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SEC. 4018. ORICK, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, 
Orick, California. 
(b) FEASIBILITY
OF
RESTORING
OR
REHABILI-
TATING REDWOOK CREEK LEVEES.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall determine the feasibility of re-
storing or rehabilitating the Redwood Creek Levees, Hum-
boldt County, California. 
SEC. 4019. RIALTO, FONTANA, AND COLTON, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply for 
Rialto, Fontana, and Colton, California. 
SEC. 4020. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study 
to determine the feasibility of, and alternatives for, meas-
ures to protect water diversion facilities and fish protective 
screen facilities in the vicinity of river mile 178 on the 
Sacramento River, California. 
SEC. 4021. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, San 
Diego County, California, including a review of the feasi-
bility of connecting 4 existing reservoirs to increase usable 
storage capacity. 
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SEC. 4022. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, SACRAMENTO-SAN JOA-
QUIN DELTA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of the beneficial use of 
dredged material from the San Francisco Bay in the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, including the ben-
efits and impacts of salinity in the Delta and the benefits 
to navigation, flood damage reduction, ecosystem restora-
tion, water quality, salinity control, water supply reli-
ability, and recreation. 
(b) COOPERATION.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall cooperate with the California Department 
of Water Resources and appropriate Federal and State en-
tities in developing options for the beneficial use of 
dredged material from San Francisco Bay for the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Delta area. 
(c) REVIEW.—The study shall include a review of the 
feasibility of using Sherman Island as a rehandling site 
for levee maintenance material, as well as for ecosystem 
restoration. The review may include monitoring a pilot 
project using up to 150,000 cubic yards of dredged mate-
rial and being carried out at the Sherman Island site, ex-
amining larger scale use of dredged materials from the 
San Francisco Bay and Suisun Bay Channel, and ana-
lyzing the feasibility of the potential use of saline mate-
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rials from the San Francisco Bay for both rehandling and 
ecosystem restoration purposes. 
SEC. 4023. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE STUDY, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the South San 
Francisco Bay shoreline study, the Secretary shall— 
(1) review the planning, design, and land acqui-
sition documents prepared by the California State 
Coastal Conservancy, the Santa Clara Valley Water 
District, and other local interests in developing rec-
ommendations for measures to provide flood protec-
tion of the South San Francisco Bay shoreline, res-
toration of the South San Francisco Bay salt ponds 
(including lands owned by the Department of the In-
terior), and other related purposes; and 
(2) incorporate such planning, design, and land 
acquisition documents into the Federal study if the 
Secretary determines that such documents are con-
sistent with Federal standards. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2008, 
the Secretary shall transmit a feasibility report for the 
South San Francisco Bay shoreline study to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate. 
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(c) CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of any 
project authorized by law as a result of the South 
San Francisco Bay shoreline study the cost of work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project if 
the Secretary determines that the work is integral to 
the project. 
(2) LIMITATION.—In no case may work that 
was carried out more than 5 years before the date 
of enactment of this Act be eligible for credit under 
this subsection. 
SEC. 4024. TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Pinto Cove Wash, in the vicinity of Twentynine 
Palms, California. 
SEC. 4025. YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, West Burnt Mountain basin, in the vicinity of 
Yucca Valley, California. 
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SEC. 4026. ROARING FORK RIVER, BASALT, COLORADO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and other purposes for the Roaring Fork River, 
Basalt, Colorado. 
SEC. 
4027. 
DELAWARE 
AND 
CHRISTINA 
RIVERS 
AND 
SHELLPOT CREEK, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction and related purposes along the Delaware and 
Christina Rivers and Shellpot Creek, Wilmington, Dela-
ware. 
SEC. 4028. COLLIER COUNTY BEACHES, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for hurricane and 
storm damage reduction and flood damage reduction in 
the vicinity of Vanderbilt, Park Shore, and Naples beach-
es, Collier County, Florida. 
SEC. 4029. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental pro-
tection and restoration, including improved water quality, 
and related purposes, Lower St. Johns River, Florida. 
SEC. 4030. VANDERBILT BEACH LAGOON, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
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toration, water supply, and improvement of water quality 
at Vanderbilt Beach Lagoon, Florida. 
SEC. 4031. MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Meriwether County, Georgia. 
SEC. 4032. TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of including the northern end of Tybee Island 
extending from the north terminal groin to the mouth of 
Lazaretto Creek as a part of the project for beach erosion 
control, Tybee Island, Georgia, carried out under section 
201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5). 
SEC. 4033. BOISE RIVER, IDAHO. 
The study for flood control, Boise River, Idaho, au-
thorized by section 414 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 324), is modified— 
(1) to add ecosystem restoration and water sup-
ply as project purposes to be studied; and 
(2) to require the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the study the cost, 
not to exceed $500,000, of work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partner-
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ship agreement for the project if the Secretary de-
termines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 4034. BALLARD’S ISLAND SIDE CHANNEL, ILLINOIS. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for ecosystem restora-
tion, Ballard’s Island, Illinois. 
SEC. 4035. SALEM, INDIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project to provide an addi-
tional water supply source for Salem, Indiana. 
SEC. 4036. BUCKHORN LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of modifying the project 
for flood damage reduction, Buckhorn Lake, Kentucky, 
authorized by section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 
28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), to add ecosystem restoration, 
recreation, and improved access as project purposes, in-
cluding permanently raising the winter pool elevation of 
the project. 
(b) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal in-
terest may provide the non-Federal share of the cost of 
the study in the form of in-kind services and materials. 
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SEC. 4037. DEWEY LAKE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of modifying the project for Dewey Lake, Ken-
tucky, to add water supply as a project purpose. 
SEC. 4038. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project 
for flood control, Louisville, Kentucky, authorized by sec-
tion 4 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 
1217), to investigate measures to address the rehabilita-
tion of the project. 
SEC. 4039. CLINTON RIVER, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, Clinton River, Michigan. 
SEC. 4040. HAMBURG AND GREEN OAK TOWNSHIPS, MICHI-
GAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction on Ore Lake and the Huron River for Hamburg 
and Green Oak Townships, Michigan. 
SEC. 4041. DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MINNESOTA AND 
WISCONSIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study and prepare a report to evaluate the integrity of 
the bulkhead system located on and in the vicinity of Du-
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luth-Superior Harbor, Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, 
Wisconsin. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(1) a determination of causes of corrosion of 
the bulkhead system; 
(2) recommendations to reduce corrosion of the 
bulkhead system; 
(3) a description of the necessary repairs to the 
bulkhead system; and 
(4) an estimate of the cost of addressing the 
causes of the corrosion and carrying out necessary 
repairs. 
SEC. 4042. NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of modifying the project for navigation, Ten-
nessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama and Mississippi, to 
provide water supply for northeast Mississippi. 
SEC. 4043. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, St. Louis, Missouri, to restore or rehabilitate the 
levee system feature of the project for flood protection, 
St. Louis, Missouri, authorized by the first section of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing construction of certain 
public works on the Mississippi River for the protection 
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of Saint Louis, Missouri’’, approved August 9, 1955 (69 
Stat. 540). 
SEC. 4044. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project in the vicinity of the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, New Jersey, for the con-
struction of a dredged material disposal transfer facility 
to make dredged material available for beneficial reuse. 
SEC. 4045. BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, including improved water quality, enhanced pub-
lic access, and recreation, on the Kill Van Kull, Bayonne, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 4046. CARTERET, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for environmental res-
toration, including improved water quality, enhanced pub-
lic access, and recreation, on the Raritan River, Carteret, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 4047. GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage re-
duction, Gloucester County, New Jersey, including the 
feasibility of restoring the flood protection dikes in 
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Gibbstown, New Jersey, and the associated tidegates in 
Gloucester County, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4048. PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for riverfront develop-
ment, including enhanced public access, recreation, and 
environmental restoration, on the Arthur Kill, Perth 
Amboy, New Jersey. 
SEC. 4049. BATAVIA, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for hydropower and 
related purposes in the vicinity of Batavia, New York. 
SEC. 4050. BIG SISTER CREEK, EVANS, NEW YORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for flood damage reduction, Big Sister Creek, Evans, New 
York. 
(b) EVALUATION
OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.—In 
conducting the study, the Secretary shall evaluate poten-
tial solutions to flooding from all sources, including flood-
ing that results from ice jams. 
SEC. 4051. FINGER LAKES, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for aquatic ecosystem 
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restoration and protection, Finger Lakes, New York, to 
address water quality and aquatic nuisance species. 
SEC. 4052. LAKE ERIE SHORELINE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage re-
duction and shoreline protection in the vicinity of Galla-
gher Beach, Lake Erie Shoreline, Buffalo, New York. 
SEC. 4053. NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out ecosystem restoration improve-
ments on Newtown Creek, Brooklyn and Queens, New 
York. 
SEC. 4054. NIAGARA RIVER, NEW YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for a low-head hydro-
electric generating facility in the Niagara River, New 
York. 
SEC. 4055. SHORE PARKWAY GREENWAY, BROOKLYN, NEW 
YORK. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility 
of carrying out a project for shoreline protection in the 
vicinity of the confluence of the Narrows and Gravesend 
Bay, Upper New York Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway, 
Brooklyn, New York. 
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