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of the environment, Peanut Island, Palm Beach County, 
Florida, being carried out under section 1135 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) 
shall be $9,750,000. 
SEC. 3039. TAMPA HARBOR-BIG BEND CHANNEL, FLORIDA. 
The project for navigation, Tampa Harbor-Big Bend 
Channel, Florida, authorized by section 101(a)(18) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
276) is modified to direct the Secretary to credit toward 
the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of planning, design, and construction work carried out by 
the non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership 
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3040. TAMPA HARBOR CUT B, FLORIDA. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The project for navigation, 
Tampa Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1818), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to construct passing lanes in 
an area approximately 3.5 miles long and centered on 
Tampa Harbor Cut B if the Secretary determines that 
such improvements are necessary for navigation safety. 
(b) GENERAL REEVAULATION REPORT.—The non- 
Federal share of the cost of the general reevaluation re-
port for Tampa Harbor, Florida, being conducted on June 
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1, 2005, shall be the same percentage as the non-Federal 
share of the cost of construction of the project. 
(c) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into a 
new partnership agreement with the non-Federal interest 
to reflect the cost sharing required by subsection (b). 
SEC. 3041. ALLATOONA LAKE, GEORGIA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may exchange 
lands above 863 feet in elevation at Allatoona Lake, 
Georgia, identified in the Real Estate Design Memo-
randum prepared by the Mobile district engineer, 
April 5, 1996, and approved October 8, 1996, for 
lands on the north side of Allatoona Lake that are 
needed for wildlife management and for protection 
of the water quality and overall environment of 
Allatoona Lake. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The basis for all 
land exchanges under this subsection shall be a fair 
market appraisal so that lands exchanged are of 
equal value. 
(b) 
DISPOSAL
AND
ACQUISITION
OF
LANDS, 
ALLATOONA LAKE, GEORGIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may also sell 
lands above 863 feet in elevation at Allatoona Lake, 
Georgia, identified in the memorandum referred to 
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in subsection (a)(1) and may use the proceeds to 
pay costs associated with the purchase of lands 
needed for wildlife management and for protection 
of the water quality and overall environment of 
Allatoona Lake. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Land sales and 
purchases to be conducted under this subsection 
shall be subject to the following terms and condi-
tions: 
(A) Lands acquired under this subsection 
shall be by negotiated purchase from willing 
sellers only. 
(B) The basis for all transactions under 
the program shall be a fair market appraisal 
acceptable to the Secretary. 
(C) The purchasers shall share in the asso-
ciated real estate costs, to include surveys and 
associated fees in accordance with the memo-
randum referred to in subsection (a)(1). 
(D) Any other conditions that the Sec-
retary may impose. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 325 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849) is repealed. 
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SEC. 3042. LATHAM RIVER, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA. 
The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 
expended for the project for improvement of the quality 
of the environment, Latham River, Glynn County, Geor-
gia, being carried out under section 1135 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) 
shall be $6,175,000. 
SEC. 3043. DWORSHAK DAM AND RESERVOIR IMPROVE-
MENTS, IDAHO. 
The Secretary may carry out improvements to rec-
reational facilities at the Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, 
North Fork, Clearwater River, Idaho, authorized by sec-
tion 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1193), 
to accommodate lower pool levels. 
SEC. 3044. BEARDSTOWN COMMUNITY BOAT HARBOR, 
BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The project for navigation, 
Muscooten Bay, Illinois River, Beardstown Community 
Boat Harbor, Beardstown, Illinois, constructed under sec-
tion 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
577), is modified— 
(1) to include the channel between the harbor 
and the Illinois River; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to enter into a part-
nership agreement with the city of Beardstown to 
replace the local cooperation agreement dated Au-
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gust 18, 1983, with the Beardstown Community 
Park District. 
(b) TERMS
OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The 
partnership agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall 
include the same rights and responsibilities as the local 
cooperation agreement dated August 18, 1983, changing 
only the identity of the non-Federal sponsor. 
(c) MAINTENANCE.—Following execution of the part-
nership agreement referred to in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may carry out maintenance of the project referred 
to in subsection (a) on an annual basis. 
SEC. 3045. CACHE RIVER LEVEE, ILLINOIS. 
The Cache River Levee constructed for flood control 
at the Cache River, Illinois, and authorized by the Act of 
June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), is modified to add envi-
ronmental restoration as a project purpose. 
SEC. 3046. CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS. 
The navigation channel for the North Branch Canal 
portion of the Chicago River, authorized by the first sec-
tion of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 
March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1129), extending from 100 feet 
downstream of the Halsted Street Bridge to 100 feet up-
stream of the Division Street Bridge is modified to be no 
wider than 66 feet. 
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SEC. 3047. CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS-
PERSAL BARRIERS PROJECT, ILLINOIS. 
(a) TREATMENT AS SINGLE PROJECT.—The Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘Barrier I’’) (as in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act), constructed as a dem-
onstration project under section 1202(i)(3) of the Non-
indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act 
of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722(i)(3)), and the project relating 
to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, 
authorized by section 345 of the District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–335; 118 Stat. 
1352) (in this section referred to as ‘‘Barrier II’’), shall 
be considered to constitute a single project. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal 
expense, shall— 
(A) upgrade and make permanent Barrier 
I; 
(B) construct Barrier II, notwithstanding 
the project cooperation agreement with the 
State of Illinois dated June 14, 2005; 
(C) operate and maintain Barrier I and 
Barrier II as a system to optimize effectiveness; 
(D) conduct, in consultation with appro-
priate Federal, State, local, and nongovern-
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mental entities, a study of a range of options 
and technologies for reducing impacts of haz-
ards that may reduce the efficacy of the Bar-
riers; and 
(E) provide to each State a credit in an 
amount equal to the amount of funds contrib-
uted by the State toward Barrier II. 
(2) USE
OF
CREDIT.—A State may apply a 
credit provided to the State under paragraph (1)(E) 
to any cost sharing responsibility for an existing or 
future Federal project carried out by the Secretary 
in the State. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345 of the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108–335; 118 Stat. 1352), is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 345. CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DIS-
PERSAL BARRIER, ILLINOIS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the Barrier II project 
of the project for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal 
Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated pursuant to section 
1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2294 note; 100 Stat. 4251).’’. 
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(d) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal, State, local, and non-
governmental entities, shall conduct, at Federal expense, 
a feasibility study of the range of options and technologies 
available to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species 
between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins 
through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other 
pathways. 
SEC. 3048. EMIQUON, ILLINOIS. 
(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
aquatic ecosystem restoration, Emiquon, Illinois, being 
carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), shall be 
$7,500,000. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assist-
ance under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act au-
thorizing 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). 
SEC. 3049. LASALLE, ILLINOIS. 
In carrying out section 312 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639–4640), the Sec-
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retary shall give priority to work in the vicinity of LaSalle, 
Illinois, on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 
SEC. 3050. SPUNKY BOTTOMS, ILLINOIS. 
(a) PROJECT PURPOSE.—The project for flood con-
trol, Spunky Bottoms, Illinois, authorized by section 5 of 
the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1583), 
is modified to add environmental restoration as a project 
purpose. 
(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
improvement of the quality of the environment, Spunky 
Bottoms, Illinois, being carried out under section 1135 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2309a), shall be $7,500,000. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the eligibility of the project for emergency repair assist-
ance under section 5(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act au-
thorizing 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). 
SEC. 3051. FORT WAYNE AND VICINITY, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control Fort Wayne, St. Mary’s 
and Maumee Rivers, Indiana, authorized by section 
101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1990 (104 Stat. 4604), is modified— 
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(1) to direct the Secretary to provide a 100- 
year level of flood protection at the Berry-Thieme, 
Park-Thompson, Woodhurst, and Tillman sites 
along the St. Mary’s River, Fort Wayne and vicinity, 
Indiana, at a total cost of $5,300,000; and 
(2) to allow the non-Federal interest to partici-
pate in the financing of the project in accordance 
with section 903(c) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent 
that the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that apply-
ing such section is necessary to implement the 
project. 
SEC. 3052. KOONTZ LAKE, INDIANA. 
The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Koontz 
Lake, Indiana, being carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330) and modified by section 520 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2655), is further 
modified to direct the Secretary to seek to reduce the cost 
of the project by using innovative technologies and cost 
reduction measures determined from a review of non-Fed-
eral lake dredging projects in the vicinity of Koontz Lake. 
SEC. 3053. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA. 
The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West 
Fork of White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of 
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the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction of 
certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood con-
trol, and for other purposes’’, approved June 22, 1936 (49 
Stat. 1586), and modified by section 323 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716) and 
section 322 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 303–304), is further modified— 
(1) to authorize the Secretary to undertake the 
riverfront alterations described in the Central Indi-
anapolis Waterfront Concept Plan, dated February 
1994, for the Fall Creek Reach feature at a total 
cost of $28,545,000; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of planning, design, and construction work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest before the date of 
the partnership agreement for the project if the Sec-
retary determines that the work is integral to the 
project. 
SEC. 3054. DES MOINES RIVER AND GREENBELT, IOWA. 
The project for the Des Moines Recreational River 
and Greenbelt, Iowa, authorized by Public Law 99–88 and 
modified by section 604 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4153), is modified to include 
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enhanced public access and recreational enhancements, at 
a Federal cost of $3,000,000. 
SEC. 3055. RATHBUN LAKE, IOWA. 
(a) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide, in accordance with the recommendations in the 
Rathbun Lake Reallocation Report approved by the Chief 
of Engineers on July 22, 1985, the Rathbun Regional 
Water Association with the right of first refusal to con-
tract for or purchase any increment of the remaining allo-
cation (8,320 acre-feet) of water supply storage in 
Rathbun Lake, Iowa. 
(b) PAYMENT
OF COST.—The Rathbun Regional 
Water Association shall pay the cost of any water supply 
storage allocation provided under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3056. PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY. 
The Prestonsburg, Kentucky, element of the project 
for flood control, Levisa and Tug Fork of the Big Sandy 
and Cumberland Rivers, West Virginia, Virginia, and Ken-
tucky, authorized by section 202(a) of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 
1339), is modified to direct the Secretary to take measures 
to provide a 100-year level of flood protection for the city 
of Prestonsburg. 
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SEC. 3057. AMITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, LOUISIANA, 
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH WATERSHED. 
The project for flood damage reduction and recre-
ation, Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, East 
Baton Rouge Parish Watershed, authorized by section 
101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999 (113 Stat. 277) and modified by section 116 of divi-
sion D of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 140), is further 
modified— 
(1) to direct the Secretary to carry out the 
project with the cost sharing for the project deter-
mined in accordance with section 103(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(a)), as in effect on October 11, 1996; 
(2) to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
project at a total cost of $187,000,000; and 
(3) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of work carried out by the non-Federal interest be-
fore the date of the partnership agreement for the 
project if the Secretary determines that the work is 
integral to the project. 
SEC. 3058. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LOUISIANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a)(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2603– 
2604) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) is authorized to study, design, construct, 
operate, and maintain, at Federal expense, a Type 
A Regional Visitor Center in the vicinity of Morgan 
City, Louisiana, in consultation with the State of 
Louisiana, to provide information to the public on 
the Atchafalaya River system and other associated 
waterways that have influenced surrounding commu-
nities, and national and local water resources devel-
opment of the Army Corps of Engineers in South 
Central Louisiana; and’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 315(b) of 
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a)(2)’’. 
(c) DONATIONS.—Section 315 of such Act is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DONATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a)(1), 
the Mississippi River Commission is authorized to accept 
the donation of cash, funds, lands, materials, and services 
from non-Federal governmental entities and nonprofit cor-
porations.’’. 
SEC. 3059. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LOU-
ISIANA. 
The public access feature of the Atchafalaya Basin 
Floodway System project, Louisiana, authorized by sec-
tion 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 
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1986 (100 Stat. 4142), is modified to authorize the Sec-
retary to acquire from willing sellers the fee interest, ex-
clusive of oil, gas, and minerals, of an additional 20,000 
acres of land within the Lower Atchafalaya Basin 
Floodway for the public access feature of the Atchafalaya 
Basin Floodway System, to enhance fish and wildlife re-
sources, at a total cost of $4,000,000. 
SEC. 3060. BAYOU PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA. 
The project for the improvement of the quality of the 
environment, Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana, being carried 
out under section 1135 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), is modified to direct 
the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project the cost of work carried out by 
the non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership 
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3061. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY, MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER TO SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. 
The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, 
J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, Mississippi River to 
Shreveport, Louisiana, authorized by section 601(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4142) and modified by section 4(h) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4016), sec-
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tion 102(p) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1990 (104 Stat. 4613), section 301(b)(7) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3710), and 
section 316 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2572), is further modified— 
(1) to authorize the purchase and reforesting of 
lands that have been cleared or converted to agricul-
tural uses; and 
(2) to incorporate current wildlife and forestry 
management practices for the purpose of improving 
species diversity on mitigation lands that meet Fed-
eral and State of Louisiana habitat goals and objec-
tives. 
SEC. 3062. MELVILLE, LOUISIANA. 
Section 315(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2603) is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and may 
include the town of Melville, Louisiana, as one of the alter-
native sites’’. 
SEC. 3063. MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION, LOUISIANA. 
The Mississippi Delta Region project, Louisiana, au-
thorized as part of the project for hurricane-flood protec-
tion on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, by section 204 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077) and modi-
fied by section 365 of the Water Resources Development 
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Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3739), is further modified to direct 
the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project the costs of relocating oyster beds 
in the Davis Pond project area if the Secretary determines 
that the work is integral to the Mississippi Delta Region 
project. 
SEC. 3064. NEW ORLEANS TO VENICE, LOUISIANA. 
The New Orleans to Venice, Louisiana, project for 
hurricane protection, authorized by section 203 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1184), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to carry out the work on the 
St. Jude to City Price, Upper Reach A back levee. The 
Federal share of the cost of such work shall be 70 percent. 
SEC. 3065. WEST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (EAST 
OF HARVEY CANAL), LOUISIANA. 
Section 328 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 304–305) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘operation and mainte-
nance’’ and inserting ‘‘operation, maintenance, 
rehabilitation, repair, and replacement’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Algiers Channel’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Algiers Canal Levees’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the 
cost of the project shall be 35 percent.’’. 
SEC. 3066. CAMP ELLIS, SACO, MAINE. 
The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be 
expended for the project being carried out under section 
111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) 
for the mitigation of shore damages attributable to the 
project for navigation, Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine, shall be 
$26,900,000. 
SEC. 3067. DETROIT RIVER SHORELINE, DETROIT, MICHI-
GAN. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The project for emergency 
streambank and shoreline protection, Detroit River Shore-
line, Detroit, Michigan, being carried out under section 14 
of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r), is 
modified to include measures to enhance public access. 
(b) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max-
imum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for 
the project shall be $3,000,000. 
SEC. 3068. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHI-
GAN. 
Section 426 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 326) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 426. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHI-
GAN. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘manage-
ment plan’ means the management plan for the St. 
Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan, that is in 
effect as of the date of enactment of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2006. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘partnership’ 
means the partnership established by the Secretary 
under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and lead a partnership of appropriate Federal 
agencies (including the Environmental Protection 
Agency) and the State of Michigan (including polit-
ical subdivisions of the State)— 
‘‘(A) to promote cooperation among the 
Federal, State, and local governments and other 
involved parties in the management of the St. 
Clair River and Lake St. Clair watersheds; and 
‘‘(B) develop and implement projects con-
sistent with the management plan. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTIONS
UNDER 
OTHER LAW.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Actions taken under 
this section by the partnership shall be coordi-
nated with actions to restore and conserve the 
St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair and water-
sheds taken under other provisions of Federal 
and State law. 
‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Noth-
ing in this section alters, modifies, or affects 
any other provision of Federal or State law. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF ST. CLAIR RIVER AND 
LAKE ST. CLAIR MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a St. Clair River and Lake 
St. Clair strategic implementation plan in ac-
cordance with the management plan; 
‘‘(B) provide technical, planning, and engi-
neering assistance to non-Federal interests for 
developing and implementing activities con-
sistent with the management plan; 
‘‘(C) plan, design, and implement projects 
consistent with the management plan; and 
‘‘(D) provide, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, financial and technical assistance, in-
cluding grants, to the State of Michigan (in-
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cluding political subdivisions of the State) and 
interested nonprofit entities for the planning, 
design, and implementation of projects to re-
store, conserve, manage, and sustain the St. 
Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and associated wa-
tersheds. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC MEASURES.—Financial and tech-
nical assistance provided under subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) of paragraph (1) may be used in support of 
non-Federal activities consistent with the manage-
ment plan. 
‘‘(d) SUPPLEMENTS
TO MANAGEMENT PLAN
AND 
STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—In consultation 
with the partnership and after providing an opportunity 
for public review and comment, the Secretary shall develop 
information to supplement— 
‘‘(1) the management plan; and 
‘‘(2) the strategic implementation plan devel-
oped under subsection (c)(1)(A). 
‘‘(e) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN-KIND
SERVICES.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of technical assistance under sub-
section (c), the cost of planning, design, and con-
struction of a project under subsection (c), and the 
cost of development of supplementary information 
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under subsection (d) may be provided through the 
provision of in-kind services. 
‘‘(2) CREDIT
FOR
LAND, EASEMENTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall credit the 
non-Federal sponsor for the value of any land, ease-
ments, rights-of-way, dredged material disposal 
areas, or relocations required in carrying out a 
project under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) NONPROFIT
ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d–5b), a non-Federal interest for any 
project carried out under this section may include a 
nonprofit entity. 
‘‘(4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The op-
eration, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and re-
placement of projects carried out under this section 
shall be non-Federal responsibilities. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 3069. ST. JOSEPH HARBOR, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall expedite development of the 
dredged material management plan for the project for 
navigation, St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan, authorized by 
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section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 
299). 
SEC. 3070. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MICHIGAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The text of section 1149 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4254) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘The Secretary shall construct at Federal expense a 
second lock, of a width not less than 110 feet and a length 
not less than 1,200 feet, adjacent to the existing lock at 
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, generally in accordance 
with the report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and 
Harbors, dated May 19, 1986, and the limited reevalua-
tion report dated February 2004 at a total cost of 
$341,714,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following provi-
sions are repealed: 
(1) Section 107(a)(8) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4620). 
(2) Section 330 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3717–3718). 
(3) Section 330 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 305). 
SEC. 3071. ADA, MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood damage re-
duction, Wild Rice River, Ada, Minnesota, being carried 
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out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 
(33 U.S.C. 701s), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
to consider national ecosystem restoration benefits in de-
termining the Federal interest in the project. 
(b) EVALUATION
OF BENEFITS
AND COSTS.—In 
evaluating the economic benefits and costs for the project, 
the Secretary shall not consider the emergency levee adja-
cent to Judicial Ditch No. 51 in the determination of con-
ditions existing prior to construction of the project. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE.—In evaluating and implementing 
the project, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal in-
terest to participate in the financing of the project in ac-
cordance with section 903(c) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent that 
the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that applying such 
section is necessary to implement the project. 
SEC. 3072. DULUTH HARBOR, MCQUADE ROAD, MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Du-
luth Harbor, McQuade Road, Minnesota, being carried out 
under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 
(33 U.S.C. 577) and modified by section 321 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2605), is 
further modified to authorize the Secretary to provide 
public access and recreational facilities as generally de-
scribed in the Detailed Project Report and Environmental 
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Assessment, McQuade Road Harbor of Refuge, Duluth, 
Minnesota, dated August 1999. 
(b) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall provide credit to-
ward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for 
the costs of design work carried out before the date of 
the partnership agreement for the project if the Secretary 
determines that the work is integral to the project. 
(c) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max-
imum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for 
the project shall be $9,000,000. 
SEC. 3073. GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA. 
The project for navigation, Grand Marais, Minnesota, 
carried out under section 107 of the River and Harbor 
Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577) is modified to direct the Sec-
retary to provide credit toward the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project the cost of design work carried out 
before the date of the partnership agreement for the 
project if the Secretary determines that the work is inte-
gral to the project. 
SEC. 3074. GRAND PORTAGE HARBOR, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall provide credit toward the non- 
Federal share of the cost of the navigation project for 
Grand Portage Harbor, Minnesota, carried out under sec-
tion 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
577), for the costs of design work carried out before the 
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date of the partnership agreement for the project if the 
Secretary determines that the work is integral to the 
project. 
SEC. 3075. GRANITE FALLS, MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is directed to im-
plement under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 
1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) the locally preferred plan for flood 
damage reduction, Granite Falls, Minnesota, substantially 
in accordance with the detailed project report dated 2002, 
at a total cost of $12,000,000, with an estimated Federal 
cost of $8,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$4,000,000. 
(b) PROJECT FINANCING.—In evaluating and imple-
menting the project under this section, the Secretary shall 
allow the non-Federal interests to participate in the fi-
nancing of the project in accordance with section 903(c) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4184), to the extent that the detailed project report 
evaluation indicates that applying such section is nec-
essary to implement the project. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the project the cost of design and 
construction work carried out by the non-Federal interest 
before the date of execution of a partnership agreement 
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for the project if the Secretary determines that the work 
is integral to the project. 
(d) MAXIMUM FUNDING.—The maximum amount of 
Federal funds that may be expended for the flood damage 
reduction shall be $8,000,000. 
SEC. 3076. KNIFE RIVER HARBOR, MINNESOTA. 
The project for navigation, Harbor at Knife River, 
Minnesota, authorized by section 2 of the Rivers and Har-
bors Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 19), is modified to 
direct the Secretary to develop a final design and prepare 
plans and specifications to correct the harbor entrance and 
mooring conditions at the project. 
SEC. 3077. RED LAKE RIVER, MINNESOTA. 
The project for flood control, Red Lake River, 
Crookston, Minnesota, authorized by section 101(a)(23) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
278), is modified to include flood protection for the adja-
cent and interconnected areas generally known as the 
Sampson and Chase/Loring neighborhoods, in accordance 
with the feasibility report supplement for local flood pro-
tection, Crookston, Minnesota, at a total cost of 
$25,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$16,250,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$8,750,000. 
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SEC. 3078. SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA. 
The project for navigation, Silver Bay, Minnesota, 
authorized by section 2 of the Rivers and Harbors Act 
of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 19), is modified to include 
operation and maintenance of the general navigation fa-
cilities as a Federal responsibility. 
SEC. 3079. TACONITE HARBOR, MINNESOTA. 
The project for navigation, Taconite Harbor, Min-
nesota, carried out under section 107 of the River and 
Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), is modified to in-
clude operation and maintenance of the general navigation 
facilities as a Federal responsibility. 
SEC. 3080. TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Two 
Harbors, Minnesota, being carried out under section 107 
of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), 
is modified to include construction of a dredged material 
disposal facility, including actions required to clear the 
site. 
(b) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
Non-Federal interests shall be responsible for providing all 
lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary 
for the construction of the dredged material disposal facil-
ity. 
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(c) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—The max-
imum amount of Federal funds that may be expended for 
the project shall be $7,000,000. 
SEC. 3081. DEER ISLAND, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 
The project for ecosystem restoration, Deer Island, 
Harrison County, Mississippi, being carried out under sec-
tion 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
(33 U.S.C. 2326), is modified to authorize the non-Fed-
eral interest to provide any portion of the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project in the form of in-kind serv-
ices and materials. 
SEC. 3082. PEARL RIVER BASIN, MISSISSIPPI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete a 
feasibility study for the project for flood damage reduc-
tion, Pearl River Watershed, Mississippi. 
(b) COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES.—The feasibility 
study shall identify both the plan that maximizes national 
economic development benefits and the locally preferred 
plan and shall compare the level of flood damage reduction 
provided by each plan to that portion of Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, located below the Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam. 
(c) RECOMMENDED PLAN.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that the locally preferred plan provides a level of 
flood damage reduction that is equal to or greater than 
the level of flood damage reduction provided by the na-
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tional economic development plan and the locally preferred 
plan is technically feasible and environmentally protective, 
the Secretary shall recommend construction of the locally 
preferred plan. 
(d) EVALUATION OF PROJECT COST.—For the pur-
poses of determining compliance with the first section of 
the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701a), 
the Secretary shall consider only the costs of the national 
economic development plan and shall exclude incremental 
costs associated with the locally preferred plan that are 
in excess of such costs if the non-Federal interest agrees 
to pay 100 percent of such incremental costs. 
(e) NON-FEDERAL COST SHARE.—If the locally pre-
ferred plan is authorized for construction, the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project shall be the same percent-
age as the non-Federal share of the cost of the national 
economic development plan plus all additional costs of con-
struction associated with the locally preferred plan. 
SEC. 3083. FESTUS AND CRYSTAL CITY, MISSOURI. 
Section 102(b)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 282) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3084. L–15 LEVEE, MISSOURI. 
The portion of the L–15 levee system that is under 
the jurisdiction of the Consolidated North County Levee 
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District and situated along the right descending bank of 
the Mississippi River from the confluence of that river 
with the Missouri River and running upstream approxi-
mately 14 miles shall be considered to be a Federal levee 
for purposes of cost sharing under section 5 of the Act 
of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n). 
SEC. 3085. MONARCH-CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI. 
The project for flood damage reduction, Monarch- 
Chesterfield, Missouri, authorized by section 101(b)(18) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2578), is modified to direct the Secretary to credit 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
the cost of the planning, design, and construction work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before the date of 
the partnership agreement for the project if the Secretary 
determines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3086. RIVER DES PERES, MISSOURI. 
The projects for flood control, River Des Peres, Mis-
souri, authorized by section 101(a)(17) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4607) and 
section 102(13) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3668), are each modified to direct the 
Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the 
cost of the project the cost of work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership 
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agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3087. ANTELOPE CREEK, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. 
The project for flood damage reduction, Antelope 
Creek, 
Lincoln, 
Nebraska, 
authorized 
by 
section 
101(b)(19) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2578), is modified— 
(1) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of design and construction work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partner-
ship agreement for the project if the Secretary de-
termines that the work is integral to the project; and 
(2) to allow the non-Federal interest for the 
project to use, and to direct the Secretary to accept, 
funds provided under any other Federal program, to 
satisfy, in whole or in part, the non-Federal share 
of the project if such funds are authorized to be 
used to carry out the project. 
SEC. 3088. SAND CREEK WATERSHED, WAHOO, NEBRASKA. 
The project for ecosystem restoration and flood dam-
age reduction, Sand Creek watershed, Wahoo, Nebraska, 
authorized by section 101(b)(20) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2578), is modified— 
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(1) to direct the Secretary to provide credit to-
ward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project 
or reimbursement for the costs of any work that has 
been or will be performed by the non-Federal inter-
est before, on, or after the approval of the project 
partnership agreement, including work performed by 
the non-Federal interest in connection with the de-
sign and construction of 7 upstream detention stor-
age structures, if the Secretary determines that the 
work is integral to the project; 
(2) to require that in-kind work to be credited 
under paragraph (1) be subject to audit; and 
(3) to direct the Secretary to accept advance 
funds from the non-Federal interest as needed to 
maintain the project schedule. 
SEC. 3089. WESTERN SARPY AND CLEAR CREEK, NEBRASKA. 
The project for ecosystem restoration and flood dam-
age reduction, authorized by section 101(b)(21) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2578), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct 
the project at a total cost of $21,664,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $14,082,000 and an estimated non- 
Federal cost of $7,582,000. 
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SEC. 3090. LOWER CAPE MAY MEADOWS, CAPE MAY POINT, 
NEW JERSEY. 
The project for navigation mitigation, ecosystem res-
toration, shore protection, and hurricane and storm dam-
age reduction, Lower Cape May Meadows, Cape May 
Point, New Jersey, authorized by section 101(a)(25) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
278), is modified to incorporate the project for shoreline 
erosion control, Cape May Point, New Jersey, carried out 
under section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing 
Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores 
of publicly owned property’’, approved August 13, 1946 
(33 U.S.C. 426h), if the Secretary determines that such 
incorporation is feasible. 
SEC. 3091. PASSAIC RIVER BASIN FLOOD MANAGEMENT, 
NEW JERSEY. 
The project for flood control, Passaic River, New Jer-
sey and New York, authorized by section 101(a)(18) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 
4607) and modified by section 327 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2607), is further 
modified to direct the Secretary to include the benefits and 
costs of preserving natural flood storage in any future eco-
nomic analysis of the project. 
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SEC. 3092. BUFFALO HARBOR, NEW YORK. 
The project for navigation, Buffalo Harbor, New 
York, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor 
Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1176), is modified to include meas-
ures to enhance public access, at Federal cost of 
$500,000. 
SEC. 3093. ORCHARD BEACH, BRONX, NEW YORK. 
Section 554 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking ‘‘max-
imum Federal cost of $5,200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘total 
cost of $20,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3094. PORT OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, NEW 
YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 
The navigation project, Port of New York and New 
Jersey, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 
101(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2576), is modified— 
(1) to authorize the Secretary to allow the non- 
Federal interest to construct a temporary dredged 
material storage facility to receive dredged material 
from the project if— 
(A) the non-Federal interest submits, in 
writing, a list of potential sites for the tem-
porary storage facility to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Environ-
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ment and Public Works of the Senate, and the 
Secretary at least 180 days before the selection 
of the final site; and 
(B) at least 70 percent of the dredged ma-
terial generated in connection with the project 
suitable for beneficial reuse will be used at sites 
in the State of New Jersey to the extent that 
there are sufficient sites available; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of construction of the temporary storage facility if 
the Secretary determines that the work is integral to 
the project. 
SEC. 3095. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM. 
Section 553(c) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘New York State Canal System’ 
means the 524 miles of navigable canal that comprise the 
New York State Canal System, including the Erie, Ca-
yuga-Seneca, Oswego, and Champlain Canals and the his-
toric alignments of these canals, including the cities of Al-
bany, Rochester, and Buffalo.’’. 
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SEC. 3096. LOWER GIRARD LAKE DAM, OHIO. 
Section 507(1) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended by striking 
‘‘$2,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3097. MAHONING RIVER, OHIO. 
In carrying out the project for environmental dredg-
ing, authorized by section 312(f)(4) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 1272(f)(4)), 
the Secretary is directed to credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project the cost of work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest before the date of the part-
nership agreement for the project if the Secretary deter-
mines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3098. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JER-
SEY, AND DELAWARE. 
The Secretary may remove debris from the project 
for navigation, Delaware River, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 
and Delaware, Philadelphia to the Sea. 
SEC. 3099. RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Secretary may take such action as may be nec-
essary, including construction of a breakwater, to prevent 
shoreline erosion between .07 and 2.7 miles south of Penn-
sylvania State Route 994 on the east shore of Raystown 
Lake, Pennsylvania. 
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SEC. 3100. SHERADEN PARK STREAM AND CHARTIERS 
CREEK, 
ALLEGHENY 
COUNTY, 
PENNSYL-
VANIA. 
The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
Sheraden Park Stream and Chartiers Creek, Allegheny 
County, Pennsylvania, being carried out under section 206 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2330), is modified to direct the Secretary to credit 
up to $400,000 toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
of the project for planning and design work carried out 
by the non-Federal interest before the date of the partner-
ship agreement for the project if the Secretary determines 
that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 3101. SOLOMON’S CREEK, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYL-
VANIA. 
The project for flood control, Wyoming Valley, Penn-
sylvania, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4124), is 
modified to include as a project element the project for 
flood control for Solomon’s Creek, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl-
vania. 
SEC. 3102. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 
113 Stat. 310; 117 Stat. 142) is amended— 
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(1) 
in 
subsection 
(g)(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$180,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ‘‘Allegheny, 
Armstrong, Beford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Fay-
ette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indi-
ana, Juniata, Mifflin, Somerset, Snyder, Wash-
ington, and Westmoreland Counties’’ and inserting 
‘‘Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, 
Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, In-
diana, Juniata, Somerset, Washington, and West-
moreland Counties’’. 
SEC. 3103. WYOMING VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA. 
In carrying out the project for flood control, Wyo-
ming Valley, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 401(a) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4124), the Secretary shall coordinate with non-Fed-
eral interests to review opportunities for increased public 
access. 
SEC. 3104. CEDAR BAYOU, TEXAS. 
(a) CREDIT
FOR PLANNING
AND DESIGN.—The 
project for navigation, Cedar Bayou, Texas, reauthorized 
by section 349(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2632), is modified to direct the 
Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the 
cost of the project the cost of planning and design work 
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carried out by the non-Federal interest for the project if 
the Secretary determines that such work is integral to the 
project. 
(b) COST SHARING.—Cost sharing for construction 
and operation and maintenance of the project shall be de-
termined in accordance with section 101 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 
SEC. 3105. FREEPORT HARBOR, TEXAS. 
The project for navigation, Freeport Harbor, Texas, 
authorized by section 101 of the Rivers and Harbors Act 
of 1970 (84 Stat. 1818), is modified— 
(1) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of the planning, design, and construction work car-
ried out by the non-Federal interest before the date 
of the partnership agreement for the project if the 
Secretary determines that the work is integral to the 
project; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary to remove the sunk-
en vessel ‘‘COMSTOCK’’ at Federal expense. 
SEC. 3106. LAKE KEMP, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not take any 
legal or administrative action seeking to remove a Lake 
Kemp improvement before the earlier of January 1, 2020, 
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or the date of any transfer of ownership of the improve-
ment occurring after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—The United States, 
or any of its officers, agents, or assignees, shall not be 
liable for any injury, loss, or damage accruing to the own-
ers of a Lake Kemp improvement, their lessees, or occu-
pants as a result of any flooding or inundation of such 
improvements by the waters of the Lake Kemp reservoir, 
or for such injury, loss, or damage as may occur through 
the operation and maintenance of the Lake Kemp dam 
and reservoir in any manner. 
(c) LAKE KEMP IMPROVEMENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Lake Kemp improvement’’ means an 
improvement (including dwellings) located within the flow-
age easement of Lake Kemp, Texas, below elevation 1159 
feet mean sea level. 
SEC. 3107. LOWER RIO GRANDE BASIN, TEXAS. 
The project for flood control, Lower Rio Grande 
Basin, Texas, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4125), is 
modified— 
(1) to include as part of the project flood pro-
tection works to reroute drainage to Raymondville 
Drain constructed by the non-Federal interests in 
Hidalgo County in the vicinity of Edinburg, Texas, 
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if the Secretary determines that such work meets 
feasibility requirements; 
(2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of planning, design, and construction work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest before the date of 
the partnership agreement for the project if the Sec-
retary determines that the work is integral to the 
project; and 
(3) to direct the Secretary in calculating the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project, to make 
a determination, within 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, under section 103(m) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(m)) on the non-Federal interest’s abil-
ity to pay. 
SEC. 3108. NORTH PADRE ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, 
TEXAS. 
The project for ecosystem restoration and storm dam-
age reduction, North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, 
Texas, authorized by section 556 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 353), is modified to 
include recreation as a project purpose. 
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SEC. 3109. PAT MAYSE LAKE, TEXAS. 
The Secretary is directed to accept from the city of 
Paris, Texas, $3,461,432 as payment in full of monies 
owed to the United States for water supply storage space 
in Pat Mayse Lake, Texas, under contract number DA– 
34–066–CIVENG–65–1272, including accrued interest. 
SEC. 3110. PROCTOR LAKE, TEXAS. 
The Secretary is authorized to purchase fee simple 
title to all properties located within the boundaries, and 
necessary for the operation, of the Proctor Lake project, 
Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1954 (68 Stat. 1259). 
SEC. 3111. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 
The project for flood control, San Antonio Channel, 
Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1954 (68 Stat. 1259) as part of the comprehensive plan 
for flood protection on the Guadalupe and San Antonio 
Rivers in Texas and modified by section 103 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921) and 
section 335 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2611), is further modified to authorize 
the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project the cost of design and construction 
work carried out by the non-Federal interest for the 
project if the Secretary determines that the work is inte-
gral to the project. 
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SEC. 3112. TANGIER ISLAND SEAWALL, VIRGINIA. 
Section 577(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789) is amended by striking ‘‘at 
a total cost of $1,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
of $900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$300,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘at a total cost of $3,000,000, 
with an estimated Federal cost of $2,500,000 and an esti-
mated non-Federal cost of $750,000.’’. 
SEC. 3113. DUWAMISH/GREEN, WASHINGTON. 
The project for ecosystem restoration, Duwamish/ 
Green, Washington, authorized by section 101(b)(26) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2579), is modified— 
(1) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost 
of work carried out by the non-Federal interest be-
fore, on, or after the date of the partnership agree-
ment for the project if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project; and 
(2) to authorize the non-Federal interest to pro-
vide any portion of the non-Federal share of the cost 
of the project in the form of in-kind services and 
materials. 
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