IB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2419 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 2005 
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, for energy and 
water development and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers 
and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic 
ecosystem restoration, and related purposes. 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary for the collection and study 
of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood 
and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restora-
tion, and related projects, restudy of authorized projects, 
miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
surveys and detailed studies and plans and specifications 
of projects prior to construction, $100,000,000 to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That, except as pro-
vided in section 101 of this Act, the amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph shall be expended as authorized 
in law for the projects and activities specified in the report 
accompanying this Act.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic 
ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by 
law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and speci-
fications, of such projects (including those involving par-
ticipation by States, local governments, or private groups) 
authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such 
detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not 
constitute a commitment of the Government to construc-
tion); and for the benefit of federally listed species to ad-
dress the effects of civil works projects owned or operated 
by
the
United
States
Army
Corps
of
Engineers, 
$1,763,000,000, to remain available until expended; of 
which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 
share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged 
Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by 
Public Law 104–303; and of which $182,668,000, pursu-
ant to Public Law 99–662, shall be derived from the In-
land Waterways Trust Fund, to cover one-half of the costs 
of construction and rehabilitation of inland waterways 
projects; and of which $4,000,000 shall be exclusively for 
projects and activities authorized under section 107 of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1960; and of which $500,000
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shall be exclusively for projects and activities authorized 
under section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968; 
and of which $1,000,000 shall be exclusively for projects 
and activities authorized under section 103 of the River 
and Harbor Act of 1962; and of which $25,000,000 shall 
be exclusively available for projects and activities author-
ized under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948; 
and of which $8,000,000 shall be exclusively for projects 
and activities authorized under section 14 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1946; and of which $400,000 shall be ex-
clusively for projects and activities authorized under sec-
tion 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954; and of which 
$17,400,000 shall be exclusively for projects and activities 
authorized under section 1135 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986; and of which $18,000,000 shall 
be exclusively for projects and activities authorized under 
section 206 of the Water Resources Act of 1996; and of 
which $4,000,000 shall be exclusively for projects and ac-
tivities authorized under section 204 of the Water Re-
sources Act of 1992: Provided, That, except as provided 
in section 101 of this Act, the amounts made available 
under this paragraph shall be expended as authorized in 
law for the projects and activities specified in the report 
accompanying this Act.
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In addition, $137,000,000 shall be available for 
projects and activities authorized under 16 U.S.C. 410– 
r–8 and section 601 of Public Law 106–541. 
FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MIS-
SISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE 
For expenses necessary for the flood damage reduc-
tion program for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below 
Cape
Girardeau,
Missouri,
as
authorized
by
law, 
$290,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 
operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall 
be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: 
Provided, That, except as provided in section 101 of this 
Act, the amounts made available under this paragraph 
shall be expended as authorized in law for the projects 
and activities specified in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects authorized by law; for the benefit of 
federally listed species to address the effects of civil works 
projects owned or operated by the United States Army