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SEC. 5007. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS AND 
CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the re-
ports and, if the Secretary determines the project is fea-
sible, shall expedite completion of construction for the fol-
lowing projects: 
(1) Fulmer Creek, Village of Mohawk, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(2) Moyer Creek, Village of Frankfort, New 
York, being carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(3) Steele Creek, Village of Ilion, New York, 
being carried out under section 205 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(4) Oriskany Wildlife Management Area, Rome, 
New York, being carried out under section 206 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330). 
(5) Whitney Point Lake, Otselic River, Whitney 
Point, New York, being carried out under section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).
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SEC. 5008. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS FOR CER-
TAIN PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite com-
pletion of the reports for the following projects and, if the 
Secretary determines that a project is justified in the com-
pleted report, proceed directly to project preconstruction, 
engineering, and design: 
(1) Project for water supply, Little Red River, 
Arkansas. 
(2) Project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida. 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Univer-
sity Lake, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR EGMONT KEY, FLORIDA.— 
In carrying out the project for shoreline stabilization at 
Egmont Key, Florida, referred to in subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary shall waive any cost share to be provided by non- 
Federal interests for any portion of the project that bene-
fits federally owned property. 
SEC. 5009. SOUTHEASTERN WATER RESOURCES ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct, at 
Federal expense, an assessment of the water resources 
needs of the river basins and watersheds of the south-
eastern United States.
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(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the assessment, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State and local agencies, non-Federal 
and nonprofit entities, and regional researchers. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5010. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 1103(e)(7) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) 
the following: ‘‘The non-Federal interest may pro-
vide the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
in the form of in-kind services and materials.’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5(b)), for any 
project undertaken under this section, a non-Federal in-
terest may include a nonprofit entity, with the consent of 
the affected local government.’’.
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SEC. 5011. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EN-
HANCEMENT PROJECT. 
Section 514(g) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 343; 117 Stat. 142) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’. 
SEC. 5012. GREAT LAKES FISHERY AND ECOSYSTEM RES-
TORATION. 
Section 506(f)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–22; 114 Stat. 
2646) is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘100 percent’’. 
SEC. 5013. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS AND 
SEDIMENT REMEDIATION. 
Section 401(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 1268 note; 114 Stat. 2613) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 5014. GREAT LAKES TRIBUTARY MODEL. 
Section 516(g)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 5015. SUSQUEHANNA, DELAWARE, AND POTOMAC 
RIVER BASINS. 
(a) EX OFFICIO MEMBER.—Notwithstanding section 
3001(a) of the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Recovery From Natural Disasters, and for 
Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia
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(111 Stat. 176) and section 2.2 of both the Susquehanna 
River Basin Compact (Public Law 91–575) and the Dela-
ware River Basin Compact (Public Law 87–328), begin-
ning in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter, the Division Engi-
neer, North Atlantic Division, Corps of Engineers, shall 
be the ex officio United States member under the Susque-
hanna River Basin Compact and the Delaware River 
Basin Compact, who shall serve without additional com-
pensation and who may designate an alternate member or 
members in accordance with the terms of those respective 
compacts. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO ALLOCATE.—The Secretary 
may allocate funds to the Susquehanna River Basin Com-
mission, Delaware River Basin Commission, and the 
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Poto-
mac River Basin Compact (Public Law 91–407)) to fulfill 
the equitable funding requirements of their respective 
interstate compacts. 
(c) WATER SUPPLY
AND CONSERVATION STOR-
AGE.—The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 
the Delaware River Basin Commission to provide tem-
porary water supply and conservation storage at the 
Francis E. Walter Dam, Pennsylvania, during any period 
in which the Commission has determined that a drought 
warning or drought emergency exists. The agreement shall
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provide that the cost for any such water supply and con-
servation storage shall not exceed the incremental oper-
ating costs associated with providing the storage. 
SEC. 5016. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA-
TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 510(a)(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3759) is amended by striking ‘‘, and beneficial uses of 
dredged material’’ and inserting ‘‘, beneficial uses of 
dredged material, and restoration of submerged aquatic 
vegetation’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
510(i) of such Act (110 Stat. 3761) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5017. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RESTORATION. 
The second sentence of section 704(b) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5018. HYPOXIA ASSESSMENT. 
The Secretary may participate with Federal, State, 
and local agencies, non-Federal and nonprofit entities, re-
gional researchers, and other interested parties to assess 
hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.
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SEC. 5019. POTOMAC RIVER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT AND 
TRIBUTARY 
STRATEGY 
EVALUATION 
AND 
MONITORING PROGRAM. 
The Secretary may participate in the Potomac River 
Watershed Assessment and Tributary Strategy Evaluation 
and Monitoring Program to identify a series of resource 
management indicators to accurately monitor the effec-
tiveness of the implementation of the agreed upon tribu-
tary strategies and other public policies that pertain to 
natural resource protection of the Potomac River water-
shed. 
SEC. 5020. LOCK AND DAM SECURITY. 
(a) STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Coast Guard, shall 
develop standards for the security of locks and dams, in-
cluding the testing and certification of vessel exclusion 
barriers. 
(b) SITE SURVEYS.—At the request of a lock or dam 
owner, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, on 
a reimbursible basis, to improve lock or dam security. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit alli-
ance of public and private organizations that has the mis-
sion of promoting safe waterways and seaports to carry