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Union Calendar No. 151
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2557
[Report No. 108–265] 
To provide for the conservation and development of water and related re-
sources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. DUNCAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. OBERSTAR and Mr. COSTELLO
SEPTEMBER 5, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 23, 2003] 
A BILL 
To provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Army to construct various projects for improvements to 
rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2003’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of secretary. 
TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS 
Sec. 1001. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 1002. Small projects for flood damage reduction. 
Sec. 1003. Small projects for emergency streambank protection. 
Sec. 1004. Small projects for navigation. 
Sec. 1005. Small projects for improvement of the quality of the environment. 
Sec. 1006. Small projects for aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
Sec. 1007. Small projects for shoreline protection. 
Sec. 1008. Small projects for snagging and sediment removal. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 2001. Annual passes for recreation. 
Sec. 2002. Non-Federal contributions. 
Sec. 2003. Harbor cost sharing. 
Sec. 2004. Funding to process permits. 
Sec. 2005. National shoreline erosion control development and demonstration pro-
gram. 
Sec. 2006. Written agreement for water resources projects. 
Sec. 2007. Assistance for remediation, restoration, and reuse. 
Sec. 2008. Compilation of laws. 
Sec. 2009. Dredged material disposal. 
Sec. 2010. Wetlands mitigation. 
Sec. 2011. Remote and subsistence harbors. 
Sec. 2012. Beneficial uses of dredged material. 
Sec. 2013. Cost sharing provisions for certain areas. 
Sec. 2014. Revision of project partnership agreement. 
Sec. 2015. Cost sharing. 
Sec. 2016. Credit for work performed before partnership agreement. 
Sec. 2017. Recreation user fee revenues. 
Sec. 2018. Expedited actions for emergency flood damage reduction. 
Sec. 2019. Watershed and river basin assessments. 
Sec. 2020. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 2021. Treatment of certain separable elements. 
Sec. 2022. Prosecution of work. 
Sec. 2023. Wildfire firefighting. 
Sec. 2024. Credit for nonconstruction services. 
Sec. 2025. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 2026. Centers of specialized planning expertise.
Sec. 2027. Coordination and scheduling of Federal, State, and local actions. 
Sec. 2028. Project streamlining. 
Sec. 2029. Lakes program. 
Sec. 2030. Mitigation for fish and wildlife losses. 
Sec. 2031. Cooperative agreements. 
Sec. 2032. Project planning. 
Sec. 2033. Independent peer review. 
TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS 
Sec. 3001. Cook Inlet, Alaska. 
Sec. 3002. King Cove Harbor, Alaska. 
Sec. 3003. Sitka, Alaska. 
Sec. 3004. Tatilek, Alaska. 
Sec. 3005. Nogales Wash and tributaries, Arizona. 
Sec. 3006. Grand Prairie Region and Bayou Meto Basin, Arkansas. 
Sec. 3007. Saint Francis Basin, Arkansas. 
Sec. 3008. American and Sacramento Rivers, California. 
Sec. 3009. Cache Creek Basin, California. 
Sec. 3010. Grayson Creek/Murderer’s Creek, California. 
Sec. 3011. John F. Baldwin Ship Channel and Stockton Ship Channel, Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 3012. Los Angeles Harbor, Los Angeles, California. 
Sec. 3013. Larkspur Ferry Channel, Larkspur, California. 
Sec. 3014. Napa River Salt Marsh Restoration, Napa River, California. 
Sec. 3015. Pacific Flyway Center, Sacramento, California. 
Sec. 3016. Pinole Creek, California. 
Sec. 3017. Prado Dam, California. 
Sec. 3018. Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California. 
Sec. 3019. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California. 
Sec. 3020. San Lorenzo River, California. 
Sec. 3021. Upper Guadalupe River, California. 
Sec. 3022. Walnut Creek Channel, California. 
Sec. 3023. Wildcat/San Pablo Creek Phase I, California. 
Sec. 3024. Wildcat/San Pablo Creek Phase II, California. 
Sec. 3025. Brevard County, Florida. 
Sec. 3026. Broward County and Hillsboro Inlet, Florida. 
Sec. 3027. Gasparilla and Estero Islands, Florida. 
Sec. 3028. Lido Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida. 
Sec. 3029. Manatee Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 3030. Tampa Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 3031. Tampa Harbor-Big Bend Channel, Florida. 
Sec. 3032. Miami Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 3033. Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho. 
Sec. 3034. Hennepin-Hopper Lakes, Illinois. 
Sec. 3035. Mississippi River and Big Muddy River, Illinois. 
Sec. 3036. Spunky Bottoms, Illinois. 
Sec. 3037. Emiquon, Illinois. 
Sec. 3038. Little Calumet River, Indiana. 
Sec. 3039. White River, Indiana. 
Sec. 3040. Wolf Lake, Indiana. 
Sec. 3041. Prestonsburg, Kentucky. 
Sec. 3042. Amite River and tributaries, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish 
Watershed. 
Sec. 3043. Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana.
Sec. 3044. Public access, Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3045. J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, Mississippi River to Shreveport, Lou-
isiana. 
Sec. 3046. Mississippi Delta Region, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3047. New Orleans to Venice, Louisiana. 
Sec. 3048. West Bank of the Mississippi River (East of Harvey Canal), Lou-
isiana. 
Sec. 3049. Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine. 
Sec. 3050. Union River, Maine. 
Sec. 3051. Cass River, Spaulding Township, Michigan. 
Sec. 3052. Detroit River Shoreline, Detroit, Michigan. 
Sec. 3053. Water Resources Institute, Muskegon, Michigan. 
Sec. 3054. Saginaw River, Bay City, Michigan. 
Sec. 3055. Ada, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3056. Duluth Harbor, McQuade Road, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3057. Grand Portage Harbor, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3058. Granite Falls, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3059. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3060. Red Lake River, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3061. Silver Bay, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3062. Taconite Harbor, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3063. Two Harbors, Minnesota. 
Sec. 3064. Deer Island, Harrison County, Mississippi. 
Sec. 3065. Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri. 
Sec. 3066. Sand Creek Watershed, Wahoo, Nebraska. 
Sec. 3067. Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Sec. 3068. Orchard Beach, Bronx, New York. 
Sec. 3069. Times Beach, Buffalo, New York. 
Sec. 3070. Port of New York and New Jersey, New York and New Jersey. 
Sec. 3071. New York State Canal System. 
Sec. 3072. Arcadia Lake, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 3073. Willamette River Temperature Control, McKenzie Subbasin, Oregon. 
Sec. 3074. French Creek, Union City Dam, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3075. Lackawanna River at Olyphant, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3076. Lackawanna River at Scranton, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3077. Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3078. Sheraden Park Stream and Chartiers Creek, Allegheny County, Penn-
sylvania. 
Sec. 3079. Solomon’s Creek, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3080. South Central Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3081. Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 3082. Little Limestone Creek, Jonesborough, Tennessee. 
Sec. 3083. Cedar Bayou, Texas. 
Sec. 3084. Lake Kemp, Texas. 
Sec. 3085. Lower Rio Grande Basin, Texas. 
Sec. 3086. North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. 
Sec. 3087. Proctor Lake, Texas. 
Sec. 3088. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. 
Sec. 3089. Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia. 
Sec. 3090. Roanoke River Upper Basin, Virginia. 
Sec. 3091. Blair and Sitcum Waterways, Tacoma Harbor, Washington. 
Sec. 3092. Greenbrier River Basin, West Virginia. 
Sec. 3093. Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin. 
Sec. 3094. Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs. 
Sec. 3095. Continuation of project authorizations.
Sec. 3096. Project reauthorizations. 
Sec. 3097. Project deauthorizations. 
Sec. 3098. Land conveyances. 
Sec. 3099. Extinguishment of reversionary interests and use restrictions. 
Sec. 3100. Land exchange, disposal and acquisition of lands, Allatoona Lake, 
Georgia. 
TITLE IV—STUDIES 
Sec. 4001. John Glenn Great Lakes basin program. 
Sec. 4002. St. George Harbor, Alaska. 
Sec. 4003. Susitna River, Alaska. 
Sec. 4004. Searcy County, Arkansas. 
Sec. 4005. Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway, Illinois, Iowa, Min-
nesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. 
Sec. 4006. Hamilton, California. 
Sec. 4007. Oceanside, California. 
Sec. 4008. Sacramento River, California. 
Sec. 4009. San Francisco Bay, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California. 
Sec. 4010. Tybee Island, Georgia. 
Sec. 4011. Calumet Harbor, Illinois. 
Sec. 4012. Paducah, Kentucky. 
Sec. 4013. Bastrop-Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. 
Sec. 4014. West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 
Sec. 4015. City of Mackinac Island, Michigan. 
Sec. 4016. Chicago, Illinois. 
Sec. 4017. South Branch, Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. 
Sec. 4018. Northeast Mississippi. 
Sec. 4019. Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico. 
Sec. 4020. Hudson-Raritan Estuary, New York and New Jersey. 
Sec. 4021. Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 4022. Sutherlin, Oregon. 
Sec. 4023. Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oregon. 
Sec. 4024. Ecosystem restoration and fish passage improvements, Oregon. 
Sec. 4025. Northeastern Pennsylvania aquatic ecosystem restoration and protec-
tion. 
Sec. 4026. Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties, South Carolina. 
Sec. 4027. Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Texas. 
Sec. 4028. Grand County and Moab, Utah. 
Sec. 4029. Chehalis River Basin, Washington. 
Sec. 4030. Sprague, Lincoln County, Washington. 
Sec. 4031. Monongahela River Basin, Northern West Virginia. 
Sec. 4032. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 5001. Maintenance of navigation channels. 
Sec. 5002. Watershed management. 
Sec. 5003. Dam safety. 
Sec. 5004. Structural integrity evaluations. 
Sec. 5005. Flood mitigation priority areas. 
Sec. 5006. Additional assistance for authorized projects. 
Sec. 5007. Expedited completion of reports and construction for certain projects. 
Sec. 5008. Expedited completion of reports for certain projects. 
Sec. 5009. Southeastern water resources assessment. 
Sec. 5010. Upper Mississippi River environmental management program.
Sec. 5011. Missouri and Middle Mississippi Rivers enhancement project. 
Sec. 5012. Membership of Missouri River Trust. 
Sec. 5013. Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration. 
Sec. 5014. Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins. 
Sec. 5015. Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program. 
Sec. 5016. Montgomery, Alabama. 
Sec. 5017. Pinhook Creek, Huntsville, Alabama. 
Sec. 5018. Alaska. 
Sec. 5019. Akutan Small Boat Harbor, Alaska. 
Sec. 5020. Lowell Creek Tunnel, Seward, Alaska. 
Sec. 5021. St. Herman and St. Paul Harbors, Kodiak, Alaska. 
Sec. 5022. Augusta and Clarendon, Arkansas. 
Sec. 5023. Loomis Landing, Arkansas. 
Sec. 5024. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation project, Arkansas and 
Oklahoma. 
Sec. 5025. St. Francis River Basin, Arkansas and Missouri. 
Sec. 5026. Cambria, California. 
Sec. 5027. Contra Costa Canal, Oakley and Knightsen, California; Mallard 
Slough, Pittsburg, California. 
Sec. 5028. East San Joaquin County, California. 
Sec. 5029. Sacramento Area, California. 
Sec. 5030. Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California. 
Sec. 5031. San Francisco, California. 
Sec. 5032. San Francisco, California, waterfront area. 
Sec. 5033. Stockton, California. 
Sec. 5034. Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater, Connecticut. 
Sec. 5035. Everglades restoration, Florida. 
Sec. 5036. Florida Keys water quality improvements. 
Sec. 5037. Lake Worth, Florida. 
Sec. 5038. Lake Lanier, Georgia. 
Sec. 5039. Riley Creek recreation area, Idaho. 
Sec. 5040. Reconstruction of Illinois flood protection projects. 
Sec. 5041. Kaskaskia River basin, Illinois, restoration. 
Sec. 5042. Natalie Creek, Midlothian and Oak Forest, Illinois. 
Sec. 5043. Peoria riverfront development, Peoria, Illinois. 
Sec. 5044. Illinois River basin restoration. 
Sec. 5045. Calumet region, Indiana. 
Sec. 5046. Rathbun Lake, Iowa. 
Sec. 5047. Cumberland River Basin, Kentucky. 
Sec. 5048. Mayfield Creek and tributaries, Kentucky. 
Sec. 5049. North Fork, Kentucky River, Breathitt County, Kentucky. 
Sec. 5050. Southern and Eastern Kentucky. 
Sec. 5051. Coastal Louisiana ecosystem protection and restoration. 
Sec. 5052. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 
Sec. 5053. West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. 
Sec. 5054. Chesapeake Bay shoreline, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and 
Delaware. 
Sec. 5055. Delmarva conservation corridor, Maryland. 
Sec. 5056. Detroit River, Michigan. 
Sec. 5057. Oakland County, Michigan. 
Sec. 5058. St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan. 
Sec. 5059. Garrison and Kathio Township, Minnesota. 
Sec. 5060. Northeastern Minnesota. 
Sec. 5061. Desoto County, Mississippi. 
Sec. 5062. Harrison, Hancock, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi.
Sec. 5063. Mississippi River, Missouri, and Illinois. 
Sec. 5064. St. Louis, Missouri. 
Sec. 5065. Hackensack Meadowlands area, New Jersey. 
Sec. 5066. Atlantic Coast of New York. 
Sec. 5067. College Point, New York City, New York. 
Sec. 5068. Flushing Bay and Creek, New York City, New York. 
Sec. 5069. Little Neck Bay, Village of Kings Point, New York. 
Sec. 5070. Onondaga Lake, New York. 
Sec. 5071. John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir, North Carolina. 
Sec. 5072. Stanly County, North Carolina. 
Sec. 5073. Central Riverfront Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Sec. 5074. Piedmont Lake Dam, Ohio. 
Sec. 5075. Ohio. 
Sec. 5076. Waurika Lake, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 5077. Columbia River, Oregon. 
Sec. 5078. Eugene, Oregon. 
Sec. 5079. John Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla, Oregon and Washington. 
Sec. 5080. Lowell, Oregon. 
Sec. 5081. Hagerman’s Run, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 5082. Northeast Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 5083. Susquehannock Campground access road, Raystown Lake, Pennsyl-
vania. 
Sec. 5084. Upper Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and New York. 
Sec. 5085. Washington, Greene, Westmoreland, and Fayette Counties, Pennsyl-
vania. 
Sec. 5086. Cano Martin Pena, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 5087. Beaufort and Jasper Counties, South Carolina. 
Sec. 5088. Cooper River, South Carolina. 
Sec. 5089. Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina. 
Sec. 5090. Upper Big Sioux River, Watertown, South Dakota. 
Sec. 5091. Fritz Landing, Tennessee. 
Sec. 5092. Memphis, Tennessee. 
Sec. 5093. Town Creek, Lenoir City, Tennessee. 
Sec. 5094. Tennessee River partnership. 
Sec. 5095. Clear Creek and tributaries, Harris, Galveston, and Brazoria Coun-
ties, Texas. 
Sec. 5096. Harris County, Texas. 
Sec. 5097. Harris Gully, Harris County, Texas. 
Sec. 5098. Onion Creek, Texas. 
Sec. 5099. Pelican Island, Texas. 
Sec. 5100. Front Royal, Virginia. 
Sec. 5101. Richmond National Battlefield Park, Richmond, Virginia. 
Sec. 5102. Baker Bay and Ilwaco Harbor, Washington. 
Sec. 5103. Chehalis River, Centralia, Washington. 
Sec. 5104. Hamilton Island Campground, Washington. 
Sec. 5105. Puget Island, Washington. 
Sec. 5106. Bluestone, West Virginia. 
Sec. 5107. West Virginia and Pennsylvania flood control. 
Sec. 5108. Lower Kanawha River Basin, West Virginia. 
Sec. 5109. Central West Virginia. 
Sec. 5110. Southern West Virginia. 
Sec. 5111. Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal interests. 
Sec. 5112. Bridge authorization. 
Sec. 5113. Additional assistance for critical projects. 
Sec. 5114. Use of Federal hopper dredge fleet.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Army. 
TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES 
PROJECTS 
SEC. 1001. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fol-
lowing projects for water resources development and con-
servation and other purposes are authorized to be carried 
out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the 
plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the respec-
tive reports designated in this section: 
(1) 
AMERICAN
RIVER
WATERSHED, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—The project for flood damage reduction and 
environmental restoration, American River Water-
shed, California: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
dated November 5, 2002, at a total cost of 
$257,300,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$201,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$56,100,000; except that the Secretary is authorized to 
accept funds from State and local governments and 
other Federal agencies for the purpose of constructing 
a permanent bridge instead of the temporary bridge 
described in the recommended plan and may con-
struct such permanent bridge if all additional costs 
for such bridge, above the $36,000,000 provided for in
the recommended plan for bridge construction, are 
provided by such governments or agencies. 
(2) PINE
FLAT
DAM
AND
RESERVOIR, CALI-
FORNIA.—The project for environmental restoration, 
Pine Flat Dam and Reservoir, Fresno County, Cali-
fornia: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated July 
19, 2002, at a total cost of $38,480,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $24,930,000 and an estimated 
non-Federal cost of $13,550,000. 
(3) SOUTH
PLATTE
RIVER, 
DENVER, 
COLO-
RADO.—The project for environmental restoration 
Denver County Reach, South Platte River, Denver, 
Colorado: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 
16, 2003, at a total cost of $17,997,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $11,698,000 and an estimated 
non-Federal cost of $6,299,000. 
(4) MORGANZA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOU-
ISIANA.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The project for hurricane 
and storm damage reduction, Morganza to the 
Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana: Report of the Chief of 
Engineers, dated August 23, 2002, at a total cost 
of $719,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
of $467,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
cost of $252,000,000.
(B) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit to-
ward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project the cost of work carried out by the non-
Federal interest for interim flood protection after 
March 31, 1989, if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project. 
(5) SMITH ISLAND, MARYLAND.—The project for 
environmental restoration and protection, Smith Is-
land, Maryland: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
dated October 29, 2001, at a total cost of $8,000,000, 
with an estimated Federal cost of $5,200,000 and an 
estimated non-Federal cost of $2,800,000. 
(6) CORPUS
CHRISTI
SHIP
CHANNEL, CORPUS 
CHRISTI, TEXAS.—The project for navigation and en-
vironmental restoration, Corpus Christi Ship Chan-
nel, Texas, Channel Improvement Project: Report of 
the Chief of Engineers dated June 2, 2003, at a total 
cost of $153,808,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
of $73,554,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$80,254,000. 
(7) MATAGORDA BAY, TEXAS.—The project for 
navigation, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Brazos 
River to Port O’Connor, Matagorda Bay Re-Route, 
Texas: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated Decem-
ber 4, 2002, at a total cost of $14,515,000. The costs
of construction of the project are to be paid 1⁄2 from 
amounts appropriated from the general fund of the 
Treasury and 1⁄2 from amounts appropriated from 
the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. 
(8) RIVERSIDE OXBOW, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The project for environ-
mental 
restoration, 
Riverside 
Oxbow, 
Fort 
Worth, Texas: Report of the Chief of Engineers 
dated May 29, 2003, at a total cost of 
$22,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$9,180,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$13,020,000. 
(B) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit to-
ward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project the cost of design and construction work 
carried out on the Beach Street Dam and associ-
ated features by the non-Federal interest before 
the date of the partnership agreement for the 
project if the Secretary determines that the work 
is integral to the project. 
(9) DEEP CREEK, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.—The 
project for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Bridge 
Replacement, Deep Creek, Chesapeake, Virginia: Re-
port of the Chief of Engineers, dated March 3, 2003, 
at a total cost of $22,178,000.
SEC. 1002. SMALL PROJECTS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE REDUC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study for each of the following projects and, if the Secretary 
determines that a project is feasible, may carry out the 
project under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 
(33 U.S.C. 701s):
(1) CACHE RIVER BASIN, GRUBBS, ARKANSAS.—
Project for flood damage reduction, Cache River 
basin, Grubbs, Arkansas. 
(2) SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN AND ORANGE COUN-
TY STREAMS, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood damage 
reduction, Santa Ana River basin and Orange Coun-
ty streams, California. 
(3) STONY CREEK, OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS.—Project 
for flood damage reduction, Stony Creek, Oak Lawn, 
Illinois. 
(4) OLIVE
HILL
AND
VICINITY, KENTUCKY.—
Project for flood damage reduction, Olive Hill and vi-
cinity, Kentucky. 
(5) NASHUA
RIVER, FITCHBURG, MASSACHU-
SETTS.—Project for flood damage reduction, Nashua 
River, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. 
(6) SAGINAW
RIVER, HAMILTON
DAM, FLINT, 
MICHIGAN.—Project for flood damage reduction, Sagi-
naw River, Hamilton Dam, Flint, Michigan.
(7) MARSH
CREEK, MINNESOTA.—Project for 
flood damage reduction, Marsh Creek, Minnesota. 
(8) ROSEAU
RIVER, 
ROSEAU, 
MINNESOTA.—
Project for flood damage reduction, Roseau River, 
Roseau, Minnesota. 
(9) SOUTH BRANCH OF THE WILD RICE RIVER, 
BORUP, MINNESOTA.—Project for flood damage reduc-
tion, South Branch of the Wild Rice River, Borup, 
Minnesota. 
(10) TWIN VALLEY LAKE, WILD RICE RIVER, MIN-
NESOTA.—Project for flood damage reduction, Twin 
Valley Lake, Wild Rice River, Minnesota. 
(11) BLACKSNAKE
CREEK, ST. JOSEPH, MIS-
SOURI.—Project for flood damage reduction, Black-
snake Creek, St. Joseph, Missouri. 
(12) MCKEEL BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood damage reduction, McKeel Brook, New Jersey. 
(13) EAST
RIVER, SILVER
BEACH, NEW
YORK 
CITY, NEW YORK.—Project for flood damage reduction, 
East River, Silver Beach, New York City, New York. 
(14) RAMAPO RIVER, TOWN OF MONROE AND VIL-
LAGES OF MONROE, KIRYAS JOEL, AND HARRIMAN, 
NEW
YORK.—Project for flood damage reduction, 
Ramapo River, Town of Monroe and Villages of Mon-
roe, Kiryas Joel, and Harriman, New York.
(15) LITTLE MILL CREEK, SOUTHAMPTON, PENN-
SYLVANIA.—Project for flood damage reduction, Little 
Mill Creek, Southampton, Pennsylvania. 
(16) LITTLE
NESHAMINY
CREEK, WARRENTON, 
PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for flood damage reduction, 
Little Neshaminy Creek, Warrenton, Pennsylvania. 
(17) SURFSIDE
BEACH, SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
Project for flood damage reduction, Surfside Beach 
and vicinity, South Carolina. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—In carrying out the project for 
flood damage reduction, South Branch of the Wild Rice 
River, Borup, Minnesota, referred to in subsection (a)(9) 
the Secretary may consider national ecosystem restoration 
benefits in determining the Federal interest in the project 
and shall allow the non-Federal interest to participate in 
the financing of the project in accordance with section 
903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4184) to the extent that the Secretary’s evaluation in-
dicates that applying such section is necessary to imple-
ment the project. 
SEC. 
1003. 
SMALL 
PROJECTS 
FOR 
EMERGENCY 
STREAMBANK PROTECTION. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a
project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 
14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r): 
(1) OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS, ARKANSAS.—
Project 
for 
emergency 
streambank 
protection, 
Ouachita and Black Rivers, Arkansas. 
(2) MELVINA
DITCH, CHICAGO
RIDGE, ILLI-
NOIS.—Project for emergency streambank protection 
for the east side of Melvina Ditch in the vicinity of 
96th Street and Nashville Avenue, Chicago Ridge, Il-
linois. 
(3) MIDDLE FORK GRAND RIVER, GENTRY COUN-
TY, MISSOURI.—Project for emergency streambank 
protection, Middle Fork Grand River, Gentry County, 
Missouri. 
(4) SHREWSBURY
RIVER, RUMSON, NEW
JER-
SEY.—Project for emergency streambank protection, 
Shrewsbury River, Rumson, New Jersey.
(5) KOWAWESE
UNIQUE
AREA
AND
HUDSON 
RIVER, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK.—Project for emer-
gency streambank protection, Kowawese Unique Area 
and Hudson River, New Windsor, New York. 
SEC. 1004. SMALL PROJECTS FOR NAVIGATION. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a
project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 
107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577): 
(1) BLYTHEVILLE
COUNTY
HARBOR, 
ARKAN-
SAS.—Project for navigation, Blytheville County Har-
bor, Arkansas. 
(2) EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.—Project for naviga-
tion, Evanston, Illinois. 
(3) NIAGARA
FRONTIER
TRANSPORTATION
AU-
THORITY
BOAT
HARBOR, BUFFALO, NEW
YORK.—
Project for navigation, Niagara Frontier Transpor-
tation Authority Boat Harbor, Buffalo, New York. 
(4) WOODLAWN
MARINA, 
LACKAWANNA, 
NEW 
YORK.—Project for navigation, Woodlawn Marina, 
Lackawanna, New York. 
(5) BAKER BAY AND ILWACO HARBOR, WASH-
INGTON.—Project for navigation, Baker Bay and 
Ilwaco Harbor, Washington. 
SEC. 1005. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE 
QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for the following 
project and, if the Secretary determines that the project is 
appropriate, may carry out the project under section 1135 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a): Project for improvement of the quality of the envi-
ronment, Smithville Lake, Missouri.
SEC. 1006. SMALL PROJECTS FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM 
RESTORATION. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 
project is appropriate, may carry out the project under sec-
tion 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(33 U.S.C. 2330): 
(1) COLORADO RIVER, YUMA, ARIZONA.—Project 
for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Colorado River, 
Yuma, Arizona. 
(2) CHINO
VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Chino Valley, Cali-
fornia.
(3) NEW AND ALAMO RIVERS, IMPERIAL COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.—Project for aquatic ecosystem restora-
tion, New and Alamo Rivers, Imperial County, Cali-
fornia, including efforts to address invasive aquatic 
plant species. 
(4) SAN DIEGO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, San Diego River, Cali-
fornia, including efforts to address invasive aquatic 
plant species. 
(5) STOCKTON DEEP WATER SHIP CHANNEL AND 
LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Stockton Deep Water
Ship Channel and lower San Joaquin River, Cali-
fornia. 
(6) SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, SAN DIEGO COUN-
TY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for aquatic ecosystem res-
toration, Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego County, 
California, including efforts to address invasive 
aquatic plant species. 
(7) BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA.—Project for aquat-
ic ecosystem restoration, Biscayne Bay, Key Bis-
cayne, Florida. 
(8) DESTIN
HARBOR, 
FLORIDA.—Project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Destin Harbor, Flor-
ida.
(9) CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER, COLUMBUS, GEOR-
GIA, AND PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA.—Project for aquat-
ic ecosystem restoration, City Mills Dam and Eagle 
and Phenix Dam, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, 
Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. 
(10) CHATTAHOOCHEE
RIVER
AND
OCMULGEE 
RIVER
BASINS, GEORGIA.—Project for aquatic eco-
system 
restoration, 
Chattahoochee 
River 
and 
Ocmulgee River basins, Gwinnett County, Georgia. 
(11) SNAKE RIVER, JEROME, IDAHO.—Project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Snake River, Jerome, 
Idaho.
SEC. 1007. SMALL PROJECTS FOR SHORELINE PROTECTION. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for the following 
project and, if the Secretary determines that the project is 
feasible, may carry out the project under section 3 of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal participation in 
the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property’’, 
approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g): Project for 
shoreline protection, Nelson Lagoon, Alaska.
SEC. 1008. SMALL PROJECTS FOR SNAGGING AND SEDI-
MENT REMOVAL. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for the following 
project and, if the Secretary determines that the project is 
feasible, the Secretary may carry out the project under sec-
tion 2 of the Flood Control Act of August 28, 1937 (33 
U.S.C. 701g): Project for removal of snags and clearing and 
straightening of channels for flood control, Kowawese 
Unique Area and Hudson River, New Windsor, New York. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2001. ANNUAL PASSES FOR RECREATION. 
Section 208(c)(4) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3 note; 110 Stat. 3681; 113 
Stat. 294) is amended by striking ‘‘the December 31, 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
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(A) by ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘facilities referred to in sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘such facilities’’; 
(11) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (g) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) to arrange for the transmission of power to 
the market or to construct such transmission facilities 
as necessary to market the power produced at the fa-
cilities referred to in subsection (a) with funds con-
tributed by the Tri-Cities Power Authority; and’’; 
(12) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘‘such facili-
ties’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the generating facility’’; and 
(13) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TRI-CITIES POWER AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the ‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’ refers to the 
entity established by the City of Hinton, West Virginia, the 
City of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and the City 
of Philippi, West Virginia, pursuant to a document entitled 
‘Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agree-
ment’ approved by the Attorney General of West Virginia 
on February 14, 2002.’’.