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paragraph (A) and the aggregate cost limits in
subparagraph (B).’’.
SEC. 3032. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for shoreline protection,
Brevard County, Florida, authorized by section 418 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2637),
is amended by striking ‘‘7.1-mile reach’’ and inserting ‘‘7.6-
mile reach’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to a 7.1-mile reach
with respect to the project described in subsection (a) shall
be considered to be a reference to a 7.6-mile reach with re-
spect to that project.
SEC. 
3033. 
CRITICAL 
RESTORATION 
PROJECTS, 
EVER-
GLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION, FLORIDA.
Section 528(b)(3)(C) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3769) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘$95,000,000.’’; and
(2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(ii) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (II), the Federal
share of the cost of carrying out a
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project under subparagraph (A) shall
not exceed $25,000,000.
‘‘(II) 
SEMINOLE
WATER
CON-
SERVATION PLAN.—The Federal share
of the cost of carrying out the Seminole
Water Conservation Plan shall not ex-
ceed $30,000,000.’’.
SEC. 3034. LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND HILLSBORO AQUIFER
PILOT PROJECTS, COMPREHENSIVE EVER-
GLADES RESTORATION, FLORIDA.
Section 601(b)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2681) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(v) HILLSBORO
AND
OKEECHOBEE
AQUIFER, FLORIDA.—The pilot projects for
aquifer storage and recovery, Hillsboro and
Okeechobee Aquifer, Florida, authorized by
section 101(a)(16) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 276),
shall be treated for the purposes of this sec-
tion as being in the Plan and carried out
in accordance with this section, except that
costs of operation and maintenance of those
projects shall remain 100 percent non-Fed-
eral.’’.
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SEC. 3035. LIDO KEY, SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
The Secretary shall carry out the project for hurricane
and storm damage reduction in Lido Key, Sarasota Coun-
ty, Florida, based on the report of the Chief of Engineers
dated December 22, 2004, at a total cost of $14,809,000,
with an estimated Federal cost of $9,088,000 and an esti-
mated non-Federal cost of $5,721,000, and at an estimated
total cost $63,606,000 for periodic beach nourishment over
the 50-year life of the project, with an estimated Federal
cost of $31,803,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of
$31,803,000.
SEC. 3036. PORT SUTTON CHANNEL, TAMPA HARBOR, FLOR-
IDA.
The project for navigation, Port Sutton Channel,
Tampa Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 101(b)(12)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat.
2577), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out
the project at a total cost of $12,900,000.
SEC. 3037. TAMPA HARBOR, CUT B, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
The project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, Florida,
authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of
1970 (84 Stat. 1818), is modified to authorize the Secretary
to construct passing lanes in an area approximately 3.5
miles long and centered on Tampa Bay Cut B, if the Sec-
retary determines that the improvements are necessary for
navigation safety.
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SEC. 3038. ALLATOONA LAKE, GEORGIA.
(a) LAND EXCHANGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may exchange
land above 863 feet in elevation at Allatoona Lake,
Georgia, identified in the Real Estate Design Memo-
randum prepared by the Mobile district engineer,
April 5, 1996, and approved October 8, 1996, for land
on the north side of Allatoona Lake that is required
for wildlife management and protection of the water
quality and overall environment of Allatoona Lake.
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The basis for all
land exchanges under this subsection shall be a fair
market appraisal to ensure that land exchanged is of
equal value.
(b) DISPOSAL AND ACQUISITION OF LAND, ALLATOONA
LAKE, GEORGIA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may—
(A) sell land above 863 feet in elevation at
Allatoona Lake, Georgia, identified in the memo-
randum referred to in subsection (a)(1); and
(B) use the proceeds of the sale, without fur-
ther appropriation, to pay costs associated with
the purchase of land required for wildlife man-
agement and protection of the water quality and
overall environment of Allatoona Lake.
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
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(A) WILLING
SELLERS.—Land acquired
under this subsection shall be by negotiated pur-
chase from willing sellers only.
(B) BASIS.—The basis for all transactions
under this subsection shall be a fair market
value appraisal acceptable to the Secretary.
(C) SHARING OF COSTS.—Each purchaser
of land under this subsection shall share in the
associated environmental and real estate costs of
the purchase, including surveys and associated
fees in accordance with the memorandum re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1).
(D) OTHER
CONDITIONS.—The Secretary
may impose on the sale and purchase of land
under this subsection such other conditions as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(c) REPEAL.—Section 325 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849) is repealed.
SEC. 3039. DWORSHAK RESERVOIR IMPROVEMENTS, IDAHO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out addi-
tional general construction measures to allow for operation
at lower pool levels to satisfy the recreation mission at
Dworshak Dam, Idaho.
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(b) IMPROVEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a),
the Secretary shall provide for appropriate improvements
to—
(1) facilities that are operated by the Corps of
Engineers; and
(2) facilities that, as of the date of enactment of
this Act, are leased, permitted, or licensed for use by
others.
(c) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall carry out
this section through a cost-sharing program with Idaho
State Parks and Recreation Department, with a total esti-
mated project cost of $5,300,000, with an estimated Federal
cost of $3,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of
$1,400,000.
SEC. 3040. LITTLE WOOD RIVER, GOODING, IDAHO.
The project for flood control, Gooding, Idaho, as con-
structed under the emergency conservation work program
established under the Act of March 31, 1933 (16 U.S.C. 585
et seq.), is modified—
(1) to direct the Secretary to rehabilitate the
Gooding Channel Project for the purposes of flood
control and ecosystem restoration, if the Secretary de-
termines that the rehabilitation and ecosystem res-
toration is feasible;
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(2) to authorize and direct the Secretary to plan,
design, and construct the project at a total cost of
$9,000,000;
(3) to authorize the non-Federal interest to pro-
vide any portion of the non-Federal share of the cost
of the project in the form of services, materials, sup-
plies, or other in-kind contributions;
(4) to authorize the non-Federal interest to use
funds made available under any other Federal pro-
gram toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the
project if the use of the funds is permitted under the
other Federal program; and
(5) to direct the Secretary, in calculating the
non-Federal share of the cost of the project, to make
a determination under section 103(m) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2213(m)) on the ability to pay of the non-Federal in-
terest.
SEC. 3041. PORT OF LEWISTON, IDAHO.
(a) EXTINGUISHMENT OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS
AND USE RESTRICTIONS.—With respect to property covered
by each deed described in subsection (b)—
(1) the reversionary interests and use restrictions
relating to port and industrial use purposes are ex-
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(2) the restriction that no activity shall be per-
mitted that will compete with services and facilities
offered by public marinas is extinguished;
(3) the human habitation or other building
structure use restriction is extinguished in each area
in which the elevation is above the standard project
flood elevation; and
(4) the use of fill material to raise low areas
above the standard project flood elevation is author-
ized, except in any low area constituting wetland for
which a permit under section 404 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) is re-
quired.
(b) DEEDS.—The deeds referred to in subsection (a)
are as follows:
(1) Auditor’s Instrument No. 399218 of Nez
Perce County, Idaho, 2.07 acres.
(2) Auditor’s Instrument No. 487437 of Nez
Perce County, Idaho, 7.32 acres.
(c) NO EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this
section affects the remaining rights and interests of the
Corps of Engineers for authorized project purposes with re-
spect to property covered by deeds described in subsection
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SEC. 3042. CACHE RIVER LEVEE, ILLINOIS.
The Cache River Levee created for flood control at the
Cache River, Illinois, and authorized by the Act of June
28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215, chapter 795), is modified to add
environmental restoration as a project purpose.
SEC. 3043. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Section 425(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2638) is amended by inserting ‘‘Lake
Michigan and’’ before ‘‘the Chicago River’’.
SEC. 3044. CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.
The Federal navigation channel for the North Branch
Channel portion of the Chicago River authorized by section
22 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1156, chapter 425),
extending from 100 feet downstream of the Halsted Street
Bridge to 100 feet upstream of the Division Street Bridge,
Chicago, Illinois, is redefined to be no wider than 66 feet.
SEC. 3045. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION.
Section 519(c)(3) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2654) is amended by striking
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’.
SEC. 3046. MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS FLOOD PROTECTION
PROJECTS 
RECONSTRUCTION 
PILOT 
PRO-
GRAM.
(a) DEFINITION OF RECONSTRUCTION.—In this sec-
tion:
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘reconstruction’’
means any action taken to address 1 or more major
deficiencies of a project caused by long-term degrada-
tion of the foundation, construction materials, or en-
gineering systems or components of the project, the re-
sults of which render the project at risk of not per-
forming in compliance with the authorized purposes
of the project.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘reconstruction’’ in-
cludes the incorporation by the Secretary of current
design standards and efficiency improvements in a
project if the incorporation does not significantly
change the authorized scope, function, or purpose of
the project.
(b) PARTICIPATION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary
may participate in the reconstruction of flood control
projects within Missouri and Illinois as a pilot program
if the Secretary determines that such reconstruction is not
required as a result of improper operation and maintenance
by the non-Federal interest.
(c) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Costs for reconstruction of a
project under this section shall be shared by the Sec-
retary and the non-Federal interest in the same per-
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centages as the costs of construction of the original
project were shared.
(2) OPERATION, 
MAINTENANCE, 
AND
REPAIR
COSTS.—The costs of operation, maintenance, repair,
and rehabilitation of a project carried out under this
section shall be a non-Federal responsibility.
(d) CRITICAL PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to the following
projects:
(1) Clear Creek Drainage and Levee District, Il-
linois.
(2) Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage
District, Illinois.
(3) Wood River Drainage and Levee District, Il-
linois.
(4) City of St. Louis, Missouri.
(5) Missouri River Levee Drainage District, Mis-
souri.
(e) ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION.—Reconstruction efforts
and activities carried out under this section shall not re-
quire economic justification.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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SEC. 3047. SPUNKY BOTTOM, ILLINOIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood control, Illi-
nois and Des Plaines River Basin, between Beardstown, Il-
linois, and the mouth of the Illinois River, authorized by
section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1583, chapter
688), is modified to authorize ecosystem restoration as a
project purpose.
(b) MODIFICATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not-
withstanding the limitation on the expenditure of
Federal funds to carry out project modifications in
accordance with section 1135 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), modi-
fications to the project referred to in subsection (a)
shall be carried out at Spunky Bottoms, Illinois, in
accordance with subsection (a).
(2) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—Not 
more 
than
$7,500,000 in Federal funds may be expended under
this section to carry out modifications to the project
referred to in subsection (a).
(3) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING AND MAN-
AGEMENT.—Of the Federal funds expended under
paragraph (2), not less than $500,000 shall remain
available for a period of 5 years after the date of com-
pletion of construction of the modifications for use in
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carrying out post-construction monitoring and adapt-
ive management.
(c) 
EMERGENCY
REPAIR
ASSISTANCE.—Notwith-
standing any modifications carried out under subsection
(b), the project described in subsection (a) shall remain eli-
gible for emergency repair assistance under section 5 of the
Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), without consider-
ation of economic justification.
SEC. 3048. STRAWN CEMETERY, JOHN REDMOND LAKE, KAN-
SAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through
the Tulsa District of the Corps of Engineers, shall transfer
to Pleasant Township, Coffey County, Kansas, for use as
the New Strawn Cemetery, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the land described in subsection
(c).
(b) REVERSION.—If the land transferred under this
section ceases at any time to be used as a nonprofit ceme-
tery or for another public purpose, the land shall revert to
the United States.
(c) DESCRIPTION.—The land to be conveyed under this
section is a tract of land near John Redmond Lake, Kansas,
containing approximately 3 acres and lying adjacent to the
west line of the Strawn Cemetery located in the SE corner
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of the NE1⁄4 of sec. 32, T. 20 S., R. 14 E., Coffey County,
Kansas.
(d) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The conveyance under this
section shall be at fair market value.
(2) COSTS.—All costs associated with the convey-
ance shall be paid by Pleasant Township, Coffey
County, Kansas.
(e) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance
under this section shall be subject to such other terms and
conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to protect
the interests of the United States.
SEC. 3049. MILFORD LAKE, MILFORD, KANSAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c),
the Secretary shall convey at fair market value by quitclaim
deed to the Geary County Fire Department, Milford, Kan-
sas, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 7.4 acres
located in Geary County, Kansas, for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of a fire station.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and the description of the real property re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey
that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
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(c) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that the
property conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be held in
public ownership or to be used for any purpose other than
a fire station, all right, title, and interest in and to the
property shall revert to the United States, at the option of
the United States.
SEC. 3050. OHIO RIVER, KENTUCKY, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Section 101(16) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2578) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Projects for
ecosystem restoration, Ohio River Mainstem’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Projects for eco-
system restoration, Ohio River Basin (ex-
cluding the Tennessee and Cumberland
River Basins)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(ii) NONPROFIT
ENTITY.—For any
ecosystem restoration project carried out
under this paragraph, with the consent of
the affected local government, a nonprofit
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entity may be considered to be a non-Fed-
eral interest.
‘‘(iii) 
PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.—There is authorized to be developed
a program implementation plan of the Ohio
River Basin (excluding the Tennessee and
Cumberland River Basins) at full Federal
expense.
‘‘(iv) PILOT PROGRAM.—There is au-
thorized to be initiated a completed pilot
program in Lower Scioto Basin, Ohio.’’.
SEC. 3051. MCALPINE LOCK AND DAM, KENTUCKY AND INDI-
ANA.
Section 101(a)(10) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606) is amended by striking
‘‘$219,600,000’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘$430,000,000’’.
SEC. 
3052. 
PUBLIC 
ACCESS, 
ATCHAFALAYA 
BASIN
FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LOUISIANA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The public access feature of the
Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana project,
authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142), is modified to author-
ize the Secretary to acquire from willing sellers the fee inter-
est (exclusive of oil, gas, and minerals) of an additional
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20,000 acres of land in the Lower Atchafalaya Basin
Floodway for the public access feature of the Atchafalaya
Basin Floodway System, Louisiana project.
(b) MODIFICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), ef-
fective beginning November 17, 1986, the public access
feature of the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System,
Louisiana project, is modified to remove the
$32,000,000 limitation on the maximum Federal ex-
penditure for the first costs of the public access fea-
ture.
(2) FIRST COST.—The authorized first cost of
$250,000,000 for the total project (as defined in sec-
tion 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142)) shall not be exceeded, except
as authorized by section 902 of that Act (100 Stat.
4183).
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 315(a)(2) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat.
2603) is amended by inserting before the period at the end
the following: ‘‘and may include Eagle Point Park,
Jeanerette, Louisiana, as 1 of the alternative sites’’.
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SEC. 3053. REGIONAL VISITOR CENTER, ATCHAFALAYA
BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LOUISIANA.
(a) PROJECT FOR FLOOD CONTROL.—Notwithstanding
paragraph (3) of the report of the Chief of Engineers dated
February 28, 1983 (relating to recreational development in
the Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway), the Secretary
shall carry out the project for flood control, Atchafalaya
Basin Floodway System, Louisiana, authorized by chapter
IV of title I of the Act of August 15, 1985 (Public Law
99–88; 99 Stat. 313; 100 Stat. 4142).
(b) VISITORS CENTER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through
the Chief of Engineers and in consultation with the
State of Louisiana, shall study, design, and construct
a type A regional visitors center in the vicinity of
Morgan City, Louisiana.
(2) COST SHARING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The cost of construction
of the visitors center shall be shared in accord-
ance with the recreation cost-share requirement
under section 103(c) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(c)).
(B) COST OF UPGRADING.—The non-Federal
share of the cost of upgrading the visitors center
from a type B to type A regional visitors center
shall be 100 percent.
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(3) AGREEMENT.—The project under this sub-
section shall be initiated only after the Secretary and
the non-Federal interests enter into a binding agree-
ment under which the non-Federal interests shall—
(A) provide any land, easement, right-of-
way, or dredged material disposal area required
for the project that is owned, claimed, or con-
trolled by—
(i) the State of Louisiana (including
agencies and political subdivisions of the
State); or
(ii) any other non-Federal government
entity authorized under the laws of the
State of Louisiana;
(B) pay 100 percent of the cost of the oper-
ation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and re-
habilitation of the project; and
(C) hold the United States free from liabil-
ity for the construction, operation, maintenance,
repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the
project, except for damages due to the fault or
negligence of the United States or a contractor of
the United States.
(4) DONATIONS.—In carrying out the project
under this subsection, the Mississippi River Commis-
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sion may accept the donation of cash or other funds,
land, materials, and services from any non-Federal
government entity or nonprofit corporation, as the
Commission determines to be appropriate.
SEC. 3054. CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOUISIANA.
The project for the Calcasieu River and Pass, Lou-
isiana, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor
Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), is modified to authorize the Sec-
retary to provide $3,000,000 for each fiscal year, in a total
amount of $15,000,000, for such rock bank protection of the
Calcasieu River from mile 5 to mile 16 as the Chief of Engi-
neers determines to be advisable to reduce maintenance
dredging needs and facilitate protection of valuable disposal
areas for the Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana.
SEC. 3055. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA.
The project for flood damage reduction and recreation,
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section
101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 277), as amended by section 116 of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (117 Stat. 140), is
modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project
substantially in accordance with the Report of the Chief of
Engineers dated December 23, 1996, and the subsequent
Post Authorization Change Report dated December 2004,
at a total cost of $178,000,000.
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SEC. 3056. MISSISSIPPI RIVER GULF OUTLET RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE, LOUISIANA.
(a) PORT FACILITIES RELOCATION.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated $175,000,000,
to remain available until expended, to support the re-
location of Port of New Orleans deep draft facilities
from the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘Outlet’’), the Gulf Intercoastal
Waterway, and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
to the Mississippi River.
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be administered
by the Assistant Secretary for Economic Devel-
opment (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’) pursuant to sections 209(c)(2)
and 703 of the Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(2),
3233).
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall make amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) available to the Port of
New Orleans to relocate to the Mississippi River
within the State of Louisiana the port-owned fa-
cilities that are occupied by businesses in the vi-
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cinity that may be impacted due to the treat-
ment of the Outlet under the analysis and design
of comprehensive hurricane protection authorized
by title I of the Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–103;
119 Stat. 2247).
(b) REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANTS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary
$185,000,000, to remain available until expended, to pro-
vide assistance pursuant to sections 209(c)(2) and 703 of
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
(42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(2), 3233) to 1 or more eligible recipients
to establish revolving loan funds to make loans for terms
up to 20 years at or below market interest rates (including
interest-free loans) to private businesses within the Port of
New Orleans that may need to relocate to the Mississippi
River within the State of Louisiana due to the treatment
of the Outlet under the analysis and design of comprehen-
sive hurricane protection authorized by title I of the Energy
and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public
Law 109–103; 119 Stat. 2247).
(c) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY.—The Assistant
Secretary shall ensure that the programs described in sub-
sections (a) and (b) are fully coordinated with the Secretary
to ensure that facilities are relocated in a manner that is
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consistent with the analysis and design of comprehensive
hurricane protection authorized by title I of the Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law
109–103; 119 Stat. 2247).
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Assistant Sec-
retary may use up to 2 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under subsections (a) and (b) for administrative ex-
penses.
SEC. 3057. RED RIVER (J. BENNETT JOHNSTON) WATERWAY,
LOUISIANA.
The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses,
Red River Waterway, Louisiana, authorized by section
601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(100 Stat. 4142) and modified by section 4(h) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4016), sec-
tion 102(p) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990
(104 Stat. 4613), section 301(b)(7) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3710), and section 316
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat.
2604), is further modified—
(1) to authorize the Secretary to carry out the
project at a total cost of $33,200,000;
(2) to permit the purchase of marginal farmland
for reforestation (in addition to the purchase of bot-
tomland hardwood); and
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(3) to incorporate wildlife and forestry manage-
ment practices to improve species diversity on mitiga-
tion land that meets habitat goals and objectives of
the Corps of Engineers and the State of Louisiana.
SEC. 3058. CAMP ELLIS, SACO, MAINE.
The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be
expended for the project being carried out under section 111
of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) for
the mitigation of shore damages attributable to the project
for navigation, Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine, shall be
$20,000,000.
SEC. 3059. UNION RIVER, MAINE.
The project for navigation, Union River, Maine, au-
thorized by the first section of the Act of June 3, 1896 (29
Stat. 215, chapter 314), is modified by redesignating as an
anchorage area that portion of the project consisting of a
6-foot turning basin and lying northerly of a line com-
mencing at a point N. 315,975.13, E. 1,004,424.86, thence
running N. 61° 27′ 20.71″ W. about 132.34 feet to a point
N. 316,038.37, E. 1,004,308.61.
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SEC. 3060. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORA-
TION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM, MARY-
LAND, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA.
Section 510(i) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3761) is amended by striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
SEC. 3061. CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.
Section 580(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 375) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$25,750,000’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$9,750,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$16,738,000’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘$5,250,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$9,012,000’’.
SEC. 3062. AUNT LYDIA’S COVE, MASSACHUSETTS.
(a) DEAUTHORIZATION.—The portion of the project for
navigation, Aunt Lydia’s Cove, Massachusetts, authorized
August 31, 1994, pursuant to section 107 of the Act of July
14, 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577) (commonly known as the ‘‘River
and Harbor Act of 1960’’), consisting of the 8-foot deep an-
chorage in the cove described in subsection (b) is deauthor-
ized.
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The portion of the project de-
scribed in subsection (a) is more particularly described as
the portion beginning at a point along the southern limit
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of the existing project, N. 254332.00, E. 1023103.96, thence
running northwesterly about 761.60 feet to a point along
the western limit of the existing project N. 255076.84, E.
1022945.07, thence running southwesterly about 38.11 feet
to a point N. 255038.99, E. 1022940.60, thence running
southeasterly about 267.07 feet to a point N. 254772.00, E.
1022947.00, thence running southeasterly about 462.41 feet
to a point N. 254320.06, E. 1023044.84, thence running
northeasterly about 60.31 feet to the point of origin.
SEC. 3063. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS AND
RHODE ISLAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1001(b)(2)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
579a(b)(2)), the project for navigation, Fall River Harbor,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, authorized by section 101
of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731), shall
remain authorized to be carried out by the Secretary, except
that the authorized depth of that portion of the project ex-
tending riverward of the Charles M. Braga, Jr. Memorial
Bridge, Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts, shall not
exceed 35 feet.
(b) FEASIBILITY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study
to determine the feasibility of deepening that portion of the
navigation channel of the navigation project for Fall River
Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, authorized by sec-
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tion 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat.
731), seaward of the Charles M. Braga, Jr. Memorial
Bridge Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts.
(c) LIMITATION.—The project described in subsection
(a) shall not be authorized for construction after the last
day of the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act unless, during that period, funds have been obli-
gated for construction (including planning and design) of
the project.
SEC. 3064. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHI-
GAN.
Section 426 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999 (113 Stat. 326) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 426. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘manage-
ment plan’ means the management plan for the St.
Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan, that is in
effect as of the date of enactment of this section.
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Partnership’
means the partnership established by the Secretary
under subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
and lead a partnership of appropriate Federal agen-
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cies (including the Environmental Protection Agency)
and the State of Michigan (including political sub-
divisions of the State)—
‘‘(A) to promote cooperation among the Fed-
eral Government, State and local governments,
and other involved parties in the management of
the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair water-
sheds; and
‘‘(B) develop and implement projects con-
sistent with the management plan.
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTIONS
UNDER
OTHER LAW.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Actions taken under
this section by the Partnership shall be coordi-
nated with actions to restore and conserve the St.
Clair River and Lake St. Clair and watersheds
taken under other provisions of Federal and
State law.
‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing
in this section alters, modifies, or affects any
other provision of Federal or State law.
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE
ST. CLAIR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
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‘‘(A) develop a St. Clair River and Lake St.
Clair strategic implementation plan in accord-
ance with the management plan;
‘‘(B) provide technical, planning, and engi-
neering assistance to non-Federal interests for
developing and implementing activities con-
sistent with the management plan;
‘‘(C) plan, design, and implement projects
consistent with the management plan; and
‘‘(D) provide, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, financial and technical assistance, in-
cluding grants, to the State of Michigan (includ-
ing political subdivisions of the State) and inter-
ested nonprofit entities for the planning, design,
and implementation of projects to restore, con-
serve, manage, and sustain the St. Clair River,
Lake St. Clair, and associated watersheds.
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC MEASURES.—Financial and tech-
nical assistance provided under subparagraphs (B)
and (C) of paragraph (1) may be used in support of
non-Federal activities consistent with the manage-
ment plan.
‘‘(d) SUPPLEMENTS
TO
MANAGEMENT
PLAN
AND
STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—In consultation with
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the Partnership and after providing an opportunity for
public review and comment, the Secretary shall develop in-
formation to supplement—
‘‘(1) the management plan; and
‘‘(2) the strategic implementation plan developed
under subsection (c)(1)(A).
‘‘(e) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal
share of the cost of technical assistance, or the cost of
planning, design, construction, and evaluation of a
project under subsection (c), and the cost of develop-
ment of supplementary information under subsection
(d)—
‘‘(A) shall be 25 percent of the total cost of
the project or development; and
‘‘(B) may be provided through the provision
of in-kind services.
‘‘(2) CREDIT
FOR
LAND, 
EASEMENTS, 
AND
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall credit the non-
Federal sponsor for the value of any land, easements,
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, or re-
locations provided for use in carrying out a project
under subsection (c).
‘‘(3) NONPROFIT
ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42
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U.S.C. 1962d–5b), a non-Federal sponsor for any
project carried out under this section may include a
nonprofit entity.
‘‘(4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The oper-
ation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and re-
placement of projects carried out under this section
shall be non-Federal responsibilities.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 3065. DULUTH HARBOR, MINNESOTA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the cost limita-
tion described in section 107(b) of the River and Harbor
Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)), the Secretary shall carry
out the project for navigation, Duluth Harbor, Minnesota,
pursuant to the authority provided under that section at
a total Federal cost of $9,000,000.
(b) PUBLIC ACCESS
AND RECREATIONAL FACILI-
TIES.—Section 321 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2605) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and
to provide public access and recreational facilities’’ after
‘‘including any required bridge construction’’.
SEC. 3066. RED LAKE RIVER, MINNESOTA.
The project for flood control, Red Lake River,
Crookston, Minnesota, authorized by section 101(a)(23) of
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the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat.
278), is modified to include flood protection for the adjacent
and interconnected areas generally known as the Sampson
and Chase/Loring neighborhoods, in accordance with the
feasibility report supplement, local flood protection,
Crookston, Minnesota, at a total cost of $25,000,000, with
an estimated Federal cost of $16,250,000 and an estimated
non-Federal cost of $8,750,000.
SEC. 
3067. 
BONNET 
CARRE 
FRESHWATER 
DIVERSION
PROJECT, MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for environmental en-
hancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas,
Mississippi and Louisiana, authorized by section 3(a)(8)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat.
4013) is modified to direct the Secretary to carry out that
portion of the project identified as the ‘‘Bonnet Carre Fresh-
water Diversion Project’’, in accordance with this section.
(b) NON-FEDERAL FINANCING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The States of Mississippi
and Louisiana shall provide the funds needed
during any fiscal year for meeting the respective
non-Federal cost sharing requirements of each
State for the Bonnet Carre Freshwater Diversion
Project during that fiscal year by making depos-
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its of the necessary funds into an escrow account
or into such other account as the Secretary deter-
mines to be acceptable.
(B) DEADLINE.—Any deposits required
under this paragraph shall be made by the af-
fected State by not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of notification from the Secretary that the
amounts are due.
(2) FAILURE TO PAY.—
(A) LOUISIANA.—In the case of deposits re-
quired to be made by the State of Louisiana, the
Secretary may not award any new contract or
proceed to the next phase of any feature being
carried out in the State of Louisiana under sec-
tion 1003 if the State of Louisiana is not in
compliance with paragraph (1).
(B) MISSISSIPPI.—In the case of deposits
required to be made by the State of Mississippi,
the Secretary may not award any new contract
or proceed to the next phase of any feature being
carried out as a part of the Bonnet Carre Fresh-
water Diversion Project if the State of Mis-
sissippi is not in compliance with paragraph
(1).
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(3) ALLOCATION.—The non-Federal share of
project costs shall be allocated between the States of
Mississippi and Louisiana as described in the report
to Congress on the status and potential options and
enhancement of the Bonnet Carre Freshwater Diver-
sion Project dated December 1996.
(4) EFFECT.—The modification of the Bonnet
Carre Freshwater Diversion Project by this section
shall not reduce the percentage of the cost of the
project that is required to be paid by the Federal Gov-
ernment as determined on the date of enactment of
section 3(a)(8) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013).
(c) DESIGN SCHEDULE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall complete the de-
sign of the Bonnet Carre Freshwater Diversion
Project by not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
(2) MISSED DEADLINE.—If the Secretary does
not complete the design of the project by the date de-
scribed in paragraph (1)—
(A) the Secretary shall assign such resources
as the Secretary determines to be available and
necessary to complete the design; and
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(B) the authority of the Secretary to expend
funds for travel, official receptions, and official
representations shall be suspended until the de-
sign is complete.
(d) CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall complete construc-
tion of the Bonnet Carre Freshwater Diversion
Project by not later than September 30, 2012.
(2) MISSED DEADLINE.—If the Secretary does
not complete the construction of the Bonnet Carre
Freshwater Diversion Project by the date described in
paragraph (1)—
(A) the Secretary shall assign such resources
as the Secretary determines to be available and
necessary to complete the construction; and
(B) the authority of the Secretary to expend
funds for travel, official receptions, and official
representations shall be suspended until the con-
struction is complete.
SEC. 3068. LAND EXCHANGE, PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’
means the 2 parcels of Corps of Engineers land total-
ing approximately 42 acres, located on Buffalo Island
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in Pike County, Missouri, and consisting of Govern-
ment Tract Numbers MIS–7 and a portion of FM–
46.
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the approximately 42 acres of land,
subject to any existing flowage easements situated in
Pike County, Missouri, upstream and northwest,
about 200 feet from Drake Island (also known as
Grimes Island).
(b) LAND EXCHANGE.—Subject to subsection (c), on
conveyance by S.S.S., Inc., to the United States of all right,
title, and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall convey to S.S.S., Inc., all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the Federal land.
(c) CONDITIONS.—
(1) DEEDS.—
(A) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The conveyance
of the non-Federal land to the Secretary shall be
by a warranty deed acceptable to the Secretary.
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The conveyance of the
Federal land to S.S.S., Inc., shall be—
(i) by quitclaim deed; and
(ii) subject to any reservations, terms,
and conditions that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to allow the United
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States to operate and maintain the Mis-
sissippi River 9-Foot Navigation Project.
(C) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The Secretary
shall, subject to approval of S.S.S., Inc., provide
a legal description of the Federal land and non-
Federal land for inclusion in the deeds referred
to in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(2) REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may re-
quire the removal of, or S.S.S., Inc., may volun-
tarily remove, any improvements to the non-Fed-
eral land before the completion of the exchange or
as a condition of the exchange.
(B) NO LIABILITY.—If S.S.S., Inc., removes
any improvements to the non-Federal land under
subparagraph (A)—
(i) S.S.S., Inc., shall have no claim
against the United States relating to the re-
moval; and
(ii) the United States shall not incur
or be liable for any cost associated with the
removal or relocation of the improvements.
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The Secretary
shall require S.S.S., Inc. to pay reasonable adminis-
trative costs associated with the exchange.