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SEC. 3043. CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS-
PERSAL BARRIERS PROJECT, ILLINOIS. 
(a) TREATMENT AS SINGLE PROJECT.—The Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘Barrier I’’) (as in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act), constructed as a dem-
onstration project under section 1202(i)(3) of the Non-
indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act 
of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722(i)(3)), and the project relating 
to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, 
authorized by section 345 of the District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–335; 118 Stat. 
1352) (in this section referred to as ‘‘Barrier II’’), shall 
be considered to constitute a single project. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal 
expense, shall— 
(A) upgrade and make permanent Barrier 
I; 
(B) construct Barrier II, notwithstanding 
the project cooperation agreement with the 
State of Illinois dated June 14, 2005; 
(C) operate and maintain Barrier I and 
Barrier II as a system to optimize effectiveness; 
(D) conduct, in consultation with appro-
priate Federal, State, local, and nongovern-
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mental entities, a study of a range of options 
and technologies for reducing impacts of haz-
ards that may reduce the efficacy of the Bar-
riers; and 
(E) provide to each State a credit in an 
amount equal to the amount of funds contrib-
uted by the State toward Barrier II. 
(2) USE
OF
CREDIT.—A State may apply a 
credit provided to the State under paragraph (1)(E) 
to any cost sharing responsibility for an existing or 
future Federal project carried out by the Secretary 
in the State. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345 of the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108–335; 118 Stat. 1352), is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 345. CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS-
PERSAL BARRIER, ILLINOIS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the Barrier II project 
of the project for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal 
Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated pursuant to section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2294 note; 100 Stat. 4251).’’. 
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(d) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal, State, local, and non-
governmental entities, shall conduct, at Federal expense, 
a feasibility study of the range of options and technologies 
available to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species 
between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins 
through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other 
pathways. 
SEC. 3044. EMIQUON, ILLINOIS. 
(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Emiquon, Illinois, being 
carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), shall be 
$7,500,000. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assist-
ance under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act au-
thorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers 
and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, 
approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
SEC. 3045. LASALLE, ILLINOIS. 
In carrying out section 312 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639-4640), the Sec-
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retary shall give priority to work in the vicinity of LaSalle, 
Illinois, on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 
SEC. 3046. SPUNKY BOTTOMS, ILLINOIS. 
(a) PROJECT PURPOSE.—The project for flood con-
trol, Spunky Bottoms, Illinois, authorized by section 5 of 
the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1583), 
is modified to add environmental restoration as a project 
purpose. 
(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
improvement of the quality of the environment, Spunky 
Bottoms, Illinois, being carried out under section 1135 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a), shall be $7,500,000. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assist-
ance under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act au-
thorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers 
and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, 
approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
SEC. 3047. FORT WAYNE AND VICINITY, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control Fort Wayne, St. Mary’s 
and Maumee Rivers, Indiana, authorized by section 
101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1990 (104 Stat. 4604), is modified— 
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(1) to direct the Secretary to provide a 100- 
year level of flood protection at the Berry-Thieme, 
Park-Thompson, Woodhurst, and Tillman sites 
along the St. Mary’s River, Fort Wayne and vicinity, 
Indiana, at a total cost of $5,300,000; and 
(2) to allow the non-Federal interest to partici-
pate in the financing of the project in accordance 
with section 903(c) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent 
that the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that apply-
ing such section is necessary to implement the 
project. 
SEC. 3048. KOONTZ LAKE, INDIANA. 
The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Koontz 
Lake, Indiana, being carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330) and modified by section 520 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2655), is further 
modified to direct the Secretary to seek to reduce the cost 
of the project by using innovative technologies and cost 
reduction measures determined from a review of non-Fed-
eral lake dredging projects in the vicinity of Koontz Lake. 
SEC. 3049. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West 
Fork of White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of 
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the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of 
certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood con-
trol, and for other purposes’’, approved June 22, 1936 (49 
Stat. 1586), and modified by section 323 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716) and 
section 322 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 303–304), is further modified— 
(1) to authorize the Secretary to undertake the 
riverfront alterations described in the Central Indi-
anapolis Waterfront Concept Plan, dated February 
1994, for the Fall Creek Reach feature at a total 
cost of $28,545,000; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of planning, design, and construction work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest before the date of 
the partnership agreement for the project if the Sec-
retary determines that the work is integral to the 
project. 
SEC. 3050. DES MOINES RIVER AND GREENBELT, IOWA. 
The project for the Des Moines Recreational River 
and Greenbelt, Iowa, authorized by Public Law 99–88 and 
modified by section 604 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4153), is modified to include 
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