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TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS 
AND RELATED PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to identify $10,000,000,000 in water re-
sources development projects authorized by Congress 
that are no longer viable for construction due to— 
(A) a lack of local support; 
(B) a lack of available Federal or non-Fed-
eral resources; or 
(C) an authorizing purpose that is no 
longer relevant or feasible; 
(2) to create an expedited and definitive process 
for Congress to deauthorize water resources develop-
ment projects that are no longer viable for construc-
tion; and 
(3) to allow the continued authorization of 
water resources development projects that are viable 
for construction. 
(b) INTERIM DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
an interim deauthorization list that identifies— 
(A) each water resources development 
project, or separable element of a project, au-
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thorized for construction before November 8, 
2007, for which— 
(i) planning, design, or construction 
was not initiated before the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(ii) planning, design, or construction 
was initiated before the date of enactment 
of this Act, but for which no funds, Fed-
eral or non-Federal, were obligated for 
planning, design, or construction of the 
project or separable element of the project 
during the current fiscal year or any of the 
6 preceding fiscal years; and 
(B) each project or separable element iden-
tified and included on a list to Congress for de-
authorization pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)). 
(2) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so-
licit comments from the public and the Gov-
ernors of each applicable State on the interim 
deauthorization list developed under paragraph 
(1). 
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(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com-
ment period shall be 90 days. 
(3) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS; 
PUBLICA-
TION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
close of the comment period under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit a revised interim deauthoriza-
tion list to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) publish the revised interim deauthor-
ization list in the Federal Register. 
(c) FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
a final deauthorization list of water resources devel-
opment projects, or separable elements of projects, 
from the revised interim deauthorization list de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3). 
(2) DEAUTHORIZATION AMOUNT.— 
(A) PROPOSED
FINAL
LIST.—The Sec-
retary shall prepare a proposed final deauthor-
ization list of projects and separable elements of 
projects that have, in the aggregate, an esti-
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mated Federal cost to complete that is at least 
$10,000,000,000. 
(B) DETERMINATION
OF
FEDERAL
COST 
TO COMPLETE.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into 
account any allowances authorized by section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the 
most recent project schedule and cost estimate. 
(3) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS.— 
(A) SEQUENCING OF PROJECTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
identify projects and separable elements of 
projects for inclusion on the proposed final 
deauthorization list according to the order 
in which the projects and separable ele-
ments of the projects were authorized, be-
ginning 
with 
the 
earliest 
authorized 
projects and separable elements of projects 
and ending with the latest project or sepa-
rable element of a project necessary to 
meet the aggregate amount under para-
graph (2). 
(ii) FACTORS
TO
CONSIDER.—The 
Secretary may identify projects and sepa-
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rable elements of projects in an order other 
than that established by clause (i) if the 
Secretary determines, on a case-by-case 
basis, that a project or separable element 
of a project is critical for interests of the 
United States, based on the possible im-
pact of the project or separable element of 
the project on public health and safety, the 
national economy, or the environment. 
(iii) CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COM-
MENTS.—In making determinations under 
clause (ii), the Secretary shall consider any 
comments received under subsection (b)(3). 
(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in-
clude as part of the proposed final deauthoriza-
tion list an appendix that— 
(i) identifies each project or separable 
element of a project on the interim de-
authorization list developed under sub-
section (b) that is not included on the pro-
posed final deauthorization list; and 
(ii) describes the reasons why the 
project or separable element is not in-
cluded on the proposed final list. 
(4) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so-
licit comments from the public and the Gov-
ernor of each applicable State on the proposed 
final deauthorization list and appendix devel-
oped under paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com-
ment period shall be 90 days. 
(5) SUBMISSION OF FINAL LIST TO CONGRESS; 
PUBLICATION.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the close of the comment period under para-
graph (4), the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit a final deauthorization list and 
an appendix to the final deauthorization list in 
a report to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) publish the final deauthorization list 
and the appendix to the final deauthorization 
list in the Federal Register. 
(d) DEAUTHORIZATION; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the expiration of the 
180-day period beginning on the date of submission 
of the final deauthorization list and appendix under 
subsection (c), a project or separable element of a 
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remain subject to future deauthorization by Con-
gress. 
(e) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
PROJECTS
RECEIVING 
FUNDS FOR POST-AUTHORIZATION STUDY.—A project or 
separable element of a project may not be identified on 
the interim deauthorization list developed under sub-
section (b), or the final deauthorization list developed 
under subsection (c), if the project or separable element 
received funding for a post-authorization study during the 
current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years. 
(f) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
(A) POST-AUTHORIZATION
STUDY.—The 
term ‘‘post-authorization study’’ means— 
(i) a feasibility report developed under 
section 905 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282); 
(ii) a feasibility study, as defined in 
section 105(d) of the Water Resources De-
velopment 
Act 
of 
1986 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2215(d)); or 
(iii) a review conducted under section 
216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 
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U.S.C. 549a), including an initial appraisal 
that— 
(I) demonstrates a Federal inter-
est; and 
(II) requires additional analysis 
for the project or separable element. 
(B) WATER
RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘water resources develop-
ment project’’ includes an environmental infra-
structure assistance project or program of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
PROJECT
MODIFICA-
TIONS.—For purposes of this section, if an author-
ized water resources development project or sepa-
rable element of the project has been modified by an 
Act of Congress, the date of the authorization of the 
project or separable element shall be deemed to be 
the date of the most recent such modification. 
SEC. 302. VALDEZ, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the por-
tion of the project for navigation, Valdez, Alaska, identi-
fied as Tract G, Harbor Subdivision, shall not be subject 
to navigational servitude beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(b) ENTRY BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The Fed-
eral Government may enter upon the property referred to 
in subsection (a) to carry out any required operation and 
maintenance of the general navigation features of the 
project referred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 303. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, LOS AN-
GELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) prioritize the updating of the Water Control 
Manuals for control structures in the Los Angeles 
County Drainage Area, Los Angeles County, Cali-
fornia, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101–640; 104 Stat. 4611); and 
(2) integrate and incorporate into the project 
seasonal operations for water conservation and water 
supply. 
(b) PARTICIPATION.—The update referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be done in coordination with all appro-
priate Federal agencies, elected officials, and members of 
the public. 
SEC. 304. SUTTER BASIN, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The separable element consti-
tuting the locally preferred plan increment reflected in the 
report of the Chief of Engineers dated March 12, 2014, 
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and authorized for construction in item 8 of the table con-
tained in section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 
Stat. 1366) is no longer authorized beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) SAVINGS
PROVISIONS.—The deauthorization 
under subsection (a) does not affect— 
(1) the national economic development plan sep-
arable element reflected in the report of the Chief of 
Engineers dated March 12, 2014, and authorized for 
construction in item 8 of the table contained in sec-
tion 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 
128 Stat. 1366); or 
(2) previous authorizations providing for the 
Sacramento River and major and minor tributaries 
project, including— 
(A) section 2 of the Act of March 1, 1917 
(39 Stat. 949, chapter 144); 
(B) section 12 of the Act of December 22, 
1944 (58 Stat. 900, chapter 665); 
(C) section 204 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1950 (64 Stat. 177, chapter 188); and 
(D) any other Acts relating to the author-
ization for the Sacramento River and major and 
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minor tributaries project along the Feather 
River right bank between levee stationing 
1483+33 and levee stationing 2368+00. 
SEC. 305. ESSEX RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS. 
(a) DEAUTHORIZATION.—The portions of the project 
for navigation, Essex River, Massachusetts, authorized by 
the Act of July 13, 1892 (27 Stat. 88, chapter 158), and 
modified by the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1121, 
chapter 425), and the Act of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 
1073, chapter 2509), that do not lie within the areas de-
scribed in subsection (b) are no longer authorized begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AREAS.—The areas 
described in this subsection are as follows: Beginning at 
a point N3056139.82 E851780.21, thence southwesterly 
about 156.88 feet to a point N3055997.75 E851713.67; 
thence southwesterly about 64.59 feet to a point 
N3055959.37 E851661.72; thence southwesterly about 
145.14 feet to a point N3055887.10 E851535.85; thence 
southwesterly about 204.91 feet to a point N3055855.12 
E851333.45; thence northwesterly about 423.50 feet to a 
point N3055976.70 E850927.78; thence northwesterly 
about 58.77 feet to a point N3056002.99 E850875.21; 
thence northwesterly about 240.57 feet to a point 
N3056232.82 E850804.14; thence northwesterly about 
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203.60 feet to a point N3056435.41 E850783.93; thence 
northwesterly about 78.63 feet to a point N3056499.63 
E850738.56; thence northwesterly about 60.00 feet to a 
point N3056526.30 E850684.81; thence southwesterly 
about 85.56 feet to a point N3056523.33 E850599.31; 
thence southwesterly about 36.20 feet to a point 
N3056512.37 E850564.81; thence southwesterly about 
80.10 feet to a point N3056467.08 E850498.74; thence 
southwesterly about 169.05 feet to a point N3056334.36 
E850394.03; thence northwesterly about 48.52 feet to a 
point N3056354.38 E850349.83; thence northeasterly 
about 83.71 feet to a point N3056436.35 E850366.84; 
thence northeasterly about 212.38 feet to a point 
N3056548.70 E850547.07; thence northeasterly about 
47.60 feet to a point N3056563.12 E850592.43; thence 
northeasterly about 101.16 feet to a point N3056566.62 
E850693.53; thence southeasterly about 80.22 feet to a 
point N3056530.97 E850765.40; thence southeasterly 
about 99.29 feet to a point N3056449.88 E850822.69; 
thence southeasterly about 210.12 feet to a point 
N3056240.79 E850843.54; thence southeasterly about 
219.46 feet to a point N3056031.13 E850908.38; thence 
southeasterly about 38.23 feet to a point N3056014.02 
E850942.57; thence southeasterly about 410.93 feet to a 
point N3055896.06 E851336.21; thence northeasterly 
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about 188.43 feet to a point N3055925.46 E851522.33; 
thence northeasterly about 135.47 feet to a point 
N3055992.91 E851639.80; thence northeasterly about 
52.15 feet to a point N3056023.90 E851681.75; thence 
northeasterly about 91.57 feet to a point N3056106.82 
E851720.59. 
SEC. 306. PORT OF CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON. 
(a) EXTINGUISHMENT OF PORTIONS OF EXISTING 
FLOWAGE EASEMENT.—With respect to the properties de-
scribed in subsection (b), beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the flowage easements described in sub-
section (c) are extinguished above elevation 82.2 feet 
(NGVD29), the ordinary high water line. 
(b) AFFECTED PROPERTIES.—The properties de-
scribed in this subsection, as recorded in Hood River 
County, Oregon, are as follows: 
(1) Lots 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the ‘‘Port of Cascade 
Locks Business Park’’ subdivision, Instrument 
Number 2014–00436. 
(2) Parcels 1, 2, and 3 of Hood River County 
Partition, Plat Number 2008–25P. 
(c) FLOWAGE EASEMENTS.—The flowage easements 
described in this subsection are identified as Tracts 302E– 
1 and 304E–1 on the easement deeds recorded as instru-
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ments in Hood River County, Oregon, and described as 
follows: 
(1) A flowage easement dated October 3, 1936, 
recorded December 1, 1936, book 25, page 531 
(Records of Hood River County, Oregon), in favor of 
the United States (302E–1–Perpetual Flowage 
Easement from 10/5/37, 10/5/36, and 10/3/36; pre-
viously acquired as Tracts OH–36 and OH–41 and 
a portion of Tract OH–47). 
(2) A flowage easement dated October 5, 1936, 
recorded October 17, 1936, book 25, page 476 
(Records of Hood River County, Oregon), in favor of 
the United States, affecting that portion below the 
94-foot contour line above main sea level (304 E1– 
Perpetual Flowage Easement from 8/10/37 and 10/ 
3/36; previously acquired as Tract OH–042 and a 
portion of Tract OH–47). 
(d) FEDERAL LIABILITIES; CULTURAL, ENVIRON-
MENTAL, AND OTHER REGULATORY REVIEWS.— 
(1) FEDERAL LIABILITY.—The United States 
shall not be liable for any injury caused by the extin-
guishment of an easement under this section. 
(2) CULTURAL
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
REGU-
LATORY
ACTIONS.—Nothing in this section estab-
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lishes any cultural or environmental regulation relat-
ing to the properties described in subsection (b). 
(e) EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
section affects any remaining right or interest of the Corps 
of Engineers in the properties described in subsection (b). 
SEC. 307. CENTRAL DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA, 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
(a) AREA TO BE DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE.—Sub-
ject to subsection (c), unless the Secretary finds, after con-
sultation with local and regional public officials (including 
local and regional public planning organizations), that 
there are substantive objections, those portions of the 
Delaware River, bounded by the former bulkhead and 
pierhead lines that were established by the Secretary of 
War and successors and described as follows, are declared 
to be nonnavigable waters of the United States: 
(1) Piers 70 South through 38 South, encom-
passing an area bounded by the southern line of 
Moore Street extended to the northern line of Cath-
erine Street extended, including the following piers: 
Piers 70, 68, 67, 64, 61–63, 60, 57, 55, 53, 48, 46, 
40, and 38. 
(2) Piers 24 North through 72 North, encom-
passing an area bounded by the southern line of Cal-
lowhill Street extended to the northern line of East 
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Fletcher Street extended, including the following 
piers: Piers 24, 25, 27–35, 35.5, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 
51–52, 53–57, 58–65, 66, 67, 69, 70–72, and 
Rivercenter. 
(b) PUBLIC INTEREST DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make the public interest determination under 
subsection (a) separately for each proposed project to be 
undertaken within the boundaries described in subsection 
(a), using reasonable discretion, not later than 150 days 
after the date of submission of appropriate plans for the 
proposed project. 
(c) LIMITS ON APPLICABILITY; REGULATORY RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The declaration under subsection (a) shall 
apply only to those parts of the areas described in sub-
section (a) that are or will be bulkheaded and filled or 
otherwise occupied by permanent structures, including 
marina and recreation facilities. All such work is subject 
to all applicable Federal statutes and regulations, includ-
ing sections 9 and 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 
Stat. 1151, chapter 425; 33 U.S.C. 401 and 403), section 
404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1344), and the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 308. HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
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(1) prioritize the updating of the Master Plan 
for the Juniata River and tributaries project, Hun-
tingdon County, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 
203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 
87–874; 76 Stat. 1182); and 
(2) ensure that alternatives for additional recre-
ation access and development at the project are fully 
assessed, evaluated, and incorporated as a part of 
the update. 
(b) PARTICIPATION.—The update referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be done in coordination with all appro-
priate Federal agencies, elected officials, and members of 
the public. 
(c) INVENTORY.—In carrying out the update under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include an inventory of 
those lands that are not necessary to carry out the author-
ized purposes of the project. 
SEC. 309. RIVERCENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 38(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 59j–1(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(except 30 years from such 
date of enactment, in the case of the area or any 
part thereof described in subsection (a)(5))’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not-
withstanding the preceding sentence, the declaration 
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