‘‘(B) condition Federal participation in 
such projects or measures on the receipt of 
such contributions. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to affect the Secretary’s authority under section 
903(c).’’. 
SEC. 2002. HARBOR COST SHARING. 
(a) PAYMENTS DURING CONSTRUCTION.—Section 
101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1); 100 Stat. 4082) is amended 
in each of subparagraphs (B) and (C) by striking ‘‘45 
feet’’ and inserting ‘‘53 feet’’. 
(b) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
101(b)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘45 feet’’ and inserting ‘‘53 feet’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 214 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 2241; 100 Stat. 4108) is amended in each of para-
graphs (1) and (3) by striking ‘‘45 feet’’ and inserting 
‘‘53 feet’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply only to a project, or 
separable element of a project, on which a contract for 
physical construction has not been awarded before October 
1, 2003.
(e) REVISION OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The 
Secretary shall revise any partnership agreement entered 
into after October 1, 2003, for any project to which the 
amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) apply 
to take into account the change in non-Federal participa-
tion in the project as a result of such amendments. 
SEC. 2003. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; 114 Stat. 2594; 117 
Stat. 1836; 119 Stat. 2169; 120 Stat. 318; 120 Stat. 
3197) is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010’’. 
SEC. 2004. NATIONAL SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL DE-
VELOPMENT 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 5(a) of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal participation in 
the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned prop-
erty’’, approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426h(a)), is 
amended by striking ‘‘7 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CON-
STRUCTION PHASE.—Section 5(b)(1)(A) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 426h(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘3 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6 years’’.
(c) COST SHARING; REMOVAL OF PROJECTS.—Sec-
tion 5(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 426h(b)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) COST SHARING.—The Secretary may enter 
into a cost sharing agreement with a non-Federal in-
terest to carry out a project, or a phase of a project, 
under the erosion control program in cooperation 
with the non-Federal interest. 
‘‘(4) REMOVAL OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary 
may pay all or a portion of the costs of removing a 
project, or an element of a project, constructed 
under the erosion control program if the Secretary 
determines during the term of the program that the 
project or element is detrimental to the environment, 
private property, or public safety.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5(e)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 426h(e)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$31,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2005. SMALL SHORE AND BEACH RESTORATION AND 
PROTECTION PROJECTS. 
Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing 
Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores
of publicly owned property’’, approved August 13, 1946 
(33 U.S.C. 426g), is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2006. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 
Section 206(e) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) is amended by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2007. SMALL FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECTS. 
Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 
U.S.C. 701s) is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2008. MODIFICATION OF PROJECTS FOR IMPROVE-
MENT OF THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRON-
MENT. 
Section 1135(h) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(h)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2009. WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR WATER RESOURCES 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 221’’ and inserting the 
following:
‘‘SEC. 221. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR 
WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) COOPERATION OF NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After December 31, 1970, 
the construction of any water resources project, or 
an acceptable separable element thereof, by the Sec-
retary of the Army, acting through the Chief of En-
gineers, or by a non-Federal interest where such in-
terest will be reimbursed for such construction under 
any provision of law, shall not be commenced until 
each non-Federal interest has entered into a written 
partnership agreement with the Secretary (or, where 
appropriate, the district engineer for the district in 
which the project will be carried out) under which 
each party agrees to carry out its responsibilities 
and requirements for implementation or construction 
of the project or the appropriate element of the 
project, as the case may be; except that no such 
agreement shall be required if the Secretary deter-
mines that the administrative costs associated with 
negotiating, executing, or administering the agree-
ment would exceed the amount of the contribution 
required from the non-Federal interest and are less 
than $25,000.