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(b) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall 
not apply to the conveyance under this section. 
SEC. 5089. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 569 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Benton, 
Sherburne,’’ and inserting ‘‘Beltrami, Hubbard, 
Wadena,’’; 
(2) by striking the last sentence of subsection 
(e)(3)(B); 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section 
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this section, a non-
Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to admin-
ister projects under this section at 100 percent Federal ex-
pense.’’. 
(b) BIWABIK, MINNESOTA.—The Secretary shall reim-
burse the non-Federal interest for the project for environ-
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mental infrastructure, Biwabik, Minnesota, carried out 
under section 569 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 368), for planning, design, and construc-
tion costs that were incurred by the non-Federal interest 
with respect to the project before the date of the partnership 
agreement for the project and that were in excess of the non-
Federal share of the cost of the project if the Secretary deter-
mines that the costs are appropriate. 
SEC. 5090. HARRISON, HANCOCK, AND JACKSON COUNTIES, 
MISSISSIPPI. 
In carrying out projects for the protection, restoration, 
and creation of aquatic and ecologically related habitats lo-
cated in Harrison, Hancock, and Jackson Counties, Mis-
sissippi, under section 204 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326), the Secretary shall ac-
cept any portion of the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project in the form of in-kind services and materials. 
SEC. 5091. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSOURI, AND ILLINOIS. 
As a part of the operation and maintenance of the 
project for the Mississippi River (Regulating Works), be-
tween the Ohio and Missouri Rivers, Missouri and Illinois, 
authorized by the first section of an Act entitled ‘‘Making 
appropriations for the construction, repair, and preserva-
tion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for 
other purposes’’, approved June 25, 1910, the Secretary
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may carry out activities necessary to restore and protect 
fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River 
system. Such activities may include modification of naviga-
tion training structures, modification and creation of side 
channels, modification and creation of islands, and studies 
and analysis necessary to apply adaptive management 
principles in design of future work. 
SEC. 5092. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
Section 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 337) is amended by striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5093. ACID BROOK, POMPTON LAKES, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood dam-
age reduction under section 205 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), Acid Brook, Pompton Lakes, New 
Jersey, if the Secretary determines that the project is fea-
sible. 
SEC. 5094. HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS AREA, NEW JER-
SEY. 
Section 324 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849; 110 Stat. 3779) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘design’’ and inserting 
‘‘planning, design,’’; and