responsibilities and risks of each of the 
parties related to present and future 
dredged material managed by the facility. 
‘‘(ii) MANAGEMENT OF SEDIMENTS.— 
The cost-sharing agreement may include 
the management of sediments from the 
maintenance dredging of Federal naviga-
tion projects that do not have partnership 
agreements. The cost-sharing agreement 
may allow the non-Federal sponsor to re-
ceive reimbursable payments from the Fed-
eral Government for commitments made by 
the sponsor for disposal or placement ca-
pacity at dredged material treatment, proc-
essing, contaminant reduction, or disposal 
facilities. 
‘‘(iii) 
CREDIT.—The 
cost-sharing 
agreement may allow costs incurred prior 
to execution of a partnership agreement 
for construction or the purchase of equip-
ment or capacity for the project to be cred-
ited according to existing cost-sharing 
rules. 
‘‘(B) CREDIT.—Nothing in this subsection 
supersedes or modifies existing agreements be-
tween the Federal Government and any non- 
Federal sponsors for the cost sharing, construc-
tion, and operation and maintenance of Federal 
navigation projects. Subject to the approval of 
the Secretary and in accordance with existing 
laws, regulations, and policies, a non-Federal 
public sponsor of a Federal navigation project 
may seek credit for funds provided in the acqui-
sition, design, construction, management, or op-
eration of a dredged material processing, treat-
ment, or disposal facility to the extent the facil-
ity is used to manage dredged material from 
the Federal navigation project. The non-Federal 
sponsor shall be responsible for providing all 
necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, or 
relocations associated with the facility and shall 
receive credit for these items.’’; and 
(3) in each of subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2)(A), 
as so redesignated— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and maintenance’’ after 
‘‘operation’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘processing, treatment, 
or’’ after ‘‘dredged material’’ the first place it 
appears.
SEC. 2010. WETLANDS MITIGATION. 
In carrying out a water resources project that in-
volves wetlands mitigation and that has impacts that occur 
within the service area of a mitigation bank, the Secretary, 
to the maximum extent practicable and where appropriate, 
shall give preference to the use of the mitigation bank if 
the bank contains sufficient available credits to offset the 
impact and the bank is approved in accordance with the 
Federal Guidance for the Establishment, Use and Oper-
ation of Mitigation Banks (60 Fed. Reg. 58605) or other 
applicable Federal law (including regulations). 
SEC. 2011. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting a study of harbor 
and navigation improvements, the Secretary may rec-
ommend a project without the need to demonstrate that 
the project is justified solely by national economic develop-
ment benefits if the Secretary determines that— 
(1)(A) the community to be served by the 
project is at least 70 miles from the nearest surface 
accessible commercial port and has no direct rail or 
highway link to another community served by a sur-
face accessible port or harbor; or 
(B) the project would be located in the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Amer-
ican Samoa;