II 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8812 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 23, 2024 
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 
the United States, to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Continuing authority programs. 
Sec. 102. Community project advisor. 
Sec. 103. Minimum real estate interest. 
Sec. 104. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal inter-
ests. 
Sec. 105. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal 
interests. 
Sec. 106. Review process. 
Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. 
Sec. 108. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. 
Sec. 109. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. 
Sec. 110. Fish and wildlife mitigation. 
Sec. 111. Harbor deepening. 
Sec. 112. Emerging harbors. 
Sec. 113. Remote and subsistence harbors. 
Sec. 114. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 
Sec. 115. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. 
Sec. 116. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships. 
Sec. 117. Maximization of beneficial use. 
Sec. 118. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling. 
Sec. 119. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
Sec. 120. Updates to certain water control manuals. 
Sec. 121. Water supply mission. 
Sec. 122. Real estate administrative fees. 
Sec. 123. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facili-
ties. 
Sec. 124. Retention of recreation fees. 
Sec. 125. Databases of Corps recreational sites. 
Sec. 126. Services of volunteers. 
Sec. 127. Nonrecreation outgrant policy. 
Sec. 128. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program. 
Sec. 129. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 
Sec. 130. Treatment of projects in covered communities. 
Sec. 131. Ability to pay. 
Sec. 132. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 133. Funding to process permits. 
Sec. 134. Project studies subject to independent external peer review. 
Sec. 135. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 
Sec. 136. Remote operations at Corps dams. 
Sec. 137. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 
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Sec. 138. Support of Army civil works missions. 
Sec. 139. National coastal mapping program. 
Sec. 140. Watershed and river basin assessments. 
Sec. 141. Removal of abandoned vessels. 
Sec. 142. Corrosion prevention. 
Sec. 143. Missouri River existing features protection. 
Sec. 144. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 
Sec. 145. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 
Sec. 146. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. 
Sec. 147. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration. 
Sec. 148. Sense of Congress related to water data. 
Sec. 149. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits. 
Sec. 150. Reporting and oversight. 
Sec. 151. Sacramento River watershed Native American site and cultural re-
source protection pilot program. 
Sec. 152. Emergency drought operations pilot program. 
Sec. 153. Report on minimum real estate interest. 
Sec. 154. Levee Owners Board. 
Sec. 155. Definition. 
TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 
Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 
Sec. 202. Expedited completion. 
Sec. 203. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies. 
Sec. 204. Corps of Engineers reports. 
Sec. 205. GAO studies. 
Sec. 206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expendi-
tures. 
Sec. 207. Examination of reduction of microplastics. 
Sec. 208. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas. 
Sec. 209. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connec-
tion, Louisiana. 
Sec. 210. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study. 
Sec. 211. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation. 
Sec. 212. Oceanside, California. 
Sec. 213. Coastal Washington. 
Sec. 214. Cherryfield Dam, Narraguagus River, Maine. 
Sec. 215. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 216. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin. 
Sec. 217. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas. 
Sec. 218. Sea sparrow accounting. 
Sec. 219. Wilson Lock floating guide wall, Alabama. 
Sec. 220. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. 
TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 
Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 
Sec. 302. General reauthorizations. 
Sec. 303. Conveyances. 
Sec. 304. Lakes program. 
Sec. 305. Maintenance of navigation channels. 
Sec. 306. Asset divestiture. 
Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. 
Sec. 308. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. 
Sec. 309. Shore protection and restoration. 
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Sec. 310. Hopper dredge McFarland replacement. 
Sec. 311. Acequias irrigation systems. 
Sec. 312. Pacific region. 
Sec. 313. Selma, Alabama. 
Sec. 314. Barrow, Alaska. 
Sec. 315. San Francisco Bay, California. 
Sec. 316. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California. 
Sec. 317. Faulkner Island, Connecticut. 
Sec. 318. Broadkill Beach, Delaware. 
Sec. 319. Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia. 
Sec. 320. Washington Aqueduct. 
Sec. 321. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, 
Maryland, and Virginia. 
Sec. 322. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. 
Sec. 323. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. 
Sec. 324. Dillard Road, Patoka Lake, Indiana. 
Sec. 325. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana. 
Sec. 326. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. 
Sec. 327. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana. 
Sec. 328. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minnesota. 
Sec. 329. Missouri River levee system, Missouri. 
Sec. 330. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas. 
Sec. 331. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. 
Sec. 332. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and 
New Jersey. 
Sec. 333. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. 
Sec. 334. Willamette Valley, Oregon. 
Sec. 335. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington. 
Sec. 336. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas. 
Sec. 337. Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty Deficiency, Port Lavaca, Texas. 
Sec. 338. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas. 
Sec. 339. Western Washington State, Washington. 
Sec. 340. Environmental infrastructure. 
Sec. 341. Specific deauthorizations. 
Sec. 342. Congressional notification of deferred payment agreement request. 
TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 402. Facility investment. 
SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Army. 
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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE PROJECT 
DELIVERY
FOR
CONTINUING
AUTHORITY
PROGRAM 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall implement a pilot program, in accord-
ance with this subsection, allowing a non-Federal in-
terest or the Secretary to carry out a project under 
a continuing authority program through the use of 
an alternative delivery method. 
(2) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment the pilot program under this subsection 
through a single office, which shall be headed by a 
Director. 
(3) PARTICIPATION
IN
PILOT
PROGRAM.—In 
carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall— 
(A) solicit project proposals from non-Fed-
eral interests by posting program information 
on a public-facing website and reaching out to 
non-Federal interests that have previously sub-
mitted project requests to the Secretary; 
(B) review such proposals and select 
projects, taking into consideration geographic 
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diversity among the selected projects and the 
alternative delivery methods used for the se-
lected projects; and 
(C) notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate of each 
project selected under subparagraph (B), in-
cluding— 
(i) identification of the project name, 
type, and location, and the associated non- 
Federal interest; 
(ii) a description of the type of alter-
native delivery method being used to carry 
out the project; and 
(iii) a description of how the project 
meets the authorized purposes and require-
ments of the applicable continuing author-
ity program. 
(4) COST SHARE.—The Federal and non-Fed-
eral shares of the cost of a project carried out pur-
suant to this subsection shall be consistent with the 
cost share requirements of the applicable continuing 
authority program. 
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(5) MODIFICATIONS TO PROCESSES.—With re-
spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) allow the non-Federal interest to con-
tribute more than the non-Federal share of the 
project required under the applicable continuing 
authority program; 
(B) allow the use of return on Federal in-
vestment as an alternative to benefit-cost anal-
ysis; 
(C) allow the use of a real estate acquisi-
tion audit process to replace existing crediting, 
oversight, and review processes and procedures; 
and 
(D) notwithstanding any otherwise applica-
ble requirement of a continuing authority pro-
gram, allow the use of a single contract with 
the non-Federal interest that incorporates the 
feasibility and construction phases, and may 
also include the operations and maintenance of 
the project. 
(6) CREDIT OR REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A project selected 
under paragraph (3) that is carried out by a 
non-Federal interest pursuant to this subsection 
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shall be eligible for credit or reimbursement for 
the Federal share of the cost of the project if, 
before initiation of construction of the project— 
(i) the non-Federal interest enters 
into a written agreement with the Sec-
retary under section 221 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), in-
cluding an agreement to pay the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of operation and 
maintenance of the project, consistent with 
the applicable continuing authority pro-
gram; and 
(ii) the Director— 
(I) reviews the plans for con-
struction of the project developed by 
the non-Federal interest; 
(II) determines that the project 
meets the requirements of the applica-
ble continuing authority program; 
(III) determines that the project 
outputs are consistent with the project 
scope; 
(IV) determines that the plans 
comply with applicable Federal laws 
and regulations; and 
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(V) verifies that the construction 
documents, including supporting in-
formation, have been signed by an 
Engineer of Record. 
(B) APPLICATION
OF
CREDIT.—With re-
spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), 
the Secretary may only apply credit under sub-
paragraph (A) toward the non-Federal share of 
that project. 
(C) APPLICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 
The Secretary may only provide reimbursement 
under subparagraph (A) if the Director certifies 
that— 
(i) the non-Federal interest has obli-
gated funds for the cost of the project se-
lected under paragraph (3) and has re-
quested reimbursement of the Federal 
share of the cost of the project; and 
(ii) the project has been constructed 
in accordance with— 
(I) all applicable permits or ap-
provals; and 
(II) the requirements of this sub-
section. 
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(D) MONITORING.—The Director shall reg-
ularly monitor and audit any project con-
structed by a non-Federal interest pursuant to 
this subsection to ensure that— 
(i) the construction is carried out in 
compliance with the requirements of this 
subsection; and 
(ii) the costs of construction are rea-
sonable. 
(7) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.—The Di-
rector shall annually 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 
progress and outcomes of projects carried out pursu-
ant to this subsection, including— 
(A) an assessment of whether the use of 
alternative delivery methods has resulted in cost 
savings or time efficiencies; and 
(B) identification of changes to laws or 
policies needed in order to implement more 
projects using alternative delivery methods. 
(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD.— 
The term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ means 
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a project delivery method that is not the tradi-
tional design-bid-build method, including pro-
gressive design-build, public-private partner-
ships, and construction manager at risk. 
(B) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘continuing authority program’’ has 
the meaning given that term in the section 
7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 
(C) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ 
means the Director of the office through which 
the Secretary is implementing the pilot program 
under this subsection. 
(D) RETURN ON FEDERAL INVESTMENT.— 
The term ‘‘return on Federal investment’’ 
means, with respect to Federal investment in a 
water resources development project, the eco-
nomic return on the investment for the Federal 
Government, taking into consideration quali-
tative returns for any anticipated life safety, 
risk reduction, economic growth, environmental, 
and social benefits accruing as a result of the 
investment. 
(9) SUNSET.—The authority to commence pur-
suant to this subsection a project selected under 
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paragraph (3) shall terminate on the date that is 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(10) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS
TO CONTINUING AUTHORITY 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) DELEGATION OF DECISIONMAKING AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to 
a project carried out pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall delegate decisionmaking au-
thority and review of projects under a con-
tinuing authority program to the District Com-
mander of the district of the Corps of Engi-
neers in which the project is located. 
(B) SCOPE
OF
AUTHORITY.—Authority 
delegated under subparagraph (A) shall include 
authority related to the approval of project ini-
tiation, allocation of funds within statutory lim-
its, and oversight of project implementation. 
(2) PROCEDURE
FOR
EXTENDING
COST
LIM-
ITS.— 
(A) INITIAL DETERMINATION.—If, during 
the preconstruction phase of a project under a 
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continuing authority program, the total Federal 
costs of the project are projected to exceed the 
established Federal per-project limit, the Dis-
trict Commander to whom authority has been 
delegated under paragraph (1) with respect to 
the project shall conduct an assessment to de-
termine whether the project can continue to be 
carried out with a revised scope. 
(B) TRANSITION
TO
NEW
FEASIBILITY 
STUDY CASE 1.—If the District Commander de-
termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 
cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 
scope within the existing authority for the 
project, and the cost of completing the project 
is not projected to exceed twice the applicable 
established per-project limit— 
(i) the project may be considered a 
new 
feasibility 
study 
and 
shall 
be 
prioritized for investigation funds from the 
Secretary to minimize starts and stops on 
project implementation; and 
(ii) such transition to a new feasibility 
study shall require approval from the Sec-
retary and shall include a notification to 
Congress. 
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(C) TRANSITION
TO
NEW
FEASIBILITY 
STUDY CASE 2.—If the District Commander de-
termines under subparagraph (A) that a project 
cannot continue to be carried out with a revised 
scope within the existing authority for the 
project, and the cost of completing the project 
is projected to exceed twice the applicable es-
tablished per-project limit, the project may only 
continue as a feasibility study subject to the re-
quirements of section 105 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2215). 
(D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—A project carried 
out pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall not 
count towards the annual program funding au-
thorization limits for the applicable continuing 
authority program. 
(3) CONTINUING
AUTHORITY
PROGRAM
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘continuing 
authority program’’ has the meaning given that term 
in the section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282d). 
(c) EMERGENCY
STREAMBANK
AND
SHORELINE 
PROTECTION.—Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 
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1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
(d) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IM-
PACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act 
of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g(c)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$37,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$62,500,000’’; and 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 
(e) SMALL
RIVER
AND
HARBOR
IMPROVEMENT 
PROJECTS.—Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’. 
(f) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 
206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) 
ANADROMOUS
FISH.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), for projects carried out under sub-
section (a)(3), the non-Federal interest shall provide 
15 percent of the cost of construction, including pro-
vision of all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
necessary relocations.’’; and 
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(2) 
in 
subsection 
(d), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
(g) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHAN-
NELS.—Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 
U.S.C. 701g) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
(h) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 
ENVIRONMENT OR DROUGHT RESILIENCY.—Section 1135 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2309a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘OR 
DROUGHT RESILIENCY’’ after ‘‘ENVIRONMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of improv-
ing’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘for the pur-
pose of— 
‘‘(1) improving’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) providing drought resiliency.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(2) will im-
prove’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) will provide for drought 
resilience or will improve’’; 
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(4) 
in 
subsection 
(d), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’; 
(5) 
in 
subsection 
(h), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$62,000,000’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) DROUGHT
RESILIENCE.—Drought resilience 
measures carried out under this section may include— 
‘‘(1) water conservation measures to mitigate 
and address drought conditions; 
‘‘(2) removal of sediment captured behind a 
dam for the purpose of restoring or increasing the 
authorized storage capacity of the project concerned; 
‘‘(3) the planting of native plant species that 
will reduce the risk of drought and the incidence of 
nonnative species; and 
‘‘(4) other actions that increase drought resil-
ience, water conservation, or water availability.’’. 
(i) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program for the implementation, in partnership with non- 
Federal interests, of small structural or nonstructural 
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projects for flood risk management, stormwater manage-
ment, and related purposes not specifically authorized by 
Congress when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers 
such work is advisable. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) 
FLOOD
RISK
MANAGEMENT
AND 
STORMWATER PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share for a project implemented under 
this section of the costs assigned to purposes 
described in subsection (a) shall be 35 percent. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal 
interest for a project implemented under this 
section shall pay 5 percent of the costs assigned 
to purposes described in subsection (a) during 
construction of the project. 
‘‘(2) 
OTHER
PURPOSES.—The 
non-Federal 
share for a project implemented under this section 
of the costs assigned to purposes not described in 
subsection (a) shall be consistent with the cost share 
requirements of section 103 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213). 
‘‘(3) LANDS.—The non-Federal interest for a 
project implemented under this section shall provide 
all lands, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material 
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disposal areas, and perform all related necessary re-
locations. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project under 
this section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal in-
terest has entered into an agreement with the Secretary 
to pay— 
‘‘(1) the non-Federal share of the costs of con-
struction required by this section; and 
‘‘(2) 100 percent of any operation, mainte-
nance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associ-
ated with the project in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) COMPLETENESS.—A project implemented under 
this section shall be complete in itself and shall not commit 
the United States to any additional improvement for the 
successful operation of the project. 
‘‘(e) FLEXIBILITY IN PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLE-
MENTATION.—The Secretary is authorized to, in coordina-
tion with the non-Federal interest for a project imple-
mented under this section, incorporate natural features 
and nature-based features, water reuse and recycling prac-
tices, and other innovative stormwater management prac-
tices and techniques, including green infrastructure, per-
meable pavements, rain gardens, and retention basins into 
the project. 
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‘‘(f) CONSIDERATION.—In implementing a project 
under this section, the Secretary shall, where appropriate, 
examine opportunities to include features for the reclama-
tion, treatment, and reuse of flood water and stormwater 
associated with the project that will not result in— 
‘‘(1) a determination that the project is not eco-
nomically justified; or 
‘‘(2) the limitation described in subsection 
(h)(1) conflicting with the required Federal share of 
the cost of the project. 
‘‘(g) STORMWATER-RELATED PROJECTS.—For any 
project for stormwater management implemented under 
this section, the Secretary shall include management of 
stormwater that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic 
feet per second for the 10-percent flood. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—Not more than $15,000,000 
in Federal funds may be allocated under this section 
for a single project within a single specific geo-
graphic area, such as a city, town, or county. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $90,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
(2) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
AGREEMENTS.— 
Nothing in the amendment made by this subsection 
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shall affect any agreement in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act under section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), except 
that, upon request by the non-Federal interest for 
the project that is the subject of such an agreement, 
the Secretary and the non-Federal interest may 
modify the agreement to reflect the requirements of 
such section 205, as so amended. 
(j) COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and in-
serting ‘‘COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘program’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) solicit project proposals from non- 
Federal interests by posting program informa-
tion on a public-facing website and reaching out 
to non-Federal interests that have previously 
submitted project requests to the Secretary; 
and’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 
total of 20 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘projects’’; 
(4) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize the fol-
lowing projects: 
‘‘(A) Projects located in coastal commu-
nities in western Alaska impacted by Typhoon 
Merbok. 
‘‘(B) The Hatch Dam project, Arizona, 
carried out pursuant to section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
‘‘(C) Projects located in Guam.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 102. COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR. 
(a) COMMUNITY PROJECT ADVISOR.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a single office to assist non-Federal 
interests in accessing Federal resources related to water 
resources development projects, which shall be headed by 
a community project advisor appointed by the Secretary. 
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(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The community project ad-
visor appointed under this section shall— 
(1) provide guidance to potential non-Federal 
interests on accessing programs, services, and other 
assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers 
relating to water resources development projects, in-
cluding under— 
(A) continuing authority programs (as 
such term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of 
the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d)); 
(B) section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 
(33 U.S.C. 408); 
(C) section 206 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a); 
(D) section 22 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16); 
(E) section 203 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231); 
(F) section 204 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232); 
(G) section 203 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269); 
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(H) section 5014 of the Water Resources 
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 2201 note); and 
(I) the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 
(2) conduct outreach and workshops for poten-
tial non-Federal interests to provide information on 
such assistance, including processes for accessing 
such assistance; and 
(3) identify programs, services, and other as-
sistance made available by other Federal and State 
agencies relating to water resources development 
projects for purposes of advising potential non-Fed-
eral interests on the best available applicable assist-
ance. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out activities 
under this section, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
community project advisor shall prioritize providing assist-
ance with respect to water resources development projects 
that will benefit a rural community, a small community, 
or a community described in the guidance issued by the 
Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 
(d) ELECTRONIC PORTAL.— 
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(1) DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall develop an online, inter-
active portal that— 
(A) contains information relating to the as-
sistance described in subsection (b); and 
(B) can be used by a potential non-Federal 
interest as a succinct guide to accessing such 
assistance based on the applicable potential 
water resources development project. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the portal developed under paragraph (1) is 
made available in a prominent location on the pub-
lic-facing website of the headquarters of the Corps 
of Engineers and of each district and division of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
SEC. 103. MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST. 
(a) REAL ESTATE PLAN.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to the non-Federal interest for an authorized water 
resources development project a real estate plan for the 
project that includes a description of the real estate inter-
ests required for construction, operation and maintenance, 
repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of the project, in-
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cluding any specific details and legal requirements nec-
essary for implementation of the project. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each authorized water 
resources development project for which an interest 
in real property is required for any applicable con-
struction, operation and maintenance, repair, reha-
bilitation, or replacement, the Secretary shall iden-
tify the minimum interest in the property necessary 
to carry out the applicable activity. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall identify an interest 
that is less than fee simple title in cases where the 
Secretary determines that— 
(A) such an interest is sufficient for con-
struction, operation and maintenance, repair, 
rehabilitation, and replacement of the applicable 
project; and 
(B) the non-Federal interest cannot legally 
make available to the Secretary an interest in 
fee simple title for purposes of the project. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal interest for an 
authorized water resources development project shall pro-
vide for the project an interest in the applicable real prop-
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erty that is the minimum interest identified under sub-
section (b). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 
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— 
(1) a summary of all instances in which the 
Secretary identified under subsection (b) fee simple 
title as the minimum interest necessary with respect 
to an activity for which the non-Federal interest re-
quested the use of an interest less than fee simple 
title; and 
(2) with respect to each such instance, a de-
scription of the legal requirements that resulted in 
identifying fee simple title as the minimum interest. 
(e) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—At the request of a 
non-Federal interest, an agreement entered into under 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b) between the Secretary and the non-Federal in-
terest before the date of enactment of this Act may be 
amended to reflect the requirements of this section. 
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SEC. 104. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may undertake a fed-
erally authorized feasibility study of a pro-
posed water resources development project, 
or,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘may un-
dertake and submit to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) a federally authorized feasibility 
study of a proposed water resources develop-
ment project; or’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘upon the written ap-
proval’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) upon the determination’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘undertake’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, and submit the 
study to the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘or constructed by a non-Federal in-
terest pursuant to section 204’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, as soon as prac-
ticable,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘non-Federal in-
terests to’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal 
interests that’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and trans-
parent guidance for the non-Federal interest to 
use in developing a feasibility study that com-
plies with requirements that would apply to a 
feasibility study undertaken by the Secretary;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) provide guidance to a non-Federal in-
terest on obtaining support from the Secretary 
to complete elements of a feasibility study that 
may be considered inherently governmental and 
required to be done by a Federal agency; and 
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‘‘PERMIT APPLICATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘PERMIT AP-
PLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS’’. 
SEC. 108. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF 
STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(a) of the Water Re-
sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282c(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of initiation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on which the Secretary determines 
the Federal interest for purposes of the report pur-
suant to section 905(b) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b))’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘cost of $3,000,000; and’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘cost of— 
‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for a project with an esti-
mated 
construction 
cost 
of 
less 
than 
$500,000,000; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for a project with an esti-
mated construction cost of greater than or 
equal to $500,000,000; and’’. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 905(b)(2)(B) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
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