110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2641 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water development 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for en-
ergy and water development and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers 
and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic 
ecosystem restoration, and related purposes. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the collection and study 
of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood 
and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restora-
tion, and related projects; restudy of authorized projects, 
miscellaneous investigations; and, when authorized by law, 
surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications, 
of proposed projects, $120,100,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided 
under this heading of Public Law 106–554, $100,000 are 
rescinded.
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic 
ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by 
law, including a portion of the expenses for the modifica-
tions authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National 
Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989; for con-
ducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of 
such projects authorized or made eligible for selection by 
law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica-
tions, shall not constitute a Federal commitment to con-
struction); $2,008,874,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover one- 
half of the costs of construction, replacement, and expan-
sion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from 
the Inland Waterways Trust Fund; and of which 
$8,000,000 shall be exclusively for projects and activities 
authorized under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1960; and of which $45,000,000 shall be exclusively 
available for projects and activities authorized under sec-
tion 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948; and of which 
$10,000,000 shall be exclusively for projects and activities 
authorized under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 
1946; and of which $25,000,000 shall be exclusively for 
projects and activities authorized under section 1135 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986; and of 
which $25,000,000 shall be exclusively for projects and ac-
tivities authorized under section 206 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996: Provided, That of the 
funds provided under this heading the following amounts 
are rescinded: from Public Law 101–101, $435,000; from 
Public Law 102–377, $1,740,000; from Public Law 103– 
126, $797,000; from Public Law 105–245, $1,716,000. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 
projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu-
vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 
by law, $278,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 
share of operation and maintenance costs for inland har-
bors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects authorized by law, including the con-
struction of facilities, projects, or features (including is-
lands and wetlands) to use materials dredged during Fed-
eral navigation maintenance activities; the mitigation of 
impacts on shorelines resulting from Federal navigation
operation and maintenance activities; to address the ef-
fects of civil works projects owned or operated by the 
Corps on federally listed species; to provide security for 
infrastructure operated by the Corps, or operated on its 
behalf, including administrative buildings and facilities, 
and laboratories; to maintain harbor channels provided by 
a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve 
essential navigation needs of general commerce where au-
thorized by law; and to conduct surveys and chart north-
ern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters, clear 
channels, and remove obstructions to commercial naviga-
tion, $2,655,241,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $53,585,000 shall be for projects and activities 
in Region 1 New England; of which $179,814,000 shall 
be for projects and activities in Region 2 Mid Atlantic; 
of which $367,101,000 shall be for projects and activities 
in Region 3 South Atlantic Gulf; of which $126,907,000 
shall be for projects and activities in Region 4 Great 
Lakes; of which $342,354,000 shall be for projects and 
activities in Region 5 Ohio; of which $25,721,000 shall 
be for projects and activities in Region 6 Tennessee; of 
which $251,630,000 shall be for projects and activities in 
Region 7 Upper Mississippi; of which $166,946,000 shall 
be for projects and activities in Region 8 Lower Mis-
sissippi; of which $3,159,000 shall be for projects and ac-
tivities 
in 
Region 
Souris-Red-Rainy; 
of 
which 
$162,352,000 shall be for projects and activities in Region 
10 Missouri; of which $213,500,000 shall be for projects 
and activities in Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red; of which 
$185,668,000 shall be for projects and activities in Region 
12 Texas-Gulf; of which $30,812,000 shall be for projects 
and activities in Region 13 Rio Grande; of which $57,000 
shall be for projects and activities in Region 14 Upper Col-
orado; of which $3,967,000 shall be for projects and ac-
tivities in Region 15 Lower Colorado; of which $819,000 
shall be for projects and activities in Region 16 Great 
Basin; of which $286,031,000 shall be for projects and 
activities in Region 17 Pacific Northwest; of which 
$125,998,000 shall be for projects and activities in Region 
18 California; of which $26,811,000 shall be for projects 
and activities in Region 19 Alaska; of which $872,000 
shall be for projects and activities in Region 20 Hawaii; 
of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 
share of eligible operations and maintenance shall be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which 
such sums as become available in the special account for 
the Corps established by the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)), shall be 
used for resource protection, research, interpretation, and 
maintenance activities under this heading related to re-
source projection in areas operated by the Corps at which 
outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums 
as become available pursuant to section 217 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996, shall be used to cover 
the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged ma-
terial disposal facilities for which such fees have been col-
lected. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for the administration of laws 
pertaining to the regulation of navigable waters and wet-
lands, $180,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 
from sites resulting from work performed as part of the 
Nation’s early atomic energy program, $130,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri-
cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 
operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 
such natural disasters, as authorized by law, $40,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration 
and related functions of the civil works program in the 
headquarters of the Corps, the offices of the Division En-
gineers, the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ-
ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the Engineering 
Research and Development Center, and the Finance Cen-
ter, $171,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation pro-
vided in this title shall be available to fund the civil works 
activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the 
civil works executive direction and management activities 
of the offices of the Division Engineers. 
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (CIVIL 
WORKS) 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Assistant 
Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), as authorized by 10 
U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), $6,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Appropriations in this title shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 
$5,000); and during the current fiscal year the Revolving 
Fund, Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase 
(not to exceed 100 for replacement only) and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
SEC. 101. (a) Except as provided under subsection 
(b), none of the funds provided under this title shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that—
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted by this Act; 
(4) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act; or 
(5) increases or reduces funds for any program, 
project, or activity by more than $2,000,000 or 25 
percent, whichever is less. 
(b) Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project 
or activity authorized under section 205 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1948; section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 
1946; section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954; sec-
tion 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960; section 
103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962; section 111 
of the River and Harbor Act of 1968; section 1135 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986; section 206 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996; sections 
204 and 207 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1992; or section 933 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986.
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to award any continuing contract or 
make modifications to any existing continuing contract 
that commits an amount for a project in excess of the 
amounts appropriated for that project that remain unobli-
gated, except that such amounts may include any funds 
that have been made available through reprogramming to 
that project pursuant to section 101 of this Act. 
SEC. 103. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available for operation and maritime maintenance 
of the hopper dredge McFarland. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to funds required 
for the decommissioning of the vessel. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army, acting through 
the Chief of Engineers, is directed to reduce by 35 percent 
the full-time employees at the Sacramento District Regu-
latory Division office of the Corps of Engineers. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
or any other Act may be used to conduct a public-private 
competition or direct conversion under the OMB Circular 
A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or 
policy for any Corps of Engineers program, project or ac-
tivity.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 
Utah Project Completion Act (titles II through VI of Pub-
lic Law 102–575), $41,380,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $976,000 shall be deposited into the 
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 
for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva-
tion Commission. 
In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in car-
rying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the 
Interior, $1,620,000, to remain available until expended. 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
The following appropriations shall be expended to 
execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion: 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For management, development, and restoration of 
water and related natural resources and for related activi-
ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita-
tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 
fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri-
cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 
agreements with, State and local governments, federally
recognized Indian tribes, and others, $871,197,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $57,615,000 shall 
be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 
Basin Fund and $26,825,000 shall be available for trans-
fer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; 
of which such amounts as may be necessary may be ad-
vanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund; of which not 
more than $500,000 is for high priority projects which 
shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as 
authorized by section 106 of Public Law 91–378 (16 
U.S.C. 1706): Provided, That such transfers may be in-
creased or decreased within the overall appropriation 
under this heading: Provided further, That of the total ap-
propriated, the amount for program activities that can be 
financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Rec-
lamation special fee account established by section 4(i) of 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)) shall be derived from that Fund or ac-
count: Provided further, That funds contributed under the 
Act of March 4, 1921 (43 U.S.C. 395) are available until 
expended for the purposes for which contributed: Provided 
further, That funds advanced under the Act of January 
12, 1927 (43 U.S.C. 397a) shall be credited to this ac-
count and are available until expended for the same pur-
poses as the sums appropriated under this heading.