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(2) JOINT
REVIEW.—The Buffalo and Seattle
Districts of the Corps of Engineers shall jointly con-
duct the review under paragraph (1).
(3) STANDARDS.—The review shall be based on
the standards under part 68 of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulation), for imple-
mentation by the non-Federal sponsor for the Chicago
Shoreline Chicago, Illinois, project.
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary shall accept from
a State or political subdivision of a State voluntarily con-
tributed funds to initiate the third-party review.
(c) TREATMENT.—While the third-party review is of
the Promontory Point portion of the Chicago Shoreline,
Chicago, Illinois, project, the third-party review shall be
separate and distinct from the Chicago Shoreline, Chicago,
Illinois, project.
(d) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the authorization for the Chicago Shoreline, Chicago,
Illinois, project.
SEC. 4018. VIDALIA PORT, LOUISIANA.
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the
feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation improve-
ment at Vidalia, Louisiana.
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SEC. 4019. LAKE ERIE AT LUNA PIER, MICHIGAN.
The Secretary shall study the feasibility of storm dam-
age reduction and beach erosion protection and other re-
lated purposes along Lake Erie at Luna Pier, Michigan.
SEC. 4020. WILD RICE RIVER, MINNESOTA.
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the gen-
eral reevaluation report authorized by section 438 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2640)
for the project for flood protection, Wild Rice River, Min-
nesota, authorized by section 201 of the Flood Control Act
of 1970 (84 Stat. 1825), to develop alternatives to the Twin
Valley Lake feature of that project.
SEC. 4021. ASIAN CARP DISPERSAL BARRIER DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
carry out a study to determine the feasibility of con-
structing a fish barrier demonstration project to delay,
deter, impede, or restrict the invasion of Asian carp into
the northern reaches of the Upper Mississippi River.
(b) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting the study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration
the feasibility of locating the fish barrier at the lock portion
of the project at Lock and Dam 11 in the Upper Mississippi
River Basin.
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SEC. 4022. FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION, OHIO.
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the
feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc-
tion in Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga, Erie, Lucas,
Sandusky, Huron, and Stark Counties, Ohio.
SEC. 4023. MIDDLE BASS ISLAND STATE PARK, MIDDLE
BASS ISLAND, OHIO.
The Secretary shall carry out a study of the feasibility
of a project for navigation improvements, shoreline protec-
tion, and other related purposes, including the rehabilita-
tion the harbor basin (including entrance breakwaters), in-
terior shoreline protection, dredging, and the development
of a public launch ramp facility, for Middle Bass Island
State Park, Middle Bass Island, Ohio.
SEC. 4024. OHIO RIVER, OHIO.
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the
feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc-
tion on the Ohio River in Mahoning, Columbiana, Jeffer-
son, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Washington, Athens, Meigs,
Gallia, Lawrence, and Scioto Counties, Ohio.
SEC. 4025. TOLEDO HARBOR DREDGED MATERIAL PLACE-
MENT, TOLEDO, OHIO.
The Secretary shall study the feasibility of removing
previously dredged and placed materials from the Toledo
Harbor confined disposal facility, transporting the mate-
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rials, and disposing of the materials in or at abandoned
mine sites in southeastern Ohio.
SEC. 4026. TOLEDO HARBOR, MAUMEE RIVER, AND LAKE
CHANNEL PROJECT, TOLEDO, OHIO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project
for navigation, Toledo, Ohio.
(b) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In conducting the
study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into
consideration—
(1) realigning the existing Toledo Harbor chan-
nel widening occurring where the River Channel
meets the Lake Channel from the northwest to the
southeast side of the Channel;
(2) realigning the entire 200-foot wide channel
located at the upper river terminus of the River
Channel southern river embankment towards the
northern river embankment; and
(3) adjusting the existing turning basin to ac-
commodate those changes.
SEC. 4027. WOONSOCKET LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECT,
BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, RHODE ISLAND.
The Secretary shall conduct a study, and, not later
than June 30, 2008, submit to Congress a report that de-
scribes the results of the study, on the flood damage reduc-
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tion project, Woonsocket, Blackstone River Basin, Rhode Is-
land, authorized by the Act of December 22, 1944 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat.
887, chapter 665), to determine the measures necessary to
restore the level of protection of the project as originally
designed and constructed.
SEC. 4028. PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT, SAVANNAH
RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall determine the
feasibility of carrying out projects—
(1) to improve the Savannah River for naviga-
tion and related purposes that may be necessary to
support the location of container cargo and other port
facilities to be located in Jasper County, South Caro-
lina, in the vicinity of Mile 6 of the Savannah Har-
bor entrance channel; and
(2) to remove from the proposed Jasper County
port site the easements used by the Corps of Engineers
for placement of dredged fill materials for the Savan-
nah Harbor Federal navigation project.
(b) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In making a de-
termination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take
into consideration—
(1) landside infrastructure;
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(2) the provision of any additional dredged ma-
terial disposal area as a consequence of removing
from the proposed Jasper County port site the ease-
ments used by the Corps of Engineers for placement
of dredged fill materials for the Savannah Harbor
Federal navigation project; and
(3) the results of the proposed bistate compact be-
tween the State of Georgia and the State of South
Carolina to own, develop, and operate port facilities
at the proposed Jasper County port site, as described
in the term sheet executed by the Governor of the
State of Georgia and the Governor of the State of
South Carolina on March 12, 2007.
SEC. 4029. JOHNSON CREEK, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
The Secretary shall conduct a feasibility study to de-
termine the technical soundness, economic feasibility, and
environmental acceptability of the plan prepared by the
city of Arlington, Texas, as generally described in the report
entitled ‘‘Johnson Creek: A Vision of Conservation, Arling-
ton, Texas’’, dated March 2006.
SEC. 4030. ECOSYSTEM AND HYDROPOWER GENERATION
DAMS, VERMONT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study of the potential to carry out ecosystem restoration and
hydropower generation at dams in the State of Vermont,
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including a review of the report of the Secretary on the land
and water resources of the New England–New York region
submitted to the President on April 27, 1956 (published as
Senate Document Number 14, 85th Congress), and other rel-
evant reports.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the study under sub-
section (a) shall be to determine the feasibility of providing
water resource improvements and small-scale hydropower
generation in the State of Vermont, including, as appro-
priate, options for dam restoration, hydropower, dam re-
moval, and fish passage enhancement.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to carry out this section $500,000, to remain
available until expended.
SEC. 4031. EURASIAN MILFOIL.
Under the authority of section 104 of the River and
Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610), the Secretary shall
carry out a study, at full Federal expense, to develop na-
tional protocols for the use of the Euhrychiopsis lecontei
weevil for biological control of Eurasian milfoil in the lakes
of Vermont and other northern tier States.