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(1) by striking ‘‘$2,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$5,500,000’’; and
(2) by adding before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(which repair and rehabilitation shall in-
clude lowering the crest of the Dam by not more than
12.5 feet)’’.
SEC. 3081. TOUSSAINT RIVER NAVIGATION PROJECT, CAR-
ROLL TOWNSHIP, OHIO.
Increased operation and maintenance activities for the
Toussaint River Federal Navigation Project, Carroll Town-
ship, Ohio, that are carried out in accordance with section
107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577)
and relate directly to the presence of unexploded ordnance,
shall be carried out at full Federal expense.
SEC. 3082. ARCADIA LAKE, OKLAHOMA.
Payments made by the city of Edmond, Oklahoma, to
the Secretary in October 1999 of all costs associated with
present and future water storage costs at Arcadia Lake,
Oklahoma, under Arcadia Lake Water Storage Contract
Number DACW56–79–C–0072 shall satisfy the obligations
of the city under that contract.
SEC. 3083. LAKE EUFAULA, OKLAHOMA.
(a) PROJECT GOAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The goal for operation of Lake
Eufaula shall be to maximize the use of available
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storage in a balanced approach that incorporates ad-
vice from representatives from all the project purposes
to ensure that the full value of the reservoir is realized
by the United States.
(2) RECOGNITION OF PURPOSE.—To achieve the
goal described in paragraph (1), recreation is recog-
nized as a project purpose at Lake Eufaula, pursuant
to the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as
the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 887, chap-
ter 665).
(b) LAKE EUFAULA ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the
Secretary shall establish an advisory committee for
the Lake Eufaula, Canadian River, Oklahoma project
authorized by the Act of July 24, 1946 (commonly
known as the ‘‘River and Harbor Act of 1946’’) (Pub-
lic Law 79–525; 60 Stat. 634).
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the committee
shall be advisory only.
(3) DUTIES.—The committee shall provide infor-
mation and recommendations to the Corps of Engi-
neers regarding the operations of Lake Eufaula for
the project purposes for Lake Eufaula.
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(4) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of members that equally represent the project
purposes for Lake Eufaula.
(c) REALLOCATION STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the appropriation
of funds, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, shall perform a reallocation study, at full
Federal expense, to develop and present recommenda-
tions concerning the best value, while minimizing eco-
logical damages, for current and future use of the
Lake Eufaula storage capacity for the authorized
project purposes of flood control, water supply, hydro-
electric power, navigation, fish and wildlife, and
recreation.
(2) FACTORS
FOR
CONSIDERATION.—The re-
allocation study shall take into consideration the rec-
ommendations of the Lake Eufaula Advisory Com-
mittee.
(d) POOL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 360 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, to the extent feasible
within available project funds and subject to the com-
pletion and approval of the reallocation study under
subsection (c), the Tulsa District Engineer, taking
into consideration recommendations of the Lake
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Eufaula Advisory Committee, shall develop an in-
terim management plan that accommodates all
project purposes for Lake Eufaula.
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—A modification of the plan
under paragraph (1) shall not cause significant ad-
verse impacts on any existing permit, lease, license,
contract, public law, or project purpose, including
flood control operation, relating to Lake Eufaula.
SEC. 3084. RELEASE OF RETAINED RIGHTS, INTERESTS,
AND RESERVATIONS, OKLAHOMA.
(a) RELEASE OF RETAINED RIGHTS, INTERESTS, AND
RESERVATIONS.—Each reversionary interest and use re-
striction relating to public parks and recreation on the land
conveyed by the Secretary to the State of Oklahoma at Lake
Texoma pursuant to the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
the sale of certain lands to the State of Oklahoma’’ (67 Stat.
62, chapter 118) is terminated.
(b) INSTRUMENT
OF RELEASE.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of
release, an amended deed, or another appropriate instru-
ment to release each interest and use restriction described
in subsection (a).
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SEC. 3085. OKLAHOMA LAKES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM,
OKLAHOMA.
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.—Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall implement an innovative program at the lakes located
primarily in the State of Oklahoma that are a part of an
authorized civil works project under the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Corps of Engineers for the purpose of dem-
onstrating the benefits of enhanced recreation facilities and
activities at those lakes.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In implementing the program
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, consistent with
authorized project purposes—
(1) pursue strategies that will enhance, to the
maximum extent practicable, recreation experiences
at the lakes included in the program;
(2) use creative management strategies that opti-
mize recreational activities; and
(3) ensure continued public access to recreation
areas located on or associated with the civil works
project.
(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
guidelines for the implementation of this section, to be de-
veloped in coordination with the State of Oklahoma.
(d) REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report describing the results of the program
under subsection (a).
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report under paragraph
(1) shall include a description of the projects under-
taken under the program, including—
(A) an estimate of the change in any related
recreational opportunities;
(B) a description of any leases entered into,
including the parties involved; and
(C) the financial conditions that the Corps
of Engineers used to justify those leases.
(3) AVAILABILITY
TO
PUBLIC.—The Secretary
shall make the report available to the public in elec-
tronic and written formats.
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by this
section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3086. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA.
The remaining obligation of the Waurika Project Mas-
ter Conservancy District payable to the United States Gov-
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ernment in the amounts, rates of interest, and payment
schedules—
(1) is set at the amounts, rates of interest, and
payment schedules that existed on June 3, 1986; and
(2) may not be adjusted, altered, or changed
without a specific, separate, and written agreement
between the District and the United States.
SEC. 3087. LOOKOUT POINT PROJECT, LOWELL, OREGON.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary shall convey at fair market value to the Lowell
School District No. 71, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to a parcel consisting of approxi-
mately 0.98 acres of land, including 3 abandoned buildings
on the land, located in Lowell, Oregon, as described in sub-
section (b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel of land
to be conveyed under subsection (a) is more particularly
described as follows: Commencing at the point of intersec-
tion of the west line of Pioneer Street with the westerly ex-
tension of the north line of Summit Street, in Meadows Ad-
dition to Lowell, as platted and recorded on page 56 of vol-
ume 4, Lane County Oregon Plat Records; thence north on
the west line of Pioneer Street a distance of 176.0 feet to
the true point of beginning of this description; thence north
on the west line of Pioneer Street a distance of 170.0 feet;
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thence west at right angles to the west line of Pioneer Street
a distance of 250.0 feet; thence south and parallel to the
west line of Pioneer Street a distance of 170.0 feet; and
thence east 250.0 feet to the true point of beginning of this
description in sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 1 W. of the Willamette
Meridian, Lane County, Oregon.
(c) CONDITION.—The Secretary shall not complete the
conveyance under subsection (a) until such time as the For-
est Service—
(1) completes and certifies that necessary envi-
ronmental remediation associated with the structures
located on the property is complete; and
(2) transfers the structures to the Corps of Engi-
neers.
(d) EFFECT OF OTHER LAW.—
(1) APPLICABILITY
OF
PROPERTY
SCREENING
PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States
Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this
section.
(2) LIABILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Lowell School District
No, 71 shall hold the United States harmless
from any liability with respect to activities car-
ried out on the property described in subsection
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(b) on or after the date of the conveyance under
subsection (a).
(B) 
CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.—The 
United
States shall be liable with respect to any activity
carried out on the property described in sub-
section (b) before the date of conveyance under
subsection (a).
SEC. 3088. UPPER WILLAMETTE RIVER WATERSHED ECO-
SYSTEM RESTORATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct studies
and ecosystem restoration projects for the upper Willamette
River watershed from Albany, Oregon, to the headwaters
of the Willamette River and tributaries.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out
ecosystem restoration projects under this section for the
Upper Willamette River watershed in consultation with the
Governor of the State of Oregon, the heads of appropriate
Indian tribes, the Environmental Protection Agency, the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Ma-
rine Fisheries Service, the Bureau of Land Management,
the Forest Service, and local entities.
(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out eco-
system restoration projects under this section, the Secretary
shall undertake activities necessary to protect, monitor, and
restore fish and wildlife habitat.
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(d) COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) STUDIES.—Studies conducted under this sec-
tion shall be subject to cost sharing in accordance
with section 206 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).
(2) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Non-Federal interests
shall pay 35 percent of the cost of any ecosystem
restoration project carried out under this section.
(B) ITEMS PROVIDED BY NON-FEDERAL IN-
TERESTS.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Non-Federal inter-
ests shall provide all land, easements,
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal
areas, and relocations necessary for eco-
system restoration projects to be carried out
under this section.
(ii) CREDIT TOWARD PAYMENT.—The
value of the land, easements, rights-of-way,
dredged material disposal areas, and reloca-
tions provided under paragraph (1) shall be
credited toward the payment required under
subsection (a).
(C) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—100 percent
of the non-Federal share required under sub-
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section (a) may be satisfied by the provision of
in-kind contributions.
(3) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—Non-Fed-
eral interests shall be responsible for all costs associ-
ated with operating, maintaining, replacing, repair-
ing, and rehabilitating all projects carried out under
this section.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$15,000,000.
SEC. 3089. TIOGA TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the
Tioga Township, Pennsylvania, at fair market value, all
right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of real property
located on the northeast end of Tract No. 226, a portion
of the Tioga-Hammond Lakes Floods Control Project, Tioga
County, Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 8 acres,
together with any improvements on that property, in as-
is condition, for public ownership and use as the site of
the administrative offices and road maintenance complex
for the Township.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and the legal description of the real property
described in subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey
that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
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(c) RESERVATION OF INTERESTS.—The Secretary shall
reserve such rights and interests in and to the property to
be conveyed as the Secretary considers necessary to preserve
the operational integrity and security of the Tioga-Ham-
mond Lakes Flood Control Project.
(d) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that the
property conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be held in
public ownership, or to be used as a site for the Tioga Town-
ship administrative offices and road maintenance complex
or for related public purposes, all right, title, and interest
in and to the property shall revert to the United States,
at the option of the United States.
SEC. 3090. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYL-
VANIA AND NEW YORK.
Section 567 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3787) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the study and
implementing the strategy under this section, the Sec-
retary shall enter into cost-sharing and project co-
operation agreements with the Federal Government,
State and local governments (with the consent of the
State and local governments), land trusts, or non-
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profit, nongovernmental organizations with expertise
in wetland restoration.
‘‘(2) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.—Under the co-
operation agreement, the Secretary may provide as-
sistance for implementation of wetland restoration
projects and soil and water conservation measures.’’;
and
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry
out the development, demonstration, and implementa-
tion of the strategy under this section in cooperation
with local landowners, local government officials, and
land trusts.
‘‘(2) GOALS OF PROJECTS.—Projects to imple-
ment the strategy under this subsection shall be de-
signed to take advantage of ongoing or planned ac-
tions by other agencies, local municipalities, or non-
profit, nongovernmental organizations with expertise
in wetland restoration that would increase the effec-
tiveness or decrease the overall cost of implementing
recommended projects.’’.
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SEC. 3091. NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND.
The Secretary may use amounts in the Environmental
Restoration Account, Formerly Used Defense Sites, under
section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, for the
removal of abandoned marine camels at any Formerly Used
Defense Site under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Defense that is undergoing (or is scheduled to undergo) en-
vironmental remediation under chapter 160 of title 10,
United States Code (and other provisions of law), in Narra-
gansett Bay, Rhode Island, in accordance with the Corps
of Engineers prioritization process under the Formerly
Used Defense Sites program.
SEC. 3092. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AT RICHARD B.
RUSSELL LAKE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the
State of South Carolina, by quitclaim deed, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of
land described in subsection (b)(1) that are managed, as
of the date of enactment of this Act, by the South Carolina
Department of Commerce for public recreation purposes for
the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina,
project authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act
of 1966 (80 Stat. 1420).
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and
(3), the parcels of land referred to in subsection (a)
are the parcels contained in the portion of land de-
scribed in Army Lease Number DACW21–1–92–0500.
(2) RETENTION
OF
INTERESTS.—The United
States shall retain—
(A) ownership of all land included in the
lease referred to in paragraph (1) that would
have been acquired for operational purposes in
accordance with the 1971 implementation of the
1962 Army/Interior Joint Acquisition Policy;
and
(B) such other land as is determined by the
Secretary to be required for authorized project
purposes, including easement rights-of-way to re-
maining Federal land.
(3) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the land described in paragraph (1) shall
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Sec-
retary, with the cost of the survey to be paid by the
State.
(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—
(1) APPLICABILITY
OF
PROPERTY
SCREENING
PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States
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Code, shall not apply to the conveyance under this
section.
(2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require that the conveyance under this
section be subject to such additional terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.
(3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State shall be re-
sponsible for all costs, including real estate
transaction and environmental compliance costs,
associated with the conveyance under this sec-
tion.
(B) FORM
OF
CONTRIBUTION.—As deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary, in lieu of
payment of compensation to the United States
under subparagraph (A), the State may perform
certain environmental or real estate actions asso-
ciated with the conveyance under this section if
those actions are performed in close coordination
with, and to the satisfaction of, the United
States.
(4) LIABILITY.—The State shall hold the United
States harmless from any liability with respect to ac-
tivities carried out, on or after the date of the convey-
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ance, on the real property conveyed under this sec-
tion.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall pay fair mar-
ket value consideration, as determined by the United
States, for any land included in the conveyance under
this section.
(2) NO EFFECT ON SHORE MANAGEMENT POL-
ICY.—The Shoreline Management Policy (ER–1130–
2–406) of the Corps of Engineers shall not be changed
or altered for any proposed development of land con-
veyed under this section.
(3) FEDERAL STATUTES.—The conveyance under
this section shall be subject to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
(including public review under that Act) and other
Federal statutes.
(4) COST SHARING.—In carrying out the convey-
ance under this section, the Secretary and the State
shall comply with all obligations of any cost sharing
agreement between the Secretary and the State in ef-
fect as of the date of the conveyance.
(5) LAND NOT CONVEYED.—The State shall con-
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tion in accordance with the terms and conditions of
Army Lease Number DACW21–1–92–0500.
SEC. 3093. MISSOURI RIVER RESTORATION, SOUTH DAKOTA.
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 904(b)(1)(B) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2708) is
amended—
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix);
and
(3) by inserting after clause (vii) the following:
‘‘(viii) rural water systems; and’’.
(b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 907(a) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2712) is
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2005’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2010’’.
SEC. 3094. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EN-
HANCEMENT PROJECT.
Section 514 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999 (113 Stat. 343; 117 Stat. 142) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (h) and (i), respectively;
(2) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share
of the cost of projects may be provided—
‘‘(i) in cash;
‘‘(ii) by the provision of land, ease-
ments, rights-of-way, relocations, or dis-
posal areas;
‘‘(iii) by in-kind services to implement
the project; or
‘‘(iv) by any combination of the fore-
going.
‘‘(B) PRIVATE
OWNERSHIP.—Land needed
for a project under this authority may remain in
private ownership subject to easements that
are—
‘‘(i) satisfactory to the Secretary; and
‘‘(ii) necessary to assure achievement of
the project purposes.’’;
(3) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), by striking ‘‘for the period of fiscal years
2000 and 2001.’’ and inserting ‘‘per year, and that
authority shall extend until Federal fiscal year
2015.’’; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
‘‘(f) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
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5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this section, a non-
Federal interest may include a regional or national non-
profit entity with the consent of the affected local govern-
ment.
‘‘(g) COST LIMITATION.—Not more than $5,000,000 in
Federal funds may be allotted under this section for a
project at any single locality.’’
SEC. 3095. ANDERSON CREEK, JACKSON AND MADISON
COUNTIES, TENNESSEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a
project for flood damage reduction under section 205 of the
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) at Anderson
Creek, Jackson and Madison Counties, Tennessee, if the Sec-
retary determines that the project is technically sound, envi-
ronmentally acceptable, and economically justified.
(b) RELATIONSHIP
TO WEST TENNESSEE TRIBU-
TARIES PROJECT, TENNESSEE.—Consistent with the report
of the Chief of Engineers dated March 24, 1948, on the West
Tennessee Tributaries project—
(1) Anderson Creek shall not be considered to be
an authorized channel of the West Tennessee Tribu-
taries Project; and
(2) the Anderson Creek flood damage reduction
project shall not be considered to be part of the West
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SEC. 3096. HARRIS FORK CREEK, TENNESSEE AND KEN-
TUCKY.
Notwithstanding section 1001(b)(1) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a), the
project for flood control, Harris Fork Creek, Tennessee and
Kentucky, authorized by section 102 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 701c note; 90 Stat.
2920) shall remain authorized to be carried out by the Sec-
retary for a period of 7 years beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 3097. NONCONNAH WEIR, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
The project for flood control, Nonconnah Creek, Ten-
nessee and Mississippi, authorized by section 401 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4124)
and modified by the section 334 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2611), is modified to au-
thorize the Secretary—
(1) to reconstruct, at full Federal expense, the
weir originally constructed in the vicinity of the
mouth of Nonconnah Creek; and
(2) to make repairs and maintain the weir in
the future so that the weir functions properly.
SEC. 3098. OLD HICKORY LOCK AND DAM, CUMBERLAND
RIVER, TENNESSEE.
(a) RELEASE OF RETAINED RIGHTS, INTERESTS, RES-
ERVATIONS.—With respect to land conveyed by the Sec-
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retary to the Tennessee Society of Crippled Children and
Adults, Incorporated (commonly known as ‘‘Easter Seals
Tennessee’’) at Old Hickory Lock and Dam, Cumberland
River, Tennessee, under section 211 of the Flood Control
Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1087), the reversionary interests and
the use restrictions relating to recreation and camping pur-
poses are extinguished.
(b) INSTRUMENT
OF RELEASE.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of
release, amended deed, or other appropriate instrument ef-
fectuating the release of interests required by subsection (a).
(c) NO EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this
section affects any remaining right or interest of the Corps
of Engineers with respect to an authorized purpose of any
project.
SEC. 3099. SANDY CREEK, JACKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a
project for flood damage reduction under section 205 of the
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) at Sandy Creek,
Jackson County, Tennessee, if the Secretary determines that
the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable,
and economically justified.
(b) RELATIONSHIP
TO WEST TENNESSEE TRIBU-
TARIES PROJECT, TENNESSEE.—Consistent with the report
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of the Chief of Engineers dated March 24, 1948, on the West
Tennessee Tributaries project—
(1) Sandy Creek shall not be considered to be an
authorized channel of the West Tennessee Tributaries
Project; and
(2) the Sandy Creek flood damage reduction
project shall not be considered to be part of the West
Tennessee Tributaries Project.
SEC. 3100. CEDAR BAYOU, TEXAS.
Section 349(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2632) is amended by striking ‘‘except
that the project is authorized only for construction of a
navigation channel 12 feet deep by 125 feet wide’’ and in-
serting ‘‘except that the project is authorized for construc-
tion of a navigation channel that is 10 feet deep by 100
feet wide’’.
SEC. 3101. DENISON, TEXAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may offer to convey
at fair market value to the city of Denison, Texas (or a
designee of the city), all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the approximately 900 acres of
land located in Grayson County, Texas, which is currently
subject to an Application for Lease for Public Park and
Recreational Purposes made by the city of Denison, dated
August 17, 2005.
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(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and description of the real property referred
to in subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey paid
for by the city of Denison, Texas (or a designee of the city),
that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
(c) CONVEYANCE.—On acceptance by the city of
Denison, Texas (or a designee of the city), of an offer under
subsection (a), the Secretary may immediately convey the
land surveyed under subsection (b) by quitclaim deed to the
city of Denison, Texas (or a designee of the city).
SEC. 3102. FREEPORT HARBOR, TEXAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Free-
port Harbor, Texas, authorized by section 101 of the River
and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1818), is modified to
provide that—
(1) all project costs incurred as a result of the
discovery of the sunken vessel COMSTOCK of the
Corps of Engineers are a Federal responsibility; and
(2) the Secretary shall not seek further obligation
or responsibility for removal of the vessel COM-
STOCK, or costs associated with a delay due to the
discovery of the sunken vessel COMSTOCK, from the
Port of Freeport.