[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 640 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 640

 To provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
 projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 28 (legislative day, March 27), 1995

 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bond, Mr. Graham, 
and Mr. McConnell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
     and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
 projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resources 
Development Act of 1995''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

Sec. 101. Project authorizations.
Sec. 102. Project modifications.
Sec. 103. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 104. Studies.
                  TITLE II--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Morgan Point, Arkansas.
Sec. 202. White River Basin Lakes, Arkansas and Missouri.
Sec. 203. Pine Flat Dam fish and wildlife habitat restoration, 
                            California.
Sec. 204. Central and southern Florida.
Sec. 205. West Palm Beach, Florida.
Sec. 206. Periodic maintenance dredging for Greenville Inner Harbor 
                            Channel, Mississippi.
Sec. 207. Sardis Lake, Mississippi.
Sec. 208. Libby Dam, Montana.
Sec. 209. Small flood control project, Malta, Montana.
Sec. 210. Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey.
Sec. 211. Fire Island Inlet, New York.
Sec. 212. Wister Lake project, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
Sec. 213. Abandoned and wrecked barge removal, Rhode Island.
Sec. 214. Providence River and Harbor, Rhode Island.
Sec. 215. Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Sec. 216. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Cost-sharing for environmental projects.
Sec. 302. Collaborative research and development.
Sec. 303. National inventory of dams.
Sec. 304. Hydroelectric power project uprating.
Sec. 305. Federal lump-sum payments for Federal operation and 
                            maintenance costs.
Sec. 306. Cost-sharing for removal of existing project features.
Sec. 307. Termination of technical advisory committee.
Sec. 308. Conditions for project deauthorizations.
Sec. 309. Participation in international engineering and scientific 
                            conferences.
Sec. 310. Research and development in support of Army civil works 
                            program.
Sec. 311. Interagency and international support authority.
Sec. 312. Expansion of section 1135 program.
Sec. 313. Environmental dredging.
Sec. 314. Feasibility studies.
Sec. 315. Obstruction removal requirement.
Sec. 316. Levee owners manual.
Sec. 317. Risk-based analysis methodology.
Sec. 318. Sediments decontamination technology.
Sec. 319. Melaleuca tree.
Sec. 320. Faulkner Island, Connecticut.
Sec. 321. Designation of lock and dam at the Red River Waterway, 
                            Louisiana.
Sec. 322. Jennings Randolph access road, Garrett County, Maryland.
Sec. 323. New York State canal system.
Sec. 324. Quonset Point-Davisville, Rhode Island.
Sec. 325. Capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct.
Sec. 326. Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection 
                            program.
Sec. 327. Technical corrections.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

    In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
Army.

                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following 
projects for water resources development and conservation and other 
purposes are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the 
conditions, recommended in the respective reports designated in this 
section:
            (1) Marin county shoreline, san rafael canal, california.--
        The project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Marin 
        County Shoreline, San Rafael Canal, California: Report of the 
        Chief of Engineers, dated January 28, 1994, at a total cost of 
        $27,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $17,700,000 and 
        an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,500,000.
            (2) San lorenzo river, california.--The project for flood 
        control, San Lorenzo River, California: Report of the Chief of 
        Engineers, dated June 30, 1994, at a total cost of $16,100,000, 
        with an estimated Federal cost of $8,100,000 and an estimated 
        non-Federal cost of $8,000,000 and the habitat restoration, at 
        a total cost of $4,050,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
        $3,040,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,010,000.
            (3) Santa barbara harbor, santa barbara county, 
        california.--The project for navigation, Santa Barbara Harbor, 
        Santa Barbara, California: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
        dated April 26, 1994, at a total cost of $5,720,000, with an 
        estimated Federal cost of $4,580,000 and an estimated non-
        Federal cost of $1,140,000.
            (4) Palm valley bridge replacement, st. johns county, 
        florida.--The project for navigation, Palm Valley Bridge, 
        County Road 210, over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in St. 
        Johns County, Florida: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated 
        June 24, 1994, at a total Federal cost of $15,312,000. As a 
        condition of receipt of Federal funds, St. Johns County shall 
        assume full ownership of the replacement bridge, including all 
        associated operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and 
        rehabilitation costs.
            (5) Illinois shoreline erosion, interim iii, wilmette to 
        illinois and indiana state line.--The project for storm damage 
        reduction and shoreline erosion protection from Wilmette, 
        Illinois, to the Illinois and Indiana State line: Report of the 
        Chief of Engineers, dated April 14, 1994, at a total cost of 
        $197,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $106,000,000 
        and an estimated non-Federal cost of $91,000,000, and the 
        breakwater near the South Water Filtration Plant, a separable 
        element of the project at a total cost of $9,027,000, with an 
        estimated Federal cost of $5,868,000 and an estimated non-
        Federal cost of $3,159,000. The operation, maintenance, repair, 
        replacement, and rehabilitation of the project after 
        construction shall be the responsibility of the non-Federal 
        interests.
            (6) Kentucky lock addition, kentucky.--The project for 
        navigation, Kentucky Lock Addition, Kentucky: Report of the 
        Chief of Engineers, dated June 1, 1992, at a total cost of 
        $467,000,000. The construction costs of the project shall be 
        paid--
                    (A) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the 
                general fund of the Treasury; and
                    (B) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the 
                Inland Waterways Trust Fund established by section 9506 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (7) Wolf creek hydropower, cumberland river, kentucky.--The 
        project for hydropower, Wolf Creek Dam and Lake Cumberland, 
        Kentucky: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 28, 
        1994, at a total cost of $50,230,000. Funds derived by the 
        Tennessee Valley Authority from the power program of the 
        Authority and funds derived from any private or public entity 
        designated by the Southeastern Power Administration may be used 
        for all or part of any cost-sharing requirements for the 
        project.
            (8) Stabilization of natchez bluffs, mississippi.--The 
        project for bluff stabilization, Natchez Bluffs, Natchez, 
        Mississippi: Natchez Bluffs Study, dated September 1985, 
        Natchez Bluffs Study: Supplement I, dated June 1990, and 
        Natchez Bluffs Study: Supplement II, dated December 1993, in 
        the portions of the bluffs described in the reports designated 
        in this paragraph as Clifton Avenue, area 3; Bluff above Silver 
        Street, area 6; Bluff above Natchez Under-the-Hill, area 7; and 
        Madison Street to State Street, area 4, at a total cost of 
        $17,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $12,900,000 and 
        an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,300,000.
            (9) Wood river at grand island, nebraska.--The project for 
        flood control, Wood River at Grand Island, Nebraska: Report of 
        the Chief of Engineers, dated May 3, 1994, at a total cost of 
        $10,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,250,000 and 
        an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,250,000.
            (10) Wilmington harbor, cape fear-northeast cape fear 
        rivers, north carolina.--The project for navigation, Wilmington 
        Harbor, Cape Fear-Northeast Cape Fear Rivers, North Carolina: 
        Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 24, 1994, at a 
        total cost of $23,290,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
        $16,955,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $6,335,000.
            (11) Duck creek, ohio.--The project for flood control, Duck 
        Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
        dated July 28, 1994, at a total cost of $15,408,000, with an 
        estimated Federal cost of $11,556,000 and an estimated non-
        Federal cost of $3,852,000.
            (12) Pond creek, ohio.--The project for flood control, Pond 
        Creek, Ohio: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 28, 
        1994, at a total cost of $16,865,000, with an estimated Federal 
        cost of $11,243,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
        $5,622,000.
            (13) Coos bay, oregon.--The project for navigation, Coos 
        Bay, Oregon: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 30, 
        1994, at a total cost of $14,541,000, with an estimated Federal 
        cost of $10,777,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
        $3,764,000.
            (14) Big sioux river and skunk creek at sioux falls, south 
        dakota.--The project for flood control, Big Sioux River and 
        Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Report of the Chief 
        of Engineers, dated June 30, 1994, at a total cost of 
        $31,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $23,600,000 and 
        an estimated non-Federal cost of $8,000,000.
            (15) Atlantic intracoastal waterway bridge replacement at 
        great bridge, chesapeake, virginia.--The project for navigation 
        at Great Bridge, Virginia Highway 168, over the Atlantic 
        Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia: Report of the 
        Chief of Engineers, dated July 1, 1994, at a total cost of 
        $23,680,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $20,341,000 and 
        an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,339,000. The city of 
        Chesapeake shall assume full ownership of the replacement 
        bridge, including all associated operation, maintenance, 
        repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs.
            (16) Marmet lock replacement, kanawha river, west 
        virginia.--The project for navigation, Marmet Lock Replacement, 
        Marmet Locks and Dam, Kanawha River, West Virginia: Report of 
        the Chief of Engineers, dated June 24, 1994, at a total cost of 
        $267,900,000. The construction costs of the project shall be 
        paid--
                    (A) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the 
                general fund of the Treasury; and
                    (B) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the 
                Inland Waterways Trust Fund established by section 9506 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 102. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.

    (a) Oakland Harbor, California.--The projects for navigation, 
Oakland Outer Harbor, California, and Oakland Inner Harbor, California, 
authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4092), are modified to combine the 2 
projects into 1 project, to be designated as the Oakland Harbor, 
California, project. The Oakland Harbor, California, project shall be 
carried out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans 
and subject to the conditions recommended in the reports designated for 
the projects in the section, except that the non-Federal share of 
project cost and any available credits toward the non-Federal share 
shall be calculated on the basis of the total cost of the combined 
project. The total cost of the combined project is $102,600,000, with 
an estimated Federal cost of $64,120,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
cost of $38,480,000.
    (b) North Branch of Chicago River, Illinois.--The project for flood 
control for the North Branch of the Chicago River, Illinois, authorized 
by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4115), is modified to authorize the 
Secretary to carry out the project substantially in accordance with the 
post authorization change report for the project dated March 1994, at a 
total cost of $34,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$20,774,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $14,026,000.
    (c) Arkansas City, Kansas.--The project for flood control, Arkansas 
City, Kansas, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4116), is 
modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
substantially in accordance with the post authorization change report 
for the project dated June 1994, at a total cost of $35,700,000, with 
an estimated Federal cost of $26,600,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
cost of $9,100,000.
    (d) Halstead, Kansas.--The project for flood control, Halstead, 
Kansas, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4116), is modified to 
authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in 
accordance with the post authorization change report for the project 
dated March 1993, at a total cost of $11,100,000, with an estimated 
Federal cost of $8,325,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$2,775,000.
    (e) Baptiste Collette Bayou, Louisiana.--The project for 
navigation, Mississippi River Outlets, Venice, Louisiana, authorized by 
section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-483; 82 
Stat. 731), is modified to provide for the extension of the 16-foot 
deep (mean low gulf) by 250-foot wide Baptiste Collette Bayou entrance 
channel to approximately mile 8 of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet 
navigation channel at a total estimated Federal cost of $80,000, 
including $4,000 for surveys and $76,000 for Coast Guard aids to 
navigation.
    (f) Cape Girardeau, Missouri.--The project for flood control, Cape 
Girardeau, Jackson Metropolitan Area, Missouri, authorized by section 
401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
662; 100 Stat. 4118-4119), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
carry out the project, including the implementation of nonstructural 
measures, at a total cost of $44,700,000, with an estimated Federal 
cost of $32,600,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $12,100,000.
    (g) Wilmington Harbor-Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina.--
The project for navigation, Wilmington Harbor-Northeast Cape Fear 
River, North Carolina, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4095) 
is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
substantially in accordance with the general design memorandum for the 
project dated April 1990 and the general design memorandum supplement 
for the project dated February 1994, at a total cost of $50,921,000, 
with an estimated Federal cost of $25,128,000 and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $25,793,000.
    (h) Saw Mill Run, Pennsylvania.--The project for flood control, Saw 
Mill Run, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 401(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 
4124), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
substantially in accordance with the post authorization change and 
general reevaluation report for the project, dated April 1994, at a 
total cost of $12,496,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $9,372,000 
and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,124,000.
    (i) India Point Bridge, Seekonk River, Providence, Rhode Island.--
The project for the removal and demolition of the India Point Railroad 
Bridge, Seekonk River, Rhode Island, authorized by section 1166(c) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 
Stat. 4258), is modified to authorize the Secretary to demolish and 
remove the center span of the bridge, at a total cost of $1,300,000, 
with an estimated Federal cost of $650,000, and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $650,000.
    (j) Upper Jordan River, Utah.--The project for flood control, Upper 
Jordan River, Utah, authorized by section 101(a)(23) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640; 104 Stat. 4610), 
is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
substantially in accordance with the general design memorandum for the 
project dated March 1994, and the post authorization change report for 
the project dated April 1994, at a total cost of $12,370,000, with an 
estimated Federal cost of $8,220,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
of $4,150,000.

SEC. 103. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut.--
            (1) Anchorage area.--The portion of the project for 
        navigation, Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by 
        section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-
        500; 72 Stat. 297), consisting of a 2-acre anchorage area with 
        a depth of 6 feet at the head of Johnsons River between the 
        Federal channel and Hollisters Dam, is deauthorized.
            (2) Johnsons river channel.--The portion of the project for 
        navigation, Johnsons River Channel, Bridgeport Harbor, 
        Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act 
        entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and 
        preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and 
        for other purposes'', approved July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 634, 
        chapter 595), that is northerly of a line across the Federal 
        channel the coordinates of which are north 123318.35, east 
        486301.68, and north 123257.15, east 486380.77, is 
        deauthorized.
    (b) Southport Harbor, Connecticut.--
            (1) In general.--The following portions of the project for 
        navigation, Southport Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the 
        first section of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the 
        construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works 
        on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', approved 
        August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1029), are deauthorized:
                    (A) The 6-foot deep anchorage located at the head 
                of the project.
                    (B) The portion of the 9-foot deep channel 
                beginning at a bend in the channel the coordinates of 
                which are north 109131.16, east 452653.32, running 
                thence in a northeasterly direction about 943.01 feet 
                to a point the coordinates of which are north 
                109635.22, east 453450.31, running thence in a 
                southeasterly direction about 22.66 feet to a point the 
                coordinates of which are north 109617.15, east 
                453463.98, running thence in a southwesterly direction 
                about 945.18 feet to the point of beginning.
            (2) Remainder.--The portion of the project referred to in 
        paragraph (1) that is remaining after the deauthorization made 
        by the paragraph and that is northerly of a line the 
        coordinates of which are north 108699.15, east 452768.36, and 
        north 108655.66, east 452858.73, is redesignated as an 
        anchorage.
    (c) East Boothbay Harbor, Maine.--The following portion of the 
navigation project for East Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the 
first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 631, chapter 382) 
(commonly referred to as the ``River and Harbor Act of 1910''), 
containing approximately 1.15 acres and described in accordance with 
the Maine State Coordinate System, East Zone, is deauthorized:
            Beginning at a point noted as point number 6 and shown as 
        having plan coordinates of North 9, 722, East 9, 909 on the 
        plan entitled, ``East Boothbay Harbor, Maine, examination, 8-
        foot area'', and dated August 9, 1955, Drawing Number F1251 D-
        6-2, said point having Maine State Coordinate System, East Zone 
        coordinates of Northing 74514, Easting 698381; and
            Thence, North 58 degrees, 12 minutes, 30 seconds East a 
        distance of 120.9 feet to a point; and
            Thence, South 72 degrees, 21 minutes, 50 seconds East a 
        distance of 106.2 feet to a point; and
            Thence, South 32 degrees, 04 minutes, 55 seconds East a 
        distance of 218.9 feet to a point; and
            Thence, South 61 degrees, 29 minutes, 40 seconds West a 
        distance of 148.9 feet to a point; and
            Thence, North 35 degrees, 14 minutes, 12 seconds West a 
        distance of 87.5 feet to a point; and
            Thence, North 78 degrees, 30 minutes, 58 seconds West a 
        distance of 68.4 feet to a point; and
            Thence, North 27 degrees, 11 minutes, 39 seconds West a 
        distance of 157.3 feet to the point of beginning.
    (d) Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.--The project 
for navigation, Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 
authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Public 
Law 90-483; 82 Stat. 731), is modified to provide that alteration of 
the drawspan of the Brightman Street Bridge to provide a channel width 
of 300 feet shall not be required after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (e) Oswegatchie River, Ogdensburg, New York.--The portion of the 
Federal channel in the Oswegatchie River in Ogdensburg, New York, from 
the southernmost alignment of the Route 68 bridge, upstream to the 
northernmost alignment of the Lake Street bridge, is deauthorized.
    (f) Kickapoo River, Wisconsin.--
            (1) Project modification.--The project for flood control 
        and allied purposes, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, authorized by 
        section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-
        874; 76 Stat. 1190), as modified by section 814 of the Water 
        Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 
        4169), is further modified as provided by this subsection.
            (2) Transfer of property.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to the requirements of 
                this paragraph, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
                State of Wisconsin, without consideration, all right, 
                title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
                lands described in subparagraph (B), including all 
                works, structures, and other improvements on the lands.
                    (B) Land description.--The lands to be transferred 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) are the approximately 
                8,569 acres of land associated with the LaFarge Dam and 
                Lake portion of the project referred to in paragraph 
                (1) in Vernon County, Wisconsin, in the following 
                sections:
                            (i) Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 1 
                        West of the 4th Principal Meridian.
                            (ii) Sections 2 through 11, and 16, 17, 20, 
                        and 21, Township 13 North, Range 2 West of the 
                        4th Principal Meridian.
                            (iii) Sections 15, 16, 21 through 24, 26, 
                        27, 31, and 33 through 36, Township 14 North, 
                        Range 2 West of the 4th Principal Meridian.
                    (C) Terms and conditions.--The transfer under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be made on the condition that 
                the State of Wisconsin enters into a written agreement 
                with the Secretary to hold the United States harmless 
                from all claims arising from or through the operation 
                of the lands and improvements subject to the transfer.
                    (D) Deadlines.--Not later than July 1, 1995, the 
                Secretary shall transmit to the State of Wisconsin an 
                offer to make the transfer under this paragraph. The 
                offer shall provide for the transfer to be made in the 
                period beginning on November 1, 1995, and ending on 
                December 31, 1995.
                    (E) Deauthorization.--The LaFarge Dam and Lake 
                portion of the project referred to in paragraph (1) is 
                not authorized after the date of the transfer under 
                this paragraph.
                    (F) Interim management and maintenance.--The 
                Secretary shall continue to manage and maintain the 
                LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of project referred to in 
                paragraph (1) until the date of the transfer under this 
                paragraph.

SEC. 104. STUDIES.

    (a) Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California.--Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) conduct a study of the advisability of modifying, for 
        the purpose of flood control pursuant to section 205 of the 
        Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), the Lake Elsinore, 
        Riverside County, California, flood control project, for water 
        conservation storage up to an elevation of 1,249 feet above 
        mean sea level; and
            (2) report to Congress on the study, including making 
        recommendations concerning the advisability of so modifying the 
        project.
    (b) Long Beach, California.--The Secretary shall review the 
feasibility of navigation improvements at Long Beach Harbor, 
California, including widening and deepening of the navigation channel, 
as provided for in section 201(b) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4091). The Secretary shall 
complete the report not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (c) Murrieta Creek, Riverside County, California.--The Secretary 
shall review the completed feasibility study of the Riverside County 
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, including identified 
alternatives, concerning Murrieta Creek from Temecula to Wildomar, 
Riverside County, California, to determine the Federal interest in 
participating in a project for flood control.
    (d) Pine Flat Dam Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration, 
California.--The Secretary shall study the feasibility of fish and 
wildlife habitat improvement measures identified for further study by 
the Pine Flat Dam Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Investigation 
Reconnaissance Report.
    (e) West Dade, Florida.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
reconnaissance study to determine the Federal interest in using the 
West Dade, Florida, reuse facility to increase the supply of surface 
water to the Everglades in order to enhance fish and wildlife habitat.
    (f) Ohio River Greenway, Indiana.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of the greenway project along the 
Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany, Indiana, as 
described in the plan entitled ``Conceptual Master Plan: Falls of the 
Ohio River Greenway Corridor'', as prepared by the Army Corps of 
Engineers in 1994.
    (g) White River, Indiana.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of riverfront modifications as described in 
the report entitled ``Indianapolis, Indiana, White River Central 
Waterfront Reconnaissance Report'', dated October 1993.
    (h) Bayou Blanc, Crowley, Louisiana.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
reconnaissance study to determine the Federal interest in the 
construction of a bulkhead system, consisting of either steel sheet 
piling with tiebacks or concrete, along the embankment of Bayou Blanc, 
Crowley, Louisiana, in order to alleviate slope failures and erosion 
problems in a cost-effective manner.
    (i) Hackberry Industrial Ship Channel Park, Louisiana.--The 
Secretary shall incorporate the area of Hackberry, Louisiana, as part 
of the overall study of the Lake Charles ship channel, bypass channel, 
and general anchorage area in Louisiana, to explore the possibility of 
constructing additional anchorage areas.
    (j) Lower Platte River, Nebraska.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
reconnaissance study of the Lower Platte River to determine the Federal 
interest in flood control and related water resources development in 
the study area. The Secretary shall consider nonstructural and 
structural measures for the management of the floodplain.
    (k) City of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada.--The Secretary 
shall conduct a reconnaissance study to determine the Federal interest 
in channel improvements in channel A of the North Las Vegas Wash in the 
city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, for the purpose of flood control.
    (l) Lower Las Vegas Wash Wetlands, Clark County, Nevada.--The 
Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of the 
restoration of wetlands in the Lower Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, for the 
purposes of erosion control and environmental restoration.
    (m) Northern Nevada.--The Secretary shall conduct reconnaissance 
studies, in the State of Nevada, of--
            (1) the Humboldt River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
        the river;
            (2) the Truckee River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
        the river;
            (3) the Carson River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
        the river; and
            (4) the Walker River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
        the river;
in order to determine the Federal interest in flood control, 
environmental restoration, conservation of fish and wildlife, 
recreation, water conservation, water quality, and toxic and 
radioactive waste.
    (n) Buffalo Harbor, New York.--The Secretary shall determine the 
feasibility of excavating the inner harbor and constructing the 
associated bulkheads in Buffalo Harbor, New York.
    (o) Coeymans, New York.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
reconnaissance study to determine the Federal interest in reopening the 
secondary channel of the Hudson River in the town of Coeymans, New 
York, which has been narrowed by silt as a result of the construction 
of Coeymans middle dike by the Army Corps of Engineers.
    (p) Flushing Bay, New York.--The Secretary shall determine the 
feasibility of dredging the area of Flushing Bay, New York, directly 
surrounding the earthen dike to--
            (1) restore water depths to pre-1963 levels;
            (2) improve the water quality;
            (3) restore tidal patterns of the bay through the removal 
        of mudflats; and
            (4) partially remove a portion of the dike for use as fill 
        for a runway extension at LaGuardia Airport.
    (q) Shinnecock Inlet, New York.--Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a 
reconnaissance study in Shinnecock Inlet, New York, to determine the 
Federal interest in constructing a sand bypass system, or other 
appropriate alternative, for the purposes of allowing sand to flow in 
the natural east-to-west pattern of the sand and preventing the further 
erosion of the beaches west of the inlet and the shoaling of the inlet.
    (r) Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay Channels, New York and New 
Jersey.--The Secretary shall continue engineering and design in order 
to complete the navigation project at Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay 
Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized to be constructed in the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law 99-88; 99 Stat. 313), 
and section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4095), described in the general design 
memorandum for the project, and approved in the Report of the Chief of 
Engineers dated December 14, 1981.
    (s) Columbia Slough, Oregon.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a feasibility 
study for the ecosystem restoration project at Columbia Slough, Oregon, 
as reported in the August 1993 Revised Reconnaissance Study. The study 
shall be a demonstration study done in coordination with the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    (t) Dallas Floodway Extension, Texas.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
        flood control project for Dallas Floodway Extension, Dallas, 
        Texas, authorized by section 301 of the Flood Control Act of 
        1965 (Public Law 89-298; 79 Stat. 1091), for the purpose of 
        determining the feasibility of providing additional flood 
        protection to the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant and the 
        area known as Rochester Park.
            (2) Report.--The results of the study conducted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be included in the report presenting the 
        results of the ongoing reevaluation study of the authorized 
        project.
    (u) Ashley Creek, Utah.--The Secretary is authorized to study the 
feasibility of undertaking a project for fish and wildlife restoration 
at Ashley Creek, near Vernal, Utah.

                  TITLE II--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. MORGAN POINT, ARKANSAS.

    The Secretary shall accept as in-kind contributions for the project 
at Morgan Point, Arkansas--
            (1) the items described as fish and wildlife facilities and 
        land in the Morgan Point Broadway Closure Structure 
        modification report for the project, dated February 1994; and
            (2) fish stocking activities carried out by the non-Federal 
        interests for the project.

SEC. 202. WHITE RIVER BASIN LAKES, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.

    The project for flood control and power generation at White River 
Basin Lakes, Arkansas and Missouri, authorized by section 4 of the Act 
entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works 
on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes'', 
approved June 28, 1938 (commonly referred to as the ``Flood Control Act 
of 1938'') (52 Stat. 1218), shall include recreation and fish and 
wildlife mitigation as purposes of the project, to the extent that the 
purposes do not adversely impact flood control, power generation, or 
other authorized purposes of the project.

SEC. 203. PINE FLAT DAM FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION, 
              CALIFORNIA.

    The Secretary shall carry out, in accordance with section 1135(b) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(b)), 
the construction of a turbine bypass at Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, 
California.

SEC. 204. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

    The project for Central and Southern Florida, authorized by section 
203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-483; 82 Stat. 740), 
is modified, subject to the availability of appropriations, to 
authorize the Secretary to implement the recommended plan of 
improvement contained in a report entitled ``Central and Southern 
Florida Project, Final Integrated General Reevaluation Report and 
Environmental Impact Statement, Canal 111 (C-111), South Dade County, 
Florida'', dated May 1994 (including acquisition of such portions of 
the Frog Pond and Rocky Glades areas as are needed for the project), at 
a total cost of $121,000,000. The Federal share of the cost of 
implementing the plan of improvement shall be 50 percent. The Secretary 
of the Interior shall pay 25 percent of the cost of acquiring such 
portions of the Frog Pond and Rocky Glades areas as are needed for the 
project, which amount shall be included in the Federal share. The non-
Federal share of the operation and maintenance costs of the 
improvements undertaken pursuant to this section shall be 100 percent, 
except that the Federal Government shall reimburse the non-Federal 
interest in an amount equal to 60 percent of the costs of operating and 
maintaining pump stations that pump water into Taylor Slough in 
Everglades National Park.

SEC. 205. WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.

    The project for flood protection of West Palm Beach, Florida (C-
51), authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public 
Law 87-874; 76 Stat. 1183), is modified to provide for the construction 
of an enlarged stormwater detention area, Storm Water Treatment Area 1 
East, generally in accordance with the plan of improvements described 
in the February 15, 1994, report entitled ``Everglades Protection 
Project, Palm Beach County, Florida, Conceptual Design'', prepared by 
Burns and McDonnell, and as further described in detailed design 
documents to be approved by the Secretary. The additional work 
authorized by this section shall be accomplished at full Federal cost 
in recognition of the water supply benefits accruing to the Loxahatchee 
National Wildlife Refuge and the Everglades National Park and in 
recognition of the statement in support of the Everglades restoration 
effort set forth in the document signed by the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of the Army in July 1993. Operation and 
maintenance of the stormwater detention area shall be consistent with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary for the Central and Southern 
Florida project, with all costs of the operation and maintenance work 
borne by non-Federal interests.

SEC. 206. PERIODIC MAINTENANCE DREDGING FOR GREENVILLE INNER HARBOR 
              CHANNEL, MISSISSIPPI.

    The Greenville Inner Harbor Channel, Mississippi, is deemed to be a 
portion of the navigable waters of the United States, and shall be 
included among the navigable waters for which the Army Corps of 
Engineers maintains a 10-foot navigable channel. The navigable channel 
for the Greenville Inner Harbor Channel shall be maintained in a manner 
that is consistent with the navigable channel to the Greenville Harbor 
and the portion of the Mississippi River adjacent to the Greenville 
Harbor that is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers, as in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 207. SARDIS LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

    The Secretary shall work cooperatively with the State of 
Mississippi and the city of Sardis to the maximum extent practicable in 
the management of existing and proposed leases of land consistent with 
the master tourism and recreational plan for the economic development 
of the Sardis Lake area prepared by the city.

SEC. 208. LIBBY DAM, MONTANA.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with section 103(c)(1) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(c)(1)), the Secretary 
shall--
            (1) complete the construction and installation of 
        generating units 6 through 8 at Libby Dam, Montana; and
            (2) remove the partially constructed haul bridge over the 
        Kootenai River, Montana.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $16,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

SEC. 209. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, MALTA, MONTANA.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary is authorized to expend such Federal funds as are necessary 
to complete the small flood control project begun at Malta, Montana, 
pursuant to section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
701s).

SEC. 210. CLIFFWOOD BEACH, NEW JERSEY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or the 
status of the project authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-874; 76 Stat. 1180) for hurricane-flood 
protection and beach erosion control on Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, 
New Jersey, the Secretary shall undertake a project to provide periodic 
beach nourishment for Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, for a 50-year period 
beginning on the date of execution of a project cooperation agreement 
by the Secretary and an appropriate non-Federal interest.
    (b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of the 
project authorized by this section shall be 35 percent.

SEC. 211. FIRE ISLAND INLET, NEW YORK.

    For the purpose of replenishing the beach, the Secretary shall 
place sand dredged from the Fire Island Inlet on the shoreline between 
Gilgo State Park and Tobay Beach to protect Ocean Parkway along the 
Atlantic Ocean shoreline in Suffolk County, New York.

SEC. 212. WISTER LAKE PROJECT, LEFLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.

    The Secretary shall maintain a minimum conservation pool level of 
478 feet at the Wister Lake project in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, 
authorized by section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the 
construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood 
control, and for other purposes'', approved June 28, 1938 (commonly 
referred to as the ``Flood Control Act of 1938'') (52 Stat. 1218). 
Notwithstanding title I of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.) or any other provision of law, any increase in 
water supply yield that results from the pool level of 478 feet shall 
be treated as unallocated water supply until such time as a user enters 
into a contract for the supply under such applicable laws concerning 
cost-sharing as are in effect on the date of the contract.

SEC. 213. ABANDONED AND WRECKED BARGE REMOVAL, RHODE ISLAND.

    Section 361 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 
Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4861) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--In order to alleviate a hazard to navigation and 
recreational activity, the Secretary shall remove a sunken barge from 
waters off the shore of the Narragansett Town Beach in Narragansett, 
Rhode Island, at a total cost of $1,700,000, with an estimated Federal 
cost of $1,275,000, and an estimated non-Federal cost of $425,000. The 
Secretary shall not remove the barge until title to the barge has been 
transferred to the United States or the non-Federal interest. The 
transfer of title shall be carried out at no cost to the United 
States.''.

SEC. 214. PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, RHODE ISLAND.

    The Secretary shall incorporate a channel extending from the 
vicinity of the Fox Point hurricane barrier to the vicinity of the 
Francis Street bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, into the navigation 
project for Providence River and Harbor, Rhode Island, authorized by 
section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-298; 79 
Stat. 1089). The channel shall have a depth of up to 10 feet and a 
width of approximately 120 feet and shall be approximately 1.25 miles 
in length.

SEC. 215. RUDEE INLET, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.

    Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in section 107(b) of the 
River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577(b)), Federal participation 
in the maintenance of the Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 
project shall continue for the life of the project. Nothing in this 
section shall alter or modify the non-Federal cost sharing 
responsibility as specified in the Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, 
Virginia Detailed Project Report, dated October 1983.

SEC. 216. VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.

    Section 407 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public 
Law 101-640; 104 Stat. 4647) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall budget, for fiscal 
        year 1996, $3,120,803, or such amount as is determined by a 
        Federal audit carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers, to be 
        paid to the city of Virginia Beach as reimbursement for beach 
        nourishment activities undertaken by the city from October 1, 
        1986, to September 30, 1993, pursuant to subsection (a). The 
        funds required to be budgeted under the preceding sentence may 
        not be used to carry out the beach nourishment project being 
        performed, as of the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
        pursuant to the local cooperative agreement dated August 9, 
        1993.
            ``(2) Failure to pay.--If the Secretary does not make the 
        payment described in paragraph (1) by February 6, 1997, the 
        Secretary shall pay to the city of Virginia Beach $3,120,803, 
        or such amount as is determined by the Federal audit referred 
        to in paragraph (1).''.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. COST-SHARING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.

    Section 103(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) environmental protection and restoration: 25 
        percent.''.

SEC. 302. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 7 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 
2313) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (e);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Temporary Protection of Technology.--
            ``(1) Pre-agreement.--If the Secretary determines that 
        information developed as a result of a research or development 
        activity conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers is likely to 
        be subject to a cooperative research and development agreement 
        within 2 years after the development of the information, and 
        that the information would be a trade secret or commercial or 
        financial information that would be privileged or confidential 
        if the information had been obtained from a non-Federal party 
        participating in a cooperative research and development 
        agreement under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
        Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a), the Secretary may 
        provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of 
        the information, including exemption from subchapter II of 
        chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, until the earlier 
        of--
                    ``(A) the date on which the Secretary enters into 
                such an agreement with respect to the information; or
                    ``(B) the last day of the 2-year period beginning 
                on the date of the determination.
            ``(2) Post-agreement.--Any information subject to paragraph 
        (1) that becomes the subject of a cooperative research and 
        development agreement shall be subject to the protections 
        provided under section 12(c)(7)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 
        3710a(c)(7)(B)) as if the information had been developed under 
        a cooperative research and development agreement.''.

SEC. 303. NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS.

    Section 13 of Public Law 92-367 (33 U.S.C. 467l) is amended by 
striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for 
each fiscal year.''.

SEC. 304. HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT UPRATING.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out the maintenance, rehabilitation, 
and modernization of a hydroelectric power generating facility at a 
water resources project under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
Army, the Secretary is authorized to take such actions as are necessary 
to increase the efficiency of energy production or the capacity of the 
facility, or both, if, after consulting with the heads of other 
appropriate Federal and State agencies, the Secretary determines that 
the increase--
            (1) is economically justified and financially feasible;
            (2) will not result in any significant adverse effect on 
        the other purposes for which the project is authorized;
            (3) will not result in significant adverse environmental 
        impacts; and
            (4) will not involve major structural or operational 
        changes in the project.
    (b) Effect on Other Authority.--This section shall not affect the 
authority of the Secretary and the Administrator of the Bonneville 
Power Administration under section 2406 of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (16 U.S.C. 839d-1).

SEC. 305. FEDERAL LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS FOR FEDERAL OPERATION AND 
              MAINTENANCE COSTS.

    (a) In General.--In the case of a water resources project under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of the Army for which the non-Federal 
interests are responsible for performing the operation, maintenance, 
replacement, and rehabilitation of the project, or a separable element 
(as defined in section 103(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(f)) of the project, and for which the Federal 
Government is responsible for paying a portion of the operation, 
maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project or 
separable element, the Secretary may make, in accordance with this 
section and under terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary, a 
payment of the estimated total Federal share of the costs to the non-
Federal interests after completion of construction of the project or 
separable element.
    (b) Amount of Payment.--The amount that may be paid by the 
Secretary under subsection (a) shall be equal to the present value of 
the Federal payments over the life of the project, as estimated by the 
Federal Government, and shall be computed using an interest rate 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration 
current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States with maturities comparable to the remaining life of the 
project.
    (c) Agreement.--The Secretary may make a payment under this section 
only if the non-Federal interests have entered into a binding agreement 
with the Secretary to perform the operation, maintenance, replacement, 
and rehabilitation of the project or separable element. The agreement 
shall--
            (1) meet the requirements of section 221 of the Flood 
        Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b); and
            (2) specify--
                    (A) the terms and conditions under which a payment 
                may be made under this section; and
                    (B) the rights of, and remedies available to, the 
                Federal Government to recover all or a portion of a 
                payment made under this section if a non-Federal 
                interest suspends or terminates the performance by the 
                non-Federal interest of the operation, maintenance, 
                replacement, and rehabilitation of the project or 
                separable element, or fails to perform the activities 
                in a manner that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (d) Effect of Payment.--Except as provided in subsection (c), a 
payment provided to the non-Federal interests under this section shall 
relieve the Federal Government of any obligation, after the date of the 
payment, to pay any of the operation, maintenance, replacement, or 
rehabilitation costs for the project or separable element.

SEC. 306. COST-SHARING FOR REMOVAL OF EXISTING PROJECT FEATURES.

    After the date of enactment of this Act, any proposal submitted to 
Congress by the Secretary for modification of an existing authorized 
water resources development project (in existence on the date of the 
proposal) by removal of one or more of the project features that would 
significantly and adversely impact the authorized project purposes or 
outputs shall include the recommendation that the non-Federal interests 
shall provide 50 percent of the cost of any such modification, 
including the cost of acquiring any additional interests in lands that 
become necessary for accomplishing the modification.

SEC. 307. TERMINATION OF TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Section 310 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2319) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a); and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b) Public Participation.--''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``section''.

SEC. 308. CONDITIONS FOR PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``10'' and inserting 
        ``5'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Before'' and 
        inserting ``Upon official''; and
            (3) in the last sentence, by inserting ``the planning, 
        design, or'' before ``construction''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 52 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-676; 102 Stat. 4044) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) (33 U.S.C. 579a note);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
        subsections (a) through (d), respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``or subsection (a) of this section''.

SEC. 309. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC 
              CONFERENCES.

    Section 211 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 701u) is 
repealed.

SEC. 310. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out research and development in 
support of the civil works program of the Department of the Army, the 
Secretary may utilize contracts, cooperative research and development 
agreements, and cooperative agreements with, and grants to, non-Federal 
entities, including State and local governments, colleges and 
universities, consortia, professional and technical societies, public 
and private scientific and technical foundations, research 
institutions, educational organizations, and nonprofit organizations.
    (b) Commercial Application.--In the case of a contract for research 
or development, or both, the Secretary may--
            (1) require that the research or development, or both, have 
        potential commercial application; and
            (2) use the potential for commercial application as an 
        evaluation factor, if appropriate.

SEC. 311. INTERAGENCY AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may engage in activities in support 
of other Federal agencies or international organizations to address 
problems of national significance to the United States. The Secretary 
may engage in activities in support of international organizations only 
after consulting with the Secretary of State. The Secretary may use the 
technical and managerial expertise of the Army Corps of Engineers to 
address domestic and international problems related to water resources, 
infrastructure development, and environmental protection.
    (b) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to 
carry out this section. The Secretary may accept and expend additional 
funds from other Federal agencies or international organizations to 
carry this section.

SEC. 312. EXPANSION OF SECTION 1135 PROGRAM.

    Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2309a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``and to determine if the operation of 
        the projects has contributed to the degradation of the quality 
        of the environment'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking the last two sentences;
            (3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
        subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(c) Measures To Restore Environmental Quality.--If the Secretary 
determines under subsection (a) that operation of a water resources 
project has contributed to the degradation of the quality of the 
environment, the Secretary may carry out, with respect to the project, 
measures for the restoration of environmental quality, if the measures 
are feasible and consistent with the authorized purposes of the 
project.
    ``(d) Funding.--The non-Federal share of the cost of any 
modification or measure carried out pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) 
shall be 25 percent. Not more than $5,000,000 in Federal funds may be 
expended on any 1 such modification or measure.''.

SEC. 313. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

    Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public 
Law 101-640; 33 U.S.C. 1252 note) is amended by striking subsection 
(f).

SEC. 314. FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

    (a) Non-Federal Share.--Section 105(a)(1) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``during the period 
        of such study'';
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``During the period of the study, the non-Federal share of the 
        cost of the study shall be not more than 50 percent of the 
        estimate of the cost of the study as contained in the 
        feasibility cost sharing agreement. The cost estimate may be 
        amended only by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the non-
        Federal interests. The non-Federal share of any costs in excess 
        of the cost estimate shall, except as otherwise mutually agreed 
        by the Secretary and the non-Federal interests, be payable 
        after the project has been authorized for construction and on 
        the date on which the Secretary and non-Federal interests enter 
        into an agreement pursuant to section 101(e) or 103(j).''; and
            (3) in the last sentence, by striking ``such non-Federal 
        contribution'' and inserting ``the non-Federal share required 
        under this paragraph''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply notwithstanding any feasibility cost sharing agreement entered 
into by the Secretary and non-Federal interests, and the Secretary 
shall amend any feasibility cost sharing agreements in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act so as to conform the agreements with the 
amendments. Nothing in this section or any amendment made by this 
section shall require the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal 
interests for funds previously contributed for a study.

SEC. 315. OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Penalty.--Section 16 of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of 
certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', 
approved March 3, 1899 (commonly referred to as the ``River and Harbor 
Act of 1899'') (33 U.S.C. 411), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``sections thirteen, fourteen, and 
        fifteen'' and inserting ``section 13, 14, 15, 19, or 20''; and
            (2) by striking ``not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars 
        nor less than five hundred dollars'' and inserting ``of not 
        more than $25,000 for each day that the violation continues''.
    (b) General Authority.--Section 20 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 415) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Under emergency'' and inserting 
                ``Summary Removal Procedures.--Under emergency''; and
                    (B) by striking ``expense'' the first place it 
                appears and inserting ``actual expense, including 
                administrative expenses,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``cost'' and inserting ``actual 
                cost, including administrative costs,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(b) The'' and inserting ``(c) 
                Liability of Owner, Lessee, or Operator.--The''; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Removal Requirement.--Not later than 24 hours after the 
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
issues an order to stop or delay navigation in any navigable waters of 
the United States because of conditions related to the sinking or 
grounding of a vessel, the owner or operator of the vessel, with the 
approval of the Secretary of the Army, shall begin removal of the 
vessel using the most expeditious removal method available or, if 
appropriate, secure the vessel pending removal to allow navigation to 
resume. If the owner or operator fails to begin removal or to secure 
the vessel pending removal in accordance with the preceding sentence or 
fails to complete removal as soon as possible, the Secretary of the 
Army shall remove or destroy the vessel using the summary removal 
procedures under subsection (a).''.

SEC. 316. LEVEE OWNERS MANUAL.

    Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction 
of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and 
for other purposes'', approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Levee Owners Manual.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, in accordance with chapter 5 of 
        title 5, United States Code, the Secretary shall prepare a 
        manual describing the maintenance and upkeep responsibilities 
        that the Army Corps of Engineers requires of a non-Federal 
        interest in order for the non-Federal interest to receive 
        Federal assistance under this section. The Secretary shall 
        provide a copy of the manual at no cost to each non-Federal 
        interest that is eligible to receive Federal assistance under 
        this section.
            ``(2) Prohibition on delegation.--The preparation of the 
        manual shall be carried out under the personal direction of the 
        Secretary.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this 
        subsection.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Maintenance and upkeep.--The term 
                `maintenance and upkeep' means all maintenance and 
                general upkeep of a levee performed on a regular and 
                consistent basis that is not repair and rehabilitation.
                    ``(B) Repair and rehabilitation.--The term `repair 
                and rehabilitation'--
                            ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), 
                        means the repair or rebuilding of a levee or 
                        other flood control structure, after the 
                        structure has been damaged by a flood, to the 
                        level of protection provided by the structure 
                        before the flood; and
                            ``(ii) does not include--
                                    ``(I) any improvement to the 
                                structure; or
                                    ``(II) repair or rebuilding 
                                described in clause (i) if, in the 
                                normal course of usage, the structure 
                                becomes structurally unsound and is no 
                                longer fit to provide the level of 
                                protection for which the structure was 
                                designed.
                    ``(C) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 
                Secretary of the Army.''.

SEC. 317. RISK-BASED ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall obtain the services of an independent 
consultant to evaluate--
            (1) the relationship between--
                    (A) the Risk-Based Analysis for Evaluation of 
                Hydrology/Hydraulics and Economics in Flood Damage 
                Reduction Studies established in an Army Corps of 
                Engineers engineering circular; and
                    (B) minimum engineering and safety standards;
            (2) the validity of results generated by the studies 
        described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) policy impacts related to change in the studies 
        described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Task Force.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the independent evaluation 
        under subsection (a), the Secretary, not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, shall establish a task 
        force to oversee and review the analysis.
            (2) Membership.--The task force shall consist of--
                    (A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army having 
                responsibility for civil works, who shall serve as 
                chairperson of the task force;
                    (B) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
                Management Agency;
                    (C) the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
                Service of the Department of Agriculture;
                    (D) a State representative appointed by the 
                Secretary from among individuals recommended by the 
                Association of State Floodplain Managers;
                    (E) a local government public works official 
                appointed by the Secretary from among individuals 
                recommended by a national organization representing 
                public works officials; and
                    (F) an individual from the private sector, who 
                shall be appointed by the Secretary.
            (3) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), a member of the task force shall serve without 
                compensation.
                    (B) Expenses.--Each member of the task force shall 
                be allowed--
                            (i) travel expenses, including per diem in 
                        lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
                        employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
                        chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
                        while away from the home or regular place of 
                        business of the member in the performance of 
                        services for the task force; and
                            (ii) other expenses incurred in the 
                        performance of services for the task force, as 
                        determined by the Secretary.
            (4) Termination.--The task force shall terminate 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Methodology.--During the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 2 years after that 
date, if requested by a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall 
refrain from using any risk-based technique required under the studies 
described in subsection (a) for the evaluation and design of a project 
carried out in cooperation with the non-Federal interest unless the 
Secretary, in consultation with the task force, has provided direction 
for use of the technique after consideration of the independent 
evaluation required under subsection (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $500,000 to carry out this section.

SEC. 318. SEDIMENTS DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.

    Section 405 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 
Law 102-580; 33 U.S.C. 2239 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following: ``The goal of the program shall be to make 
                possible the development, on a pilot scale, of 1 or 
                more sediment decontamination technologies, each of 
                which demonstrates a sediment decontamination capacity 
                of at least 400 cubic yards per day.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Report to congress.--Not later than September 30, 
        1996, and September 30 of each year thereafter, the 
        Administrator and the Secretary shall report to Congress on 
        progress made toward the goal described in paragraph (2).''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$10,000,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1992'' and inserting ``1995''.

SEC. 319. MELALEUCA TREE.

    Section 104(a) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 
610(a)) is amended by inserting ``melaleuca tree,'' after ``milfoil,''.

SEC. 320. FAULKNER ISLAND, CONNECTICUT.

    In consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, the Secretary shall design and construct shoreline 
protection measures for the coastline adjacent to the Faulkner Island 
Lighthouse, Connecticut, at a total cost of $3,300,000.

SEC. 321. DESIGNATION OF LOCK AND DAM AT THE RED RIVER WATERWAY, 
              LOUISIANA.

    (a) Designation.--Lock and Dam numbered 4 of the Red River 
Waterway, Louisiana, is designated as the ``Russell B. Long Lock and 
Dam''.
    (b) Legal References.--A reference in any law, regulation, 
document, map, record, or other paper of the United States to the lock 
and dam referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ``Russell B. Long Lock and Dam''.

SEC. 322. JENNINGS RANDOLPH ACCESS ROAD, GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND.

    The Secretary shall transfer up to $600,000 from the funds 
appropriated for the Jennings Randolph Lake, Maryland and West 
Virginia, project to the State of Maryland for use by the State in 
constructing an access road to the William Jennings Randolph Lake in 
Garrett County, Maryland.

SEC. 323. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--In order to make capital improvements to the New 
York State canal system, the Secretary, with the consent of appropriate 
local and State entities, shall enter into such arrangements, 
contracts, and leases with public and private entities as may be 
necessary for the purposes of rehabilitation, renovation, preservation, 
and maintenance of the New York State canal system and related 
facilities, including trailside facilities and other recreational 
projects along the waterways referred to in subsection (c).
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of capital 
improvements under this section shall be 50 percent. The total cost is 
$14,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,000,000 and an 
estimated non-Federal cost of $7,000,000.
    (c) Definition of New York State Canal System.--In this section, 
the term ``New York State canal system'' means the Erie, Oswego, 
Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals in New York.

SEC. 324. QUONSET POINT-DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND.

    The Secretary shall replace the bulkhead between piers 1 and 2 at 
the Quonset Point-Davisville Industrial Park, Rhode Island, at a total 
cost of $1,350,000. The estimated Federal share of the project cost is 
$1,012,500, and the estimated non-Federal share of the project cost is 
$337,500. In conjunction with this project, the Secretary shall install 
high mast lighting at pier 2 at a total cost of $300,000, with an 
estimated Federal cost of $225,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$75,000.

SEC. 325. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.

    (a) Authorizations.--
            (1) Authorization of modernization.--Subject to approval 
        in, and in such amounts as may be provided in appropriations 
        Acts, the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers is 
        authorized to modernize the Washington Aqueduct.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Army Corps of Engineers borrowing 
        authority in amounts sufficient to cover the full costs of 
        modernizing the Washington Aqueduct. The borrowing authority 
        shall be provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, under such 
        terms and conditions as are established by the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, after a series of contracts with each public water 
        supply customer has been entered into under subsection (b).
    (b) Contracts With Public Water Supply Customers.--
            (1) Contracts to repay corps debt.--To the extent provided 
        in appropriations Acts, and in accordance with paragraphs (2) 
        and (3), the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers 
        is authorized to enter into a series of contracts with each 
        public water supply customer under which the customer commits 
        to repay a pro-rata share of the principal and interest owed by 
        the Army Corps of Engineers to the Secretary of the Treasury 
        under subsection (a). Under each of the contracts, the customer 
        that enters into the contract shall commit to pay any 
        additional amount necessary to fully offset the risk of default 
        on the contract.
            (2) Offsetting of risk of default.--Each contract under 
        paragraph (1) shall include such additional terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may require so that 
        the value to the Government of the contracts is estimated to be 
        equal to the obligational authority used by the Army Corps of 
        Engineers for modernizing the Washington Aqueduct at the time 
        that each series of contracts is entered into.
            (3) Other conditions.--Each contract entered into under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) provide that the public water supply customer 
                pledges future income from fees assessed to operate and 
                maintain the Washington Aqueduct;
                    (B) provide the United States priority over all 
                other creditors; and
                    (C) include other conditions that the Secretary of 
                the Treasury determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Borrowing Authority.--Subject to an appropriation under 
subsection (a)(2) and after entering into a series of contracts under 
subsection (b), the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers of 
the Army Corps of Engineers, shall seek borrowing authority from the 
Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (a)(2).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Public water supply customer.--The term ``public water 
        supply customer'' means the District of Columbia, the county of 
        Arlington, Virginia, and the city of Falls Church, Virginia.
            (2) Value to the government.--The term ``value to the 
        Government'' means the net present value of a contract under 
        subsection (b) calculated under the rules set forth in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 502(5) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)), excluding 
        section 502(5)(B)(i) of the Act, as though the contracts 
        provided for the repayment of direct loans to the public water 
        supply customers.
            (3) Washington aqueduct.--The term ``Washington Aqueduct'' 
        means the water supply system of treatment plans, raw water 
        intakes, conduits, reservoirs, transmission mains, and pumping 
        stations owned by the Federal Government located in the 
        metropolitan Washington, District of Columbia, area.

SEC. 326. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND PROTECTION 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
        program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal 
        interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
            (2) Form.--The assistance shall be in the form of design 
        and construction assistance for water-related environmental 
        infrastructure and resource protection and development projects 
        affecting the Chesapeake Bay estuary, including projects for 
        sediment and erosion control, protection of eroding shorelines, 
        protection of essential public works, wastewater treatment and 
        related facilities, water supply and related facilities, and 
        beneficial uses of dredged material, and other related projects 
        that may enhance the living resources of the estuary.
    (b) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may provide 
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is 
publicly owned, and will be publicly operated and maintained.
    (c) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
        section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
        agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and 
        construction of the project to be carried out with the 
        assistance.
            (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
        into under this subsection shall provide for--
                    (A) the development by the Secretary, in 
                consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local 
                officials, of a facilities or resource protection and 
                development plan, including appropriate engineering 
                plans and specifications and an estimate of expected 
                resource benefits; and
                    (B) the establishment of such legal and 
                institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the 
                effective long-term operation and maintenance of the 
                project by the non-Federal interest.
    (d) Cost Sharing.--
            (1) Federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), 
        the Federal share of the total project costs of each local 
        cooperation agreement entered into under this section shall be 
        75 percent.
            (2) Non-federal share.--
                    (A) Value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
                relocations.--In determining the non-Federal 
                contribution toward carrying out a local cooperation 
                agreement entered into under this section, the 
                Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal 
                interest for the value of lands, easements, rights-of-
                way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal 
                interest, except that the amount of credit provided for 
                a project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 
                percent of the total project costs.
                    (B) Operation and maintenance costs.--The non-
                Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance 
                of carrying out the agreement under this section shall 
                be 100 percent.
    (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws and Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section waives, limits, or 
        otherwise affects the applicability of any provision of Federal 
        or State law that would otherwise apply to a project carried 
        out with assistance provided under this section.
            (2) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the 
        Secretary shall cooperate fully with the heads of appropriate 
        Federal agencies, including--
                    (A) the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency;
                    (B) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
                Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration;
                    (C) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
                the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service; and
                    (D) the heads of such other Federal agencies and 
                agencies of a State or political subdivision of a State 
                as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
    (f) Demonstration Project.--The Secretary shall establish at least 
1 project under this section in each of the States of Maryland, 
Virginia, and Pennsylvania. A project established under this section 
shall be carried out using such measures as are necessary to protect 
environmental, historic, and cultural resources.
    (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress a report on the results of the program carried out 
under this section, together with a recommendation concerning whether 
or not the program should be implemented on a national basis.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
1996, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 327. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Contributions for Environmental and Recreation Projects.--
Section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 2325(b)) is amended by striking ``(8662)'' and inserting 
``(8862)''.
    (b) Challenge Cost-Sharing Program.--The second sentence of section 
225(c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 2328(c)) is amended by striking ``(8662)'' 
and inserting ``(8862)''.
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