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(f) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to modify the prioritization of map 
updates or the substantive requirements of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency flood map modernization program authorized 
by section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4101). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000. 
SEC. 5077. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY. 
The Secretary shall complete a feasibility report for rehabilita-
tion of the project for flood damage reduction, Paducah, Kentucky, 
authorized by section 4 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 
(52 Stat. 1217), and, if the Secretary determines that the project 
is feasible, the Secretary may carry out the project at a total 
cost of $3,000,000. 
SEC. 5078. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. 
Section 531 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(110 Stat. 3773; 113 Stat. 348; 117 Stat. 142) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more than 10 percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be 
used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
SEC. 5079. WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY. 
Section 219(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
(106 Stat. 4835; 114 Stat. 2763A–219) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(41) WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY.—Wastewater infrastructure, 
Winchester, Kentucky.’’. 
SEC. 5080. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 
Section 219(f)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1992 (113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220) is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5081. CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL, LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of a dredged material 
management plan for the Calcasieu Ship Channel, Louisiana, and 
may take interim measures to increase the capacity of existing 
disposal areas, or to construct new confined or beneficial use dis-
posal areas, for the channel. 
SEC. 5082. EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE RIVER BASIN 
REGION, LOUISIANA. 
(a) EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE RIVER BASIN REGION 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘East Atchafalaya Basin and 
Amite River Basin Region’’ means the following parishes and 
municipalities in the State of Louisiana: Ascension, East Baton 
Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. 
Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish 
a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal 
interests in the East Atchafalaya Basin and Amite River Basin 
Region. 
(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this sec-
tion may be in the form of design and construction assistance
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for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protec-
tion and development projects in the East Atchafalaya Basin and 
Amite River Basin Region, including projects for wastewater treat-
ment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, 
environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection 
and development. 
(d) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide 
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is 
publicly owned. 
(e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this 
section, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement 
with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and construc-
tion of the project to be carried out with the assistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement of a 
project entered into under this subsection shall provide for 
the following: 
(A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facili-
ties or resource protection and development plan, including 
appropriate engineering plans and specifications. 
(B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES.—Establish-
ment of such legal and institutional structures as are nec-
essary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the 
project by the non-Federal interest. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a project under this section— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of grants or 
reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR WORK.—The Secretary shall credit, in 
accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), toward the non-Federal share 
of the cost of the project the cost of design work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest for the project before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project. 
(C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the 
funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the 
subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred 
in providing the non-Federal share. 
(D) CREDIT
FOR
LAND, EASEMENTS, AND
RIGHTS-OF- 
WAY.—The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the 
non-Federal share of project costs (including all reasonable 
costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the 
construction, operation, and maintenance of the project 
on publicly owned or controlled land), but the credit may 
not exceed 25 percent of total project costs. 
(E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal 
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects con-
structed with assistance provided under this section shall 
be 100 percent. 
(f) APPLICABILITY
OF OTHER FEDERAL
AND STATE LAWS.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive, limit, or other-
wise affect the applicability of any provision of Federal or State
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law that would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out 
with assistance provided under this section. 
(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—In accordance with section 221(b) 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), for any 
project carried out under this section, a non-Federal interest may 
include a nonprofit entity with the consent of the affected local 
government. 
(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more than 10 percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be 
used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000. 
SEC. 5083. INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION CANAL LOCK PROJECT, LOU-
ISIANA. 
Not later than July 1, 2008, the Secretary shall— 
(1) issue a final environmental impact statement relating 
to the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock project, Louisiana; 
and 
(2) develop and maintain a transportation mitigation pro-
gram relating to that project in coordination with— 
(A) St. Bernard Parish; 
(B) Orleans Parish; 
(C) the Old Arabi Neighborhood Association; and 
(D) other interested parties. 
SEC. 5084. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA. 
For purposes of carrying out section 121 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273), the Lake Pontchartrain, 
Louisiana, basin stakeholders conference convened by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and United States Geological Survey on February 
25, 2002, shall be treated as being a management conference con-
vened under section 320 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1330). 
SEC. 5085. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA REGION, LOUISIANA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA REGION.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Southeast Louisiana Region’’ means any of the 
following parishes and municipalities in the State of Louisiana: 
(1) Orleans. 
(2) Jefferson. 
(3) St. Tammany. 
(4) Tangipahoa. 
(5) St. Bernard. 
(6) St. Charles. 
(7) St. John. 
(8) Plaquemines. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish 
a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal 
interests in the Southeast Louisiana Region. 
(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this sec-
tion may be in the form of design and construction assistance 
for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protec-
tion and development projects in the Southeast Louisiana Region, 
including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, 
water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and
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surface water resource protection and development (including 
projects to improve water quality in the Lake Pontchartrain basin). 
(d) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide 
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is 
publicly owned. 
(e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this 
section, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement 
with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and construc-
tion of the project to be carried out with the assistance. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement for a 
project entered into under this subsection shall provide for 
the following: 
(A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facili-
ties or resource protection and development plan, including 
appropriate engineering plans and specifications. 
(B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES.—Establish-
ment of such legal and institutional structures as are nec-
essary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the 
project by the non-Federal interest. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a project under this section— 
(i) shall be 75 percent; and 
(ii) may be provided in the form of grants or 
reimbursements of project costs. 
(B) CREDIT FOR WORK.—The Secretary shall credit, in 
accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), toward the non-Federal share 
of the cost of the project the cost of design work carried 
out by the non-Federal interest for the project before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project. 
(C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the 
funding of the non-Federal share of the costs of a project 
that is the subject of an agreement under this section, 
the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable 
interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share. 
(D) CREDIT
FOR
LAND, EASEMENTS, AND
RIGHTS-OF- 
WAY.—The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the 
non-Federal share of project costs (including all reasonable 
costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the 
construction, operation, and maintenance of the project 
on publicly owned or controlled land), but the credit may 
not exceed 25 percent of total project costs. 
(E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal 
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects con-
structed with assistance provided under this section shall 
be 100 percent. 
(f) APPLICABILITY
OF OTHER FEDERAL
AND STATE LAWS.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive, limit, or other-
wise affect the applicability of any provision of Federal or State 
law that would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out 
with assistance provided under this section. 
(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—In accordance with section 221(b) 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), for any
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project carried out under this section, a non-Federal interest may 
include a nonprofit entity with the consent of the affected local 
government. 
(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more than 10 percent 
of amounts made available to carry out this section may be used 
by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $17,000,000. 
SEC. 5086. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF STUDY.—The study for the project for 
waterfront and riverine preservation, restoration, and enhancement, 
Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, being car-
ried out under Committee Resolution 2570 of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
adopted July 23, 1998, is modified to add West Feliciana Parish 
and East Baton Rouge Parish to the geographic scope of the study. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary may, upon completion of 
the study, participate in the ecosystem restoration, navigation, flood 
damage reduction, and recreation components of the project. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit, in accordance with 
section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the 
cost of design work carried out by the non-Federal interest for 
the project before the date of the partnership agreement for the 
project. 
(d) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—Section 517(5) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 345) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, 
and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana, project for water-
front and riverine preservation, restoration, and enhancement 
modifications.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000. 
SEC. 5087. CHARLESTOWN, MARYLAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a project for 
nonstructural flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration 
at Charlestown, Maryland. 
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The flood damage reduction component 
of the project may include the acquisition of private property from 
willing sellers. 
(c) JUSTIFICATION.—Any nonstructural flood damage reduction 
project to be carried out under this section that will result in 
the conversion of property to use for ecosystem restoration and 
wildlife habitat shall be justified based on national ecosystem res-
toration benefits. 
(d) USE OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY.—Property acquired under this 
section shall be maintained in public ownership for ecosystem res-
toration and wildlife habitat. 
(e) ABILITY TO PAY.—In determining the appropriate non-Fed-
eral cost share for the project, the Secretary shall determine the 
ability of Cecil County, Maryland, to participate as a cost-sharing 
non-Federal interest in accordance with section 103(m) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)).
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5088. ST. MARY’S RIVER, MARYLAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the project 
for shoreline protection, St. Mary’s River, Maryland, under section 
3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal participation 
in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property’’, 
approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—In carrying out the project under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall use funds made available for such project 
under Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 
(Public Law 109–103). 
SEC. 5089. MASSACHUSETTS DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITES. 
The Secretary may cooperate with Massachusetts in the 
management and long-term monitoring of aquatic dredged material 
disposal sites within the State and is authorized to accept funds 
from the State to carry out such activities. 
SEC. 5090. ONTONAGON HARBOR, MICHIGAN. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of shore damage in the 
vicinity of the project for navigation, Ontonagon Harbor, Ontonagon 
County, Michigan, authorized by section 101 of the Rivers and 
Harbors Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1176) and reauthorized by section 
363 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3730), to determine if the damage is the result of a Federal naviga-
tion project, and, if the Secretary determines that the damage 
is the result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary shall 
carry out a project to mitigate the damage under section 111 of 
the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i). 
SEC. 5091. CROOKSTON, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study for a project for emergency 
streambank protection along the Red Lake River in Crookston, 
Minnesota, and, if the Secretary determines that the project is 
feasible, the Secretary may carry out the project under section 
14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r); except that 
the maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended 
for the project shall be $6,500,000. 
SEC. 5092. GARRISON AND KATHIO TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA. 
(a) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—Section 219(f)(61) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (114 Stat. 2763A–221) is 
amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘AND
KATHIO 
TOWNSHIP’’ and inserting ‘‘, CROW WING COUNTY, MILLE LACS 
COUNTY, MILLE LACS INDIAN RESERVATION, AND KATHIO TOWN-
SHIP’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$11,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,000,000’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, Crow Wing County, Mille Lacs County, 
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation established by the treaty of 
February 22, 1855 (10 Stat. 1165),’’ after ‘‘Garrison’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such assistance 
shall be provided directly to the Garrison-Kathio-West Mille 
Lacs Lake Sanitary District, Minnesota, except for assistance 
provided directly to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe at the 
discretion of the Secretary.’’.
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(b) PROCEDURES.—In carrying out the project authorized by 
such section 219(f)(61), the Secretary may use the cost sharing 
and contracting procedures available to the Secretary under section 
569 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 
368). 
SEC. 5093. ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood damage reduc-
tion, Trout Lake and Canisteo Pit, Itasca County, Minnesota, with-
out regard to normal policy considerations. 
SEC. 5094. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey to the city of 
Minneapolis by quitclaim deed and without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States to the property known 
as the War Department (Fort Snelling Interceptor) Tunnel in Min-
neapolis, Minnesota. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tion 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the 
conveyance under this section. 
SEC. 5095. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 569 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Benton, Sherburne,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Beltrami, Hubbard, Wadena,’’; 
(2) by striking the last sentence of subsection (e)(3)(B); 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—In accordance with section 221(b) 
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)), for any 
project carried out under this section, a non-Federal interest may 
include a nonprofit entity with the consent of the affected local 
government.’’; 
(4) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$54,000,000’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more than 10 percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be 
used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer projects 
under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
(b) BIWABIK, MINNESOTA.—The Secretary shall reimburse the 
non-Federal interest for the project for environmental infrastruc-
ture, Biwabik, Minnesota, carried out under section 569 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368), for 
planning, design, and construction costs that were incurred by 
the non-Federal interest with respect to the project before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project and that were 
in excess of the non-Federal share of the cost of the project if 
the Secretary determines that the costs are appropriate. 
SEC. 5096. WILD RICE RIVER, MINNESOTA. 
The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the general 
reevaluation report, authorized by section 438 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2640), for the project 
for flood protection, Wild Rice River, Minnesota, authorized by 
section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1825), to 
develop alternatives to the Twin Valley Lake feature, and upon