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SEC. 2037. PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall contract with 
the National Academy of Public Administration to carry 
out a comprehensive review of the process for preparing, 
negotiating, and approving Project Partnership Agreements 
and the Project Partnership Agreement template, which 
shall include— 
(1) a review of the process for preparing, negoti-
ating, and approving Project Partnership Agree-
ments, as in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) an evaluation of how the concerns of a non- 
Federal interest relating to the Project Partnership 
Agreement and suggestions for modifications to the 
Project Partnership Agreement made by a non-Fed-
eral interest are accommodated; 
(3) recommendations for how the concerns and 
modifications described in paragraph (2) can be bet-
ter accommodated; 
(4) recommendations for how the Project Part-
nership Agreement template can be made more effi-
cient; and 
(5) recommendations for how to make the process 
for preparing, negotiating, and approving Project 
Partnership Agreements more efficient.
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(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report de-
scribing the findings of the National Academy of Public Ad-
ministration to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 2038. INTERAGENCY AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 234 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2323a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘other Federal 
agencies,’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal departments or 
agencies, nongovernmental organizations,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or foreign 
governments’’ after ‘‘organizations’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘and restora-
tion’’ after ‘‘protection’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘There is’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence—
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(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(2) ACCEPTANCE
OF
FUNDS.— 
The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘other Federal agen-
cies’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal departments or 
agencies, nongovernmental organizations’’. 
SEC. 2039. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO IN-
CREASE LOCK OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, after providing pub-
lic notice, shall establish a pilot program for the acceptance 
and expenditure of funds contributed by non-Federal inter-
ests to increase the hours of operation of locks at water re-
sources development projects. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The establishment of the pilot 
program under this section shall not affect the periodic re-
view and adjustment of hours of operation of locks based 
on increases in commercial traffic carried out by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not later than 180 days before 
a proposed modification to the operation of a lock at a 
water resources development project will be carried out, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) publish the proposed modification in the Fed-
eral Register; and
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(2) accept public comment on the proposed modi-
fication. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a report that evaluates the cost-savings result-
ing from reduced lock hours and any economic im-
pacts of modifying lock operations. 
(2) REVIEW OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 
September 30, 2017 and each year thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report that describes the effec-
tiveness of the pilot program under this section. 
(e) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall carry out 
an annual review of the commercial use of locks and make 
any necessary adjustments to lock operations based on that 
review. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to accept funds 
under this section shall terminate 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 2040. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISAS-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a)(1) of the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of certain public 
works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other 
purposes’’, 
approved 
August 
18, 
1941 
(33 
U.S.C. 
701n(a)(1)), is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and subject to the condition 
that the Chief of Engineers may include modifications 
to the structure or project’’ after ‘‘work for flood con-
trol’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘structure damaged or destroyed 
by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordi-
nary nature when in the discretion of the Chief of 
Engineers such repair and restoration is warranted 
for the adequate functioning of the structure for hur-
ricane or shore protection’’ and inserting ‘‘structure 
or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or 
water action of other than an ordinary nature to the 
design level of protection when, in the discretion of 
the Chief of Engineers, such repair and restoration is 
warranted for the adequate functioning of the struc-
ture or project for hurricane or shore protection, sub-
ject to the condition that the Chief of Engineers may 
include modifications to the structure or project to 
address major deficiencies or implement nonstructural
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alternatives to the repair or restoration of the struc-
ture if requested by the non-Federal sponsor’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report de-
tailing the amounts expended in the previous 5 fiscal 
years to carry out Corps of Engineers projects under 
section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the 
construction of certain public works on rivers and 
harbors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—A report under paragraph (1) 
shall, at a minimum, include a description of— 
(A) each structure, feature, or project for 
which amounts are expended, including the type 
of structure, feature, or project and cost of the 
work; and 
(B) how the Secretary has repaired, re-
stored, replaced, or modified each structure, fea-
ture, or project or intends to restore the struc-
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ture, feature, or project to the design level of pro-
tection for the structure, feature, or project. 
SEC. 2041. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORKS. 
A levee system shall remain eligible for rehabilitation 
assistance under the authority provided by section 5 of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and 
for other purposes’’ (33 U.S.C. 701n) as long as the levee 
system sponsor continues to make satisfactory progress, as 
determined by the Secretary, on an approved systemwide 
improvement framework or letter of intent. 
SEC. 2042. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is 
amended by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that all final permit decisions carried out using funds 
authorized under this section are made available to 
the public in a common format, including on the 
Internet, and in a manner that distinguishes final 
permit decisions under this section from other final 
actions of the Secretary.
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‘‘(2) 
DECISION
DOCUMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) use a standard decision document for 
evaluating all permits using funds accepted 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) make the standard decision document, 
along with all final permit decisions, available 
to the public, including on the Internet. 
‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall make 
all active agreements to accept funds under this sec-
tion available on a single public Internet site. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare 
an annual report on the implementation of this sec-
tion, which, at a minimum, shall include for each 
district of the Corps of Engineers that accepts funds 
under this section— 
‘‘(A) a comprehensive list of any funds ac-
cepted under this section during the previous fis-
cal year; 
‘‘(B) a comprehensive list of the permits re-
viewed and approved using funds accepted under 
this section during the previous fiscal year, in-
cluding a description of the size and type of re-
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sources impacted and the mitigation required for 
each permit; and 
‘‘(C) a description of the training offered in 
the previous fiscal year for employees that is 
funded in whole or in part with funds accepted 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives the annual re-
port described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) make each report received under sub-
paragraph (A) available on a single publicly ac-
cessible Internet site.’’. 
SEC. 2043. NATIONAL RIVERBANK STABILIZATION AND ERO-
SION PREVENTION STUDY AND PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF INLAND AND INTRACOASTAL WA-
TERWAY.—In this section, the term ‘‘inland and intra-
coastal waterway’’ means the inland and intracoastal wa-
terways of the United States described in section 206 of the 
Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804). 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary—
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(1) is authorized to study issues relating to riv-
erbank stabilization and erosion prevention along in-
land and intracoastal waterways; and 
(2) shall establish and carry out for a period of 
5 fiscal years a national riverbank stabilization and 
erosion prevention pilot program to address riverbank 
erosion along inland and intracoastal waterways. 
(c) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate Federal, State, local, and non-
governmental entities, shall carry out a study of the 
options and technologies available to prevent the ero-
sion and degradation of riverbanks along inland and 
intracoastal waterways. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall— 
(A) evaluate the nature and extent of the 
damages resulting from riverbank erosion along 
inland and intracoastal waterways throughout 
the United States; 
(B) identify specific inland and intra-
coastal waterways and affected wetland areas 
with the most urgent need for restoration; 
(C) analyze any legal requirements with re-
gard to maintenance of bank lines of inland and 
intracoastal waterways, including a comparison
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of Federal, State, and private obligations and 
practices; 
(D) assess and compare policies and man-
agement practices to protect surface areas adja-
cent to inland and intracoastal waterways ap-
plied by various Districts of the Corps of Engi-
neers; and 
(E) make any recommendations the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
(d) RIVERBANK STABILIZATION AND EROSION PRE-
VENTION PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a 
pilot program for the construction of riverbank sta-
bilization and erosion prevention projects on public 
land along inland and intracoastal waterways if the 
Secretary determines that the projects are technically 
feasible, environmentally acceptable, economically jus-
tified, and lower maintenance costs of those inland 
and intracoastal waterways. 
(2) PILOT PROGRAM GOALS.—A project under 
the pilot program shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable— 
(A) develop or demonstrate innovative tech-
nologies;
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(B) implement efficient designs to prevent 
erosion at a riverbank site, taking into account 
the lifecycle cost of the design, including cleanup, 
maintenance, and amortization; 
(C) prioritize natural designs, including the 
use of native and naturalized vegetation or tem-
porary structures that minimize permanent 
structural alterations to the riverbank; 
(D) avoid negative impacts to adjacent 
communities; 
(E) identify the potential for long-term pro-
tection afforded by the innovative technology; 
and 
(F) provide additional benefits, including 
reduction of flood risk. 
(3) PROJECT SELECTIONS.—The Secretary shall 
develop criteria for the selection of projects under the 
pilot program, including criteria based on— 
(A) the extent of damage and land loss re-
sulting from riverbank erosion; 
(B) the rate of erosion; 
(C) the significant threat of future flood risk 
to public or private property, public infrastruc-
ture, or public safety;
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(D) the destruction of natural resources or 
habitats; and 
(E) the potential cost-savings for mainte-
nance of the channel. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the pilot program in consultation with— 
(A) Federal, State, and local governments; 
(B) nongovernmental organizations; and 
(C) applicable university research facilities. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
first fiscal year for which amounts to carry out this 
section are appropriated, and every year thereafter, 
the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report de-
scribing— 
(A) the activities carried out and accom-
plishments made under the pilot program since 
the previous report under this paragraph; and 
(B) any recommendations of the Secretary 
relating to the program. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.
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SEC. 2044. HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUC-
TION PRIORITIZATION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to provide adequate levels of protection to 
communities impacted by natural disasters, including 
hurricanes, tropical storms, and other related extreme 
weather events; and 
(2) to expedite critical water resources projects 
in communities that have historically been and con-
tinue to remain susceptible to extreme weather events. 
(b) PRIORITY.—For authorized projects and ongoing 
feasibility studies with a primary purpose of hurricane and 
storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary shall give fund-
ing priority to projects and ongoing studies that— 
(1) address an imminent threat to life and prop-
erty; 
(2) prevent storm surge from inundating popu-
lated areas; 
(3) prevent the loss of coastal wetlands that help 
reduce the impact of storm surge; 
(4) protect emergency hurricane evacuation 
routes or shelters; 
(5) prevent adverse impacts to publicly owned or 
funded infrastructure and assets; 
(6) minimize disaster relief costs to the Federal 
Government; and
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(7) address hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction in an area for which the President declared 
a major disaster in accordance with section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). 
(c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CURRENTLY AU-
THORIZED PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a list of all— 
(A) ongoing hurricane and storm damage 
reduction feasibility studies that have signed fea-
sibility cost share agreements and have received 
Federal funds since 2009; and 
(B) authorized hurricane and storm damage 
reduction projects that— 
(i) have been authorized for more than 
20 years but are less than 75 percent com-
plete; or 
(ii) are undergoing a post-authoriza-
tion change report, general reevaluation re-
port, or limited reevaluation report;
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(2) identify those projects on the list required 
under paragraph (1) that meet the criteria described 
in subsection (b); and 
(3) provide a plan for expeditiously completing 
the projects identified under paragraph (2), subject to 
available funding. 
(d) PRIORITIZATION OF NEW STUDIES FOR HURRI-
CANE AND STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.—In selecting 
new studies for hurricane and storm damage reduction to 
propose to Congress under section 4002, the Secretary shall 
give priority to studies— 
(1) that— 
(A) have been recommended in a com-
prehensive hurricane protection study carried 
out by the Corps of Engineers; or 
(B) are included in a State plan or pro-
gram for hurricane, storm damage reduction, 
flood control, coastal protection, conservation, or 
restoration, that is created in consultation with 
the Corps of Engineers or other relevant Federal 
agencies; and 
(2) for areas for which the President declared a 
major disaster in accordance with section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
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SEC. 2045. PRIORITIZATION OF ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 
EFFORTS. 
For authorized projects with a primary purpose of eco-
system restoration, the Secretary shall give funding priority 
to projects— 
(1) that— 
(A) address an identified threat to public 
health, safety, or welfare; 
(B) preserve or restore ecosystems of na-
tional significance; or 
(C) preserve or restore habitats of impor-
tance for federally protected species, including 
migratory birds; and 
(2) for which the restoration activities will con-
tribute to other ongoing or planned Federal, State, or 
local restoration initiatives. 
SEC. 2046. SPECIAL USE PERMITS. 
(a) SPECIAL USE PERMITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue spe-
cial permits for uses such as group activities, recre-
ation events, motorized recreation vehicles, and such 
other specialized recreation uses as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate, subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary determines to be in the 
best interest of the Federal Government. 
(2) FEES.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary may— 
(i) establish and collect fees associated 
with the issuance of the permits described in 
paragraph (1); or 
(ii) accept in-kind services in lieu of 
those fees. 
(B) OUTDOOR RECREATION EQUIPMENT.— 
The Secretary may establish and collect fees for 
the provision of outdoor recreation equipment 
and services at public recreation areas located at 
lakes and reservoirs operated by the Corps of En-
gineers. 
(C) USE OF FEES.—Any fees generated pur-
suant to this subsection shall be— 
(i) retained at the site collected; and 
(ii) available for use, without further 
appropriation, solely for administering the 
special permits under this subsection and 
carrying out related operation and mainte-
nance activities at the site at which the fees 
are collected. 
(b) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary may enter into an agreement 
with a State or local government to provide for 
the cooperative management of a public recre-
ation area if— 
(i) the public recreation area is lo-
cated— 
(I) at a lake or reservoir operated 
by the Corps of Engineers; and 
(II) adjacent to or near a State or 
local park or recreation area; and 
(ii) the Secretary determines that coop-
erative management between the Corps of 
Engineers and a State or local government 
agency of a portion of the Corps of Engi-
neers recreation area or State or local park 
or recreation area will allow for more effec-
tive and efficient management of those 
areas. 
(B) RESTRICTION.—The Secretary may not 
transfer administration responsibilities for any 
public recreation area operated by the Corps of 
Engineers. 
(2) ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES.—The 
Secretary may acquire from or provide to a State or
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local government with which the Secretary has en-
tered into a cooperative agreement under paragraph 
(1) goods and services to be used by the Secretary and 
the State or local government in the cooperative man-
agement of the areas covered by the agreement. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may enter 
into 1 or more cooperative management agreements or 
such other arrangements as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate, including leases or licenses, with 
non-Federal interests to share the costs of operation, 
maintenance, and management of recreation facilities 
and natural resources at recreation areas that are 
jointly managed and funded under this subsection. 
(c) FUNDING TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that it is in the public interest for purposes of en-
hancing recreation opportunities at Corps of Engi-
neers water resources development projects, the Sec-
retary may transfer funds appropriated for resource 
protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance 
activities related to resource protection in the areas at 
which outdoor recreation is available at those Corps 
of Engineers water resource development projects to 
State, local, and tribal governments and such other
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public or private nonprofit entities as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Any transfer 
of funds pursuant to this subsection shall be carried 
out through the execution of a cooperative agreement, 
which shall contain such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary in the public in-
terest. 
(d) SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS.—Chapter IV of title 
I of Public Law 98–63 (33 U.S.C. 569c) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing expenses relating to uniforms, transportation, 
lodging, and the subsistence of those volunteers, with-
out regard to the place of residence of the volunteers,’’ 
after ‘‘incidental expenses’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Chief of Engineers may also provide 
awards of up to $100 in value to volunteers in rec-
ognition of the services of the volunteers.’’ 
(e) TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 213(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(33 U.S.C. 2339) is amended by striking ‘‘at’’ and inserting 
‘‘about’’.
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SEC. 2047. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ON FUEL 
TAXED INLAND WATERWAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary shall have responsibility for 65 
percent of the costs of the operation, maintenance, repair, 
rehabilitation, and replacement of any flood gate, as well 
as any pumping station constructed within the channel as 
a single unit with that flood gate, that— 
(1) was constructed as of the date of enactment 
of this Act as a feature of an authorized hurricane 
and storm damage reduction project; and 
(2) crosses an inland or intracoastal waterway 
described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways 
Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804). 
(b) PAYMENT OPTIONS.—For rehabilitation or replace-
ment of any structure under this section, the Secretary may 
apply to the full non-Federal contribution the payment op-
tion provisions under section 103(k) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)). 
SEC. 2048. CORROSION PREVENTION. 
(a) GUIDANCE
AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
shall develop guidance and procedures for the certification 
of qualified contractors for— 
(1) the application of protective coatings; and 
(2) the removal of hazardous protective coatings.
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall use certified contractors 
for— 
(1) the application of protective coatings for 
complex work involving steel and cementitious struc-
tures, including structures that will be exposed in im-
mersion; 
(2) the removal of hazardous coatings or other 
hazardous materials that are present in sufficient 
concentrations to create an occupational or environ-
mental hazard; and 
(3) any other activities the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may approve excep-
tions to the use of certified contractors under subsection (b) 
only after public notice, with the opportunity for comment, 
of any such proposal. 
SEC. 2049. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(b) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) LIST OF PROJECTS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 3003 of Public Law 104–66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 
note; 109 Stat. 734), each year, after the submis-
sion of the list under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a list of projects 
or separable elements of projects that have been 
authorized but that have received no obligations 
during the 5 full fiscal years preceding the sub-
mission of that list. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION.—On sub-
mission of the list under subparagraph (A) to 
Congress, the Secretary shall notify— 
‘‘(i) each Senator in whose State and 
each Member of the House of Representa-
tives in whose district a project (including 
any part of a project) on that list would be 
located; and 
‘‘(ii) each applicable non-Federal in-
terest associated with a project (including 
any part of a project) on that list. 
‘‘(C) DEAUTHORIZATION.—A project or sep-
arable element included in the list under sub-
paragraph (A) is not authorized after the last 
date of the fiscal year following the fiscal year 
in which the list is submitted to Congress, if
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funding has not been obligated for the planning, 
design, or construction of the project or element 
of the project during that period.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM FUNDING LIST.—At the end of 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a list of— 
‘‘(A) projects or separable elements of 
projects authorized for construction for which 
funding has been obligated in the 5 previous fis-
cal years; 
‘‘(B) the amount of funding obligated per 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(C) the current phase of each project or 
separable element of a project; and 
‘‘(D) the amount required to complete those 
phases. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2013, the Secretary 
shall compile and publish a complete list of all 
uncompleted, authorized projects of the Corps of 
Engineers, including for each project on that 
list—
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‘‘(i) the original budget authority for 
the project; 
‘‘(ii) the status of the project; 
‘‘(iii) the estimated date of completion 
of the project; 
‘‘(iv) the estimated cost of completion 
of the project; and 
‘‘(v) any amounts for the project that 
remain unobligated. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
submit a copy of the list under subpara-
graph (A) to— 
‘‘(I) the appropriate committees of 
Congress; and 
‘‘(II) the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later 
than 30 days after providing the report to 
Congress under clause (i), the Secretary 
shall make a copy of the list available on a 
publicly accessible Internet site, in a man-
ner that is downloadable, searchable, and 
sortable.’’.
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(b) INFRASTRUCTURE DEAUTHORIZATION COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subsection 
are— 
(A) to establish a process for identifying au-
thorized Corps of Engineers water resources 
projects that are no longer in the Federal interest 
and no longer feasible; 
(B) to create a commission— 
(i) 
to 
review 
suggested 
deauthorizations, including consideration of 
recommendations of the States and the Sec-
retary for the deauthorization of water re-
sources projects; and 
(ii) to make recommendations to Con-
gress; 
(C) to ensure public participation and com-
ment; and 
(D) to provide oversight on any rec-
ommendations made to Congress by the Commis-
sion. 
(2) INFRASTRUCTURE
DEAUTHORIZATION
COM-
MISSION.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
an independent commission to be known as the
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‘‘Infrastructure Deauthorization Commission’’ 
(referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
(B) DUTIES.—The Commission shall carry 
out the review and recommendation duties de-
scribed in paragraph (5). 
(C) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission 
shall be composed of 8 members, who shall 
be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate accord-
ing to the expedited procedures described in 
clause (ii). 
(ii) EXPEDITED
NOMINATION
PROCE-
DURES.— 
(I) PRIVILEGED NOMINATIONS; IN-
FORMATION
REQUESTED.—On receipt 
by the Senate of a nomination under 
clause (i), the nomination shall— 
(aa) be placed on the Execu-
tive Calendar under the heading 
‘‘Privileged Nominations—Infor-
mation Requested’’; and 
(bb) remain on the Executive 
Calendar 
under 
that 
heading
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until the Executive Clerk receives 
a written certification from the 
Chairman of the committee of ju-
risdiction under subclause (II). 
(II) 
QUESTIONNAIRES.—The 
Chairman of the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate shall notify the Executive Clerk in 
writing when the appropriate bio-
graphical and financial questionnaires 
have been received from an individual 
nominated for a position under clause 
(i). 
(III) PRIVILEGED
NOMINATIONS; 
INFORMATION
RECEIVED.—On receipt 
of the certification under subclause 
(II), the nomination shall— 
(aa) be placed on the Execu-
tive Calendar under the heading 
‘‘Privileged 
Nomination—Infor-
mation Received’’ and remain on 
the Executive Calendar under that 
heading for 10 session days; and 
(bb) after the expiration of 
the period referred to in item
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(aa), be placed on the ‘‘Nomina-
tions’’ section of the Executive 
Calendar. 
(IV) REFERRAL
TO
COMMITTEE 
OF JURISDICTION.—During the period 
when a nomination under clause (i) is 
listed under the ‘‘Privileged Nomina-
tion—Information Requested’’ section 
of the Executive Calendar described in 
subclause (I)(aa) or the ‘‘Privileged 
Nomination—Information 
Received’’ 
section of the Executive Calendar de-
scribed in subclause (III)(aa)— 
(aa) any Senator may re-
quest on his or her own behalf, or 
on the behalf of any identified 
Senator that the nomination be 
referred to the appropriate com-
mittee of jurisdiction; and 
(bb) if a Senator makes a re-
quest described in paragraph item 
(aa), the nomination shall be re-
ferred to the appropriate com-
mittee of jurisdiction.
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(V) EXECUTIVE CALENDAR.—The 
Secretary of the Senate shall create the 
appropriate sections on the Executive 
Calendar to reflect and effectuate the 
requirements of this clause. 
(VI) COMMITTEE
JUSTIFICATION 
FOR NEW EXECUTIVE POSITIONS.—The 
report accompanying each bill or joint 
resolution of a public character re-
ported by any committee shall contain 
an evaluation and justification made 
by that committee for the establishment 
in the measure being reported of any 
new position appointed by the Presi-
dent within an existing or new Federal 
entity. 
(iii) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the 
Commission shall be knowledgeable about 
Corps of Engineers water resources projects. 
(iv) GEOGRAPHICAL
DIVERSITY.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the mem-
bers of the Commission shall be geographi-
cally diverse. 
(D) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, for each day (including 
travel time) during which the member is en-
gaged in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission. 
(ii) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—All mem-
bers of the Commission who are officers or 
employees of the United States shall serve 
without compensation in addition to that 
received for their services as officers or em-
ployees of the United States. 
(iii) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—The mem-
bers of the Commission shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
of subsistence, at rates authorized for em-
ployees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
while away from their homes or regular
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places of business in the performance of 
service for the Commission. 
(3) STATE WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 
PLAN.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, each State, in consultation with 
local interests, may develop and submit to the Com-
mission, 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 detailed statewide water resources plan that 
includes a list of each water resources project that the 
State recommends for deauthorization. 
(4) CORPS
OF
ENGINEERS
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PLAN.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Commission, the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a detailed plan that— 
(A) contains a detailed list of each water re-
sources project that the Corps of Engineers rec-
ommends for deauthorization; and 
(B) is based on assessment by the Secretary 
of the needs of the United States for water re-
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sources infrastructure, taking into account public 
safety, the economy, and the environment. 
(5) REVIEW
AND
RECOMMENDATION
COMMIS-
SION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the appointment and 
confirmation of all members of the Commission, 
the Commission shall solicit public comment on 
water resources infrastructure issues and prior-
ities and recommendations for deauthorization, 
including by— 
(i) holding public hearings throughout 
the United States; and 
(ii) receiving written comments. 
(B) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 4 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commission shall submit to Congress a 
list of water resources projects of the Corps 
of Engineers for deauthorization. 
(ii) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying 
out this paragraph, the Commission shall 
establish criteria for evaluating projects for 
deauthorization, which shall include consid-
eration of—
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(I) the infrastructure plans sub-
mitted by the States and the Secretary 
under paragraphs (3) and (4); 
(II) any public comment received 
during the period described in sub-
paragraph (A); 
(III) public safety and security; 
(IV) the environment; and 
(V) the economy. 
(C) NON-ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—The fol-
lowing types of projects shall not be eligible for 
review for deauthorization by the Commission: 
(i) Any project authorized after the 
date of enactment of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
303; 110 Stat. 3658), including any project 
that has been reauthorized after that date. 
(ii) Any project that, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, is undergoing a re-
view by the Corps of Engineers. 
(iii) Any project that has received ap-
propriations in the 10-year period ending 
on the date of enactment of this Act.
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(iv) Any project that, on the date of 
enactment of this Act, is more than 50 per-
cent complete. 
(v) Any project that has a viable non- 
Federal sponsor. 
(D) CONGRESSIONAL
DISAPPROVAL.—Any 
water resources project recommended for de-
authorization on the list submitted to Congress 
under subparagraph (B) shall be deemed to be 
deauthorized unless Congress passes a joint reso-
lution disapproving of the entire list of deauthor-
ized water resources projects prior to the date 
that is 180 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits the list to Congress. 
(6) APPLICATION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, water resources projects shall include environ-
mental infrastructure assistance projects and pro-
grams of the Corps of Engineers. 
SEC. 2050. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Secretary shall complete and submit to Con-
gress by the applicable date required the reports that ad-
dress public safety and enhanced local participation in 
project delivery described in subsection (b).
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(b) REPORTS.—The reports referred to in subsection 
(a) are the reports required under— 
(1) section 2020; 
(2) section 2022; 
(3) section 2025; 
(4) section 2026; 
(5) section 2039; 
(6) section 2040; 
(7) section 6007; and 
(8) section 10015. 
(c) FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETED REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), if 
the Secretary fails to provide a report listed under 
subsection (b) by the date that is 180 days after the 
applicable date required for that report, $5,000 shall 
be reprogrammed from the General Expenses account 
of the civil works program of the Army Corps of En-
gineers into the account of the division of the Army 
Corps of Engineers with responsibility for completing 
that report. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT REPROGRAMMING.—Subject to 
subsection (d), for each additional week after the date 
described in paragraph (1) in which a report de-
scribed in that paragraph remains uncompleted and 
unsubmitted to Congress, $5,000 shall be repro-
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grammed from the General Expenses account of the 
civil works program of the Army Corps of Engineers 
into the account of the division of the Secretary of the 
Army with responsibility for completing that report. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each report, the total 
amounts reprogrammed under subsection (c) shall not 
exceed, in any fiscal year, $50,000. 
(2) AGGREGATE LIMITATION.—The total amount 
reprogrammed under subsection (c) in a fiscal year 
shall not exceed $200,000. 
(e) NO FAULT OF THE SECRETARY.—Amounts shall 
not be reprogrammed under subsection (c) if the Secretary 
certifies in a letter to the applicable committees of Congress 
that— 
(1) a major modification has been made to the 
content of the report that requires additional analysis 
for the Secretary to make a final decision on the re-
port; 
(2) amounts have not been appropriated to the 
agency under this Act or any other Act to carry out 
the report; or 
(3) additional information is required from an 
entity other than the Corps of Engineers and is not
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available in a timely manner to complete the report 
by the deadline. 
(f) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not reprogram 
funds to reimburse the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works for the loss of the funds. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000. 
SEC. 2051. INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION 
ASSISTANCE ACT CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 106(k) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j–1(k)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Interest payments, the retirement of prin-
cipal, the costs of issuance, and the costs of insurance 
or a similar credit support for a debt financing in-
strument, the proceeds of which are used to support 
a contracted construction project.’’. 
SEC. 2052. INVASIVE SPECIES REVIEW. 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Chairman of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority, and other applicable heads 
of Federal agencies, shall— 
(1) carry out a review of existing Federal au-
thorities relating to responding to invasive species,
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including aquatic weeds, aquatic snails, and other 
aquatic invasive species, that have an impact on 
water resources; and 
(2) based on the review under paragraph (1), 
make any recommendations to Congress and applica-
ble State agencies for improving Federal and State 
laws to more effectively respond to the threats posed 
by those invasive species. 
SEC. 2053. WETLANDS CONSERVATION STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall carry out a study to identify all Federal 
programs relating to wetlands conservation. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report based on the study 
under subsection (a) describing options for maximizing wet-
lands conservation benefits while reducing redundancy, in-
creasing efficiencies, and reducing costs. 
SEC. 2054. DAM MODIFICATION STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall, in consultation with the Corps of Engi-
neers, the Southeastern Power Administration, Federal hy-
dropower customers, downstream communities, and other 
stakeholders, carry out a study to evaluate the structural 
modifications made at Federal dams in the Cumberland 
River Basin beginning on January 1, 2000.
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(b) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
examine— 
(1) whether structural modifications at each dam 
have utilized new state-of-the-art design criteria 
deemed necessary for safety purposes that have not 
been used in other circumstances; 
(2) whether structural modifications at each dam 
for downstream safety were executed in accordance 
with construction criteria that had changed from the 
original construction criteria; 
(3) whether structural modifications at each dam 
assured safety; 
(4) any estimates by the Corps of Engineers of 
consequences of total dam failure if state-of-the-art 
construction criteria deemed necessary for safety pur-
poses were not employed; and 
(5) whether changes in underlying geology at 
any of the Federal dams in the Cumberland River 
Basin required structural modifications to assure 
dam safety. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report based on the study 
under subsection (a) with findings on whether, with respect 
to structural modifications at Federal dams in the Cum-
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berland River Basin, the Corps of Engineers has selected 
and implemented design criteria that rely on state-of-the- 
art design and construction criteria that will provide for 
the safety of downstream communities. 
SEC. 2055. NON-FEDERAL PLANS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL 
FLOOD RISK REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If requested by a non-Federal inter-
est, the Secretary shall construct a locally preferred plan 
that provides a higher level of protection than a flood risk 
management project authorized under this Act if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
(1) the plan is technically feasible and environ-
mentally acceptable; and 
(2) the benefits of the plan exceed the costs of the 
plan. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL COST SHARE.—If the Secretary 
constructs a locally preferred plan under subsection (a), the 
Federal share of the cost of the project shall be not greater 
than the share as provided by law for elements of the na-
tional economic development plan. 
SEC. 2056. MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECASTING IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating, the Director of the United States Geological
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Survey, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, and the Director of the National 
Weather Service, as applicable, shall improve forecasting on 
the Mississippi River by— 
(1) updating forecasting technology deployed on 
the Mississippi River and its tributaries through— 
(A) the construction of additional auto-
mated river gages; 
(B) the rehabilitation of existing automated 
and manual river gages; and 
(C) the replacement of manual river gages 
with automated gages, as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary; 
(2) constructing additional sedimentation ranges 
on the Mississippi River and its tributaries; and 
(3) deploying additional automatic identifica-
tion system base stations at river gage sites. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall prioritize the sections of the Mississippi 
River on which additional and more reliable information 
would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation 
on the Mississippi River. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
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gress a report on the activities carried out by the Secretary 
under this section. 
SEC. 2057. FLEXIBILITY IN MAINTAINING NAVIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, determines it to be critical to main-
taining safe and reliable navigation within the authorized 
Federal navigation channel on the Mississippi River, the 
Secretary may carry out only those activities outside the 
authorized Federal navigation channel along the Mis-
sissippi River, including the construction and operation of 
maintenance of fleeting areas, that are necessary for safe 
and reliable navigation in the Federal channel. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after initiating 
an activity under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a description of the activities undertaken, in-
cluding the costs associated with the activities; and 
(2) a comprehensive description of how the ac-
tivities are necessary for maintaining safe and reli-
able navigation of the Federal channel.
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SEC. 2058. RESTRICTED AREAS AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 
DAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RESTRICTED
AREA.—The term ‘‘restricted 
area’’ means a restricted area for hazardous waters at 
dams and other civil works structures in the Cum-
berland River basin established pursuant to chapter 
10 of the regulation entitled ‘‘Project Operations: 
Navigation and Dredging Operations and Mainte-
nance Policies’’, published by the Corps of Engineers 
on November 29, 1996, and any related regulations or 
guidance. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the appli-
cable agency of the State (including an official of that 
agency) in which the applicable dam is located that 
is responsible for enforcing boater safety. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON PHYSICAL BARRIERS.—Subject 
to subsection (c), the Secretary, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers, in the establishing and enforcing restricted 
areas, shall not take any action to establish a permanent 
physical barrier to prevent public access to waters down-
stream of a dam owned by the Corps of Engineers. 
(c) EXCLUSIONS.—For purposes of this section, the in-
stallation and maintenance of measures for alerting the 
public of hazardous water conditions and restricted areas, 
including sirens, strobe lights, and signage, shall not be con-
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sidered to be a permanent physical barrier under subsection 
(b). 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Enforcement of a restricted 
area shall be the sole responsibility of a State. 
(2) EXISTING
AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary 
shall not assess any penalty for entrance into a re-
stricted area under section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An 
Act authorizing the construction of certain public 
works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for 
other purposes’’, approved December 22, 1944 (16 
U.S.C. 460d). 
(e) DEVELOPMENT OR MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTED 
AREAS.—In establishing a new restricted area or modifying 
an existing restricted area, the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that any restrictions are based on 
operational conditions that create hazardous waters; 
and 
(2) publish a draft describing the restricted area 
and seek and consider public comment on that draft 
prior to establishing or modifying any restricted area. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), this 
section shall apply to the establishment of a new re-
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stricted area or the modification of an existing re-
stricted area on or after August 1, 2012. 
(2) EXISTING RESTRICTIONS.—If the Secretary, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, has established 
a new restricted area or modified an existing re-
stricted area during the period beginning on August 
1, 2012, and ending on the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall— 
(A) cease implementing the restricted area 
until the later of— 
(i) such time as the restricted area 
meets the requirements of this section; and 
(ii) the date that is 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) remove any permanent physical bar-
riers constructed in connection with the re-
stricted area. 
SEC. 2059. MAXIMUM COST OF PROJECTS. 
Section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In order to’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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(iii) shellfish habitats; 
(iv) submerged aquatic vegetation; 
(v) wetland; and 
(vi) beach dune complexes and other 
similar habitats. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may carry 
out an aquatic ecosystem restoration project under this sec-
tion if the project— 
(1) is consistent with the management plan de-
veloped under subsection (b); and 
(2) provides for— 
(A) the restoration of degraded aquatic 
habitat (including coastal, saltmarsh, benthic, 
and riverine habitat); 
(B) the restoration of geographical or eco-
logical areas of concern, including the restora-
tion of natural river and stream characteristics; 
(C) the improvement of water quality; or 
(D) other projects or activities determined 
to be appropriate by the Secretary. 
(d) COST SHARING.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management plan 
developed under subsection (b) shall be completed at 
Federal expense.