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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:
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‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit enti-
ty, with the consent of the affected local government. 
‘‘(j) 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 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.’’. 
SEC. 5027. BARROW, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall carry out, under section 117 of 
the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
2005 (118 Stat. 2944), a nonstructural project for coastal 
erosion and storm damage prevention and reduction at 
Barrow, Alaska, including relocation of infrastructure. 
SEC. 5028. COFFMAN COVE, ALASKA. 
The Secretary is authorized to carry out a project for 
navigation, Coffman Cove, Alaska, at a total cost of 
$3,000,000. 
SEC. 5029. FIRE ISLAND, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
provide planning, design, and construction assistance to 
the non-Federal interest for the construction of a cause-
way between Point Campbell and Fire Island, Alaska, in-
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cluding the beneficial use of dredged material in the con-
struction of the causeway. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5030. FORT YUKON, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall make repairs to the dike at Fort 
Yukon, Alaska, so that the dike meets Corps of Engineers 
standards. 
SEC. 5031. KOTZEBUE HARBOR, ALASKA. 
The Secretary is authorized to carry out a project for 
navigation, Kotzebue Harbor, Kotzebue, Alaska, at at 
total cost of $2,200,000. 
SEC. 5032. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, SEWARD, ALASKA. 
(a) LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.—The 
Secretary shall assume responsibility for the long-term 
maintenance and repair of the Lowell Creek Tunnel. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine whether alternative methods of flood diversion 
in Lowell Canyon are feasible. 
SEC. 5033. ST. HERMAN AND ST. PAUL HARBORS, KODIAK, 
ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall carry out, on an emergency basis, 
necessary removal of rubble, sediment, and rock impeding