tributions from non-Federal interests for costs of con-
structing authorized water resources development 
projects or measures in excess of the non-Federal 
share assigned to the appropriate project purposes 
listed in subsections (a), (b), and (c) or condition 
Federal participation in such projects or measures on 
the receipt of such contributions. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to affect the Secretary’s authority under section 
903(c) of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 2002. HARBOR COST SHARING. 
(a) PAYMENTS
DURING
CONSTRUCTION.—Section 
101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1); 100 Stat. 4082) is amended in each 
of subparagraphs (B) and (C) by striking ‘‘45 feet’’ and 
inserting ‘‘53 feet’’. 
(b) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
101(b)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘45 feet’’ and inserting ‘‘53 feet’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 214 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
2241; 100 Stat. 4108) is amended in each of paragraphs 
(1) and (3) by striking ‘‘45 feet’’ and inserting ‘‘53 feet’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply only to a project, or
separable element of a project, on which a contract for phys-
ical construction has not been awarded before October 1, 
2003. 
(e) REVISION
OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The 
Secretary shall revise any partnership agreement entered 
into after October 1, 2003, for any project to which the 
amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) apply 
to take into account the change in non-Federal participa-
tion in the project as a result of such amendments. 
SEC. 2003. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; 114 Stat. 2594; 117 Stat. 
1836) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘In fiscal years 
2001 through 2005, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority pro-
vided under this section shall be in effect from October 1, 
2000, through December 31, 2007.’’. 
SEC. 2004. NATIONAL SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL DE-
VELOPMENT 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 5(a) of the Act 
entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal participation in the 
cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property’’,
approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426h(a)), is amended 
by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
(b) EXTENSION
OF PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CON-
STRUCTION PHASE.—Section 5(b)(1)(A) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 426h(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘3 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6 years’’. 
(c) COST SHARING; REMOVAL OF PROJECTS.—Section 
5(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 426h(b)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) COST SHARING.—The Secretary may enter 
into a cost sharing agreement with a non-Federal in-
terest to carry out a project, or a phase of a project, 
under the erosion control program in cooperation 
with the non-Federal interest. 
‘‘(4) REMOVAL
OF
PROJECTS.—The Secretary 
may pay all or a portion of the costs of removing a 
project, or an element of a project, constructed under 
the erosion control program if the Secretary deter-
mines during the term of the program that the project 
or element is detrimental to the environment, private 
property, or public safety.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5(e)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 426h(e)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$21,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$31,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2005. SMALL SHORE AND BEACH RESTORATION AND 
PROTECTION PROJECTS. 
Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Fed-
eral participation in the cost of protecting the shores of pub-
licly owned property’’, approved August 13, 1946 (33 
U.S.C. 426g), is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2006. WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR WATER RESOURCES 
PROJECTS. 
(a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—Section 221 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘under the provisions’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘under any other’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under any’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to furnish its required co-
operation for’’ and inserting ‘‘under which each 
party agrees to carry out its responsibilities and 
requirements for implementation or construction 
of’’; and