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SEC. 129. CIVIL WORKS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST-
ING, AND EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out basic, applied, and advanced research needs as 
required to aid in the planning, design, construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of water resources development 
projects and to support the missions and authorities of 
the Corps of Engineers. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to test and 
apply technology, tools, techniques, and materials devel-
oped pursuant to such subsection at authorized water re-
sources development projects, in consultation with the 
non-Federal interests for such projects. 
(c) OTHER TRANSACTIONAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), and pursuant to the authority under section 
4022 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
is authorized to enter into a transaction to carry out 
prototype projects to support basic, applied, and ad-
vanced research needs that are directly relevant to 
the civil works missions and authorities of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days be-
fore the Secretary enters into a transaction under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Com-
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mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate of— 
(A) the dollar amount of the transaction; 
and 
(B) the entity carrying out the prototype 
project that is the subject of the transaction. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a report describing the use of the authority 
under this subsection. 
(4) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided under this subsection shall termi-
nate 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) COORDINATION
AND CONSULTATION.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may coordinate and 
consult with Federal agencies, State and local agencies, 
Indian Tribes, universities, consortiums, councils, and 
other relevant entities that will aid in the planning, design, 
construction, operation, and maintenance of water re-
sources development projects. 
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(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall establish a separate appropria-
tions account for administering funds made available to 
carry out this section. 
(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FOCUS AREAS.—It is 
the sense of Congress that the Secretary should prioritize 
using amounts made available to carry out this section for 
the research, development, testing, and evaluation of tech-
nology, tools, techniques, and materials that will— 
(1) advance the use of natural features and na-
ture-based features, as defined in section 1184(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 
U.S.C. 2289a(a)); 
(2) improve the reliability and accuracy of tech-
nologies related to water supply; 
(3) improve the management of reservoirs 
owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers; and 
(4) lead to future cost savings and advance 
project delivery timelines. 
SEC. 130. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding section 4141 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary may provide assistance through 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants to— 
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(1) the University of Missouri to conduct eco-
nomic analyses and other academic research to im-
prove water management, enhance flood resiliency, 
and preserve water resources for the State of Mis-
souri, the Lower Missouri River Basin, and Upper 
Mississippi River Basin; and 
(2) Oregon State University to conduct a study 
on the associated impacts of wildfire on water re-
source ecology, water supply, quality, and distribu-
tion in the Willamette River Basin and to develop a 
water resource assessment and management plat-
form for the Willamette River Basin. 
SEC. 131. CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. 
Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 
U.S.C. 709a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may work with or con-
tract with an institution of higher education, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 
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SEC. 132. RECORDS REGARDING MEMBERS AND EMPLOY-
EES OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WHO PER-
FORM DUTY AT LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLOR-
IDA, DURING A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM. 
(a) SERVICE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall indicate 
in the service record of a member or employee of the Corps 
of Engineers who performs covered duty that such mem-
ber or employee was exposed to microcystin in the line of 
duty. 
(b) COVERED DUTY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered duty’’ means duty performed— 
(1) during a period when the Florida Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection has determined 
that there is a concentration of microcystin of great-
er than 8 parts per billion in the waters of Lake 
Okeechobee resulting from a harmful algal bloom in 
such lake; and 
(2) at or near any of the following structures: 
(A) S–77. 
(B) S–78. 
(C) S–79. 
(D) S–80. 
(E) S–308. 
SEC. 133. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER- 
GULF OUTLET, LOUISIANA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) sections 7012(b) and 7013 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1280), 
together with the Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
234), authorize and direct the Secretary to close and 
restore the ecosystem adversely affected by the con-
struction and operation of the Mississippi River-Gulf 
Outlet, Louisiana, at full Federal expense; and 
(2) the Secretary should quickly begin construc-
tion of such project using existing authorities. 
SEC. 
134. 
WATER 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘aquatic’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘eco-
system restoration,’’ after ‘‘flood damage reduc-
tion,’’. 
SEC. 135. APPLICABILITY. 
None of the funds appropriated by title III of division 
J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–58) may be used to carry out this Act, or any 
amendments made by this Act. 
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TITLE II—STUDIES AND 
REPORTS 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES. 
(a) NEW PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 
water resources development and conservation and other 
purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to 
Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’ sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 
(1) DUDLEYVILLE, ARIZONA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Dudleyville, Arizona. 
(2) CONN CREEK DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, Conn Creek Dam, Cali-
fornia. 
(3) CITY
OF
HUNTINGTON
BEACH, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, including sea level rise, and shoreline 
stabilization, City of Huntington Beach, California. 
(4) NAPA
RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
navigation, Federal Channel of Napa River, Cali-
fornia. 
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(5) 
PETALUMA
RIVER
WETLANDS, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration, City of 
Petaluma, California. 
(6) CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, 
City of Rialto and vicinity, California. 
(7) NORTH
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, in-
cluding sea level rise, and ecosystem restoration, 
North Richmond, California. 
(8) STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and 
flood risk management, Stratford, Connecticut. 
(9) WOODBRIDGE, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 
flood risk management, Woodbridge, Connecticut. 
(10) FEDERAL TRIANGLE AREA, WASHINGTON, 
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA.—Project for flood risk 
management, Federal Triangle Area, Washington, 
District of Columbia, including construction of im-
provements to interior drainage. 
(11) POTOMAC AND ANACOSTIA RIVERS, WASH-
INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Project for rec-
reational access, including enclosed swimming areas, 
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, District of Columbia. 
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(12) 
WASHINGTON
METROPOLITAN
AREA, 
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, 
AND VIRGINIA.—Project for water supply, including 
the identification of a secondary water source and 
additional water storage capability for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of 
Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. 
(13) DUVAL
COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Project for 
periodic beach nourishment for the project for hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction, Duval Coun-
ty shoreline, Florida, authorized by the River and 
Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1092; 90 Stat. 2933), 
for an additional period of 50 years, Duval County 
Shoreline, Florida. 
(14) TOWN
OF
LONGBOAT
KEY, FLORIDA.— 
Project for whole island hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, Town of Longboat Key, Florida. 
(15) LAKE RUNNYMEDE, FLORIDA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, Lake Runnymede, Florida. 
(16) TAMPA BACK BAY, FLORIDA.—Project for 
flood risk management and hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, including the use of natural 
features and nature-based features for protection 
and recreation, Tampa Back Bay, Florida. 
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(17) PORT TAMPA BAY AND MCKAY BAY, FLOR-
IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction, Port Tampa Bay, Florida, including 
McKay Bay. 
(18) LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration and flood risk manage-
ment, Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 
(19) CITY OF ALBANY, GEORGIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of Albany, Georgia. 
(20) CITY OF EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, City of East Point, 
Georgia. 
(21) FLINT RIVER BASIN HEADWATERS, CLAY-
TON COUNTY, GEORGIA.—Project for flood risk man-
agement and ecosystem restoration, Flint River 
Basin Headwaters, Clayton County, Georgia. 
(22) TYBEE
ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for 
periodic beach nourishment for the project for hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction, Tybee Is-
land, Georgia, authorized by section 201 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5), for 
an additional period of 50 years, Tybee Island, 
Georgia. 
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(23) WAIKI¯KI¯, HAWAII.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction, Waikı¯kı¯, Hawaii. 
(24) KENTUCKY RIVER AND NORTH FORK KEN-
TUCKY RIVER, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood risk 
management on the Kentucky River and North Fork 
Kentucky River near Beattyville and Jackson, Ken-
tucky. 
(25) ASSAWOMPSET
POND
COMPLEX, MASSA-
CHUSETTS.—Project for ecosystem restoration, flood 
risk management, and water supply, Assawompset 
Pond Complex, Massachusetts. 
(26) 
CHARLES
RIVER, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Charles River, Massachusetts. 
(27) CHELSEA CREEK AND MILL CREEK, MAS-
SACHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk management 
and ecosystem restoration, including bank stabiliza-
tion, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts. 
(28) CONNECTICUT RIVER STREAMBANK ERO-
SION, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, AND NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.—Project for streambank erosion, Con-
necticut River, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New 
Hampshire. 
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(29) DEERFIELD
RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Deerfield River, Massachusetts. 
(30) TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSA-
CHUSETTS.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
flood risk management between Whiting’s and Falls 
ponds, North Attleborough, Massachusetts. 
(31) TOWN
OF
HULL, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction, Hull, Massachu-
setts. 
(32) CITY
OF
REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and marsh eco-
system restoration, City of Revere, Massachusetts. 
(33) LOWER EAST SIDE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.— 
Project for flood risk management, Lower East Side 
Detroit, Michigan. 
(34) ELIJAH
ROOT
DAM, MICHIGAN.—Project 
for dam removal, by carrying out a disposition study 
under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(33 U.S.C. 549a), Elijah Root Dam, Michigan. 
(35) GROSSE
POINTE
SHORES
AND
GROSSE 
POINTE FARMS, MICHIGAN.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and flood risk management, Grosse 
Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. 
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(36) 
SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN, 
MICHIGAN.— 
Project for flood risk management, Wayne, Oakland, 
and Macomb Counties, Michigan. 
(37) 
TITTABAWASSEE
RIVER
WATERSHED, 
MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk management, eco-
system restoration, and related conservation bene-
fits, Tittabawassee River, Chippewa River, Pine 
River, and Tobacco River, Midland County, Michi-
gan. 
(38) SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI, MISSISSIPPI.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk 
management, Wilkinson, Adams, Warren, Claiborne, 
Franklin, Amite, and Jefferson Counties, Mis-
sissippi. 
(39) CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW 
JERSEY.—Project for tidal and riverine flood risk 
management, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New 
Jersey. 
(40) EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Edgewater, New Jersey. 
(41) MAURICE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for navigation and for beneficial use of dredged ma-
terials for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion and ecosystem restoration, Maurice River, New 
Jersey. 
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(42) NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INLAND FLOOD-
ING, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for inland flood risk 
management in Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, 
Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren, Passaic, and 
Sussex Counties, New Jersey. 
(43) RISER DITCH, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, including channel improve-
ments, and other related water resource needs re-
lated to Riser Ditch in the communities of South 
Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, 
Teterboro, and Moonachie, New Jersey. 
(44) ROCKAWAY RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restora-
tion, including bank stabilization, Rockaway River, 
New Jersey. 
(45) TENAKILL BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management, Tenakill Brook, New 
Jersey. 
(46) VERONA, 
CEDAR
GROVE, 
AND
WEST 
CALDWELL, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management along the Peckman River Basin in the 
townships of Verona (and surrounding area), Cedar 
Grove, and West Caldwell, New Jersey. 
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(47) WHIPPANY RIVER WATERSHED, NEW JER-
SEY.—Project for flood risk management, Morris 
County, New Jersey. 
(48) LAKE FARMINGTON DAM, NEW MEXICO.— 
Project for water supply, Lake Farmington Dam, 
New Mexico. 
(49) MCCLURE DAM, NEW MEXICO.—Project for 
dam safety improvements and flood risk manage-
ment, McClure Dam, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
(50) BROOKLYN
NAVY
YARD, NEW
YORK.— 
Project for flood risk management and hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction, Brooklyn Navy 
Yard, New York. 
(51) UPPER EAST RIVER AND FLUSHING BAY, 
NEW
YORK.—Project for ecosystem restoration, 
Upper East River and Flushing Bay, New York. 
(52) HUTCHINSON RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restora-
tion, Hutchinson River, New York. 
(53) MOHAWK
RIVER
BASIN, NEW
YORK.— 
Project for flood risk management, navigation, and 
environmental restoration, Mohawk River Basin, 
New York. 
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(54) NEWTOWN
CREEK, NEW
YORK.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration, Newtown Creek, New 
York. 
(55) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration to 
address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Village 
of Hastings-on-Hudson within the 100-year flood 
zone, Saw Mill River, New York. 
(56) MINERAL RIDGE DAM, OHIO.—Project for 
dam safety improvements and rehabilitation, Mineral 
Ridge Dam, Ohio. 
(57) BRODHEAD
CREEK
WATERSHED, PENN-
SYLVANIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
flood risk management, Brodhead Creek Watershed, 
Pennsylvania. 
(58) CHARTIERS
CREEK
WATERSHED, PENN-
SYLVANIA.—Project for flood risk management, 
Chartiers Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(59) COPLAY CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, Coplay Creek, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(60) BERKELEY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk 
management, Berkeley County, South Carolina. 
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(61) BIG
SIOUX
RIVER, SOUTH
DAKOTA.— 
Project for flood risk management, City of Water-
town and vicinity, South Dakota. 
(62) TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE
RIVER
BASINS, 
TENNESSEE.—Project to deter, impede, or restrict 
the dispersal of aquatic nuisance species in the Ten-
nessee-Tombigbee River Basins, Tennessee. 
(63) EL
PASO
COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for 
flood risk management for economically disadvan-
taged communities, as defined by the Secretary pur-
suant to section 160 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), along 
the United States-Mexico border, El Paso County, 
Texas. 
(64) GULF
INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY-CHAN-
NEL TO PALACIOS, TEXAS.—Project for navigation, 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway-Channel to Palacios, 
Texas. 
(65) SIKES
LAKE, TEXAS.—Project for eco-
system restoration and flood risk management, Sikes 
Lake, Texas. 
(66) SOUTHWEST BORDER REGION, TEXAS.— 
Project for flood risk management for economically 
disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 160 of the Water Re-
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sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 
note), along the United States-Mexico border in 
Webb, Zapata, and Starr Counties, Texas. 
(67) LOWER
CLEAR
CREEK
AND
DICKINSON 
BAYOU, TEXAS.—Project for flood risk management, 
Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou, Texas. 
(68) CEDAR
ISLAND, VIRGINIA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, and navigation, Cedar Island, Vir-
ginia. 
(69) 
BALLINGER
CREEK, 
WASHINGTON.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Shoreline, 
Washington. 
(70) CITY OF NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON.— 
Project for water supply, City of North Bend, Wash-
ington. 
(71) TANEUM
CREEK, WASHINGTON.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration, Taneum Creek, Wash-
ington. 
(72) CITY OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Huntington, 
West Virginia. 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 
project modifications: 
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(1) SHINGLE
CREEK
AND
KISSIMMEE
RIVER, 
FLORIDA.—Modifications to the project for eco-
system restoration and water storage, Shingle Creek 
and Kissimmee River, Florida, authorized by section 
201(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670), for flood risk manage-
ment. 
(2) JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLORIDA.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation, Jacksonville 
Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 7002 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (128 Stat. 1364), for outer channel improve-
ments. 
(3) SAVANNAH
HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor 
Expansion Project, Georgia, authorized by section 
7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
opment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364; 132 Stat. 
3839), without evaluation of additional deepening. 
(4) CEDAR
RIVER, CEDAR
RAPIDS, IOWA.— 
Modifications to the project for flood risk manage-
ment, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorized 
by section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), 
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consistent with the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 
Cedar River Flood Control System Master Plan. 
(5) YABUCOA HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.—Modi-
fication to the project for navigation, Yabucoa Har-
bor, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 3 of the Act 
of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1048), 
for assumption of operations and maintenance. 
(6) SALEM RIVER, SALEM COUNTY, NEW JER-
SEY.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Salem River, Salem County, New Jersey, authorized 
by section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1907 (chapter 
2509, 34 Stat. 1080), to increase the authorized 
depth. 
(7) EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, 
WASHINGTON.—Modifications to the project for navi-
gation, Everett Harbor and Snohomish River, Wash-
ington, authorized by section 101 of the River and 
Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 732), for the Boat 
Launch Connector Channel. 
(8) HIRAM
M. 
CHITTENDEN
LOCKS, 
LAKE 
WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, WASHINGTON.—Modifica-
tions to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (also 
known as Ballard Locks), Lake Washington Ship 
Canal, Washington, authorized by the Act of June 
25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 666), for the con-
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struction of fish ladder improvements, including ef-
forts to address elevated temperature and low dis-
solved oxygen levels in the Canal. 
(9) PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Port Townsend, 
Washington, authorized by section 110 of the Rivers 
and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 169), for the 
Boat Haven Marina Breakwater. 
SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall ex-
pedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 
following projects, and if the Secretary determines that 
the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed 
directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and de-
sign of the project: 
(1) Project for navigation, Branford Harbor 
and Stony Creek Channel, Connecticut. 
(2) Project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and 
Sluice Channel, Connecticut. 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Western 
Everglades, Florida. 
(4) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Miami, Dade County, Florida. 
(5) Project for ecosystem restoration, recre-
ation, and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago 
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River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little 
Calumet River, and other waterways in the vicinity 
of Chicago, Illinois, authorized by section 201(a)(7) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2670). 
(6) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, author-
ized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664; 128 
Stat. 1372). 
(7) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, South Central Coastal Louisiana, 
Louisiana. 
(8) Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Baltimore Harbor and Channels–Seagirt Loop Deep-
ening, Maryland, including to a depth of 50 feet. 
(9) Project for New York and New Jersey Har-
bor Channel Deepening Improvements, New York 
and New Jersey. 
(10) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, South Shore of Staten Island, New 
York. 
(11) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Grande de Loiza, Puerto Rico. 
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(12) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Guanajibo, Puerto Rico. 
(13) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico. 
(14) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Charleston Peninsula, South Caro-
lina. 
(b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 
Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 
change report for the following projects: 
(1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres 
Rios, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2577). 
(2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 
and Southern Florida, Indian River Lagoon, Flor-
ida, authorized by section 1001(14) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1051). 
(c) GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCY STUDY.— 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the com-
prehensive assessment of water resources needs for the 
Great Lakes System under section 729 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a), as 
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required by section 1219 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2683). 
(d) MAINTENANCE
OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.— 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a deter-
mination of the feasibility of improvements proposed by 
a non-Federal interest under section 204(f)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2232(f)(1)(A)(i)), for the following: 
(1) Deepening and widening of the navigation 
project for Coos Bay, Oregon, authorized by the Act 
of March 3, 1879 (chapter 181, 20 Stat. 370). 
(2) Improvements to segment 1B of the naviga-
tion project for Houston Ship Channel Expansion 
Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, 
and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by sec-
tion 401(1)(7) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 
SEC. 203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FEASI-
BILITY STUDIES. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 
following feasibility studies, as modified by this section, 
and if the Secretary determines that a project that is the 
subject of the feasibility study is justified in the completed 
report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, 
engineering, and design of the project: 
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(1) MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The 
study for navigation, Mare Island Strait channel, au-
thorized by section 406 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to consider the economic 
and national security benefits from recent proposals 
for utilization of the channel for Department of De-
fense shipbuilding and vessel repair. 
(2) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND VICINITY, LOU-
ISIANA.—The study for flood risk management and 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Lake 
Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, authorized by 
section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 
Stat. 1077), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
to investigate increasing the scope of the project to 
provide protection against a 200-year storm event. 
(3) BLACKSTONE
RIVER
VALLEY, RHODE
IS-
LAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The study for eco-
system restoration, Blackstone River Valley, 
Rhode Island and Massachusetts, authorized by 
section 569 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3788), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to conduct a study 
for water supply, water flow, and wetland res-
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toration and protection within the scope of the 
study. 
(B) INCORPORATION OF EXISTING DATA.— 
In carrying out the study described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall use, to the extent 
practicable, any existing data for the project 
prepared under the authority of section 206 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(33 U.S.C. 2330). 
(4) LOWER SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—The 
study for flood control, Lower Saddle River, New 
Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4119), is modified to authorize the Secretary to re-
view the previously authorized study and take into 
consideration changes in hydraulic and hydrologic 
circumstances and local economic development since 
the study was initially authorized. 
SEC. 204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR SEDIMENTA-
TION ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal ex-
pense, shall conduct an assessment of sediment in res-
ervoirs owned and operated by the Secretary. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—For each reservoir for which the 
Secretary carries out an assessment under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall include in the assessment— 
(1) an estimation of the volume of sediment in 
the reservoir; 
(2) an evaluation of the effects of such sedi-
ment on reservoir storage capacity, including a 
quantification of lost reservoir storage capacity due 
to the sediment and an evaluation of how such lost 
reservoir storage capacity affects the allocated stor-
age space for authorized purposes within the res-
ervoir (including, where applicable, allocations for 
dead storage, inactive storage, active conservation, 
joint use, and flood surcharge); 
(3) the identification of any additional effects of 
sediment on the operations of the reservoir or the 
ability of the reservoir to meet its authorized pur-
poses; 
(4) the identification of any potential effects of 
the sediment over the 10-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act on the areas im-
mediately upstream and downstream of the res-
ervoir; 
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(5) the identification of any existing sediment 
monitoring and management plans associated with 
the reservoir; 
(6) for any reservoir that does not have a sedi-
ment monitoring and management plan— 
(A) an identification of whether a sediment 
management plan for the reservoir is under de-
velopment; or 
(B) an assessment of whether a sediment 
management plan for the reservoir would be 
useful in the long-term operation and mainte-
nance of the reservoir for its authorized pur-
poses; and 
(7) any opportunities for beneficial use of the 
sediment in the vicinity of the reservoir. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make 
publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website), a report describing the results of the assessment 
carried out under subsection (a). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 205. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FROM CHANGING OP-
ERATION AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an 
assessment of the consequences of amending section 
101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2211(b)) to authorize the operation and main-
tenance of navigation projects for a harbor or inland har-
bor constructed by the Secretary at 100-percent Federal 
cost to a depth of 55 feet. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the assessment 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) describe all existing Federal navigation 
projects that are authorized or constructed to a 
depth of 55 feet or greater; 
(2) describe any Federal navigation project that 
is likely to seek authorization or modification to a 
depth of 55 feet or greater during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this section; 
(3) estimate— 
(A) the potential annual increase in Fed-
eral costs that would result from authorizing 
operation and maintenance of a navigation 
project to a depth of 55 feet at Federal ex-
pense; and 
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(B) the potential cumulative increase in 
such Federal costs during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion; and 
(4) assess the potential effect of authorizing op-
eration and maintenance of a navigation project to 
a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense on other Fed-
eral navigation operation and maintenance activities, 
including the potential impact on activities at donor 
ports, energy transfer ports, emerging harbor 
projects, and projects carried out in the Great Lakes 
Navigation System, as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 102(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 
make publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website), a report describing the results of the assessment 
carried out under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 206. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DREDGE 
CAPACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make 
publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website), a report that includes— 
(1) a quantification of the expected hopper and 
pipeline dredging needs of authorized water re-
sources development projects for the 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, including— 
(A) the dredging needs to— 
(i) construct deepenings or widenings 
at authorized but not constructed projects 
and the associated operations and mainte-
nance needs of such projects; and 
(ii) operate and maintain existing 
Federal navigation channels; 
(B) the amount of dredging to be carried 
out by the Corps of Engineers for other Federal 
agencies; 
(C) the dredging needs associated with au-
thorized hurricane and storm damage risk re-
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duction projects (including periodic renourish-
ment); and 
(D) the dredging needs associated with 
projects for the beneficial use of dredged mate-
rial authorized by section 1122 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2326 note); 
(2) an identification of the Federal appropria-
tions for dredging projects and expenditures from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for fiscal year 
2015 and each fiscal year thereafter; 
(3) an identification of the dredging capacity of 
the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet, in-
cluding publicly owned and privately owned vessels, 
in each of the 10 years preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(4) an analysis of the ability of the domestic 
hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to meet the ex-
pected dredging needs identified under paragraph 
(1), including an analysis of such ability in each of 
the following regions— 
(A) the east coast region; 
(B) the west coast region, including the 
States of Alaska and Hawaii; 
(C) the gulf coast region; and 
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(D) the Great Lakes region; 
(5) an identification of the dredging capacity of 
domestic hopper and pipeline dredge vessels that are 
under contract for construction and intended to be 
used at water resources development projects; 
(6) an identification of any hopper or pipeline 
dredge vessel expected to be retired or become un-
available during the 10-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this section; 
(7) an identification of the potential costs of 
using either public or private dredging to carry out 
authorized water resources development projects; 
and 
(8) any recommendations of the Secretary for 
adding additional domestic hopper and pipeline 
dredging capacity, including adding public and pri-
vate dredging vessels to the domestic hopper and 
pipeline dredge fleet to efficiently service water re-
sources development projects. 
(b) OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION.—In carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide interested 
stakeholders, including representatives from the commer-
cial dredging industry, with an opportunity to submit com-
ments to the Secretary. 
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(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Corps of Engineers should add additional 
dredging capacity if the addition of such capacity would— 
(1) enable the Corps of Engineers to carry out 
water resources development projects in an efficient 
and cost-effective manner; and 
(2) be in the best interests of the United 
States. 
SEC. 207. MAINTENANCE DREDGING DATA. 
Section 1133(b)(3) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326f(b)(3)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, including a separate line item for all Federal 
costs associated with the disposal of dredged material’’ be-
fore the semicolon. 
SEC. 208. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ECONOMIC VALU-
ATION OF PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE, 
RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND HABITAT ASSO-
CIATED WITH PROJECT LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a re-
view of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy re-
quirements related to the determination of the economic 
value of lands that— 
(1) may be provided by the non-Federal inter-
est, as necessary, for the construction of a project 
for flood risk reduction or hurricane and storm risk 
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reduction in accordance with section 103(i) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(i)); 
(2) are being maintained for open space, rec-
reational areas, or preservation of fish and wildlife 
habitat; and 
(3) will continue to be so maintained as part of 
the project. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report containing the results of the review conducted 
under subsection (a), including— 
(1) a summary of the existing statutory, regu-
latory, and policy requirements described in such 
subsection; 
(2) a description of the requirements and proc-
ess the Secretary uses to place an economic value on 
the lands described in such subsection; 
(3) an assessment of whether such require-
ments and process affect the ability of a non-Federal 
interest to provide such lands for the construction of 
a project described in such subsection; 
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(4) an assessment of whether such require-
ments and process directly or indirectly encourage 
the selection of developed lands for the construction 
of a project, or have the potential to affect the total 
cost of a project; and 
(5) the identification of alternative measures for 
determining the economic value of such lands that 
could provide incentives for the preservation of open 
space, recreational areas, and habitat in association 
with the construction of a project. 
SEC. 209. OUACHITA RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS AND 
LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a review of projects in 
the Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana, 
under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 
U.S.C. 549a). 
SEC. 210. REPORT ON SANTA BARBARA STREAMS, LOWER 
MISSION CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly avail-
able (including on a publicly available website), a report 
that provides an updated economic review of the remain-
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ing portions of the project for flood damage reduction, 
Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California, 
authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577), taking into con-
sideration work already completed by the non-Federal in-
terest. 
SEC. 211. DISPOSITION STUDY ON SALINAS DAM AND RES-
ERVOIR, CALIFORNIA. 
In carrying out the disposition study for the project 
for Salinas Dam (Santa Margarita Lake), California, pur-
suant to section 202(d) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2675), the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that the County of San Luis Obispo 
is provided right of first refusal for any potential 
conveyance of the project; and 
(2) ensure that the study addresses any poten-
tial repairs or modifications to the project necessary 
to meet Federal and State dam safety requirements 
prior to transferring the project. 
SEC. 212. EXCESS LANDS REPORT FOR WHITTIER NARROWS 
DAM, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that identifies any real property associated with the Whit-
tier Narrows Dam element of the Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area project that the Secretary determines— 
(1) is not needed to carry out the authorized 
purposes of the Whittier Narrows Dam element of 
such project; and 
(2) could be transferred to the City of Pico Ri-
vera, California, for the replacement of recreational 
facilities located in such city that were adversely im-
pacted by dam safety construction activities associ-
ated with the Whittier Narrows Dam element of 
such project. 
(b) LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY
DRAINAGE
AREA 
PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Los An-
geles County Drainage Area project’’ means the project 
for flood control, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, 
California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4611; 130 
Stat. 1690). 
SEC. 213. COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that summarizes the benefits, 
costs, and other effects of terminating the contract de-
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scribed in subsection (b) between the United States and 
the Metropolitan District, Hartford, Connecticut, relating 
to reservoir water storage space, including— 
(1) a description of entities that currently use 
(or have expressed an interest in using) the water 
provided pursuant to the contract; 
(2) an accounting of the current annual costs, 
including annual operations and maintenance costs, 
owed by the Metropolitan District to use the water 
provided pursuant to the contract; 
(3) an accounting of any unrecovered capital or 
operation and maintenance costs incurred by the 
Federal Government in constructing or maintaining 
the reservoir to accommodate water supply storage 
as an authorized purpose of the reservoir; 
(4) an accounting of any potential transfer or 
increase in costs to the Federal Government, to the 
Metropolitan District, or to any water users that 
could result from the termination of the contract; 
and 
(5) any additional information that the Sec-
retary determines appropriate for consideration of 
termination of the contract. 
(b) CONTRACT.—The contract referred to in sub-
section (a) is the contract between the United States and 
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the Metropolitan District, Hartford, Connecticut, for the 
use of water supply storage space in the Colebrook River 
Reservoir, entered into on February 11, 1965, and modi-
fied on October 28, 1975, and titled Contract DA–19– 
016–CIVENG–65–203. 
SEC. 214. COMPREHENSIVE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
FLORIDA STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out a feasibility study for resiliency and comprehen-
sive improvements or modifications to existing water re-
sources development projects in the central and southern 
Florida area, for the purposes of flood risk management, 
water supply, ecosystem restoration (including preventing 
saltwater intrusion), recreation, and related purposes. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the feasibility 
study under subsection (a), the Secretary— 
(1) is authorized to— 
(A) review the report of the Chief of Engi-
neers on central and southern Florida, pub-
lished as House Document 643, 80th Congress, 
2d Session, and other related reports of the 
Secretary; and 
(B) recommend cost-effective structural 
and nonstructural projects for implementation 
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that provide a systemwide approach for the pur-
poses described in subsection (a); and 
(2) shall ensure the study and any projects rec-
ommended under paragraph (2) will not interfere 
with the efforts undertaken to carry out the Com-
prehensive Everglades Restoration Plan pursuant to 
section 601 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 132 Stat. 3786). 
SEC. 215. STUDY ON SHELLFISH HABITAT AND SEAGRASS, 
FLORIDA CENTRAL GULF COAST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry 
out a study, and submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report, on projects and activities carried out 
through the Engineer Research and Development Center 
to restore shellfish habitat and seagrass in coastal estu-
aries in the Florida Central Gulf Coast. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with independent expert scientists 
and other regional stakeholders with relevant exper-
tise and experience; and 
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(2) coordinate with Federal, State, and local 
agencies providing oversight for both short- and 
long-term monitoring of the projects and activities 
described in subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 216. NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORA-
TION, FLORIDA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
CENTRAL
AND
SOUTHERN
FLORIDA 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Central and Southern Florida 
Project’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000. 
(2) NORTHERN ESTUARIES.—The term ‘‘north-
ern estuaries’’ means the Caloosahatchee Estuary, 
Charlotte Harbor, Indian River Lagoon, Lake Worth 
Lagoon, and St. Lucie River Estuary. 
(3) SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘South Flor-
ida ecosystem’’ means the area consisting of the 
land and water within the boundary of the 
South Florida Water Management District in 
effect on July 1, 1999. 
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(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘South Flor-
ida ecosystem’’ includes— 
(i) the Everglades; 
(ii) the Florida Keys; 
(iii) the contiguous near-shore coastal 
water of South Florida; and 
(iv) Florida’s Coral Reef. 
(4) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means all lands and waters within— 
(A) the northern estuaries; 
(B) the South Florida ecosystem; and 
(C) the study area boundaries of the In-
dian River Lagoon National Estuary Program 
and the Coastal and Heartland Estuary Part-
nership, authorized pursuant to section 320 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 
(b) PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop, in cooperation with the non-Federal sponsors 
of the Central and Southern Florida project and any 
relevant Federal, State, and Tribal agencies, a pro-
posed comprehensive plan for the purpose of restor-
ing, preserving, and protecting the northern estu-
aries. 
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(2) INCLUSIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall develop a proposed com-
prehensive plan that provides for ecosystem restora-
tion within the northern estuaries, including the 
elimination of harmful discharges from Lake Okee-
chobee. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress for approval— 
(A) the proposed comprehensive plan devel-
oped under this subsection; and 
(B) recommendations for future feasibility 
studies within the study area for the ecosystem 
restoration of the northern estuaries. 
(4) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until the submission of the proposed com-
prehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress an interim report on the 
development of the proposed comprehensive plan. 
(5) ADDITIONAL
STUDIES
AND
ANALYSES.— 
Notwithstanding the submission of the proposed 
comprehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Sec-
retary shall continue to conduct such studies and 
analyses after the date of such submission as are 
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necessary for the purpose of restoring, preserving, 
and protecting the northern estuaries. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require the alteration or amendment of the 
schedule for completion of the Comprehensive Everglades 
Restoration Plan. 
SEC. 217. REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RES-
TORATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
provides an update on— 
(1) Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan 
projects, as authorized by or pursuant to section 601 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2680; 121 U.S.C. 1269; 132 U.S.C. 
3786); 
(2) the review of the Lake Okeechobee Regula-
tion Schedule pursuant to section 1106 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3773) and section 210 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2020 (134 U.S.C. 2682); and 
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(3) any additional water resources development 
projects and studies included in the South Florida 
Ecosystem Restoration Plan Integrated Delivery 
Schedule prepared in accordance with part 385 of 
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report submitted under subsection (a) the status of each 
authorized water resources development project or study 
described in such subsection, including— 
(1) an estimated implementation or completion 
date of the project or study; and 
(2) the estimated costs to complete implementa-
tion or construction, as applicable, of the project or 
study. 
SEC. 218. REVIEW OF RECREATIONAL HAZARDS AT BUFORD 
DAM, LAKE SIDNEY LANIER, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) carry out a review of potential threats to 
human life and safety from use of designated rec-
reational areas at the Buford Dam, Lake Sidney La-
nier, Georgia, authorized by section 1 of the Act of 
July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 635); and 
(2) install such technologies and other meas-
ures, including sirens, strobe lights, and signage, 
that the Secretary, based on the review carried out 
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under paragraph (1), determines necessary for alert-
ing the public of hazardous water conditions or to 
otherwise minimize or eliminate any identified 
threats to human life and safety. 
SEC. 219. REVIEW OF RECREATIONAL HAZARDS AT THE 
BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LOU-
ISIANA. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) carry out a review of potential threats to 
human life and safety from use of designated rec-
reational areas at the banks of the Mississippi River, 
Louisiana; and 
(2) install such technologies and other meas-
ures, including sirens, strobe lights, and signage at 
such recreational areas that the Secretary, based on 
the review carried out under paragraph (1), deter-
mines necessary for alerting the public of hazardous 
water conditions or to otherwise minimize or elimi-
nate any identified threats to human life and safety. 
SEC. 220. HYDRAULIC EVALUATION OF UPPER MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER AND ILLINOIS RIVER. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, shall, at Federal expense, periodically carry out 
a study to— 
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(1) evaluate the flow frequency probabilities of 
the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois River; 
and 
(2) develop updated water surface profiles for 
such rivers. 
(b) AREA OF EVALUATION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall conduct analysis along the 
mainstem of the Mississippi River from upstream of the 
Minnesota River confluence near Anoka, Minnesota, to 
just upstream of the Ohio River confluence near Cairo, 
Illinois, and along the Illinois River from Dresden Island 
Lock and Dam to the confluence with the Mississippi 
River, near Grafton, Illinois. 
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
every 20 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report con-
taining the results of a study carried out under subsection 
(a). 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Any information devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall be made publicly available, 
including on a publicly available website. 
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SEC. 221. DISPOSITION STUDY ON HYDROPOWER IN THE 
WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON. 
(a) DISPOSITION STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a disposition study to determine the Federal in-
terest in, and identify the effects of, deauthorizing 
hydropower as an authorized purpose, in whole or in 
part, of the Willamette Valley hydropower project. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the disposition 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall re-
view the effects of deauthorizing hydropower on— 
(A) Willamette Valley hydropower project 
operations; 
(B) other authorized purposes of such 
project; 
(C) cost apportionments; 
(D) dam safety; 
(E) compliance with the requirements of 
the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.); and 
(F) the operations of the remaining dams 
within 
the 
Willamette 
Valley 
hydropower 
project. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If the Secretary, 
through the disposition study authorized by para-
graph (1), determines that hydropower should be re-
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moved as an authorized purpose of any part of the 
Willamette Valley hydropower project, the Secretary 
shall also investigate and recommend any necessary 
structural or operational changes at such project 
that are necessary to achieve an appropriate balance 
among the remaining authorized purposes of such 
project or changes to such purposes. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
that describes— 
(1) the results of the disposition study on 
deauthorizing hydropower as a purpose of the Wil-
lamette Valley hydropower project; and 
(2) any recommendations required under sub-
section (a)(3). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Willam-
ette Valley hydropower project’’ means the system of dams 
and reservoir projects authorized to generate hydropower 
and the power features that operate in conjunction with 
the main regulating dam facilities, including the Big Cliff, 
Dexter, and Foster re-regulating dams in the Willamette 
River Basin, Oregon, as authorized by section 4 of the 
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Flood Control Act of 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 
62 Stat. 1178; 64 Stat. 177; 68 Stat. 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 
100 Stat. 4144). 
SEC. 222. HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL EXPANSION CHANNEL 
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a fea-
sibility study for modifications of the project for naviga-
tion, Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improve-
ment Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston Counties, 
Texas, authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734), to incorporate 
into the project the construction of barge lanes imme-
diately adjacent to either side of the Houston Ship Chan-
nel from Bolivar Roads to Morgan’s Point to a depth of 
12 feet. 
SEC. 223. SABINE–NECHES WATERWAY NAVIGATION IM-
PROVEMENT PROJECT, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall expedite the review and coordina-
tion of the feasibility study for the project for navigation, 
Sabine–Neches Waterway, Texas, under section 203(b) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2231(b)). 
SEC. 224. NORFOLK HARBOR AND CHANNELS, VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a fea-
sibility study for the modification of the project for naviga-
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tion, Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia, authorized 
by section 201 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090; 132 Stat. 3840) to incorporate 
the widening and deepening of Anchorage F into the 
project. 
SEC. 225. COASTAL VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the feasibility 
study for the project for flood risk management, ecosystem 
restoration, and navigation, Coastal Virginia, authorized 
by section 1201(9) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802), the Secretary is authorized 
to enter into a written agreement with any Federal agency 
that owns or operates property in the area of the project 
to accept and expend funds from such Federal agency to 
include in the study an analysis with respect to property 
owned or operated by such Federal agency. 
(b) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall use any rel-
evant information obtained from a Federal agency de-
scribed in subsection (a) to carry out the feasibility study 
described in such subsection. 
SEC. 226. WESTERN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the effective-
ness of carrying out additional measures, including meas-
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ures that use natural features or nature-based features, 
at or upstream of covered reservoirs, for the purposes of— 
(1) sustaining operations in response to chang-
ing hydrological and climatic conditions; 
(2) mitigating the risk of drought or floods, in-
cluding the loss of storage capacity due to sediment 
accumulation; 
(3) increasing water supply; or 
(4) aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
(b) STUDY FOCUS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include all covered res-
ervoirs located in the South Pacific Division of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 
with applicable— 
(A) Federal, State, and local agencies; 
(B) Indian Tribes; 
(C) non-Federal interests; and 
(D) stakeholders, as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATA AND PRIOR STUD-
IES.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
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the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable and where appropriate— 
(A) use existing data provided to the Sec-
retary by entities described in paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) incorporate— 
(i) relevant information from prior 
studies and projects carried out by the 
Secretary; and 
(ii) the relevant technical data and 
scientific 
approaches 
with 
respect 
to 
changing hydrological and climatic condi-
tions. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
describes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations for additional study 
in specific geographic areas. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 
provides authority to the Secretary to change the author-
ized purposes of any covered reservoir. 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED RESERVOIR.—The term ‘‘covered 
reservoir’’ means a reservoir owned and operated by 
the Secretary or for which the Secretary has flood 
control responsibilities under section 7 of the Act of 
December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709). 
(2) NATURAL
FEATURE
AND
NATURE-BASED 
FEATURE.—The terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘na-
ture-based feature’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)). 
SEC. 227. REPORT ON SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DIS-
ADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make 
publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website), a report that describes and documents the use 
of contracts and subcontracts with Small Disadvantaged 
Businesses in carrying out the water resources develop-
ment authorities of the Secretary. 
(b) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report under subsection (a) information on the dis-
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tribution of funds to Small Disadvantaged Businesses on 
a disaggregated basis. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Small 
Disadvantaged Business’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 124.1001 of title 13, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (or successor regulations). 
SEC. 228. REPORT ON SOLAR ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal 
expense, shall conduct an assessment, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Energy, of opportunities 
to install and maintain photovoltaic solar panels (in-
cluding floating solar panels) at covered projects. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The assessment conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) include a description of the economic, 
environmental, and technical viability of install-
ing and maintaining, or contracting with third 
parties to install and maintain, photovoltaic 
solar panels at covered projects; 
(B) identify covered projects with a high 
potential for the installation and maintenance 
of photovoltaic solar panels and whether such 
installation and maintenance would require ad-
ditional authorization; 
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(C) account for potential impacts of photo-
voltaic solar panels at covered projects and the 
authorized purposes of such projects, including 
potential impacts on flood risk reduction, recre-
ation, water supply, and fish and wildlife; and 
(D) account for the availability of electric 
grid infrastructure close to covered projects, in-
cluding underutilized transmission infrastruc-
ture. 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly avail-
able (including on a publicly available website), a report 
containing the results of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$10,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means— 
(1) any property under the control of the Corps 
of Engineers; and 
(2) any water resources development project 
constructed by the Secretary or over which the Sec-
retary has financial or operational responsibility. 
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SEC. 229. ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL FLOODING MITIGA-
TION MODELING AND TESTING CAPACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Engineer Research and Development Cen-
ter, shall carry out an assessment of the current capacity 
of the Corps of Engineers to model coastal flood mitiga-
tion systems and test the effectiveness of such systems in 
preventing flood damage resulting from coastal storm 
surges. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) identify the capacity of the Corps of Engi-
neers to— 
(A) carry out the testing of the perform-
ance and reliability of coastal flood mitigation 
systems; or 
(B) collaborate with private industries to 
carry out such testing; 
(2) identify any limitations or deficiencies at 
Corps of Engineers facilities that are capable of test-
ing the performance and reliability of coastal flood 
mitigation systems; 
(3) assess any benefits that would result from 
addressing the limitations or deficiencies identified 
under paragraph (2); and 
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(4) provide recommendations for addressing 
such limitations or deficiencies. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
and make publicly available (including on a publicly avail-
able website), a report describing the results of the assess-
ment carried out under subsection (a). 
SEC. 230. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EASEMENTS RELATED 
TO 
WATER 
RESOURCES 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a re-
view of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy re-
quirements and procedures related to the use, in relation 
to the construction of a project for flood risk management, 
hurricane and storm risk reduction, or environmental res-
toration, of covered easements that may be provided to 
the Secretary by non-Federal interests. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
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a report containing the results of the review conducted 
under subsection (a), including— 
(1) the findings of the Secretary relating to— 
(A) the minimum rights in property that 
are necessary to construct, operate, or maintain 
projects for flood risk management, hurricane 
and storm risk reduction, or environmental res-
toration; 
(B) whether increased use of covered ease-
ments in relation to such projects could pro-
mote greater participation from cooperating 
landowners in addressing local flooding or envi-
ronmental restoration challenges; 
(C) whether such increased use could re-
sult in cost savings in the implementation of 
the projects, without any reduction in project 
benefits; and 
(D) whether such increased use is in the 
best interest of the United States; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary relat-
ing to whether existing requirements or procedures 
related to such use of covered easements should be 
revised to reflect the results of the review. 
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(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
easement’’ means an easement or other similar interest 
in real property that— 
(1) reserves for the Secretary rights in the 
property that are necessary to construct, operate, or 
maintain a water resources development project; 
(2) provides for appropriate public use of the 
property, and retains the right of continued use of 
the property by the owner of the property, to the ex-
tent such uses are consistent with purposes of the 
covered easement; 
(3) provides access to the property for oversight 
and inspection by the Secretary; 
(4) is permanently recorded; and 
(5) is enforceable under Federal and State law. 
SEC. 231. ASSESSMENT OF FOREST, RANGELAND, AND WA-
TERSHED 
RESTORATION 
SERVICES 
ON 
LANDS OWNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGI-
NEERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an 
assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration 
services on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers, includ-
ing an assessment of whether the provision of such serv-
ices on such lands by non-Federal interests through good 
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neighbor agreements would be in the best interests of the 
United States. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) describe the forest, rangeland, and water-
shed restoration services provided by the Secretary 
on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers; 
(2) assess whether such services, including ef-
forts to reduce hazardous fuels and to restore and 
improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health (in-
cluding the health of fish and wildlife habitats) 
would be enhanced by authorizing the Secretary to 
enter into a good neighbor agreement with a non- 
Federal interest; 
(3) describe the process for ensuring that Fed-
eral requirements for land management plans for 
forests on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers 
remain in effect under good neighbor agreements; 
(4) assess whether Congress should authorize 
the Secretary to enter into a good neighbor agree-
ment with a non-Federal interest to provide forest, 
rangeland, and watershed restoration services on 
lands owned by the Corps of Engineers, including by 
assessing any interest expressed by a non-Federal 
interest to enter into such an agreement; 
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(5) consider whether implementation of a good 
neighbor agreement on lands owned by the Corps of 
Engineers would benefit State and local governments 
and Indian Tribes that are located in the same geo-
graphic area as such lands; and 
(6) consult with the heads of other Federal 
agencies authorized to enter into good neighbor 
agreements with non-Federal interests. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a 
publicly available website), a report describing the results 
of the assessment carried out under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREST, RANGELAND, AND
WATERSHED 
RESTORATION SERVICES.—The term ‘‘forest, range-
land, and watershed restoration services’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 8206 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a). 
(2) GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘‘good neighbor agreement’’ means a cooperative 
agreement or contract (including a sole source con-
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tract) entered into between the Secretary and a non- 
Federal interest to carry out forest, rangeland, and 
watershed restoration services. 
(3) LANDS OWNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGI-
NEERS.—The term ‘‘lands owned by the Corps of 
Engineers’’ means any land owned by the Corps of 
Engineers, but does not include— 
(A) a component of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System; 
(B) land on which the removal of vegeta-
tion is prohibited or restricted by law or Presi-
dential proclamation; 
(C) a wilderness study area; or 
(D) any other land with respect to which 
the Secretary determines that forest, rangeland, 
and watershed restoration services should re-
main the responsibility of the Secretary. 
SEC. 232. ELECTRONIC PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF 
APPLICATIONS. 
Section 2040(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2022’’; and 
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(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMPLE-
MENTATION.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
quarterly report describing the status of the imple-
mentation of this section.’’. 
SEC. 233. REPORT ON CORROSION PREVENTION ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, 
a report that describes— 
(1) the extent to which the Secretary has car-
ried out section 1033 of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2350); 
(2) the extent to which the Secretary has incor-
porated corrosion prevention activities (as defined in 
such section) at water resources development 
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projects constructed or maintained by the Secretary 
since the date of enactment of such section; and 
(3) in instances where the Secretary has not in-
corporated corrosion prevention activities at such 
water resources development projects since such 
date, an explanation as to why such corrosion pre-
vention activities have not been incorporated. 
SEC. 234. GAO STUDIES ON MITIGATION. 
(a) STUDY ON MITIGATION FOR WATER RESOURCES 
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct, 
and submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, a report on the results of a study on 
projects and activities to mitigate fish and wildlife 
losses resulting from the construction, or operation 
and maintenance, of an authorized water resources 
development project. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(A) investigate the extent to which— 
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(i) mitigation projects and activities 
(including the acquisition of lands or inter-
ests in lands) restore the natural hydro-
logic conditions, restore native vegetation, 
and otherwise support native fish and wild-
life species, as required under section 906 
of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); 
(ii) mitigation projects or activities 
(including the acquisition of lands or inter-
ests in lands) are undertaken before, or 
concurrent with, the construction of the 
project; 
(iii) mitigation projects or activities 
(including the acquisition of lands or inter-
ests in lands) are completed; 
(iv) ongoing mitigation projects or ac-
tivities are undertaken to mitigate for fish 
and wildlife losses from the operation and 
maintenance of a project (including peri-
odic review and updating of such projects 
or activities); 
(v) the Secretary includes mitigation 
plans (as required under subsection (d) of 
such section 906) in any project study, as 
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such term is defined in section 2034(l) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343); 
(vi) processing and approval of miti-
gation projects and activities (including the 
acquisition of lands or interests in lands) 
affects the timeline of completion of 
projects; and 
(vii) mitigation projects and activities 
(including the acquisition of lands or inter-
ests in lands) affect the total cost of 
projects; 
(B) review any reports submitted to Con-
gress in accordance with section 2036(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(121 Stat. 1094) on the status of construction 
of projects that require mitigation; and 
(C) consult with independent scientists, 
economists, and other stakeholders with exper-
tise and experience. 
(b) STUDY ON THE COMPENSATORY MITIGATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct, 
and submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
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Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, a report on the results of a study on 
performance metrics for, compliance with, and ade-
quacy in addressing project impacts of, potential 
mechanisms for fulfilling compensatory mitigation 
obligations pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Comptroller General 
shall include in the study under paragraph (1) an 
analysis of— 
(A) the primary mechanisms for fulfilling 
compensatory mitigation obligations, includ-
ing— 
(i) mitigation banks; 
(ii) in-lieu fee programs; and 
(iii) direct mitigation by permittees; 
(B) the timeliness of initiation and suc-
cessful completion of compensatory mitigation 
activities in relation to when the permitted ac-
tivity occurs; 
(C) the timeliness of processing and ap-
proval of compensatory mitigation activities; 
(D) the costs of carrying out compensatory 
mitigation activities borne by the Federal Gov-
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ernment, permittee, or any other involved enti-
ty; 
(E) Federal and State agency oversight 
and short- and long-term monitoring of the 
compensatory mitigation activities; 
(F) whether the compensatory mitigation 
activity successfully replaces any lost or ad-
versely affected habitat with habitat having 
similar functions of equal or greater ecological 
value; and 
(G) the continued, long-term success of the 
compensatory mitigation activities over a 5-, 
10-, 20-, and 50-year period. 
(3) UPDATE.—In conjunction with the study 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 
review and update the findings and recommenda-
tions, including a review of Federal agency compli-
ance with such recommendations, in the report of 
the Comptroller General entitled, ‘‘Corps of Engi-
neers Does Not Have an Effective Oversight Ap-
proach to Ensure That Compensatory Mitigation Is 
Occurring’’ and dated September 2005 (GAO–05– 
898). 
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SEC. 235. GAO STUDY ON WATERBORNE STATISTICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall carry out a review of the Water-
borne Commerce Statistics Center of the Corps of Engi-
neers that includes— 
(1) an assessment of ways in which the Water-
borne Commerce Statistics Center can improve the 
collection of information relating to all commercial 
maritime activity within the jurisdiction of a port, 
including the collection and reporting of records of 
fishery landings and aquaculture harvest; and 
(2) recommendations to improve the collection 
of such information from non-Federal entities, tak-
ing into consideration— 
(A) the cost, efficiency, and accuracy of 
collecting such information; and 
(B) the protection of proprietary informa-
tion. 
(b) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review carried 
out under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report containing the results of such review. 
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SEC. 236. GAO STUDY ON THE INTEGRATION OF INFORMA-
TION INTO THE NATIONAL LEVEE DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of a 
study on the sharing of levee information and the integra-
tion of information into the National Levee Database by 
the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency in accordance with section 9004 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
3303). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) investigate the information sharing proto-
cols and procedures between the Corps of Engineers 
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency re-
garding the construction of new Federal flood pro-
tection projects; 
(2) analyze the timeliness of the integration of 
information relating to newly constructed flood pro-
tection projects into the National Levee Database; 
(3) identify any delays between the construction 
of a new Federal flood protection project and when 
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a policyholder of the National Flood Insurance Pro-
gram would realize a premium discount due to the 
construction of a new Federal flood protection 
project; and 
(4) determine whether current information 
sharing protocols are adversely impacting the ability 
of the Secretary to perform accurate benefit-cost 
analysis for future flood risk management activities. 
TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS 
AND MODIFICATIONS 
SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 
(a) PURPOSES; PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST; 
SUBMISSION OF FINAL LIST.—Section 301 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579–2) 
is amended by striking subsections (a) through (c) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to identify water resources development 
projects, and separable elements of projects, author-
ized by Congress that are no longer viable for con-
struction due to— 
‘‘(A) a lack of local support; 
‘‘(B) a lack of available Federal or non- 
Federal resources; or 
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‘‘(C) an authorizing purpose that is no 
longer relevant or feasible; 
‘‘(2) to create an expedited and definitive proc-
ess for Congress to deauthorize water resources de-
velopment projects and separable elements that are 
no longer viable for construction; and 
‘‘(3) to allow the continued authorization of 
water resources development projects and separable 
elements that are viable for construction. 
‘‘(b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop a preliminary list of each water re-
sources development project, or separable ele-
ment of a project, authorized for construction 
before November 8, 2007, for which— 
‘‘(i) planning, design, or construction 
was not initiated before the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
‘‘(ii) planning, design, or construction 
was initiated before the date of enactment 
of this Act, but for which no funds, Fed-
eral or non-Federal, were obligated for 
planning, design, or construction of the 
project or separable element of the project 
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during the current fiscal year or any of the 
10 preceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUC-
TION BACKLOG AND OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE
REPORT.—The Secretary may develop 
the preliminary list from the comprehensive 
construction backlog and operation and mainte-
nance reports developed pursuant to section 
1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a). 
‘‘(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHOR-
IZATION LIST.— 
‘‘(A) PROPOSED LIST AND ESTIMATED DE-
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNT.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare a proposed list of projects 
for deauthorization comprised of a subset 
of projects and separable elements identi-
fied on the preliminary list developed 
under paragraph (1) that are projects or 
separable elements described in subsection 
(a)(1), as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) include with such proposed list 
an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Fed-
eral cost to complete such projects. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST 
TO COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into 
account any allowances authorized by section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the 
most recent project schedule and cost estimate. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
solicit comments from the public and the Gov-
ernors of each applicable State on the proposed 
deauthorization list prepared under paragraph 
(2)(A). 
‘‘(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com-
ment period shall be 90 days. 
‘‘(4) PREPARATION
OF
FINAL
DEAUTHORIZA-
TION LIST.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prepare a final deauthorization list by— 
‘‘(i) considering any comments re-
ceived under paragraph (3); and 
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‘‘(ii) revising the proposed deauthor-
ization list prepared under paragraph 
(2)(A) as the Secretary determines nec-
essary to respond to such comments. 
‘‘(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in-
clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 
appendix that— 
‘‘(i) identifies each project or sepa-
rable element on the proposed deauthoriza-
tion list that is not included on the final 
deauthorization list; and 
‘‘(ii) describes the reasons why the 
project or separable element is not in-
cluded on the final deauthorization list. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST 
TO CONGRESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the close of the comment period 
under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit the final deauthorization list 
and appendix prepared under subsection (b)(4) 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and 
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the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) publish the final deauthorization list 
and appendix in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not in-
clude in the final deauthorization list submitted 
under paragraph (1) any project or separable ele-
ment with respect to which Federal funds for plan-
ning, design, or construction are obligated after the 
development of the preliminary list under subsection 
(b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final de-
authorization list under paragraph (1)(A) of this 
subsection.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 301(d) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 579–2(d)) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 302. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS. 
Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) sea level rise; 
‘‘(8) coastal storm damage reduction; and 
‘‘(9) streambank and shoreline protection.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) New York-New Jersey Watershed Basin, 
which encompasses all the watersheds that flow into 
the New York-New Jersey Harbor and their associ-
ated estuaries, including the Hudson, Mohawk, Rari-
tan, Passaic, Hackensack, and Bronx River Water-
sheds and the Hudson River Estuary; 
‘‘(12) Mississippi River Watershed; and 
‘‘(13) Chattahoochee River Basin, Alabama, 
Florida, and Georgia.’’. 
SEC. 303. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL UTILIZATION
OF FORECAST-IN-
FORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS.—Section 1222(c) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3811; 134 Stat. 2661) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Upper 
Missouri River Basin and the North Platte River 
Basin’’ and inserting ‘‘the Upper Missouri River 
Basin, the North Platte River Basin, and the Apa-
lachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
Upper Missouri River Basin or the North 
Platte River Basin’’ and inserting ‘‘the Upper 
Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River 
Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint 
River Basin’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
Upper Missouri River Basin or the North 
Platte River Basin’’ and inserting ‘‘the Upper 
Missouri River Basin, the North Platte River 
Basin, or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint 
River Basin’’. 
(b) COMPLETION OF REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
expedite completion of the reports authorized by section 
1222 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 
(132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2661). 
SEC. 304. LAKES PROGRAM. 
Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 
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3758; 113 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (29), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (30), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(31) Salisbury Pond, Worcester, Massachu-
setts; 
‘‘(32) Baisley Pond, New York; 
‘‘(33) Legacy Park, Decatur, Georgia; and 
‘‘(34) White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas.’’. 
SEC. 305. INVASIVE SPECIES. 
(a) AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH.—Sec-
tion 1108(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2018 (33 U.S.C. 2263a(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
hydrilla’’ after ‘‘elodea’’. 
(b) HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 128(c) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out the demonstra-
tion program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall un-
dertake program activities related to harmful algal blooms 
in— 
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‘‘(1) the Great Lakes; 
‘‘(2) the tidal and inland waters of the State of 
New Jersey, including Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey; 
‘‘(3) the coastal and tidal waters of the State 
of Louisiana; 
‘‘(4) the waterways of the counties that com-
prise the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California; 
‘‘(5) the Allegheny Reservoir Watershed, New 
York; 
‘‘(6) Lake Okeechobee, Florida; 
‘‘(7) the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers, 
Florida; 
‘‘(8) Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia; 
‘‘(9) Rio Grande River Basin, Colorado, New 
Mexico, and Texas; 
‘‘(10) lakes and reservoirs in the State of Ohio; 
‘‘(11) Detroit Lake, Oregon; and 
‘‘(12) Ten Mile Lake, Oregon.’’. 
(c) UPDATE ON INVASIVE SPECIES POLICY GUID-
ANCE.—Section 501(b) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Cali-
fornia.’’. 
SEC. 306. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) NEW YORK HARBOR, NEW YORK AND NEW JER-
SEY.—The New York Harbor collection and removal of 
drift project authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 
4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1051; 88 Stat. 39; 104 Stat. 4615), 
and deauthorized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 
Stat. 1345), is authorized to be carried out by the Sec-
retary. 
(b) GUANAJIBO RIVER, PUERTO RICO.—The project 
for flood control, Guanajibo River, Puerto Rico, author-
ized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 278), and deauthorized pursuant 
to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
opment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is authorized to 
be carried out by the Secretary. 
(c) RIO
NIGUA, SALINAS, PUERTO
RICO.—The 
project for flood control, Rio Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico, 
authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 278), and deauthorized 
pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform 
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and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is author-
ized to be carried out by the Secretary. 
(d) RIO GRANDE DE LOIZA, PUERTO RICO.—The 
project for flood control, Rio Grande De Loiza, Puerto 
Rico, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), and deauthor-
ized pursuant to section 6001 of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1345), is 
authorized to be carried out by the Secretary. 
SEC. 307. ST. FRANCIS LAKE CONTROL STRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall set the ordi-
nary high water mark for water impounded behind the St. 
Francis Lake Control Structure, authorized by the Act of 
May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 538; 79 Stat. 1077), at 208 feet 
mean sea level. 
(b) OPERATION BY PROJECT MANAGER.—In setting 
the ordinary high water mark under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall ensure that the project manager for the 
St. Francis Lake Control Structure may continue oper-
ating such structure in accordance with the instructions 
set forth in the document titled ‘‘St. Francis Lake Control 
Structure Standing Instructions to the Project Manager’’ 
and published in January 1982 by the Corps of Engineers, 
Memphis District. 
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SEC. 308. FRUITVALE AVENUE RAILROAD BRIDGE, ALA-
MEDA, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 4017(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1175) is repealed. 
SEC. 309. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in Los Angeles County, Cali-
fornia. 
(b) FORM
OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 
under this section may be in the form of design and con-
struction assistance for water-related environmental infra-
structure and resource protection and development 
projects in Los Angeles County, California, including 
projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, 
water supply and related facilities, environmental restora-
tion, and surface water resource protection and develop-
ment. 
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a partnership agreement 
under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
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(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest 
with respect to the project to be carried out with 
such assistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment for a project entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for the following: 
(A) Development by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal and State of-
ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 
development plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications. 
(B) Establishment of such legal and insti-
tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 
the effective long-term operation of the project 
by the non-Federal interest. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project under this section— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of 
grants or reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 
delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 
project that is the subject of an agreement 
under this section, the non-Federal interest 
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shall receive credit for reasonable interest in-
curred in providing the non-Federal share of 
the project cost. 
(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Fed-
eral interest shall receive credit for land, ease-
ments, rights-of-way, and relocations toward 
the non-Federal share of project cost (including 
all reasonable costs associated with obtaining 
permits necessary for the construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the project on pub-
licly owned or controlled land), but the credit 
may not exceed 25 percent of total project 
costs. 
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and mainte-
nance costs for projects constructed with assist-
ance provided under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section. 
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(2) CORPS
OF
ENGINEERS
EXPENSES.—Not 
more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 
to carry out this section may be used by the Corps 
of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense. 
SEC. 310. DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS 
OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE 
AREA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for 
flood risk management, Los Angeles County Drainage 
Area, California, authorized by section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1936 (49 Stat. 1589; 50 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 
1215; 55 Stat. 647; 64 Stat. 177), consisting of the debris 
basins described in subsection (b), is no longer authorized 
beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) DEBRIS BASINS DESCRIBED.—The debris basins 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following debris basins 
operated and maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood 
Control District: Auburn Debris Basin, Bailey Debris 
Basin, Big Dalton Debris Basin, Blanchard Canyon De-
bris Basin, Blue Gum Canyon Debris Basin, Brand Can-
yon Debris Basin, Carter Debris Basin, Childs Canyon 
Debris Basin, Dunsmuir Canyon Debris Basin, Eagle 
Canyon Debris Basin, Eaton Walsh Debris Basin, Elm-
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wood Canyon Debris Basin, Emerald East Debris Basin, 
Emerald West Debris Retention Inlet, Hay Debris Basin, 
Hillcrest Debris Basin, La Tuna Canyon Debris Basin, 
Little Dalton Debris Basin, Live Oak Debris Retention 
Inlet, Lopez Debris Retention Inlet, Lower Sunset Canyon 
Debris Basin, Marshall Canyon Debris Retention Inlet, 
Santa Anita Debris Basin, Sawpit Debris Basin, School-
house Canyon Debris Basin, Shields Canyon Debris 
Basin, Sierra Madre Villa Debris Basin, Snover Canyon 
Debris Basin, Stough Canyon Debris Basin, Wilson Can-
yon Debris Basin, and Winery Canyon Debris Basin. 
SEC. 311. MURRIETA CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 103 of title I of appendix B of Public Law 
106–377 (114 Stat. 1441A–65) (relating to the project 
for flood control, environmental restoration, and recre-
ation, Murrieta Creek, California), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$89,850,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$252,438,000’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$57,735,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$162,511,500’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$32,115,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$89,926,500’’. 
SEC. 312. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA. 
The portion of the project for flood protection on the 
Sacramento River, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
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March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 45 Stat. 539; 
50 Stat. 849; 55 Stat. 647; 80 Stat. 1422), consisting of 
the portion of the American River North Levee, upstream 
of Arden Way, from G.P.S. coordinate 38.600948N 
121.330599W to 38.592261N 121.334155W, is no longer 
authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 313. SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, SAN DIEGO 
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control and 
navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego 
County, California, authorized by the Act of July 24, 1946 
(chapter 595, 60 Stat. 636; 134 Stat. 2705), is modified 
to change the authorized conveyance capacity of the 
project to a level determined appropriate by the Secretary 
based on the actual capacity of the project, which level 
may be further modified by the Secretary as necessary to 
account for sea level rise. 
(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal sponsor for 
the project described in subsection (a) shall prepare 
for review and approval by the Secretary a revised 
operation and maintenance manual for the project to 
implement the modification described in subsection 
(a). 
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(2) FUNDING.—The non-Federal sponsor shall 
provide to the Secretary funds sufficient to cover the 
costs incurred by the Secretary to review and ap-
prove the manual described in paragraph (1), and 
the Secretary may accept and expend such funds in 
the performance of such review and approval. 
(c) EMERGENCY REPAIR AND RESTORATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—Upon approval by the Secretary of the revised op-
eration and maintenance manual required under sub-
section (b), and subject to compliance by the non-Federal 
sponsor with the requirements of such manual and with 
any other eligibility requirement established by the Sec-
retary, the project described in subsection (a) shall be con-
sidered for assistance under section 5(a) of the Act of Au-
gust 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)). 
SEC. 314. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 203(a)(1)(A) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 
Stat. 2675) is amended by striking ‘‘ocean shoreline’’ and 
inserting ‘‘bay and ocean shorelines’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out a study 
under section 142 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158), pursuant 
to section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (as amended by this section), the Sec-
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retary shall not differentiate between damages related to 
high tide flooding and coastal storm flooding for the pur-
poses of determining the Federal interest or cost share. 
SEC. 315. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN. 
(a) STUDY OF FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized, 
at Federal expense, to carry out a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of a project for flood risk man-
agement and related purposes in the Columbia River 
Basin and to report to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate with recommendations 
thereon, including recommendations for a project to 
potentially reduce the reliance on Canada for flood 
risk management in the basin. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the activities described in this subsection in co-
ordination with other Federal and State agencies 
and Indian Tribes. 
(b) FUNDS FOR COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY OBLIGA-
TIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to expend funds appropriated for the purpose of sat-
isfying United States obligations under the Colum-
bia River Treaty to compensate Canada for oper-
ating Canadian storage on behalf of the United 
States under such treaty. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the U.S. entity calls 
upon Canada to operate Canadian reservoir storage 
for flood risk management on behalf of the United 
States, which operation may incur an obligation to 
compensate Canada under the Columbia River Trea-
ty— 
(A) the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Environment and 
Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate, 
by not later than 30 days after the initiation of 
the call, a written notice of the action and a 
justification, including a description of the cir-
cumstances necessitating the call; 
(B) upon a determination by the United 
States of the amount of compensation that shall 
be paid to Canada, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Transportation and In-
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frastructure and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on En-
vironment and Public Works and Appropria-
tions of the Senate a written notice specifying 
such amount and an explanation of how such 
amount was derived, which notification shall 
not delay or impede the flood risk management 
mission of the U.S. entity; and 
(C) the Secretary shall make no payment 
to Canada for the call under the Columbia 
River Treaty until such time as funds appro-
priated for the purpose of compensating Can-
ada under such treaty are available. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) COLUMBIA
RIVER
BASIN.—The term 
‘‘Columbia River Basin’’ means the entire 
United States portion of the Columbia River 
watershed. 
(B) COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY.—The term 
‘‘Columbia River Treaty’’ means the treaty re-
lating to cooperative development of the water 
resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed 
at Washington January 17, 1961, and entered 
into force September 16, 1964. 
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(C) U.S. ENTITY.—The term ‘‘U.S. entity’’ 
means the entity designated by the United 
States under Article XIV of the Columbia River 
Treaty. 
SEC. 316. COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION 
PLAN, FLORIDA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(e)(5) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2685; 121 
Stat. 1269; 132 Stat. 3786) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘during each 5-year 
period, beginning with commencement of design 
of the Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘during each period 
of 5 fiscal years, beginning on October 1, 
2022’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘for each 
project in the Plan’’ before the period at the 
end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) ACCOUNTING.—Not later than 
90 days after the end of each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall provide to the non-Fed-
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eral sponsor a financial accounting of non- 
Federal contributions under clause (i)(I) 
for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(iv) LIMITATION.—In the case of an 
authorized project for which a project part-
nership agreement has not been executed 
and for which there is an agreement under 
subparagraph (B)(i)(III), the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) shall consider all expendi-
tures and obligations incurred by the 
non-Federal sponsor for land and in- 
kind services for the project in deter-
mining the amount of any cash con-
tribution required from the non-Fed-
eral sponsor to satisfy the cost-share 
requirements of this subsection; and 
‘‘(II) may only require any such 
cash contribution to be made at the 
end of each period of 5 fiscal years 
under clause (i).’’. 
(b) UPDATE.—The Secretary and the non-Federal in-
terest shall revise the Master Agreement for the Com-
prehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, executed in 2009 
pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Develop-
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ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680), to reflect the amend-
ment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 317. PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA. 
Section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709) is amended, in row 4 (relat-
ing to the project for navigation, Port Everglades, Flor-
ida)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$229,770,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$561,455,000’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$107,233,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$361,302,000’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$337,003,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$922,757,000’’. 
SEC. 318. SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION TASK 
FORCE. 
Section 528(f)(1)(J) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3771) is amended by striking 
‘‘2 representatives of the State of Florida,’’ and inserting 
‘‘3 representatives of the State of Florida, including at 
least 1 representative of the Florida Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection and 1 representative of the Florida 
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,’’. 
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SEC. 319. LITTLE WOOD RIVER, GOODING, IDAHO. 
Section 3057(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1120) is amended by striking 
‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
SEC. 320. CHICAGO SHORELINE PROTECTION. 
The project for storm damage reduction and shore-
line erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from 
Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, au-
thorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to 
authorize the Secretary to provide 65 percent of the cost 
of the locally preferred plan, as described in the Report 
of the Chief of Engineers dated April 14, 1994, for the 
construction of the following segments of the project: 
(1) Shoreline revetment at Morgan Shoal. 
(2) Shoreline revetment at Promontory Point. 
SEC. 
321. 
GREAT 
LAKES 
AND 
MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER 
INTERBASIN 
PROJECT, 
BRANDON 
ROAD, 
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 
Section 402(a)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2742) is amended by striking 
‘‘80 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’. 
SEC. 322. SOUTHEAST DES MOINES LEVEE SYSTEM, IOWA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Des Moines, Iowa. 
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(2) FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘Flood Protection Project’’ means the project on the 
Des Moines River for local flood protection of Des 
Moines, Iowa, authorized by the Act of December 
22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 896). 
(3) RED ROCK DAM PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Red 
Rock Dam Project’’ means the project for the Red 
Rock Dam on the Des Moines River for flood control 
and other purposes, authorized by the Act of Decem-
ber 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 896). 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Red Rock Dam 
Project and the Flood Protection Project shall be modified 
as follows, subject to a new or amended agreement be-
tween the Secretary and the City, in accordance with sec-
tion 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b): 
(1) That portion of the Red Rock Dam Project 
consisting of the segment of levee from Station 
15+88.8W to Station 77+43.7W shall be trans-
ferred to the Flood Protection Project. 
(2) The relocated levee improvement con-
structed by the City, from Station 77+43.7W to ap-
proximately Station 20+00, shall be included in the 
Flood Protection Project. 
(c) FEDERAL EASEMENT CONVEYANCES.— 
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(1) FLOOD
PROTECTION
EASEMENTS.—The 
Secretary is authorized to convey, without consider-
ation, to the City the following easements to become 
part of the Flood Protection Project in accordance 
with subsection (b): 
(A) 
Easements 
identified 
as 
Tracts 
3215E–1, 3235E, and 3227E. 
(B) Easements identified as Partial Tracts 
3216E–2, 3216E–3, 3217E–1, and 3217E–2. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
EASEMENTS.—The Secretary 
is authorized to convey, without consideration, to the 
City or to the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater 
Reclamation Authority the following easements: 
(A) Easements identified as Tracts 3200E, 
3202E–1, 
3202E–2, 
3202E–4, 
3203E–2, 
3215E–3, 3216E–1, and 3216E–5. 
(B) Easements identified as Partial Tracts 
3216E–2, 3216E–3, 3217E–1, and 3217E–2. 
(3) COSTS.—An entity to which a conveyance is 
made under this subsection shall be responsible for 
all administrative costs associated with the convey-
ance. 
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SEC. 323. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE 
MANAGEMENT STUDY. 
Section 213 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2684) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
the comprehensive study carried out under subsection (a), 
and any feasibility study carried out under subsection (e), 
shall be 100 percent.’’. 
SEC. 324. LOWER MISSOURI RIVER STREAMBANK EROSION 
CONTROL EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out streambank erosion control evaluation and dem-
onstration projects in the Lower Missouri River through 
contracts with non-Federal interests, including projects 
for streambank protection and stabilization. 
(b) AREA.—The Secretary shall carry out demonstra-
tion projects under this section on the reach of the Mis-
souri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the confluence 
of the Missouri River and the Mississippi River. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the extent of 
streambank erosion on the Lower Missouri River; 
and 
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(2) develop new methods and techniques for 
streambank protection, research soil stability, and 
identify the causes of erosion. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report describ-
ing the results of the demonstration projects carried out 
under this section, including any recommendations for 
methods to prevent and correct streambank erosion. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to enter 
into contracts under subsection (a) shall expire on the date 
that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 325. MISSOURI RIVER INTERCEPTION-REARING COM-
PLEXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 129 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2643), and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is au-
thorized to carry out the construction of an interception- 
rearing complex at each of Plowboy Bend A (River Mile: 
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174.5 to 173.2) and Pelican Bend B (River Mile: 15.8 
to 13.4) on the Missouri River. 
(b) ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION OF RISK.— 
(1) ANALYSIS.—Prior to construction of the 
interception-rearing complexes under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall perform an analysis to identify 
whether the interception-rearing complexes will— 
(A) contribute to an increased risk of 
flooding to adjacent lands and properties, in-
cluding local levees; 
(B) affect the navigation channel, includ-
ing crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and 
channel width; 
(C) affect the harvesting of sand; 
(D) affect ports and harbors; or 
(E) contribute to bank erosion on adjacent 
private lands. 
(2) MITIGATION.—The Secretary may not con-
struct an interception-rearing complex under sub-
section (a) until the Secretary successfully mitigates 
any effects described in paragraph (1) with respect 
to such interception-rearing complex. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after completion 
of the construction of the interception-rearing complexes 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing 
the extent to which the construction of such interception- 
rearing complexes affected the population recovery of pal-
lid sturgeon in the Missouri River. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 129(b) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2643) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and inserting 
after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) submits the report required by section 
318(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2022;’’. 
SEC. 326. ARGENTINE, EAST BOTTOMS, FAIRFAX-JERSEY 
CREEK, AND NORTH KANSAS LEVEES UNITS, 
MISSOURI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES AT KAN-
SAS CITIES, MISSOURI AND KANSAS. 
Notwithstanding section 103 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), the Federal 
share of the cost of the portion of the project for flood 
damage reduction, Argentine, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jer-
sey Creek, and North Kansas Levees units, Missouri River 
and tributaries at Kansas Cities, Missouri and Kansas, 
authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Devel-
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opment Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1054), relating to the 
Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee unit, shall be 80 percent. 
SEC. 327. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MIS-
SOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA. 
Section 334 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 306) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) USE OF OTHER FUNDS.—Any acres acquired 
using Federal funds for purposes described in subsection 
(a) shall be considered toward the total number of acres 
required under such subsection, regardless of the source 
of the Federal funds.’’. 
SEC. 328. NORTHERN MISSOURI. 
(a) NORTHERN MISSOURI DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Northern Missouri’’ means the counties 
of Buchanan, Marion, Platte, and Clay, Missouri. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may establish a program to provide environmental assist-
ance to non-Federal interests in Northern Missouri. 
(c) FORM
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 
under this section may be in the form of design and con-
struction assistance for water-related environmental infra-
structure and resource protection and development 
projects in Northern Missouri, including projects for 
wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply 
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and related facilities, environmental restoration, and sur-
face water resource protection and development. 
(d) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
the project is publicly owned. 
(e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section to a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a partnership agreement 
under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal interest 
with respect to the project to be carried out with 
such assistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agree-
ment for a project entered into under this subsection 
shall provide for the following: 
(A) Development by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal and State of-
ficials, of a facilities or resource protection and 
development plan, including appropriate engi-
neering plans and specifications. 
(B) Establishment of such legal and insti-
tutional structures as are necessary to ensure 
the effective long-term operation of the project 
by the non-Federal interest. 
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(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out under this sec-
tion— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of 
grants or reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a 
delay in the funding of the Federal share of a 
project that is the subject of a partnership 
agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
interest shall receive credit for reasonable inter-
est incurred in providing the non-Federal share 
of the project cost. 
(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Fed-
eral interest shall receive credit for land, ease-
ments, rights-of way, and relocations toward 
the non-Federal share of project cost (including 
all reasonable costs associated with obtaining 
permits necessary for the construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the project on pub-
licly owned or controlled land), but such credit 
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may not exceed 25 percent of total project 
costs. 
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
non-Federal share of operation and mainte-
nance costs for projects constructed with assist-
ance provided under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(2) CORPS
OF
ENGINEERS
EXPENSES.—Not 
more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 
to carry out this section may be used by the Corps 
of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense. 
SEC. 329. ISRAEL RIVER, LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
The project for flood control, Israel River, Lancaster, 
New Hampshire, carried out under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), is no longer 
authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 330. MIDDLE RIO GRANDE FLOOD PROTECTION, 
BERNALILLO TO BELEN, NEW MEXICO. 
The non-Federal share of the cost of the project for 
flood risk management, Middle Rio Grande, Bernalillo to 
Belen, New Mexico, authorized by section 401(2) of the 
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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2735), shall be 25 percent. 
SEC. 331. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN COASTAL STORM 
RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a water resources 
development project described in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) fund, at full Federal expense, any incre-
mental increase in cost to the project that results 
from a legal requirement to use a borrow source de-
termined by the Secretary to be other than the least 
cost option; and 
(2) exclude the cost described in paragraph (1) 
from the cost-benefit analysis for the project. 
(b) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 
DESCRIBED.—A water resources development project re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is any of the following: 
(1) The project for hurricane-flood protection 
and beach erosion control, Carolina Beach and vicin-
ity, North Carolina, authorized by section 203 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 
2741). 
(2) The project for hurricane-flood protection 
and beach erosion control, Wrightsville Beach, North 
Carolina, authorized by section 203 of the Flood 
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‘‘(301) 
SIERRA
MADRE, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, and water supply, including earthquake resil-
ience measures for such infrastructure and water 
supply, in the city of Sierra Madre, California. 
‘‘(302) 
SMITH
RIVER, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$25,000,000 
for 
wastewater 
infrastructure 
in 
Howonquet Village and Resort and Tolowa Dee-ni’ 
Nation, Smith River, California. 
‘‘(303) 
TORRANCE, 
CALIFORNIA.— 
$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including groundwater recharge and water sup-
ply, in the city of Torrance, California. 
‘‘(304) WESTERN
CONTRA
COSTA
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 for wastewater infra-
structure in the cities of Pinole, San Pablo, and 
Richmond, and in El Sobrante, California. 
‘‘(305) HEBRON, CONNECTICUT.—$3,700,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 
of Hebron, Connecticut. 
‘‘(306) 
NEW
LONDON, 
CONNECTICUT.— 
$16,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the 
town of Bozrah and the City of Norwich, Con-
necticut. 
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‘‘(347) 
FLEMINGTON, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
$4,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including 
water 
supply, 
in 
the 
Borough 
of 
Flemington, New Jersey. 
‘‘(348) 
JEFFERSON, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
$90,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in Jefferson Township, 
New Jersey. 
‘‘(349) KEARNY, NEW
JERSEY.—$69,900,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management (including combined sewer overflows), 
in the town of Kearny, New Jersey. 
‘‘(350) LONG HILL, NEW JERSEY.—$7,500,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in Long Hill Township, New Jersey. 
‘‘(351) MORRIS
COUNTY, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture in Morris County, New Jersey. 
‘‘(352) PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.—$1,000,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in Passaic County, New Jersey. 
‘‘(353) 
PHILLIPSBURG, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
$2,600,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the town of Phillips-
burg, New Jersey. 
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‘‘(354) RAHWAY, NEW
JERSEY.—$3,250,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 
of Rahway, New Jersey. 
‘‘(355) ROSELLE, NEW
JERSEY.—$5,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in the Borough of Roselle, New Jer-
sey. 
‘‘(356) SOUTH
ORANGE
VILLAGE, NEW
JER-
SEY.—$7,500,000 for water infrastructure, including 
water supply, in the Township of South Orange Vil-
lage, New Jersey. 
‘‘(357) SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.—$1,000,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in the city of Summit, New Jersey. 
‘‘(358) WARREN, NEW
JERSEY.—$4,550,000 
for wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
management, in Warren Township, New Jersey. 
‘‘(359) ESPAN˜OLA, NEW MEXICO.—$21,995,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 
of Espan˜ola, New Mexico. 
‘‘(360) 
FARMINGTON, 
NEW
MEXICO.— 
$15,500,000 for water infrastructure, including 
water supply, in the city of Farmington, New Mex-
ico. 
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