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PUBLIC LAW 118–272—JAN. 4, 2025

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THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024

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PUBLIC LAW 118–272—JAN. 4, 2025

Public Law 118–272
118th Congress
An Act
Jan. 4, 2025
[S. 4367]

Thomas R.
Carper Water
Resources
Development Act
of 2024.
33 USC 2201
note.

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to
provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources,
and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Thomas R.
Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 101. Short title; table of contents.
DIVISION A—WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Secretary defined.

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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—General Matters
Sec. 1101. Outreach and access.
Sec. 1102. Notice to Congress regarding WRDA implementation.
Sec. 1103. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies.
Sec. 1104. Minimum real estate interest.
Sec. 1105. Review process.
Sec. 1106. Processing timelines.
Sec. 1107. Continuing authority programs.
Sec. 1108. Stormwater management projects.
Sec. 1109. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1110. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1111. Annual report to Congress.
Sec. 1112. Services of volunteers.
Sec. 1113. Nonrecreation outgrant policy.
Sec. 1114. Silver Jackets program.
Sec. 1115. Support of Army civil works missions.
Sec. 1116. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program.
Sec. 1117. Harbor deepening.
Sec. 1118. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program.
Sec. 1119. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships.
Sec. 1120. Real estate administrative fees.
Sec. 1121. Databases of Corps recreational sites.
Sec. 1122. Project studies subject to independent external peer review.
Sec. 1123. National coastal mapping program.
Sec. 1124. Removal of abandoned vessels.
Sec. 1125. Missouri River existing features protection.
Sec. 1126. Inland waterway projects.
Sec. 1127. Planning assistance for States.
Sec. 1128. Expedited consideration.
Sec. 1129. Emerging harbors.
Sec. 1130. Maximization of beneficial use.
Sec. 1131. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling.

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Sec. 1132. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program.
Sec. 1133. Funding to process permits.
Sec. 1134. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program.
Sec. 1135. Corrosion prevention.
Sec. 1136. Federal breakwaters and jetties.
Sec. 1137. Eligibility for inter-Tribal consortiums.
Sec. 1138. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.
Sec. 1139. Ability to pay.
Sec. 1140. Tribal partnership program.
Sec. 1141. Tribal project implementation pilot program.
Sec. 1142. Federal interest determinations.
Sec. 1143. Watershed and river basin assessments.
Sec. 1144. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species.
Sec. 1145. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects.
Sec. 1146. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments.
Sec. 1147. Remote and subsistence harbors.
Sec. 1148. Treatment of projects in covered communities.
Sec. 1149. Remote operations at Corps dams.
Sec. 1150. Reporting and oversight.
Sec. 1151. Alternate seaports.
Sec. 1152. Columbia River Basin.
Sec. 1153. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities.
Sec. 1154. Retention of recreation fees.
Sec. 1155. Sense of Congress related to water data.
Sec. 1156. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits.

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Subtitle B—Grace F. Napolitano Priority for Water Supply, Water Conservation,
and Drought Resiliency Act of 2024
Sec. 1160. Short title.
Sec. 1161. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 1162. Forecast-informed reservoir operations.
Sec. 1163. Updates to certain water control manuals.
Sec. 1164. Emergency drought operations pilot program.
Sec. 1165. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply.
TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS
Sec. 1201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies.
Sec. 1202. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies.
Sec. 1203. Expedited completion.
Sec. 1204. Expedited completion of other feasibility studies.
Sec. 1205. Corps of Engineers Reports.
Sec. 1206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expenditures.
Sec. 1207. Craig Harbor, Alaska.
Sec. 1208. Studies for modification of project purposes in the Colorado River Basin
in Arizona.
Sec. 1209. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, reallocation study.
Sec. 1210. Oceanside, California.
Sec. 1211. Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Study.
Sec. 1212. Sussex County, Delaware.
Sec. 1213. J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia.
Sec. 1214. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana.
Sec. 1215. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connection,
Louisiana.
Sec. 1216. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Sec. 1217. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation.
Sec. 1218. New Jersey Shore protection, New Jersey.
Sec. 1219. Excess land report for certain projects in North Dakota.
Sec. 1220. Allegheny River, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 1221. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas.
Sec. 1222. Lake O’ the Pines, Texas.
Sec. 1223. Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Texas.
Sec. 1224. Waco Lake, Texas.
Sec. 1225. Coastal Washington.
Sec. 1226. Kanawha River Basin.
Sec. 1227. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study.
Sec. 1228. Briefing on status of certain activities on Missouri River.
Sec. 1229. Ogallala Aquifer.
Sec. 1230. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin.
Sec. 1231. Upper Susquehanna River Basin comprehensive flood damage reduction
feasibility study.

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Sec. 1232. Technical correction, Walla Walla River.
Sec. 1233. Dam safety assurance consideration.
Sec. 1234. Sea sparrow accounting.
Sec. 1235. Report on efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species.
Sec. 1236. Deadline for previously required list of covered projects.
Sec. 1237. Examination of reduction of microplastics.
Sec. 1238. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas.
Sec. 1239. Study on land valuation procedures for the Tribal Partnership Program.
Sec. 1240. Report to Congress on levee safety guidelines.
Sec. 1241. Public-private partnership user’s guide.
Sec. 1242. Review of authorities and programs for alternative delivery methods.
Sec. 1243. Cooperation authority.
Sec. 1244. GAO studies.
TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
Sec. 1301. Deauthorization of inactive projects.
Sec. 1302. Specific deauthorizations.
Sec. 1303. General reauthorizations.
Sec. 1304. Environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 1305. Environmental infrastructure pilot program.
Sec. 1306. Conveyances.
Sec. 1307. Selma, Alabama.
Sec. 1308. Barrow, Alaska.
Sec. 1309. Lowell Creek Tunnel, Alaska.
Sec. 1310. San Francisco Bay, California.
Sec. 1311. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California.
Sec. 1312. Colebrook River Reservoir, Connecticut.
Sec. 1313. Faulkner Island, Connecticut.
Sec. 1314. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida.
Sec. 1315. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina.
Sec. 1316. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road,
Will County, Illinois.
Sec. 1317. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
Sec. 1318. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana.
Sec. 1319. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana.
Sec. 1320. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sec. 1321. Missouri River levee system, Missouri.
Sec. 1322. Stockton Lake, Missouri.
Sec. 1323. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas.
Sec. 1324. Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Rivers, New York.
Sec. 1325. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington.
Sec. 1326. Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Sec. 1327. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris counties, Texas.
Sec. 1328. Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas.
Sec. 1329. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas.
Sec. 1330. Lake Champlain Watershed, Vermont and New York.
Sec. 1331. Ediz Hook Beach Erosion Control Project, Port Angeles, Washington.
Sec. 1332. Western Washington State, Washington.
Sec. 1333. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.
Sec. 1334. Chattahoochee River Program.
Sec. 1335. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program.
Sec. 1336. Delaware Coastal System Program.
Sec. 1337. Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk
Management Study.
Sec. 1338. Hawaii environmental restoration.
Sec. 1339. Illinois River basin restoration.
Sec. 1340. Kentucky and West Virginia environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 1341. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.
Sec. 1342. New York emergency shore restoration.
Sec. 1343. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New
Jersey.
Sec. 1344. Southeastern North Carolina environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 1345. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Sec. 1346. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
Sec. 1347. Ohio and North Dakota.
Sec. 1348. Oregon environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 1349. Pennsylvania environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 1350. Washington Aqueduct.
Sec. 1351. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

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Sec. 1352. Northern West Virginia.
Sec. 1353. Southern West Virginia.
Sec. 1354. Upper Mississippi River restoration program.
Sec. 1355. Acequias irrigation systems.
Sec. 1356. Additional projects for underserved community harbors.
Sec. 1357. Bosque wildlife restoration project.
Sec. 1358. Coastal community flood control and other purposes.
Sec. 1359. Congressional notification of deferred payment agreement request.
Sec. 1360. Contracts for water supply.
Sec. 1361. Expenses for control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species.
Sec. 1362. Hopper dredge McFarland replacement.
Sec. 1363. Lakes program.
Sec. 1364. Maintenance of navigation channels.
Sec. 1365. Maintenance of pile dike system.
Sec. 1366. Navigation along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway.
Sec. 1367. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.
Sec. 1368. Soil moisture and snowpack monitoring.
Sec. 1369. Waiver of non-Federal share of damages related to certain contract
claims.
Sec. 1370. Wilson Lock floating guide wall.
Sec. 1371. Sense of Congress relating to Mobile Harbor, Alabama.
Sec. 1372. Sense of Congress relating to shallow draft dredging in the Chesapeake
Bay.
Sec. 1373. Sense of Congress relating to Missouri River priorities.
TITLE IV—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE
Sec. 1401. Project authorizations.
Sec. 1402. Special rule.
Sec. 1403. Additional project authorization pursuant to study by non-Federal interest.
Sec. 1404. Facility investment.
DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS
TITLE I—FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE HIGHWAY FUNDING ACT OF 2024
Sec. 2101. Short title.
Sec. 2102. Definitions.
Sec. 2103. Redistribution of prior TIFIA funding.
Sec. 2104. Redistribution of fiscal year 2025 TIFIA funding.
Sec. 2105. Redistribution of fiscal year 2026 TIFIA funding.

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TITLE II—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2024
Sec. 2201. Short title.
Subtitle A—Public Works and Economic Development
Sec. 2211. Definitions.
Sec. 2212. Increased coordination.
Sec. 2213. Grants for public works and economic development.
Sec. 2214. Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses.
Sec. 2215. Cost sharing.
Sec. 2216. Regulations on relative needs and allocations.
Sec. 2217. Research and technical assistance; university centers.
Sec. 2218. Investment priorities.
Sec. 2219. Grants for economic adjustment.
Sec. 2220. Renewable energy program.
Sec. 2221. Workforce training grants.
Sec. 2222. Congressional notification requirements.
Sec. 2223. Specific flexibilities related to deployment of high-speed broadband.
Sec. 2224. Critical supply chain site development grant program.
Sec. 2225. Updated distress criteria and grant rates.
Sec. 2226. Comprehensive economic development strategies.
Sec. 2227. Office of Tribal Economic Development.
Sec. 2228. Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience.
Sec. 2229. Establishment of technical assistance liaisons.
Sec. 2230. Annual report to Congress.
Sec. 2231. Economic Development Representatives.
Sec. 2232. Modernization of environmental reviews.
Sec. 2233. GAO report on economic development programs.
Sec. 2234. GAO report on Economic Development Administration regulations and
policies.
Sec. 2235. GAO study on rural communities.

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Sec. 2236. General authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2237. Technical correction.
Subtitle B—Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development
Sec. 2241. Regional commission authorizations.
Sec. 2242. Regional commission modifications.
Sec. 2243. Transfer of funds among Federal agencies.
Sec. 2244. Financial assistance.
Sec. 2245. Northern Border Regional Commission area.
Sec. 2246. Southwest Border Regional Commission area.
Sec. 2247. Great Lakes Authority area.
Sec. 2248. Additional regional commission programs.
Sec. 2249. Establishment of Mid-Atlantic Regional Commission.
Sec. 2250. Establishment of Southern New England Regional Commission.
Sec. 2251. Denali Commission reauthorization.
Sec. 2252. Denali Housing Fund.
Sec. 2253. Delta Regional Authority reauthorization.
Sec. 2254. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority reauthorization.
TITLE III—PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORMS
Sec. 2301. Amendments to the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016.
Sec. 2302. Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act.
Sec. 2303. Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act.
Sec. 2304. Federal Oversight of Construction Use and Safety Act.
Sec. 2305. Public Buildings Accountability Act.
Sec. 2306. Sale of Webster school.
Sec. 2307. Real property conveyance.
Sec. 2308. Think Differently About Building Accessibility Act.
Sec. 2309. Revision of design standards.
Sec. 2310. Limitation on authorizations.
Sec. 2311. Conveyance of Federal courthouse to the City of Huntsville, Alabama.
Sec. 2312. Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building.
Sec. 2313. Eugene E. Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex.
Sec. 2314. Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building.
Sec. 2315. Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building.
Sec. 2316. Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.
Sec. 2317. Virginia Smith Federal Building.
Sec. 2318. Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
Sec. 2319. Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse.
Sec. 2320. Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center.

DIVISION A—WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT

Water Resources
Development Act
of 2024.
33 USC 2201
note.

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

33 USC 2201
note.

SEC. 1002. SECRETARY DEFINED.

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2024’’.
In this division, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Army.

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—General Matters

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SEC. 1101. OUTREACH AND ACCESS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8117(b) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281b(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) ensuring that a potential non-Federal interest is
aware of the roles, responsibilities, and financial commitments associated with a completed water resources development project prior to initiating a feasibility study (as
defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d))), including operations,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation
responsibilities.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(B) designate and make publicly available a community project advisor at each district and division office
of the Corps of Engineers for—
‘‘(i) inquiries from potential non-Federal interests
relating to the water resources development authorities
of the Secretary; and
‘‘(ii) any other responsibilities as determined by
the Secretary that are appropriate to carry out this
section;’’;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) to the maximum extent practicable—
‘‘(i) develop and continue to make publicly available, through a publicly available existing website,
information on the projects and studies within the
jurisdiction of each district of the Corps of Engineers;
and
‘‘(ii) ensure that the information described in
clause (i) is consistent and made publicly available
in the same manner across all districts of the Corps
of Engineers.’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall develop and issue
guidance to ensure that community project advisors designated
under paragraph (2)(B) are adequately fulfilling their obligations under that paragraph.’’.
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the implementation of section
8117 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C.
2281b), including the amendments made to that section by subsection (a), including—
(1) a plan for implementing any requirements under that
section; and
(2) any potential barriers to implementing that section.
SEC. 1102. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING WRDA IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION.—

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information.

Website.

Deadline.

Implementation
plan.

Deadlines.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan
for implementing this division and the amendments made by
this division.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) identify each provision of this division (or an
amendment made by this division) that will require—
(i) the development and issuance of guidance,
including whether that guidance will be significant
guidance;
(ii) the development and issuance of a rule; or
(iii) appropriations;
(B) develop timelines for the issuance of—
(i) any guidance described in subparagraph (A)(i);
and
(ii) each rule described in subparagraph (A)(ii);
and
(C) establish a process to disseminate information
about this division and the amendments made by this
division to each District and Division Office of the Corps
of Engineers.
(3) TRANSMITTAL.—On completion of the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit the plan to—
(A) the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT LAWS.—
(1) DEFINITION OF PRIOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
LAW.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘prior water resources
development law’’ means each of the following (including the
amendments made by any of the following):
(A) The Water Resources Development Act of 2000
(Public Law 106–541).
(B) The Water Resources Development Act of 2007
(Public Law 110–114).
(C) The Water Resources Reform and Development
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121).
(D) The Water Resources Development Act of 2016
(Public Law 114–322).
(E) The Water Resources Development Act of 2018
(Public Law 115–270).
(F) The Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(Public Law 116–260).
(G) The Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(Public Law 117–263).
(2) NOTICE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written notice
of the status of efforts by the Secretary to implement
the prior water resources development laws.
(B) CONTENTS.—

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(i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the notice under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall include a list
describing each provision of a prior water resources
development law that has not been fully implemented
as of the date of submission of the notice.
(ii) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—For each provision
included on the list under clause (i), the Secretary
shall—
(I) establish a timeline for implementing the
provision;
(II) provide a description of the status of the
provision in the implementation process; and
(III) provide an explanation for the delay in
implementing the provision.
(3) BRIEFINGS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter
until the Chairs of the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives determine that this division, the amendments
made by this division, and prior water resources development laws are fully implemented, the Secretary shall provide to relevant congressional committees a briefing on
the implementation of this division, the amendments made
by this division, and prior water resources development
laws.
(B) INCLUSIONS.—A briefing under subparagraph (A)
shall include—
(i) updates to the implementation plan under subsection (a); and
(ii) updates to the written notice under paragraph
(2).
(c) ADDITIONAL NOTICE PENDING ISSUANCE.—Not later than
30 days before issuing any guidance, rule, notice in the Federal
Register, or other documentation required to implement this division, an amendment made by this division, or a prior water
resources development law (as defined in subsection (b)(1)), the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written notice
regarding the pending issuance.
(d) WRDA IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) PRIOR WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT LAW.—The
term ‘‘prior water resources development law’’ has the
meaning given the term in subsection (b)(1).
(B) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the Water
Resources Development Act implementation team established under paragraph (2).
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a Water
Resources Development Act implementation team that shall
consist of current employees of the Federal Government,
including—
(A) not fewer than 2 employees in the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works;

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(B) not fewer than 2 employees at the headquarters
of the Corps of Engineers; and
(C) a representative of each district and division of
the Corps of Engineers.
(3) DUTIES.—The team shall be responsible for assisting
with the implementation of this division, the amendments made
by this division, and prior water resources development laws,
including—
(A) performing ongoing outreach to—
(i) Congress; and
(ii) employees and servicemembers stationed in
districts and divisions of the Corps of Engineers to
ensure that all Corps of Engineers employees are aware
of and implementing provisions of this division, the
amendments made by this division, and prior water
resources development laws, in a manner consistent
with congressional intent;
(B) identifying any issues with implementation of a
provision of this division, the amendments made by this
division, and prior water resources development laws at
the district, division, or national level;
(C) resolving the issues identified under subparagraph
(B), in consultation with Corps of Engineers leadership
and the Secretary; and
(D) ensuring that any interpretation developed as a
result of the process under subparagraph (C) is consistent
with congressional intent for this division, the amendments
made by this division, and prior water resources development laws.

SEC. 1103. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND ACCELERATION OF STUDIES.

33 USC 2282c
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33 USC 598b.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(a) of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3 years after the date
of initiation’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years after the date on which
the Secretary determines the Federal interest for purposes
of the report pursuant to section 905(b) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b))’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) have a maximum total cost of $5,000,000; and’’.
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in the amendments made by
subsection (a) shall be construed to affect a feasibility study that
was initiated prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1104. MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST.

(a) REAL ESTATE PLAN.—The Secretary shall provide to the
non-Federal interest for an authorized water resources development
project a real estate plan for the project that includes a description
of the real estate interests required for construction, operation
and maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of the
project, including any specific details and legal requirements necessary for implementation of the project.
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM INTEREST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each authorized water resources
development project for which an interest in real property
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maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, the Secretary shall identify the minimum interest in the property
necessary to carry out the applicable activity.
(2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall identify an interest that is less than fee simple
title in cases where the Secretary determines that—
(A) such an interest is sufficient for construction, operation and maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the applicable project; and
(B) the non-Federal interest cannot legally make available to the Secretary an interest in fee simple title for
purposes of the project.
(c) REQUIREMENT.—The non-Federal interest for an authorized
water resources development project shall provide for the project
an interest in the applicable real property that is the minimum
interest identified under subsection (b).
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 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 containing—
(1) a summary of all instances in which the Secretary
identified under subsection (b) fee simple title as the minimum
interest necessary with respect to an activity for which the
non-Federal interest requested the use of an interest less than
fee simple title; and
(2) with respect to each such instance, a description of
the legal requirements that resulted in identifying fee simple
title as the minimum interest.
(e) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—At the request of a non-Federal
interest, an agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) between the Secretary
and the non-Federal interest before the date of enactment of this
Act may be amended to reflect the requirements of this section.

Summary.

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SEC. 1105. REVIEW PROCESS.

Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408) is
amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the
following:
‘‘(c) REVIEW PROCESS.—
‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY.—The Secretary shall establish clear,
concise, and specific guidance to be used within the Corps
of Engineers and by non-Federal entities developing applications for permission standardizing the review process across
Districts.
‘‘(2) PREAPPLICATION MEETING.—At the request of a nonFederal entity that is planning on submitting an application
for permission pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall
meet with the non-Federal entity to—
‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and specific design standards that the non-Federal entity must use in the development of the application;
‘‘(B) recommend, based on coordination with the nonFederal entity, the appropriate number of design packages
for submission for the proposed action, and the stage of
development at which such packages should be submitted;
and

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‘‘(C) identify potential concerns or conflicts with such
proposed actions.
‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may use funds
accepted from a non-Federal entity under subsection (b)(3) for
purposes of conducting a meeting described in paragraph (2).’’.

Deadline.
Time period.
Website.
33 USC 2352
note.

SEC. 1106. PROCESSING TIMELINES.

Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall ensure that the public website for the ‘‘permit
finder’’ of the Corps of Engineers accurately reflects the current
status of permits for which funds have been contributed under
section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33
U.S.C. 2352).
SEC. 1107. CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS.

33 USC 2201
note.
Deadline.

Proposals.
Web posting.

Review.

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(a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY FOR
CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement a
pilot program, in accordance with this subsection, allowing
a non-Federal interest or the Secretary, at the request of the
non-Federal interest, to carry out a project under a continuing
authority program through the use of an alternative delivery
method.
(2) PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) solicit project proposals from non-Federal interests
by posting program information on a public-facing website
and reaching out to non-Federal interests that have previously submitted project requests to the Secretary;
(B) review such proposals and select projects, taking
into consideration geographic diversity among the selected
projects and the alternative delivery methods used for the
selected projects; and
(C) notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
of each project selected under subparagraph (B),
including—
(i) identification of the project name, type, and
location, and the associated non-Federal interest;
(ii) a description of the type of alternative delivery
method being used to carry out the project; and
(iii) a description of how the project meets the
authorized purposes and requirements of the applicable
continuing authority program.
(3) COST SHARE.—The Federal and non-Federal shares of
the cost of a project carried out pursuant to this subsection
shall be consistent with the cost share requirements of the
applicable continuing authority program.
(4) MODIFICATIONS TO PROCESSES.—With respect to a
project selected under paragraph (3), the Secretary, at the
request of the non-federal interest, shall to the maximum extent
practicable—
(A) allow the non-Federal interest to contribute more
than the non-Federal share of the project required under
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(B) allow the use of return on Federal investment
as an alternative to benefit-cost analysis;
(C) allow the use of a real estate acquisition audit
process to replace existing crediting, oversight, and review
processes and procedures; and
(D) allow the use of a single contract with the nonFederal interest that incorporates the feasibility and
construction phases.
(5) REIMBURSEMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—A project selected under paragraph
(3) that is carried out by a non-Federal interest pursuant
to this subsection shall be eligible for reimbursement for
the Federal share of the cost of the project if, before initiation of construction of the project—
(i) the non-Federal interest enters into a written
agreement with the Secretary under section 221 of
the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b)
consistent with the applicable continuing authority program; and
(ii) the Secretary—
(I) reviews the plans for construction of the
project developed by the non-Federal interest;
(II) determines that the project meets the
requirements of the applicable continuing
authority program;
(III) determines that the project outputs are
consistent with the project scope;
(IV) determines that the plans comply with
applicable Federal laws and regulations; and
(V) verifies that the construction documents,
including supporting information, have been
signed by an Engineer of Record.
(B) APPLICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary
may only provide reimbursement under subparagraph (A)
if the Secretary certifies that—
(i) the non-Federal interest has obligated funds
for the cost of the project selected under paragraph
(3) and has requested reimbursement of the Federal
share of the cost of the project; and
(ii) the project has been constructed in accordance
with—
(I) all applicable permits or approvals; and
(II) the requirements of this subsection.
(C) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall regularly monitor and audit any project being constructed by a nonFederal interest pursuant to this subsection to ensure that
the construction is carried out in compliance with the
requirements of—
(i) this subsection; and
(ii) the relevant continuing authorities program.
(6) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.—The Secretary shall
annually 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 progress and outcomes of projects carried out pursuant
to this subsection, including—

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Determinations.

Reviews.

Verification.

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(A) an assessment of whether the use of alternative
delivery methods has resulted in cost savings or time efficiencies; and
(B) identification of changes to laws or policies needed
in order to implement more projects using alternative
delivery methods.
(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD.—The term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ means a project delivery method
that is not the traditional design-bid-build method,
including progressive design-build, public-private partnerships, and construction manager at risk.
(B) CONTINUING AUTHORITY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘continuing authority program’’ has the meaning given that
term in the section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform
and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d).
(C) RETURN ON FEDERAL INVESTMENT.—The term
‘‘return on Federal investment’’ means, with respect to
Federal investment in a water resources development
project, the economic return on the investment for the
Federal Government, taking into consideration qualitative
returns for any anticipated life safety, risk reduction, economic growth, environmental, and social benefits accruing
as a result of the investment.
(8) MAXIMUM PROJECTS.—Not more than 25 projects may
be carried out under this subsection.
(9) SUNSET.—The authority to commence pursuant to this
subsection a project selected under paragraph (3) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2032.
(b) EMERGENCY STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PROTECTION.—
Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’.
(c) STORM AND HURRICANE RESTORATION AND IMPACT MINIMIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 3(c) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33
U.S.C. 426g(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$37,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$62,500,000’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’.
(d) SMALL RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.—Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’.
(e) AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—Section 206 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) DROUGHT RESILIENCE.—A project under this section
may include measures that enhance drought resilience through
the restoration of wetlands or the removal of invasive species.’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:

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‘‘(3) ANADROMOUS FISH.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
for projects carried out under subsection (a)(3), the non-Federal
interest shall provide 15 percent of the cost of construction,
including provision of all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and
necessary relocations.’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$15,000,000’’; and
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$62,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$75,000,000’’.
(f) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS; CLEARING CHANNELS.—Section
2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘for preventing and mitigating flood damages associated with ice jams,’’ after ‘‘other debris,’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
(g) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OR DROUGHT RESILIENCY.—Section 1135 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘OR DROUGHT RESILIENCY’’ after ‘‘ENVIRONMENT’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of improving’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘for the purpose of—
‘‘(1) improving’’;
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) providing drought resiliency.’’;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(2) will improve’’ and
inserting ‘‘(2) will provide for drought resilience or will
improve’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$15,000,000’’;
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$62,000,000’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) DROUGHT RESILIENCE.—Drought resilience measures carried out under this section may include—
‘‘(1) water conservation measures to mitigate and address
drought conditions;
‘‘(2) removal of sediment captured behind a dam for the
purpose of restoring or increasing the authorized storage
capacity of the project concerned;
‘‘(3) the planting of native plant species that will reduce
the risk of drought and the incidence of nonnative species;
and
‘‘(4) other actions that increase drought resilience, water
conservation, or water availability.’’.
(h) SHORE DAMAGE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION.—Section 111(c)
of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i(c)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’.
(i) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 204(c)(1)(C) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C.
2326(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$15,000,000’’.
(j) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Section 205 of the Flood
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is amended—

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(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$68,750,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’.
(k) COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 165(a) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201
note) is amended—
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting
‘‘COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM’’;
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pilot program’’ and
inserting ‘‘program’’;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’;
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
‘‘(A) solicit project proposals from non-Federal interests
by posting program information on a public-facing website
and reaching out to non-Federal interests that have previously submitted relevant project proposals to the Secretary; and’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a total of 20
projects’’ and inserting ‘‘projects’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (4); and
(4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);
(5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘the’’
before ‘‘Water’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
$150,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’.

Proposals.
Web posting.

33 USC 2289b.

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SEC. 1108. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program to
carry out studies and projects to control, retain, and reuse
stormwater associated with flood control efforts, in partnership
with non-Federal interests.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize studies and projects that improve urban
flood control efforts, including through the management of
stormwater that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet
per second for the 10-percent flood.
(2) USE OF NATURAL AND NATURE-BASED FEATURES.—In carrying out a project under this section, the Secretary shall,
to the maximum extent practicable, seek to incorporate natural
features and nature-based features (as those terms are defined
in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a))).
(3) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out a project under this
section, the Secretary shall, where appropriate, maximize the
use of features for the reclamation, recycling, and reuse of
flood water and stormwater associated with the project.
(4) ITEMS PROVIDED BY NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal interest for a project
carried out under this section shall provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary for the
project.

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(B) CREDIT.—The value of the land, easements, rightsof-way, and relocations provided under subparagraph (A)
shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost
of the project.
(5) AGREEMENTS.—Construction of a project under this section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal interest has
entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary to pay—
(A) the non-Federal share of the costs of construction
required under this section; and
(B) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with the project,
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) COST-SHARE.—
(1) STUDY.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Federal share
of the cost of a study carried out under this section shall
be 50 percent, except that the first $100,000 of the cost of
the study shall be at Federal expense.
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Subject to paragraph (3), the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section
shall be 35 percent.
(3) LIMITATION.—The total Federal amount expended for
a study or project under this section shall be not more than
$10,000,000.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$50,000,000 for each fiscal year.

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SEC. 1109. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘may undertake a federally authorized feasibility study of a proposed water resources
development project, or,’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘may undertake and submit to the Secretary—
‘‘(A) a federally authorized feasibility study of a proposed water resources development project; or’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘upon the written approval’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(B) upon the determination’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated)—
(I) by striking ‘‘undertake’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘, and submit the study to
the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘or constructed by
a non-Federal interest pursuant to section 204’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘, as soon as practicable,’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘non-Federal interests to’’ and
inserting ‘‘non-Federal interests that’’;
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:

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‘‘(A) provide clear, concise, and transparent guidance
for the non-Federal interest to use in developing a feasibility study that complies with requirements that would
apply to a feasibility study undertaken by the Secretary;’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) provide guidance to a non-Federal interest on
obtaining support from the Secretary to complete elements
of a feasibility study that may be considered inherently
governmental and required to be done by a Federal agency;
and
‘‘(D) provide contacts for employees of the Corps of
Engineers that a non-Federal interest may use to initiate
coordination with the Secretary and identify at what stages
coordination may be beneficial.’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION.—If a non-Federal interest requests
to undertake a feasibility study on a modification to a constructed water resources development project under paragraph
(1)(B), the Secretary shall expeditiously provide to the nonFederal interest the determination required under such paragraph with respect to whether conceptual modifications, as
presented by the non-Federal interest, are consistent with the
authorized purposes of the project.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘receives a
request under this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘receives
a study submission under subsection (a) or receives
a request under subparagraph (A)’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall notify a non-Federal interest if, upon initial
review of a submission received under subsection (a) or
a receipt of a request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary requires additional information to perform the
required analyses, reviews, and compliance processes and
include in such notification a detailed description of the
required information.’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receipt of a study submission
under subsection (a) or receipt of a request under paragraph
(3)(A), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
of the submission or request and a timeline for completion
of the required analyses, reviews, and compliance processes
and shall notify the non-Federal interest of such timeline.’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘receiving a request
under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘receiving a study
submission under subsection (a) or a request under paragraph (3)(A)’’;
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘If a project’’ and inserting the following:

Compliance.

Notification.
Review.

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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a project’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or modification to the project’’ before
‘‘an amount equal to’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Any credit provided to a nonFederal interest under this subsection may not exceed the
Federal share of the cost for a feasibility study initiated by
the Secretary under section 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)).’’;
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for each fiscal year
to carry out this section.’’.
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update any guidance
as necessary to reflect the amendments made by this section.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest that has
entered in a written agreement with the Secretary related to carrying out a feasibility study pursuant to section 203 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) before the
date of enactment of this Act may submit to the Secretary a request
to amend such agreement to reflect the amendments made by
this section.

Deadline.
Update.
33 USC 2231
note.
Contracts.
33 USC 2231
note.

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SEC. 1110. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—When requested by a non-Federal
interest carrying out a project or separable element of a project
under this section, the Secretary shall undertake all necessary
studies, engineering, and technical assistance on construction
for any project or separable element of a project under this
section, and provide technical assistance in obtaining all necessary permits for the construction, if the non-Federal interest
contracts with the Secretary to provide funds to the United
States for the studies, engineering, or technical assistance.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘plans’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘plan’’;
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘, discrete segment
of the project, or separable element of the project’’ after
‘‘the project’’;
(C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘plans’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘plan’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary may not provide credit
or reimbursement for—
‘‘(A) activities required by the non-Federal interest to
initiate design and construction that would otherwise not
be required by the Secretary; or
‘‘(B) delays incurred by the non-Federal interest
resulting in project cost increases.’’.

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Deadline.
Update.
33 USC 2232
note.
Contracts.
33 USC 2232
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(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update any guidance
as necessary to reflect the amendments made by this section.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any non-Federal interest that has
entered in a written agreement with the Secretary to carry out
a water resources development project pursuant to section 204
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232)
before the date of enactment of this Act may submit to the Secretary
a request to amend such agreement to reflect the amendments
made by this section.
SEC. 1111. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

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Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(D)(iii)—
(A) in subclause (VIII), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a semicolon;
(B) in subclause (IX), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(X) section 1108 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2024.’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
‘‘(g) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST NOTIFICATION.—After the publication of the annual report under subsection (f), if the proposal of
a non-Federal interest submitted under subsection (b) was included
by the Secretary in the appendix under subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall provide written notification to the non-Federal interest
of such inclusion.
‘‘(h) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days
after the publication of the annual report under subsection (f),
for each proposal included in that annual report or appendix, the
Secretary shall notify each Member of Congress that represents
the State in which that proposal will be located that the proposal
was included the annual report or the appendix.’’.

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note.

SEC. 1112. SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS.

33 USC 2354
note.
Deadline.
Update.
Guidance.
Evaluation.
Approval.

SEC. 1113. NONRECREATION OUTGRANT POLICY.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may recognize a volunteer
providing services under the heading ‘‘Department of Defense—
Civil—Department of the Army—Corps of Engineers—Civil—General Provisions’’ in chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 569c) through an award or other
appropriate means, except that such award may not be in the
form of a cash award.
(b) PROCESS.—The Secretary shall establish a process to carry
out subsection (a).
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the policy guidance of the Corps of Engineers for the evaluation and approval
of nonrecreational real estate outgrant requests for the installation,
on lands and waters operated and maintained by the Secretary,
of infrastructure for the provision of broadband services.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In updating the policy guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the policy guidance—

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(1) requires the consideration of benefits to the public in
evaluating a request described in subsection (a);
(2) requires the Secretary to consider financial factors when
determining whether there is a viable alternative to the
installation for which approval is requested as described in
subsection (a);
(3) requires that a request described in subsection (a) be
expeditiously approved or denied after submission of a completed application for such request; and
(4) requires the Secretary to include in any denial of such
a request detailed information on the justification for the denial.
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects or alters
the responsibility of the Secretary—
(1) to sustain and protect the natural resources of lands
and waters operated and maintained by the Secretary; or
(2) to carry out a water resources development project
consistent with the purposes for which such project is authorized.
SEC. 1114. SILVER JACKETS PROGRAM.

The Secretary shall continue the Silver Jackets program established by the Secretary pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control
Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a) and section 204 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5134).

Continuation.

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SEC. 1115. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS.

Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3740) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a semicolon; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) West Virginia University to conduct academic research
on flood resilience planning and risk management, water
resource-related emergency management, aquatic ecosystem
restoration, water quality, hydropower (including siting and
risk management for open- and closed-loop pumped hydropower
energy storage), and water resource-related recreation
(including management of water-related resources for recreation) in the State of West Virginia;
‘‘(5) Delaware State University to conduct academic
research on water resource ecology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration, coastal restoration, and water resourcerelated emergency management in the State of Delaware, the
Delaware River Basin, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
‘‘(6) the University of Notre Dame to conduct academic
research on hazard mitigation policies and practices in coastal
communities, including through the incorporation of data analysis and the use of risk-based analytical frameworks for
reviewing flood mitigation and hardening plans and for evaluating the design of new infrastructure;
‘‘(7) Mississippi State University to conduct academic
research on technology to be used in water resources development infrastructure, analyses of the environment before and
after a natural disaster, and geospatial data collection;
‘‘(8) Western Washington University, Bellingham to conduct
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resources development projects in the Pacific Northwest to natural disasters;
‘‘(9) the University of North Carolina Wilmington to conduct
academic research on flood mitigation, coastal resiliency, water
resource ecology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration
(including aquaculture), coastal restoration, and resourcerelated emergency management in North Carolina and MidAtlantic region; and
‘‘(10) California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to
conduct academic research on integrated design and management of water resources development projects, including for
the purposes of flood risk management, ecosystem restoration,
water supply, water conservation, and sustainable aquifer
management.’’.

SEC. 1116. TEMPORARY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM.

Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3735) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(F) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management, Virginia,
authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).’’.
SEC. 1117. HARBOR DEEPENING.

(a) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘50 feet’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’.
(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Section 101(b)(1) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘50 feet’’ and inserting ‘‘55 feet’’.
SEC. 1118. INLAND WATERWAYS REGIONAL DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM.

Section 8133(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2022 (136 Stat. 3720) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) PROJECTS.—In awarding contracts under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall consider projects that—
‘‘(1) improve navigation reliability on inland waterways
that are accessible year-round;
‘‘(2) increase freight capacity on inland waterways; and
‘‘(3) have the potential to enhance the availability of
containerized cargo on inland waterways.’’.

33 USC note
prec. 2251.

SEC. 1119. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY PARTNERSHIPS.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(b) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326a(b)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL USE.—The Secretary—
‘‘(i) at the request of a non-Federal entity, may
permit the use of any dredged material disposal facility
under the jurisdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary
by the non-Federal entity if the Secretary determines
that such use will not reduce the availability of the
facility for the authorized water resources development
project on a channel in the vicinity of the disposal
facility;

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‘‘(ii) at the request of a non-Federal entity, shall
permit the non-Federal entity to use a non-Federal
disposal facility for the disposal of material dredged
by the non-Federal entity, regardless of any connection
to a Federal navigation project, if—
‘‘(I) permission for such use has been granted
by the owner of the non-Federal disposal facility;
and
‘‘(II) the Secretary determines that the
dredged material disposal needs required to maintain, perform authorized deepening, or restore the
navigability and functionality of authorized
navigation channels in the vicinity of the nonFederal disposal facility for the 20-year period following the date of the request, including all
planned and routine dredging operations necessary
to maintain such channels for the authorized purposes during such period, can be met by the available gross capacity of other dredged material disposal facilities in the vicinity of the non-Federal
disposal facility; and
‘‘(iii) shall impose fees to recover capital, operation,
and maintenance costs associated with such uses.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) delegate determinations under clauses (i) and
(ii)(II) of subparagraph (A) to the District Commander
of the district in which the relevant disposal facility
is located; and
‘‘(ii) make such determinations not later than 90
days after receiving the applicable request.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘USE OF
FEES’’ and inserting ‘‘FEES’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(A) USE.—Notwithstanding’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) REDUCTION IN AMOUNT.—In collecting any fee
under this subsection, the Secretary shall reduce the
amount imposed under paragraph (1)(A)(iii) to account for
improvements made to the non-Federal disposal facility
by the non-Federal entity to recover the capacity of the
non-Federal disposal facility.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) DISPOSITION STUDIES.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Upon request by the owner of
a non-Federal disposal facility, the Secretary shall carry
out a disposition study of the non-Federal disposal facility,
in accordance with section 1168 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 578b), if—
‘‘(i) the Secretary has not used the non-Federal
disposal facility for the disposal of dredged material
during the 20-year period preceding the date of the
request; and
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that the non-Federal
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Contracts.
33 USC 2326a
note.

Notification.

SEC. 1120. REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

Deadline.
Guidance.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the development
of guidance to standardize processes for developing, updating, and
tracking real estate administrative fees administered by the Corps
of Engineers.
(b) GUIDANCE.—In developing guidance under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall—
(1) outline standard methodologies to estimate costs for
purposes of setting real estate administrative fees;
(2) define the types of activities involved in managing real
estate instruments that are included for purposes of setting
such fees;
(3) establish cost-tracking procedures to capture data
relating to the activities described in paragraph (2) for purposes
of setting such fees;
(4) outline a schedule for divisions or districts of the Corps
of Engineers to review, and update as appropriate, real estate
administrative fees, including specifying what such reviews
should entail and the frequency of such reviews; and
(5) provide opportunities for stakeholder input on real
estate administrative fees.
(c) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall make publicly
available on the website of each Corps of Engineers district—

Procedures.

Review.
Update.

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Secretary during the 20-year period following the date
of the request.
‘‘(B) CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTIONS.—For purposes of carrying out a disposition study required under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) consider the non-Federal disposal facility to
be a separable element of a project; and
‘‘(ii) consider a Federal interest in the non-Federal
disposal facility to no longer exist.
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) GROSS CAPACITY.—The term ‘gross capacity’ means
the total quantity of dredged material that may be placed
in a dredged material disposal facility, taking into consideration any additional capacity that can be constructed at
the facility.
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL DISPOSAL FACILITY.—The term ‘nonFederal disposal facility’ means a dredged material disposal
facility under the jurisdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary that is owned by a non-Federal entity.’’.
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in the amendments made by
subsection (a) shall affect—
(1) an agreement between the Secretary and a non-Federal
interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act, except that, upon request by the non-Federal interest
party to such agreement, the Secretary and the non-Federal
interest may modify such agreement; or
(2) the inclusion in an agreement between the Secretary
and a non-Federal interest entered into after the date of enactment of this Act of a dredged material disposal facility that
is included in an agreement between the Secretary and a nonFederal interest in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act, unless the non-Federal interest is notified and agrees.

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(1) the guidance developed under this section; and
(2) any other relevant information on real estate administrative fees, including lists of real estate instruments requiring
such fees, and methodologies used to set such fees.

Lists.

SEC. 1121. DATABASES OF CORPS RECREATIONAL SITES.

33 USC 2298a.

The Secretary shall regularly update publicly available databases maintained, or cooperatively maintained, by the Corps of
Engineers with information on sites operated or maintained by
the Secretary that are used for recreational purposes, including
the operational status of, and the recreational opportunities available at, such sites.

Update.
Public
information.

SEC. 1122. PROJECT STUDIES SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL
PEER REVIEW.

Section 2034 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007
(33 U.S.C. 2343) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (h); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively.

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SEC. 1123. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM.

33 USC 2292a.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out
a national coastal mapping program to provide recurring national
coastal mapping along the coasts of the United States to support
Corps of Engineers navigation, flood risk management, environmental restoration, and emergency operations missions.
(b) SCOPE.—In carrying out the program under subsection (a),
the Secretary—
(1) shall disseminate coastal mapping data and new or
advanced geospatial information and remote sensing tools for
coastal mapping derived from the analysis of such data to
the Corps of Engineers, other Federal agencies, States, and
other stakeholders;
(2) shall implement coastal surveying based on findings
of the national coastal mapping study carried out under section
8110 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136
Stat. 3702);
(3) shall conduct research and development on bathymetric
liDAR and ancillary technologies necessary to advance coastal
mapping capabilities in order to exploit data with increased
efficiently and greater accuracy;
(4) with respect to any region affected by a hurricane
rated category 3 or higher, shall—
(A) conduct coastal mapping of such region;
(B) determine volume changes at Federal projects in
such region;
(C) quantify damage to navigation infrastructure in
such region;
(D) assess environmental impacts to such region,
measure any coastal impacts; and
(E) make any data gathered under this paragraph
publicly available not later than 2 weeks after the acquisition of such data;
(5) at the request of another Federal entity or a State
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(6) may enter into an agreement with another Federal
agency or a State agency to accept funds from such agency
to expand the coverage of the program to efficiently meet the
needs of such agency;
(7) shall coordinate with representatives of the Naval
Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Geological
Survey, and any other representative of a Federal agency that
the Secretary determines necessary, to support any relevant
Federal, State, or local agency through participation in working
groups, committees, and organizations;
(8) may maintain the panel of senior leaders established
under section 8110(e) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2022; and
(9) may convene an annual coastal mapping community
of practice meeting to discuss and identify technical topics
and challenges to inform such panel in carrying out the duties
of such panel.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Contracts.

Time period.

SEC. 1124. REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33
U.S.C. 414) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 19. (a) That whenever’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘SEC. 19. VESSEL REMOVAL BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

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‘‘(a) REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIVE VESSELS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—That whenever’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘described in this section’’ and inserting
‘‘described in this subsection’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ and inserting
‘‘under paragraph (1)’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘(b) The owner’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) LIABILITY OF OWNER, LESSEE, OR OPERATOR.—The
owner’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VESSEL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to remove
from the navigable waters of the United States a covered vessel
that does not obstruct the navigation of such waters, if—
‘‘(A) such removal is determined to be in the public
interest by the Secretary, in consultation with any State
in which the vessel is located or any Indian Tribe with
jurisdiction over the area in which the vessel is located,
as applicable; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a vessel that is not under the
control of the United States by reason of seizure or forfeiture, the Commandant of the Coast Guard determines
that the vessel is abandoned.
‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—In removing a covered
vessel under this subsection, the Secretary—
‘‘(A) is authorized to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of any Federal department, agency,
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‘‘(B) is authorized to accept funds from such department, agency, or instrumentality for the removal of such
vessel.
‘‘(3) LIABILITY.—The owner of a covered vessel shall be
liable to the United States for the costs of removal, destruction,
and disposal of such vessel under this subsection.
‘‘(4) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered
vessel’ means a vessel—
‘‘(i) determined to be abandoned by the Commandant of the Coast Guard; or
‘‘(ii) under the control of the United States by
reason of seizure or forfeiture pursuant to any law.
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘covered vessel’ does not
include—
‘‘(i) any vessel for which the Secretary has removal
authority under subsection (a) or section 20;
‘‘(ii) an abandoned barge for which the Commandant of the Coast Guard has the authority to
remove under chapter 47 of title 46, United States
Code; and
‘‘(iii) a vessel—
‘‘(I) for which the owner is not identified,
unless determined to be abandoned by the Commandant of the Coast Guard; or
‘‘(II) for which the owner has not agreed to
pay the costs of removal, destruction, or disposal.
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 20 of the Act of March
3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 416) is amended by striking ‘‘the preceding
section of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 19(a)’’.

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SEC. 1125. MISSOURI RIVER EXISTING FEATURES PROTECTION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Before carrying out a covered action with
respect to a covered in-river feature, the Secretary shall perform
an analysis to identify whether such action will—
(1) contribute to adverse effects of increased water levels
during flood events adjacent to the covered in-river feature;
(2) increase risk of flooding on commercial and residential
structures and critical infrastructure adjacent to the covered
in-river feature;
(3) decrease water levels during droughts adjacent to the
covered in-river feature;
(4) affect the navigation channel, including crossflows,
velocity, channel depth, and channel width, adjacent to the
covered in-river feature;
(5) contribute to bank erosion on private lands adjacent
to the covered in-river feature;
(6) affect the operation of ports or harbors adjacent to
the covered in-river feature; or
(7) affect harvesting of sand adjacent to the covered inriver feature.
(b) MITIGATION.—If the Secretary determines that a covered
action will result in an outcome described in subsection (a), the
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(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be construed
to affect the requirements of section 906 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283).
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered action’’ means
the construction of, modification of, operational changes to,
or implementation of a covered in-river feature.
(2) COVERED IN-RIVER FEATURE.—The term ‘‘covered inriver feature’’ means in-river features on the Missouri River
used to create and maintain dike notches, chutes, and complexes for interception or rearing authorized pursuant to section
601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100
Stat. 4143; 113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155) and section 334
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat.
306; 136 Stat. 3799).
SEC. 1126. INLAND WATERWAY PROJECTS.

Effective date.
33 USC 2212
note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘65
percent of the costs’’ and inserting ‘‘75 percent of the costs’’;
and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘35 percent of such
costs’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent of such costs’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply beginning on October 1, 2024, to any construction of
a project for navigation on the inland waterways that is new or
ongoing on or after that date.
SEC. 1127. PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR STATES.

Section 22(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
title research for abandoned structures’’ before the period at the
end.
SEC. 1128. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.

Section 7004(b)(4) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1374; 132 Stat. 3784) is amended
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’.
Deadline.
33 USC 2238
note.
Guidance.

SEC. 1129. EMERGING HARBORS.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall—
(1) issue guidance for the purpose of carrying out section
210(c)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)(B)); and
(2) develop a mechanism to accept the non-Federal share
of funds from a non-Federal interest for maintenance dredging
carried out under such section.

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SEC. 1130. MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE.

33 USC 2326
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(a) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Section 1122 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326
note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date
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a pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) promoting resiliency and reducing the risk to property
and infrastructure of flooding and storm damage;’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) identify and carry out projects for the beneficial use
of dredged material;’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘In carrying out the pilot program,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘under the pilot program’’ and inserting
‘‘under this section’’;
(4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’;
(5) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’
and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’
and inserting ‘‘the implementation of this section’’; and
(6) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating subsection
(h) as subsection (g).
(b) REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.—Section 204 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘rehabilitation of
projects’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitation of projects, including
projects for the beneficial use of dredged materials described
in section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of
2016 (33 U.S.C. 2326 note),’’; and
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) Osceola County, Florida.’’.
(c) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—Section 125(a)(1)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2326g)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘It is the policy’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) POLICY.—It is the policy’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) NATIONAL GOAL.—To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 70
percent by volume (as measured in cubic yards) of suitable
dredged material obtained from the construction or operation and maintenance of water resources development
projects is used beneficially.’’.
(d) MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFICIAL USE IN DREDGED MATERIAL
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Each dredged material management plan
for a federally authorized water resources development project,
and each regional sediment plan developed under section 204 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326),
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(1) maximize the beneficial use of suitable dredged material; and
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the use
of such dredged material in water resources development
projects in areas vulnerable to coastal land loss or shoreline
erosion.
(e) TRANSFER OF SUITABLE DREDGED MATERIAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to make
available to a non-Federal interest, at no additional cost,
dredged material that the Secretary has determined is in excess
of the amounts identified as needed for use by the Secretary.
(2) RESPONSIBILITY.—The non-Federal interest shall be
responsible for all costs to remove and transport such material,
and shall certify that the non-Federal interest is responsible
for any and all liability related to the removal of such material
or the use of such material once it is removed.

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33 USC 2282h.

SEC. 1131. ECONOMIC, HYDRAULIC, AND HYDROLOGIC MODELING.

Update.

(a) MODEL DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in collaboration with
other Federal and State agencies, National Laboratories, and nonprofit research institutions (including institutions of higher education and centers and laboratories focused on economics or water
resources), shall develop, update, and maintain economic, hydraulic,
and hydrologic models, including models for compound flooding,
for use in the planning, design formulation, modification, and operation of water resources development projects and water resources
planning.
(b) COORDINATION AND USE OF MODELS AND DATA.—In carrying
out subsection (a), to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall—
(1) work with the non-Federal interest for a water resources
development project to identify existing relevant economic,
hydraulic, and hydrologic models and data;
(2) utilize, where appropriate, economic, hydraulic, and
hydrologic models and data provided to the Secretary by the
agencies, laboratories, and institutions described in subsection
(a); and
(3) upon written request by a non-Federal interest for
a project, provide to the non-Federal interest draft or working
economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic models, and any data generated by such models with respect to the project, not later
than 30 days after receiving such request; and
(4) in accordance with section 2017 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2342), make final economic,
hydraulic, and hydrologic models, and any data generated by
such models, available to the public, as quickly as practicable,
but not later than 30 days after receiving a written request
for such models or data.
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section may be construed to
compel or authorize the disclosure of data or other information
determined by the Secretary to be confidential information, privileged information, law enforcement information, national security
information, infrastructure security information, personal information, or information the disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited
by law.
(d) MODEL OUTPUTS.—To the extent practicable and appropriate, the Secretary shall incorporate data generated by models
developed under this section into the formulation of feasibility

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studies for, and the operation of, water resources development
projects.
(e) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized, to the extent and
in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, to
transfer to other Federal and State agencies, National Laboratories,
and nonprofit research institutions, including institutions of higher
education, such funds as may be necessary to carry out subsection
(a) from amounts available to the Secretary.
(f) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.—A partnership agreement
entered into under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970
(42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) may provide, at the request of the nonFederal interest for the applicable project, that the Secretary credit
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the value
of economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic models required for the
project that are developed by the non-Federal interest in accordance
with any policies and guidelines applicable to the relevant partnership agreement pursuant to such section.
(g) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review economic, hydraulic,
and hydrologic models developed under this section in the same
manner as any such models developed under any other authority
of the Secretary.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COMPOUND FLOODING.—The term ‘‘compound flooding’’
means a flooding event in which two or more flood drivers,
such as coastal storm surge-driven flooding and inland rainfalldriven flooding, occur simultaneously or in close succession
and the potential adverse effects of the combined flood drivers
may be greater than that of the individual flood driver components.
(2) ECONOMIC.—The term ‘‘economic’’, as used in reference
to models, means relating to the evaluation of benefits and
cost attributable to a project for an economic justification under
section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962–
2).
SEC. 1132. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (17);
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:
‘‘(16) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘underserved
community’ means a community with a population of less than
50,000 that has a median household income of less than 80
percent of the statewide median household income.’’.
(b) NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD DAMS.—
Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C.
467d) is amended to read as follows:

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‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD DAMS.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall maintain
and update information on the inventory of dams and low-head
dams in the United States.
‘‘(b) DAMS.—The inventory maintained under subsection (a)
shall include any available information assessing each dam based
on inspections completed by a Federal agency, a State dam safety
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‘‘(c) LOW-HEAD DAMS.—The inventory maintained under subsection (a) shall include—
‘‘(1) the location, ownership, description, current use, condition, height, and length of each low-head dam;
‘‘(2) any information on public safety conditions at each
low-head dam; and
‘‘(3) any other relevant information concerning low-head
dams.
‘‘(d) DATA.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) coordinate with Federal and State agencies, Tribal
governments, and other relevant entities; and
‘‘(2) use data provided to the Secretary by those agencies
and entities.
‘‘(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make the inventory maintained under subsection (a) publicly available (including
on a publicly available website), including—
‘‘(1) public safety information on the dangers of low-head
dams; and
‘‘(2) a directory of financial and technical assistance
resources available to reduce safety hazards and fish passage
barriers at low-head dams.
‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section provides authority
to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with respect to a lowhead dam, that is not explicitly authorized under this section.
‘‘(g) LOW-HEAD DAM DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘lowhead dam’ means a river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans
a stream channel, blocking the waterway and creating a backup
of water behind the barrier, with a drop off over the wall of
not less than 6 inches and not more than 25 feet.’’.
(c) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL DAMS.—Section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–
2) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(C) GRANT ASSURANCE.—As part of a grant agreement
under subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall require
that each eligible subrecipient to which the State awards
a grant under this section provides an assurance from
the dam owner, with respect to the dam to be rehabilitated,
that the dam owner will carry out a plan for maintenance
of the dam during the expected life of the dam.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘commit’’ and
inserting ‘‘for a project not including removal, obtain a commitment from the dam owner’’;
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receipt of assistance
under this section, an eligible subrecipient shall demonstrate
that a floodplain management plan to reduce the impacts of
future flood events from a controlled or uncontrolled release
from the dam or management of water levels in the area
impacted by the dam—
‘‘(A) for a removal—
‘‘(i) is in place; and
‘‘(ii) identifies areas that would be impacted by
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and outreach plan for the project and the impact of
the project on the affected communities; or
‘‘(B) for a project not including removal—
‘‘(i) is in place; or
‘‘(ii) will be—
‘‘(I) developed not later than 2 years after
the date of execution of a project agreement for
assistance under this section; and
‘‘(II) implemented not later than 2 years after
the date of completion of construction of the
project.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of a plan for a removal,
the Administrator may not impose any additional requirements
or conditions other than the requirements in paragraph (1)(A).
‘‘(3) INCLUSIONS.—A plan under paragraph (1)(B) shall
address—
‘‘(A) potential measures, practices, and policies to
reduce loss of life, injuries, damage to property and facilities, public expenditures, and other adverse impacts of
flooding in the area protected or impacted by the dam;
‘‘(B) plans for flood fighting and evacuation; and
‘‘(C) public education and awareness of flood risks.
‘‘(4) PLAN CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—The
Administrator, in consultation with the Board, shall provide
criteria, and may provide technical support, for the development
and implementation of floodplain management plans prepared
under this subsection.’’;
(4) in subsection (g)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Any’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (C), any’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—Subparagraph (A)
shall not apply to a project carried out by or for the benefit
of an underserved community.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 14 of the
National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting
‘‘2028’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and lowhead dams’’ after ‘‘inventory of dams’’ each place it
appears; and
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION.—The amount
of funds allocated to a State under this paragraph for
a fiscal year may not exceed the amount that is equal
to 4 times the amount of funds committed by the State
to implement dam safety activities for that fiscal year.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting
‘‘NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD DAMS’’;
and
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(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting
‘‘2028’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting
‘‘2028’’;
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting
‘‘2028’’; and
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15 of the National Dam
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467o) is repealed.
SEC. 1133. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS.

Definition.

Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ means—
‘‘(i) an Indian Tribe, as such term is defined in
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304); and
‘‘(ii) any entity formed under the authority of one
or more Indian Tribes, as so defined.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe,’’ after ‘‘public-utility
company,’’ each place it appears; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, including an
aquatic ecosystem restoration project’’ before the period
at the end; and
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SEC. 1134. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

Section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or affecting water bodies
of regional, national, or international importance in the United
States or its territories’’ after ‘‘projects’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and State agencies’’
and inserting ‘‘, State, and local agencies, institutions of higher
education, and private organizations, including nonprofit
organizations’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘Watershed’’ after
‘‘Okeechobee’’;
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(C) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(15) Lake Elsinore, California; and
‘‘(16) Willamette River, Oregon.’’;
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$35,000,000’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the demonstration program
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
possible, prioritize carrying out program activities that—
‘‘(1) reduce nutrient pollution;
‘‘(2) utilize natural and nature-based approaches, including
oysters;
‘‘(3) protect, enhance, or restore wetlands or flood plains,
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‘‘(4) develop technologies for remote sensing, monitoring,
or early detection of harmful algal blooms, or other emerging
technologies; and
‘‘(5) combine removal of harmful algal blooms with a beneficial use, including conversion of retrieved algae biomass into
biofuel, fertilizer, or other products.
‘‘(g) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out the demonstration program
under subsection (a), the Secretary may enter into agreements
with a non-Federal entity for the use or sale of successful technologies developed under this section.’’.
SEC. 1135. CORROSION PREVENTION.

Section 1033(c) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) the carrying out of an activity described in paragraph
(1) or (2) through a program in corrosion prevention that is—
‘‘(A) offered or accredited by an organization that sets
industry standards for corrosion mitigation and prevention;
or
‘‘(B) an industrial coatings applicator program that
is—
‘‘(i) an employment and training activity (as
defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); or
‘‘(ii) registered under the Act of August 16, 1937
(commonly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’;
50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and’’.
SEC. 1136. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES.

Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(33 U.S.C. 2351b) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, pile dike,’’ after ‘‘jetty’’ each place it
appears; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘if the Secretary’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘breakwater; and’’ and inserting ‘‘breakwater and—’’
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A);
(D) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) the pile dike has disconnected from an authorized
navigation project as a result of a lack of such regular
and routine Federal maintenance activity.’’.

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SEC. 1137. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUMS.

Section 221(b)(1) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.
1962d–5b(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and an inter-tribal consortium (as defined in section 403 of the Indian Child Protection
and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202))’’ after
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SEC. 1138. SHORELINE AND RIVERINE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION.

Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(L) Shoreline of the State of Connecticut.
‘‘(M) Winooski River tributary watershed, Vermont.’’.
SEC. 1139. ABILITY TO PAY.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(m) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall determine the ability
of a non-Federal interest to pay under this subsection by considering—
‘‘(A) per capita income data for the county or counties
in which the project is to be located;
‘‘(B) the per capita non-Federal cost of construction
of the project for the county or counties in which the
project is to be located;
‘‘(C) the financial capabilities of the non-Federal
interest for the project;
‘‘(D) the extent to which the non-Federal interest is
an economically disadvantaged community (as defined
pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)); and
‘‘(E) any additional criteria relating to the non-Federal
interest’s financial ability to carry out its cost-sharing
responsibilities determined appropriate by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—For purposes of carrying out paragraph
(2), the Secretary shall develop procedures—
‘‘(A) to allow a non-Federal interest to identify the
amount such non-Federal interest would likely be able
to pay; and
‘‘(B) for a non-Federal interest to submit a request
to the Secretary to reduce the required non-Federal share.’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not apply to project
costs greater than the national economic development plan.
‘‘(6) REPORT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually,
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 describing all determinations of
the Secretary under this subsection regarding the ability
of a non-Federal interest to pay.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in each
report required under subparagraph (A) a description, for
the applicable year, of—
‘‘(i) requests by a non-Federal interest to reduce
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‘‘(I) the name of the non-Federal interest that
submitted to the Secretary a request for a determination under this subsection; and
‘‘(II) the name and location of the project;
‘‘(ii) the determination of the Secretary with
respect to each such request;
‘‘(iii) the basis for each such determination; and
‘‘(iv) the adjusted share of the costs of the project
of the non-Federal interest, if applicable.
‘‘(C) INCLUSION IN CHIEF’S REPORT.—The Secretary may
include a determination to reduce the non-Federal share
required in a cost-sharing agreement for construction of
a project in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the
project.’’.
(b) UPDATE TO GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update any
agency guidance or regulation relating to the ability of a nonFederal interest to pay as necessary to reflect the amendments
made by this section.
(c) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall make a determination under section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986, as amended by this section, of the ability to pay
of the non-Federal interest for the following projects:
(1) Any authorized water resources development project
for which the Secretary waives the cost-sharing requirement
under section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310).
(2) Any authorized watercraft inspection and decontamination station established, operated, or maintained pursuant to
section 104(d) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C.
610(d)).
(3) The Chattahoochee River Program, authorized by section 8144 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3724).
(4) The project for navigation, Craig Harbor, Alaska,
authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709).
(5) The project for flood risk management, Westminster,
East Garden Grove, California Flood Risk Management, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735).
(6) Modifications to the L–29 levee component of the Central and Southern Florida project, authorized by section 203
of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176), in the vicinity
of the Tigertail camp.
(7) Any authorized water resources development projects
in Guam.
(8) The project for flood risk management, Ala Wai Canal,
Hawaii, authorized by section 1401(2) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837).
(9) The project for flood control Kentucky River and its
tributaries, Kentucky, authorized by section 6 of the Act of
August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1416).
(10) The project for flood risk management on the Kentucky
River and its tributaries and watersheds in Breathitt, Clay,
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Counties, Kentucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746).
(11) The project for flood control, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936
(chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573).
(12) The project for ecosystem restoration, Resacas, in the
vicinity of the City of Brownsville, Texas, authorized by section
1401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132
Stat. 3839).
(13) Construction of any critical restoration project in the
Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont and New York, authorized by section 542 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2671; 121 Stat. 1150; 134 Stat. 2680; 136
Stat. 3822).
(14) Any authorized flood control and storm damage reduction project in the United States Virgin Islands that was
impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
(15) Construction of dredged material stabilization and
retaining structures related to the project for navigation, Lower
Willamette and Columbia Rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to
the sea, authorized by the first section of the Act of June
18, 1878 (chapter 267, 20 Stat. 157, chapter 264).
(16) Any water-related environmental infrastructure project
authorized by section 219 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–580).

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SEC. 1140. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

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Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000
(33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DEFINITION
OF INDIAN TRIBE’’ and inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘In this section, the term’’ and inserting
‘‘In this section:
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘Indian
Tribe’ have the meanings given the terms’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) INTER-TRIBAL CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘inter-tribal
consortium’ has the meaning given the term in section 403
of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention
Act (25 U.S.C. 3202).
‘‘(3) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal organization’
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal consortiums, Tribal organizations,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal
consortiums, or Tribal organizations’’ after ‘‘Indian
tribes’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An activity conducted under
paragraph (1) may address—

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‘‘(A) projects for flood or hurricane and storm damage
reduction, including erosion control and stormwater
management (including management of stormwater that
flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet per second
for the 10-percent flood), environmental restoration and
protection, and preservation of cultural and natural
resources;
‘‘(B) watershed assessments and planning activities;
‘‘(C) technical assistance to an Indian Tribe, an intertribal consortium, or a Tribal organization, including—
‘‘(i) assistance for planning to ameliorate flood hazards, to avoid repetitive flood impacts, to anticipate,
prepare, and adapt to changing hydrological and climatic conditions and extreme weather events, and to
withstand, 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;
‘‘(D) projects that improve emergency response capabilities and provide increased access to infrastructure that
may be utilized in the event of a severe weather event
or other natural disaster; and
‘‘(E) such other projects as the Secretary, in cooperation
with Indian Tribes, inter-tribal consortiums, Tribal
organizations, and the heads of other Federal agencies,
determines to be appropriate.’’;
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘, an inter-tribal consortium, or
a Tribal organization’’ after ‘‘an Indian tribe’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, inter-tribal consortium, or Tribal
organization’’ after ‘‘the Indian tribe’’; and
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$26,000,000’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘$28,500,000’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually submit
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives written notification of determinations made by the Secretary of the ability
of non-Federal interests to pay under this subsection.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—In preparing the written notification
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall include, for
each determination made by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) the name of the non-Federal interest that submitted to the Secretary a request for a determination
under paragraph (1)(B);
‘‘(ii) the name and location of the project; and
‘‘(iii) the determination made by the Secretary and
the reasons for the determination, including the
adjusted share of the costs of the project of the nonFederal interest, if applicable.’’; and
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) PILOT PROGRAM.—

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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot
program to carry out water-related planning activities or activities relating to the study, design, and construction of water
resources development projects that otherwise meet the requirements of this section.
‘‘(2) PROJECT SELECTION.—The Secretary shall carry out
not more than 7 activities or projects under the pilot program
described in paragraph (1), of which—
‘‘(A) one is located along the Mid-Columbia River,
Washington, Tancum Creek, Washington, or Similk Bay,
Washington;
‘‘(B) one is located at Big Bend, Lake Oahe, Fort Randall, or Gavins Point reservoirs, South Dakota; and
‘‘(C) notwithstanding the limitations described in subsection (b)(1)(B), 5 are in proximity to a river system or
other aquatic habitat within the State of Washington with
respect to which an Indian Tribe, an inter-tribal consortium, or a Tribal organization has Tribal treaty rights.
‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years after
the date of enactment of this section, and annually 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 report that describes activities or projects carried out under
the pilot program.
‘‘(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this subsection authorizes—
‘‘(A) a project for the removal of a dam that otherwise
is a project described in paragraph (2);
‘‘(B) the study of the removal of a dam; or
‘‘(C) the study of any Federal dam, including the study
of power, flood control, or navigation replacement, or the
implementation of any functional alteration to that dam,
that is located along a body of water described in paragraph
(2).’’.

Washington.

South Dakota.

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note.

Deadline.

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SEC. 1141. TRIBAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible project’’ means
a project or activity eligible to be carried out under the Tribal
partnership program under section 203 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269).
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot program under which Indian Tribes may directly
carry out eligible projects.
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program under this
section are—
(1) to authorize Tribal contracting to advance Tribal selfdetermination and provide economic opportunities for Indian
Tribes; and
(2) to evaluate the technical, financial, and organizational
efficiencies of Indian Tribes carrying out the design, execution,
management, and construction of 1 or more eligible projects.

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(d) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot program under
this section, the Secretary shall—
(A) identify a total of not more than 5 eligible projects
that have been authorized for construction;
(B) notify the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the
identification of each eligible project under the pilot program under this section;
(C) in collaboration with the Indian Tribe, develop
a detailed project management plan for each identified
eligible project that outlines the scope, budget, design, and
construction resource requirements necessary for the
Indian Tribe to execute the project or a separable element
of the eligible project;
(D) on the request of the Indian Tribe and in accordance with subsection (f)(2), enter into a project partnership
agreement with the Indian Tribe for the Indian Tribe to
provide full project management control for construction
of the eligible project, or a separable element of the eligible
project, in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary;
(E) following execution of the project partnership agreement, transfer to the Indian Tribe to carry out construction
of the eligible project, or a separable element of the eligible
project—
(i) if applicable, the balance of the unobligated
amounts appropriated for the eligible project, except
that the Secretary shall retain sufficient amounts for
the Corps of Engineers to carry out any responsibilities
of the Corps of Engineers relating to the eligible project
and the pilot program under this section; and
(ii) additional amounts, as determined by the Secretary, from amounts made available to carry out this
section, except that the total amount transferred to
the Indian Tribe shall not exceed the updated estimate
of the Federal share of the cost of construction,
including any required design; and
(F) regularly monitor and audit each eligible project
being constructed by an Indian Tribe under this section
to ensure that the construction activities are carried out
in compliance with the plans approved by the Secretary
and that the construction costs are reasonable.
(2) DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE.—Not later than 180 days
after entering into an agreement under paragraph (1)(D), each
Indian Tribe, to the maximum extent practicable, shall submit
to the Secretary a detailed project schedule, based on estimated
funding levels, that lists all deadlines for each milestone in
the construction of the eligible project.
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the request of an Indian
Tribe, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the
Indian Tribe, if the Indian Tribe contracts with and compensates the Secretary for the technical assistance relating
to—
(A) any study, engineering activity, and design activity
for construction carried out by the Indian Tribe under
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Plan.

Determination.

Audit.
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Deadline.

Public
information.

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(B) expeditiously obtaining any permits necessary for
the eligible project.
(e) COST SHARE.—Nothing in this section affects the costsharing requirement applicable on the day before the date of enactment of this Act to an eligible project carried out under this section.
(f) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance
for the implementation of the pilot program under this section
that, to the extent practicable, identifies—
(A) the metrics for measuring the success of the pilot
program;
(B) a process for identifying future eligible projects
to participate in the pilot program;
(C) measures to address the risks of an Indian Tribe
constructing eligible projects under the pilot program,
including which entity bears the risk for eligible projects
that fail to meet Corps of Engineers standards for design
or quality;
(D) the laws and regulations that an Indian Tribe
must follow in carrying out an eligible project under the
pilot program; and
(E) which entity bears the risk in the event that an
eligible project carried out under the pilot program fails
to be carried out in accordance with the project authorization or this section.
(2) NEW PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may not enter into a project partnership agreement
under this section until the date on which the Secretary issues
the guidance under paragraph (1).
(g) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives and make publicly available a
report detailing the results of the pilot program under this
section, including—
(A) a description of the progress of Indian Tribes in
meeting milestones in detailed project schedules developed
pursuant to subsection (d)(2); and
(B) any recommendations of the Secretary concerning
whether the pilot program or any component of the pilot
program should be implemented on a national basis.
(2) UPDATE.—Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives an update to the report under paragraph (1).
(3) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If the Secretary fails to
submit a report by the required deadline under this subsection,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a detailed explanation of why the deadline was missed
and a projected date for submission of the report.

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(h) ADMINISTRATION.—All laws and regulations that would
apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying out the eligible
project shall apply to an Indian Tribe carrying out an eligible
project under this section.
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to commence
an eligible project under this section terminates on December 31,
2029.
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to any
amounts appropriated for a specific eligible project, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section,
including the costs of administration of the Secretary, $15,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029.

Applicability.

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SEC. 1142. FEDERAL INTEREST DETERMINATIONS.

Section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) IDENTIFICATION.—As part of the submission of a
work plan to Congress pursuant to the joint explanatory
statement for an annual appropriations Act or as part
of the submission of a spend plan to Congress for a supplemental appropriations Act under which the Corps of Engineers receives funding, the Secretary shall identify the
studies in the plan—
‘‘(i) for which the Secretary plans to prepare a
feasibility report under subsection (a) that will benefit—
‘‘(I) an economically disadvantaged community
(as defined by the Secretary under section 160
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note)); or
‘‘(II) a community other than a community
described in subclause (I); and
‘‘(ii) that are designated as a new start under
the work plan.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After identifying the studies
under subparagraph (A) and subject to subparagraph
(C), the Secretary shall, with the consent of the
applicable non-Federal interest for the study, first
determine the Federal interest in carrying out the
study and the projects that may be proposed in the
study.
‘‘(ii) FEASIBILITY COST SHARE AGREEMENT.—The
Secretary may make a determination under clause (i)
prior to the execution of a feasibility cost share agreement between the Secretary and the non-Federal
interest.
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary
may not make a determination under subparagraph (B)
for more than 20 studies identified under subparagraph
(A)(i)(II).
‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii) and with
the consent of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary
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for a study in a work plan submitted to Congress
prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph if
the study otherwise meets the requirements described
in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (C) shall apply to
the use of authority under clause (i).’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000’’;
and
(ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) shall be paid from the funding provided for the
study in the applicable work plan described in that paragraph.’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) TREATMENT.—The cost of a determination under paragraph (1) shall not be included for purposes of the maximum
total cost under section 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)(2)).’’;
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) POST-DETERMINATION WORK.—A study under this section shall continue after a determination under paragraph
(1)(B)(i) without a new investment decision.’’.

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SEC. 1143. WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN ASSESSMENTS.

Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2267a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(14) the Walla Walla River Basin;
‘‘(15) the San Francisco Bay Basin;
‘‘(16) Connecticut River Watershed, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont;
‘‘(17) Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; and
‘‘(18) Grand River Watershed, Michigan.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) FEASIBILITY REPORT ON PROJECT SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASSESSMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a non-Federal interest
for an assessment completed under this section, the Secretary
is authorized to prepare a feasibility report, in accordance with
the requirements of section 905, recommending the construction
or modification of a water resources development project to
address a water resources need of a river basin or watershed
of the United States identified in the assessment.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY WATERSHEDS.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to—
‘‘(A) the watersheds of the island of Maui, Hawaii,
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and Honolua watersheds, including the coral reef habitat
north of Lahaina off the northwestern coast of the island
of Maui; and
‘‘(B) the watersheds of the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, and Guam.’’.

Territories.

SEC. 1144. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANT GROWTHS AND INVASIVE
SPECIES.

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Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C.
610) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘, and monitoring and
contingency planning for,’’ after ‘‘early detection of’’; and
(2) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘the Connecticut
River Basin,’’ after ‘‘the Ohio River Basin,’’.

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SEC. 1145. EASEMENTS FOR HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECTS.

33 USC 598c.

(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a project for hurricane and
storm damage reduction for which the Secretary is requiring a
perpetual easement, the Secretary shall, upon request by the nonFederal interest for the project, certify real estate availability and
proceed to construction of such project with a nonperpetual easement if—
(1) such certification and construction are in compliance
with the terms of the report of the Chief of Engineers for
the project and the applicable project partnership agreement;
and
(2) the Secretary provides the non-Federal interest with
formal notice that, in the event in which the nonperpetual
easement expires and is not extended, the Secretary will be
unable to—
(A) fulfill the Federal responsibility with respect to
the project or carry out any required nourishment of the
project under the existing project authorization;
(B) carry out repair and rehabilitation of the project
under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C.
701n); and
(C) provide any other relevant Federal assistance with
respect to the project.
(b) DISCLOSURE.—For any project for hurricane storm damage
risk reduction, or a proposal to modify such a project, that is
authorized after the date of enactment of this Act for which a
perpetual easement is required for Federal participation in the
project, the Secretary shall include in the report of the Chief of
Engineers for the project a disclosure of such requirement.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Federal interest for a
project for hurricane storm damage risk reduction, identify and
accept the minimum real estate interests necessary to carry out
the project, in accordance with section 1104.
(d) HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any requirement of the Secretary for a covered project to comply with
the memorandum of the Corps of Engineers entitled ‘‘Standard
Estates – Perpetual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Restrictive Dune Easement’’ and dated August 4, 1995, the Secretary

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shall carry out each covered project in a manner consistent
with the previously completed initial construction and periodic
nourishments of the project, including repair and restoration
work on the project under section 5(a) of the Act of August
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)).
(2) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the
term ‘‘covered project’’ means an authorized project for hurricane and storm damage reduction in any one of the following
locations:
(A) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida – Mid
Reach.
(B) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida –
North Reach.
(C) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida –
South Reach.
(D) Broward County, Florida – Segment II.
(E) Broward County, Florida – Segment III.
(F) Dade County, Florida – Main Segment.
(G) Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles Segment.
(H) Duval County, Florida.
(I) Fort Pierce Beach, Florida.
(J) Lee County, Florida – Captiva.
(K) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla.
(L) Manatee County, Florida.
(M) Martin County, Florida.
(N) Nassau County, Florida.
(O) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupiter/Carlin Segment.
(P) Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray Segment.
(Q) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid Town.
(R) Palm Beach County, Florida – North Boca.
(S) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean Ridge.
(T) Panama City Beaches, Florida.
(U) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key.
(V) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key Segment.
(W) Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Island.
(X) Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida.
(Y) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice Beach.
(Z) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Augustine Beach.
(AA) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano Segment.
(BB) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutchinson Island.
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that,
for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a project for
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the minimum
estate necessary for easements may not exceed the life of the
project nor be less than 50 years.
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be construed
to affect the requirements of section 103(d) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)).

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SEC. 1146. SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK AND ENCROACHMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c) of the Act of August 18, 1941
(33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—

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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the status of
compliance of a non-Federal interest with the requirements
of a levee owner’s manual described in paragraph (1), or
any other eligibility requirement established by the Secretary related to the maintenance and upkeep responsibilities of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall consider the non-Federal interest to be eligible for repair and
rehabilitation assistance under this section if—
‘‘(i) in coordination with the Secretary, the nonFederal interest develops a systemwide improvement
plan, prior to the natural disaster, that—
‘‘(I) identifies any items of deferred or inadequate maintenance and upkeep, including any
such items identified by the Secretary or through
periodic inspection of the flood control work;
‘‘(II) identifies any additional measures,
including repair and rehabilitation work, that the
Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the
flood control work performs as designed and
intended;
‘‘(III) includes specific timelines for addressing
such items and measures;
‘‘(IV) requires the non-Federal interest to be
responsible for the cost of addressing the items
and measures identified under subclauses (I) and
(II); and
‘‘(ii) the Secretary—
‘‘(I) determines that the systemwide improvement plan meets the requirements of clause (i)
and the Secretary, acting through the District
Commander, approves such plan; and
‘‘(II) determines that the non-Federal interest
makes satisfactory progress in meeting the
timelines described in subclause (III) of that
clause.
‘‘(B) GRANDFATHERED ENCROACHMENTS.—At the
request of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary—
‘‘(i) shall review documentation developed by the
non-Federal interest showing a covered encroachment
does not negatively impact the integrity of the flood
control work;
‘‘(ii) shall make a written determination with
respect to whether removal or modification of such
covered encroachment is necessary to ensure the
encroachment does not negatively impact the integrity
of the flood control work; and
‘‘(iii) may not determine that a covered encroachment is a deficiency requiring corrective action unless
such action is necessary to ensure the encroachment
does not negatively impact the integrity of the flood
control work.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
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‘‘(A) COVERED ENCROACHMENT.—The term ‘covered
encroachment’ means a permanent nonproject structure
that—
‘‘(i) is located inside the boundaries of a flood control work;
‘‘(ii) is depicted on construction drawings or operation and maintenance plans for the flood control work
that are signed by an engineer of record; and
‘‘(iii) is determined by the Secretary to be an
encroachment of such flood control work.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3011 of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 701n note)
is repealed.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents contained
in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Reform and Development
Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1194) is amended by striking the item
relating to section 3011.
(c) TRANSITION.—The amendments made by this section shall
have no effect on any written agreement signed by the Secretary
and a non-Federal interest pursuant to paragraph (2) of section
5(c) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) (as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), if the nonFederal interest otherwise continues to meet the requirements of
that paragraph (as so in effect).
(d) PARTICIPATION IN PREPAREDNESS EXERCISES.—The Secretary
may not condition the eligibility of a non-Federal interest for
rehabilitation assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18,
1941(33 U.S.C. 701n), on the participation of the non-Federal
interest in disaster preparedness exercises that are unrelated to
necessary repairs, rehabilitation, maintenance, and upkeep of a
flood control work.

Repeal.

33 USC 701n
note.

33 USC 701n
note.

SEC. 1147. REMOTE AND SUBSISTENCE HARBORS.

Hawaii.
Alaska.
Territories.

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Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007
(33 U.S.C. 2242) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) through
(3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) the project would be located in the State of Hawaii
or Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United
States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa; and
‘‘(2)(A) over 80 percent of the goods transported through
the harbor would be consumed within the United States, as
determined by the Secretary, including consideration of
information provided by the non-Federal interest; or
‘‘(B) the long-term viability of the community in which
the project is located, or the long-term viability of a community
that is located in the region that is served by the project
and that will rely on the project, would be threatened without
the harbor and navigation improvement.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘benefits of the project to’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits of the
project to any of’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
‘‘; or’’.

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SEC. 1148. TREATMENT OF PROJECTS IN COVERED COMMUNITIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out feasibility studies for projects
that serve a covered community, the Secretary shall select 10 such
studies and include in those studies the calculation of an alternative
benefit-cost ratio for the project in order to equitably compare
such project to projects carried out in the contiguous States of
the United States and the District of Columbia.
(b) EVALUATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall—
(1) compute the benefit-cost ratio for the project in accordance with current law and guidance;
(2) if different from the ratio described in paragraph (1),
compute an alternative benefit-cost ratio by adjusting the
construction costs for the project to reflect what construction
costs would be if the project were carried out in a comparable
community in the contiguous States that is nearest to the
community in which the project will be carried out;
(3) include in the documentation associated with the feasibility study for the project the ratios calculated under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2); and
(4) compare the alternative benefit-cost ratio calculated
under paragraph (2) to the standard benefit-cost ratios calculated for each project alternative.
(c) NOTIFICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the tentatively selected plan for a
project yields a benefit-cost ratio less than unity for the project
and results in the discontinuation of the project, the Secretary
shall provide written notice to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
(2) INCLUSION.—In any written notice provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include for the project a comparison of the benefit-cost ratios described in subsection (b)(4).
(d) REPORT.—After carrying out subsection (a), 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 summarizes for
each project the comparisons of the benefit-cost ratios described
in subsection (b)(4).
(e) COVERED COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘covered community’’ means a community located in the State of
Hawaii, the State of Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa.

Studies.

SEC. 1149. REMOTE OPERATIONS AT CORPS DAMS.

33 USC 2321
note.
Time period.
Notification.

During the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act, with respect to a water resources development project
owned, operated, or managed by the Corps of Engineers, the Secretary is authorized to use remote operation activities at a navigation or hydroelectric power generating facility at such project as
a replacement for activities performed, as of the date of enactment
of this Act, by personnel under the direction of the Secretary at
such project, only after the Secretary provides written notice to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate that—

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(1) use of the remote operation activities—
(A) does not affect activities described in section 314
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
2321);
(B) will address any cyber and physical security risks
to such project in accordance with applicable Federal law
and agency guidance; and
(C) is necessary to increase the availability and
capacity, as applicable, of such project, including a project
on a lower use waterway; and
(2) the remote operation activities were developed under
a public process that included engagement with such personnel
and other stakeholders who may be affected by the use of
such activities.

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SEC. 1150. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT.

(a) INITIAL REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees
on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the
Senate a report detailing the status of the reports described
in paragraph (2).
(2) REPORTS DESCRIBED.—The reports described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) The comprehensive backlog and operation and
maintenance report required under section 1001(b)(2) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
579a(b)(2)).
(B) The report on managed aquifer recharge required
under section 8108(d) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2357(d)).
(C) The plan on beneficial use of dredged material
required under section 8130(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3717).
(D) The updated report on Corps of Engineers Reservoirs required under section 8153 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3734).
(E) The report on dredge capacity required under section 8205 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3754).
(F) The report on the assessment of the consequences
of changing operation and maintenance responsibilities
required under section 8206 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756).
(G) The report on the western infrastructure study
required under section 8208 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756).
(H) The report on excess lands for Whittier Narrows
Dam, California, required under section 8213 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3758).
(I) The report on recreational boating in the Great
Lakes basin required under section 8218 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3761).
(J) The report on the disposition study on hydropower
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8220 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat 3762).
(K) The report on corrosion prevention activities
required under section 8234 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3767).
(L) The report on mitigation for fish and wildlife and
wetlands losses required under section 2036(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1092).
(M) The report on expediting hydropower at Corps
of Engineers facilities required under section 1008(c) of
the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
(33 U.S.C. 2321b).
(N) The report on divestment authority required under
section 164(c) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2020 (134 Stat. 2668).
(O) The report on antecedent hydrologic conditions
required under section 226(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2697).
(P) The report on the terrestrial noxious weed control
pilot program required under section 503(d) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note).
(Q) The report on the Asian Carp prevention and control pilot program required under section 509(a)(7) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610
note).
(R) The report on investments for recreation areas
required under section 8227(b) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3764).
(S) The report on solar energy opportunities required
under section 8232(b) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3766).
(3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the report
required under paragraph (1) the following information with
respect to each report described in paragraph (2):
(A) A summary of the status of each such report,
including if the report has been initiated.
(B) The amount of funds that—
(i) have been made available to carry out each
such report; and
(ii) the Secretary requires to complete each such
report.
(C) A detailed assessment of how the Secretary intends
to complete each such report, including an anticipated
timeline for completion.
(D) Any available information that is relevant to each
such report that would inform the committees described
in paragraph (1).
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the date
on which the budget of the President for each fiscal year is
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the
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Timeline.

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Assessment.

Web posting.

Deadline.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the report
required under paragraph (1) the following information:
(A) A summary of the status of each covered report,
including if each such report has been initiated.
(B) The amount of funds that—
(i) have been made available to carry out each
such report; and
(ii) the Secretary requires to complete each such
report.
(C) A detailed assessment of how the Secretary intends
to complete each covered report, including an anticipated
timeline for completion.
(3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall make each
report required under paragraph (1) publicly available on the
website of the Corps of Engineers.
(4) NOTIFICATION OF COMMITTEES.—The Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the
Environment and Public Works of the Senate on an annual
basis a draft of each covered report.
(5) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPORT.—In this subsection,
the term ‘‘covered report’’—
(A) means any report or study required to be submitted
by the Secretary under this Act or any Act providing
authorizations for water resources development projects
enacted after the date of enactment of this Act to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate that has not been
so submitted; and
(B) does not include a feasibility study (as such term
is defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d)).
(c) PRIOR GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue the guidance
required pursuant to each of the following provisions:
(1) Section 1043(b)(9) of the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note).
(2) Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2351b).
(3) Section 8107 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b note).
(4) Section 8112 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281a).
(5) Section 8116 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (10 U.S.C. 7036 note).
(6) Section 8136 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2667 note).
SEC. 1151. ALTERNATE SEAPORTS.

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(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
meeting the operation and maintenance needs at alternate seaports
is important for the national security of the United States.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
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a report that includes an assessment of the operation and maintenance needs and backlog for Corps of Engineers projects at alternate
seaports.
SEC. 1152. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN.

Section 8309 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3780) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b)(3); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) INTERIM PRE-PLANNED FLOOD STORAGE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with the concurrence of
the Secretary of State, is authorized to compensate, and make
arrangements with, the Government of Canada for reserving
and operating 3,600,000 acre-feet of pre-planned flood storage
per operating year at Hugh Keenleyside Dam, including operations that the Government of Canada may not be obligated
to provide under the Columbia River Treaty, to minimize the
flood risk in the Columbia River Basin.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this
subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $37,600,000
for fiscal year 2025 and $37,600,000, adjusted for inflation
beginning on August 1, 2024, for each of fiscal years 2026
and 2027, to remain available until expended.
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The authority to compensate, and make
arrangements with, the Government of Canada under this subsection shall expire on August 31, 2027.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN.—The term ‘Columbia River
Basin’ means the entire United States portion of the Columbia
River watershed.
‘‘(2) COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY.—The term ‘Columbia River
Treaty’ means the treaty relating to cooperative development
of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed
at Washington January 17, 1961, and entered into force September 16, 1964.
‘‘(3) FLOOD STORAGE.—The term ‘flood storage’ means the
usable space in a reservoir that is set aside for impounding
and releasing water for flood risk management or otherwise
for regulating stream flows to minimize flood risk.
‘‘(4) GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.—The term ‘Government of
Canada’ means the Government of Canada, a Canadian Province, or a subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
‘‘(5) OPERATING YEAR.—The term ‘operating year’ means
a 12-month period beginning on August 1 and ending on July
31.
‘‘(6) U.S. ENTITY.—The term ‘U.S. entity’ means the entity
designated by the United States under Article XIV of the
Columbia River Treaty.’’.

Compensation.
Canada.

Time periods.
Effective date.

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SEC. 1153. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT
OF RECREATION FACILITIES.

Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(33 U.S.C. 2328) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘To implement’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement’’.

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(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
‘‘non-Federal public and private entities’’ and inserting
‘‘non-Federal public entities and private nonprofit entities’’;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Before entering into an agreement
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the nonFederal public entity or private nonprofit entity has the
authority and capability—
‘‘(A) to carry out the terms of the agreement; and
‘‘(B) to pay damages, if necessary, in the event of
a failure to perform.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) USER FEES.—
‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF FEES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may allow a nonFederal public entity or private nonprofit entity that has
entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) to
collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites
and facilities, whether developed or constructed by the
non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity or
the Department of the Army.
‘‘(B) USE OF VISITOR RESERVATION SERVICES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal public entity or
a private nonprofit entity described in subparagraph
(A) may use, to manage fee collections and reservations
under this section, any visitor reservation service that
the Secretary has provided for by contract or interagency agreement, subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—The Secretary may transfer, or
cause to be transferred by another Federal agency,
to a non-Federal public entity or a private nonprofit
entity described in subparagraph (A) user fees received
by the Secretary or other Federal agency under a visitor reservation service described in clause (i) for recreation facilities and natural resources managed by the
non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity
pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered into
under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) USE OF FEES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity that collects a user fee under paragraph (1)—
‘‘(i) may retain up to 100 percent of the fees collected, as determined by the Secretary; and
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) of the Flood
Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4)), shall
use any retained amounts for operation, maintenance,
and management activities relating to recreation and
natural resources at recreation site at which the fee
is collected.
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The use by a non-Federal public
entity or private nonprofit entity of user fees collected
under paragraph (1)—
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‘‘(ii) shall not affect any existing third-party property interest, lease, or agreement with the Secretary.
‘‘(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The authority of a non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity under this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the interests
of the United States.’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘non-Federal public and private entities.
Any funds received by the Secretary under this section’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘non-Federal public entities,
private nonprofit entities, and other private entities.
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Any funds received by the Secretary under this subsection’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC ENTITY.—The term ‘non-Federal
public entity’ means a non-Federal public entity as defined
in the memorandum issued by the Corp of Engineers on April
4, 2018, and titled ‘Implementation Guidance for Section 1155,
Management of Recreation Facilities, of the Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Public Law 114–322’.
‘‘(2) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The term ‘private nonprofit entity’ means an organization that is described in section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.’’.
SEC. 1154. RETENTION OF RECREATION FEES.

Section 210(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C.
460d–3(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘to establish’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject
to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Army may
establish’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘vehicle. Such maximum
amount’’ and inserting ‘‘vehicle, which amount’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the Department of the Army as discretionary offsetting collections, and shall be available only to
the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, for the
operation and maintenance of recreation sites and facilities
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, subject to the condition
that not less than 80 percent of fees collected at recreation
areas of a specific water resources development project shall
be used at such project.’’.

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SEC. 1155. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATED TO WATER DATA.

It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of improving
water resources management, the Secretary should—
(1) develop and implement a framework for integrating,
sharing, and using water data;
(2) identify and prioritize key water data needed to support
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(A) water data sets, types, and associated metadata;
and
(B) water data infrastructure, technologies, and tools;
(3) in consultation with other Federal agencies, States,
Indian Tribes, local governments, and relevant stakeholders,
develop and adopt common national standards for collecting,
sharing, and integrating water data, infrastructure, technologies, and tools;
(4) ensure that water data is publicly accessible and interoperable;
(5) integrate water data and tools through nationwide
approaches to data infrastructure, platforms, models, and tool
development; and
(6) support the adoption of new technologies and the
development of tools for water data collection, sharing, and
standardization.

SEC. 1156. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS.

It is the sense of Congress that in carrying out any feasibility
study, the Secretary should follow, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) the guidance described in the memoranda relating to
‘‘Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits in Feasibility
Studies’’, dated April 3, 2020, and April 13, 2020, and signed
by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works and the Director
of Civil Works, respectively; and
(2) the policies described in the memorandum relating to
‘‘Policy Directive – Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits
in Decision Document’’ dated January 5, 2021, and signed
by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works.
Grace F.
Napolitano
Priority for
Water Supply,
Water
Conservation,
and Drought
Resiliency Act of
2024.
33 USC 2201
note.

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33 USC 2281d.

Subtitle B—Grace F. Napolitano Priority
for Water Supply, Water Conservation,
and Drought Resiliency Act of 2024
SEC. 1160. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Grace F. Napolitano Priority
for Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resiliency
Act of 2024’’.
SEC. 1161. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States for
the Corps of Engineers, consistent with applicable statutory authorities—
(1) to maximize opportunities for water supply, water conservation measures, and drought resiliency efforts at and in
the operation of water resources development projects;
(2) in accordance with section 301(a) of the Water Supply
Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), to participate and cooperate
with States and local interests in developing water supplies
for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other purposes in
authorized connection with the construction, maintenance, and
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(3) in coordination with non-Federal interests, to enable
the adoption of water conservation measures and drought resiliency measures that are in alignment with the authorized purposes of water resources development projects.
(b) FULL CONSIDERATION.—In support of subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give full consideration to requests and proposals
from non-Federal interests to utilize the authorities of the Corps
of Engineers in furtherance of water supply features, water conservation measures, and drought resiliency efforts that are in alignment the authorized purposes of water resources development
projects.
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section—
(1) affects, modifies, or changes—
(A) the authority of a State to manage, use, or allocate
the water resources of that State;
(B) any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;
(C) any existing water supply agreements between the
Secretary and the non-Federal interest;
(D) the authorized purposes of a water resources
development project; or
(E) any existing Corps of Engineers authorities;
(2) preempts or affects any State water law or interstate
compact governing water;
(3) diminishes the other priorities and the primary or secondary missions of the Corps of Engineers; or
(4) shall be interpreted to supersede or modify any written
agreement between the Federal Government and a non-Federal
interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.

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SEC. 1162. FORECAST-INFORMED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In updating a water control manual for any
reservoir constructed, owned, or operated by the Secretary,
including a reservoir for which the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood control
or navigation pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22,
1944 (33 U.S.C. 709), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations, subject to the availability of appropriations.
(b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, in coordination with relevant
Federal and State agencies and non-Federal interests, shall issue
clear and concise guidelines for incorporating the use of forecastinformed reservoir operations into water control manuals for reservoirs described in subsection (a).
(c) ASSESSMENT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out an
assessment of geographically diverse reservoirs described in
subsection (a) to determine the viability of using forecastinformed reservoir operations at such reservoirs.
(2) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out the assessment
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include an
assessment of—
(A) each reservoir located in the South Pacific Division
of the Corps of Engineers; and

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(B) reservoirs located in each of the Northwestern Division and the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers.
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subsection, the
Secretary shall consult with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal interests.
(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section preempts or
affects any State water law or any interstate compact governing
water, or otherwise restricts, affects, or amends any other law
or the authority of any department, instrumentality, or agency
of the United States related to the operation of reservoirs described
in subsection (a).
SEC. 1163. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANUALS.

Section 8109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3702) is amended by inserting ‘‘or that incorporate the
use of forecast-informed reservoir operations into such manuals’’
before the period at the end.

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SEC. 1164. EMERGENCY DROUGHT OPERATIONS PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this section, the term
‘‘covered project’’ means a project—
(1) that is located in the State of California, the State
of Nevada, or the State of Arizona; and
(2)(A) of the Corps of Engineers for which water supply
is an authorized purpose; or
(B) for which the Secretary develops a water control
manual under section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944
(33 U.S.C. 709).
(b) EMERGENCY OPERATION DURING DROUGHT.—Consistent with
other authorized project purposes and in coordination with the
non-Federal interest, in operating a covered project during a
drought emergency in the project area, the Secretary may carry
out a pilot program to operate the covered project with water
supply as the primary project purpose.
(c) UPDATES.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary may
update the water control manual for a covered project to include
drought operations and contingency plans.
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that—
(1) operations described in that subsection—
(A) are consistent with water management deviations
and drought contingency plans in the water control manual
for the covered project;
(B) impact only the flood pool managed by the Secretary; and
(C) shall not be carried out in the event of a forecast
or anticipated flood or weather event that would require
flood risk management to take precedence;
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary uses
forecast-informed reservoir operations; and
(3) the covered project returns to the operations that were
in place prior to the use of the authority provided under that
subsection at a time determined by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Federal interest.
(e) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may receive and
expend funds contributed by a non-Federal interest to carry out
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(f) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program
carried out under this section.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall include in the report
under paragraph (1) a description of the activities of the Secretary that were carried out for each covered project and any
lessons learned from carrying out those activities.
(g) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section—
(1) affects, modifies, or changes the authorized purposes
of a covered project;
(2) affects existing Corps of Engineers authorities, including
authorities with respect to navigation, hydropower, flood damage reduction, and environmental protection and restoration;
(3) affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers to provide
for temporary deviations;
(4) affects the application of a cost-share requirement under
section 101, 102, or 103 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211, 2212, 2213);
(5) supersedes or modifies any written agreement between
the Federal Government and a non-Federal interest that is
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;
(6) supersedes or modifies any amendment to an existing
multistate water control plan for the Colorado River Basin,
if applicable;
(7) affects any water right in existence on the date of
enactment of this Act;
(8) preempts or affects any State water law or interstate
compact governing water;
(9) affects existing water supply agreements between the
Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or
(10) affects any obligation to comply with the provisions
of any Federal or State environmental law, including—
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(B) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1251 et seq.); and
(C) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).

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SEC. 1165. LEVERAGING FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INCREASED
WATER SUPPLY.

Section 1118(i) of Water Resources Development Act of 2016
(43 U.S.C. 390b–2(i)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR OTHER FEDERAL RESERVOIR
PROJECTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
receive and expend funds from a non-Federal interest or
a Federal agency that owns a Federal reservoir project
described in subparagraph (B) to formulate, review, or
revise operational documents pursuant to a proposal submitted in accordance with subsection (a) for such a Federal
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‘‘(B) FEDERAL RESERVOIR PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A Federal reservoir project referred to in subparagraph (A) is
a reservoir for which the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood
control or navigation pursuant to section 7 of the Act
of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709).’’.

TITLE II—STUDIES AND REPORTS

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SEC. 1201. 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’’ submitted 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) YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.—Project for flood risk
management, Yavapai County, in the vicinity of the City of
Cottonwood, Arizona.
(2) CLEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk
management and ecosystem restoration, Clear Lake, Lake
County, California.
(3) COSUMNES RIVER WATERSHED, CALIFORNIA.—Project for
flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, water supply,
and related purposes, Cosumnes River watershed, California.
(4) EASTMAN LAKE, CALIFORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply conservation and recharge, Eastman
Lake, California.
(5) HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, city of Hesperia, California.
(6) PILLAR POINT HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood
risk management and storm damage risk reduction, Pillar Point
Harbor, California.
(7) PINE FLAT DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration, water supply, and recreation, Pine Flat Dam, Fresno
County, California.
(8) RIALTO CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk
management, Rialto Channel, city of Rialto and vicinity, California.
(9) SALINAS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk
management and ecosystem restoration, Salinas River, California.
(10) SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk
management, city of San Bernardino, California.
(11) SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.—
Project for flood and coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, San Diego and Orange Counties, California.
(12) SAN DIEGO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk
management, including sea level rise, San Diego Bay, California.
(13) SAN FELIPE LAKE AND PAJARO RIVER, SAN BENITO
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk management, San
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(14) SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.—Project for flood risk
management, including stormwater runoff reduction, City of
San Mateo, California.
(15) SANTA ANA RIVER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA.—Project for
flood risk management, water supply, and recreation, Santa
Ana River, Anaheim, California.
(16) SANTA ANA RIVER, JURUPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.—
Project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Santa Ana
River, Jurupa Valley, California.
(17) SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Sweetwater Reservoir,
California.
(18) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.—Project for ecosystem
restoration and flood risk management, Fountain Creek, Monument Creek, and Templeton Gap Levee, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, Colorado.
(19) CONNECTICUT SHORELINE, CONNECTICUT.—Project for
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Connecticut shoreline, Connecticut.
(20) ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including restoring freshwater
brook floodplain, Enfield, Connecticut.
(21) HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for hurricane and
storm damage risk reduction, Hartford, Connecticut.
(22) PARK RIVER CONDUIT, CITY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk management, including
stormwater management, City of Hartford, Connecticut and
vicinity.
(23) NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk
management, Newington, Connecticut.
(24) CITY OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood
risk management, City of Norwalk, Connecticut, in the vicinity
of the Norwalk wastewater treatment plant.
(25) PLYMOUTH, CONNECTICUT.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Plymouth, Connecticut.
(26) FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.—Project for flood risk
management, Rooster River, Fairfield, Connecticut.
(27) WESTPORT BEACHES, CONNECTICUT.—Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration, Westport, Connecticut.
(28) WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT.—Project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Windham, Connecticut.
(29) DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED, DELAWARE.—
Project for flood risk management, hurricane and storm risk
reduction, and ecosystem restoration, including shoreline stabilization, Delaware Inland Bays watershed, Delaware.
(30) TOWN OF MILTON, DELAWARE.—Project for flood risk
management, Town of Milton, Delaware.
(31) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—Project for coastal storm
risk management, flood risk management, and hurricane and
storm risk reduction, City of Wilmington, Delaware.
(32) ANACOSTIA RIVER BANK AND SEAWALLS, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND MARYLAND.—Project for navigation, ecosystem
restoration, and recreation, including dredging and sediment
management, Anacostia River bank and seawalls, Washington,
District of Columbia, and Prince George’s County, Maryland.

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(33) FLETCHERS COVE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Project for
recreation, including dredging, Fletchers Cove, District of
Columbia.
(34) EAST LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA, FLORIDA.—Project for flood
risk management and ecosystem restoration, including sediment and debris management, East Lake Tohopekaliga,
Florida.
(35) FLORIDA SPACEPORT SYSTEM MARINE INTERMODAL
TRANSPORTATION WHARF, FLORIDA.—Project for navigation in
the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
(36) LAKE CONWAY, FLORIDA.—Project for flood risk
management, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, including
sediment and debris management, Lake Conway, Florida.
(37) MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, TAMPA, FLORIDA.—Project
for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem
restoration in the vicinity of MacDill Air Force Base, City
of Tampa, Florida.
(38) PALATKA BARGE PORT, PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA.—
Project for navigation, Palatka Barge Port, Putnam County,
Florida.
(39) CAMP CREEK TRIBUTARY, GEORGIA.—Project for flood
risk management and ecosystem restoration, including stream
restoration, along the Camp Creek Tributary in Fulton County,
Georgia.
(40) COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA.—Project for flood risk
management, City of College Park, Georgia.
(41) PROCTOR CREEK, SMYRNA, GEORGIA.—Project for flood
risk management, Proctor Creek, Smyrna, Georgia, including
Jonquil Driver Stormwater Park.
(42) TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.—Project for ecosystem restoration and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Tybee
Island, Georgia, including by incorporating other Federal
studies conducted on the effect of the construction of Savannah
Harbor Channel on the shoreline of Tybee Island.
(43) GUAM.—Project for flood risk management and coastal
storm risk management, Guam.
(44) HAWAI‘I KAI, HAWAII.—Project for flood risk management, Hawai‘i Kai, Hawaii.
(45) KAIAKA-WAIALUA WATERSHED, HAWAII.—Project for
flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua watershed, O‘ahu,
Hawaii.
(46) KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Project for flood risk management
and coastal storm risk management, County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii.
(47) MAUI, HAWAII.—Project for flood risk management and
ecosystem restoration, County of Maui, Hawaii.
(48) BERWYN, ILLINOIS.—Project for comprehensive flood
risk management, City of Berwyn, Illinois.
(49) BUTTERFIELD CREEK, ILLINOIS.—Project for flood risk
management and ecosystem restoration, Butterfield Creek,
Illinois, including the villages of Flossmoor, Matteson, Park
Forest, and Richton Park.
(50) FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS.—Project for flood risk
management, ecosystem restoration, and water supply, Village
of Franklin Park, Illinois.
(51) ROCKY RIPPLE, INDIANA.—Project for flood risk management, Town of Rocky Ripple, Indiana.

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(52) BAYOU RIGAUD TO CAMINADA PASS, LOUISIANA.—Project
for navigation, Bayou Rigaud to Caminada Pass, Louisiana.
(53) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN STORM SURGE REDUCTION
PROJECT, LOUISIANA.—Project for hurricane and storm damage
risk reduction, Lake Pontchartrain, Orleans, St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Livingston, St. James, St. John, St. Charles, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes, Louisiana.
(54) LIVINGSTON PARISH FLOOD PROTECTION, LOUISIANA.—
Project for flood risk management, Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
(55) NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA.—Project for flood risk
management, City of Natchitoches, Louisiana.
(56) NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA, LOUISIANA.—Project for
ecosystem restoration and water supply, including mitigation
of saltwater wedges, for the City of New Orleans and metropolitan area, Louisiana.
(57) COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.—Project for flood risk management, Coffeyville, Kansas.
(58) BULLSKIN CREEK IN SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—
Project for ecosystem restoration, including bank stabilization,
Bullskin Creek in Shelby County, Kentucky.
(59) CUMBERLAND RIVER, CRITTENDEN COUNTY, LIVINGSTON
COUNTY, AND LYON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for ecosystem
restoration, including bank stabilization, Cumberland River,
Crittenden County, Livingston County, and Lyon County, Kentucky.
(60) FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for flood risk
management, including bank stabilization, Fulton County, Kentucky.
(61) SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY.—Project for ecosystem restoration, including water supply, Scott County, Kentucky.
(62) HAGAMAN CHUTE, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOUISIANA.—
Project for navigation, including widening and sediment
management, Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana.
(63) BALTIMORE INLAND FLOODING, MARYLAND.—Project for
inland flood risk management, City of Baltimore and Baltimore
County, Maryland.
(64) MARYLAND BEACHES, MARYLAND.—Project for hurricane
and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk management
in the vicinity of United States Route 1, Maryland.
(65) OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk
management, Ocean City, Maryland.
(66) BEAVERDAM CREEK, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND.—Project for flood risk management, Beaverdam Creek,
Prince George’s County, Maryland, in the vicinity of United
States Route 50 and railroads.
(67) CAPE COD CANAL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for recreation, Cape Cod Canal, in the vicinity of Tidal Flats Recreation
Area, Massachusetts.
(68) CONNECTICUT RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for
flood risk management along the Connecticut River, Massachusetts.
(69) LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk
management, City of Leominster, Massachusetts.
(70) LOWER COBB BROOK, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood
risk management, Lower Cobb Brook, City of Taunton,
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(71) OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood risk
management, coastal storm risk management, recreation, and
ecosystem restoration, including shoreline stabilization along
East Chop Drive, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
(72) OAK BLUFFS HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for
coastal storm risk management and navigation, Oak Bluffs
Harbor north and south jetties, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
(73) SQUANTUM CAUSEWAY, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for
flood and coastal storm risk management, Squantum, in the
vicinity of East Squantum Street and Dorchester Street Causeway, Quincy, Massachusetts.
(74) SUNSET BAY, CHARLES RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project
for navigation, flood risk management, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, including dredging, in the vicinity of Sunset
Bay, Charles River, cities of Boston, Watertown, and Newton,
Massachusetts.
(75) TISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for coastal storm
risk management, including shoreline stabilization along Beach
Road Causeway, Tisbury, Massachusetts.
(76) TOWN NECK BEACH, SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS.—
Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk
management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, Town Neck Beach, town of Sandwich, Massachusetts.
(77) WESTPORT HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.—Project for flood
risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction,
and navigation, including improvements to the breakwater at
Westport Harbor, Town of Westport, Massachusetts.
(78) ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Project for water supply, Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
(79) BRIGHTON MILL POND, MICHIGAN.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Brighton Mill Pond, Michigan.
(80) CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood risk management, Little Black River, City of Cheboygan, Michigan.
(81) DEARBORN AND DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN.—
Project for flood risk management, Dearborn and Dearborn
Heights, Michigan.
(82) GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, MICHIGAN.—Project for navigation, Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan.
(83) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.—Project for flood
risk management and ecosystem restoration, Grand Traverse
County, Michigan.
(84) KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED, MICHIGAN.—Project for
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Kalamazoo
River Watershed and tributaries, Michigan.
(85) LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN.—Project for coastal storm risk
management, including feasibility of emergency shoreline
protection, Ludington, Michigan.
(86) MARYSVILLE, MICHIGAN.—Project for coastal storm risk
management, including shoreline stabilization, City of
Marysville, Michigan.
(87) MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI.—Project for flood risk management, city of McComb, Mississippi.
(88) MILES CITY, MONTANA.—Project for flood risk management, Miles City, Montana.
(89) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—Project for hurricane and storm
damage risk reduction and flood risk management, Pahrump,
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(90) BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW PROVIDENCE, AND SUMMIT,
NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk management, Township
of Berkeley Heights, Borough of New Providence, and City
of Summit, New Jersey.
(91) BERRY’S CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk
management, Berry’s Creek, New Jersey.
(92) FLEISCHER BROOK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk
management, Fleischer Brook, New Jersey.
(93) GREAT FALLS RACEWAY, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.—
Project for flood risk management and hydropower, Paterson,
New Jersey.
(94) GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk
management, Guttenberg, New Jersey, in the vicinity of John
F. Kennedy Boulevard East.
(95) PASSAIC RIVER BASIN, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood
risk management and ecosystem restoration, Bergen, Essex,
Hudson, Morris, and Passaic Counties, New Jersey.
(96) PASSAIC RIVER, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.—Project for
navigation and flood risk management, Passaic River, Paterson,
New Jersey.
(97) PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY.—Project for navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey.
(98) VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood
risk management along the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River,
Village of Ridgewood, New Jersey.
(99) WOLF CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—Project for flood risk
management, Wolf Creek, Ridgefield, New Jersey.
(100) DOÑA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.—Project for water
supply, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
(101) NAMBE RIVER WATERSHED, NEW MEXICO.—Project for
flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including
sediment and debris management, Nambe River Watershed,
New Mexico.
(102) OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.—Project for flood risk
management, Otero County, New Mexico.
(103) ALLEGHENY RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for navigation
and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River, New York.
(104) BABYLON, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, navigation,
and ecosystem restoration, Town of Babylon, New York.
(105) BRONX RIVER, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk
management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction,
Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers, New York.
(106) BROOKHAVEN, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk
management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, and
ecosystem restoration, Town of Brookhaven, New York.
(107) HIGHLANDS, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk
management and ecosystem restoration, Highland Brook (also
known as ‘‘Buttermilk Falls Brook’’) and tributaries, Town of
Highlands, Orange County, New York.
(108) INWOOD HILL PARK, NEW YORK.—Project for ecosystem
restoration, Inwood Hill Park, Spuyten Duyvil Creek, Manhattan, New York.
(109) ISLIP, NEW YORK.—Project for flood risk management,
Town of Islip, New York.

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(110) OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.—Project for coastal storm
risk management and flood risk management in the vicinity
of Tobay Beach, Town of Oyster Bay, New York.
(111) PASCACK BROOK, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK.—
Project for flood risk management, Pascack Brook, Rockland
County, New York, including the Village of Spring Valley.
(112) SOMERS, NEW YORK.—Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Town of Somers, New York.
(113) SPARKILL CREEK, ORANGETOWN, NEW YORK.—Project
for flood risk management and streambank erosion, Sparkill
Creek, Orangetown, New York.
(114) TURTLE COVE, NEW YORK.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Pelham Bay Park, Eastchester Bay, in the vicinity
of Turtle Cove, Bronx, New York.
(115) CAPE FEAR RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk management, in the vicinity of
Northeast Cape Fear River and Black River, North Carolina.
(116) LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk
management, navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recreation,
including bank stabilization, for Jackeys Creek in the Town
of Leland, North Carolina.
(117) MARION, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood risk
management, including riverbank stabilization, along the
Catawba River, City of Marion, North Carolina.
(118) PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood
risk management in the vicinity of North Carolina Highway
53, Pender County, North Carolina.
(119) PIGEON RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood
risk management, Pigeon River, in the vicinity of the towns
of Clyde and Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina.
(120) COE CREEK, OHIO.—Project for flood risk management,
Coe Creek, City of Fairview Park, Ohio.
(121) COLD CREEK, OHIO.—Project for ecosystem restoration,
Cold Creek, Erie County, Ohio.
(122) DEFIANCE, OHIO.—Project for flood risk management,
ecosystem restoration, recreation, and bank stabilization,
Maumee, Auglaize, and Tiffin Rivers, Defiance, Ohio.
(123) DILLON LAKE, MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO.—Project
for ecosystem restoration, recreation, and shoreline erosion
protection, Dillon Lake, Muskingum and Licking Counties,
Ohio.
(124) GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, OHIO.—Project for flood and
coastal storm risk management, ecosystem restoration, recreation, and shoreline erosion protection, Geneva-on-the-Lake,
Ohio.
(125) GREAT MIAMI RIVER, OHIO.—Project for flood risk
management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, including
incorporation of existing levee systems, for the Great Miami
River, Ohio.
(126) JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP, OHIO.—Project for flood and
coastal storm risk management and shoreline erosion protection, Jerusalem Township, Ohio.
(127) LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK, OHIO.—Project for ecosystem
restoration, including aquatic invasive species management,
Little Killbuck Creek, Ohio.
(128) NILES, OHIO.—Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, City of Niles, Ohio.

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(129) NINE MILE CREEK, CLEVELAND, OHIO.—Project for flood
risk management, Nine Mile Creek, Cleveland, Ohio.
(130) LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.—Project for
water supply, including increased needs in southern Oklahoma,
Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and Texas.
(131) SARDIS LAKE, OKLAHOMA.—Project for water supply,
Sardis Lake, Oklahoma.
(132) SIUSLAW RIVER, FLORENCE, OREGON.—Project for flood
risk management and streambank erosion, Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon.
(133) WILLAMETTE RIVER, LANE COUNTY, OREGON.—Project
for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Willamette River, Lane County, Oregon.
(134) ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for
navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River,
Pennsylvania.
(135) BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project
for flood risk management, including dredging along the Schuylkill River, in the Borough of Norristown and vicinity, Pennsylvania.
(136) BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for
alternate water supply, Borough of Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
(137) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project for ecosystem
restoration and recreation, including shoreline stabilization,
South Wetlands Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(138) WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—Project
for flood risk management and streambank erosion, Stony
Creek, in the vicinity of Whitehall Road, West Norriton Township, Pennsylvania.
(139) GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood risk
management, Rı́o Guamanı́, Guayama, Puerto Rico.
(140) NARANJITO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood risk
management, Rı́o Guadiana, Naranjito, Puerto Rico.
(141) OROCOVIS, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood risk
management, Rı́o Orocovis, Orocovis, Puerto Rico.
(142) PONCE, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood risk management, Rı́o Inabón, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
(143) SANTA ISABEL, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood risk
management, Rı́o Descalabrado, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.
(144) YAUCO, PUERTO RICO.—Project for flood risk management, Rı́o Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico.
(145) UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Project for flood
risk management, water supply, and recreation, Union County,
South Carolina.
(146) DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project for flood risk
management, City of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
(147) GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—Project for water
supply, including evaluation of Nolichucky River capabilities,
Greene County, Tennessee.
(148) GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS.—Project for navigation, Galveston Bay, Texas.
(149) GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for flood risk
management, Guadalupe County, including City of Santa Clara,
Texas.
(150) HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.—Project for flood risk
management and ecosystem restoration, Halls Bayou, Harris
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(151) WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, VERMONT.—Project for flood
risk management and ecosystem restoration, Winooski River
basin, Vermont.
(152) CEDARBUSH CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—
Project for navigation, Cedarbush Creek, Gloucester County,
Virginia.
(153) CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project for flood and coastal storm risk management,
Chickahominy River, James City County, Virginia.
(154) JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project for flood risk
management and navigation, James City County, Virginia.
(155) TIMBERNECK CREEK, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—
Project for navigation, Timberneck Creek, Gloucester County,
Virginia.
(156) YORK RIVER, YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—Project for
flood risk management and coastal storm risk management,
York River, York County, Virginia.
(157) GRAYS BAY, WASHINGTON.—Project for navigation,
flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration, Grays Bay,
Wahkiakum County, Washington.
(158) WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON.—Project for flood
risk management and sediment management, Grays River, in
the vicinity of Rosburg, Wahkiakum County, Washington.
(159) WIND, KLICKITAT, HOOD, DESCHUTES, ROCK CREEK,
AND JOHN DAY TRIBUTARIES, COLUMBIA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—
Project for ecosystem restoration, Wind, Klickitat, Hood,
Deschutes, Rock Creek, and John Day tributaries, Columbia
River, Washington.
(160) ARCADIA, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood risk management, city of Arcadia, Wisconsin.
(161) CITY OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.—Project for flood
risk management, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
(162) RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN.—Project for ecosystem restoration, city of River Falls, Wisconsin.
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to
conduct a feasibility study for the following project modifications:
(1) BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALABAMA.—
Modifications to the project for navigation, Coffeeville Lock
and Dam, authorized pursuant to section 4 of the Act of July
5, 1884 (chapter 229, 23 Stat. 148; 35 Stat. 818), and portion
of the project for navigation, Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers,
Alabama and Mississippi, consisting of the Demopolis Lock
and Dam on the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama,
authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter
19, 59 Stat. 17), for construction of new locks to maintain
navigability.
(2) LUXAPALILA CREEK, ALABAMA.—Modifications to the
project for flood risk management, Luxapalila Creek, Alabama,
authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act
of 1958 (72 Stat. 307).
(3) OSCEOLA HARBOR, ARKANSAS.—Modifications to the
project for navigation, Osceola Harbor, Arkansas, authorized
under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33
U.S.C. 577), to evaluate the expansion of the harbor.
(4) FARMINGTON DAM, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications to the
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River and Littlejohn Creek and tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter
665, 58 Stat. 902), for improved flood risk management and
to support water supply recharge and storage.
(5) HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications to the project for navigation, Humboldt Harbor and Bay,
California, authorized by the first section of the Act of July
3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 932; 82 Stat. 732; 110 Stat.
3663), for additional deepening and widening.
(6) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications to the
project for flood risk management, water supply, and ecosystem
restoration, Chowchilla River, Ash Slough, and Berenda Slough,
Madera County, California, authorized pursuant to section 6
of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1595; 52
Stat. 1225).
(7) SACRAMENTO RIVER INTEGRATED FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications to the project for flood control, Sacramento River, California, authorized by section 2 of
the Act of March 1, 1917 (chapter 144, 39 Stat. 949; 76 Stat.
1197), to enhance flood risk reduction, to incorporate natural
and nature-based features, and to incorporate modifications
to the portion of such project north of the Freemont Weir
for the purposes of integrating management of such system
with the adjacent floodplain.
(8) SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.—Modifications
to the project for flood control, Sacramento-San Joaquin Basin
Streams, California, authorized pursuant to the resolution of
the Committee on Public Works of the House of Representatives
adopted on May 8, 1964 (docket number 1371), for improved
flood risk management, including dredging.
(9) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—Modifications to the
project for navigation, Thames River, Connecticut, authorized
by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59
Stat. 13), to increase authorized depth.
(10) WAIMEA RIVER, KAUA‘I, HAWAII.—Modifications to the
project for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, Waimea River, Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized pursuant
to section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C.
701s), to improve protection provided by levees and flood control
features.
(11) CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DISPERSAL BARRIER,
ILLINOIS.—Modifications to the project for Chicago Sanitary
and Ship Canal and Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated under
section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2309a; 118 Stat. 1352), for the construction of an
emergency access boat ramp in the vicinity of Romeoville,
Illinois.
(12) EAST SAINT LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILLINOIS.—Modifications to the project for environmental restoration and recreation, authorized by section 1001(18) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1052), to reevaluate levels
of flood risk management and integrate the Spring Lake Project,
as recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers issued
on December 22, 2004.
(13) DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL DEEPENING,
DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA.—Modifications to
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Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania,
authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802; 113 Stat. 300; 114 Stat.
2602), to increase the authorized depth.
(14) HANAPĒPĒ RIVER, HAWAII.—Modifications to the project
for local flood protection, Hanapēpē River, island of Kaua‘i,
Hawaii, authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22,
1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 903), for ecosystem restoration
and to improve protection provided by levees and flood control
features.
(15) LAUPĀHOEHOE HARBOR, HAWAII.—Modifications to the
project for navigation, Laupāhoehoe Harbor, Hawaii, authorized
pursuant to section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960
(74 Stat. 486), for seawall repair and mitigation.
(16) CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LOUISIANA.—Modifications
to the project for navigation, Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor
Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481; 121 Stat. 1126), including channel
deepening and jetty improvements.
(17) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, OUACHITA RIVER,
LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the project for flood control of
the Mississippi River in it alluvial valley and for its improvement from the Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
authorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928
(chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), to include bank stabilization on
the portion of the project consisting of the Ouachita River
from Monroe to Caldwell Parishes, Louisiana.
(18) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, OUACHITA RIVER,
LOUISIANA.—Modifications to the project for flood control of
the Mississippi River in it alluvial valley and for its improvement from the Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
authorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928
(chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534), to study the feasibility of adding
62 miles of the east bank of the Ouachita River Levee System
at and below Monroe Parish to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
(19) NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN, AND ACUSHNET, MASSACHUSETTS.—Modifications to the project for hurricane-flood protection at New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, Massachusetts,
authorized by section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1958
(72 Stat. 305), for navigation improvements and evaluation
of the current barrier function.
(20) HODGES VILLAGE DAM, OXFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.—
Modifications to the project for flood risk management, Hodges
Village Dam, Oxford, Massachusetts, authorized pursuant to
section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s),
to add recreation and ecosystem restoration as a project purpose, including in the vicinity of Greenbriar Park.
(21) HOLLAND HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to the
portion of the project for navigation Holland (Black Lake),
Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of June
14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 46 Stat.
929; 49 Stat. 1036; 68 Stat. 1252), consisting of the Federal
Channel of Holland Harbor, for additional deepening.
(22) MONROE HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to the
project for navigation, Monroe Harbor, Michigan, authorized
by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847,
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(23) PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to the project
for navigation, Channels in Lake Saint Clair Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter
831, 49 Stat. 1036), for additional deepening at the mouth
of the Black River, Port Huron, Michigan.
(24) SAINT JOSEPH HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to
the portion of the project for navigation, Saint Joseph,
Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of June
14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 Stat. 183; 30 Stat. 1130; 49 Stat.
1036; 72 Stat. 299), consisting of the Federal Channel of Saint
Joseph Harbor, for additional deepening.
(25) SAINT MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—Modifications to the
project for navigation Middle and West Neebish channels, Saint
Marys River, Michigan, authorized by the first section of the
Act of June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 361; 70 Stat.
54), to bring the channels to a consistent depth.
(26) BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.—Modifications to the project
for navigation, Jersey Flats and Bayonne, New Jersey, authorized by the first section of the Act of September 22, 1922
(chapter 427, 42 Stat. 1038), for improvements to the navigation
channel, including channel extension, widening, and deepening,
in the vicinity of Bayonne, New Jersey.
(27) SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE DAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—Modifications to the project for flood protection and recreation, Surry
Mountain Lake dam, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the
Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1572; 52 Stat.
1216; 58 Stat. 892), to add ecosystem restoration as a project
purpose, and to install the proper gates and related equipment
at Surry Mountain Lake to support stream flow augmentation
releases.
(28) LONG BEACH, NEW YORK.—Modifications to the project
for storm damage reduction, Atlantic Coast of Long Island
from Jones Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet, Long Beach Island,
New York, authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), to include
additional replacement of beach groins to offer storm protection,
erosion prevention, and reduce the need for future renourishment.
(29) BALD HEAD ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA.—Modifications
to the project for hurricane-flood control protection, Cape Fear
to the North Carolina-South Carolina State line, North Carolina, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of
1966 (80 Stat. 1419), to add coastal storm risk management
and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, including
shoreline stabilization, as an authorized purpose of the project
for the village of Bald Head Island, North Carolina.
(30) MOSQUITO CREEK LAKE, TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO.—
Modifications to the project for flood risk management and
water supply, Mosquito Creek Lake, Trumbull County, Ohio.
(31) RENO BEACH-HOWARD FARMS, OHIO.—Modifications to
the project for flood control, Reno Beach-Howard Farms, Ohio,
authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948
(62 Stat. 1178), to improve project levees and to provide flood
damage risk reduction to the portions of Jerusalem Township,
Ohio, not currently benefited by the project.
(32) DELAWARE RIVER, MANTUA CREEK (FORT MIFFLIN) AND
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navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to the sea, authorized
by the first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382,
36 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 49 Stat. 1030; 52 Stat. 803; 59
Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 297), to deepen the anchorage
areas at Mantua Creek (Fort Mifflin) and Marcus Hook.
(33) LITTLE CONEMAUGH, STONYCREEK, AND CONEMAUGH
RIVERS, PENNSYLVANIA.—Modifications to the project for ecosystem restoration, recreation, and flood risk management,
Little Conemaugh, Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers, Pennsylvania.
(34) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Modifications to the
project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina,
authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709), including improvements
to address potential or actual changed conditions on that portion of the project that serves the North Charleston Terminal.
(35) ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS, TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for flood risk management, Addicks and
Barker Reservoirs, Texas, authorized pursuant to the project
for Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries, Texas, under section
3a of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1414;
68 Stat. 1258).
(36) GALVESTON BAY AREA, TEXAS.—Modifications to the
following projects for deepening and associated dredged material placement, disposal, and environmental mitigation navigation:
(A) The project for navigation, Galveston Bay Area,
Texas City Channel, Texas, authorized by section 201 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat.
4090).
(B) The project for navigation and environmental restoration, Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas,
authorized by section 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666).
(C) The project for navigation, Galveston Harbor
Channel Extension Project, Houston-Galveston Navigation
Channels, Texas, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836).
(D) The project for navigation, Houston Ship Channel
Expansion Channel Improvement Project, Harris, Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas, authorized by section
401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(134 Stat. 2734).
(37) GALVESTON HARBOR CHANNEL EXTENSION PROJECT,
HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION CHANNELS, TEXAS.—Modifications to the project for navigation, Galveston Harbor Channel
Extension Project, Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels,
Texas, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3836), to include further
deepening and extension of the Federal channel and Turning
Basin 2.
(38) GATHRIGHT RESERVOIR AND FALLING SPRING DAM, VIRGINIA.—Modifications to the project for navigation and flood
control, Gathright Reservoir and Falling Spring dam, Virginia,
authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946
(60 Stat. 645), to include recreation as an authorized project
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(39) MOUNT ST. HELENS SEDIMENT CONTROL, WASHINGTON.—Modifications to the project for sediment control and
navigation, Mount St. Helens, Washington, authorized by
chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1985 (99 Stat. 318; 114 Stat. 2612), to include dredging to
address flood risk management and navigation for federally
authorized channels on the Cowlitz River and at the confluence
of the Cowlitz and Columbia Rivers.
(40) MONONGAHELA RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.—Modifications
to the project for recreation, Monongahela River, West Virginia.
(c) SPECIAL RULE.—Each study authorized by subsection (b)
shall be considered a new phase investigation and afforded the
same treatment as a general reevaluation.
(d) SPECIAL RULE, ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.—The cost of
the study under subsection (b)(25) shall be at Federal expense.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR PROJECTS FROM
CAP AUTHORITIES.—
(1) CEDAR POINT SEAWALL, SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a feasibility study for the project for hurricane and storm damage
risk reduction, Cedar Point Seawall, Scituate, Massachusetts.
(B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall use any relevant information from the
project described in that paragraph that was carried out
under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C.
426g).
(2) JONES LEVEE, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a feasibility study for the project for flood risk management,
Jones Levee, Pierce County, Washington.
(B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall use any relevant information from the
project described in that paragraph that was carried out
under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33
U.S.C. 701s).
(3) HATCH, NEW MEXICO.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a feasibility study for the project for flood risk management,
Hatch, New Mexico.
(B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall use any relevant information from the
project described in that paragraph that was carried out
under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33
U.S.C. 701s).
(4) FORT GEORGE INLET, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct a feasibility study to modify the project for navigation, Fort
George Inlet, Jacksonville, Florida, to include navigation
improvements or shoreline erosion prevention or mitigation
as a result of the project.
(B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall use any relevant information from the
project described in that paragraph that was carried out
under section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968
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SEC. 1202. EXPEDITED MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FEASIBILITY
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 Straight channel, authorized by section
406 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113
Stat. 323; 136 Stat. 3753), is modified to authorize the Secretary
to consider the benefits of deepening the channel to support
activities of the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating.
(2) SAVANNAH HARBOR, GEORGIA.—Section 8201(b)(4) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750)
is amended by striking ‘‘, without evaluation of additional deepening’’ and inserting ‘‘, including evaluation of additional deepening’’.
(3) HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII.—The study to modify the
project for navigation, Honolulu, Hawaii, authorized by the
first section of the Act of March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 33
Stat. 1146; 136 Stat. 3750), is modified to authorize the Secretary to consider the benefits of the project modification on
disaster resilience and enhanced national security from utilization of the harbor by the Department of Defense.
(4) ALEXANDRIA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA.—The
study for flood control, navigation, wetland conservation and
restoration, wildlife habitat, commercial and recreational
fishing, saltwater intrusion, freshwater and sediment diversion,
and other purposes, in the area drained by the intercepted
drainage system of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection
Levee, from Alexandria, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico, being
carried out under Committee Resolution 2535 of the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, adopted July 23, 1997, is modified to include
the parishes of Pointe Coupee, Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis,
Acadia, Iberville, and Cameron within the scope of the study.
(5) SAW MILL RIVER, NEW YORK.—The study for flood risk
management and ecosystem restoration to address areas in
the City of Yonkers and the Village of Hastings-on-the-Hudson
within the 100-year flood zone, Saw Mill River, New York,
authorized by section 8201(a)(70) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3748), is modified to
authorize the Secretary to include within the scope of the
study areas surrounding the City of Yonkers and the Village
of Hastings-on-the-Hudson and the Village of Elmsford and
the Village of Ardsley.
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(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Secretary shall expedite the
completion of a feasibility study or general reevaluation report
(as applicable) 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
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(1) Project for flood risk management, Upper Guyandotte
River Basin, West Virginia.
(2) Project for flood risk management, Kanawha River
Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.
(3) Project for flood risk management, Cave Buttes Dam,
Phoenix, Arizona.
(4) Project for flood risk management, McMicken Dam and
Trilby Wash, Maricopa County, Arizona.
(5) Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Salado Oeste,
Phoenix, Arizona.
(6) Modifications to the portion of the project for flood
control, water conservation, and related purposes, Russian
River Basin, California, consisting of the Coyote Valley Dam,
authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950
(64 Stat. 177; 130 Stat. 1682), to add environmental restoration
as a project purpose and to increase water supply and improve
reservoir operations.
(7) Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Lower San Joaquin River, Lathrop and Manteca, California, as described in section 1322(b)(2)(F) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1707).
(8) Project for flood risk management, Lower San Joaquin
River, San Joaquin Valley, California.
(9) Beneficial use opportunities at the Petaluma River
Marsh Restoration project, California.
(10) Modifications to Pine Flat Dam, California, authorized
pursuant to a 1964 Congressional Resolution of the House
Committee on Public Works, and constructed pursuant to the
Flood Control Act of 1944.
(11) Project for flood risk management, Stratford, Connecticut.
(12) Modifications to the Broward County Water Preserve
Areas Project, Broward County, Florida, to address costs that
exceed the maximum project cost pursuant to section 902 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4183).
(13) Modifications to Central and Southern Florida, Canal
111 (C-111) South Dade Project, Florida, authorized by section
401(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134
Stat. 2741).
(14) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction
and coastal storm risk management, Volusia County, Florida,
authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, dated
February 16, 2000.
(15) Project for flood risk management, Waimea River,
County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii.
(16) Modifications to the project for flood risk management,
Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, authorized by section
8201(b)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3750).
(17) Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and recreation, Newport, Kentucky, authorized by section
8201(a)(32) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3746).

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(18) Project for navigation, Bayou Sorrel Lock, Louisiana,
authorized by the resolution of the United States Senate Committee on Public Works on September 29, 1972, and the resolution of the House of Representatives Committee on Public
Works on October 12, 1972.
(19) Project for flood risk management, Mississippi River
and Tributaries, Morgan City, Lower Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana.
(20) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction
and ecosystem restoration, Southwest Coastal Louisiana,
authorized by section 1401(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1715).
(21) Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Charles River, Massachusetts, authorized by section
8201(a)(35) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3746).
(22) General reevaluation report for the project for flood
risk management, Lower Saddle River Flood Protection, New
Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119).
(23) Project for flood risk management, Rahway River,
Rahway, New Jersey.
(24) 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, authorized by
section 8201(a)(58) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3747).
(25) Project for flood risk management, Morris County,
New Jersey, authorized by section 8201(a)(59) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3747).
(26) Northeast Levee System portion of the project for
flood control and other purposes, Williamsport, Pennsylvania,
authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter
688, 49 Stat. 1573).
(27) Project for navigation, Menominee River, Menominee,
Wisconsin.
(28) General reevaluation report for the project for flood
risk management and other purposes, East St. Louis and
Vicinity, Illinois.
(29) General reevaluation report for project for flood risk
management, Green Brook, New Jersey.
(30) Project for ecosystem restoration, Imperial Streams
Salton Sea, California.
(31) Modification of the project for navigation, Honolulu
Deep Draft Harbor, Hawaii.
(32) Project for shoreline damage mitigation, Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana.
(33) Project for hurricane and coastal storm risk management, Dare County Beaches, North Carolina.
(34) Modification of the project for flood protection and
recreation, Surry Mountain Lake, New Hampshire, including
for consideration of low flow augmentation.
(35) Project for coastal storm risk management, Virginia
Beach and vicinity, Virginia.
(36) Project for secondary water source identification,
Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of
Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

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(b) STUDY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a Chief’s Report or Director’s Report (as applicable) for
each of the following projects for the project to be considered for
authorization:
(1) Modification of the project for navigation, Norfolk Harbors and Channels, Anchorage F segment, Norfolk, Virginia.
(2) Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne and Millers
Ferry Locks and Dam Fish Passage, Lower Alabama River,
Alabama.
(3) Project for flood and storm damage reduction, Surf
City, North Carolina.
(4) Project for flood and storm damage reduction, Nassau
County Back Bays, New York.
(5) Project for flood and storm damage reduction, Ala Wai,
Hawaii.
(6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and South
Florida Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, Lake
Okeechobee Watershed Restoration, Florida.
(7) Project for flood and storm damage reduction, Amite
River and tributaries, Louisiana.
(8) Project for ecosystem restoration, Biscayne Bay and
Southern Everglades, Florida, authorized by section 601 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680).
(9) Project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Los
Angeles River, California, authorized by section 1407(7) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714).
(c) PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following:
(1) Project for flood control, Lower Mud River, Milton,
West Virginia, authorized by section 580 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 114 Stat. 2612; 121
Stat. 1154).
(2) Project for dam safety modifications, Bluestone Dam,
West Virginia, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act
of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586).
(3) Project for flood risk management, Tulsa and West–
Tulsa Levee System, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, authorized by
section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(134 Stat. 2735).
(4) Project for flood risk management, Little Colorado River,
Navajo County, Arizona.
(5) Project for flood risk management, Rio de Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona.
(6) Project for ecosystem restoration, Va Shly’Ay Akimel,
Maricopa Indian Reservation, Arizona.
(7) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Quincy Bay,
Illinois, Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program.
(8) Major maintenance on Laupāhoehoe Harbor, County
of Hawai‘i, Hawaii.
(9) Project for flood risk management, Green Brook, New
Jersey.
(10) Water control manual update for water supply and
flood control, Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Globe, Arizona.
(11) Repairs to recontour and stabilize the slope at Lake
Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Arkansas.
(12) Project for environmental restoration, Hamilton Airfield, California, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water

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Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 279; 121 Stat.
1110).
(13) Water control manual update for Oroville Dam, Butte
County, California.
(14) Water control manual update for New Bullards Dam,
Yuba County, California.
(15) Project for flood and storm risk management and
ecosystem restoration at the San Francisco International Airport, California, authorized by section 142 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930).
(16) San Francisco Bay Beneficial Use Pilot Project, California, being carried out under section 1122 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1645).
(17) Project for flood risk management in Westminster,
East Garden Grove, California, authorized by section 401(2)
of Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735).
(18) Comprehensive plan for the Chattahoochee River Basin
Program, authorized by section 8144 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724).
(19) Repairs to the project for flood risk management, federally authorized levee, Grand Tower and Degognia and Fountain
Bluff Levee System, Illinois, in the vicinity of the community
of Cora.
(20) Repairs to the project for flood risk management, Covington levee system, Covington, Kentucky.
(21) Project for navigation, Kentucky Lock and Dam, Tennessee River, Kentucky, authorized by section 101(a)(13) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3664).
(22) Project for flood risk management, Morgan City, Louisiana.
(23) Project for hurricane and storm risk reduction, Upper
Barataria Basin, Louisiana.
(24) Project for ecosystem restoration, Mid-Chesapeake
Bay, Maryland.
(25) Maintenance dredging for the Back River Channel
project, Weymouth, Massachusetts.
(26) Project for navigation, Big Bay Harbor of Refuge,
Michigan.
(27) Project for George W. Kuhn Headwaters Outfall,
Michigan.
(28) Improvements to the Red Run Inter-County Drain
Restoration project, Macomb and Oakland Counties, Michigan.
(29) Updated hydrologic analysis for the town of Estancia,
Torrance County, New Mexico.
(30) Environmental impact statement to accompany the
feasibility study for the project for navigation, Wilmington
Harbor, North Carolina, conducted pursuant to section 203
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2231), and conditionally authorized by section 403(a)(5) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2743).
(31) Maintenance dredging at the Rocky River Harbor,
Ohio.
(32) The portion of the project for flood control and other
purposes, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized by section
5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573),
to bring the Northwest Levee System into compliance with
current flood mitigation standards.

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(33) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction,
San Juan Metropolitan Area Coastal Storm Risk Management,
Puerto Rico, authorized by section 8401(3) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3842).
(34) Sediment management plan along the Missouri River,
Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota.
(35) Project for navigation, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway,
Brazos River Floodgates and Colorado River Locks, Texas,
authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734).
(36) Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction
and shoreline erosion protection, Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas,
United States Virgin Islands.
(37) Maintenance dredging of the federally authorized
navigation channels, Parrotts Creek, Jackson Creek, and Horn
Harbor, Virginia.
(38) Project for navigation, Seattle Harbor Navigation
Improvement Project, Washington, authorized by section
1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132
Stat. 3836), deepening the East Waterway at the Port of Seattle.
(39) Project for shoreline stabilization, Clarksville, Indiana.
(d) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall,
to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the
following projects:
(1) Projects for flood control under section 205 of the Flood
Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for the following areas:
(A) Ak-Chin Levee, Pinal County, Arizona.
(B) McCormick Wash, Globe, Arizona.
(C) Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Douglas, Arizona.
(D) Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona.
(E) North, South, and Middle Fork, Kentucky River,
Kentucky, including the development of a flood warning
emergency evacuation plan.
(F) Swannanoa River watershed, Buncombe County,
North Carolina.
(2) Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration under section
206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C.
2330) for the following areas:
(A) Corazon de los Tres Rios del Norte, Pima County,
Arizona.
(B) Lake Elsinore, California.
(3) Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction under
section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g),
Stratford, Connecticut.
(4) Project modifications for improvements to the environment, under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), for the following areas:
(A) Hayward Creek and Eaton Pond watershed,
Massachusetts.
(B) Smelt Brook Tributary to the Weymouth-Fore
River, Massachusetts.
(C) Surry Mountain Lake, New Hampshire.
(5) Project for emergency streambank erosion and shoreline
protection under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946
(33 U.S.C. 701r) for Muddy Creek, Otoe County, Nebraska.

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(e) TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects and studies in the following locations under the
Tribal partnership program under section 203 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269):
(1) Maricopa (Ak-Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona.
(2) Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project, associated with the
Gila River Indian Community, Arizona.
(3) Navajo Nation, Bird Springs, Arizona.
(f) WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS.—
(1) GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCY STUDY.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite the
Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study authorized by section
1219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132
Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2683; 136 Stat. 3752).
(2) UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS.—The Secretary
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion
of the watershed assessment for flood risk management, Upper
Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, authorized by section 1206 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1686;
134 Stat. 2687).
(g) EXPEDITED PROSPECTUS.—The Secretary shall prioritize the
completion of the prospectus for the United States Moorings
Facility, Portland, Oregon, required for authorization of funding
from the revolving fund established by the first section of the
Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576).
(h) DISPOSITION STUDY.—The Secretary shall expedite completion of the disposition study for the Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock
and Dam, Minnesota, pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control
Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a).
Reviews.

SEC. 1204. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF OTHER FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

(a) CEDAR PORT NAVIGATION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.—The Secretary
shall expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study
for the project for navigation, Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District Channel Deepening Project, Baytown, Texas, under
section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2231(b)).
(b) SABINE–NECHES WATERWAY NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, TEXAS.—The Secretary shall expedite the review and
coordination of the feasibility study for the project for navigation,
Sabine–Neches Waterway, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)).
(c) LA QUINTA EXPANSION PROJECT, TEXAS.—The Secretary
shall expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study
for the project for navigation, La Quinta Ship Channel, Corpus
Christi, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)).
(d) RAYMONDVILLE DRAIN PROJECT, TEXAS.—The Secretary shall
expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for
the project for flood control, Raymondville Drain Project, Lower
Rio Grande Basin, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b)).
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SEC. 1205. CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS.

(a) REPORT ON RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 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 on access for individuals
with disabilities to covered recreational areas.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the
report submitted under paragraph (1)—
(A) existing policies or guidance for complying with
the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) at covered recreational
areas;
(B) a complete list of covered recreational areas, and
the status of each covered recreational area with respect
to compliance with the requirements of such Act;
(C) identification of policy changes, internal guidance
changes, or changes to shoreline management plans that
may result in increased access for individuals with disabilities to covered recreational areas, including access to
fishing-related recreational activities at covered recreational areas;
(D) an analysis of barriers that exist for covered recreational areas to fully comply with the requirements of
such Act; and
(E) identification of specific covered recreational areas
that could be improved or modified to better accommodate
visitors with disabilities, including to increase recreational
fishing access for individuals with disabilities.
(3) COVERED RECREATIONAL AREA DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered recreational area’’ means all sites
constructed, owned, operated, or maintained by the Secretary
that are used for recreational purposes.
(b) REPORT ON TURBIDITY IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY,
OREGON.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 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 on instances of high turbidity in a reservoir in the Willamette Valley resulting from
a drawdown in the reservoir.
(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
shall—
(A) collaborate with any relevant Federal, State, and
non-Federal entities;
(B) identify and report instances during the 10-year
period preceding the date of enactment of this Act in which
turbidity concerns have arisen following a drawdown at
a reservoir in the Willamette Valley, including Foster Lake
and Green Peter Lake;
(C) report on turbidity monitoring that the Secretary
performs during drawdowns to identify, and if necessary
correct, turbidity issues;
(D) provide a summary of turbidity monitoring records
collected during drawdowns with respect to which turbidity
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a drawdown, and following refilling;
(E) identify lessons learned associated with turbidity
resulting from drawdowns and indicate how changes based
on those lessons learned are being implemented; and
(F) identify opportunities to minimize monetary strains
on non-Federal entities caused by increased turbidity
levels.
(c) REPORT ON SECURITY AT SOO LOCKS, MICHIGAN.—
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 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 non-classified report that—
(A) highlights any security deficiencies that exist with
respect to the Soo Locks;
(B) highlights any supply chain, logistical, and economic effects that would result from a malfunction or
failure of the Soo Locks;
(C) highlights any effects on the Great Lakes Navigation System that would result from such a malfunction
or failure;
(D) highlights any potential threats to the integrity
of the Soo Locks;
(E) details the Corps of Engineers security measures
in place to protect the Soo Locks; and
(F) contains recommendations, as necessary, and cost
estimates for such recommendations, for—
(i) strengthening security measures for the Soo
Locks; and
(ii) reducing the effects on the supply chain that
would result from a malfunction or failure of the Soo
Locks.
(2) SOO LOCKS DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Soo
Locks’’ means the locks at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan,
authorized by section 1149 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254; 121 Stat. 1131).
(d) REPORT ON FLORIDA SEAGRASS REHABILITATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for 4 years,
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 any planned or ongoing efforts to promote, rehabilitate, and enhance the growth of seagrasses in Florida
stormwater treatment areas.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with relevant Federal, State, and local
agencies and other regional stakeholders.
(3) FLORIDA STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘Florida stormwater treatment area’’
means a stormwater treatment area in the State of Florida
authorized by or pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 Stat. 1268; 132
Stat. 3786).
(e) REPORT ON SHORELINE USE PERMITS.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 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 describing the use of
the authority under part 327 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to the issuance of new, or modifications
to existing, shoreline use permits at the Table Rock Lake project
of the Corps of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas,
authorized as one of the multipurpose reservoir projects in
the White River Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28,
1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1218).
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the report
required under paragraph (1)—
(A) a review of existing regulatory and administrative
requirements related to the lease, rent, sublease, or other
usage agreement by a permittee for permitted facilities
under a shore19 line use permit, including a floating, nonfloating, or fixed-floating structure;
(B) a description of the authority and public-interest
rationale for such requirements, including impacts on local
businesses, property owners, and prospective lessors,
renters, or other contractual users of such facilities; and
(C) a description of the authority for the transfer of
shoreline use permits upon transfer of the permitted facility
by sale or other means.
(f) REPORT ON RELOCATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 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 on the policies of the
Corps of Engineers relating to using property buyouts as part
of coastal storm risk management projects.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider ways in which current
policies on mandatory property buyouts may—
(A) diminish the incentives for local communities to
work with the Corps of Engineers; and
(B) increase vulnerabilities of communities to flood
risk, including communities described in the guidance
issued by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note).
(g) REPORT ON FUEL EFFICIENCY.—
(1) 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 a report on fuel efficiency of each
vessel within the fleet of vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers.
(2) CONTENTS.—In the report submitted under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall include the following:
(A) A list of vessels that are commercially available
and may be used to carry out the missions of the Corps
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vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers to increase fuel
efficiency of such fleet.
(B) A list of modifications that can be made to increase
fuel efficiency of such fleet and the associated cost of such
modifications.
(C) A life cycle cost analysis of replacing vessels owned
by the Corps of Engineers with vessels that are more
fuel efficient.
(D) A description of technologies used or available to
the Secretary to evaluate fuel efficiency of each vessel
owned by the Corps of Engineers.
(E) A description of other opportunities to increase
fuel efficiency of each such vessel.
(F) A description of potential cost savings by increasing
fuel efficiency of such vessels.
(G) A description of State or local policies or requirements regarding efficiencies or emissions of vessels, or
related technology, that the Secretary must comply with
at water resources development projects, and any impact
such policies and requirements have on project costs.
(h) REPORT ON BOAT RAMPS.—Not later than 1 year 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 detailing—
(1) the number of boat ramps constructed by the Secretary
that are located at a site constructed, owned, operated, or
maintained by the Secretary;
(2) the number of such boat ramps that are operational;
and
(3) the number of such boat ramps that require maintenance in order to be made operational.
(i) REPORT ON BRIDGE INVENTORY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 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 on bridges owned, operated,
and maintained by the Corps of Engineers.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the
report required under paragraph (1)—
(A) a list of bridges carrying passengers that are—
(i) not located in recreational areas; and
(ii) not required to be owned, operated, and maintained by the Corps of Engineers for the proper functioning of water resources development projects;
(B) a description of the location of such bridges and
applicable State authority or political subdivision to which
has requested such bridges may be transferred or conveyed
under section 109 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950
(33 U.S.C. 534); and
(C) a description of measures taken by the Corps of
Engineers to reduce the number of bridges owned, operated,
and maintained by the Corps of Engineers.
(j) REPORT ON MINIMUM REAL ESTATE INTEREST.—
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
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Resources Development Act of 2018, Congress has provided
the Secretary all of the authority, and all of the direction,
needed to acquire interests in real estate that are less than
fee simple title.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 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 Environment and Public
Works of the Senate a report indicating whether the Secretary
agrees with the sense of Congress in paragraph (1).
(3) DISAGREEMENT.—Should the result of report required
by paragraph (2) be that the Secretary disagrees with the
sense of Congress in paragraph (1), not later than 1 year
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 specifying recommendations and technical drafting assistance for statutory
language that would provide the Secretary the intended
authority as expressed in paragraph (1).
(k) REPORT ON ICE JAM PREVENTION AND MITIGATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives a report on efforts by the Secretary to prevent and mitigate flood damages associated with
ice jams.
(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in the report
under paragraph (1)—
(A) an assessment of the projects carried out pursuant
to section 1150 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 701s note), if applicable; and
(B) a description of—
(i) the challenges associated with preventing and
mitigating ice jams;
(ii) the potential measures that may prevent or
mitigate ice jams, including the extent to which additional research and the development and deployment
of technologies are necessary; and
(iii) actions taken by the Secretary to provide nonFederal interests with technical assistance, guidance,
or other information relating to ice jam events; and
(iv) how the Secretary plans to conduct outreach
and engagement with non-Federal interests and other
relevant State and local agencies to facilitate an understanding of the circumstances in which ice jams could
occur and the potential impacts to critical public infrastructure from ice jams.
(l) ASSESSMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of the extent to which the existing authorities and programs of the Secretary allow the Corps of Engineers to construct
water resources development projects abroad.

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(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report that—
(A) describes—
(i) the findings of the assessment under paragraph
(1);
(ii) how each authority and program assessed
under paragraph (1) has been used by the Secretary
to construct water resources development projects
abroad, if applicable; and
(iii) the extent to which the Secretary partners
with other Federal agencies when carrying out such
projects; and
(B) includes any recommendations that result from
the assessment under paragraph (1).

Recommendations.

SEC. 1206. ANNUAL REPORT ON HARBOR MAINTENANCE NEEDS AND
TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the budget of the
President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of
title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2026, and for each
fiscal year 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 report describing—
(1) with respect to the fiscal year for which the budget
is submitted, the operation and maintenance costs associated
with harbors and inland harbors described in section 210(a)(2)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2238(a)(2)), including a description of the costs required to
achieve and maintain the constructed width and depth for
such harbors and inland harbors and the costs for expanded
uses at eligible harbors and inland harbors (as defined in
section 210(d)(2) of such Act), on a project-by-project basis;
(2) as of the date on which the report is submitted, expenditures and deposits into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
established under section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986;
(3) an identification of the amount of funding requested
in the budget of the President for the operation and maintenance costs associated with such harbors and inland harbors,
on a project-by-project basis;
(4) an explanation of how the amount of funding described
in paragraph (2) complies with the requirements of section
102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C.
2238 note);
(5) an identification of the unmet operation and maintenance needs associated with such harbors and inland harbors,
on a project-by-project basis, that remains after accounting
for the amount identified under paragraph (3); and
(6) a description of deposits made into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year
of the applicable budget submission and the sources of such
deposits.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In the first report required
to be submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify,

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to the maximum extent practicable, transportation cost savings
realized by achieving and maintaining the constructed width and
depth for the harbors and inland harbors described in section
210(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, on
a project-by-project basis.
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make the report
submitted under subsection (a) publicly available, including on a
publicly available website.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) ASSESSMENT OF HARBORS AND INLAND HARBORS.—Section 210(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)) is repealed.
(2) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND DEPOSITS AND
EXPENDITURES.—Section 330 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 note) and the item related
to such section in the table of contents for such Act, are
repealed.

Web posting.

Repeals.

SEC. 1207. CRAIG HARBOR, ALASKA.

The cost of completing a general reevaluation report for the
project for navigation, Craig Harbor, Alaska, authorized by section
1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130
Stat. 1708) shall be at Federal expense.
SEC. 1208. STUDIES FOR MODIFICATION OF PROJECT PURPOSES IN
THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN IN ARIZONA.

Determinations.

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall carry out a study of a project
of the Corps of Engineers in the Colorado River Basin in the
State of Arizona to determine whether to include water supply
as a project purpose of that project if a request for such a study
to modify the project purpose is made to the Secretary by—
(1) the non-Federal interest for the project; or
(2) in the case of a project for which there is no nonFederal interest, the Governor of the State of Arizona.
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the maximum extent
practicable, shall coordinate with relevant State and local authorities in carrying out this section.
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If, after carrying out a study under
subsection (a) with respect to a project described in that subsection,
the Secretary determines that water supply should be included
as a project purpose for that project, the Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a recommendation for the modification
of the project purpose of that project.
SEC. 1209. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS, REALLOCATION STUDY.

The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a study for
the reallocation of water supply storage, carried out in accordance
with section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b),
for the Beaver Water District, Beaver Lake, Arkansas.

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SEC. 1210. OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

The Secretary—
(1) shall—
(A) expedite the completion of the study of plans for
mitigation and beach restoration authorized by section 414

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of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114
Stat. 2636); and
(B) produce a report of the Chief of Engineers with
a recommended plan for mitigation and beach restoration
based on updated sediment sampling and analysis; and
(2) may, if the Secretary determines that the mitigation
and beach restoration plans described in such study are technically feasible and environmentally acceptable, proceed
directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design
of the mitigation and beach restoration work.

Plan.

Determination.

SEC. 1211. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS WATERSHED STUDY.

Analysis.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a study on
the restoration of aquatic ecosystems in the Delaware Inland Bays
watershed.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(A) conduct a comprehensive analysis of ecosystem restoration needs in the Delaware Inland Bays watershed,
including—
(i) saltmarsh restoration;
(ii) shoreline stabilization; and
(iii) stormwater management;
(B) identify sources for the beneficial use of dredged
materials; and
(C) recommend feasibility studies for projects to
address the needs identified under this paragraph.
(2) NATURAL OR NATURE-BASED FEATURES.—To the maximum extent practicable, a feasibility study that is recommended under paragraph (1)(C) shall consider the use of
natural features or nature-based features (as those terms are
defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a))).
(c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF EXISTING DATA.—
(1) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 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) other stakeholders, as determined appropriate by
the Secretary.
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—To the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out the study under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall use existing data provided to the Secretary
by entities described in paragraph (1).
(d) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to conduct
feasibility studies recommended under subsection (b)(1)(C).
(2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may
not begin construction for a project recommended by a feasibility study described in paragraph (1) unless the project has
been authorized by Congress.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
includes—

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(1) the results of the study carried out under subsection
(a); and
(2) a description of actions taken under this section,
including any feasibility studies conducted under subsection
(b)(1)(C).
SEC. 1212. SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE.

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
consistent nourishments of Lewes Beach, Delaware, are important
for the safety and economic prosperity of Sussex County, Delaware.
(b) GENERAL REEVALUATION REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a general
reevaluation report for the project for Delaware Bay Coastline,
Roosevelt Inlet, and Lewes Beach, Delaware.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The general reevaluation report under
paragraph (1) shall include a determination of—
(A) the area that the project should include; and
(B) how section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of
1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) should be applied with respect to
the project.

Determination.

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SEC. 1213. J. STROM THURMOND LAKE, GEORGIA.

(a) ENCROACHMENT RESOLUTION PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall prepare, and submit to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, an encroachment resolution plan for a portion of the
project for flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife
management, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Georgia and South
Carolina, authorized by section 10 of the Act of December
22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 894).
(2) LIMITATION.—The encroachment resolution plan under
paragraph (1) shall only apply to encroachments known to
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as of the effective date
of this provision on the portion of the J. Strom Thurmond
Lake project lands that abut the six (6) former Cottage Site
properties, situated in Georgia and previously disposed of by
the United States, known as Keg Creek, Ridge Road, Rousseau
Creek, Soap Creek, Pistol Creek, and Elbert County Subdivisions.
(b) CONTENTS.—Subject to subsection (c), the encroachment
resolution plan under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a description of the nature and number of encroachments;
(2) a description of the circumstances that contributed to
the development of the encroachments;
(3) an assessment of the impact of the encroachments on
operation and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a) for its authorized purposes;
(4) an analysis of alternatives to the removal of encroachments to mitigate any impacts identified in the assessment
under paragraph (3);
(5) a description of any actions necessary or advisable
to prevent further encroachments; and
(6) an estimate of the cost and timeline to carry out the
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(c) RESTRICTION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the
encroachment resolution plan under subsection (a) shall minimize
adverse impacts to private landowners while maintaining the functioning of the project described in that subsection for its authorized
purposes.
(d) NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—
(1) TO OWNERS.—In preparing the encroachment resolution
plan under subsection (a), not later than 30 days after the
Secretary identifies an encroachment, the Secretary shall notify
the owner of the encroachment.
(2) TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall provide an opportunity
for the public to comment on the encroachment resolution plan
under subsection (a) before the completion of the plan.
(e) MORATORIUM.—The Secretary shall not take action to compel
removal of an encroachment covered by the encroachment resolution
plan under subsection (a) unless Congress specifically authorizes
such action.
(f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—This section does not—
(1) grant any rights to the owner of an encroachment;
or
(2) impose any liability on the United States for operation
and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a)
for its authorized purposes.
SEC. 1214. ALGIERS CANAL LEVEES, LOUISIANA.

Section 8340(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2022 (136 Stat. 3795) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘resume operation, maintenance, repair,
rehabilitation, and replacement of the’’ and inserting ‘‘operate,
maintain, repair, replace, and rehabilitate all features of the
West Bank and Vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana Hurricane
Protection Project along the’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Levees, Louisiana’’.
SEC. 1215. UPPER BARATARIA BASIN AND MORGANZA TO THE GULF
OF MEXICO CONNECTION, LOUISIANA.
Evaluation.

Recommendations.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall evaluate constructing
a connection between the Upper Barataria Basin Hurricane and
Storm Damage Risk Reduction project, Louisiana, authorized by
section 8401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 U.S.C. 3839), and the project for hurricane and storm damage
reduction, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, authorized
by section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2007 (121 Stat. 1053).
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete
the evaluation described in subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate any recommendations related to constructing a connection between the projects described in such subsection.

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SEC. 1216. POOR FARM POND DAM, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a disposition
study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33
U.S.C. 549a) for the deauthorization and potential removal of the
Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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 on the status of the disposition
study required under subsection (a).
SEC. 1217. NEW JERSEY HOT SPOT EROSION MITIGATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct one or more
studies on the effects of hot spot erosion on authorized coastal
storm risk management projects in the State of New Jersey, which
shall include, with respect to each affected project included in
a study—
(1) the specific area of the project that is affected by hot
spot erosion; and
(2) the impact of hot spot erosion on the effectiveness
of the project in meeting the purpose of coastal storm risk
management.
(b) FORM.—A study conducted under subsection (a) may be
in the form of a general reevaluation report, an engineering documentation report, or any other method of assessment that the
Secretary determines appropriate.
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the study or studies carried
out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop recommendations for mitigating the effects of hot spot erosion on authorized
coastal storm risk management projects in the State of New Jersey,
which may include recommendations relating to—
(1) the design and construction of seawalls, jetties, berms,
groins, breakwaters, or other physical structures;
(2) the use of natural features and nature-based features,
including living shorelines; and
(3) modifications to authorized project designs or renourishment schedules.
(d) HOT SPOT EROSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘hot spot erosion’’ means the loss of sediment in a specific, concentrated area, significantly faster than in immediately surrounding
areas, due to natural processes.
SEC. 1218. NEW JERSEY SHORE PROTECTION, NEW JERSEY.

In carrying out any study pursuant to the study resolution
of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House
of Representatives dated December 10, 1987, the Secretary is
authorized to include recommendations for ecosystem restoration.

Recommendations.

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SEC. 1219. EXCESS LAND REPORT FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS IN NORTH
DAKOTA.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives a report that identifies any real
property associated with the project of the Corps of Engineers
at Lake Oahe, North Dakota, that the Secretary determines—
(1) is not needed to carry out the authorized purposes
of the project; and
(2) may be transferred to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
to support recreation opportunities for the Tribe, including,
at a minimum—

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(A) Walker Bottom Marina, Lake Oahe;
(B) Fort Yates Boat Ramp, Lake Oahe;
(C) Cannonball District, Lake Oahe; and
(D) any other real property that may be used for recreation opportunities identified by the Tribe.
(b) INCLUSION.—If the Secretary determines that there is not
any real property that may be transferred to the Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe as described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall
include in the report required under that subsection—
(1) a list of the real property considered by the Secretary;
(2) an explanation of why the real property identified under
paragraph (1) is needed to carry out the authorized purposes
of the project described in subsection (a); and
(3) a description of how the Secretary has recently utilized
the real property identified under paragraph (1) to carry out
the authorized purpose of the project described in subsection
(a).
SEC. 1220. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.

It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Allegheny River is an important waterway that
can be utilized more to support recreational, environmental,
and navigation needs in Pennsylvania;
(2) ongoing efforts to increase utilization of the Allegheny
River will require consistent hours of service at key locks and
dams; and
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, the lockage levels
of service at locks and dams along the Allegheny River should
be preserved until after the completion of the feasibility study
for the project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 1201.
SEC. 1221. BUFFALO BAYOU TRIBUTARIES AND RESILIENCY STUDY,
TEXAS.

Recommendations.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expedite completion of
the Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency Study, Texas, carried
out pursuant to title IV of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
(132 Stat. 76).
(b) REPORTS.—The final report of the Chief of Engineers for
the study described in subsection (a) shall contain recommendations
for projects that—
(1) align with community objectives;
(2) avoid or minimize adverse effects on the environment
and community; and
(3) promote the resiliency of infrastructure.
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, 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 the final report described in subsection (b).
SEC. 1222. LAKE O’ THE PINES, TEXAS.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after date on 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 identifies opportunities for potential exchange of land
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project in and adjacent to tract LP-E-546-1E that the Secretary
determines could be accomplished consistent with the existing
project purposes of the Lake O’ the Pines, Texas, project.
(b) LAKE O’ THE PINES, TEXAS, PROJECT DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘Lake O’ the Pines, Texas, project’’ means the
portion of the general plan for flood control on Red River, Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, below Denison Dam, Texas
and Oklahoma, authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act
of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), at Lake O’ the Pines, Texas.
SEC. 1223. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT,
TEXAS.

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary should provide the necessary resources to expedite
the completion of the required documentation for the Matagorda
Ship Channel Improvement Project in order to ensure that the
project is not further delayed.
(b) EXPEDITE.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, expedite the completion of the required documentation
for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, including—
(1) the supplemental environmental impact statement and
the associated record of decision;
(2) the dredged material management plan; and
(3) a post-authorization change report, if applicable.
(c) PRECONSTRUCTION PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN.—
If the Secretary determines that the Matagorda Ship Channel
Improvement Project is justified in a completed report and if the
project requires an additional authorization from Congress pursuant
to that report, the Secretary shall proceed directly to
preconstruction planning, engineering, and design on the project.
(d) DEFINITION OF MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.—In this section, the term ‘‘Matagorda Ship Channel
Improvement Project’’ means the project for navigation, Matagorda
Ship Channel Improvement Project, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized
by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(134 Stat. 2734).
SEC. 1224. WACO LAKE, TEXAS.

Records.

Determination.

Applicability.

The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite the review of, and give due consideration to, the request from
the City of Waco, Texas, that the Secretary apply section 147
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 701q–
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SEC. 1225. COASTAL WASHINGTON.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out
comprehensive studies for riverine and coastal flooding of coastal
areas in the State of Washington.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out a study under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall—
(1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of current riverine
and coastal flooding and corresponding risk reduction measures
with an emphasis on resiliency to maintain or enhance current
levels of risk management in response to changing conditions;
(2) establish a method of projecting sea level rise with
limited tide gage information and develop applicable tools to
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(3) conduct research and development to understand the
atmospheric, oceanic, geologic, and coastal forcing and response
conditions necessary to develop a numerical modeling system
that may be used for developing coastal hazard data, and
how to best include that information in such a modeling system;
(4) identify coastal vulnerabilities and risks in riverine
and coastal areas due to sea level change, extreme weather,
and increased coastal storm risk;
(5) identify Tribal and economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201
note)) with riverine and coastal flooding vulnerabilities and
risks; and
(6) recommend actions necessary to protect critical public
infrastructure, communities, and critical natural or cultural
resources.
(c) DATA NEEDS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall, to the maximum extent practicable and where appropriate,
use existing data provided to the Secretary by Federal and State
agencies, Indian Tribes, and other stakeholders, including data
obtained through other Federal programs.
SEC. 1226. KANAWHA RIVER BASIN.

West Virginia.

Section 1207 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016
(130 Stat. 1686) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) PROJECTS AND SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—For an authorized
project or a separable element of an authorized project that is
recommended as a result of a study carried out by the Secretary
under subsection (a) benefitting an economically disadvantaged
community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note))
in the State of West Virginia, the non-Federal share of the cost
of the project or separable element of a project shall be 10 percent.’’.
SEC. 1227. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCY STUDY.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to
evaluate and recommend local and systemic measures to improve
flood resiliency and reduce flood risk in the floodplain, including
the floodway, of the Upper Mississippi River System.
(b) COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the study required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) develop recommendations to reduce costs and damages
associated with flooding and enable people located in areas
adjacent to, and economies dependent on, the Upper Mississippi
River System to be more resilient to flood events;
(2) identify opportunities to support navigation, environmental sustainability, and environmental restoration goals for
the Upper Mississippi River System, including recommending
measures that are incidental flood risk measures that may
achieve such goals;
(3) describe the existing flood risk conditions of the Upper
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(4) develop and recommend integrated, comprehensive, and
systems-based approaches for flood risk reduction and floodplain management to minimize the threat to life, health, safety,
and property resulting from flooding by using structural and
nonstructural measures in the Upper Mississippi River System;
(5) investigate and provide recommendations for modifications to authorized water resources development projects in
Upper Mississippi River States within the floodplain of the
Upper Mississippi River System, including modifications to the
authorized purposes of such projects to further flood risk
management and resiliency;
(6) perform a systemic analysis of flood resiliency and flood
risk to determine the feasibility of protecting authorized water
resources development projects for flood control and navigation
in the Upper Mississippi River System;
(7) develop management plans and actions, to be carried
out by the responsible Federal agency or State government,
to reduce flood risk and improve resiliency in the Upper Mississippi River System;
(8) identify and provide recommendations for any necessary
changes to Federal or State law to carry out recommendations
provided pursuant to this section;
(9) recommend followup studies of problem areas in the
Upper Mississippi River System for which data or technology
does not allow immediate solutions; and
(10) recommend additional monitoring of, or systemic
adaptive management measures for, authorized water resources
development projects to respond to changing conditions in the
Upper Mississippi River System.
(c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the
study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) coordinate with the Upper Mississippi River States,
including collectively through the Upper Mississippi River
Basin Association;
(2) consult with the appropriate Federal agencies, levee
and drainage districts, and units of local government, and
the Mississippi River Commission; and
(3) seek and consider input from the Upper Mississippi
navigation industry, agriculture and conservation organizations, and other interested parties in such States.
(d) CONTINUATION OF STUDY.—The following studies shall be
considered a continuation of the study carried out under subsection
(a):
(1) Any study recommended to be carried out in a report
that the Chief of Engineers prepares for the study conducted
under this section.
(2) Any study spun off from the study conducted under
this section before completion of such study.
(e) CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISTRICT.—The Secretary shall carry
out the study required under subsection (a) through the St. Louis
District in the Mississippi Valley Division of the Corps of Engineers.
(f) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the study
carried out under subsection (a) and any study carried out pursuant
to subsection (d) shall be 75 percent.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

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(1) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATE.—The term ‘‘Upper Mississippi River State’’ means any of the States of Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota, Missouri, or Wisconsin.
(2) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Upper
Mississippi River System’’ has the meaning given the term
in section 1103(b) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(b)).

SEC. 1228. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ON MISSOURI
RIVER.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that was reinitiated by the Secretary
for the operation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System,
the operation and maintenance of the Bank Stabilization and
Navigation Project, the operation of the Kansas River Reservoir
System, and the implementation of the Missouri River Recovery
Management Plan is completed, the Secretary shall brief on the
outcomes of such consultation the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The briefing required under subsection
(a) shall include a discussion of—
(1) any biological opinions that result from the consultation
described under subsection (a), including any actions that the
Secretary is required to undertake pursuant to such biological
opinions; and
(2) any forthcoming requests from the Secretary to Congress to provide funding in order carry out the actions described
in paragraph (1).
SEC. 1229. OGALLALA AQUIFER.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with relevant
Federal and state agencies and non-Federal interests, is authorized
to conduct a comprehensive study on water supply, availability,
drought resilience, aquifer recharge, and causes of aquifer depletion,
for those regions overlying the Ogallala Aquifer.
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed
as authorizing a feasibility study or providing construction authority
for any project to divert or facilitate the diversion of water outside
of the Missouri River Basin.
SEC. 1230. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY ON UPPER RIO
GRANDE BASIN.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to prepare a
report containing—
(1) the results of a study on the management and operations by the Corps of Engineers of the dams and reservoirs
in the Upper Rio Grande Basin, including the Heron, El Vado,
Abiquiu, Cochiti, Jemez Canyon, and Elephant Butte dams
and reservoirs; and
(2) recommendations for future management and operation
strategies for the Corps of Engineers for such dams and reservoirs with a goal of optimizing currently authorized project
purposes and enhancing resiliency, including to drought and
weather variations.

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(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under subsection
(a), the National Academy of Sciences shall consult with relevant
Federal agencies.
(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
the report prepared under subsection (a).
SEC. 1231. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMPREHENSIVE
FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION FEASIBILITY STUDY.

New York.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at the request of a
non-Federal interest, complete a feasibility study for comprehensive
flood damage reduction, Upper Susquehanna River Basin, New
York.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the feasibility study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) use, for purposes of meeting the requirements of a
final feasibility study, information from the feasibility study
completion report entitled ‘‘Upper Susquehanna River Basin,
New York, Comprehensive Flood Damage Reduction’’ and dated
January 2020; and
(2) re-evaluate project benefits, as determined using the
framework described in the final rule promulgated by the Corps
of Engineers under Docket Number COE–2023–0005, including
a consideration of economically disadvantaged communities (as
defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)).
SEC. 1232. TECHNICAL CORRECTION, WALLA WALLA RIVER.

Section 8201(a)(76) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3744) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(76) WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREGON AND WASHINGTON.—
‘‘(A) NURSERY REACH, WALLA WALLA RIVER, OREGON.—
Project for ecosystem restoration, Nursery Reach, Walla
Walla River, Oregon.
‘‘(B) MILL CREEK, WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, WASHINGTON.—Project for ecosystem restoration, Mill Creek and
Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District Channel, Washington.’’.
SEC. 1233. DAM SAFETY ASSURANCE CONSIDERATION.

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The Secretary shall expedite the review of, and give due consideration to, a request from the relevant Federal power marketing
administration that the Secretary apply section 1203 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n) to the projects
for dam safety at Garrison Dam, North Dakota and Oahe Dam,
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South Dakota.

SEC. 1234. SEA SPARROW ACCOUNTING.

Time periods.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall share data and coordinate
with relevant Federal, State, and local agencies to obtain an
accurate count of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows in Florida during
each year and, to the maximum extent practicable, during the
5-year period preceding each such year.
(b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than
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thereafter during the 10-year period beginning on such date of
enactment, 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
the information obtained under subsection (a).
SEC. 1235. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO MONITOR, CONTROL, AND ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES.

Update.

Recommendations.

(a) DEFINITION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.—In this section, the term
‘‘invasive species’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1
of Executive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive
species).
(b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct, and submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives a report on the results of, an assessment of
the efforts by the Secretary to monitor, control, and eradicate
invasive species at water resources development projects across
the United States.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) shall
include—
(1) a description of—
(A) the statutory authorities and programs used by
the Secretary to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive
species at water resources development projects; and
(B) a geographically diverse sample of successful
projects and activities carried out by the Secretary to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species at water
resources development projects;
(2) a discussion of—
(A) the impact of invasive species on the ability of
the Secretary to carry out the civil works mission of the
Corps of Engineers;
(B) the research conducted and techniques and technologies used by the Secretary consistent with the
applicable statutory authorities described in paragraph
(1)(A) to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species
at water resources development projects; and
(C) the extent to which the Secretary has partnered
with States and units of local government to monitor, control, and eradicate invasive species at water resources
development projects within the boundaries of those States
or units of local government;
(3) an update on the status of the plan developed by the
Secretary pursuant to section 1108(c) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2263a(c)); and
(4) recommendations, including legislative recommendations, to further the efforts of the Secretary to monitor, control,
and eradicate invasive species at water resources development
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SEC. 1236. DEADLINE FOR PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED LIST OF COVERED
PROJECTS.

Notwithstanding the deadline in paragraph (1) of section
8236(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136
Stat. 3769), the Secretary shall provide to the Comptroller General
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development projects under that paragraph by not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1237. EXAMINATION OF REDUCTION OF MICROPLASTICS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center and,
where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies,
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that identifies potential measures that may be implemented to reduce the release of
microplastics into the environment associated with carrying out
the civil works missions of the Corps of Engineers.
(b) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
shall, at a minimum,—
(1) review and identify measures to reduce the release
of microplastics associated with sandblasting or hydro-blasting
vessels owned or operated by the Corps of Engineers;
(2) determine the extent to which natural features or
nature-based features can be used effectively to reduce the
release of microplastics into the environment; and
(3) describe the potential costs and benefits, and the effects
on the timeline for carrying out water resources development
projects, of implementing measures to reduce the release of
microplastics into the environment.
SEC. 1238. POST-DISASTER WATERSHED ASSESSMENT FOR IMPACTED
AREAS.

Review.

Determination.

Hawaii.
New Mexico.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a post-disaster
watershed assessment under section 3025 of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2267b) for the
following areas:
(1) Areas of Maui, Hawaii, impacted by the August 2023
wildfires.
(2) Areas near Belen, New Mexico, impacted by the April
2022 wildfires.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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 Representative and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate a report on the status of the post-disaster
watershed assessments carried out under subsection (a).

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SEC. 1239. STUDY ON LAND VALUATION PROCEDURES FOR THE TRIBAL
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

(a) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘Tribal Partnership Program’’ means the Tribal Partnership Program established under section 203 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269).
(b) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out, and submit
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report describing the results of, a study
on appropriate procedures for determining the value of real estate
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(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required under subsection (b)
shall include—
(1) an evaluation of the procedures used for determining
the valuation of real estate and contribution of real estate
value to cost-share for projects under the Tribal Partnership
Program, including consideration of cultural factors that are
unique to the Tribal Partnership Program and land valuation;
(2) a description of any existing Federal authorities that
the Secretary intends to use to implement policy changes that
result from the evaluation under paragraph (1); and
(3) recommendations for any legislation that may be needed
to revise land valuation or cost-share procedures for the Tribal
Partnership Program pursuant to the evaluation under paragraph (1).
SEC. 1240. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON LEVEE SAFETY GUIDELINES.

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(a) DEFINITION OF LEVEE SAFETY GUIDELINES.—In this section,
the term ‘‘levee safety guidelines’’ means the levee safety guidelines
established under section 9005(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a(c)).
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with other applicable
Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report
on the levee safety guidelines.
(c) INCLUSIONS.—The report under subsection (b) shall
include—
(1) a description of—
(A) the levee safety guidelines;
(B) the process utilized to develop the levee safety
guidelines; and
(C) the extent to which the levee safety guidelines
are being used by Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies;
(2) an assessment of the requirement for the levee safety
guidelines to be voluntary and a description of actions taken
by the Secretary and other applicable Federal agencies to
ensure that the guidelines are voluntary; and
(3) any recommendations of the Secretary, including the
extent to which the levee safety guidelines should be revised.
SEC. 1241. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP USER’S GUIDE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and make publicly
available on an existing website of the Corps of Engineers a guide
on the use of public-private partnerships for water resources
development projects.
(b) INCLUSIONS.—In developing the guide under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall include—
(1) a description of—
(A) applicable authorities and programs of the Secretary that allow for the use of public-private partnerships
to carry out water resources development projects; and
(B) opportunities across the civil works program of
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(2) a summary of prior public-private partnerships for
water resources development projects, including lessons learned
and best practices from those partnerships and projects;
(3) a discussion of—
(A) the roles and responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers and non-Federal interests when using a public-private partnership for a water resources development project,
including the opportunities for risk-sharing; and
(B) the potential benefits associated with using a
public-private partnership for a water resources development project, including the opportunities to accelerate
funding as compared to the annual appropriations process;
and
(4) a description of the process for executing a project
partnership agreement for a water resources development
project, including any unique considerations when using a
public-private partnership.
(c) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary may satisfy the requirements
of this section by modifying an existing partnership handbook in
accordance with this section.

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SEC. 1242. REVIEW OF AUTHORITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHODS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary
shall carry out a study of the authorities and programs of the
Corps of Engineers that facilitate the use of alternative delivery
methods for water resources development projects.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study under subsection
(a)—
(1) the authorities and programs that are studied shall
include—
(A) section 204 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232);
(B) section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42
U.S.C. 1962d–5b); and
(C) section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note); and
(2) the Secretary shall—
(A) evaluate the implementation challenges, if any,
associated with the authorities and programs described
in paragraph (1);
(B) analyze the quantity and types of technical assistance provided to non-Federal interests by the Secretary
under the programs and authorities described in paragraph
(1); and
(C) assess—
(i) how each authority and program described in
paragraph (1) has been used by the Secretary and,
if applicable, the non-Federal interest to facilitate an
alternative delivery method;
(ii) the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary
and the non-Federal interest under the authorities and
programs described in paragraph (1); and
(iii) the benefits to the Civil Works Program of
the Corps of Engineers that have accrued from carrying
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or more of the programs and authorities described
in paragraph (1).
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that—
(1) describes the findings of the study under subsection
(a); and
(2) includes—
(A) a list of the water resources development projects
that have been carried out pursuant to the authorities
and programs described in subsection (b)(1);
(B) a description of the lessons learned and best practices identified by the Secretary with respect to carrying
out the authorities and programs described in subsection
(b)(1); and
(C) any recommendations to facilitate an increased
use of an alternative delivery method for water resources
development projects, including legislative recommendations.
(d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the date on
which the report required under subsection (c) is submitted, the
Secretary shall, as necessary, update any implementation guidance
to reflect the findings of the study under subsection (a).
(e) DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD.—In this
section, the term ‘‘alternative delivery method’’ means a project
delivery method that is not the traditional design-bid-build method,
including progressive design-build, public-private partnerships, and
construction manager at risk.
SEC. 1243. COOPERATION AUTHORITY.

Section 234 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(33 U.S.C. 2323a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, including the planning
and design expertise,’’ after ‘‘expertise’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’.
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(a) REVIEW OF THE ACCURACY OF PROJECT COST ESTIMATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Comptroller General’’)
shall initiate a review of the accuracy of the project cost estimates developed by the Corps of Engineers for completed and
ongoing water resources development projects carried out by
the Secretary.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General shall determine the factors, if any, that
impact the accuracy of the estimates described in that subparagraph, including—
(A) applicable statutory requirements, including—
(i) section 1001 of the Water Resources Reform
and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282c); and
(ii) section 905(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282(b)); and
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(3) INCORPORATION OF PREVIOUS REPORT.—In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General may incorporate
applicable information from the report carried out by the Comptroller General under section 8236(c) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3769).
(4) REPORT.—On completion of the review conducted under
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the
review and any recommendations that result from the review.
(b) REPORT ON PROJECT LIFESPAN AND INDEMNIFICATION
CLAUSE IN PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(A) there are significant concerns about whether—
(i) the indemnification clause, which was first
applied in 1910 to flood control projects, should still
be included in project partnership agreements prepared
by the Corps of Engineers for water resources development projects; and
(ii) non-Federal interests for water resources
development projects should be required to assume
full responsibility for OMRR&R of water resources
development projects in perpetuity;
(B) non-Federal interests have reported that the indemnification clause and OMRR&R requirements are a barrier
to entering into project partnership agreements with the
Corps of Engineers;
(C) critical water resources development projects are
being delayed by years, or not pursued at all, due to the
barriers described in subparagraph (B); and
(D) legal structures have changed since the indemnification clause was first applied and there may be more
suitable tools available to address risk and liability issues.
(2) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct
an analysis of the implications of—
(A) the indemnification clause; and
(B) the assumption of OMRR&R responsibilities by
non-Federal interests in perpetuity for water resources
development projects.
(3) INCLUSIONS.—The analysis under paragraph (2) shall
include—
(A) a review of risk for the Federal Government and
non-Federal interests with respect to removing requirements for the indemnification clause;
(B) an assessment of whether the indemnification
clause is still necessary given the changes in engineering,
legal structures, and water resources development projects
since 1910, with a focus on the quantity and types of
claims and takings over time;
(C) an identification of States with State laws that
prohibit those States from entering into agreements that
include an indemnification clause;
(D) a comparison to other Federal agencies with respect
to how those agencies approach indemnification and
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(E) a review of indemnification and OMRR&R requirements for projects that States require with respect to agreements with cities and localities, if applicable;
(F) an analysis of the useful lifespan of water resources
development projects, including any variations in that lifespan for different types of water resources development
projects and how changing weather patterns and increased
extreme weather events impact that lifespan;
(G) a review of situations in which non-Federal
interests have been unable to meet OMRR&R requirements; and
(H) a review of policy alternatives to OMRR&R requirements, such as allowing extension, reevaluation, or
deauthorization of water resources development projects.
(4) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report that includes—
(A) the results of the analysis; and
(B) any recommendations for changes needed to
existing law or policy of the Corps of Engineers to address
those results.
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE.—The term ‘‘indemnification clause’’ means the indemnification clause required in
project partnership agreements for water resources development projects under sections 101(e)(2) and 103(j)(1)(A) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2211(e)(2), 2213(j)(1)(A)).
(B) OMRR&R.—The term ‘‘OMRR&R’’, with respect to
a water resources development project, means operation,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation.
(c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERMITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
a review of the section 408 program.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The review by the Comptroller General under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum—
(A) an identification of trends related to the number
and types of permits applied for each year under the section
408 program;
(B) an evaluation of—
(i) the materials developed by the Secretary to
educate potential applicants about—
(I) the section 408 program; and
(II) the process for applying for a permit under
the section 408 program;
(ii) the public website of the Corps of Engineers
that tracks the status of permits issued under the
section 408 program, including whether the information provided by the website is updated in a timely
manner;
(iii) the ability of the districts and divisions of
the Corps of Engineers to—
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(II) make timely decisions on a permit
requested under the section 408 program; and
(III) carry out a preapplication meeting with
the relevant non-Federal entity requesting a
permit under the section 408 program that provides clear, concise, and specific information on
the technical requirements of an application for
such a permit; and
(iv) the extent to which the Secretary carries out
the process for issuing a permit under the section
408 program concurrently with the review required
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if applicable;
(C) a determination of the factors, if any, that impact
the ability of the Secretary to adhere to the timelines
required for reviewing and making a decision on an application for a permit under the section 408 program;
(D) ways to expedite the review of applications for
permits under the section 408 program, including the use
of categorical permissions or the establishment of a single
office within the Corps of Engineers to review applications
for such permits.
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the review under paragraph
(1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on the findings of the review and
any recommendations that result from the review.
(4) DEFINITION OF SECTION 408 PROGRAM.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘section 408 program’’ means the program
administered by the Secretary pursuant to section 14 of the
Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408).
(d) CORPS OF ENGINEERS MODERNIZATION STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of opportunities for the Corps of Engineers to
modernize the civil works program through the use of technology, where appropriate, and the best available engineering
practices.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—In conducting the analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
include an assessment of the extent to which—
(A) existing engineering practices and technologies,
including digital infrastructure and 3D modeling technologies, could be better utilized by the Corps of Engineers
to—
(i) improve study, planning, and design efforts of
the Corps of Engineers to further the benefits of water
resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers;
(ii) reduce delays and cost overruns of water
resources development projects, including through the
improvement of environmental review and permitting
processes;
(iii) provide cost savings over the lifecycle of a
project, including through improved design processes
or a reduction of operation and maintenance costs;

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(iv) facilitate information sharing and complex
water resources projects, and improve productivity of
the Corp of Engineers; and
(v) improve data collection and data sharing
capabilities; and
(B) the Corps of Engineers—
(i) currently utilizes the engineering practices and
technologies identified under subparagraph (A),
including any challenges associated with—
(I) costs and the acquisition process;
(II) the application of such practices and technologies;
(III) interoperability of such technologies with
the other systems and technologies of the Corps
of Engineers; and
(IV) security concerns associated with such
technologies and how such concerns may be
addressed;
(ii) has effective processes to share best practices
associated with the engineering practices and technologies identified under subparagraph (A) among the
districts, divisions, and headquarters of the Corps of
Engineers; and
(iii) partners with National Laboratories, academic
institutions, and other Federal agencies.
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report on the findings of the analysis and any recommendations that result from the analysis.
(e) STUDY ON EASEMENTS RELATED TO WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of the use of covered easements that may be provided to the Secretary by non-Federal interests in relation
to the construction, operation, or maintenance of a project for
flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk
reduction, or ecosystem restoration.
(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out the analysis under paragraph
(1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
(A) review—
(i) the report submitted by the Secretary under
section 8235(b) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3768); and
(ii) the existing statutory, regulatory, and policy
requirements and procedures relating to the use of
covered easements; and
(B) assess—
(i) the minimum rights in property that are necessary to construct, operate, or maintain projects for
flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage
risk reduction, or ecosystem restoration;
(ii) whether increased use of covered easements
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promote greater participation from cooperating landowners in addressing local flooding or ecosystem restoration challenges;
(iii) whether such increased use could result in
cost savings in the implementation of the projects
described in clause (i), without any reduction in project
benefits; and
(iv) the extent to which the Secretary should
expand what is considered by the Secretary to be part
of a series of estates deemed standard for construction,
operation, or maintenance of a project for flood risk
management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, or ecosystem restoration.
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report on the findings of the analysis, including any recommendations, including legislative recommendations, as a result of the analysis.
(4) DEFINITION OF COVERED EASEMENT.—In this subsection,
the term ‘‘covered easement’’ has the meaning given the term
in section 8235(c) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2022 (136 Stat. 3768).
(f) MODERNIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
a review of the efforts of the Secretary to facilitate improved
environmental review processes for project studies, including
through the consideration of expanded use of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, or programmatic environmental impact statements.
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
(A) describe the actions the Secretary is taking or
plans to take to implement the amendments to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
made by section 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of
2023 (Public Law 118–5);
(B) describe the existing categorical exclusions most
frequently used by the Secretary to streamline the environmental review of project studies;
(C) consider—
(i) whether the adoption of additional categorical
exclusions, including those used by other Federal agencies, would facilitate the environmental review of
project studies;
(ii) whether the adoption of new programmatic
environmental impact statements would facilitate the
environmental review of project studies; and
(iii) whether agreements with other Federal agencies would facilitate a more efficient process for the
environmental review of project studies; and
(D) identify—
(i) any discrepancies or conflicts, as applicable,
between the amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)

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made by section 321 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act
of 2023 (Public Law 118–5) and—
(I) section 2045 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348); and
(II) section 1001 of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C.
2282c); and
(ii) other issues, as applicable, relating to section
2045 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007
(33 U.S.C. 2348) that are impeding the implementation
of that section consistent with congressional intent.
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the review under paragraph
(1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on the findings of the review, including
any legislative recommendations, as a result of the review.
(4) DEFINITION OF PROJECT STUDY.—In this subsection, the
term ‘‘project study’’ means a feasibility study for a project
carried out pursuant to section 905 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282).
(g) STUDY ON DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITE CONSTRUCTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall conduct
a study that—
(A) assesses the costs and limitations of the construction of various types of dredged material disposal sites,
with a particular focus on aquatic confined placement structures in the Lower Columbia River; and
(B) includes a comparison of—
(i) the operation and maintenance needs and costs
associated with the availability of aquatic confined
placement structures; and
(ii) the operation and maintenance needs and costs
associated with the lack of availability of aquatic confined placement structures.
(2) REPORT.—On completion of the study under paragraph
(1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on the findings of the study, and
any recommendations that result from that study.
(h) GAO STUDY ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING FROM THE
HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of the distribution of funding from the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall assess—
(A) the implementation of provisions related to the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2615) and the amendments made by that Act by the Corps of Engineers,
including—
(i) changes to the budgetary treatment of funding
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; and

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(ii) amendments to the definitions of the terms
‘‘donor ports’’, ‘‘medium-sized donor parts’’, and ‘‘energy
transfer ports’’ under section 2106(a) of the Water
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33
U.S.C. 2238c(a)), including—
(I) the reliability of metrics, data for those
metrics, and sources for that data used by the
Corps of Engineers to determine if a port satisfies
the requirements of 1 or more of those definitions;
and
(II) the extent of the impact of cyclical
dredging cycles for operations and maintenance
activities and deep draft navigation construction
projects on the ability of ports to meet the requirements of 1 or more of those definitions; and
(B) the amount of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
funding in the annual appropriations Acts enacted after
the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2615), including an analysis of—
(i) the allocation of funding to donor ports and
energy transfer ports (as those terms are defined in
section 2106(a) of the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(a))) and
the use of that funding by those ports;
(ii) activities funded pursuant to section 210 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2238); and
(iii) challenges associated with expending the
remaining balance of the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund.
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report describing the findings of
the analysis and any recommendations that result from that
analysis.
(5) DEFINITION OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.—
In this subsection, the term ‘‘Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund’’
means the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established by
section 9505(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(i) STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of—
(A) the costs and benefits of the environmental justice
initiatives of the Secretary with respect to the civil works
program; and
(B) the positive and negative effects on the civil works
program of those environmental justice initiatives.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The analysis under paragraph (1) shall
include, at a minimum, a review of projects carried out by
the Secretary during fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024
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(3) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report describing any findings of
the analysis.
(j) STUDY ON DONOR PORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall initiate a review of the treatment of donor ports
under section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) that includes—
(A) a description of the funding available to donor
ports under such section, including a description of how
eligibility for such donor ports has been modified;
(B) a summary of all funds that have been provided
to donor ports under such section;
(C) an assessment of how the Secretary provides
funding under such section to donor ports, including—
(i) a complete description of the process and data
used to determine eligibility; and
(ii) the impact construction and maintenance
projects, including maintenance dredging and deep
draft navigation construction projects, have on donor
port eligibility;
(D) an assessment of other major container ports that
are not currently eligible as a donor port under such section
and a description of the criteria that exclude such container
ports from eligibility; and
(E) recommendations to improve the provision of funds
under such section.
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review required under
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 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 containing the results
of such review.
(k) STUDY ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS,
RESPONSE, AND RELATED INFORMATION COLLECTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of Corps of Engineers disaster preparedness and
response activities, including—
(A) an accounting of postdisaster expenditures from
the ‘‘Corp of Engineers–Civil–Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies’’ account and from any post-disaster supplemental appropriations Act for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2023, including—
(i) any budget requests made for such account
or supplemental appropriations for the civil works program of the Corp of Engineers;
(ii) the total combined amount of funding for each
fiscal year from such account and such appropriations
Act;
(iii) the amounts transferred to such account from
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funding shortfall for postdisaster activities in each
fiscal year;
(iv) the name and location of the authorized water
resources development projects impacted by the
transfer of funds described in clause (iii);
(v) a summary of the activities and actions carried
out with amounts available in such account or from
such supplemental appropriations Acts, including the
amount provided for salaries and expenses; and
(B) an assessment and description of—
(i) any contributing factors that resulted in any
annual variability in the amounts described in clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii); and
(ii) budgetary trends in the provision of post-disaster assistance that may impact future spending
through such account or from such supplemental
appropriations Acts; and
(iii) any impact of post-disaster supplemental
appropriations on emergency response activities;
(C) an evaluation of—
(i) the publicly available information on disaster
response and preparedness related to authorized water
resources development projects, such as levees;
(ii) the impacts of natural disasters on authorized
water resources development projects, including how
such disasters affect the performance of such projects
and resiliency of such projects to such disasters; and
(iii) whether the Corps of Engineers utilizes, or
shares with non-Federal interests, information
regarding such impacts in assessing whether modifications to such projects would reduce the likelihood of
repetitive impacts or be in the public interest; and
(D) recommendations to improve the provision of assistance for response to natural disasters under section 5 of
the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n).
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 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 findings of
such analysis.
(l) STUDY ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON CORPS OF ENGINEERS
PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of—
(A) unauthorized homeless encampments on water
resources development projects constructed by the Corps
of Engineers and lands owned or under the control of
the Corps of Engineers;
(B) any actual or potential impacts of such encampments on the construction, operation and maintenance,
or management of such projects and lands, including potential impacts on flood risk reduction or ecosystem restoration
efforts, water quality, or public safety;
(C) efforts to remove or deter such encampments from
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with such encampments that are unauthorized to be
present and pose a potential threat to public safety,
including manmade, flammable materials in urban and
arid regions; and
(D) constraints on the ability of the Corps of Engineers
to remove or deter such encampments due to Federal,
State, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances.
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the analysis required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall consult
with the Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, and other relevant Federal, State, and local
government officials and interested parties.
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 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 findings of
such analysis.
(m) STUDY ON FEDERAL-STATE DATA SHARING EFFORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of the coordination of the Secretary with other
Federal and State agencies and academic institutions in carrying out the development, update, modernization, and utilization of scientific, peer-reviewed data on the predictability of
future resiliency, sea-level rise, and flood impacts.
(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis required under
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—
(A) consult with the Secretary, the heads of other relevant Federal and State agencies, and academic institutions that collect, analyze, synthesize, and utilize scientific,
peer-reviewed data on the predictability of future resiliency,
sea-level rise, and flooding events;
(B) examine the methodologies and mechanisms for
collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and verifying such data;
and
(C) review and report on the opportunities for, and
appropriateness of, the Secretary and relevant non-Federal
interests to utilize such data in the planning, design,
construction, and operation and maintenance of authorized
water resources development projects.
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 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 findings of
such analysis.
(n) STUDY ON INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO NATURE-BASED FEATURES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of—
(A) nature-based features that are incorporated into
authorized water resources development projects by the
Corps of Engineers and the type of such projects;

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(B) any limitation on the authority of the Secretary
to incorporate nature-based features into authorized water
resources development projects;
(C) regulatory processes necessary for the use of
nature-based features, including permitting timelines;
(D) the level of efficacy and effectiveness of naturebased features at authorized water resources development
projects that have—
(i) utilized such nature-based features; and
(ii) undergone extreme weather events, including
hurricanes; and
(E) institutional barriers within the Corps of Engineers
preventing broader consideration and integration of naturebased features, including—
(i) staff experience with, and expertise on, naturebased features;
(ii) official Corps of Engineers guidance on naturebased features;
(iii) time constraints or other expediency expectations; or
(iv) life cycle costs associated with incorporating
nature-based features into water resources development projects.
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 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 findings of
such analysis.
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘naturebased feature’’ has the meaning given the terms ‘‘natural feature’’ and ‘‘nature-based feature’’ in section 1184 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2016 (32 U.S.C. 2289a).
(o) STUDY ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
an analysis of the use of ecosystem restoration by the Corps
of Engineers for flood control or flood risk management projects.
(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the analysis under paragraph
(1), the Comptroller General shall assess—
(A) how the Corps of Engineers complies, integrates,
and prioritizes ecosystem restoration in benefit-cost analysis and generation of project alternatives;
(B) the geographic distribution and frequency of ecosystem restoration for flood control or flood risk management projects;
(C) the rationale and benefit-cost analyses that drive
decisions to incorporate ecosystem restoration into flood
control or flood risk management projects;
(D) the additional long-term comprehensive benefits
to local communities related to ecosystem restoration for
flood control or flood risk management projects;
(E) recommendations for prioritizing ecosystem restoration as a tool for flood control and flood risk management
projects; and

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(F) the percentage of the annual construction budget
utilized for ecosystem restoration projects over the past
5 years at flood control or flood risk management projects.
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the analysis required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 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 findings of
such analysis.
(p) STUDY ON TRIBAL COORDINATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate
a review of the Corps of Engineers procedures to address the
discovery of Tribal historic or cultural resources, including village sites, burial sites, and human remains, at authorized water
resources development projects.
(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the review required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—
(A) evaluate the implementation of the Tribal Liaison
requirements under section 8112 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 2281a);
(B) describe the procedures used by the Corps of Engineers when Tribal historic or cultural resources are identified at authorized water resources development projects,
including—
(i) coordination with relevant Tribes, Federal,
State, and local agencies;
(ii) the role and effectiveness of the Tribal Liaison;
(iii) recovery and reburial standards;
(iv) any differences in procedures used by each
Corps of Engineers district; and
(v) as applicable, the implementation of the
requirements of section 306108 of title 54, United
States Code (formerly known as section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act) or the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25
U.S.C. 3001 et seq); and
(C) provide recommendations to improve the coordination between the Corps of Engineers and Tribes for the
identification and recovery of Tribal historic and cultural
resources discovered at authorized water resources development projects.
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting the review required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall prioritize
reviewing procedures used by the Sacramento District in the
South Pacific Division of the Corps of Engineers.
(4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review required under
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 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 findings of such
review.
(q) STUDY ON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ROLE IN SUPPORT
OF FEMA MISSIONS AND RELATED INFORMATION COLLECTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall complete
a review of the Corps of Engineers and its role in support

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of Federal Emergency Management Agency missions beginning
with fiscal year 2014, including—
(A) a description with costs and funding sources of
all data, methodological advice, information, models, and
analysis that the Corps of Engineers has provided to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency together with an
assessment of the fitness of such information for policy
purposes in relation to—
(i) floodplain mapping;
(ii) flood insurance, including the Risk Rating 2.0
flood insurance pricing methodology; and
(iii) determination of the flood risk reduction provided by structural and nonstructural flood risk reduction projects, including levee systems, both accredited
and non-accredited; and
(B) evaluation of the Corps of Engineers application
of and compliance with section 515 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (commonly
known as the ‘‘Information Quality Act of 2000’’) (Public
Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–153) and the Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–435, 132 Stat. 5529), including the amendments made
by that Act, and associated guidelines issued by the Office
of Management and Budget, in ensuring the fitness of
data and information used by the Corps of Engineers and
the Federal Emergency Management Agency as foundations for agency guidance, rules, and policymaking.
(2) SCOPE.—In conducting the review required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall examine—
(A) discharge of the Secretary’s duties under section
3014 of the Water Resources Reform and Development
Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4131); and
(B) administration of activities pursuant to National
Levee Safety Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), section
1123 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018
(33 U.S.C. 3306), and section 8121 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (33 U.S.C. 3307), in order to
establish—
(i) an assessment of Corps of Engineers use of
peer review under section 515 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (commonly known as the ‘‘Information Quality Act of 2000’’)
(Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–153);
(ii) the degree to which data, methodological
advice, information, models, and analysis are freely
accessible to the public;
(iii) the degree to which data, methodological
advice, information, models, and analysis are transparent and reproducible by the public;
(iv) the views of the public and affected parties
on how the Corps of Engineers should uphold the data
quality and evidence-based policymaking objectives of
such section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 and the Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public
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(v) the immediate and long-term impacts of the
Corps of Engineers support to Federal Emergency
Management Agency for affected communities, units
of local government (including levee and drainage districts),
and
property
owners,
including
the
prioritization and justification of flood risk management projects;
(vi) the degree to which Federal coordination is
occurring with affected communities, units of local
government (including levee and drainage districts),
and property owners in the formulation of agency guidance, rules, and policymaking, including agency adherence to section 1317 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4024) in the formulation of the Risk Rating 2.0 flood insurance pricing
methodology;
(vii) recommendations to the Secretary for
improving compliance with the provisions of law
referred to in clause (iv); and
(viii) recommendations to Congress, as appropriate, on legislation improving Corps of Engineers
compliance with the provisions of law referred to in
clause (iv).
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the review required
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall consult
with the Office of the Engineer Inspector General of the Corps
of Engineers, the Office of Management and Budget, levee
and drainage districts, and units of local government.
(4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review required under
paragraph (1) and (2), the Comptroller General 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 findings of
such review.
(r) REPORT ON MATERIAL CONTAMINATED BY A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND THE CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General carry out
a review of the impact of material contaminated by a hazardous
substance on the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers,
including relevant policies, regulations, or guidance of the Corps
of Engineers.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(A) describe—
(i) with respect to water resources development
projects—
(I) the applicable statutory authorities that
require the removal of material contaminated by
a hazardous substance;
(II) the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary and non-Federal interests for identifying
and removing material contaminated by a hazardous substance; and
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where material contaminated by hazardous substances are identified, if applicable; and
(ii) any regulatory actions or decisions made by
another Federal agency that impact—
(I) the removal of material contaminated by
a hazardous substance; and
(II) the ability of the Secretary to carry out
the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers;
(B) discuss the impact of material contaminated by
a hazardous substance on—
(i) the timely completion of construction of water
resources development projects;
(ii) the operation and maintenance of water
resources development projects, including dredging
activities of the Corps of Engineers to maintain authorized Federal depths at ports and along the inland
waterways; and
(iii) costs associated with carrying out the civil
works program of the Corps of Engineers; and
(C) include any other information that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to facilitate an understanding
of the impact of material contaminated by a hazardous
substance on the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers.
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the review under paragraph
(1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on the findings of such assessment,
including any legislative recommendations that result from
such assessment.

TITLE III—DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND
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SEC. 1301. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS.

Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(33 U.S.C. 579d–2) is amended by striking subsections (a) through
(c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
‘‘(1) to identify water resources development projects, and
separable elements of projects, authorized by Congress that
are no longer viable for construction due to—
‘‘(A) a lack of local support;
‘‘(B) a lack of available Federal or non-Federal
resources; or
‘‘(C) an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant
or feasible;
‘‘(2) to create an expedited and definitive process for Congress to deauthorize water resources development projects and
separable elements that are no longer viable for construction;
and
‘‘(3) to allow the continued authorization of water resources
development projects and separable elements that are viable
for construction.
‘‘(b) PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.—

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‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY LIST OF PROJECTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a
preliminary list of each water resources development
project, or separable element of a project, authorized for
construction before June 10, 2014, for which—
‘‘(i) planning, design, or construction was not initiated before the date of enactment of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2024; or
‘‘(ii) planning, design, or construction was initiated
before the date of enactment of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2024, but for which no funds,
Federal or non-Federal, were obligated for planning,
design, or construction of the project or separable element of the project during the current fiscal year or
any of the 10 preceding fiscal years.
‘‘(B) USE OF COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUCTION BACKLOG
AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT.—The Secretary
may develop the preliminary list from the comprehensive
construction backlog and operation and maintenance
reports developed pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a).
‘‘(2) PREPARATION OF PROPOSED DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.—
‘‘(A) PROPOSED LIST AND ESTIMATED DEAUTHORIZATION
AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) prepare a proposed list of projects for
deauthorization comprised of a subset of projects and
separable elements identified on the preliminary list
developed under paragraph (1) that are projects or
separable elements described in subsection (a)(1), as
determined by the Secretary; and
‘‘(ii) include with such proposed list an estimate,
in the aggregate, of the Federal cost to complete such
projects.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL COST TO COMPLETE.—
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into account any allowances authorized
by section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent
project schedule and cost estimate.
‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall solicit comments from the public and the Governors of each applicable
State on the proposed deauthorization list prepared under
paragraph (2)(A).
‘‘(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public comment period
shall be 90 days.
‘‘(4) PREPARATION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare a final
deauthorization list by—
‘‘(i) considering any comments received under paragraph (3); and
‘‘(ii) revising the proposed deauthorization list prepared under paragraph (2)(A) as the Secretary determines necessary to respond to such comments.
‘‘(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall include as part
of the final deauthorization list an appendix that—

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‘‘(i) identifies each project or separable element
on the proposed deauthorization list that is not
included on the final deauthorization list; and
‘‘(ii) describes the reasons why the project or separable element is not included on the final deauthorization list.
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST TO CONGRESS
FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW; PUBLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of the close of the comment period under subsection (b)(3),
the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) submit the final deauthorization list and appendix
prepared under subsection (b)(4) to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate; and
‘‘(B) publish the final deauthorization list and appendix
in the Federal Register.
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall not include in the
final deauthorization list submitted under paragraph (1) any
project or separable element with respect to which Federal
funds for planning, design, or construction are obligated after
the development of the preliminary list under subsection
(b)(1)(A) but prior to the submission of the final deauthorization
list under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.’’.

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SEC. 1302. SPECIFIC DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

Deadline.

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publication.

Effective dates.

(a) EAST SAN PEDRO BAY, CALIFORNIA.—The study for the
project for ecosystem restoration, East San Pedro Bay, California,
authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Public Works
of the Senate, dated June 25, 1969, relating to the report of the
Chief of Engineers for Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Ballona
Creek, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act.
(b) DEAUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALIFORNIA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for flood risk
management, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California,
authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter
688, 49 Stat. 1589; 50 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 1215; 55 Stat. 647;
64 Stat. 177; 104 Stat. 4611; 136 Stat. 3785), consisting of
the flood channels described in paragraph (2), are no longer
authorized beginning on the date that is 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(2) FLOOD CHANNELS DESCRIBED.—The flood channels
referred to in paragraph (1) are the following flood channels
operated and maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood
Control District, as generally defined in Corps of Engineers
operations and maintenance manuals and as may be further
described in an agreement entered into under paragraph (3):
(A) Arcadia Wash Channel (Auburn Branch Channel).
(B) Arcadia Wash Channel (Baldwin Ave. Branch
Channel).
(C) Arcadia Wash Channel (East Branch Channel).
(D) Arcadia Wash Channel (Lima St. Branch Channel).
(E) Bel Aire Dr./Sunset Canyon Channel.
(F) Big Dalton Wash Channel.

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(G) Big Dalton Wash Channel (East Branch Inlet
Channel).
(H) Blanchard Canyon Channel.
(I) Blue Gum Canyon Channel.
(J) Brand Canyon Channel.
(K) Childs Canyon Channel.
(L) Dead Horse Canyon Channel.
(M) Dunsmuir Canyon Channel.
(N) Eagle Canyon Channel.
(O) Elmwood Canyon Channel.
(P) Emerald Wash Channel.
(Q) Emerald Wash Channel (West Branch).
(R) Hay Canyon Channel.
(S) Higgins and Coldwater Canyon.
(T) Hillcrest Canyon Channel.
(U) La Tuna Canyon Channel.
(V) Little Dalton Diversion Channel.
(W) Little Dalton Wash Channel.
(X) Live Oak Wash Channel.
(Y) Mansfield St. Channel.
(Z) Marshall Creek Channel.
(AA) Marshall Creek Channel (West Branch).
(BB) Rexford-Monte Mar Branch.
(CC) Royal Boulevard Channel.
(DD) Rubio Canyon Diversion Channel.
(EE) San Dimas Wash Channel.
(FF) Sawtelle Channel.
(GG) Shields Canyon Channel.
(HH) Sierra Madre Villa Channel.
(II) Sierra Madre Wash.
(JJ) Sierra Madre Wash Inlet.
(KK) Snover Canyon Channel.
(LL) Stough Canyon Channel.
(MM) Thompson Creek Channel.
(NN) Walnut Creek Channel.
(OO) Webber Canyon Channel.
(PP) Westwood Branch Channel.
(QQ) Wilson Canyon Channel.
(RR) Winery Canyon Channel.
(3) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter
into an agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control
District to ensure that the Los Angeles County Flood Control
District—
(A) will continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and replace as necessary, the flood channels described
in paragraph (2)—
(i) in perpetuity at no cost to the United States;
and
(ii) in a manner that does not reduce the level
of flood protection of the project described in paragraph
(1);
(B) will retain public ownership of all real property
required for the continued functioning of the flood channels
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(C) will allow the Corps of Engineers to continue to
operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and replace any
appurtenant structures, such as rain and stream gages,
existing as of the date of enactment of this Act and located
within the flood channels subject to deauthorization under
paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure the continued functioning of the project described in paragraph (1); and
(D) will hold and save the United States harmless
from damages due to floods, breach, failure, operation,
or maintenance of the flood channels described in paragraph (2).
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary may accept and
expend funds voluntarily contributed by the Los Angeles County
Flood Control District to cover the administrative costs incurred
by the Secretary to—
(A) enter into an agreement under paragraph (3); and
(B) monitor compliance with such agreement.
(c) BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONNECTICUT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for navigation,
Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the first section
of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 634; 72
Stat. 297), described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the project referred
to in paragraph (1) is generally the northeastern corner of
the Federal Turning Basin at Bridgeport Harbor, immediately
south of the previous Cilco Terminal and current Dolphins
Cove Marina—
(A) beginning at a point N622921.65, E882983.49;
(B) running east approximately 1243 feet to a point
N622079.26, E883897.46;
(C) running southwest approximately 754 feet to
N622244.84, E883162.02; and
(D) running approximately 700 feet to the point of
beginning.
(d) THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the 25-foot-deep channel portion of the project for
navigation, Thames River, Connecticut, authorized by the first
section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 918),
consisting of the area described in paragraph (2), is no longer
authorized.
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in paragraph
(1) is the area—
(A) beginning at a point N706550.83, E1179497.53;
(B) running southeasterly about 808.28 feet to a point
N705766.32, E1179692.10;
(C) running southeasterly about 2219.17 feet to a point
N703725.88, E1180564.64;
(D) running southeasterly about 1594.84 feet to a point
N702349.59, E1181370.46;
(E) running southwesterly about 483.01 feet to a point
N701866.63, E1181363.54;
(F) running northwesterly about 2023.85 feet to a point
N703613.13, E1180340.96;
(G) running northwesterly about 2001.46 feet to a point
N705453.40, E1179554.02; and

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(H) running northwesterly about 1098.89 feet to the
point described in paragraph (1).
(e) JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLORIDA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the project for navigation, Jacksonville Harbor,
Florida, authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor
Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090; 113 Stat. 276; 119 Stat. 2260;
128 Stat. 1364), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the
project described in paragraph (2).
(2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the project referred
to in paragraph (1) is the area bounded by the following coordinates:
(A) E 458361.31, N 2176371.67.
(B) E 458278.7499, N 2175769.9847.
(C) E 457946.66, N 2175527.99.
(f) MASARYKTOWN CANAL, FLORIDA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for the Four
River Basins, Florida, authorized by section 203 of the Flood
Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1183) described in paragraph
(2) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act.
(2) PORTION DESCRIBED.—The portion of the project referred
to in paragraph (1) is the Masaryktown Canal C–534, which
spans approximately 5.5 miles from Hernando County, between
Ayers Road and County Line Road east of United States Route
41, and continues south to Pasco County, discharging into
Crews Lake.
(g) SAINT PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLORIDA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the portion of the project for navigation, Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the River
and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 165), consisting of the area
described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized.
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in paragraph
(1) is the portion of the Federal channel located within Bayboro
Harbor, at approximately -82.635353 W and 27.760977 N, south
of the Range 300 line and west of the Station 71+00 line.
(h) NORTH BRANCH, CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the portion of the project for navigation North Branch
channel, Chicago River, Illinois, authorized by section 22 of
the Act of March 3, 1899 (chapter 425, 30 Stat. 1156), consisting
of the area described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized.
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in paragraph
(1) is the approximately one-mile long segment of the North
Branch Channel on the east side of Goose Island, Chicago
River, Illinois.
(i) CHERRYFIELD DAM, MAINE.—The project for flood control,
Narraguagus River, Cherryfield Dam, Maine, authorized by, and
constructed pursuant to, section 205 of the Flood Control Act of
1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) is no longer authorized beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(j) PAPILLION CREEK WATERSHED, NEBRASKA.—Beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, the project for flood protection
and other purposes in the Papillion Creek Basin, Nebraska, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat.

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743) is modified to deauthorize the portions of the project known
as Dam Site 7 and Dam Site 12.
(k) TRUCKEE RIVER, NEVADA.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for flood risk management, Truckee
Meadows, Nevada, authorized by section 7002(2) of the Water
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366),
is no longer authorized.
(l) NEWTOWN CREEK FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNEL, NEW
YORK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the project for navigation, Newtown Creek Federal
navigation channel, New York, authorized by the first section
of the Act of March 2, 1919 (chapter 95, 40 Stat. 1276; 446
Stat. 920; 50 Stat. 845) is modified to deauthorize a portion
of the channel in East Branch, consisting of the area described
in paragraph (2).
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in paragraph
(1) is the area beginning at a point North 40.718066 and
West 73.923931, and extending upstream.
(m) SOURIS RIVER BASIN, NORTH DAKOTA.—The Talbott’s
Nursery portion, consisting of approximately 2,600 linear feet of
levee, of stage 4 of the project for flood control, Souris River Basin,
North Dakota, authorized by section 1124 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4243; 101 Stat. 1329–111),
is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act.
(n) MONROE BAY AND CREEK FEDERAL CHANNEL, VIRGINIA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the project for navigation, Monroe Bay and Creek,
Virginia, authorized by the first section of the Act of July
3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 922), is modified to deauthorize
a portion of the turning and anchorage basin, consisting of
the area described in paragraph (2).
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in paragraph
(1) is 500 feet wide by 300 feet long of the turning and anchorage basin starting at the upstream limit (end) of the turning
and anchorage basin near Robins Grove Port. This area is
further defined by the following coordinates, Easting:
1322718.74, Northing: 209016.31; Easting: 1323145.05,
Northing:
208755.00;
Easting:
1322988.29,
Northing:
208499.27; Easting: 1322561.97, Northing: 208760.59.
(o) SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the project for navigation, Seattle Harbor, Washington,
authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935
(chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1039), is modified to deauthorize the
portion of the project within the East Waterway consisting
of the area described in paragraph (2).
(2) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area referred to in paragraph
(1) is the area—
(A) beginning at the southwest corner of Block 386,
Plat of Seattle Tidelands (said corner also being a point
on the United States pierhead line);
(B) thence north 90°00’00’’ west along the projection
of the south line of Block 386, 206.58 feet to the centerline
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(C) thence north 14°30’00’’ east along the centerline
and parallel with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 64.83
feet;
(D) thence north 33°32’59’’ east, 235.85 feet;
(E) thence north 39°55’22’’ east, 128.70 feet;
(F) thence north 14°30’00’’ east parallel with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 280.45 feet;
(G) thence north 90°00’00’’ east, 70.00 feet to the
pierhead line and the northwesterly line of Block 386;
and
(H) thence south 14°30’00’’ west, 650.25 feet along
said pierhead line and northwesterly line of Block 386
to the point of beginning.
(p) STUDY ON ADDITIONAL DEAUTHORIZATION.—Not later than
18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on the impacts
of deauthorizing of the portions of the project for flood protection
on the Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665,
58 Stat. 901) consisting of the right bank of the San Joaquin
River between levee miles 0.00 on the left bank of the Tuolumne
River and levee mile 3.76 on the San Joaquin River, California.

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SEC. 1303. GENERAL REAUTHORIZATIONS.

(a) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.—Section 529(b)(3) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2658; 119 Stat.
2255; 125 Stat. 865; 136 Stat. 4631) is amended by striking
‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’.
(b) INVASIVE SPECIES IN ALPINE LAKES PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (16
U.S.C. 4701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting
‘‘2030’’.
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL BANKS.—Section 309(e) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3957(e))
is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘14’’.
(d) LEVEE SAFETY INITIATIVE.—Section 9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C.
3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting
‘‘2030’’.
(e) NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section
1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2030’’.
(f) ASIAN CARP PREVENTION AND CONTROL PILOT PROGRAM.—
Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting
‘‘2030’’; and
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘2 years thereafter’’ and
inserting ‘‘2 years after the date of enactment of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2024’’.
(g) TRANSFER OF EXCESS CREDIT.—Section 1020 of the Water
Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2223)
is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’ each place
it appears.

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(h) PILOT PROGRAMS ON THE FORMULATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.—Section 118 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘5 years and 10 years’’
and inserting ‘‘5 years, 10 years, and 15 years’’;
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting
‘‘15 years’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize the following projects:
‘‘(1) The project for flood risk management, city of Rialto,
California, authorized by section 1201 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2024.
‘‘(2) The project for ecosystem restoration and recreation,
Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, California, authorized by section 1201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.
‘‘(3) The project for flood control and other purposes, Kentucky River and its tributaries, Kentucky, authorized by section
6 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (chapter 699, 53 Stat. 1416).
‘‘(4) The project for flood risk management, Kentucky River,
Kentucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746).
‘‘(5) The project for navigation, Hagaman Chute, Lake
Providence, Louisiana, authorized by section 1201 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2024.
‘‘(6) The project for flood risk management, Otero County,
New Mexico, authorized by section 1201 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2024.
‘‘(7) The project for flood control and other purposes,
Susquehanna River Basin, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688,
49 Stat. 1573).
‘‘(8) The project for flood risk management and ecosystem
restoration, Winooski River basin, Vermont, authorized by section 1201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.
‘‘(9) The project for flood risk management and sediment
management, Grays River, Wahkiakum County, Washington,
authorized by section 1201 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2024.’’.
(i) REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LEVEES.—Section 3017(e) of
the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33
U.S.C. 3303a note) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting
‘‘2033’’.
(j) EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS.—
Section 104(b)(2)(A) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C.
610(b)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2021
through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2025 through
2029’’; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’.

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SEC. 1304. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

State listing.

State listing.

(a) NEW PROJECTS.—Section 219(f) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 121 Stat.
1258; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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‘‘(406) BUCKEYE, ARIZONA.—$12,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City
of Buckeye, Arizona.
‘‘(407) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.—$5,000,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure
(including facilities for water reclamation, withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Flagstaff, Arizona.
‘‘(408) GLENDALE, ARIZONA.—$5,200,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure
(including stormwater management), drainage systems, and
water quality enhancement, Glendale, Arizona.
‘‘(409) PAGE, ARIZONA.—$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of Page,
Arizona.
‘‘(410) SAHUARITA, ARIZONA.—$4,800,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, in the
town of Sahuarita, Arizona.
‘‘(411) TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, ARIZONA.—$10,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure (including facilities for withdrawal, treatment,
and distribution), Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona.
‘‘(412) TUCSON, ARIZONA.—$30,000,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure
(including water reclamation and recycled water systems), Tucson, Arizona.
‘‘(413) WINSLOW, ARIZONA.—$3,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City
of Winslow, Arizona.
‘‘(414) ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the City of Adelanto, California.
‘‘(415) APTOS, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the town of Aptos, California.
‘‘(416) SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS, BAY-DELTA,
CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for environmental infrastructure,
including water and wastewater infrastructure (including
stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality
enhancement, Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, San Francisco Bay–Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta watershed,
California.
‘‘(417) BISHOP, CALIFORNIA.—$2,500,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the city of Bishop, California.
‘‘(418) BLOOMINGTON, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Bloomington, California.
‘‘(419) BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$50,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water supply, environmental restoration, and surface
water resource protection in Butte County, California.
‘‘(420) CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA.—$1,902,808 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the
city of California City, California.
‘‘(421) CARSON, CALIFORNIA.—$11,000,000 for water and
water supply infrastructure in the City of Carson, California.
‘‘(422) CEDAR GLEN, CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and
water storage, in Cedar Glen, California.

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‘‘(423) CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and
drinking water, in City of Culver City, California.
‘‘(424) COLTON, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the city of Colton, California.
‘‘(425) EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.—
$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including
stormwater management, drinking water, and water supply,
in the City of Los Angeles, California, including Sun Valley.
‘‘(426) FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water
and water supply infrastructure, including stormwater management, surface water resource protection, and environmental
restoration, in Fresno County, California.
‘‘(427) GEORGETOWN DIVIDE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.—$20,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure,
including water supply and water storage, for communities
served by the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District, California.
‘‘(428) GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Grand Terrace, California.
‘‘(429) HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental
infrastructure, in the city of Hayward, California.
‘‘(430) HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the city of Hollister, California.
‘‘(431) KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$50,000,000 for water
and water supply infrastructure in Kern County, California.
‘‘(432) LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Lake County, California.
‘‘(433) LAKE TAHOE BASIN.—$20,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the
communities within the Lake Tahoe Basin in Nevada and California.
‘‘(434) LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, in the City of La Quinta, California.
‘‘(435) LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$8,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the city of Lakewood, California.
‘‘(436) LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA.—$6,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
and environmental infrastructure, in the city of Lawndale, California.
‘‘(437) LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA.—$7,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the town of Lone Pine, California.
‘‘(438) LOMITA, CALIFORNIA.—$5,500,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and
stormwater management, in the city of Lomita, California.
‘‘(439) LOS BANOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the city of Los Banos, California.
‘‘(440) LOS OLIVOS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the town of Los Olivos, California.
‘‘(441) LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA.—$12,000,000 for water and
water supply infrastructure in the city of Lynwood, California.

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‘‘(442) MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$27,500,000 for
water and water supply infrastructure in Madera County, California.
‘‘(443) MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA.—$15,000,000 for water and
water supply infrastructure in the city of Milpitas, California.
‘‘(444) MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA.—$18,250,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and
stormwater management, in the town of Montecito, California.
‘‘(445)
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA
ESTUARY,
CALIFORNIA.—
$30,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water
and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems and water quality enhancement, Oakland-Alameda Estuary, Oakland and Alameda Counties, California.
‘‘(446) OXNARD, CALIFORNIA.—$40,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, conservation, water reuse and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection, in the city of
Oxnard, California.
‘‘(447) PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and environmental restoration, in the city of Patterson, California.
‘‘(448) POMONA, CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking
water, in Pomona, California.
‘‘(449) ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for water
and water supply infrastructure in the city of Rohnert Park,
California.
‘‘(450) SALINAS, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city
of Salinas, California.
‘‘(451) SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply,
in San Benito County, California.
‘‘(452) SAN BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA.—$18,250,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of San Buenaventura, California.
‘‘(453) SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$200,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply,
in San Diego County, California.
‘‘(454) SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000 for water and
water supply infrastructure in the city of South Gate, California.
‘‘(455) SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$5,000,000
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking
water and water supply, in San Luis Obispo County, California.
‘‘(456) STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$10,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply
and stormwater management, in Stanislaus County, California.
‘‘(457) TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY WATERSHED, CALIFORNIA.—
$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water
and wastewater infrastructure, Tijuana River Valley Watershed, California.
‘‘(458) TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water
and water supply infrastructure, including stormwater management, surface water resource protection, and environmental
restoration, in Tulare County, California.

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‘‘(459) WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA.—$28,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Watsonville, California.
‘‘(460) YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and
stormwater management, in Yolo County, California.
‘‘(461) YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.—
$6,500,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in communities served by the Yorba Linda Water District, California.
‘‘(462) EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.—$20,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure and stormwater management, El Paso County,
Colorado.
‘‘(463) FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO.—$50,000,000 for
water and water supply infrastructure, in Fremont County,
Colorado.
‘‘(464) EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT.—$25,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply,
in the town of East Hampton, Connecticut.
‘‘(465) EAST LYME, CONNECTICUT.—$25,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the
town of East Lyme, Connecticut.
‘‘(466) REHOBOTH BEACH, LEWES, DEWEY, BETHANY, SOUTH
BETHANY,
FENWICK
ISLAND,
DELAWARE.—$25,000,000
for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Dewey, Bethany, South
Bethany, and Fenwick Island, Delaware.
‘‘(467) WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure, Wilmington, Delaware.
‘‘(468) PICKERING BEACH, KITTS HUMMOCK, BOWERS BEACH,
SOUTH BOWERS BEACH, SLAUGHTER BEACH, PRIME HOOK BEACH,
MILTON, MILFORD, DELAWARE.—$25,000,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure,
Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers Beach, South Bowers
Beach, Slaughter Beach, Prime Hook Beach, Milton, and Milford, Delaware.
‘‘(469) BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$50,000,000 for water
and water-related infrastructure, including stormwater
management, water storage and treatment, surface water
protection, and environmental restoration, in Broward County,
Florida.
‘‘(470) DELTONA, FLORIDA.—$31,200,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the City of Deltona, Florida.
‘‘(471) LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.—$2,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the Town of Longboat Key, Florida.
‘‘(472) MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 for water
and water supply infrastructure, including water supply, in
Marion County, Florida.
‘‘(473) OVIEDO, FLORIDA.—$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water storage and treatment,
in the city of Oviedo, Florida.
‘‘(474) OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA.—$5,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, and
environmental restoration, in Osceola County, Florida.

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‘‘(475) CENTRAL FLORIDA.—$45,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Brevard
County, Orange County, and Osceola County, Florida.
‘‘(476) COASTAL GEORGIA, GEORGIA.—$50,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure (including stormwater management and water
supply), in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and
McIntosh Counties, Georgia.
‘‘(477) MUSCOGEE, HENRY, AND CLAYTON COUNTIES,
GEORGIA.—$10,000,000
for environmental infrastructure,
including water and wastewater infrastructure (including
stormwater management), Muscogee, Henry, and Clayton Counties, Georgia.
‘‘(478) COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$5,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure, Cobb County, Georgia.
‘‘(479) DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA.—$40,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and
water treatment, in DeKalb County, Georgia.
‘‘(480) PORTERDALE, GEORGIA.—$10,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
water supply, and environmental restoration in the city of
Porterdale, Georgia.
‘‘(481) BURLEY, IDAHO.—$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water treatment, in the city
of Burley, Idaho.
‘‘(482) BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS.—$17,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the city of Belvidere, Illinois.
‘‘(483) CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS.—$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure, Calumet City, Illinois.
‘‘(484) DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—$5,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking
water, in the village of Clarendon Hills, Illinois.
‘‘(485) FOX RIVER, ILLINOIS.—$9,500,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water storage and treatment, in the villages of Lakemoor, Island Lake, and Volo,
and McHenry County, Illinois.
‘‘(486) GERMAN VALLEY, ILLINOIS.—$5,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water
treatment, in the village of German Valley, Illinois.
‘‘(487) LASALLE, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
drinking water, water treatment, and environmental restoration, in the city of LaSalle, Illinois.
‘‘(488) ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.—$4,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water
treatment, in the city of Rockford, Illinois.
‘‘(489) SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.—$2,000,000 for water and water
supply infrastructure, including drinking water, in the city
of Savanna, Illinois.
‘‘(490) SHERRARD, ILLINOIS.—$7,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water
treatment, in the village of Sherrard, Illinois.
‘‘(491) WYANDOTTE COUNTY AND KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.—
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stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows),
Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
‘‘(492) BROWNSVILLE, KENTUCKY.—$14,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and
drinking water, in the city of Brownsville, Kentucky.
‘‘(493) MONROE, LOUISIANA.—$7,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
water supply, and drinking water, in the city of Monroe, Louisiana.
‘‘(494) POINTE CELESTE, LOUISIANA.—$50,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including pump stations, in
Pointe Celeste, Louisiana.
‘‘(495) EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.—$10,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure (including wastewater treatment plant outfalls),
Easthampton, Massachusetts.
‘‘(496) FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS.—$1,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Franklin, Massachusetts.
‘‘(497) NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.—$5,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including pump stations,
Hockanum Road, Northampton, Massachusetts.
‘‘(498) WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS.—$1,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Winthrop, Massachusetts.
‘‘(499) MILAN, MICHIGAN.—$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking
water, in the city of Milan, Michigan.
‘‘(500) SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.—$58,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management
and water supply, in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, and
Washtenaw Counties, Michigan.
‘‘(501) ELYSIAN, MINNESOTA.—$5,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city
of Elysian, Minnesota.
‘‘(502) LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA.—$3,200,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city
of Le Sueur, Minnesota.
‘‘(503) BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure
(including stormwater management), drainage systems, and
water quality enhancement, Byram, Mississippi.
‘‘(504) COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI.—$4,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water quality enhancement and water supply, in the city of Columbia, Mississippi.
‘‘(505) DIAMONDHEAD, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure and drainage systems, Diamondhead, Mississippi.
‘‘(506) HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage
systems, and water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mississippi.
‘‘(507) LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the city of Laurel, Mississippi.

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‘‘(508) MADISON, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, Madison, Mississippi.
‘‘(509) MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI.—$11,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the city of Moss Point, Mississippi.
‘‘(510) OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI.—$10,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water quality enhancement, and water supply, in the
city of Olive Branch, Mississippi.
‘‘(511) PEARL, MISSISSIPPI.—$7,000,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure
(including stormwater management), drainage systems, and
water quality enhancement, Pearl, Mississippi.
‘‘(512) PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the city of Picayune, Mississippi.
‘‘(513) STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.—$6,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water, water
treatment, water quality enhancement, and water supply, in
the city of Starkville, Mississippi.
‘‘(514) LAUGHLIN, NEVADA.—$29,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of Laughlin,
Nevada.
‘‘(515) NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including water wellfield and pipeline in the
Pahrump Valley), Nye County, Nevada.
‘‘(516) PAHRUMP, NEVADA.—$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Pahrump, Nevada.
‘‘(517) STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.—$10,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and
distribution), Storey County, Nevada.
‘‘(518) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—$25,000,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure,
New Hampshire.
‘‘(519) BELMAR, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental
infrastructure and stormwater management in Belmar Township, New Jersey.
‘‘(520) CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.—$40,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure (including water supply, desalination, and facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribution), Cape May
County, New Jersey.
‘‘(521) COLESVILLE, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure in Colesville, New Jersey.
‘‘(522) DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.—$4,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure in Deptford Township,
New Jersey.
‘‘(523) LACEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure and stormwater management, in Lacey
Township, New Jersey.

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‘‘(524) MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.—$18,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of
Merchantville, New Jersey.
‘‘(525) PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.—$10,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Park Ridge,
New Jersey.
‘‘(526) WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.—$3,200,000
for water and wastewater infrastructure in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
‘‘(527) BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO.—$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the town of Bernalillo, New Mexico.
‘‘(528) BOSQUE FARMS, NEW MEXICO.—$10,000,000 for
wastewater infrastructure in the village of Bosque Farms, New
Mexico.
‘‘(529) CARMEL, NEW YORK.—$3,450,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the town of Carmel, New York.
‘‘(530) DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure in Dutchess County, New
York.
‘‘(531) KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK.—$100,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in Kings County,
New York.
‘‘(532) MOHAWK RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, NEW YORK.—
$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure,
including stormwater management, surface water resource
protection, environmental restoration, and related infrastructure, in the vicinity of the Mohawk River and tributaries,
including the counties of Albany, Delaware, Fulton, Greene,
Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida,
Otsego, Saratoga, Schoharie, and Schenectady, New York.
‘‘(533) MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW YORK.—$2,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York.
‘‘(534) NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.—$20,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure (including stormwater management), New
Rochelle, New York.
‘‘(535) NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK.—$25,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the vicinity of
Newtown Creek, New York City, New York.
‘‘(536) NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK.—$60,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater
management (including combined sewer overflows), in New
York County, New York.
‘‘(537) ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure in Orange County, New York.
‘‘(538) SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW YORK.—$2,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Sleepy Hollow, New York.
‘‘(539) ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure in Ulster County, New York.
‘‘(540) RAMAPO, NEW YORK.—$4,000,000 for water infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure, in
the town of Ramapo, New York.

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PUBLIC LAW 118–272—JAN. 4, 2025
‘‘(541) RIKERS ISLAND, NEW YORK.—$25,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows) on Rikers Island,
New York.
‘‘(542) YORKTOWN, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the town of Yorktown, New York.
‘‘(543) CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA.—$41,025,650 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Canton, North Carolina.
‘‘(544) FAIRMONT, NORTH CAROLINA.—$7,137,500 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, in the town of Fairmont, North
Carolina.
‘‘(545) MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA.—$1,500,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the
town of Murphy, North Carolina.
‘‘(546) ROBBINSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.—$3,474,350 for
water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of
Robbinsville, North Carolina.
‘‘(547) WEAVERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.—$4,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of
Weaverville, North Carolina.
‘‘(548) CITY OF AKRON, OHIO.—$5,500,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure
(including drainage systems), City of Akron, Ohio.
‘‘(549) APPLE CREEK, OHIO.—$350,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the
village of Apple Creek, Ohio.
‘‘(550) ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO.—$1,500,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including water supply and water quality enhancement), Ashtabula County, Ohio.
‘‘(551) BLOOMINGBURG, OHIO.—$6,500,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and
distribution), Bloomingburg, Ohio.
‘‘(552) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OHIO.—$170,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the village of Brooklyn Heights, Ohio.
‘‘(553) CHAGRIN FALLS REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM, OHIO.—
$3,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the villages of Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls, Moreland Hills, and South
Russell, and the Townships of Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, and
Russell, Ohio.
‘‘(554) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.—$11,500,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including combined sewer overflows), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
‘‘(555) EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO.—$13,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), East Cleveland,
Ohio.
‘‘(556) ERIE COUNTY, OHIO.—$16,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management
(including combined sewer overflows) in Erie County, Ohio.
‘‘(557) HURON, OHIO.—$7,100,000 for water and wastewater
infrastructure in the city of Huron, Ohio.

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138 STAT. 3125

‘‘(558) KELLEYS ISLAND, OHIO.—$1,000,000 for wastewater
infrastructure in the village of Kelleys Island, Ohio.
‘‘(559) NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO.—$1,175,165 for water and
wastewater infrastructure in the city of North Olmsted, Ohio.
‘‘(560) PAINESVILLE, OHIO.—$11,800,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management,
in the City of Painesville, Ohio.
‘‘(561) SOLON, OHIO.—$14,137,341 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management
(including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Solon, Ohio.
‘‘(562) SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO.—$25,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental
infrastructure, in Summit County, Ohio.
‘‘(563) STARK COUNTY, OHIO.—$24,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental
infrastructure, in Stark County, Ohio.
‘‘(564) STRUTHERS, OHIO.—$500,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure
(including wastewater infrastructure, stormwater management,
and sewer improvements), Struthers, Ohio.
‘‘(565) TOLEDO AND OREGON, OHIO.—$10,500,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure in the cities of Toledo and
Oregon, Ohio.
‘‘(566) VERMILION, OHIO.—$15,400,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the city of Vermilion, Ohio.
‘‘(567) WESTLAKE, OHIO.—$750,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the
city of Westlake, Ohio.
‘‘(568) STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA.—$30,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure and water supply infrastructure (including facilities
for water storage, withdrawal, treatment, and distribution),
in the city of Stillwater, Oklahoma.
‘‘(569) BEAVERTON, OREGON.—$10,000,000 for water supply
in the city of Beaverton, Oregon.
‘‘(570) CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON.—$50,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including combined sewer
overflows, in Clackamas County, Oregon.
‘‘(571) WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON.—$50,000,000 for
water infrastructure and water supply in Washington County,
Oregon.
‘‘(572) PENNSYLVANIA.—$38,600,000 for environmental
infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure,
Pennsylvania.
‘‘(573) BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—$7,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply,
stormwater management, drinking water, and water treatment,
in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
‘‘(574) CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—$7,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply,
stormwater management, drinking water, and water treatment,
in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
‘‘(575) FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.—$2,000,000 for
water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater
management, in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania.

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PUBLIC LAW 118–272—JAN. 4, 2025
‘‘(576) INDIAN CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.—$50,000,000 for
wastewater infrastructure in the boroughs of Telford, Franconia, and Lower Safford, Pennsylvania.
‘‘(577) PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA.—$5,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Pen Argyl,
Pennsylvania.
‘‘(578) CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.—
$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure and other
environmental infrastructure (including stormwater management), Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
‘‘(579) CHERAW, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$8,800,000 for water,
wastewater, and other environmental infrastructure in the town
of Cheraw, South Carolina.
‘‘(580) FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$40,000,000
for water and wastewater infrastructure in Florence County,
South Carolina.
‘‘(581) LAKE CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA.—$15,000,000 for water
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management in the city of Lake City, South Carolina.
‘‘(582) TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.—$35,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure and water supply infrastructure, including
facilities for withdrawal, treatment, and distribution, Tipton
County, Tennessee.
‘‘(583) TIPTON, HAYWOOD, AND FAYETTE COUNTIES, TENNESSEE.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure,
including related environmental infrastructure and water
supply, in Tipton, Haywood, and Fayette Counties, Tennessee.
‘‘(584) AUSTIN, TEXAS.—$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Austin, Texas.
‘‘(585) AMARILLO, TEXAS.—$38,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and
water storage and treatment systems, in the City of Amarillo,
Texas.
‘‘(586) BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.—$40,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, in the City of Brownsville, Texas.
‘‘(587) CLARENDON, TEXAS.—$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water storage, in the city of Clarendon,
Texas.
‘‘(588) QUINLAN, TEXAS.—$1,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Quinlan, Texas.
‘‘(589) RUNAWAY BAY, TEXAS.—$7,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management
and water storage and treatment systems, in the city of Runaway Bay, Texas.
‘‘(590) WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 for wastewater
infrastructure and water supply in Webb County, Texas.
‘‘(591) ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS.—$20,000,000 for water and
wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Zapata
County, Texas.
‘‘(592) KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.—$1,300,000 for
wastewater infrastructure in King William County, Virginia.
‘‘(593) POTOMAC RIVER, VIRGINIA.—$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, environmental infrastructure, and water
quality improvements, in the vicinity of the Potomac River,
Virginia.

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138 STAT. 3127

‘‘(594) CHELAN, WASHINGTON.—$9,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, storage, and distribution,
in the city of Chelan, Washington.
‘‘(595) COLLEGE PLACE, WASHINGTON.—$5,000,000 for
environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater
infrastructure, including water supply and storage, in the city
of College Place, Washington.
‘‘(596) FERNDALE, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 for water,
wastewater, and environmental infrastructure, in the city of
Ferndale, Washington.
‘‘(597) LYNDEN, WASHINGTON.—$4,000,000 for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure, in the city of Lynden,
Washington.
‘‘(598) OTHELLO, WASHINGTON.—$14,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including water supply, storage, and treatment, and
aquifer storage and recovery), in the city of Othello, Washington.’’.
(b) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—
(1) CONSISTENCY WITH REPORTS.—Congress finds that the
project modifications described in this subsection are in accordance with the reports submitted to Congress by the Secretary
under section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (33 U.S.C. 2282d), titled ‘‘Report to Congress on
Future Water Resources Development’’, or have otherwise been
reviewed by Congress.
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—
(A) ALABAMA.—Section 219(f)(274) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113
Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by striking
‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$85,000,000’’.
(B) ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.—Section 219(f)(80) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334;
121 Stat. 1258) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’.
(C)
CALAVERAS
COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA.—Section
219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat.
3816) is amended by striking ‘‘$13,280,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$16,300,000’’.
(D) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Section
219(f)(87) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended—
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘WATER
DISTRICT’’ and inserting ‘‘COUNTY’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘$80,000,000, of which not less
than’’ before ‘‘$23,000,000’’;
(iii) by inserting ‘‘shall be’’ after ‘‘$23,000,000’’;
and
(iv) by inserting ‘‘service area, and of which not
less than $57,000,000 shall be for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply, within the service areas for
the Delta Diablo Sanitation District and the Ironhouse
Sanitary District, Contra Costa County’’ after ‘‘Water
District’’.

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PUBLIC LAW 118–272—JAN. 4, 2025
(E) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Section
219(f)(93) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat.
3816) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘$103,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$128,000,000’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Santa Clarity Valley’’ and inserting
‘‘Santa Clarita Valley’’.
(F) LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—Section
8319 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3785) is
amended—
(i) in subsection (d)(3), by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(E)
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(A)(i), the Federal share of the cost of a project under
this section benefitting an economically disadvantaged
community (as defined by the Secretary under section of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C.
2201 note)) shall be 90 percent.’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(G) LOS OSOS, CALIFORNIA.—
(i) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—Section 219(c)(27) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 114 Stat. 2763A–219; 121 Stat. 1209) is amended
by striking ‘‘Wastewater’’ and inserting ‘‘Water and
wastewater’’.
(ii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.—Section 219(e)(15) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 121 Stat. 1192) is amended by
striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$43,000,000’’.
(H) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Section
219(f)(101) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1260) is
modified by striking ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$24,000,000’’.
(I) SOUTH PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.—Section 219(f)(52) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 134 Stat. 2718)
is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(J) KENT, DELAWARE.—Section 219(f)(313) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113
Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking
‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’.
(K) NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE.—Section 219(f)(314) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking
‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’.
(L) SUSSEX, DELAWARE.—Section 219(f)(315) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking
‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’.
(M)
PALM
BEACH
COUNTY,
FLORIDA.—Section
219(f)(129) of the Water Resources Development Act of

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1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1261) is
amended by striking ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$57,500,000’’.
(N) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—Section 219(e)(5) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110
Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334) is amended by striking
‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(O) EAST POINT, GEORGIA.—Section 219(f)(136) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1261; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended
by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’.
(P) GUAM.—Section 219(f)(323) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (136 Stat. 3811) is amended by
striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’.
(Q) MAUI, HAWAII.—Section 219(f)(328) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113
Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3811) is modified by striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
(R) COOK COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section
219(f)(54) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–221) is
amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$149,000,000’’.
(S) FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(330) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
(T) MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(55) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–
221; 134 Stat. 2718; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended—
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including stormwater management)’’ after ‘‘wastewater assistance’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$150,000,000’’.
(U) SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(333) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended—
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘MONTGOMERY AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS’’ and
inserting ‘‘SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Montgomery County and Christian
County’’ and inserting ‘‘Montgomery County, Christian
County, Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper
County, Richland County, Crawford County, and Lawrence County’’.
(V) WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.—Section 219(f)(334) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended by striking
‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$36,000,000’’.
(W) BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.—Section 219(f)(21) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 121 Stat. 1226;
136 Stat. 3817) is amended by striking ‘‘$90,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(X) EAST ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND AMITE RIVER BASIN
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Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1226) is amended by
striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’.
(Y)
LAFOURCHE
PARISH,
LOUISIANA.—Section
219(f)(146) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1262) is
amended by striking ‘‘$2,300,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$7,300,000’’.
(Z) SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION, LOUISIANA.—Section 219(f)(153) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113
Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1262; 136 Stat. 3817) is amended
by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,500,000’’.
(AA) SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA REGION, LOUISIANA.—Section 5085(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2007 (121 Stat. 1228) is amended by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’.
(BB) FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 219(f)(336)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended
by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
(CC) HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 219(f)(337)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended
by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
(DD) LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 219(f)(338)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended
by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
(EE) LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 219(f)(339) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
(FF) METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS.—Section 219(f)(340)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended
by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
(GG) MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(345)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended
by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’.
(HH) MICHIGAN.—Section 219(f)(157) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4825; 113
Stat. 336; 121 Stat. 1262; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended—
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
‘‘MICHIGAN COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS’’ and
inserting ‘‘MICHIGAN’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘$85,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$160,000,000’’.
(II) BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219(f)(163) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1263) is amended by striking
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
(JJ) DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219(f)(30)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 119 Stat.
282; 119 Stat. 2257; 122 Stat. 1623; 134 Stat. 2718) is

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amended by striking ‘‘$130,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$170,000,000’’.
(KK) JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219(f)(167) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1263; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended
by striking ‘‘$125,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$139,000,000’’.
(LL)
MADISON
COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI.—Section
219(f)(351) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$24,000,000’’.
(MM) MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219(f)(352) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’.
(NN) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219(f)(354)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended
by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000’’.
(OO) NORTHERN MISSOURI.—Section 8353(d)(3) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3800)
is amended by adding at the end:
‘‘(E)
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(A)(i), the Federal share of the cost of a project under
this section benefitting an economically disadvantaged
community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 14
U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent.’’.
(PP) ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Section 219(f)(32) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 337; 121 Stat. 1233; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended
by striking ‘‘$70,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(QQ) CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.—Section 219(f)(357) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking
‘‘$119,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$143,800,000’’.
(RR) CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.—Section 593(h) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 380;
119 Stat. 2255; 136 Stat. 3820) is amended by striking
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’.
(SS) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—Section 219(f)(184) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1264) is amended by striking
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.
(TT) QUEENS, NEW YORK.—Section 219(f)(377) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3814) is amended by striking
‘‘$119,200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$190,000,000’’.
(UU) NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.—Section 552(a) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.
3780; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the
Secretary may consider natural and nature-based infrastructure.’’.
(VV) NORTH CAROLINA.—Section 5113 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1237) is

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amended in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘$13,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
(WW) CLEVELAND, OHIO.—Section 219(f)(207) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking
‘‘$2,500,000 for Flats East Bank’’ and inserting
‘‘$25,500,000’’.
(XX) CINCINNATI, OHIO.—Section 219(f)(206) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1265) is amended by striking
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$31,000,000’’.
(YY) MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA.—Section 219(f)(231)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat 2719)
is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$15,000,000’’.
(ZZ) WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.—Section 219(f)(236) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is amended by striking
‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’.
(AAA) SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.—Section 8359 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3802)
is amended—
(i) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’; and
(ii) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘Lincoln,’’ after
‘‘Lane,’’.
(BBB) HATFIELD BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.—Section
219(f)(239) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is
amended by striking ‘‘$310,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’.
(CCC) NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 219(f)(11)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334) is amended by striking
‘‘$20,000,000 for water related infrastructure’’ and inserting
‘‘$70,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure,
including water supply’’.
PENNSYLVANIA.—Section
(DDD)
PHILADELPHIA,
219(f)(243) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1266) is
amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘$1,600,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$3,000,000’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘water supply and’’ before ‘‘wastewater’’.
(EEE) PHOENIXVILLE BOROUGH, CHESTER COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA.—Section 219(f)(68) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334;
114 Stat. 2763A–221) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,400,000
for water and sewer infrastructure’’ and inserting
‘‘$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure,
including stormwater infrastructure and water supply’’.
(FFF) LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 114
Stat. 2763A–220; 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 132 Stat.

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3818; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended by
striking ‘‘$165,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$235,000,000’’.
(GGG) MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section
219(f)(393) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3815) is
amended by striking ‘‘$7,822,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000,000’’.
(HHH)
SMITH
COUNTY,
TENNESSEE.—Section
219(f)(395) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3815) is
amended by striking ‘‘$19,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$69,500,000’’.
(III) DALLAS COUNTY REGION, TEXAS.—Section 5140 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat.
1251) is amended in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(JJJ) TEXAS.—Section 5138 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1250; 136 Stat. 3821)
is amended in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’.
(KKK) WESTERN RURAL WATER.—Section 595 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 383;
117 Stat. 139; 117 Stat. 142; 117 Stat. 1836; 118 Stat.
440; 121 Stat. 1219; 123 Stat. 2851; 128 Stat. 1316; 130
Stat. 1681; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3822) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a)—
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2)
as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(II) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated) the following:
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term ‘non-Federal
interest’ includes an entity declared to be a political subdivision
of the State of New Mexico.’’;
(ii) in subsection (c)(1)—
(I) by inserting by inserting ‘‘, including natural and nature-based infrastructure’’ after ‘‘waterrelated environmental infrastructure’’;
(II) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end; and
(III) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) drought resilience measures; and’’; and
(iii) in subsection (i)—
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$800,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$850,000,000’’; and
(II)
in
paragraph
(2),
by
striking
‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000’’.
(LLL) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.—Section 219(f)(405) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3816) is amended by striking
‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,000,000’’.
(3) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the operation of section 6001(e) of the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act of 2014 (as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2016), any project included on a list published by the Secretary pursuant to such section the authorization for which

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is amended by this subsection remains authorized to be carried
out by the Secretary.

33 USC 2201
note.

SEC. 1305. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 219
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835)
and subject to the availability of appropriations, in carrying out
projects under that section benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201
note)), the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the cost
of those projects to not more than 90 percent.
(b) LIMITATION.—The total amount expended for an increased
Federal share for all projects under subsection (a) shall not exceed
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year.
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by this section
expires on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.

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SEC. 1306. CONVEYANCES.

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(a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—
(1) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and the legal description of any real property to be conveyed
under this section shall be determined by a survey that is
satisfactory to the Secretary.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVISIONS.—
Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply
to any conveyance under this section.
(3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—An entity to which a conveyance is made under this section shall be responsible for all
reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with
the conveyance.
(4) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance is made
under this section shall hold the United States harmless from
any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after
the date of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed.
The United States shall remain responsible for any liability
with respect to activities carried out, before such date, on
the real property conveyed.
(5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary
may require that any conveyance under this section be subject
to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
(b) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.—
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may convey,
without consideration to the City of Los Angeles, California,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the real property described in paragraph (2), for the purpose
of housing a fire station, swiftwater rescue facility, and firefighter training facility.
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed under this
subsection is the approximately 11.25 acres of land, including
improvements on that land, located at 5101 Sepulveda Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California.
(3) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines at any time
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accordance with the purpose specified in paragraph (1), all
right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert,
at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.
(c) SALINAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA.—
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may convey,
without consideration, to the County of San Luis Obispo, California, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the real property described in paragraph (2).
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed under this
subsection is Salinas Dam and Reservoir (Santa Margarita
Lake), California.
(3) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal and non-Federal entities,
ensure the property described in paragraph (2) meets applicable
State and Federal dam safety requirements before conveying
such property under this subsection.
(4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that the property conveyed under this subsection is not used for a public
purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the property
shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United
States.
(d) DILLARD ROAD, INDIANA.—
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall convey
to the State of Indiana all right, title, and interest of the
United States, together with any improvements on the land,
in and to the property described in paragraph (2).
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed under this
subsection is the approximately 11.85 acres of land and road
easements associated with Dillard Road, including improvements on that land, located in Patoka Township, Crawford
County, Indiana.
(3) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the property under
this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
(4) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that the property conveyed under this subsection is not used for a public
purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the property
shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United
States.
(e) PORT OF SKAMANIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON.—
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Upon receipt from the Port
of Skamania County, Washington, of an amount that is not
less than fair market value, as determined by the Secretary,
the Secretary shall convey to the Port of Skamania County,
Washington, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the real property described in paragraph (2).
(2) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed under this
subsection is the approximately 1.6 acres of land, including
improvements on that land, consisting of the following: Lot
I–2 in the Fifth Addition to the Plats of Relocated North Bonneville recorded in Volume B of Plat Records, Pages 51 and
52, Skamania County Auditor’s File No. 94016.
(3) WAIVER OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVISION.—Section
401(e) of Public Law 100–581 (102 Stat. 2944) shall not apply
to the conveyance under this subsection.

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(f) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 8377(e)(3)(B) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3825) is amended
by striking ‘‘reserved an retained’’ and inserting ‘‘reserved and
retained’’.
SEC. 1307. SELMA, ALABAMA.

The Federal share of the cost of the project for flood risk
management, Selma Flood Risk Management and Bank Stabilization, Alabama, authorized by section 8401(2) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3838), shall be 100 percent.
SEC. 1308. BARROW, ALASKA.

For purposes of implementing the coastal erosion project, Barrow, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 116 of the Energy
and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010 (123 Stat. 2851) the Secretary may consider the North Slope
Borough to be in compliance with section 402(a) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)) on adoption by the North Slope Borough Assembly of a floodplain management plan to reduce the impacts of flood events in the immediate
floodplain area of the project, if the plan—
(1) was developed in consultation with the Secretary and
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency in accordance with the guidelines developed under section 402(c) of such Act; and
(2) is approved by the Secretary.
SEC. 1309. LOWELL CREEK TUNNEL, ALASKA.

Section 5032(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2007 (121 Stat. 1205; 134 Stat. 2719) is amended by striking
‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’.
SEC. 1310. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA.

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Section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976
(90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘, Contra Costa,’’ before ‘‘and Solano’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In carrying out subsection (a),
the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) include the ocean shorelines of each county;
‘‘(2) with respect to the bay and ocean shorelines of each
county—
‘‘(A) investigate measures to adapt to rising sea levels;
‘‘(B) consider the needs of economically disadvantaged
communities within the study area, including identification
of areas in which infrastructure for transportation, wastewater, housing, and other economic assets of such communities are most vulnerable to flood or shoreline risks; and
‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, consider the
use of natural features or nature-based features and the
beneficial use of dredged materials; and
‘‘(3) with respect to the bay and ocean shorelines, and
streams running to the bay and ocean shorelines, of each
county, investigate the effects of proposed flood or shoreline
protection, coastal storm risk reduction, environmental infrastructure, and other measures or improvements on—

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‘‘(A) the local economy, including recreation;
‘‘(B) aquatic ecosystem restoration, enhancement, or
expansion efforts or opportunities;
‘‘(C) public infrastructure protection and improvement;
‘‘(D) stormwater runoff capacity and control measures,
including those that may mitigate flooding;
‘‘(E) erosion of beaches and coasts; and
‘‘(F) any other measures or improvements relevant to
adapting to rising sea levels.’’.

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SEC. 1311. SANTA ANA RIVER MAINSTEM, CALIFORNIA.

(a) SANTA ANA CREEK, INCLUDING SANTIAGO CREEK.—
(1) MODIFICATION.—The project for flood control, Santa Ana
River Mainstem Project, including Santiago Creek, California,
authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104
Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713; 121 Stat. 1115), is modified to
require the Secretary to treat construction of the Santiago
Creek Channel as a separable element of the project.
(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not construct the
Santiago Creek Channel unless such construction minimizes
the impacts to existing trees in, or adjacent to, the Santiago
Creek Channel.
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection
shall affect the authorization for other portions of the project
described in paragraph (1).
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL.—The term ‘‘Santiago
Creek Channel’’ means the portion of the project for flood
control, Santa Ana River Mainstem Project, including
Santiago Creek, California, authorized by section 401(a)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100
Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat.
3713; 121 Stat. 1115), consisting of Santiago Creek downstream of the I–5 Interstate Highway to the confluence
with the Santa Ana River.
(B) SEPARABLE ELEMENT.—The term ‘‘separable element’’ has the meaning given such term in section 103
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2213).
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate with an update on implementation of
the project for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem,
including Santiago Creek, California, authorized by section
401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100
Stat. 4113; 101 Stat. 1329–111; 104 Stat. 4611; 110 Stat. 3713;
121 Stat. 1115).
(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—In providing the update required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary is directed to provide specific
information on—
(A) efforts by the Secretary and the non-Federal
interest for the project to acquire the lands or interests
in lands necessary to implement the project;

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(B) the status of potential reimbursement requests by
the non-Federal interest for such lands or interests; and
(C) the status of ongoing requests by the non-Federal
interest for approval by the Secretary of pending land
(or interest in land) appraisals and litigation settlements
associated with such lands or interests in lands.

SEC. 1312. COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT.

(a) CONTRACT TERMINATION REQUEST.—Not later than 90 days
after the date on which the Secretary receives a request from
the Metropolitan District of Hartford County, Connecticut, to terminate the Colebrook River Reservoir contract, the Secretary shall
offer to amend the contract to release to the United States all
rights of the Metropolitan District of Hartford, Connecticut, to
utilize water storage space in the reservoir project to which the
contract applies.
(b) RELIEF OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.—On execution of the
amendment described in subsection (a), the Metropolitan District
of Hartford County, Connecticut, shall be relieved of the obligation
to pay the percentage of the annual operation and maintenance
expense, the percentage of major replacement cost, and the percentage of major rehabilitation cost allocated to the water supply storage
specified in the Colebrook River Reservoir contract for the reservoir
project to which the contract applies.
(c) COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘Colebrook River Reservoir contract’’ means the
contract between the United States and the Metropolitan District
of Hartford County, Connecticut, numbered DA–19–016–CIVENG–
65–203, with respect to the Colebrook River Reservoir in Connecticut.

Deadline.

SEC. 1313. FAULKNER ISLAND, CONNECTICUT.

Section 527 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(110 Stat. 3767) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$8,000,000’’.
SEC.

136 Stat. 3760.

1314.

NORTHERN
FLORIDA.

ESTUARIES

ECOSYSTEM

RESTORATION,

Section 8215(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2022 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of
carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 90 percent.’’.

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SEC. 1315. NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEORGIA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2016 (130 Stat. 1703; 136 Stat. 3792) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Project is modified to include—
‘‘(A) full repair of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and
Dam structure;
‘‘(B) modification of the structure such that the structure is able to maintain a stable pool with the same daily
average elevation as is achieved by the existing structure,
as measured at both the United States Geological Survey
Gage 02196999, located at the New Savannah Bluff Lock
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02196670, located in the vicinity of the Fifth Street Bridge,
Augusta, Georgia, which at the New Savannah Bluff Lock
and Dam is between 114.5 and 115 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29);
‘‘(C) construction of a fish passage structure as recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers for
the Project, dated August 17, 2012, or such other Project
feature that appropriately mitigates impacts to fish habitat
caused by the Project without removing the dam; and
‘‘(D) conveyance by the Secretary to Augusta-Richmond
County, Georgia, of the park and recreation area adjacent
to the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, without consideration.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) CEILING.—The costs of construction to be paid
by the Georgia Ports Authority as a non-Federal interest
for the Project for the modifications authorized under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the costs that would be paid
by such non-Federal interest for construction of the fish
passage structure recommended in the report of the Chief
of Engineers for the Project, dated August 17, 2012.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the cost sharing of the
Project as provided by law’’ and inserting ‘‘the cost sharing
of the fish passage structure as recommended in the report
of the Chief of Engineers for the Project, dated August 17,
2012’’.
SEC.

1316.

GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTERBASIN
PROJECT, BRANDON ROAD, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Time period.

After completion of construction of the project for ecosystem
restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project,
Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, authorized by section 401(5)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740;
134 Stat. 2742; 136 Stat. 3793), the Federal share of operation
and maintenance costs of the project shall be 90 percent for the
10-year period beginning on the date on which Federal funds are
first provided for such costs.

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SEC. 1317. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA.

(a) SCOPING OF EVALUATION.—
(1) STUDY.—Not later than June 30, 2025, the Secretary
shall complete a study of the following relating to the covered
project:
(A) Any project modifications undertaken by the nonFederal interest for the covered project since 2005 not
constructed in accordance with section 14 of the Act of
March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408).
(B) Current elevations required for the covered project
to meet the 100-year level of risk reduction.
(C) Whether project modifications undertaken by the
non-Federal interest for the covered project since 2005
were injurious to the covered project or the public.
(D) Any deviations from design guidelines acceptable
for the covered project.
(E) Improvements needed for the covered project to
address any deficiencies according to current design guidelines of the Corps of Engineers district in which the covered
project is located.

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(F) A re-evaluation of project economics.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after completing the
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes—
(A) the results of the study;
(B) a recommendation for a pathway into a systemwide
improvement plan created pursuant to section 5(c)(2) of
the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)) (as amended
by this Act); and
(C) recommendations for improvement to the covered
project to address any deficiencies.
(b) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means the Larose to Golden Meadow project, Louisiana, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1965 as the Grand
Isle and vicinity project.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000.
SEC. 1318. MORGANZA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA.

Determination.

Compliance.

Deadlines.
Determinations.

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Section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2007 (121 Stat. 1053) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the
non-Federal share of the cost of the project described in
subparagraph (A) the cost of work carried out by the nonFederal interest for interim flood protection after March
31, 1989, if the Secretary determines that the work—
‘‘(i) is integral to the project;
‘‘(ii) complies with all applicable Federal laws,
regulations, and policies that were in place at the
time the work was completed; and
‘‘(iii) notwithstanding the date described in this
subparagraph, is otherwise in compliance with the
requirements of section 221 of the Flood Control Act
of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b).’’.
SEC. 1319. PORT FOURCHON BELLE PASS CHANNEL, LOUISIANA.

(a) STUDY REQUEST.—If the non-Federal interest for the Port
Fourchon project requests to undertake a feasibility study for a
modification to the project under section 203(a)(1)(B) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (as amended by this Act),
the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal interest, not later
than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives such
request, a determination in accordance with section 203(a)(3) of
such Act (as amended by this Act).
(b) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AND REVIEWS.—
Not later than 30 days after receiving a feasibility study for modification to the Port Fourchon project submitted by the non-Federal
interest for the project under section 203(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(a)), the Secretary shall—
(1) review the study and determine, in accordance with
section 203(b)(3)(C) such Act (as added by this Act), whether
additional information is needed for the Secretary to perform
the required analyses, reviews, and compliance processes;
(2) provide the non-Federal interest with a comprehensive
list of additional information needs, as applicable; and
(3) if additional information is not needed, inform the nonFederal interest that the study submission is complete.
(c) ANALYSIS, REVIEW, AND COMPLIANCE.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), not
later than 180 days after the Secretary receives the study
for the Port Fourchon project described in subsection (b), the
Secretary shall complete the analyses, review, and compliance
processes for the project required under section 203(b) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986, issue a finding
of no significant impact or a record of decision, and submit
such finding or decision to the non-Federal interest.
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may delay the issuance of
the finding or record of decision required under paragraph
(1) if—
(A) the Secretary has not received necessary information or approvals from another entity, including the nonFederal interest, in a manner that affects the ability of
the Secretary to meet any requirements under State, local,
or Federal law; or
(B) significant new information or circumstances,
including a major modification to an aspect of the Port
Fourchon project, requires additional analysis by the Secretary.
(3) NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL TIME.—If the Secretary
determines that more than 180 days will be required to carry
out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate, and the non-Federal interest and describe the
basis for requiring additional time.
(d) PORT FOURCHON PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the
term ‘‘Port Fourchon project’’ means the project for navigation,
Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana, authorized by section
403(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134
Stat. 2743).

Determination.

SEC. 1320. UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK AND DAM, MINNEAPOLIS,
MINNESOTA.

Section 356(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(134 Stat. 2724) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), as
expeditiously as possible and to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall take all possible measures to reduce
the physical footprint required for easements described in
subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, including an examination
of the use of crane barges on the Mississippi River.’’.

Examination.

SEC. 1321. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, MISSOURI.

Section 111 of the Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 607) is amended by
striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’.

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SEC. 1322. STOCKTON LAKE, MISSOURI.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall implement the reallocation of storage at Stockton Lake, Missouri, and enter into a water
storage agreement with the Commission consistent with section
301(b) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b(b)) and
Public Law 88–140 (77 Stat. 249), as described in the final Stockton
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Time period.

Deadline.

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Integrated Environment Assessment and Director’s Memorandum
dated September 23, 2024, subject to the following modifications:
(1) The contract between the United States and the
Commission shall provide for the reallocation of two storage
spaces, Storage Space No. 1 and Storage Space No. 2, in two
phases.
(2) The total volume of storage to be reallocated, and the
total volume of storage included in each storage space, shall
be consistent with the Director’s Memorandum.
(3) The Commission shall have the option to select a
commencement date for Storage Space No. 2 at any time
between the tenth and fifteenth anniversary of the effective
date of the storage contract.
(4) The first cost for Storage Space No. 1 shall be the
updated cost of storage as of fiscal year 2010.
(5) The first cost for Storage Space No. 2 shall be the
updated cost of storage as of the effective date of the storage
contract.
(6) No payment shall be required for Storage Space No.
2 until the date described in paragraph (3), provided that
after the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the storage
contract, interest shall be charged on the outstanding balance
for Storage Space No. 2 at the rate specified in Article 5(a)
of the Model Format for Water Storage Agreements of the
Corps of Engineers.
(7) The Commission may elect to pay for any portion of
Storage Space No. 2 at the same price, on the same schedule,
and under the same terms as the payment for Storage Space
No. 1, but notwithstanding any such election, Storage Space
No. 2 shall not be utilized for municipal and industrial water
supply purposes prior to the commencement date described
in paragraph (3).
(8) All costs associated with implementing the recommendation described in the Memorandum of the Director of Civil
Works to raise the level of the multipurpose pool shall be
paid at Federal expense.
(b) CREDIT TO THE HYDROPOWER PURPOSE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section—
(A) losses to the Federal hydropower purpose of the
Stockton Lake project shall be offset by a reduction in
the costs allocated to the Federal hydropower purpose;
and
(B) the reduction described in subparagraph (A) shall
be determined by the Administrator of the Southwest
Power Administration.
(2) NO INCREASED PAYMENTS.—The Secretary may not
increase the amounts of payments from water users under
a water supply contract under this section due to the credits
and reimbursement required to be paid by this section.
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall affect the
Secretary’s authority under the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43
U.S.C. 390b).
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Commission’’ refers
to the Southwest Missouri Joint Municipal Water Utility Commission.

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SEC. 1323. TABLE ROCK LAKE, MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence of an eligible structure at the Table Rock Lake project until—
(1) the abandonment of such eligible structure by the holder
of a license for right-of-way for such eligible structure; or
(2) the failure of such eligible structure.
(b) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply only to—
(1) the owner of an eligible structure as of the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(2) one subsequent owner of that eligible structure.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ABANDONMENT.—The term ‘‘abandonment’’, with respect
to an eligible structure, means the allowance of the structure
to come into a state of disrepair without the demonstrated
intent by the owner to repair.
(2) ELIGIBLE STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘eligible structure’’
means a structure for human habitation, including a septic
system—
(A) for which a license for right-of-way has been provided by the Secretary and is in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act;
(B) that is located on fee land or land subject to a
flowage easement; and
(C) that does not impact the reservoir level or pose
a failure risk to the dam of the Table Rock Lake project.
(3) FEE LAND.—The term ‘‘fee land’’ means the land
acquired in fee title by the United States for the Table Rock
Lake project.
(4) TABLE ROCK LAKE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Table Rock
Lake project’’ means the Table Rock Lake project of the Corps
of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas, authorized
as one of the multipurpose reservoir projects in the White
River Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter
795, 52 Stat. 1218).
SEC. 1324. MAMARONECK-SHELDRAKE RIVERS, NEW YORK.

The non-Federal share of the cost of features of the project
for flood risk management, Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Rivers, New
York, authorized by section 1401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837), benefitting an economically
disadvantaged community (as defined pursuant to section 160 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201
note)) shall be 10 percent.
SEC. 1325. COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, OREGON AND WASHINGTON.

Subject to the availability of appropriations, in carrying out
maintenance activities on the project for navigation, Columbia River
Channel, Oregon and Washington, authorized by section 101(b)(13)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 280),
the Secretary is authorized to include, as part of the full operating
costs of the Cutter Suction Dredge provided by the non-Federal
interest for the project, any costs of replacing the Cutter Suction
Dredge that the Secretary and the non-Federal interest agree are
necessary.
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SEC. 1326. WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON.

The Secretary may not complete its review of, and consultation
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of the projects for flood control, navigation, and other purposes,
Willamette River Basin, Oregon, authorized by section 4 of the
Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1222; 62 Stat. 1178;
64 Stat. 177; 68 Stat. 1264; 74 Stat. 499; 100 Stat. 4144), until
the Secretary prepares and formally analyzes an alternative that
ceases hydropower operations at the projects, notwithstanding
hydropower being an authorized purpose of such projects.
SEC. 1327. CHAMBERS, GALVESTON, AND HARRIS COUNTIES, TEXAS.

Review.

Determination.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a written request of the Port
of Houston Authority, the Secretary shall—
(1) review the land owned and easements held by the
United States for the Federal project for navigation, Houston
Ship Channel, Texas, authorized by section 101 of the River
and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 298; 74 Stat. 486; 79 Stat.
1091; 100 Stat. 4170; 110 Stat. 3666); and
(2) convey to the Port of Houston Authority, or, in the
case of an easement, release to the owner of the fee title
to the land subject to such easement, for an amount that
is not less than the fair market value of the property, any
such land and easements described in paragraph (1) that the
Secretary determines are no longer required for project purposes.
(b) ACTIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
shall—
(1) not consider any land or easements in locations identified by the Secretary or non-Federal interest as required for
the preferred plan, or any subsequent modification thereof,
for the feasibility study for the project for navigation, Cedar
Port Navigation and Improvement District Channel Deepening
Project, Baytown, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231(b));
(2) determine the exact acreage and the legal description
of any real property to be conveyed under this section based
on a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary;
(3) ensure that the Port of Houston Authority is provided
the right of first refusal for any potential release or conveyance
of excess easements;
(4) work alongside the Port of Houston Authority in identifying opportunities for land exchanges, where possible; and
(5) ensure that any conveyance or release of excess easements, or exchange of land, does not interfere with any Federal
navigation project that has been constructed or is authorized
to be constructed.
(c) DEED.—The Secretary shall convey the property under this
section by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as
the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require that any conveyance or release of an easement under this
section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE OR RELEASE OF AN EASEMENT.—
An entity to which a conveyance or release of an easement is
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and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance or
release of the easement.
(f) WAIVER OF REAL PROPERTY SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.—
Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to
the conveyance of land or release of an easement under this section.
(g) LIABILITY.—An entity to which a conveyance or release
is made under this section shall hold the United States harmless
from any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after
the date of the conveyance or release, on the real property conveyed
or with respect to which an easement is released. The United
States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to
activities carried out, before such date, on the real property conveyed or with respect to which an easement is released.
SEC. 1328. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, PORT LAVACA, TEXAS.

The Federal share of the costs of the planning, design, and
construction for the corrective action recommended in the report
titled ‘‘Matagorda Ship Channel Project Deficiency Report (Entrance
to Matagorda Ship Channel)’’ and published by the Secretary in
June 2020 for the project for navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel,
Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized by section 101 of the River and
Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 298), shall be 90 percent.
SEC. 1329. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

The project for flood control, San Antonio channel improvement,
Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954
as part of the project for flood protection on the Guadalupe and
San Antonio Rivers, Texas (68 Stat. 1259; 90 Stat. 2921; 114 Stat.
2611), is modified to require the Secretary to carry out the project
substantially in accordance with Alternative 7, as identified in
the final General Re-evaluation Report and Environmental Assessment for the project, dated January 2014.
SEC. 1330. LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATERSHED, VERMONT AND NEW YORK.

Section 542(e)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2672) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or in the
case of a critical restoration project benefitting an economically
disadvantaged community (as defined as defined by the Secretary
under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), 10 percent of the total costs of the
project’’ after ‘‘project’’.
SEC. 1331. EDIZ HOOK BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECT, PORT
ANGELES, WASHINGTON.

The cost share for operation and maintenance costs for the
project for beach erosion control, Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington, authorized by section 4 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 15), shall be in accordance with the cost
share described in section 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)).

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SEC. 1332. WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish
a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal
interests in Chelan County, Island County, King County, Kittitas
County, Pierce County, San Juan County, Snohomish County,
Skagit County, and Whatcom County, Washington.

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(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance
for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in the counties listed in subsection
(a), including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration,
and surface water resource protection and development.
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this
section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter
into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal
interest with respect to the project to be carried out with
such assistance.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement for a
project entered into under this subsection shall provide for
the following:
(A) Development by the Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or
resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
(B) Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary 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 INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the
funding of the 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 accrued
on the cost of providing the non-Federal share of the project
cost.
(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OFWAY.—Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the nonFederal interest shall receive credit for land, easements,
rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share
of project cost (including all reasonable costs associated
with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned
or controlled land), except that the credit may not exceed
25 percent of total project costs.
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall
be 100 percent.
(E) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
the Federal share of the cost of a project under this section
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Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note))
shall be 90 percent.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated
$242,000,000 to carry out this section.
(2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more than 10
percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section
may be used by the Secretary to administer projects under
this section at Federal expense.
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 219(f)(404) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 is repealed.
SEC. 1333. STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION, COASTAL
EROSION, RIVERINE EROSION, AND ICE AND GLACIAL
DAMAGE, ALASKA.

Repeal.
106 Stat. 4835;
113 Stat. 336;
121 Stat. 1258;
136 Stat. 3816.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8315 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3783) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘RIVERINE EROSION,’’ after ‘‘COASTAL EROSION,’’; and
(2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ‘‘riverine erosion,’’ after ‘‘coastal erosion,’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of contents in section 2(b) of the James
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023 (136 Stat. 2429) is amended by striking the item relating
to section 8315 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’.

(2) The table of contents in section 8001(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3693) is amended
by striking the item relating to section 8315 and inserting
the following:
‘‘Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, riverine erosion, and ice and glacial damage, Alaska.’’.
SEC. 1334. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM.

Section 8144 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(136 Stat. 3724) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘comprehensive plan’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘plans’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘COMPREHENSIVE PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘IMPLEMENTATION PLANS’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years’’;
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘a comprehensive Chattahoochee
River Basin restoration plan to guide the implementation of projects’’ and inserting ‘‘plans to guide
implementation of Chattahoochee River Basin restoration projects’’; and
(3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting
‘‘5 years’’.
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SEC. 1335. CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RECOVERY PROGRAM.

Section 704(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263 note) is amended, in the second sentence,
by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$120,000,000’’.

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SEC. 1336. DELAWARE COASTAL SYSTEM PROGRAM.

(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to provide for
the collective planning and implementation of coastal storm risk
management and hurricane and storm risk reduction projects in
Delaware to provide greater efficiency and a more comprehensive
approach to life safety and economic growth.
(b) DESIGNATION.—The following projects for coastal storm risk
management and hurricane and storm risk reduction shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Delaware Coastal System Program’’
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’):
(1) The project for navigation mitigation and hurricane
and storm damage reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Roosevelt
Inlet-Lewes Beach, Delaware, authorized by section 101(a)(13)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat.
276).
(2) The project for hurricane and storm damage reduction,
Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island,
Bethany Beach/South Bethany Beach, Delaware, authorized by
section 101(a)(15) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999 (113 Stat. 276).
(3) The project for hurricane and storm damage reduction,
Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, Delaware, authorized by section 101(b)(11) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577).
(4) The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline
protection, Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach, Delaware,
authorized by section 101(b)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667).
(5) Indian River Inlet, Delaware.
(6) The project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2736; 136 Stat.
3788), as modified by subsection (e) of this section.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the projects
described in subsection (b) as components of a single, comprehensive
system, recognizing the interdependence of the projects.
(d) COST-SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Federal share of the cost of each of the projects described
in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b) shall be 80 percent.
(e) BROADKILL BEACH, DELAWARE.—The project for hurricane
and storm damage risk reduction, Delaware Beneficial Use of
Dredged Material for the Delaware River, Delaware, authorized
by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020
(134 Stat. 2736; 136 Stat. 3788), is modified to include the project
for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Delaware Bay coastline,
Delaware and New Jersey–Broadkill Beach, Delaware, authorized
by section 101(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1999 (113 Stat. 275).
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 101(a)(15) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 276) is amended—
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘HENELOPEN’’
and inserting ‘‘HENLOPEN’’; and
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SEC. 1337. DELAWARE INLAND BAYS AND DELAWARE BAY COAST
COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged community’’ has the meaning given the term pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note).
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged
community’’ includes unincorporated communities within
the study area.
(2) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the Delaware Inland
Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk Management
Study, authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Public
Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives
dated October 1, 1986, and the resolution of the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate dated June
23, 1988.
(b) STUDY, PROJECTS, AND SEPARABLE ELEMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to assist the economically disadvantaged communities in the area of the study, the
non-Federal share of the costs of carrying out the study, or project
construction or a separable element of a project authorized based
on the study, shall be 10 percent.
(c) COST SHARING AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall seek to
expedite any amendments to any existing cost-share agreement
for the study in accordance with this section.
(d) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available to carry out the
study, or project construction or a separable element of a project
authorized based on the study, shall not be used for coastal storm
risk management projects that provide for ongoing construction
beachfill projects along the Atlantic Coast.
SEC. 1338. HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.

Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and environmental restoration’’ and
inserting ‘‘environmental restoration, and coastal storm risk
management’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’.
SEC. 1339. ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORATION.

Section 519(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2000 (114 Stat. 2654; 121 Stat. 1221) is amended by striking ‘‘2010’’
and inserting ‘‘2029’’.

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SEC. 1340. KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal
interests in Kentucky and West Virginia.
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance
for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Kentucky and West Virginia,
including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities,
water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and
surface water resource protection and development.

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(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this
section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and
construction of the project to be carried out with such assistance.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation agreement
entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
(A) Development by the Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or
resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
(B) Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary 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 carried out 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 INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the
funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject
of a local cooperation agreement under this section, the
non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable
interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of
the project cost.
(C) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY CREDIT.—
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 such credit may
not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall
be 100 percent.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated
$75,000,000 to carry out this section, to be divided between
the States described in subsection (a).
(2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Not more than 10
percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section
may be used by the Corps of Engineers to administer projects
under this section.

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SEC. 1341. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION, MISSOURI, KANSAS, IOWA,
AND NEBRASKA.

(a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—In acquiring any land, or interests
in land, to satisfy the total number of acres required for the covered
project, the Secretary—

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(1) may only acquire land, or an interest in land, that—
(A) is on the riverward side of levees; or
(B) will contribute to future flood risk resiliency
projects;
(2) may only acquire land, or an interest in land, with
the approval of the Governor of the State in which the land
is located; and
(3) may not acquire land, or an interest in land, by eminent
domain.
(b) APPLICATION OF LANDS.—The Secretary shall apply all covered land toward the number of acres required for the covered
project in accordance with section 334 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 306; 136 Stat. 3799).
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ means any
land or interests in land that—
(A) is acquired by a Federal agency other than the
Corps of Engineers;
(B) is located within the meander belt of the lower
Missouri River; and
(C) the Secretary, in consultation with the head of
any Federal agency that has acquired the land or interest
in land, determines meets the purposes of the covered
project.
(2) COVERED PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered project’’ means
the project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Missouri
River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, Missouri,
Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143;
113 Stat. 306; 121 Stat. 1155; 136 Stat. 2395).

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SEC. 1342. NEW YORK EMERGENCY SHORE RESTORATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to repair or
restore a federally authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction structure or project or a public beach located in the covered
geographic area pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act of August
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)), if—
(1) the structure, project, or public beach is damaged by
wind, wave, or water action associated with a Nor’easter; and
(2) the Secretary determines that the damage prevents—
(A) in the case of a structure or project, the adequate
functioning of the structure or project for the authorized
purposes of the structure or project; or
(B) in the case of a public beach, the adequate functioning of the beach as a natural barrier to inundation,
wave attack, or erosion coinciding with hurricanes, coastal
storms, or Nor’easters.
(b) JUSTIFICATION.—The Secretary may carry out a repair or
restoration activity under subsection (a) without the need to demonstrate that the activity is justified solely by national economic
development benefits if—
(1) the Secretary determines that—
(A) such activity is necessary to restore the adequate
functioning of the structure, project, or public beach for
the purposes described in subsection (a)(2), as applicable;
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(B) such activity is warranted to protect against loss
to life or property of the community protected by the structure, project, or public beach; and
(2) in the case of a public beach, the non-Federal interest
agrees to participate in, and comply with, applicable Federal
floodplain management and flood insurance programs.
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—Repair or restoration activities carried out
by the Secretary under subsection (b) shall be given equal budgetary
consideration and priority as activities justified solely by national
economic development benefits.
(d) LIMITATIONS.—An activity carried out under subsection (a)
for a public beach shall not—
(1) repair or restore the beach beyond its natural profile;
or
(2) be considered initial construction of the hurricane and
storm damage reduction project.
(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The authority provided by this section
shall be in addition to any authority provided by section 5(a) of
the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)), to repair or restore
federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure or
project located in the covered geographic area damaged or destroyed
by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature.
(f) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to carry out an
activity under subsection (a) for a public beach shall expire on
the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(1) COVERED GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The term ‘‘covered
geographic area’’ means—
(A) Fire Island National Seashore, New York; and
(B) the hamlets of Massapequa Park, Massapequa,
Amityville, Copiague, Lindenhurst, West Babylon, Babylon,
West Islip, West Bay Shore, Brightwaters, Bay Shore, Islip,
East Islip, Great River, Oakdale, West Sayville, Saville,
Bayport, Blue Point, Patchogue, East Patchogue, Bellport,
Brookhaven, Shirley, Mastic Beach, Mastic, Moriches,
Center Moriches, East Moriches, and Eastport, New York.
(2) NOR’EASTER.—The term ‘‘Nor’easter’’ means a synopticscale, extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic
Ocean.
(3) PUBLIC BEACH.—The term ‘‘public beach’’ means a beach
within the geographic boundary of an unconstructed federally
authorized hurricane and storm damage reduction project that
is—
(A) a publicly owned beach; or
(B) a privately owned beach that is available for public
use, including the availability of reasonable public access,
in accordance with Engineer Regulation 1165–2–130, published by the Corps of Engineers, dated June 15, 1989.

Compliance.

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SEC. 1343. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR AND TRIBUTARIES,
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
Study.
Investigation.
Recommendations.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The study for flood and storm damage reduction for the New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries
project, authorized by the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69
Stat. 132, 134 Stat. 2676) and being carried out pursuant to the
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), is

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modified to require the Secretary, upon the request of the nonFederal interest for the project, to include within the scope of
such study an investigation of, and recommendations relating to,
projects and activities to maximize the net public benefits, including
ecological benefits and societal benefits, from the reduction of the
comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope of the project
from the isolated and compound effects of factors described in
section 8106(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(33 U.S.C. 2282g).
(b) ASSOCIATED PROJECTS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out projects and activities recommended pursuant to subsection
(a) if such projects and activities otherwise meet the criteria for
projects carried out under a continuing authority program (as
defined in section 7001(c)) of the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)).
(c) CONTINUATION.—Any study recommended to be carried out
in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares for such study
shall be considered a continuation of the study described in subsection (a).
(d) CONSIDERATION; CONSULTATION.—In developing recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) consider the use of natural and nature-based features;
(2) consult with applicable Federal and State agencies and
other stakeholders within the geographic scope of the project;
and
(3) solicit public comments.
(e) INTERIM PROGRESS; REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than
3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall transmit 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 detailing—
(1) any recommendations made pursuant to subsection (a);
(2) any projects or activities carried out under subsection
(b);
(3) any additional, site-specific areas within the geographic
scope of the project for which additional study is recommended
by the Secretary; and
(4) any interim actions related to reduction of comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope of the project undertaken by the Secretary during the study period.
(f) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall expedite
the completion of the study described in subsection (a) and any
further study, project, or activity recommended pursuant to this
section.
(g) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Any additional action authorized by this
section shall not delay any existing study, engineering, or planning
work underway as of the date of enactment of this Act.

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SEC.

1344.

SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
INFRASTRUCTURE.

CAROLINA

Public comments.

Recommendations.
Study.
Recommendations.

ENVIRONMENTAL

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal
interests in Southeastern North Carolina.
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance
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projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and
development.
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(d) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out under this section—
(A) shall be 75 percent; and
(B) may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Federal share of the cost of a project under this section benefitting
an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the
Secretary under section of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall be 90 percent.
(e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this
section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter
into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal
interest with respect to the project to be carried out with
such assistance.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement for a
project entered into under this subsection shall provide for
the following:
(A) Development by the Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or
resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
(B) Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term
operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.
(f) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the funding
of the Federal share of a project under this section, the nonFederal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred
in providing the non-Federal share of the project cost.
(g) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY CREDIT.—The nonFederal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rightsof-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 such credit
may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.
(h) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal share of
operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with
assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000
to carry out this section; and
(2) Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of
Engineers to administer projects under this section.
(j) SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DEFINED.—Southeastern
North Carolina includes the North Carolina counties of Duplin,

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Sampson, Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, Scotland, Hoke, Brunswick,
New Hanover, Pender, and Cumberland.

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SEC. 1345. OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ABANDONED MINE DRAINAGE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘abandoned mine drainage’’
means discharge from land subject to title IV of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
1231 et seq.).
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘abandoned mine drainage’’
includes discharges from an area where reclamation bonds
have been forfeited under section 509 of the Surface Mining
Control Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1259), for which funds
are applied to complete the reclamation obligations initially
required of the mining operator.
(2) TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘‘treatment technologies’’ means technologies that either change the composition
of the abandoned mine drainage to form other compounds that
are less dangerous to human health or the environment, or
limit contaminant mobility by physical or chemical means.
(3) TREATMENT WORKS FOR ABANDONED MINE DRAINAGE.—
The term ‘‘treatment works for abandoned mine drainage’’
means a facility or system designed to collect, aggregate, and
treat abandoned mine drainage from sources or sites within
a designated watershed or area using treatment technologies.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish
a pilot program to provide financial assistance to non-Federal
interests for the establishment of treatment works for abandoned
mine drainage in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Such
assistance shall be in the form of the reimbursement of costs
for the design and construction of the treatment works for abandoned mine drainage.
(c) GOAL.—The goal of this pilot program is to initiate the
cleanup process by implementing activities to reduce or treat acid
mine drainage from abandoned and forfeited mine drainage and
bond forfeiture sites, as defined under the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977. This cleanup supports water treatment and infrastructure improvements aimed at practical uses,
including but not limited to agricultural, industrial or recreational
applications.
(d) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide assistance under this section only if the treatment works
for abandoned mine drainage is publicly owned.
(e) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall prioritize assistance
under this section to efforts that—
(1) reduce abandoned mine drainage from multiple sources;
or
(2) include a centralized water treatment system to reduce
the abandoned mine drainage from multiple sources or sites
within a designated watershed area over the greatest number
of stream miles.
(f) AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing financial assistance
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement
with the non-Federal interest.

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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered under this
subsection shall provide for the following:
(A) PLAN.—The non-Federal interest shall develop the
design and construction of the treatments works for abandoned mine drainage, in consultation with the appropriate
regulatory agencies addressing restoration of the impaired
waters, which shall include the total cost of the restoration
work to be funded under the agreement.
(B) PERMITS.—The non-Federal interest shall be
responsible for obtaining all permits and licenses necessary
for the design and construction of the treatment works
for abandoned mine drainage and for ensuring compliance
with all requirements of such permits and licenses. The
Secretary to the maximum extent possible shall expedite
processing of any permits, variances, or approvals necessary to facilitate the completion of projects receiving
assistance under this section.
(C) COSTS.—The non-Federal interest shall be responsible for all costs in excess of the total cost of design
and construction, as determined under subparagraph (A),
including any and all costs associated with any liability
that might arise in connection with the treatment works
for abandoned mine drainage.
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Operation and
maintenance costs are a non-Federal responsibility. Such
costs shall not be included in the total cost of the treatment
works for abandoned mine drainage in subsection (A).
(3) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—Federal assistance shall be 75
percent of the total cost of the treatment works for abandoned
mine drainage as determined in the agreement under subsection 2(A).
(g) PROVISION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing of Federal
assistance under this section shall in no way establish any liability
for the Secretary associated with any treatment technologies associated with the treatment works for abandoned mine drainage. This
includes the applicability of any provision of Federal or State law.
(h) EXCLUSIONS.—None of the funds authorized by this section
shall be used in relation to abandoned mine drainage associated
with a facility for which a party identified is responsible for
response, removal or remediation activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6901et seq.), or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain
available until expended.

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SEC. 1346. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND MICHIGAN.

Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 328) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘flood control,’’ and
inserting ‘‘flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage
risk reduction,’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the study’’ and inserting
‘‘any study under this section’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

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‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF STUDIES.—Any study carried out by the
Secretary under this section after the date of enactment of the
Water Resources Development Act of 2024 shall be treated as
a continuation of the initial study carried out under this section.
‘‘(d) PROJECTS.—A project resulting from a study carried out
under this section may be implemented pursuant to section 212.’’.
SEC. 1347. OHIO AND NORTH DAKOTA.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 594 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 382; 119 Stat. 2261; 121 Stat. 1140;
121 Stat. 1944; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(3)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘PROJECT
COSTS’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘The Federal share of’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause
(iii), the Federal share of’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘The Federal share may’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(ii) FORM.—The Federal share may’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION.—The non-Federal share of the
cost of a project under this section benefitting an
economically disadvantaged community (as defined by
the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)) shall
be 10 percent.’’; and
(2) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$250,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’.

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SEC. 1348. OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish
a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal
interests in the State of Oregon.
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance
for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in the State of Oregon, including
projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water
supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface
water resource protection and development.
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this
section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter
into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b) with the non-Federal
interest with respect to the project to be carried out with
such assistance.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement for a
project entered into under this subsection shall provide for
the following:
(A) Development by the Secretary, in consultation with
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resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
(B) Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary 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 carried out 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 INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the
funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject
of a partnership agreement under this section, the nonFederal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest
incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project
cost.
(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OFWAY.—Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)(G)), the nonFederal interest shall receive credit for land, easements,
rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share
of project cost (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 such credit may not exceed 25
percent of total project costs.
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall
be 100 percent.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated
$40,000,000 to carry out this section.
(2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSE.—Not more than 10 percent of the 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.

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SEC. 1349. PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish
a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal
interests in the State of Pennsylvania.
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance
for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in the State of Pennsylvania,
including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities,
water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and
surface water resource protection and development.
(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this
section to a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall enter
into a partnership agreement under section 221 of the Flood

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Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with the non-Federal
interest with respect to the project to be carried out with
such assistance.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement for a
project entered into under this subsection shall provide for
the following:
(A) Development by the Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or
resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
(B) Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary 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 carried out 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 INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the
funding of the Federal share of a project that is the subject
of a partnership agreement under this section, the nonFederal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest
incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project
cost.
(C) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OFWAY.—Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)(4)(G)), the nonFederal interest shall receive credit for land, easements,
rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share
of project cost (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 such credit may not exceed 25
percent of total project costs.
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall
be 100 percent.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated
$25,000,000 to carry out this section.
(2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSE.—Not more than 10 percent of the 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.

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SEC. 1350. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.

Section 8146(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2022 (40 U.S.C. 9501 note; 136 Stat. 3729) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Water and Sewer
Authority’’ after ‘‘District of Columbia’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Fairfax County’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Fairfax County Water Authority’’.

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SEC. 1351. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of the feasibility
study for the project for water supply, Washington, District of
Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, authorized by section
8201(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136
Stat. 3745) shall be 90 percent.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be
construed to affect any agreement in effect on the date of enactment
of this Act between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest
for the project described in subsection (a) with respect to the feasibility study described in such subsection, until such time as an
agreement between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for
such project with respect to such feasibility study is entered into
pursuant to this section.
SEC. 1352. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 371; 121 Stat. 1257; 136 Stat. 3807) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e)(3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by
striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (F), the Federal share’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project benefitting
an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by
the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), the Federal share of the project costs under the applicable local
cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection
shall be 90 percent.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (g);
(3) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as sections
(g), (h), and (i), respectively; and
(4) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking
‘‘$120,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’.

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SEC. 1353. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

Section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4856; 136 Stat. 3807) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(3)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Total project
costs’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), total project costs’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a project benefitting
an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by
the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), the Federal share of the total project costs under the applicable
local cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection shall be 90 percent.
‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the total
project costs under this paragraph may be provided in
the same form as described in section 571(e)(3)(A) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 371).’’;

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(2) by striking subsection (e);
(3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as
subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
(4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$140,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$170,000,000’’.
SEC. 1354. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM.

Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1999 and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal
years 1999 through 2024, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025
and each fiscal year thereafter’’.
SEC. 1355. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.

Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719, 136 Stat. 3781) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) PRE-DESIGN PLANNING COSTS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Federal share of pre-design planning costs under
this section shall be 100 percent.’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$90,000,000’’.
SEC. 1356. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY
HARBORS.

Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
(33 U.S.C. 2238e) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and for purposes of
contributing to ecosystem restoration’’ before the period at the
end;
(2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserti