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SEC. 5100. HARRISON, HANCOCK, AND JACKSON COUNTIES, 
MISSISSIPPI. 
In carrying out projects for the protection, restora-
tion, and creation of aquatic and ecologically related habi-
tats located in Harrison, Hancock, and Jackson Counties, 
Mississippi, under section 204 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326), the Secretary 
shall accept any portion of the non-Federal share of the 
cost of the project in the form of in-kind services and ma-
terials. 
SEC. 5101. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSOURI, AND ILLINOIS. 
As a part of the operation and maintenance of the 
project for the Mississippi River (Regulating Works), be-
tween the Ohio and Missouri Rivers, Missouri and Illinois, 
authorized by the first section of an Act entitled ‘‘Making 
appropriations for the construction, repair, and preserva-
tion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and 
for other purposes’’, approved June 25, 1910, the Sec-
retary may carry out activities necessary to restore and 
protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi 
River system. Such activities may include modification of 
navigation training structures, modification and creation 
of side channels, modification and creation of islands, and 
studies and analysis necessary to apply adaptive manage-
ment principles in design of future work.
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SEC. 5102. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
Section 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 337) is amended by striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5103. ACID BROOK, POMPTON LAKES, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood dam-
age reduction under section 205 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), Acid Brook, Pompton Lakes, 
New Jersey, if the Secretary determines that the project 
is feasible. 
SEC. 5104. HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS AREA, NEW JER-
SEY. 
Section 324 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849; 110 Stat. 3779) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘design’’ and inserting 
‘‘planning, design,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Hackensack Meadowlands 
Development’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Plan 
for’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘New 
Jersey 
Meadowlands Commission for the development 
of an environmental improvement program for’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘REQUIRED’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) Restoration and acquisitions of significant 
wetlands and aquatic habitat that contribute to the 
Meadowlands ecosystem.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and 
aquatic habitat’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(E) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) Research, development, and implementa-
tion for a water quality improvement program, in-
cluding restoration of hydrology and tidal flows and 
remediation of hot spots and other sources of con-
taminants that degrade existing or planned sites.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) by inserting before the last 
sentence the following: ‘‘The non-Federal sponsor 
may also provide in-kind services, not to exceed the 
non-Federal share of the total project cost, and may 
also receive credit for reasonable cost of design work 
completed prior to entering into the partnership 
agreement with the Secretary for a project to be car-
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ried out under the program developed under sub-
section (a).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5105. CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICO. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
593(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 381) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
(b) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Section 593 
of such Act (113 Stat. 381) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(i) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.’’. 
SEC. 5106. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 404(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4863) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘processes’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
related environmental processes’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Atlantic Coast’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(and associated back bays)’’;
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(3) by inserting after ‘‘actions’’ the following: ‘‘, 
environmental restoration or conservation measures 
for coastal and back bays,’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
plan for collecting data and monitoring information 
included in such annual report shall be fully coordi-
nated with and agreed to by appropriate agencies of 
the State of New York.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 404(b) of such Act 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘INITIAL PLAN.—Not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL REPORTS.—The’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘initial plan for data collection 
and monitoring’’ and inserting ‘‘annual report of 
data collection and monitoring activities’’; and 
(3) by striking the last sentence. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
404(c) of such Act (113 Stat. 341) is amended by striking 
‘‘and an additional total of $2,500,000 for fiscal years 
thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000 for fiscal years 
2000 through 2004, and $7,500,000 for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2004,’’.