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(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROJECTS NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY 
CONGRESS.—In the case of any water resources project-
related study authorized to be undertaken by the Sec-
retary without specific authorization by Congress in law 
or otherwise, the Secretary shall prepare a detailed project 
report.’’; 
(D) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated) 
by inserting ‘‘INDIAN TRIBES.—’’ before ‘‘For 
purposes of’’; and 
(E) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated) 
by inserting ‘‘STANDARD AND UNIFORM PRO-
CEDURES AND PRACTICES.—’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall’’. 
SEC. 2040. FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On the third Tuesday of January 
of each year beginning January 2006, the Chief of Engi-
neers shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the expenditures for the preceding fiscal 
year and estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year 
and, for projects and activities that are not scheduled for 
completion in the current fiscal year, the estimated ex-
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penditures necessary in the following fiscal year for each 
project or activity to maintain the same level of effort 
being achieved in the current fiscal year. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In addition to the information de-
scribed in subsection (a), the report shall contain a de-
tailed accounting of the following information: 
(1) With respect to general construction, infor-
mation on—
(A) projects currently under construction, 
including—
(i) allocations to date; 
(ii) the number of years remaining to 
complete construction; 
(iii) the estimated annual Federal cost 
to maintain that construction schedule; 
and 
(iv) a list of projects the Corps of En-
gineers expects to complete during the cur-
rent fiscal year; and 
(B) projects for which there is a signed 
cost-sharing agreement and completed planning, 
engineering, and design, including—
(i) the number of years the project is 
expected to require for completion; and
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(ii) estimated annual Federal cost to 
maintain that construction schedule. 
(2) With respect to operation and maintenance 
of the inland and intracoastal waterways under sec-
tion 206 of Public Law 95–502 (33 U.S.C. 1804)—
(A) the estimated annual cost to maintain 
each waterway for the authorized reach and at 
the authorized depth; and 
(B) the estimated annual cost of operation 
and maintenance of locks and dams to ensure 
navigation without interruption. 
(3) With respect to general investigations and 
reconnaissance and feasibility studies—
(A) the number of active studies; 
(B) the number of completed studies not 
yet authorized for construction; 
(C) the number of initiated studies; and 
(D) the number of studies expected to be 
completed during the fiscal year. 
(4) Funding received and estimates of funds to 
be received for interagency and international support 
activities under section 318(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2323(a)). 
(5) Recreation fees and lease payments.
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(6) Hydropower and water storage fees. 
(7) Deposits into the Inland Waterway Trust 
Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 
(8) Other revenues and fees collected. 
SEC. 2041. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2361 of 
title 10, United States Code, the Secretary is authorized 
to provide assistance through contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and grants to—
(1) the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Ten-
nessee, for establishment and operation of the 
Southeastern Water Resources Institute to study 
sustainable development and utilization of water re-
sources in the southeastern United States; 
(2) Lewis and Clark Community College, Illi-
nois, for the Great Rivers National Research and 
Education Center (including facilities that have been 
or will be constructed at one or more locations in the 
vicinity of the confluence of the Illinois River, the 
Missouri River, and the Mississippi River), a collabo-
rative effort of Lewis and Clark Community College, 
the University of Illinois, the Illinois Department of 
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, and 
other entities, for the study of river ecology, devel-
oping watershed and river management strategies,