IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2354 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 18, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water development 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2012, 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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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for en-
ergy and water development and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers 
and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore 
protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related ef-
forts. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary when authorized by law for 
the collection and study of basic information pertaining 
to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re-
lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies and plans and 
specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects and related efforts prior to 
construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 
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miscellaneous investigations and, when authorized by law, 
surveys and detailed studies and plans and specifications 
of projects prior to construction, $104,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That except as pro-
vided in section 101, the amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be expended as authorized by law for 
the programs, projects and activities specified in the text 
and table under this heading in the report of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
to accompany this Act. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 
projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies 
and plans and specifications of such projects (including 
those involving participation by States, local governments, 
or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 
by law (but such detailed studies and plans and specifica-
tions shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern-
ment to construction), $1,615,941,000 (reduced by 
$1,750,000), to remain available until expended; of which 
such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 
construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Mate-
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rial Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–303); and of which such sums as are necessary to 
cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, 
rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects 
(including only Olmsted Lock and Dam, Ohio River, Illi-
nois and Kentucky; Emsworth Locks and Dam, Ohio 
River, Pennsylvania; Lock and Dams 2, 3, and 4, 
Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; and Lock and Dam 27, 
Mississippi River, Illinois) shall be derived from the Inland 
Waterways Trust Fund: Provided, That of the unobligated 
balances from prior year appropriations available under 
this heading, $50,000,000 is rescinded: Provided further, 
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budg-
et or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That except 
as provided in section 101, the amounts made available 
under this paragraph shall be expended as authorized by 
law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in 
the text and table under this heading in the report of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives to accompany this Act. 
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