(3) shall incorporate, as much as possible, rel-
evant ongoing planning efforts, including remedial
action planning, dredged material management plan-
ning, harbor and waterfront development planning,
and watershed management planning.
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing strategies under
this section, the Secretary shall consult with interested
Federal agencies, States, and Indian tribes and the public.
SEC. 210. EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
Section 5(a)(1) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authoriz-
ing the construction of certain public works on rivers and
harbors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)), is
amended by inserting before the first semicolon the follow-
ing: ‘‘, or in implementation of nonstructural alternatives
to the repair or restoration of such flood control work if
requested by the non-Federal sponsor’’.
SEC. 211. OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL REQUIREMENT.
(a) PENALTY.—Section 16 of the Act of March 3,
1899 (30 Stat. 1153; 33 U.S.C. 411), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen’’
and inserting ‘‘13, 14, 15, 19, and 20’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘not exceeding twenty-five hun-
dred dollars nor less than five hundred dollars’’ and
inserting ‘‘of up to $25,000 per day’’.
(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 20 of the Act of
March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1154; 33 U.S.C. 415), is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘expense’’ the first place it ap-
pears in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘actual ex-
pense, including administrative expenses,’’;
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘cost’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘actual 
cost, 
including 
administrative
costs,’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(b) REMOVAL REQUIREMENT.—Within 24 hours
after the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating issues an order to stop or delay naviga-
tion in any navigable waters of the United States because
of conditions related to the sinking or grounding of a ves-
sel, the owner or operator of the vessel, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Army, shall begin removal of the
vessel using the most expeditious removal method avail-
able or, if appropriate, secure the vessel pending removal
to allow navigation to resume. If the owner or operator
fails to begin removal or to secure the vessel pending re-
moval or fails to complete removal as soon as possible,
the Secretary of the Army shall remove or destroy the ves-
sel using the summary removal procedures under sub-
section (a) of this section.’’.
SEC. 212. SMALL PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.
Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33
U.S.C. 701r) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$15,000,000’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,500,000’’.
SEC. 213. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL.
Section 104(b) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958
(33 U.S.C. 610(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.
SEC. 214. BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL.
Section 204(e) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326) is amended by striking
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
SEC. 215. SEDIMENTS DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.
(a) PROJECT
PURPOSE.—Section 405(a) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4863; 33 U.S.C. 2239 note) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(3) PROJECT PURPOSE.—The purpose of the
project to be carried out under this section is to pro-
vide for the development of 1 or more sediment de-
contamination technologies on a pilot scale dem-
onstrating a capacity of at least 400 cubic yards per
day.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The first
sentence of section 405(c) of such Act is amended to read
as follows: ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal years 1993 and
1994 and $10,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 1994.’’.
(c) REPORTS.—Section 405 of such Act is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than September 30, 1996,
and periodically thereafter, the Administrator and the Sec-
retary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results
of the project to be carried out under this section, includ-
ing an assessment of the progress made in achieving the
intent of the program set forth in subsection (a)(3).’’.
SEC. 216. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(b)(2) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
579a(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Before’’ at the beginning of the
second sentence and inserting ‘‘Upon’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘planning, designing, or’’ be-
fore ‘‘construction’’ in the last sentence.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 52 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C.
579a note; 102 Stat. 4044) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d),
and (e) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respec-
tively.
SEC. 217. FOREIGN TRAVEL.
Section 211 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64
Stat. 183) is repealed.
SEC. 218. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In carrying out research
and development in support of the civil works program of
the Department of the Army, the Secretary may utilize
contracts, cooperative research and development agree-
ments, cooperative agreements, and grants with non-Fed-
eral entities, including State and local governments, col-
leges and universities, consortia, professional and tech-
nical societies, public and private scientific and technical
foundations, research institutions, educational organiza-
tions, and non-profit organizations.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—With respect to contracts for
research and development, the Secretary may include re-
quirements that have potential commercial application and
may also use such potential application as an evaluation
factor where appropriate.
SEC. 219. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to more effectively man-
age and protect the commercial viability of the Nation’s
vital deep draft seaports, the Secretary—
(1) shall conduct advanced maintenance suffi-
cient to ensure that authorized deep draft channel
dimensions are continuously maintained;
(2) may conduct analysis and demonstration of
experimental maintenance dredging techniques or
improved environmental techniques in federally au-
thorized deep draft navigation channels in order to
evaluate the ability of such techniques to increase
the reliability of channel dimensions; except that any
dredging undertaken pursuant to this paragraph
shall be limited and shall not replace or be sub-
stituted for routine maintenance dredging;
(3) shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
utilize sediments dredged under paragraphs (1) and
(2) for beneficial purposes; and
(4) shall contract for private dredging services
to perform priority-expedited dredging work unless
the appropriate District Engineer of Corps of Engi-
neers determines that a Federal dredge can be
brought on scene more quickly or is operationally
better suited to undertake the work than any avail-
able non-Federal dredge.
With respect to priority-expedited dredging work under-
taken under paragraph (4), the District Engineer shall
employ innovative, expedited contracting procedures to en-
sure a timely response. In the case of contract disputes,
the District Engineer is authorized to employ whatever
measures are necessary to accomplish the priority-expe-
dited dredging work.
(b) HOPPER DREDGE FLEET REQUIREMENTS.—In
order to ensure the continued viability of the Federal hop-
per dredge fleet and private industry hopper dredge fleet,
the Secretary—
(1) shall, except as provided in section 342 of
this Act, relating to the hopper dredge, McFarland,
maintain the Federal minimum hopper dredge fleet
for at least 4 years or more beginning in fiscal year
1995 in a fully operational and active status;
(2) may undertake measures to maintain or im-
prove the efficiency, operation, and design of the
Federal hopper dredge fleet; and
(3) shall, for fiscal years beginning in fiscal
year 1995 and ending in fiscal year 1998, advertise
for competitive bid at least 7,500,000 cubic yards of
hopper dredge work formerly accomplished by the
Government fleet in years preceding fiscal year 1992
consistent with the policies developed by the Sec-
retary to implement the requirements of section 106
of the Energy and Water Development Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (106 Stat. 1326) and section 106 of
the Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act, 1994 (107 Stat. 1320); except that (A) hopper
dredge work which results from activities undertaken
in accordance with subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) shall
be advertised for competitive bid and shall not be
counted toward the 7,500,000 cubic yards required
to be advertised by this paragraph; and (B) oper-
ation of the Corps of Engineers hopper dredge fleet
resulting from activities undertaken in accordance
with subsections (a)(2) and (a)(4) shall not be used
to determine days of operation of the Corps of Engi-
neers hopper dredge fleet necessary to achieve the
7,500,000 cubic yards required to be advertised by
this paragraph.
(c) PRIORITY-EXPEDITED DREDGING WORK DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘priority-
expedited dredging work’’ means work necessary to main-
tain a federally authorized deep draft navigation channel
at project dimensions whenever the appropriate District
Engineer of the Corps of Engineers determines that silta-
tion, sedimentation, or other events altering channel di-
mensions has caused, or is anticipated to cause, imminent
impairment of ongoing commercial navigation.
(d) USE OF CORPS DREDGE FLEET.—Notwithstand-
ing the provisions of this section, the Secretary is author-
ized to use the dredge fleet of the Corps of Engineers to
undertake projects when industry does not perform as re-
quired by the contract specifications or when the bids are
more than 25 percent in excess of what the Secretary de-
termines to be a fair and reasonable estimated cost of a
well-equipped contractor doing the work or to respond to
emergency requirements.
SEC. 220. RESTORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4251–4252; 33 U.S.C. 2309a) is
amended—
(1) by striking the period at the end of sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘and to de-
termine if the operation of such projects has contrib-
uted to the degradation of the quality of the environ-
ment.’’;
(2) by striking the last 2 sentences of sub-
section (b);
(3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(e) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(c) RESTORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.—
If the Secretary determines that operation of a water re-
sources project constructed by the Secretary has contrib-
uted to the degradation of the quality of the environment,
the Secretary may undertake measures for restoration of
environmental quality if such measures are feasible and
consistent with the authorized project purposes.
‘‘(d) NON-FEDERAL SHARE; LIMITATION ON MAXI-
MUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The non-Federal share
of the cost of any modifications or measures carried out
or undertaken pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this
section shall be 25 percent. Not more than 80 percent of
the non-Federal share may be in kind, including a facility,
supply, or service that is necessary to carry out the modi-
fication. No more than $5,000,000 in Federal funds may
be expended on any single modification or measure carried
out or undertaken pursuant to this section.’’.
SEC. 221. COST SHARING FOR CREATION OF DREDGED MA-
TERIAL DISPOSAL AREAS.
(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 101(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b))
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘The Federal share’’;
(2) by indenting and moving paragraph (1), as
so designated, 2 ems to the right; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) CONFINED
DISPOSAL
FACILITIES.—The
Federal share of the cost of project features that are
necessary for the creation of dredged material dis-
posal areas, including capping, retaining dikes, bulk-
heads, embankments, and associated structures,
shall be determined in accordance with subsection
(a)(1).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 101 of
such Act (33 U.S.C. 2211) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of subsection
(a)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘rights-of-
way,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and dredged material
disposal areas’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(3)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘rights-of-
way,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and dredged material
disposal areas’’ and inserting ‘‘, including those
required for dredged material disposal areas,’’;
and
(3) in subsection (e)(1) by striking ‘‘, and to
provide dredged material disposal areas’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall apply to construction of dredged
material disposal areas for which a contract for construc-
tion has not been awarded before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. The Secretary may amend any coopera-
tion agreement entered into before such date of enactment
that does not provide for a Federal share of project costs
of dredged material disposal areas as determined in ac-
cordance with such amendments if the non-Federal inter-
est agrees to the amendment of the contract.
SEC. 222. LOSS OF LIFE PREVENTION.
Section 904 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2281) is amended by inserting ‘‘in-
cluding the loss of life which may be associated with flood-
ing and coastal storm events,’’ after ‘‘costs,’’.