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(19) Oswego River basin, New York. 
(20) Ramapo River watershed, New York. 
(21) Tonawanda Creek watershed, New York. 
(22) Tuscarawas River basin, Ohio. 
(23) Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio. 
(24) Those portions of the watersheds of the 
Beaver, Upper Ohio, Connoquenessing, Lower Alle-
gheny, 
Kiskiminetas, 
Lower 
Monongahela, 
Youghiogheny, Shenango, and Mahoning Rivers 
lying within the counties of Beaver, Butler, Law-
rence, and Mercer, Pennsylvania. 
(25) Otter Creek watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(26) Unami Creek watershed, Milford Town-
ship, Pennsylvania. 
(27) Sauk River basin, Washington. 
(28) Greater Milwaukee watersheds, Wisconsin. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000. 
SEC. 5003. DAM SAFETY. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide assist-
ance to enhance dam safety at the following locations: 
(1) Fish Creek Dam, Blaine County, Idaho. 
(2) Hamilton Dam, Saginaw River, Flint, 
Michigan.
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(3) Candor Dam, Candor, New York. 
(4) State Dam, Auburn, New York. 
(5) Whaley Lake Dam, Pawling, New York. 
(6) Ingham Spring Dam, Solebury Township, 
Pennsylvania. 
(7) Leaser Lake Dam, Lehigh County, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(8) Stillwater Dam, Monroe County, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(9) Wissahickon Creek Dam, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The assistance provided under 
subsection (a) for State Dam, Auburn, New York, shall 
be for a project for rehabilitation in accordance with the 
report on State Dam Rehabilitation, Owasco Lake Outlet, 
New York, dated March 1999, if the Secretary determines 
that the project is feasible. 
(c) FERN RIDGE DAM, OREGON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall plan, de-
sign, and complete emergency corrective actions to 
repair the embankment dam at the Fern Ridge Lake 
project, Oregon. 
(2) TREATMENT.—The Secretary may treat 
work to be carried out under this subsection as a 
dam safety project, and the cost of the work may be
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recovered in accordance with section 1203 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 467n; 100 Stat. 4263). 
(d) KEHLY RUN DAMS, PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 
504(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 338; 117 Stat. 1842) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Dams’’ and inserting ‘‘Dams No. 1–5’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
$6,000,000. 
SEC. 5004. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY EVALUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal in-
terest, the Secretary shall evaluate the structural integrity 
and effectiveness of a project for flood damage reduction 
and, if the Secretary determines that the project does not 
meet such minimum standards as the Secretary may es-
tablish and, absent action by the Secretary, the project 
will fail, the Secretary may take such action as may be 
necessary to restore the integrity and effectiveness of the 
project. 
(b) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall evaluate under 
subsection (a) the following projects: 
(1) Project for flood damage reduction, Arkan-
sas River Levees, Arkansas.
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(2) 
Project 
for 
flood 
damage 
reduction, 
Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee. 
SEC. 5005. FLOOD MITIGATION PRIORITY AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(e) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e); 114 
Stat. 2599) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(23) and (27); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (28) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) Ascension Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(30) East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(31) Iberville Parish, Louisiana; 
‘‘(32) Livingston Parish, Louisiana; and 
‘‘(33) Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
212(i)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2332(i)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section—’’ and all that follows before the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘section $20,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5006. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR AUTHORIZED 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 219(e) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 
Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) $35,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(18); 
‘‘(10) $27,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(19); 
‘‘(11) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(20); 
‘‘(12) $35,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(23); 
‘‘(13) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(25); 
‘‘(14) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(26); 
‘‘(15) $35,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(27); 
‘‘(16) $20,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(28); and 
‘‘(17) $30,000,000 for the project described in 
subsection (c)(40).’’. 
(b) EAST ARKANSAS ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY, AR-
KANSAS.—Federal assistance made available under the
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rural enterprise zone program of the Department of Agri-
culture may be used toward payment of the non-Federal 
share of the costs of the project described in section 
219(c)(20) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–219) if such assistance is author-
ized to be used for such purposes. 
SEC. 5007. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS AND 
CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the re-
ports and, if the Secretary determines the project is fea-
sible, shall expedite completion of construction for the fol-
lowing projects: 
(1) Fulmer Creek, Village of Mohawk, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(2) Moyer Creek, Village of Frankfort, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(3) Steele Creek, Village of Ilion, New York, 
being carried out under section 205 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(4) Oriskany Wildlife Management Area, Rome, 
New York, being carried out under section 206 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330).
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(5) Whitney Point Lake, Otselic River, Whitney 
Point, New York, being carried out under section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a). 
(6) North River, Peabody, Massachusetts, being 
carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(7) Newton Creek, Bainbridge, New York, 
being carried out under section 14 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r). 
(8) Chenango Lake, Chenango County, New 
York, being carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330). 
SEC. 5008. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS FOR CER-
TAIN PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com-
pletion of the reports for the following projects and, if the 
Secretary determines that a project is justified in the com-
pleted report, proceed directly to project preconstruction, 
engineering, and design: 
(1) Project for water supply, Little Red River, 
Arkansas. 
(2) Project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida.
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(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Univer-
sity Lake, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 
(4) Project for hurricane and storm damage re-
duction, Montauk Point, New York. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR EGMONT KEY, FLORIDA.— 
In carrying out the project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida, referred to in subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary shall waive any cost share to be provided by non- 
Federal interests for any portion of the project that bene-
fits federally owned property. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE
FOR MONTAUK POINT, NEW 
YORK.—The Secretary shall complete the report for the 
project referred to in subsection (a)(4) not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2005, notwithstanding the ownership of the 
property to be protected. 
SEC. 5009. SOUTHEASTERN WATER RESOURCES ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct, at 
Federal expense, an assessment of the water resources 
needs of the river basins and watersheds of the south-
eastern United States. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the assessment, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State and local agencies, non-Federal 
and nonprofit entities, and regional researchers.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5010. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 1103(e)(7) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) 
the following: ‘‘The non-Federal interest may pro-
vide the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
in the form of in-kind services and materials.’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5(b)), for any 
project undertaken under this section, a non-Federal in-
terest may include a nonprofit entity, with the consent of 
the affected local government.’’. 
SEC. 5011. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EN-
HANCEMENT PROJECT. 
Section 514(g) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 343; 117 Stat. 142) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’.