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‘‘(D) provide contacts for employees of the 
Corps of Engineers that a non-Federal interest 
may use to initiate coordination with the Sec-
retary and identify at what stages coordination 
may be beneficial.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION.—If a non-Federal inter-
est requests to undertake a feasibility study on a 
modification to a constructed water resources devel-
opment project under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec-
retary shall expeditiously provide to the non-Federal 
interest the determination required under such para-
graph with respect to whether conceptual modifica-
tions, as presented by the non-Federal interest, are 
consistent with the authorized purposes of the 
project.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘receives a request under this paragraph’’ 
and inserting ‘‘receives a study submission 
under subsection (a) or receives a request 
under subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(C) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
RE-
QUIRED.—The Secretary shall notify a non- 
Federal interest if, upon initial review of a sub-
mission received under subsection (a) or a re-
ceipt of a request under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary requires additional information to 
perform the required analyses, reviews, and 
compliance processes and include in such notifi-
cation a detailed description of the required in-
formation.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receipt of a study 
submission under subsection (a) or receipt of a re-
quest under paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall 
notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate of the submission or request and a timeline 
for completion of the required analyses, reviews, and 
compliance processes and shall notify the non-Fed-
eral interest of such timeline.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘receiv-
ing a request under paragraph (3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘receiving a study submission under sub-
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section (a) or a request under paragraph 
(3)(A)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If a project’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a project’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or modification to the 
project’’ before ‘‘an amount equal to’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Any credit provided 
to a non-Federal interest under this subsection may 
not exceed the maximum Federal cost for a feasi-
bility study initiated by the Secretary under section 
1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$1,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 
any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments 
made by this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest 
that has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary 
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related to carrying out a feasibility study pursuant to sec-
tion 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2231) before the date of enactment of this Act 
may submit to the Secretary a request to amend such 
agreement to reflect the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 105. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVEL-
OPMENT PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTER-
ESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an appropriate non-Fed-
eral interest’’ and inserting ‘‘a non-Federal in-
terest carrying out a project, or separable ele-
ment of a project, under this section’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘on construction for any 
project’’ and inserting ‘‘for the construction of 
any project or separable element’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, consistent with the au-
thorized cost share for the project,’’ after 
‘‘United States funds’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) the non-Federal interest— 
‘‘(I) enters into a written agree-
ment with the Secretary under section 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), including an 
agreement to pay the non-Federal 
share, if any, of the cost of operation 
and maintenance of the project; 
‘‘(II) makes any information rel-
evant to carrying out the project 
available to the Secretary to review; 
and 
‘‘(III) identifies features of the 
project or separable element that are 
outside the scope of the authorized 
project; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) reviews the plans for con-
struction by the non-Federal interest; 
‘‘(II) determines the project out-
puts are consistent with the author-
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ized project and construction would 
not result in life safety concerns; 
‘‘(III) determines that the plans 
comply with applicable Federal laws 
and regulations; and 
‘‘(IV) verifies that the construc-
tion documents, including supporting 
information, have been signed by an 
Engineer of Record; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and 
(D), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) the non-Federal interest has obli-
gated or expended funds for the cost of a dis-
crete segment or separable element thereof and 
has requested reimbursement of the Federal 
share of the cost of the discrete segment or sep-
arable element;’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘, discrete segment 
of the project, or separable element of the 
project,’’ after ‘‘the project’’; 
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would otherwise not be required by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(B) delays incurred by the non-Federal 
interest resulting in project cost increases.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 
any guidance as necessary to reflect the amendments 
made by this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest 
that has entered in a written agreement with the Secretary 
to carry out a water resources development project pursu-
ant to section 204 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) before the date of enact-
ment of this Act may submit to the Secretary a request 
to amend such agreement to reflect the amendments made 
by this section. 
SEC. 106. REVIEW PROCESS. 
Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 
408) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting 
after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a single office within the Corps of Engineers 
with the expertise to provide consistent and timely 
recommendations under subsection (a) for applica-
tions for permission submitted pursuant to such sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) PREAPPLICATION
MEETING.—At the re-
quest of a non-Federal entity that is planning on 
submitting an application for permission pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the of-
fice established under paragraph (1), shall meet with 
the non-Federal entity to— 
‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and specific 
technical requirements for non-Federal entity to 
use in the development of the application; 
‘‘(B) recommend the number of design 
packages to submit for the proposed action, and 
the stage of development at which to submit 
such packages; and 
‘‘(C) identify potential concerns or conflicts 
with such proposed actions. 
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‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTED
FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may use funds accepted from a non-Federal entity 
under subsection (b)(3) for purposes of conducting 
a meeting described in paragraph (2).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary shall inform’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary, acting through the head of the office es-
tablished under subsection (c), shall inform’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary, act-
ing through the head of the office established 
under subsection (c), shall’’. 
SEC. 107. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AND TRACKING OF 
PERMIT APPLICATIONS. 
(a) ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.—Section 2040(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DE-
VELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC’’ and inserting ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment an electronic system to allow the electronic— 
‘‘(A) preparation and submission of appli-
cations for permits and requests for jurisdic-
tional determinations under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) tracking of documents related to Fed-
eral environmental reviews for projects under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary or for which 
the Corps of Engineers is designated as the 
lead Federal agency.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) documents related to Federal envi-
ronmental reviews for projects under the juris-
diction of the Secretary or for which the Corps 
of Engineers is designated as the lead Federal 
agency.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
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shall use the electronic system required under para-
graph (1) to enhance interagency coordination in the 
preparation of documents related to Federal environ-
mental reviews.’’. 
(b) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2040(b) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) enable a non-Federal interest for a project 
to— 
‘‘(A) submit information related to the 
preparation of any Federal environmental re-
view document associated with the project; and 
‘‘(B) track the status of a Federal environ-
mental review associated with the project.’’. 
(c) RECORD RETENTION.—Section 2040(d) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘RECORD
OF
DETERMINATIONS’’ and inserting 
‘‘RECORD RETENTION’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and all 
Federal environmental review documents included in 
the electronic system’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and all Fed-
eral environmental review documents included in the 
electronic system,’’ before ‘‘after the 5-year’’. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—Section 2040(e) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DE-
TERMINATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘RECORDS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and all 
final Federal environmental review documents in-
cluded in the electronic system,’’ before ‘‘available to 
the public’’. 
(e) DEADLINE
FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMPLE-
MENTATION.—Section 2040(f)(1) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2 years after the date of enactment 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1 year after the date of enactment of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2024’’. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2040(g) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(g)) 
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is amended by inserting ‘‘, and the requirements described 
in subsections (d) and (e) relating to Federal environ-
mental documents shall apply with respect to Federal envi-
ronmental review documents that are prepared after the 
date of enactment of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2024’’ before the period at the end. 
(g) E-NEPA.— 
(1) CONSISTENCY.—Section 2040 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) CONSISTENCY WITH E-NEPA.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
results of the permitting portal study conducted pursuant 
to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the Fiscal 
Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44).’’. 
(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall co-
operate with the Council on Environmental Quality 
in conducting the permitting portal study required 
pursuant to the amendment made by section 321(b) 
of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 
44). 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2040 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345) is amended in the section heading by striking 
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2282(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$300,000’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 905(b)(4) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2282(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) TIM-
ING.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The cost of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The cost of’’. 
SEC. 109. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK AND 
ENCROACHMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c) of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
status of compliance of a non-Federal interest 
with the requirements of a levee owner’s man-
ual, or any other eligibility requirement estab-
lished by the Secretary related to the mainte-
nance and upkeep responsibilities of the non- 
Federal interest, the Secretary shall consider 
the non-Federal interest to be eligible for repair 
and rehabilitation assistance under this section 
if— 
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‘‘(i) in coordination with the Sec-
retary, the non-Federal interest develops a 
systemwide improvement plan that— 
‘‘(I) identifies any items of de-
ferred or inadequate maintenance and 
upkeep, including any such items 
identified by the Secretary or through 
periodic inspection of the flood control 
work; 
‘‘(II) identifies any additional 
measures, including repair and reha-
bilitation work, that the Secretary de-
termines necessary to ensure that the 
flood control work performs as de-
signed and intended; and 
‘‘(III) includes specific timelines 
for addressing such items and meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) determines that the system-
wide improvement plan meets the re-
quirements of clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) determines that the non- 
Federal interest makes satisfactory 
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progress in meeting the timelines de-
scribed in clause (i)(III). 
‘‘(B) 
GRANDFATHERED
ENCROACH-
MENTS.—At the request of the non-Federal in-
terest, the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall review documentation devel-
oped by the non-Federal interest showing a 
covered encroachment does not negatively 
impact the integrity of the flood control 
work; 
‘‘(ii) shall make a written determina-
tion with respect to whether removal or 
modification of such covered encroachment 
is necessary to ensure the encroachment 
does not negatively impact the integrity of 
the flood control work; and 
‘‘(iii) may not determine that a cov-
ered encroachment is a deficiency requiring 
corrective action unless such action is nec-
essary to ensure the encroachment does 
not negatively impact the integrity of the 
flood control work.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(C) 
COVERED
ENCROACHMENT.—The 
term ‘covered encroachment’ means a perma-
nent nonproject structure that— 
‘‘(i) is located inside the boundaries of 
a flood control work; 
‘‘(ii) is depicted on construction draw-
ings or operation and maintenance plans 
for the flood control work that are signed 
by an engineer of record; and 
‘‘(iii) is determined, by the Secretary, 
to be an encroachment of such flood con-
trol work.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3011 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 
(33 U.S.C. 701n note) is repealed. 
(c) TRANSITION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall have no effect on any written agreement 
signed by the Secretary and a non-Federal interest pursu-
ant to section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act) if the non-Federal interest otherwise continues to 
meet the requirements of section 5(c)(2) as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) PARTICIPATION
IN
PREPAREDNESS
EXER-
CISES.—The Secretary may not condition the eligibility of 
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a non-Federal interest for rehabilitation assistance under 
section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) 
on the participation of the non-Federal interest in disaster 
preparedness exercises that are unrelated to necessary re-
pairs, rehabilitation, maintenance, and upkeep of a flood 
control work. 
SEC. 110. FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION. 
Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘After November 17, 
1986, the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shall not submit’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘unless such re-
port contains’’ and inserting ‘‘may not ap-
prove any proposal related to a water re-
sources project unless the Secretary has 
prepared a report relating to the project 
that contains’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) 
IDENTIFICATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall consult with the non-Federal interest for 
a water resources project, and other stake-
holders, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(i) to identify mitigation implementa-
tion practices or accepted assessment 
methodologies used in the region of the 
water resources project and incorporate 
such practices and methodologies into the 
mitigation plan for such project; and 
‘‘(ii) to identify projects that have not 
been constructed, or concepts described in 
mitigation plans for other water resources 
projects, that may be used to meet the res-
toration or mitigation needs of the water 
resources project.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)(I), by insert-
ing ‘‘or a description of the requirements for a 
third-party mitigation instrument that would be 
developed in the case that a contract for future 
delivery of credits will be used’’ after ‘‘to be 
used’’; 
(2) in subsection (i)(1)(A)— 
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(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, for imme-
diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 
in the mitigation instrument’’ after ‘‘banks’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, for imme-
diate delivery or future delivery to be identified 
in the mitigation instrument’’ after ‘‘pro-
grams’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—Mitigation of fish and 
wildlife losses required under this section that is provided 
in the form of credit shall be considered a separable ele-
ment of a project without requiring further evaluation. 
‘‘(m) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(1) the mitigation requirements for each water 
resources project— 
‘‘(A) are made publicly available (including 
on a website of the headquarters of the Corps 
of Engineers); and 
‘‘(B) include the location of the project, 
the anticipated schedule for mitigation, the type 
of mitigation required, the amount of mitigation 
required, and the remaining mitigation needs; 
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‘‘(2) the mitigation plan for such project is 
made publicly available, as applicable; 
‘‘(3) the information described in paragraph (1) 
is updated regularly; and 
‘‘(4) carrying out the requirements of this sub-
section with respect to each water resources project 
is considered a project expense. 
‘‘(n) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall ensure that the project delivery 
team and regulatory team of the Corps of Engineers work 
in coordination to successfully carry out mitigation ef-
forts.’’. 
SEC. 111. HARBOR DEEPENING. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 101(a)(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2211(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 
(b) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 
feet’’ and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’. 
SEC. 112. EMERGING HARBORS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
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(1) issue guidance for the purpose of carrying 
out section 210(c)(3)(B) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)(B)); 
and 
(2) develop a mechanism to accept the non-Fed-
eral share of funds from a non-Federal interest for 
maintenance dredging carried out under such sec-
tion. 
SEC. 113. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 
Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2242) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs 
(1) through (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) the project would be located in the State 
of Hawaii or Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, 
or American Samoa; and 
‘‘(2)(A) over 80 percent of the goods trans-
ported through the harbor would be consumed with-
in the United States, as determined by the Sec-
retary, including consideration of information pro-
vided by the non-Federal interest; or 
‘‘(B) the long-term viability of the community 
in which the project is located, or the long-term via-
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bility of a community that is located in the region 
that is served by the project and that will rely on 
the project, would be threatened without the harbor 
and navigation improvement.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘benefits of the project to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘benefits of the project to any of’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 
SEC. 114. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COM-
MUNITY HARBORS. 
Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘section based on an assessment of’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the local or re-
gional economic benefits of the project;’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) based on an assessment of— 
‘‘(A) the local or regional economic bene-
fits of the project;’’; 
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(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively 
(and by conforming the margins accordingly); 
(C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated) by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) that are located— 
‘‘(A) in a harbor where passenger and 
freight service is provided to island communities 
dependent on that service; or 
‘‘(B) in a lake, or any related connecting 
channels, within the United States that is in-
cluded in the Boundary Waters Treaty of 
1909.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or a ma-
rina or berthing area that is located adjacent to, or 
is accessible by, a Federal navigation project,’’ be-
fore ‘‘for which’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) PROJECTS FOR MARINA OR BERTHING AREAS.— 
The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 projects 
under this section that are projects for an underserved 
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community harbor that is a marina or berthing area de-
scribed in subsection (g)(2).’’. 
SEC. 115. INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 8133(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3720) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PROJECTS.—In awarding contracts under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consider projects that— 
‘‘(1) improve navigation reliability on inland 
waterways that are accessible year-round; 
‘‘(2) increase freight capacity on inland water-
ways; and 
‘‘(3) have the potential to enhance the avail-
ability of containerized cargo on inland waterways.’’. 
SEC. 116. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY PART-
NERSHIPS. 
Section 217(b) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) 
NON-FEDERAL
USE.—The 
Sec-
retary— 
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‘‘(i) at the request of a non-Federal 
entity, may permit the use of any dredged 
material disposal facility under the juris-
diction of, or managed by, the Secretary by 
the non-Federal entity if the Secretary de-
termines that such use will not reduce the 
availability of the facility for the author-
ized water resources development project 
on a channel in the vicinity of the disposal 
facility; 
‘‘(ii) at the request of a non-Federal 
entity, shall permit the non-Federal entity 
to use a non-Federal disposal facility for 
the disposal of material dredged by the 
non-Federal entity, regardless of any con-
nection to a Federal navigation project, 
if— 
‘‘(I) permission for such use has 
been granted by the owner of the non- 
Federal disposal facility; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary determines 
that the dredged material disposal 
needs required to maintain, perform 
authorized deepening, or restore the 
navigability and functionality of au-
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thorized navigation channels in the vi-
cinity of the non-Federal disposal fa-
cility for the 20-year period following 
the date of the request, including all 
planned and routine dredging oper-
ations necessary to maintain such 
channels for the authorized purposes 
during such period, can be met by the 
available gross capacity of other 
dredged material disposal facilities in 
the vicinity of the non-Federal dis-
posal facility; and 
‘‘(iii) shall impose fees to recover cap-
ital, operation, and maintenance costs as-
sociated with such uses. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) delegate determinations under 
clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A) 
to the District Commander of the district 
in which the relevant disposal facility is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(ii) make such determinations not 
later than 90 days after receiving the ap-
plicable request.’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘USE OF FEES’’ and inserting ‘‘FEES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) USE.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REDUCTION
IN
AMOUNT.—In col-
lecting any fee under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall reduce the amount imposed under 
paragraph (1)(A)(iii) to account for improve-
ments made to the non-Federal disposal facility 
by the non-Federal entity to recover the capac-
ity of the non-Federal disposal facility.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DISPOSITION STUDIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Upon request by 
the owner of a non-Federal disposal facility, the 
Secretary shall carry out a disposition study of 
the non-Federal disposal facility, in accordance 
with section 1168 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 578b), if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary has not used the 
non-Federal disposal facility for the dis-
posal of dredged material during the 20- 
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year period preceding the date of the re-
quest; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that 
the non-Federal disposal facility is not 
needed for such use by the Secretary dur-
ing the 20-year period following the date of 
the request. 
‘‘(B) CONCLUSIVE
PRESUMPTIONS.—For 
purposes of carrying out a disposition study re-
quired under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) consider the non-Federal disposal 
facility to be a separable element of a 
project; and 
‘‘(ii) consider a Federal interest in the 
non-Federal disposal facility to no longer 
exist. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) GROSS CAPACITY.—The term ‘gross 
capacity’ means the total quantity of dredged 
material that may be placed in a dredged mate-
rial disposal facility, taking into consideration 
any additional capacity that can be constructed 
at the facility. 
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‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL DISPOSAL FACILITY.— 
The term ‘non-Federal disposal facility’ means 
a dredged material disposal facility under the 
jurisdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary 
that is owned by a non-Federal entity.’’. 
SEC. 117. MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE. 
(a) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.— 
Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a pilot program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) promoting resiliency and reducing the risk 
to property and infrastructure of flooding and storm 
damage;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and inserting 
‘‘this section’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
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‘‘(1) identify and carry out projects for the ben-
eficial use of dredged material;’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In carrying out the pilot 
program, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘under the pilot program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the pilot 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘the implementation of 
this section’’; and 
(6) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating 
subsection (h) as subsection (g). 
(b) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 
204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 2326) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘rehabilita-
tion of projects’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitation of 
projects, including projects for the beneficial use of 
dredged materials described in section 1122 of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 
U.S.C. 2326 note),’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) Osceola County, Florida.’’. 
(c) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Sec-
tion 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘It is the policy’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) POLICY.—It is the policy’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL
GOAL.—To the greatest 
extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 
that not less than 70 percent by tonnage of 
suitable dredged material obtained from the 
construction or operation and maintenance of 
water resources development projects is used 
beneficially.’’. 
(d) 
MAXIMIZATION
OF
BENEFICIAL
USE
IN 
DREDGED
MATERIAL
MANAGEMENT
PLANS.—Each 
dredged material management plan for a federally author-
ized water resources development project, and each re-
gional sediment plan developed under section 204 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 
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2326), including any such plan under development on the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall— 
(1) maximize the beneficial use of suitable 
dredged material; and 
(2) 
to 
the 
maximum 
extent 
practicable, 
prioritize the use of such dredged material in water 
resources development projects in areas vulnerable 
to coastal land loss or shoreline erosion. 
(e) TRANSFER
OF
SUITABLE
DREDGED
MATE-
RIAL.—The Secretary is authorized to transfer to a non- 
Federal interest at no cost, for the purpose of beneficial 
use, suitable dredged material that the Secretary has de-
termined is in excess of the amounts of such material iden-
tified as needed for use by the Secretary. 
SEC. 118. ECONOMIC, HYDRAULIC, AND HYDROLOGIC MOD-
ELING. 
(a) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in col-
laboration with other Federal and State agencies, National 
Laboratories, and nonprofit research institutions (includ-
ing institutions of higher education and centers and lab-
oratories focused on economics or water resources), shall 
develop, update, and maintain economic, hydraulic, and 
hydrologic models, including models for compound flood-
ing, for use in the planning, design formulation, modifica-
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tion, and operation of water resources development 
projects and water resources planning. 
(b) COORDINATION
AND USE
OF MODELS
AND 
DATA.—In carrying out subsection (a), to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall— 
(1) work with the non-Federal interest for a 
water resources development project to identify ex-
isting relevant economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic 
models and data; 
(2) utilize, where appropriate, economic, hy-
draulic, and hydrologic models and data provided to 
the Secretary by the agencies, laboratories, and in-
stitutions described in subsection (a); and 
(3) upon written request by a non-Federal in-
terest for a project, provide to the non-Federal inter-
est draft or working economic, hydraulic, and hydro-
logic models, and any data generated by such models 
with respect to the project, not later than 30 days 
after receiving such request; and 
(4) in accordance with section 2017 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 2342), make final economic, hydraulic, and 
hydrologic models, and any data generated by such 
models, available to the public, as quickly as prac-
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ticable, but not later than 30 days after receiving a 
written request for such models or data. 
(c) MODEL OUTPUTS.—To the extent practicable and 
appropriate, the Secretary shall incorporate data gen-
erated by models developed under this section into the for-
mulation of feasibility studies for, and the operation of, 
water resources development projects. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to trans-
fer to other Federal and State agencies, National Labora-
tories, and nonprofit research institutions, including insti-
tutions of higher education, such funds as may be nec-
essary to carry out subsection (a) from amounts available 
to the Secretary. 
(e) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.—A partnership 
agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) may provide, 
at the request of the non-Federal interest for the applica-
ble project, that the Secretary credit toward the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of the project the value of economic, 
hydraulic, and hydrologic models required for the project 
that are developed by the non-Federal interest in accord-
ance with any policies and guidelines applicable to the rel-
evant partnership agreement pursuant to such section. 
(f) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review economic, 
hydraulic, and hydrologic models developed under this sec-
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tion in the same manner as any such models developed 
under any other authority of the Secretary. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMPOUND
FLOODING.—The term ‘‘com-
pound flooding’’ means a flooding event in which two 
or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge- 
driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven flooding, 
occur simultaneously or in close succession and the 
potential adverse effects of the combined flood driv-
ers may be greater than that of the individual flood 
driver components. 
(2) ECONOMIC.—The term ‘‘economic’’, as used 
in reference to models, means relating to the evalua-
tion of benefits and cost attributable to a project for 
an economic justification under section 209 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962–2). 
SEC. 119. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In updating a water control man-
ual for any reservoir constructed, owned, or operated by 
the Secretary, including a reservoir for which the Sec-
retary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the use 
of storage allocated for flood control or navigation pursu-
ant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 
U.S.C. 709), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
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practicable, incorporate the use of forecast-informed res-
ervoir operations. 
(b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal 
interests, shall issue clear and concise guidelines for incor-
porating the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations 
into water control manuals for reservoirs described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 
out an assessment of geographically diverse res-
ervoirs described in subsection (a) to determine the 
viability of using forecast-informed reservoir oper-
ations at such reservoirs. 
(2) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out the as-
sessment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall include an assessment of— 
(A) each reservoir located in the South Pa-
cific Division of the Corps of Engineers; and 
(B) reservoirs located in each of the 
Northwestern Division and the South Atlantic 
Division of the Corps of Engineers. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall consult with relevant 
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Federal and State agencies and non-Federal inter-
ests. 
SEC. 120. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANU-
ALS. 
Section 8109 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
that incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir op-
erations into such manuals’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 121. WATER SUPPLY MISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) include water supply as a primary mission 
of the Corps of Engineers in planning, prioritization, 
designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and 
maintaining water resources development projects; 
and 
(2) give equal consideration to the water supply 
mission in the planning, prioritization, designing, 
constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining 
of water resources development projects. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NO
NEW
AUTHORITY.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) authorizes the Secretary to initiate a 
water resources development project or modify an 
authorized water resources development project. 
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(2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in subsection (a) 
affects— 
(A) any existing authority of the Secretary, 
including— 
(i) authorities of the Secretary with 
respect to navigation, hydropower, flood 
control, and environmental protection and 
restoration; 
(ii) the authority of the Secretary 
under section 6 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708); and 
(iii) the authority of the Secretary 
under section 301 of the Water Supply Act 
of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); 
(B) any applications for permits under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary, or lawsuits relat-
ing to such permits or water resources develop-
ment projects, pending as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(C) the application of any procedures to 
assure public notice and an opportunity for 
public hearing for such permits; or 
(D) the authority of a State to manage, 
use, or allocate the water resources of that 
State. 
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(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report detailing— 
(A) the steps taken to comply with sub-
section (a); and 
(B) actions identified by non-Federal inter-
ests that may be taken, consistent with existing 
authorized purposes of the applicable water re-
sources development projects, to— 
(i) reallocate storage space in existing 
water resources development projects for 
municipal and industrial water supply pur-
poses pursuant to section 301 of the Water 
Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); 
(ii) enter into surplus water supply 
contracts pursuant to section 6 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1944 (33 U.S.C. 
708); 
(iii) modify the operations of an exist-
ing water resources development project to 
produce water supply benefits incidental 
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to, and consistent with, the authorized pur-
poses of the project, including by— 
(I) adjusting the timing of re-
leases for other authorized purposes 
to create opportunities for water sup-
ply conservation, use, and storage; 
(II) capturing stormwater; 
(III) releasing water from stor-
age to replenish aquifer storage and 
recovery; and 
(IV) carrying out other conserva-
tion measures that enhance the use of 
a project for water supply; and 
(iv) cooperate with State, regional, 
and local governments and planning au-
thorities to identify strategies to augment 
water supply, enhance drought resiliency, 
promote contingency planning, and assist 
in the planning and development of alter-
native water sources. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
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atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report that includes— 
(A) identification of— 
(i) the steps taken to comply with 
subsection (a); and 
(ii) the specific actions identified 
under paragraph (1)(B) that were taken; 
and 
(B) an assessment of the results of such 
steps and actions. 
SEC. 122. REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate 
the development of guidance to standardize processes for 
developing, updating, and tracking real estate administra-
tive fees administered by the Corps of Engineers. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—In developing guidance under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) outline standard methodologies to estimate 
costs for purposes of setting real estate administra-
tive fees; 
(2) define the types of activities involved in 
managing real estate instruments that are included 
for purposes of setting such fees; 
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(3) establish cost-tracking procedures to cap-
ture data relating to the activities described in para-
graph (2) for purposes of setting such fees; 
(4) outline a schedule for divisions or districts 
of the Corps of Engineers to review, and update as 
appropriate, real estate administrative fees, includ-
ing specifying what such reviews should entail and 
the frequency of such reviews; and 
(5) provide opportunities for stakeholder input 
on real estate administrative fees. 
(c) PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 
make publicly available on the website of each Corps of 
Engineers district— 
(1) the guidance developed under this section; 
and 
(2) any other relevant information on real es-
tate administrative fees, including lists of real estate 
instruments requiring such fees, and methodologies 
used to set such fees. 
SEC. 123. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MAN-
AGEMENT OF RECREATION FACILITIES. 
Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘To implement’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement’’. 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘non-Federal public and private enti-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal public entities 
and private nonprofit entities’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Before entering into an 
agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
ensure that the non-Federal public entity or private 
nonprofit entity has the authority and capability— 
‘‘(A) to carry out the terms of the agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) to pay damages, if necessary, in the 
event of a failure to perform.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) USER FEES.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
allow a non-Federal public entity or private 
nonprofit entity that has entered into an agree-
ment pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user 
fees for the use of developed recreation sites 
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and facilities, whether developed or constructed 
by the non-Federal public entity or private non-
profit entity or the Department of the Army. 
‘‘(B) USE OF VISITOR RESERVATION SERV-
ICES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A non-Federal 
public entity or a private nonprofit entity 
described in subparagraph (A) may use, to 
manage fee collections and reservations 
under this section, any visitor reservation 
service that the Secretary has provided for 
by contract or interagency agreement, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—The Secretary may 
transfer, or cause to be transferred by an-
other Federal agency, to a non-Federal 
public entity or a private nonprofit entity 
described in subparagraph (A) user fees 
received by the Secretary or other Federal 
agency under a visitor reservation service 
described in clause (i) for recreation facili-
ties and natural resources managed by the 
non-Federal public entity or private non-
profit entity pursuant to a cooperative 
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agreement entered into under subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal public 
entity or private nonprofit entity that collects a 
user fee under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) may retain up to 100 percent of 
the fees collected, as determined by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) 
notwithstanding 
section 
210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 
1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4)), shall use 
any retained amounts for operation, main-
tenance, and management activities relat-
ing to recreation and natural resources at 
recreation site at which the fee is collected. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The use by a non- 
Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity 
of user fees collected under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) shall remain subject to the direc-
tion and oversight of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not affect any existing 
third-party property interest, lease, or 
agreement with the Secretary. 
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‘‘(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The authority 
of a non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit 
entity under this subsection shall be subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary to protect the interests of the United 
States.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘non-Federal public and 
private entities. Any funds received by the Sec-
retary under this section’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘non-Federal public entities, private 
nonprofit entities, and other private entities. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Any funds received 
by the Secretary under this subsection’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC ENTITY.—The term 
‘non-Federal public entity’ means a non-Federal 
public entity as defined in the memorandum issued 
by the Corp of Engineers on April 4, 2018, and ti-
tled ‘Implementation Guidance for Section 1155, 
Management of Recreation Facilities, of the Water 
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Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Pub-
lic Law 114–322’. 
‘‘(2) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The term 
‘private nonprofit entity’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of that Code.’’. 
SEC. 124. RETENTION OF RECREATION FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210(b) of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to establish’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
the Secretary of the Army may establish’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘vehicle. Such 
maximum amount’’ and inserting ‘‘vehicle, which 
amount’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) DEPOSIT IN TREASURY.—Subject to para-
graph (5), the fees collected under this subsection 
shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United 
States as miscellaneous receipts. 
‘‘(5) RETENTION AND USE BY SECRETARY.— 
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‘‘(A) RETENTION.—Of the fees collected 
under this subsection, the Secretary may retain, 
for use in accordance with subparagraph 
(B)(ii), beginning in fiscal year 2035 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the total amount of fees 
collected under this subsection for the fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(B) USE.—The amounts retained by the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be deposited in a special account, 
to be established in the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) be available for use, without fur-
ther appropriation, for the operation and 
maintenance of recreation sites and facili-
ties under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 
subject to the condition that not less than 
80 percent of fees collected at a specific 
recreation site shall be used at such site. 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT.—Fees collected under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be in addition to annual appro-
priated funding provided for the operation and 
maintenance of recreation sites and facilities 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
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‘‘(B) shall not be used as a basis for re-
ducing annual appropriated funding for such 
operation and maintenance.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL ACCOUNTS.—Amounts in the special ac-
count for the Corps of Engineers described in section 
210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 
460d–3(b)(4)) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act) that are unobligated on that date 
shall— 
(1) be transferred to the special account estab-
lished under paragraph (5)(B)(i) of section 210(b) 
of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (as added by sub-
section (a)(3)); and 
(2) be available to the Secretary of the Army 
for operation and maintenance of any recreation 
sites and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Army, without further appropriation, 
subject to paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of such section (as 
added by subsection (a)(3)). 
SEC. 125. DATABASES OF CORPS RECREATIONAL SITES. 
The Secretary shall regularly update publicly avail-
able databases maintained, or cooperatively maintained, 
by the Corps of Engineers with information on sites oper-
ated or maintained by the Secretary that are used for rec-
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reational purposes, including the operational status of, 
and the recreational opportunities available at, such sites. 
SEC. 126. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS. 
The Secretary may recognize a volunteer providing 
services under the heading ‘‘Department of Defense— 
Civil—Department of the Army—Corps of Engineers— 
Civil—General Provisions’’ in chapter IV of title I of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 569c) 
through an award or other appropriate means, except that 
such award may not be in the form of a cash award. 
SEC. 127. NONRECREATION OUTGRANT POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update 
the policy guidance of the Corps of Engineers for the eval-
uation and approval of nonrecreational real estate 
outgrant requests for the installation, on lands and waters 
operated and maintained by the Secretary, of infrastruc-
ture for the provision of broadband services. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In updating the policy guid-
ance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that 
the policy guidance— 
(1) requires the consideration of benefits to the 
public in evaluating a request described in sub-
section (a); 
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(2) requires the Secretary to consider financial 
factors when determining whether there is a viable 
alternative to the installation for which approval is 
requested as described in subsection (a); 
(3) requires that a request described in sub-
section (a) be expeditiously approved or denied after 
submission of a completed application for such re-
quest; and 
(4) requires the Secretary to include in any de-
nial of such a request detailed information on the 
justification for the denial. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section af-
fects or alters the responsibility of the Secretary— 
(1) to sustain and protect the natural resources 
of lands and waters operated and maintained by the 
Secretary; or 
(2) to carry out a water resources development 
project consistent with the purposes for which such 
project is authorized. 
SEC. 128. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para-
graph (17); and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘underserved community’ means a community with a 
population of less than 50,000 that has a median 
household income of less than 80 percent of the 
statewide median household income.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD 
DAMS.—Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD 
DAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
maintain and update information on the inventory of dams 
and low-head dams in the United States. 
‘‘(b) DAMS.—The inventory maintained under sub-
section (a) shall include any available information assess-
ing each dam based on inspections completed by a Federal 
agency, a State dam safety agency, or a Tribal govern-
ment. 
‘‘(c) LOW-HEAD DAMS.—The inventory maintained 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) the location, ownership, description, cur-
rent use, condition, height, and length of each low- 
head dam; 
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‘‘(2) any information on public safety conditions 
at each low-head dam; and 
‘‘(3) any other relevant information concerning 
low-head dams. 
‘‘(d) DATA.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with Federal and State agen-
cies, Tribal governments, and other relevant entities; 
and 
‘‘(2) use data provided to the Secretary by 
those agencies and entities. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the inventory maintained under subsection (a) pub-
licly available (including on a publicly available website), 
including— 
‘‘(1) public safety information on the dangers of 
low-head dams; and 
‘‘(2) a directory of financial and technical as-
sistance resources available to reduce safety hazards 
and fish passage barriers at low-head dams. 
‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section pro-
vides authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, 
with respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly au-
thorized under this section. 
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‘‘(g) LOW-HEAD DAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘low-head dam’ means a river-wide artificial barrier 
that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the water-
way and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, 
with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches 
and not more than 25 feet.’’. 
(c) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL 
DAMS.—Section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) GRANT
ASSURANCE.—As part of a 
grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 
Administrator shall require that each eligible 
subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 
under this section provides an assurance from 
the dam owner, with respect to the dam to be 
rehabilitated, that the dam owner will carry out 
a plan for maintenance of the dam during the 
expected life of the dam.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘com-
mit’’ and inserting ‘‘for a project not including re-
moval, obtain a commitment from the dam owner’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(e) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receipt of 
assistance under this section, an eligible subrecipient 
shall demonstrate that a floodplain management 
plan to reduce the impacts of future flood events 
from a controlled or uncontrolled release from the 
dam or management of water levels in the area im-
pacted by the dam— 
‘‘(A) for a removal— 
‘‘(i) is in place; and 
‘‘(ii) identifies areas that would be im-
pacted by the removal of the dam and in-
cludes a communication and outreach plan 
for the project and the impact of the 
project on the affected communities; or 
‘‘(B) for a project not including removal— 
‘‘(i) is in place; or 
‘‘(ii) will be— 
‘‘(I) developed not later than 2 
years after the date of execution of a 
project 
agreement 
for 
assistance 
under this section; and 
‘‘(II) implemented not later than 
2 years after the date of completion of 
construction of the project. 
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of a plan for 
a removal, the Administrator may not impose any 
additional requirements or conditions other than the 
requirements in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) INCLUSIONS.—A plan under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall address— 
‘‘(A) potential measures, practices, and 
policies to reduce loss of life, injuries, damage 
to property and facilities, public expenditures, 
and other adverse impacts of flooding in the 
area protected or impacted by the dam; 
‘‘(B) plans for flood fighting and evacu-
ation; and 
‘‘(C) public education and awareness of 
flood risks. 
‘‘(4) PLAN
CRITERIA
AND
TECHNICAL
SUP-
PORT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 
Board, shall provide criteria, and may provide tech-
nical support, for the development and implementa-
tion of floodplain management plans prepared under 
this subsection.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Any’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), any’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—Sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to a project car-
ried out by or for the benefit of an underserved 
community.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
467j) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and low-head dams’’ after ‘‘inventory of 
dams’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
ALLOCA-
TION.—The amount of funds allocated to a 
State under this paragraph for a fiscal year 
may not exceed the amount that is equal to 4 
times the amount of funds committed by the 
State to implement dam safety activities for 
that fiscal year.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking the subsection heading and 
inserting ‘‘NATIONAL
INVENTORY
OF
DAMS 
AND LOW-HEAD DAMS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15 of the 
National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467o) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 129. 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— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—For a project under this 
section for which the Federal share of the costs is 
expected to exceed $60,000,000, the Secretary may 
expend more than such amount only if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to Congress 
the determination made under subsection (a) 
with respect to the project; and 
‘‘(B) construction of the project substan-
tially in accordance with the plans, and subject 
to the conditions described in such determina-
tion is specifically authorized by Congress.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2017 through 
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2030’’. 
SEC. 130. TREATMENT OF PROJECTS IN COVERED COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a feasibility study 
for a project that serves a covered community, the Sec-
retary shall adjust the calculation of the benefit-cost ratio 
for the project in order to equitably compare such project 
to projects carried out in the contiguous States of the 
United States and the District of Columbia. 
(b) EVALUATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
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(1) compute the benefit-cost ratio without ad-
justing the calculation as described in subsection (a); 
(2) compute an adjusted benefit-cost ratio by 
adjusting the construction costs for the project to re-
flect what construction costs would be if the project 
were carried out in a comparable community in the 
contiguous States that is nearest to the community 
in which the project will be carried out; 
(3) include in the documentation associated 
with the feasibility study for the project the ratios 
calculated under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2); 
and 
(4) consider the adjusted benefit-cost ratio cal-
culated under paragraph (2) in selecting the ten-
tatively selected plan for the project. 
(c) COVERED COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered community’’ means a community 
located in the State of Hawaii, Alaska, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or 
American Samoa. 
SEC. 131. ABILITY TO PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(m) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) 
is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘an agricul-
tural’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall determine 
the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay under 
this subsection by considering— 
‘‘(A) per capita income data for the county 
or counties in which the project is to be located; 
‘‘(B) the per capita non-Federal cost of 
construction of the project for the county or 
counties in which the project is to be located; 
‘‘(C) the financial capabilities of the non- 
Federal interest for the project; 
‘‘(D) the guidance issued under section 
160 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note); and 
‘‘(E) any additional criteria relating to the 
non-Federal interest’s financial ability to carry 
out its cost-sharing responsibilities determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—For purposes of carrying 
out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop proce-
dures— 
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‘‘(A) to allow a non-Federal interest to 
identify the amount such non-Federal interest 
would likely be able to pay; and 
‘‘(B) for a non-Federal interest to submit 
a request to the Secretary to reduce the re-
quired non-Federal share.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) BENEFITS ANALYSIS CONSIDERATIONS.— 
In calculating the benefits and costs of project alter-
natives relating to the height of a flood risk reduc-
tion project for purposes of determining the national 
economic development benefits of the project, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall include insurance costs incurred 
by homeowners; and 
‘‘(B) may consider additional costs in-
curred by households, as appropriate. 
‘‘(6) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 
apply to project costs greater than the national eco-
nomic determination plan. 
‘‘(7) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than annually, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate a report describing all determina-
tions of the Secretary under this subsection re-
garding the ability of a non-Federal interest to 
pay. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in each report required under subpara-
graph (A) a description, for the applicable year, 
of— 
‘‘(i) requests by a non-Federal inter-
est to reduce the non-Federal share re-
quired in a cost-sharing agreement; 
‘‘(ii) the determination of the Sec-
retary with respect to each such request; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the basis for each such deter-
mination. 
‘‘(C) INCLUSION
IN
CHIEF’S
REPORT.— 
The Secretary shall include each determination 
to reduce the non-Federal share required in a 
cost-sharing agreement for construction of a 
project in the report of the Chief of Engineers 
for the project.’’. 
(b) UPDATE TO GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
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update any agency guidance or regulation relating to the 
ability of a non-Federal interest to pay as necessary to 
reflect the amendments made by this section. 
(c) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall make 
a determination under section 103(m) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986, as amended by this sec-
tion, of the ability to pay of the non-Federal interest for 
the following projects: 
(1) Any authorized water resources development 
project for which the Secretary waives the cost-shar-
ing requirement under section 1156 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2310). 
(2) Any authorized watercraft inspection and 
decontamination station established, operated, or 
maintained pursuant to section 104(d) of the River 
and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(d)). 
(3) The Chattahoochee River Program, author-
ized by section 8144 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724). 
(4) The project for navigation, Craig Harbor, 
Alaska, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 
1709). 
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(5) The project for flood risk management, 
Westminster, East Garden Grove, California Flood 
Risk Management, authorized by section 401(2) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 
Stat. 2735). 
(6) Modifications to the L–29 levee component 
of the Central and Southern Florida project, author-
ized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 
(62 Stat. 1176), in the vicinity of the Tigertail 
camp. 
(7) Any authorized water resources development 
projects in Guam. 
(8) The project for flood risk management, Ala 
Wai Canal, Hawaii, authorized by section 1401(2) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 
Stat. 3837). 
(9) The project for flood control Kentucky 
River and its tributaries, Kentucky, authorized by 
section 6 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 
699, 53 Stat. 1416). 
(10) The project for flood risk management on 
the Kentucky River and its tributaries and water-
sheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, 
Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Ken-
tucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 
Stat. 3746). 
(11) The project for flood control, Williamsport, 
Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 
June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573). 
(12) The project for ecosystem restoration, 
Resacas, in the vicinity of the City of Brownsville, 
Texas, authorized by section 1401(5) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3839). 
(13) Construction of any critical restoration 
project in the Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont 
and New York, authorized by section 542 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2680; 136 
Stat. 3822). 
(14) Any authorized flood control and storm 
damage reduction project in the United States Vir-
gin Islands that was impacted by Hurricanes Irma 
and Maria. 
(15) Construction of dredged material stabiliza-
tion and retaining structures related to the project 
for navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Riv-
ers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, authorized 
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by the first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 
(chapter 267, 20 Stat. 157, chapter 264). 
(16) Any water-related environmental infra-
structure project authorized by section 219 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 
Law 102–580). 
SEC. 132. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the term ‘In-
dian tribe’ has the meaning given the term’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘Indian Tribe’ 
have the meanings given the terms’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or in proximity’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, in proximity’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or in proximity to 
a river system or other aquatic habitat 
with respect to which an Indian Tribe has 
Tribal treaty rights’’ after ‘‘Alaska Native 
villages’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘flood 
hurricane and storm damage reduction, includ-
ing erosion control,’’ and inserting ‘‘flood or 
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hurricane and storm damage reduction, includ-
ing erosion control and stormwater manage-
ment (including management of stormwater 
that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet 
per second for the 10-percent flood),’’; and 
(C) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$26,000,000’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘$28,500,000’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 133. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian 
Tribe’ means— 
‘‘(i) an Indian Tribe, as such term is 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304); and 
‘‘(ii) any entity formed under the au-
thority of one or more Indian Tribes, as so 
defined.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe,’’ after 
‘‘public-utility company,’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
including an aquatic ecosystem restoration 
project’’ before the period at the end; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 134. PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT 
EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW. 
Section 2034 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘assess the adequacy and 
acceptability of the economic’’ and insert the 
following: ‘‘assess the adequacy and accept-
ability of— 
‘‘(A) the economic’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig-
nated, by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the consideration of nonstructural al-
ternatives under section 73(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 
701b–11(a)) for projects for flood risk manage-
ment;’’; 
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(2) by striking subsection (h); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (h) through (k), respectively. 
SEC. 135. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT GROWTHS AND 
INVASIVE SPECIES. 
Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
(33 U.S.C. 610) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘, and 
monitoring and contingency planning for,’’ after 
‘‘early detection of’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘the 
Connecticut River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River 
Basin,’’. 
SEC. 136. REMOTE OPERATIONS AT CORPS DAMS. 
During the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, with respect to a water resources 
development project owned, operated, or managed by the 
Corps of Engineers, the Secretary may not use remote op-
eration activities at a navigation or hydroelectric power 
generating facility at such project as a replacement for 
activities performed, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, by personnel under the direction of the Secretary at 
such project unless the Secretary provides to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
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of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate written notice that— 
(1) use of the remote operation activities— 
(A) does not affect activities described in 
section 314 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321); 
(B) will address any cyber and physical se-
curity risks to such project in accordance with 
applicable Federal law and agency guidance; 
and 
(C) is necessary to increase the availability 
and capacity, as applicable, of such project, in-
cluding a project on a lower use waterway; and 
(2) the remote operation activities were devel-
oped under a public process that included engage-
ment with such personnel and other stakeholders 
who may be affected by the use of such activities. 
SEC. 137. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or affecting 
water bodies of regional, national, or international 
importance’’ after ‘‘projects’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and State 
agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, State, and local agencies, 
institutions of higher education, and private organi-
zations, including nonprofit organizations’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) in paragraph (6), insert 
‘‘Watershed’’ after ‘‘Okeechobee’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the demonstration 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent possible, prioritize carrying out program 
activities that— 
‘‘(1) reduce nutrient pollution; 
‘‘(2) utilize natural and nature-based ap-
proaches, including oysters; 
‘‘(3) protect, enhance, or restore wetlands or 
flood plains, including river and streambank sta-
bilization; 
‘‘(4) develop technologies for remote sensing, 
monitoring, or early detection of harmful algal 
blooms, or other emerging technologies; and 
‘‘(5) combine removal of harmful algal blooms 
with a beneficial use, including conversion of re-
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trieved algae biomass into biofuel, fertilizer, or other 
products. 
‘‘(g) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out the demonstra-
tion program under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
enter into agreements with a non-Federal entity for the 
use or sale of successful technologies developed under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 138. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 
Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3740) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Western Washington University, Bel-
lingham to conduct academic research on water 
quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including 
aquaculture), and the resiliency of water resources 
development projects in the Pacific Northwest to 
natural disasters; 
‘‘(6) the University of North Carolina Wil-
mington to conduct academic research on flood miti-
gation, coastal resiliency, water resource ecology, 
water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (includ-
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ing aquaculture), coastal restoration, and resource- 
related emergency management in North Carolina 
and Mid-Atlantic region; and 
‘‘(7) California State Polytechnic University, 
Pomona to conduct academic research on integrated 
design and management of water resources develop-
ment projects, including for the purposes of flood 
risk management, ecosystem restoration, water sup-
ply, water conservation, and sustainable aquifer 
management.’’. 
SEC. 139. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out a national coastal mapping program to provide 
recurring national coastal mapping along the coasts of the 
United States to support Corps of Engineers navigation, 
flood risk management, environmental restoration, and 
emergency operations missions. 
(b) SCOPE.—In carrying out the program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) disseminate coastal mapping data and new 
or advanced geospatial information and remote sens-
ing tools for coastal mapping derived from the anal-
ysis of such data to the Corps of Engineers, other 
Federal agencies, States, and other stakeholders; 
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(2) implement coastal surveying based on find-
ings of the national coastal mapping study carried 
out under section 8110 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702); 
(3) conduct research and development on bathy-
metric liDAR and ancillary technologies necessary to 
advance coastal mapping capabilities in order to ex-
ploit data with increased efficiently and greater ac-
curacy; 
(4) with respect to any region affected by a 
hurricane rated category 3 or higher— 
(A) conduct coastal mapping of such re-
gion; 
(B) determine volume changes at Federal 
projects in such region; 
(C) quantify damage to navigation infra-
structure in such region; 
(D) assess environmental impacts to such 
region, measure any coastal impacts; and 
(E) make any data gathered under this 
paragraph publicly available not later than 2 
weeks after the acquisition of such data; 
(5) at the request of another Federal entity or 
a State or local government entity, provide subject 
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matter expertise, mapping services, and technology 
evolution assistance; 
(6) enter into an agreement with another Fed-
eral agency or a State agency to accept funds from 
such agency to expand the coverage of the program 
to efficiently meet the needs of such agency; 
(7) coordinate with representatives of the Naval 
Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
United States Geological Survey, and any other rep-
resentative of a Federal agency that the Secretary 
determines necessary, to support any relevant Fed-
eral, State, or local agency through participation in 
working groups, committees, and organizations; 
(8) maintain the panel of senior leaders estab-
lished under section 8110(e) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2022; 
(9) convene an annual coastal mapping commu-
nity of practice meeting to discuss and identify tech-
nical topics and challenges to inform such panel in 
carrying out the duties of such panel; and 
(10) to the maximum extent practicable, to pro-
cure any surveying or mapping services in accord-
ance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 
each fiscal year $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 140. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 
Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) Connecticut River Watershed, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and 
Vermont; 
‘‘(15) Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; 
and 
‘‘(16) Grand River Watershed, Michigan.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) FEASIBILITY REPORT ON PROJECT SPECIFIC 
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non- 
Federal interest for an assessment completed under 
this section, the Secretary is authorized to prepare 
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a feasibility report, in accordance with the require-
ments of section 905, recommending the construc-
tion or modification of a water resources develop-
ment project to address a water resources need of a 
river basin or watershed of the United States identi-
fied in the assessment. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY WATERSHEDS.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) the watersheds of the island of Maui, 
Hawaii, including the Wahikuli, Honoko¯wai, 
Kahana, Honokahua, and Honolua watersheds, 
including the coral reef habitat north of 
Lahaina off the northwestern coast of the is-
land of Maui; and 
‘‘(B) the watersheds of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.’’. 
SEC. 141. REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19 of the Act of March 
3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 414) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 19. (a) That whenever’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 19. VESSEL REMOVAL BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 
‘‘(a) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIVE VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—That whenever’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘described in this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘described in this subsection’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(b) The owner’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) LIABILITY OF OWNER, LESSEE, OR OPER-
ATOR.—The owner’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to remove from the navigable waters of the United 
States a covered vessel that does not obstruct the 
navigation of such waters, if— 
‘‘(A) such removal is determined to be in 
the public interest by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with any State in which the vessel is 
located or any Indian Tribe with jurisdiction 
over the area in which the vessel is located, as 
applicable; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a vessel that is not 
under the control of the United States by rea-
son of seizure or forfeiture, the Commandant of 
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the Coast Guard determines that the vessel is 
abandoned. 
‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—In remov-
ing a covered vessel under this subsection, the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) shall enter into an interagency agree-
ment with the head of any Federal department, 
agency, or instrumentality that has control of 
such vessel; and 
‘‘(B) is authorized to accept funds from 
such department, agency, or instrumentality for 
the removal of such vessel. 
‘‘(3) LIABILITY.—The owner of a covered vessel 
shall be liable to the United States for the costs of 
removal, destruction, and disposal of such vessel 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘covered vessel’ means a vessel— 
‘‘(i) determined to be abandoned by 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(ii) under the control of the United 
States by reason of seizure or forfeiture 
pursuant to any law. 
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‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘covered ves-
sel’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) any vessel for which the Secretary 
has removal authority under subsection (a) 
or section 20; 
‘‘(ii) an abandoned barge for which 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard has 
the authority to remove under chapter 47 
of title 46, United States Code; and 
‘‘(iii) a vessel— 
‘‘(I) for which the owner is not 
identified, unless determined to be 
abandoned by the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(II) for which the owner has not 
agreed to pay the costs of removal, 
destruction, or disposal. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2029.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 20 of the 
Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 416) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the preceding section of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 19(a)’’. 
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SEC. 142. CORROSION PREVENTION. 
Section 1033(c) of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) the carrying out of an activity described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) through a program in corrosion 
prevention that is— 
‘‘(A) offered or accredited by an organiza-
tion that sets industry standards for corrosion 
mitigation and prevention; or 
‘‘(B) an industrial coatings applicator pro-
gram that is— 
‘‘(i) an employment and training ac-
tivity (as defined in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102)); or 
‘‘(ii) registered under the Act of Au-
gust 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 
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664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); 
and’’. 
SEC. 143. MISSOURI RIVER EXISTING FEATURES PROTEC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before carrying out a covered ac-
tion with respect to a covered in-river feature, the Sec-
retary shall perform an analysis to identify whether such 
action will— 
(1) contribute to adverse effects of increased 
water levels during flood events adjacent to the cov-
ered in-river feature; 
(2) increase risk of flooding on commercial and 
residential structures and critical infrastructure ad-
jacent to the covered in-river feature; 
(3) decrease water levels during droughts adja-
cent to the covered in-river feature; 
(4) affect the navigation channel, including 
crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel 
width, adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 
(5) contribute to bank erosion on private lands 
adjacent to the covered in-river feature; 
(6) affect ports or harbors adjacent to the cov-
ered in-river feature; or 
(7) affect harvesting of sand adjacent to the 
covered in-river feature. 
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(b) MITIGATION.—If the Secretary determines that 
a covered action will result in an outcome described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall mitigate such outcome. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to affect the requirements of section 906 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2283). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered ac-
tion’’ means the construction of, modification of, 
operational changes to, or implementation of a cov-
ered in-river feature. 
(2) COVERED IN-RIVER FEATURE.—The term 
‘‘covered in-river feature’’ means in-river features on 
the Missouri River used to create and maintain dike 
notches, chutes, and complexes for interception or 
rearing authorized pursuant to section 601(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155) and sec-
tion 334 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 306; 136 Stat. 3799). 
SEC. 144. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 
Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2351b) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘, pile dike,’’ after ‘‘jetty’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘if the 
Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘breakwater; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘breakwater and—’’ 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (A); 
(D) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the pile dike has disconnected from 
an authorized navigation project as a result of 
a lack of such regular and routine Federal 
maintenance activity.’’. 
SEC. 145. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3734) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) Project for hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk 
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Management, Virginia, authorized by section 
401(3) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’. 
SEC. 146. EASEMENTS FOR HURRICANE AND STORM DAM-
AGE REDUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a project for hur-
ricane and storm damage reduction for which the Sec-
retary is requiring a perpetual easement, the Secretary 
shall, upon request by the non-Federal interest for the 
project, certify real estate availability and proceed to con-
struction of such project with a nonperpetual easement 
if— 
(1) such certification and construction are in 
compliance with the terms of the report of the Chief 
of Engineers for the project and the applicable 
project partnership agreement; and 
(2) the Secretary provides the non-Federal in-
terest with formal notice that, in the event in which 
the nonperpetual easement expires and is not ex-
tended, the Secretary will be unable to— 
(A) fulfill the Federal responsibility with 
respect to the project or carry out any required 
nourishment of the project under the existing 
project authorization; 
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(B) carry out repair and rehabilitation of 
the project under section 5 of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n); and 
(C) provide any other relevant Federal as-
sistance with respect to the project. 
(b) DISCLOSURE.—For any project for hurricane 
storm damage risk reduction, or a proposal to modify such 
a project, that is authorized after the date of enactment 
of this Act for which a perpetual easement is required for 
Federal participation in the project, the Secretary shall 
include in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the 
project a disclosure of such requirement. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Fed-
eral interest for a project for hurricane storm damage risk 
reduction, identify and accept the minimum real estate in-
terests necessary to carry out the project, in accordance 
with section 103. 
(d) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION 
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, not-
withstanding any requirement of the Secretary for a 
covered project to comply with the memorandum of 
the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Standard Estates 
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– Perpetual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Re-
strictive Dune Easement’’ and dated August 4, 
1995, the Secretary shall carry out each covered 
project in a manner consistent with the previously 
completed initial construction and periodic nourish-
ments of the project, including repair and restora-
tion work on the project under section 5(a) of the 
Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)). 
(2) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means an au-
thorized project for hurricane and storm damage re-
duction in any one of the following locations: 
(A) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 
Florida – Mid Reach. 
(B) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 
Florida – North Reach. 
(C) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, 
Florida – South Reach. 
(D) Broward County, Florida – Segment 
II. 
(E) Broward County, Florida – Segment 
III. 
(F) Dade County, Florida – Main Seg-
ment. 
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(G) Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles 
Segment. 
(H) Duval County, Florida. 
(I) Fort Pierce Beach, Florida. 
(J) Lee County, Florida – Captiva. 
(K) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla. 
(L) Manatee County, Florida. 
(M) Martin County, Florida. 
(N) Nassau County, Florida. 
(O) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupi-
ter/Carlin Segment. 
(P) Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray 
Segment. 
(Q) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid 
Town. 
(R) Palm Beach County, Florida – North 
Boca. 
(S) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean 
Ridge. 
(T) Panama City Beaches, Florida. 
(U) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key. 
(V) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key 
Segment. 
(W) Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Is-
land. 
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(X) Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida. 
(Y) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice 
Beach. 
(Z) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Au-
gustine Beach. 
(AA) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano 
Segment. 
(BB) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutch-
inson Island. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that, for the purpose of constructing and 
maintaining a project for hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, the minimum estate necessary for 
easements may not exceed the life of the project nor 
be less than 50 years. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to affect the requirements of section 103(d) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(d)). 
SEC. 147. SHORELINE AND RIVERINE PROTECTION AND 
RESTORATION. 
Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(L) Shoreline of the State of Con-
necticut.’’. 
SEC. 148. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO WATER DATA. 
It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of 
improving water resources management, the Secretary 
should— 
(1) develop and implement a framework for in-
tegrating, sharing, and using water data; 
(2) identify and prioritize key water data need-
ed to support water resources management and 
planning, including— 
(A) water data sets, types, and associated 
metadata; and 
(B) 
water 
data 
infrastructure, 
tech-
nologies, and tools; 
(3) in consultation with other Federal agencies, 
States, Indian Tribes, local governments, and rel-
evant stakeholders, develop and adopt common na-
tional standards for collecting, sharing, and inte-
grating water data, infrastructure, technologies, and 
tools; 
(4) ensure that water data is publicly accessible 
and interoperable; 
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(5) integrate water data and tools through na-
tionwide approaches to data infrastructure, plat-
forms, models, and tool development; and 
(6) support the adoption of new technologies 
and the development of tools for water data collec-
tion, sharing, and standardization. 
SEC. 149. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO COMPREHEN-
SIVE BENEFITS. 
It is the sense of Congress that in carrying out any 
feasibility study, the Secretary should follow, to the max-
imum extent practicable— 
(1) the guidance described in the memoranda 
relating to ‘‘Comprehensive Documentation of Bene-
fits in Feasibility Studies’’, dated April 3, 2020, and 
April 13, 2020, and signed by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Civil Works and the Director of Civil 
Works, respectively; and 
(2) the policies described in the memorandum 
relating to ‘‘Policy Directive – Comprehensive Docu-
mentation of Benefits in Decision Document’’ dated 
January 5, 2021, and signed by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Civil Works. 
SEC. 150. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Environ-
ment and Public Works and Appropriations of the 
Senate a report detailing the status of the reports 
described in paragraph (2). 
(2) REPORTS
DESCRIBED.—The reports de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The comprehensive backlog and oper-
ation and maintenance report required under 
section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)). 
(B) The report on managed aquifer re-
charge required under section 8108(d) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 
U.S.C. 2357(d)). 
(C) The plan on beneficial use of dredged 
material required under section 8130(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 
(136 Stat. 3717). 
(D) The updated report on Corps of Engi-
neers Reservoirs required under section 8153 of 
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the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 
(136 Stat. 3734). 
(E) The report on dredge capacity require 
under section 8205 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). 
(F) The report on the assessment of the 
consequences of changing operation and mainte-
nance responsibilities required under section 
8206 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756). 
(G) The report on the western infrastruc-
ture study required under section 8208 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 
(136 Stat. 3756). 
(H) The report on excess lands for Whit-
tier Narrows Dam, California, required under 
section 8213 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3758). 
(I) The report on recreational boating in 
the Great Lakes basin required under section 
8218 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3761). 
(J) The report on the disposition study on 
hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, 
required under section 8220 of the Water Re-
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sources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat 
3762). 
(K) The report on corrosion prevention ac-
tivities required under section 8234 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 
(136 Stat. 3767). 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report required under paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing information with respect to each report de-
scribed in paragraph (2): 
(A) A summary of the status of each such 
report, including if the report has been initi-
ated. 
(B) The amount of funds that— 
(i) have been made available to carry 
out each such report; and 
(ii) the Secretary requires to complete 
each such report. 
(C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec-
retary intends to complete each such report, in-
cluding an anticipated timeline for completion. 
(D) Any available information that is rel-
evant to each such report that would inform the 
committees described in paragraph (1). 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date on which the budget of the President for 
each fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Environment and Public Works and Appropria-
tions of the Senate a report on the status of each 
covered report. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report required under paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing information: 
(A) A summary of the status of each cov-
ered report, including if each such report has 
been initiated. 
(B) The amount of funds that— 
(i) have been made available to carry 
out each such report; and 
(ii) the Secretary requires to complete 
each such report. 
(C) A detailed assessment of how the Sec-
retary intends to complete each covered report, 
including an anticipated timeline for comple-
tion. 
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(3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 
make each report required under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available on the website of the Corps of Engi-
neers. 
(4) NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEES.—The Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on the Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate on an annual basis a 
draft of each covered report. 
(5) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPORT.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered report’’— 
(A) means any report or study required to 
be submitted by the Secretary under this Act or 
any Act providing authorizations for water re-
sources development projects enacted after the 
date of enactment of this Act to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate that has not been so submitted; and 
(B) does not include a feasibility study (as 
such term is defined in section 105 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2215(d)). 
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SEC. 151. SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED NATIVE AMER-
ICAN SITE AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PRO-
TECTION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a pilot program in accordance with this section to 
protect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cul-
tural resources identified or discovered at civil works 
projects in the watershed of the Sacramento River and its 
tributaries, including the American, Bear, Yuba, and 
Feather Rivers, in the State of California. 
(b) REBURIAL.— 
(1) REBURIAL
AREAS.—In carrying out the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall, in consultation 
with and with the consent of each affected Indian 
Tribe, identify, and, as applicable, cooperate with 
appropriate Tribal, local, State, and Federal Govern-
ment property owners to set aside, areas that may 
be used for the reburial of Native American human 
remains and funerary objects that— 
(A) have been identified or discovered at 
the site of a covered civil works project; 
(B) have been rightfully claimed by any af-
fected Indian Tribe; and 
(C) can be reburied in such areas in a 
manner secure from future disturbances, with 
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the consent of such property owner or owners, 
as applicable. 
(2) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL STANDARDS.— 
(A) TIMING OF RECOVERY.— 
(i) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
the pilot program, the Secretary shall work 
in good faith with each affected Indian 
Tribe, and each owner of property affected 
by the recovery process, to ensure that— 
(I) the recovery of a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources from 
the site of a covered civil works 
project under the pilot program is 
completed, pursuant to a written plan 
or protocol, not later than 45 days 
after the initiation of such recovery; 
and 
(II) with respect to a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources iden-
tified at the site of a covered civil 
works project before construction of 
the covered civil works project com-
mences, such recovery is completed 
before such construction commences 
on the portion of the covered civil 
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works project affected by the recovery 
process. 
(ii) ALTERNATIVE TIMETABLE.—Not-
withstanding the deadlines established by 
clause (i), the Secretary, each relevant 
non-Federal interest for the covered civil 
works project, each affected Indian Tribe, 
and each owner of property affected by the 
recovery process may negotiate and agree 
to an alternative timetable for recovery 
other than that required by such clause, 
based on the circumstances of the applica-
ble covered civil works project. 
(B) GUIDANCE.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall develop and 
issue written guidance for recovery and reburial 
under the pilot program that meets or exceeds 
the recovery and reburial standards in policy 
statements and guidance issued by the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation. 
(C) EMINENT DOMAIN PROHIBITION.—No 
Federal entity may exercise the power of emi-
nent domain to acquire any property to be used 
for reburial under the pilot program. 
(3) RECOVERY AND REBURIAL.— 
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(A) RECOVERY
AND
REBURIAL
BY
SEC-
RETARY.—In carrying out the pilot program, 
the Secretary shall, at Federal expense, in con-
sultation with and with the consent of each af-
fected Indian Tribe, and with appropriate dig-
nity and in accordance with the guidance devel-
oped under paragraph (2)— 
(i) recover any cultural resources 
identified or discovered at the site of a cov-
ered civil works project and rightfully 
claimed by any affected Indian Tribe; 
(ii) rebury any human remains and 
funerary objects so recovered at the appli-
cable areas identified and set aside under 
paragraph (1); and 
(iii) repatriate any other cultural re-
sources so recovered to the affected Indian 
Tribe that has rightfully claimed such cul-
tural resources. 
(B) TRIBAL AUTHORIZATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request 
of an affected Indian Tribe, the Secretary 
shall authorize, pursuant to a memo-
randum of agreement entered into under 
clause (ii), the Indian Tribe to assume re-
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covery and reburial responsibilities under 
the pilot program of cultural resources 
that have been rightfully claimed by the af-
fected Indian Tribe, and shall reimburse 
the affected Indian Tribe for reasonable 
costs directly related to such recovery and 
reburial. 
(ii) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 
In carrying out clause (i)— 
(I) with respect to a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources iden-
tified at a covered civil works project 
before construction of the project 
commences, the Secretary shall, upon 
request by the affected Indian Tribe, 
enter into a written memorandum of 
agreement with the affected Indian 
Tribe to authorize the necessary re-
covery and reburial activities before 
such construction commences; and 
(II) with respect to a burial site, 
village site, or cultural resources dis-
covered at a covered civil works 
project after construction of the 
project commences, the Secretary 
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shall, upon request by the affected In-
dian Tribe, enter into a written 
memorandum of agreement with the 
affected Indian Tribe to authorize the 
necessary recovery and reburial activi-
ties not later than 45 days after such 
discovery. 
(iii) 
LIMITATION.—Reimbursement 
under clause (i) shall not exceed 1 percent 
of the total cost of construction of the ap-
plicable covered civil works project, pursu-
ant to the terms outlined in paragraph (6). 
(4) TRIBAL MONITORS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
pilot program, the Secretary may hire a Tribal 
monitor or monitors, and shall allow any af-
fected Indian Tribe to hire a Tribal monitor or 
monitors, at Federal expense, during the con-
struction of any covered civil works project, for 
each area of construction, including for each 
burial site and village site with respect to which 
Native American cultural resources are being 
recovered for reburial. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary or 
affected Indian Tribe, as applicable, shall en-
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sure that preference in hiring Tribal monitors 
under this paragraph is provided to qualified 
Native Americans, including individuals who— 
(i) have a professional relationship 
with the affected Indian Tribe; or 
(ii) possess knowledge of, and exper-
tise in, the customs of the affected Indian 
Tribe. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The Federal expense of 
Tribal monitors hired under this paragraph 
shall not exceed 1 percent of the total cost of 
construction of the applicable covered civil 
works project, pursuant to the terms outlined in 
paragraph (6). 
(5) IDENTIFICATION AND INVENTORY.—In car-
rying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall ac-
cept identifications made by an affected Indian 
Tribe of Native American burial sites and village 
sites at the site of a covered civil works project, and 
include such identifications in any inventory docu-
ment for such project. 
(6) TIMING
OF
PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall enter into a contract or other agreement to 
make a payment to an affected Indian Tribe for re-
imbursement of reasonable costs under paragraph 
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(3)(B) or actual expenses under paragraph (4), sub-
ject to market-based pricing, which payment shall be 
made not later than 90 days after the affected In-
dian Tribe submits an invoice for such costs or ex-
penses to the Secretary. 
(c) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may convey to an affected Indian Tribe for 
use as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is 
located on land owned by the Department of the 
Army and is identified and set aside under sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) RETENTION OF NECESSARY PROPERTY IN-
TERESTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall retain any necessary right-of-way, ease-
ment, or other property interest that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to carry out the author-
ized purposes of any Corps of Engineers project re-
lated to the conveyed land. 
(d) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
INFORMATION
PRO-
VIDED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written 
guidance regarding the confidentiality of information 
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provided to the Department of the Army by Indian 
Tribes in connection with any covered civil works 
project under the pilot program. 
(2) NONPUBLIC INFORMATION.—The following 
information provided to the Department of the Army 
by an Indian Tribe under the pilot program shall be 
treated as confidential and nonpublic information, to 
protect Native American burial sites, village sites, 
and cultural resources, and their locations, from un-
authorized excavation, desecration, or vandalism: 
(A) Information regarding the locations of 
burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources, 
including maps designating such locations. 
(B) Information regarding cultural or tra-
ditional practices related to such sites or re-
sources. 
(e) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—In carrying out 
the pilot program, the Secretary shall avoid, to the max-
imum extent practicable, duplication of efforts relating to 
compliance with this section and any other applicable pro-
vision of law. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 
2338) shall not apply to a covered civil works project 
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during the period during which the Secretary is car-
rying out the pilot program. 
(2) EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—Nothing in this 
section shall affect any contract relating to a covered 
civil works project entered into by the Secretary of 
the Army before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program until the date that is 4 years after the date on 
which the pilot program is established. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘af-
fected Indian Tribe’’ means any Indian Tribe that 
attaches religious or other significance to any burial 
site, village site, or cultural resources identified or 
discovered at a covered civil works project. 
(2) BURIAL
SITE.—The term ‘‘burial site’’ 
means any natural or prepared physical location, 
whether originally below, on, or above the surface of 
the earth, where Native American cultural resources 
are present as a result of a death rite or ceremony 
of a culture. 
(3) COVERED
CIVIL
WORKS
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘covered civil works project’’ means a civil 
works project that is— 
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(A) located in the watershed of the Sac-
ramento River and its tributaries, including the 
American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, 
within the State of California; 
(B) being constructed, reconstructed, or 
repaired, or operated and maintained, using 
Federal funds; and 
(C) owned, authorized, permitted, carried 
out, or operated and maintained by the Depart-
ment of the Army, including a project carried 
out by a non-Federal interest under section 204 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) or section 1043 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 
(4) CULTURAL
RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘cul-
tural resources’’ means— 
(A) human remains; or 
(B) funerary objects or other ceremonial 
objects. 
(5) FUNERARY OBJECTS.—The term ‘‘funerary 
objects’’ means items that are associated with the 
death rite or ceremony of a culture. 
(6) HUMAN REMAINS.—The term ‘‘human re-
mains’’ means the physical remains of a human 
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body, including such remains that have been cre-
mated and that may be in any state of decomposi-
tion or skeletal completeness (including ashes or 
small bone fragments). 
(7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 
1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130). 
(8) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the pilot program established under 
this section. 
(9) RIGHTFULLY CLAIMED.—The term ‘‘right-
fully claimed’’ means claimed by— 
(A) with respect to cultural resources iden-
tified or discovered on Federal or Tribal lands 
at the site of a covered civil works project— 
(i) the person or entity with owner-
ship or control of the cultural resources 
under section 3 of the Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 
(25 U.S.C. 3002); or 
(ii) with respect to cultural resources 
not subject to such Act, the appropriate 
person or entity determined in accordance 
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with the priority order established by such 
section; and 
(B) with respect to cultural resources iden-
tified or discovered on other lands at the site of 
a covered civil works project— 
(i) in the case of Native American 
human remains and funerary objects asso-
ciated with such remains, the lineal de-
scendants of the Native American, as de-
termined in accordance with the laws of 
the State of California; or 
(ii) in any case in which such lineal 
descendants cannot be ascertained, and in 
the case of other funerary objects or other 
ceremonial objects— 
(I) the Indian Tribe that has the 
closest cultural affiliation with the 
cultural resources; or 
(II) if the cultural affiliation of 
the cultural resources cannot be rea-
sonably ascertained— 
(aa) the Indian Tribe that is 
recognized as aboriginally occu-
pying the area in which the cul-
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tural resources were identified or 
discovered; or 
(bb) if it can be shown by a 
preponderance of the evidence 
that a different Indian Tribe has 
a stronger cultural relationship 
with the cultural resources than 
the Indian Tribe specified in item 
(aa), the Indian Tribe that has 
the strongest demonstrated rela-
tionship with such cultural re-
sources. 
(10) VILLAGE SITE.—The term ‘‘village site’’ 
means any natural or prepared physical location, 
whether below, on, or above the surface of the earth, 
where a Native American village has been present. 
SEC. 152. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project— 
(1) that is located in the State of California, 
the State of Nevada, or the State of Arizona; and 
(2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which 
water supply is an authorized purpose; or 
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(B) for which the Secretary develops a 
water control manual under section 7 of the Act 
of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 890, 
chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709). 
(b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.— 
Consistent with other authorized project purposes and in 
coordination with the non-Federal interest, in operating 
a covered project during a drought emergency in the 
project area, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program 
to operate the covered project with water supply as the 
primary project purpose. 
(c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary may update the water control manual for a covered 
project to include drought operations and contingency 
plans. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall ensure that— 
(1) operations described in that subsection— 
(A) are consistent with water management 
deviations and drought contingency plans in the 
water control manual for the covered project; 
(B) impact only the flood pool managed by 
the Secretary; and 
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(C) shall not be carried out in the event of 
a forecast or anticipated flood or weather event 
that would require flood risk management to 
take precedence; 
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; 
and 
(3) the covered project returns to the operations 
that were in place prior to the use of the authority 
provided under that subsection at a time determined 
by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Fed-
eral interest. 
(e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may re-
ceive and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal in-
terest to carry out activities under this section. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the pilot program car-
ried out under this section. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include 
in the report under paragraph (1) a description of 
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the activities of the Secretary that were carried out 
for each covered project and any lessons learned 
from carrying out those activities. 
(g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized 
purposes of a covered project; 
(2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authori-
ties, including authorities with respect to navigation, 
hydropower, flood damage reduction, and environ-
mental protection and restoration; 
(3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers 
to provide for temporary deviations; 
(4) affects the application of a cost-share re-
quirement under section 101, 102, or 103 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2211, 2212, 2213); 
(5) supersedes or modifies any written agree-
ment between the Federal Government and a non- 
Federal interest that is in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act; 
(6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to 
an existing multistate water control plan for the Col-
orado River Basin, if applicable; 
(7) affects any water right in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act; 
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(8) preempts or affects any State water law or 
interstate compact governing water; 
(9) affects existing water supply agreements be-
tween the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or 
(10) affects any obligation to comply with the 
provisions of any Federal or State environmental 
law, including— 
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 
(C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 153. REPORT ON MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that through this Act, as well as through section 
1115 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, 
that Congress has provided the Secretary all of the author-
ity, and all of the direction, needed to acquire interests 
in real estate that are less than fee simple title. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
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and Public Works of the Senate a report indicating wheth-
er they agree with the sense of Congress in subsection (a). 
(c) DISAGREEMENT.—Should the result of report re-
quired in subsection (b) be that the Secretary disagrees 
with the sense of Congress in subsection (a), not later than 
1 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report specifying recommendations and technical draft-
ing assistance for statutory language that would provide 
the Secretary the intended authority and expressed in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 154. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 
Section 9003 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 9003. LEVEE OWNERS BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OWNERS BOARD.—There 
is hereby established a Levee Owners Board (hereinafter 
in this section referred to as the ‘Owners Board’) com-
posed of the eleven members appointed by the Secretary. 
The members shall be appointed so as to represent various 
regions of the country, including at least one Federal levee 
system owner-operator from each of the eight civil works 
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divisions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Sec-
retary of the Army shall designate, and the Administrator 
of FEMA may designate, a representative to act as an 
observer of the Owners Board. 
‘‘(1) TERMS OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the 
Owners Board shall be appointed for a period 
of 3 years. 
‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 
Owners Board may be reappointed to the Own-
ers Board, as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Own-
ers Board shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment was made. 
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The members of the 
Owners Board shall appoint a chairperson from 
among the members of the Owners Board. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE OWNERS BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— The Owners Board shall 
meet not less frequently than semiannually to de-
velop and make recommendations to the Secretary 
and Congress regarding levee system reliability 
throughout the United States. 
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‘‘(2) ADVICE
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Owners Board shall provide— 
‘‘(A) prior to the development of the budg-
et proposal of the President for a given fiscal 
year, advice and recommendations to the Sec-
retary regarding overall levee system reliability; 
‘‘(B) advice and recommendations to Con-
gress regarding any feasibility report for a flood 
risk management project that has been sub-
mitted to Congress; 
‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the date 
of the submission of the budget proposal of the 
President to Congress, advice and recommenda-
tions to Congress regarding flood risk manage-
ment project construction and rehabilitation 
priorities and corresponding spending levels; 
‘‘(D) advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary and the Congress regarding effective-
ness of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee 
safety program, including comments and rec-
ommendations on the budgets and expenditures 
as described in subsection (c)(2); and 
‘‘(E) advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary, the Congress, and the Administrator 
regarding effectiveness of the levee safety initia-
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tive established by section 9005, including com-
ments and recommendations on the budgets 
and expenditures described in subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(3) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any advice or 
recommendations made by the Owners Board shall 
reflect the independent judgment of the Owners 
Board. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) designate an Executive Secretary who shall 
assist the Chairman in administering the Owners 
Board and ensuring that the Owners Board operates 
in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(2) provide to the Owners Board such detailed 
reports of Corps activities and expenditures related 
to flood risk management and levees, including for 
the Corps levee safety program and the levee safety 
initiative, not less frequently than semiannually; and 
‘‘(3) submit to the Owners Board a courtesy 
copy of any completed feasibility report for a flood 
risk management project submitted to Congress. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Owners Board shall be 
subject to chapter 10 of title 5, other than section 
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1013, and with the consent of the appropriate agen-
cy head, the Owners Board may use the facilities 
and services of any Federal agency. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS NOT CONSIDERED SPECIAL GOV-
ERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—For the purposes of com-
plying with chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code, the members of the Owners Board shall not 
be considered special Government employees (as de-
fined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code). 
‘‘(3) TRAVEL
EXPENSE.—Non-Federal mem-
bers of the Owners Board while engaged in the per-
formance of their duties away from their homes or 
regular places of business, may be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
SEC. 155. DEFINITION. 
For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ shall 
have the meaning given to such term in the Act of October 
15, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 701h-1). 
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TITLE II—STUDIES AND 
REPORTS 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES. 
(a) NEW PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 
water resources development and conservation and other 
purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to 
Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’ sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 
(1) LUXAPALLILA
CREEK, 
MILLPORT, 
ALA-
BAMA.—Project for flood risk management, Town of 
Millport and vicinity, Alabama. 
(2) YAVAPAI
COUNTY, ARIZONA.—Project for 
flood risk management, Yavapai County, in the vi-
cinity of the City of Cottonwood, Arizona. 
(3) CLEAR
LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
Clear Lake, Lake County, California. 
(4) COSUMNES
RIVER
WATERSHED, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, eco-
system restoration, water supply, and related pur-
poses, Cosumnes River watershed, California. 
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(5) HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood 
risk management, city of Hesperia, California. 
(6) PILLAR
POINT
HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for flood risk management and storm dam-
age risk reduction, Pillar Point Harbor, California. 
(7) RIALTO
CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, Rialto Channel, city of 
Rialto and vicinity, California. 
(8) SALINAS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
Salinas River, California. 
(9) SAN
BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, city of San Bernardino, 
California. 
(10) SAN DIEGO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, San Diego Bay, California. 
(11) SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES, CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk 
management and ecosystem restoration, San Diego 
and Orange Counties, California. 
(12) SAN
FELIPE
LAKE
AND
PAJARO
RIVER, 
SAN
BENITO
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, San Felipe Lake and Pajaro 
River, San Benito County, California. 
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(13) CITY
OF
SAN
MATEO, CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for flood risk management, including 
stormwater runoff reduction, City of San Mateo, 
California. 
(14) SANTA
ANA
RIVER, 
ANAHEIM, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, water 
supply, and recreation, Santa Ana River, Anaheim, 
California. 
(15) SANTA ANA RIVER, JURUPA VALLEY, CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
recreation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, Cali-
fornia. 
(16) SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, 
Sweetwater Reservoir, California. 
(17) FOUNTAIN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, COL-
ORADO.—Project for flood risk management and 
ecosystem restoration, Fountain Creek, Colorado 
Springs and Pueblo, Colorado. 
(18) CITY
OF
NORWALK, 
CONNECTICUT.— 
Project for flood risk management, City of Norwalk, 
Connecticut, in the vicinity of the Norwalk waste-
water treatment plant. 
(19) 
CONNECTICUT
SHORELINE, 
CON-
NECTICUT.—Project for hurricane and storm dam-
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age risk reduction, Connecticut shoreline, Con-
necticut. 
(20) PARK
RIVER
CONDUIT, CITY
OF
HART-
FORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk man-
agement, including stormwater management, City of 
Hartford, Connecticut and vicinity. 
(21) WESTPORT
BEACHES, CONNECTICUT.— 
Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion and ecosystem restoration, Westport, Con-
necticut. 
(22) DELAWARE
INLAND
BAYS
WATERSHED, 
DELAWARE.—Project for flood risk management, 
hurricane and storm risk reduction, and ecosystem 
restoration, including shoreline stabilization, Dela-
ware Inland Bays watershed, Delaware. 
(23) TOWN OF MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project 
for flood risk management, Town of Milton, Dela-
ware. 
(24) CITY
OF
WILMINGTON, 
DELAWARE.— 
Project for flood risk management and hurricane 
and storm risk reduction, City of Wilmington, Dela-
ware. 
(25) ANACOSTIA RIVER BANK AND SEAWALLS, 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND MARYLAND.—Project 
for navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recre-
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ation, including dredging and sediment management, 
Anacostia River bank and seawalls, Washington, 
District of Columbia, and Prince George’s County, 
Maryland. 
(26) FLETCHERS COVE, DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA.—Project for recreation, including dredging, 
Fletchers Cove, District of Columbia. 
(27) EAST LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, including sediment and debris manage-
ment, East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 
(28) FLORIDA
SPACEPORT
SYSTEM
MARINE 
INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION WHARF, FLORIDA.— 
Project for navigation, Florida Spaceport System 
Marine Intermodal Transportation Wharf, in the vi-
cinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 
(29) FORT
GEORGE
INLET, JACKSONVILLE, 
FLORIDA.—Project for coastal storm risk manage-
ment, including shoreline damage prevention and 
mitigation, Fort George Inlet, city of Jacksonville, 
Florida. 
(30) LAKE
CONWAY, FLORIDA.—Project for 
flood risk management, navigation, and ecosystem 
restoration, including sediment and debris manage-
ment, Lake Conway, Florida. 
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(31) MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, TAMPA, FLOR-
IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity 
of MacDill Air Force Base, City of Tampa, Florida. 
(32) PALATKA BARGE PORT, PUTNAM COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.—Project for navigation, Palatka Barge 
Port, Putnam County, Florida. 
(33) CAMP
CREEK
TRIBUTARY, GEORGIA.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, including stream restoration, along the 
Camp Creek Tributary in Fulton County, Georgia. 
(34) COLLEGE
PARK, GEORGIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of College Park, Geor-
gia. 
(35) PROCTOR
CREEK, SMYRNA, GEORGIA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Proctor Creek, 
Smyrna, 
Georgia, 
including 
Jonquil 
Driver 
Stormwater Park. 
(36) TYBEE
ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration and hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, Tybee Island, Georgia, including 
by incorporating other Federal studies conducted on 
the effect of the construction of Savannah Harbor 
Channel on the shoreline of Tybee Island. 
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(37) GUAM.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment and coastal storm risk management, Guam. 
(38) KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Project for flood and 
coastal storm risk management, county of Kaua‘i, 
Hawaii. 
(39) KAIAKA-WAIALUA WATERSHED, HAWAII.— 
Project for flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua 
watershed, O‘ahu, Hawaii. 
(40) BERWYN, ILLINOIS.—Project for com-
prehensive flood risk management, City of Berwyn, 
Illinois. 
(41) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restora-
tion, Butterfield Creek, Illinois. 
(42) FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS.—Project for 
flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 
water supply, Village of Franklin Park, Illinois. 
(43) ROCKY
RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for 
flood risk management, Town of Rocky Ripple, Indi-
ana. 
(44) BAYOU RIGAUD TO CAMINADA PASS, LOU-
ISIANA.—Project for navigation, Bayou Rigaud to 
Caminada Pass, Louisiana. 
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(45) HAGAMAN
CHUTE, LAKE
PROVIDENCE, 
LOUISIANA.—Project for navigation, including wid-
ening, Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana. 
(46) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN STORM SURGE RE-
DUCTION PROJECT, LOUISIANA.—Project for hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction, Lake Pont-
chartrain, Orleans, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Liv-
ingston, St. James, St. John, St. Charles, Jefferson, 
and St. Bernard Parishes, Louisiana. 
(47) LIVINGSTON PARISH FLOOD PROTECTION, 
LOUISIANA.—Project for flood risk management, 
Livingston Parish, Louisiana. 
(48) NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of Natchitoches, Lou-
isiana. 
(49) NEW
ORLEANS
METRO
AREA, 
LOU-
ISIANA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
water supply, including mitigation of saltwater 
wedges, for the City of New Orleans and metro area, 
Louisiana. 
(50) 
PILOTTOWN, 
LOUISIANA.—Project 
for 
navigation and flood risk management, including 
dredging, in the vicinity of Pilottown, Plaquemines 
Parish, Louisiana. 
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(51) BALTIMORE
INLAND
FLOODING, MARY-
LAND.—Project for inland flood risk management, 
City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland. 
(52) BEAVERDAM
CREEK, PRINCE
GEORGE’S 
COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk man-
agement, Beaverdam Creek, Prince George’s County, 
Maryland, in the vicinity of United States Route 50 
and railroads. 
(53) 
MARYLAND
BEACHES, 
MARYLAND.— 
Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion and flood risk management in the vicinity of 
United States Route 1, Maryland. 
(54) CAPE
COD
CANAL, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for recreation, Cape Cod Canal, in the vicin-
ity of Tidal Flats Recreation Area, Massachusetts. 
(55) LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project 
for flood risk management, City of Leominster, Mas-
sachusetts. 
(56) LOWER COBB BROOK, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management, Lower Cobb 
Brook, City of Taunton, Massachusetts. 
(57) SUNSET BAY, CHARLES RIVER, MASSACHU-
SETTS.—Project for navigation, flood risk manage-
ment, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, includ-
ing dredging, in the vicinity of Sunset Bay, Charles 
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River, cities of Boston, Watertown, and Newton, 
Massachusetts. 
(58) 
SQUANTUM
CAUSEWAY, 
MASSACHU-
SETTS.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk 
management, Squantum, in the vicinity of East 
Squantum Street and Dorchester Street Causeway, 
Quincy, Massachusetts. 
(59) TOWN NECK BEACH, SANDWICH, MASSA-
CHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk management and 
coastal storm risk management, including shoreline 
damage prevention and mitigation, Town Neck 
Beach, town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. 
(60) WESTPORT HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management, hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction, and navigation, includ-
ing improvements to the breakwater at Westport 
Harbor, Town of Westport, Massachusetts. 
(61) ANN
ARBOR, 
MICHIGAN.—Project for 
water supply, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 
(62) KALAMAZOO
RIVER
WATERSHED, MICHI-
GAN.—Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, Kalamazoo River Watershed and 
tributaries, Michigan. 
(63) MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for flood 
risk management, city of McComb, Mississippi. 
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(64) MILES CITY, MONTANA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Miles City, Montana. 
(65) BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW PROVIDENCE, 
AND SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management, Township of Berkeley Heights, Bor-
ough of New Providence, and City of Summit, New 
Jersey. 
(66) BERRY’S CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management, Berry’s Creek, New Jer-
sey. 
(67) FLEISCHER
BROOK, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
Project for flood risk management, Fleischer Brook, 
New Jersey. 
(68) GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Guttenberg, New Jersey, in 
the vicinity of John F. Kennedy Boulevard East. 
(69) PASSAIC
RIVER
BASIN, NEW
JERSEY.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and 
Passaic Counties, New Jersey. 
(70) PASSAIC
RIVER, PATERSON, NEW
JER-
SEY.—Project for navigation and flood risk manage-
ment, Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey. 
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(71) GREAT FALLS RACEWAYS, PATERSON, NEW 
JERSEY.—Project for flood risk management and 
hydropower, Paterson, New Jersey. 
(72) PAULSBORO, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for 
navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey. 
(73) VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.— 
Project for flood risk management along the Ho-Ho- 
Kus Brook and Saddle River, Village of Ridgewood, 
New Jersey. 
(74) WOLF CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Wolf Creek, Ridgefield, New 
Jersey. 
(75) DON˜A
ANA
COUNTY, NEW
MEXICO.— 
Project for water supply, Don˜a Ana County, New 
Mexico. 
(76) HATCH, NEW MEXICO.—Project for flood 
risk management, including the Hatch Dam Project, 
Village of Hatch, New Mexico. 
(77) NAMBE
RIVER
WATERSHED, NEW
MEX-
ICO.—Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, including sediment and debris 
management, Nambe River Watershed, New Mexico. 
(78) OTERO
COUNTY, NEW
MEXICO.—Project 
for flood risk management, Otero County, New Mex-
ico. 
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(79) BABYLON, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 
risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, 
Town of Babylon, New York. 
(80) BRONX RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for 
flood risk management and hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and 
Yonkers, New York. 
(81) BROOKHAVEN, NEW
YORK.—Project for 
flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, and ecosystem restoration, Town of 
Brookhaven, New York. 
(82) HIGHLANDS, NEW
YORK.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
Highland Brook (also known as ‘‘Buttermilk Falls 
Brook’’) and tributaries, Town of Highlands, Orange 
County, New York. 
(83) INWOOD HILL PARK, NEW YORK.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration, Inwood Hill Park, 
Spuyten Duyvil Creek, Manhattan, New York. 
(84) ISLIP, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 
management, Town of Islip, New York. 
(85) OYSTER
BAY, NEW
YORK.—Project for 
coastal storm risk management and flood risk man-
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agement in the vicinity of Tobay Beach, Town of 
Oyster Bay, New York. 
(86) PASCACK
BROOK, ROCKLAND
COUNTY, 
NEW
YORK.—Project for flood risk management, 
Pascack Brook, Rockland County, New York, includ-
ing the Village of Spring Valley. 
(87) SPARKILL
CREEK, ORANGETOWN, NEW 
YORK.—Project for flood risk management and ero-
sion, Sparkill Creek, Orangetown, New York. 
(88) TURTLE COVE, NEW YORK.—Project for 
ecosystem 
restoration, 
Pelham 
Bay 
Park, 
Eastchester Bay, in the vicinity of Turtle Cove, 
Bronx, New York. 
(89) SOMERS, NEW
YORK.—Project for eco-
system restoration and water supply, Town of 
Somers, New York. 
(90) CAPE
FEAR
RIVER
AND
TRIBUTARIES, 
NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment, in the vicinity of Northeast Cape Fear River 
and Black River, North Carolina. 
(91) LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 
flood risk management, navigation, ecosystem res-
toration, and recreation, including bank stabiliza-
tion, for Jackeys Creek in the Town of Leland, 
North Carolina. 
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(92) MARION, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for 
flood risk management, including riverbank sta-
bilization, along the Catawba River, City of Marion, 
North Carolina. 
(93) PENDER
COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
Project for flood risk management in the vicinity of 
North Carolina Highway 53, Pender County, North 
Carolina. 
(94) PIGEON
RIVER, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Pigeon River, in 
the vicinity of the towns of Clyde and Canton, Hay-
wood County, North Carolina. 
(95) UNION
COUNTY, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
Project for flood risk management, water supply, 
and recreation, Union County, South Carolina. 
(96) OGALLALA
AQUIFER.—Project for flood 
risk management and water supply, including aqui-
fer recharge, for the Ogallala Aquifer, Colorado, 
Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 
(97) COE CREEK, OHIO.—Project for flood risk 
management, Coe Creek, City of Fairview Park, 
Ohio. 
(98) GREAT MIAMI RIVER, OHIO.—Project for 
flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 
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recreation, including incorporation of existing levee 
systems, for the Great Miami River, Ohio. 
(99) LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.— 
Project for water supply, including increased needs 
in southern Oklahoma, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and 
Texas. 
(100) SARDIS LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Project for 
water supply, Sardis Lake, Oklahoma. 
(101) SIUSLAW RIVER, FLORENCE, OREGON.— 
Project for flood risk management and streambank 
erosion, Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon. 
(102) WILLAMETTE RIVER, LANE COUNTY, OR-
EGON.—Project for flood risk management and eco-
system restoration, Willamette River, Lane County, 
Oregon. 
(103) ALLEGHENY
RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.— 
Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Al-
legheny River, Pennsylvania. 
(104) BOROUGH
OF
POTTSTOWN, PENNSYL-
VANIA.—Project for alternate water supply, Borough 
of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 
(105) BOROUGH
OF
NORRISTOWN, PENNSYL-
VANIA.—Project for flood risk management, includ-
ing dredging along the Schuylkill River, in the Bor-
ough of Norristown and vicinity, Pennsylvania. 
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(106) WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYL-
VANIA.—Project for flood risk management and 
streambank erosion, Stony Creek, in the vicinity of 
Whitehall Road, West Norriton Township, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(107) GUAYAMA, PUERTO
RICO.—Project for 
flood risk management, Rı´o Guamanı´, Guayama, 
Puerto Rico. 
(108) NARANJITO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for 
flood risk management, Rı´o Guadiana, Naranjito, 
Puerto Rico. 
(109) OROCOVIS, PUERTO
RICO.—Project for 
flood risk management, Rı´o Orocovis, Orocovis, 
Puerto Rico. 
(110) PONCE, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 
risk management, Rı´o Inabo´n, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 
(111) SANTA ISABEL, PUERTO RICO.—Project 
for flood risk management, Rı´o Descalabrado, Santa 
Isabel, Puerto Rico. 
(112) YAUCO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood 
risk management, Rı´o Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico. 
(113) GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project 
for water supply, including evaluation of Nolichucky 
River capabilities, Greene County, Tennessee. 
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(114) 
DAVIDSON
COUNTY, 
TENNESSEE.— 
Project for flood risk management, City of Nashville, 
Davidson County, Tennessee. 
(115) GUADALUPE
COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project 
for flood risk management, Guadalupe County, in-
cluding City of Santa Clara, Texas. 
(116) HARRIS
COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
Halls Bayou, Harris County, Texas. 
(117) WINOOSKI
RIVER
BASIN, VERMONT.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Winooski River basin, Vermont. 
(118) CEDARBUSH CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUN-
TY, VIRGINIA.—Project for navigation, Cedarbush 
Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia. 
(119) CHICKAHOMINY
RIVER, 
JAMES
CITY 
COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project for flood and coastal 
storm risk management, Chickahominy River, James 
City County, Virginia. 
(120) JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project 
for flood risk management and navigation, James 
City County, Virginia. 
(121) 
TIMBERNECK
CREEK, 
GLOUCESTER 
COUNTY, 
VIRGINIA.—Project 
for 
navigation, 
Timberneck Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia. 
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(122) YORK RIVER, YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA.— 
Project for flood risk management and coastal storm 
risk management, York River, York County, Vir-
ginia. 
(123) WAHKIAKUM
COUNTY, WASHINGTON.— 
Project for flood risk management and sediment 
management, Grays River, in the vicinity of 
Rosburg, Wahkiakum County, Washington. 
(124) ARCADIA, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood 
risk management, city of Arcadia, Wisconsin. 
(125) CITY
OF
LA
CROSSE, 
WISCONSIN.— 
Project for flood risk management, City of La 
Crosse, Wisconsin. 
(126) RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, city of River Falls, Wisconsin. 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 
project modifications: 
(1) BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, 
ALABAMA.—Modifications to the project for naviga-
tion, Coffeeville Lock and Dam, authorized pursuant 
to section 4 of the Act of July 5, 1884 (chapter 229, 
23 Stat. 148; 35 Stat. 818), and portion of the 
project for navigation, Warrior and Tombigbee Riv-
ers, Alabama and Mississippi, consisting of the 
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Demopolis 
Lock 
and 
Dam 
on 
the 
Warrior- 
Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama, authorized by sec-
tion 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17), 
for construction of new locks to maintain naviga-
bility. 
(2) FARMINGTON DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica-
tions to the project for flood control and other pur-
poses, the Calaveras River and Littlejohn Creek and 
tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of 
the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 
Stat. 902), for improved flood risk management and 
to support water supply recharge and storage. 
(3) HUMBOLDT
HARBOR
AND
BAY, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Modifications to the project for naviga-
tion, Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California, author-
ized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 
(chapter 847, 46 Stat. 932; 82 Stat. 732; 110 Stat. 
3663), for additional deepening and widening. 
(4) SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.— 
Modifications to the project for flood control, Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Basin Streams, California, au-
thorized pursuant to the resolution of the Committee 
on Public Works of the House of Representatives 
adopted on May 8, 1964 (docket number 1371), for 
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improved flood risk management, including dredg-
ing. 
(5) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Modifica-
tions to the project for flood risk management, 
water supply, and ecosystem restoration, Chowchilla 
River, Ash Slough, and Berenda Slough, Madera 
County, California, authorized pursuant to section 6 
of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 
1595; 52 Stat. 1225). 
(6) SACRAMENTO RIVER INTEGRATED FLOOD-
PLAIN
MANAGEMENT, 
CALIFORNIA.—Modifications 
to the project for flood control, Sacramento River, 
California, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 76 Stat. 
1197), to enhance flood risk reduction, to incor-
porate natural and nature-based features, and to in-
corporate modifications to the portion of such 
project north of the Freemont Weir for the purposes 
of integrating management of such system with the 
adjacent floodplain. 
(7) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Thames River, 
Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the 
Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 13), to increase au-
thorized depth. 
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(8) HANAPE¯PE¯ RIVER, HAWAII.—Modifications 
to the project for local flood protection, Hanape¯pe¯ 
River, island of Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized by sec-
tion 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 
665, 58 Stat. 903), to improve protection provided 
by levees and flood control features. 
(9) LAUPA¯HOEHOE
HARBOR, HAWAII.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation, Laupa¯hoehoe 
Harbor, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 107 
of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 486), 
for seawall repair and mitigation. 
(10) WAIMEA RIVER, KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Modi-
fications to the project for coastal storm risk man-
agement and ecosystem restoration, Waimea River, 
Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 205 
of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), 
to improve protection provided by levees and flood 
control features. 
(11) CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS-
PERSAL
BARRIER, ILLINOIS.—Modifications to the 
project for Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and 
Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated under section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2294 note; 100 Stat. 4251; 118 
Stat. 1352), for the construction of an emergency 
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access boat ramp in the vicinity of Romeoville, Illi-
nois. 
(12) EAST SAINT LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILLI-
NOIS.—Modifications to the project for ecosystem 
restoration and recreation, authorized by section 
1001(18) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1052), to reevaluate levels of 
flood risk management and integrate the Spring 
Lake Project, as recommended in the report of the 
Chief of Engineers issued on December 22, 2004. 
(13) LOUISVILLE METROPOLITAN FLOOD PRO-
TECTION
SYSTEM
RECONSTRUCTION, 
JEFFERSON 
AND BULLITT COUNTIES, KENTUCKY.—Modifications 
to the project for flood risk management, Louisville 
Metropolitan Flood Protection System Reconstruc-
tion, Jefferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky, au-
thorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735), to ex-
pand project scope and incorporate features identi-
fied in the document prepared for the non-Federal 
sponsor of the project, issued in June 2017, and ti-
tled ‘‘20-Year Comprehensive Facility Plan, Critical 
Repair and Reinvestment Plan, Volume 4: Ohio 
River Flood Protection’’. 
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(14) CALCASIEU
RIVER
AND
PASS, 
LOU-
ISIANA.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana, authorized by 
section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 
(74 Stat. 481), to include channel deepening and 
jetty extension. 
(15) MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
AND
TRIBUTARIES, 
OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 
project for flood control of the Mississippi River in 
it alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 
Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, au-
thorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 
1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), to include bank 
stabilization on the portion of the project consisting 
of the Ouachita River from Monroe to Caldwell Par-
ishes, Louisiana. 
(16) MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
AND
TRIBUTARIES, 
OUACHITA RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the 
project for flood control of the Mississippi River in 
it alluvial valley and for its improvement from the 
Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, au-
thorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 
1928 (45 Stat. 534, chapter 569), to study the fea-
sibility of adding 62 miles of the east bank of the 
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Ouachita River Levee System at and below Monroe 
Parish to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. 
(17) HODGES VILLAGE DAM, OXFORD, MASSA-
CHUSETTS.—Modifications to the project for flood 
risk management, Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, 
Massachusetts, authorized pursuant to section 205 
of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), 
to add recreation and ecosystem restoration as a 
project purpose, including in the vicinity of 
Greenbriar Park. 
(18) 
NEW
BEDFORD, 
FAIRHAVEN, 
AND 
ACUSHNET, MASSACHUSETTS.—Modifications to the 
project for hurricane-flood protection at New Bed-
ford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, Massachusetts, au-
thorized by section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 
1958 (72 Stat. 305), for navigation improvements 
and evaluation of the current barrier function. 
(19) HOLLAND HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica-
tions to the portion of the project for navigation 
Holland (Black Lake), Michigan, authorized by the 
first section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 
211, 21 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 46 Stat. 929; 49 
Stat. 1036; 68 Stat. 1252), consisting of the Federal 
Channel of Holland Harbor, for additional deep-
ening. 
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(20) MONROE HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Monroe Harbor, 
Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act 
of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 930), for ad-
ditional deepening. 
(21) PORT
HURON, MICHIGAN.—Modifications 
to the project for navigation, Channels in Lake 
Saint Clair Michigan, authorized by the first section 
of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 
Stat. 1036), for additional deepening at the mouth 
of the Black River, Port Huron, Michigan. 
(22) SAINT
JOSEPH
HARBOR, 
MICHIGAN.— 
Modifications to the portion of the project for navi-
gation, Saint Joseph, Michigan, authorized by the 
first section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 
211, 21 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 49 Stat. 1036; 72 
Stat. 299), consisting of the Federal Channel of 
Saint Joseph Harbor, for additional deepening. 
(23) SAINT
MARYS
RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation Middle and 
West Neebish channels, Saint Marys River, Michi-
gan, authorized by the first section of the Act of 
June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 361; 70 
Stat. 54), to bring the channels to a consistent 
depth. 
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(24) SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE DAM, NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.—Modifications to the project for flood pro-
tection and recreation, Surry Mountain Lake dam, 
authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 
22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1572; 52 Stat. 
1216; 58 Stat. 892), to add ecosystem restoration as 
a project purpose, and to install the proper gates 
and related equipment at Surry Mountain Lake to 
support stream flow augmentation releases. 
(25) BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.—Modifications to 
the project for navigation, Jersey Flats and Ba-
yonne, New Jersey, authorized by the first section of 
the Act of September 22, 1922 (chapter 427, 42 
Stat. 1038), for improvements to the navigation 
channel, including channel extension, widening, and 
deepening, in the vicinity of Bayonne Dry Dock, 
New Jersey. 
(26) LONG BEACH, NEW YORK.—Modifications 
to the project for storm damage reduction, Atlantic 
Coast of Long Island from Jones Inlet to East 
Rockaway Inlet, Long Beach Island, New York, au-
thorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), 
to include additional replacement of beach groins to 
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offer storm protection, erosion prevention, and re-
duce the need for future renourishment. 
(27) BALD HEAD ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA.— 
Modifications to the project for hurricane-flood con-
trol protection, Cape Fear to the North Carolina- 
South Carolina State line, North Carolina, author-
ized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 
(80 Stat. 1419), to add coastal storm risk manage-
ment and hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, including shoreline stabilization, as an author-
ized purpose of the project for the village of Bald 
Head Island, North Carolina. 
(28) RENO
BEACH-HOWARD
FARMS, OHIO.— 
Modifications to the project for flood control, Reno 
Beach-Howard Farms, Ohio, authorized by section 
203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 
1178), to improve project levees and to provide flood 
damage risk reduction to the portions of Jerusalem 
Township, Ohio, not currently benefited by the 
project. 
(29) DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHAN-
NEL
DEEPENING, DELAWARE, NEW
JERSEY, AND 
PENNSYLVANIA.—Modifications to the project for 
navigation, Delaware River Mainstem and Channel 
Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsyl-
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vania, authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802; 
113 Stat. 300; 114 Stat. 2602), to increase the au-
thorized depth. 
(30) DELAWARE RIVER, MANTUA CREEK (FORT 
MIFFLIN)
AND
MARCUS
HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.— 
Modifications to the project for navigation, Delaware 
River, Philadelphia to the sea, authorized by the 
first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 
382, 36 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 49 Stat. 1030; 52 
Stat. 803; 59 Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 
297), to deepen the anchorage areas at Mantua 
Creek (Fort Mifflin) and Marcus Hook. 
(31) CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation, Charleston 
Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 
1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2016 (130 Stat. 1708), including improvements to 
the portion of the project that serves the North 
Charleston Terminal. 
(32) GALVESTON BAY AREA, TEXAS.—Modifica-
tions to the following projects for deepening and as-
sociated dredged material placement, disposal, and 
environmental mitigation navigation: 
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(A) The project for navigation, Galveston 
Bay Area, Texas City Channel, Texas, author-
ized by section 201 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090). 
(B) The project for navigation and envi-
ronmental restoration, Houston-Galveston Navi-
gation Channels, Texas, authorized by section 
101(a)(30) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666). 
(C) The project for navigation, Galveston 
Harbor Channel Extension Project, Houston- 
Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas, author-
ized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836). 
(D) The project for navigation, Houston 
Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement 
Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston 
Counties, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 
(33) GALVESTON
HARBOR
CHANNEL
EXTEN-
SION
PROJECT, HOUSTON-GALVESTON
NAVIGATION 
CHANNELS, TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for 
navigation, Galveston Harbor Channel Extension 
Project, Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, 
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Texas, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3836), to include further deepening and extension of 
the Federal channel and Turning Basin 2. 
(34) GATHRIGHT
RESERVOIR
AND
FALLING 
SPRING
DAM, 
VIRGINIA.—Modifications 
to 
the 
project for navigation and flood control, Gathright 
Reservoir and Falling Spring dam, Virginia, author-
ized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 
(60 Stat. 645), to include recreation as an author-
ized project purpose. 
(35) MOUNT ST. HELENS SEDIMENT CONTROL, 
WASHINGTON.—Modifications to the project for sedi-
ment control and navigation, Mount St. Helens, 
Washington, authorized by chapter IV of title I of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (99 
Stat. 318; 114 Stat. 2612), to include dredging to 
address flood risk management and navigation for 
federally authorized channels on the Cowlitz River 
and at the confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia 
Rivers. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE.—Each study authorized by sub-
section (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation 
and afforded the same treatment as a general reevalua-
tion. 
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SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall ex-
pedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 
following projects, and if the Secretary determines that 
the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed 
directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and de-
sign of the project: 
(1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne 
and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage, 
Lower Alabama River, Alabama, authorized pursu-
ant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(84 Stat. 1830). 
(2) Project for navigation, Akutan Harbor 
Navigational Improvements, Alaska, authorized pur-
suant to section 203 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269). 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 
and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Res-
toration Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Res-
toration, Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2680). 
(4) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
Miami-Dade Back Bay, Florida, authorized pursu-
ant to the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 
Stat. 132). 
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(5) Project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, 
Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida, Deep 
Draft Navigation, authorized by the resolution of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, dated July 23, 1997. 
(6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 
and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Res-
toration Program, Western Everglades Restoration 
Project, Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2680). 
(7) Project for flood risk management, Ala Wai 
Canal General Reevaluation, Hawaii, authorized by 
section 1401(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837). 
(8) Project for flood risk management, Amite 
River and Tributaries, East of the Mississippi, Lou-
isiana, authorized by the resolution of the Com-
mittee on Public Works of the United States Senate, 
adopted April 14, 1967. 
(9) Project for coastal storm risk management, 
Baltimore Metropolitan, Baltimore City, Maryland, 
authorized by the resolution of the Committee on 
Public Works and Transportation of the House of 
Representatives, dated April 30, 1992. 
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(10) Project for coastal storm risk manage-
ment, Nassau County Back Bays, New York, au-
thorized pursuant to the Act of June 15, 1955 
(chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132). 
(11) Project for coastal storm risk manage-
ment, Surf City, North Carolina, authorized by sec-
tion 7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1367). 
(12) Project for flood risk management, Tar- 
Pamlico River Basin, North Carolina, authorized by 
the resolutions adopted by the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives dated April 11, 2000, and May 21, 
2003. 
(13) Project for coastal storm risk manage-
ment, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 204 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1828). 
(14) Project for ecosystem restoration, Hatchie- 
Loosahatchie, Mississippi River Miles 775–736, Ten-
nessee and Arkansas, authorized by section 1202(a) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 
(132 Stat. 3803). 
(b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 
Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 
change report for the following projects: 
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(1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 
and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Res-
toration Program, Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, 
Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2680). 
(2) Project for water reallocation, Stockton 
Lake Reallocation Study, Missouri, at the project for 
flood control, hydropower, water supply, and recre-
ation, Stockton Lake, Missouri, authorized by the 
Flood Control Act of 1954 (Public Law 83–780). 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration and recre-
ation, Los Angeles River, California, authorized by 
section 1407(7) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714). 
SEC. 203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FEASI-
BILITY STUDIES. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 
following feasibility studies, as modified by this section, 
and if the Secretary determines that a project that is the 
subject of the feasibility study is justified in the completed 
report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, 
engineering, and design of the project: 
(1) MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The 
study for navigation, Mare Island Straight channel, 
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authorized by section 406 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323; 136 Stat. 
3753), is modified to authorize the Secretary to con-
sider the benefits of deepening the channel to sup-
port activities of the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating. 
(2) SAVANNAH
HARBOR, 
GEORGIA.—Section 
8201(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
without evaluation of additional deepening’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, including evaluation of additional deep-
ening’’. 
(3) HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII.—The study 
to modify the project for navigation, Honolulu, Ha-
waii, authorized by the first section of the Act of 
March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 1146; 136 
Stat. 3750), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
to consider the benefits of the project modification 
on disaster resilience and enhanced national security 
from utilization of the harbor by the Department of 
Defense. 
(4) ALEXANDRIA
TO
THE
GULF
OF
MEXICO, 
LOUISIANA.—The study for flood control, navigation, 
wetland conservation and restoration, wildlife habi-
tat, commercial and recreational fishing, saltwater 
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intrusion, freshwater and sediment diversion, and 
other purposes, in the area drained by the inter-
cepted drainage system of the West Atchafalaya 
Basin Protection Levee, from Alexandria, Louisiana 
to the Gulf of Mexico, being carried out under Com-
mittee Resolution 2535 of the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, adopted July 23, 1997, is modified to 
include the parishes of Pointe Coupee, Allen, 
Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Iberville, and 
Cameron within the scope of the study. 
(5) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—The study 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration 
to address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Vil-
lage of Hastings-on-the-Hudson within the 100-year 
flood zone, Saw Mill River, New York, authorized by 
section 8201(a)(70) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3748), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to include within the 
scope of the study areas surrounding the City of 
Yonkers and the Village of Hastings-on-the-Hudson 
and the Village of Elmsford and the Village of 
Ardsley. 
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SEC. 204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT ON RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR INDI-
VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on access for individ-
uals with disabilities to covered recreational areas. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the report submitted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) existing policies or guidance for com-
plying with the requirements of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
et seq.) at covered recreational areas; 
(B) a complete list of covered recreational 
areas, and the status of each covered rec-
reational area with respect to compliance with 
the requirements of such Act; 
(C) identification of policy changes, inter-
nal guidance changes, or changes to shoreline 
management plans that may result in increased 
access for individuals with disabilities to cov-
ered recreational areas, including access to fish-
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ing-related recreational activities at covered rec-
reational areas; 
(D) an analysis of barriers that exist for 
covered recreational areas to fully comply with 
the requirements of such Act; and 
(E) identification of specific covered rec-
reational areas that could be improved or modi-
fied to better accommodate visitors with disabil-
ities, including to increase recreational fishing 
access for individuals with disabilities. 
(3) 
COVERED
RECREATIONAL
AREA
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered rec-
reational area’’ means all sites constructed, owned, 
operated, or maintained by the Secretary that are 
used for recreational purposes. 
(b) REPORT ON TURBIDITY IN THE WILLAMETTE 
VALLEY, OREGON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on instances of high 
turbidity in a reservoir in the Willamette Valley re-
sulting from a drawdown in the reservoir. 
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(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) collaborate with any relevant Federal, 
State, and non-Federal entities; 
(B) identify and report instances during 
the 10-year period preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act in which turbidity concerns 
have arisen following a drawdown at a reservoir 
in the Willamette Valley, including Foster Lake 
and Green Peter Lake; 
(C) report on turbidity monitoring that the 
Secretary performs during drawdowns to iden-
tify, and if necessary correct, turbidity issues; 
(D) provide a summary of turbidity moni-
toring records collected during drawdowns with 
respect to which turbidity concerns have been 
raised by the public, including a comparison be-
tween turbidity prior to a drawdown, during a 
drawdown, and following refilling; 
(E) identify lessons learned associated with 
turbidity resulting from drawdowns and indi-
cate how changes based on those lessons 
learned are being implemented; and 
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(F) identify opportunities to minimize 
monetary strains on non-Federal entities caused 
by increased turbidity levels. 
(c) REPORT ON SECURITY AT SOO LOCKS, MICHI-
GAN.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, 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 report that— 
(A) highlights any security deficiencies 
that exist with respect to the Soo Locks; 
(B) highlights any supply chain, logistical, 
and economic effects that would result from a 
malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks; 
(C) highlights any effects on the Great 
Lakes Navigation System that would result 
from such a malfunction or failure; 
(D) highlights any potential threats to the 
integrity of the Soo Locks; 
(E) details the Corps of Engineers security 
measures in place to protect the Soo Locks; and 
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(F) contains recommendations, as nec-
essary, and cost estimates for such rec-
ommendations, for— 
(i) strengthening security measures 
for the Soo Locks; and 
(ii) reducing the effects on the supply 
chain that would result from a malfunction 
or failure of the Soo Locks. 
(2) SOO LOCKS DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘Soo Locks’’ means the locks at Sault 
Sainte Marie, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(100 Stat. 4254; 121 Stat. 1131; 136 Stat. 3844). 
(d) REPORT ON FLORIDA SEAGRASS REHABILITA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 
thereafter for 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
report on any planned or ongoing efforts to promote, 
rehabilitate, and enhance the growth of seagrasses in 
Florida stormwater treatment areas. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with rel-
evant Federal, State, and local agencies and other 
regional stakeholders. 
(3) FLORIDA STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Florida 
stormwater treatment area’’ means a stormwater 
treatment area in the State of Florida authorized by 
or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 
Stat. 1268; 132 Stat. 3786). 
(e) REPORT ON SHORELINE USE PERMITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report describing the use of 
the authority under part 327 of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations, with respect to the issuance of 
new, or modifications to existing, shoreline use per-
mits at the Table Rock Lake project of the Corps 
of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas, au-
thorized as one of the multipurpose reservoir 
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projects in the White River Basin by section 4 of the 
Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) a review of existing regulatory and ad-
ministrative requirements related to the lease, 
rent, sublease, or other usage agreement by a 
permittee for permitted facilities under a shore-
line use permit, including a floating, non-
floating, or fixed-floating structure; 
(B) a description of the authority and pub-
lic-interest rationale for such requirements, in-
cluding impacts on local businesses, property 
owners, and prospective lessors, renters, or 
other contractual users of such facilities; and 
(C) a description of the authority for the 
transfer of shoreline use permits upon transfer 
of the permitted facility by sale or other means. 
(f) REPORT ON RELOCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on the policies of the 
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