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SEC. 4029. TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of including the northern end of Tybee Island 
extending from the north terminal groin to the mouth of 
Lazaretto Creek as a part of the project for beach erosion 
control, Tybee Island, Georgia, carried out under section 
201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5). 
SEC. 4030. BOISE RIVER, IDAHO. 
The study for flood control, Boise River, Idaho, au-
thorized by section 414 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 324), is modified— 
(1) to add ecosystem restoration and water sup-
ply as project purposes to be studied; and 
(2) to require the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the study the cost, 
not to exceed $500,000, of work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partner-
ship agreement for the project if the Secretary de-
termines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 4031. BALLARD’S ISLAND SIDE CHANNEL, ILLINOIS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for ecosystem restora-
tion, Ballard’s Island, Illinois. 
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SEC. 4032. SALEM, INDIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project to provide an addi-
tional water supply source for Salem, Indiana. 
SEC. 4033. BUCKHORN LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of modifying the project 
for flood damage reduction, Buckhorn Lake, Kentucky, 
authorized by section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 
28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), to add ecosystem restoration, 
recreation, and improved access as project purposes, in-
cluding permanently raising the winter pool elevation of 
the project. 
(b) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal in-
terest may provide the non-Federal share of the cost of 
the study in the form of in-kind services and materials. 
SEC. 4034. DEWEY LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of modifying the project for Dewey Lake, Ken-
tucky, to add water supply as a project purpose. 
SEC. 4035. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project 
for flood control, Louisville, Kentucky, authorized by sec-
tion 4 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 
1217), to investigate measures to address the rehabilita-
tion of the project. 
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SEC. 4036. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS AND 
RHODE ISLAND. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of deepening that portion of the navigation 
channel of the navigation project for Fall River Harbor, 
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, authorized by section 
101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731), 
seaward of the Charles M. Braga, Jr. Memorial Bridge, 
Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts. 
SEC. 4037. HAMBURG AND GREEN OAK TOWNSHIPS, MICHI-
GAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction on Ore Lake and the Huron River for Hamburg 
and Green Oak Townships, Michigan. 
SEC. 4038. DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MINNESOTA AND 
WISCONSIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study and prepare a report to evaluate the integrity of 
the bulkhead system located on and in the vicinity of Du-
luth-Superior Harbor, Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, 
Wisconsin. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(1) a determination of causes of corrosion of 
the bulkhead system; 
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(2) recommendations to reduce corrosion of the 
bulkhead system; 
(3) a description of the necessary repairs to the 
bulkhead system; and 
(4) an estimate of the cost of addressing the 
causes of the corrosion and carrying out necessary 
repairs. 
SEC. 4039. NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of modifying the project for navigation, Ten-
nessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama and Mississippi, to 
provide water supply for northeast Mississippi. 
SEC. 4040. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, St. Louis, Missouri, to restore or rehabilitate the 
levee system feature of the project for flood protection, 
St. Louis, Missouri, authorized by the first section of the 
Act entitled ″An Act authorizing construction of certain 
public works on the Mississippi River for the protection 
of Saint Louis, Missouri″, approved August 9, 1955 (69 
Stat. 540). 
SEC. 4041. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project in the vicinity of the 
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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, New Jersey, for the con-
struction of a dredged material disposal transfer facility 
to make dredged material available for beneficial reuse. 
SEC. 4042. BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, including improved water quality, enhanced pub-
lic access, and recreation, on the Kill Van Kull, Bayonne, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 4043. CARTERET, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, including improved water quality, enhanced pub-
lic access, and recreation, on the Raritan River, Carteret, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 4044. GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Gloucester County, New Jersey, including the 
feasibility of restoring the flood protection dikes in 
Gibbstown, New Jersey, and the associated tidegates in 
Gloucester County, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4045. PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for riverfront develop-
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ment, including enhanced public access, recreation, and 
environmental restoration, on the Arthur Kill, Perth 
Amboy, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4046. BATAVIA, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for hydropower and 
related purposes in the vicinity of Batavia, New York. 
SEC. 4047. BIG SISTER CREEK, EVANS, NEW YORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for flood damage reduction, Big Sister Creek, Evans, New 
York. 
(b) EVALUATION
OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.—In 
conducting the study, the Secretary shall evaluate poten-
tial solutions to flooding from all sources, including flood-
ing that results from ice jams. 
SEC. 4048. FINGER LAKES, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for aquatic ecosystem 
restoration and protection, Finger Lakes, New York, to 
address water quality and aquatic nuisance species. 
SEC. 4049. LAKE ERIE SHORELINE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage re-
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duction and shoreline protection in the vicinity of Galla-
gher Beach, Lake Erie Shoreline, Buffalo, New York. 
SEC. 4050. NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out ecosystem restoration improve-
ments on Newtown Creek, Brooklyn and Queens, New 
York. 
SEC. 4051. NIAGARA RIVER, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for a low-head hydro-
electric generating facility in the Niagara River, New 
York. 
SEC. 4052. SHORE PARKWAY GREENWAY, BROOKLYN, NEW 
YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for shoreline protection in the 
vicinity of the confluence of the Narrows and Gravesend 
Bay, Upper New York Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway, 
Brooklyn, New York. 
SEC. 4053. UPPER DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED, NEW 
YORK. 
Notwithstanding section 221 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) and with the consent 
of the affected local government, a nonprofit organization 
may serve as the non-Federal interest for a study for the 
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Upper Delaware River watershed, New York, being carried 
out under Committee Resolution 2495 of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, adopted May 9, 1996. 
SEC. 4054. LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of existing water 
and water quality-related infrastructure in Lincoln Coun-
ty, North Carolina, to assist local interests in determining 
the most efficient and effective way to connect county in-
frastructure. 
SEC. 4055. WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Wilkes County, North Carolina. 
SEC. 4056. YADKINVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Yadkinville, North Carolina. 
SEC. 4057. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for ecosystem restoration and recreation on the Ohio 
River, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
(b) DESIGN.—While conducting the study, the Sec-
retary may continue to carry out design work for the 
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project as authorized by section 118 of division H of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (118 Stat. 439). 
(c) EXISTING PLANS.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall review the Central Riverfront Park Master 
Plan, dated December 1999, and incorporate any compo-
nents of the plan that the Secretary determines are con-
sistent with Federal standards. 
(d) CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of any 
project authorized by law as a result of the study 
the cost of work carried out by the non-Federal in-
terest before the date of the partnership agreement 
for the project if the Secretary determines that the 
work is integral to the project. 
(2) LIMITATION.—In no case may work that 
was carried out more than 5 years before the date 
of enactment of this Act be eligible for credit under 
this subsection. 
SEC. 4058. LAKE ERIE, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out projects for power generation 
at confined disposal facilities along Lake Erie, Ohio. 
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SEC. 4059. OHIO RIVER, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc-
tion on the Ohio River in Mahoning, Columbiana, Jeffer-
son, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Washington, Athens, Meigs, 
Gallia, Lawrence, and Scioto Counties, Ohio. 
SEC. 4060. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FISH PASSAGE 
IMPROVEMENTS, OREGON. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of undertaking ecosystem restora-
tion and fish passage improvements on rivers throughout 
the State of Oregon. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) work in coordination with the State of Or-
egon, local governments, and other Federal agencies; 
and 
(2) place emphasis on— 
(A) fish passage and conservation and res-
toration strategies to benefit species that are 
listed or proposed for listing as threatened or 
endangered species under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(B) other watershed restoration objectives. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
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