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and for each permit issued under section 404 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1344)—
(A) the quantity and type of wetland and
any other habitat type affected by the project,
project operation, or permitted activity;
(B) the quantity and type of mitigation
measures required with respect to the project,
project operation, or permitted activity;
(C) the quantity and type of mitigation
measures that have been completed with respect
to the project, project operation, or permitted ac-
tivity; and
(D) the status of monitoring of the mitiga-
tion measures carried out with respect to the
project, project operation, or permitted activity.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The recordkeeping system
under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) include information relating to the im-
pacts and mitigation measures relating to
projects described in paragraph (1) that occur
after November 17, 1986; and
(B) be organized by watershed, project, per-
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(3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make information contained in the rec-
ordkeeping system available to the public on the
Internet.
SEC. 2009. STATE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 22. (a) The Secretary’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 22. PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES.
‘‘(a) FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION.—
‘‘(1) COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.—The Secretary’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a gov-
ernmental agency or non-Federal interest, the
Secretary may provide, at Federal expense, tech-
nical assistance to the agency or non-Federal in-
terest in managing water resources.
‘‘(B) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Technical as-
sistance under this paragraph may include pro-
vision and integration of hydrologic, economic,
and environmental data and analyses.’’;
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(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection
(a)(1)’’;
(4) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘up to 1⁄2 of
the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’;
(5) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(c) There is’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION.—There
is’’;
(B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by sub-
paragraph (A)), by striking ‘‘the provisions of
this section except that not more than $500,000
shall be expended in any one year in any one
State.’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1).’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2)
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year, of which not more
than $2,000,000 for each fiscal year may be used by
the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements
with nonprofit organizations and State agencies to
provide assistance to rural and small communities.’’;
and
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(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.—For each fiscal year,
based on performance criteria developed by the Secretary,
the Secretary shall list in the annual civil works budget
submitted to Congress the individual activities proposed for
funding under subsection (a)(1) for the fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 2010. ACCESS TO WATER RESOURCE DATA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, shall carry out a program to provide
public access to water resource and related water quality
data in the custody of the Corps of Engineers.
(b) DATA.—Public access under subsection (a) shall—
(1) include, at a minimum, access to data gen-
erated in water resource project development and reg-
ulation under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); and
(2) appropriately employ geographic informa-
tion system technology and linkages to water resource
models and analytical techniques.
(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, in carrying out activities under this section, the
Secretary shall develop partnerships, including cooperative
agreements with State, tribal, and local governments and
other Federal agencies.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year.
SEC. 2011. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211(e)(6) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13(e)(6))
is amended by adding at the end following:
‘‘(E) BUDGET PRIORITY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Budget priority for
projects under this section shall be propor-
tionate to the percentage of project comple-
tion.
‘‘(ii) COMPLETED
PROJECT.—A com-
pleted project shall have the same priority
as a project with a contractor on site.’’.
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS BY
NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.—Section 211(f) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) THORNTON RESERVOIR, COOK COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.—An element of the project for flood control,
Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois.
‘‘(10) ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (HOLMAN
FIELD), ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.—The project for flood
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damage reduction, St. Paul Downtown Holman
Field), St. Paul, Minnesota.
‘‘(11) BUFFALO BAYOU, TEXAS.—The project for
flood control, Buffalo Bayou, Texas, authorized by the
first section of the Act of June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 804,
chapter 535) (commonly known as the ‘River and
Harbor Act of 1938’) and modified by section 3a of
the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1414, chapter
699) (commonly known as the ‘Flood Control Act of
1939’), except that, subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary as provided by this section, the non-Federal in-
terest may design and construct an alternative to
such project.
‘‘(12) HALLS BAYOU, TEXAS.—The Halls Bayou
element of the project for flood control, Buffalo Bayou
and 
tributaries, 
Texas, 
authorized 
by 
section
101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), except that, subject to the
approval of the Secretary as provided by this section,
the non-Federal interest may design and construct an
alternative to such project.
‘‘(13) MENOMONEE
RIVER
WATERSHED, WIS-
CONSIN.—The project for the Menominee River Water-
shed, Wisconsin.’’.
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SEC. 2012. REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 204. REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In connection with sediment ob-
tained through the construction, operation, or maintenance
of an authorized Federal water resources project, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall develop
Regional Sediment Management plans and carry out
projects at locations identified in the plan prepared under
subsection (e), or identified jointly by the non-Federal inter-
est and the Secretary, for use in the construction, repair,
modification, or rehabilitation of projects associated with
Federal water resources projects, for—
‘‘(1) the protection of property;
‘‘(2) the protection, restoration, and creation of
aquatic and ecologically related habitats, including
wetlands; and
‘‘(3) the transport and placement of suitable
sediment
‘‘(b) SECRETARIAL FINDINGS.—Subject to subsection
(c), projects carried out under subsection (a) may be carried
out in any case in which the Secretary finds that—
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‘‘(1) the environmental, economic, and social
benefits of the project, both monetary and nonmone-
tary, justify the cost of the project; and
‘‘(2) the project would not result in environ-
mental degradation.
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION
OF PLANNING
AND PROJECT
COSTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In consultation and coopera-
tion with the appropriate Federal, State, regional,
and local agencies, the Secretary, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, shall develop at Federal expense
plans and projects for regional management of sedi-
ment obtained in conjunction with construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of Federal water resources
projects.
‘‘(2) COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Costs associated with
construction of a project under this section or
identified in a Regional Sediment Management
plan shall be limited solely to construction costs
that are in excess of those costs necessary to
carry out the dredging for construction, oper-
ation, or maintenance of an authorized Federal
water resources project in the most cost-effective
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way, consistent with economic, engineering, and
environmental criteria.
‘‘(B) COST SHARING.—The determination of
any non-Federal share of the construction cost
shall be based on the cost sharing as specified in
subsections (a) through (d) of section 103 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2213), for the type of Federal water re-
source project using the dredged resource.
‘‘(C) TOTAL COST.—Total Federal costs as-
sociated with construction of a project under this
section shall not exceed $5,000,000 without Con-
gressional approval.
‘‘(3) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT,
AND
REHABILITATION
COSTS.—Operation, mainte-
nance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associ-
ated with a project are a non-Federal sponsor respon-
sibility.
‘‘(d) SELECTION OF SEDIMENT DISPOSAL METHOD
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing and carrying
out a Federal water resources project involving the
disposal of material, the Secretary may select, with
the consent of the non-Federal interest, a disposal
method that is not the least-cost option if the Sec-
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retary determines that the incremental costs of the
disposal method are reasonable in relation to the en-
vironmental benefits, including the benefits to the
aquatic environment to be derived from the creation
of wetlands and control of shoreline erosion.
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Federal share of
such incremental costs shall be determined in accord-
ance with subsection (c).
‘‘(e) STATE AND REGIONAL PLANS.—The Secretary,
acting through the Chief of Engineers, may—
‘‘(1) cooperate with any State in the preparation
of a comprehensive State or regional coastal sediment
management plan within the boundaries of the State;
‘‘(2) encourage State participation in the imple-
mentation of the plan; and
‘‘(3) submit to Congress reports and rec-
ommendations with respect to appropriate Federal
participation in carrying out the plan.
‘‘(f) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out this section,
the Secretary shall give priority to regional sediment man-
agement projects in the vicinity of—
‘‘(1) Fire Island Inlet, Suffolk County, New
York;
‘‘(2) Fletcher Cove, California;
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‘‘(3) Delaware River Estuary, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania; and
‘‘(4) Toledo Harbor, Lucas County, Ohio.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$30,000,000 during each fiscal year, to remain available
until expended, for the Federal costs identified under sub-
section (c), of which up to $5,000,000 shall be used for the
development of regional sediment management plans as
provided in subsection (e).
‘‘(h) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5b), for any project carried out under this section, a non-
Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity, with the
consent of the affected local government.’’.
(b) REPEAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 145 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 426j) is
repealed.
(2) EXISTING PROJECTS.—The Secretary, acting
through the Chief of Engineers, may complete any
project being carried out under section 145 on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act.