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risk of not performing in compliance with its authorized 
project purposes. In addressing such deficiencies, the Sec-
retary may incorporate current design standards and effi-
ciency improvements, including the replacement of obso-
lete mechanical and electrical components at pumping sta-
tions, if such incorporation does not significantly change 
the scope, function, and purpose of the project as author-
ized. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The following flood con-
trol projects are eligible for reconstruction under this sec-
tion: 
(1) Clear Creek Drainage and Levee District, 
Illinois. 
(2) Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage 
District, Illinois. 
(3) Cairo, Illinois Mainline Levee, Cairo, Illi-
nois. 
(4) Goose Pond Pump Station, Cairo, Illinois. 
(5) Cottonwood Slough Pump Station, Alex-
ander County, Illinois. 
(6) 10th and 28th Street Pump Stations, Cairo, 
Illinois. 
(7) Prairie Du Pont Levee and Sanitary Dis-
trict, including Fish Lake Drainage and Levee Dis-
trict, Illinois. 
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(8) Flood control levee projects in Brookport, 
Shawneetown, 
Old 
Shawneetown, 
Golconda, 
Rosiclare, Harrisburg, and Reevesville, Illinois. 
(e) JUSTIFICATION.—The reconstruction of a project 
authorized by this section shall not be considered a sepa-
rable element of the project. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) $15,000,000 to carry out the projects de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection 
(d); and 
(2) $15,000,000 to carry out the projects de-
scribed in subsection (d)(8). 
Such sums shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 5056. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION. 
(a) 
EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
519(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2654) is amended by striking ‘‘2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
(b) IN-KIND SERVICES.—Section 519(g)(3) of such 
Act (114 Stat. 2655) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end of the first sentence ‘‘if such services 
are provided not more than 5 years before the date of initi-
ation of the project or activity’’. 
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(c) NONPROFIT ENTITIES AND MONITORING.—Sec-
tion 519 of such Act (114 Stat. 2654) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), a non-Federal interest may include for any 
project undertaken under this section a nonprofit entity, 
with the consent of the affected local government. 
‘‘(i) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall develop an 
Illinois river basin monitoring program to support the plan 
referred to in subsection (b). Data collected under the 
monitoring program shall incorporate data provided by the 
State of Illinois and shall be publicly accessible through 
electronic means.’’. 
SEC. 5057. KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN, ILLINOIS, RESTORA-
TION. 
(a) KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Kaskaskia River Basin’’ means the 
Kaskaskia River, Illinois, its backwaters, its side channels, 
and all tributaries, including their watersheds, draining 
into the Kaskaskia River. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop, as expeditiously as practicable, a comprehen-
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sive plan for the purpose of restoring, preserving, 
and protecting the Kaskaskia River Basin. 
(2) TECHNOLOGIES
AND
INNOVATIVE
AP-
PROACHES.—The comprehensive plan shall provide 
for the development of new technologies and innova-
tive approaches— 
(A) to enhance the Kaskaskia River as a 
transportation corridor; 
(B) to improve water quality within the en-
tire Kaskaskia River Basin; 
(C) to restore, enhance, and preserve habi-
tat for plants and wildlife; 
(D) 
to 
ensure 
aquatic 
integrity 
of 
sidechannels 
and 
backwaters 
and 
their 
connectivity with the mainstem river; 
(E) to increase economic opportunity for 
agriculture and business communities; and 
(F) to reduce the impacts of flooding to 
communities and landowners. 
(3) SPECIFIC COMPONENTS.—The comprehen-
sive plan shall include such features as are necessary 
to provide for— 
(A) the development and implementation of 
a program for sediment removal technology, 
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sediment characterization, sediment transport, 
and beneficial uses of sediment; 
(B) the development and implementation 
of a program for the planning, conservation, 
evaluation, and construction of measures for 
fish and wildlife habitat conservation and reha-
bilitation, and stabilization and enhancement of 
land and water resources in the basin; 
(C) the development and implementation of 
a long-term resource monitoring program; 
(D) a conveyance study of the Kaskaskia 
River floodplain from Vandalia, Illinois, to 
Carlyle Lake to determine the impacts of exist-
ing and future waterfowl improvements on flood 
stages, including detailed surveys and mapping 
information to ensure proper hydraulic and 
hydrological analysis; 
(E) the development and implementation 
of a computerized inventory and analysis sys-
tem; and 
(F) the development and implementation 
of a systemic plan to reduce flood impacts by 
means of ecosystem restoration projects. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—The comprehensive plan 
shall be developed by the Secretary in consultation 
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with appropriate Federal agencies, the State of Illi-
nois, and the Kaskaskia River Watershed Associa-
tion. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report con-
taining the comprehensive plan. 
(6) ADDITIONAL
STUDIES
AND
ANALYSES.— 
After transmission of a report under paragraph (5), 
the Secretary shall conduct studies and analyses of 
projects related to the comprehensive plan that are 
appropriate and consistent with this subsection. 
(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) WATER QUALITY.—In carrying out activi-
ties under this section, the Secretary’s recommenda-
tions shall be consistent with applicable State water 
quality standards. 
(2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In developing the 
comprehensive plan under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall implement procedures to facilitate public 
participation, including providing advance notice of 
meetings, providing adequate opportunity for public 
input 
and 
comment, 
maintaining 
appropriate 
records, and making a record of the proceedings of 
meetings available for public inspection. 
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(d) CRITICAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES.—If the 
Secretary, in cooperation with appropriate Federal agen-
cies and the State of Illinois, determines that a project 
or initiative for the Kaskaskia River Basin will produce 
independent, immediate, and substantial benefits, the Sec-
retary may proceed expeditiously with the implementation 
of the project. 
(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall integrate 
activities carried out under this section with ongoing Fed-
eral and State programs, projects, and activities, including 
the following: 
(1) Farm programs of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
(2) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Pro-
gram (State of Illinois) and Conservation 2000 Eco-
system Program of the Illinois Department of Nat-
ural Resources. 
(3) Conservation 2000 Conservation Practices 
Program and the Livestock Management Facilities 
Act administered by the Illinois Department of Agri-
culture. 
(4) National Buffer Initiative of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service. 
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(5) Nonpoint source grant program adminis-
tered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agen-
cy. 
(6) Other programs that may be developed by 
the State of Illinois or the Federal Government, or 
that are carried out by non-profit organizations, to 
carry out the objectives of the Kaskaskia River 
Basin Comprehensive Plan. 
(f) IN-KIND SERVICES.—The Secretary may credit 
the cost of in-kind services provided by the non-Federal 
interest for an activity carried out under this section to-
ward not more than 80 percent of the non-Federal share 
of the cost of the activity. In-kind services shall include 
all State funds expended on programs that accomplish the 
goals of this section, as determined by the Secretary. The 
programs may include the Kaskaskia River Conservation 
Reserve Program, the Illinois Conservation 2000 Pro-
gram, the Open Lands Trust Fund, and other appropriate 
programs carried out in the Kaskaskia River Basin. 
SEC. 
5058. 
FLOODPLAIN 
MAPPING, 
LITTLE 
CALUMET 
RIVER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide as-
sistance for a project to develop maps identifying 100- and 
500-year flood inundation areas along the Little Calumet 
River, Chicago, Illinois. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Maps developed under the 
project shall include hydrologic and hydraulic information 
and shall accurately show the flood inundation of each 
property by flood risk in the floodplain. The maps shall 
be produced in a high resolution format and shall be made 
available to all flood prone areas along the Little Calumet 
River, Chicago, Illinois, in an electronic format. 
(c) PARTICIPATION OF FEMA.—The Secretary and 
the non-Federal interests for the project shall work with 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to ensure the validity of the maps developed under 
the project for flood insurance purposes. 
(d) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the 
project, the Secretary may enter into contracts or coopera-
tive agreements with the non-Federal interests or provide 
reimbursements of project costs. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project shall be 50 percent. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000. 
SEC. 5059. PROMONTORY POINT, LAKE MICHIGAN, ILLI-
NOIS. 
(a) REVIEW.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
a third-party review of the Promontory Point project 
along the Chicago Shoreline, Chicago, Illinois, at a 
cost not to exceed $450,000. 
(2) JOINT REVIEW.—The Buffalo and Seattle 
districts of the Corps of Engineers shall jointly con-
duct the review. 
(3) STANDARDS.—The review shall be based on 
the standards under part 68 of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations, for implementation by the non- 
Federal sponsor for the Chicago Shoreline, Chicago, 
Illinois, project. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary shall accept 
from a State or political subdivision of a State voluntarily 
contributed funds to initiate the third-party review under 
subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the authorization for the project for the Chicago 
Shoreline, Chicago, Illinois. 
SEC. 5060. BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, INDIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of shoaling in 
the vicinity of Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana, to deter-
mine if the shoaling is the result of a Federal navigation 
project, and, if the Secretary determines that the shoaling 
is the result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary 
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shall carry out a project to mitigate the shoaling under 
section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 
U.S.C. 426). 
SEC. 5061. CALUMET REGION, INDIANA. 
Section 219(f)(12) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 335; 117 Stat. 1843) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—$100,000,000’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project the cost of planning and design work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before, 
on, or after the date of the partnership agree-
ment for the project if the Secretary determines 
that the work is integral to the project.’’; and 
(3) by aligning the remainder of the text of 
subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (1) 
of this section) with subparagraph (B) (as added by 
paragraph (2) of this section). 
SEC. 5062. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall complete a feasibility report for 
rehabilitation of the project for flood damage reduction, 
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Paducah, Kentucky, and, if the Secretary determines that 
the project is feasible, the Secretary shall carry out the 
project at a total cost of $3,000,000. 
SEC. 5063. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. 
Section 531 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3773; 113 Stat. 348; 117 Stat. 142) 
is amended by adding 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 ad-
minister projects under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
SEC. 5064. WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY. 
Section 219(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 114 Stat. 2763A–219) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(41) WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY.—Wastewater 
infrastructure, Winchester, Kentucky.’’. 
SEC. 5065. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 
Section 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5066. CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL, LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of a dredged 
material management plan for the Calcasieu Ship Chan-
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nel, Louisiana, and may take interim measures to increase 
the capacity of existing disposal areas, or to construct new 
confined or beneficial use disposal areas, for the channel. 
SEC. 5067. CROSS LAKE, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary may accept from the Department of 
the Air Force, and may use, not to exceed $4,500,000 to 
assist the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, with its plan to 
construct a water intake facility. 
SEC. 5068. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF STUDY.—The study for water-
front and riverine preservation, restoration, and enhance-
ment, Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge Parish, Lou-
isiana, being carried out under Committee Resolution 
2570 of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives adopted July 23, 
1998, is modified— 
(1) to add West Feliciana Parish and East 
Baton Rouge Parish to the geographic scope of the 
study; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share the cost of the study and the non- 
Federal share of the cost of any project authorized 
by law as a result of the study the cost of work car-
ried out by the non-Federal interest before the date 
of the partnership agreement for the project if the 
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Secretary determines that the work is integral to the 
study or project, as the case may be. 
(b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—Section 517(5) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
345) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge, 
West Feliciana, and East Baton Rouge Parishes, 
Louisiana, project for waterfront and riverine pres-
ervation, restoration, and enhancement modifica-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 5069. CHARLESTOWN, MARYLAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 
project for nonstructural flood damage reduction and eco-
system restoration at Charlestown, Maryland. 
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The flood damage reduc-
tion component of the project may include the acquisition 
of private property from willing sellers. 
(c) JUSTIFICATION.—Any nonstructural flood dam-
age reduction project to be carried out under this section 
that will result in the conversion of property to use for 
ecosystem restoration and wildlife habitat shall be justified 
based on national ecosystem restoration benefits. 
(d) USE OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY.—Property ac-
quired under this section shall be maintained in public 
ownership for ecosystem restoration and wildlife habitat. 
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(e) ABILITY TO PAY.—In determining the appro-
priate non-Federal cost share for the project, the Sec-
retary shall determine the ability of Cecil County, Mary-
land, to participate as a cost-sharing non-Federal interest 
in accordance with section 103(m) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5070. ANACOSTIA RIVER, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND 
MARYLAND. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE ACTION PLAN.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, the Governor of Maryland, the county execu-
tives of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, 
Maryland, and other interested entities, shall develop and 
make available to the public a 10-year comprehensive ac-
tion plan to provide for the restoration and protection of 
the ecological integrity of the Anacostia River and its trib-
utaries. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On completion of the 
comprehensive action plan under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall make the plan available to the public, includ-
ing on the Internet. 
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SEC. 5071. DELMARVA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR, DELA-
WARE AND MARYLAND. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide tech-
nical assistance to the Secretary of Agriculture for use in 
carrying out the Conservation Corridor Demonstration 
Program established under subtitle G of title II of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (16 
U.S.C. 3801 note; 116 Stat. 275). 
(b) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION.—In carrying 
out water resources projects in Delaware and Maryland 
on the Delmarva Peninsula, the Secretary shall coordinate 
and integrate those projects, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, with any activities carried out to implement a con-
servation corridor plan approved by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under section 2602 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 3801 note; 116 
Stat. 275). 
SEC. 5072. MASSACHUSETTS DREDGED MATERIAL DIS-
POSAL SITES. 
The Secretary may cooperate with Massachusetts in 
the management and long-term monitoring of aquatic 
dredged material disposal sites within the State, and is 
authorized to accept funds from the State to carry out 
such activities. 
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SEC. 5073. ONTONAGON HARBOR, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of shore damage 
in the vicinity of the project for navigation, Ontonagon 
Harbor, Ontonagon County, Michigan, authorized by sec-
tion 101 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 
1176, 100 Stat. 4213, 110 Stat. 3730), to determine if 
the damage is the result of a Federal navigation project, 
and, if the Secretary determines that the damage is the 
result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary shall 
carry out a project to mitigate the damage under section 
111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 
426i). 
SEC. 5074. CROOKSTON, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for a project for 
emergency streambank protection along the Red Lake 
River in Crookston, Minnesota, and, if the Secretary de-
termines that the project is feasible, the Secretary may 
carry out the project under section 14 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r); except that the maximum 
amount of Federal funds that may be expended for the 
project shall be $6,500,000. 
SEC. 5075. GARRISON AND KATHIO TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA. 
(a) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—Section 219(f)(61) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 
2763A–221) is amended— 
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(1) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘AND 
KATHIO TOWNSHIP’’ and inserting ‘‘, CROW WING 
COUNTY, MILLE LACS COUNTY, MILLE LACS INDIAN 
RESERVATION,, AND KATHIO TOWNSHIP’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$11,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$17,000,000’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, Crow Wing County, Mille 
Lacs County, Mille Lacs Indian Reservation (10 
Stat. 1165),’’ after ‘‘Garrison’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such 
assistance shall be provided directly to the Garrison- 
Kathio-West Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District, 
Minnesota, except for assistance provided directly to 
the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe at the discretion of 
the Secretary.’’. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—In carrying out the project au-
thorized by such section 219(f)(61), the Secretary may use 
the cost sharing and contracting procedures available to 
the Secretary under section 569 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368). 
SEC. 5076. ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood dam-
age reduction, Trout Lake and Canisteo Pit, Itasca Coun-
ty, Minnesota, irrespective of normal policy considerations. 
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SEC. 5077. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
city of Minneapolis by quitclaim deed and without consid-
eration all right, title, and interest of the United States 
to the property known as the War Department (Fort 
Snelling Interceptor) Tunnel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PRO-
VISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, 
shall not apply to the conveyance under this section. 
SEC. 5078. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 569 of the Water Re-
sources 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 sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), a non-Federal interest may include for any 
project undertaken under this section a nonprofit entity.’’; 
(4) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$54,000,000’’; and 
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(5) 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 ad-
minister projects under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
(b) BIWABIK, MINNESOTA.—The Secretary shall re-
imburse the non-Federal interest for the project for envi-
ronmental infrastructure, Biwabik, Minnesota, carried out 
under section 569 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368), for planning, design, and 
construction 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 determines that the costs are appropriate. 
SEC. 5079. WILD RICE RIVER, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 
general reevaluation report, authorized by section 438 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2640), for the project for flood protection, Wild Rice 
River, Minnesota, authorized by section 201 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1825), to develop alter-
natives to the Twin Valley Lake feature, and upon the 
completion of such report, shall construct the project at 
a total cost of $20,000,000. 
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SEC. 5080. HARRISON, HANCOCK, AND JACKSON COUNTIES, 
MISSISSIPPI. 
In carrying out projects for the protection, restora-
tion, and creation of aquatic and ecologically related habi-
tats located in Harrison, Hancock, and Jackson Counties, 
Mississippi, under section 204 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326), the Secretary 
shall accept any portion of the non-Federal share of the 
cost of the project in the form of in-kind services and ma-
terials. 
SEC. 5081. 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 Sec-
retary 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 
navigation training structures, modification and creation 
of side channels, modification and creation of islands, and 
studies and analysis necessary to apply adaptive manage-
ment principles in design of future work. 
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SEC. 5082. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
Section 219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (113 Stat. 337) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘project’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘projects’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘and St. Louis County’’ before 
‘‘, Missouri’’. 
SEC. 5083. 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 
(B) by striking ‘‘Hackensack Meadowlands 
Development’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Plan 
for’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘New 
Jersey 
Meadowlands Commission for the development 
of an environmental improvement program for’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘REQUIRED’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; 
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(C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) Restoration and acquisitions of significant 
wetlands and aquatic habitat that contribute to the 
Meadowlands ecosystem.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and 
aquatic habitat’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(E) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) Research, development, and implementa-
tion for a water quality improvement program, in-
cluding restoration of hydrology and tidal flows and 
remediation of hot spots and other sources of con-
taminants that degrade existing or planned sites.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) by inserting before the last 
sentence the following: ‘‘The non-Federal sponsor 
may also provide in-kind services, not to exceed the 
non-Federal share of the total project cost, and may 
also receive credit for reasonable cost of design work 
completed prior to entering into the partnership 
agreement with the Secretary for a project to be car-
ried out under the program developed under sub-
section (a).’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5084. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 404(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4863) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘processes’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
related environmental processes’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Atlantic Coast’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(and associated back bays)’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘actions’’ the following: ‘‘, 
environmental restoration or conservation measures 
for coastal and back bays,’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
plan for collecting data and monitoring information 
included in such annual report shall be fully coordi-
nated with and agreed to by appropriate agencies of 
the State of New York.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 404(b) of such Act 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘INITIAL PLAN.—Not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL REPORTS.—The’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘initial plan for data collection 
and monitoring’’ and inserting ‘‘annual report of 
data collection and monitoring activities’’; and 
(3) by striking the last sentence. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
404(c) of such Act (113 Stat. 341) is amended by striking 
‘‘and an additional total of $2,500,000 for fiscal years 
thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000 for fiscal years 
2000 through 2004, and $7,500,000 for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2004,’’. 
(d) TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.—Section 404 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4863) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated $800,000 for the Secretary to 
carry out a project for a tsunami warning system, Atlantic 
Coast of New York.’’. 
SEC. 5085. COLLEGE POINT, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. 
In carrying out section 312 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639), the Secretary 
shall give priority to work in College Point, New York 
City, New York. 
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SEC. 5086. FLUSHING BAY AND CREEK, NEW YORK CITY, 
NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project for ecosystem restoration, 
Flushing Bay and Creek, New York City, New York, the 
cost of design and construction work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership 
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 5087. HUDSON RIVER, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary may participate with the State of New 
York, New York City, and the Hudson River Park Trust 
in carrying out activities to restore critical marine habitat, 
improve safety, and protect and rehabilitate critical infra-
structure. There is authorized to be appropriated 
$5,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5088. MOUNT MORRIS DAM, NEW YORK. 
As part of the operation and maintenance of the 
Mount Morris Dam, New York, the Secretary may make 
improvements to the access road for the dam to provide 
safe access to a Federal visitor’s center. 
SEC. 5089. JOHN H. KERR DAM AND RESERVOIR, NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 
calculations necessary to negotiate and execute a revised, 
permanent contract for water supply storage at John H. 
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