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incremental operating costs associated with pro-
viding the storage. 
(2) SUSQUEHANNA RIVER.—The Secretary may 
enter into an agreement with the Susquehanna River 
Basin Commission to provide temporary water sup-
ply and conservation storage at Corps of Engineers 
facilities in the Susquehanna River Basin during any 
period in which the Commission has determined that 
a drought warning or drought emergency exists. The 
agreement shall provide that the cost for any such 
water supply and conservation storage shall not ex-
ceed the incremental operating costs associated with 
providing the storage. 
SEC. 5016. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA-
TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 510(a)(2) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3759) is amended by striking ‘‘, and beneficial uses of 
dredged material’’ and inserting ‘‘, beneficial uses of 
dredged material, and restoration of submerged aquatic 
vegetation’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
510(i) of such Act (110 Stat. 3761) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
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SEC. 5017. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RESTORATION. 
The second sentence of section 704(b) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5018. HYPOXIA ASSESSMENT. 
The Secretary may participate with Federal, State, 
and local agencies, non-Federal and nonprofit entities, re-
gional researchers, and other interested parties to assess 
hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. 
SEC. 5019. POTOMAC RIVER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT AND 
TRIBUTARY 
STRATEGY 
EVALUATION 
AND 
MONITORING PROGRAM. 
The Secretary may participate in the Potomac River 
Watershed Assessment and Tributary Strategy Evaluation 
and Monitoring Program to identify a series of resource 
management indicators to accurately monitor the effec-
tiveness of the implementation of the agreed upon tribu-
tary strategies and other public policies that pertain to 
natural resource protection of the Potomac River water-
shed. 
SEC. 5020. LOCK AND DAM SECURITY. 
(a) STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Coast Guard, shall 
develop standards for the security of locks and dams, in-
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cluding the testing and certification of vessel exclusion 
barriers. 
(b) SITE SURVEYS.—At the request of a lock or dam 
owner, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, on 
a reimbursible basis, to improve lock or dam security. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit alli-
ance of public and private organizations that has the mis-
sion of promoting safe waterways and seaports to carry 
out testing and certification activities, and to perform site 
surveys, under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5021. REHABILITATION. 
The Secretary, at Federal expense and not to exceed 
$1,000,000, shall rehabilitate and improve the water-re-
lated infrastructure and the transportation infrastructure 
for the historic property in the Anacostia River Watershed 
located in the District of Columbia, including measures 
to address wet weather conditions. To carry out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall accept funds provided for such 
project under any other Federal program.
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SEC. 5022. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 
COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVER SALMON SUR-
VIVAL. 
Section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 110 Stat. 3761; 113 Stat. 
375) is amended—
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(6) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5023. WAGE SURVEYS. 
Employees of the United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers who are paid wages determined under the last un-
designated paragraph under the heading ‘‘Administrative 
Provisions’’ of chapter V of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5343 note; 96 Stat. 832) shall 
be allowed, through appropriate employee organization 
representatives, to participate in wage surveys under such 
paragraph to the same extent as are prevailing rate em-
ployees under subsection (c)(2) of section 5343 of title 5, 
United States Code. Nothing in such section 5343 shall 
be considered to affect which agencies are to be surveyed 
under such paragraph. 
SEC. 5024. PINHOOK CREEK, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. 
The Secretary shall design and construct the locally 
preferred plan for flood protection at Pinhook Creek,
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Huntsville, Alabama, under the authority of section 205 
of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). The 
Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest to partici-
pate in the financing of the project in accordance with sec-
tion 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent that the Secretary’s 
evaluation indicates that applying such section is nec-
essary to implement the project. 
SEC. 5025. TALLAPOOSA, ALABAMA. 
The Secretary may provide technical assistance relat-
ing to water supply to the Middle Tallapoosa Water Sup-
ply District, Alabama. There is authorized to be appro-
priated $5,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5026. ALASKA. 
Section 570 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 369) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘environ-
mental restoration,’’ after ‘‘water supply and related 
facilities,’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(B) by striking the last 
sentence; 
(3) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: