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5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) with 
respect to such flood events. 
(3) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall ensure that an assessment 
under subsection (a) shall be similar in cost and scope to 
an initial assessment prepared by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 
(d) FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—In conducting an 
assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider 
information on floods and flood damages compiled under section 
206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a). 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report on the results of the assessments conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in each report 
submitted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) identification of any levee system for which the 
Secretary has conducted an assessment under subsection 
(a); 
(B) a description of any opportunities identified under 
such subsection for the modification of a levee system, 
including the potential benefits of such modification for 
the purposes identified under such subsection; 
(C) information relating to the willingness and ability 
of each applicable non-Federal interest to participate in 
a modification to the relevant levee system, including by 
obtaining any real estate necessary for the modification; 
and 
(D) a summary of the information considered and 
identified under subsection (c)(1). 
(f) INCORPORATION
OF
INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall 
include in the levee database established under section 9004 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) 
the information included in each report submitted under subsection 
(e), and make such information publicly available (including on 
a publicly available website). 
(g) LEVEE SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘levee 
system’’ has the meaning given that term in section 9002(9) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 8122. NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY. 
The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 15. NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INVENTORY.—The term ‘inventory’ means the national 
low-head dam inventory developed under subsection (b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(2) LOW-HEAD DAM.—The term ‘low-head dam’ means a 
river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans a stream 
channel, blocking the waterway and creating a backup of water
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behind the barrier, with a drop off over the wall of not less 
than 6 inches and not more than 25 feet. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Army, in 
consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal and State 
agencies, shall— 
‘‘(A) develop an inventory of low-head dams in the 
United States that includes— 
‘‘(i) the location, ownership, description, current 
use, condition, height, and length of each low-head 
dam; 
‘‘(ii) any information on public safety conditions 
at each low-head dam; 
‘‘(iii) public safety information on the dangers of 
low-head dams; 
‘‘(iv) a directory of financial and technical assist-
ance resources available to reduce safety hazards and 
fish passage barriers at low-head dams; and 
‘‘(v) any other relevant information concerning low- 
head dams; and 
‘‘(B) submit the inventory to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) DATA.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate with Federal and State agencies and 
other relevant entities; and 
‘‘(B) use data provided to the Secretary by those agen-
cies and entities. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make the 
inventory publicly available, including on a publicly available 
website. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall maintain 
and periodically publish updates to the inventory. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$30,000,000. 
‘‘(d) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section provides authority 
to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with respect to a low- 
head dam, that is not explicitly authorized under this section.’’. 
SEC. 8123. EXPEDITING HYDROPOWER AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 
FACILITIES. 
Section 1008 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2321b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and to meet the 
requirements of subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘projects’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the policy described in subsection (a) is 
implemented nationwide in an efficient, consistent, and coordi-
nated manner; and
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‘‘(2) assess opportunities— 
‘‘(A) to increase the development of hydroelectric power 
at existing water resources development projects of the 
Corps of Engineers with hydroelectric facilities; and 
‘‘(B) to develop new hydroelectric power at existing 
nonpowered water resources development projects of the 
Corps of Engineers.’’. 
SEC. 8124. RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AT WATER RESOURCES 
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out military training activities 
or otherwise fulfilling military training requirements, units or mem-
bers of a reserve component of the Armed Forces may perform 
services and furnish supplies in support of a water resources 
development project or program of the Corps of Engineers without 
reimbursement. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any member 
of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is employed 
by the Corps of Engineers on a full-time basis. 
SEC. 8125. PAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS 
FROM APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS. 
Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 583a), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers 
of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army who are assigned 
to the Corps of Engineers,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The personnel described in subsection (b)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PERSONNEL DESCRIBED.—The personnel referred to in sub-
section (a) are the following: 
‘‘(1) Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army. 
‘‘(2) The following members of the Army who are assigned 
to the Corps of Engineers: 
‘‘(A) Reserve component officers. 
‘‘(B) Warrant officers (whether regular or reserve 
component). 
‘‘(C) Enlisted members (whether regular or reserve 
component).’’. 
SEC. 8126. MAINTENANCE DREDGING PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, prioritize the reissuance of any regional general permit 
for maintenance dredging under section 404 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) that expired prior to May 
1, 2021. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section affects any 
obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal or State 
environmental law, including— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(2) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.); and 
(3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.).
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SEC. 8127. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the following projects, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate 
efforts with the applicable non-Federal interest, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other 
Federal, State, and regional agencies responsible for the remedi-
ation of contaminated sediments: 
(1) The project for ecosystem restoration, South Fork of 
the South Branch of the Chicago River, Bubbly Creek, Illinois, 
authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740). 
(2) The project for navigation, Columbia and Lower Willam-
ette Rivers, Oregon and Washington, authorized by section 
101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1177), 
in the vicinity of the Albina Turning Basin, River Mile 10, 
and the Post Office Bar, Portland Harbor, River Mile 2. 
(3) The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Mahoning 
River, Ohio, being carried out under section 206 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330). 
(4) The project for navigation, South Branch of the Chicago 
River, Cook County, Illinois, in the vicinity of Collateral 
Channel. 
(5) The projects carried out under the Comprehensive Ever-
glades Restoration Plan, as authorized by or pursuant to section 
601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2680; 132 Stat. 3786), in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on efforts to remove or remediate 
contaminated sediments associated with the projects identified in 
subsection (a), including, if applicable, any specific recommendations 
for actions or agreements necessary to undertake such work. 
(c) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect the rights and responsibilities 
of any person under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). 
SEC. 8128. ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL CONFINED AQUATIC DISPOSAL 
FACILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to conduct assess-
ments of the availability of confined aquatic disposal facilities for 
the disposal of contaminated dredged material. 
(b) INFORMATION AND COMMENT.—In conducting an assessment 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) solicit information from stakeholders on potential 
projects that may require disposal of contaminated sediments 
in a confined aquatic disposal facility; 
(2) solicit information from the applicable division of the 
Corps of Engineers on the need for confined aquatic disposal 
facilities; and 
(3) provide an opportunity for public comment. 
(c) NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT REGION ASSESSMENT.—In carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize conducting an 
assessment of the availability of confined aquatic disposal facilities
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in the New England District region for the disposal of contaminated 
dredged material in such region. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on the results of any assessments 
conducted under this section, including any recommendations of 
the Secretary for the construction of new confined aquatic disposal 
facilities or expanded capacity for confined aquatic disposal facili-
ties. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘New England Dis-
trict region’’ means the area located within the boundaries of the 
New England District in the North Atlantic Division of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
SEC. 8129. STUDIES FOR PERIODIC NOURISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 156 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting 
‘‘50’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘15’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘10-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘16-year 
period’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘12 years’’. 
(b) INDIAN RIVER INLET SAND BYPASS PLANT.—For purposes 
of the project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion con-
trol at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, commonly known as the 
‘‘Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Plant’’, authorized by section 869 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4182), 
a study carried out under section 156(b) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f(b)) shall consider 
as an alternative for periodic nourishment continued reimbursement 
of the Federal share of the cost to the non-Federal interest for 
the project to operate and maintain the sand bypass plant. 
SEC. 8130. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL; MANAGEMENT 
PLANS. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLAN ON BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATE-
RIAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a strategic plan that identifies 
opportunities and challenges relating to furthering the policy 
of the United States to maximize the beneficial use of suitable 
dredged material obtained from the construction or operation 
and maintenance of water resources development projects, as 
described in section 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategic plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with relevant Federal agencies involved 
in the beneficial use of dredged material;
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(B) solicit and consider input from State and local 
governments and Indian Tribes, while seeking to ensure 
a geographic diversity of input from the various Corps 
of Engineers divisions; and 
(C) consider input received from other stakeholders 
involved in beneficial use of dredged material. 
(3) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in the strategic 
plan developed under paragraph (1)— 
(A) identification of any specific barriers and conflicts 
that the Secretary determines impede the maximization 
of beneficial use of dredged material at the Federal, State, 
and local level, and any recommendations of the Secretary 
to address such barriers and conflicts; 
(B) identification of specific measures to improve inter-
agency and Federal, State, local, and Tribal communica-
tions and coordination to improve implementation of section 
125(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2326g); and 
(C) identification of methods to prioritize the use of 
dredged material to benefit water resources development 
projects in areas experiencing vulnerabilities to coastal land 
loss. 
(b) DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR HARBORS IN 
THE STATE OF OHIO.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) FORMULATION
OF
PLAN.—In developing each 
dredged material management plan for a federally author-
ized harbor in the State of Ohio, including any such plan 
under development on the date of enactment of this Act, 
each District Commander shall include, as a constraint 
on the formulation of the base plan and any alternatives, 
a prohibition consistent with section 105 of the Energy 
and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 217) on 
the use of funds for open-lake disposal of dredged material. 
(B) MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE.—Each dredged 
material management plan for a federally authorized 
harbor in the State of Ohio, including any such dredged 
material management plan under development on the date 
of enactment of this Act, shall maximize the beneficial 
use of dredged material under the base plan and under 
section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)). 
(2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this subsection pro-
hibits the use of funds for open-lake disposal of dredged mate-
rial if such use is not otherwise prohibited by law. 
SEC. 8131. CRITERIA FOR FUNDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OF SMALL, REMOTE, AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop specific criteria 
for the annual evaluation and ranking of maintenance dredging 
requirements for small harbors and remote and subsistence harbors, 
taking into account the following: 
(1) The contribution of a harbor to the local and regional 
economy.
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(2) The extent to which a harbor has deteriorated since 
the last cycle of maintenance dredging. 
(3) Public safety concerns. 
(b) INCLUSION IN GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall include the 
criteria developed under subsection (a) in the annual Civil Works 
Direct Program Development Policy Guidance of the Secretary. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall include in each 
biennial report submitted under section 210(e)(3) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)) a ranking 
of projects in accordance with the criteria developed under sub-
section (a) of this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBOR.—The term ‘‘remote 
and subsistence harbor’’ means a harbor with respect to which 
section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(33 U.S.C. 2242) applies, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) SMALL HARBOR.—The term ‘‘small harbor’’ includes an 
emerging harbor, as such term is defined in section 210 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238). 
SEC. 8132. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY 
HARBORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations 
designated by statute as being for the purpose of carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may carry out projects for underserved 
community harbors for purposes of sustaining water-dependent 
commercial and recreational activities at such harbors. 
(b) BENEFICIAL USE.— 
(1) JUSTIFICATION.—The Secretary may carry out a project 
under this section involving a disposal option for the beneficial 
use of dredged material that is not the least cost disposal 
option if the Secretary determines that the incremental cost 
of the disposal option is reasonable pursuant to the standard 
described in section 204(d)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326(d)(1)). 
(2) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the incremental 
cost of a project carried out under this section involving a 
disposal option for the beneficial use of dredged material that 
is not the least cost disposal option shall be determined as 
provided under subsections (a) through (d) of section 103 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall prioritize carrying out 
projects using funds made available under this section based on 
an assessment of— 
(1) the local or regional economic benefits of the project; 
(2) the environmental benefits of the project, including 
the benefits to the aquatic environment to be derived from 
the creation of wetland and control of shoreline erosion; and 
(3) other social effects of the project, including protection 
against loss of life and contributions to local or regional cultural 
heritage. 
(d) CLARIFICATION.—The Secretary shall not require the non- 
Federal interest for a project carried out under this section to 
perform additional operation and maintenance activities at the 
beneficial use placement site or the disposal site for such project 
as a condition of receiving assistance under this section.
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(e) FEDERAL PARTICIPATION LIMIT.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project under this section shall not exceed $10,000,000. 
(f) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Projects carried out under this 
section shall be in addition to operation and maintenance activities 
otherwise carried out by the Secretary for underserved community 
harbors using funds appropriated pursuant to section 210 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) or 
section 102(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2238 note). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means a single cycle of 
maintenance dredging of an underserved community harbor 
and any associated placement of dredged material at a bene-
ficial use placement site or disposal site. 
(2) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY HARBOR.—The term ‘‘under-
served community harbor’’ means an emerging harbor (as 
defined in section 210(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(f))) for which— 
(A) no Federal funds have been obligated for mainte-
nance dredging in the current fiscal year or in any of 
the 4 preceding fiscal years; and 
(B) State and local investments in infrastructure have 
been made during any of the 4 preceding fiscal years. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $50,000,000 from the General Fund 
of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
to be deposited into the ‘‘CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL—OPER-
ATION AND MAINTENANCE’’ account. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Not less than 35 percent of the amounts 
made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year 
shall be used for projects involving the beneficial use of dredged 
material. 
SEC. 8133. INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to establish a 
pilot program (referred to in this section as the ‘‘pilot program’’) 
to conduct a multiyear demonstration program to award contracts 
with a duration of up to 5 years for dredging projects on inland 
waterways of the United States described in section 206 of the 
Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program shall be 
to— 
(1) increase the reliability, availability, and efficiency of 
federally owned and federally operated inland waterways 
projects; 
(2) decrease operational risks across the inland waterways 
system; and 
(3) provide cost savings by combining work across multiple 
projects across different accounts of the Corps of Engineers. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, award contracts for projects under sub-
section (a) that combine work for construction and operation 
and maintenance. 
(2) PROJECTS.—In awarding contracts under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall consider projects that—
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(A) improve navigation reliability on inland waterways 
that are accessible year-round; 
(B) increase freight capacity on inland waterways; and 
(C) have the potential to enhance the availability of 
containerized cargo on inland waterways. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects the 
responsibility of the Secretary with respect to the construction 
and operation and maintenance of projects on the inland waterways 
system. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the first contract is awarded pursuant to the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report that evaluates, with respect to the pilot program and 
any contracts awarded under the pilot program— 
(1) cost-effectiveness; 
(2) reliability and performance; 
(3) cost savings attributable to mobilization and demobiliza-
tion of dredge equipment; and 
(4) response times to address navigational impediments. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to enter into con-
tracts pursuant to the pilot program shall expire on the date that 
is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8134. NEPA REPORTING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘categorical exclu-
sion’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘environ-
mental assessment’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation). 
(3) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘environmental impact statement’’ means a detailed written 
statement required under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 
(4) FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.—The term ‘‘finding 
of no significant impact’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation). 
(5) PROJECT STUDY.—The term ‘‘project study’’ means a 
feasibility study for a project carried out pursuant to section 
905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2282) for which a categorical exclusion may apply, or an 
environmental assessment or an environmental impact state-
ment is required, pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) NEPA DATA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
process to track, and annually submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, a report containing the informa-
tion described in subparagraph (B).
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(B) 
INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—The 
information 
referred to in subparagraph (A) is, with respect to the 
Corps of Engineers— 
(i) the number of project studies for which a cat-
egorical exclusion was used during the reporting 
period; 
(ii) the number of project studies for which the 
decision to use a categorical exclusion, to prepare an 
environmental assessment, or to prepare an environ-
mental impact statement is pending on the date on 
which the report is submitted; 
(iii) the number of project studies for which an 
environmental assessment was issued during the 
reporting period, broken down by whether a finding 
of no significant impact, if applicable, was based on 
mitigation; 
(iv) the length of time the Corps of Engineers 
took to complete each environmental assessment 
described in clause (iii); 
(v) the number of project studies pending on the 
date on which the report is submitted for which an 
environmental assessment is being drafted; 
(vi) the number of project studies for which an 
environmental impact statement was issued during the 
reporting period; 
(vii) the length of time the Corps of Engineers 
took to complete each environmental impact statement 
described in clause (vi); and 
(viii) the number of project studies pending on 
the date on which the report is submitted for which 
an environmental impact statement is being drafted. 
(2) PUBLIC ACCESS TO NEPA REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
make each annual report required under paragraph (1) publicly 
available (including on a publicly available website). 
SEC. 8135. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) MITIGATION BANK INSTRUMENT PROCESSING.—An 
activity carried out by the Secretary to expedite evaluation 
of a permit described in subparagraph (A) may include 
the evaluation of an instrument for a mitigation bank 
if— 
‘‘(i) the non-Federal public entity, public-utility 
company, natural gas company, or railroad carrier 
applying for the permit described in that subparagraph 
is the sponsor of the mitigation bank; and 
‘‘(ii) expediting evaluation of the instrument is nec-
essary to expedite evaluation of the permit described 
in that subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 8136. LEASE DURATIONS. 
The Secretary shall issue guidance on the circumstances under 
which a lease under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, 
or section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d),
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with a term in excess of 25 years is appropriate and in the public 
interest. 
SEC. 8137. REFORESTATION. 
The Secretary is encouraged to consider measures to restore 
swamps and other wetland forests in carrying out studies for water 
resources development projects for ecosystem restoration, flood risk 
management, and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction. 
SEC. 8138. EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PROTECTION. 
Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘lighthouses (including those lighthouses 
with historical value),’’ after ‘‘bridge approaches,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 8139. LEASE DEVIATIONS. 
The Secretary shall fully implement the requirements of section 
153 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2658). 
SEC. 8140. POLICY AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS. 
Every 5 years, the Secretary shall revise, rescind, or certify 
as current, as applicable, each policy and technical standards 
publication for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, 
including each engineer regulation, engineer circular, engineer 
manual, engineer pamphlet, engineer technical letter, planning 
guidance letter, policy guidance letter, planning bulletin, and 
engineering and construction bulletin. 
SEC. 8141. CORPS RECORDS RELATING TO HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS 
IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA. 
(a) SERVICE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall indicate in the 
service record of a member or employee of the Corps of Engineers 
who performs covered duty that such member or employee was 
exposed to microcystin in the line of duty. 
(b) COVERED DUTY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
duty’’ means duty performed— 
(1) during a period when the Florida Department of 
Environmental Protection has determined that there is a con-
centration of microcystin of greater than 8 parts per billion 
in the waters of Lake Okeechobee resulting from a harmful 
algal bloom in such lake; and 
(2) at or near any of the following structures: 
(A) S–77. 
(B) S–78. 
(C) S–79. 
(D) S–80. 
(E) S–308. 
SEC. 8142. FORECASTING MODELS FOR THE GREAT LAKES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary $10,000,000 to complete and maintain a model 
suite to forecast water levels, account for water level variability, 
and account for the impacts of extreme weather events and other 
natural disasters in the Great Lakes. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section precludes the 
Secretary from using funds made available pursuant to the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative established by section 118(c)(7) of the
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)) for activi-
ties described in subsection (a) for the Great Lakes, in addition 
to carrying out activities under this section. 
SEC. 8143. MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR SALINE 
LAKES IN THE GREAT BASIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out 
a program (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘program’’) to 
monitor and assess the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems in 
the Great Basin, including the Great Salt Lake, to inform and 
support Federal and non-Federal management and conservation 
activities to benefit those ecosystems. 
(b) 
COORDINATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
coordinate 
implementation of the program with relevant— 
(1) Federal and State agencies; 
(2) Indian Tribes; 
(3) local governments; and 
(4) nonprofit organizations. 
(c) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
is authorized to use contracts, cooperative agreements, or any other 
authorized means to work with institutions of higher education 
and with entities described in subsection (b) to implement the 
program. 
(d) UPDATE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an update 
on the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the program. 
(e) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary may use available studies, information, literature, 
or data on the Great Basin region published by relevant Federal, 
State, Tribal, or local governmental entities. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000. 
SEC. 8144. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program 
to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests 
in the Chattahoochee River Basin. 
(2) FORM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The assistance provided under para-
graph (1) shall be in the form of design and construction 
assistance for water-related resource protection and res-
toration projects affecting the Chattahoochee River Basin, 
based on the comprehensive plan developed under sub-
section (b). 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—Projects for which assistance is pro-
vided under subparagraph (A) may include— 
(i) projects for— 
(I) sediment and erosion control; 
(II) protection of eroding shorelines; 
(III) ecosystem restoration, including restora-
tion of submerged aquatic vegetation; 
(IV) protection of essential public works; 
(V) wastewater treatment, and related facili-
ties; and 
(VI) beneficial uses of dredged material; and 
(ii) other related projects that may enhance the 
living resources of the Chattahoochee River Basin.
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(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
State and local governmental officials and affected stakeholders, 
shall develop a comprehensive Chattahoochee River Basin res-
toration plan to guide the implementation of projects under 
this section. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The comprehensive plan developed 
under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned 
actions of other Federal, State, and local agencies and non-
governmental organizations. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—The comprehensive plan developed 
under paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects described 
in subsection (a)(2) that will improve water quality or quantity 
or use a combination of structural and nonstructural measures, 
including alternatives that use natural features or nature-based 
features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a)). 
(c) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance for a project 
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
with a non-Federal interest for the design and construction 
of the project. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered into under 
this subsection shall provide for— 
(A) the development by the Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a 
resource protection and restoration plan, including appro-
priate engineering plans and specifications and an estimate 
of expected resource benefits; and 
(B) the establishment of such legal and institutional 
structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long- 
term operation and maintenance of the project by the non- 
Federal interest. 
(d) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost to 
design and construct a project under each agreement entered 
into under this section shall be 75 percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) VALUE OF LAND, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND 
RELOCATIONS.—In determining the non-Federal contribu-
tion toward carrying out an agreement entered into under 
this section, the Secretary shall provide credit to a non- 
Federal interest for the value of land, easements, rights- 
of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal 
interest, except that the amount of credit provided for 
a project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 percent 
of the total project costs. 
(B) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—The non- 
Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance 
of a project carried out under an agreement under this 
section shall be 100 percent. 
(e) PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive plan devel-
oped under subsection (b) that is located on Federal land shall
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be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that owns 
the land on which the project will be carried out. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—A Federal agency car-
rying out a project described in paragraph (1) may accept 
contributions of funds from non-Federal interests to carry out 
that project. 
(f) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall cooperate with— 
(1) the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including— 
(A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
(B) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(C) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
and 
(D) the heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 
(2) agencies of any relevant State or political subdivision 
of a State. 
(g) PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.—A project established under 
this section shall be carried out using such measures as are nec-
essary to protect environmental, historic, and cultural resources. 
(h) PROJECTS REQUIRING SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION.—If the Fed-
eral share of the cost to design and construct a project under 
this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry 
out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary 
to carry out the project. 
(i) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) establishes any express or implied reserved water right 
in the United States for any purpose; 
(2) affects any water right in existence on the date of 
enactment of this Act; 
(3) preempts or affects any State water law or interstate 
compact governing water; or 
(4) affects any Federal or State law in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act regarding water quality or water 
quantity. 
(j) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report that describes the results of the program established under 
this section. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000. 
SEC. 8145. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program 
to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests 
in the Lower Mississippi River Basin. 
(2) FORM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The assistance under paragraph (1) 
shall be in the form of design and construction assistance
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for flood or coastal storm risk management or aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects in the Lower Mississippi 
River Basin based on the comprehensive plan developed 
under subsection (b). 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—Projects for which assistance is pro-
vided under subparagraph (A) may include— 
(i) projects for— 
(I) sediment and erosion control; 
(II) protection of eroding riverbanks and 
streambanks and shorelines; 
(III) ecosystem restoration; 
(IV) channel modifications; and 
(V) beneficial uses of dredged material; and 
(ii) other related projects that may enhance the 
living resources of the Lower Mississippi River Basin. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
State and local governmental officials and affected stakeholders, 
shall develop a comprehensive Lower Mississippi River Basin 
restoration plan to guide the implementation of projects under 
this section. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The comprehensive plan developed 
under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned 
actions of other Federal, State, and local agencies and non-
governmental organizations. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—The comprehensive plan developed 
under paragraph (1) shall give priority to projects described 
in subsection (a)(2) that will improve water quality, reduce 
hypoxia in the Lower Mississippi River or the Gulf of Mexico, 
or use a combination of structural and nonstructural measures, 
including alternatives that use natural features or nature-based 
features (as such terms are defined in section 1184 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a)). 
(c) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance for a project 
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
with a non-Federal interest for the design and construction 
of the project. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered into under 
this subsection shall provide for— 
(A) the development by the Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a 
resource protection and restoration plan, including appro-
priate engineering plans and specifications and an estimate 
of expected resource benefits; and 
(B) the establishment of such legal and institutional 
structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long- 
term operation and maintenance of the project by the non- 
Federal interest. 
(d) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost to 
design and construct a project under each agreement entered 
into under this section shall be 75 percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
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(A) VALUE OF LAND, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND 
RELOCATIONS.—In determining the non-Federal contribu-
tion toward carrying out an agreement entered into under 
this section, the Secretary shall provide credit to a non- 
Federal interest for the value of land, easements, rights- 
of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal 
interest, except that the amount of credit provided for 
a project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 percent 
of the total project costs. 
(B) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—The non- 
Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance 
of a project carried out under an agreement under this 
section shall be 100 percent. 
(e) PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive plan devel-
oped under subsection (b) that is located on Federal land shall 
be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that owns 
the land on which the project will be carried out. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—A Federal agency car-
rying out a project described in paragraph (1) may accept 
contributions of funds from non-Federal interests to carry out 
that project. 
(f) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall cooperate with— 
(1) the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
and 
(C) the heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 
(2) agencies of any relevant State or political subdivision 
of a State. 
(g) PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.—A project established under 
this section shall be carried out using such measures as are nec-
essary to protect environmental, historic, and cultural resources. 
(h) PROJECTS REQUIRING SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION.—If the Fed-
eral share of the cost to design and construct a project under 
this section exceeds $15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry 
out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary 
to carry out the project. 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report that describes the results of the program established under 
this section. 
(j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Lower Mississippi 
River Basin’’ means the portion of the Mississippi River that begins 
at the confluence of the Ohio River and flows to the Gulf of Mexico, 
and its tributaries and distributaries. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000.
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SEC. 8146. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. 
(a) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
carry out capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct that 
the Secretary determines necessary for the safe, effective, and effi-
cient operation of the Aqueduct. 
(b) BORROWING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) 
and subsection (c), the Secretary is authorized to borrow from 
the Treasury of the United States such amounts as are suffi-
cient to cover any obligations that will be incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out capital improvements for the Wash-
ington Aqueduct under subsection (a). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The amount borrowed by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1) may not exceed $40,000,000 in any fiscal 
year. 
(3) AGREEMENT.—Amounts borrowed under paragraph (1) 
may only be used to carry out capital improvements with 
respect to which the Secretary has entered into an agreement 
with each customer. 
(4) TERMS OF BORROWING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall provide amounts borrowed 
under paragraph (1) under such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary of Treasury determines to be necessary and 
in the public interest. 
(B) TERM.—The term of any loan made under para-
graph (1) shall be for a period of not less than 20 years. 
(C) PREPAYMENT.—There shall be no penalty for the 
prepayment of any amounts borrowed under paragraph 
(1). 
(c) CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may not borrow any 
amounts under subsection (b) until such time as the Secretary 
has entered into a contract with each customer under which 
the customer commits to pay a pro rata share (based on water 
purchase) of the principal and interest owed to the Secretary 
of the Treasury under subsection (b). 
(2) PREPAYMENT.—Any customer may pay, in advance, the 
pro rata share of the principal and interest owed by the cus-
tomer, or any portion thereof, without penalty. 
(3) RISK OF DEFAULT.—A customer that enters into a con-
tract under this subsection shall, as a condition of the contract, 
commit to pay any additional amount necessary to fully offset 
the risk of default on the contract. 
(4) OBLIGATIONS.—Each contract entered into under para-
graph (1) shall include such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may require so that the total value 
to the Government of all contracts entered into under paragraph 
(1) is estimated to be equal to the obligations of the Secretary 
for carrying out capital improvements for the Washington Aque-
duct. 
(5) OTHER CONDITIONS.—Each contract entered into under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) include other conditions consistent with this section 
that the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury deter-
mine to be appropriate; and
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(B) provide the United States priority in regard to 
income from fees assessed to operate and maintain the 
Washington Aqueduct. 
(d) CUSTOMER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘customer’’ 
means— 
(1) the District of Columbia; 
(2) Arlington County, Virginia; and 
(3) Fairfax County, Virginia. 
SEC. 8147. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘aquatic’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘ecosystem restora-
tion,’’ after ‘‘flood damage reduction,’’. 
SEC. 8148. ADVANCE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR CER-
TAIN FEDERAL COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to provide in 
advance to a non-Federal interest the Federal share of funds 
required for the acquisition of land, easements, and rights-of-way 
and the performance of relocations for a water resources develop-
ment project or a separable element of a water resources develop-
ment project— 
(1) that is authorized to be constructed at Federal expense; 
(2) for which the Secretary has determined under section 
103(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213(b)(2)) that additional costs are a Federal 
responsibility; or 
(3) that is listed in subsection (b), if at any time the 
cost to acquire the land, easements, and rights-of-way required 
for the project is projected to exceed the non-Federal share 
of the cost of the project. 
(b) LISTED PROJECTS.—The projects referred to in subsection 
(a)(3) are the following: 
(1) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, 
Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware 
River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736), as modi-
fied by this Act. 
(2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Mississippi River Gulf 
Outlet, Louisiana, authorized by section 7013(a)(4) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1281), as modi-
fied by this Act. 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mis-
sissippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, 
Illinois, authorized by title IV of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740), as modified by this Act. 
(4) Project for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, authorized 
by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2733), as modified by this Act. 
(5) Project for storm damage reduction and shoreline ero-
sion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, Illinois, 
to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by section 
101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(110 Stat. 3664), as modified by this Act.
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(6) Project for flood control, Milton, West Virginia, author-
ized by section 580 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 114 Stat. 2612; 121 Stat. 1154), as 
modified by this Act. 
(7) Project for coastal storm risk management, South Shore 
of Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, New 
York, as authorized by this Act. 
SEC. 8149. USE OF OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS. 
Section 2007 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(33 U.S.C. 2222) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘water resources study or project’’ and 
inserting ‘‘water resources development study or project, 
including a study or project under a continuing authority pro-
gram (as defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)(1)(D))) 
and a study or project under an environmental infrastructure 
assistance program,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if the Federal agency that provides the 
funds determines that the funds are authorized to be used 
to carry out the study or project.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘if— 
‘‘(1) the statutory authority for the funds provided by the 
Federal agency does not expressly prohibit use of the funds 
for a study or project of the Corps of Engineers; and 
‘‘(2) the Federal agency that provides the funds determines 
that the study or project activities for which the funds will 
be used are otherwise eligible for funding under such statutory 
authority.’’. 
SEC. 8150. NON-FEDERAL INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, 
to be known as the ‘‘Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee’’ 
and referred to in this section as the ‘‘Committee’’, to develop 
and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of Engi-
neers on activities and actions that should be undertaken by the 
Corps of Engineers to ensure more effective and efficient delivery 
of water resources development projects, programs, and other assist-
ance. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be composed of the 
members described in paragraph (2), who shall— 
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and 
(B) have the requisite experiential or technical knowl-
edge needed to address issues related to water resources 
needs and challenges. 
(2) REPRESENTATIVES.—The members of the Committee 
shall include the following: 
(A) 1 representative of each of the following: 
(i) A non-Federal interest for a project for naviga-
tion for an inland harbor. 
(ii) A non-Federal interest for a project for naviga-
tion for a harbor. 
(iii) A non-Federal interest for a project for flood 
risk management. 
(iv) A non-Federal interest for a project for coastal 
storm risk management.
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(v) A non-Federal interest for a project for aquatic 
ecosystem restoration. 
(B) 1 representative of each of the following: 
(i) A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to 
inland waterborne transportation. 
(ii) A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to 
water supply. 
(iii) A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to 
recreation. 
(iv) A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to 
hydropower. 
(v) A non-Federal stakeholder with respect to 
emergency preparedness, including coastal protection. 
(C) 1 representative of each of the following: 
(i) An organization with expertise in conservation. 
(ii) An organization with expertise in environ-
mental policy. 
(iii) An organization with expertise in rural water 
resources. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Committee shall provide 
advice and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps of Engineers in— 
(A) efficiently and effectively delivering water resources 
development projects; 
(B) improving the capability and capacity of the 
workforce of the Corps of Engineers to deliver such projects 
and other assistance; 
(C) improving the capacity and effectiveness of Corps 
of Engineers consultation and liaison roles in commu-
nicating water resources needs and solutions, including 
regionally specific recommendations; and 
(D) strengthening partnerships with non-Federal 
interests to advance water resources solutions. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet as appropriate 
to develop and make recommendations under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Recommendations made under paragraph (1) 
shall be— 
(A) included in a report submitted to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) made publicly available, including on a publicly 
available website. 
(d) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any recommendation made by 
the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers under 
subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the independent judgment of the Com-
mittee. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the members of the Committee shall serve without compensa-
tion. 
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—The members of the Committee 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
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(3) TREATMENT.—The members of the Committee shall not 
be considered to be Federal employees, and the meetings and 
reports of the Committee shall not be considered a major Fed-
eral action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 8151. MATERIALS, SERVICES, AND FUNDS FOR REPAIR, RESTORA-
TION, OR REHABILITATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECRE-
ATION FACILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—During a period of low water at an eligible 
public recreation facility, the Secretary is authorized to— 
(1) accept and use materials, services, and funds from 
a non-Federal interest to repair, restore, or rehabilitate the 
facility; and 
(2) reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Federal share 
of the materials, services, or funds. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may not reimburse a non- 
Federal interest for the use of materials or services accepted under 
this section unless the materials or services— 
(1) meet the specifications of the Secretary; and 
(2) comply with all applicable laws and regulations that 
would apply if the materials and services were acquired by 
the Secretary, including subchapter IV of chapter 31 and 
chapter 37 of title 40, United States Code, and section 8302 
of title 41, United States Code. 
(c) AGREEMENT.—Before the acceptance of materials, services, 
or funds under this section, the Secretary and the non-Federal 
interest shall enter into an agreement that— 
(1) specifies that the non-Federal interest shall hold and 
save the United States free from liability for any and all dam-
ages that arise from use of materials or services of the non- 
Federal interest, except for damages due to the fault or neg-
ligence of the United States or its contractors; 
(2) requires that the non-Federal interest certify that the 
materials or services comply with the applicable laws and regu-
lations described in subsection (b)(2); and 
(3) includes any other term or condition required by the 
Secretary. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into an agreement under 
this section shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITY.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘eligible public recreation facility’’ means 
a facility that— 
(1) is located— 
(A) at a reservoir operated by the Corps of Engineers; 
and 
(B) in the Upper Missouri River Basin; 
(2) was constructed to enable public use of and access 
to the reservoir; and 
(3) requires repair, restoration, or rehabilitation to function. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2) $20,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
SEC. 8152. REHABILITATION OF PUMP STATIONS. 
Section 133 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2327a) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PUMP STATION.—The term ‘eligible pump sta-
tion’ means a pump station— 
‘‘(A) that is a feature of— 
‘‘(i) a federally authorized flood or coastal storm 
risk management project; or 
‘‘(ii) an integrated flood risk reduction system that 
includes a federally authorized flood or coastal storm 
risk management project; and 
‘‘(B) the failure of which the Secretary has determined 
would demonstrably impact the function of the federally 
authorized flood or coastal storm risk management 
project.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may carry out rehabilita-
tion of an eligible pump station, if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) the eligible pump station has a major deficiency; and 
‘‘(2) the rehabilitation is feasible.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PRIORITIZATION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall prioritize the rehabilitation of eligible pump stations 
under this section that benefit economically disadvantaged commu-
nities, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), including 
economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural 
areas.’’. 
SEC. 8153. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS RES-
ERVOIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the updated report 
required under section 1046(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1252). 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Upon comple-
tion of the report as required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) submit the report to Congress; and 
(2) make the full report publicly available, including on 
a publicly available website. 
SEC. 8154. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program 
to evaluate the extent to which the provision of temporary relocation 
assistance enhances the completeness, effectiveness, efficiency, 
acceptability, and equitable implementation of covered water 
resources development projects. 
(b) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection (c)— 
(1) the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources 
development project included in the pilot program established 
under this section may provide temporary relocation assistance 
to a temporarily displaced person; and 
(2) the Secretary shall, pursuant to a project partnership 
agreement— 
(A) include the temporary relocation assistance pro-
vided by the non-Federal interest for a covered water 
resources development project under paragraph (1) in the
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value of the land, easements, and rights-of-way required 
for the project; and 
(B) credit the amount of the temporary relocation 
assistance provided by the non-Federal interest for the 
covered water resources development project under para-
graph (1) toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REQUEST OF NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—At the request 
of the non-Federal interest for a covered water resources 
development project, the Secretary may include the project 
in the pilot program established under this section. 
(2) DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS.—The Secretary and the non- 
Federal interest for a covered water resources development 
project included in the pilot program established under this 
section shall ensure that no temporarily displaced person 
receives temporary relocation assistance under this section for 
expenses for which the temporarily displaced person has 
received financial assistance from any insurance, other pro-
gram, or any other governmental source. 
(3) EQUAL TREATMENT.—The non-Federal interest for a cov-
ered water resources development project included in the pilot 
program established under this section shall provide temporary 
relocation assistance to each temporarily displaced person on 
equal terms. 
(4) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CREDIT.—The Secretary shall not 
include in the value of the land, easements, and rights-of- 
way required for a covered water resources development project, 
or credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project, 
any amount paid to individuals of a single household by the 
non-Federal interest for the project under subsection (b) that 
exceeds $20,000. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that 
includes findings and recommendations of the Secretary with 
respect to the provision of temporary relocation assistance for cov-
ered water resources development projects included in the pilot 
program established under this section. 
(e) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into or amend a project 
partnership agreement for a covered water resources development 
project under the pilot program established under this section shall 
expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section affects the 
eligibility for, or entitlement to, relocation assistance under the 
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Poli-
cies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) for any individual. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘covered water resources development project’’ means 
the following projects: 
(A) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, Charleston Peninsula, Coastal Storm Risk Manage-
ment, South Carolina, authorized by this Act.
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(B) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York, author-
ized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738). 
(C) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by sec-
tion 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (134 Stat. 2737). 
(D) Project for flood risk management, Peckman River 
Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735). 
(E) Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
New Jersey Back Bays, Cape May, Ocean, Atlantic, Mon-
mouth, and Burlington Counties, authorized by resolutions 
of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, approved 
in December 1987, under study on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) DWELLING.—The term ‘‘dwelling’’ means— 
(A) a single-family house; 
(B) a single-family unit in a two-family, multifamily, 
or multipurpose property; 
(C) a unit of a condominium or cooperative housing 
project; 
(D) a mobile home; or 
(E) any other residential unit. 
(3) HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘household’’ means 1 or more 
individuals occupying a single dwelling. 
(4) TEMPORARILY DISPLACED PERSON.—The term ‘‘tempo-
rarily displaced person’’ means an individual who is— 
(A) required to temporarily move from a dwelling that 
is the primary residence of the individual as a direct result 
of the elevation or modification of the dwelling by the 
Secretary or a non-Federal interest as part of a covered 
water resources development project; and 
(B) not otherwise entitled to temporary relocation 
assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
4601 et seq.). 
(5) TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘tem-
porary relocation assistance’’ means assistance that covers all 
or any portion of the documented reasonable living expenses, 
excluding food and personal transportation, incurred by a 
temporarily displaced person during a period of displacement. 
SEC. 8155. CONTINUATION OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the transmittal of an initial notifica-
tion pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with respect to a water 
resources development project, the Secretary shall not, solely 
on the basis of the maximum cost requirements under section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2280)— 
(A) defer the initiation or continuation of construction 
of the water resources development project during the cov-
ered period; or
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(B) terminate during or after the covered period, a 
contract for design or construction of the water resources 
development project that was entered into prior to or during 
the covered period. 
(2) RESUMPTION OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary shall, 
upon the transmittal of an initial notification pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) with respect to a water resources development 
project for which construction was deferred, during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, because the cost of such project exceeded 
the maximum cost permitted under section 902 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), resume 
construction of the project. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) INITIAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the Chief of Engineers makes a determination that a water 
resources development project exceeds, or is expected to exceed, 
the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 902 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2280), the Chief of Engineers shall transmit a written notifica-
tion concurrently to the Secretary and to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives for each such determination. 
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the Chief of Engineers transmits an initial notification 
required under paragraph (1), the Chief shall transmit concur-
rently to the Secretary and to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a supplemental notification that includes, based on 
information available to the Corps of Engineers on the date 
of the supplemental notification— 
(A) an estimate of the expected increase in the cost 
of the project that is in excess of the authorized maximum 
cost for the project; 
(B) a description of the reason for the increased cost 
of the project; and 
(C) the expected timeline for submission of a post- 
authorization change report for the project in accordance 
with section 1132 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2282e). 
(3) TRANSMITTAL.—The notifications described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) may not be delayed as a result of consider-
ation being given to changes in policy or priority with respect 
to project consideration. 
(c) DEFERRAL OF CONSTRUCTION.—After expiration of the cov-
ered period, the Secretary shall not enter into any new contract, 
or exercise any option in a contract, for construction of a water 
resources development project if the project exceeds the maximum 
cost of the project permitted under section 902 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), until the 
date on which Congress authorizes an increase in the cost of the 
project. 
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section waives 
the obligation of the Secretary to submit to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee
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on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a post-authorization change report recommending an increase 
in the authorized cost of a project if the project otherwise would 
exceed the maximum cost of the project permitted under section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2280). 
(e) DEFINITION OF COVERED PERIOD.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2024. 
SEC. 8156. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATION. 
Section 905(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)(1)) is amended by amending subparagraph 
(B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) OTHER COMMUNITIES.—In preparing a feasibility 
report under subsection (a) for a study that will benefit 
a community other than a community described in subpara-
graph (A), upon request by the non-Federal interest for 
the study, the Secretary may, with respect to not more 
than 20 studies in each fiscal year, first determine the 
Federal interest in carrying out the study and the projects 
that may be proposed in the study.’’. 
SEC. 8157. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘One- 
half of the costs’’ and inserting ‘‘65 percent of the costs’’; and 
(2) in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), 
in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘One-half of such costs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘35 percent of such costs’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply beginning on October 1, 2022, to any construction of 
a project for navigation on the inland waterways that is new or 
ongoing on or after that date. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 109 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2212 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 2031’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 2022’’. 
SEC. 8158. CORPS OF ENGINEERS WESTERN WATER COOPERATIVE 
COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Western 
Water Cooperative Committee (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Cooperative Committee’’). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Cooperative Committee 
is to ensure that Corps of Engineers flood control projects 
in Western States are operated consistent with congressional 
directives by identifying opportunities to avoid or minimize 
conflicts between the operation of Corps of Engineers projects 
and water rights and water laws in such States. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Cooperative Committee shall be 
composed of— 
(A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 
(or a designee); 
(B) the Chief of Engineers (or a designee);
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(C) 1 representative from each of the Western States, 
who may serve on the Western States Water Council, to 
be appointed by the Governor of each State; 
(D) 1 representative with legal experience from each 
of the Western States, to be appointed by the attorney 
general of each State; and 
(E) 1 employee from each of the impacted regional 
offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(4) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Cooperative Committee shall 
meet not less than once each year in one of the Western 
States. 
(B) AVAILABLE
TO
PUBLIC.—Each meeting of the 
Cooperative Committee shall be open and accessible to 
the public. 
(C) NOTIFICATION.—The Cooperative Committee shall 
publish in the Federal Register adequate advance notice 
of a meeting of the Cooperative Committee. 
(5) DUTIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Cooperative Committee shall 
develop and make recommendations to avoid or minimize 
conflicts between the operation of Corps of Engineers 
projects and the water rights and water laws of Western 
States. 
(B) LIMITATION.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), 
the Cooperative Committee shall— 
(i) make recommendations that only apply to 
Western States; and 
(ii) ensure that any recommended changes or modi-
fications to policy or regulations for Corps of Engineers 
projects would not adversely affect water resources 
within the State of Missouri. 
(6) STATUS UPDATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the Secretary 
shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a writ-
ten report that includes— 
(i) a summary of the contents of meetings of the 
Cooperative Committee; 
(ii) any legislative proposal from a Western State 
proposed to the Cooperative Committee; and 
(iii) a description of any recommendations made 
by the Cooperative Committee under paragraph (5), 
including actions taken by the Secretary in response 
to such recommendations. 
(B) COMMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days following 
the conclusion of a meeting of the Cooperative Com-
mittee, the Secretary shall provide to members of the 
Cooperative Committee an opportunity to comment on 
the contents of the meeting and any recommendations 
made under paragraph (5). 
(ii) INCLUSION.—Comments provided under clause 
(i) shall be included in the report provided under 
subparagraph (A). 
(7) COMPENSATION.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the members of the Cooperative Committee shall serve 
without compensation. 
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Coopera-
tive Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable 
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(8) MAINTENANCE
OF
RECORDS.—The Cooperative Com-
mittee shall maintain records pertaining to operating costs 
and records of the Cooperative Committee for a period of not 
less than 3 years. 
(9) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(A) NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this sec-
tion provides authority to the Cooperative Committee to 
affect any Federal or State water law or interstate compact 
governing water. 
(B) OTHER STATES.—Nothing in this section may be 
interpreted, by negative implication or otherwise, as sug-
gesting that States not represented on the Cooperative 
Committee have lesser interest or authority, in relation 
to Western States, in managing the water within their 
borders or in vindicating State water rights and water 
laws. 
(b) DEFINITION OF WESTERN STATES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Western States’’ means the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, 
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, 
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, 
Washington, and Wyoming. 
SEC. 8159. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS. 
The Secretary is authorized to use contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, or any other authorized means, in support of the Corps 
of Engineers civil works missions, to work with— 
(1) the University of Delaware to conduct academic research 
on water resource ecology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem 
restoration (including shellfish aquaculture), coastal restora-
tion, and water resource-related emergency management, in 
the State of Delaware, the Delaware River Basin, and the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed; 
(2) the University of Missouri to conduct economic analyses 
and other academic research to improve water management, 
enhance flood resiliency, and preserve water resources for the 
State of Missouri, the Lower Missouri River Basin, and Upper 
Mississippi River Basin; 
(3) Oregon State University to conduct a study and other 
academic research on the associated impacts of wildfire on 
water resource ecology, water supply, quality, and distribution 
in the Willamette River Basin and to develop a water resource 
assessment and management platform for the Willamette River 
Basin; and 
(4) West Virginia University to conduct academic research 
on flood risk management, water resource-related emergency 
management, aquatic ecosystem restoration, water quality, 
hydropower, and water resource-related recreation in the State 
of West Virginia.
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SEC. 8160. CIVIL WORKS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 2313) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 7. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out 
basic, applied, and advanced research activities as required to aid 
in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance 
of water resources development projects and to support the missions 
and authorities of the Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(b) TESTING
AND APPLICATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary is authorized to test and apply technology, tools, 
techniques, and materials developed pursuant to such subsection, 
including the testing and application of such technology, tools, 
techniques, and materials at authorized water resources develop-
ment projects, in consultation with the non-Federal interests for 
such projects. 
‘‘(c) 
OTHER
TRANSACTIONAL
AUTHORITY
FOR
PROTOTYPE 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (b), the Sec-
retary is authorized to enter into transactions (other than con-
tracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out prototype 
projects to support basic, applied, and advanced research activi-
ties that are directly relevant to the civil works missions and 
authorities of the Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(2) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION TRANSACTIONS.—A transaction 
entered into under paragraph (1) for a prototype project may 
provide for the award of a follow-on production contract or 
transaction to the participants in the transaction in accordance 
with the requirements of section 4022 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—Prior to entering into the first transaction 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidance for 
entering into transactions under this subsection (including guid-
ance for follow-on production contracts or transactions under 
paragraph (2)). 
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS.—In carrying out this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) competitive procedures are used to the maximum 
extent practicable to award each transaction; and 
‘‘(B) at least one of the following conditions is met 
with respect to each transaction: 
‘‘(i) The prototype project includes significant 
participation by at least one nonprofit research institu-
tion or nontraditional defense contractor, as that term 
is defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(ii) All significant participants in the transaction 
other than the Federal Government are small business 
concerns, as that term is used in section 3 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) (including such 
concerns participating in a program described in sec-
tion 9 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 638)). 
‘‘(iii) At least one-third of the total cost of the 
prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided 
by sources other than the Federal Government.
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‘‘(iv) The Head of the Contracting Activity for the 
Corps of Engineers submits to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a notification that excep-
tional circumstances justify the use of a transaction 
that provides for innovative business arrangements or 
structures that would not be feasible or appropriate 
under a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant. 
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days before the Sec-
retary enters into a transaction under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of— 
‘‘(A) the dollar amount of the transaction; 
‘‘(B) the entity carrying out the prototype project that 
is the subject of the transaction; 
‘‘(C) the justification for the transaction; and 
‘‘(D) as applicable, the water resources development 
project where the prototype project will be carried out. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report describing the use of the authority under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(7) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) EXAMINATION
OF
RECORDS.—Each transaction 
entered into under this subsection shall provide for manda-
tory examination by the Comptroller General of the United 
States of the records of any party to the transaction or 
any entity that participates in the performance of the trans-
action. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) 
PARTIES
AND
ENTITIES.—Examination 
of 
records by the Comptroller General pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) shall be limited as provided under 
clause (ii) in the case of a party to the transaction, 
an entity that participates in the performance of the 
transaction, or a subordinate element of that party 
or entity if the only transactions that the party, entity, 
or subordinate element entered into with Government 
entities in the year prior to the date of that transaction 
were entered into under paragraph (1) or under section 
4021 or 4022 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) RECORDS.—The only records of a party, other 
entity, or subordinate element referred to in clause 
(i) that the Comptroller General may examine pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) are records of the same type as 
the records that the Government has had the right 
to examine under the audit access clauses of the pre-
vious transactions referred to in such clause that were 
entered into by that particular party, entity, or subordi-
nate element. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Head of the Contracting Activity 
for the Corps of Engineers may waive the applicability
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of subparagraph (A) to a transaction if the Head of the 
Contracting Activity for the Corps of Engineers— 
‘‘(i) determines that it would not be in the public 
interest to apply the requirement to the transaction; 
and 
‘‘(ii) transmits to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Comptroller General, before the 
transaction is entered into, a notification of the waiver, 
including the rationale for the determination under 
clause (i). 
‘‘(D) TIMING.—The Comptroller General may not 
examine records pursuant to subparagraph (A) more than 
3 years after the final payment is made by the United 
States under the transaction. 
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2022, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
on the use of the authority under this paragraph. 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to enter 
into a transaction under this subsection shall terminate on 
December 31, 2028. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may coordinate and consult with Federal 
agencies, State and local agencies, Indian Tribes, universities, 
consortiums, councils, and other relevant entities that will aid in 
the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of 
water resources development projects. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025, and annually there-
after, in conjunction with the annual budget submission of 
the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report on basic, applied, and 
advanced research activities and prototype projects carried out 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) a description of each ongoing and new activity 
or project, including— 
‘‘(i) the estimated total cost of the activity or 
project; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of Federal expenditures for the 
activity or project; 
‘‘(iii) the amounts provided by a non-Federal party 
to a transaction described in subsection (c), if 
applicable; 
‘‘(iv) the estimated timeline for completion of the 
activity or project; 
‘‘(v) the requesting district of the Corps of Engi-
neers, if applicable; and
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‘‘(vi) how the activity or project is consistent with 
subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) any additional information that the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of the Secretary to carry out, through the Engineer 
Research and Development Center, any activity requested by a 
district of the Corps of Engineers in support of a water resources 
development project or feasibility study (as defined in section 105(d) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2215(d))). 
‘‘(g) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall establish a separate appropriations account for administering 
funds made available to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents contained 
in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 
(102 Stat. 4012) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
7 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 7. Research and development.’’. 
SEC. 8161. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
OF RECREATION SITES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in each work 
plan submitted to Congress by the Secretary, should distribute 
amounts provided for the operations and maintenance of recreation 
sites of the Corps of Engineers so that each site receives an amount 
that is not less than 80 percent of the recreation fees generated 
by such site in a given year. 
SEC. 8162. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO POST-DISASTER 
REPAIRS. 
It is the sense of Congress that in scoping and funding post- 
disaster repairs, the Secretary should, to the maximum extent 
practicable, repair assets— 
(1) to project design levels; or 
(2) if the original project design is outdated, to a higher 
level than the project design level. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 8201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 
(a) NEW PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized to conduct 
a feasibility study for the following projects for water resources 
development and conservation and other purposes, as identified 
in the reports titled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Water Resources 
Development’’ submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of 
the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 
(1) DUDLEYVILLE, ARIZONA.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment, Dudleyville, Arizona. 
(2) MCMICKEN
DAM, 
ARIZONA.—Project for flood risk 
management, McMicken Dam, Arizona. 
(3) CONN CREEK DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk 
management, Conn Creek Dam, California. 
(4) CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including sea level
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rise, and shoreline stabilization, City of Huntington Beach, 
California. 
(5) NAPA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for navigation, Fed-
eral Channel of Napa River, California. 
(6) PETALUMA RIVER WETLANDS, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, City of Petaluma, California. 
(7) CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for ecosystem res-
toration and flood risk management, City of Rialto and vicinity, 
California. 
(8) NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.—Project for hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction, including sea level rise, 
and ecosystem restoration, North Richmond, California. 
(9) STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction and flood risk management, Strat-
ford, Connecticut. 
(10) THATCHBED ISLAND, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood 
risk management and ecosystem restoration, Thatchbed Island, 
Essex, Connecticut. 
(11) WOODBRIDGE, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk 
management, Woodbridge, Connecticut. 
(12) FEDERAL TRIANGLE AREA, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA.—Project for flood risk management, Federal Tri-
angle Area, Washington, District of Columbia, including 
construction of improvements to interior drainage. 
(13) POTOMAC AND ANACOSTIA RIVERS, WASHINGTON, DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Project for recreational access, including 
enclosed swimming areas, Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(14) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, WASHINGTON, DIS-
TRICT
OF
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, AND
VIRGINIA.—Project for 
water supply, including the identification of a secondary water 
source and additional water storage capability for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, 
Maryland, and Virginia. 
(15) TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.—Project for whole 
island hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Town of 
Longboat Key, Florida. 
(16) LAKE RUNNYMEDE, FLORIDA.—Project for ecosystem res-
toration, Lake Runnymede, Florida. 
(17) TAMPA
BACK
BAY, FLORIDA.—Project for flood risk 
management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, 
including the use of natural features and nature-based features 
for protection and recreation, Tampa Back Bay, Florida. 
(18) PORT TAMPA BAY AND MCKAY BAY, FLORIDA.—Project 
for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Port Tampa 
Bay, Florida, including McKay Bay. 
(19) LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and flood risk management, Lake Tohopekaliga, 
Florida. 
(20) CITY
OF
ALBANY, GEORGIA.—Project for flood risk 
management, City of Albany, Georgia. 
(21) CITY OF EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Project for flood risk 
management, City of East Point, Georgia. 
(22) CUMBERLAND
ISLAND
AND
SEA
ISLAND, GEORGIA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and coastal storm risk 
management, Cumberland Island and Sea Island, Georgia.
H. R. 7776—1352 
(23) FLINT
RIVER
BASIN
HEADWATERS, CLAYTON
COUNTY, 
GEORGIA.—Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Flint River Basin Headwaters, Clayton County, 
Georgia. 
(24) COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, HAWAII.—Project for flood and 
coastal storm risk management, County of Hawai‘i, Hawaii. 
(25) MAUI, HAWAII.—Project for coastal storm risk manage-
ment, County of Maui, Hawaii. 
(26) WAIKI¯KI¯, HAWAII.—Project for ecosystem restoration 
and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Waikı¯kı¯, 
Hawaii. 
(27) WAILUPE
STREAM
WATERSHED, HAWAII.—Project for 
flood risk management, Wailupe Stream watershed, Hawaii. 
(28) COLUMBUS, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment, including riverbank stabilization, Columbus, Kentucky. 
(29) CUMBERLAND RIVER, KENTUCKY.—Project for naviga-
tion, Cumberland River, Kentucky. 
(30) JENKINS, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment and water supply, Jenkins, Kentucky. 
(31) KENTUCKY RIVER, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood risk 
management on the Kentucky River and its tributaries and 
watersheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, 
Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Kentucky. 
(32) NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restora-
tion, flood risk management, and recreation, Newport, Ken-
tucky. 
(33) ELLICOTT
CITY
AND
HOWARD
COUNTY, MARYLAND.— 
Project for flood risk management, Ellicott City and Howard 
County, Maryland. 
(34) ASSAWOMPSET
POND
COMPLEX, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and 
water supply, Assawompset Pond Complex, Massachusetts. 
(35) CHARLES RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk 
management 
and 
ecosystem 
restoration, 
Charles 
River, 
Massachusetts. 
(36) CHELSEA CREEK AND MILL CREEK, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, 
including bank stabilization, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts. 
(37) CONNECTICUT RIVER STREAMBANK EROSION, MASSACHU-
SETTS, VERMONT, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.—Project for streambank 
erosion, Connecticut River, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New 
Hampshire. 
(38) DEERFIELD RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood 
risk management and ecosystem restoration, Deerfield River, 
Massachusetts. 
(39) TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, 
Ten Mile River, North Attleborough, Massachusetts. 
(40) TOWN OF HULL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk 
management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, 
Hull, Massachusetts. 
(41) CITY OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood 
risk management and marsh ecosystem restoration, City of 
Revere, Massachusetts. 
(42) LOWER
EAST
SIDE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.—Project for 
flood risk management, Lower East Side, Detroit, Michigan.
H. R. 7776—1353 
(43) ELIJAH
ROOT
DAM, 
MICHIGAN.—Project for dam 
removal, by carrying out a disposition study under section 
216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a), Elijah 
Root Dam, Michigan. 
(44) GROSSE POINTE SHORES AND GROSSE POINTE FARMS, 
MICHIGAN.—Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk 
management, Grosse Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Farms, 
Michigan. 
(45) SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood 
risk management, Southeast Michigan. 
(46) TITTABAWASSEE RIVER, CHIPPEWA RIVER, PINE RIVER, 
AND TOBACCO RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment and ecosystem restoration, Tittabawassee River, Chip-
pewa River, Pine River, and Tobacco River, Michigan. 
(47) SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for eco-
system restoration and flood risk management, Wilkinson, 
Adams, Warren, Claiborne, Franklin, Amite, and Jefferson 
Counties, Mississippi. 
(48) BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA.—Project for flood risk manage-
ment, Bellevue, Nebraska, including the placement of a pump 
station near Offutt Ditch. 
(49) PAPILLION CREEK, NEBRASKA.—Project for flood risk 
management, including levee improvement, Papillion Creek, 
Nebraska. 
(50) SARPY
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.—Project for flood risk 
management, Sarpy County, Nebraska. 
(51) CAMDEN
AND
GLOUCESTER
COUNTY, NEW
JERSEY.— 
Project for tidal and riverine flood risk management, Camden 
and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey. 
(52) EDGEWATER, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management, Edgewater, New Jersey. 
(53) MAURICE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project for navigation 
and for beneficial use of dredged materials for hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration, Mau-
rice River, New Jersey. 
(54) NORTHERN
NEW
JERSEY
INLAND
FLOODING, 
NEW 
JERSEY.—Project for inland flood risk management in Hudson, 
Essex, Union, Bergen, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren, 
Passaic, and Sussex Counties, New Jersey. 
(55) RISER
DITCH, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management, including channel improvements, and other 
related water resource needs related to Riser Ditch in the 
communities of South Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little 
Ferry, Teterboro, and Moonachie, New Jersey. 
(56) ROCKAWAY RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management and ecosystem restoration, including bank sta-
bilization, Rockaway River, New Jersey. 
(57) TENAKILL BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management, Tenakill Brook, New Jersey. 
(58) VERONA, CEDAR
GROVE, AND
WEST
CALDWELL, NEW 
JERSEY.—Project for flood risk management along the Peckman 
River Basin in the townships of Verona (and surrounding area), 
Cedar Grove, and West Caldwell, New Jersey. 
(59) WHIPPANY RIVER WATERSHED, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management, Morris County, New Jersey. 
(60) LAKE
FARMINGTON
DAM, NEW
MEXICO.—Project for 
water supply, Lake Farmington Dam, New Mexico.
H. R. 7776—1354 
(61) MCCLURE DAM, NEW MEXICO.—Project for dam safety 
improvements and flood risk management, McClure Dam, City 
of Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
(62) BLIND
BROOK, NEW
YORK.—Project for flood risk 
management, coastal storm risk management, navigation, eco-
system restoration, and water supply, Blind Brook, New York. 
(63) BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 
risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York. 
(64) CONNETQUOT RIVER AND GREEN CREEK, NEW YORK.— 
Project for navigation, Connetquot River and Green Creek, 
Suffolk County, New York. 
(65) HUTCHINSON RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 
management and ecosystem restoration, Hutchinson River, New 
York. 
(66) MOHAWK RIVER BASIN, NEW YORK.—Project for flood 
risk management, navigation, and environmental restoration, 
Mohawk River Basin, New York. 
(67) NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration, Newtown Creek, New York. 
(68) JOHN J. BURNS PARK, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.—Project 
for flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduc-
tion, Oyster Bay, New York, in the vicinity of John J. Burns 
Park, Massapequa, New York, including the replacement and 
reconstruction of the existing bulkhead system. 
(69) JOSEPH J. SALADINO MEMORIAL MARINA, OYSTER BAY, 
NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk management and hurricane 
and storm risk reduction, Oyster Bay, New York, in the vicinity 
of the Joseph J. Saladino Memorial Marina, Massapequa, New 
York, including the replacement and reconstruction of the 
existing bulkhead system. 
(70) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk 
management and ecosystem restoration to address areas in 
the City of Yonkers and the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson 
within the 100-year flood zone, Saw Mill River, New York. 
(71) SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.—Project 
for flood and coastal storm risk management, navigation, and 
ecosystem restoration, South Shore of Long Island, New York. 
(72) UPPER EAST RIVER AND FLUSHING BAY, NEW YORK.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, Upper East River and 
Flushing Bay, New York. 
(73) CAPE
FEAR
RIVER
BASIN, NORTH
CAROLINA.—Project 
for flood and coastal storm risk management, Cape Fear River 
Basin, North Carolina. 
(74) OREGON INLET, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for naviga-
tion, Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. 
(75) MINERAL RIDGE DAM, OHIO.—Project for dam safety 
improvements and rehabilitation, Mineral Ridge Dam, Ohio. 
(76) MILL
CREEK
LEVEE
AND
WALLA
WALLA
RIVER, 
OREGON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Mill Creek Levee 
and Walla Walla River, Oregon. 
(77) BRODHEAD CREEK WATERSHED, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Brodhead 
Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(78) 
CHARTIERS
CREEK
WATERSHED, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Chartiers Creek Watershed, 
Pennsylvania.
H. R. 7776—1355 
(79) COPLAY CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for flood risk 
management, Coplay Creek, Pennsylvania. 
(80) BERKELEY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Project for eco-
system restoration and flood risk management, Berkeley 
County, South Carolina. 
(81) BIG SIOUX RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTA.—Project for flood 
risk management, City of Watertown and vicinity, South 
Dakota. 
(82) EL
PASO
COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for flood risk 
management for economically disadvantaged communities, as 
defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), 
along the United States-Mexico border, El Paso County, Texas. 
(83) GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY-CHANNEL TO PALACIOS, 
TEXAS.—Project for navigation, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway- 
Channel to Palacios, Texas. 
(84) HIDALGO AND CAMERON COUNTIES, TEXAS.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, the Resacas, 
Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, Texas. 
(85) SIKES LAKE, TEXAS.—Project for ecosystem restoration 
and flood risk management, Sikes Lake, Texas. 
(86) SOUTHWEST BORDER REGION, TEXAS.—Project for flood 
risk management for economically disadvantaged communities, 
as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), 
along the United States-Mexico border in Webb, Zapata, and 
Starr Counties, Texas. 
(87) LOWER CLEAR CREEK AND DICKINSON BAYOU, TEXAS.— 
Project for flood risk management, Lower Clear Creek and 
Dickinson Bayou, Texas. 
(88) GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH.—Project for ecosystem res-
toration and water supply, Great Salt Lake, Utah. 
(89) CEDAR ISLAND, VIRGINIA.—Project for ecosystem res-
toration, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, and 
navigation, Cedar Island, Virginia. 
(90) BALLINGER
CREEK, WASHINGTON.—Project for eco-
system restoration, City of Shoreline, Washington. 
(91) CITY OF NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON.—Project for water 
supply, City of North Bend, Washington. 
(92) TANEUM CREEK, WASHINGTON.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration, Taneum Creek, Washington. 
(93) CITY OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Huntington, West Virginia. 
(94) FOX-WOLF BASIN, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood risk 
management and water supply, Fox-Wolf Basin, Wisconsin. 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
conduct a feasibility study for the following project modifications: 
(1) 
CRAIGHEAD, 
POINSETT, 
AND
CROSS
COUNTIES, 
ARKANSAS.—Modifications to the project for flood protection and 
major drainage improvement in the Saint Francis River Basin, 
Missouri and Arkansas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 172), to provide flood risk manage-
ment for the tributaries and drainage of Straight Slough, 
Craighead, Poinsett, and Cross Counties, Arkansas. 
(2) SHINGLE CREEK AND KISSIMMEE RIVER, FLORIDA.—Modi-
fications to the project for ecosystem restoration and water
H. R. 7776—1356 
storage, Shingle Creek and Kissimmee River, Florida, author-
ized by section 201(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670), for flood risk management. 
(3) JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLORIDA.—Modifications to the 
project for navigation, Jacksonville Harbor, Florida, authorized 
by section 7002 of the Water Resources Reform and Develop-
ment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364), for outer channel improve-
ments. 
(4) SAVANNAH
HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Modifications to the 
project for navigation, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, 
Georgia, authorized by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364; 132 
Stat. 3839), without evaluation of additional deepening. 
(5) HONOLULU
HARBOR, HAWAII.—Modifications to the 
project for navigation, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, for navigation 
improvements and coastal storm risk management, authorized 
by the first section of the Act of March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 
33 Stat. 1146). 
(6) CEDAR RIVER, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.—Modifications to 
the project for flood risk management, Cedar River, Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa, authorized by section 7002(2) of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 
1366), consistent with the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar 
River Flood Control System Master Plan. 
(7) SOUTH HAVEN HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to the 
project for navigation, South Haven Harbor, Michigan, for 
turning basin improvements, authorized by the first section 
of the Act of August 11, 1888 (chapter 860, 25 Stat. 406). 
(8) SALEM RIVER, SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Salem River, Salem County, 
New Jersey, authorized by section 1 of the Act of March 2, 
1907 (chapter 2509, 34 Stat. 1080), to increase the authorized 
depth. 
(9) PORT
OF
OGDENSBURG, NEW
YORK.—Modifications to 
the project for navigation, Port of Ogdensburg, New York, 
including deepening, authorized by the first section of the Act 
of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 635). 
(10) ROLLINSON CHANNEL AND HATTERAS INLET TO HAT-
TERAS, NORTH
CAROLINA.—Modifications to the project for 
navigation, Rollinson Channel and channel from Hatteras Inlet 
to Hatteras, North Carolina, authorized by section 101 of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1174), to incorporate 
the ocean bar. 
(11) HIRAM M. CHITTENDEN LOCKS, LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP 
CANAL, 
WASHINGTON.—Modifications 
to 
the 
Hiram 
M. 
Chittenden Locks (also known as Ballard Locks), Lake Wash-
ington Ship Canal, Washington, authorized by the Act of June 
25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 666), for the construction of 
fish ladder improvements, including efforts to address elevated 
temperature and low dissolved oxygen levels in the Canal. 
(12) HUNTINGTON, WEST
VIRGINIA.—Modifications to the 
Huntington Local Protection Project, Huntington, West Vir-
ginia. 
(c) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) WAILUPE
STREAM
WATERSHED, HAWAII.—The study 
authorized by subsection (a)(27) shall be considered a resump-
tion and a continuation of the general reevaluation initiated
H. R. 7776—1357 
on December 30, 2003, pursuant to section 209 of the Flood 
Control Act (76 Stat. 1197). 
(2) BELLEVUE
AND
PAPILLION
CREEK, NEBRASKA.—The 
studies authorized by paragraphs (48) and (49) of subsection 
(a) shall be considered a continuation of the study that resulted 
in the Chief’s Report for the project for Papillion Creek and 
Tributaries Lakes, Nebraska, signed January 24, 2022. 
(3) SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.—In carrying 
out the study authorized by subsection (a)(71), the Secretary 
shall study the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as 
a whole system, including inlets that are Federal channels. 
(4) PROJECT
MODIFICATIONS.—Each study authorized by 
subsection (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation 
and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation. 
SEC. 8202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall expedite the 
completion of a feasibility study for each of the following projects, 
and if the Secretary determines that the project is justified in 
a completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction plan-
ning, engineering, and design of the project: 
(1) Modifications to the project for navigation, Auke Bay, 
Alaska. 
(2) Project for flood risk management, Cave Buttes Dam, 
Arizona. 
(3) Project for navigation, Branford Harbor and Stony 
Creek Channel, Connecticut. 
(4) Project for flood risk management, East Hartford Levee 
System, Connecticut. 
(5) Project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and Sluice 
Channel, Connecticut. 
(6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Okeechobee, 
Florida. 
(7) Project for ecosystem restoration, Western Everglades, 
Florida. 
(8) Modifications to the project for navigation, Hilo Harbor, 
Hawaii. 
(9) Project for ecosystem restoration, Fox River, Illinois, 
included in the comprehensive plan under section 519 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2653). 
(10) Project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, and other 
purposes, Illinois River, Chicago River, Calumet River, Grand 
Calumet River, Little Calumet River, and other waterways 
in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois, authorized by section 
201(a)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2670). 
(11) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, 
Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, authorized by section 101(a)(12) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3664; 128 Stat. 1372). 
(12) Project for coastal storm risk management, St. Tam-
many Parish, Louisiana. 
(13) Modifications to the project for navigation, Baltimore 
Harbor and Channels–Seagirt Loop Deepening, Maryland, 
including to a depth of 50 feet.
H. R. 7776—1358 
(14) Project for flood and coastal storm risk management 
and ecosystem restoration, Boston North Shore, Revere, Saugus, 
Lynn, Malden, and Everett, Massachusetts. 
(15) Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, 
Chelsea, Massachusetts, authorized by a study resolution of 
the Committee on Public Works of the Senate dated September 
12, 1969. 
(16) Project for ecosystem restoration, Herring River 
Estuary, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, authorized by a 
resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, approved July 23, 1997. 
(17) Modifications to the project for flood risk management, 
North Adams, Massachusetts, authorized by section 5 of the 
Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1572; 55 Stat. 
639), for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration. 
(18) Project for coastal storm risk management, ecosystem 
restoration, and navigation, Nauset Barrier Beach and inlet 
system, Chatham, Massachusetts, authorized by a study resolu-
tion of the Committee on Public Works of the Senate dated 
September 12, 1969. 
(19) Project for flood risk management, DeSoto County, 
Mississippi. 
(20) Project for flood risk management, Rahway, New 
Jersey, authorized by section 336 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2712). 
(21) Project for coastal storm risk management, Raritan 
Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey. 
(22) Project for coastal storm risk management, Sea Bright 
to Manasquan, New Jersey. 
(23) Project for flood risk management, Rio Grande de 
Loiza, Puerto Rico. 
(24) Project for flood risk management, Rio Nigua, Salinas, 
Puerto Rico. 
(25) Project for flood risk management, Kanawha River 
Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. 
(b) POST-AUTHORIZATION
CHANGE
REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall expedite completion of a post-authorization change report 
for the following projects: 
(1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres Rios, Arizona, 
authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577). 
(2) Project for coastal storm risk management, Surf City 
and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, authorized by section 
7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
of 2014 (128 Stat. 1367). 
(c) WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCY STUDY.—The Sec-
retary shall expedite the completion of the comprehensive 
assessment of water resources needs for the Great Lakes 
System under section 729 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a), as required by section 1219 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3811; 134 Stat. 2683). 
(2) COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, HAWAII.—The Secretary shall expe-
dite the completion of a watershed assessment for the County 
of Hawai‘i, Hawaii, under section 729 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a).
H. R. 7776—1359 
(d) MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.—The Secretary 
shall expedite the completion of a determination of the feasibility 
of improvements proposed by the non-Federal interest under section 
204(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2232(f)(1)(A)(i)), for the deepening and widening of the 
navigation project for Coos Bay, Oregon, authorized by the Act 
of March 3, 1879 (chapter 181, 20 Stat. 370). 
SEC. 8203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the following 
feasibility studies, as modified by this section, and if the Secretary 
determines that a project that is the subject of the feasibility 
study is justified in the completed report, may proceed directly 
to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project: 
(1) MARE
ISLAND
STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The study for 
navigation, Mare Island Strait channel, authorized by section 
406 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 323), is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider 
the economic and national security benefits from recent pro-
posals for utilization of the channel for Department of Defense 
shipbuilding and vessel repair. 
(2) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND VICINITY, LOUISIANA.—The 
study for flood risk management and hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Lou-
isiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
to investigate increasing the scope of the project to provide 
protection against a 200-year storm event. 
(3) BLACKSTONE
RIVER
VALLEY, 
RHODE
ISLAND
AND 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The study for ecosystem restoration, 
Blackstone River Valley, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, 
authorized by section 569 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3788), is modified to authorize 
the Secretary to conduct a study for water supply, water 
flow, and wetland restoration and protection within the 
scope of the study. 
(B) INCORPORATION OF EXISTING DATA.—In carrying out 
the study described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall use, to the extent practicable, any existing data for 
the project prepared under the authority of section 206 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330). 
(4) LOWER SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—The study for flood 
control, Lower Saddle River, New Jersey, authorized by section 
401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4119), is modified to authorize the Secretary to review 
the previously authorized study and take into consideration 
changes in hydraulic and hydrologic circumstances and local 
economic development since the study was initially authorized. 
(5) TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEXAS.—The study for 
navigation, Liberty, Texas, authorized by section 1201(7) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802), 
is modified to authorize the Secretary to include in the study 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration.
H. R. 7776—1360 
SEC. 8204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION 
ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal expense, shall con-
duct an assessment of sediment in reservoirs owned and operated 
by the Secretary. 
(b) CONTENTS.—For each reservoir for which the Secretary car-
ries out an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
include in the assessment— 
(1) an estimation of the volume of sediment in the reservoir; 
(2) an evaluation of the effects of such sediment on reservoir 
storage capacity, including a quantification of lost reservoir 
storage capacity due to the sediment and an evaluation of 
how such lost reservoir storage capacity affects the allocated 
storage space for authorized purposes within the reservoir 
(including, where applicable, allocations for dead storage, inac-
tive storage, active conservation, joint use, and flood surcharge); 
(3) the identification of any additional effects of sediment 
on the operations of the reservoir or the ability of the reservoir 
to meet its authorized purposes; 
(4) the identification of any potential effects of the sediment 
over the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act on the areas immediately upstream and downstream 
of the reservoir; 
(5) the identification of any existing sediment monitoring 
and management plans associated with the reservoir; 
(6) for any reservoir that does not have a sediment moni-
toring and management plan— 
(A) an identification of whether a sediment manage-
ment plan for the reservoir is under development; or 
(B) an assessment of whether a sediment management 
plan for the reservoir would be useful in the long-term 
operation and maintenance of the reservoir for its author-
ized purposes; and 
(7) any opportunities for beneficial use of the sediment 
in the vicinity of the reservoir. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available 
(including on a publicly available website), a report describing the 
results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 8205. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DREDGE CAPACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly 
available website), a report that includes— 
(1) a quantification of the expected hopper and pipeline 
dredging needs of authorized water resources development 
projects for the 10 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, including—
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(A) the dredging needs to— 
(i) construct deepenings or widenings at authorized 
but not constructed projects and the associated oper-
ations and maintenance needs of such projects; and 
(ii) operate and maintain existing Federal naviga-
tion channels; 
(B) the amount of dredging to be carried out by the 
Corps of Engineers for other Federal agencies; 
(C) the dredging needs associated with authorized 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction projects 
(including periodic renourishment); and 
(D) the dredging needs associated with projects for 
the beneficial use of dredged material authorized by section 
1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 
(33 U.S.C. 2326 note); 
(2) an identification of the Federal appropriations for 
dredging projects and expenditures from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year 
thereafter; 
(3) an identification of the dredging capacity of the domestic 
hopper and pipeline dredge fleet, including publicly owned and 
privately owned vessels, in each of the 10 years preceding 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(4) an analysis of the ability of the domestic hopper and 
pipeline dredge fleet to meet the expected dredging needs identi-
fied under paragraph (1), including an analysis of such ability 
in each of— 
(A) the east coast region; 
(B) the west coast region, including the States of 
Alaska and Hawaii; 
(C) the gulf coast region; and 
(D) the Great Lakes region; 
(5) an identification of the dredging capacity of domestic 
hopper and pipeline dredge vessels that are under contract 
for construction and intended to be used at water resources 
development projects; 
(6) an identification of any hopper or pipeline dredge vessel 
expected to be retired or become unavailable during the 10- 
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section; 
(7) an identification of the potential costs of using either 
public or private dredging to carry out authorized water 
resources development projects; and 
(8) any recommendations of the Secretary for adding addi-
tional domestic hopper and pipeline dredging capacity, 
including adding public and private dredging vessels to the 
domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to efficiently service 
water resources development projects. 
(b) OPPORTUNITY
FOR PARTICIPATION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall provide interested stakeholders, 
including representatives from the commercial dredging industry, 
with an opportunity to submit comments to the Secretary. 
(c) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Corps of Engineers should add additional dredging capacity 
if the addition of such capacity would— 
(1) enable the Corps of Engineers to carry out water 
resources development projects in an efficient and cost-effective 
manner; and
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(2) be in the best interests of the United States. 
SEC. 8206. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FROM CHANGING OPERATION 
AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an assessment 
of the consequences of amending section 101(b) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)) to authorize 
the operation and maintenance of navigation projects for a harbor 
or inland harbor constructed by the Secretary at 100-percent Fed-
eral cost to a depth of 55 feet. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the assessment under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) describe all existing Federal navigation projects that 
are authorized or constructed to a depth of 55 feet or greater; 
(2) describe any Federal navigation project that is likely 
to seek authorization or modification to a depth of 55 feet 
or greater during the 10-year period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this section; 
(3) estimate— 
(A) the potential annual increase in Federal costs that 
would result from authorizing operation and maintenance 
of a navigation project to a depth of 55 feet at Federal 
expense; and 
(B) the potential cumulative increase in such Federal 
costs during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this section; and 
(4) assess the potential effect of authorizing operation and 
maintenance of a navigation project to a depth of 55 feet 
at Federal expense on other Federal navigation operation and 
maintenance activities, including the potential impact on activi-
ties at donor ports, energy transfer ports, emerging harbor 
projects, and projects carried out in the Great Lakes Navigation 
System, as such terms are defined in section 102(a)(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 
note). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly 
available website), a report describing the results of the assessment 
carried out under subsection (a). 
SEC. 8207. MAINTENANCE DREDGING DATA. 
Section 1133(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326f(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
a separate line item for all Federal costs associated with the disposal 
of dredged material’’ before the semicolon. 
SEC. 8208. WESTERN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
comprehensive study to evaluate the effectiveness of carrying out 
additional measures, including measures that use natural features 
or nature-based features, at or upstream of covered reservoirs, 
for the purposes of— 
(1) 
sustaining 
operations 
in 
response 
to 
changing 
hydrological and climatic conditions;
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(2) mitigating the risk of drought or floods, including the 
loss of storage capacity due to sediment accumulation; 
(3) increasing water supply; or 
(4) aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
(b) STUDY FOCUS.—In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall include all covered reservoirs located in 
the South Pacific Division of the Corps of Engineers. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consult with applicable— 
(A) Federal, State, and local agencies; 
(B) Indian Tribes; 
(C) non-Federal interests; and 
(D) stakeholders, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATA AND PRIOR STUDIES.—In con-
ducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable and where appropriate— 
(A) use existing data provided to the Secretary by 
entities described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) incorporate— 
(i) relevant information from prior studies and 
projects carried out by the Secretary; and 
(ii) the relevant technical data and scientific 
approaches with respect to changing hydrological and 
climatic conditions. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report that describes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations for additional study in specific 
geographic areas. 
(e) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—Nothing in this section provides 
authority to the Secretary to change the authorized purposes of 
any covered reservoir. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
RESERVOIR.—The term ‘‘covered reservoir’’ 
means a reservoir owned and operated by the Secretary or 
for which the Secretary has flood control responsibilities under 
section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709). 
(2) NATURAL FEATURE AND NATURE-BASED FEATURE.—The 
terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 1184(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)). 
SEC. 8209. RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT CORPS 
FACILITIES IN APPALACHIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives a plan to implement the recreational and eco-
nomic development opportunities identified by the Secretary in 
the report submitted under section 206 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2680) at Corps of Engineers
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facilities located within a distressed county or an at-risk county 
(as described in subsection (a)(1) of such section) in Appalachia. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In accordance with existing guidance, 
in preparing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
consider options for Federal funding, partnerships, and outgrants 
to Federal, State, and local governments, nonprofit organizations, 
and commercial businesses. 
SEC. 8210. OUACHITA RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a review of projects in the Ouachita 
River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana, under section 216 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 
SEC. 8211. REPORT ON SANTA BARBARA STREAMS, LOWER MISSION 
CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 
make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), 
a report that provides an updated economic review of the remaining 
portions of the project for flood damage reduction, Santa Barbara 
streams, Lower Mission Creek, California, authorized by section 
101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2577), taking into consideration work already completed by the 
non-Federal interest. 
SEC. 8212. DISPOSITION STUDY ON SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, 
CALIFORNIA. 
In carrying out the disposition study for the project for Salinas 
Dam (Santa Margarita Lake), California, pursuant to section 202(d) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2675), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that the County of San Luis Obispo is provided 
right of first refusal for any potential conveyance of the project; 
and 
(2) ensure that the study identifies and describes any poten-
tial repairs or modifications to the project necessary to meet 
Federal and State dam safety requirements prior to transferring 
the project. 
SEC. 8213. EXCESS LANDS REPORT FOR WHITTIER NARROWS DAM, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report that identifies any real property associated 
with the Whittier Narrows Dam element of the Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area project that the Secretary determines— 
(1) is not needed to carry out the authorized purposes 
of the Whittier Narrows Dam element of such project; and 
(2) could be transferred to the City of Pico Rivera, Cali-
fornia, for the replacement of recreational facilities located in 
such city that were adversely impacted by dam safety construc-
tion activities associated with the Whittier Narrows Dam ele-
ment of such project.
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(b) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA PROJECT DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Los Angeles County Drainage Area 
project’’ means the project for flood control, Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4611; 130 Stat. 
1690). 
SEC. 8214. COMPREHENSIVE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out 
a feasibility study for resiliency and comprehensive improvements 
or modifications to existing water resources development projects 
in the central and southern Florida area, for the purposes of flood 
risk management, water supply, ecosystem restoration (including 
preventing saltwater intrusion), recreation, and related purposes. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the feasibility study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary— 
(1) is authorized to— 
(A) review the report of the Chief of Engineers on 
central and southern Florida, published as House Docu-
ment 643, 80th Congress, 2d Session, and other related 
reports of the Secretary; and 
(B) recommend cost-effective structural and non-
structural projects for implementation that provide a 
systemwide approach for the purposes described in sub-
section (a); and 
(2) shall ensure the study and any projects recommended 
under paragraph (1)(B) will not interfere with the efforts under-
taken to carry out the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 
Plan pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 132 Stat. 3786). 
SEC. 
8215. 
NORTHERN 
ESTUARIES 
ECOSYSTEM 
RESTORATION, 
FLORIDA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘Central and Southern Florida Project’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 601 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000. 
(2) NORTHERN ESTUARIES.—The term ‘‘northern estuaries’’ 
means the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Charlotte Harbor, Indian 
River Lagoon, Lake Worth Lagoon, and St. Lucie River Estuary. 
(3) SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘South Florida ecosystem’’ 
means the area consisting of the land and water within 
the boundary of the South Florida Water Management 
District in effect on July 1, 1999. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘South Florida ecosystem’’ 
includes— 
(i) the Everglades; 
(ii) the Florida Keys; 
(iii) the contiguous near-shore coastal water of 
South Florida; and 
(iv) Florida’s Coral Reef. 
(4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means all lands 
and waters within— 
(A) the northern estuaries; 
(B) the South Florida ecosystem; and
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(C) the study area boundaries of the Indian River 
Lagoon National Estuary Program and the Coastal and 
Heartland Estuary Partnership, authorized pursuant to 
section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1330). 
(b) PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) 
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
develop, 
in 
cooperation with the non-Federal sponsors of the Central and 
Southern Florida project and any relevant Federal, State, and 
Tribal agencies, a proposed comprehensive plan for the purpose 
of restoring, preserving, and protecting the northern estuaries. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall develop a proposed comprehensive plan that pro-
vides for ecosystem restoration within the northern estuaries, 
including the elimination of harmful discharges from Lake 
Okeechobee. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
for approval— 
(A) the proposed comprehensive plan developed under 
this subsection; and 
(B) recommendations for future feasibility studies 
within the study area for the ecosystem restoration of 
the northern estuaries. 
(4) INTERIM
REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
the submission of the proposed comprehensive plan under para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim 
report on the development of the proposed comprehensive plan. 
(5) ADDITIONAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES.—Notwithstanding 
the submission of the proposed comprehensive plan under para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall continue to conduct such studies 
and analyses after the date of such submission as are necessary 
for the purpose of restoring, preserving, and protecting the 
northern estuaries. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to require the alteration or amendment of the schedule for comple-
tion of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. 
SEC. 8216. STUDY ON SHELLFISH HABITAT AND SEAGRASS, FLORIDA 
CENTRAL GULF COAST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a study, 
and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a report, on projects and activities 
carried out through the Engineer Research and Development Center 
to restore shellfish habitat and seagrass in coastal estuaries in 
the Florida Central Gulf Coast. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with independent expert scientists and other 
regional stakeholders with relevant expertise and experience; 
and 
(2) coordinate with Federal, State, and local agencies pro-
viding oversight for both short- and long-term monitoring of 
the projects and activities described in subsection (a).
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 8217. REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report that provides an update on— 
(1) Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan projects, 
as authorized by or pursuant to section 601 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 U.S.C. 
1269; 132 U.S.C. 3786); 
(2) the review of the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule 
pursuant to section 1106 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3773) and section 210 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 U.S.C. 2682); and 
(3) any additional water resources development projects 
and studies included in the South Florida Ecosystem Restora-
tion Plan Integrated Delivery Schedule prepared in accordance 
with part 385 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the report sub-
mitted under subsection (a) the status of each authorized water 
resources development project or study described in such subsection, 
including— 
(1) an estimated implementation or completion date of the 
project or study; and 
(2) the estimated costs to complete implementation or 
construction, as applicable, of the project or study. 
SEC. 8218. GREAT LAKES RECREATIONAL BOATING. 
Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 455 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–21), not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prepare, at Federal expense, and submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report updating the findings of the report on the economic 
benefits of recreational boating in the Great Lakes basin prepared 
under subsection (c) of such section. 
SEC. 8219. HYDRAULIC EVALUATION OF UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
AND ILLINOIS RIVER. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in coordination with relevant Fed-
eral agencies, shall, at Federal expense, periodically carry out a 
study to— 
(1) evaluate the flow frequency probabilities of the Upper 
Mississippi River and the Illinois River; and 
(2) develop updated water surface profiles for such rivers. 
(b) AREA OF EVALUATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall conduct analysis along the mainstem of the Mis-
sissippi River from upstream of the Minnesota River confluence 
near Anoka, Minnesota, to just upstream of the Ohio River con-
fluence near Cairo, Illinois, and along the Illinois River from Dres-
den Island Lock and Dam to the confluence with the Mississippi 
River, near Grafton, Illinois.
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(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and not less frequently than every 20 years thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
containing the results of a study carried out under subsection 
(a). 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Any information developed under 
subsection (a) shall be made publicly available, including on a 
publicly available website. 
SEC. 8220. DISPOSITION STUDY ON HYDROPOWER IN THE WILLAMETTE 
VALLEY, OREGON. 
(a) DISPOSITION STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a disposi-
tion study to determine the Federal interest in, and identify 
the effects of, deauthorizing hydropower as an authorized pur-
pose, in whole or in part, of the Willamette Valley hydropower 
project. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the disposition study under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review the effects of 
deauthorizing hydropower on— 
(A) Willamette Valley hydropower project operations; 
(B) other authorized purposes of such project; 
(C) cost apportionments; 
(D) dam safety; 
(E) compliance with the requirements of the Endan-
gered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(F) the operations of the remaining dams within the 
Willamette Valley hydropower project. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If the Secretary, through the dis-
position study authorized by paragraph (1), determines that 
hydropower should be removed as an authorized purpose of 
any part of the Willamette Valley hydropower project, the Sec-
retary shall also investigate and recommend any necessary 
structural or operational changes at such project that are nec-
essary to achieve an appropriate balance among the remaining 
authorized purposes of such project or changes to such purposes. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate that describes— 
(1) the results of the disposition study on deauthorizing 
hydropower as a purpose of the Willamette Valley hydropower 
project; and 
(2) any recommendations required under subsection (a)(3). 
(c) COSTS.—Until such time as the report required under sub-
section (b) is issued, any new construction-related expenditures 
of the Secretary at the Willamette Valley hydropower project that 
are assigned to hydropower shall not be reimbursable. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Willamette Valley 
hydropower project’’ means the system of dams and reservoir 
projects authorized to generate hydropower and the power features 
that operate in conjunction with the main regulating dam facilities, 
including the Big Cliff, Dexter, and Foster re-regulating dams in 
the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, as authorized by section 4
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of the Flood Control Act of 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 
62 Stat. 1178; 64 Stat. 177; 68 Stat. 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 100 
Stat. 4144). 
SEC. 8221. HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL EXPANSION CHANNEL IMPROVE-
MENT PROJECT, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a study under 
section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) 
for modifications of the project for navigation, Houston Ship 
Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Cham-
bers, and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by section 401 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734), 
to incorporate into the project the construction of barge lanes imme-
diately adjacent to either side of the Houston Ship Channel from 
Bolivar Roads to Morgan’s Point. 
SEC. 8222. SABINE–NECHES WATERWAY NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT 
PROJECT, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of 
the feasibility study for the project for navigation, Sabine–Neches 
Waterway, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)). 
SEC. 8223. NORFOLK HARBOR AND CHANNELS, VIRGINIA. 
Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary shall complete 
a post-authorization change report for the Anchorage F modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Norfolk Harbor and Channels, 
Virginia, authorized by section 201 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090; 132 Stat. 3840). 
SEC. 8224. COASTAL VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the feasibility study for the 
project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and 
navigation, Coastal Virginia, authorized by section 1201(9) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802), the 
Secretary is authorized to enter into a written agreement with 
any Federal agency that owns or operates property in the area 
of the project to accept and expend funds from such Federal agency 
to include in the study an analysis with respect to property owned 
or operated by such Federal agency. 
(b) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall use any relevant 
information obtained from a Federal agency described in subsection 
(a) to carry out the feasibility study described in such subsection. 
SEC. 8225. WEST VIRGINIA HYDROPOWER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For water resources development projects 
described in subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to evaluate 
Federal and non-Federal modifications to such projects for the pur-
poses of adding capacity for hydropower generation or energy stor-
age. 
(b) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—The projects referred to in sub-
section (a) are the following: 
(1) Sutton Dam, Braxton County, West Virginia, authorized 
by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 
Stat. 1586). 
(2) Hildebrand Lock and Dam, Monongahela County, West 
Virginia, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor 
Act of 1950 (chapter 188, 64 Stat. 166).
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(3) Bluestone Lake, Summers County, West Virginia, 
authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 
688, 49 Stat. 1586). 
(4) R.D. Bailey Dam, Wyoming County, West Virginia, 
authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 
(76 Stat. 1188). 
(5) Stonewall Jackson Dam, Lewis County, West Virginia, 
authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 
(80 Stat. 1421). 
(6) East Lynn Dam, Wayne County, West Virginia, author-
ized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 
49 Stat. 1586). 
(7) Burnsville Lake, Braxton County, West Virginia, 
authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 
688, 49 Stat. 1586). 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary may carry out demonstration projects for purposes 
of testing and evaluating technology for adding capacity for hydro-
power generation or energy storage to a project described in sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 8226. ELECTRONIC PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICA-
TIONS. 
Section 2040(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘Water Resources Development 
Act of 2022’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) UPDATE ON ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION.— 
The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a quarterly update describing the status of the implementation 
of this section.’’. 
SEC. 8227. INVESTMENTS FOR RECREATION AREAS. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Corps of Engineers should use all available authorities to pro-
mote and enhance development and recreational opportunities at 
lakes that are part of authorized civil works projects under the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report on investments needed to support recreational activi-
ties that are part of authorized water resources development 
projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engi-
neers. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) shall 
include— 
(1) a list of deferred maintenance projects, including 
maintenance projects relating to recreational facilities and sites 
and associated access roads; 
(2) a plan to fund the projects described in paragraph 
(1) during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act;
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(3) a description of efforts made by the Corps of Engineers 
to coordinate investments in recreational facilities and sites 
and associated access roads with— 
(A) State and local governments; or 
(B) private entities; and 
(4) an assessment of whether the modification of Federal 
contracting requirements could accelerate the availability of 
funds for the projects described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 8228. AUTOMATED FEE MACHINES. 
For the purpose of mitigating adverse impacts to public access 
to outdoor recreation, to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall consider alternatives to the use of automated fee 
machines for the collection of fees for the use of developed recreation 
sites and facilities in West Virginia. 
SEC. 8229. REVIEW OF RECREATIONAL HAZARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) carry out a review of potential threats to human life 
and safety from use of covered sites; and 
(2) install such technologies and other measures, including 
sirens, strobe lights, and signage, that the Secretary, based 
on the review carried out under paragraph (1), determines 
necessary for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions 
or to otherwise minimize or eliminate any identified threats 
to human life and safety. 
(b) COVERED SITES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
sites’’ means— 
(1) designated recreational areas at the Buford Dam, Lake 
Sidney Lanier, Georgia, authorized by section 1 of the Act 
of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 635); 
(2) designated recreational areas at the banks of the Mis-
sissippi River, Louisiana; and 
(3) the project for navigation, Murderkill River, Delaware, 
authorized by the first section of the Act of July 13, 1892 
(chapter 158, 27 Stat. 98). 
SEC. 8230. ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL FLOODING MITIGATION MOD-
ELING AND TESTING CAPACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Engineer Research and Development Center, shall carry 
out an assessment of the current capacity of the Corps of Engineers 
to model coastal flood mitigation systems and test the effectiveness 
of such systems in preventing flood damage resulting from coastal 
storm surges. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the assessment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) identify the capacity of the Corps of Engineers to— 
(A) carry out the testing of the performance and reli-
ability of coastal flood mitigation systems; or 
(B) collaborate with private industries to carry out 
such testing; 
(2) identify any limitations or deficiencies at Corps of Engi-
neers facilities that are capable of testing the performance 
and reliability of coastal flood mitigation systems; 
(3) assess any benefits that would result from addressing 
the limitations or deficiencies identified under paragraph (2); 
and
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(4) provide recommendations for addressing such limita-
tions or deficiencies. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on 
a publicly available website), a report describing the results of 
the assessment carried out under subsection (a). 
SEC. 8231. REPORT ON SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly 
available website), a report that describes and documents the use 
of contracts and subcontracts with Small Disadvantaged Businesses 
in carrying out the water resources development authorities of 
the Secretary. 
(b) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall include in the report 
under subsection (a) information on the distribution of funds to 
Small Disadvantaged Businesses on a disaggregated basis. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Small Disadvantaged 
Business’’ has the meaning given that term in section 124.1001 
of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
SEC. 8232. REPORT ON SOLAR ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an assess-
ment, in collaboration with relevant Federal agencies and after 
consultation with relevant non-Federal interests, of opportuni-
ties to install and maintain photovoltaic solar panels (including 
floating solar panels) at covered projects. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The assessment conducted under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) include a description of the economic, environ-
mental, 
and 
technical 
viability 
of 
installing 
and 
maintaining, or contracting with third parties to install 
and maintain, photovoltaic solar panels at covered projects; 
(B) identify covered projects with a high potential for 
the installation and maintenance of photovoltaic solar 
panels and whether such installation and maintenance 
would require additional authorization; 
(C) account for potential impacts of photovoltaic solar 
panels at covered projects and the authorized purposes 
of such projects, including potential impacts on flood risk 
reduction, navigation, recreation, water supply, and fish 
and wildlife; and 
(D) account for the availability of electric grid infra-
structure close to covered projects, including underutilized 
transmission infrastructure. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress, and make publicly available (including on a publicly 
available website), a report containing the results of the assessment 
conducted under subsection (a).
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ 
means— 
(1) any property under the control of the Corps of Engi-
neers; and 
(2) any water resources development project constructed 
by the Secretary or over which the Secretary has financial 
or operational responsibility. 
SEC. 8233. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ECONOMIC VALUATION OF 
PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL AREAS, 
AND HABITAT ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a review of the 
existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements related to 
the determination of the economic value of lands that— 
(1) may be provided by the non-Federal interest, as nec-
essary, for the construction of a project for flood risk reduction 
or hurricane and storm risk reduction in accordance with sec-
tion 103(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213(i)); 
(2) are being maintained for open space, recreational areas, 
or preservation of fish and wildlife habitat; and 
(3) will continue to be so maintained as part of the project. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the review 
conducted under subsection (a), including— 
(1) a summary of the existing statutory, regulatory, and 
policy requirements described in such subsection; 
(2) a description of the requirements and process the Sec-
retary uses to place an economic value on the lands described 
in such subsection; 
(3) an assessment of whether such requirements and 
process affect the ability of a non-Federal interest to provide 
such lands for the construction of a project described in such 
subsection; 
(4) an assessment of whether such requirements and 
process directly or indirectly encourage the selection of devel-
oped lands for the construction of a project, or have the potential 
to affect the total cost of a project; and 
(5) the identification of alternative measures for deter-
mining the economic value of such lands that could provide 
incentives for the preservation of open space, recreational areas, 
and habitat in association with the construction of a project. 
SEC. 8234. REPORT ON CORROSION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make 
publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a 
report that describes—
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(1) the extent to which the Secretary has carried out section 
1033 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350); 
(2) the extent to which the Secretary has incorporated 
corrosion prevention activities (as defined in such section) at 
water resources development projects constructed or main-
tained by the Secretary since the date of enactment of such 
section; and 
(3) in instances where the Secretary has not incorporated 
corrosion prevention activities at such water resources develop-
ment projects since such date, an explanation of why such 
corrosion prevention activities have not been incorporated. 
SEC. 8235. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER 
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a review of the 
existing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements and proce-
dures related to the use, in relation to the construction of a project 
for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion, or ecosystem restoration, of covered easements that may be 
provided to the Secretary by non-Federal interests. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the review 
conducted under subsection (a), including— 
(1) the findings of the Secretary relating to— 
(A) the minimum rights in property that are necessary 
to construct, operate, or maintain projects for flood risk 
management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, 
or ecosystem restoration; 
(B) whether increased use of covered easements in 
relation to such projects could promote greater participation 
from cooperating landowners in addressing local flooding 
or ecosystem restoration challenges; and 
(C) whether such increased use could result in cost 
savings in the implementation of the projects, without any 
reduction in project benefits; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary relating to 
whether existing requirements or procedures related to such 
use of covered easements should be revised to reflect the results 
of the review. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered easement’’ 
means an easement or other similar interest in real property that— 
(1) reserves for the Secretary rights in the property that 
are necessary to construct, operate, or maintain a water 
resources development project; 
(2) provides for appropriate public use of the property, 
and retains the right of continued use of the property by the 
owner of the property, to the extent such uses are consistent 
with purposes of the covered easement; 
(3) provides access to the property for oversight and inspec-
tion by the Secretary; 
(4) is permanently recorded; and 
(5) is enforceable under Federal and State law.
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SEC. 8236. GAO STUDIES. 
(a) STUDY ON PROJECT DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate an analysis of— 
(A) the geographic distribution of annual and supple-
mental funding for water resources development projects 
carried out by the Secretary over the immediately preceding 
5 fiscal years; and 
(B) the factors contributing to such distribution. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis required 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of such analysis. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF CONCESSIONAIRE PRACTICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate an assessment of the concessionaire lease 
practices of the Corps of Engineers. 
(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the assessment under paragraph 
(1), the Comptroller General shall assess— 
(A) the extent to which the formula of the Corps of 
Engineers for calculating concessionaire rental rates allows 
concessionaires to obtain a reasonable return on invest-
ment, taking into account operating margins for sales of 
food and fuel; and 
(B) the process and formula for assessing administra-
tive fees for concessionaire leases that addresses— 
(i) the statutory authority for such fees; and 
(ii) the extent to which the process and formula 
for assessing such fees are transparent and consistent 
across districts of the Corps of Engineers. 
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the assessment required 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of such assessment. 
(c) AUDIT OF PROJECTS OVER BUDGET OR BEHIND SCHEDULE.— 
(1) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 
Comptroller General of the United States a list of each covered 
ongoing water resources development project. 
(2) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after receiving the 
list under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall initiate 
a review of the factors and conditions resulting in the estimated 
project cost or completion date exceedances for each covered 
ongoing water resources development project. 
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review conducted 
under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of such review.
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(4) DEFINITION OF COVERED ONGOING WATER RESOURCES 
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered 
ongoing water resources development project’’ means a water 
resources development project being carried out by the Sec-
retary for which, as of the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) the estimated total project cost of the project 
exceeds the authorized total project cost of the project 
by not less than $50,000,000; or 
(B) the estimated completion date of the project exceeds 
the original estimated completion date of the project by 
not less than 5 years. 
(d) STUDIES ON MITIGATION.— 
(1) STUDY ON MITIGATION FOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOP-
MENT PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall initiate a review of projects and activi-
ties to mitigate fish and wildlife losses resulting from the 
construction, or operation and maintenance, of an author-
ized water resources development project. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the review under 
subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall— 
(i) assess the extent to which— 
(I) districts of the Corps of Engineers consist-
ently implement the final rule of the Department 
of Defense and the Environmental Protection 
Agency titled ‘‘Compensatory Mitigation for Losses 
of Aquatic Resources’’ and issued on April 10, 2008 
(73 Fed. Reg. 19594); 
(II) 
mitigation 
projects 
and 
activities 
(including the acquisition of lands or interests in 
lands) restore the natural hydrologic conditions, 
restore native vegetation, and otherwise support 
native fish and wildlife species, as required under 
section 906 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); 
(III) mitigation projects or activities (including 
the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) are 
undertaken 
before, 
or 
concurrent 
with, 
the 
construction of the authorized water resources 
development project for which such mitigation is 
required; 
(IV) mitigation projects or activities (including 
the acquisition of lands or interests in lands) are 
completed; 
(V) mitigation projects or activities are under-
taken to mitigate fish and wildlife losses resulting 
from the operation and maintenance of an author-
ized 
water 
resources 
development 
project, 
including based on periodic review and updating 
of such projects or activities; 
(VI) the Secretary includes mitigation plans, 
as required by section 906(d) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S. 2283), 
in any project study (as defined in section 2034(l) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(33 U.S.C. 2343));
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(VII) processing and approval of mitigation 
projects and activities (including the acquisition 
of lands or interests in lands) affects the timeline 
of completion of authorized water resources 
development projects; and 
(VIII) 
mitigation 
projects 
and 
activities 
(including the acquisition of lands or interests in 
lands) affect the total cost of authorized water 
resources development projects; 
(ii) evaluate the performance of each of the mitiga-
tion mechanisms included in the final rule described 
in clause (i)(I); 
(iii) evaluate the efficacy of the use of alternative 
methods, such as a performance-based contract, to sat-
isfy mitigation requirements of authorized water 
resources development projects; 
(iv) review any reports submitted to Congress in 
accordance with section 2036(b) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1094) on the status 
of construction of authorized water resources develop-
ment projects that require mitigation; and 
(v) consult with independent scientists, economists, 
and other stakeholders with expertise and experience 
to conduct such review. 
(C) DEFINITION OF PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT.— 
In this paragraph, the term ‘‘performance-based contract’’ 
means a procurement mechanism by which the Corps of 
Engineers contracts with a public or private non-Federal 
entity for a specific mitigation outcome requirement, with 
payment to the entity linked to delivery of verifiable, 
sustainable, 
and 
functionally 
equivalent 
mitigation 
performance. 
(D) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review conducted 
under this paragraph, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
on the findings of such review. 
(2) STUDY ON COMPENSATORY MITIGATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall initiate a review of the performance 
metrics for, compliance with, and adequacy of potential 
mechanisms for fulfilling compensatory mitigation obliga-
tions pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The Comptroller General shall 
include in the review conducted under subparagraph (A) 
an analysis of— 
(i) the primary mechanisms for fulfilling compen-
satory mitigation obligations, including— 
(I) mitigation banks; 
(II) in-lieu fee programs; and 
(III) direct mitigation by permittees; 
(ii) the timeliness of initiation and successful 
completion of compensatory mitigation activities in 
relation to when a permitted activity occurs;
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(iii) the timeliness of processing and approval of 
compensatory mitigation activities; 
(iv) the costs of carrying out compensatory mitiga-
tion activities borne by the Federal Government, a 
permittee, or any other involved entity; 
(v) Federal and State agency oversight and short- 
and long-term monitoring of compensatory mitigation 
activities; 
(vi) whether a compensatory mitigation activity 
successfully replaces any lost or adversely affected 
habitat with a habitat having similar functions of equal 
or greater ecological value; and 
(vii) the continued, long-term operation of the 
compensatory mitigation activities over a 5-, 10-, 20- 
, and 50-year period, including ecological performance 
and the functioning of long-term funding mechanisms. 
(C) UPDATE.—In conjunction with the review required 
under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall 
review and update the findings and recommendations con-
tained in the report of the Comptroller General titled 
‘‘Corps of Engineers Does Not Have an Effective Oversight 
Approach to Ensure That Compensatory Mitigation Is 
Occurring’’ and dated September 2005 (GAO–05–898), 
including a review of Federal agency compliance with such 
recommendations. 
(D) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review conducted 
under required subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
on the findings of such review. 
(e) STUDY ON WATERBORNE COMMERCE STATISTICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate a review of the Waterborne Commerce 
Statistics Center of the Corps of Engineers that includes— 
(A) an assessment of ways in which the Waterborne 
Commerce Statistics Center can improve the collection of 
information relating to all commercial maritime activity 
within the jurisdiction of a port, including the collection 
and reporting of records of fishery landings and aquaculture 
harvest; and 
(B) recommendations to improve the collection of such 
information from non-Federal entities, taking into consider-
ation— 
(i) the cost, efficiency, and accuracy of collecting 
such information; and 
(ii) the protection of proprietary information. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review conducted out 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results 
of such review. 
(f) STUDY
ON
THE INTEGRATION
OF INFORMATION INTO
THE 
NATIONAL LEVEE DATABASE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate a review of the sharing of levee information, 
and the integration of such information into the National Levee 
Database, by the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency in accordance with section 9004 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
3303). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the review under para-
graph (1), the Comptroller General shall— 
(A) investigate the information-sharing protocols and 
procedures between the Corps of Engineers and the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency regarding the construction 
of new Federal flood protection projects; 
(B) analyze the timeliness of the integration of informa-
tion relating to newly constructed Federal flood protection 
projects into the National Levee Database; 
(C) identify any delays between the construction of 
a new Federal flood protection project and when a policy-
holder of the National Flood Insurance Program would 
realize a premium discount due to the construction of a 
new Federal flood protection project; and 
(D) determine whether such information-sharing proto-
cols are adversely impacting the ability of the Secretary 
to perform accurate benefit-cost analyses for future flood 
risk management activities. 
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review conducted 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results 
of such review. 
(g) AUDIT OF JOINT COSTS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate a review of the practices of the Corps 
of Engineers with respect to the determination of joint costs 
associated with operations and maintenance of reservoirs owned 
and operated by the Secretary. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review conducted 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of such review and any recommendations that result from such 
review. 
SEC. 8237. ASSESSMENT OF FOREST, RANGELAND, AND WATERSHED 
RESTORATION SERVICES ON LANDS OWNED BY THE 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an assessment 
of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on lands 
owned by the Corps of Engineers, including an assessment of 
whether the provision of such services on such lands by non-Federal 
interests through good neighbor agreements would be in the best 
interests of the United States.
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the assessment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) describe the forest, rangeland, and watershed restora-
tion services provided by the Secretary on lands owned by 
the Corps of Engineers; 
(2) assess whether such services, including efforts to reduce 
hazardous fuels and to restore and improve forest, rangeland, 
and watershed health (including the health of fish and wildlife 
habitats) would be enhanced by authorizing the Secretary to 
enter into a good neighbor agreement with a non-Federal 
interest; 
(3) describe the process for ensuring that Federal require-
ments for land management plans for forests on lands owned 
by the Corps of Engineers remain in effect under good neighbor 
agreements; 
(4) assess whether Congress should authorize the Secretary 
to enter into a good neighbor agreement with a non-Federal 
interest to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration 
services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers, including 
by assessing any interest expressed by a non-Federal interest 
to enter into such an agreement; 
(5) consider whether implementation of a good neighbor 
agreement on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers would 
benefit State and local governments and Indian Tribes that 
are located in the same geographic area as such lands; and 
(6) consult with the heads of other Federal agencies author-
ized to enter into good neighbor agreements with non-Federal 
interests. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on 
a publicly available website), a report describing the results of 
the assessment carried out under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREST, RANGELAND, AND
WATERSHED
RESTORATION 
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘forest, rangeland, and watershed restora-
tion services’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a). 
(2) GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘good neighbor 
agreement’’ means a cooperative agreement or contract 
(including a sole source contract) entered into between the 
Secretary and a non-Federal interest to carry out forest, range-
land, and watershed restoration services. 
(3) LANDS OWNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.—The term 
‘‘lands owned by the Corps of Engineers’’ means any land 
owned by the Corps of Engineers, but does not include— 
(A) a component of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System; 
(B) land on which the removal of vegetation is prohib-
ited or restricted by law or Presidential proclamation; 
(C) a wilderness study area; or 
(D) any other land with respect to which the Secretary 
determines that forest, rangeland, and watershed restora-
tion services should remain the responsibility of the Sec-
retary.
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Subtitle C—Deauthorizations and 
Modifications 
SEC. 8301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 
(a) PURPOSES; PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST; SUBMISSION 
OF FINAL LIST.—Section 301 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d–2) is amended by striking subsections 
(a) through (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to identify water resources development projects, and 
separable elements of projects, authorized by Congress that 
are no longer viable for construction due to— 
‘‘(A) a lack of local support; 
‘‘(B) a lack of available Federal or non-Federal 
resources; or 
‘‘(C) an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant 
or feasible; 
‘‘(2) to create an expedited and definitive process for Con-
gress to deauthorize water resources development projects and 
separable elements that are no longer viable for construction; 
and 
‘‘(3) to allow the continued authorization of water resources 
development projects and separable elements that are viable 
for construction. 
‘‘(b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a 
preliminary list of each water resources development 
project, or separable element of a project, authorized for 
construction before November 8, 2007, for which— 
‘‘(i) planning, design, or construction was not initi-
ated before the date of enactment of this Act; or 
‘‘(ii) planning, design, or construction was initiated 
before the date of enactment of this Act, but for which 
no funds, Federal or non-Federal, were obligated for 
planning, design, or construction of the project or sepa-
rable element of the project during the current fiscal 
year or any of the 10 preceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUCTION BACKLOG 
AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT.—The Secretary 
may develop the preliminary list from the comprehensive 
construction backlog and operation and maintenance 
reports developed pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 
‘‘(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
‘‘(A) PROPOSED LIST AND ESTIMATED DEAUTHORIZATION 
AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare a proposed list of projects for 
deauthorization comprised of a subset of projects and 
separable elements identified on the preliminary list 
developed under paragraph (1) that are projects or 
separable elements described in subsection (a)(1), as 
determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) include with such proposed list an estimate, 
in the aggregate, of the Federal cost to complete such 
projects.
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‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST TO COMPLETE.— 
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to com-
plete shall take into account any allowances authorized 
by section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent 
project schedule and cost estimate. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall solicit com-
ments from the public and the Governors of each applicable 
State on the proposed deauthorization list prepared under 
paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public comment period 
shall be 90 days. 
‘‘(4) PREPARATION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare a final 
deauthorization list by— 
‘‘(i) considering any comments received under para-
graph (3); and 
‘‘(ii) revising the proposed deauthorization list pre-
pared under paragraph (2)(A) as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to respond to such comments. 
‘‘(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall include as part 
of the final deauthorization list an appendix that— 
‘‘(i) identifies each project or separable element 
on the proposed deauthorization list that is not 
included on the final deauthorization list; and 
‘‘(ii) describes the reasons why the project or sepa-
rable element is not included on the final deauthoriza-
tion list. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST TO CONGRESS 
FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the close of the comment period under subsection (b)(3), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit the final deauthorization list and appendix 
prepared under subsection (b)(4) to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) publish the final deauthorization list and appendix 
in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not include in the 
final deauthorization list submitted under paragraph (1) any 
project or separable element with respect to which Federal 
funds for planning, design, or construction are obligated after 
the development of the preliminary list under subsection 
(b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final deauthorization 
list under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 301(d) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579d–2(d)) is repealed. 
SEC. 8302. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 
Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) sea level rise; 
‘‘(8) coastal storm damage reduction; and 
‘‘(9) streambank and shoreline protection.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) New York-New Jersey Watershed Basin, which 
encompasses all the watersheds that flow into the New York- 
New Jersey Harbor and their associated estuaries, including 
the Hudson, Mohawk, Raritan, Passaic, Hackensack, and Bronx 
River Watersheds and the Hudson River Estuary; 
‘‘(12) Mississippi River Watershed; and 
‘‘(13) Chattahoochee River Basin, Alabama, Florida, and 
Georgia.’’. 
SEC. 8303. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL
UTILIZATION
OF
FORECAST-INFORMED
RES-
ERVOIR
OPERATIONS.—Section 1222(c) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2661) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Upper Missouri River 
Basin and the North Platte River Basin’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River Basin, 
and the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Upper Mis-
souri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte 
River Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River 
Basin’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the Upper Mis-
souri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Upper Missouri River Basin, the North Platte 
River Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River 
Basin’’. 
(b) COMPLETION
OF REPORTS.—The Secretary shall expedite 
completion of the reports authorized by section 1222 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 
2661). 
(c) FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out 
a research study pilot program at 1 or more dams owned 
and operated by the Secretary in the North Atlantic Division 
of the Corps of Engineers to assess the viability of forecast- 
informed reservoir operations in the eastern United States. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after completion of 
the research study pilot program under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report on the results of the research study pilot program.
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SEC. 8304. LAKES PROGRAM. 
Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 3758; 113 Stat. 
295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (29), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (30), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(31) Salisbury Pond, Worcester, Massachusetts; 
‘‘(32) Baisley Pond, New York; 
‘‘(33) Legacy Park, Decatur, Georgia; and 
‘‘(34) White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas.’’. 
SEC. 8305. INVASIVE SPECIES. 
(a) AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH.—Section 1108(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2263a(a)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, hydrilla’’ after ‘‘elodea’’. 
(b) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.—Section 104 of the River 
and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)— 
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(4) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘water quantity or water 
quality’’ and inserting ‘‘water quantity, water 
quality, or ecosystems’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘the Lake Erie Basin, the 
Ohio River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Upper Snake River 
Basin,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, hydrilla 
(Hydrilla 
verticillata),’’ 
after 
‘‘(Elaeagnus 
angustifolia)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
(c) HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 128(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 
U.S.C. 610 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out the demonstration program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall undertake program activi-
ties related to harmful algal blooms in— 
‘‘(1) the Great Lakes; 
‘‘(2) the tidal and inland waters of the State of New Jersey, 
including Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey; 
‘‘(3) the coastal and tidal waters of the State of Louisiana; 
‘‘(4) the waterways of the counties that comprise the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta, California; 
‘‘(5) the Allegheny Reservoir Watershed, New York; 
‘‘(6) Lake Okeechobee, Florida; 
‘‘(7) the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers, Florida; 
‘‘(8) Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia; 
‘‘(9) Rio Grande River Basin, Colorado, New Mexico, and 
Texas;
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‘‘(10) lakes and reservoirs in the State of Ohio; 
‘‘(11) the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries; 
‘‘(12) Detroit Lake, Oregon; 
‘‘(13) Ten Mile Lake, Oregon; and 
‘‘(14) the coastal waters of the United States Virgin 
Islands.’’. 
(d) UPDATE ON INVASIVE SPECIES POLICY GUIDANCE.—Section 
501(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 
610 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California.’’. 
SEC. 8306. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS. 
Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 113 Stat. 339; 114 Stat. 2679) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) Second harbor at New Madrid County Harbor, Mis-
souri. 
‘‘(19) Yabucoa Harbor, Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(20) Everett Harbor and Snohomish River, Boat Launch 
Connector Channel, Washington. 
‘‘(21) Port Townsend, Boat Haven Marina Breakwater, 
Washington. 
‘‘(22) Segment 1B of Houston Ship Channel, Texas.’’. 
SEC. 8307. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) NEW YORK HARBOR, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.—The 
New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project author-
ized by section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (chapter 142, 
38 Stat. 1051; 88 Stat. 39; 104 Stat. 4615), and deauthorized 
pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is authorized to 
be carried out by the Secretary. 
(2) RIO NIGUA, SALINAS, PUERTO RICO.—The project for flood 
control, Rio Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 
101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 278), and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 
Stat. 1345), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary. 
(3) RIO GRANDE DE LOIZA, PUERTO RICO.—The project for 
flood control, Rio Grande De Loiza, Puerto Rico, authorized 
by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992 (106 Stat. 4803), and deauthorized pursuant to section 
6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is authorized to be carried out by 
the Secretary. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall carry out, and 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report on the results of, a feasi-
bility study for each of the projects described in subsection (a).
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SEC. 8308. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN BEACH NOURISHMENT 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a water resources development 
project described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) fund, at Federal expense, any incremental increase 
in cost to the project that results from a legal requirement 
to use a borrow source determined by the Secretary to be 
other than the least-cost option; and 
(2) exclude the cost described in paragraph (1) from the 
cost-benefit analysis for the project. 
(b) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DESCRIBED.— 
A water resources development project referred to in subsection 
(a) is any of the following: 
(1) The Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey, 
hurricane storm damage reduction, shore protection, and eco-
system restoration project, authorized by section 101(a)(26) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 278). 
(2) The Folly Beach, South Carolina, shoreline protection 
project, authorized by section 501(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4136; 105 Stat. 520). 
(3) The Carolina Beach and Vicinity, North Carolina, 
coastal storm risk management project, authorized by section 
203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 
2741). 
(4) The Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, coastal storm 
risk management project, authorized by section 203 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 2741). 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section limits the eligi-
bility for, or availability of, Federal expenditures or financial assist-
ance for any water resources development project, including any 
beach nourishment or renourishment project, under any other provi-
sion of Federal law. 
SEC. 8309. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN. 
(a) STUDY OF FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds made available to carry out 
this section, the Secretary is authorized, at Federal expense, 
to carry out a study to determine the feasibility of a project 
for flood risk management and related purposes in the 
Columbia River Basin and to report to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate with recommendations thereon, including rec-
ommendations for a project to potentially reduce the reliance 
on Canada for flood risk management in the basin. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
activities described in this subsection in coordination with other 
Federal and State agencies and Indian Tribes. 
(b) FUNDS FOR COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY OBLIGATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to expend 
funds appropriated for the purpose of satisfying United States 
obligations under the Columbia River Treaty to compensate 
Canada for operating Canadian storage on behalf of the United 
States under such treaty. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the U.S. entity calls upon Canada 
to operate Canadian reservoir storage for flood risk manage-
ment on behalf of the United States, which operation may
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incur an obligation to compensate Canada under the Columbia 
River Treaty— 
(A) the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the 
Senate, by not later than 30 days after the initiation of 
the call, a written notice of the action and a justification, 
including a description of the circumstances necessitating 
the call; 
(B) upon a determination by the United States of the 
amount of compensation that shall be paid to Canada, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Environment 
and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate a writ-
ten notice specifying such amount and an explanation of 
how such amount was derived, which notification shall 
not delay or impede the flood risk management mission 
of the U.S. entity; and 
(C) the Secretary shall make no payment to Canada 
for the call under the Columbia River Treaty until such 
time as funds appropriated for the purpose of compensating 
Canada under such treaty are available. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN.—The term ‘‘Columbia River 
Basin’’ means the entire United States portion of the 
Columbia River watershed. 
(B) COLUMBIA
RIVER
TREATY.—The term ‘‘Columbia 
River Treaty’’ means the treaty relating to cooperative 
development of the water resources of the Columbia River 
Basin, signed at Washington January 17, 1961, and entered 
into force September 16, 1964. 
(C) U.S. ENTITY.—The term ‘‘U.S. entity’’ means the 
entity designated by the United States under Article XIV 
of the Columbia River Treaty. 
SEC. 8310. EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGIC CHANGES IN SOURIS RIVER 
BASIN. 
The Secretary is authorized to evaluate hydrologic changes 
affecting the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement Between the Govern-
ment of Canada and the Government of the United States of 
America for Water Supply and Flood Control in the Souris River 
Basin’’, signed and entered into force on October 26, 1989. 
SEC. 8311. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. 
Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) Subject to section 903(a) of this 
Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed to undertake’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall carry out’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘canals’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘100 percent.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘channels 
attendant to the operations of the community ditch and 
Acequia systems in New Mexico that—
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‘‘(1) are declared to be a political subdivision of the State; 
or 
‘‘(2) belong to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304)).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (f); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) INCLUSIONS.—The measures described in subsection (b) 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) ensure greater resiliency of diversion structures, 
including to flow variations, prolonged drought conditions, 
invasive plant species, and threats from changing hydrological 
and climatic conditions; or 
‘‘(2) support research, development, and training for innova-
tive management solutions, including those for controlling 
invasive aquatic plants that affect acequias. 
‘‘(d) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the cost of car-
rying out the measures described in subsection (b), including study 
costs, shall be 25 percent, except that in the case of a measure 
benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined 
by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically 
disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas, the 
Federal share of the cost of carrying out such measure shall be 
90 percent. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out the measures described in subsection 
(b) $80,000,000.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(f) The Secretary is further author-
ized and directed to’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC ENTITY STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or belong to an Indian Tribe 
within the State of New Mexico’’ after ‘‘that State’’; 
and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘This public 
entity status will allow the officials of these Acequia sys-
tems’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—The public entity status provided under para-
graph (1) shall allow the officials of the Acequia systems 
described in such paragraph’’. 
SEC. 8312. PORT OF NOME, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the project 
for navigation, Port of Nome, Alaska, authorized by section 401(1) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2733). 
(b) COST SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal interest for the project 
described in subsection (a) shall pay 10 percent of the costs 
associated with the general navigation features of the project 
during the period of construction. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 101(a)(2) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(2)) shall not apply 
to the project described in subsection (a).