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(c) PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION.—Section 349(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2632) is amended 
by striking ‘‘12 feet deep by 125 feet wide’’ and inserting ‘‘that 
is 10 feet deep by 100 feet wide’’. 
SEC. 3148. FREEPORT HARBOR, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Freeport Harbor, 
Texas, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1970 (84 Stat. 1818), is modified to provide that— 
(1) all project costs incurred as a result of the discovery 
of the sunken vessel COMSTOCK of the Corps of Engineers 
are a Federal responsibility; and 
(2) the Secretary shall not seek further obligation or respon-
sibility for removal of the vessel COMSTOCK, or costs associ-
ated with a delay due to the discovery of the sunken vessel 
COMSTOCK, from the Port of Freeport. 
(b) COST SHARING.—This section does not affect the authorized 
cost sharing for the balance of the project described in subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 3149. LAKE KEMP, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not take any legal or 
administrative action seeking to remove a Lake Kemp improvement 
before the earlier of January 1, 2020, or the date of any transfer 
of ownership of the improvement occurring after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—The United States, or any of 
its officers, agents, or assignees, shall not be liable for any injury, 
loss, or damage accruing to the owners of a Lake Kemp improve-
ment, their lessees, or occupants as a result of any flooding or 
inundation of such improvements by the waters of the Lake Kemp 
reservoir, or for such injury, loss, or damage as may occur through 
the operation and maintenance of the Lake Kemp dam and reservoir 
in any manner. 
(c) LAKE KEMP IMPROVEMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Lake Kemp improvement’’ means an improvement (including 
dwellings) located within the flowage easement of Lake Kemp, 
Texas, below elevation 1159 feet mean sea level. 
SEC. 3150. LOWER RIO GRANDE BASIN, TEXAS. 
The project for flood control, Lower Rio Grande Basin, Texas, 
authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4125), is modified— 
(1) to include as part of the project flood protection works 
to reroute drainage to Raymondville Drain constructed by the 
non-Federal interests in Hidalgo County in the vicinity of Edin-
burg, Texas, if the Secretary determines that such work is 
feasible; 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit, in accordance with 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
the cost of planning, design, and construction work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest for the project before the date 
of the partnership agreement for the project; and 
(3) to direct the Secretary in calculating the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project, to make a determination, 
within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, under 
section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of
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1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) on the non-Federal interest’s ability 
to pay. 
SEC. 3151. NORTH PADRE ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, TEXAS. 
The project for ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduc-
tion, North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, authorized 
by section 556 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 353), is modified to include recreation as a project pur-
pose. 
SEC. 3152. PAT MAYSE LAKE, TEXAS. 
The Secretary is directed to accept from the city of Paris, 
Texas, $3,461,432 as payment in full of monies owed to the United 
States for water supply storage space in Pat Mayse Lake, Texas, 
under contract number DA–34–066–CIVENG–65–1272, including 
accrued interest. 
SEC. 3153. PROCTOR LAKE, TEXAS. 
The Secretary is authorized to purchase fee simple title to 
all properties located within the boundaries, and necessary for 
the operation, of the Proctor Lake project, Texas, authorized by 
section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1259). 
SEC. 3154. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 
The project for flood control, San Antonio Channel, Texas, 
authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 
Stat. 1259) as part of the comprehensive plan for flood protection 
on the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers in Texas and modified 
by section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
(90 Stat. 2921) and section 335 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2611), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
to credit, in accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), toward the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project the cost of design and construction work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest for the project. 
SEC. 3155. CONNECTICUT RIVER RESTORATION, VERMONT. 
Notwithstanding section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), as in effect on August 5, 2005, with respect 
to the study entitled ‘‘Connecticut River Restoration Authority’’, 
dated May 23, 2001, a nonprofit entity may act as the non-Federal 
interest for purposes of carrying out the activities described in 
the agreement executed between The Nature Conservancy and the 
Department of the Army on August 5, 2005. 
SEC. 3156. DAM REMEDIATION, VERMONT. 
Section 543 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2673) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(4) may carry out measures to restore, protect, and pre-
serve an ecosystem affected by a dam described in subsection 
(b).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(11) Camp Wapanacki, Hardwick. 
‘‘(12) Star Lake Dam, Mt. Holly. 
‘‘(13) Curtis Pond, Calais.