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or local government agency, Indian tribe, or non-Federal 
interest involved under paragraph (2). 
(i) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall preempt or inter-
fere with— 
(1) any statutory requirement for seeking public comment; 
(2) any power, jurisdiction, or authority that a Federal, 
State, or local government agency, Indian tribe, or non-Federal 
interest has with respect to carrying out a water resources 
project; or 
(3) any obligation to comply with the provisions of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the regulations 
issued by the Council on Environmental Quality to carry out 
such Act. 
SEC. 2046. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘two years’’ and inserting ‘‘year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘7’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; 
(2) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘30 months after the 
date’’ and inserting ‘‘the last date of the fiscal year following 
the fiscal year in which’’; and 
(3) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘such 30 month period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such period’’. 
SEC. 2047. FEDERAL HOPPER DREDGES. 
(a) HOPPER DREDGE MCFARLAND.—Section 563 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 563. HOPPER DREDGE MCFARLAND. 
‘‘(a) PLACEMENT
IN
READY
RESERVE
STATUS.—Not before 
October 1, 2009, and not after December 31, 2009, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) place the Federal hopper dredge McFarland (referred 
to in this section as the ‘vessel’) in a ready reserve status; 
and 
‘‘(2) use the vessel solely for urgent and emergency purposes 
in accordance with existing emergency response protocols. 
‘‘(b) ROUTINE TESTS AND MAINTENANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodically perform 
routine underway dredging tests of the equipment (not to exceed 
70 days per year) of the vessel in a ready reserve status 
to ensure the ability of the vessel to perform urgent and emer-
gency work. 
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall not assign any scheduled hopper dredging 
work to the vessel other than dredging tests in the Dela-
ware River and Bay; but 
‘‘(B) shall perform any repairs, including any asbestos 
abatement, necessary to maintain the vessel in a ready 
reserve fully operational condition. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVE STATUS FOR DREDGING.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with affected stakeholders, shall place the vessel in active 
status in order to perform dredging work if the Secretary determines 
that private industry has failed—
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‘‘(1) to submit a responsive and responsible bid for work 
advertised by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(2) to carry out a project as required pursuant to a contract 
between the industry and the Secretary.’’. 
(b) HOPPER
DREDGES
ESSAYONS
AND
YAQUINA.—Section 
3(c)(7)(B) of the Act of August 11, 1888 (33 U.S.C. 622; 25 Stat. 
423), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This subpara-
graph shall not apply to the Federal hopper dredges Essayons 
and Yaquina of the Corps of Engineers.’’. 
TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 3001. BLACK WARRIOR-TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALABAMA. 
Section 111 of title I of division C of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2005 (118 Stat. 2944) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 111. BLACK WARRIOR-TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALABAMA. 
‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(A) EXISTING
FACILITY.—The term ‘existing facility’ 
means the administrative and maintenance facility for the 
project for Black Warrior-Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama, 
authorized by the first section of the River and Harbor 
Appropriations Act of July 5, 1884 (24 Stat. 141), in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007. 
‘‘(B) PARCEL.—The term ‘Parcel’ means the land owned 
by the Corps of Engineers serving as the operations and 
maintenance facility of the Corps of Engineers in the city 
of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in existence on the date of enact-
ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—In carrying out the project for Black 
Warrior-Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama, the Secretary is author-
ized, at Federal expense— 
‘‘(A) to purchase land on which the Secretary may 
construct a new maintenance facility for the project, to 
be located— 
‘‘(i) at a different location from the existing facility; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in the vicinity of the city of Tuscaloosa, Ala-
bama; 
‘‘(B) at any time during or after the completion of 
(and relocation to) the new maintenance facility, to 
demolish the existing facility; and 
‘‘(C) to construct on the Parcel a new administrative 
facility for the project. 
‘‘(b) ACQUISITION
AND DISPOSITION
OF PROPERTY.—The Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) may acquire any real property necessary for the 
construction of the new maintenance facility under subsection 
(a)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(2) shall convey to the city of Tuscaloosa fee simple title 
in and to any portion of the Parcel not required for construction
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of the new administrative facility under subsection (a)(2)(C) 
through— 
‘‘(A) sale at fair market value; 
‘‘(B) exchange for city of Tuscaloosa owned land on 
an acre-for-acre basis; or 
‘‘(C) any combination of a sale under subparagraph 
(A) and an exchange under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $32,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 3002. COOK INLET, ALASKA. 
Section 118(a)(3) of the Energy and Water Development Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (title I of division C of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2005; 118 Stat. 2945) is amended by inserting ‘‘as 
part of the operation and maintenance of such project modification’’ 
after ‘‘by the Secretary’’. 
SEC. 3003. KING COVE HARBOR, ALASKA. 
The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended 
for the project for navigation, King Cove Harbor, Alaska, being 
carried out under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 
1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), shall be $8,000,000. 
SEC. 3004. SEWARD HARBOR, ALASKA. 
The project for navigation, Seward Harbor, Alaska, authorized 
by section 101(a)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 274), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
extend the existing breakwater by approximately 215 feet, at a 
total cost of $3,333,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$2,666,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $667,000. 
SEC. 3005. SITKA, ALASKA. 
The Sitka, Alaska, element of the project for navigation, South-
east Alaska Harbors of Refuge, Alaska, authorized by section 101(1) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4801), 
is modified to direct the Secretary to take such action as is necessary 
to correct design deficiencies in the Sitka Harbor Breakwater at 
Federal expense. The estimated cost is $6,300,000. 
SEC. 3006. TATITLEK, ALASKA. 
The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended 
for the project for navigation, Tatitlek, Alaska, being carried out 
under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
577), shall be $10,000,000. 
SEC. 3007. RIO DE FLAG, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. 
The project for flood damage reduction, Rio De Flag, Flagstaff, 
Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2576), is modified to authorize 
the Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of $54,100,000, 
with an estimated Federal cost of $35,000,000 and a non-Federal 
cost of $19,100,000. 
SEC. 3008. NOGALES WASH AND TRIBUTARIES FLOOD CONTROL 
PROJECT, ARIZONA. 
The project for flood control, Nogales Wash and tributaries, 
Arizona, authorized by section 101(a)(4) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606) and modified by section 
303 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.
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3711) and section 302 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2600), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
to construct the project at a total cost of $25,410,000, with an 
estimated Federal cost of $22,930,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
cost of $2,480,000. 
SEC. 3009. TUCSON DRAINAGE AREA, ARIZONA. 
The project for flood damage reduction, environmental restora-
tion, and recreation, Tucson drainage area, Arizona, authorized 
by section 101(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 274), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
construct the project at a total cost of $66,700,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $43,350,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
cost of $23,350,000. 
SEC. 3010. OSCEOLA HARBOR, ARKANSAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Osceola Harbor, 
Arkansas, constructed under section 107 of the River and Harbor 
Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), is modified to allow non-Federal 
interests to construct a mooring facility within the existing author-
ized harbor channel, subject to all necessary permits, certifications, 
and other requirements. 
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as affecting the responsibility of the 
Secretary to maintain the general navigation features of the project 
at a bottom width of 250 feet. 
SEC. 3011. ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI. 
The project for flood control, St. Francis River Basin, Arkansas 
and Missouri, authorized by the Act of June 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 
1508), is modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake channel 
stabilization and sediment removal measures on the St. Francis 
River and tributaries as a nonseparable element of the original 
project. 
SEC. 3012. PINE MOUNTAIN DAM, ARKANSAS. 
The Pine Mountain Dam feature of the project for flood protec-
tion, Lee Creek, Arkansas and Oklahoma, authorized by section 
204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1078), is modified— 
(1) to add environmental restoration as a project purpose; 
and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to finance the non-Federal share 
of the cost of the project, including treatment and distributions 
components, over a 30-year period in accordance with section 
103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(k)). 
SEC. 3013. RED-OUACHITA RIVER BASIN LEVEES, ARKANSAS AND LOU-
ISIANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 
(64 Stat. 173) is amended in the matter under the heading ‘‘RED- 
OUACHITA
RIVER
BASIN’’ by striking ‘‘improvements at Calion, 
Arkansas’’ and inserting ‘‘improvements at Calion, Arkansas 
(including authorization for the comprehensive flood-control project 
for Ouachita River and tributaries, incorporating in the project 
all flood control, drainage, and power improvements in the basin 
above the lower end of the left bank Ouachita River levee)’’.