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SEC. 4071. 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. 4072. 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. 4073. 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. 4074. 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. 
SEC. 4075. UPPER DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED, NEW 
YORK. 
Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood Control 
Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)) and with the con-
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sent of the affected local government, a nonprofit organi-
zation may serve as the non-Federal interest for a study 
for the Upper Delaware River watershed, New York, being 
carried out under Committee Resolution 2495 of the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, adopted May 9, 1996. 
SEC. 4076. LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of existing water 
and water quality-related infrastructure in Lincoln Coun-
ty, North Carolina, to assist local interests in determining 
the most efficient and effective way to connect county in-
frastructure. 
SEC. 4077. WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Wilkes County, North Carolina. 
SEC. 4078. YADKINVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for water supply, 
Yadkinville, North Carolina. 
SEC. 4079. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project 
for ecosystem restoration and recreation on the Ohio 
River, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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(b) DESIGN.—While conducting the study, the Sec-
retary may continue to carry out design work for the 
project as authorized by section 118 of division H of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (118 Stat. 439). 
(c) EXISTING PLANS.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall review the Central Riverfront Park Master 
Plan, dated December 1999, and incorporate any compo-
nents of the plan that the Secretary determines are con-
sistent with Federal standards. 
(d) 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 study 
the cost of work carried out by the non-Federal in-
terest 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. 4080. EUCLID, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation, eco-
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system restoration, and recreation on Lake Erie, in the 
vicinity of the Euclid Lakefront, Euclid, Ohio. 
SEC. 4081. LAKE ERIE, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out projects for power generation 
at confined disposal facilities along Lake Erie, Ohio. 
SEC. 4082. OHIO RIVER, OHIO. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out projects for flood damage reduc-
tion on the Ohio River in Mahoning, Columbiana, Jeffer-
son, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Washington, Athens, Meigs, 
Gallia, Lawrence, and Scioto Counties, Ohio. 
SEC. 4083. SUTHERLIN, OREGON. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
water resources along Sutherlin Creek in the vicinity of 
Sutherlin, Oregon, to determine the feasibility of carrying 
out a project to restore and enhance aquatic resources 
using a combination of structural and bioengineering tech-
niques and, if the Secretary determines that the project 
is feasible, the Secretary may carry out the project. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000.
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SEC. 4084. TILLAMOOK BAY AND BAR, OREGON. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of the project 
for navigation, Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oregon, author-
ized by the first section of the River and Harbor Appro-
priations Act of July 25, 1912 (37 Stat. 220), to inves-
tigate measures to address dangerous and hazardous wave 
and ocean conditions. 
SEC. 4085. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FISH PASSAGE 
IMPROVEMENTS, OREGON. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of undertaking ecosystem restora-
tion and fish passage improvements on rivers throughout 
the State of Oregon. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) work in coordination with the State of Or-
egon, local governments, and other Federal agencies; 
and 
(2) place emphasis on— 
(A) fish passage and conservation and res-
toration strategies to benefit species that are 
listed or proposed for listing as threatened or 
endangered species under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(B) other watershed restoration objectives. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM.—