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include any funds that have been made available through re-
programming pursuant to section 101. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to projects with awarded 
integrated design and construction contracts (IDaC) as of the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided, That the Corps shall modify 
the existing IDaC contracts for such projects to incorporate the 
authority provided in 33 U.S.C. 621 and DFARS 252.232–7007 
pursuant to DFARS 232.703–1(1)(ii)(B) within 60 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Corps shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
upon execution of such modifications for each project and upon 
commencement of work addressed in such modification: Provided 
further, That the Corps shall fully obligate any funds previously 
designated in Public Law 117–58 or prior appropriations bill as 
part of the modification, and as required supervision and adminis-
tration associated with that modification: Provided further, That 
amounts repurposed pursuant to this section shall continue to be 
treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of 
Public Law 118–5. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the 
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may 
accept and expend, up to $8,733,000 of funds provided in this 
title under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ to mitigate 
for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
an open lake placement alternative for dredged material, after 
evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for 
the disposal or management of dredged material originating from 
Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it is approved under a 
State water quality certification pursuant to section 401 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, 
That until an open lake placement alternative for dredged material 
is approved under a State water quality certification, the Corps 
of Engineers shall continue upland placement of such dredged mate-
rial consistent with the requirements of section 101 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 
SEC. 106. Additional funding provided in this Act shall be 
allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the Chief 
of Engineers. 
SEC. 107. Subject to consultation with the non-Federal sponsor 
and retaining sufficient amounts for the Corps of Engineers to 
carry out any of its responsibilities relating to the project and 
using appropriations made available to the project prior to the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall make advance 
payments to the non-Federal sponsors for their use in completing 
construction of any project for flood risk management identified 
in implementation guidance for the Civil Works Public-Private Part-
nership Pilot Program issued by the Director of Civil Works on 
January 8, 2019 and that is under construction on the date of 
enactment of this Act and for which a prior executed Project Part-
nership Agreement, as amended, specifically identifies Federal 
Work, Non-Federal Work, and a Federal Participation Amount in 
excess of $700,000,000: Provided, That amounts described in the 
matter preceding this proviso shall be credited by the Secretary 
toward the Federal Participation Amount: Provided further, That 
prior to making any payments authorized in the matter preceding 
the first proviso, the Secretary and the non-Federal sponsors shall
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amend the Project Partnership Agreement executed for the project 
in order to implement any such payments and credits. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study under 
the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project author-
ized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 
SEC. 109. Section 225(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘at recreation site at which the fee is collected’’ and 
inserting ‘‘at any recreation site or facility that is located at the 
civil works project at which the fee is collected’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah 
Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah 
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the 
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,950,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2027, for expenses necessary 
in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the 
Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, of the amount 
made available to the Commission under this Act or any other 
Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $2,186,000 
for administrative expenses. 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
The following appropriations shall be expended to execute 
authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation: 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For management, development, and restoration of water and 
related natural resources and for related activities, including the 
operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other 
facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities 
to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and 
other agreements with, State and local governments, federally rec-
ognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,465,630,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $23,899,000 shall be available for 
transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $7,679,000 
shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin 
Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary 
may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That 
such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall 
appropriation under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be 
financed by the Reclamation Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement
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Receipts account established by section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–
322, or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established 
by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: 
Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are 
available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were 
contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 
397a shall be credited to this account and are available until 
expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under 
this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $3,237,000 shall be deposited in the San Gabriel 
Basin Restoration Fund established by section 110 of title I of 
division B of appendix D of Public Law 106–554: Provided further, 
That in accordance with section 4007 of Public Law 114–322 and 
as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated January 2, 
2026, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2025 shall 
be made available to the Sites Reservoir Project and the B.F. 
Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project: Provided further, 
That in accordance with section 4009(a) of Public Law 114–322 
and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated January 
2, 2026, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2025 
and prior fiscal years shall be made available to the Kay Bailey 
Hutchison Expansion—Concentrate Pipeline Partial Replacement 
Project and the McAllen Brackish Groundwater Treatment Facility. 
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND 
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restora-
tion, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley 
Project Improvement Act, such sums as may be collected in fiscal 
year 2026 in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant 
to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–
575, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bureau 
of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount 
of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized 
by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading may be used 
for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if 
the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court 
adopted decree or order. 
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, 
Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with 
plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $32,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as 
may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred 
to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to 
carry out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated 
herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED 
Program 
management: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
CALFED 
implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with 
clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in 
achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.
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POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related 
functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, 
and offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, $64,000,000, to be 
derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as 
provided in 43 U.S.C. 377, of which not to exceed $5,000 may 
be used for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available 
for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration 
expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available 
for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30 motor vehicles, 
which are for replacement only. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this 
Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous 
or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded 
in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that—
(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; 
(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity 
for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress; 
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless 
prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: 
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity 
for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning 
of the fiscal year; or 
(B) $400,000 for any program, project or activity for 
which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning 
of the fiscal year; 
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities 
Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the 
Resources Management and Development category to any pro-
gram, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress; or 
(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations 
of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide 
adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased con-
tractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and 
real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is