118 HR 8812 RH: Water Resources Development Act of 2024
U.S. House of Representatives
2024-07-18
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Water Resources Development Act of 2024
. (b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Secretary defined.
Title I—General Provisions
Sec. 101. Continuing authority programs.
Sec. 102. Community project advisor.
Sec. 103. Minimum real estate interest.
Sec. 104. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 105. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 106. Review process.
Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications.
Sec. 108. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies.
Sec. 109. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments.
Sec. 110. Fish and wildlife mitigation.
Sec. 111. Harbor deepening.
Sec. 112. Emerging harbors.
Sec. 113. Remote and subsistence harbors.
Sec. 114. Additional projects for underserved community harbors.
Sec. 115. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program.
Sec. 116. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships.
Sec. 117. Maximization of beneficial use.
Sec. 118. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling.
Sec. 119. Forecast-informed reservoir operations.
Sec. 120. Updates to certain water control manuals.
Sec. 121. Water supply mission.
Sec. 122. Real estate administrative fees.
Sec. 123. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities.
Sec. 124. Retention of recreation fees.
Sec. 125. Databases of Corps recreational sites.
Sec. 126. Services of volunteers.
Sec. 127. Nonrecreation outgrant policy.
Sec. 128. Improvements to National Dam Safety Program.
Sec. 129. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.
Sec. 130. Treatment of projects in covered communities.
Sec. 131. Ability to pay.
Sec. 132. Tribal partnership program.
Sec. 133. Funding to process permits.
Sec. 134. Project studies subject to independent external peer review.
Sec. 135. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species.
Sec. 136. Remote operations at Corps dams.
Sec. 137. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program.
Sec. 138. Support of Army civil works missions.
Sec. 139. National coastal mapping program.
Sec. 140. Watershed and river basin assessments.
Sec. 141. Removal of abandoned vessels.
Sec. 142. Corrosion prevention.
Sec. 143. Missouri River existing features protection.
Sec. 144. Federal breakwaters and jetties.
Sec. 145. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program.
Sec. 146. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects.
Sec. 147. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.
Sec. 148. Sense of Congress related to water data.
Sec. 149. Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits.
Sec. 150. Reporting and oversight.
Sec. 151. Sacramento River watershed Native American site and cultural resource protection pilot program.
Sec. 152. Emergency drought operations pilot program.
Sec. 153. Report on minimum real estate interest.
Sec. 154. Levee Owners Board.
Sec. 155. Definition.
Title II—Studies and Reports
Sec. 201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies.
Sec. 202. Expedited completion.
Sec. 203. Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies.
Sec. 204. Corps of Engineers reports.
Sec. 205. GAO studies.
Sec. 206. Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expenditures.
Sec. 207. Examination of reduction of microplastics.
Sec. 208. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas.
Sec. 209. Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connection, Louisiana.
Sec. 210. Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study.
Sec. 211. New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation.
Sec. 212. Oceanside, California.
Sec. 213. Coastal Washington.
Sec. 214. Cherryfield Dam, Narraguagus River, Maine.
Sec. 215. Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Sec. 216. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin.
Sec. 217. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas.
Sec. 218. Sea sparrow accounting.
Sec. 219. Wilson Lock floating guide wall, Alabama.
Sec. 220. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana.
Title III—Deauthorizations and Modifications
Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects.
Sec. 302. General reauthorizations.
Sec. 303. Conveyances.
Sec. 304. Lakes program.
Sec. 305. Maintenance of navigation channels.
Sec. 306. Asset divestiture.
Sec. 307. Upper Mississippi River restoration program.
Sec. 308. Coastal community flood control and other purposes.
Sec. 309. Shore protection and restoration.
Sec. 310. Hopper dredge McFarland replacement.
Sec. 311. Acequias irrigation systems.
Sec. 312. Pacific region.
Sec. 313. Selma, Alabama.
Sec. 314. Barrow, Alaska.
Sec. 315. San Francisco Bay, California.
Sec. 316. Santa Ana River Mainstem, California.
Sec. 317. Faulkner Island, Connecticut.
Sec. 318. Broadkill Beach, Delaware.
Sec. 319. Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia.
Sec. 320. Washington Aqueduct.
Sec. 321. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
Sec. 322. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida.
Sec. 323. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina.
Sec. 324. Dillard Road, Patoka Lake, Indiana.
Sec. 325. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
Sec. 326. Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana.
Sec. 327. Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana.
Sec. 328. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minnesota.
Sec. 329. Missouri River levee system, Missouri.
Sec. 330. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas.
Sec. 331. Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.
Sec. 332. New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 333. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
Sec. 334. Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Sec. 335. Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington.
Sec. 336. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas.
Sec. 337. Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty Deficiency, Port Lavaca, Texas.
Sec. 338. San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas.
Sec. 339. Western Washington State, Washington.
Sec. 340. Environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 341. Specific deauthorizations.
Sec. 342. Congressional notification of deferred payment agreement request.
Title IV—Water Resources Infrastructure
Sec. 401. Project authorizations.
Sec. 402. Facility investment.
2.In this Act, the term Secretary
means the Secretary of the Army. <enum>I</enum><header>General Provisions</header> <section id="H95A007D70F754989B5C4CA13083D55F4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Continuing authority programs</header> <subsection id="HD2EDC4D494964BAFAF19296C93148A2D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot program for alternative project delivery for continuing authority program projects</header> <paragraph id="H54DCE4BF7C014D77AAE1DCF3F2DAC102" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 to carry out a project under a continuing authority program through the use of an alternative delivery method.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB87BEBDAAEE42A7B03081C8663CF64F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>The Secretary shall implement the pilot program under this subsection through a single office, which shall be headed by a Director.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC333A284EAB4B8BAC7859677F809C06" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participation in pilot program</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCB92BACE25545BCA1F0C41A5D0D27A0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36F9D7AEFFFB400B976A9A5B5CCBC630" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA01289708D74FB5ADDC32FD44F3CC6F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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—</text> <clause id="H3C7D0EC3526D4645A028BA72CD1603D4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identification of the project name, type, and location, and the associated non-Federal interest;</text></clause>
<clause id="H1D3F5AA5391944D184EF632D9CAC61C1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the type of alternative delivery method being used to carry out the project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5C72D7FE377A4C049C9B904A206B463B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of how the project meets the authorized purposes and requirements of the applicable continuing authority program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7F1110096B24145845E1B775D71A24E" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost share</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0750A90474AC4F48A6F8523510B024C2" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Modifications to processes</header><text>With respect to a project selected under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77521F40E3394A45BFDDEE73198BF93F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow the non-Federal interest to contribute more than the non-Federal share of the project required under the applicable continuing authority program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCFC7E254D83F46029E074D84129EEC65" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow the use of return on Federal investment as an alternative to benefit-cost analysis;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60A1B64FE59144A98721F0DEC99A64EA" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow the use of a real estate acquisition audit process to replace existing crediting, oversight, and review processes and procedures; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5DB55313CC6141BFB974593A83CFB20F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding any otherwise applicable requirement of a continuing authority program, allow the use of a single contract with the non-Federal interest that incorporates the feasibility and construction phases, and may also include the operations and maintenance of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E110377202543628751F30DA12BF3DC" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Credit or reimbursement</header>
<subparagraph id="H8C99326A85B74E8DA8910E03C27F6784" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A project selected under paragraph (3) that is carried out by a non-Federal interest pursuant to this subsection shall be eligible for credit or reimbursement for the Federal share of the cost of the project if, before initiation of construction of the project—</text> <clause id="HEBFBAC9FE88D4101A5DDF32623241FD6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the non-Federal interest enters into a written agreement with the Secretary under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</external-xref>), including an agreement to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of operation and maintenance of the project, consistent with the applicable continuing authority program; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H9AAF14E0588F4147AC26B4CE7FE6269C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Director—</text> <subclause id="H84CF04D1CBD5411DB493EFA4DDA4F324"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reviews the plans for construction of the project developed by the non-Federal interest;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H46BAF1170EE1411BA6A3E358C71225B2" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>determines that the project meets the requirements of the applicable continuing authority program;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8A991D34F9534B74BB5315E9614F7F3D" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that the project outputs are consistent with the project scope;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4D47F24F5F634B92B4B44CF6611C06D1" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>determines that the plans comply with applicable Federal laws and regulations; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H28477CDC5ABC45349480F85988B8092C" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>verifies that the construction documents, including supporting information, have been signed by an Engineer of Record.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAC8450F1312457AB5BEE2E198AB32E8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application of credit</header><text>With respect to a project selected under paragraph (3), the Secretary may only apply credit under subparagraph (A) toward the non-Federal share of that project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H82EB565FB47343E9B0E02E6C38BEDE2B" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application of reimbursement</header><text>The Secretary may only provide reimbursement under subparagraph (A) if the Director certifies that—</text>
<clause id="HBE693B51F3A84C16A2953E4896358A37" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></clause> <clause id="H84F32D16BA034CD78C59D7091BEF9E5A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the project has been constructed in accordance with—</text>
<subclause id="H25D67BCFE3DA47AB8ECDB550F2963F62"><enum>(I)</enum><text>all applicable permits or approvals; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H81F43EC8395F47D0965EA27EA498DF39"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the requirements of this subsection.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7310730AE95A457BA98F9E6104936165" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>The Director shall regularly monitor and audit any project constructed by a non-Federal interest pursuant to this subsection to ensure that—</text> <clause id="HCB96B4AD248440649F5BEDEC82749ED8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the construction is carried out in compliance with the requirements of this subsection; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3E16CF80A6E64DDA816F0991C9D1DC40" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the costs of construction are reasonable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B70DEFE1EA7424498A99D3BE5B658E8" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Evaluations and reporting</header><text>The Director 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H32972E5EC7914592B995F97C7E7C50AC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of whether the use of alternative delivery methods has resulted in cost savings or time efficiencies; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3BBF4B26E954412698B7AE5EBFD3910B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identification of changes to laws or policies needed in order to implement more projects using alternative delivery methods.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E794B0F14E6438C80D8B9E8B48A448D" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="HAFAAEEC97BC545469E27B90B7C43DA0A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Alternative delivery method</header><text>The term <quote>alternative delivery method</quote> 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.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB79BEE4D88144B50B21B4288E2D5F5E1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continuing authority program</header><text>The term <quote>continuing authority program</quote> has the meaning given that term in the section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91581631A13D4F3199259095E60215ED"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the office through which the Secretary is implementing the pilot program under this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H793BAD1B343F4B598F7B1C8E7BB45982" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Return on Federal investment</header><text>The term <quote>return on Federal investment</quote> 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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA44D85ADA2647B5ADDD156AE05D8AE5" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E52F9AF03DC4B248353A4F74AA52ADD" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFF35013107F342D0A1C458F35D1A8405" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modifications to continuing authority programs</header> <paragraph id="HF47D560B94304890BEEB66FCB5726426" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Delegation of decisionmaking authority</header> <subparagraph id="HBDFD5101389941949D71C1F9046AD45A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except with respect to a project carried out pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall delegate decisionmaking authority and review of projects under a continuing authority program to the District Commander of the district of the Corps of Engineers in which the project is located.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9A89B7FBF944696B20997D7FA8E8F1D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Scope of authority</header><text>Authority delegated under subparagraph (A) shall include authority related to the approval of project initiation, allocation of funds within statutory limits, and oversight of project implementation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89810C6EBB094CA6AC2389F867452BA9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedure for extending cost limits</header> <subparagraph id="H8751126C12924380821A3120B5114BCE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial determination</header><text>If, during the preconstruction phase of a project under a continuing authority program, the total Federal costs of the project are projected to exceed the established Federal per-project limit, the District Commander to whom authority has been delegated under paragraph (1) with respect to the project shall conduct an assessment to determine whether the project can continue to be carried out with a revised scope.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F4E019A25AE40269B0CFC6D7F7279DE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transition to new feasibility study case 1</header><text>If the District Commander determines under subparagraph (A) that a project cannot continue to be carried out with a revised scope within the existing authority for the project, and the cost of completing the project is not projected to exceed twice the applicable established per-project limit—</text> <clause id="H18966598A1A94F7E97D3C39FE8E7B73E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project may be considered a new feasibility study and shall be prioritized for investigation funds from the Secretary to minimize starts and stops on project implementation; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE904ACD3F9D04139853B575DFBAA8A8A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such transition to a new feasibility study shall require approval from the Secretary and shall include a notification to Congress.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H89D4A8D4AEED4531A0127753C9CD66FC" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transition to new feasibility study case 2</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the District Commander determines under subparagraph (A) that a project cannot continue to be carried out with a revised scope within the existing authority for the project, and the cost of completing the project is projected to exceed twice the applicable established per-project limit, the project may only continue as a feasibility study subject to the requirements of section 105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2215">33 U.S.C. 2215</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3753A78C50FF46E98A927C4CDF5A5B79" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>A project carried out pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall not count towards the annual program funding authorization limits for the applicable continuing authority program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BF0A25CE47B4861B6C3E98AFB58F179" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Continuing authority program defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>continuing authority program</quote> has the meaning given that term in the section 7001(c)(1)(D) of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFA29C0F1889944A0A3F0ECD65E7BAC6D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Emergency streambank and shoreline protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701r">33 U.S.C. 701r</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDCBA46FB687847D8B781A69C837DAADA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Storm and hurricane restoration and impact minimization program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(c) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426g">33 U.S.C. 426g(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H85C7BF2047974DE4A44EFD18232C9409"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$37,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$62,500,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D05ACF7AC024FA38F9920E29F58CC25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,500,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3FCDDEEFB92047BCA572C95725C53781"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Small river and harbor improvement projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(b) of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,500,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H682B2DAD19FD4895A8B27343FDDB4E76"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Aquatic ecosystem restoration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2330">33 U.S.C. 2330</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCDF19C465724903A925EA4327BEBADE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H89A804DC327D4A5789AFE4CC6EF450BC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H39A61DEADB044CEE8DA4CD2CA75AD694"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Anadromous fish</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7212E9960BBE490EA354A834DFA1FCC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H361FD04EE06C4BE49C4B9E8DE7E0EBD4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Removal of obstructions; clearing channels</header><text>Section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701g">33 U.S.C. 701g</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFF9D14EBA57D477A9363DF14B52EEBA4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Project modifications for improvement of environment or drought resiliency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2309a">33 U.S.C. 2309a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H51AD26B7937749739383F9B615AAEF2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">or drought resiliency</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">environment</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2BAC81054534E14846FAB2A03F680CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H27FD9E6B9FCB453C97309ACBA5B77273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for the purpose of improving</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H626797E711BC400AB388BCBA6107311C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purpose of—</text> <paragraph id="H7AEBC5B4589448D3995669D7DEA2531F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE08181E10A84316AFDC10C05912544B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C08F1E9053143A3B261CA29555DB893"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H066E6EAED4A74D3982FE1489FE9AFAE3" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H2A553A270985499ABC5E3072E1BE0FB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing drought resiliency.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DAEE4468EC541929466476F92EE0E4B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>(2) will improve</quote> and inserting <quote>(2) will provide for drought resilience or will improve</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2AF171166914E249753733C4D4151BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,500,000</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20E1D6AF4BAE47288DF18CB4EF312EAA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$62,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H294AEE627217420BAEBEADAD383C18C0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H525BA52475CD423EA54284CEF3731561" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HA59AF6BE2CFB49A8B7C8ED08D1136BA2"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Drought resilience</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drought resilience measures carried out under this section may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H5667FBCE56214531906AE29EB8326031"><enum>(1)</enum><text>water conservation measures to mitigate and address drought conditions;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4819BCB632C439B8805823B27C0841C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>removal of sediment captured behind a dam for the purpose of restoring or increasing the authorized storage capacity of the project concerned;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C6A26953ED748E39F00F177C3C5AA8B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the planting of native plant species that will reduce the risk of drought and the incidence of nonnative species; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75AD93D29A324E379CF46B14C05B7A58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other actions that increase drought resilience, water conservation, or water availability.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC53594537BFE49D38904DBD7DE866C73" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Small flood control projects</header>
<paragraph id="H9E17E92D84354343B28CD25F7464D171" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H651CA1720F0E4E48AB06E6AB7EE9DDE3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H9FB7E3BBD0CC4C2EB0409145C07FFC6B" commented="no"><enum>205.</enum><header>Small flood control projects</header> <subsection id="H41F06C12139A48648BD67557B1680E60" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program for the implementation, in partnership with non-Federal interests, of small structural or nonstructural projects for flood risk management, stormwater management, and related purposes not specifically authorized by Congress when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H52092629849B4B0AA404465D942300C4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost share</header>
<paragraph id="HFBFC9F0EC7E8480D898A47BF0FE0668C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Flood risk management and stormwater purposes</header>
<subparagraph id="H00B2FC3CBFB84D959FC68A5955F2AC00" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share for a project implemented under this section of the costs assigned to purposes described in subsection (a) shall be 35 percent.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCB6185B7B096481FBD37189DD32F4BCA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal interest for a project implemented under this section shall pay 5 percent of the costs assigned to purposes described in subsection (a) during construction of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C425DE4F0A54D8AAAEC32B04A75FAD9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share for a project implemented under this section of the costs assigned to purposes not described in subsection (a) shall be consistent with the cost share requirements of section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5CF332488EC248CABAF4ABE5DA4B7810" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lands</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal interest for a project implemented under this section shall provide all lands, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and perform all related necessary relocations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9B220AD350FD4E8BBDAD091096962C81" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Construction of a project under this section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal interest has entered into an agreement with the Secretary to pay—</text> <paragraph id="H77033CE48CDC4E1581235354A2F3D244" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the non-Federal share of the costs of construction required by this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C62F263F64246798F050AB556E23BC7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>100 percent of any operation, maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with the project in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5766E35779414A11A284789AF9787FC3" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Completeness</header><text>A project implemented under this section shall be complete in itself and shall not commit the United States to any additional improvement for the successful operation of the project. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF027393B6D304E3DB05457C4D5FD8BDC" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Flexibility in project design and implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to, in coordination with the non-Federal interest for a project implemented under this section, incorporate natural features and nature-based features, water reuse and recycling practices, and other innovative stormwater management practices and techniques, including green infrastructure, permeable pavements, rain gardens, and retention basins into the project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAF0977F42E1F4D4CA7BDA1A5316DEEF6" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In implementing a project under this section, the Secretary shall, where appropriate, examine opportunities to include features for the reclamation, treatment, and reuse of flood water and stormwater associated with the project that will not result in—</text>
<paragraph id="H7753EC64207749C7B8ED85B15235E293" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a determination that the project is not economically justified; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9422B2B8F59346E5BD9874F217EE946D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the limitation described in subsection (h)(1) conflicting with the required Federal share of the cost of the project.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H59AEF6F766EA470E9CDB81D7C81F0C59" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Stormwater-Related projects</header><text>For any project for stormwater management implemented under this section, the Secretary shall include management of stormwater that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet per second for the 10-percent flood.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H63D9EBF923764348B8598A91173685D0" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="H9A54B2F3B5574C0A92933512AA0EA418" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Not more than $15,000,000 in Federal funds may be allocated under this section for a single project within a single specific geographic area, such as a city, town, or county. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C642D29A9814820879583C037F91E9E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $90,000,000 for each fiscal year. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9316F1BCA4242078E2EB20EEBCFD454" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on existing agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in the amendment made by this subsection shall affect any agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this Act under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>), except that, upon request by the non-Federal interest for the project that is the subject of such an agreement, the Secretary and the non-Federal interest may modify the agreement to reflect the requirements of such section 205, as so amended.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBC09AC252B0F480DBF42E9395BF3CF12"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Community revitalization program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE6E21EAB29C34CBCB5057D06134AA729"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Community revitalization program</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1358A702DE2A401A9E9FE477FFC6A8D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>program</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE93431E2E12F43479984F5FC3B54E80F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H84BBD6233E8E45AE8CA27C529FCC92FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H244AFC7355FB488CA0A5181D6B230477" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HACEC574D37CE4682B039B37F80F05430"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6C14F2F74E741889F6C7EC623AE9E4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>a total of 20 projects</quote> and inserting <quote>projects</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA030DDF9CD40464EB5398C0870AAC4E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7D3E059D2F014B9C860BAA8828616C9E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority projects</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize the following projects:</text> <subparagraph id="H0DE9D54FD5D1491EB041299F33018621"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects located in coastal communities in western Alaska impacted by Typhoon Merbok.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6772DE3C099D436C96C34C6929A77AEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Hatch Dam project, Arizona, carried out pursuant to section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEEA01CF4ABB244A294362527B0FD99CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Projects located in Guam.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H053D85669ACC46FF88E2CBBB7238A8AC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAFBFD81A7B9140178B527349F93A2C07" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H92842144A87A4A1B8672AB0456D87CD0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H7F4A9D07DC414B628573DC32C9D57CF8"><enum>102.</enum><header>Community project advisor</header>
<subsection id="H40F5E13332914249ABFCE23B6AE5ADEA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Community project advisor</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a single office to assist non-Federal interests in accessing Federal resources related to water resources development projects, which shall be headed by a community project advisor appointed by the Secretary.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5C01961ABDC1469B9C32461D8DAA201D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The community project advisor appointed under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB5E9B1773F64A8BA97AB665AD894F2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide guidance to potential non-Federal interests on accessing programs, services, and other assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers relating to water resources development projects, including under— </text> <subparagraph id="HCBCF4427697047DFB846E77C42890A6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>continuing authority programs (as such term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF91900F17F0546EDA34D0F27867A8CCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/408">33 U.S.C. 408</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H99423C7359F04612AD887FB52C9242A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F303B4DE3F94C5F9544F061D04F0321"><enum>(D)</enum><text>section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-16">42 U.S.C. 1962d–16</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5BDDEBB2D5B94D60B8FD5DE8B46FDB38"><enum>(E)</enum><text>section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1774531FBEB54E75B955B6E6AFA36569"><enum>(F)</enum><text>section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2232">33 U.S.C. 2232</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36006E8BC33042E3B3C274DC59B568B8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2269">33 U.S.C. 2269</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDD414325D5C48A296915BE913EB5F5F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>section 5014 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5562A10DAB514380BC37ECA636A6D0EB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3901">33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB731EDFCD5844CBAAB2750A665C8CA91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct outreach and workshops for potential non-Federal interests to provide information on such assistance, including processes for accessing such assistance; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7B344EBC88D4F14A882757236A47757"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify programs, services, and other assistance made available by other Federal and State agencies relating to water resources development projects for purposes of advising potential non-Federal interests on the best available applicable assistance.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC0FE351F7CAC4D3EB6B962B686651DEE" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In carrying out activities under this section, to the maximum extent practicable, the community project advisor shall prioritize providing assistance with respect to water resources development projects that will benefit a rural community, a small community, or a community described in the guidance issued by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H275EF8BE3BEF497380E1C566433BA465" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic portal</header> <paragraph id="H2587AE4FBC8A456ABBAECB75979D4929" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall develop an online, interactive portal that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85D541E8CB5045C79DDEAB83BD28D41A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contains information relating to the assistance described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H061E56B4896E4BFA83474E5B5512D55F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>can be used by a potential non-Federal interest as a succinct guide to accessing such assistance based on the applicable potential water resources development project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H362512776A254701B905ACFE7B6F307B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the portal developed under paragraph (1) is made available in a prominent location on the public-facing website of the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and of each district and division of the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBBB710D974064A548F6B1126935E660E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H4F30C7156B5F4427A2D7E072D307EDFB"><enum>103.</enum><header>Minimum real estate interest</header>
<subsection id="HE1F388D709BE40FC9071FEDEC17EDBE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Real estate plan</header><text>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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8760A2C66C384170B752E868CD5AA942"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification of minimum interest</header> <paragraph id="HB09B76DA130A471EB101F45EF456A420"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each authorized water resources development project for which an interest in real property is required for any applicable construction, operation and maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement, the Secretary shall identify the minimum interest in the property necessary to carry out the applicable activity.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5BF6B0CE938462D89BF36E39CD94D9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="H87BEDAC7F12A48FC9D85C251C4896C45" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such an interest is sufficient for construction, operation and maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the applicable project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H396923F249C7458A86C52557690EC16E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the non-Federal interest cannot legally make available to the Secretary an interest in fee simple title for purposes of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70F9228849DC4D578A3B86EE5B96B824"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>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).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H722E22CDAE704B2C8E3B886DED25AAEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph id="H08650CC0A9B1483C934DF4AF6A9C13F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6B2FF37885F49F380D21D31E555327B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to each such instance, a description of the legal requirements that resulted in identifying fee simple title as the minimum interest.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9CBB45A274BE404581AEBC2EFE71F1FB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Existing agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a non-Federal interest, an agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</external-xref>) 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.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HAA4DB6D200054269AA872EDE5A78C96B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests</header>
<subsection id="HDF8C049B049E41DCBCE91A728D15EE02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCD9487BF6BE74281BA69E7C6515B77DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4F33F1EAA0641FF8AB5A7BF594514A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="HB7279B5A7C754458B6C7A475A2D02F58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may undertake a federally authorized feasibility study of a proposed water resources development project, or,</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9944759A327346ED8FF5A7920B1950C0" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may undertake and submit to the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H29D616ACBF614D14BB95FA44D8248A0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a federally authorized feasibility study of a proposed water resources development project; or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H9E8B9B7AEC7D41368A74FDF13A1B8E8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>upon the written approval</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H98E2E4A0BB3541B18B41A32180283037" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HB9D7A8310F86421F8DE45CBD58179973"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon the determination</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H398E93ED023044ADB0D2227154E28B69"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as so designated)—</text> <subclause id="H7EEE42B61095472E9A97D376E1123C64"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>undertake</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4FD42F2DE57945758C375B69FA8543F3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, and submit the study to the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>or constructed by a non-Federal interest pursuant to section 204</quote>;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H291F77D73DEB44E7A6664D4DBA3A28CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H9A2008B4B05E4215BF1982766FA2EC3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="HCF4BB68F069842C79F472132636667B8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, as soon as practicable,</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7CF54B60FA304D939209A488D7EA3650"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>non-Federal interests to</quote> and inserting <quote>non-Federal interests that</quote>;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H387ADE011D1A45F0AEFF5A096D9B72AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: </text>
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<subparagraph id="HF7B2DB1361484B02BB56C6EF46F7D6EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> <clause id="H41CEF8316AD1412EA4BC95D7B9F5751E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H68ED4D8CF099470E9FDB903DCE6A36FA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE116A64EE8D14F02BA494C5FACE2BCAD" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H2F1A938F122242C486C805BA589F5D81"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C37B223F6AE41FEB40ABB7927764915"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCB786816089C4FB3B8EAF3A1943E7266"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H88A0C800336040EE9D433953E40AF335"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 non-Federal 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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A1363ED94B14DC0BA0FBE6AC496AD94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9ECFF98ECD27414F8D19199753D3252D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="H9A272A39D0A54D8083EFCE9D4882F927"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>receives a request under this paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>receives a study submission under subsection (a) or receives a request under subparagraph (A)</quote>; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H7F681AABA6644556ACED83DD24CED410"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4228B646C69B42449FE2D6D21C680DF8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H5FEFA41565E04D0CAFAB9B15A7A992D7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional information required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53A1CC51120C4133923B2B70D87E1938"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA53F4567763D424BB2C3D6C7BAC80344" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H9EA09F4A37DC4BA483F1481D62A60B84"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89583440544C468B9F0C4F6164E9AB62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>receiving a request under paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>receiving a study submission under subsection (a) or a request under paragraph (3)(A)</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE91FF05BC0A4B4CAF3B25CA3B6FF1AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BEA58C340304921BFE489D95E680E32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If a project</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF4653E5CB6724F4BA99F73FE48A43499" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HD281348EB3954A65BAF29BFA3289DBBE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a project</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE893341F7F34A5C9F2E867C10F2D016"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or modification to the project</quote> before <quote>an amount equal to</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A211E5EDF644CDF8E3E54E65137A48E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HD93177D316794F37AA4147088DB8B6B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any credit provided to a non-Federal interest under this subsection may not exceed the maximum Federal cost for a feasibility study initiated by the Secretary under section 1001(a)(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282c">33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)</external-xref>). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D7DDB60A1F944EF8F03A053C3B6468C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HC10B6B1B0B85441AA66C14FAF70B9A1D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H177E707D7ACB462B9D35316557975856"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H31F7F225E01A4445BC016CA5F5860CB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231</external-xref>) 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. </text></subsection></section> <section id="H6440DD6EE21B44BC82FBFDD4B7F4F254" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests</header> <subsection id="H53E5F028FD5543AD9A4A45F1A2A3D6DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2232">33 U.S.C. 2232</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE45B8797B53C4EFC8E0B19C2AF0EAA95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C424A51682946B99F46727B6F31EE05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an appropriate non-Federal interest</quote> and inserting <quote>a non-Federal interest carrying out a project, or separable element of a project, under this section</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C71A771F6324C57B06B99D61F295C80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>on construction for any project</quote> and inserting <quote>for the construction of any project or separable element</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H18FBE9563BE3471BA25EB96BB4CFE332"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, consistent with the authorized cost share for the project,</quote> after <quote>United States funds</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF418A43C44E645A7A30421CE81CE73EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8C195D8B7500440F9DDE3F4A98145A04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="HFECBF1A927D740B7988D7308E200D1B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal interest—</text> <subclause id="H45FB0915CC59459F96FAFEB023E3BB84"><enum>(I)</enum><text>enters into a written agreement with the Secretary under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</external-xref>), including an agreement to pay the non-Federal share, if any, of the cost of operation and maintenance of the project;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5839DE716AA04B2B8DB80ABE8AA857AC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes any information relevant to carrying out the project available to the Secretary to review; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H04C9D9644DD04A4781F32DB674402C50"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies features of the project or separable element that are outside the scope of the authorized project; and </text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HFE31020D5307482BA587C7BAE204D742"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary—</text> <subclause id="H31C36DF0182E47E9A63E78D82574E4AA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviews the plans for construction by the non-Federal interest;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HBC1956DC9DA44C6BAB0FD74FEAB47052"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines the project outputs are consistent with the authorized project and construction would not result in life safety concerns;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3782A3368AFB4ADCBD5F9C586DD345B3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>determines that the plans comply with applicable Federal laws and regulations; and </text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA91886F9E533420788EB487001818E97"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>verifies that the construction documents, including supporting information, have been signed by an Engineer of Record; and</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H809437F5699447BC979E0A67B749F66F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="H8DE504740AB54CCBAA60568D5D2430A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE0141E404B154E1AA117334F2B6B1B2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H463C37621E3F4D1DAEF2B7A7EF9E5F0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal interest has obligated or expended funds for the cost of a discrete segment or separable element thereof and has requested reimbursement of the Federal share of the cost of the discrete segment or separable element; </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> <clause id="HA3067D7C6FCE45A085B10AAB4A3FAC2A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>, discrete segment of the project, or separable element of the project,</quote> after <quote>the project</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F77A8B9E105422294444D3212801857"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text> <clause id="H7357A4E5611044269C24D27DCB1FE95C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="H259F8CEA3CBB45DFAE53263528CDC170"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the review and approval of plans under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Secretary makes the determinations required under subclauses (II) and (III) of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) with respect to the discrete segment.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> <clause id="H8E31BD3363D246238F5249F37A1B1E93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking <quote>plans approved under paragraph (1)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>the plans reviewed under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9DF8B8BA78374ADCB258B75AAE48BD1F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(i)</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H6AB2D073BC2748B5955966F31246F0AF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(i)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE491F85EA0D8442DA8B8F3F41D92BD7D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFD57A567B21845BD870F40A0BFCC7E63" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HB9F41463CE2140BC819609134C831D4A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not provide credit or reimbursement for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E8398041F9543E98F85A30589D6B62B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities required by the non-Federal interest to initiate design and construction that would otherwise not be required by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9991E0337D1F47FCA37C6D66850C70BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>delays incurred by the non-Federal interest resulting in project cost increases. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0697A34D89B4518AD620C71ECF33D28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7399BCFCE4B64E8DA7A503EE5FC31562" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H82BB14EF40F34245B7D8B18ED85E5F54"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal year. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB9913EC8C9854EF198155DDA28464C22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H85F62923828A4A039F8BF1987E07FCAF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2232">33 U.S.C. 2232</external-xref>) 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. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA9E1EC1933FA4FC0A0342A8C53BF46A2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Review process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/408">33 U.S.C. 408</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCF7A3CD0449243C19BE62A8180139E85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H2B2E7B1F97A14CC380086F84FD74104E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review process</header>
<paragraph id="HB8DBF9882B334A12BD05B34E8022958F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a single office within the Corps of Engineers with the expertise to provide consistent and timely recommendations under subsection (a) for applications for permission submitted pursuant to such subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B47F141C9FF448ABE4605F50C182639"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preapplication meeting</header><text>At the request of a non-Federal entity that is planning on submitting an application for permission pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the office established under paragraph (1), shall meet with the non-Federal entity to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H376373145334444BA13D212B633F4FCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide clear, concise, and specific technical requirements for non-Federal entity to use in the development of the application;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA708F7828A8B4C6EA5E0F0B390272CE6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommend the number of design packages to submit for the proposed action, and the stage of development at which to submit such packages; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H866FB961A5D348AA8F3AF9C2C9B626F7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify potential concerns or conflicts with such proposed actions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE2DF47F40104960B890DFEF7C643736"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contributed funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H659A6FF8813F4884A3231504BA35AB61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), as so redesignated—</text> <subparagraph id="HAB973F1913554D878DBFE6EAB65AB180"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the Secretary shall inform</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary, acting through the head of the office established under subsection (c), shall inform</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E64E428625F408C9327D3E165376947"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the Secretary shall</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary, acting through the head of the office established under subsection (c), shall</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H296A6421EDC6437680859B63712694C0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header>Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications</header> <subsection id="H8E36E5894C89447BAF0F300A40171848"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electronic system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7E87B61CF0B42DF85CF024977CA7A54" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Development of electronic</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Electronic</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA78E4896B6C34138A742FDCD3B11B181"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="HC16C859004844EFA959FA7BC35259217"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall implement an electronic system to allow the electronic—</text> <subparagraph id="H20885AFCD3EE4AC589078F2C3B7E3D91"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparation and submission of applications for permits and requests for jurisdictional determinations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C7EE2D4BD944ACFBFD8069BD176DE7E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tracking of documents related to Federal environmental reviews for projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or for which the Corps of Engineers is designated as the lead Federal agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A57B4FD1BD944E7AC0B427D667149DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCE1D9EEFCEB43C9A5E44682FFA5F452"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB2B7379DFAB4E03AADDA285569FD5EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38E33668CC294ADEAC7AB0EBA71CB035"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9121FEDCB9434B6D97D77866CA51C58C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H31E398398C7F4084A5CE2E8F3D1A668C"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documents related to Federal environmental reviews for projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or for which the Corps of Engineers is designated as the lead Federal agency.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5636069B745140D7B121C5E5A43E4230"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE23972943E104DBAB95D3B95CB693D9D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H7384A1BEFCAF40E2A40C0A19E2CF48B1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination with other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall use the electronic system required under paragraph (1) to enhance interagency coordination in the preparation of documents related to Federal environmental reviews.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0C0099F2E7B042D3B0FA232BB2E84275"><enum>(b)</enum><header>System requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF4467D001DD84290BA4E8C6AA3AD5D3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7D15633700543049697451C22ED53FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEEE7BF7801A4A1BBC32CA769982FD1A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H3E5B3212E6C349DA9FB27E31E2551EB2"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enable a non-Federal interest for a project to—</text> <subparagraph id="H765753FD64994E678B5B34AB8FD8F671"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit information related to the preparation of any Federal environmental review document associated with the project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE36C8F8574E84B6A98C7588D8D1988E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">track the status of a Federal environmental review associated with the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8222A56E93B442C1B1758BDA8E2C8FF7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Record retention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3FB63F3494142B58D039464602A7F9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Record of determinations</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Record retention</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6606E824CD494A83AA7774DFB47B1C47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, and all Federal environmental review documents included in the electronic system</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B0EE8DF5680420E88EA0E9EA8F645D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and all Federal environmental review documents included in the electronic system,</quote> before <quote>after the 5-year</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3EE48DF8EFDD4BAF96DDB4AFBD899793"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC692775387454501A6B01155F6BB59B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">determinations</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">records</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H95155AF06F304CE5A8E11045179934BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, and all final Federal environmental review documents included in the electronic system,</quote> before <quote>available to the public</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC3B295B65B944B99C126283ACF7EC32"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline for electronic system implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040(f)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA436F18AEC0640389E48E147252B71E3" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345(g)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, and the requirements described in subsections (d) and (e) relating to Federal environmental documents shall apply with respect to Federal environmental review documents that are prepared after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title></quote> before the period at the end.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H23A703FE8118421AB5AAA825E650A905" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>E-NEPA</header>
<paragraph id="H50AA1D73BB2147A197F9FEF17CAE1B8B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>Section 2040 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H97594D25DF5446AB996E046D75F30F2C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HE579B4C5CF5340568B9D6CD6212FA31B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Consistency with E-NEPA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the results of the permitting portal study conducted pursuant to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE801964CDD284DF8A973A186F19BB940" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall cooperate with the Council on Environmental Quality in conducting the permitting portal study required pursuant to the amendment made by section 321(b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (137 Stat. 44).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H29021C8B33E84A85913464440BAC58C7" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2345">33 U.S.C. 2345</external-xref>) is amended in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">permit applications</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">permit applications and other documents</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H017F009A7A0E4E21A338540BF939B03E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>Vertical integration and acceleration of studies</header>
<subsection id="H40C9408B54344559BF4F09109658A1A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(a) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282c">33 U.S.C. 2282c(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0BFB53DAF2574DEAA14923B0947D37B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>of initiation</quote> and inserting <quote>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282(b)</external-xref>)</quote>; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEB92E881DD24BF48EA8FBF77FA5C8D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H02646BCA42F2470CA14CBC2F20DE8F58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>cost of $3,000,000; and</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H496F061EDE8B46DC923BBBCA2CAB8966" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost of—</text> <subparagraph id="H0DB367A8923D41B5AB92709493CE0911"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for a project with an estimated construction cost of less than $500,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2885BD99614B4745AE5272D33F3C8088"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7E48D6BB543648B6A00BA9CB0E36FA98" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H976B55E3330B401289A82A68B42FF237"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for a project with an estimated construction cost of greater than or equal to $500,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE3EC5085450B46748F2729A573EA19DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 905(b)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$300,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFB6CF0B0A7264220A81F606927B209C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 905(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(A) </enum-in-header>Timing.—</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>The cost of</quote> and inserting <quote>The cost of</quote>. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="HDF2BBB277C5943079104417F72E34A91" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header>Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments</header>
<subsection id="HDD8125BC2D5E432DBEDD2764EFD8A81E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(c) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3667E30D73A741319615BA81927D8072"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3B4C815E4ADC4CC7ADCF434565EF0584" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HB9DAC1CF56AE44239963606FEBAC7A8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Systemwide improvement plan</header>
<subparagraph id="HFBEBA49EB3F84A7096E2486253CAE586"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the status of compliance of a non-Federal interest with the requirements of a levee owner’s manual, 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—</text> <clause id="H07526459C55F47B4B30C509713F6B2D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in coordination with the Secretary, the non-Federal interest develops a systemwide improvement plan that—</text>
<subclause id="HDA07A59A10AC4B55B72EA9A576FD3B4E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB3D584C72CC84D0CA555705F71F0E0D1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB9229CF4AC254516B65432CB4F2A9F94"><enum>(III)</enum><text>includes specific timelines for addressing such items and measures; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H94A6225AFBFC4711B45900757499B85E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary—</text>
<subclause id="H14C26A3458AE4B0D87EDCF977274496A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that the systemwide improvement plan meets the requirements of clause (i); and </text></subclause> <subclause id="H59A44406E53B4B06919AC7C64A8B90E9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>determines that the non-Federal interest makes satisfactory progress in meeting the timelines described in clause (i)(III).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F277D69005248C3B8F95B9CB1339343"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grandfathered encroachments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary—</text> <clause id="H57B87D9752914E22BE0C41752D6501F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall review documentation developed by the non-Federal interest showing a covered encroachment does not negatively impact the integrity of the flood control work;</text></clause>
<clause id="H07FC07A984FA4C8BBA7667E90114624E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text></clause> <clause id="H42953635545F4462A5B4C2F635BDD780"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EA0B136C108486D95E4F4152A3A322A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3CD21D684B324EFABA0943353C9E71DE" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H68A599C3D822433DA1C86C2C0176AAFD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Covered encroachment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered encroachment</quote> means a permanent nonproject structure that—</text>
<clause id="HDA972B08314B4DB7BFC6CFBE63E253FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is located inside the boundaries of a flood control work;</text></clause> <clause id="H6DF5A74D527645BF88FE6E547F4D0EA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is depicted on construction drawings or operation and maintenance plans for the flood control work that are signed by an engineer of record; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H10EB4AD47C204549B77C742B239482A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is determined, by the Secretary, to be an encroachment of such flood control work.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB5C370F478EA4A649F4F77BDDBEF5315"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3011 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB5079274DD7E43588941C2E0250EE379"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) if the non-Federal interest otherwise continues to meet the requirements of section 5(c)(2) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2C983C86BA0A42F3996E4D28CE3301BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Participation in preparedness exercises</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</external-xref>) 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.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H424CE20A8A0F4305A88505049AEE8141" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>110.</enum><header>Fish and wildlife mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2283">33 U.S.C. 2283</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4E73874A06434902A5E8E00E9243035F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HACDB121655614DF5BE728CE8486DF31F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H55312CCD96744DD9A491C74A0B2267C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>After November 17, 1986, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H6921FB0071F7413BA99FEFAE7ACAEF30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall not submit</quote> and all that follows through <quote>unless such report contains</quote> and inserting <quote>may not approve any proposal related to a water resources project unless the Secretary has prepared a report relating to the project that contains</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC072FA9FFE0749C98EFF6648153D1E77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H16C2D093E756423FB1C639CFE35F0365"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA27137B6801C454A94A17BB157184F18" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H0E715955C33649BF8EA3103801B47BED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="HF98D25CC2AF5426F9071F241208B5BD4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFCDED5D0DF9E4099BECBA81A124DB1B5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HC37751D4F19C432688F845851567B72E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with the non-Federal interest for a water resources project, and other stakeholders, to the maximum extent practicable— </text>
<clause id="HA2F19BDBBE1B4E72AE01D5AD401633C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify mitigation implementation practices or accepted assessment methodologies used in the region of the water resources project and incorporate such practices and methodologies into the mitigation plan for such project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H12D8F1A0F5974C4C82F0DF9B2A2A5910"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify projects that have not been constructed, or concepts described in mitigation plans for other water resources projects, that may be used to meet the restoration or mitigation needs of the water resources project.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F0AB21CAC9E49988F447BC123FEAF51"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(B)(iv)(I), by inserting <quote>or a description of the requirements for a third-party mitigation instrument that would be developed in the case that a contract for future delivery of credits will be used</quote> after <quote>to be used</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DA2531518B148AB8DAF3479450D002B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)(1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD3E1901B94347539F1FF8ED1D8DCBE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>, for immediate delivery or future delivery to be identified in the mitigation instrument</quote> after <quote>banks</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8F90BBDD6A24B60A01A9AA2A7DCD1DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>, for immediate delivery or future delivery to be identified in the mitigation instrument</quote> after <quote>programs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H229C315D2ADA4C409014636A2088D8E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAC597441A7F1450DA41C79BE6C6141BA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HAF18AF2673574608932D81F923E934BB"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Separable elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mitigation of fish and wildlife losses required under this section that is provided in the form of credit shall be considered a separable element of a project without requiring further evaluation. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H785ED66DEF1241C395DC4DBDBF6E200C"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that—</text> <paragraph id="H5446BD276BC8435F9B03FA9A97D9029D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the mitigation requirements for each water resources project—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD3FE3C291A494B01B0EE40233E52C5FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are made publicly available (including on a website of the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF462DC63D6D647BEBF2287DE057264CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the location of the project, the anticipated schedule for mitigation, the type of mitigation required, the amount of mitigation required, and the remaining mitigation needs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7EA924BA4214B729532EA9EAA84D082"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the mitigation plan for such project is made publicly available, as applicable; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE915DB6444054E99BD459C3423DAC581"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the information described in paragraph (1) is updated regularly; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E5B4206E1384604B6F54C08353094E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carrying out the requirements of this subsection with respect to each water resources project is considered a project expense. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC20EF43BC4FE408AB3C9600E86BDB602"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the project delivery team and regulatory team of the Corps of Engineers work in coordination to successfully carry out mitigation efforts. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HEA9EBDE0414347FFA2B24CF75EEA4887" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Harbor deepening</header>
<subsection id="HA60F90F3414345BABCEC50D38F95829E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2211">33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>50 feet</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>55 feet</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H290502936412473CAC2792B65BA2F819"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Operation and maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2211">33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>50 feet</quote> and inserting <quote>55 feet</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2E75965A6A714792A20C49796D627D6A" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>112.</enum><header>Emerging harbors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HA6A04E1FC4BD49C196808C3C0EC14BBF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue guidance for the purpose of carrying out section 210(c)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238">33 U.S.C. 2238(c)(3)(B)</external-xref>); and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE41D6F6287B4B8C826DC27910E0F6E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a mechanism to accept the non-Federal share of funds from a non-Federal interest for maintenance dredging carried out under such section.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H39AACE8A0C25437F9FCA99E18006CCD9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header>Remote and subsistence harbors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2242">33 U.S.C. 2242</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9CCF8E83A16B4B659C43452FBF89DE67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H43094C3CB31644739A3DDD68D677D969" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H2D02AF2FBB4A4E6C9AFD4F60169A3B40"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H885E88DB36704D1D8D31C0CFA2AAE849"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph id="HEC2E9A784FBD4EDBBCDFE15FF58CD287" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H62FF29037DEF46049CD0205BF88D3AF8" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H658BBED7BE4C45B69D8DD1727CCC97E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H257BE85DAFAE4141AC46A49516725465"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>benefits of the project to</quote> and inserting <quote>benefits of the project to any of</quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3E208CD54EE4C548D4DDAFF4EA5E6E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="HFE558DE1FB784E35A986DC5E01088175" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>114.</enum><header>Additional projects for underserved community harbors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238e">33 U.S.C. 2238e</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H55803BF1BBC041A1B2229F6943EA1645"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HDD664A4D5D8A4FA98FA4D6BA8CC3002F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>section based on an assessment of</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the local or regional economic benefits of the project;</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7DD0E72A239A411B9EB0024865CA312A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section—</text> <paragraph id="H3CBA734E4BE14CE69710916CD56D92A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on an assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45970937D96B4179B4078E2EB72E17FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local or regional economic benefits of the project;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H16C1DB3715204B8495A37C4DCC46E4DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4B3CADBBFF9406ABC552BFD7F7EF9C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1180A97508E4E5390FCCED3A281F511"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5D18F64AC8F74416B0F029B61A6E72E7" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H4F6523315F1C4C37B3F8D3DFC8771948"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are located—</text> <subparagraph id="HF98B97406AA34E7B836A5E5B9FE4D890"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a harbor where passenger and freight service is provided to island communities dependent on that service; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DCB672968B643CB9707ABD05D74D9E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a lake, or any related connecting channels, within the United States that is included in the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86243545733F45A0B4C5D6A50FC82B3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, or a marina or berthing area that is located adjacent to, or is accessible by, a Federal navigation project,</quote> before <quote>for which</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B9137136FAB4221B15CE6F2982A86C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC1EAEFDEF882479A98096E01E2FAA006" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H85934466695A4367B1928846AB093631"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Projects for marina or berthing areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out not more than 10 projects under this section that are projects for an underserved community harbor that is a marina or berthing area described in subsection (g)(2).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H1EFC1A9908F7474388C131458AE4315C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>115.</enum><header>Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8133(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3720) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H78E04988EF0F458BBA58CAB537102795" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HAC42B994F0134318AD2972CFEC5415A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding contracts under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider projects that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7272D0565B894E7DB2C9B0E4C2F5F9FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve navigation reliability on inland waterways that are accessible year-round;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7941ED74BF44B49B399F1E39803C741"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase freight capacity on inland waterways; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA36852B794740D089B9A963D350BE64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>have the potential to enhance the availability of containerized cargo on inland waterways. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H36FD3C3D92EF4F558F6A4E72975F52C2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>116.</enum><header>Dredged material disposal facility partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 217(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326a">33 U.S.C. 2326a(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H237EEB6171F44BA1A600AE1353CD7F9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0450381FC8E947FABFB3977E79DFA214" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HACB8355DFF6B41459491AF706C597DDB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="H287DC19C59FA453F919763A675B4F902"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Non-Federal use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary—</text>
<clause id="HC5FCEBB6902948DC87E59E3E37DC7502"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></clause> <clause id="HDD7A86958B1640EDA2AEF7D745CD165C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<subclause id="H41ACCBB080DA447DADE2ABF8AAC6D96D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>permission for such use has been granted by the owner of the non-Federal disposal facility; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H96AD6044134E4533BE75F242ED9767C1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 non-Federal 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</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE33C14E70A2742BF970A57520B75FED0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall impose fees to recover capital, operation, and maintenance costs associated with such uses.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF5D3465EAD8F4C88BC0CF9918700995A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="H55E50359353D431EA98706E6654E10CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text></clause> <clause id="HB0A8FADC0D5642E6BEE8D862CF5187B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make such determinations not later than 90 days after receiving the applicable request.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA127F248EBA74788BE79FCE10CBC7143"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA0CD399A6121409793AE07833357360B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Use of fees</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fees</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE1F9502F0254157AB39C043ABB31F3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE5C09F12AF8448528E40C5987CAAA6E5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HC0664570E493490DB2E71AA786A3ED5F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC6DC000DAD6407BA05D0756677F6738"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H69495B3A5CD948B1B1F68CF134FC9826" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H3271E9EF777C4EAEB24635184B25C5E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction in amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD3AB9CEEEF6435385418A531104C1E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF42C5E78FAE34F648601287A4D82C9FF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H915A021F1764414CA6AF43AABEE663EB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disposition studies</header> <subparagraph id="HA9727B8C86104CD48745171CD1A7A222"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/578b">33 U.S.C. 578b</external-xref>), if—</text>
<clause id="H4E3B094377F2418C874002F1F8E322F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text></clause> <clause id="HDEF2995BD09B4B31948E8F3EB758B09C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the non-Federal disposal facility is not needed for such use by the Secretary during the 20-year period following the date of the request.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B9A5B2494E6412C998399ABFC74BF0F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conclusive presumptions</header><text>For purposes of carrying out a disposition study required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="H5C317948675A450AA331B6F32A0A0693" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the non-Federal disposal facility to be a separable element of a project; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H082F0D969DA6457CBF2C87FDFA145E49" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider a Federal interest in the non-Federal disposal facility to no longer exist.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE27807AA841C4B9BADEFC32752EDCC35"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9335E47B21245F7ADA44009B2424814" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Gross capacity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>gross capacity</quote> 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.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEDACBA03708D418E86B8E31196E97FDD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal disposal facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>non-Federal disposal facility</quote> means a dredged material disposal facility under the jurisdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary that is owned by a non-Federal entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H64F983FEF2B74DDB87094BD7DB7039DE"><enum>117.</enum><header>Maximization of beneficial use</header>
<subsection id="H3AB0E94D8FC046D5AD18ADA59120925D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Beneficial use of dredged material</header><text>Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326">33 U.S.C. 2326</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3FBB4CDB63EE4BC99A13D392F253549B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A22C930E39F4EF8A1E744BA945009FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary is authorized</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF31E4E0468894555A443EAEFCC69CACA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4686C0FA0CAD437D9EB26AB152077AC1" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HA0F1810E130648B0A6DE937C2368F0E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting resiliency and reducing the risk to property and infrastructure of flooding and storm damage;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB89F6C0D1B94C3CB99257D14F8A3AC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8B6706E22B2454A92D27538FDC2352E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6FCCFBCFDA6948C280485DAEB9805E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE348AC81986A45FB99C5D958A76A9753" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HC34C8DBA584B4C44B62E2EE95A7C2F87"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and carry out projects for the beneficial use of dredged material;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4C1C3452380445C8D0AE5454F54B4CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BE2778012D24A17B895E65A271F2F8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In carrying out the pilot program, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C1C9A45860D4602AD58ABD104299C21"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>under the pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>under this section</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4F000AE65464264AFF0104C190F6661"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8F72766768249FA92388A54EEEDFA83"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H58CE75145C67408EB4F8760F3AF6D56E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H802596E6C05846B7AF720D6E57810ED3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>the pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>the implementation of this section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H264B2C866FC040CB80E95A24B86E445A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g) and redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H79432A5E840C4D32A2FBD6C48DAC9BD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regional sediment management</header><text>Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326">33 U.S.C. 2326</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B43F32DFDEA4C6EB41B06DF634FCD02" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>rehabilitation of projects</quote> and inserting <quote>rehabilitation of projects, including projects for the beneficial use of dredged materials described in section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326">33 U.S.C. 2326</external-xref> note),</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE809C11E2D3B4FB0B04EDDE6F775229A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDEDD4664D300405A91542DC8E1BDE82B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBD6EC1653D7E460196F8BE4C905B756B"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Osceola County, Florida.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8D8C534276C541DBB77049F2E9624A8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Beneficial use of dredged material</header><text>Section 125(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326g">33 U.S.C. 2326g</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H954338F6ED5E4B5CB2F664704117A404"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>It is the policy</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB00DDD32D57E433AA20412CA27C0B495" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HCDE4F97B864541CDB979FD5AA7893AA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H663B2392515A4110BB3C877CA3F2DC89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H925E0B612E624B6186B45167F19B4C7A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HF74D187E98DC4342B0AFDF903800019F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National goal</header><text>To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 70 percent by tonnage of suitable dredged material obtained from the construction or operation and maintenance of water resources development projects is used beneficially.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8B2BA6937F184CAFA5706A4FDB70AD32"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Maximization of beneficial use in dredged material management plans</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326">33 U.S.C. 2326</external-xref>), including any such plan under development on the date of enactment of this Act, shall—</text> <paragraph id="H2739EEC480774B89A4BA416A6EF8DE1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maximize the beneficial use of suitable dredged material; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9E2F919F5034DF8B9D60FE4E4D41A6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9D4E7CF94E29463C8DDB73709F4D077F" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfer of suitable dredged material</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to transfer to a non-Federal interest at no cost, for the purpose of beneficial use, suitable dredged material that the Secretary has determined is in excess of the amounts of such material identified as needed for use by the Secretary.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H490F21E4BFDD4337B42ED39F0A192D9B"><enum>118.</enum><header>Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling</header>
<subsection id="H1207D48463AE473889BE3B2B37C69513"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Model development</header><text>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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H043937C2FA074BC5871A9E325D543985"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination and use of models and data</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB7DFD353BAF24700B5B88EF077B20B22"><enum>(1)</enum><text>work with the non-Federal interest for a water resources development project to identify existing relevant economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic models and data;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3589A3A871B41EC9B9AFB8415DB0658"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A04732CA47F4172AD0C2640F337618C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H26EF01EDD65647D8BF50A3E6E3EB0835"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in accordance with section 2017 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2342">33 U.S.C. 2342</external-xref>), 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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H25071D8BADC3493D9BE6B94D7797BB10"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Model outputs</header><text>To the extent practicable and appropriate, the Secretary shall incorporate data generated by models developed under this section into the formulation of feasibility studies for, and the operation of, water resources development projects.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H79FB3BB6E52B4ABD8EFC4FDD9D4C255F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary is authorized 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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H699BE194D0464FB5A9AE6BFA1FA79F73" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>In-Kind contribution credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A partnership agreement entered into under section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</external-xref>) may provide, at the request of the non-Federal 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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE97A185DC9C849B19DAF50B9CBD330E3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review</header><text>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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD694A2DDF2A5432A95423226D9475382"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H0CDAD6B4250D4CB1A72A5761CEE334AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compound flooding</header><text>The term <quote>compound flooding</quote> means a flooding event in which two or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge-driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35FED879B560415C9A35CF5B7198B81E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Economic</header><text>The term <quote>economic</quote>, 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962-2">42 U.S.C. 1962–2</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H4CD342FD15564644BBB81F527575A2B9" commented="no"><enum>119.</enum><header>Forecast-informed reservoir operations</header> <subsection id="H311C8B844F4A4B0D98FEF1CF84507E0C" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/709">33 U.S.C. 709</external-xref>), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H12397D14374D4482879E67ADBBE25AC9" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>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 forecast-informed reservoir operations into water control manuals for reservoirs described in subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H81ED0AE97D5D49429C14F8473D3AB2F0" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header> <paragraph id="HA464FAE7801345DABB36969F174CD3C7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of geographically diverse reservoirs described in subsection (a) to determine the viability of using forecast-informed reservoir operations at such reservoirs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA445DF5FC234BA6809DFF7E9F104463" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority areas</header><text>In carrying out the assessment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include an assessment of—</text> <subparagraph id="HC43459E651F74F6AB0C673313D4A58B3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each reservoir located in the South Pacific Division of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE6B6915EAF3476DB16951D2561121BA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reservoirs located in each of the Northwestern Division and the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H14C63A7CE70C490F825A269B60945131" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal interests.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC21CB3F52548471C80B5D51A16E3618D"><enum>120.</enum><header>Updates to certain water control manuals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3702) is amended by inserting <quote>or that incorporate the use of forecast-informed reservoir operations into such manuals</quote> before the period at the end.</text></section> <section id="H6FF7B82E31DB486AABA4D85333C09286"><enum>121.</enum><header>Water supply mission</header> <subsection id="H6418DF9E69814D8E875E8B8E1CAFAB11" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H46C7F03B71A64B7E898DE57210C86572" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include water supply as a primary mission of the Corps of Engineers in planning, prioritization, designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining water resources development projects; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45D6E4659ACF46FC862429E4780BEC2E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give equal consideration to the water supply mission in the planning, prioritization, designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining of water resources development projects.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6343EB841E4A43E2A1FAB2B80A5C21DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="HA408BD15AB044057AE76E67617B48D45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No new authority</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a) authorizes the Secretary to initiate a water resources development project or modify an authorized water resources development project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBDF13DE94864B9D879D318BA9A28C96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a) affects—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2913C87BF4949838B5067392E8CD11D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any existing authority of the Secretary, including—</text> <clause id="H7CFDEF46904148829CEA0D7384874A12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>authorities of the Secretary with respect to navigation, hydropower, flood control, and environmental protection and restoration;</text></clause>
<clause id="H709BEABC1E3C443EB4946A77DA557B4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the authority of the Secretary under section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/708">33 U.S.C. 708</external-xref>); and</text></clause> <clause id="H218BF73494904D87B03D0F9FEFE580A5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the authority of the Secretary under section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b</external-xref>);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5963C5E86AC24167B93A9E8E297B9CCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any applications for permits under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, or lawsuits relating to such permits or water resources development projects, pending as of the date of enactment of this Act;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49B51319C277401C9D2B32C23C05AAA3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the application of any procedures to assure public notice and an opportunity for public hearing for such permits; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F1AE568DF354FB79EA158129796A992"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the authority of a State to manage, use, or allocate the water resources of that State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFB0EC33C85BF4CEAA6869EDE1BAF4D5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="HC8262AF477E54D97813DD185EA4815D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DD4906A8CDB4A55BE717C66BA6FB97B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the steps taken to comply with subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEDE122A8BA9342C98E97345B045CAF9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>actions identified by non-Federal interests that may be taken, consistent with existing authorized purposes of the applicable water resources development projects, to—</text>
<clause id="H1D351C1BF9294947A9962DA31F37A961"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reallocate storage space in existing water resources development projects for municipal and industrial water supply purposes pursuant to section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b</external-xref>);</text></clause> <clause id="H3DEF1F8A2B874DB88B904AEDECC66033"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enter into surplus water supply contracts pursuant to section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/708">33 U.S.C. 708</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H1FA2F49DE95244829A9BDC6E539FC66B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>modify the operations of an existing water resources development project to produce water supply benefits incidental to, and consistent with, the authorized purposes of the project, including by—</text> <subclause id="H33742F04E86D485E8D7540DD3D5BC5BE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>adjusting the timing of releases for other authorized purposes to create opportunities for water supply conservation, use, and storage;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7A3A93F25291469F81172C74A3E72A92"><enum>(II)</enum><text>capturing stormwater;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H763156197FF5480CBA89847826E2C8A0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>releasing water from storage to replenish aquifer storage and recovery; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HAF07A24011584310B62B9A89D06E47AB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>carrying out other conservation measures that enhance the use of a project for water supply; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H88EF5E5C743A4FED917C3ED111635D62"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>cooperate with State, regional, and local governments and planning authorities to identify strategies to augment water supply, enhance drought resiliency, promote contingency planning, and assist in the planning and development of alternative water sources.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD8BDA75BF79446BB00DC12F5F357C2D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 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 that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="HDC4FD4D9316C4F45A1E53DE70AE55FB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identification of—</text>
<clause id="HBE08B2EC3DB8469C800E543FD8DC5195"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the steps taken to comply with subsection (a); and</text></clause> <clause id="HB3D503920DF64CA68A68D1758F2468E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the specific actions identified under paragraph (1)(B) that were taken; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42BCA3C9F4334CDD8DD89C968CE8EA1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of the results of such steps and actions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5250F24A30494045B25C904A4DA03884"><enum>122.</enum><header>Real estate administrative fees</header> <subsection id="HBB0325D96FC8451EA50F2A9AE1C78F3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6DACC74712F64CA5ADA547B79ADB5835"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>In developing guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HE06E77F4407E4873A3BFEA975E2413FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outline standard methodologies to estimate costs for purposes of setting real estate administrative fees;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D5FC9DE93AF48A2916BF4D38156924F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>define the types of activities involved in managing real estate instruments that are included for purposes of setting such fees;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H331F8279CE0D4B51B76552B86150BB94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish cost-tracking procedures to capture data relating to the activities described in paragraph (2) for purposes of setting such fees;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B20ACE1D7BD416795C561EA822C32FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7D08B2502794EEC8FB922A05BE374D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide opportunities for stakeholder input on real estate administrative fees.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H08535436AF404D4091C5A1293AB907C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publicly available</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of each Corps of Engineers district—</text> <paragraph id="HE4603D41437848C3A245CC106BE597DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the guidance developed under this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D6C0931D3284DFEA98598149DEAC02E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H7618A0944A31436297F38C50827A30FA" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><header>Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2328">33 U.S.C. 2328</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFBD9F52601FF47C6A040561CBF00CEAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF0EA3279730741A8B894682BC934E6F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>To implement</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7C8B2E8E18B743B6ACEC1814D1950666"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To implement</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E4861141A184D19A963457012A22D57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking <quote>non-Federal public and private entities</quote> and inserting <quote>non-Federal public entities and private nonprofit entities</quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H737A7E68D3F4431F84FDFD8F3FAE5162"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0C7F9C082484D51A4490949A7DBDE2E"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7AD06E3E782B4043BBEA53B39AC8E909"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Before entering into an agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity has the authority and capability—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H656AAEB22C4F4B358D830C062552FC28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to carry out the terms of the agreement; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H4FA735A3AE7A4841A01E7ECF1C431DB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to pay damages, if necessary, in the event of a failure to perform.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F073D4199694461A31F7DD0DC17F830"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89111964F2D7422599C5CAA2FF4F1803"> <subsection id="HDF6B7A4692BA448096DE99EEE95A8A20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>User fees</header> <paragraph id="H733B43DF3EE24D7596A44B99F53B96B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Collection of fees</header> <subparagraph id="H9FD49B977A4B4EA69ED20DF38D0B6568"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may allow a non-Federal 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. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B26D39A9165492480C3D23E102BEA12"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of visitor reservation services</header>
<clause id="HB85D500559654215AAB29D94C54746C5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></clause> <clause id="H7A4B755631AB41459AC873AF3034D952"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>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).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8372010C2F8D42EF8C3CAF3F3CC18887"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of fees</header>
<subparagraph id="H2E0030AEDFF546E79E04BE255439FC00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity that collects a user fee under paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H0C7A06C2F07346498970A689DBD2F18E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may retain up to 100 percent of the fees collected, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H97270F1C82C5403F8768AD59A8E99146"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/460d-3">16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4)</external-xref>), 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.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB4ACAE39BB05431790592FA268DEA9CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The use by a non-Federal public entity or private nonprofit entity of user fees collected under paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H9EBD24B28C004379AE91DC08FD4C9016"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall remain subject to the direction and oversight of the Secretary; and </text></clause> <clause id="HB2D5AF844E3E4DCF9BA27A85B2490E9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not affect any existing third-party property interest, lease, or agreement with the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB5040CC6272490BA9E818C9750EC7E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>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. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H8340FED48D214D1686D207B4FE40FB21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H22BB7D4BB5AE462E9F00C073FCDA3D15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For purposes</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC972C7CEC284BB993E449EE5B400B11"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H286BADB380E343509DA577D1AF9868A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D36A60B29554FFEA9C83F8DB3F6E204"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>non-Federal public and private entities. Any funds received by the Secretary under this section</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAFE33D2937144D819765547D57C0EE57"><text>non-Federal public entities, private nonprofit entities, and other private entities.</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88248401C81343AE87C119DE070158A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds received by the Secretary under this subsection</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB7EC1B4D6B24B1999A6146046E752F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H7EC825EEA250494F95C3AE81D831CB85"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H890F4579B90D4269AEDA203CCC20E3C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Non-Federal public entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>non-Federal public entity</term> means a non-Federal public entity as defined in the memorandum issued by the Corp of Engineers on April 4, 2018, and titled <quote>Implementation Guidance for Section 1155, Management of Recreation Facilities, of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref></quote>. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AE8F24DC0654FE9992CCD18CEDC273E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private nonprofit entity</header><text>The term <term>private nonprofit entity</term> means an organization that is described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H6519ABB06D02443A9C33EA12BA4CB619" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header>Retention of recreation fees</header> <subsection id="H6E4B48A1545B4C4A8FE06FF59D6244E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 210(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/460d-3">16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8069D2BA89764542BB9B681AA95E6A91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and all that follows through <quote>to establish</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Army may establish</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EDADF4A599C4AC8BBA035777A16BAFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>vehicle. Such maximum amount</quote> and inserting <quote>vehicle, which amount</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H363C4F75568B4E4AA676F6E7CF131485"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49723EBB39E04E8890F3726B8A595517"> <paragraph id="HAFC17F855CC54E368615DD93DCDBF4BE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deposit in Treasury</header><text>Subject to paragraph (5), the fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78250260B6A944A59BA7C74F643B0E04"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Retention and use by Secretary</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7F0A71FE6A34F48BB6F2578B0EB2D62"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention</header><text>Of the fees collected under this subsection, the Secretary may retain, for use in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii), beginning in fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total amount of fees collected under this subsection for the fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE956CB2E9B674EF8A1C7E5CA3D0D069B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use</header><text>The amounts retained by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="H47ABF3EC33DB4E748C47D7B5A4151229" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be deposited in a special account, to be established in the Treasury; and </text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21C212B0197A4F2598CCA136504BF262"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be available for use, without further appropriation, 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 a specific recreation site shall be used at such site.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H297218FB1FCD4CC9AFE7AA4418783374"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment</header><text>Fees collected under this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H0043A2AD32D7492B9A3523DC1B5582CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be in addition to annual appropriated funding provided for the operation and maintenance of recreation sites and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6331E050CB4E4094B2873D163E18E792"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be used as a basis for reducing annual appropriated funding for such operation and maintenance. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H999EB31FD0E5488983EB872B050A6300" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special accounts</header><text>Amounts in the special account for the Corps of Engineers described in section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/460d-3">16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4)</external-xref>) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) that are unobligated on that date shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H46F8D9C20ECD43CEB86E6C6C4196C5F5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be transferred to the special account established under paragraph (5)(B)(i) of section 210(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (as added by subsection (a)(3)); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0251A09DF65346C4BFD8B8266695053E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be available to the Secretary of the Army for operation and maintenance of any recreation sites and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army, without further appropriation, subject to paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of such section (as added by subsection (a)(3)).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8006015D2F1145D8B39279EC62761FBE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>125.</enum><header>Databases of Corps recreational sites</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text></section> <section id="H5BB4B30517294AB3874626D3B5237FDA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>126.</enum><header>Services of volunteers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may recognize a volunteer providing services under the heading <quote>Department of Defense—Civil—Department of the Army—Corps of Engineers—Civil—General Provisions</quote> in chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/569c">33 U.S.C. 569c</external-xref>) through an award or other appropriate means, except that such award may not be in the form of a cash award.</text></section>
<section id="H61A7D0A23C4B4375A7B6DFA6B32EFDC1"><enum>127.</enum><header>Nonrecreation outgrant policy</header>
<subsection id="HBF7B0B6984004C169679AD2AD23E23E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA6C8179DD4C247B684F90A793A7A9CE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In updating the policy guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the policy guidance—</text>
<paragraph id="H42A8FC135D2B48CDBD7E9F6F5B1AFE77" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the consideration of benefits to the public in evaluating a request described in subsection (a); </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5E67BEA23254248A800D2804F52DFCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC1894E111CAD4F8F9F0F1B88010400BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>requires that a request described in subsection (a) be expeditiously approved or denied after submission of a completed application for such request; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40C07749D1CD4CB5B4162F1E6DBB910D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>requires the Secretary to include in any denial of such a request detailed information on the justification for the denial.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H21D4F10AE85F4DBAA314C95BDA5150C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section affects or alters the responsibility of the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="HD2D132BD0B844C64B4C2FB4BBA0505D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to sustain and protect the natural resources of lands and waters operated and maintained by the Secretary; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36CDAE0847F0479FA301E349211FBB73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to carry out a water resources development project consistent with the purposes for which such project is authorized.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H0DE5DEB080E34C7BADE77EDBEE66B994" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>128.</enum><header>Improvements to National Dam Safety Program</header> <subsection id="H21E73BF878C54F49939A1FB2E0C830A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467">33 U.S.C. 467</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H327E8E7296BA4647BB109C73C456718D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (17); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H953637EA021A4470A951AA900A9E771A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HFDA07F54B2644E5A9DF2D76DD6E418C0"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Underserved community</header><text>The term <term>underserved community</term> 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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6C198B3C599749AA8DC39D95DEE1020A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National inventory of dams and low-Head dams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467d">33 U.S.C. 467d</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H9B605082E723470B92E2F81CB15B4B0D"><enum>6.</enum><header>National inventory of dams and low-head dams</header>
<subsection id="H86232C66AF5B4D718C323B4736F0CD70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall maintain and update information on the inventory of dams and low-head dams in the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCB46EFCC879B418EA9FC8159FF103842"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dams</header><text>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 agency, or a Tribal government.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H08A8C9CF3D324EEF8870D27AD64B3258"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Low-Head dams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The inventory maintained under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H5A01BE94D9DD4F55BC19DB252EBBD4FC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the location, ownership, description, current use, condition, height, and length of each low-head dam; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17EB5BADC0CD4087AC16EB714CE26753" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any information on public safety conditions at each low-head dam; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02DC8690C7B641A5A28CFF1AA64D3D47" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other relevant information concerning low-head dams.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H67D2C31980244299B47DFA3E30857DE9" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD98B42CD78894764A22D91F36571DF01" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and other relevant entities; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63FF3D1A8FA646088E6EDF7E3B7BA3E4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use data provided to the Secretary by those agencies and entities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC086C9CCA9314C12A8B18992AD0381B8" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the inventory maintained under subsection (a) publicly available (including on a publicly available website), including—</text>
<paragraph id="H49C9AA26853C43D6B171F713867FE5F0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>public safety information on the dangers of low-head dams; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61EE463A884048359956A4BFB3A62297" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a directory of financial and technical assistance resources available to reduce safety hazards and fish passage barriers at low-head dams. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H432940A6AB5E46DA9C8D9A25C1F11C4F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section provides authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly authorized under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8E4A2F716C81435BB0B96AE95EECA86D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Low-Head dam defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>low-head dam</quote> 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.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H5DB773FDF8234A79805B9E468DBC5668"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467f-2">33 U.S.C. 467f–2</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBF5FC331BCAF478A9E5D813A89905D47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H5E8E849FBFCD4F129D9762FC4510477B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Grant assurance</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0DEE17B65A8545BD8FF3DC68B46C6C9F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking <quote>commit</quote> and inserting <quote>for a project not including removal, obtain a commitment from the dam owner</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BCB62E8169F42D69B35B45F1012692B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C98405B10724B4F8DB1FD01ECAD577D"> <subsection id="H3AB3BB248E9E4D5FA157333CB3F5149C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Floodplain management plans</header> <paragraph id="H79DEF590D59E4C878D80658D6FF5B311"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD4F1B93F53D4791A59E0B1390E6FB76"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a removal—</text> <clause id="H30D441DF6904478E9CCC398526AD5E6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is in place; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H28B6F6275E384C4C9D1FBCFC7F968D44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies areas that would be impacted by the removal of the dam and includes a communication and outreach plan for the project and the impact of the project on the affected communities; or</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H117012FD8EF54831B339C62E8FFCF502"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project not including removal—</text>
<clause id="HC0774D5185104391BE87550AA5CDC0EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is in place; or</text></clause> <clause id="H727252539DEB4BF6B0D79C8F0A7E7436"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will be—</text>
<subclause id="HE3D2A01FA2F44D3FA8C9FFD88FB81AE6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developed not later than 2 years after the date of execution of a project agreement for assistance under this section; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H36436BC72B76450C98C9ACF0F31D2AE9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>implemented not later than 2 years after the date of completion of construction of the project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FBE6143BD624C3CB03D21C2B3397EE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>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).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC70AF7999B014BAE8C243FE4D92B7FF1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A plan under paragraph (1)(B) shall address—</text>
<subparagraph id="H230B368F064345A490E29F24C1CB5521"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEDAE57B51FC34F448ED3E688D793D635"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plans for flood fighting and evacuation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5090FB72DF5D48B295E2C8CAB8AD278F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public education and awareness of flood risks.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88368A26C58C43269182960B9A73D92D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Plan criteria and technical support</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC633E433487F44AFB0EAF8414D105E1F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAB36EF4F735941ECAD0B2B1C944AC421"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Any</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), any</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6347F5BC37C54A9E997E72020ECAD319"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB1D0D5F58454F4192D224039DF3DD74"> <subparagraph id="H225001ACE49445FABEC1843654E58E6A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Underserved communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a project carried out by or for the benefit of an underserved community.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H79C7F14B170C42FDBDC75C15241930B8" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5E230AE3BEBD466D96992C40983D1A09" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H476E773A5E7A4E3881D5B91701144B46" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2028</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC300CBB48EB4A44815B2B8F89F62559" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H20EF3F484B6F49C68ADEFFB86457CE64" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and low-head dams</quote> after <quote>inventory of dams</quote> each place it appears; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB9B0F41E12824A58A8120851E06EE6DE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HB39C6F234CC2489DA31CE36232CA467E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum amount of allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H409F0D9B2D6F40FE8E8E27BBD5104260" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5CE2E3A850A4C0AB5FA2E18BED69341" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">National inventory of dams and low-Head dams</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF91E6B15B83A4D83A2787A9D427EC08E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2028</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D715562A0C0489CB2969E25D926C624"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2028</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3521CF62D18644D098073F3B8A4DCAE6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2028</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38898BC8A5D24AF19EB1FD21A0693BC6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2028</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H270B74B11CBD4A158C5E910E1D4989CA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2028</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2DB0029B3CF74A82AEEDCFF58E19CC36"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467o">33 U.S.C. 467o</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H96852FAE92D74B7CA368606B3DC5B844" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>129.</enum><header>Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1177 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467f-2">33 U.S.C. 467f–2</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA0531C822F3453C8BE935CDD8CD3999"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6135792863784BAD8CED770BCFE30CCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="HCF243522B25A4107BC64635F566D9352"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C85E86EFE7B4EB9AEA27DA87262C4BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7CAE25A5609E4AFEB9E0B6DE2052E3FD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a project under this section for which the Federal share of the costs is expected to exceed $60,000,000, the Secretary may expend more than such amount only if— </text> <subparagraph id="H009A1E01BBDF474E9B4BD772499B6FBC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary submits to Congress the determination made under subsection (a) with respect to the project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBE86EF6E25B4C8EBE3DA102A65084AD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction of the project substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions described in such determination is specifically authorized by Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC502F4DFA66F4ED7BEA2306FBBDDC84F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>2017 through 2026</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2030</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H9DD16D1921724E218978D6C84833D679" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>130.</enum><header>Treatment of projects in covered communities</header>
<subsection id="H01F13A4F33A2485493640D1E02536335"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a feasibility study for a project that serves a covered community, the Secretary shall adjust the calculation of the 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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H34DCA7FD484940C9B05A1C2D4C2BF1B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD9EB4B67425B463C9C7D35DE28E154B2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compute the benefit-cost ratio without adjusting the calculation as described in subsection (a); </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H39BCA966603047108D603D38E6D3A44B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>compute an adjusted 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;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1219A7BEE57846179A3FFDEF5AE8E40C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include in the documentation associated with the feasibility study for the project the ratios calculated under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9ABA483F5E4040B9B133CAE60E262E77"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider the adjusted benefit-cost ratio calculated under paragraph (2) in selecting the tentatively selected plan for the project.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE15C7979382949A0B66993F63811430E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered community defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>covered community</quote> means a community located in the State of Hawaii, Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HAC5CC03E1B304D12AFD81159E0ED5142" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header>Ability to pay</header> <subsection id="HF901895406B64522A531E62479EC527E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213(m)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C90C20942BD4296B6C18AD436ACD4DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>an agricultural</quote> and inserting <quote>a</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC29442456FCA48F493B7D141AA84FD29"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="H473EEFCD978A4600AC50B9338859B298"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay under this subsection by considering—</text> <subparagraph id="H46BEEF126D2E4CDF966AD10B950EFD6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>per capita income data for the county or counties in which the project is to be located; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86D9BBEE4D134683875021AEDE3D39C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the per capita non-Federal cost of construction of the project for the county or counties in which the project is to be located; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9ADABD3647794B1EB985FCD5F825A4E0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the financial capabilities of the non-Federal interest for the project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96B853E7DBD04C7F8420D580A0185C0E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the guidance issued under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5AE86B6C926487B9A16420A3610F6FD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional criteria relating to the non-Federal interest's financial ability to carry out its cost-sharing responsibilities determined appropriate by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C2165818A2747348A8F9283A42AB3CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>For purposes of carrying out paragraph (2), t<italic></italic>he Secretary shall develop procedures—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA05FF5388ED4762B1EDD31A260C9163"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to allow a non-Federal interest to identify the amount such non-Federal interest would likely be able to pay; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE8CC6B529BE415A8AEA112682FB3F1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for a non-Federal interest to submit a request to the Secretary to reduce the required non-Federal share.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB084DDF3A0A448C384ED4E6DDAE58308"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HCB5596FEBB50450A875AFE7335EDD348"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Benefits analysis considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In calculating the benefits and costs of project alternatives relating to the height of a flood risk reduction project for purposes of determining the national economic development benefits of the project, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H61B4A60A3CC2447493A7CF0B37C8D1B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include insurance costs incurred by homeowners; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5976FD28CC8047D8A033FB2494FEA373"><enum>(B)</enum><text><italic></italic>may consider additional costs incurred by households, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H477898B27FCA492CBC608850A3D8CC75" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall not apply to project costs greater than the national economic determination plan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0921EEEF67A44929ACBCACE91F330BBC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text> <subparagraph id="HF0CB3F1D483E44A084F12BEEC9120C58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H058FF85D36D04A00BF56F60366D3FDBC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The Secretary shall include in each report required under subparagraph (A) a description, for the applicable year, of—</text> <clause id="HA7D5D59337E040BBB569BA757C762EAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requests by a non-Federal interest to reduce the non-Federal share required in a cost-sharing agreement;</text></clause>
<clause id="HEE8FC1A2489D44F294768733DCA3FA76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the determination of the Secretary with respect to each such request; and</text></clause> <clause id="H0D6A16D102C349568A4A32CE5A57D57C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the basis for each such determination.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE18993C085B4BD09E71553C3AE0BFC9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion in Chief’s report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include each 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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1CBB7A2C25DB498499DA68136FDA6F5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Update to guidance</header><text>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 non-Federal interest to pay as necessary to reflect the amendments made by this section. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE7DC018E3B434A69871E92186CAE62B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <paragraph id="H173857EFFC67449AA18AE8388D78F5F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2310">33 U.S.C. 2310</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FB712D4340E4FBE8800ED58A9936E70"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any authorized watercraft inspection and decontamination station established, operated, or maintained pursuant to section 104(d) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/610">33 U.S.C. 610(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H796D830BA03142709CF48820E34C552D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chattahoochee River Program, authorized by section 8144 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H428743EC53BA4A9D80D7053455A51B8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for navigation, Craig Harbor, Alaska, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6505F97DDF254097A3DBDC29100FBB85"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61CBF7A5409A42EB99B40A87F4B70EBE" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60FAF73DCDFB4D30A5E8D9AD5C2F0429"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any authorized water resources development projects in Guam.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB676DA9664C4DDF86E9EE446A8AB8C0"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5587D7410B3D4F9199FBFB748E3B1E32"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9715701CD52145EE8BAC24E8768AE4EF"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for flood risk management on the Kentucky River and its tributaries and watersheds in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe Counties, Kentucky, authorized by section 8201(a)(31) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3746).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H15C6ED4140A54F5F88D538A73A49FEDD"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for flood control, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1573).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF1478FA46174EBB92D9AEC316C5608C"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FD1E59B88DD472CB1026EBF67C694C4"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6540EE52C4F741F6B79A09231357381C"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any authorized flood control and storm damage reduction project in the United States Virgin Islands that was impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50AE738171E94745885D607D97C71352"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEDC5AB1D3F241C18C0C8E056EFF9EE7"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any water-related environmental infrastructure project authorized by section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/580">Public Law 102–580</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5BDE7A917E10449EAD5695B46F3C8CA2"><enum>132.</enum><header>Tribal partnership program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2269">33 U.S.C. 2269</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA4F09BA87759429AAB0222433BE09B47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>the term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> has the meaning given the term</quote> and inserting <quote>the terms <quote>Indian tribe</quote> and <quote>Indian Tribe</quote> have the meanings given the terms</quote>; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8BD431EE8DE7403AA294E1B0611BB8F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE308451CE9A48CBA2FE6C0FF28C7D61" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text> <clause id="H0A6C53607F05450AAC2B3E8ECC473FB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or in proximity</quote> and inserting <quote>, in proximity</quote>; and </text></clause>
<clause id="HF70ABB24210147C997E41740F2F760A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or in proximity to a river system or other aquatic habitat with respect to which an Indian Tribe has Tribal treaty rights</quote> after <quote>Alaska Native villages</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE271A6FCF9F4482A012EDF0E273CF87" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>flood hurricane and storm damage reduction, including erosion control,</quote> and inserting <quote>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),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA8D570543AEA46D69C2A5812E4F940A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>$26,000,000</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>$28,500,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4FAD01320164F1DB6AC7E7B1DCC9F7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H8A8FC4547AD64F2EAF47EF56A6A11215" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>133.</enum><header>Funding to process permits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2352">33 U.S.C. 2352(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H34952BFAC52D4A8CA4D51CA761F913BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H29DDF794FE0A437CBDABE359A651DE0D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Indian Tribe</quote> means—</text> <clause id="HF5CC69461DCF431AA66CC69683663EB6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe, as such term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H9D76EBC0061F42838D820DACD0D0C5A3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any entity formed under the authority of one or more Indian Tribes, as so defined.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H755D0E6B787741E79CF85614DB3255A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB12545AA3A4B40E1BE05A800A9A527CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Indian Tribe,</quote> after <quote>public-utility company,</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57C2882F847A47C2B00023C9BE18A90B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, including an aquatic ecosystem restoration project</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFF965CBF42D4EDB86813380834B7FCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HD2EEF7A7A83446BE864524566BFD62DD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>134.</enum><header>Project studies subject to independent external peer review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2034 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2343">33 U.S.C. 2343</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H19B360E1F7BC4F038D377B00A68993C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HBAF5273C2344451DAA13F34A97174891"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>assess the adequacy and acceptability of the economic</quote> and insert the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1989E538134C47C086CFF1B56FDFFBA6" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the adequacy and acceptability of—</text> <subparagraph id="H213734F37EAA4029B4CCF6C94365765A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3346B8526DC1400B838C64DF250F6A39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFFF67D47B5664E128411F27245421E79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H459A1309861A4EFF9D5062C9228DE853"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the consideration of nonstructural alternatives under section 73(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701b-11">33 U.S.C. 701b–11(a)</external-xref>) for projects for flood risk management;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H773FEAA0485E4FC1BDDB1C05491D1BE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D176D74CDEC4E48846165C6AA99AB94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H5C316F158CB74CFA93FCE03B062B6F0E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>135.</enum><header>Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/610">33 U.S.C. 610</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB5D590761A714DC2AE8F051004C840ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3), by inserting <quote>, and monitoring and contingency planning for,</quote> after <quote>early detection of</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7B235BF4DF64AA5AC9B34CA73ACF68B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(2)(A), by inserting <quote>the Connecticut River Basin,</quote> after <quote>the Ohio River Basin,</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2F955DB79C814F1CA73924368FDD3D02" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>136.</enum><header>Remote operations at Corps dams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">During the 10-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 may not 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 unless the Secretary provides to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate written notice that—</text> <paragraph id="HF6F95C47A1AE42BFA444A0737F863974" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use of the remote operation activities—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE89685FD90A24D4D99BCF1146BB4D1D5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not affect activities described in section 314 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2321">33 U.S.C. 2321</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1DADA453E275493F9DB956B2DF66C186" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will address any cyber and physical security risks to such project in accordance with applicable Federal law and agency guidance; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58245D396BE5418CB289830B31560CE5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is necessary to increase the availability and capacity, as applicable, of such project, including a project on a lower use waterway; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE204E2AC5DA44A79B46C5E407C6295D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2E467512627A4291A27C94931F393E3C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>137.</enum><header>Harmful algal bloom demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/610">33 U.S.C. 610</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H34E2BD1696EB4D878F19313AE63C2757"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>or affecting water bodies of regional, national, or international importance</quote> after <quote>projects</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6769FFA71AE49B79F1B65F260A66679"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>and State agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>, State, and local agencies, institutions of higher education, and private organizations, including nonprofit organizations</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86F74B69013E4705960AD6B22E88D936"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) in paragraph (6), insert <quote>Watershed</quote> after <quote>Okeechobee</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0087B4A26F0840E88E2272EF86E8028C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$35,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC8B9E3CF55A4E58AAD61E4E6C7B0018"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HB58D23844D7A4F64809014405AB1E58A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent possible, prioritize carrying out program activities that—</text> <paragraph id="H7E603B86070B40838AD134FD858CBB9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reduce nutrient pollution;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42987A711396428DB4C0B0201DB394E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>utilize natural and nature-based approaches, including oysters; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F713AD468BE473E84AD444970D338C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>protect, enhance, or restore wetlands or flood plains, including river and streambank stabilization;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E5BC987B52F42828832E567F1CBDBFC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop technologies for remote sensing, monitoring, or early detection of harmful algal blooms, or other emerging technologies; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD65726F77E048EA907D70148A0F3CB8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>combine removal of harmful algal blooms with a beneficial use, including conversion of retrieved algae biomass into biofuel, fertilizer, or other products.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H66AC5A91C13E4BB382DE82E2E504E601"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H84658D52FE9345499207E8A43C742D1C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>138.</enum><header>Support of Army civil works missions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8159 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3740) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CD8A6841C094F7D95294D129AC74939"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E81E30F8FF849D0BF38FAB3BF43B250"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01823FB99F574CBF89B3B5B6273F2891"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H59478B333813401894BAEED7255BFD78" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H17CC8572CA714492B68EBDDD414D4D3C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Western Washington University, Bellingham to conduct academic research on water quality, aquatic ecosystem restoration (including aquaculture), and the resiliency of water resources development projects in the Pacific Northwest to natural disasters;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAF58173E7E8498A88719258EAFDFB07"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 resource-related emergency management in North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic region; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H909BA6DFADDA41B7BFBB6218CFA878CC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA77189BD2DD8473297F28EFC0CBF3CEF"><enum>139.</enum><header>National coastal mapping program</header>
<subsection id="H0F870E5A373949DEBD0D76318FAA0335"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H154DC30F99F14519A2ACD4522171E7D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H04B9FD27572D41468B83C3BD846A635E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H135B552965AF452A896A68A0FD843DB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B3EB2C5B0A04C1A89870FC38CFE8645"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB45E23547B764896BB2E6456ED58C67E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>with respect to any region affected by a hurricane rated category 3 or higher—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFAD64D33157B4AD4A4522488BF2493A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct coastal mapping of such region;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7F93AFE1EC14DEAA0096844F4E2721B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine volume changes at Federal projects in such region;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43AAB96DA1344F7DA78E570E43964AE1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>quantify damage to navigation infrastructure in such region;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE40F3805F5E24C44B1D3C9983CF5FEB4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assess environmental impacts to such region, measure any coastal impacts; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A3A39195B064659ADF737F27B5E2FAB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>make any data gathered under this paragraph publicly available not later than 2 weeks after the acquisition of such data;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H481BA1D9574548F3B2DDF76533F4D879"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the request of another Federal entity or a State or local government entity, provide subject matter expertise, mapping services, and technology evolution assistance;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC2726D659464E7782CC73209C45F923"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB800EFC9E1B64C1C871232FBC4EDA6E7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67C3B2673D5C4FF2875754F75DB0499B"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain the panel of senior leaders established under section 8110(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3C683215DBF47DB9EE9B93292F8B94D"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1DCA2C1D30845E296E8CD518052EAF9"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, to procure any surveying or mapping services in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAC6054CA7335402A90E3A7BFE73AA5AC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5110238901E448608B9A7D137A64C7DE"><enum>140.</enum><header>Watershed and river basin assessments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 729 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2267a">33 U.S.C. 2267a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HAE933BBB4CE248D18A9A9E08E7002E1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6B55A5DA9084B73AEE5E0A0ACE91AFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98B7F3DDEA3F4E2C925C06723F60A421"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H484EF8A3403A4958854DE226A2219205"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE24EBE7593804701995A10FC883D5D7E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8FD84D6BB30441188ABDE5EE3A188B8C"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Connecticut River Watershed, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2197612B92E04CEC95CED207911011F9"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCD56633A29F48AF9C8CA093B5A10AD3"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Grand River Watershed, Michigan.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E8CC6D92F704BDC9412B642257CC491"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC31083CC606D45DBBB37A2D85A77F23A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H839121723F0746C8B9871DAF0FF7EF38"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Feasibility report on project specific recommendations from assessments</header> <paragraph id="HCAB0C17B16BB402E8D610374E1DEC21D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75AB7A302FBB4F12B2BFE0053AA57507" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority watersheds</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to—</text> <subparagraph id="HBDDF7D387E1C46EA91EFB875013C3AE0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the watersheds of the island of Maui, Hawaii, including the Wahikuli, Honokōwai, Kahana, Honokahua, and Honolua watersheds, including the coral reef habitat north of Lahaina off the northwestern coast of the island of Maui; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40157C47C26A4A40B55F7376A05D553D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the watersheds of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HBBC9BA1392D14C8999262AA3A1AB862D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>141.</enum><header>Removal of abandoned vessels</header> <subsection id="H9D13AF21728E483AB0736394DE22BF50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 19 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/414">33 U.S.C. 414</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F9116F7B8ED46F5AA9FE5DE77E766BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional-inline">Sec. 19.</header-in-text> (a) That whenever</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEE6F7DF2607D41BFBA484FE0F0E5CF4E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HC0FB36E9FDC64B5C8C70DB8CF47D5D66"><enum>19.</enum><header>Vessel removal by Corps of Engineers</header> <subsection id="H1742E3FCEF5247A29BF671E03327A75E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Removal of obstructive vessels</header> <paragraph id="H2D36A4D8FA4B4B02A002C98F9A1A00B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>That whenever</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3BE2E0E38F847FD926F2679AF81673E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H615AF1A19F784962B99ED9A38F939BC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>described in this section</quote> and inserting <quote>described in this subsection</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54E27D4621E44351A82F4CE5FEBB4450"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>under subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>under paragraph (1)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H26A36A2B27E943AB8525CB306512BC00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(b) The owner</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9C9FBEDBDB5446D796FC8F173ACE7AF3" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HE3E951E0903A402EBD4586E5B520AA63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Liability of owner, lessee, or operator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The owner</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B889385277E4C268B3A151F92348E69"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H58B7CA54DD86406B850C77B6A0908294" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H49E29868711B4E9DB98D90AA582C09D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Removal of abandoned vessel</header>
<paragraph id="H3E5602F2C3FC464E886F76FB2C6FEA35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph id="H6C51B8408B4E4DAD8AB90CD84CB4B3D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DF537FF453E483EA76AA8E81498D5BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H433392E8A0774F6EBF1748AC5B5B5F34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interagency agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In removing a covered vessel under this subsection, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA92F3E99B26E4A73B30D99302BFC798D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall enter into an interagency agreement with the head of any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality that has control of such vessel; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H564A54FED82E41A48ECAA8CBB1458760"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is authorized to accept funds from such department, agency, or instrumentality for the removal of such vessel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55E8437C5D6B4BDBA569B5CBCE07B878" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H980FFE95994A4E6AAEC2BEB3D030E029"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Covered vessel defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text>
<subparagraph id="H9D5D36A07E644D77B34E8B448B88F8F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>covered vessel</quote> means a vessel—</text> <clause id="H9C28FCFB0EF048B59B4B886114F1B4D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determined to be abandoned by the Commandant of the Coast Guard; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HDEE08E60CCC346238A24D7EC8E49EC1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under the control of the United States by reason of seizure or forfeiture pursuant to any law. </text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC95E57CE104C43BBBF8AE4D70BE61218" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered vessel</quote> does not include—</text>
<clause id="H1FE85894DBDC427680E5B665D483468F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any vessel for which the Secretary has removal authority under subsection (a) or section 20;</text></clause> <clause id="HD00205CF0D0B44099EB55A1ECC403609" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an abandoned barge for which the Commandant of the Coast Guard has the authority to remove under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB7C669F8939948E88BE972CB6AA1F070" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a vessel—</text> <subclause id="H39ABAD8355DD4D2CB2B4E4550D92571A" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for which the owner is not identified, unless determined to be abandoned by the Commandant of the Coast Guard; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HAA2C3C09F7164D14AF6E334807000FCF" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the owner has not agreed to pay the costs of removal, destruction, or disposal.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H793C37B2DC1449A7A6AB01B983593B92"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H540927CB833C46DDB3E3C56AADF33219"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/416">33 U.S.C. 416</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the preceding section of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>section 19(a)</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HAFB947BA0C4A4A64BACEDF12C59130E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>142.</enum><header>Corrosion prevention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1033(c) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2350">33 U.S.C. 2350(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B3C7BB79B0A4C48A1D4F5BBF90DFAA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C80EB07C5044F22B4221844B633E791"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B38424B16C24BBD84E27033FDBA3B23"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA816030DED3543E3B7CF30D8BC5FCD05" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HF5A80D5246494C51A6C27BA3D2C7E643"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the carrying out of an activity described in paragraph (1) or (2) through a program in corrosion prevention that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7EF5FD1D93BB44DDABD6FC4F92DAF328"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offered or accredited by an organization that sets industry standards for corrosion mitigation and prevention; or </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E4CAFD544224FE381A523FFBD872D32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an industrial coatings applicator program that is—</text>
<clause id="HAEBD0E83E9DB4527BF76B46BB778107E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employment and training activity (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>)); or</text></clause> <clause id="H7B958484FD0F444593630285FB2AC018"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4558C08E915745D6BBB290DB5AC6C9CE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>143.</enum><header>Missouri River existing features protection</header>
<subsection id="HD35228560A604519B8882B4C016CC0C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph id="H4C3E887BA32844F08AB7B79096ECE043"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contribute to adverse effects of increased water levels during flood events adjacent to the covered in-river feature;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53CF8974E20A48EA90CAE340EE1E40B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase risk of flooding on commercial and residential structures and critical infrastructure adjacent to the covered in-river feature;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7BF996F648D4FC7AD0B46CBB0B8B3BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>decrease water levels during droughts adjacent to the covered in-river feature;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H224E737B33174405B1C8B9D2120AB8A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affect the navigation channel, including crossflows, velocity, channel depth, and channel width, adjacent to the covered in-river feature;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4EFE6EE6F6FF4862BEA4E53EE5CE8717"><enum>(5)</enum><text>contribute to bank erosion on private lands adjacent to the covered in-river feature;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBDEDBBAFF924F1DA2B98973EE529519"><enum>(6)</enum><text>affect ports or harbors adjacent to the covered in-river feature; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA9CB62938684AAC9E4B07FA09BAD557"><enum>(7)</enum><text>affect harvesting of sand adjacent to the covered in-river feature.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H65F05187AADB44E3B38063260C022AF2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mitigation</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a covered action will result in an outcome described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall mitigate such outcome.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H67B002AFE97441EB94C89571AC37CDA1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the requirements of section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2283">33 U.S.C. 2283</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE983548184114B219584F6EE67C7DFEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H7B5301BEA53A4BA3A7B5DA59C80EF8DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered action</quote> means the construction of, modification of, operational changes to, or implementation of a covered in-river feature.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E1FA6EF39E24415AED00B5C156BBE73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered in-river feature</header><text>The term <quote>covered in-river feature</quote> 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). </text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE490044EA5B94930B068B585E0644757"><enum>144.</enum><header>Federal breakwaters and jetties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2351b">33 U.S.C. 2351b</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC3D46911E5D4FEFA0A3237AA8EF4A6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, pile dike,</quote> after <quote>jetty</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF95B8BC10D1C44D883C30A919C3EEE3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A59B9EE00374605AC06480C7048AE68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>if</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>if the Secretary</quote>; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D316E97317044E2808BC55B4F01A9E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>breakwater; and</quote> and inserting <quote>breakwater and—</quote></text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H65325ED0AA804A52BB975AB48D8E00C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C27AE11D5514D4187CA4E630F56BC65"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H899A933AC3C448F3A2092151F3022D01"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE10A81760CAA49DC963DAB8FBA6E8D67" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H216EB6D7AFA2402B90BE9596BCC92564"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the pile dike has disconnected from an authorized navigation project as a result of a lack of such regular and routine Federal maintenance activity.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HBF9FDCD45B2A4836AB80AE3E60307C1D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>145.</enum><header>Temporary relocation assistance pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8154(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3734) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4F106B004C4B46FB8F8E686A3FB61F50" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H9F247A055A424B44B70FCC234DF1848A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H15928C6EE3C04101941DCD09A02DEC76" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>146.</enum><header>Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects</header>
<subsection id="HA7D651BF562B4EFC8B127C6398F3BA7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 non-Federal interest for the project, certify real estate availability and proceed to construction of such project with a nonperpetual easement if—</text> <paragraph id="H774EF4D6261F447BBBA32243DBF9CB73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDEC58AAC3F18400FAC7A013F6613FA09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HBE6A6A8ED1AA4583BBFEA00563DDBAC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fulfill the Federal responsibility with respect to the project or carry out any required nourishment of the project under the existing project authorization;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD66ABB62BEA2486BB2BFBC35B52A594D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carry out repair and rehabilitation of the project under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H875F9BE234DE428BA84498131C33152A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide any other relevant Federal assistance with respect to the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4A369E6BE70E47FAB01AB654053D299D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H93DA94A9517B4BDD8D4B1F790AFC95EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 103.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBD1607B59D77424A888B80790CE3A92C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hurricane and storm damage reduction project implementation</header>
<paragraph id="HD9B01D5F543D4397ACBB8C75510D10A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>Standard Estates – Perpetual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Restrictive Dune Easement</quote> and dated August 4, 1995, the Secretary 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA2B6EB9F5A94E34A9D1168265B691D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>covered project</quote> means an authorized project for hurricane and storm damage reduction in any one of the following locations:</text>
<subparagraph id="H79997826ECE3471A8DA504F8F7196526"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida – Mid Reach.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0E0C21B4EE7749A9A5CC5B27D9BE34E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida – North Reach.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16C7D609C56A40A78E15A2BBEB1C9475"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida – South Reach.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29D748AE701B463EBC3C9D490E861D09"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Broward County, Florida – Segment II.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB9113A868B543D88E700B52537DEC1F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Broward County, Florida – Segment III.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7F26B74F43D4349A32B578504EB71BD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Dade County, Florida – Main Segment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5439F001EA3440A5BC459D5BC5693DCF"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles Segment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFA0ECD0A44B44D5C908843D9C83396FD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Duval County, Florida.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C19539FB5194F068AF62AE7091CED67"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Fort Pierce Beach, Florida.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE2EBEB8E9F9430996E1CC8F0199AB3E"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Lee County, Florida – Captiva.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D5D3E12DB2949E5AFC686CB50719371"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCAF3F4A22D244F3C8540A89115BFCC7D"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Manatee County, Florida.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H513B7BB9032D45098C59D21F08A5E251"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Martin County, Florida.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4AD79440A854FDF9618450C3C3C349D"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Nassau County, Florida.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H18C4680CBA1F45F084A93ECCCE6B24B8"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupiter/Carlin Segment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A7DD41C1E574E2A8BD11916A3229DB7"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray Segment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F161AA1191243BABA5A92473AE6E0C5"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid Town.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0ED56E56FF044D1E9E4A8851C3E58D0D"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Palm Beach County, Florida – North Boca.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6240BBC09B174F52AD60439FEBA2A1E2"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean Ridge.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB72A7B63FA3B4007B36CC3D1DC7710D5"><enum>(T)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Panama City Beaches, Florida.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C16E78B7F784E5387AA236D872A4C15"><enum>(U)</enum><text>Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2EF8041FFD5B4166A055649A3E7D9862"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key Segment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C40E0EB8DCD4D1BA0D29EF9D92F6546"><enum>(W)</enum><text>Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Island.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FDAD3AD9BEB47BBA97768F6B336B38E"><enum>(X)</enum><text>Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA5D779C17674288BFE02881E775EA82"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>Sarasota County, Florida – Venice Beach.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB369B1464EA549DD93E04A63604880BC"><enum>(Z)</enum><text>St. Johns County, Florida – St. Augustine Beach.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF68BABD25B8443C8B35A034F2ED02EF5"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano Segment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E5D23B785A041DA8E34696C890E61B1"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutchinson Island.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E290CEBADF34384B5BBF8A310AE8441"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H508FE784CFA24FF595C11AE17FA68F62"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the requirements of section 103(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213(d)</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA1B1F29BC2BB4FBDB02A0F82B58A795D"><enum>147.</enum><header>Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(e)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2332">33 U.S.C. 2332(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H45DB97C8515449678090634C6F3D2508" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA93D5DA03D8948E2AF9EFE00C46355AA"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Shoreline of the State of Connecticut.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H2D491DCA900044F5A52C72A82307B1E6"><enum>148.</enum><header>Sense of Congress related to water data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of improving water resources management, the Secretary should—</text> <paragraph id="HF0B6414D5B314B02ACA091A7376C8CE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and implement a framework for integrating, sharing, and using water data;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H188C4687BB5842658960E302C984BEA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify and prioritize key water data needed to support water resources management and planning, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HB479C56F94D84D67AF415EE03EF33B6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>water data sets, types, and associated metadata; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE429C4B191354B859FEA384BC4288E16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water data infrastructure, technologies, and tools;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A2016D77A7648718E5FBADE1C3B8352"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E6338ED4BB24DCEB8A70109B966455B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure that water data is publicly accessible and interoperable;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FDE269C6E8142D1A3ED339A3051032D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>integrate water data and tools through nationwide approaches to data infrastructure, platforms, models, and tool development; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F0227F2AB744B6F965CB3AB29329B51"><enum>(6)</enum><text>support the adoption of new technologies and the development of tools for water data collection, sharing, and standardization.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H7E5680F9BE01455682E9DA86D9931328" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>149.</enum><header>Sense of Congress relating to comprehensive benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that in carrying out any feasibility study, the Secretary should follow, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="H62D827AA6F3B4CE985FD4C685836A211"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the guidance described in the memoranda relating to <quote>Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits in Feasibility Studies</quote>, 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</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H38353F0352B642D6B08A4F99410B2BF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the policies described in the memorandum relating to <quote>Policy Directive – Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits in Decision Document</quote> dated January 5, 2021, and signed by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H5455E641E8CA4263835D1DF36A3A5691"><enum>150.</enum><header>Reporting and oversight</header>
<subsection id="H5BD11DCDC40A49F688893BA640346968"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial report</header>
<paragraph id="HFD0FBEAB273F4136883C4BC3F54A72D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B3C8556BE24406BB20A598BF02B06C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports described</header><text>The reports described in this paragraph are the following: </text>
<subparagraph id="H4FC2373F179D486BB111F73047CE1880" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The comprehensive backlog and operation and maintenance report required under section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/579a">33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)</external-xref>). </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20EEB58D702B416C972E1C9B1D835C33" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report on managed aquifer recharge required under section 8108(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2357">33 U.S.C. 2357(d)</external-xref>). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E363E89269A4EE8A5A518EFD883C137"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan on beneficial use of dredged material required under section 8130(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3717).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H39D5AE94FBF04C9EB477E3E193763DE4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The updated report on Corps of Engineers Reservoirs required under section 8153 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3734).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF89873E34FDB41ADA53330AE7D789764" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report on dredge capacity require under section 8205 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754). </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE8609AA519A4189A1048F587EA46A76" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FF910890F9244898D9D76C011C9F241" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report on the western infrastructure study required under section 8208 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3756).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C83B8EBA2EE4072AE54144E30B9DDAD"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75CB2E7A6EAC42DA8CDC0D2676B09DB2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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). </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD34D8A485F3440391A3BED990CA5214" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report on the disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, required under section 8220 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat 3762).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H080F07CB31E9414391BEDE91ACA8753D" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The report on corrosion prevention activities required under section 8234 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3767). </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3275D81402BD4FD2A203DE93105F84FD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1) the following information with respect to each report described in paragraph (2):</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F7F6D4623C646C28674ACDE92820621"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A summary of the status of each such report, including if the report has been initiated.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEA869041114D491A87546F673883C83A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount of funds that—</text>
<clause id="H960CD4F55A3546C4BEFA24B70B6D43AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have been made available to carry out each such report; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1C13EACE237F41DD87C452BEDAC50A33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary requires to complete each such report.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80AEE282B14C4E1287BFC3D86581DFB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A detailed assessment of how the Secretary intends to complete each such report, including an anticipated timeline for completion.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7642ABE6C1D04F4DB1E5D9E0195FE4A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any available information that is relevant to each such report that would inform the committees described in paragraph (1). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE5DA1867CCFA46B49C9139E9798F3E63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual reports</header>
<paragraph id="H9F27FD5B7F8F4D31B899EDCB41D9DABE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 Senate a report on the status of each covered report.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H872E5FF8848E482A85023D3BA5438F47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1) the following information: </text>
<subparagraph id="H0108FB357AB14F4E966104B8B6373DE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A summary of the status of each covered report, including if each such report has been initiated.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H90C754E464124BBD9A05B3C33921440A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount of funds that—</text>
<clause id="HFF84CD9F45134BCF88AB70AD71BC5A15" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have been made available to carry out each such report; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD8741372AF44425584F4E50479D14B19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary requires to complete each such report.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00D9C5A63E4A4A8895ED85FC6C0124C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A detailed assessment of how the Secretary intends to complete each covered report, including an anticipated timeline for completion.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H66500FF9AC8240ABBE240C82688D4A87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publicly available</header><text>The Secretary shall make each report required under paragraph (1) publicly available on the website of the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1264C9E4913B416DAC31B82FBE236A89" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification of committees</header><text>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. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD844141E4C3D41C19F48E50A53498433"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Definition of covered report</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>covered report</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2CC5FAFC69B14DFCA1970A2325EB2080" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H211E5154E76E410B929775D992F8E5F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include a feasibility study (as such term is defined in section 105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2215">33 U.S.C. 2215(d)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H5C0F67EED16146EABE8C6BD99D00E759" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>151.</enum><header>Sacramento River watershed Native American site and cultural resource protection pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H3334DD69755F45E89CA1B7C3F4531B8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program in accordance with this section to protect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources identified or discovered at civil works projects in the watershed of the Sacramento River and its tributaries, including the American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, in the State of California.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC84167048C6E4780B9F64E18102CB443"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reburial</header> <paragraph id="H962C885914FF45B1A33DE93054FA0BBB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reburial areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall, in consultation with and with the consent of each affected Indian Tribe, identify, and, as applicable, cooperate with appropriate Tribal, local, State, and Federal Government property owners to set aside, areas that may be used for the reburial of Native American human remains and funerary objects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H146BE47A7ED340A8A150F34340E00454"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have been identified or discovered at the site of a covered civil works project;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F79B730BC0B43D89D10D75EAB3FC44F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have been rightfully claimed by any affected Indian Tribe; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D64207539064E34BC4F9A7E8E72F894"><enum>(C)</enum><text>can be reburied in such areas in a manner secure from future disturbances, with the consent of such property owner or owners, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H068F30A2736C472C9B85D74AD7996D5E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recovery and reburial standards</header> <subparagraph id="HD81493C6D9C84D689AEC068B4CA07767"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Timing of recovery</header> <clause id="H9E17B0855C914E43B220B1123F97D568"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall work in good faith with each affected Indian Tribe, and each owner of property affected by the recovery process, to ensure that—</text>
<subclause id="HF2263E248992424F839E17187280D08A" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recovery of a burial site, village site, or cultural resources from the site of a covered civil works project under the pilot program is completed, pursuant to a written plan or protocol, not later than 45 days after the initiation of such recovery; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDCEF5B918FD2433BB95226B733D4920A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a burial site, village site, or cultural resources identified at the site of a covered civil works project before construction of the covered civil works project commences, such recovery is completed before such construction commences on the portion of the covered civil works project affected by the recovery process.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE114A70A7478469CBEB3AD024D1C79B6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Alternative timetable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the deadlines established by clause (i), the Secretary, each relevant non-Federal interest for the covered civil works project, each affected Indian Tribe, and each owner of property affected by the recovery process may negotiate and agree to an alternative timetable for recovery other than that required by such clause, based on the circumstances of the applicable covered civil works project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H666196FBEF3949A2BCC77A940EEFCF4B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written guidance for recovery and reburial under the pilot program that meets or exceeds the recovery and reburial standards in policy statements and guidance issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H287726FA1683449B91118457930846B6" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eminent domain prohibition</header><text>No Federal entity may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property to be used for reburial under the pilot program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDB2ABE7E3CE40F48D5A6DC8E31900F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recovery and reburial</header> <subparagraph id="H95953A25D57E4FE6AFAE080E0D3A580E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Recovery and reburial by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall, at Federal expense, in consultation with and with the consent of each affected Indian Tribe, and with appropriate dignity and in accordance with the guidance developed under paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H7E281E94DA8E49D785C90B7031D338DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recover any cultural resources identified or discovered at the site of a covered civil works project and rightfully claimed by any affected Indian Tribe;</text></clause> <clause id="H953741063881461F9238D6CAE3B51E8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rebury any human remains and funerary objects so recovered at the applicable areas identified and set aside under paragraph (1); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7EEE8337930444C8BBB2DD29B720009B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>repatriate any other cultural resources so recovered to the affected Indian Tribe that has rightfully claimed such cultural resources.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAB01180AD704424BCB36FAA2D47A641"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal authorization</header> <clause id="HC304C622C01F4CD592B4ED60D3F90F7C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of an affected Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall authorize, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement entered into under clause (ii), the Indian Tribe to assume recovery and reburial responsibilities under the pilot program of cultural resources that have been rightfully claimed by the affected Indian Tribe, and shall reimburse the affected Indian Tribe for reasonable costs directly related to such recovery and reburial.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD1AE102FBBB648349AD154C4CF262A29" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Memorandum of agreement</header><text>In carrying out clause (i)—</text> <subclause id="HF45D1CF724714F18A58A8E5079A6E977" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a burial site, village site, or cultural resources identified at a covered civil works project before construction of the project commences, the Secretary shall, upon request by the affected Indian Tribe, enter into a written memorandum of agreement with the affected Indian Tribe to authorize the necessary recovery and reburial activities before such construction commences; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCE25F1F296D948FEAD12F2014D385C8F" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a burial site, village site, or cultural resources discovered at a covered civil works project after construction of the project commences, the Secretary shall, upon request by the affected Indian Tribe, enter into a written memorandum of agreement with the affected Indian Tribe to authorize the necessary recovery and reburial activities not later than 45 days after such discovery.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H454F29600E4E4F24A76A9A6EA70FDCEF" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement under clause (i) shall not exceed 1 percent of the total cost of construction of the applicable covered civil works project, pursuant to the terms outlined in paragraph (6).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF528BA3F19B94DCE9E1F68217661F501"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tribal monitors</header>
<subparagraph id="H91A5CB80F6984EA392327BD1A9231946"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary may hire a Tribal monitor or monitors, and shall allow any affected Indian Tribe to hire a Tribal monitor or monitors, at Federal expense, during the construction of any covered civil works project, for each area of construction, including for each burial site and village site with respect to which Native American cultural resources are being recovered for reburial.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5DD0A26F1FBC4C079F8C5DF4059CCCA9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The Secretary or affected Indian Tribe, as applicable, shall ensure that preference in hiring Tribal monitors under this paragraph is provided to qualified Native Americans, including individuals who—</text>
<clause id="H6E067287DC9F426DA95A876403A07F3A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a professional relationship with the affected Indian Tribe; or</text></clause> <clause id="H752236FF99AB4EC6B2B9601B463309F5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>possess knowledge of, and expertise in, the customs of the affected Indian Tribe.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A97ABA7529447478C8852E9A59DF703"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal expense of Tribal monitors hired under this paragraph shall not exceed 1 percent of the total cost of construction of the applicable covered civil works project, pursuant to the terms outlined in paragraph (6).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC89442A428C94C7C9687E30903C9F985"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Identification and inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall accept identifications made by an affected Indian Tribe of Native American burial sites and village sites at the site of a covered civil works project, and include such identifications in any inventory document for such project.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF86AEBD82BC4498B94DCFD9DA7CAC354" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Timing of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall enter into a contract or other agreement to make a payment to an affected Indian Tribe for reimbursement of reasonable costs under paragraph (3)(B) or actual expenses under paragraph (4), subject to market-based pricing, which payment shall be made not later than 90 days after the affected Indian Tribe submits an invoice for such costs or expenses to the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF93D4CA4D00944DD85C440ACEC2047D7" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conveyance authority</header> <paragraph id="H3FD3B70CC25841E2BF05EAAE5F4CF633" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may convey to an affected Indian Tribe for use as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is located on land owned by the Department of the Army and is identified and set aside under subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9421E61A3DB49F6BA20D13AD6949EC6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention of necessary property interests</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall retain any necessary right-of-way, easement, or other property interest that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the authorized purposes of any Corps of Engineers project related to the conveyed land. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFCE0599A32A44C7B9606319BDCED7DC4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Confidentiality of information provided</header> <paragraph id="H97798FE56E254135B8B65EF2FF96B3D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop and issue written guidance regarding the confidentiality of information provided to the Department of the Army by Indian Tribes in connection with any covered civil works project under the pilot program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C7893B29792469A8808C5F21DEEF407"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonpublic information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following information provided to the Department of the Army by an Indian Tribe under the pilot program shall be treated as confidential and nonpublic information, to protect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources, and their locations, from unauthorized excavation, desecration, or vandalism:</text> <subparagraph id="HDD91F13BFE8B45DEA880A40F852F6491"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information regarding the locations of burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources, including maps designating such locations.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F88DF1D5E384F6B97E5A0941BE1BB3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information regarding cultural or traditional practices related to such sites or resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFA5354CB3D434670BD9CD4034511B276" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Avoidance of duplication</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, duplication of efforts relating to compliance with this section and any other applicable provision of law. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6F4F49443BBE44B280B666BAC6676DED" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<paragraph id="HEA8E4944CCBC4F1CBFA5FEA0BBCBB665" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2338">33 U.S.C. 2338</external-xref>) shall not apply to a covered civil works project during the period during which the Secretary is carrying out the pilot program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2058FEFBF59463CB34708F282D991AE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing contracts</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect any contract relating to a covered civil works project entered into by the Secretary of the Army before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6E3DE2B9064542B59BB309401FE5617E" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Period</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program until the date that is 4 years after the date on which the pilot program is established. </text></subsection> <subsection id="HE6F8396FBAE847F493098CD3A8084C91"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0C9638B1DDA34D83BF4461521D40156C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affected Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>affected Indian Tribe</term> means any Indian Tribe that attaches religious or other significance to any burial site, village site, or cultural resources identified or discovered at a covered civil works project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H66E4EB5651B346B4843ECFBBCA54B298" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Burial site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>burial site</term> means any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, where Native American cultural resources are present as a result of a death rite or ceremony of a culture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0B37205F1714162B7D0D48F4F7905CA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered civil works project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered civil works project</term> means a civil works project that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H7EF2D6C9ED734023AC8BB17EF0A0713B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located in the watershed of the Sacramento River and its tributaries, including the American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, within the State of California;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H872DEFF54AD34C89B67B927D732C06E5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>being constructed, reconstructed, or repaired, or operated and maintained, using Federal funds; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E85ED8B18C0444BAF12C7AEEE43ACCE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>owned, authorized, permitted, carried out, or operated and maintained by the Department of the Army, including a project carried out by a non-Federal interest under section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2232">33 U.S.C. 2232</external-xref>) or section 1043 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13DC1E56693345B9B7E31C751EE6ADBB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cultural resources</header><text>The term <term>cultural resources</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H09525F19F0B04F0F9348118A0F32D47B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>human remains; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF881B2DEBF914731A4EC2D7E6375084C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funerary objects or other ceremonial objects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE3C6474F76C4C8C988849C2EC4B2A96" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funerary objects</header><text>The term <term>funerary objects</term> means items that are associated with the death rite or ceremony of a culture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0BA98C240754639A528A1AFCC300DAC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Human remains</header><text>The term <term>human remains</term> means the physical remains of a human body, including such remains that have been cremated and that may be in any state of decomposition or skeletal completeness (including ashes or small bone fragments).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDF6C9B208C94203BAD9FDE5A8E5F318"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5130">25 U.S.C. 5130</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D021E7D7BF04B2A8F95A144BA961412"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Pilot program</header><text>The term <term>pilot program</term> means the pilot program established under this section. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD06BD6A884A43358EEB7E9E5E40FEFB" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Rightfully claimed</header><text>The term <term>rightfully claimed</term> means claimed by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H51687BEE1D1A40358D6675BF81C20439" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to cultural resources identified or discovered on Federal or Tribal lands at the site of a covered civil works project—</text> <clause id="H7AFDBE78DE154920A47A20445E94DB1D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person or entity with ownership or control of the cultural resources under section 3 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3002">25 U.S.C. 3002</external-xref>); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HEC601357DB5D4A87A648B0E9D748C050" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to cultural resources not subject to such Act, the appropriate person or entity determined in accordance with the priority order established by such section; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95D0F320BCC64784A0EF00C08297E08D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to cultural resources identified or discovered on other lands at the site of a covered civil works project—</text>
<clause id="HB0B3014E44FA4C37BAC08BA54C031661" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of Native American human remains and funerary objects associated with such remains, the lineal descendants of the Native American, as determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California; or</text></clause> <clause id="H6F709A15220F442BA3E50C96A05F0F61" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in any case in which such lineal descendants cannot be ascertained, and in the case of other funerary objects or other ceremonial objects—</text>
<subclause id="H14C2685F88674E9CBD1C7A5948FCE696" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Indian Tribe that has the closest cultural affiliation with the cultural resources; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H186C38BC39F04C5BB2442F8B07B16E92" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the cultural affiliation of the cultural resources cannot be reasonably ascertained—</text>
<item id="H564272F22A414B1AADA931A075BEA089" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Indian Tribe that is recognized as aboriginally occupying the area in which the cultural resources were identified or discovered; or</text></item> <item id="H68CA3571E09147BCAB0C525A7954FFDE" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if it can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence that a different Indian Tribe has a stronger cultural relationship with the cultural resources than the Indian Tribe specified in item (aa), the Indian Tribe that has the strongest demonstrated relationship with such cultural resources.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C96A9749C364732A23E0BB6C3A979E6" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Village site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>village site</term> means any natural or prepared physical location, whether below, on, or above the surface of the earth, where a Native American village has been present.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5926E303263A4DE7B1CAF7C2BB5B39D7" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>152.</enum><header>Emergency drought operations pilot program</header> <subsection id="HC13781608D1B4903B61C3B3D88C1B1EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of covered project</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>covered project</quote> means a project—</text>
<paragraph id="HA586ED6F49554C96A6BAD8979674E96D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that is located in the State of California, the State of Nevada, or the State of Arizona; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8463BF6AF44347BDBAEBE7FE8EFCDC46"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph id="H7A6B79A424EC4E1290E837E06C51FC1B" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of the Corps of Engineers for which water supply is an authorized purpose; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB095A90D8BF451FAEAAEB7321094A24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which the Secretary develops a water control manual under section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the <quote>Flood Control Act of 1944</quote>) (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/709">33 U.S.C. 709</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H425F86ED56A342BCA27CDC28C31DBD83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency operation during drought</header><text>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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC7E832882DEF4CF0B1A17B41626EC6E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may update the water control manual for a covered project to include drought operations and contingency plans.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB31AEA189BB34D9F964DEF2A730D1C56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F2FC8DDA6AE474C9DA4438B4F35FC17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>operations described in that subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H418E9056B5A140439B6A1F6DEB8BEC7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are consistent with water management deviations and drought contingency plans in the water control manual for the covered project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A7750FF926A487C9DBE2C2EC1BB660C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impact only the flood pool managed by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H613A0CFA0EB84286A05F86300372BBE1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F3E70716D1D4C9B9C8C5EA9CE1861A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary uses forecast-informed reservoir operations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAB206109AD84ACDA39AAC2DA4258D02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB60017DED74E4ADCB30FF94AB4A575A7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contributed funds</header><text>The Secretary may receive and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal interest to carry out activities under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBAC01B8632BF480DBA9332EA9D069FAD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H72BE53BD85AC4A1CBA07650F20432042"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00D05A5743DF4377B92B7AE541FB8ECC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF53F6B0C26DF45D8A42BD0CA84B53562"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H1FD1733D58734351A173C452A815FFD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affects, modifies, or changes the authorized purposes of a covered project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAF8B18385654890825E2064A8E6A5FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects existing Corps of Engineers authorities, including authorities with respect to navigation, hydropower, flood damage reduction, and environmental protection and restoration;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A83662B5F494218B35AAF6B9DE00CD9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>affects the ability of the Corps of Engineers to provide for temporary deviations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1843E85C23F447C8B952E676C1BFA34"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affects the application of a cost-share requirement under section 101, 102, or 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2211">33 U.S.C. 2211</external-xref>, 2212, 2213);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7D92C77D6FE4F94A3EB438E51D3E32B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD8C669EF32747A3B50FA982950A074C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>supersedes or modifies any amendment to an existing multistate water control plan for the Colorado River Basin, if applicable;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB2A5C14A9CD4289829F7FAFBFD084F0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>affects any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF51F7FC3622745D095E4DC8670B180A4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06F9E84BD1914ACB975AB83D60A38BF6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>affects existing water supply agreements between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5BFB81D2A6443DDAB61310200E97069"><enum>(10)</enum><text>affects any obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal or State environmental law, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H635B2C977D2E44FB9D23B17BCD960A81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A0EAB9556DF4AA4910523726521A282"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E16BCC3BD674E31A7BADD8C2470F08D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6C8ABD545E8D481A976663D02F99D886" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>153.</enum><header>Report on minimum real estate interest</header> <subsection id="H1572281D729544328A123B14FDD45488"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that through this Act, as well as through section 1115 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, that 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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF9DF219AFDD24B89A249968AF47A0F49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the 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 they agree with the sense of Congress in subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCD314E837E924DFDA56D2E2CE2923F36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disagreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Should the result of report required in subsection (b) be that the Secretary disagrees with the sense of Congress in subsection (a), not later than 1 year after the 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 and expressed in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2AC2A4A374084EB9BDC01C2DB3FF3D7F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>154.</enum><header>Levee Owners Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9003 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3302">33 U.S.C. 3302</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF440428A10564BF8A9D581BF22560A40" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HEFE1800A7C8E40CF8A90CEE71E705DA8"><enum>9003.</enum><header>Levee Owners Board</header> <subsection id="H616086E582DD45C09F28883952F72164"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of Owners Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby established a Levee Owners Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Owners Board</quote>) composed of the eleven members appointed by the Secretary. The members shall be appointed so as to represent various regions of the country, including at least one Federal levee system owner-operator from each of the eight civil works divisions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Secretary of the Army shall designate, and the Administrator of FEMA may designate, a representative to act as an observer of the Owners Board.</text></subsection></section>
<paragraph id="H590A7DE8612740DBB8B2ECBCF3021CF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terms of members</header>
<subparagraph id="H72B36D600D5C4BB584A7067227A8847F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A member of the Owners Board shall be appointed for a period of 3 years.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H569DEEC90FB042639FA939BF23FE15DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>A member of the Owners Board may be reappointed to the Owners Board, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3252DE44C60E4A12896D10134BD9CE75"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A vacancy on the Owners Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E1117CB1C3A4ACEAD98FBAA85B93D88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header> <subparagraph id="H124732C54F1B4927B562301BAB5DF37F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The members of the Owners Board shall appoint a chairperson from among the members of the Owners Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<subsection id="H4DA6B514F5CF4BAD88692A5E3BC5ED34"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the Owners Board</header>
<paragraph id="H2B2A15BF21FD44F1B6BCEA2A3FA031D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text> The Owners Board shall meet not less frequently than semiannually to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary and Congress regarding levee system reliability throughout the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H567D75EA95B547478CABBEBD99A4B3DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advice and recommendations</header><text>The Owners Board shall provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="H024C57B57E734A3C9D76E63658B0162E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prior to the development of the budget proposal of the President for a given fiscal year, advice and recommendations to the Secretary regarding overall levee system reliability;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96DFE5A76D43479585241D7010691EC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advice and recommendations to Congress regarding any feasibility report for a flood risk management project that has been submitted to Congress;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE88FBB877ED147558CA9E2EEE96D4B27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the date of the submission of the budget proposal of the President to Congress, advice and recommendations to Congress regarding flood risk management project construction and rehabilitation priorities and corresponding spending levels;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H250DDB79CF614ED59C6776B71B967C18"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advice and recommendations to the Secretary and the Congress regarding effectiveness of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee safety program, including comments and recommendations on the budgets and expenditures as described in subsection (c)(2); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60C80A462FBC461F888D239561B2C577"><enum>(E)</enum><text>advice and recommendations to the Secretary, the Congress, and the Administrator regarding effectiveness of the levee safety initiative established by section 9005, including comments and recommendations on the budgets and expenditures described in subsection (c)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEAAE4DE0833438DB9EB2C8BAA5BC4A8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Independent judgment</header><text>Any advice or recommendations made by the Owners Board shall reflect the independent judgment of the Owners Board.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6C6168ACC7904F71A95374C7B9542495"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H45566BC43B1F42EDB6E7F8970E0F3C36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designate an Executive Secretary who shall assist the Chairman in administering the Owners Board and ensuring that the Owners Board operates in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9B535C73B814611923DB261B79FEF4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide to the Owners Board such detailed reports of Corps activities and expenditures related to flood risk management and levees, including for the Corps levee safety program and the levee safety initiative, not less frequently than semiannually; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A7018EAEFE14662AE4251417F6AC578"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit to the Owners Board a courtesy copy of any completed feasibility report for a flood risk management project submitted to Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H20C208277D054843AD2AAB7086A57408"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="H2AC79FEAB65D491CAD4B029336BDDFF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Owners Board shall be subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, other than section 1013, and with the consent of the appropriate agency head, the Owners Board may use the facilities and services of any Federal agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B399456D66C4FD08F638765B023CA5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members not considered special Government employees</header><text>For the purposes of complying with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, the members of the Owners Board shall not be considered special Government employees (as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H982F4BC842FB4C90951DF9CE320FB708"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Travel expense</header><text>Non-Federal members of the Owners Board while engaged in the performance of their duties away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H93BBB9E4D86E44CBBA0065613FBF0F69" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>155.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purposes of this Act, the term <quote>State</quote> shall have the meaning given to such term in the Act of October 15, 1940 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701h-1">33 U.S.C. 701h-1</external-xref>).</text></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Studies and Reports</header>
<section id="H1B2D74401AA742049586A5982DEBC0AD"><enum>201.</enum><header>Authorization of proposed feasibility studies</header>
<subsection id="H3F60E5B662B14310A81318E6A5F71B44" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>New projects</header><text>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 <quote>Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development</quote> submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</external-xref>) or otherwise reviewed by Congress:</text> <paragraph id="HA7D4A183E5824BC4B38AD42F9DCD3098" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Luxapallila Creek, Millport, Alabama</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Town of Millport and vicinity, Alabama.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB00970217F324DC9897D646B4A8B2C9C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Yavapai County, Arizona</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Yavapai County, in the vicinity of the City of Cottonwood, Arizona.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H49D6B017F57A4220ABDCA04B1B6E5082" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clear Lake, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Clear Lake, Lake County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65E8489043A445A49DF5CE8315CAC46D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cosumnes River watershed, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, water supply, and related purposes, Cosumnes River watershed, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF249D46BF224ED8AF48C64228B34201"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Hesperia, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, city of Hesperia, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H427C352F37F4419CBF1B824B773CF946" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Pillar Point Harbor, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management and storm damage risk reduction, Pillar Point Harbor, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7C38188AEBA4E1F8332C3314B3E8CA5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Rialto Channel, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management<italic>,</italic> Rialto Channel, city of Rialto and vicinity, California. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EEB4A42FD5348A39A2271EABCFE5F78" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Salinas River, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Salinas River, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H56D66FD63B9E409EB4AD5A80DD9CA6C4"><enum>(9)</enum><header>San Bernardino, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, city of San Bernardino, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC49DF6A313D41519B2AE977C7C54CA2" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>San Diego Bay, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, San Diego Bay, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE81D161A2FC4D9B96A5254AB06F145E" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>San Diego and Orange Counties, California</header><text>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, San Diego and Orange Counties, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E33FAB6C4874F9BA85DDB08499C8B47" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><header>San Felipe Lake and Pajaro River, San Benito County, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, San Felipe Lake and Pajaro River, San Benito County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEA17E97833E4B968F0802F3A64C0017" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><header>City of San Mateo, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including stormwater runoff reduction, City of San Mateo, California. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FF2A853E23746A38B4D1B8126F2B669" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Santa Ana River, Anaheim, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, water supply, and recreation, Santa Ana River, Anaheim, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H192E35D4A9BB4299BAD79A3F822C47C6" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, California</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C201D7F855F41979A4E72E4DA1E1D3F" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Sweetwater Reservoir, California</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Sweetwater Reservoir, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E697C12BAFC474F971603E9540A6DDC" commented="no"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Fountain Creek and tributaries, Colorado</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Fountain Creek, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F3AA64973F8466BB0EB7FC0B5293F40" commented="no"><enum>(18)</enum><header>City of Norwalk, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, City of Norwalk, Connecticut, in the vicinity of the Norwalk wastewater treatment plant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEF0481E15A14EC7B80106AAE2844C2E"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Connecticut shoreline, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Connecticut shoreline, Connecticut. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF25DD45192BB434FBF36ECD25E1B9E5D" commented="no"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Park River conduit, City of Hartford, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, including stormwater management, City of Hartford, Connecticut and vicinity. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDFA3946B3704EC7865C255D120D005C" commented="no"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Westport beaches, Connecticut</header><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration, Westport, Connecticut. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C6A8587E4FB409188FD860D5FF10C12" commented="no"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Delaware Inland Bays watershed, Delaware</header><text>Project for flood risk management, hurricane and storm risk reduction, and ecosystem restoration, including shoreline stabilization, Delaware Inland Bays watershed, Delaware.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7B46ABBD7F04449B9D58E07CA2BAEF4" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Town of Milton, Delaware</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Town of Milton, Delaware.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD098D5062D7A4AEAB11B37CF087BC047" commented="no"><enum>(24)</enum><header>City of Wilmington, Delaware</header><text>Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduction, City of Wilmington, Delaware.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5487509C42C04D7E8243658A4011637E" commented="no"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Anacostia River bank and seawalls, District of Columbia and Maryland</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA93B1A1C507542C88F03DE7F06A3233E" commented="no"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Fletchers Cove, District of Columbia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for recreation, including dredging, Fletchers Cove, District of Columbia. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9BC6644C449E46D28629BE6F1E5F6337" commented="no"><enum>(27)</enum><header>East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including sediment and debris management, East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF39E14D19AD74B788F1D96955E1A2180" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Florida Spaceport System Marine Intermodal Transportation Wharf, Florida</header><text>Project for navigation, Florida Spaceport System Marine Intermodal Transportation Wharf, in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0A196CFD9184A738C42A2F47AC03353"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Fort George Inlet, Jacksonville, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, Fort George Inlet, city of Jacksonville, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD22543D357B44DEA75316358E42046F" commented="no"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Lake Conway, Florida</header><text>Project for flood risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, including sediment and debris management, Lake Conway, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5908CBE4D5C84D0FA5D0CE8D2BC716C3"><enum>(31)</enum><header>MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity of MacDill Air Force Base, City of Tampa, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AD9E92971F748EE97882FFAF92CD7E5"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Palatka Barge Port, Putnam County, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Palatka Barge Port, Putnam County, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BA7CEE47CB2490FB2B201E080984227"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Camp Creek Tributary, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including stream restoration, along the Camp Creek Tributary in Fulton County, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAD90DC38F1E42C1976217DA2962D1DA"><enum>(34)</enum><header>College Park, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, City of College Park, Georgia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76DF25517D21492F8863B868D07990C2" commented="no"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Proctor Creek, Smyrna, Georgia</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Proctor Creek, Smyrna, Georgia, including Jonquil Driver Stormwater Park.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49E607542BA84F688107D40943A7B3B2" commented="no"><enum>(36)</enum><header>Tybee Island, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAAAF87B0D7A44CC979F1D5DAAB18DC8"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Guam</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management<italic>,</italic> Guam.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE396B787A5FE4A379004C39AA896E3FE" commented="no"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Kaua‘i, Hawaii</header><text>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, county of Kaua‘i, Hawaii. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9F48A85BDEE4AAE87B6B3BE5C53B0E0" commented="no"><enum>(39)</enum><header>Kaiaka-Waialua watershed, Hawaii</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua watershed, O‘ahu, Hawaii.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7FFE9E131C14B1D852019717EE876A5"><enum>(40)</enum><header>Berwyn, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for comprehensive flood risk management, City of Berwyn, Illinois. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F2A11F74A994D1B8D6521C2D764E783" commented="no"><enum>(41)</enum><header>Butterfield Creek, Illinois</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Butterfield Creek, Illinois.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7756C1296D4D4656B2E54E5EECE6DFD1"><enum>(42)</enum><header>Franklin Park, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and water supply, Village of Franklin Park, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H791F9532318E43D993FF45BCD4D59FB5"><enum>(43)</enum><header>Rocky Ripple, Indiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Town of Rocky Ripple, Indiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F0964AD11F243768942802A2D52C7F1"><enum>(44)</enum><header>Bayou Rigaud to Caminada Pass, Louisiana</header><text>Project for navigation, Bayou Rigaud to Caminada Pass, Louisiana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71D32EAC0157430996386117291F06B2" commented="no"><enum>(45)</enum><header>Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, including widening, Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H425D145CCC2D4015B5B18EF83E722F57" commented="no"><enum>(46)</enum><header>Lake Pontchartrain Storm Surge Reduction Project, Louisiana</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC40C9A40F9F346838BE2F10417E8ED28" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(47)</enum><header>Livingston Parish flood protection, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Livingston Parish, Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53E98ACA32424DFB814F312ECE03B15E"><enum>(48)</enum><header>Natchitoches, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, City of Natchitoches, Louisiana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A3548BBBFFE45999A8858C0DCAFE81D"><enum>(49)</enum><header>New Orleans metro area, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, including mitigation of saltwater wedges, for the City of New Orleans and metro area, Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9126A7D8A2A94EF68250478D6F4185FF"><enum>(50)</enum><header>Pilottown, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation and flood risk management, including dredging, in the vicinity of Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C4D53A5FD284854B0B74D184B4EA821" commented="no"><enum>(51)</enum><header>Baltimore inland flooding, Maryland</header><text>Project for inland flood risk management, City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H916E79D559B94BBD8F581CEE0DE8368E" commented="no"><enum>(52)</enum><header>Beaverdam Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Beaverdam Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland, in the vicinity of United States Route 50 and railroads.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H947332E8522D4EA9BE7C3C5F63C0EA10" commented="no"><enum>(53)</enum><header>Maryland beaches, Maryland</header><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and flood risk management in the vicinity of United States Route 1, Maryland.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4B5A8BEA41A4C9C96EC651288310304" commented="no"><enum>(54)</enum><header>Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts</header><text>Project for recreation, Cape Cod Canal, in the vicinity of Tidal Flats Recreation Area, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D79FD98EB754A149A858267C942EF30" commented="no"><enum>(55)</enum><header>Leominster, Massachusetts</header><text>Project for flood risk management, City of Leominster, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C51843A3236477B8BF4E487FEC99C42" commented="no"><enum>(56)</enum><header>Lower Cobb Brook, Massachusetts</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Lower Cobb Brook, City of Taunton, Massachusetts. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0FBF9DB1A2C24179BD3CFA334CB79519" commented="no"><enum>(57)</enum><header>Sunset Bay, Charles River, Massachusetts</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24DA8A1DDD4F4FC299F609D5F360C428" commented="no"><enum>(58)</enum><header>Squantum Causeway, Massachusetts</header><text>Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Squantum, in the vicinity of East Squantum Street and Dorchester Street Causeway, Quincy, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF20C497D471C4760BE41A0E628046732"><enum>(59)</enum><header>Town Neck Beach, Sandwich, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, Town Neck Beach, town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB22B0CDCC42149B0895FB8938EEC93A9"><enum>(60)</enum><header>Westport Harbor, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8BDECB248D24A76970B06EF35494EC0" commented="no"><enum>(61)</enum><header>Ann Arbor, Michigan</header><text>Project for water supply, Ann Arbor, Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E82B5C6B46C4CEC8E70D7767CED0BC3" commented="no"><enum>(62)</enum><header>Kalamazoo River Watershed, Michigan</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Kalamazoo River Watershed and tributaries, Michigan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E36529A0F22450CAE4CE91CA0155EA4"><enum>(63)</enum><header>McComb, Mississippi</header><text>Project for flood risk management, city of McComb, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4564351B753495B8897DB037EC54731"><enum>(64)</enum><header>Miles City, Montana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Miles City, Montana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2CD0298AAFF54033ACF1696B93C6CDAB"><enum>(65)</enum><header>Berkeley Heights, New Providence, and Summit, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Township of Berkeley Heights, Borough of New Providence, and City of Summit, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4791AC0BE4BA49CF9D3C2569FB47663F" commented="no"><enum>(66)</enum><header>Berry’s Creek, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Berry’s Creek, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF8D9BC4C9AA84500B4CF1FC1437C4442" commented="no"><enum>(67)</enum><header>Fleischer Brook, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Fleischer Brook, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC839B782040144A6B710483E6C7A0413" commented="no"><enum>(68)</enum><header>Guttenberg, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Guttenberg, New Jersey, in the vicinity of John F. Kennedy Boulevard East.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79DA1B8BEE6A424C9DCE3DC4A447ACD2"><enum>(69)</enum><header>Passaic River Basin, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic Counties, New Jersey. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H465AFC9AC5674A5D93575221990362EB" commented="no"><enum>(70)</enum><header>Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey</header><text>Project for navigation and flood risk management, Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F82C983423843E899B0EDF006A1B8D7" commented="no"><enum>(71)</enum><header>Great Falls Raceways, Paterson, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management and hydropower, Paterson, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46E77F787E2842E5B57CC9C023982BA8"><enum>(72)</enum><header>Paulsboro, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C70294F5C184E399A1075C96891FA04" commented="no"><enum>(73)</enum><header>Village of Ridgewood, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management along the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River, Village of Ridgewood, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CBA5AA0AAE1400BA06EACA612382E11" commented="no"><enum>(74)</enum><header>Wolf Creek, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Wolf Creek, Ridgefield, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69764FA3FB034850BAD16A2CDC796DC2" commented="no"><enum>(75)</enum><header>Doña Ana County, New Mexico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for water supply, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD438EDDD04074801BB019738A4B53195"><enum>(76)</enum><header>Hatch, New Mexico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, including the Hatch Dam Project, Village of Hatch, New Mexico. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F5EE42F9DDA48128572FFF391081ED1" commented="no"><enum>(77)</enum><header>Nambe River Watershed, New Mexico</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including sediment and debris management, Nambe River Watershed, New Mexico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE23E2EFD8E21450DA5CE5A1BA9AD099C" commented="no"><enum>(78)</enum><header>Otero County, New Mexico</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Otero County, New Mexico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H18B6976547EA403EAB01C1D4E5FC276A"><enum>(79)</enum><header>Babylon, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, Town of Babylon, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB8775FB6EC84137A2498E80F82AEB96" commented="no"><enum>(80)</enum><header>Bronx River, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7134EE76CCDC4447B542C9FB3CD8F86D"><enum>(81)</enum><header>Brookhaven, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, and ecosystem restoration, Town of Brookhaven, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC81DDCBDDF12441881102D229099F930" commented="no"><enum>(82)</enum><header>Highlands, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Highland Brook (also known as <quote>Buttermilk Falls Brook</quote>) and tributaries, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0615D2B4D1B849A7A345325145BB0221" commented="no"><enum>(83)</enum><header>Inwood Hill Park, New York</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Inwood Hill Park, Spuyten Duyvil Creek, Manhattan, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DF24B4C60394465A2EDA4DB23EF5A31"><enum>(84)</enum><header>Islip, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Town of Islip, New York. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA26A6AC291244F19239336814B52949"><enum>(85)</enum><header>Oyster Bay, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for coastal storm risk management and flood risk management in the vicinity of Tobay Beach, Town of Oyster Bay, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2304B0CA09004F89BB710288017AF652" commented="no"><enum>(86)</enum><header>Pascack Brook, Rockland County, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Pascack Brook, Rockland County, New York, including the Village of Spring Valley.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA060AE11218142689324AE83BED096FF" commented="no"><enum>(87)</enum><header>Sparkill Creek, Orangetown, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management and erosion, Sparkill Creek, Orangetown, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2503FBF0718C4E62A600F58A7A02564F" commented="no"><enum>(88)</enum><header>Turtle Cove, New York</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Pelham Bay Park, Eastchester Bay, in the vicinity of Turtle Cove, Bronx, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2ADC2565859A409BA69C7DAF6E010743" commented="no"><enum>(89)</enum><header>Somers, New York</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Town of Somers, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D66D03993A446CABACF6AC5FF488790"><enum>(90)</enum><header>Cape Fear River and tributaries, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, in the vicinity of Northeast Cape Fear River and Black River, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A460FAA7B764E229A75A70D1ECDD361"><enum>(91)</enum><header>Leland, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, including bank stabilization, for Jackeys Creek in the Town of Leland, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69CC8F0E77DF4EB1AEB54DA86B2D9FD5" commented="no"><enum>(92)</enum><header>Marion, North Carolina</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, along the Catawba River, City of Marion, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60C7316FBA58420AAF008F7F7422612E"><enum>(93)</enum><header>Pender County, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management in the vicinity of North Carolina Highway 53, Pender County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H059390C1E59246379216D75445FD3558" commented="no"><enum>(94)</enum><header>Pigeon River, North Carolina</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Pigeon River, in the vicinity of the towns of Clyde and Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98921A582F1F43298CDCE861B7368C87" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(95)</enum><header>Union County, South Carolina</header><text>Project for flood risk management, water supply, and recreation, Union County, South Carolina. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FA03F2BD56F4B3CBFF03531DF3C7EFE"><enum>(96)</enum><header>Ogallala Aquifer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and water supply, including aquifer recharge, for the Ogallala Aquifer, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86322F89385646F0AEEDE40A585F44F3" commented="no"><enum>(97)</enum><header>Coe Creek, Ohio</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Coe Creek, City of Fairview Park, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD28FD34E48144C7FA1E1B3B28EFAB095"><enum>(98)</enum><header>Great Miami River, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, including incorporation of existing levee systems, for the Great Miami River, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A35C79E2ADD47718EE0DA17F92BA299" commented="no"><enum>(99)</enum><header>Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and Texas</header><text>Project for water supply, including increased needs in southern Oklahoma, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3B617EDFFD84E719FA7908ACD2EB5BC" commented="no"><enum>(100)</enum><header>Sardis Lake, Oklahoma</header><text>Project for water supply, Sardis Lake, Oklahoma.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42839AF13B1E410DA013A5F35AD753C2" commented="no"><enum>(101)</enum><header>Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon</header><text>Project for flood risk management and streambank erosion, Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43FE4B54D1A049E3AC63C583130BD48B" commented="no"><enum>(102)</enum><header>Willamette River, Lane County, Oregon</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Willamette River, Lane County, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93B73796E46A4F5EB314B73817772924" commented="no"><enum>(103)</enum><header>Allegheny River, Pennsylvania</header><text>Project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7325B7FA75EA4629B5DBE0F3575686B2" commented="no"><enum>(104)</enum><header>Borough of Pottstown, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for alternate water supply, Borough of Pottstown, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD0AD6FB867D049C5BB712F4C243FE53D"><enum>(105)</enum><header>Borough of Norristown, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, including dredging along the Schuylkill River, in the Borough of Norristown and vicinity, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7940BB6FE044C00A772EE5DB828E4A4" commented="no"><enum>(106)</enum><header>West Norriton Township, Pennsylvania</header><text>Project for flood risk management and streambank erosion, Stony Creek, in the vicinity of Whitehall Road, West Norriton Township, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DF80429E0F1473F9F549D0B3D1980AB"><enum>(107)</enum><header>Guayama, Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Río Guamaní, Guayama, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C10765E3F1E4C74903F5D1D75604F42"><enum>(108)</enum><header>Naranjito, Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Río Guadiana, Naranjito, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5B7B7949E4D4AC890BDB9BE650750BF"><enum>(109)</enum><header>Orocovis, Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Río Orocovis, Orocovis, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D57091BED0A4A92BCB3C981EFCBA0D0"><enum>(110)</enum><header>Ponce, Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Río Inabón, Ponce, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1F7B5BC31DC4E9C8C966B9040F10AA8"><enum>(111)</enum><header>Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Río Descalabrado, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55A65F7F08434E15AFA44088C19FB1C5"><enum>(112)</enum><header>Yauco, Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Río Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DC445E02F034A698E988C09AD0E5C07" commented="no"><enum>(113)</enum><header>Greene County, Tennessee</header><text>Project for water supply, including evaluation of Nolichucky River capabilities, Greene County, Tennessee.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD48A10E0E284FA292B703A1A3A6D81E" commented="no"><enum>(114)</enum><header>Davidson County, Tennessee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, City of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H22C82BEF40864047938C6A543B2F2092" commented="no"><enum>(115)</enum><header>Guadalupe County, Texas</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Guadalupe County, including City of Santa Clara, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B2B8A781357489E9506163F9B20891F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(116)</enum><header>Harris County, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Halls Bayou, Harris County, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5D0CFB669EF4AD6BCD8D000A6763DA2" commented="no"><enum>(117)</enum><header>Winooski River basin, Vermont</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Winooski River basin, Vermont.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB15C031EBAC4B7693D3C4721A0796E7"><enum>(118)</enum><header>Cedarbush Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Cedarbush Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A1F0C9F886A4B9A8EF32C125598E8A7"><enum>(119)</enum><header>Chickahominy River, James City County, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Chickahominy River, James City County, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFE33C9D3BAE4A6BA84A6205F45671E6"><enum>(120)</enum><header>James City County, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and navigation, James City County, Virginia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4EF5810117844E1286C0BC4D01618F26"><enum>(121)</enum><header>Timberneck Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Timberneck Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16BE9F621C39492495EF2C0B796B3E5C"><enum>(122)</enum><header>York River, York County, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, York River, York County, Virginia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H029DA836A022483D983FFA85533CAF81" commented="no"><enum>(123)</enum><header>Wahkiakum County, Washington</header><text>Project for flood risk management and sediment management, Grays River, in the vicinity of Rosburg, Wahkiakum County, Washington.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D7B749D72474850A44A03EB1371B8CF"><enum>(124)</enum><header>Arcadia, Wisconsin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, city of Arcadia, Wisconsin.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD00ECA0505374D14987FF40E5B939594" commented="no"><enum>(125)</enum><header>City of La Crosse, Wisconsin</header><text>Project for flood risk management, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B0476F694D4469794F1FEDF9B22B527"><enum>(126)</enum><header>River Falls, Wisconsin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, city of River Falls, Wisconsin.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H355BA128AF4148BAB8BA9A1FFCCCD2C5" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project modifications</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following project modifications:</text>
<paragraph id="H201AE0A26D8844E39CEBD2B26CC9982C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (59 Stat. 17), for construction of new locks to maintain navigability.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8BA5DAA94E042AA896841B126DF292B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Farmington Dam, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for flood control and other purposes, the Calaveras 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3B2314820754DDBB3D69E40DF434C94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3135DEADF46640B7B7DB9D763216C0F1" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>San Joaquin River Basin, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H065F00A42F504DBCB0153CD440069E35" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Madera County, California</header><text>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).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H804FE83507AC4B48AB66FD9788282BB7" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Sacramento River integrated floodplain management, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A5746F9587F482BADFF9A2E1EE03F3A" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Thames River, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Thames River, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 13), to increase authorized depth.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9EAE93630EAD4D7CBD7A5708782AE14F" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Hanapēpē River, Hawaii</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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), to improve protection provided by levees and flood control features.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB95D7DBE94B14A0E8601A62039C0AAFB" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Laupāhoehoe Harbor, Hawaii</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB110414C84DD44BA9B2881BC77EB8DBC" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Waimea River, Kaua‘i, Hawaii</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>), to improve protection provided by levees and flood control features.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H461264B4696049818423540D3F92D3DF"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2294">33 U.S.C. 2294</external-xref> note; 100 Stat. 4251; 118 Stat. 1352), for the construction of an emergency access boat ramp in the vicinity of Romeoville, Illinois. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA02AA636F53B4AB589D8EEB816BDB9E9"><enum>(12)</enum><header>East Saint Louis and vicinity, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for ecosystem 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24960BAE276B4AB59945E8364E771555"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Louisville Metropolitan Flood Protection System Reconstruction, Jefferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for flood risk management, Louisville Metropolitan Flood Protection System Reconstruction, Jefferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735), to expand project scope and incorporate features identified in the document prepared for the non-Federal sponsor of the project, issued in June 2017, and titled <quote>20-Year Comprehensive Facility Plan, Critical Repair and Reinvestment Plan, Volume 4: Ohio River Flood Protection</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6512257BE2C4C3B9779DC1DBBC7365A" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana</header><text>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), to include channel deepening and jetty extension.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA1D630C2A77432EBDBFD3D6518ECB14" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Mississippi River and tributaries, Ouachita River, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB24000F379F7446D8714C4E5E09B6843" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Mississippi River and tributaries, Ouachita River, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (45 Stat. 534, chapter 569), 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DD99650AD89400BB045E3A02B22DC43" commented="no"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>), to add recreation and ecosystem restoration as a project purpose, including in the vicinity of Greenbriar Park.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A732637E95F44B1B9EA4A7FA6E57EE3"><enum>(18)</enum><header>New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H205478F3399A49AC950D1B7BE99177EF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Holland Harbor, Michigan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAF6741213EC4D99B6E0095732395050"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Monroe Harbor, Michigan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Monroe Harbor, Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 930), for additional deepening.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAF58D5BB02D44318952AAFECC3D13EB"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Port Huron, Michigan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H232D49D9E1A642B3B2E7F6748498780B" commented="no"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Saint Joseph Harbor, Michigan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H651EC589699540669D88DB12D03DE651" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Saint Marys River, Michigan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD0C4DB3AE644F55AE61B50FA98211C8" commented="no"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Surry Mountain Lake dam, New Hampshire</header><text>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. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAF1A9CFA07246708DC6C4C2195D2874"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Bayonne, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Dry Dock, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD742855B064949ACAE11E90C628593DA"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Long Beach, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F90DFEE05BA4764ADFC5ADCE20BCCF2"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Bald Head Island, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD24BE177B0C42119DF6324B3ECBFE74" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Reno Beach-Howard Farms, Ohio</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00C64D5760C74341B347C14D266A445E"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Delaware River Mainstem and Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Delaware River Mainstem and 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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H721D66E037EB4EE7A83E02B0E5BF5008"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Delaware River, Mantua Creek (Fort Mifflin) and Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for 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. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2733103A51B467EAA3774F4F958B086" commented="no"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Charleston, South Carolina</header><text>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. 1708), including improvements to the portion of the project that serves the North Charleston Terminal.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A267F075BDA46349DC7ACAFB7057964" commented="no"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Galveston Bay area, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the following projects for deepening and associated dredged material placement, disposal, and environmental mitigation navigation:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6049D2E37EB4D60A11DFD5880E0FC54" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B8AC494A8CF401D8438068C9A4AD3FE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE752836BE72434EA745390B57719C1B" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAA0D8CFAC4654A4E9BF223CCE6B02408" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B5C99F167064E1490E3D6CA70536D53" commented="no"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Galveston Harbor Channel Extension Project, Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA3508E535E645CEA8242752D8A4B550"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Gathright Reservoir and Falling Spring dam, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 purpose.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E04A10103624CADB11B3C1DD552D232" commented="no"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Mount St. Helens Sediment Control, Washington</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2A588FCDB507491FA93939DF478AA6BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>Each study authorized by subsection (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H952E25B6DF844944A069629F0A2BE156"><enum>202.</enum><header>Expedited completion</header>
<subsection id="HBF78FF7785934247AAE6F4B89AFB3532"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Feasibility studies</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a feasibility study for each of the following projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project:</text> <paragraph id="H4A8468AFD9F24774AD37DBDA82CCD939"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Claiborne and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage, Lower Alabama River, Alabama, authorized pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1830).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE44E92C02EFA412983DA75E1EE68046D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Project for navigation, Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2269">33 U.S.C. 2269</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E380B4A7E804409A3ECB2F9432F244D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration, Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE013234700A4404BBFB21886880259CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, Miami-Dade Back Bay, Florida, authorized pursuant to the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C917AB159344512A201DDF241FC6E22"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida, Deep Draft Navigation, authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, dated July 23, 1997.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05243B3DEC15469CB1077E5A2BCBF9B8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, Western Everglades Restoration Project, Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FDC788DD6EA46EEB68722516E2E4B73"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management, Ala Wai Canal General Reevaluation, Hawaii, authorized by section 1401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3837).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95E3D80B412E4C378366388CA7BC1748"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management, Amite River and Tributaries, East of the Mississippi, Louisiana, authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the United States Senate, adopted April 14, 1967.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEBABE7935B54613AE127CFF680BAA48"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, Baltimore Metropolitan, Baltimore City, Maryland, authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, dated April 30, 1992.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00C2EA27EB2043FBA6C2F0A1967068CB"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for coastal storm risk management, Nassau County Back Bays, New York, authorized pursuant to the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1849B8347DF4C49A0E1A1B193447575"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, Surf City, North Carolina, authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1367).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB31A8F18902D43B4819930D3FEBF7F45"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management, Tar-Pamlico River Basin, North Carolina, authorized by the resolutions adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives dated April 11, 2000, and May 21, 2003.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E755F2D74A34FEEAE67BD39DEA39117"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1828).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABD53C74C8A34961885D9A4C3692C05F"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Hatchie-Loosahatchie, Mississippi River Miles 775–736, Tennessee and Arkansas, authorized by section 1202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3803).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H935F4704FDC04941A4B7D9B9C60A8894"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Post-authorization change reports</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite completion of a post-authorization change report for the following projects:</text>
<paragraph id="HD947410FFF0B49BC8B553D561C519080"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Florida, authorized by section 601(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE633CC4EF5E54AD9AF66FC999DD001D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Project for water reallocation, Stockton Lake Reallocation Study, Missouri, at the project for flood control, hydropower, water supply, and recreation, Stockton Lake, Missouri, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/780">Public Law 83–780</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB67771D2EC6C41969C71770FFD259628"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H725B602EF80F4BE2BC8EC5517FD0455F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<paragraph id="H491F29D9A36445F1B6E786EB20F799F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mare Island Strait, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H95D7EA1681E141CD80DAE2798AAB5218"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savannah Harbor, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8201(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3750) is amended by striking <quote>, without evaluation of additional deepening</quote> and inserting <quote>, including evaluation of additional deepening</quote>. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1DA846332B94BE7AFB35904BD604E3F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA835AC9BB0014546BB4FD3D7F2787676"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Alexandria to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H259B6ED4FAF8401CAE669D7D3D34CA3E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Saw Mill River, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HA81B760EEC2E49539730E34BD0F25AF0"><enum>204.</enum><header>Corps of Engineers reports</header> <subsection id="H6D855D30FDBA4F33A433D8BD0E650CDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on recreational access for individuals with disabilities</header> <paragraph id="H793DB9641637490390B4898D75CF71AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H751233DFB8354465B169B76698E9D13E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H174F08B45EAD4BB1B772A3DF4EEDEF33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>existing policies or guidance for complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) at covered recreational areas;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H869777445BEE4A41B710134DEC189049"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4EB718153F0D4A77B513217EA7B4CAD9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2DF5D754EFC8419A8949F74B0FA7855D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of barriers that exist for covered recreational areas to fully comply with the requirements of such Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71126DD7081F4C89955659D64FAB3846"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51236B252B344F79B8DC6FAA4BCE054B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered recreational area defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>covered recreational area</quote> means all sites constructed, owned, operated, or maintained by the Secretary that are used for recreational purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5ABC67FEEFAE43F0B64E3DD9579DA6BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on turbidity in the Willamette Valley, Oregon</header> <paragraph id="HA85BFAD16DDE4A01965F92B9EAC4AE35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29B44CAA43A640BE87A7427083F01929"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H7ABF76AF82394D8390EC777F488A8287"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collaborate with any relevant Federal, State, and non-Federal entities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9BACBA44B8CB4A81B9AF37D88C2B106A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H165B8A0870144D7EB0324E9F8EA79BEF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>report on turbidity monitoring that the Secretary performs during drawdowns to identify, and if necessary correct, turbidity issues;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75285A13969D457DB32E215C0BA545C6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide a summary of turbidity monitoring records collected during drawdowns with respect to which turbidity concerns have been raised by the public, including a comparison between turbidity prior to a drawdown, during a drawdown, and following refilling;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B66E5485EC047B4A4AD180B97ECD9EF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify lessons learned associated with turbidity resulting from drawdowns and indicate how changes based on those lessons learned are being implemented; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H12FEFC35A28B44F6A1978F66BA17E508"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identify opportunities to minimize monetary strains on non-Federal entities caused by increased turbidity levels.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB1044AD7788B49308669A7C8E58D17C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on security at Soo Locks, Michigan</header> <paragraph id="H41B6E4A9A07A4CBB8A2F3E03469042CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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 that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E081553C9AE4389AA0D053B9EBE0188" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>highlights any security deficiencies that exist with respect to the Soo Locks;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19AAF16B00264E0B84A6AC9EDE768BA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>highlights any supply chain, logistical, and economic effects that would result from a malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2C6A150E0474221B24F6FCCB4114DB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>highlights any effects on the Great Lakes Navigation System that would result from such a malfunction or failure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A079D06F0A045B0913F8BFDB069734B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>highlights any potential threats to the integrity of the Soo Locks;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21BC925BD0A44EFEA59E851D42B3EB13"><enum>(E)</enum><text>details the Corps of Engineers security measures in place to protect the Soo Locks; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47A8BFA55BD04F678716AB57EB40A6C6" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>contains recommendations, as necessary, and cost estimates for such recommendations, for—</text>
<clause id="H98E0FA9B74794D9C935BA218F69119E1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthening security measures for the Soo Locks; and</text></clause> <clause id="H26E49F5C1DBC463B92E192B4CE005CB8" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reducing the effects on the supply chain that would result from a malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5877AA1FA3CD4D1B9AD535C7ECAE2554"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Soo Locks defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>Soo Locks</quote> 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; 136 Stat. 3844).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA01D9082CE4249EA9F4D19387E9AD918"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on Florida seagrass rehabilitation</header> <paragraph id="H737F27AFECC040368F95E1440B3877D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E0A963C403E4B5AB4964296353D869F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with relevant Federal, State, and local agencies and other regional stakeholders.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2BB853949BC4EED8A42E9DD1A058E39"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Florida stormwater treatment area defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>Florida stormwater treatment area</quote> 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).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8FF51A49E32F45DFBBEFDB516E2EAC3E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on shoreline use permits</header>
<paragraph id="H4D7D6519F44A44CC8C93C429889E4299"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 (52 Stat. 1218).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7551C4123D1C4C8BA6B864FA7DC3386C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48B1C7B8EFB64CF1A2277BC1A3798C98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 shoreline use permit, including a floating, nonfloating, or fixed-floating structure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D5EE32F85D94EBBA72BCC4114A14150"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H153577C4D1FD41179E1553B5ACA1D526"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the authority for the transfer of shoreline use permits upon transfer of the permitted facility by sale or other means.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H22896E90CC8443409178084BB140B0F8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report on relocation</header> <paragraph id="H85E222098A134E72B58A27472055FF5E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H011742EFE40743C78C7D80AB61A0114F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In developing the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider ways in which current policies on mandatory property buyouts may—</text> <subparagraph id="H8DCD8344308741EA9439D9E32E9588CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diminish the incentives for local communities to work with the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD67D343C0E7A454C94EC017AB79B84DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC986012D5F964859B541723BA204EB59"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report on fuel efficiency</header> <paragraph id="HF1397DE48AF3479783684346F0F49BB5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67F8431CE03B485E8966F08FF150CC20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the report submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HF6F25F49AAF64D0084F84F846C7D5907"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of vessels that are commercially available and may be used to carry out the missions of the Corps of Engineers that can be incorporated into the fleet of vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers to increase fuel efficiency of such fleet.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1315ED3F3838454094B395DB07547336"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A list of modifications that can be made to increase fuel efficiency of such fleet and the associated cost of such modifications.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E3332BE9ED24A959CB34ACD59E88093"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A life cycle cost analysis of replacing vessels owned by the Corps of Engineers with vessels that are more fuel efficient.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE550DA666DF4A489237C1ABDE49EF7C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of technologies used or available to the Secretary to evaluate fuel efficiency of each vessel owned by the Corps of Engineers<italic></italic>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1FA61756A898419282FAB35A8F658F2B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of other opportunities to increase fuel efficiency of each such vessel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0BA8D66DDA54B14AD5E73969EE0F96B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A description of potential cost savings by increasing fuel efficiency of such vessels.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H643EA3517D75432EBB2F1BE8AD801FEE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H386BD79F597E477599CF7E9AF1E7AA8E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report on boat ramps</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph id="H5A2471712DAE408EA280605340544199"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of boat ramps constructed by the Secretary that are located at a site constructed, owned, operated, or maintained by the Secretary;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF29C5E6956CA4C8CA46393A05A42875A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of such boat ramps that are operational; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3E778EA9DB34EA5A33A4F5BAA56BCF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of such boat ramps that require maintenance in order to be made operational.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H1BDA7023FF1149CEBD6543B8B2D36980"><enum>205.</enum><header>GAO studies</header>
<subsection id="HE8D8CA3B3BB74FCC8947B8452B1D9BBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study on donor ports</header>
<paragraph id="H4D58A34F3BF34468BC48659814D7C870"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238c">33 U.S.C. 2238c</external-xref>) that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="HA9351EF363B646369A2807A7DDA77FF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4B4502F414349E3A5F4BE1DD36742CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of all funds that have been provided to donor ports under such section;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA140CDB12D264AA8A3523498B950B271"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of how the Secretary provides funding under such section to donor ports, including—</text>
<clause id="HE0EA9D74ED1C41D7AD9AC3A067149FB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a complete description of the process and data used to determine eligibility; and</text></clause> <clause id="HEABFA069833E452A86257FBA8DDA5653"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impact construction and maintenance projects, including maintenance dredging and deep draft navigation construction projects, have on donor port eligibility;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74EF34DED68144189919FD4B456D8161"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3967BACB739040089D40E6C63F829D49"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recommendations to improve the provision of funds under such section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF9436539A3546A7908DDE79A296823D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA592593ED16049E880F36E3C77BC6F5D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study on digital infrastructure</header> <paragraph id="H6682AAB6E1C54C379BEDD4D858000096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete an analysis of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF3F44CF21C44E89BEC1DE95F23CA4AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which the Corps of Engineers utilizes digital infrastructure technologies for delivery of authorized water resources development projects, including 3D modeling;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF128F9D2C704DF49562A57775886E72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the digital technology systems utilized by the Corps of Engineers; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1603A40F681546DAB3FC701AD95FA2A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the digital technology systems utilized by non-Federal entities working with the Secretary on authorized water resources development projects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7394839FBBD407ABC13258B2FDF6C2F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the cost to the Government of supporting multiple digital technology systems utilized by the Corps of Engineers;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC309E9022734408B8EBB84B124199D69"><enum>(E)</enum><text>available digital technology systems that may be used to for the delivery of authorized water resources development projects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFCE3EBDDA7164E99A7285244C084A0CC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any security concerns related to the use of digital technology systems and how such concerns may be addressed;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9314B38CC7F94773A1385C290C45B4B2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the benefits of expanding the adoption of digital technology systems for use by the Corps of Engineers, including for delivery of authorized water resources development projects, in order to—</text> <clause id="HAC75FFA9E2A24D19B6615562D019395A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maximize interoperability with other systems, products, tools, or applications;</text></clause>
<clause id="H469912E3EED544E5B9AAF551558E9923"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>boost productivity;</text></clause> <clause id="H32B8F8A2AFAD44F4A38AC61194DB5E27"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>manage complexity;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD0A9F7CE5AED4EE1903078FAFB40725A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reduce project delays and cost overruns;</text></clause> <clause id="H9575112371EC49E9889B76C4E6BC7D6D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>enhance safety and quality;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC542EB6FE720476DA7CAD9AA36F695C6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>reduce total costs for the entire lifecycle of authorized water resources development projects;</text></clause> <clause id="HAA9A5B47D3234117A534E0371F002431"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>reduce emissions and quantify other sustainable and resilient impacts;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE9599522EDED40599D5A37BEFEFA373A"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>promote more timely and productive information sharing; and</text></clause> <clause id="H568A2FF56EAB47C29BD9386B92B959B5"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>increase transparency as the result of the real-time sharing of information; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE945704871494E288F53C4E1F91916F4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>how the Corps of Engineers could better leverage digital technology systems to enable 3D model delivery and digital project delivery for—</text> <clause id="H5EC207896124461DBB3DD6ECDF14E6D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>seamless application integration;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCC4E99181DEC41D79B789AEF41512D4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>workflow and State-based access control capabilities;</text></clause> <clause id="H60C43846EC154A27A43CC6A6B8493414"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>audit trails; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H311AC86DB33E477D98A13C7B1B3429F8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>automation capabilities supporting a closed-loop process.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC01DF993111844CA8574EB946D9D1309"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the analysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States 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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H11C955FEF8F544209AED7F5FD23C5D55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study on Corps of Engineers disaster preparedness, response, and related information collection</header>
<paragraph id="HD2EF9A104EA741E8BA9F0102483ACC15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an analysis of Corps of Engineers disaster preparedness and response activities, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H20B781BB657A4306A5100CAB660DD055"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an accounting of postdisaster expenditures from the <quote>Corp of Engineers–Civil–Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies</quote> account for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2004, including—</text>
<clause id="HBEB459EB6EF84AC1A433B557D240E968"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amounts transferred to such account from other accounts of the Corps of Engineers to cover postdisaster activities in each fiscal year;</text></clause> <clause id="HEF5AB5BC94C047729FC26783AA3B0333"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the name and location of the authorized water resources development projects impacted by the transfer of funds described in clause (i);</text></clause>
<clause id="HA7A2BE0F6D134A6DAEEC4D15D54EB28C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a summary of the activities and actions carried out with amounts available in such account, including the amount provided for salaries and expenses; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC5A225D064EB4270BAC7340918F2BFB2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>trends in the provision of post-disaster assistance that may impact future spending through such account; </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5165FE4524647CDADAC6D8E09BF78C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of—</text> <clause id="H6D0F8A4D2F6747078AB6D8DB8CCFE932"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the publicly available information on disaster response and preparedness related to authorized water resources development projects, such as levees;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9F130582842448548F45AF8E4686A0B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text></clause> <clause id="HC027BF6D6CB94416AA0D50D4EAEDCC80"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDE652393E884604936AFB87B14EB59E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations to improve the provision of assistance for response to natural disasters under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF27085D8977436E9BB54B293E695EBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9D9CE0772AFA4680BC0C72DCA57C235C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Study on homeless encampments on Corps of Engineers property</header>
<paragraph id="HF5DAB934F51443B18214CE1BCCFEF9DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an analysis of—</text> <subparagraph id="H5977337A311D4DDB93FD0A51C7766262"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE95845F81D94B24A9329C27DBB0475E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1ADBE8DE81E466797750A9B23983867"><enum>(C)</enum><text>efforts to remove or deter such encampments from such projects and lands, or remove any materials associated 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</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF09F02CFAA8C4EE0AF135B98EBA294AC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD0FAD88CCF44459A255E8EEF4926C73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF37AA6FC4ECE458786569CDEFE81B7AE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H85506C67442F4A9EA5FCDC4F8072A760"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Study on Federal-State data sharing efforts</header> <paragraph id="H0339B33789654706AC31768ADA21DAB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2617C40EBED04343855E96A39168EB6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>In conducting the analysis required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HE2428BEEDA1D4FAB842DAE15F0A542E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25EE5394F8E941D38D5DB57C0E7DCCAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examine the methodologies and mechanisms for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and verifying such data; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7145041F36B64E128A9844DC5BE2E153"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H003DFB2F83454289A51A9048167AEEDB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD3ABAC53B4544C189DA28A9B68E497B1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Study on institutional barriers to nature-Based features</header> <paragraph id="H6C647F6745AB448DB8986E6C03283771"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an analysis of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF018608A0FA74BF79D9CB3735DE6EFD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nature-based features that are incorporated into authorized water resources development projects by the Corps of Engineers and the type of such projects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H40B72055D9344CD5B6AB6DCE4B298954"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any limitation on the authority of the Secretary to incorporate nature-based features into authorized water resources development projects;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H788850B40E194F70BB00BF04E92EBD83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regulatory processes necessary for the use of nature-based features, including permitting timelines;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0DFDF0525A54A33A03C9F9B729E15C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the level of efficacy and effectiveness of nature-based features at authorized water resources development projects that have—</text>
<clause id="H27A0AC76245F4840A1938566A330A552"><enum>(i)</enum><text>utilized such nature-based features; and</text></clause> <clause id="H05B55C6838C54BF8BCA30B8E57FC6146"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>undergone extreme weather events, including hurricanes; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDC4382C86624FA89109A307FC397416"><enum>(E)</enum><text>institutional barriers within the Corps of Engineers preventing broader consideration and integration of nature-based features, including—</text> <clause id="HDF4D97711F02418996A9D3CEFC774621"><enum>(i)</enum><text>staff experience with, and expertise on, nature-based features;</text></clause>
<clause id="H4D7892A250294D6187983170BF87A488"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>official Corps of Engineers guidance on nature-based features;</text></clause> <clause id="H039697AD9A3B4049B49D2F54967CDCA4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>time constraints or other expediency expectations; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H54057C0F69EA494185DFCA5F3C34C1BE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>life cycle costs associated with incorporating nature-based features into water resources development projects.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC42BBC9FD124AF980B91534A7621135"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H528344D0A20A4AB7954F8DD27F0893CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>nature-based feature</quote> has the meaning given the terms <quote>natural feature</quote> and <quote>nature-based feature</quote> in section 1184 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/2289a">32 U.S.C. 2289a</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFCAAE1C301784B1985801C6D2E7DB56D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Study on ecosystem services</header> <paragraph id="H2C8125DE94C24261891D4A4C0C66FF0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an analysis of the use of ecosystem restoration by the Corps of Engineers for flood control or flood risk management projects.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D3BE927A82D4811811B11ECAB2E36F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>In conducting the analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall assess—</text> <subparagraph id="HF39A7C481B5B490A83A198B869B106B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the Corps of Engineers complies, integrates, and prioritizes ecosystem restoration in benefit-cost analysis and generation of project alternatives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2AAF657131864BADAEA4993A022244EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the geographic distribution and frequency of ecosystem restoration for flood control or flood risk management projects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA886F41330D460F931E6708B9CBD7F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the rationale and benefit-cost analyses that drive decisions to incorporate ecosystem restoration into flood control or flood risk management projects;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79136E7D6781486DBBD9CD76E86A4D33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the additional long-term comprehensive benefits to local communities related to ecosystem restoration for flood control or flood risk management projects; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD1741BBCE07E4DAD9E0C277293D1595E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recommendations for prioritizing ecosystem restoration as a tool for flood control and flood risk management projects; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H315EE3156AD74AB590A809F67533EF80"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC68A179571424C8B8EA9AF7F87D1D936"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE6BBE9898EC64DFDBA3096FBF1B82474"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Study on Tribal coordination</header>
<paragraph id="HA41BD44D24D948EEBF3B88E3001B2A69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H410B54C8C7144BAEAF1C510D755A9514"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>In conducting the review required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2BEB83F119C246C3B0D2C311D42024B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the implementation of the Tribal Liaison requirements under section 8112 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2281a">33 U.S.C. 2281a</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEDAEE3755C0F49B5A1423D28D95D4798"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the procedures used by the Corps of Engineers when Tribal historic or cultural resources are identified at authorized water resources development projects, including—</text>
<clause id="H85D45C1E32704CA0B9B5511B08DED0F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordination with relevant Tribes, Federal, State, and local agencies; </text></clause> <clause id="H39C33AD2485B417C8E469A7C4C596F4E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the role and effectiveness of the Tribal Liaison; </text></clause>
<clause id="HAEE7B181569244149959F1EDE3001354"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recovery and reburial standards;</text></clause> <clause id="H7317949FAD214CA298346B6DC8A092B9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any differences in procedures used by each Corps of Engineers district; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1640DD1F152E481F88B87DF326824A49" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF50C73837EB24D87B83D27833D1FB90A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32BEA023F290455A9C6DD9F1003DCA15"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC43992BB92CD45B1AAB00F94885B5CAA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5BD54895302E4BFCBDB5DBFFE0AC6565"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Study on Risk Rating 2.0</header>
<paragraph id="H05FB18890F1841E2A54E74D299F24B39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review on the Risk Rating 2.0 initiative. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4606C04E273F4BEDA1847E7B8B028FE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall include in the review required under paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD133743E9434FBC8A20E886BB96A348"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of—</text> <clause id="HE8892D7C5EB44BADB6B22100D4BAA84B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Corps of Engineers processes for communicating changes to floodplain maps made as a result of Risk Rating 2.0 to affected communities and property owners; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4FC1CB034024480993F08CCE1E877806"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any measures the Corps of Engineers has put in place to assist owners of property that has been included in floodplain maps as a result of Risk Rating 2.0, including any options for mitigating flood risk and financial support programs.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67C00D14239B45B2A8F071C8BA675728"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An evaluation of the transparency and clarity of information provided to property owners about such changes, including an assessment of the adequacy of outreach and education efforts to inform such property owners about available resources for flood risk mitigation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F9820FC938845FA998D6FF3376DCD5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of—</text> <clause id="H541143614A3841F88867668A2FA560E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the broader effects of changes to floodplain maps as a result of Risk Rating 2.0 on communities, including potential economic and social effects of increased floodplain designations; </text></clause>
<clause id="HB0E9E2024D6043DDB7CF6CD7948A9747"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the role of local governments and community organizations in responding to and managing such changes;</text></clause> <clause id="HF95E231127DA44F09D2ED252963FD31C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how such changes may affect the benefit-cost analysis used by the Corps of Engineers; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H62D9E4AF485141C3A6AA3E6269FC746F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such changes affect the prioritization and justification of flood risk management projects.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40546C6D455C4A68A01CDEFDEEA20440"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H680D7DC2EA7444ECAB1D677623247BFC"><enum>206.</enum><header>Annual report on harbor maintenance needs and trust fund expenditures</header>
<subsection id="H314D4D04DC8446068C19BAAB418A5C6A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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— </text> <paragraph id="H8687932757234CA6A764F570D89CB00E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238">33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)</external-xref>), 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; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE36AD14D0B5A408CAD5D31242CC992D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as of the date on which the report is submitted, expenditures and deposits into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9505">section 9505</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3E08AD4BC59484E9CC094E67B7C3A0C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68EFF0445D7347628C5D2F1C5B01EC13"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238">33 U.S.C. 2238</external-xref> note); </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9890C6B7A45430FB96BF51DD2A896B8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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 </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30703FA16EEA4F7989120E1D61D8AAC3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H92D3158B3BB047829A28CFB46877E6AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the first report required to be submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify, 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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H73BCFDC7E99C43069B00EBA4720B76A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report submitted under subsection (a) available to the public, including on the internet.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA5E7394B8D47491384DBAF0C772054EE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H1328528729A547D4AB8BA6A4123381F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment of Harbors and Inland Harbors</header><text>Section 210(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238">33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA17BEDFEEFFF4AC1A974D94CBE777733"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund deposits and expenditures</header><text>Section 330 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9505">26 U.S.C. 9505</external-xref> note) and the item related to such section in the table of contents for such Act, are repealed.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H662AF1C06B9A4217BB8DF9CC62897912"><enum>207.</enum><header>Examination of reduction of microplastics</header> <subsection id="H4BEE4D3A04A44868B673F5F9158BB71D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center and, where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall carry out research and development activities relating to 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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF051C340440649B3B949F667B243D6B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Focus areas</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text> <paragraph id="HE6A3FBD8DCBF49F587EA807EDCDFD294"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review efforts to reduce the release of microplastics associated with sandblasting or hydro-blasting vessels owned or operated by the Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H772E41B899394E5299DC7F0D5362F77E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>research whether natural features or nature-based features can be used effectively to reduce the release of microplastics into the environment; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA6B017341314F37BBBE1DA74D824E0C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF9B17DF8E4F84FEC86EFC8BF65D6AFD0"><enum>208.</enum><header>Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas</header>
<subsection id="H0F542D7FE58842109871D8C2B52A8E2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a post-disaster watershed assessment under section 3025 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2267b">33 U.S.C. 2267b</external-xref>) for the following areas:</text> <paragraph id="HFB5880DCBD50453C9FA66E06012DD506"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Areas of Maui, Hawaii, impacted by the August 2023 wildfires.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C98A63809104B349667E12DE6313BEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Areas near Belen, New Mexico, impacted by the April 2022 wildfires.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEE14BF9F7FE14F16A6C78F3BA612C746"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>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).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H45A615CB210349CDA32DB4CD89AC1C31"><enum>209.</enum><header>Upper Barataria Basin and Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Connection, Louisiana</header>
<subsection id="H0CDF573501624722BFF6603923AC9C60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/136/3839">136 U.S.C. 3839</external-xref>), 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).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4A12041B8B484C689E6C66F999F28422"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text>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.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA40FB47A72DA4C68B8986497664ABADF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header>Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk and Resiliency Study</header>
<subsection id="HCF7F19A5A6C94CC085D9992657AF611B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H06937D68F5744FAE8DC55F6F4BE9AB18"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3498FF52E3A74C21B3B20A746701FBDC" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B9E2D0A1B2046E7AA0955EEAF765553"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70891AFB4D4F4D5497F4AA96F6531BBC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe the existing flood risk conditions of the Upper Mississippi River System;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H952D6D23D63C45DCBFAE5EFFDD10D31B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAEF3E8BD4A04914980707C334708567"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2444A049D424FE9A82362151ACE93B6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8258ACDABE4D4A878859D20E623EF942"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6602A34CCA154268B757518D36AD9AA4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify and provide recommendations for any necessary changes to Federal or State law to carry out recommendations provided pursuant to this section;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6148450001E94BFA9CF68F5E76D21434"><enum>(9)</enum><text>recommend followup studies of problem areas in the Upper Mississippi River System for which data or technology does not allow immediate solutions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBE21FE4B2514FFE865F9EE241D37206"><enum>(10)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD7772468243A4261A66ED11BFD63276E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination and consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HBDA28F1A6A0F4C2A867B66EA5D47B76C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with the Upper Mississippi River States, including collectively through the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEDC7B7785AA4C878E4A0FCC07C97D2B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the appropriate Federal agencies, levee and drainage districts, and units of local government, and the Mississippi River Commission; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H851E24F9F0A64268BBBA7F46407EAA74"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek and consider input from the Upper Mississippi navigation industry, agriculture and conservation organizations, and other interested parties in such States.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDFAF74EF61294CA197C579A6DAD162DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continuation of study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following studies shall be considered a continuation of the study carried out under subsection (a):</text> <paragraph id="HB11D94B95BC1485A932EF732F663825D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any study recommended to be carried out in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares for the study conducted under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6AFD925439A48B4BB293A8A78D24ED5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any study spun off from the study conducted under this section before completion of such study.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB6DC89F8944E443C9E4CC48891D17A24"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Corps of Engineers District</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9EE4115D90714D98B76C2CC7CB5A0A98" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H0DC819FBE1D3401A838A6A15C416F9CA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H3636D1BCA0FD4498A2207C1D7F0C24F1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Upper Mississippi River State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Upper Mississippi River State</quote> means any of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or Wisconsin.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10EE978791F841968D9B113574BAE5FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Upper Mississippi River System</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Upper Mississippi River System</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 1103(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/652">33 U.S.C. 652(b)</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H277911765200426788A365055C825605"><enum>211.</enum><header>New Jersey hot spot erosion mitigation</header>
<subsection id="HECC542CBD00C41C2AD6B1A8DD7C527B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph id="HAB5C302E266E4179B2ABA1DB1C320044"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the specific area of the project that is affected by hot spot erosion; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC27793CB0CA493293D054E0E33CA3D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of hot spot erosion on the effectiveness of the project in meeting the purpose of coastal storm risk management.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2F2FFF8D84F24A5A8E4FB6014359DCEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text>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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD4529CF363C24095822EC7DE83C7B6C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="HC42AB5C46FCD4FEBA6B0F519CAE8CE99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the design and construction of seawalls, jetties, berms, groins, breakwaters, or other physical structures;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22CB48DDBFA74B2DB92ED9AC85DBD127"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of natural features and nature-based features, including living shorelines; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B8342CC0F17451DB8FB3F7FDD1B7513"><enum>(3)</enum><text>modifications to authorized project designs or renourishment schedules.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H857654151EC446ED91E385E8C3B10AF7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hot spot erosion defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>hot spot erosion</quote> means the loss of sediment in a specific, concentrated area, significantly faster than in immediately surrounding areas, due to natural processes.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1196A38E453F4AC98BEC1B9873B11F0F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Oceanside, California</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H90F83B5706DE4B28ADED4CB52EF825B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H9BC29FE8D3B047C6B2583A47E2125EA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expedite the completion of the study of plans for mitigation and beach restoration authorized by section 414 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2636); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08AADD1C027A4ABDA53BAB9D08C82F04"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DA2D52975A64484B523AD6052B0BD78"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA7EF8F3D8F834BDD9B90002F2989985E"><enum>213.</enum><header>Coastal Washington</header>
<subsection id="H4F76BE49D55A48F89D58477EAD7797CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to carry out comprehensive studies for riverine and coastal flooding of coastal areas in the State of Washington.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6AE94267B0724DB6A948913B29263546"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out a study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC01C6BC60B44246AE59E0A6848CDECE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H626DAD909AE04C5992EA9E0DE58A2C82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a method of projecting sea level rise with limited tide gage information and develop applicable tools to address the unique coastal flooding process in the Pacific Northwest region;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEDD2A0B5DDB462EB97EDC18223FDDB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B70F17F6257469F80DC8BFF696D2C9E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify coastal vulnerabilities and risks in riverine and coastal areas due to sea level change, extreme weather, and increased coastal storm risk;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50609F30B49546E8A6451E64F6053BE0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify Tribal and economically disadvantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note) with riverine and coastal flooding vulnerabilities and risks; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4AB6452812CE4577A95AEC11D3EDB750"><enum>(6)</enum><text>recommend actions necessary to protect critical public infrastructure, communities, and critical natural or cultural resources.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAF5EF090C6914DFC9A6FC87F8C59F1CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data needs</header><text>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.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HF6221981E2CE40B380E1C4B02AEDC5F8"><enum>214.</enum><header>Cherryfield Dam, Narraguagus River, Maine</header> <subsection id="H0ED5EC749FC44A9A9FE44C966774FDE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</external-xref>) for the deauthorization and potential removal of the Cherryfield Local Protection Project, Narraguagus River, Maine, constructed pursuant to section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701s">33 U.S.C. 701s</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFC8900D0053544F19149866BB238BBAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the status of the disposition study required under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HEE9E8C5EF4A24CDD959C05917D763F97" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><header>Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts</header> <subsection id="HDB835B64EBED4F51A6280D57711D37AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</external-xref>) for the deauthorization and potential removal of the Poor Farm Pond Dam, Worcester, Massachusetts.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF8496451B88748B09EC848EFD18DB1CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H68E4A6B0ECE3476687B295AE991CF202" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header>National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin</header> <subsection id="HB44039E2DDDD424A81AAA5F891A9F08E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to prepare a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="H94D0E5A5CB564A69A97BF1308D4C063A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of a study on the management and operations 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</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13E2C362307D405EA46A67DEB9E74BC6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations for future management and operation strategies for such dams and reservoirs with a goal of optimizing currently authorized project purposes and enhancing resiliency, including to drought and weather variations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC46C8CD78B1F4D79B29AB5802B6A3032"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In preparing the report under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall consult with relevant Federal agencies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE615B243F00949898866F28DB52CA919"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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). </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H05A3936349A14092A0E01CE376479E9C"><enum>217.</enum><header>Chambers, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas</header>
<subsection id="HF7326481A9A44889BBA393E7F25EC23A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/549a">33 U.S.C. 549a</external-xref>) for the release, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess easements, or the exchange of land, held for placement of dredged material for 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).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0B61192354F7430A92A8CCC66A9AFB06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a) the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2FF680E2AEFA4BA7A2281BD8A6A31799"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that the relevant non-Federal interest is provided right of first refusal for any potential release, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess easements; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD93ED29E25534798917BB09D211F7296" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>work alongside the non-Federal interest in identifying opportunities for land exchanges, where possible.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H44EE04EFC86E4EFCA06A782F1B8CCA28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><header>Sea sparrow accounting</header>
<subsection id="H6A54706768BA433AB00C543D7D9DF350"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></subsection> <subsection id="HAD68E53C7D504C818F865083732715EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of information to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 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).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H14BE1AC1AAEE44FF90D3BD83CEE303E9" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>219.</enum><header>Wilson Lock floating guide wall, Alabama</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On the request of the relevant Federal entity, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use all relevant authorities to expeditiously provide technical assistance, including engineering and design assistance, and cost estimation assistance to the relevant Federal entity in order to address the impacts to navigation along the Tennessee River at the Wilson Lock and Dam, Alabama.</text></section> <section id="H47A17F4569D142EF9D9421C058FCBEFA" commented="no"><enum>220.</enum><header>Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue 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 within 60 days of the passage of this Act detailing the Corps plan to assume responsibilities for the Algiers Canal Levee as outlined in section 8340(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3795).</text></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Deauthorizations and Modifications</header>
<section id="HF52C137D3E7441CCA0815FA32DFA0D01"><enum>301.</enum><header>Deauthorization of inactive projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/579d-2">33 U.S.C. 579d–2</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBE74D4C291BD42B7B9867CA023389266"> <subsection id="HA3125C6190114D6696295FDCF3581149"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="HD08CB3E629BC420697DD4B83E696E9F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify water resources development projects, and separable elements of projects, authorized by Congress that are no longer viable for construction due to—</text> <subparagraph id="HCE66E3F8A6C547C88B8361E9C272AFAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a lack of local support;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CC4DE0F410F4EDA8F090A2F10922DE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a lack of available Federal or non-Federal resources; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB2338A9FA6C94E5AA6D18D2CD5558C01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant or feasible;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA06B81701D0547BEA22F6082282E9C87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B942EF6D59B475ABDA515C0B832EE86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to allow the continued authorization of water resources development projects and separable elements that are viable for construction.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFD3BB9C6B9854A81BA7683EB54630434"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proposed deauthorization list</header>
<paragraph id="H997ACBC9D6C44BDCA5E0C477CC3FF932"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preliminary list of projects</header>
<subparagraph id="H2414EF1DCBEF47308A6CCCED51A4A523"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="H0188057C57084F5FB8273E504D6797A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planning, design, or construction was not initiated before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H14AD22E7B0BD4B26AA0C248A931B91D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>planning, design, or construction was initiated before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>, 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.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H669B9A9F1D6E4DAB91563401D2FA40A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of comprehensive construction backlog and operation and maintenance report</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/579a">33 U.S.C. 579a</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18728A52CCDC47148BFB1004BCB90FD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preparation of proposed deauthorization list</header>
<subparagraph id="H05048112394A41C196E1FC29463C089F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Proposed list and estimated deauthorization amount</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="HE2FBF453760E4B19A106C9CA51E1A256"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text></clause>
<clause id="H1C23132CB1C74CAAA327B6B73B77FA26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include with such proposed list an estimate, in the aggregate, of the Federal cost to complete such projects.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF6EB273B738E4CD29FD4BC0A11BB7336"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of federal cost to complete</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</external-xref>), as applied to the most recent project schedule and cost estimate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB59E56465FDC4B1097D17C2572047334"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public comment and consultation</header>
<subparagraph id="HAB8F148CB1D1473E912F3ACB5C636832"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F0D7B7CDDD64E15B2A32F6B6BF607D4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comment period</header><text>The public comment period shall be 90 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2CDCF0AE22F4A45BD828D5A5EC21022"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preparation of final deauthorization list</header>
<subparagraph id="H608457EA80A24E8F811919DD1511CACE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare a final deauthorization list by—</text> <clause id="HF5A04A8741E644988F2B21D0B0FCA509"><enum>(i)</enum><text>considering any comments received under paragraph (3); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB4448A4AB2664CF386D5181C26D04139"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>revising the proposed deauthorization list prepared under paragraph (2)(A) as the Secretary determines necessary to respond to such comments.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8028EFDA2234FE797C8519004399D5D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appendix</header><text>The Secretary shall include as part of the final deauthorization list an appendix that—</text>
<clause id="H6DA45C437B334F4BABC4BB89FD9B340C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies each project or separable element on the proposed deauthorization list that is not included on the final deauthorization list; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD5381ED2AE32448B92153EED1DE02165"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes the reasons why the project or separable element is not included on the final deauthorization list.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEBBCEE767996428BA45BDEB5F69B210E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission of final deauthorization list to congress for congressional review; publication</header>
<paragraph id="HF8B7A908341F4671A38B419C641946DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the close of the comment period under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H83D03EBCB9864178AC735BA4F3B0BDD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF6E565FC62544CDBE9EC83817628695"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the final deauthorization list and appendix in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB87DBF90D1B47A3822F50356F2489B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HF59366BD79734543BA71A1514DFFB07E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>General reauthorizations</header>
<subsection id="H156224841EB947D8B5119B45C13FF049"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Las Vegas, Nevada</header><text>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 <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$60,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H104C104DF2804F7F989DC572DBF6D84D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Invasive species in alpine lakes pilot program</header><text>Section 507(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4701">16 U.S.C. 4701</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2028</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6BC57393392B49ECAC43139F7597FCF4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental banks</header><text>Section 309(e) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3957">16 U.S.C. 3957(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>12</quote> and inserting <quote>14</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H61B06FD10EDE48088A9C5FDE8BE662AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Levee safety initiative</header><text>Section 9005(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3303a">33 U.S.C. 3303a(g)(2)(E)(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2028</quote> and inserting <quote>2033</quote>. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1AFB12F5B89F407EB2591FFAD864AA15"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Non-Federal implementation pilot program</header><text>Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2026</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2030</quote>. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H3F84AFA6BD0B4D309BA0949B699C0D12"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Asian carp prevention and control pilot program</header><text>Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/610">33 U.S.C. 610</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H13A69BAA6E75403C9B3A07C6556BF09E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC6E717192BB42D7AF5F3AEFC2233495"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>2 years thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title></quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4B89691EE718472093CE469F291B9288"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transfer of excess credit</header><text>Section 1020 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2223">33 U.S.C. 2223</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2028</quote> and inserting <quote>2033</quote> each place it appears. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H18CCE6AC35254E75A79BE15E31A03973"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Pilot programs on the formulation of Corps of Engineers projects in rural communities and economically disadvantaged communities</header><text>Section 118 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9EBAAFF6CD54675B2E66849FE71520C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>5 years and 10 years</quote> and inserting <quote>5 years, 10 years, and 15 years</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2921D287E38449D8B2659CFCC3E2B84C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking <quote>10 years</quote> and inserting <quote>15 years</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F5634E6DE004DE9A385EEA8DEC6DADD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H96EA590B847F4361AA9E16F85CBF439A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HA7A4B6BB0DB948188D1E36C4024E954F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Priority projects</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize the following projects:</text>
<paragraph id="H24EAE7C443254529A79D077876C3C732"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, city of Rialto, California, authorized by section 201 of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC870268F8F4456AB80553BB859E633F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley, California, authorized by section 201 of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64D7F78D0AAD43BB90F4DFE06A91FDDB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2534EDAB36D1475C9452DD1B2A997004"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7069E7A7364D48FFA7BBB2C3D37292D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for navigation, Hagaman Chute, Lake Providence, Louisiana, authorized by section 201 of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE4DFAEEE32414081ABA5FAD85CC3165A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for flood risk management, Otero County, New Mexico, authorized by section 201 of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE2C6E511B254C12AA7F311355784CF1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF203D4F73CBD4A5481647C1DABAE5148"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Winooski River basin, Vermont, authorized by section 201 of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB41A1212BF044A2895DDFB3EE42FFC3"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for flood risk management and sediment management, Grays River, Wahkiakum County, Washington, authorized by section 201 of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H12CA815C08E745B28D53CE2BD63B3E2D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rehabilitation of existing levees</header><text>Section 3017(e) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3303a">33 U.S.C. 3303a</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2028</quote> and inserting <quote>2033</quote>. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H6D72066B709840B99085DC8E6D85932D"><enum>303.</enum><header>Conveyances</header>
<subsection id="H5C2880F1334747EC8565EFCAD9747755"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Generally applicable provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H13385D7B964B44F4AEB9568CD403E8B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Survey to obtain legal description</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7DC68F23C6B44E09E160C603B7BBB68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of property screening provisions</header><text>Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD291F5716397429880DE53D3431536B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Costs of conveyance</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF974DB9E29A403BB94011825310145A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4478FFDDE91493E9CB16825D04D6800"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional terms and conditions</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H91E9A0C6D44F433BAA213E6C0CF77740"><enum>(b)</enum><header>City of Los Angeles, California</header> <paragraph id="HFBAFCC2DEB9F4A9D954A5A1FE669E10C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23A04AC0B44142C7B10AF039966FE1B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F1A89AC9D1547A5A6B0C78811E8D759" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines at any time that the property conveyed under paragraph (1) is not being used in accordance with the purpose specified in such paragraph, all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB91D0461F70442DA87679934A891A120" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Salinas Dam and Reservoir, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text> <paragraph id="HBE4291BA6D54415084B9B59FBEF6E873" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall 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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H576EE0C4583F4F2CB334D8CCBF9316AD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The property to be conveyed under this subsection is Salinas Dam and Reservoir (Santa Margarita Lake), California. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H302C8DDC2E3946169B9A529057185D43" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Safety requirements</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA981820E185D4B06A7F54ACE160B8286" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H683F7889D36A433B8FCAE1A4AA7687C9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Port of Skamania County, Washington</header> <paragraph id="HB5F96BBF6C884697B55CB46EFA10FC49"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may convey, without consideration, 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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B9C8B850C3549478701113F12470EBF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB528E25F5D14E3FA984B9C27ED59E9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver of property screening provision</header><text>Section 401(e) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/581">Public Law 100–581</external-xref> (102 Stat. 2944) shall not apply to the conveyance under this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D191F83F7A34E48ABD77FE59EF6FD10" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF45380E2AB274AC79C27000FDA0946F7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8377(e)(3)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3825) is amended by striking <quote>reserved an retained</quote> and inserting <quote>reserved and retained</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2A3DE76ED52A47CBA38C6F96D932608E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Lakes program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 104 Stat. 4646; 110 Stat. 3758; 118 Stat. 295; 121 Stat. 1076; 134 Stat. 2703; 136 Stat. 3778) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4A73BD3B5E81421DA3EE20FEE5065B0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (33), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C72687C11F2476BBC2C13C960BE90F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (34) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A5F8EDE5A2A41E58FB61BF772FFD5DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HC79916FD877F426FA1C0F22D6E49EC70"><enum>(35)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7AF8095D9914234923E709AFDB4635B"><enum>(36)</enum><text>Dillon Lake, Ohio; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE78A660FF66E499685E2AFB4AF541689"><enum>(37)</enum><text>Hillcrest Pond, Pennsylvania;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD294A566AF241ACB7404AC54716EC9B"><enum>(38)</enum><text>Falcon Lake, Zapata County, Texas; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BC13C14108E4E2A909F2C5924AE7948"><enum>(39)</enum><text>Lake Casa Blanca, Webb County, Texas.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H5D1007FEBCE54CF9B945BF9752EA8830" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header>Maintenance of navigation channels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3759; 113 Stat. 339; 114 Stat. 2679; 136 Stat. 3779) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7EA22CF944BE4ED49B1F4BD5C67F4059"><enum>(23)</enum><text>West Dundalk Branch Channel and Dundalk-Seagirt Connecting Channel, Baltimore Harbor Anchorages and Channels, Maryland.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C34F3B133D9435DB3429D1D9E620C0F"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Crown Bay Marina Channel, United States Virgin Islands.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E1046CFAAD441708A46D25137A7942C"><enum>(25)</enum><text>Pidgeon Industrial Area Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60CF0CA08EB24636822C1090631FB4DB"><enum>(26)</enum><text>McGriff Pass Channel, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE0CBDD82F154A7C9E13A7056E45C3D0"><enum>(27)</enum><text>Oak Harbor Channel and Breakwater, Washington.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41F8EACAE93545EFADD99A3DC4067493"><enum>(28)</enum><text>Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H1CB17B2B58504648BB34E78F5B5FB96D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>306.</enum><header>Asset divestiture</header>
<subsection id="H448D1C77DBD54EDF83240B79000EEB79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/534">33 U.S.C. 534</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB3F19351F12841AF9C113F10EA201A96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>That the Secretary of the Army</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
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<subsection id="H47AB8497F5064A03AA87842943060276"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H64F5676899E4417AA5C220C2E0AF26FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>with or without consideration</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H30BC1496771243E5AD7832439453FCDA" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with or without consideration if, prior to any transfer or conveyance of a bridge, the Secretary and the State authority, or political subdivision thereof, execute an agreement containing the following terms and conditions:</text> <paragraph id="H971F13EED75342AAB61A70E3F6225934"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State authority, or political subdivision thereof, shall assume responsibility for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the bridge, including the preservation, protection, inspection and evaluation of, and future construction on, the bridge.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08637168D9FE4A8C8EB2A3FF284D6997"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation of the bridge shall be consistent with the purposes of, and may not constrain or change, the operation and maintenance of the water resources development project in connection to which the bridge was constructed or acquired.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H752007EEBAE9450BABC82308160F902B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State authority, or political subdivision thereof, shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the bridge, including preservation, protection, inspection and evaluation of, and future construction on, the bridge.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FF453190A4246D6B7F56E80E41D05EB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any additional terms or conditions that the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8B3496F020A43778128A9CF066265A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HAEB331816B6C44C3AE67A1632E80F603"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may transfer to the State authority, or political subdivision thereof, to which a bridge is transferred or conveyed under this section any funds made available to the Secretary for necessary replacement or rehabilitation of the bridge.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD8D28844C7C441778119EED045AD590D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on bridge inventory</header> <paragraph id="HE617FFDB40264F07AA307D4286C8DD53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3488174C04E4452B25F0086738E4F3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF417BF1772DB433C886EEF00D7F87129"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of bridges carrying passengers that are—</text>
<clause id="H52555F920A1A4723B216A1145842F8DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not located in recreational areas; and</text></clause> <clause id="H51F8963F89E241EABC30068ECAB64933"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not required to be owned, operated, and maintained by the Corps of Engineers for the proper functioning of water resources development projects; </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B45EAEB60BC44DDA99F1B5E205DC8B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the location of such bridges and applicable State authority or political subdivision to which such bridges may be transferred or conveyed under section 109 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/534">33 U.S.C. 534</external-xref>) (as amended by this section); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C724272CF0D4956B2CDBDCE974FA9B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9324B5EB8B0848C8BB62C01B9B9B433F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header>Upper Mississippi River restoration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1103(e)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/652">33 U.S.C. 652(e)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $20,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter</quote>. </text></section> <section id="H3224EAEF0FE0431CA99B379C97BA26FC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>308.</enum><header>Coastal community flood control and other purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(k)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213(k)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H13265D0B41CC4B868A3D057E90DFCA21"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA091A5ABA8F749549FCFDA22CC7BF63B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>makes</quote> and inserting <quote>made</quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H338BAAE2EF5744ACB3788C786F45B535"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>repays an amount equal to <fraction>2/3</fraction> of the remaining principal by</quote> and inserting <quote>made a payment of an additional $200,000,000 for that eligible deferred payment agreement on or before</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF9E5C818FB841B685FAC686F5DEC696"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>interest’s</quote> after <quote>non-Federal</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CA2AC10998141A5868DDB37AB99DEEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD7F77C04FA294706BD6DDB82680F7910" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HE0E03BAF5792495E9BC5E6CEFC8145CD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Refund of credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any agreement made that applied credits to satisfy the terms of a pre-payment made under subsection (k)(4)(A) that resulted in total payment in excess of the amount now required under subsection (k)(4)(A) shall be modified to indicate that the excess credits continue to apply toward any remaining principal of the respective project, or at the request of the non-Federal interest, the agreement shall be modified to retroactively transfer back those excess credits to the non-Federal interest such that those credits may be applied by the non-Federal interest to any cost-shared project identified by the non-Federal interest. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HE63C2A87FCF54DB694027F6E569EE7D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>309.</enum><header>Shore protection and restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8327 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Sat. 3788) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1088365CB8E840858E830E77CC334093"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Delaware</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB1A2E5130304A9CAE4E462432F88E10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HDE1A05C73B5E4D57A05527ABDA365E56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Delaware</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5754918D3CBE478BB3F953B80F16C740"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the State of Delaware</quote> and inserting <quote>the covered geographic area</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A89FEF771D24A5D8A749586DD498939"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HEB0FBA826AD443F080718E8C98AF11B6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Covered geographic area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered geographic area</quote> means—</text> <clause id="HD19556C5029647CABD528D3B8F80B7A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State of Delaware;</text></clause>
<clause id="H6EB54FA370D44F6986E703A8E6379B07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Fire Island National Seashore, New York; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8853737192624D1D91CA2AF33F3713C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H6A3FAD4CBE814FED8C9412244462152E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>310.</enum><header>Hopper dredge McFarland replacement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the Secretary replaces the Federal hopper dredge McFarland referred to in section 563 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3784; 121 Stat. 1105) with another Federal hopper dredge, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HA4B39381435D407FAD9FA94AA6769D41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>place the replacement Federal hopper dredge in a ready reserve status;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1F90E8ADFA14CF4B1F74D31E2B52498"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodically perform routine underway dredging tests of the equipment (not to exceed 70 days per year) of the replacement Federal hopper dredge in a ready reserve status to ensure the ability of the replacement Federal hopper dredge to perform urgent and emergency work; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H349CC41B04F64CDAB32C4E6473DA9393"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with affected stakeholders, place the replacement Federal hopper dredge in active status in order to perform dredging work if the Secretary determines that private industry has failed—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5B1B58CE5F54E5086F2298FFBBA839D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to submit a responsive and responsible bid for work advertised by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB9B6350451AF450DA2490F1C1198D25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to carry out a project as required pursuant to a contract between the industry and the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H347D7F742AD2425190435087E08FDF88"><enum>311.</enum><header>Acequias irrigation systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719, 136 Stat. 3781) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H58645B7E32ED469C82B8B2DEFE91FD4A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF30CE1CA113B4765AF1A5E69CF6AC36C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The non-Federal</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H82C06EC74FAA4F16B184ED30BB46B792" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H19A1A5F9AF8748CFA7D29300D5EFA3EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H877F7B91865948F9858CC5302C0F54BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB532AFD10CBD4007A3180647EB131134" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H1130516866BB4C63950479D589E6AA35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reconnaissance study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Federal share of a reconnaissance study carried out by the Secretary under this section shall be 100 percent. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB54DD04BF89744938A3C4D226C946EDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>$80,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$90,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H65714EE7C3264789B9E406DA7B60AD9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>312.</enum><header>Pacific region</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286) is amended by inserting <quote>Hawaii,</quote> after <quote>Guam,</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H886D1F5A046C46C2B50DB81AB8D28AFE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>313.</enum><header>Selma, Alabama</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text></section> <section id="HAF5975DD4C094357BB98ED4EC3BEE5FF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>314.</enum><header>Barrow, Alaska</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701b-12">33 U.S.C. 701b–12(a)</external-xref>) 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—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE37CBBA21334D4BB684C6BABF12C1FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H00AB217D49904BB78982D52D867A2103"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is approved by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H76DE3C098123424BBED3A19F54552F37" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>315.</enum><header>San Francisco Bay, California</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4B004EEB60F649CB93D706D005A2A4A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) The Secretary</quote>; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BFDAC8DA22846C9A46AECCFA27FACB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, Contra Costa,</quote> before <quote>and Solano</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3E7465987F7413DA4E30E31B98B2592"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H6675C14CE17C4A2198BE4885A0D95B37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HCE2881F9CA504AE6961F40861A90493C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include the ocean shorelines of each county; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H839CD36B2FC949A3A6B50A83A91CA4C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to the bay and ocean shorelines of each county—</text> <subparagraph id="HBD33FA723CC4486289D6F50516E8AA1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate measures to adapt to rising sea levels;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58B92CD55D9247B6B984A38BB7331265"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE39D459C24544C7BCA432C793FE8FBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, consider the use of natural features or nature-based features and the beneficial use of dredged materials; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A6FE91C8CEB4F01AF51B2D63B9924CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph id="H6A236AC064AE41BCAAB3E68C3F1E6170"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the local economy, including recreation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEDAC1339C9D4CB5BC8E55DC00A1CF0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>aquatic ecosystem restoration, enhancement, or expansion efforts or opportunities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB7C82324F264A65B77401262B178A42"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public infrastructure protection and improvement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61677F6772DA4459AC0C469E2388131D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>stormwater runoff capacity and control measures, including those that may mitigate flooding;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5494D59C1B0A435A8CA65B67BCCF113E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>erosion of beaches and coasts; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A0EF76D5BE7494EA4B53E953531DD05"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other measures or improvements relevant to adapting to rising sea levels.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H6599AE263AC0411DA71B28BC4370E14A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>316.</enum><header>Santa Ana River Mainstem, California</header> <subsection id="H84AB699C80554BEA9F06047584246C13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Santa Ana Creek, including Santiago Creek</header> <paragraph id="H3BB8956684E146E2A4C322B57AC4408B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0FAF455EDE546F6A6611BF163A4318A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H524052C7143C41889C892E700B8DB924"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authorization for other portions of the project described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D26AE9A376743B09ED2610850AFE7DB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H2D5192172E8547A1B8C1C0BED0228314"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Santiago Creek Channel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Santiago Creek Channel</quote> 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.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33A8707DF6454EE88D47FB7B8E9CF009"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separable element</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>separable element</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB62BA0182FA643C68A09D0BEC09767A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H358902B8939142C79BC7B1FBDBFA9D43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAD3D522ADFF4FD18AB38E802413C90C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing the update required under paragraph (1), the Secretary is directed to provide specific information on—</text> <subparagraph id="HE6CACC873CE94C078DBBB935B8B7DA3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3E7DDCEE3E04E44923C2A3775C5F46A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the status of potential reimbursement requests by the non-Federal interest for such lands or interests; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1D5E9B98B9A54629810F1E2C4F3F309E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H140C74F40B954836AA792F418F57F20F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>317.</enum><header>Faulkner Island, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 527 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3767) is amended by striking <quote>$4,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$8,000,000</quote>. </text></section> <section id="HD9AC8A34546443FA8D84478AEC42E11A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>318.</enum><header>Broadkill Beach, Delaware</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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).</text></section>
<section id="H65F84440ED3848C39AC933026DD47C1C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>319.</enum><header>Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In carrying out the feasibility study for the project for flood risk management, Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia, authorized by section 8201(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3745), the Secretary may accept and expend funds contributed by other Federal agencies within the study area.</text></section> <section id="HB3216A178F42452299192809EC7B310C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>320.</enum><header>Washington Aqueduct</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8146(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/9501">40 U.S.C. 9501</external-xref> note; 136 Stat. 3729) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5330462D11A8452B9F9D50236E4AB88C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>Water and Sewer Authority</quote> after <quote>District of Columbia</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H16E319B560BD47D5AEAC9B826C20CC17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>Fairfax County</quote> and inserting <quote>the Fairfax County Water Authority</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB5A6BABE649F40B194F0F5B8026909A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>321.</enum><header>Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 100 percent.</text></section> <section id="HD61B7CAF7104472F8FAC27EBB3FA5826" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>322.</enum><header>Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8215(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H8A5E8C56014F420E827DDE1C104E3151"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of carrying out paragraph (1) shall be 100 percent.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HE57745A293C64C5AB36582CD5814ABB6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>323.</enum><header>New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1319(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1703; 136 Stat. 3792) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H48D2C745ED6A4C3198A9172D22D30972"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5613049659154A7D87C5C62D7751630F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H99FEC700D91849C8AC9667EF8D8D096F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Project is modified to include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF99398DABD0A4FDDB3125532831CD32D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">full repair of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam structure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1B222EE00F31459392E9AE4172F40E09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 and Dam, and the United States Geological Survey Gage 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); </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9037BBFBED54D1A8F1FB36A4ACCDB22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6AFA710028A64818BBA22EDC98BF54D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A879065B3A148EEAECA5F6672C2DD4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1B11B96D001D47E2AB8E2081C5688213" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H89A6194170574F88808DA24910D2021F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Ceiling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF59553411CCE4276AEFCCF5FBC04DB51"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>the cost sharing of the Project as provided by law</quote> and inserting <quote>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</quote>. </text></paragraph></section> <section id="H95E6BFC540634F4FBC06F2DC4CFB9DB3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>324.</enum><header>Dillard Road, Patoka Lake, Indiana</header> <subsection id="H8E53C3942D594F3EA2C1F15C64073959" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to transfer, without consideration, to the State of Indiana, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property interests described in subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA547C3CE972946FD90FC84D2886212D8" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The real property interests to be transferred under this section are any easements on the approximately 11.85 acres of land associated with Dillard Road, located in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana, that is subject to the Department of the Army license granted to the State of Indiana numbered DACW27–3–22–690, as described in Exhibit A of such license, including improvements on that land.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8B59926F38C645B1AC4CDEA295E3240F" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disposal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, under subchapter III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, dispose of any portion of the real property interests described in subsection (b) of which the State of Indiana does not accept transfer.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H336F0E979D7E482FB2966A2B32148D70" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the land described in subsection (b) ceases to be used as a road, all right, title, and interest in and to the real property interests shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF55003F71E1C47E5873F45EABE64526C" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Costs of transfer</header><text>The State of Indiana shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the transfer under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3D603040F6544F4E844AF707A6FEC163" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Indiana 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 land described in subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA0867E0BCB304C228BB23CE93C999AA3" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary may require that the transfer 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.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H89B489327B5F4A38AFF897A1541054BC" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>325.</enum><header>Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana</header>
<subsection id="HD4FEFD01B117459C9CA5CB50C1D55CC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Scoping of evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H7A1D4C60A856412A8E2C364C23C3BBFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 30, 2025, the Secretary shall complete a study of the following relating to the covered project:</text> <subparagraph id="H1F7E2BCCE2734F379DB3C84CC84F4DA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any project modifications undertaken by the non-Federal interest for the covered project since 2005 not constructed in accordance with section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/408">33 U.S.C. 408</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA623D4B68735491F82EE26A08AB375DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Current elevations required for the covered project to meet the 100-year level of risk reduction.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA3A2B67814FC465D8C261357DB97A060"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether project modifications undertaken by the non-Federal interest for the covered project since 2005 were injurious to the covered project or the public.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB313FCD96C24C9CA3FFF4996039581C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any deviations from design guidelines acceptable for the covered project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7EF5D01FBE614136B2A8E4CB198154CA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04C9B301ED47496085DAEDAA7D8B8548"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A re-evaluation of project economics.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E53EA76A5844623BDBFC76D20DB6AD1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after completing the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC90F21020204D44B845898402B47535"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the study;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H271031B484AD4D48A6B9DF04AA544937"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation for a pathway into a systemwide improvement plan created pursuant to section 5(c)(2) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n(c)</external-xref>) (as amended by this Act); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE41D99260ACF44ED8DF3B164006A50A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for improvement to the covered project to address any deficiencies. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H45DCF55414A24D5EB509200CEBA3F57C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>covered project</quote> means the Larose to Golden Meadow project, Louisiana, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1965 as the Grand Isle and vicinity project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD32F932BA20E420BB21202019CBAC900"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HF3736619AA6546BBBDFAAA3AA825BA3B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>326.</enum><header>Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H24BE02EDC95E4DB2A04D8726949DCB6E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 non-Federal interest for interim flood protection after March 31, 1989, if the Secretary determines that the work—</text> <clause id="HB7CCAC31080B462CAB33054E1BD93E36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is integral to the project;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA248F5BCF6884446873D2E08C232E10C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complies with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies that were in place at the time the work was completed; and</text></clause> <clause id="HBDCDC9BD44E242B9A6A92835FD5438C1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HA025C6B261BC4EFC955F06F49C4DDFAE"><enum>327.</enum><header>Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, Louisiana</header>
<subsection id="HA2BC80A05CA84B9D94D7B8E627018D46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)(1)(3) of such Act (as amended by this Act). </text></subsection> <subsection id="H72736A27CC7E4ED1912C0D6FF13D27D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification of additional analyses and reviews</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231(a)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H89ACF020737242698DFD8F4D09829DCB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the study and determine, in accordance with section 203(b)(3)(C) such Act (as amended by this Act), whether additional information is needed for the Secretary to perform the required analyses, reviews, and compliance processes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7467560E6074ED99681FD44FDE0889C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the non-Federal interest with a comprehensive list of additional information needs, as applicable; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC30B759D1CE946F7AE3B687A5072322B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if additional information is not needed, inform the non-Federal interest that the study submission is complete. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5610B0FB333247558D68F69855F802AB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Analysis, review, and compliance</header> <paragraph id="HCFE2AF0AA7174336B9D642E926D9096E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE8EAD6C30A74830B7A6A9548C23016B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may delay the issuance of the finding or record of decision required under paragraph (1) if—</text> <subparagraph id="H8FFC29D1DEBF45A3AC37BBC279876052"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary has not received necessary information or approvals from another entity, including the non-Federal interest, in a manner that affects the ability of the Secretary to meet any requirements under State, local, or Federal law; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D273890808E4FF3BA8329B666C25FC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>significant new information or circumstances, including a major modification to an aspect of the Port Fourchon project, requires additional analysis by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59B7E235F5DA4A2E82B57895045B4997"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification of additional time</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCECC61F8C9304AF495AB95F2227E7A65"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Port Fourchon project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>Port Fourchon project</quote> 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).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB1CB62250800433FAFCA32DC9019F462"><enum>328.</enum><header>Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minnesota</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (as such term is defined in section 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 136 Stat. 3795)) is modified to remove navigation as an authorized purpose. </text></section>
<section id="HAB6DB52FE32348BBB650B7A91BBAAF00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>329.</enum><header>Missouri River levee system, Missouri</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (123 Stat. 607) is amended by striking <quote>$7,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$65,000,000</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HF6CFF790FC41487EAD4571E2CFEA1C4A"><enum>330.</enum><header>Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas</header> <subsection id="HB760FF99BC8F4D0DA74242B5884838EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence of an eligible structure at the Table Rock Lake project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA952A0DF7C0B45119C801B715A969930"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Privately owned sewer and septic system</header><text>The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence of an eligible structure that is a privately owned sewer and septic system at the Table Rock Lake project until—</text> <paragraph id="HC8704F401EA4447CB8F4CDFDF7689323" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the abandonment of such system by the holder of a license for right-of-way for such system; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0D8E4B4AEDA4B76A1A910454475B152"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the failure of such system.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6A0EE64F1CBF498DA44A19F77A102DC8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HA6F24FA3C7874504AA243160047828C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible structure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>eligible structure</quote> means a privately owned sewer and septic system 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, dwelling unit, shed, retaining wall, deck, patio, gazebo, driveway, or fence—</text> <subparagraph id="HDBEAAD251EF348BF82018EFDD35592FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is located on fee land or land subject to a flowage easement; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E94B19097384297B592FE789B64339A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that does not impact the reservoir level or pose a failure risk to the dam of the Table Rock Lake project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED44243C42264BF9B8EA278FA1BA94CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fee land</header><text>The term <quote>fee land</quote> means the land acquired in fee title by the United States for the Table Rock Lake project.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40DB8BAE947F49A0A4E0A2D2618E77B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Table Rock Lake project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Table Rock Lake project</quote> 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 (52 Stat. 1218).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H4A1C8A8CCE0448DB84B26BD0B85F7687"><enum>331.</enum><header>Missouri River mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska</header> <subsection id="H19C4BDAB4B7B49E6B237B9D87DC60893"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Acquisition of lands</header><text>In acquiring any land, or interests in land, to satisfy the total number of acres required for the covered project, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="HBE025A29FC1E49D088008158E517AF00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may only acquire land, or an interest in land, that—</text> <subparagraph id="H3D0B4CEAE8784D7C81318E9BE4E47280" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is on the riverward side of levees; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A9F906E90C74C548147C662F4130740"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will contribute to future flood risk resiliency projects;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H692A3C567D3148838FB5316097ADCF07"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H138B6D5BF74C4330959374B95B39C343"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not acquire land, or an interest in land, by eminent domain.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H728561FBCCAC4C24B3FDE3B3876FEDFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of lands</header><text>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). </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H840EC2B8306945BAA44CE2818EEEA8F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HA6AC72EB4DCD49C486E19FDB7C1D37D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered land</header><text>The term <quote>covered land</quote> means any land or interests in land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1A5ED1C4A96E4C1188494226F2B1D894"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is acquired by a Federal agency other than the Corps of Engineers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F00F8FBEA2346F893C565377FC0A913"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is located within the meander belt of the lower Missouri River; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9952D38EAF334577ACC2BEFD1A4F30BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9F68F14DA6D4AA582661ED87E9A6CC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered project</header><text>The term <quote>covered project</quote> 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).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCFF0DA45BECC490E9A263A687228299C"><enum>332.</enum><header>New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New Jersey</header>
<subsection id="HEBC3EEE0F38940198C924F02F380E7B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/2">Public Law 113–2</external-xref>), is modified to require the Secretary, upon the request of the non-Federal 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282g">33 U.S.C. 2282g</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB8C43CAEDB7C439BB4125F06EF3DCACD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Associated projects</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD84D3FD0298E4A7783D5EA42D5533FF4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Continuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4C0B4742A38644E8BCAD2AD53E5A8BC8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consideration; consultation</header><text>In developing recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H742FBB6D91CB4D8389C4B7BA86FD2368"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider the use of natural and nature-based features;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BA521F2F45B462D86166A52E3F1ED21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with applicable Federal and State agencies and other stakeholders within the geographic scope of the project; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2B90A0F3D814BA7B8E975E0FEAD8FCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>solicit public comments.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC6798855C71D4AF6B6B6C6BD9053B88F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Interim progress; report to Congress</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H05EC8FF868F44F23B9E94D37847BADCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any recommendations made pursuant to subsection (a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBFCE0F0DFFF54AC7933B640FBA26C283"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any projects or activities carried out under subsection (b);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H785F630500744173A9A211114AC82079"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any additional, site-specific areas within the geographic scope of the project for which additional study is recommended by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5EC6AD7CC6849B2B9A378DF852BF489"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD98BF69A9425499DADD3EA1AD93FA4E5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>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.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H4FDF2800D336432EA17FE1910525BCBA"><enum>333.</enum><header>Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 328) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3A11E64B44FA4F2EBC677EECE225B1CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>flood control,</quote> and inserting <quote>flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage risk reduction,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17DB5C0D3E034579A8F70F397971E473"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>the study</quote> and inserting <quote>any study under this section</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCD0272181904390872B8A6177DE9D1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5F3404900F7444CD8D3AC2F2334854BA" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H1187878536FB412997D6701DAD264AFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of studies</header><text>Any study carried out by the Secretary under this section after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title> shall be treated as a continuation of the initial study carried out under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H595C27ADFE334923AA82A287898E9D5F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>A project resulting from a study carried out under this section may be implemented pursuant to section 212.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HDD8934AC90FE46E59CD138AFC4C8F9B3"><enum>334.</enum><header>Willamette Valley, Oregon</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may not complete its review of, and consultation with other Federal agencies on, the operation and maintenance 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.</text></section>
<section id="H625AA69DAD2D4C3F813570833798A3E8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>335.</enum><header>Columbia River Channel, Oregon and Washington</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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. </text></section> <section id="H8AD167D2D40E441D82E04D9500ED2B7A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>336.</enum><header>Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency study, Texas</header> <subsection id="H62010954DD184D2EB8021F3A2164EA39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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). </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1DF1267AD96D4896AE4B78CFA9D0CCB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The final report of the Chief of Engineers for the study described in subsection (a) shall contain recommendations for projects that—</text> <paragraph id="H0BADF6BA296742FF9854F291A87189AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>align with community objectives;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89E5F30E59544E9D8E1AD7BBAD0C14A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>avoid or minimize adverse effects on the environment and community; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H572D03AB0D1A4669B1BB382E1CAC6F0E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the resiliency of infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBC02080901E84CD09A0CD401EC90970C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE7D7E064A31245AD9D3BCB6688827079"><enum>337.</enum><header>Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty Deficiency, Port Lavaca, Texas</header> <subsection id="HA08479297B4741E491A54E87E9F6FD65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the repairs for the Matagorda Ship Channel Jetty Deficiency, as described in the report titled <quote>Matagorda Ship Channel Project Deficiency Report</quote> and published by the Secretary in the June 2020 Matagorda Ship Channel Project Deficiency Report.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA2EC1A7EC20F49EC988DACF27BD1B67A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of the repairs carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 10 percent.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H612E73F0E76D4F55B20EDDD8F2400432" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>338.</enum><header>San Antonio Channel, San Antonio, Texas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text></section>
<section id="HB924A1F0DF4D4D7F874C869D5E5DDE30" commented="no"><enum>339.</enum><header>Western Washington State, Washington</header>
<subsection id="HFEEFB99E9AFA4D65BFAFAC5BD305FADA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>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. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H05AA28053D6B41019FFC55B2E57B8505" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form of assistance</header><text>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) or make defined term for Western Washington State, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0A9DCC91B3C94BADBF677F35B896EDAA" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ownership requirement</header><text>The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCB5416165DBC420881C49F745DB4FCEF" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Partnership agreements</header> <paragraph id="H710F1D12582F4BFC90CE9F928B6B569C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-5b">42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b</external-xref>) with the non-Federal interest with respect to the project to be carried out with such assistance.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5D67F908B18491FABBF318649AEC7E4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each partnership agreement for a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HF454E352B96B4FC2B094EC5723D54B8B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H179C531F81B34D2A8B34C2266E73C883" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A7202391EB3401DAEF865DFB7DC2988" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <subparagraph id="H4AD2276C66A3422ABC9F3453261B8D49" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section—</text>
<clause id="HD8279C28B6AE4A799EF33C8429619E7A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be 75 percent; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3C71FF8D5ADB42A8A3B7E54C4143431A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB36057B82C0A4D0BA932BCDB6E539E18" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credit for interest</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24D650845BAE416D82AA7A364C740B97" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Credit for land, easements, and rights-of-way</header><text>Notwithstanding section 221(a)(4)(G) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(a)(4)(G)), the non-Federal 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.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H822824A80A8447048A5F29213E82BE61" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Operation and maintenance</header><text>The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H57DB46597BE54D9EB7E3CE3C34C4BAA2" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H3D5D142262824A7EBD89EDE46E48443A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $242,000,000 to carry out this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57EACF5E2FA64125BD9EF2F118C49D19" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Corps of engineers expenses</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H66DF631D00D34F4CB092100640934B78" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 219(f)(404) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 is repealed.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H57B7D5E114BD4C23A19601C19821DEA2"><enum>340.</enum><header>Environmental infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="H6684C0B2A5544A849DB110A62A5C3806" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>New projects</header><text>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:</text> <quoted-block id="HECB8B506B10646F7BCE6FC7CC0F4D637" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H7EA41AFB4F4A4C329EF95049615F3696"><enum>(406)</enum><header>Buckeye, Arizona</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of Buckeye, Arizona.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8CF3025E3B843EFBB2E08E320EBE78A" commented="no"><enum>(407)</enum><header>Flagstaff, Arizona</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of Flagstaff, Arizona.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7BCCD0D1B9CC46829913C353C129085D"><enum>(408)</enum><header>Page, Arizona</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of Page, Arizona.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87B1BE6693A844BD93A940DEAB2687B7"><enum>(409)</enum><header>Sahuarita, Arizona</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,800,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, in the town of Sahuarita, Arizona.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6991EE5B23245439F4354F354BB2415"><enum>(410)</enum><header>Tucson, Arizona</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of Tucson, Arizona.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC47532BFF61D4097899F15D243E53E3F"><enum>(411)</enum><header>Winslow, Arizona</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of Winslow, Arizona.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB536D7BAAC914A58B00CABEB40181065"><enum>(412)</enum><header>Adelanto, California</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of Adelanto, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4B0FCA612BA4E71B8B019EB111F04F4" commented="no"><enum>(413)</enum><header>Aptos, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Aptos, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H798959613B374781B296E6FBAE9CDA7A" commented="no"><enum>(414)</enum><header>Bishop, California</header><text>$2,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Bishop, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H583D2EB9B34448E5AA335B0C68EF5273" commented="no"><enum>(415)</enum><header>Bloomington, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Bloomington, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86E89E3864414DB4B3C10F73FBE3C9F0" commented="no"><enum>(416)</enum><header>Butte County, California</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water supply, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection in Butte County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38A1CC81A73747219F090D5E7FCE1D78" commented="no"><enum>(417)</enum><header>California City, California</header><text>$1,902,808 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of California City, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E2C4B7D4C574FECA9C56E9CCF0CE75B" commented="no"><enum>(418)</enum><header>Carson, California</header><text>$11,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the City of Carson, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFC6F72D8373493CAAF854BFD6A160EA"><enum>(419)</enum><header>Cedar Glen, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and water storage, in Cedar Glen, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9ABB9F0FE9B54933A72976963CE58DAE" commented="no"><enum>(420)</enum><header>Culver City, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking water, in City of Culver City, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC59BD5ABDBC4613B8A9BB91094E51CE" commented="no"><enum>(421)</enum><header>Colton, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Colton, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H87C087AD1FFB481184A37486EA4F0D58" commented="no"><enum>(422)</enum><header>East San Fernando Valley, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFADEF3F3B29D4461AC6236DC3CA95C39" commented="no"><enum>(423)</enum><header>Fresno County, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure, including stormwater management, surface water resource protection, and environmental restoration, in Fresno County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB898B84700F4F5F868E11C66A081CE5"><enum>(424)</enum><header>Georgetown Divide Public Utility District, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE06D14504354CCE8EED1C5217E28458" commented="no"><enum>(425)</enum><header>Grand Terrace, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Grand Terrace, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9CB9A8941F44570B9DFED46E9CCE3D0" commented="no"><enum>(426)</enum><header>Hayward, California</header><text>$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure, in the city of Hayward, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70E1B6821C894C9DAF5595E41DAD5A44" commented="no"><enum>(427)</enum><header>Hollister, California</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Hollister, California. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBF0C86690F94C69A0738148C019D8D0" commented="no"><enum>(428)</enum><header>Kern County, California</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in Kern County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C1FE25397F148A294A3EB9AD1D56D87" commented="no"><enum>(429)</enum><header>Lake County, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Lake County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A1FE0207A7745BFBE31A3CAA82A6759" commented="no"><enum>(430)</enum><header>Lake Tahoe Basin</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the communities within the Lake Tahoe Basin in Nevada and California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C1AA07CD5DF44A78BA8945D76D0C41F"><enum>(431)</enum><header>La Quinta, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City of La Quinta, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAFBB132C304463298D18CB690AA54E7" commented="no"><enum>(432)</enum><header>Lakewood, California</header><text>$8,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Lakewood, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA03A89F0AD5E4BA48C936A15DF9993F5" commented="no"><enum>(433)</enum><header>Lawndale, California</header><text>$6,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and environmental infrastructure, in the city of Lawndale, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42877B9F9D5E4503A464A1607FE20367" commented="no"><enum>(434)</enum><header>Lone Pine, California</header><text>$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Lone Pine, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B296E6C5A214A4EB2CEABAEB8C0E152" commented="no"><enum>(435)</enum><header>Lomita, California</header><text>$5,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and stormwater management, in the city of Lomita, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1EFAFD3EF214759AF92A266B86A87CF" commented="no"><enum>(436)</enum><header>Los Banos, California</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Los Banos, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H042FFF6F507C44419A9996F9A8906FEF" commented="no"><enum>(437)</enum><header>Los Olivos, California</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Los Olivos, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6BA7F1416BF42DFBC35D00F7725E9C5" commented="no"><enum>(438)</enum><header>Lynwood, California</header><text>$12,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city of Lynwood, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DDF7CE0F31E44FF902AF79B81ACF0D9" commented="no"><enum>(439)</enum><header>Madera County, California</header><text>$27,500,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in Madera County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5A5FAE862B1470FBEB638F2101155FE" commented="no"><enum>(440)</enum><header>Milpitas, California</header><text>$15,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city of Milpitas, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0BA7052D94A5457897E4E5A475872FD4" commented="no"><enum>(441)</enum><header>Montecito, California</header><text>$18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and stormwater management, in the town of Montecito, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A04320C9DB04016BFC3218F39025B7A" commented="no"><enum>(442)</enum><header>Oakland-Alameda Estuary, California</header><text>$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75E0D9B56EA94BFC9667DF9E25B2A4E7" commented="no"><enum>(443)</enum><header>Oxnard, California</header><text>$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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6399F59A45A4152A85A131A666A88CD" commented="no"><enum>(444)</enum><header>Patterson, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and environmental restoration, in the city of Patterson, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64AC7130286B4324AE390F6DE7FBC3AD" commented="no"><enum>(445)</enum><header>Pomona, California</header><text>$35,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking water, in Pomona, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCF1AFE6359349B696526EC86F3B0CCF" commented="no"><enum>(446)</enum><header>Rohnert Park, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city of Rohnert Park, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9EEC7302273C41889A072D7AFAC2500F" commented="no"><enum>(447)</enum><header>Salinas, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Salinas, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7AB0693F74A74DE88615AD591E1DC4AA" commented="no"><enum>(448)</enum><header>San Benito County, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in San Benito County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE27E6D0F5C5F4EEBAB3BB2BC21AEFB96"><enum>(449)</enum><header>San Buenaventura, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$18,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, City of San Buenaventura, California. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H385F272EF3244DF8B68C66D1C60E29A1" commented="no"><enum>(450)</enum><header>San Diego County, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in San Diego County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCD470236AA34FFD9DCAB9C354D69ED8" commented="no"><enum>(451)</enum><header>South Gate, California</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city of South Gate, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55917FFE7D9140D699DF2F3BF0B92344"><enum>(452)</enum><header>San Luis Obispo County, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water supply, in San Luis Obispo County, California. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B98165C313E432687A3C50D5033571B" commented="no"><enum>(453)</enum><header>Stanislaus County, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and stormwater management, in Stanislaus County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B7AA22FF22C4A449424EB14753C33FA" commented="no"><enum>(454)</enum><header>Tulare County, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure, including stormwater management, surface water resource protection, and environmental restoration, in Tulare County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H292AEFFBD84344A9A578B203C71D539C" commented="no"><enum>(455)</enum><header>Watsonville, California</header><text>$28,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Watsonville, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H733DF37259E94D69AC0AAC3E5060B1BC" commented="no"><enum>(456)</enum><header>Yolo County, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and stormwater management, in Yolo County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AA40A2C0C2D4467B90DADCDDE106A86" commented="no"><enum>(457)</enum><header>Yorba Linda Water District, California</header><text>$6,500,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in communities served by the Yorba Linda Water District, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E8C9CEDF4204FE69852EB18C63A4A07" commented="no"><enum>(458)</enum><header>Fremont County, Colorado</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure, in Fremont County, Colorado.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60CF60F0C46A443DBAAA5096C454C91E" commented="no"><enum>(459)</enum><header>East Hampton, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of East Hampton, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDDA916E908B64B82A7F6158DBAF47062" commented="no"><enum>(460)</enum><header>East Lyme, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20D53EA60F9C4339AE0BB59AD71A03C3" commented="no"><enum>(461)</enum><header>Bethany Beach to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment, and environmental restoration in the town of Bethany Beach, Delaware, and the city of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42A46180B2CF469AAB1D0569B25EF64F" commented="no"><enum>(462)</enum><header>Wilmington, Delaware</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water storage and treatment, and environmental restoration in the City of Wilmington, Delaware.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5153AEF4E3F44A3384E609895810A563" commented="no"><enum>(463)</enum><header>Broward County, Florida</header><text>$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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAEBF0A74236247B4A9DD79FF7A675868" commented="no"><enum>(464)</enum><header>Deltona, Florida</header><text>$31,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the City of Deltona, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB65AEFF91FB4796860A4A1F8C3BB77B" commented="no"><enum>(465)</enum><header>Longboat Key, Florida</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the Town of Longboat Key, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H643840D3B2C84AF2BF4F3A492EF0B9F2" commented="no"><enum>(466)</enum><header>Marion County, Florida</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure, including water supply, in Marion County, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3051CD67C4D9400CA82166588C823913" commented="no"><enum>(467)</enum><header>Oviedo, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water storage and treatment, in the city of Oviedo, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B7CD1B07526406294DE143C39AF156E" commented="no"><enum>(468)</enum><header>Osceola County, Florida</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, and environmental restoration, in Osceola County, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB9EA3725C4742149A33B1AFCFB5ADF0" commented="no"><enum>(469)</enum><header>Central Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Brevard County, Orange County, and Osceola County, Florida. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F55813BC8DC42FCB21F6D75BC8D14F0" commented="no"><enum>(470)</enum><header>Central Coastal Georgia, Georgia</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply, in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and McIntosh Counties, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB1DC184EB744F2BB55E8657E832942E" commented="no"><enum>(471)</enum><header>DeKalb County, Georgia</header><text>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water treatment, in DeKalb County, Georgia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CD6BF11DB5E44D3BB17DA56CF0794E1" commented="no"><enum>(472)</enum><header>Porterdale, Georgia</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water supply, and environmental restoration in the city of Porterdale, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB52AA6DF0D70422A90077ED42C538BD6" commented="no"><enum>(473)</enum><header>Burley, Idaho</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water treatment, in the city of Burley, Idaho.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H555F9843F04144B5A6B9902A08F79425" commented="no"><enum>(474)</enum><header>Belvidere, Illinois</header><text>$17,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Belvidere, Illinois.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD98A60ED3B864456B68F9AC99716ECED" commented="no"><enum>(475)</enum><header>DuPage County, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking water, in the village of Clarendon Hills, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H836443AD1B404CDDAC0FAA35072742FB" commented="no"><enum>(476)</enum><header>Fox River, Illinois</header><text>$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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D72BFD65FB14589AE0F95FE1A0EFD9C" commented="no"><enum>(477)</enum><header>German Valley, Illinois</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water treatment, in the village of German Valley, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB581923F54F54DC899D89AFAD7C93E18" commented="no"><enum>(478)</enum><header>LaSalle, Illinois</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, drinking water, water treatment, and environmental restoration, in the city of LaSalle, Illinois.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48E46619E75740D9B3D8A2A4F04B65B4" commented="no"><enum>(479)</enum><header>Rockford, Illinois</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water treatment, in the city of Rockford, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H437D3DDBA58A4A7991D6DC5C7466873B" commented="no"><enum>(480)</enum><header>Savanna, Illinois</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure, including drinking water, in the city of Savanna, Illinois.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0457FA6FF99C480AA57CDD49A0CD123B" commented="no"><enum>(481)</enum><header>Sherrard, Illinois</header><text>$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water and water treatment, in the village of Sherrard, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H849EEB215FC643F9A7D4376B08B99FC8" commented="no"><enum>(482)</enum><header>Brownsville, Kentucky</header><text>$14,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking water, in the city of Brownsville, Kentucky.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC43770A490E34F32B9C67F59AE76F222" commented="no"><enum>(483)</enum><header>Monroe, Louisiana</header><text>$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water supply, and drinking water, in the city of Monroe, Louisiana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF2D2D472C9A4175A74BBAD3E3D1704B"><enum>(484)</enum><header>Pointe Celeste, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including pump stations, in Pointe Celeste, Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4466C84A0FDC4969A90A8AAB70BC535A" commented="no"><enum>(485)</enum><header>Franklin, Massachusetts</header><text>$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Franklin, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H676939C7E1C24B0482256E9117330075" commented="no"><enum>(486)</enum><header>Winthrop, Massachusetts</header><text>$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Winthrop, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D3486A042CA494E99EC8BD608900E22" commented="no"><enum>(487)</enum><header>Milan, Michigan</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and drinking water, in the city of Milan, Michigan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02DB91121D454C7189890A3E812E2F7A" commented="no"><enum>(488)</enum><header>Southeast Michigan</header><text>$58,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply, in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A2AB9FC64144CA3A64D1A5CC7AC0F13" commented="no"><enum>(489)</enum><header>Elysian, Minnesota</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Elysian, Minnesota.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA9CFD7405774C6DAA609B52F868B75A" commented="no"><enum>(490)</enum><header>Le Sueur, Minnesota</header><text>$3,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Le Sueur, Minnesota.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6ABE7C712CF24D65BEB36C1B89460052" commented="no"><enum>(491)</enum><header>Columbia, Mississippi</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water quality enhancement and water supply, in the city of Columbia, Mississippi.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB1341FF93FA40EE9AA4056BCDB2A39C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(492)</enum><header>Hancock County, Mississippi</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, including water and wastewater infrastructure (including stormwater management), drainage systems, and water quality enhancement, Hancock County, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B3F0EF9149440C3B184D26EAF9ADE67"><enum>(493)</enum><header>Laurel, Mississippi</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Laurel, Mississippi.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD00941E63B624533B8195FDEEF85736C" commented="no"><enum>(494)</enum><header>Moss Point, Mississippi</header><text>$11,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Moss Point, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB868239858AB4AF0A52EFDC9F69156EF" commented="no"><enum>(495)</enum><header>Olive Branch, Mississippi</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water quality enhancement, and water supply, in the city of Olive Branch, Mississippi.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF78F86EE5CEC4D4989421BD303CA96EB"><enum>(496)</enum><header>Picayune, Mississippi</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Picayune, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE23BB46A4C143EB85D5A6B9BD53EB86" commented="no"><enum>(497)</enum><header>Starkville, Mississippi</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3CE19EE31D944BBE8742C7B5B71EC32E" commented="no"><enum>(498)</enum><header>Laughlin, Nevada</header><text>$29,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of Laughlin, Nevada.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2166CDF5595949268F222BF1D7F276AF" commented="no"><enum>(499)</enum><header>Pahrump, Nevada</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Pahrump, Nevada.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E9B27D1439C4E8DA584344B0E905474" commented="no"><enum>(500)</enum><header>New Hampshire</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, and related environmental infrastructure, in the counties of Belknap, Carroll, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford, New Hampshire.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB9E70AC03DE43B899E6F062C223DDDA" commented="no"><enum>(501)</enum><header>Belmar, New Jersey</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure and stormwater management in Belmar Township, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD763287F77D9470C86A32331D441C7E0" commented="no"><enum>(502)</enum><header>Cape May, New Jersey</header><text>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and desalination, for the city of Cape May, the boroughs of West Cape May and Cape May Point, and Lower Township, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF9E8320DE2D43C68E2DFC43B144A068" commented="no"><enum>(503)</enum><header>Colesville, New Jersey</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Colesville, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D83344C746741848B2D8F2094C2CEF1" commented="no"><enum>(504)</enum><header>Deptford Township, New Jersey</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Deptford Township, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEF7732E6C284AD0B1652441D124BFA4" commented="no"><enum>(505)</enum><header>Lacey Township, New Jersey</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure and stormwater management, in Lacey Township, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2156A0DBB9E345799C6D5BB5CA921B3E" commented="no"><enum>(506)</enum><header>Merchantville, New Jersey</header><text>$18,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Merchantville, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE47F88AE4B9F425C8E305CE4BD7C6E0E" commented="no"><enum>(507)</enum><header>Park Ridge, New Jersey</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Park Ridge, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7E1EDE5C4234C3CA63115C2DF58E6A8" commented="no"><enum>(508)</enum><header>Washington Township, New Jersey</header><text>$3,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CD15B8E15774C0295DFAC23F7A189E6" commented="no"><enum>(509)</enum><header>Bernalillo, New Mexico</header><text>$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the town of Bernalillo, New Mexico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6DA48AF331F4E7B9FDC55DAFFE92078" commented="no"><enum>(510)</enum><header>Bosque Farms, New Mexico</header><text>$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the village of Bosque Farms, New Mexico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31E7850112194707824C46585149F58B" commented="no"><enum>(511)</enum><header>Carmel, New York</header><text>$3,450,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Carmel, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F19B15C774A45399BA64CB5852D0CE8" commented="no"><enum>(512)</enum><header>Dutchess County, New York</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Dutchess County, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DC361022E6146A79374543C4B78B873" commented="no"><enum>(513)</enum><header>Kings County, New York</header><text>$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in Kings County, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H156B0FC12CE546A484CE6326FF8AE775" commented="no"><enum>(514)</enum><header>Mohawk River and tributaries, New York</header><text>$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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E9B4FFC877843A2BA036957C69FAA7F" commented="no"><enum>(515)</enum><header>Mount Pleasant, New York</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5ED3DC0DC617434DB411ED6B8C43EA46" commented="no"><enum>(516)</enum><header>Newtown Creek, New York</header><text>$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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA97AA60461049189592B1090C7A7DE7" commented="no"><enum>(517)</enum><header>New York County, New York</header><text>$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in New York County, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6934B1FF9980425993D8B70611510D1F" commented="no"><enum>(518)</enum><header>Orange County, New York</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Orange County, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB201542A46C24079AC065F3B6012D5C5" commented="no"><enum>(519)</enum><header>Sleepy Hollow, New York</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Sleepy Hollow, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB5B8DCF0A864440A30DFD90D0247A18" commented="no"><enum>(520)</enum><header>Ulster County, New York</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Ulster County, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF10773E66D064B07AA625D2AAF0F343C" commented="no"><enum>(521)</enum><header>Ramapo, New York</header><text>$4,000,000 for water infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure, in the town of Ramapo, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFA7BE1F4CAFC40DBBF12C11D2566BB0D" commented="no"><enum>(522)</enum><header>Rikers Island, New York</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows) on Rikers Island, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49C765C48C124357A5F8E8466FA4CB2F" commented="no"><enum>(523)</enum><header>Yorktown, New York</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Yorktown, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A1A924EFE55405F80E9F66B066CB70E" commented="no"><enum>(524)</enum><header>Canton, North Carolina</header><text>$41,025,650 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Canton, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD8E591AFD364FE39BCB469BF74C9D54"><enum>(525)</enum><header>Fairmont, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,137,500 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the town of Fairmont, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H08F0F47CE80341D8A451BC894471FF56" commented="no"><enum>(526)</enum><header>Murphy, North Carolina</header><text>$1,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of Murphy, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84E6D894193C4F3BAE2AD07A205C2E3D" commented="no"><enum>(527)</enum><header>Robbinsville, North Carolina</header><text>$3,474,350 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Robbinsville, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7A24A94E2B6402DA48C44DEEE0F5AB4" commented="no"><enum>(528)</enum><header>Weaverville, North Carolina</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Weaverville, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40969F94EAC64E8CB6DAD5822A70A0DB" commented="no"><enum>(529)</enum><header>Apple Creek, Ohio</header><text>$350,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Apple Creek, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF097038C01FB4FEDAE368FA0CFA0FD46" commented="no"><enum>(530)</enum><header>Brooklyn Heights, Ohio</header><text>$170,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Brooklyn Heights, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5796F45A61704BE595DEEEB93CAF2698" commented="no"><enum>(531)</enum><header>Chagrin falls regional water system, Ohio</header><text>$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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H65B1F0844D3947B9BFEC80A9DEA84D31" commented="no"><enum>(532)</enum><header>Cuyahoga County, Ohio</header><text>$11,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AF89C6CF9044598B32AC80C271853D5" commented="no"><enum>(533)</enum><header>Erie County, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$16,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows) in Erie County, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB037F66F23784AF4B458931BE5568B5A" commented="no"><enum>(534)</enum><header>Huron, Ohio</header><text>$7,100,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Huron, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84D9CB4788B643E3846F5DAFBEEA67D9" commented="no"><enum>(535)</enum><header>Kelleys Island, Ohio</header><text>$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the village of Kelleys Island, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCAF1325BF10E4AAA97597AA6C4BB3E0A" commented="no"><enum>(536)</enum><header>North Olmsted, Ohio</header><text>$1,175,165 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of North Olmsted, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDA223D10EC14D69964049CB194FBC06" commented="no"><enum>(537)</enum><header>Painesville, Ohio</header><text>$11,800,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the City of Painesville, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H753F934FF3ED4AEEA77F2E522ECB631D" commented="no"><enum>(538)</enum><header>Solon, Ohio</header><text>$14,137,341 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management (including combined sewer overflows), in the city of Solon, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD27DCE10E8BC4B0293B4C8DF1073EF5E" commented="no"><enum>(539)</enum><header>Summit County, Ohio</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure, in Summit County, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAEE9EB05D2214355A6AF8868EE3EBF36" commented="no"><enum>(540)</enum><header>Stark County, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$24,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure, in Stark County, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2B0923A0ADA4976928B08414EAC67D6" commented="no"><enum>(541)</enum><header>Toledo and Oregon, Ohio</header><text>$10,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the cities of Toledo and Oregon, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA89FAAD514BC45EAB7D1021E02A9EF71" commented="no"><enum>(542)</enum><header>Vermilion, Ohio</header><text>$15,400,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the city of Vermilion, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3DA5D448051410D82121EC66A81AA5F" commented="no"><enum>(543)</enum><header>Westlake, Ohio</header><text>$750,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Westlake, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C21B45A493946F3BBB98F325D0B46DF" commented="no"><enum>(544)</enum><header>Stillwater, Oklahoma</header><text>$30,000,000 for water infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure and water storage, transmission, treatment, and distribution, in the city of Stillwater, Oklahoma.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H653074AF2258421E8D0367769ECBD524" commented="no"><enum>(545)</enum><header>Beaverton, Oregon</header><text>$10,000,000 for water supply in the city of Beaverton, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC73A54A4968E4EF7828930174DCFABB0" commented="no"><enum>(546)</enum><header>Clackamas County, Oregon</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including combined sewer overflows, in Clackamas County, Oregon.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE7150CC6A9547BF8BBE0F9D7E88D3CC" commented="no"><enum>(547)</enum><header>Washington County, Oregon</header><text>$50,000,000 for water infrastructure and water supply in Washington County, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC54A981DD80D46EBAF3A80DE26255530"><enum>(548)</enum><header>Berks County, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, stormwater management, drinking water, and water treatment, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13C390D93D7A4BC3B320638404EB1DB4"><enum>(549)</enum><header>Chester County, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, stormwater management, drinking water, and water treatment, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H74A6E8B6E38C4269A9E4FF8058539678" commented="no"><enum>(550)</enum><header>Franklin Township, Pennsylvania</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5FFC165EF094089872B12A209FFC056"><enum>(551)</enum><header>Indian Creek, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the boroughs of Telford, Franconia, and Lower Safford, Pennsylvania. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFB77178F96A407385CCEF77E1A2036C"><enum>(552)</enum><header>Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF104EF18776B44F0AC04DF1DC415C4B1" commented="no"><enum>(553)</enum><header>Chesterfield, South Carolina</header><text>$1,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Chesterfield, South Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07082536D7D640E195FC3ADF0DA0B3C0" commented="no"><enum>(554)</enum><header>Cheraw, South Carolina</header><text>$8,800,000 for water, wastewater, and other environmental infrastructure in the town of Cheraw, South Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30B6106DB20B4BFCAC29BB26D584576A" commented="no"><enum>(555)</enum><header>Florence County, South Carolina</header><text>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Florence County, South Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3CCDECFEF90D4DF69362FBE982166A25" commented="no"><enum>(556)</enum><header>Lake City, South Carolina</header><text>$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management in the city of Lake City, South Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H925D42FF56174866A7BBF0F906F4BDC2" commented="no"><enum>(557)</enum><header>Tipton, Haywood, and Fayette Counties, Tennessee</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including related environmental infrastructure and water supply, in Tipton, Haywood, and Fayette Counties, Tennessee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A04CBE8A6544F42A6D254BCABCB3C7B"><enum>(558)</enum><header>Austin, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Austin, Texas. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14135158092C43D4B3560338EEC19534" commented="no"><enum>(559)</enum><header>Amarillo, Texas</header><text>$38,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water storage and treatment systems, in the City of Amarillo, Texas. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F9C7CDA0B164BFD8495282BE92D2EFE" commented="no"><enum>(560)</enum><header>Brownsville, Texas</header><text>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the City of Brownsville, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34A7622F6FC54F61B011FB4F8A0C03A9" commented="no"><enum>(561)</enum><header>Clarendon, Texas</header><text>$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water storage, in the city of Clarendon, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0292054E79A84C5D94BE68C69FDC235B" commented="no"><enum>(562)</enum><header>Quinlan, Texas</header><text>$1,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Quinlan, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF726EA4CCF394EC296954C79C969CC0B" commented="no"><enum>(563)</enum><header>Runaway Bay, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water storage and treatment systems, in the city of Runaway Bay, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF21E73242CAA404E811E10F3EFDB072E" commented="no"><enum>(564)</enum><header>Webb County, Texas</header><text>$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure and water supply in Webb County, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BF76EE47AB94205BF27DF231B3B5A5C" commented="no"><enum>(565)</enum><header>Zapata County, Texas</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Zapata County, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0FBB3A412BD4E83BFFCE1232C104D46" commented="no"><enum>(566)</enum><header>King William County, Virginia</header><text>$1,300,000 for wastewater infrastructure in King William County, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8015D82FD7774D95B0D0B11266D13C37"><enum>(567)</enum><header>Potomac River, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, environmental infrastructure, and water quality improvements, in the vicinity of the Potomac River, Virginia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A212C7F3D4048EDAD463C648974EC10" commented="no"><enum>(568)</enum><header>Chelan, Washington</header><text>$9,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, storage, and distribution, in the city of Chelan, Washington.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7F44B0A49104F4C933D416981FEBDC1" commented="no"><enum>(569)</enum><header>College Place, Washington</header><text>$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and storage, in the city of College Place, Washington.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H23D595A109BB4E8399BC8ED3C93076BC"><enum>(570)</enum><header>Ferndale, Washington</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure, in the city of Ferndale, Washington. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H783B4DAD52DE47C7A4143622761D9D8C"><enum>(571)</enum><header>Lynden, Washington</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure, in the city of Lynden, Washington. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF62E40DEEE714F23AFAB93B82AE77B20" commented="no"><enum>(572)</enum><header>Othello, Washington</header><text>$14,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and aquifer storage and recovery, in the city of Othello, Washington.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H6E70313558084977B8E637CD028A72CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project modifications</header>
<paragraph id="HEDC362B89A7A459A8CAF78B15CCBDEBF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consistency with reports</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</external-xref>), titled <quote>Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development</quote>, or have otherwise been reviewed by Congress.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0CE14C898E04871AA4B54D866C2169A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modifications</header> <subparagraph id="H0745654B8F7449B286D312604A6FDE0C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California</header><text>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 <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$45,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF44EA37C40C74D9AB529970D7BCF09A3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calaveras County, California</header><text>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 <quote>$13,280,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$16,300,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD44664088FD6482898138961D3622DB6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contra Costa County, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(87) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended—</text>
<clause id="HE2D597DD109A405F96B0848209E5BF39" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">water district</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">county</header-in-text></quote>; </text></clause> <clause id="H2F535F34D0404290B889A24E80D11D7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>$80,000,000, of which not less than</quote> before <quote>$23,000,000</quote>; </text></clause>
<clause id="H5453071971C2400480B7C2D9C655F1B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>shall be</quote> after <quote>$23,000,000</quote>; and </text></clause> <clause id="HB082BAE8BD4F4DC4B195403EC4E9817E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>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</quote> after <quote>Water District</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBC22625945044269C8FFD0441EB8861" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Los Angeles County, California</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="H7383C6581FCE4C71AFF24DCBCBEEEAD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$103,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$128,000,000</quote>; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H9AF5B007423C45559FD089A9551F2E92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Santa Clarity Valley</quote> and inserting <quote>Santa Clarita Valley</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1D15FA68F4D4E17B77679719DBCBD47"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Los Angeles County, California environmental assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8319(e)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3785) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8FDBFE387C340B89B3513800E963665" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Los Osos, California</header>
<clause id="HF62A7C186E744FBA97D39182C8375F3E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Project description</header><text>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 <quote>Wastewater</quote> and inserting <quote>Water and wastewater</quote>.</text></clause> <clause id="H2E9EBF3F8876468B96665A6DEB6D3890" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for construction assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$43,000,000</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE74410F7C0F4A818A589A8202D88B18"><enum>(G)</enum><header>San Bernardino County, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$9,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$24,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H948C5890BA00413AAA7FB97FECA57C24" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><header>South Perris, California</header><text>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 <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB532AF70E1E84D94895E0B4A5DB8B081" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Palm Beach County, Florida</header><text>Section 219(f)(129) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking <quote>$7,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$57,500,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA765744FB27B438CB84D4212EFD6ACDD"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Atlanta, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$75,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F2C777065984BAA89BF9E32E687C906"><enum>(K)</enum><header>East Point, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8B66671B793455DB31F699849296210"><enum>(L)</enum><header>Guam</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(323) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (136 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$35,000,000</quote>. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CDEF8AF787B42A5B6C2CA16C8E556F4"><enum>(M)</enum><header>Maui, Hawaii</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5CD4051B92EA4A37A4C77B218E1045C8"><enum>(N)</enum><header>Cook County and Lake County, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$149,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13AAF7990D84413F8D03E10C6E203D67" commented="no"><enum>(O)</enum><header>Forest Park, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE46581FBC23B471994B421D462AF81E4" commented="no"><enum>(P)</enum><header>Madison and St. Clair Counties, Illinois</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="HFA2045D392694AAFAE29C22ACF9047DB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including stormwater)</quote> after <quote>wastewater</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8A90ED4395434819945293CC367453C6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$150,000,000</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA13990B4098344A1864A226DF05EB80F" commented="no"><enum>(Q)</enum><header>South Central Illinois</header><text>Section 219(f)(333) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended—</text> <clause id="H6E603DD27369402E9006C77E99C97067" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Montgomery and Christian Counties, Illinois</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">South Central Illinois</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA606882C0A644AAB8D6BD36E84CAE745" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Montgomery County and Christian County</quote> and inserting <quote>Montgomery County, Christian County, Fayette County, Shelby County, Jasper County, Richland County, Crawford County, and Lawrence County</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4CAD6519FF7F43728E756A6C6B3C6ABC" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(R)</enum><header>Will County, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$36,000,000</quote>. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC87276E88054AB1B2AA785B6DB152C8" commented="no"><enum>(S)</enum><header>Baton Rouge, Louisiana</header><text>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 <quote>$90,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEA936B659CB64CD7A0507E30618E865D" commented="no"><enum>(T)</enum><header>East Atchafalaya Basin and Amite River Basin Region, Louisiana</header><text>Section 5082(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1226) is amended by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$45,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB548B4270E74D269817B68C412651FB" commented="no"><enum>(U)</enum><header>Lafourche Parish, Louisiana</header><text>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 <quote>$2,300,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,300,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D4FEE24DAEC4957BDEB88875EEB0A61" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><header>South Central Planning and Development Commission, Louisiana</header><text>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 <quote>$12,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$17,500,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE787D66050147D488462455B44D2B69" commented="no"><enum>(W)</enum><header>Southeast Louisiana Region, Louisiana</header><text>Section 5085(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1228) is amended by striking <quote>$17,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$22,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H794B3CCF0A474BEE89887F157938EFB5" commented="no"><enum>(X)</enum><header>Fitchburg, Massachusetts</header><text>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 <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4727CC1770746789BDDB8A205174301" commented="no"><enum>(Y)</enum><header>Haverhill, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H83F444F66FAC4FFDBF4569D14E3142C5" commented="no"><enum>(Z)</enum><header>Lawrence, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82B36932EE284D8F9F592C4B6C956449" commented="no"><enum>(AA)</enum><header>Lowell, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDDD6055CCE254A14B21D05F7E26242D9" commented="no"><enum>(BB)</enum><header>Methuen, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC56D5826E537461A99986BBA6A138F1A" commented="no"><enum>(CC)</enum><header>Macomb county, Michigan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$90,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD7F34F2573149B7A2BB68063006BB30" commented="no"><enum>(DD)</enum><header>Michigan</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H11261AB641B54DF0B626FCE512454E79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Michigan combined sewer overflows</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Michigan</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF49271245C644627BB12116C981EAD8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>$85,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$160,000,000</quote>. </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D524BC10B5543C3B9274A9A507D1710" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(EE)</enum><header>Biloxi, Mississippi</header><text>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 <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF7192BBDE27441E8090DB58573DAB96" commented="no"><enum>(FF)</enum><header>DeSoto County, Mississippi</header><text>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 amended by striking <quote>$130,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$170,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98C37E266AA54A6C97ABF60BF9D006DF" commented="no"><enum>(GG)</enum><header>Madison County, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(351) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$22,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H15C0E4E66BD04ED3B3B005AEC45E8FC6" commented="no"><enum>(HH)</enum><header>Meridian, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$26,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8510F417CBCE4B448BBC7F89D4104106" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Rankin County, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$22,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB950D53E31544073A4EE9F23DB299E4A" commented="no"><enum>(JJ)</enum><header>St. Louis, Missouri</header><text>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 <quote>$70,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H138EF9B3DF1B419B9613CC987B4EC0AC" commented="no"><enum>(KK)</enum><header>Camden, New Jersey</header><text>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 <quote>$119,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$143,800,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H94A993A0B498438981F5412769692A37" commented="no"><enum>(LL)</enum><header>Central New Mexico</header><text>Section 593(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255; 136 Stat. 3820) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$150,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E9574D3A8034B74A94B801780A5C9CA" commented="no"><enum>(MM)</enum><header>Kiryas Joel, New York</header><text>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 <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H04B7F74FB16249AC9DB79959C457E2DA" commented="no"><enum>(NN)</enum><header>Queens, New York</header><text>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 <quote>$119,200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$190,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88FAD2717BB943A4B2AB24DE12B39D61" commented="no"><enum>(OO)</enum><header>New York city watershed</header><text>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:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF79CCEB3BF344E7CABF62442FD5A47C9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HE8D2C5198FC6423CA38B3D11A7583032" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may consider natural and nature-based infrastructure.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCD8DEF74F9C74C5EACC2CA6433D20116" commented="no"><enum>(PP)</enum><header>North Carolina</header><text>Section 5113 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1237) is amended in subsection (f) by striking <quote>$13,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F51F66434594DAA977213D7874D6EDA" commented="no"><enum>(QQ)</enum><header>Cleveland, Ohio</header><text>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 <quote>$2,500,000 for Flats East Bank</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,500,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H367CC02568FC43C0B52F206D744F7CCE" commented="no"><enum>(RR)</enum><header>Cincinnati, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$31,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA00C963273304FD0ACA6A4B3C2EB9BA6" commented="no"><enum>(SS)</enum><header>Ohio</header><text>Section 594 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 381; 119 Stat. 2261; 121 Stat. 1140; 121 Stat. 1944; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended in subsection (h) by striking <quote>$250,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$300,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H266BC8D5F3C447E1BB845C74410274B3" commented="no"><enum>(TT)</enum><header>Midwest City, Oklahoma</header><text>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 <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H133BFE5F5CE54E97931405FEE08D0563" commented="no"><enum>(UU)</enum><header>Woodward, Oklahoma</header><text>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 <quote>$1,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0B3E542D3204B419FB3CD86A8ABDCA9" commented="no"><enum>(VV)</enum><header>Southwestern Oregon</header><text>Section 8359 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3802) is amended—</text> <clause id="HDC3DEE8B2CBD4C3997CBF2A1FA42E8D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote> ; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDC311F36F01747F2B03750F3E7B0D33A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by inserting <quote>Lincoln,</quote> after <quote>Lane,</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4D9B48E15FF4DBAB7040EC539F9628B" commented="no"><enum>(WW)</enum><header>Hatfield Borough, Pennsylvania</header><text>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 <quote>$310,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7797C336465645EFA040FB500D6B5AB1"><enum>(XX)</enum><header>Northeast Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334) is amended by striking <quote>$20,000,000 for water related infrastructure</quote> and inserting <quote>$70,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D6D5B9CC60440D4B4E195C7C34A712C" commented="no"><enum>(YY)</enum><header>Phoenixville Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>$2,400,000 for water and sewer infrastructure</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater infrastructure and water supply</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE0A70F5385144C2B8661375EC203987" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(ZZ)</enum><header>Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina</header><text>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. 3818; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3818) is amended by striking <quote>$165,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$235,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD590002397734E77973CFCB73AF42C7F" commented="no"><enum>(AAA)</enum><header>Mount Pleasant, South Carolina</header><text>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 <quote>$7,822,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5DD254D759A475494022D61A506F1B2" commented="no"><enum>(BBB)</enum><header>Smith County, Tennessee</header><text>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 <quote>$19,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$69,500,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3465185291AE444A8BB7C5F267E06CB3" commented="no"><enum>(CCC)</enum><header>Dallas County region, Texas</header><text>Section 5140 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1251) is amended in subsection (i) by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98ED251C5C7F4EEA81B5C0CA2A9D3B90" commented="no"><enum>(DDD)</enum><header>Texas</header><text>Section 5138 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1250; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended in subsection (i) by striking <quote>$80,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5376D550617A4488B1A4A39C432BF957" commented="no"><enum>(EEE)</enum><header>Western rural water</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="HA9FC74F439E24D658F21BC9159E7F5A9" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subclause id="HE321A0793DD34164AF31F2AF0A3873ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting by inserting <quote>, including natural and nature-based infrastructure</quote> after <quote>water-related environmental infrastructure</quote>; </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0DCAAD2F4253498E87FA5EA64150D854"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H73B6333DFDE94F3BBF646273DD3D1176"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7ED922D07930494A83E363EFEF279B93" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H74DDEAD5B4684FB1877A2EE403E7B328"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drought resilience measures; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause> <clause id="HC8EF5371FC4D4A0994E7976C14AA0D2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H99AA3A75A3C7447C9069BBDD80162962"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$800,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$850,000,000</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H77E6B10576A445078643A9F239786664" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$200,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$250,000,000</quote>.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DBF417D18F44D4BABFEC91E11AF216F" commented="no"><enum>(FFF)</enum><header>Milwaukee, Wisconsin</header><text>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 <quote>$4,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$11,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE2D21818BC24107A9344513589A5D40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on authorization</header><text>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 is amended by this subsection remains authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H6A03A5AADC6B437B9D911264CF7BB325"><enum>341.</enum><header>Specific deauthorizations</header>
<subsection id="HC900B80E31C646CFB0E0C90F0766967A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deauthorization of designated portions of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California</header>
<paragraph id="H84C3813FB9AD43B1A3D55A5D2415D23B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H094F0FE26CEB4FA9A42238C779794F8A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flood channels described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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):</text>
<subparagraph id="H10B35D7FC35144E0AEF7D2B5BB809119" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Arcadia Wash Channel (Auburn Branch Channel).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBDD06750CEA74FA3A5DEE6CA4BA3DC39" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Arcadia Wash Channel (Baldwin Ave. Branch Channel).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70EF430ADB0141FE9A6D61922B266078" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Arcadia Wash Channel (East Branch Channel).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C514C90D2404D1F9768C45012FB60EF" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Arcadia Wash Channel (Lima St. Branch Channel).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17796AC680E0436A8441ED90962C5C9D" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Bel Aire Dr./Sunset Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22133C94EED34FDA84BB27792094BCE5" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Big Dalton Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H605BE320DFDB464C88453ABE4E8FF2DE" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Big Dalton Wash Channel (East Branch Inlet Channel).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8A799ACB35F40C594F8DDAB16AF6883" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Blanchard Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA8144CE2B734445B28BED0881DA2ED5" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Blue Gum Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E41E8B320534FD1821E2A608C547422" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Brand Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDB20B780DF344B993B95A19BF3EA3D5" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Childs Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H30FA08C9192A4F27917DBDC0F0AE1F8F" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Dead Horse Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H934CB0E2A9534AD393CAF9A6E2AC5AE3" commented="no"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Dunsmuir Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB76A30BBD2E84F3F89D88B751E2B23BE" commented="no"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Eagle Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB995E380A7114F51BB375192EAFE4C3D" commented="no"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Elmwood Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1D5A227119F04D66AFDC1127703692FE" commented="no"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Emerald Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB6E8999392A40CDB518FDA2E3D6B516" commented="no"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Emerald Wash Channel (West Branch).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8F597B4BA324AD6B041EF8804408C0A" commented="no"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Hay Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAC095E418C340358D0A1EA27F075DEA" commented="no"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Higgins and Coldwater Canyon.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC45858E59242491BA61A34DD96E7D095" commented="no"><enum>(T)</enum><text>Hillcrest Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCAE19D4F49DE46DF8E8C6D72AF6B15D2" commented="no"><enum>(U)</enum><text>La Tuna Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A1DF97270994B5698D09C00DB193A93" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Little Dalton Diversion Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01AB71E76C964AC58463E710AF4277F3" commented="no"><enum>(W)</enum><text>Little Dalton Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H257F4295B6A8470FA1C209E7A6010447" commented="no"><enum>(X)</enum><text>Live Oak Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA42527D941C44EDC888F522765DBA55C" commented="no"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>Mansfield St. Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE8A82F85A934F94BA36DE1B244D3569" commented="no"><enum>(Z)</enum><text>Marshall Creek Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37FDC424A0014D85AF7AC26B68C7E2DC" commented="no"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>Marshall Creek Channel (West Branch).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC67C622BCA0D4AA7B0DDCE9D8BFA29ED" commented="no"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>Rexford-Monte Mar Branch.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85E42A496CF84D7BB9355B441478C957" commented="no"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>Royal Boulevard Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0B47D51ADD384097881FD77BEDB0642D" commented="no"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>Rubio Canyon Diversion Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD65E090FCA9543A1B5C5E546720E127A" commented="no"><enum>(EE)</enum><text>San Dimas Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H11D81CCF18A044C8B3108E24B3E228FE" commented="no"><enum>(FF)</enum><text>Sawtelle Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98FA8E51F60440548A7B72A7C644BE16" commented="no"><enum>(GG)</enum><text>Shields Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B1D2081725E4328BAF36C6729F9FF22" commented="no"><enum>(HH)</enum><text>Sierra Madre Villa Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76C0A8C9F9D5411EA181F5A45C87FFB6" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Sierra Madre Wash.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8623C8A7F4DE4E40A12783EA7C2FC524" commented="no"><enum>(JJ)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sierra Madre Wash Inlet.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99BCBAEE4F964225AF866237847D2B21" commented="no"><enum>(KK)</enum><text>Snover Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEBBB0805D8784164ADB82908B23F7BEE" commented="no"><enum>(LL)</enum><text>Stough Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C755BD6CFCC4B28A95FBD1757B04AEA" commented="no"><enum>(MM)</enum><text>Thompson Creek Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H94CA901D5CCE45718705CFE2016BBE5A" commented="no"><enum>(NN)</enum><text>Walnut Creek Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H432C7DA78DD749C881C87B8A0EF39F4F" commented="no"><enum>(OO)</enum><text>Webber Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0986DABAB7774DF0B0CBC84B85C7FF1D" commented="no"><enum>(PP)</enum><text>Westwood Branch Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8EAA997CB9D24B9A81BF085B8D93CE89" commented="no"><enum>(QQ)</enum><text>Wilson Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8495994D50A04F468EF0392201EFFA1E" commented="no"><enum>(RR)</enum><text>Winery Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60AA4F7B154949BE95C732548FDEFE86"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ED770E31334436CBA0299881A268C34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and replace as necessary, the flood channels described in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H204468D605E640478B722FE872090509"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in perpetuity at no cost to the United States; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF636E51A03AE4072BB419D52E7AA667F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a manner that does not reduce the level of flood protection of the project described in paragraph (1);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H879F3B1A89CC4494B3FE6E6DF3F534DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will retain public ownership of all real property required for the continued functioning of the flood channels described in paragraph (2), consistent with authorized purposes of the project described in paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0EC2DF2C0F8A43FC9A4512D7D3DE2444"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79037363C33249289B7BAE155264C6C7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CCB36AF04594B3DA0FC7E47DE6A3070"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H954BFEE0837D401086236D003346C48B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into an agreement under paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAD18933EB4514B139AF61432A50B6F02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor compliance with such agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1EFADCD90CEA4629B656005BE2D54E9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Thames River, Connecticut</header>
<paragraph id="HBA0D5939A29F4BDCAEF56995AB9BD83E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H575CCFB101D148FEB79109B4E2EC62A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Area described</header><text>The area referred to in paragraph (1) is the area—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48D7A63D5C0F4B8A80505DFBF83C929B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning at a point N706550.83, E1179497.53;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H60B2EC836B3F48AA8A6125C244E5D2A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>running southeasterly about 808.28 feet to a point N705766.32, E1179692.10;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4BA6E5262D8C4A8A91B9DECD83B6CF6D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>running southeasterly about 2219.17 feet to a point N703725.88, E1180564.64;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB27872F02A841BD9F9FC5A999FE0AB3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>running southeasterly about 1594.84 feet to a point N702349.59, E1181370.46;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6710CF0BEB4B444585B6CF5BC0A784FB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>running southwesterly about 483.01 feet to a point N701866.63, E1181363.54;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H547A2A1EAC2B4F0DA35927D2A5B67FF8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>running northwesterly about 2023.85 feet to a point N703613.13, E1180340.96;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B282C6145014A7C955052C976923618"><enum>(G)</enum><text>running northwesterly about 2001.46 feet to a point N705453.40, E1179554.02; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H380FC7997ED44BD58882D79CC172DC3C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>running northwesterly about 1098.89 feet to the point described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HADDDE869979B43D4B1B08406A012EF5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida</header>
<paragraph id="H4C4977842B794A94AE4B76D5B9C0B804"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the portion of the project for navigation, Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 101 the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 165), consisting of the area described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0CEE2FE5FDC749DB926DC025EEF389C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Area described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H21D46D5FB9BC45F2B9986A9C14FAD098"><enum>(d)</enum><header>North Branch, Chicago River, Illinois</header>
<paragraph id="H71103285DF794E259AA44ADED448D6DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19A2B4DFEB16467CB011F03421F97E38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Area described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H03E706284E0F47E89CC244EE13555014"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Papillion Creek Watershed, Nebraska</header><text>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. 743) is modified to deauthorize the portions of the project known as Dam Site 7 and Dam Site 12. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H37EA9A75F066401B9A9840D313138A5D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Truckee River, Nevada</header><text>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.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HADBA0AD6A2164D4DAF6856CCE8A794CA" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Newtown Creek Federal Navigation Channel, New York</header>
<paragraph id="HC8EA978CE85D4740840516AD1A228824"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of Newtown Creek navigation project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>Newtown Creek navigation project</quote> means the project for the Newtown Creek Federal navigation channel, New York, described in The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1919, Ch. 832, 40 Stat. 1275, 1276 (1919), The Rivers and Harbors Improvement Act of 1930, Ch. 847, 46 Stat. 918, 920 (1930), and The Rivers and Harbors Improvement Act of 1937, Ch. 832, 50 Stat. 844, 845 (1937).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1D1FF56ECF8741E4A5E45CAE8A8D5317"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Newtown Creek navigation project is modified to reduce, in part, the authorized dimensions of the project, such that the remaining authorized depths are as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF51ACA963C0449BACBE35B81180DEBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 18-foot deep channel with a center line beginning at point North 40.727729 and West 73.929142, thence to a point North 40.722214 and West 73.925874. [Reach EA]</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB5B167AA36744EACA5EC9870F4A624B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 18-foot deep Turning Basin South-West of a line formed by points North 40.726202 and West 73.927289; and North 40.723508 and West 73.924713. [Reaches E1A and GA]</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF286FC3AF17744A1BC2BB2F5FE0E76CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 16-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.722214 and West 73.925874, thence to a point North 40.718664 and West 73.924176. [Reaches EB and H]</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H053B7505A9B04FE593BC8FD884106CBD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 16-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.718664 and West 73.924176, thence to a point North 40.717539 and West 73.927438. [Reach JA]</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2ED7A6A95FF84B8882ECE599BA391E84"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 14-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.717539 and West 73.927438, thence to a point North 40.716611 and West 73.929278. [Reach JB]</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49272618521846DF912674651140D8B1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 12-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.716611 and West 73.929278, thence to a point North 40.713156 and West 73.931351. [Reaches JC and KA]</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B58F473CA7D46B7BC322A8EF973367F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deauthorizations</header>
<subparagraph id="H23EEB42A35D94AA58A92068A9A4718E8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portions of the Newtown Creek navigation project described in subparagraphs (B) through (E) are deauthorized.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7BA749897FC4C69A60AEEDB5A5E6017"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Portion described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A portion referred to in Paragraph (1) is a portion of the channel adjacent the Turning Basin, specifically the area—</text>
<clause id="H486E64E510A74B0EACF347F6DAAF55CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>East of a line formed by points North 40.726202 and West 73.927289; and North 40.723508 and West 73.924713; [Reaches E1B and GB] and</text></clause> <clause id="HAA3618458CB54E35B17395B0E942B2D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Maspeth Creek. [Reach F]</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE35B9EC710494CEA9AFA667D09AA602F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Portion described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A portion referred to in Paragraph (1) is a portion of the channel in East Branch, specifically the area—</text> <clause id="HB7382D9D9CB644209D19312281A73ED4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Beginning at a point North 40.718066 and West 73.923931; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0D158B73DCC94047A0E4C2A6E8ED0F56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Extending upstream. [Reach I]</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57A1E6AC2672488CBAA8933AB3EEB1D1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Portion described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A portion referred to in Paragraph (1) is a portion of the channel in English Kills, specifically the area—</text>
<clause id="HEA555D5A76A5414F86791CBC76DB6713"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Beginning at a point North 40.713156 and West 73.931351; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC5D49F1945204B9FAD36AF5D825DFD7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Extending upstream. [Reach KB]</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H27913EBED2014902B936EF2446AE3604"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Portion described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A portion referred to in Paragraph (1) as Dutch Kills, specifically the area—</text> <clause id="HB668C0A7D46147608797F8C92449E328"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Beginning at a point North 40.737623 and West 73.94681; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF84060B4FBDD4A61B4D8C6D3220E9210"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Extending upstream. [Reach L/L1]</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H84FF8F2C524040A68229BEB8F2FBDDB1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Monroe Bay and Creek Federal Channel, Virginia</header> <paragraph id="H210D853EDCF34DDABA12E49E40F82D5D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the portion of 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), consisting of the area described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H915DB2ECD9684180A3258FA5FD5D3A57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Area described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The area referred to in paragraph (1) is the roughly 300 feet of the length of the Federal turning and anchorage basin in the vicinity of the property located at 829 Robin Grove Ln., Colonial Beach, Virginia, 22443.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70B4266265534F8B99384452D8AC9680"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Seattle Harbor, Washington</header> <paragraph id="HABFFAFD4F4CC423E888CCEE9950C3C6C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC6E13C0137D4422B20889DB40B2A49C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Area described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The area referred to in paragraph (1) is the area—</text> <subparagraph id="HEB12F6D03D9544F99BA3017BDAA45877"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning at the southwest corner of Block 386, Plat of Seattle Tidelands (said corner also being a point on the United States pierhead line);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3FC956E4770F4A5C8DBE8F99ABED1711"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thence north 90°00’00” west along the projection of the south line of Block 386, 206.58 feet to the centerline of the East Waterway;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H27371D2C436C47FB8AC9526A5EAD6769"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thence north 14°30’00” east along the centerline and parallel with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 64.83 feet;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF2DB62EDF934B61B255A470A94516FB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thence north 33°32’59” east, 235.85 feet;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91EFC1F9174643D19377035282B32517"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thence north 39°55’22” east, 128.70 feet;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA88AED971CB044048E48A276683D9D1E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thence north 14°30’00” east parallel with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 280.45 feet;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6719464542384A2993591B5B2979ACFA"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thence north 90°00’00” east, 70.00 feet to the pierhead line and the northwesterly line of Block 386; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0B0C02DC1414879AB6DD8A9748832E4"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thence south 14°30’00” west, 650.25 feet along said pierhead line and northwesterly line of Block 386 to the point of beginning.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB9C5E0149C594F18B17066910A915447" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Study on additional deauthorizations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 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 deauthorization of the following projects:</text>
<paragraph id="HE2CBC455DE0A41DFA95E4C48B6BBBA81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The portion 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; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4314F296158646E58F7D1D9087AD685D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Freeport and Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management separable element of the project for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, authorized by section 1401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3838).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H7FE2FA67A6C04941BFB0D69AD2CCEF69" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>342.</enum><header>Congressional notification of deferred payment agreement request</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(k) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213">33 U.S.C. 2213(k)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD30A552915AC4784988B8EBD7391E21A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HAE83E0F970094AA19C5658B8431EB320"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header> <subparagraph id="H3F7D124D53604160B0C18A74107F22E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of a request for a renegotiation of terms by a non-Federal interest under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 30 days after enactment and quarterly thereafter regarding the status of the request.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA92651CCE3004664A1AB308A54184B9D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should respond to any request for a renegotiation of terms submitted under paragraph (2) in a timely manner. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <enum>IV</enum><header>Water Resources Infrastructure</header> <section id="HD8B7B32B07694ECFB8FEBD1786F1F4ED"><enum>401.</enum><header>Project authorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled <quote>Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development</quote> submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282d">33 U.S.C. 2282d</external-xref>) or otherwise reviewed by Congress, are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the respective reports or decision documents designated in this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HDD3C2264F28349A288CE921A6197E5EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Navigation</header>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. CA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening, Oakland</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">May 30, 2024</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $408,164,600<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $200,780,400<linebreak/>Total: $608,945,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">2. MD</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Baltimore Harbor Anchorages and Channels Modification of Seagirt Loop Channel, City of Baltimore, Deep Draft Navigation</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">June 22, 2023</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $47,956,500<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $15,985,500<linebreak/>Total: $63,942,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF596D10C0514AF6BA46FDC2F9AE580C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction</header>
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<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of <linebreak/>Engineers</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. DC, VA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Metropolitan Washington, District of Columbia, Coastal Storm Risk Management</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">June 17, 2024</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $9,899,000 <linebreak/>Non-Federal: $5,330,500<linebreak/>Total: $15,230,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">2. FL</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">St. Johns County, Ponte Vedra Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">April 18, 2024</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Initial Federal: $24,591,000<linebreak/>Initial Non-Federal: $35,533,000<linebreak/>Total: $60,124,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Federal: $24,632,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Non-Federal: $53,564,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Total: $78,196,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">3. NY</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">South Shore Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, Richmond County, Coastal Storm Risk Management</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">February 6, 2024</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $1,730,973,900<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $363,228,100<linebreak/>Total: $2,094,202,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">4. RI</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Rhode Island Coastline, Coastal Storm Risk Management</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">September 28, 2023</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $188,353,750<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $101,421,250<linebreak/>Total: $289,775,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94AD99C157F04788A301AD3422A62A32"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction</header>
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<row><entry colname="column1" namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry colname="column2" namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center"><bold>B.<linebreak/> Name</bold></entry><entry colname="column3" namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry colname="column4" namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry colname="column1" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr">1. LA</entry><entry colname="column2" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr">St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Coastal Storm and Flood Risk Management</entry><entry colname="column3" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr">May 28, 2024</entry><entry colname="column4" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $3,653,346,450<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $2,240,881,550<linebreak/>Total: $5,894,229,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95F8B7AACD5C49A292507E82A9BADD03" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Navigation and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction</header>
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<tgroup cols="4" rowsep="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" grid-typeface="1.1"><colspec colnum="0" colname="column1" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="18" colwidth="63.00pt"/><colspec colnum="1" colname="column2" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="50" colwidth="159.50pt"/><colspec colnum="2" colname="column3" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="35" colwidth="156.75pt"/><colspec colnum="3" colname="column4" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="80" colwidth="270.75pt"/><thead>
<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. TX</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Coastal Resilience Study, Brazoria and Matagorda Counties</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3"> June 2, 2023</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Total: $314,221,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4058C46EE8BE492FBCC46473FA11A49E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Flood risk management and ecosystem restoration</header>
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<tgroup cols="4" rowsep="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" grid-typeface="1.1"><colspec colnum="0" colname="column1" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="18" colwidth="62.25pt"/><colspec colnum="1" colname="column2" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="50" colwidth="162.75pt"/><colspec colnum="2" colname="column3" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="35" colwidth="159.00pt"/><colspec colnum="3" colname="column4" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="80" colwidth="267.00pt"/><thead>
<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. MS</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Memphis Metropolitan Stormwater - North DeSoto County Feasibility Study, DeSoto County, Flood Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">December 18, 2023</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $44,295,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $23,851,000<linebreak/>Total: $68,146,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDECEB27DC1604A66847ACB194DBE345C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Modifications and other projects</header>
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<tgroup cols="4" rowsep="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" grid-typeface="1.1"><colspec colname="column1" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="18" colwidth="64pts"/><colspec colname="column2" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="50" colwidth="165pts"/><colspec colname="column3" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="35" colwidth="155pts"/><colspec colname="column4" coldef="txt-no-ldr" min-data-value="80" colwidth="273.75pt"/><thead>
<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B.<linebreak/> Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Decision <linebreak/>Document</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. AZ</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Tres Rios, Arizona Ecosystem Restoration Project</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">May 28, 2024</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $215,840,300<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $116,221,700<linebreak/>Total: $332,062,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">2. KS</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Manhattan, Kansas Federal Levee System</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">May 6, 2024</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $29,454,750<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $15,860,250<linebreak/>Total: $45,315,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">3. MO</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">University City Branch, River Des Peres, University City, St. Louis County, Flood Risk Management</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">February 9, 2024</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $9,094,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $4,897,000<linebreak/>Total: $13,990,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD7D605635FC94833800AAA0E9CBF8E82"><enum>402.</enum><header>Facility investment</header>
<subsection id="HF1E1BF86DEC64BBA8B985451C303F1BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), using amounts available in the revolving fund established by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/576">33 U.S.C. 576</external-xref>) that are not otherwise obligated, the Secretary may—</text> <paragraph id="HE2727CC0A33A43A09240DEED34386DA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>design and construct the new building for operations and maintenance in Galveston, Texas, described in the prospectus submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on May 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/576">33 U.S.C. 576(c)</external-xref>), substantially in accordance with such prospectus;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6E5CCE99FC74E6F8ABF37CF7C8E5770"><enum>(2)</enum><text>design and construct the new warehouse facility at the Longview Lake Project near Lee’s Summit, Missouri, described in the prospectus submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on May 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/576">33 U.S.C. 576(c)</external-xref>), substantially in accordance with such prospectus;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA327BB2EFB243FFADBD79161682807B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>design and construct the joint facility for the resident office for the Corpus Christi Resident Office (Construction) and the Corpus Christi Regulatory Field Office on existing federally owned property at the Naval Air Station, in Corpus Christi, Texas, described in the prospectus submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on June 6, 2023, pursuant to subsection (c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/576">33 U.S.C. 576(c)</external-xref>), substantially in accordance with such prospectus; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1245777E01C441668FD70FAC12123EE5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carry out such construction and infrastructure improvements as are required to support such building and facilities, including any necessary demolition of the existing infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H425E4D8407544E27843978940ED6AED8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund established by the first section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/576">33 U.S.C. 576</external-xref>) is appropriately reimbursed from funds appropriated for Corps of Engineers programs that benefit from the building and facilities constructed under this section.</text></subsection></section>