‘‘(iii) unless each non-Federal sponsor 
for the project has entered into a written 
project agreement with the Administrator 
under which the party agrees to carry out 
its responsibilities and requirements for the 
project; or 
‘‘(iv) unless the Administrator provides 
assurance that the Agency has conducted a 
reasonable inquiry to identify potentially 
responsible parties connected with the site.’’. 
(c) 
IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 
118(c)(12)(E)(ii) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(E)(ii)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of a project car-
ried out under this paragraph may in-
clude the value of an in-kind contribu-
tion provided by a non-Federal spon-
sor. 
‘‘(II) CREDIT.—A project agree-
ment 
described 
in 
subparagraph 
(D)(iii) may provide, with respect to a 
project, that the Administrator shall 
credit toward the non-Federal share of 
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the cost of the project the value of an 
in-kind contribution made by the non- 
Federal sponsor, if the Administrator 
determines that the material or service 
provided as the in-kind contribution is 
integral to the project. 
‘‘(III) WORK PERFORMED BEFORE 
PROJECT AGREEMENT.—In any case in 
which a non-Federal sponsor is to re-
ceive credit under subclause (II) for the 
cost of work carried out by the non- 
Federal sponsor and such work has not 
been carried out by the non-Federal 
sponsor as of the date of enactment of 
this subclause, the Administrator and 
the non-Federal sponsor shall enter 
into an agreement under which the 
non-Federal sponsor shall carry out 
such work, and only work carried out 
following the execution of the agree-
ment shall be eligible for credit. 
‘‘(IV) LIMITATION.—Credit au-
thorized under this clause for a project 
carried out under this paragraph— 
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‘‘(aa) shall not exceed the 
non-Federal share of the cost of 
the project; and 
‘‘(bb) shall not exceed the ac-
tual and reasonable costs of the 
materials and services provided 
by the non-Federal sponsor, as de-
termined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(V) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—In this subparagraph, 
the term ‘in-kind contribution’ may 
include the costs of planning (includ-
ing data collection), design, construc-
tion, and materials that are provided 
by the non-Federal sponsor for imple-
mentation of a project under this para-
graph.’’. 
(d) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 118(c)(12)(E) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(E)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as 
clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) TREATMENT
OF
CREDIT
BE-
TWEEN
PROJECTS.—Any credit provided 
under this subparagraph towards the non- 
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Federal share of the cost of a project carried 
out under this paragraph may be applied 
towards the non-Federal share of the cost of 
any other project carried out under this 
paragraph by the same non-Federal sponsor 
for a site within the same area of concern.’’; 
and 
(3) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by paragraph 
(1) of this subsection) by striking ‘‘service’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘contribution’’. 
(e) SITE CHARACTERIZATION.—Section 118(c)(12)(F) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(F)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(F) SITE CHARACTERIZATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, 
in consultation with any affected State or 
unit of local government, shall carry out at 
Federal expense the site characterization of 
a project under this paragraph for the re-
mediation of contaminated sediment. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—For purposes of 
clause (i), the Administrator may carry out 
one site assessment per discrete site within 
a project at Federal expense.’’. 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
118(c)(12)(H) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(H)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
other amounts authorized under this sec-
tion, there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph— 
‘‘(I) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 through 2008; and 
‘‘(II) $150,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2009 through 2013.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Not 
more than 20 percent of the funds appro-
priated pursuant to clause (i)(II) for a fis-
cal year may be used to carry out subpara-
graph (F).’’. 
(g) 
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
PROGRAM.—Section 
118(c)(13)(B) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(13)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
SEC. 4. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 106(b)(1) of the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 
2002 (33 U.S.C. 1271a(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts au-
thorized under other laws, there is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2008; and 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 549 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6460 
[Report No. 110–849, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to provide for the remediation of sediment con-
tamination in areas of concern, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure with an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 
Committee on Science and Technology discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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