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SEC. 5016. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DISPERSAL BARRIER 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall study, design, 
and carry out a project for preventing and reducing the 
dispersal of aquatic nuisance species through the Upper 
Mississippi River system. The Secretary shall complete the 
study, design, and construction of the project not later than 
6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) DISPERSAL BARRIER.—The Secretary, at Federal 
expense, shall— 
(1) investigate and identify environmentally 
sound methods for preventing and reducing the dis-
persal of aquatic nuisance species; 
(2) study, design, and carry out a project for a 
dispersal barrier, using available technologies and 
measures, to be located in the lock portion of Lock 
and Dam 11 in the Upper Mississippi River basin; 
(3) monitor and evaluate, in cooperation with 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the effectiveness of the project in preventing 
and reducing the dispersal of aquatic nuisance species 
through the Upper Mississippi River system, and re-
port to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate on the results of the evaluation; and 
(4) operate and maintain the project. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5017. SUSQUEHANNA, DELAWARE, AND POTOMAC 
RIVER BASINS, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, PENN-
SYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA. 
(a) EX OFFICIO MEMBER.—Notwithstanding section 
3001(a) of the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Recovery From Natural Disasters, and for 
Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia 
(Public Law 105–18; 111 Stat. 176), section 2.2 of the Sus-
quehanna River Basin Compact (Public Law 91–575), and 
section 2.2 of the Delaware River Basin Compact (Public 
Law 87–328), beginning in fiscal year 2002, and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Division Engineer, North Atlantic Divi-
sion, Corps of Engineers— 
(1) shall be the ex officio United States member 
under the Susquehanna River Basin Compact, the 
Delaware River Basin Compact, and the Potomac 
River Basin Compact; 
(2) shall serve without additional compensation; 
and 
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(3) may designate an alternate member in ac-
cordance with the terms of those compacts. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO ALLOCATE.—The Secretary 
shall allocate funds to the Susquehanna River Basin Com-
mission, Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Inter-
state Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Potomac 
River Basin Compact (Public Law 91–407)) to fulfill the 
equitable funding requirements of the respective interstate 
compacts. 
(c) WATER SUPPLY
AND CONSERVATION STORAGE, 
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into 
an agreement with the Delaware River Basin Com-
mission to provide temporary water supply and con-
servation storage at the Francis E. Walter Dam, 
Pennsylvania, for any period during which the Com-
mission has determined that a drought warning or 
drought emergency exists. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The agreement shall provide 
that the cost for water supply and conservation stor-
age under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the incre-
mental operating costs associated with providing the 
storage. 
(d) WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION STORAGE, 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into 
an agreement with the Susquehanna River Basin 
Commission to provide temporary water supply and 
conservation storage at Federal facilities operated by 
the Corps of Engineers in the Susquehanna River 
Basin for any period for which the Commission has 
determined that a drought warning or drought emer-
gency exists. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The agreement shall provide 
that the cost for water supply and conservation stor-
age under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the incre-
mental operating costs associated with providing the 
storage. 
(e) WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION STORAGE, PO-
TOMAC RIVER BASIN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into 
an agreement with the Potomac River Basin Commis-
sion to provide temporary water supply and con-
servation storage at Federal facilities operated by the 
Corps of Engineers in the Potomac River Basin for 
any period for which the Commission has determined 
that a drought warning or drought emergency exists. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The agreement shall provide 
that the cost for water supply and conservation stor-
age under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the incre-
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mental operating costs associated with providing the 
storage. 
SEC. 5018. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA-
TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 510(a)(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759) 
is amended by striking ‘‘, and beneficial uses of dredged 
material’’ and inserting ‘‘, beneficial uses of dredged mate-
rial, and restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
510(i) of such Act (110 Stat. 3761) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5019. HYPOXIA ASSESSMENT. 
The Secretary may participate with Federal, State, 
and local agencies, non-Federal and nonprofit entities, re-
gional researchers, and other interested parties to assess hy-
poxia in the Gulf of Mexico. 
SEC. 5020. POTOMAC RIVER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT AND 
TRIBUTARY 
STRATEGY 
EVALUATION 
AND 
MONITORING PROGRAM. 
The Secretary may participate in the Potomac River 
Watershed Assessment and Tributary Strategy Evaluation 
and Monitoring Program to identify a series of resource 
management indicators to accurately monitor the effective-
ness of the implementation of the agreed upon tributary 
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