SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 
Sec. 102. Emergency response to natural disasters. 
Sec. 103. Shoreline and riverine restoration. 
Sec. 104. Tidal river, bay, and estuarine flood risk reduction. 
Sec. 105. Removal of manmade obstruction to aquatic ecosystem restoration 
projects. 
Sec. 106. National coastal mapping study. 
Sec. 107. Public recreational amenities in ecosystem restoration projects. 
Sec. 108. Preliminary analysis. 
Sec. 109. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 110. Corps of Engineers support for underserved communities; outreach. 
Sec. 111. Project planning assistance. 
Sec. 112. Managed aquifer recharge study and working group. 
Sec. 113. Flood easement database. 
Sec. 114. Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees. 
Sec. 115. Technical assistance for levee inspections. 
Sec. 116. Assessment of Corps of Engineers dams. 
Sec. 117. National low-head dam inventory. 
Sec. 118. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 119. Tribal Liaison. 
Sec. 120. Tribal assistance. 
Sec. 121. Cost sharing provisions for the territories and Indian Tribes. 
Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on COVID–19 impacts to coastal and inland navi-
gation. 
Sec. 123. Assessment of regional confined aquatic disposal facilities. 
Sec. 124. Strategic plan on beneficial use of dredged material. 
Sec. 125. Funding to review mitigation banking proposals from non-Federal 
public entities. 
Sec. 126. Environmental dredging. 
Sec. 127. Reserve component training at water resources development projects. 
Sec. 128. Payment of pay and allowances of certain officers from appropriation 
for improvements. 
Sec. 129. Civil works research, development, testing, and evaluation. 
Sec. 130. Support of Army civil works program. 
Sec. 131. Contracts with institutions of higher education to provide assistance. 
Sec. 132. Records regarding members and employees of the Corps of Engineers 
who perform duty at Lake Okeechobee, Florida, during a 
harmful algal bloom. 
Sec. 133. Sense of Congress on the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana. 
Sec. 134. Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program.
Sec. 135. Applicability. 
TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS 
Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 
Sec. 202. Expedited completion. 
Sec. 203. Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies. 
Sec. 204. Corps of Engineers reservoir sedimentation assessment. 
Sec. 205. Assessment of impacts from changing operation and maintenance re-
sponsibilities. 
Sec. 206. Report and recommendations on dredge capacity. 
Sec. 207. Maintenance dredging data. 
Sec. 208. Report to Congress on economic valuation of preservation of open 
space, recreational areas, and habitat associated with project 
lands. 
Sec. 209. Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana. 
Sec. 210. Report on Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California. 
Sec. 211. Disposition study on Salinas Dam and Reservoir, California. 
Sec. 212. Excess lands report for Whittier Narrows Dam, California. 
Sec. 213. Colebrook River Reservoir, Connecticut. 
Sec. 214. Comprehensive central and southern Florida study. 
Sec. 215. Study on shellfish habitat and seagrass, Florida Central Gulf Coast. 
Sec. 216. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. 
Sec. 217. Report on South Florida ecosystem restoration plan implementation. 
Sec. 218. Review of recreational hazards at Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier, 
Georgia. 
Sec. 219. Review of recreational hazards at the banks of the Mississippi River, 
Louisiana. 
Sec. 220. Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River. 
Sec. 221. Disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. 
Sec. 222. Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, 
Texas. 
Sec. 223. Sabine–Neches waterway navigation improvement project, Texas. 
Sec. 224. Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia. 
Sec. 225. Coastal Virginia, Virginia. 
Sec. 226. Western infrastructure study. 
Sec. 227. Report on socially and economically disadvantaged small business 
concerns. 
Sec. 228. Report on solar energy opportunities. 
Sec. 229. Assessment of coastal flooding mitigation modeling and testing capac-
ity. 
Sec. 230. Report to Congress on easements related to water resources develop-
ment projects. 
Sec. 231. Assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services 
on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers. 
Sec. 232. Electronic preparation and submission of applications. 
Sec. 233. Report on corrosion prevention activities. 
Sec. 234. GAO Studies on mitigation. 
Sec. 235. GAO Study on waterborne statistics. 
Sec. 236. GAO study on the integration of information into the national levee 
database. 
TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS 
Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 
Sec. 302. Watershed and river basin assessments.
Sec. 303. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
Sec. 304. Lakes program. 
Sec. 305. Invasive species. 
Sec. 306. Project reauthorizations. 
Sec. 307. St. Francis Lake Control Structure. 
Sec. 308. Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge, Alameda, California. 
Sec. 309. Los Angeles County, California. 
Sec. 310. Deauthorization of designated portions of the Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area, California. 
Sec. 311. Murrieta Creek, California. 
Sec. 312. Sacramento River, California. 
Sec. 313. San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 
Sec. 314. San Francisco Bay, California. 
Sec. 315. Columbia River Basin. 
Sec. 316. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Florida. 
Sec. 317. Port Everglades, Florida. 
Sec. 318. South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. 
Sec. 319. Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho. 
Sec. 320. Chicago shoreline protection. 
Sec. 321. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, 
Will County, Illinois. 
Sec. 322. Southeast Des Moines levee system, Iowa. 
Sec. 323. Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study. 
Sec. 324. Lower Missouri River streambank erosion control evaluation and 
demonstration projects. 
Sec. 325. Missouri River interception-rearing complexes. 
Sec. 326. Argentine, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jersey Creek, and North Kansas 
Levees units, Missouri River and tributaries at Kansas Cities, 
Missouri and Kansas. 
Sec. 327. Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Ne-
braska. 
Sec. 328. Northern Missouri. 
Sec. 329. Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire. 
Sec. 330. Middle Rio Grande flood protection, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico. 
Sec. 331. Special rule for certain coastal storm risk management projects. 
Sec. 332. Southwestern Oregon. 
Sec. 333. John P. Murtha Locks and Dam. 
Sec. 334. Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee. 
Sec. 335. Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas. 
Sec. 336. North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. 
Sec. 337. Central West Virginia. 
Sec. 338. Puget Sound, Washington. 
Sec. 339. Water level management pilot project on the Upper Mississippi River 
and Illinois Waterway System. 
Sec. 340. Upper Mississippi River protection. 
Sec. 341. Treatment of certain benefits and costs. 
Sec. 342. Debris removal. 
Sec. 343. General reauthorizations. 
Sec. 344. Conveyances. 
Sec. 345. Environmental infrastructure. 
Sec. 346. Additional assistance for critical projects. 
Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on lease agreement. 
Sec. 348. Flood control and other purposes. 
TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE
Sec. 401. Project authorizations. 
TITLE V—COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN RESTORATION 
Sec. 501. Definitions. 
Sec. 502. Columbia River Basin Trust. 
Sec. 503. Columbia River Basin Task Force. 
Sec. 504. Administration. 
TITLE VI—DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
Sec. 601. Determination of budgetary effects. 
SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Army. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out repair or mainte-
nance activity of a Federal jetty or breakwater associated 
with an authorized navigation project, the Secretary shall, 
notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the jetty or 
breakwater, ensure that such repair or maintenance activ-
ity is sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of such 
project, including ensuring that any harbor or inland har-
bor associated with the project is protected from projected 
changes in wave action or height (including changes that 
result from relative sea level change over the useful life 
of the project). 
(b) CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITY.—The Secretary 
may not classify any repair or maintenance activity of a 
Federal jetty or breakwater carried out under subsection 
(a) as major rehabilitation of such jetty or breakwater—
(1) if the Secretary determines that— 
(A) projected changes in wave action or 
height, including changes that result from rel-
ative sea level change, will diminish the 
functionality of the jetty or breakwater to meet 
the authorized purpose of the project; and 
(B) such repair or maintenance activity is 
necessary to restore such functionality; or 
(2) if— 
(A) the Secretary has not carried out reg-
ular and routine Federal maintenance activity 
at the jetty or breakwater; and 
(B) the structural integrity of the jetty or 
breakwater is degraded as a result of a lack of 
such regular and routine Federal maintenance 
activity. 
SEC. 102. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. 
Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 
U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the repair 
and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or 
shore protective structure’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘non-Federal sponsor.’’ and inserting ‘‘in the repair and 
restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or shore 
protective structure or project damaged or destroyed by 
wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary na-
ture to the pre-storm level of protection, to the design level 
of protection, or, notwithstanding the authorized dimen-
sions of the structure or project, to a level sufficient to 
meet the authorized purpose of such structure or project, 
whichever provides greater protection, when, in the discre-
tion of the Chief of Engineers, such repair and restoration 
is warranted for the adequate functioning of the structure 
or project for hurricane or shore protection, including to 
ensure the structure or project is functioning adequately 
to protect against projected changes in wave action or 
height or storm surge (including changes that result from 
relative sea level change over the useful life of the struc-
ture or project), subject to the condition that the Chief 
of Engineers may include modifications to the structure 
or project to address major deficiencies or implement non-
structural alternatives to the repair or restoration of the 
structure if requested by the non-Federal sponsor.’’. 
SEC. 103. SHORELINE AND RIVERINE RESTORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332) is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FLOOD 
MITIGATION
AND
RIVERINE
RESTORATION 
PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘SHORELINE
AND 
RIVERINE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION’’;
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘undertake a program for 
the purpose of conducting’’ and inserting ‘‘carry 
out’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to reduce flood hazards’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to reduce flood and hurricane 
and storm damage hazards (including ero-
sion)’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and shorelines’’ after 
‘‘rivers’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In carrying out the 
program, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and hurricane and 
storm’’ after ‘‘flood’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘erosion mitigation,’’ 
after ‘‘reduction,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘flood 
damages’’ and inserting ‘‘flood and hurricane 
and storm damages, including the use of nat-
ural features and nature-based features, as de-
fined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources 
Development 
Act 
of 
2016 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2289a(a))’’; and
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and hurricane and 
storm’’ after ‘‘flood’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, shoreline,’’ after 
‘‘riverine’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and coastal bar-
riers’’ after ‘‘floodplains’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FLOOD CONTROL’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or hurricane and storm damage reduc-
tion’’ after ‘‘flood control’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘OR HURRICANE AND STORM DAM-
AGE
REDUCTION’’ after ‘‘FLOOD
CON-
TROL’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or hurricane and 
storm damage reduction’’ after ‘‘flood con-
trol’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows:—
‘‘(d) PROJECT
JUSTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law or requirement for economic 
justification established under section 209 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962–2), the Secretary 
may implement a project under this section if the Sec-
retary determines that the project— 
‘‘(1) will significantly reduce potential flood, 
hurricane and storm, or erosion damages; 
‘‘(2) will improve the quality of the environ-
ment; and 
‘‘(3) is justified considering all costs and bene-
ficial outputs of the project.’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (33), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(34) City of Southport, North Carolina; and 
‘‘(35) Maumee River, Ohio.’’; and 
(7) by striking subsections (f) through (i) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 269) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 212 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 212. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.’’. 
SEC. 104. TIDAL RIVER, BAY, AND ESTUARINE FLOOD RISK 
REDUCTION. 
At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary is authorized, as part of an authorized feasibility 
study for a project for hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction, to investigate measures to reduce the risk of 
flooding associated with tidally influenced portions of riv-
ers, bays, and estuaries that are hydrologically connected 
to the coastal water body and located within the geo-
graphic scope of the study. 
SEC. 105. REMOVAL OF MANMADE OBSTRUCTION TO 
AQUATIC 
ECOSYSTEM 
RESTORATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out an aquatic eco-
system restoration project, at the request of a non-Federal 
interest and with the consent of the owner of a manmade 
obstruction, the Secretary shall determine whether the re-
moval of such obstruction from the aquatic environment 
within the geographic scope of the project is necessary to 
meet the aquatic ecosystem restoration goals of the 
project.
(b) REMOVAL COSTS.—If the Secretary determines 
under subsection (a) that removal of an obstruction is nec-
essary, the Secretary shall consider the removal of such 
obstruction to be a project feature and the cost of such 
removal shall be shared between the Secretary and non- 
Federal interest as a construction cost. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements of subsection 
(a) shall apply to any project for ecosystem restoration 
authorized on or after June 10, 2014. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The authority contained in 
this section shall not apply to the Ice Harbor Lock and 
Dam, the Little Goose Lock and Dam, the Lower Granite 
Lock and Dam, and the Lower Monumental Lock and 
Dam on Snake River, authorized by section 2 of the Act 
of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 21). 
SEC. 106. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Engineer Research and Development Cen-
ter, is authorized to carry out a study of coastal geo-
graphic land changes, with recurring national coastal 
mapping technology, along the coastal zone of the United 
States to support Corps of Engineers missions. 
(b) STUDY.—In carrying out the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall identify—
(1) new or advanced geospatial information and 
remote sensing tools for coastal mapping; 
(2) best practices for coastal change mapping; 
(3) how to most effectively— 
(A) collect and analyze such advanced 
geospatial information; 
(B) disseminate such geospatial informa-
tion to relevant offices of the Corps of Engi-
neers, other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, 
and local governments; and 
(C) make such geospatial information 
available to other stakeholders. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 
(1) PROJECT AREA.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out 
a demonstration project in the coastal region cov-
ering the North Carolina coastal waters, connected 
bays, estuaries, rivers, streams, and creeks, to their 
tidally influenced extent inland. 
(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out the demonstration 
project, the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and study potential hazards, 
such as debris, sedimentation, dredging effects, 
and flood areas;
(B) identify best practices described in 
subsection (b)(2), including best practices relat-
ing to geographical coverage and frequency of 
mapping; 
(C) evaluate and demonstrate relevant 
mapping technologies to identify which are the 
most effective for regional mapping of the tran-
sitional areas between the open coast and in-
land waters; and 
(D) demonstrate remote sensing tools for 
coastal mapping. 
(d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal and State 
agencies that are responsible for authoritative data and 
academic institutions and other entities with relevant ex-
pertise. 
(e) PANEL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall establish a panel of senior 
leaders from the Corps of Engineers and other Fed-
eral agencies that are stakeholders in the coastal 
mapping program carried out through the Engineer 
Research and Development Center. 
(2) DUTIES.—The panel established under this 
subsection shall—
(A) coordinate the collection of data under 
the study carried out under this section; 
(B) coordinate the use of geospatial infor-
mation and remote sensing tools, and the appli-
cation of the best practices identified under the 
study, by Federal agencies; and 
(C) identify technical topics and challenges 
that require multiagency collaborative research 
and development. 
(f) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION.—In carrying 
out this section, the Secretary shall consider any relevant 
information developed under section 516(g) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2326b(g)). 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that describes— 
(1) the results of the study carried out under 
this section; and 
(2) any geographical areas recommended for 
additional study.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 107. PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AMENITIES IN ECO-
SYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS. 
At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Sec-
retary is authorized to study the incorporation of public 
recreational amenities, including facilities for hiking, 
biking, walking, and waterborne recreation, into a project 
for ecosystem restoration, including a project carried out 
under section 206 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), if the incorporation of such 
amenities would be consistent with the ecosystem restora-
tion purposes of the project. 
SEC. 108. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Water Re-
sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282c) is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non- 
Federal interest, the Secretary shall, prior to exe-
cuting a cost-sharing agreement for a feasibility 
study described in subsection (a), carry out a pre-
liminary analysis of the water resources problem
that is the subject of the feasibility study in order 
to identify potential alternatives to address such 
problem. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out a pre-
liminary analysis under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall include in such analysis— 
‘‘(A) a preliminary analysis of the Federal 
interest, costs, benefits, and environmental im-
pacts of the project; 
‘‘(B) an estimate of the costs of, and dura-
tion for, preparing the feasibility study; and 
‘‘(C) for a flood risk management or hurri-
cane and storm risk reduction project, at the 
request of the non-Federal interest, the identi-
fication of any opportunities to incorporate nat-
ural features or nature-based features into the 
project. 
‘‘(3) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete 
a preliminary analysis carried out under this sub-
section by not later than 180 days after the date on 
which funds are made available to the Secretary to 
carry out the preliminary analysis. 
‘‘(4) COST SHARE.—The cost of a preliminary 
analysis carried out under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be at Federal expense; and
‘‘(B) shall not exceed $200,000. 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT.— 
‘‘(A) TIMING.—The period during which a 
preliminary analysis is carried out under this 
subsection shall not be included for the pur-
poses of the deadline to complete a final feasi-
bility report under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(B) COST.—The cost of a preliminary 
analysis carried out under this subsection shall 
not be included for the purposes of the max-
imum Federal cost under subsection (a)(2).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 905(a)(2) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2282(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘a preliminary 
analysis’’ and inserting ‘‘an analysis’’. 
SEC. 109. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—Section 22 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d–16) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘local government,’’ after 
‘‘State or group of States,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘local government,’’ after 
‘‘such State, interest,’’;
upon request, provide such assistance at a watershed 
scale. 
SEC. 110. CORPS OF ENGINEERS SUPPORT FOR UNDER-
SERVED COMMUNITIES; OUTREACH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States for the Corps of Engineers to strive to understand 
and accommodate and, in coordination with non-Federal 
interests, seek to address the water resources development 
needs of all communities in the United States, including 
Indian Tribes and urban and rural economically disadvan-
taged communities (as defined by the Secretary under sec-
tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note)). 
(b) OUTREACH AND ACCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop, 
support, and implement public awareness, education, 
and regular outreach and engagement efforts for po-
tential non-Federal interests with respect to the 
water resources development authorities of the Sec-
retary, with particular emphasis on— 
(A) technical service programs, including 
the authorities under— 
(i) section 206 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a);
(ii) section 22 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–16); and 
(iii) section 203 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (33 
U.S.C. 2269); and 
(B) continuing authority programs, as 
such term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of 
the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall— 
(A) develop and make publicly available 
(including on a publicly available website), tech-
nical assistance materials, guidance, and other 
information with respect to the water resources 
development authorities of the Secretary; 
(B) establish and make publicly available 
(including on a publicly available website), an 
appropriate point of contact at each district and 
division office of the Corps of Engineers for in-
quiries from potential non-Federal interests re-
lating to the water resources development au-
thorities of the Secretary;
(C) conduct regular outreach and engage-
ment, including through hosting seminars and 
community information sessions, with local 
elected officials, community organizations, and 
previous and potential non-Federal interests, on 
opportunities to address local water resources 
challenges through the water resources develop-
ment authorities of the Secretary; 
(D) issue guidance for, and provide tech-
nical assistance through technical service pro-
grams to, non-Federal interests to assist such 
interests in pursuing technical services and de-
veloping proposals for water resources develop-
ment projects; and 
(E) provide, at the request of a non-Fed-
eral interest, assistance with researching and 
identifying existing project authorizations or 
authorities to address local water resources 
challenges. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall prioritize awareness, 
education, and outreach and engagement efforts for 
urban and rural economically disadvantaged commu-
nities and Indian Tribes.
SEC. 111. PROJECT PLANNING ASSISTANCE. 
Section 118 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pub-
lish’’ and inserting ‘‘annually publish’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘se-
lect’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to the availability 
of appropriations, annually select’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘projects’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘projects annually’’. 
SEC. 112. MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE STUDY AND 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with applicable non-Federal interests, con-
duct a study at Federal expense to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out managed aquifer recharge 
projects to address drought, water resiliency, and 
aquifer depletion. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
(A) assess and identify opportunities to 
support non-Federal interests, including Tribal
communities, in carrying out managed aquifer 
recharge projects; 
(B) identify opportunities to carry out 
managed aquifer recharge projects in areas that 
are experiencing, or have recently experienced, 
prolonged drought conditions, aquifer depletion, 
or water supply scarcity; and 
(C) assess preliminarily local hydrogeologic 
conditions relevant to carrying out managed aq-
uifer recharge projects. 
(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the study 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate, 
as appropriate, with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, States, regional governmental agencies, 
units of local government, experts in managed aqui-
fer recharge, and Tribes. 
(b) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a managed aquifer recharge working group 
within the Corps of Engineers. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the working 
group under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall en-
sure that members of the working group have exper-
tise working with—
(A) projects providing water supply storage 
to meet regional water supply demand, particu-
larly in regions experiencing drought; 
(B) protection of groundwater supply, in-
cluding promoting infiltration and increased re-
charge in groundwater basins, and groundwater 
quality; 
(C) aquifer storage, recharge, and recovery 
wells; 
(D) dams that provide recharge enhance-
ment benefits; 
(E) groundwater hydrology; 
(F) conjunctive use water systems; and 
(G) agricultural water resources, including 
the use of aquifers for irrigation purposes. 
(3) DUTIES.—The working group established 
under this subsection shall— 
(A) advise and assist in the development 
and execution of the feasibility study under sub-
section (a); 
(B) coordinate Corps of Engineers exper-
tise on managed aquifer recharge; 
(C) share Corps of Engineers-wide commu-
nications on the successes and failures, ques-
tions and answers, and conclusions and rec-
ommendations with respect to managed aquifer 
recharge projects; 
(D) assist Corps of Engineers offices at 
the headquarter, division, and district levels 
with raising awareness to non-Federal interests 
on the potential benefits of carrying out man-
aged aquifer recharge projects; and 
(E) develop the report required to be sub-
mitted under subsection (c). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report on managed aquifer recharge that includes— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), including data collected under such 
study and any recommendations on managed aquifer 
recharge opportunities for non-Federal interests, 
States, local governments, and Tribes; 
(2) a status update on the implementation of 
the recommendations included in the report of the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water 
Resources entitled ‘‘Managed Aquifer Recharge and 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security
through Resilience’’, published in April 2020 (2020– 
WP–01); and 
(3) an evaluation of the benefits of creating a 
new or modifying an existing planning center of ex-
pertise for managed aquifer recharge, and identify 
potential locations for such a center of expertise, if 
feasible. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE.—The term 
‘‘managed aquifer recharge’’ means the intentional 
banking and treatment of water in aquifers for stor-
age and future use. 
(2) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘managed aquifer recharge project’’ 
means a project to incorporate managed aquifer re-
charge features into a water resources development 
project. 
SEC. 113. FLOOD EASEMENT DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
and maintain a database containing an inventory of— 
(1) all floodplain and flowage easements held by 
the Corps of Engineers; and
(2) other federally held floodplain and flowage 
easements with respect to which other Federal agen-
cies submit information to the Secretary. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
database established under subsection (a)— 
(1) with respect to each floodplain and flowage 
easement included in the database— 
(A) the location of the land subject to the 
easement (including geographic information sys-
tem information); 
(B) a brief description of such land, in-
cluding the acreage and ecosystem type covered 
by the easement; 
(C) the Federal agency that holds the ease-
ment; 
(D) any conditions of the easement, includ-
ing— 
(i) the amount of flooding, timing of 
flooding, or area of flooding covered by the 
easement; 
(ii) any conservation requirements; 
and 
(iii) any restoration requirements; 
(E) the date on which the easement was 
acquired; and
(F) whether the easement is permanent or 
temporary, and if the easement is temporary, 
the date on which the easement expires; and 
(2) any other information that the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall make the full database established under subsection 
(a) available to the public in searchable form, including 
on the internet. 
(d) OTHER FEDERAL EASEMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall request information from other Federal agencies to 
incorporate other federally held floodplain and flowage 
easements into the database established under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 114. ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at Federal 
expense, periodically conduct an assessment of levees con-
structed by the Secretary or for which the Secretary has 
financial or operational responsibility, to identify opportu-
nities for the modification (including realignment or incor-
poration of natural and nature-based features) of levee 
systems to— 
(1) increase the flood risk reduction benefits of 
such systems; 
(2) achieve greater flood resiliency; and
(3) restore hydrological and ecological connec-
tions with adjacent floodplains that achieve greater 
environmental benefits without undermining the ob-
jectives of paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting an as-
sessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
consider and identify, with respect to each levee— 
(A) an estimate of the number of struc-
tures and population at risk and protected by 
the levee that would be adversely impacted if 
the levee fails or water levels exceed the height 
of the levee (which may be the applicable esti-
mate included in the levee database established 
under section 9004 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303), if 
available); 
(B) the number of times the non-Federal 
interest has received emergency flood-fighting 
or repair assistance under section 5 of the Act 
of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) for the 
levee, and the total expenditures on postflood 
repairs over the life of the levee; 
(C) the functionality of the levee with re-
gard to higher precipitation levels, including
due to changing climatic conditions and extreme 
weather events; and 
(D) the potential costs and benefits (in-
cluding environmental benefits and implications 
for levee-protected communities located in a 
Special Flood Hazard Area) from modifying the 
applicable levee system to restore connections 
with adjacent floodplains. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting an assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
prioritize levees— 
(A) associated with an area that has been 
subject to flooding in two or more events in any 
10-year period; and 
(B) for which the non-Federal interest has 
received emergency flood-fighting or repair as-
sistance under section 5 of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) with respect to such 
flood events. 
(3) COORDINATION.—In conducting an assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall co-
ordinate with any non-Federal interest that has fi-
nancial or operational responsibility for a levee being 
assessed.
(c) FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—In con-
ducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consider information on floods and flood damages 
compiled under section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 
1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a). 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, and peri-
odically thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a re-
port on the results of the assessment conducted 
under subsection (a). 
(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in 
each report submitted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) identification of any levee for which 
the Secretary has conducted an assessment 
under subsection (a); 
(B) a description of any opportunities 
identified under such subsection for the modi-
fication (including realignment or incorporation 
of natural and nature-based features) of a levee 
system, including the potential benefits of such
modification for the purposes identified under 
such subsection; and 
(C) a summary of the information consid-
ered and identified under subsection (b)(1). 
(e) INCORPORATION
OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall include in the levee database established under 
section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) the information included in each 
report submitted under subsection (d), and make such in-
formation publicly available, including on the internet. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 115. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEVEE INSPEC-
TIONS. 
In any instance where the Secretary requires, as a 
condition of eligibility for Federal assistance under section 
5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), that 
a non-Federal sponsor of a flood control project undertake 
an electronic inspection of the portion of such project that 
is under normal circumstances submerged, the Secretary 
shall provide to the non-Federal sponsor credit or reim-
bursement for the cost of carrying out such inspection 
against the non-Federal share of the cost of repair or res-
toration of such project carried out under such section.
SEC. 116. ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS DAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
assessment of dams constructed by the Secretary or for 
which the Secretary has financial or operational responsi-
bility, to identify— 
(1) any dam that is meeting its authorized pur-
poses and that may be a priority for rehabilitation, 
environmental performance enhancements, or retro-
fits to add or replace power generation (at a pow-
ered or nonpowered dam), and the recommendations 
of the Secretary for addressing each such dam; and 
(2) any dam that does not meet its authorized 
purposes, has been abandoned or inadequately main-
tained, or has otherwise reached the end of its useful 
life, and the recommendations of the Secretary for 
addressing each such dam, which may include a rec-
ommendation to remove the dam. 
(b) NATIONAL
DAM
INVENTORY
AND
ASSESS-
MENT.—The Secretary shall include in the inventory of 
dams required by section 6 of the National Dam Safety 
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467d) any information and rec-
ommendations resulting from the assessment of dams con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
the results of the assessment of dams conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 117. NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies, 
shall— 
(1) establish and maintain a database con-
taining an inventory of low-head dams in the United 
States that includes— 
(A) the location (including global informa-
tion system information), ownership, descrip-
tion, current use condition, height, and length 
of each low-head dam; 
(B) any information on public safety condi-
tions, including signage, at each low-head dam; 
(C) public safety information on the dan-
gers of low-head dams; and 
(D) any other relevant information con-
cerning low-head dams; and 
(2) include in the inventory of dams required by 
section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467d) the information described in para-
graph (1).
(b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall include in the database 
information described in subsection (a)(1) that is provided 
to the Secretary by Federal and State agencies pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
(c) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the database established under subsection (a) pub-
licly available, including on a publicly available website. 
(d) LOW-HEAD DAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘low-head dam’’ means a manmade structure, built 
in a river or stream channel, that is designed and built 
such that water flows continuously over all, or nearly all, 
of the crest from bank to bank. 
SEC. 118. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (D); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following:
‘‘(C) technical assistance to an Indian 
tribe, including— 
‘‘(i) assistance for planning to amelio-
rate flood hazards, to avoid repetitive 
flooding impacts, to anticipate, prepare, 
and adapt to changing climatic conditions 
and extreme weather events, and to with-
stand, respond to, and recover rapidly from 
disruption due to flood hazards; and 
‘‘(ii) the provision of, and integration 
into planning of, hydrologic, economic, and 
environmental data and analyses; and’’; 
and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$18,500,000’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘$23,500,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Federal 
share of the cost of activities described in subsection 
(b)(2)(C) shall be 100 percent.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’.
SEC. 119. TRIBAL LIAISON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, for each Corps of Engineers 
district that contains a Tribal community, the Secretary 
shall establish a permanent position of Tribal Liaison to— 
(1) serve as a direct line of communication be-
tween the Secretary and the applicable Tribal com-
munities; and 
(2) ensure consistency in government-to-govern-
ment relations. 
(b) DUTIES.—Each Tribal Liaison shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary regarding, and be respon-
sible for— 
(1) removing barriers to access to, and partici-
pation in, Corps of Engineers programs for Tribal 
communities, including by improving implementation 
of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)); 
(2) improving outreach to, and engagement 
with, Tribal communities about relevant Corps of 
Engineers programs and services; 
(3) identifying and engaging with Tribal com-
munities suffering from water resources challenges; 
(4) improving, expanding, and facilitating gov-
ernment-to-government consultation between Tribal 
communities and the Corps of Engineers;
(5) coordinating and implementing all relevant 
Tribal consultation policies and associated guide-
lines, including the requirements of section 112 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 
U.S.C. 2356); 
(6) training and tools to facilitate the ability of 
Corps of Engineers staff to effectively engage with 
Tribal communities in a culturally competent man-
ner, especially in regards to lands of ancestral, his-
toric, or cultural significance to a Tribal community, 
including burial sites; and 
(7) such other issues identified by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) UNIFORMITY.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize 
guidelines for— 
(1) the duties of Tribal Liaisons under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) required qualifications for Tribal Liaisons, 
including experience and expertise relating to Tribal 
communities and water resource issues, and the abil-
ity to carry out such duties. 
(d) FUNDING.—Funding for the position of Tribal 
Liaison shall be allocated from the budget line item pro-
vided for the expenses necessary for the supervision and
general administration of the civil works program, and fill-
ing the position shall not be dependent on any increase 
in this budget line item. 
(e) TRIBAL COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Tribal community’’ means a community of peo-
ple who are recognized and defined under Federal law as 
indigenous people of the United States. 
SEC. 120. TRIBAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BONNEVILLE DAM.—The term ‘‘Bonneville 
Dam’’ means the Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, 
Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of 
August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1038) and the first sec-
tion and section 2(a) of the Act of August 20, 1937 
(16 U.S.C. 832, 832(a)). 
(2) DALLES
DAM.—The term ‘‘Dalles Dam’’ 
means the Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Washington 
and Oregon, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179). 
(3) JOHN
DAY
DAM.—The term ‘‘John Day 
Dam’’ means the John Day Dam, Columbia River, 
Washington and Oregon, authorized by section 204 
of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179). 
(4) VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—The term 
‘‘village development plan’’ means the village devel-
opment plan required by section 1133(c) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 
Stat. 3782). 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, the 
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reserva-
tion of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands 
of the Yakama Nation, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the 
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion, shall revise and carry out the village develop-
ment plan for the Dalles Dam to provide replace-
ment villages for each Indian village submerged as 
a result of the construction of the Bonneville Dam 
and the John Day Dam. 
(2) EXAMINATION.—Before revising and car-
rying out the village development plan under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall conduct an examina-
tion and assessment of the extent to which Indian 
villages, housing sites, and related structures were 
displaced by the construction of the Bonneville Dam 
and the John Day Dam. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In revising the village de-
velopment plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall include, at a minimum—
(A) an evaluation of sites on both sides of 
the Columbia River; 
(B) an assessment of suitable private, 
State, and Federal lands; and 
(C) an estimated cost and tentative sched-
ule for the construction of each replacement vil-
lage. 
(c) PROVISION
OF
ASSISTANCE
ON
FEDERAL 
LAND.—In carrying out subsection (b)(1), the Secretary 
may construct housing or provide related assistance on 
land owned by the United States. 
(d) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(b)(1), the Secretary may acquire land or interests 
in land for the purpose of providing housing and re-
lated assistance. 
(2) ADVANCE
ACQUISITION.—The Secretary 
may acquire land or interests in land under para-
graph (1) before completing all required documenta-
tion and receiving all required clearances for the 
construction of housing or related improvements on 
the land. 
(3) DISPOSAL OF UNSUITABLE LAND.—In the 
event the Secretary determines that land or an inter-
est in land acquired by the Secretary under para-
graph (2) is unsuitable for the purpose for which it 
was acquired, the Secretary is authorized to dispose 
of the land or interest in land by sale and credit the 
proceeds to the appropriation, fund, or account used 
to purchase the land or interest in land. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1178(c) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 
1675; 132 Stat. 3781) is repealed. 
SEC. 121. COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRI-
TORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 1156(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) for any organization that— 
‘‘(A) is composed primarily of people who 
are— 
‘‘(i) recognized and defined under 
Federal law as indigenous people of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(ii) from a specific community; and
‘‘(B) assists in the social, cultural, and 
educational development of such people in that 
community.’’. 
SEC. 122. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COVID–19 IMPACTS TO 
COASTAL AND INLAND NAVIGATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that, for fiscal years 2023 
and 2024, the Secretary should, to the maximum extent 
practicable, seek to maintain the eligibility of a donor port, 
energy transfer port, or medium-sized donor port, as de-
fined in section 2106(a) of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(a)), that 
received funding under section 2106 of such Act in fiscal 
year 2020, but that the Secretary determines would no 
longer be eligible for such funding as a result of a demon-
strable impact on the calculations required by the defini-
tions of a donor port, energy transfer port, or medium- 
sized donor port contained in such section due to a reduc-
tion in domestic cargo shipments related to the COVID– 
19 pandemic. 
SEC. 123. ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL CONFINED AQUATIC 
DISPOSAL FACILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to con-
duct assessments of the availability of confined aquatic 
disposal facilities for the disposal of contaminated dredged 
material.
(b) INFORMATION AND COMMENT.—In conducting an 
assessment under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) solicit information from stakeholders on po-
tential projects that may require disposal of con-
taminated sediments in a confined aquatic disposal 
facility; 
(2) solicit information from the applicable divi-
sion of the Corps of Engineers on the need for con-
fined aquatic disposal facilities; and 
(3) provide an opportunity for public comment. 
(c) NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION REGION ASSESS-
MENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
prioritize conducting an assessment of the availability of 
confined aquatic disposal facilities in the North Atlantic 
Division region for the disposal of contaminated dredged 
material in such region. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report on the results of any assessments conducted 
under this section, including any recommendations of the 
Secretary for the construction of new confined aquatic dis-
posal facilities or expanded capacity for confined aquatic 
disposal facilities. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘North 
Atlantic Division region’’ means the area located within 
the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
SEC. 124. STRATEGIC PLAN ON BENEFICIAL USE OF 
DREDGED MATERIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a strategic plan that identifies opportunities and chal-
lenges relating to furthering the policy of the United 
States to maximize the beneficial use of suitable dredged 
material obtained from the construction or operation and 
maintenance of water resources development projects, as 
described in section 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g). 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategic 
plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with relevant Federal agencies in-
volved in the beneficial use of dredged material;
(2) solicit and consider input from State and 
local governments and Indian Tribes, while seeking 
to ensure a geographic diversity of input from the 
various Corps of Engineers divisions; and 
(3) consider input received from other stake-
holders involved in beneficial use of dredged mate-
rial. 
(c) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in the 
strategic plan developed under subsection (a)— 
(1) identification of any specific barriers and 
conflicts that the Secretary determines impede the 
maximization of beneficial use of dredged material 
at the Federal, State, and local level, and any rec-
ommendations of the Secretary to address such bar-
riers and conflicts; 
(2) identification of specific measures to im-
prove interagency and Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal communications and coordination to improve 
implementation of section 125(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 
2326g); and 
(3) identification of methods to prioritize the 
use of dredged material to benefit water resources 
development 
projects 
in 
areas 
experiencing 
vulnerabilities to coastal land loss.
SEC. 125. FUNDING TO REVIEW MITIGATION BANKING PRO-
POSALS FROM NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC ENTI-
TIES. 
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
REVIEW PROPOSALS’’ after ‘‘PERMITS’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f) and inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING TO REVIEW MITIGATION BANK PRO-
POSALS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘mitigation bank’ and ‘mitigation bank instru-
ment’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 230.91 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation). 
‘‘(2) PROPOSAL REVIEW.—The Secretary, after 
public notice, may accept and expend funds contrib-
uted by a non-Federal public entity to expedite the 
review of a proposal for a mitigation bank for which 
the non-Federal public entity is the sponsor, without 
regard to whether the entity plans to sell a portion 
of the credits generated by a mitigation bank instru-
ment of the entity to other public or private entities, 
if the entity enters into an agreement with the Sec-
retary that requires the entity to use for a public 
purpose any funds obtained from the sale of such 
credits. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT
ON
OTHER
ENTITIES.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall en-
sure that expediting the review of a proposal for a 
mitigation bank through the use of funds accepted 
and expended under this subsection does not ad-
versely affect the timeline for review (in the Corps 
of Engineers district in which the mitigation bank is 
to be located) of such proposals of other entities that 
have not contributed funds under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT ON REVIEW.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that the use 
of funds accepted under paragraph (1) will not im-
pact impartial decisionmaking with respect to pro-
posals for mitigation banks, either substantively or 
procedurally. 
‘‘(5) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that all final decisions regarding pro-
posals for mitigation banks carried out using 
funds authorized under this subsection are 
made available to the public in a common for-
mat, including on the internet, and in a manner
that distinguishes final decisions under this 
subsection from other final actions of the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) DECISION
DOCUMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) use a standard decision document 
for reviewing all proposals using funds ac-
cepted under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) make the standard decision docu-
ment, along with all final decisions regard-
ing proposals for mitigation banks, avail-
able to the public, including on the inter-
net.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f), as so re-
designated— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D) and inserting after subpara-
graph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) a comprehensive list of the proposals 
for mitigation banks reviewed and approved 
using funds accepted under subsection (e) dur-
ing the previous fiscal year, including a descrip-
tion of any effects of such subsection on the
timelines for review of proposals of other enti-
ties that have not contributed funds under such 
subsection; and’’. 
SEC. 126. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, other Federal and State agencies, and the appli-
cable non-Federal interest, shall coordinate efforts to re-
move or remediate contaminated sediments and legacy 
high-phosphorous sediments associated with the following 
water resources development projects: 
(1) The project for ecosystem restoration, 
South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago 
River, Bubbly Creek, Illinois, authorized by section 
401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (134 Stat. 2740). 
(2) the project for navigation, Columbia and 
Lower Willamette Rivers, Oregon and Washington, 
in the vicinity of the Albina Turning Basin, River 
Mile 10, and the Post Office Bar, Portland Harbor, 
River Mile 2. 
(3) The project for aquatic ecosystem restora-
tion, Mahoning River, Ohio, being carried out under 
section 206 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330).
(4) The project for navigation, South Branch of 
the Chicago River, Cook County, Illinois, in the vi-
cinity of Collateral Channel. 
(5) The project for ecosystem restoration, Cen-
tral and Southern Florida Project, Central Ever-
glades Restoration Plan, Florida, in the vicinity of 
Lake Okeechobee. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall jointly submit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on efforts to remove or reme-
diate contaminated sediments associated with the projects 
identified in subsection (a), including, if applicable, any 
specific recommendations for actions or agreements nec-
essary to undertake such work. 
SEC. 127. RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AT WATER RE-
SOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 
In carrying out military training activities or other-
wise fulfilling military training requirements, units or 
members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces may 
perform services and furnish supplies in support of a
water resources development project or program of the 
Corps of Engineers without reimbursement. 
SEC. 128. PAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CERTAIN 
OFFICERS FROM APPROPRIATION FOR IM-
PROVEMENTS. 
Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 
583a), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Regular officers of the Corps 
of Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the 
Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers,’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The personnel described in sub-
section (b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PERSONNEL DESCRIBED.—The personnel re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are the following: 
‘‘(1) Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers 
of the Army. 
‘‘(2) The following members of the Army who 
are assigned to the Corps of Engineers: 
‘‘(A) Reserve component officers. 
‘‘(B) Warrant officers (whether regular or 
reserve component). 
‘‘(C) Enlisted members (whether regular or 
reserve component).’’.
SEC. 129. CIVIL WORKS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST-
ING, AND EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out basic, applied, and advanced research needs as 
required to aid in the planning, design, construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of water resources development 
projects and to support the missions and authorities of 
the Corps of Engineers. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to test and 
apply technology, tools, techniques, and materials devel-
oped pursuant to such subsection at authorized water re-
sources development projects, in consultation with the 
non-Federal interests for such projects. 
(c) OTHER TRANSACTIONAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), and pursuant to the authority under section 
4022 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
is authorized to enter into a transaction to carry out 
prototype projects to support basic, applied, and ad-
vanced research needs that are directly relevant to 
the civil works missions and authorities of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days be-
fore the Secretary enters into a transaction under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate of— 
(A) the dollar amount of the transaction; 
and 
(B) the entity carrying out the prototype 
project that is the subject of the transaction. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a report describing the use of the authority 
under this subsection. 
(4) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided under this subsection shall termi-
nate 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) COORDINATION
AND CONSULTATION.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may coordinate and 
consult with Federal agencies, State and local agencies, 
Indian Tribes, universities, consortiums, councils, and 
other relevant entities that will aid in the planning, design, 
construction, operation, and maintenance of water re-
sources development projects.
(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall establish a separate appropria-
tions account for administering funds made available to 
carry out this section. 
(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FOCUS AREAS.—It is 
the sense of Congress that the Secretary should prioritize 
using amounts made available to carry out this section for 
the research, development, testing, and evaluation of tech-
nology, tools, techniques, and materials that will— 
(1) advance the use of natural features and na-
ture-based features, as defined in section 1184(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 
U.S.C. 2289a(a)); 
(2) improve the reliability and accuracy of tech-
nologies related to water supply; 
(3) improve the management of reservoirs 
owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers; and 
(4) lead to future cost savings and advance 
project delivery timelines. 
SEC. 130. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding section 4141 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary may provide assistance through 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants to—
(1) the University of Missouri to conduct eco-
nomic analyses and other academic research to im-
prove water management, enhance flood resiliency, 
and preserve water resources for the State of Mis-
souri, the Lower Missouri River Basin, and Upper 
Mississippi River Basin; and 
(2) Oregon State University to conduct a study 
on the associated impacts of wildfire on water re-
source ecology, water supply, quality, and distribu-
tion in the Willamette River Basin and to develop a 
water resource assessment and management plat-
form for the Willamette River Basin. 
SEC. 131. CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. 
Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 
U.S.C. 709a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may work with or con-
tract with an institution of higher education, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 132. RECORDS REGARDING MEMBERS AND EMPLOY-
EES OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WHO PER-
FORM DUTY AT LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLOR-
IDA, DURING A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM. 
(a) SERVICE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall indicate 
in the service record of a member or employee of the Corps 
of Engineers who performs covered duty that such mem-
ber or employee was exposed to microcystin in the line of 
duty. 
(b) COVERED DUTY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered duty’’ means duty performed— 
(1) during a period when the Florida Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection has determined 
that there is a concentration of microcystin of great-
er than 8 parts per billion in the waters of Lake 
Okeechobee resulting from a harmful algal bloom in 
such lake; and 
(2) at or near any of the following structures: 
(A) S–77. 
(B) S–78. 
(C) S–79. 
(D) S–80. 
(E) S–308. 
SEC. 133. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER- 
GULF OUTLET, LOUISIANA. 
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) sections 7012(b) and 7013 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1280), 
together with the Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
234), authorize and direct the Secretary to close and 
restore the ecosystem adversely affected by the con-
struction and operation of the Mississippi River-Gulf 
Outlet, Louisiana, at full Federal expense; and 
(2) the Secretary should quickly begin construc-
tion of such project using existing authorities. 
SEC. 
134. 
WATER 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘aquatic’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘eco-
system restoration,’’ after ‘‘flood damage reduc-
tion,’’. 
SEC. 135. APPLICABILITY. 
None of the funds appropriated by title III of division 
J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–58) may be used to carry out this Act, or any 
amendments made by this Act.
TITLE II—STUDIES AND 
REPORTS 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES. 
(a) NEW PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for 
water resources development and conservation and other 
purposes, as identified in the reports titled ‘‘Report to 
Congress on Future Water Resources Development’’ sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water 
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: 
(1) DUDLEYVILLE, ARIZONA.—Project for flood 
risk management, Dudleyville, Arizona. 
(2) CONN CREEK DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, Conn Creek Dam, Cali-
fornia. 
(3) CITY
OF
HUNTINGTON
BEACH, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, including sea level rise, and shoreline 
stabilization, City of Huntington Beach, California. 
(4) NAPA
RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
navigation, Federal Channel of Napa River, Cali-
fornia.
(5) 
PETALUMA
RIVER
WETLANDS, 
CALI-
FORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration, City of 
Petaluma, California. 
(6) CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, 
City of Rialto and vicinity, California. 
(7) NORTH
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.—Project 
for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, in-
cluding sea level rise, and ecosystem restoration, 
North Richmond, California. 
(8) STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and 
flood risk management, Stratford, Connecticut. 
(9) WOODBRIDGE, CONNECTICUT.—Project for 
flood risk management, Woodbridge, Connecticut. 
(10) FEDERAL TRIANGLE AREA, WASHINGTON, 
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA.—Project for flood risk 
management, Federal Triangle Area, Washington, 
District of Columbia, including construction of im-
provements to interior drainage. 
(11) POTOMAC AND ANACOSTIA RIVERS, WASH-
INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Project for rec-
reational access, including enclosed swimming areas, 
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, District of Columbia.
(12) 
WASHINGTON
METROPOLITAN
AREA, 
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, 
AND VIRGINIA.—Project for water supply, including 
the identification of a secondary water source and 
additional water storage capability for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of 
Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. 
(13) DUVAL
COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Project for 
periodic beach nourishment for the project for hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction, Duval Coun-
ty shoreline, Florida, authorized by the River and 
Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1092; 90 Stat. 2933), 
for an additional period of 50 years, Duval County 
Shoreline, Florida. 
(14) TOWN
OF
LONGBOAT
KEY, FLORIDA.— 
Project for whole island hurricane and storm dam-
age risk reduction, Town of Longboat Key, Florida. 
(15) LAKE RUNNYMEDE, FLORIDA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, Lake Runnymede, Florida. 
(16) TAMPA BACK BAY, FLORIDA.—Project for 
flood risk management and hurricane and storm 
damage risk reduction, including the use of natural 
features and nature-based features for protection 
and recreation, Tampa Back Bay, Florida.
(17) PORT TAMPA BAY AND MCKAY BAY, FLOR-
IDA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk 
reduction, Port Tampa Bay, Florida, including 
McKay Bay. 
(18) LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration and flood risk manage-
ment, Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. 
(19) CITY OF ALBANY, GEORGIA.—Project for 
flood risk management, City of Albany, Georgia. 
(20) CITY OF EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, City of East Point, 
Georgia. 
(21) FLINT RIVER BASIN HEADWATERS, CLAY-
TON COUNTY, GEORGIA.—Project for flood risk man-
agement and ecosystem restoration, Flint River 
Basin Headwaters, Clayton County, Georgia. 
(22) TYBEE
ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for 
periodic beach nourishment for the project for hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction, Tybee Is-
land, Georgia, authorized by section 201 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5), for 
an additional period of 50 years, Tybee Island, 
Georgia.
(23) WAIKI¯KI¯, HAWAII.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction, Waikı¯kı¯, Hawaii. 
(24) KENTUCKY RIVER AND NORTH FORK KEN-
TUCKY RIVER, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood risk 
management on the Kentucky River and North Fork 
Kentucky River near Beattyville and Jackson, Ken-
tucky. 
(25) ASSAWOMPSET
POND
COMPLEX, MASSA-
CHUSETTS.—Project for ecosystem restoration, flood 
risk management, and water supply, Assawompset 
Pond Complex, Massachusetts. 
(26) 
CHARLES
RIVER, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Charles River, Massachusetts. 
(27) CHELSEA CREEK AND MILL CREEK, MAS-
SACHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk management 
and ecosystem restoration, including bank stabiliza-
tion, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts. 
(28) CONNECTICUT RIVER STREAMBANK ERO-
SION, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, AND NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.—Project for streambank erosion, Con-
necticut River, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New 
Hampshire.
(29) DEERFIELD
RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and ecosystem 
restoration, Deerfield River, Massachusetts. 
(30) TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSA-
CHUSETTS.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
flood risk management between Whiting’s and Falls 
ponds, North Attleborough, Massachusetts. 
(31) TOWN
OF
HULL, 
MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction, Hull, Massachu-
setts. 
(32) CITY
OF
REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
Project for flood risk management and marsh eco-
system restoration, City of Revere, Massachusetts. 
(33) LOWER EAST SIDE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.— 
Project for flood risk management, Lower East Side 
Detroit, Michigan. 
(34) ELIJAH
ROOT
DAM, MICHIGAN.—Project 
for dam removal, by carrying out a disposition study 
under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(33 U.S.C. 549a), Elijah Root Dam, Michigan. 
(35) GROSSE
POINTE
SHORES
AND
GROSSE 
POINTE FARMS, MICHIGAN.—Project for ecosystem 
restoration and flood risk management, Grosse 
Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
(36) 
SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN, 
MICHIGAN.— 
Project for flood risk management, Wayne, Oakland, 
and Macomb Counties, Michigan. 
(37) 
TITTABAWASSEE
RIVER
WATERSHED, 
MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk management, eco-
system restoration, and related conservation bene-
fits, Tittabawassee River, Chippewa River, Pine 
River, and Tobacco River, Midland County, Michi-
gan. 
(38) SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI, MISSISSIPPI.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk 
management, Wilkinson, Adams, Warren, Claiborne, 
Franklin, Amite, and Jefferson Counties, Mis-
sissippi. 
(39) CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW 
JERSEY.—Project for tidal and riverine flood risk 
management, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New 
Jersey. 
(40) EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, Edgewater, New Jersey. 
(41) MAURICE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for navigation and for beneficial use of dredged ma-
terials for hurricane and storm damage risk reduc-
tion and ecosystem restoration, Maurice River, New 
Jersey.
(42) NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INLAND FLOOD-
ING, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for inland flood risk 
management in Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, 
Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren, Passaic, and 
Sussex Counties, New Jersey. 
(43) RISER DITCH, NEW JERSEY.—Project for 
flood risk management, including channel improve-
ments, and other related water resource needs re-
lated to Riser Ditch in the communities of South 
Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, 
Teterboro, and Moonachie, New Jersey. 
(44) ROCKAWAY RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restora-
tion, including bank stabilization, Rockaway River, 
New Jersey. 
(45) TENAKILL BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project 
for flood risk management, Tenakill Brook, New 
Jersey. 
(46) VERONA, 
CEDAR
GROVE, 
AND
WEST 
CALDWELL, NEW
JERSEY.—Project for flood risk 
management along the Peckman River Basin in the 
townships of Verona (and surrounding area), Cedar 
Grove, and West Caldwell, New Jersey.
(47) WHIPPANY RIVER WATERSHED, NEW JER-
SEY.—Project for flood risk management, Morris 
County, New Jersey. 
(48) LAKE FARMINGTON DAM, NEW MEXICO.— 
Project for water supply, Lake Farmington Dam, 
New Mexico. 
(49) MCCLURE DAM, NEW MEXICO.—Project for 
dam safety improvements and flood risk manage-
ment, McClure Dam, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
(50) BROOKLYN
NAVY
YARD, NEW
YORK.— 
Project for flood risk management and hurricane 
and storm damage risk reduction, Brooklyn Navy 
Yard, New York. 
(51) UPPER EAST RIVER AND FLUSHING BAY, 
NEW
YORK.—Project for ecosystem restoration, 
Upper East River and Flushing Bay, New York. 
(52) HUTCHINSON RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project 
for flood risk management and ecosystem restora-
tion, Hutchinson River, New York. 
(53) MOHAWK
RIVER
BASIN, NEW
YORK.— 
Project for flood risk management, navigation, and 
environmental restoration, Mohawk River Basin, 
New York.
(54) NEWTOWN
CREEK, NEW
YORK.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration, Newtown Creek, New 
York. 
(55) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for 
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration to 
address areas in the City of Yonkers and the Village 
of Hastings-on-Hudson within the 100-year flood 
zone, Saw Mill River, New York. 
(56) MINERAL RIDGE DAM, OHIO.—Project for 
dam safety improvements and rehabilitation, Mineral 
Ridge Dam, Ohio. 
(57) BRODHEAD
CREEK
WATERSHED, PENN-
SYLVANIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and 
flood risk management, Brodhead Creek Watershed, 
Pennsylvania. 
(58) CHARTIERS
CREEK
WATERSHED, PENN-
SYLVANIA.—Project for flood risk management, 
Chartiers Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania. 
(59) COPLAY CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project 
for flood risk management, Coplay Creek, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(60) BERKELEY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk 
management, Berkeley County, South Carolina.
(61) BIG
SIOUX
RIVER, SOUTH
DAKOTA.— 
Project for flood risk management, City of Water-
town and vicinity, South Dakota. 
(62) TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE
RIVER
BASINS, 
TENNESSEE.—Project to deter, impede, or restrict 
the dispersal of aquatic nuisance species in the Ten-
nessee-Tombigbee River Basins, Tennessee. 
(63) EL
PASO
COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for 
flood risk management for economically disadvan-
taged communities, as defined by the Secretary pur-
suant to section 160 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), along 
the United States-Mexico border, El Paso County, 
Texas. 
(64) GULF
INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY-CHAN-
NEL TO PALACIOS, TEXAS.—Project for navigation, 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway-Channel to Palacios, 
Texas. 
(65) SIKES
LAKE, TEXAS.—Project for eco-
system restoration and flood risk management, Sikes 
Lake, Texas. 
(66) SOUTHWEST BORDER REGION, TEXAS.— 
Project for flood risk management for economically 
disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 160 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 
note), along the United States-Mexico border in 
Webb, Zapata, and Starr Counties, Texas. 
(67) LOWER
CLEAR
CREEK
AND
DICKINSON 
BAYOU, TEXAS.—Project for flood risk management, 
Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou, Texas. 
(68) CEDAR
ISLAND, VIRGINIA.—Project for 
ecosystem restoration, hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, and navigation, Cedar Island, Vir-
ginia. 
(69) 
BALLINGER
CREEK, 
WASHINGTON.— 
Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Shoreline, 
Washington. 
(70) CITY OF NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON.— 
Project for water supply, City of North Bend, Wash-
ington. 
(71) TANEUM
CREEK, WASHINGTON.—Project 
for ecosystem restoration, Taneum Creek, Wash-
ington. 
(72) CITY OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.— 
Project for flood risk management, Huntington, 
West Virginia. 
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following 
project modifications:
(1) SHINGLE
CREEK
AND
KISSIMMEE
RIVER, 
FLORIDA.—Modifications to the project for eco-
system restoration and water storage, Shingle Creek 
and Kissimmee River, Florida, authorized by section 
201(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670), for flood risk manage-
ment. 
(2) JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLORIDA.—Modi-
fications to the project for navigation, Jacksonville 
Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 7002 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (128 Stat. 1364), for outer channel improve-
ments. 
(3) SAVANNAH
HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor 
Expansion Project, Georgia, authorized by section 
7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
opment Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364; 132 Stat. 
3839), without evaluation of additional deepening. 
(4) CEDAR
RIVER, CEDAR
RAPIDS, IOWA.— 
Modifications to the project for flood risk manage-
ment, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorized 
by section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform 
and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366),
consistent with the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 
Cedar River Flood Control System Master Plan. 
(5) YABUCOA HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.—Modi-
fication to the project for navigation, Yabucoa Har-
bor, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 3 of the Act 
of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1048), 
for assumption of operations and maintenance. 
(6) SALEM RIVER, SALEM COUNTY, NEW JER-
SEY.—Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Salem River, Salem County, New Jersey, authorized 
by section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1907 (chapter 
2509, 34 Stat. 1080), to increase the authorized 
depth. 
(7) EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, 
WASHINGTON.—Modifications to the project for navi-
gation, Everett Harbor and Snohomish River, Wash-
ington, authorized by section 101 of the River and 
Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 732), for the Boat 
Launch Connector Channel. 
(8) HIRAM
M. 
CHITTENDEN
LOCKS, 
LAKE 
WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, WASHINGTON.—Modifica-
tions to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (also 
known as Ballard Locks), Lake Washington Ship 
Canal, Washington, authorized by the Act of June 
25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 666), for the con-
struction of fish ladder improvements, including ef-
forts to address elevated temperature and low dis-
solved oxygen levels in the Canal. 
(9) PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON.—Modifica-
tions to the project for navigation, Port Townsend, 
Washington, authorized by section 110 of the Rivers 
and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 169), for the 
Boat Haven Marina Breakwater. 
SEC. 202. EXPEDITED COMPLETION. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall ex-
pedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the 
following projects, and if the Secretary determines that 
the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed 
directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and de-
sign of the project: 
(1) Project for navigation, Branford Harbor 
and Stony Creek Channel, Connecticut. 
(2) Project for navigation, Guilford Harbor and 
Sluice Channel, Connecticut. 
(3) Project for ecosystem restoration, Western 
Everglades, Florida. 
(4) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Miami, Dade County, Florida. 
(5) Project for ecosystem restoration, recre-
ation, and other purposes, Illinois River, Chicago
River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little 
Calumet River, and other waterways in the vicinity 
of Chicago, Illinois, authorized by section 201(a)(7) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(134 Stat. 2670). 
(6) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, author-
ized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664; 128 
Stat. 1372). 
(7) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, South Central Coastal Louisiana, 
Louisiana. 
(8) Modifications to the project for navigation, 
Baltimore Harbor and Channels–Seagirt Loop Deep-
ening, Maryland, including to a depth of 50 feet. 
(9) Project for New York and New Jersey Har-
bor Channel Deepening Improvements, New York 
and New Jersey. 
(10) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, South Shore of Staten Island, New 
York. 
(11) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Grande de Loiza, Puerto Rico.
(12) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Guanajibo, Puerto Rico. 
(13) Project for flood risk management, Rio 
Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico. 
(14) Project for hurricane and storm damage 
risk reduction, Charleston Peninsula, South Caro-
lina. 
(b) POST-AUTHORIZATION CHANGE REPORTS.—The 
Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization 
change report for the following projects: 
(1) Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres 
Rios, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2577). 
(2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central 
and Southern Florida, Indian River Lagoon, Flor-
ida, authorized by section 1001(14) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1051). 
(c) GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCY STUDY.— 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the com-
prehensive assessment of water resources needs for the 
Great Lakes System under section 729 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a), as
required by section 1219 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2683). 
(d) MAINTENANCE
OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.— 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a deter-
mination of the feasibility of improvements proposed by 
a non-Federal interest under section 204(f)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2232(f)(1)(A)(i)), for the following: 
(1) Deepening and widening of the navigation 
project for Coos Bay, Oregon, authorized by the Act 
of March 3, 1879 (chapter 181, 20 Stat. 370). 
(2) Improvements to segment 1B of the naviga-
tion project for Houston Ship Channel Expansion 
Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, 
and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by sec-
tion 401(1)(7) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734). 
SEC. 203. EXPEDITED MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FEASI-
BILITY STUDIES. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the 
following feasibility studies, as modified by this section, 
and if the Secretary determines that a project that is the 
subject of the feasibility study is justified in the completed 
report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, 
engineering, and design of the project:
(1) MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.—The 
study for navigation, Mare Island Strait channel, au-
thorized by section 406 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 323), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to consider the economic 
and national security benefits from recent proposals 
for utilization of the channel for Department of De-
fense shipbuilding and vessel repair. 
(2) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND VICINITY, LOU-
ISIANA.—The study for flood risk management and 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Lake 
Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, authorized by 
section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 
Stat. 1077), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
to investigate increasing the scope of the project to 
provide protection against a 200-year storm event. 
(3) BLACKSTONE
RIVER
VALLEY, RHODE
IS-
LAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The study for eco-
system restoration, Blackstone River Valley, 
Rhode Island and Massachusetts, authorized by 
section 569 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3788), is modified 
to authorize the Secretary to conduct a study 
for water supply, water flow, and wetland res-
toration and protection within the scope of the 
study. 
(B) INCORPORATION OF EXISTING DATA.— 
In carrying out the study described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall use, to the extent 
practicable, any existing data for the project 
prepared under the authority of section 206 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(33 U.S.C. 2330). 
(4) LOWER SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY.—The 
study for flood control, Lower Saddle River, New 
Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
4119), is modified to authorize the Secretary to re-
view the previously authorized study and take into 
consideration changes in hydraulic and hydrologic 
circumstances and local economic development since 
the study was initially authorized. 
SEC. 204. CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR SEDIMENTA-
TION ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, at Federal ex-
pense, shall conduct an assessment of sediment in res-
ervoirs owned and operated by the Secretary.
(b) CONTENTS.—For each reservoir for which the 
Secretary carries out an assessment under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall include in the assessment— 
(1) an estimation of the volume of sediment in 
the reservoir; 
(2) an evaluation of the effects of such sedi-
ment on reservoir storage capacity, including a 
quantification of lost reservoir storage capacity due 
to the sediment and an evaluation of how such lost 
reservoir storage capacity affects the allocated stor-
age space for authorized purposes within the res-
ervoir (including, where applicable, allocations for 
dead storage, inactive storage, active conservation, 
joint use, and flood surcharge); 
(3) the identification of any additional effects of 
sediment on the operations of the reservoir or the 
ability of the reservoir to meet its authorized pur-
poses; 
(4) the identification of any potential effects of 
the sediment over the 10-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act on the areas im-
mediately upstream and downstream of the res-
ervoir;
(5) the identification of any existing sediment 
monitoring and management plans associated with 
the reservoir; 
(6) for any reservoir that does not have a sedi-
ment monitoring and management plan— 
(A) an identification of whether a sediment 
management plan for the reservoir is under de-
velopment; or 
(B) an assessment of whether a sediment 
management plan for the reservoir would be 
useful in the long-term operation and mainte-
nance of the reservoir for its authorized pur-
poses; and 
(7) any opportunities for beneficial use of the 
sediment in the vicinity of the reservoir. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make 
publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website), a report describing the results of the assessment 
carried out under subsection (a). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 205. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FROM CHANGING OP-
ERATION AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an 
assessment of the consequences of amending section 
101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2211(b)) to authorize the operation and main-
tenance of navigation projects for a harbor or inland har-
bor constructed by the Secretary at 100-percent Federal 
cost to a depth of 55 feet. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the assessment 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) describe all existing Federal navigation 
projects that are authorized or constructed to a 
depth of 55 feet or greater; 
(2) describe any Federal navigation project that 
is likely to seek authorization or modification to a 
depth of 55 feet or greater during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this section; 
(3) estimate— 
(A) the potential annual increase in Fed-
eral costs that would result from authorizing 
operation and maintenance of a navigation 
project to a depth of 55 feet at Federal ex-
pense; and
(B) the potential cumulative increase in 
such Federal costs during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion; and 
(4) assess the potential effect of authorizing op-
eration and maintenance of a navigation project to 
a depth of 55 feet at Federal expense on other Fed-
eral navigation operation and maintenance activities, 
including the potential impact on activities at donor 
ports, energy transfer ports, emerging harbor 
projects, and projects carried out in the Great Lakes 
Navigation System, as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 102(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2238 note). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 
make publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website), a report describing the results of the assessment 
carried out under subsection (a).
SEC. 206. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DREDGE 
CAPACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make 
publicly available (including on a publicly available 
website), a report that includes— 
(1) a quantification of the expected hopper and 
pipeline dredging needs of authorized water re-
sources development projects for the 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, including— 
(A) the dredging needs to— 
(i) construct deepenings or widenings 
at authorized but not constructed projects 
and the associated operations and mainte-
nance needs of such projects; and 
(ii) operate and maintain existing 
Federal navigation channels; 
(B) the amount of dredging to be carried 
out by the Corps of Engineers for other Federal 
agencies; 
(C) the dredging needs associated with au-
thorized hurricane and storm damage risk re-
duction projects (including periodic renourish-
ment); and 
(D) the dredging needs associated with 
projects for the beneficial use of dredged mate-
rial authorized by section 1122 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2326 note); 
(2) an identification of the Federal appropria-
tions for dredging projects and expenditures from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for fiscal year 
2015 and each fiscal year thereafter; 
(3) an identification of the dredging capacity of 
the domestic hopper and pipeline dredge fleet, in-
cluding publicly owned and privately owned vessels, 
in each of the 10 years preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(4) an analysis of the ability of the domestic 
hopper and pipeline dredge fleet to meet the ex-
pected dredging needs identified under paragraph 
(1), including an analysis of such ability in each of 
the following regions— 
(A) the east coast region; 
(B) the west coast region, including the 
States of Alaska and Hawaii; 
(C) the gulf coast region; and
(D) the Great Lakes region; 
(5) an identification of the dredging capacity of 
domestic hopper and pipeline dredge vessels that are 
under contract for construction and intended to be 
used at water resources development projects; 
(6) an identification of any hopper or pipeline 
dredge vessel expected to be retired or become un-
available during the 10-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this section; 
(7) an identification of the potential costs of 
using either public or private dredging to carry out 
authorized water resources development projects; 
and 
(8) any recommendations of the Secretary for 
adding additional domestic hopper and pipeline 
dredging capacity, including adding public and pri-
vate dredging vessels to the domestic hopper and 
pipeline dredge fleet to efficiently service water re-
sources development projects. 
(b) OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION.—In carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide interested 
stakeholders, including representatives from the commer-
cial dredging industry, with an opportunity to submit com-
ments to the Secretary.
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Corps of Engineers should add additional 
dredging capacity if the addition of such capacity would— 
(1) enable the Corps of Engineers to carry out 
water resources development projects in an efficient 
and cost-effective manner; and 
(2) be in the best interests of the United 
States. 
SEC. 207. MAINTENANCE DREDGING DATA. 
Section 1133(b)(3) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326f(b)(3)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, including a separate line item for all Federal 
costs associated with the disposal of dredged material’’ be-
fore the semicolon. 
SEC. 208. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ECONOMIC VALU-
ATION OF PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE, 
RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND HABITAT ASSO-
CIATED WITH PROJECT LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a re-
view of the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy re-
quirements related to the determination of the economic 
value of lands that— 
(1) may be provided by the non-Federal inter-
est, as necessary, for the construction of a project 
for flood risk reduction or hurricane and storm risk
reduction in accordance with section 103(i) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(i)); 
(2) are being maintained for open space, rec-
reational areas, or preservation of fish and wildlife 
habitat; and 
(3) will continue to be so maintained as part of 
the project. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report containing the results of the review conducted 
under subsection (a), including— 
(1) a summary of the existing statutory, regu-
latory, and policy requirements described in such 
subsection; 
(2) a description of the requirements and proc-
ess the Secretary uses to place an economic value on 
the lands described in such subsection; 
(3) an assessment of whether such require-
ments and process affect the ability of a non-Federal 
interest to provide such lands for the construction of 
a project described in such subsection;
(4) an assessment of whether such require-
ments and process directly or indirectly encourage 
the selection of developed lands for the construction 
of a project, or have the potential to affect the total 
cost of a project; and 
(5) the identification of alternative measures for 
determining the economic value of such lands that 
could provide incentives for the preservation of open 
space, recreational areas, and habitat in association 
with the construction of a project. 
SEC. 209. OUACHITA RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS AND 
LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a review of projects in 
the Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana, 
under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 
U.S.C. 549a). 
SEC. 210. REPORT ON SANTA BARBARA STREAMS, LOWER 
MISSION CREEK, CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly avail-
able (including on a publicly available website), a report 
that provides an updated economic review of the remain-
ing portions of the project for flood damage reduction, 
Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California, 
authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577), taking into con-
sideration work already completed by the non-Federal in-
terest. 
SEC. 211. DISPOSITION STUDY ON SALINAS DAM AND RES-
ERVOIR, CALIFORNIA. 
In carrying out the disposition study for the project 
for Salinas Dam (Santa Margarita Lake), California, pur-
suant to section 202(d) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2675), the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that the County of San Luis Obispo 
is provided right of first refusal for any potential 
conveyance of the project; and 
(2) ensure that the study addresses any poten-
tial repairs or modifications to the project necessary 
to meet Federal and State dam safety requirements 
prior to transferring the project. 
SEC. 212. EXCESS LANDS REPORT FOR WHITTIER NARROWS 
DAM, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that identifies any real property associated with the Whit-
tier Narrows Dam element of the Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area project that the Secretary determines— 
(1) is not needed to carry out the authorized 
purposes of the Whittier Narrows Dam element of 
such project; and 
(2) could be transferred to the City of Pico Ri-
vera, California, for the replacement of recreational 
facilities located in such city that were adversely im-
pacted by dam safety construction activities associ-
ated with the Whittier Narrows Dam element of 
such project. 
(b) LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY
DRAINAGE
AREA 
PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Los An-
geles County Drainage Area project’’ means the project 
for flood control, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, 
California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4611; 130 
Stat. 1690). 
SEC. 213. COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that summarizes the benefits, 
costs, and other effects of terminating the contract de-
scribed in subsection (b) between the United States and 
the Metropolitan District, Hartford, Connecticut, relating 
to reservoir water storage space, including— 
(1) a description of entities that currently use 
(or have expressed an interest in using) the water 
provided pursuant to the contract; 
(2) an accounting of the current annual costs, 
including annual operations and maintenance costs, 
owed by the Metropolitan District to use the water 
provided pursuant to the contract; 
(3) an accounting of any unrecovered capital or 
operation and maintenance costs incurred by the 
Federal Government in constructing or maintaining 
the reservoir to accommodate water supply storage 
as an authorized purpose of the reservoir; 
(4) an accounting of any potential transfer or 
increase in costs to the Federal Government, to the 
Metropolitan District, or to any water users that 
could result from the termination of the contract; 
and 
(5) any additional information that the Sec-
retary determines appropriate for consideration of 
termination of the contract. 
(b) CONTRACT.—The contract referred to in sub-
section (a) is the contract between the United States and
the Metropolitan District, Hartford, Connecticut, for the 
use of water supply storage space in the Colebrook River 
Reservoir, entered into on February 11, 1965, and modi-
fied on October 28, 1975, and titled Contract DA–19– 
016–CIVENG–65–203. 
SEC. 214. COMPREHENSIVE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
FLORIDA STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out a feasibility study for resiliency and comprehen-
sive improvements or modifications to existing water re-
sources development projects in the central and southern 
Florida area, for the purposes of flood risk management, 
water supply, ecosystem restoration (including preventing 
saltwater intrusion), recreation, and related purposes. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the feasibility 
study under subsection (a), the Secretary— 
(1) is authorized to— 
(A) review the report of the Chief of Engi-
neers on central and southern Florida, pub-
lished as House Document 643, 80th Congress, 
2d Session, and other related reports of the 
Secretary; and 
(B) recommend cost-effective structural 
and nonstructural projects for implementation
that provide a systemwide approach for the pur-
poses described in subsection (a); and 
(2) shall ensure the study and any projects rec-
ommended under paragraph (2) will not interfere 
with the efforts undertaken to carry out the Com-
prehensive Everglades Restoration Plan pursuant to 
section 601 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 132 Stat. 3786). 
SEC. 215. STUDY ON SHELLFISH HABITAT AND SEAGRASS, 
FLORIDA CENTRAL GULF COAST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry 
out a study, and submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report, on projects and activities carried out 
through the Engineer Research and Development Center 
to restore shellfish habitat and seagrass in coastal estu-
aries in the Florida Central Gulf Coast. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with independent expert scientists 
and other regional stakeholders with relevant exper-
tise and experience; and
(2) coordinate with Federal, State, and local 
agencies providing oversight for both short- and 
long-term monitoring of the projects and activities 
described in subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 216. NORTHERN ESTUARIES ECOSYSTEM RESTORA-
TION, FLORIDA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
CENTRAL
AND
SOUTHERN
FLORIDA 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Central and Southern Florida 
Project’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000. 
(2) NORTHERN ESTUARIES.—The term ‘‘north-
ern estuaries’’ means the Caloosahatchee Estuary, 
Charlotte Harbor, Indian River Lagoon, Lake Worth 
Lagoon, and St. Lucie River Estuary. 
(3) SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘South Flor-
ida ecosystem’’ means the area consisting of the 
land and water within the boundary of the 
South Florida Water Management District in 
effect on July 1, 1999.
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘South Flor-
ida ecosystem’’ includes— 
(i) the Everglades; 
(ii) the Florida Keys; 
(iii) the contiguous near-shore coastal 
water of South Florida; and 
(iv) Florida’s Coral Reef. 
(4) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means all lands and waters within— 
(A) the northern estuaries; 
(B) the South Florida ecosystem; and 
(C) the study area boundaries of the In-
dian River Lagoon National Estuary Program 
and the Coastal and Heartland Estuary Part-
nership, authorized pursuant to section 320 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 
(b) PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop, in cooperation with the non-Federal sponsors 
of the Central and Southern Florida project and any 
relevant Federal, State, and Tribal agencies, a pro-
posed comprehensive plan for the purpose of restor-
ing, preserving, and protecting the northern estu-
aries.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall develop a proposed com-
prehensive plan that provides for ecosystem restora-
tion within the northern estuaries, including the 
elimination of harmful discharges from Lake Okee-
chobee. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress for approval— 
(A) the proposed comprehensive plan devel-
oped under this subsection; and 
(B) recommendations for future feasibility 
studies within the study area for the ecosystem 
restoration of the northern estuaries. 
(4) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until the submission of the proposed com-
prehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress an interim report on the 
development of the proposed comprehensive plan. 
(5) ADDITIONAL
STUDIES
AND
ANALYSES.— 
Notwithstanding the submission of the proposed 
comprehensive plan under paragraph (3), the Sec-
retary shall continue to conduct such studies and 
analyses after the date of such submission as are
necessary for the purpose of restoring, preserving, 
and protecting the northern estuaries. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require the alteration or amendment of the 
schedule for completion of the Comprehensive Everglades 
Restoration Plan. 
SEC. 217. REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RES-
TORATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
provides an update on— 
(1) Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan 
projects, as authorized by or pursuant to section 601 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2680; 121 U.S.C. 1269; 132 U.S.C. 
3786); 
(2) the review of the Lake Okeechobee Regula-
tion Schedule pursuant to section 1106 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 
3773) and section 210 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2020 (134 U.S.C. 2682); and
(3) any additional water resources development 
projects and studies included in the South Florida 
Ecosystem Restoration Plan Integrated Delivery 
Schedule prepared in accordance with part 385 of 
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report submitted under subsection (a) the status of each 
authorized water resources development project or study 
described in such subsection, including— 
(1) an estimated implementation or completion 
date of the project or study; and 
(2) the estimated costs to complete implementa-
tion or construction, as applicable, of the project or 
study. 
SEC. 218. REVIEW OF RECREATIONAL HAZARDS AT BUFORD 
DAM, LAKE SIDNEY LANIER, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) carry out a review of potential threats to 
human life and safety from use of designated rec-
reational areas at the Buford Dam, Lake Sidney La-
nier, Georgia, authorized by section 1 of the Act of 
July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 635); and 
(2) install such technologies and other meas-
ures, including sirens, strobe lights, and signage, 
that the Secretary, based on the review carried out
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ures that use natural features or nature-based features, 
at or upstream of covered reservoirs, for the purposes of— 
(1) sustaining operations in response to chang-
ing hydrological and climatic conditions; 
(2) mitigating the risk of drought or floods, in-
cluding the loss of storage capacity due to sediment 
accumulation; 
(3) increasing water supply; or 
(4) aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
(b) STUDY FOCUS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include all covered res-
ervoirs located in the South Pacific Division of the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 
with applicable— 
(A) Federal, State, and local agencies; 
(B) Indian Tribes; 
(C) non-Federal interests; and 
(D) stakeholders, as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATA AND PRIOR STUD-
IES.—In conducting the study under subsection (a),