveyed. 
(g) REGIONAL CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICE, CORPUS 
CHRISTI, TEXAS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—At such time as 
new facilities are available to be used as the office for 
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the Galveston District of the Corps of Engineers, the 
Secretary shall convey to the Port of Corpus Christi, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the property described in paragraph (2). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the land known as 
Tract 100 and Tract 101, including improvements on 
that land, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and described as 
follows: 
(A) TRACT 100.—The 1.89 acres, more or 
less, as conveyed by the Nueces County Naviga-
tion District No. 1 of Nueces County, Texas, to 
the United States by instrument dated October 
16, 1928, and recorded at Volume 193, pages 1 
and 2, in the Deed Records of Nueces County, 
Texas. 
(B) TRACT 101.—The 0.53 acres as conveyed 
by the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 
Texas, to the United States by instrument dated 
September 24, 1971, and recorded at Volume 
318, pages 523 and 524, in the Deed Records of 
Nueces County, Texas. 
(C) IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(i) Main Building (RPUID AO–C– 
3516), constructed January 9, 1974. 
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(ii) Garage, vehicle with 5 bays 
(RPUID AO–C–3517), constructed January 
9, 1985. 
(iii) Bulkhead, Upper (RPUID AO–C– 
2658), constructed January 1, 1941. 
(iv) Bulkhead, Lower (RPUID AO–C– 
3520), constructed January 1, 1933. 
(v) Bulkhead Fence (RPUID AO–C– 
3521), constructed January 9, 1985. 
(vi) Bulkhead Fence (RPUID AO–C– 
3522), constructed January 9, 1985. 
(3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the prop-
erty under this subsection by quitclaim deed under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(4) CONSIDERATION.—The Port of Corpus Chris-
ti shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not 
less than the fair market value of the property (in-
cluding improvements) conveyed under this sub-
section, as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 8378. LAND TRANSFER AND TRUST LAND FOR CHOC-
TAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA. 
(a) TRANSFER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) and 
for the consideration described in subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior the land described in subsection (b) to be held in 
trust for the benefit of the Choctaw Nation. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—The land transfer under this 
subsection shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(A) The transfer— 
(i) shall not interfere with the oper-
ation by the Corps of Engineers of the Sar-
dis Lake Project, authorized pursuant to 
section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 
(76 Stat. 1187), or any other authorized 
civil works project; and 
(ii) shall be subject to such other terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary and appropriate to ensure 
the continued operation of the Sardis Lake 
Project or any other authorized civil works 
project. 
(B) The Secretary shall retain the right to 
inundate with water the land transferred to the 
Choctaw Nation under this subsection as nec-
essary to carry out an authorized purpose of the 
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Sardis Lake Project or any other civil works 
project. 
(C) No gaming activities may be conducted 
on the land transferred under this subsection. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land to be transferred 
under subsection (a) is the approximately 247 acres 
of land located in Sections 18 and 19 of T2N R18E, 
and Sections 5 and 8 of T2N R19E, Pushmataha 
County, Oklahoma, generally depicted as ‘‘USACE’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Sardis Lake – Choctaw Nation 
Proposal’’ and dated February 22, 2022. 
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scriptions of the land to be transferred under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfac-
tory to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—The Choctaw Nation shall pay 
to the Secretary an amount that is equal to the fair market 
value of the land transferred under subsection (a), as deter-
mined by the Secretary, which funds may be accepted and 
expended by the Secretary. 
(d) COSTS OF TRANSFER.—The Choctaw Nation shall 
be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, includ-
ing real estate transaction and environmental documenta-
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tion costs, associated with the transfer of land under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 8379. JOHN P. MURTHA LOCKS AND DAM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Locks and Dam 4, Monongahela 
River, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 101(18) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), 
and commonly known as the ‘‘Charleroi Locks and Dam’’, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John P. Murtha 
Locks and Dam’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the locks and dam referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John P. Murtha 
Locks and Dam’’. 
SEC. 8380. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS AND COSTS. 
Section 152(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2213a(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘a flood risk management project that incidentally gen-
erates seismic safety benefits in regions’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
flood risk management or coastal storm risk management 
project in a region’’. 
SEC. 8381. DEBRIS REMOVAL. 
Section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (33 U.S.C. 603a), 
is amended by striking ‘‘or recreation’’ and inserting ‘‘eco-
system restoration, or recreation’’. 
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SEC. 8382. GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES.—Section 
3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3303a note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘this section’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the date that is 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2028’’. 
(b) INVASIVE SPECIES
IN ALPINE LAKES PILOT 
PROJECT.—Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL BANKS.—Section 309(e) of the 
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3957(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12’’. 
SEC. 8383. TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT. 
Section 1020 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2223) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) STUDIES AND PROJECTS WITH MULTIPLE 
NON-FEDERAL
INTERESTS.—A credit described in 
paragraph (1) for a study or project with multiple 
non-Federal interests may be applied to the required 
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non-Federal cost share for a study or project of any 
such non-Federal interest, if each such non-Federal 
interest agrees in writing to such application.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF EXCESS CRED-
IT.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Sec-
retary may approve credit in excess of the non-Fed-
eral share for a study or project prior to the identi-
fication of each authorized study or project to which 
the excess credit will be applied, subject to the condi-
tion that the non-Federal interest agrees to submit for 
approval by the Secretary an amendment to the com-
prehensive plan prepared under paragraph (2) that 
identifies each authorized study or project in advance 
of execution of the feasibility cost-sharing agreement 
or project partnership agreement for that authorized 
study or project.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘10 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
December 31, 2028’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘10 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2028’’. 
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SEC. 8384. TREATMENT OF CREDIT BETWEEN PROJECTS. 
Section 7007(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1277; 128 Stat. 1226) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, or may be applied to reduce the amounts 
required to be paid by the non-Federal interest under the 
terms of the deferred payment agreements entered into be-
tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the 
projects authorized by section 7012(a)(1)’’ before the period 
at the end. 
SEC. 8385. NON-FEDERAL PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 103(l) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(l)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘INI-
TIAL’’; 
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘At the re-
quest of’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) INITIAL PAYMENT.—At the request of’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) INTEREST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of any 
non-Federal interest, the Secretary may waive 
the accrual of interest on any non-Federal cash 
contribution under this section or section 101 for 
a project for a period of not more than 1 year 
if the Secretary determines that— 
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‘‘(i) the waiver will contribute to the 
ability of the non-Federal interest to make 
future contributions; and 
‘‘(ii) the non-Federal interest is in 
good standing under terms agreed to under 
subsection (k)(1). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may 
grant not more than 1 waiver under subpara-
graph (A) for the same project.’’. 
SEC. 8386. COASTAL COMMUNITY FLOOD CONTROL AND 
OTHER PURPOSES. 
Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the 
margins appropriately; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re-
designated), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(3) in clause (i) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$200 million’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$200,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(4) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘an amount equal to 2⁄3 
of’’ after ‘‘repays’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) the non-Federal interest re-
pays the balance of remaining prin-
cipal by June 1, 2032.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REPAYMENT OPTIONS.—Repayment of 
a non-Federal contribution under subparagraph 
(A)(iii) may be satisfied through the provision 
by the non-Federal interest of fish and wildlife 
mitigation for one or more projects or separable 
elements, if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) the non-Federal interest has in-
curred costs for the provision of mitigation 
that— 
‘‘(I) equal or exceed the amount of 
the required repayment; and 
‘‘(II) are in excess of any required 
non-Federal 
contribution 
for 
the 
project or separable element for which 
the mitigation is provided; and 
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‘‘(ii) the mitigation is integral to the 
project for which it is provided.’’. 
SEC. 8387. NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) 
DEFINITION
OF
REHABILITATION.—Section 
9002(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(33 U.S.C. 3301(13)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, increase resiliency to extreme 
weather events,’’ after ‘‘flood risk’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘rehabilita-
tion’ includes improvements to a levee in con-
junction with any repair, replacement, recon-
struction, or reconfiguration.’’. 
(b) 
LEVEE
SAFETY
INITIATIVE.—Section 
9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
(c) LEVEE REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
Section 9005(h) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and levee re-
habilitation’’ after ‘‘mitigation’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) PRIORITIZATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provi-
sion of assistance under this subsection to economi-
cally disadvantaged communities (as defined by the 
Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), in-
cluding economically disadvantaged communities lo-
cated in urban and rural areas.’’. 
SEC. 8388. SURPLUS WATER CONTRACTS AND WATER STOR-
AGE AGREEMENTS. 
Section 1046(c) of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1254; 132 Stat. 3784; 
134 Stat. 2715) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
SEC. 8389. WATER SUPPLY STORAGE REPAIR, REHABILITA-
TION, AND REPLACEMENT COSTS. 
Section 301(b) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 
U.S.C. 390b(b)) is amended, in the fourth proviso, by strik-
ing the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘For 
Corps of Engineers projects, all annual operation and 
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maintenance costs for municipal and industrial water sup-
ply storage under this section shall be reimbursed from 
State or local interests on an annual basis, and all repair, 
rehabilitation, and replacement costs for municipal and in-
dustrial water supply storage under this section shall be 
reimbursed from State or local interests (1) without inter-
est, during construction of the repair, rehabilitation, or re-
placement, (2) with interest, in lump sum on the completion 
of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, or (3) at the 
request of the State or local interest, with interest, over a 
period of not more than 25 years beginning on the date 
of completion of the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, 
with repayment contracts providing for recalculation of the 
interest rate at 5-year intervals. At the request of the State 
or local interest, the Secretary of the Army shall amend 
a repayment contract entered into under this section on or 
before the date of enactment of this sentence for the purpose 
of incorporating the terms and conditions described in 
paragraph (3) of the preceding sentence.’’. 
SEC. 8390. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RES-
TORATION. 
Section 560 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2336) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, on land held 
in trust by the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of, 
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and for the benefit of, an Indian Tribe, or on re-
stricted land of any Indian Tribe,’’ after ‘‘land owned 
by the United States’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Rehabilitation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Restoration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Sacramento’’ and inserting 
‘‘Albuquerque’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
SEC. 8391. ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 509(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or Ten-
nessee River Watershed’’ and inserting ‘‘, Tennessee 
River Watershed, or Tombigbee River Watershed’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting ‘‘, of 
which not fewer than 1 shall be carried out on the 
Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway’’ before the period at 
the end. 
SEC. 8392. ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall fully implement opportunities for 
enhanced development at lakes located primarily in the 
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State of Oklahoma under the authorities provided in section 
3134 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 
Stat. 1142; 130 Stat. 1671) and section 164 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2668). 
SEC. 8393. RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT CERTAIN 
PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means any of the following projects of the 
Corps of Engineers: 
(A) Ball Mountain Lake, Vermont, author-
ized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 
1954 (68 Stat. 1257). 
(B) Townshend Lake, Vermont, authorized 
by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 
(68 Stat. 1257). 
(2) RECREATION.—The term ‘‘recreation’’ in-
cludes downstream whitewater recreation that is de-
pendent on operations, recreational fishing, and boat-
ing at a covered project. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary should— 
(1) ensure that, to the extent compatible with 
other project purposes, each covered project is oper-
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ated in such a manner as to protect and enhance 
recreation associated with the covered project; and 
(2) manage land at each covered project to im-
prove opportunities for recreation at the covered 
project. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF WATER CONTROL PLANS.—The 
Secretary may modify, or undertake temporary deviations 
from, the water control plan for a covered project in order 
to enhance recreation, if the Secretary determines the modi-
fications or deviations— 
(1) will not adversely affect other authorized 
purposes of the covered project; and 
(2) will not result in significant adverse impacts 
to the environment. 
SEC. 8394. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 1328(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3826) is amended by striking ‘‘4 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 years’’. 
SEC. 8395. MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAT SINKING UNIT. 
The Secretary shall expedite the replacement of the 
Mississippi River mat sinking unit. 
SEC. 8396. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LEASE AGREEMENT. 
It is the sense of Congress that the lease agreement for 
land and water areas within the Prado Flood Control Basin 
Project Area entered into between the Secretary and the 
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City of Corona, California, for operations of the Corona 
Municipal Airport (Recreation Lease No. DACW09–1–67– 
60), is a valid lease of land at a water resources develop-
ment project under section 4 of the Act of December 22, 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d). 
SEC. 8397. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF PROJECTS AND 
STUDIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS AND STUDIES.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite 
completion of the following projects and studies: 
(1) PROJECTS.— 
(A) Project for Juneau and Auke Bay, 
Floating Wave Attenuator, Alaska, authorized 
pursuant to section 204 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1948 (62 Stat. 1181). 
(B) Project for flood risk management, Lit-
tle Colorado River at Winslow, Navajo County, 
Arizona, authorized by section 401(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 
Stat. 2735). 
(C) Project for flood damage reduction, Rio 
de Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona, authorized by section 
101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2576). 
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(D) Project for navigation, including main-
tenance and channel deepening, McClellan–Kerr 
Arkansas River, authorized under the com-
prehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin by 
section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 
795, 52 Stat. 1218; 60 Stat. 634; 60 Stat. 647; 
101 Stat. 1329–112; 117 Stat. 1842). 
(E) Project for environmental restoration, 
Hamilton Airfield, California, authorized by sec-
tion 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 279; 121 Stat. 
1110). 
(F) Project for flood damage reduction and 
environmental restoration, Middle Creek, Lake 
County, 
California, 
authorized 
by 
section 
1001(11) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1051). 
(G) The San Francisco Bay Beneficial Use 
Pilot Project, California, being carried out under 
section 1122 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1645). 
(H) Project for flood risk management, eco-
system restoration, and recreation, South San 
Francisco Bay Shoreline, California, authorized 
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by section 1401(6) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714). 
(I) Projects for ecosystem restoration in-
cluded in the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay res-
toration plan developed under the Chesapeake 
Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection 
Program, authorized by section 510 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3759; 121 Stat. 1202; 128 Stat. 1317). 
(J) Maintenance dredging and other author-
ized activities to address the impacts of shoaling 
affecting the project for navigation, Branford 
Harbor and Branford River, Branford, Con-
necticut, authorized by the first section of the Act 
of June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 333). 
(K) Maintenance dredging and other au-
thorized activities to address the impacts of 
shoaling affecting the project for navigation, 
Guilford Harbor and Sluice Channel, Con-
necticut, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 13). 
(L) Maintenance dredging and other au-
thorized activities to address the impacts of 
shoaling affecting the project for navigation, Mil-
ford Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the first 
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section of the Act of June 23, 1874 (chapter 457, 
18 Stat. 241). 
(M) Project for ecosystem restoration at Bay 
Point dredge hole, Tampa Bay, Florida. 
(N) Project for ecosystem restoration, Cen-
tral and Southern Florida, Everglades Agricul-
tural Area, authorized by section 1308 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 
Stat. 3819; 134 Stat. 2709). 
(O) An update to the water control manual 
for Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Illinois, au-
thorized by section 102 of Public Law 95–502 
(92 Stat. 1695; 95 Stat. 1634). 
(P) Projects for the restoration of the Illi-
nois River Basin, carried out pursuant to sec-
tion 519 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2653; 121 Stat. 1221). 
(Q) Projects for ecosystem restoration, 
Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway 
System, authorized pursuant to title VIII of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 652 note). 
(R) Project for navigation, Kentucky Lock 
Addition, 
Kentucky, 
authorized 
by 
section 
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101(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664). 
(S) Project for flood damage reduction, 
Lower Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, authorized 
by section 7016 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1282). 
(T) The portion of the project for flood con-
trol and other purposes, Cumberland, Maryland, 
consisting of the restoration of the historic Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal, authorized by section 5 
of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 6881, 49 
Stat. 1574; 113 Stat. 375). 
(U) Project for flood control, Ecorse Creek, 
Wayne County, Michigan, authorized by section 
101(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4607). 
(V) Projects for ecosystem restoration, Salt 
River Marsh Coastal Habitat, Lake St. Clair, 
Michigan, authorized pursuant to section 506 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–22). 
(W) Assistance for ecosystem restoration, 
Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam, Mon-
tana, authorized pursuant to section 3109 of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 
Stat. 1135). 
(X) Maintenance dredging and other au-
thorized activities to address the impacts of 
shoaling affecting the project for navigation, 
Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River, 
Maine and New Hampshire, authorized by sec-
tion 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 
(76 Stat. 1173). 
(Y) Project for flood risk management, 
Tulsa and West–Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa 
County, Oklahoma, authorized by section 401(2) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2735). 
(Z) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 
401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736). 
(AA) Projects for critical restoration, Mis-
souri River Restoration, South Dakota, included 
in the plan developed under section 905(e) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2707). 
(BB) Project for water quality control, Red 
River Basin Chloride Control Area VIII, Texas, 
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authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1420). 
(CC) Dredging for projects at Port of Gal-
veston for Turning Basin 2 project, Royal Ter-
minal, Galveston Bay, Galveston, Texas, author-
ized pursuant to section 1401(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3836). 
(DD) Project for dam safety modifications, 
Bluestone Dam, West Virginia, authorized pur-
suant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 
(chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586). 
(EE) The development and implementation 
of a sediment management plan at Big Horn 
Lake, Wyoming, pursuant to section 1179(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 
(130 Stat. 1675). 
(FF) Projects authorized by section 219 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992. 
(2) STUDIES.— 
(A) Feasibility study of modifications to the 
portion of the project for flood control, water 
conservation, and related purposes, Russian 
River Basin, California, consisting of the Coyote 
Valley Dam, authorized by section 204 of the 
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Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177; 130 
Stat. 1682), to add environmental restoration as 
a project purpose and to increase water supply 
and improve reservoir operations. 
(B) Feasibility study of modifications to the 
portion of the project for flood control, Santa 
Ana River Mainstem, California, consisting of 
Seven Oaks Dam, California, authorized by sec-
tion 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329– 
111; 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 
1115), to include water conservation as an au-
thorized purpose. 
(C) Feasibility study of modifications to the 
project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher 
Creeks, California, authorized by section 401(a) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(100 Stat. 4112). 
(D) The update of hydrological modeling of 
the Fox River Basin, Illinois. 
(E) Feasibility study of modifications to the 
channel depths and dimensions pursuant to sec-
tion 5 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (33 U.S.C. 
562) for the project for navigation, Miami Har-
bor Channel, Florida, authorized by section 101 
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of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
(104 Stat. 4606). 
(F) A comprehensive 50-year review of the 
Kaskaskia River Navigation Project, Illinois, 
pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 
(G) Feasibility study for the Mississippi 
River and Tributaries project, to include the por-
tion of the Ouachita River Levee System at and 
below Monroe, Louisiana to Caldwell Parish, 
Louisiana, authorized by section 204(b) of the 
Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2678). 
(H) Feasibility study for the project for eco-
system restoration and flood risk management at 
Coldwater Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant 
to section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3803). 
(I) Feasibility study for the project for eco-
system restoration and flood risk management at 
Maline Creek, Missouri, authorized pursuant to 
section 1202(b) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3803). 
(J) Feasibility study for the project for flood 
protection at the Truman Lake Visitor Center, 
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Warsaw, Missouri, authorized by section 203 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1262; 84 
Stat. 265). 
(K) Feasibility study for an updated hydro-
logic analysis for the town of Estancia, Torrance 
County, New Mexico. 
(L) Feasibility study for water supply to re-
duce water consumption from the Arbuckle 
Simpson Aquifer, Oklahoma, utilizing reserved 
municipal water supply within the Corps of En-
gineers-owned lakes, pursuant to section 838 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(100 Stat. 4174). 
(b) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite 
completion of the following projects and studies: 
(1) Projects for flood control under section 205 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for the 
following areas: 
(A) Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona. 
(B) McCormick Wash, Arizona. 
(C) Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Ari-
zona. 
(D) The Santa Rosa Canal Alternative Con-
veyance Project, Arizona. 
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(E) Southern Maricopa County, in the vi-
cinity of the Ak-Chin Reservation, Arizona. 
(F) Nancy Creek, Georgia. 
(G) Peachtree Creek, Georgia. 
(H) Sugar Creek, Georgia. 
(I) South River Basin, Georgia. 
(J) Passaic River, New Jersey. 
(K) Salt River Marsh Coastal Habitat, 
Lake St. Clair, Michigan. 
(L) Blind Brook, Rye, New York. 
(M) Aibonito Creek and vicinity, Puerto 
Rico. 
(N) Cano´vanas River, Puerto Rico. 
(O) Municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. 
(P) Municipality of San Sebastian, Puerto 
Rico. 
(Q) Municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico. 
(R) Rı´o Inabo´n, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 
(S) Yauco River and Berrenchin Stream, 
Puerto Rico. 
(2) Projects for navigation under section 107 of 
the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577) for 
the following areas: 
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(A) Sebewaing River, Port Sanilac Harbor, 
Lexington Harbor, and Harbor Beach Harbor, 
Michigan. 
(B) Portsmouth Back Channels and Saga-
more Creek, Portsmouth, New Castle, and Rye, 
New Hampshire. 
(C) Sturgeon Point Marina, New York. 
(D) Davis Creek and Mobjack Bay, Mat-
hews County, Virginia. 
(3) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration 
under section 206 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) for the following areas: 
(A) El Corazon, Arizona. 
(B) San Pedro River, Cochise County and 
vicinity, Arizona, including review of recharge 
facilities that preserve water flows and habitats. 
(4) Project modifications for improvement of the 
environment under section 1135 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) 
for the towns of Quincy and Braintree, Massachusetts, 
for fish passage on the Smelt Brook. 
(5) Project for the removal of obstructions and 
clearing channels for flood control under section 2 of 
the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g) for the 
Passaic River, New Jersey. 
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(6) Project for shoreline erosion protection of 
public works under section 14 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) and for beach erosion 
and storm damage reduction under section 3 of the 
Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g) for Buffalo, 
New York. 
(7) Project for beach erosion and storm damage 
reduction under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 
1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g) for West Haven, Connecticut. 
Subtitle D—Water Resources 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 8401. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The following projects for water resources development 
and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the 
reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Re-
sources Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant to 
section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop-
ment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed 
by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Sec-
retary substantially in accordance with the plans, and sub-
ject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or 
decision documents designated in this section: 
(1) NAVIGATION.— 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. AK 
Elim Subsistence 
Harbor Study, 
Elim 
March 12, 
2021 
Federal: $99,057,000 
Non-Federal: $2,517,000 
Total: $101,574,000 
2. CA 
Port of Long 
Beach Deep 
Draft Naviga-
tion, Los Ange-
les County 
October 14, 
2021 and 
May 31, 
2022 
Federal: $87,063,000 
Non-Federal: $88,724,000 
Total: $175,787,000 
3. GA 
Brunswick Harbor 
Modifications, 
Glynn County 
March 11, 
2022 
Federal: $10,555,500 
Non-Federal: $5,680,500 
Total: $16,236,000 
4. NY, 
NJ 
New York — New 
Jersey Harbor 
Deepening 
Channel Im-
provements 
June 3, 2022 
Federal: $2,408,268,000 
Non-Federal: $3,929,279,000 
Total: $6,337,547,000 
5. WA 
Tacoma Harbor 
Navigation Im-
provement 
Project 
May 26, 
2022 
Federal: $140,022,000 
Non-Federal: $203,561,000 
Total: $343,583,000 
(2) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. AL 
Selma Flood Risk 
Management 
and Bank Sta-
bilization 
October 7, 
2021 
Federal: $16,978,000 
Non-Federal: $9,142,000 
Total: $26,120,000 
2. AL 
Valley Creek Flood 
Risk Manage-
ment, Bessemer 
and Bir-
mingham 
October 29, 
2021 
Federal: $21,993,000 
Non-Federal: $11,906,000 
Total: $33,899,000 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
3. FL 
Miami-Dade 
County, Main 
Segment, Coast-
al Storm Risk 
Management 
September 
26, 2022 
Initial Federal: $25,091,000 
Initial Non-Federal: 
$18,470,000 
Total: $43,561,000 
Renourishment Federal: 
$143,874,000 
Renourishment Non-Federal: 
$180,898,000 
Renourishment Total: 
$324,772,000 
4. FL 
Okaloosa County, 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
October 7, 
2021 
Initial Federal: $21,274,025 
Initial Non-Federal: 
$12,379,975 
Total: $33,654,000 
Renourishment Federal: 
$76,345,000 
Renourishment Non-Federal: 
$79,292,000 
Renourishment Total: 
$155,637,000 
5. FL 
Pinellas County, 
Treasure Island 
and Long Key 
Segments, 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
October 29, 
2021 
Initial Federal: $6,097,000 
Initial Non-Federal: 
$9,864,000 
Total: $15,961,000 
Renourishment Federal: 
$115,551,000 
Renourishment Non-Federal: 
$104,540,000 
Renourishment Total: 
$220,091,000 
6. LA 
South Central 
Coast, Lou-
isiana Hurri-
cane and Storm 
Damage Risk 
Reduction 
June 23, 
2022 
Federal: $809,297,450 
Non-Federal: $435,775,550 
Total: $1,245,073,000 
7. LA 
Upper Barataria 
Basin Hurri-
cane and Storm 
Damage Risk 
Reduction 
January 28, 
2022 
Federal: $1,184,472,250 
Non-Federal: $637,792,750 
Total: $1,822,265,000 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
8. NY 
South Shore of 
Staten Island, 
Fort Wadsworth 
to Oakwood 
Beach, Coastal 
Storm Risk 
Management 
October 27, 
2016 
Federal: $1,086,000,000 
Non-Federal: $585,000,000 
Total: $1,671,000,000 
9. PR 
San Juan Metro-
politan Area 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
September 
16, 2021 
Federal: $288,294,000 
Non-Federal: $155,235,000 
Total: $443,529,000 
10. SC 
Charleston Penin-
sula, Coastal 
Storm Risk 
Management 
June 10, 
2022 
Federal: $828,657,050 
Non-Federal: $446,199,950 
Total: $1,274,857,000 
11. SC 
Folly Beach, 
Coastal Storm 
Risk Manage-
ment 
October 26, 
2021 
Initial Federal: $49,919,000 
Initial Non-Federal: 
$5,546,000 
Total: $55,465,000 
Renourishment Federal: 
$180,433,000 
Renourishment Non-Federal: 
$29,373,000 
Renourishment Total: 
$209,806,000 
(4) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND ECOSYSTEM 
RESTORATION.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. TX 
Coastal Texas Pro-
tection and Res-
toration 
September 
16, 2021 
Federal: $21,380,214,000 
Non-Federal: $12,999,708,000 
Total: $34,379,922,000 
(5) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. CA 
Prado Basin Eco-
system Restora-
tion, San 
Bernardino, 
Riverside and 
Orange Counties 
April 22, 
2021 
Federal: $35,265,100 
Non-Federal: $22,373,900 
Total: $57,639,000 
2. KY 
Three Forks of 
Beargrass Creek 
Ecosystem Res-
toration, Louis-
ville 
May 24, 
2022 
Federal: $77,352,671 
Non-Federal: $52,539,940 
Total: $129,892,611 
(6) MODIFICATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS.— 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Decision 
Document 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
1. DC 
Washington, D.C. 
and Vicinity 
Flood Risk 
Management 
July 22, 
2021 
Federal: $19,830,000 
Non-Federal: $0 
Total: $19,830,000 
2. FL 
Central and 
Southern Flor-
ida, Indian 
River Lagoon 
June 30, 
2022 
Federal: $2,707,950,500 
Non-Federal: $2,707,950,500 
Total: $5,415,901,000 
3. LA 
Lake Pont-
chartrain and 
Vicinity 
December 16, 
2021 
Federal: $950,303,250 
Non-Federal: $511,701,750 
Total: $1,462,005,000 
4. LA 
West Bank and Vi-
cinity 
December 17, 
2021 
Federal: $508,337,700 
Non-Federal: $273,720,300 
Total: $782,058,000 
5. MI 
New Soo Lock 
Construction 
Project, Sault 
Ste. Marie, 
Chippewa Coun-
ty 
June 6, 2022 
Federal: $3,218,944,000 
Non-Federal: $0 
Total: $3,218,944,000 
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A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Decision 
Document 
D. 
Estimated 
Costs 
6. WA 
Howard A. Han-
son Dam, Water 
Supply and 
Ecosystem Res-
toration 
May 19, 
2022 
Federal: $878,530,000 
Non-Federal: $43,085,000 
Total: $921,615,000 
SEC. 8402. SPECIAL RULES. 
(a) SOUTH SHORE OF STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK.— 
The Federal share of any portion of the cost to design and 
construct the project for coastal storm risk management, 
South Shore of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood 
Beach, New York, authorized by this Act, that exceeds the 
estimated total project cost specified in the project partner-
ship agreement for the project, signed by the Secretary on 
February 15, 2019, shall be 90 percent. 
(b) CHARLESTON PENINSULA, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the last day of the covered period, 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 request for deauthorization of the project for 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Charles-
ton Peninsula, South Carolina, authorized by this 
Act, if the non-Federal interest has not entered into 
a project partnership agreement for the project, or a 
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separable element of the project, prior to such last 
day. 
(2) DEFINITION OF COVERED PERIOD.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending on the date that is— 
(A) 10 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) 10 years after the date on which a de-
sign agreement for the project described in para-
graph (1) is executed, if such design agreement 
is executed prior to the date that is 10 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8403. FACILITY INVESTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), using 
amounts available in the revolving fund established by the 
first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 
1954 (33 U.S.C. 576), and not otherwise obligated, the Sec-
retary may— 
(1) design and construct the lab and office facil-
ity for a Mandatory Center of Expertise in Branson, 
Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate on June 
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10, 2022, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 576(c)), substantially in accordance with such 
prospectus; and 
(2) carry out such construction and infrastruc-
ture improvements as are required to support such 
lab and office facility, including any necessary demo-
lition of the existing infrastructure. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund estab-
lished by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropria-
tions Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576) is appropriately reim-
bursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers pro-
grams that benefit from the lab and office facility con-
structed under this section. 
TITLE LXXXV—CLEAN WATER 
Sec. 8501. Regional water programs. 
Sec. 8502. Nonpoint source management programs. 
Sec. 8503. Wastewater assistance to colonias. 
SEC. 8501. REGIONAL WATER PROGRAMS. 
(a) SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 125. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Estu-
ary Partnership’ means the San Francisco Estuary 
Partnership, designated as the management con-
ference for the San Francisco Bay under section 320. 
‘‘(2) SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN.—The term ‘San 
Francisco Bay Plan’ means— 
‘‘(A) until the date of the completion of the 
plan developed by the Director under subsection 
(d), the comprehensive conservation and manage-
ment plan approved under section 320 for the 
San Francisco Bay estuary; and 
‘‘(B) on and after the date of the completion 
of the plan developed by the Director under sub-
section (d), the plan developed by the Director 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish in the Environmental Protection Agency a 
San Francisco Bay Program Office. The Office shall 
be located at the headquarters of Region 9 of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.—The Admin-
istrator shall appoint a Director of the Office, who 
shall have management experience and technical ex-
pertise relating to the San Francisco Bay and be 
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highly qualified to direct the development and imple-
mentation of projects, activities, and studies necessary 
to implement the San Francisco Bay Plan. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY; STAFFING.— 
The Administrator shall delegate to the Director such 
authority and provide such staff as may be necessary 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing public no-
tice, the Director shall annually compile a priority 
list, consistent with the San Francisco Bay Plan, 
identifying and prioritizing the projects, activities, 
and studies to be carried out with amounts made 
available under subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The annual priority list 
compiled under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Projects, activities, and studies, in-
cluding restoration projects and habitat improve-
ment for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that ad-
vance the goals and objectives of the San Fran-
cisco Bay Plan, for— 
‘‘(i) water quality improvement, in-
cluding the reduction of marine litter; 
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‘‘(ii) wetland, riverine, and estuary 
restoration and protection; 
‘‘(iii) nearshore and endangered species 
recovery; and 
‘‘(iv) adaptation to climate change. 
‘‘(B) Information on the projects, activities, 
and studies specified under subparagraph (A), 
including— 
‘‘(i) the identity of each entity receiv-
ing assistance pursuant to subsection (e); 
and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the communities 
to be served. 
‘‘(C) The criteria and methods established 
by the Director for identification of projects, ac-
tivities, and studies to be included on the annual 
priority list. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In compiling the annual 
priority list under paragraph (1), the Director shall 
consult with, and consider the recommendations of— 
‘‘(A) the Estuary Partnership; 
‘‘(B) the State of California and affected 
local governments in the San Francisco Bay es-
tuary watershed; 
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‘‘(C) the San Francisco Bay Restoration 
Authority; and 
‘‘(D) any other relevant stakeholder involved 
with the protection and restoration of the San 
Francisco Bay estuary that the Director deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Director, in 
conjunction with the Estuary Partnership, shall re-
view and revise the comprehensive conservation and 
management plan approved under section 320 for the 
San Francisco Bay estuary to develop a plan to guide 
the projects, activities, and studies of the Office to ad-
dress the restoration and protection of the San Fran-
cisco Bay. 
‘‘(2) REVISION OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN.— 
Not less often than once every 5 years after the date 
of the completion of the plan described in paragraph 
(1), the Director shall review, and revise as appro-
priate, the San Francisco Bay Plan. 
‘‘(3) OUTREACH.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Director shall consult with the Estuary 
Partnership and Indian tribes and solicit input from 
other non-Federal stakeholders. 
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‘‘(e) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may provide 
funding through cooperative agreements, grants, or 
other means to State and local agencies, special dis-
tricts, and public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, 
and organizations, including the Estuary Partner-
ship, for projects, activities, and studies identified on 
the annual priority list compiled under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED-
ERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.— 
Amounts provided to any entity under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount 
equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any 
projects, activities, and studies that are to be 
carried out using those amounts. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Not less than 
25 percent of the cost of any project, activity, or 
study carried out using amounts provided under 
this section shall be provided from non-Federal 
sources. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amount made available to carry out this section for 
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a fiscal year, the Director may not use more than 5 
percent to pay administrative expenses incurred in 
carrying out this section. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—No amounts made available 
under this section may be used for the administration 
of a management conference under section 320.’’. 
(b) PUGET SOUND COORDINATED RECOVERY.—Title I 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 126. PUGET SOUND. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COASTAL
NONPOINT
POLLUTION
CONTROL 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
Control Program’ means the State of Washington’s 
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program ap-
proved under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments of 1990. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Program Office. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘Federal 
Action Plan’ means the plan developed under sub-
section (c)(3)(B). 
‘‘(4) INTERNATIONAL
JOINT
COMMISSION.—The 
term ‘International Joint Commission’ means the 
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International Joint Commission established by the 
Treaty relating to the boundary waters and questions 
arising along the boundary between the United States 
and Canada, signed at Washington January 11, 
1909, and entered into force May 5, 1910 (36 Stat. 
2448; TS 548; 12 Bevans 319). 
‘‘(5) PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION.—The term 
‘Pacific Salmon Commission’ means the Pacific 
Salmon Commission established by the United States 
and Canada under the Treaty concerning Pacific 
salmon, with annexes and memorandum of under-
standing, signed at Ottawa January 28, 1985, and 
entered into force March 18, 1985 (TIAS 11091; 1469 
UNTS 357) (commonly known as the ‘Pacific Salmon 
Treaty’). 
‘‘(6) PROGRAM OFFICE.—The term ‘Program Of-
fice’ means the Puget Sound Recovery National Pro-
gram Office established by subsection (b). 
‘‘(7) PUGET
SOUND
ACTION
AGENDA; ACTION 
AGENDA.—The term ‘Puget Sound Action Agenda’ or 
‘Action Agenda’ means the most recent plan developed 
by the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Man-
agement Conference, in consultation with the Puget 
Sound Tribal Management Conference, and approved 
by the Administrator as the comprehensive conserva-
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tion and management plan for the Puget Sound 
under section 320. 
‘‘(8) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK 
FORCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force’ means the Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force established under subsection (c). 
‘‘(9) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL TASK FORCE.—The 
term ‘Puget Sound Federal Task Force’ means the 
Puget Sound Federal Task Force established in 2016 
under a memorandum of understanding among 9 
Federal agencies. 
‘‘(10) PUGET SOUND NATIONAL ESTUARY PRO-
GRAM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE.—The term ‘Puget 
Sound National Estuary Program Management Con-
ference’ means the management conference for the 
Puget Sound convened pursuant to section 320. 
‘‘(11) PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP.—The term 
‘Puget Sound Partnership’ means the State agency 
created under the laws of the State of Washington 
(section 90.71.210 of the Revised Code of Wash-
ington), or its successor agency that has been des-
ignated by the Administrator as the lead entity to 
support the Puget Sound National Estuary Program 
Management Conference. 
‘‘(12) PUGET SOUND REGION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Puget Sound 
region’ means the land and waters in the north-
west corner of the State of Washington from the 
Canadian border to the north to the Pacific 
Ocean on the west, including Hood Canal and 
the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘Puget Sound 
region’ includes all watersheds that drain into 
the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(13) PUGET SOUND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT CON-
FERENCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Tribal Manage-
ment Conference’ means the 20 treaty Indian tribes of 
western Washington and the Northwest Indian Fish-
eries Commission. 
‘‘(14) SALISH
SEA.—The term ‘Salish Sea’ 
means the network of coastal waterways on the west 
coast of North America that includes the Puget 
Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan 
de Fuca. 
‘‘(15) SALMON
RECOVERY
PLANS.—The term 
‘Salmon Recovery Plans’ means the recovery plans for 
salmon and steelhead species approved by the Sec-
retary of the Interior under section 4(f) of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 that are applicable to the 
Puget Sound region. 
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‘‘(16) STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term 
‘State Advisory Committee’ means the advisory com-
mittee established by subsection (d). 
‘‘(17) TREATY RIGHTS AT RISK INITIATIVE.—The 
term ‘Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative’ means the re-
port from the treaty Indian tribes of western Wash-
ington entitled ‘Treaty Rights At Risk: Ongoing 
Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon Resource, 
and Recommendations for Change’ and dated July 
14, 2011, or its successor report that outlines issues 
and offers solutions for the protection of Tribal treaty 
rights, recovery of salmon habitat, and management 
of sustainable treaty and nontreaty salmon fisheries, 
including through Tribal salmon hatchery programs. 
‘‘(b) PUGET SOUND RECOVERY NATIONAL PROGRAM 
OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Environmental Protection Agency a Puget Sound 
Recovery National Program Office, to be located in 
the State of Washington. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Direc-
tor of the Program Office, who shall have leader-
ship and project management experience and 
shall be highly qualified to— 
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‘‘(i) direct the integration of multiple 
project planning efforts and programs from 
different agencies and jurisdictions; and 
‘‘(ii) align numerous, and possibly 
competing, priorities to accomplish visible 
and measurable outcomes under the Action 
Agenda. 
‘‘(B) POSITION.—The position of Director of 
the Program Office shall be a career reserved po-
sition, as such term is defined in section 3132 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY; STAFFING.— 
Using amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall delegate to the Director 
such authority and provide such staff as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate and manage the timely exe-
cution of the requirements of this section, includ-
ing the formation and meetings of the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force; 
‘‘(B) coordinate activities related to the res-
toration and protection of the Puget Sound 
across the Environmental Protection Agency; 
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‘‘(C) coordinate and align the activities of 
the Administrator with the Action Agenda, 
Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at 
Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu-
tion Control Program; 
‘‘(D) promote the efficient use of Environ-
mental Protection Agency resources in pursuit of 
the restoration and protection of the Puget 
Sound; 
‘‘(E) serve on the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force and collaborate with, help 
coordinate, and implement activities with other 
Federal agencies that have responsibilities in-
volving the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound; 
‘‘(F) provide or procure such other advice, 
technical assistance, research, assessments, moni-
toring, or other support as is determined by the 
Director to be necessary or prudent to most effi-
ciently and effectively fulfill the objectives and 
priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Re-
covery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initia-
tive, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 
Program, consistent with the best available 
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science, to ensure the health of the Puget Sound 
ecosystem; 
‘‘(G) track the progress of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency toward meeting the 
agency’s specified objectives and priorities within 
the Action Agenda and the Federal Action Plan; 
‘‘(H) implement the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General set forth in the report enti-
tled ‘Puget Sound Restoration: Additional Ac-
tions Could Improve Assessments of Progress’ 
and dated July 19, 2018; 
‘‘(I) serve as liaison and coordinate activi-
ties for the restoration and protection of the Sa-
lish Sea with Canadian authorities, the Pacific 
Salmon Commission, and the International 
Joint Commission; and 
‘‘(J) carry out such additional duties as the 
Director determines necessary and appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK 
FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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‘‘(I) A representative of the Coast 
Guard. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘(vi) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(III) A representative of the 
United States Geological Survey. 
‘‘(IV) A representative of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
‘‘(vii) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Transportation: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the Fed-
eral Transit Administration. 
‘‘(viii) Representatives of such other 
Federal agencies, programs, and initiatives 
as the other members of the Puget Sound 
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Federal Leadership Task Force determines 
necessary. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members appointed 
under this paragraph shall have experience and 
expertise in matters of restoration and protection 
of large watersheds and bodies of water, or re-
lated experience that will benefit the restoration 
and protection of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(C) CO-CHAIRS.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
following 
members of the Puget Sound Federal Lead-
ership Task Force shall serve as Co-Chairs 
of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force: 
‘‘(I) The representative of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(II) The Director of the Program 
Office. 
‘‘(III) The representative of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(ii) 
LEADERSHIP.—The 
Co-Chairs 
shall ensure the Puget Sound Federal Lead-
ership Task Force completes its duties 
through robust discussion of all relevant 
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issues. The Co-Chairs shall share leadership 
responsibilities equally. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force shall— 
‘‘(i) uphold Federal trust responsibil-
ities to restore and protect resources crucial 
to Tribal treaty rights, including by car-
rying out government-to-government con-
sultation with Indian tribes when requested 
by such tribes; 
‘‘(ii) provide a venue for dialogue and 
coordination across all Federal agencies 
represented by a member of the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to 
align Federal resources for the purposes of 
carrying out the requirements of this section 
and all other Federal laws that contribute 
to the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound, including by— 
‘‘(I) enabling and encouraging 
such agencies to act consistently with 
the objectives and priorities of the Ac-
tion Agenda, the Salmon Recovery 
Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Ini-
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tiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pol-
lution Control Program; 
‘‘(II) facilitating the coordination 
of Federal activities that impact such 
restoration and protection; 
‘‘(III) facilitating the delivery of 
feedback given by such agencies to the 
Puget Sound Partnership during the 
development of the Action Agenda; 
‘‘(IV) facilitating the resolution of 
interagency conflicts associated with 
such restoration and protection among 
such agencies; 
‘‘(V) providing a forum for ex-
changing 
information 
among 
such 
agencies regarding activities being con-
ducted, including obstacles or effi-
ciencies found, during restoration and 
protection activities; and 
‘‘(VI) promoting the efficient use 
of government resources in pursuit of 
such 
restoration 
and 
protection 
through coordination and collabora-
tion, including by ensuring that the 
Federal efforts relating to the science 
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necessary for such restoration and pro-
tection are consistent, and not duplica-
tive, across the Federal Government; 
‘‘(iii) catalyze public leaders at all lev-
els to work together toward shared goals by 
demonstrating interagency best practices 
coming from such agencies; 
‘‘(iv) provide advice and support on 
scientific and technical issues and act as a 
forum for the exchange of scientific informa-
tion about the Puget Sound; 
‘‘(v) identify and inventory Federal 
environmental research and monitoring 
programs related to the Puget Sound, and 
provide such inventory to the Puget Sound 
National Estuary Program Management 
Conference; 
‘‘(vi) ensure that Puget Sound restora-
tion and protection activities are as con-
sistent as practicable with ongoing restora-
tion and protection and related efforts in 
the Salish Sea that are being conducted by 
Canadian authorities, the Pacific Salmon 
Commission, and the International Joint 
Commission; 
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‘‘(vii) ensure that Puget Sound restora-
tion and protection activities are consistent 
with national security interests; 
‘‘(viii) establish any working groups or 
committees necessary to assist the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in its 
duties, including relating to public policy 
and scientific issues; and 
‘‘(ix) raise national awareness of the 
significance of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(B) PUGET
SOUND
FEDERAL
ACTION 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force shall develop and approve a 
Federal Action Plan that leverages Federal 
programs across agencies and serves to co-
ordinate diverse programs and priorities for 
the restoration and protection of the Puget 
Sound. 
‘‘(ii) REVISION OF PUGET SOUND FED-
ERAL
ACTION
PLAN.—Not less often than 
once every 5 years after the date of approval 
of the Federal Action Plan under clause (i), 
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the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 
Force shall review, and revise as appro-
priate, the Federal Action Plan. 
‘‘(C) FEEDBACK BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
In facilitating feedback under subparagraph 
(A)(ii)(III), the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force shall request Federal agencies to con-
sider, at a minimum, possible Federal actions 
within the Puget Sound region designed to— 
‘‘(i) further the goals, targets, and ac-
tions of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Re-
covery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Ini-
tiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
Control Program; 
‘‘(ii) as applicable, implement and en-
force this Act, the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973, and all other Federal laws that 
contribute to the restoration and protection 
of the Puget Sound, including those that 
protect Tribal treaty rights; 
‘‘(iii) prevent the introduction and 
spread of invasive species; 
‘‘(iv) protect marine and wildlife habi-
tats; 
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‘‘(v) protect, restore, and conserve for-
ests, wetlands, riparian zones, and near-
shore waters; 
‘‘(vi) promote resilience to climate 
change and ocean acidification effects; 
‘‘(vii) restore fisheries so that they are 
sustainable and productive; 
‘‘(viii) preserve biodiversity; 
‘‘(ix) restore and protect ecosystem 
services that provide clean water, filter toxic 
chemicals, and increase ecosystem resilience; 
and 
‘‘(x) improve water quality, including 
by preventing and managing stormwater 
runoff, incorporating erosion control tech-
niques and trash capture devices, using sus-
tainable stormwater practices, and miti-
gating and minimizing nonpoint source 
pollution, including marine litter. 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATION OF STATE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE
AND
PUGET
SOUND
TRIBAL
MANAGEMENT 
CONFERENCE.—The Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force shall carry out its duties with input from, 
and in collaboration with, the State Advisory Com-
mittee and the Puget Sound Tribal Management Con-
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ference, including by seeking advice and recommenda-
tions on the actions, progress, and issues pertaining 
to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL MEETING.—The Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this section— 
‘‘(i) to determine if all Federal agen-
cies are properly represented; 
‘‘(ii) to establish the bylaws of the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 
Force; 
‘‘(iii) to establish necessary working 
groups or committees; and 
‘‘(iv) to determine subsequent meeting 
times, dates, and logistics. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
MEETINGS.—After the 
initial meeting, the Puget Sound Federal Lead-
ership Task Force shall meet, at a minimum, 
twice per year to carry out the duties of the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 
‘‘(C) WORKING GROUP MEETINGS.—A meet-
ing of any established working group or com-
mittee of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
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Task Force shall not be considered a biannual 
meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) JOINT MEETINGS.—The Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force— 
‘‘(i) shall offer to meet jointly with the 
Puget Sound National Estuary Program 
Management Conference and the Puget 
Sound Tribal Management Conference, at a 
minimum, once per year; and 
‘‘(ii) may consider such a joint meet-
ing to be a biannual meeting of the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force for 
purposes of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) QUORUM.—A simple majority of the 
members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force shall constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(F) VOTING.—For the Puget Sound Fed-
eral Leadership Task Force to take an official 
action, a quorum shall be present, and at least 
a two-thirds majority of the members present 
shall vote in the affirmative. 
‘‘(6) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK 
FORCE PROCEDURES AND ADVICE.— 
‘‘(A) ADVISORS.—The Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force may seek advice and 
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input from any interested, knowledgeable, or af-
fected party as the Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force determines necessary to perform 
its duties. 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 
shall receive no additional compensation for 
service as a member on the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force. 
‘‘(C) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Travel expenses 
incurred by a member of the Puget Sound Fed-
eral Leadership Task Force in the performance 
of service on the Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force may be paid by the agency that 
the member represents. 
‘‘(7) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date of enact-
ment of this section, the 2016 memorandum of 
understanding establishing the Puget Sound Fed-
eral Task Force shall cease to be effective. 
‘‘(B) USE OF PREVIOUS WORK.—The Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall, to 
the extent practicable, use the work product pro-
duced, relied upon, and analyzed by the Puget 
Sound Federal Task Force in order to avoid du-
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plicating the efforts of the Puget Sound Federal 
Task Force. 
‘‘(d) STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
State Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The State Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of up to seven members designated 
by the governing body of the Puget Sound Partner-
ship, in consultation with the Governor of Wash-
ington, who will represent Washington State agencies 
that have significant roles and responsibilities related 
to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(e) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK 
FORCE BIENNIAL REPORT ON PUGET SOUND RESTORATION 
AND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, and biennially 
thereafter, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 
Force, in collaboration with the Puget Sound Tribal 
Management Conference and the State Advisory Com-
mittee, shall submit to the President, Congress, the 
Governor of Washington, and the governing body of 
the Puget Sound Partnership a report that summa-
rizes the progress, challenges, and milestones of the 
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Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force relating 
to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include a description of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The roles and progress of each State, 
local government entity, and Federal agency that 
has jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region relat-
ing to meeting the identified objectives and pri-
orities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recov-
ery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, 
and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) If available, the roles and progress of 
Tribal governments that have jurisdiction in the 
Puget Sound region relating to meeting the iden-
tified objectives and priorities of the Action 
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty 
Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal 
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program. 
‘‘(C) A summary of specific recommenda-
tions concerning implementation of the Action 
Agenda and the Federal Action Plan, including 
challenges, barriers, and anticipated milestones, 
targets, and timelines. 
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‘‘(D) A summary of progress made by Fed-
eral agencies toward the priorities identified in 
the Federal Action Plan. 
‘‘(f) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
PRESERVATION
OF
TRIBAL
TREATY 
RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section affects, or is in-
tended to affect, any right reserved by treaty between 
the United States and one or more Indian tribes. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects any authorization or obligation of a Federal 
agency to consult with an Indian tribe under any 
other provision of law. 
‘‘(g) CONSISTENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Actions authorized or imple-
mented under this section shall be consistent with— 
‘‘(A) the Salmon Recovery Plans; 
‘‘(B) the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Con-
trol Program; and 
‘‘(C) the water quality standards of the 
State of Washington approved by the Adminis-
trator under section 303. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL ACTIONS.—All Federal agencies 
represented on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force shall act consistently with the protection 
of Tribal, treaty-reserved rights and, to the greatest 
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extent practicable given such agencies’ existing obliga-
tions under Federal law, act consistently with the ob-
jectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the 
Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk 
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Con-
trol Program, when— 
‘‘(A) conducting Federal agency activities 
within or outside the Puget Sound that affect 
any land or water use or natural resources of the 
Puget Sound region, including activities per-
formed by a contractor for the benefit of a Fed-
eral agency; 
‘‘(B) interpreting and enforcing regulations 
that impact the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound; 
‘‘(C) issuing Federal licenses or permits 
that impact the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound; and 
‘‘(D) granting Federal assistance to State, 
local, and Tribal governments for activities re-
lated to the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound.’’. 
(c) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION PRO-
GRAM.— 
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(1) REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) ensure that the comprehensive conservation 
and management plan approved for the Basin under 
section 320 is reviewed and revised in accordance 
with section 320 not less often than once every 5 
years, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘rec-
ommended by a management conference convened 
for the Basin under section 320’’ and inserting 
‘‘identified in the comprehensive conservation 
and management plan approved for the Basin 
under section 320’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
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1273(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, a 5,000 square 
mile’’ and inserting ‘‘, a 10,000 square mile’’. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 121(f) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1273(f)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section may be used for administrative ex-
penses.’’. 
SEC. 8502. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsections 
(h) and (i) not to exceed’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fis-
cal year 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (h) and (i) 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 8503. WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE TO COLONIAS. 
Section 307 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amend-
ments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1281 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered enti-
ty’ means each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A border State. 
‘‘(B) A local government with jurisdiction 
over an eligible community.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘border State’’ 
and inserting ‘‘covered entity’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘may not be less than 
80 percent’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘1997 through 1999’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
DIVISION I—DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 9002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of USAID. 
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(b) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a review of 
the geographic diversity and accessibility of existing pass-
port agencies to identify— 
(1) the geographic areas in the continental 
United States that are farther than 6 hours’ driving 
distance from the nearest passport agency; 
(2) the per capita demand for passport services 
in the areas described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) a plan to ensure that in-person services at 
physical passport agencies are accessible to all eligible 
Americans, including Americans living in large pop-
ulation centers, in rural areas, and in States with a 
high per capita demand for passport services. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall consider 
the metrics identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (b) when determining locations for the establishment 
of new physical passport agencies. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives that contains the findings of the review con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (b). 
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